transformers
A bunch of men in their 30s discuss the original G.I. Joe cartoon series from the 1980s and what the overall franchise meant to them. ALSO: We discuss what comic books we've been reading recently including Marvel Star Wars, Batman, and more.
TIME CODES
00:50 - What Comics We've Been Reading
31:53 - G.I. Joe Franchise Discussion
We discuss the first R-rated movies we ever saw and whether we would show them to kids today. We talk about those rare occasions where a movie adaptation turns out to be better that the material it was based upon. ALSO: weird action figures and other toys that we didn't know the origins of at the time.
TIME CODES
01:52 - Toys and action figures from our childhood with mysterious origins
23:11 - Film adaptations that are better than their source material
47:34 - Introductory R-rated movies
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We're back for season two! We talk about our favorite opening action scenes from movies and discuss watching Dragon Ball Z in the age of Toonami. Also: what we've been watching!
TIME CODES
02:34 - What We've Been Watching
21:15 - Opening Action Sequences in movies
43:17 - Dragon Ball Z
We talk Martial Arts Movies from Shaw Brothers to Ip Man. We also break down the best cartoon openings as well as what we've been watching.
TIME CODES
01:32 - What We've Been Watching
26:26 - The Best Cartoon Intros
41:06 - Martial Arts Movies
Have you ever hated a movie only to end up liking it later? Do some maligned film directors actually deserve the hate they receive? How SHOULD the classic Universal Horror Monsters be brought back to life? Check out our very first episode to hear our thoughts! If you'd like to skip to a specific segment then check out the time codes below.
TIME CODES:
05:30 - Movies We Disliked But Now Appreciate
25:00 - Pop Culture Jail: Directors.
41:00 - Resurrecting Universal Horror
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"Mister Exposition" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com)
License: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)
We talk movies (Shazam[no spoilers], Pet Semetary[spoilers], Bumblebee, and more), TV shows (Ducktales, game of thrones, and more) and then play two rounds of Undebeatable.
We talk about silly controversies like the new She-Ra design and James Gunn's firing. We then talk about a bunch of entertainment news including Voltron, Shazam!, Infinity Train, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Aquaman, Godzilla: King of the Monsters, and more. We finish with a round of our fictional fighting tournament UNDEBEATABLE, and play the movie tagline game. The runner-up titles for this episode were "The Symbiote Life," and "Anti-Oxident Magneto."
Joe tries to make sense of Transformers: The Last Knight while Tommy and Skippy talk Antman and the Wasp (no spoilers). We also discuss Japanese Vampire movies, live-action Gundam, anime on Netflix, Glow, and Ducktales.
We talk Deadpool 2 (no spoilers), the Royal Wedding (Kind of), interbreeding in Star Wars, and then a bunch of TV shows (Westworld, The Last O.G., and more) and Cartoons (Thundercats Roar, Rise of TMNT, Transformers, and more).
We talk about Pacific Rim: Uprising, Jessica Jones, the bizarre fandom of modern Sonic games, and more. We play 2 games (one inspired by the previously mentioned Sonic fandom, and the other inspired by the last lines of movie characters), and play the final round (of the first 16 rounds) of Undebeatable. I meant to name this episode "A Shared Stroke" but I forgot and it's too late now.