Lloyd Collins said:
I remember getting in front of TV to see DS ,after school. I was a big fan. But as I got OLD I saw episodes on SCI-FI and it just ain't the same. The same goes fo Batman from the 60's. I watch it now and think " I LIKED THAT'". I still love the car, it is my all time favorite.
Oh I remembered that I still have the View Master reels of DS.
Oh, man! Can you scan them? I'd love to see what they were. I never got the ViewMaster version.
I'm the same way on seeing episodes from the 60s of
Batman and
DS and some others. Like you, 'How could I have liked THAT?' was my reaction at first seeing them as an adult. However, after reading about the shows and understanding them more thoroughly through studying them, I was able to overcome my prejudice and rose-tinted memory so that I could ignore the wobbly sets and blown lines from the 'live' on video (extremely little editing due to expense) on
DS and once again appreciate the silliness and fun of
Batman.
I hope they come out with Batman on DVD soon. I've got the movie and it's fun to watch even on repeat viewings. Never really gets old. It'd be great to go through the old episodes as well.
I've watched all (I think) of the
Green Hornet series on cable in the past several months and really appreciated the fun and comic-book nature of the episodes. Bruce Lee was absolutely astounding in his fighting techniques and acrobatics. It was almost as if he could fly. Incredible actor, perfect for the part.
I think if you take them with a grain of salt and appreciate the limitations of the state of the art of the time, you'll get a lot out of them. The stories, for instance, on
DS are mostly based, albeit loosely, on famous classic horror stories from Shelley to Lovecraft.