Serials are great. Yes, many of them are campy by todays standards, but are still solid. The 1943 Batman serial is much better than the "sequel" in 1949. That one is just plain dull. Hopefully this means that some other Columbia serials will come out on DVD, like The Shadow, Superman, and Atom man Vs. Superman. Of course Republic made some of the best serials, but that is another story.