The Shakespeare Conference: SHK 14.1011 Friday, 23 May 2003
[1] From: Bob Haas <
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Date: Thursday, 22 May 2003 07:57:09 -0400
Subj: Re: SHK 14.1009 Pop Culture References
[2] From: Rafael Acuna <
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Date: Thursday, 22 May 2003 20:44:04 +0800
Subj: RE: Pop Culture References
[3] From: Tanya Gough <
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Date: Thursday, 22 May 2003 11:36:41 -0400
Subj: Re: SHK 14.1009 Pop Culture References
[4] From: Brian Willis <
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Date: Thursday, 22 May 2003 10:46:10 -0700 (PDT)
Subj: Re: SHK 14.1009 Pop Culture References
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From: Bob Haas <
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Date: Thursday, 22 May 2003 07:57:09 -0400
Subject: 14.1009 Pop Culture References
Comment: Re: SHK 14.1009 Pop Culture References
>In a Batman episode, there is a gold bust of Shakespeare near the bat
>phone. Other episodes may have the same bust.
Oh, yeah. That bust of Shakespeare houses the switch to the wall panel
that hides the Bat-poles. See, you pull back on Will's head, and it
tilts to display the hidden rotary switch. Turn the switch and the
panel in the wall -- a faux wall of books, as I recall -- opens to
reveal the Dynamic Duo's fast access to the Batcave.
Cool. And it's in every episode. But why a bust of Shakespeare, I have
no idea. Seems Freud would have been much more apt.
Bob Haas
High Point University
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From: Rafael Acuna <
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Date: Thursday, 22 May 2003 20:44:04 +0800
Subject: RE: Pop Culture References
Oh my. Try Christopher Plummer's performance in *Star Trek VI: The
Undiscovered Country*.
You know, that is an interesting concept: a Shakespeare play with Star
Trek as the setting.
Rafael Acuna
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From: Tanya Gough <
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Date: Thursday, 22 May 2003 11:36:41 -0400
Subject: 14.1009 Pop Culture References
Comment: Re: SHK 14.1009 Pop Culture References
>In a Batman episode, there is a gold bust of Shakespeare near the bat
>phone. Other episodes may have the same bust.
This according to resident pop culture maven, Noah Patterson, aka the
other voice on the Poor Yorick phone:
In the series Birds of Prey, which features Batman's daughter and
Batgirl as characters, there's a bar for the "Metahumans" (complicated
plot, don't ask). The back room is accessed by turning a gold
Shakespeare bust in homage to the original Batman series.
Tanya Gough
The Poor Yorick Shakespeare Catalogue
www.bardcentral.com
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From: Brian Willis <
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Date: Thursday, 22 May 2003 10:46:10 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: 14.1009 Pop Culture References
Comment: Re: SHK 14.1009 Pop Culture References
>In a Batman episode, there is a gold bust of
>Shakespeare near the bat
>phone. Other episodes may have the same bust.
Yes, the bust is always there. Is it meant to be camp like the rest of
the show? A reflection of Batman's intellect? A touch of class? Perhaps
we'll never know.
Brian Willis
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