RIP Adam West

This past week I saw a Batman '66 action figure and thought back to how big that show was to me when I was a kid. I can't put into words how exciting and cool it was to me at the time. Some of that excitement survives to this day. If it was available on Netflix, I'd probably still watch it regularly. But don't bother looking for it.

I imagine the Batman tv series had a similar effect on Conan O'Brien. Something that perhaps isn't widely known is that, in his time between writing for SNL and The Simpsons, Conan created a TV series starring Adam West. The series, called Lookwell, was co-created by Robert Smigel who would go on to be Conan's first head writer at Late Night.

West starred as Lookwell, a washed up but self-important actor who was so famous for playing a detective on TV that he begins to believe he can solve crimes in real life. The combination comedy/mystery would presumably see him taking on a new crime every week using the powers of acting.

Although the pilot for Lookwell was produced, it was not picked up. But you can see the series' lone episode on youtube.

GMM - Game Grumps

Worlds are once again colliding... This time to perfection.

Let's call this "Lose A Turn: The Sequel"

"Lose A Turn: The Original":

Tonight Show - Norm

Norm Macdonald on the Tonight Show.

The Whole Foods Parking Lot

People think that just because you're in a parking lot, suddenly the lines don't mean anything. I'm driving down the official lane but I have to slam on the brakes because someone's making a diagonal across everything. There is some leeway but it's not Thunderdome.

Late Night - Norm Macdonald and The Trash

Norm recalls an old joke on the last Late Show episode and then the original joke from when it aired.

Radiohead - I Promise

Any time Radiohead want to do their best Roy Orbison, they are welcome to do so. In fact, I can't think of another combination that I would enjoy more. But, as this took 20 years to release, I don't expect it to happen very often.