Print thread view Batman YTB - Fansite For Batman Comics, Toys, Figures, News and more! | GOTHAM TELEVISION NETWORK | Batman TV Shows Author A tie-in for the Yvonne Craig interview, Binker reviews the 1967 Batgirl pilot reel Nate Posts: 1099 Location: Cheektowaga, NY Joined: 29.07.05 Posted on 19-01-2006 03:04 Because of the recent interview with BYTB and Yvonne Craig, I wanted to see if there was anything to tie into it. So I found it: The 1967 6-minute pilot reel to the pitched spin-off to the '66 Batman TV show: Batgirl! PLOT: In a plot to kidnap another billionaire, Killer Moth fights and captures the Dynamic Duo of Batman and Robin. Who will save them? Only the damsel know as BATGIRL! REVIEW: Where can I start? Well this IS still the '60s Batman we all know. Still camp, pure '60s. But it ain't Batman this focuses on, it's Batgirl. The idea behind a Batgirl spin-off and why she was created, like many other female heroines, to be role models for women and reflect what was going on in the '60s in shown here when the narrator explains the women in Gotham leading up to Barbara Gordon. This is camp. Of course. I mean how in the hell can no one see that those four men with antennas on their heads were Killer Moth and his men?! Plus Batman and Robin being in a balloon acting as a coccon was cheap (I know: '60s), the introduction and fights with Batgirl were laughable but the only true moment that was funny was Batman flirting with Batgirl. THAT'S ADAM WEST FOR YA! Because it's short, and its a special tie-in for the interview, no rating will be given. You don't get it, boy... this isn't a mudhole... it's an operating table. (crack!) And I'm the surgeon. - Batman - The Dark Knight Returns Author RE: A tie-in for the Yvonne Craig interview, Binker reviews the 1967 Batgirl pilot reel Catfan Posts: 262 Location: Upstate New York Joined: 23.07.06 Posted on 25-07-2006 05:24 The six-minute Batgirl promo was shot in January 1967. It is very interesting to watch. One interesting aspect of the short is that optical effects were used; they had been abandoned at the beginning of Season Two as part of reducing production costs. Ms. Craig does very well with the role. Located at http://www.catwomanfan.com The 1965 FBI Tribute site MySpace: Batman 1969