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BurtonVerse Theory: Revised  Timeline and Stats & Trivia Abbreviations used are as follows: Fw 84 =  Frankenweenie  (1984) PwBA  =  Pee-wee's Big Adventure ES  =  Edward Scissorhands BR  =  Batman Returns TNBC  =  The Nightmare Before Christmas EW  =  Ed Wood MA!  =  Mars Attacks! SH  =  Sleepy Hollow POTA  =  Planet of the Apes BF  =  Big Fish CATCF  =  Charlie and the Chocolate Factory CB  =  Corpse Bride ST  =  Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street AIW  =  Alice in Wonderland DS  =  Dark Shadows Fw 12   =  Frankenweenie  (2012) BE  =  Big Eyes MP  =  Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children BB  =  Beetlejuice Beetlejuice While I chose to post the entire revised BurtonVerse Theory last time, updates to behind the scenes, statistics and trivia will be in one go. The origin...

BATMAN (1966-1968) TRICKY TREACHEROUS TRIVIA! STICKY SLIPPERY STATS! I am choosy about, well, everything I watch, but today it's specifically campy content. As a rule, camp is no more a deterrent than it is an incentive to watch something; it is just helpful to me to know going in when I am otherwise interested in whatever it is. The absolute key to selling camp to an audience is that there is no self-awareness among the characters. This is where the 1960s television series and theatrical film, Batman , excel, in my opinion. The entire cast, led by the late great Adam West as Bruce Wayne and titular character, act as though they were not in on the joke. So popular during its short run, it became a point of honor to be a guest villain, attracting the likes of Cesar Romero, Burgess Meredith, Art Carney, Vincent Price, and even musicians such as Liberace and Eartha Kitt. Here are some statistics and trivia mostly regarding these appearances. Please note: Batman followed a two-episode...

BurtonVerse: Statistics & Trivia II Behind the Camera Abbreviations used are as follows: Fw 84 = Frankenweenie (1984) PwBA = Pee-wee's Big Adventure ES = Edward Scissorhands BR = Batman Returns TNBC = The Nightmare Before Christmas EW = Ed Wood MA! = Mars Attacks! SH = Sleepy Hollow POTA = Planet of the Apes BF = Big Fish CATCF  = Charlie and the Chocolate Factory CB = Corpse Bride ST = Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street AIW = Alice in Wonderland DS = Dark Shadows Fw 12 = Frankenweenie (2012) BE = Big Eyes MP = Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children Last week's post was all about statistics and trivia regarding BurtonVerse collaborators in front of the camera, the actors. Click here to read. This is about some other essential filmmaking components: writers, composers, studios and casting. Some of this I already knew, some I discovered as I worked through, and none of it may be anything new to you... The Writers' Room Despite his distinctive vis...

BurtonVerse: Statistics & Trivia I Actors Abbreviations used are as follows: Fw 84 = Frankenweenie (1984) PwBA = Pee-wee's Big Adventure ES = Edward Scissorhands BR = Batman Returns TNBC = The Nightmare Before Christmas EW = Ed Wood MA! = Mars Attacks! SH = Sleepy Hollow POTA = Planet of the Apes BF = Big Fish CATCF  = Charlie and the Chocolate Factory CB = Corpse Bride ST = Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street AIW = Alice in Wonderland DS = Dark Shadows Fw 12 = Frankenweenie (2012) BE = Big Eyes MP = Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children Some of this I already knew, some I discovered as I worked through, and none of it may be anything new to you... (Please note: I have also accounted for the first season of the Netflx series, Wednesday , throughout this post.) Doppelgänger Clause It is no secret Tim Burton often collaborates with actors he has before. Here are all who have appeared in five or more of the twenty-two films (two short films and twenty fe...