Editing Lookwell (section)

===Development===
[[File:Adam West 1989 crop 2.jpg|thumb|upright=0.6|right|Adam West was enthusiastic for the part of protagonist Ty&nbsp;Lookwell]]
The pilot was filmed as a [[single-camera setup|single-camera]] comedy, which was uncommon for the time it was being developed. Writer Robert Smigel later expressed doubt that the project could sustain itself as a full-fledged television series, questioning if "viewers would really want to view that every week? I'm not so sure they would have."{{sfn | Sacks | 2009 | p = 255}}

Smigel recollects main star Adam West being enthusiastic for the role, despite poking fun at his acting style: {{blockquote|I remember one day he ran into our office, and he was wearing shorts and a straw hat—but not as a gag. [...] And he announced, "I've got it!" He was dancing on air. He told us that he had been walking on the beach and he'd thought about everything and he finally understood the part. He had cracked the code, kind of like [[Batman (TV series)|Batman]] would. He knew exactly what we wanted to do and he was exuberant. He was like a kid.|sign=[[Robert Smigel]]|source=''And Here's the Kicker: Conversations with 21 Top Humor Writers on Their Craft'', p. 255}}