Ryan Reynolds Admires Adam West's Take On Batman

Ryan Reynolds Admires Adam West's Take On Batman

The actor who portrays Green Lantern in next month's summer blockbuster by the same name says that he loved the original Adam West Batman TV series, and remembered his days as a fan when he wore the Lantern suit. More after the jump!

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By PaulRom - May 13, 2011 09:05 AM EST
Filed Under: Green Lantern
Source: ShowBizSpy.com



In a recent interview with Show Biz Spy, CBM big name Ryan Reynolds - who plays Green Lantern next month - opens up about his love for the 1960s Batman TV series, and remembered it especially as he was playing Hal Jordan in the Green Lantern film. From ShowBizSpy.com:

The Hollywood hunk says he used to worship Adam West‘s camp version of the Caped Crusader and couldn’t help but think back to his days as a Bat fan as he pulled on his Green Lantern suit for this summer’s big blockbuster movie.

“I would watch Batman and Robin, with Adam West all the time when I was a kid,” says Ryan. “I loved that stuff. It was all really campy because the technology was never there so It’s a dream come true to play a comic book hero and do the character justice. It’s very special to be part of the comic book world.”

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StrangerX
StrangerX - 5/13/2011, 9:12 AM
Yea I still watch it sometimes. It is the campiest show there is but still fun to watch.
Dynamo
Dynamo - 5/13/2011, 9:14 AM
It's a pretty fun show.
jbak368
jbak368 - 5/13/2011, 9:41 AM
And it was instrumental in making Batman the huge pop culture icon he has continued to be.
CoolioVids
CoolioVids - 5/13/2011, 9:53 AM
campy is always fun
CBMfan001
CBMfan001 - 5/13/2011, 10:04 AM
well that's one thing I won't agree with Ryan,Adam West batman was soooo not batmanish.I'm thankful for Tim Burton & Nolan for bringing batman to former glory.
TyrannicalOverlord
TyrannicalOverlord - 5/13/2011, 10:18 AM
Agreed. The Adam West Batman is fun for what it was at the time. I dug it when I was a kid too. Where else can you see Bat-Shark repelant?
Shredder
Shredder - 5/13/2011, 10:18 AM

Actually, Adam West was VERY Batmanish for it's time. He played the part straight. Everything else was played up as camp. Which was an entertaining contrast. The kids watching took it more seriously than the adults who enjoyed the show on another level.
megabatfan
megabatfan - 5/13/2011, 10:24 AM
the 1960s Batman was fantastic to watch as a kid. For its time it was a really great experience watching. The cartoons and comics of that time had the same feel. So I have no grouse against the show. I read somewhere that it was intended to be comical and it succeeded in doing so IMO.
Now if you want to use that same type of style in todays age (cough...Batman & Robin, cough...cough), now that's just plain stupid
LP4
LP4 - 5/13/2011, 1:20 PM
Reynolds is a great dude! Great actor, funny as hell and will be an EPIC Hal Jordan.

And such a good guy he only recited the GL oath for a fan kid and refused to do it for reporters.

Adam West's Batman...LOL. Great, campy fun back in the day! ;D

Still love the "shark repelent bat spray" or whatever it was, LOL
Deadshot
Deadshot - 5/13/2011, 3:52 PM
"couldn’t help but think back to his days as a Bat fan as he pulled on his Green Lantern suit for this summer’s big blockbuster movie"

Last I heard the GL suit was CGI fake looking trash.
bigbgl
bigbgl - 5/13/2011, 4:59 PM
last i heard deadshot is an overcritical ass who has problems with people enjoying themselves.
haljordan2814
haljordan2814 - 5/14/2011, 12:27 AM
#POW!*> THWACK!
BigK1337
BigK1337 - 5/14/2011, 10:04 AM
@PuyGuy Seriously, that troll comment deserve a facepalm so huge that the entire world would just be embarrased by how stupid your comment is.

Anyway, the Batman tv series from the 60s is a pretty good live action adaption of the silver age comics. So it is pretty awesome to watch when you see it in the old school perspective instead of the modern day way.
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