It seems Adam West, who starred as Batman in the '60s TV version, is not very excited about the upcoming release of "The Dark Knight".
Comparing the TV series to the latest Batman film directed by Christopher Nolan, 79-year-old West said the new Batman films took the Batman story in a completely different direction.
"I've only seen bits and pieces of [Nolan's Batman movies]. There's an enormous amount of effort and time and money that goes into the making of them, but it's a different generation," said West, according to reports by "Total Film". "They're a different kind of thing than ours was. They're dark, Gothic, sinister, full of explosions. We didn't approach it that way at all."
"[The TV series] was silly and funny. With the villains, especially, it was almost Shakespearean because of the bizarre costuming and make-up," West said. "In those days we didn't rely on special effects as much so everyone was challenged to use their imaginations."
