TV news magazine report on "Batmania" and the huge line of Batman merchandise being released at the time to coincide with the debut of Tim Burton's Batman film, broadcast 6-20-89. The BetaGems channel also has "1992 Six Flags Batman Stunt Show, McDonald's Batman Returns cups," "6-2-89 USA Today Tim Burton takes on Batman TV segment," "July 1989 music news: Batman guitar, Gwar interview," "6-10-95 Adam West & Frank Gorshin Interview With the Vampire," "Adam West 4-5-89 on Keaton's Batman casting," "Adam West, Burt Ward, Yvonne Craig 1987 interview clip," "Cartoon Lost & Found: Adam West October 1989 pilot, complete show," "Alcoa-Goodyear Theater 3-28-60 'All in the Family' Adam West," "1992 Batman TV series interviews, Fox special - Adam West, etc," "7-8-89 TV commercials for Comet, Batman, Lethal Weapon 2," and "1994 Six Flags Magic Mntn Batman ride television commercial," as well as an entire playlist of uploads called "Comic Book Culture."

BetaGems are culled from an archive of over 1000 beta video tapes recorded from the early 1980s into the 1990s. Most feature live music performances broadcast on television in San Diego CA, though there are also rarely seen commercials, comedy clips, and other material that doesn't seem to be anywhere else on Youtube or online.

Most of the tapes were recorded on a Sony SL-HFT7 Super Beta Theater Hi-Fi Stereo - the same model was refurbished and is being used for these digital transfers and uploads. In rare occasions where a BetaGems clip does appear elsewhere, we're only uploading if our own beta master is better quality or contains material not seen previously. Much footage comes from public television and public access broadcasts that the taper monitored nightly for several years. Some of the programming is strictly regional, mostly from the San Diego area. This upload features materials protected by the Fair Use guidelines of Section 107 of the Copyright Act. All rights reserved to the copyright owners. To be used for research and archive purposes only, no commercial reproduction allowed.

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