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Make Batman Fun Again

The case for reshooting 'Justice League’ with a livelier (and locally connected) Batman.

Seth Sommerfeld
Author: Seth Sommerfeld
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Calling the DC comic book films humorless slogs is like saying Bertha has had trouble burrowing under Seattle. While Marvel’s film adaptations (think Iron Man and Guardians of the Galaxy) burst with color and wisecracks, this year DC gave us the abysmal Suicide Squad and bleak Ben Affleck–led Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice. And exactly a year from now we’ll get more of the same in the superhero team-up Justice League.

There’s still time to fix this. Reshoot Justice League with the original Batman, Walla Walla’s Adam West.

The campy hijinks of West’s ’60s television Batman would provide some much-needed levity and laughs to the broodfest; West’s ultra-absurdist turn as a crazed version of himself on Family Guy proves he can still deliver a punch line. Who cares if the 88-year-old is past his physical prime? Pec and ab implants come standard in today’s super suits.

Vote Adam West. You’re welcome, Hollywood. 

Published in the 100 Best Restaurants issue of Seattle Met.




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Seth Sommerfeld
Seth Sommerfeld
Assistant Editor (Arts) Seth Sommerfeld runs the arts department at Seattle Met, crafting the magazine's On the Town section, editing the Culture Fiend blog, and contributing to reader service features such as “The Ultimate Seahawks Guide” and the front-of-the-book department, Mudroom. Seth has written about music and culture for Rolling Stone, Spin, Pacific Northwest Inlander, Charleston Post and Courier, Syracuse Post-Standard, and Billings Gazette. He also extensively covered the NBA Draft for years for Fox Sports and NBADraft.net, and was published as part of Myth, Media, and Culture in Star Wars: An Anthology. Originally from Billings, Montana, Seth first lived in Washington while earning an undergraduate degree in journalism and broadcasting at Gonzaga University. He followed up those studies at Syracuse University, where he earned a master’s degree in arts journalism.