To The Batpoles . . .

If you're anything like me, you grew up watching the old 60's Batman TV series starring Adam West and Burt Ward. Many an afternoon were spent in front of a TV where I would watch Batman and Robin chasing down The Penguin, The Joker, The Riddler or my personal favorite . . . Catwoman.

I would even go so far as to say that it was this show that really introduced me to the Batman universe and its cast of characters. It certainly was the show that began my life long crush on Batgirl. Any episode where Yvonne Craig showed up in her skintight purple outfit and red wig was an instant favorite of mine, regardless of whether the episode was any good or not.

And now, Vivid Entertainment has announced the release of Batman XXX, a porn parody of this great show. When I first heard that this was announced, I was amused but didn't give it much thought really. Having seen this trailer now though, I can say I'm actually looking forward to watching this when it comes out. It looks like Vivid has gone out of their way to make this parody as close to the original series as possible. The costumes look great, the sets look similiar to the original show, and even Batman's campy delivery of lines looks to be dead on.

Hell, they even got one of the original Batmobiles (or a really good replica) to drive around in and seem to be using the same Batcave set from the actual show. That there is the kind of dedication to the source material that you can't even find in most major mainstream comic films nowadays. Way to go Vivid.

With that said though, I do have some minor complaints to make. Why the hell doesn't Batgirl have red hair? WTF? She's not blonde! At the very least, you could have given your actress a red wig just like the original Batgirl. Also, I don't care how cute Tori Black is as Catwoman, she can't hold a candle to the sexiness of Julie Newmar from the 1960's. Then again though, no woman can hold a candle to Julie Newmar from back then. It's just not possible, so I guess I can't hold that against the new actress.

Other than that though, this has Evan Stone as the Riddler. If you've ever seen the Pirates XXX films or the Star Trek porn parody that came out a little while ago, you know how funny and awesome this guy is. Having him as the Riddler in and of itself makes me want to see this film. Finally, it even looks like the guy playing The Joker even has a moustache with white face paint over it, just like Caesar Romero had in the original show.

All in all, this parody looks pretty damned awesome. Even the animation in the opening credits looks cool.