re: The Incredible Hulk TV series vs the Batman TV series

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Which would you say was a better show?

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Batman was intentionally campy and pulled it off.

The Hulk was consistent with a long line of similar shows - Have Gun, Will Travel and Kung Fu, to name a couple that came before it (and things like Quantum Leap and The Pretender afterward) - and did a decent job of that - not necessarily consistent with the Marvel Hulk property and, of course, the Ferigno Hulk scenes were ridiculous. For contemporary shows, it was probably directly competing with The 6 Million Dollar Man and was adequate for the task.

Overall, Batman wins this one - the influence on successive television shows is not inconsiderable.

Theme - tough, but Batman wins that one, too, although much closer. "The Lonely Man" is pretty money.