Adam West Has Died

[1001001]

https://www.yahoo.com/movies/adam-west-tv-batman-dies-88-151922879.html

RIP, Batman.

 

[stardream]

 

[StarCruiser]

Damnit...well, we all have to go sometime...

 

[Mr. Adventure]

Wow, that sucks! Adam made the most of his campy turn at Batman and milked a lot of entertainment out of it as he embraced it in his later years. Just hearing his voice show up in different places could make you smile.

 

[1001001]

He was delightfully bizarre as the Mayor of Quohog.

 

[kirk55555]

Wow, he was one of those older celebrities that you kind of think will never die because of their personality. Even though he was 88 years old, it still feels like a shock.

RIP Adam West

 

[Nightowl1701]

*salute* He may not have been the first onscreen superhero, but he was the first to teach many of us how to be a superhero. Yeah, his Batman was jokey as hell, but we were all laughing with him, not at him. He never showed up on screen in anything bringing less than his A game. May the Pearly Gates give him the warm welcome he deserves.

 

[trynda1701]

Damn!

Yes, he embraced that 'Adam West' persona, and used it to good use, if you know what I mean. Funny in Family Guy as The Mayor.

Rest in peace, Sir. Condolences to his family and friends. Another of our heroes has left us.

 

[Santaman]

Really sad news... well Mr West, say hi to Bud and greet Roger up there, drink a whisky on me.

 

[Saul]

He was great. His voice and performance can never be matched. My first Batman.

 

[TREK_GOD_1]

*salute* He may not have been the first onscreen superhero, but he was the first to teach many of us how to be a superhero. Yeah, his Batman was jokey as hell, but we were all laughing with him, not at him. He never showed up on screen in anything bringing less than his A game. May the Pearly Gates give him the warm welcome he deserves.

Well said.
He was more than just an actor, but a husband and father--the biggest "role" of his life, but he did carve out an unforgettable place in entertainment history.

 

[Gary Mitchell]

Rest in pace Mr. West.

 

[J.T.B.]

When I was a kid in the early '70s, Batman re-runs in the afternoon were something I could not miss. My mom would laugh at the funny stuff and I would get mad at her. Batman was on serious business!

He did such a great job in the over-the-top comic role he was most famous for because he was a great actor. That's what he was supposed to play and he nailed it. But he was good in everything he did. Sad, sad news.

 

[The Old Mixer]

I owe a lifetime of geekery to the first time I saw a Batman rerun when I was about four years old.

A tip of the cowl to Mr. West.

 

[Trekfan12]

RIP Mr. West. Batman was part of my childhood. I remember watching Batman and Robin, it might have been campy but that was fine with me.

 

[JD]

Very sad news indeed. He was absolultely great on Batman, I honestly think the main reason the even worked was because of the performances from him and the rest of the cast. Even though I got tired of Family Guy, Mayor Adam West is still one of my favorite parts.

 

[Smellincoffee]

I've listened to his commentary on the 1960(ish) Batman movie....very warm and funny guy. I discovered him simutaneously with Star Trek when I was hospitalized back in the 1990s.

 

[publiusr]

With all the focus on everything "dark"--he was the Bright Knight.
A good man.

 

[Random_Spock]

RIP Mr. West and thanks.

 

[Sgt_G]

Time was able to do what The Joker and The Penguin could not.