Off My Shelf

In this episode Adam Upper from Beyond the Batcast joins me in talking about 2 cop comedies from the early 2000s with Starsky and Hutch and Super Troopers.

Starsky and Hutch
Release: 2004
Director: Todd Phillips
Stars: Ben Stiller, Owen Wilson, Snoop Dogg, Vince Vaughn, Juliette Lewis, Jason Bateman, Amy Smart, Carmen Electra

Super Troopers
Release: 2001
Director: Jay Chandrasekhar
Stars: Jay Chandrasekhar, Kevin Heffernan, Steve Lemme, Paul Soter, Marisa Coughlan, Brian Cox, Daniel von Bargen

Adam’s Podcast – Beyond the Batcast

Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/beyond-the-batcast/id1722560298

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3ylmsjemvUDd8fNuVNyd46

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/beyondthebatcast/

In this episode Michael Suderman joins me in talking about the best way to squash some bugs with Starship Troopers. Would you like to know more?

Starship Troopers
Release: 1997
Director: Paul Verhoeven
Stars: Casper Van Dien, Denise Richards, Dina Meyer, Jake Busey, Neil Patrick Harris, Clancy Brown

Starship Troopers 2: Hero of the Federation
Release: 2004
Director: Phil Tippett
Stars: Billy Brown, Richard Burgi, Kelly Carlson, Brenda Strong

In this episode Georgia Rowe joins me in continuing the discussion about superheroes with the X-Men.

X2: X-Men United
Release: 2003
Director: Bryan Singer
Stars: Patrick Stewart, Hugh Jackman, Halle Berry, Ian McKellen, Famke Janssen, James Marsden, Anna Paquin, Rebecca Romijn, Brian Cox, Alan Cumming

All The X-Men Movies…so far (according to me?)

So here are the X-Men live action movies that I mentioned
X-Men 2000
X2: X-Men United 2003
X-Men: The Last Stand 2006
X-Men Origins Wolverine 2009
X-Men First Class 2011
The Wolverine 2013
X-Men Days of Future Past 2014
Deadpool 2016
X-Men Apocalypse 2016
Logan 2017
Deadpool 2 2018
X-Men Dark Phoenix 2019
The New Mutants 2020
Deadpool & Wolverine 2024

In this episode Erika joins me in speculating about what is in the sky. Is it a bird, a plane, nope we’re talking about Superman and Supergirl.

Superman Returns
Release: 2006
Director: Bryan Singer
Stars: Brandon Routh, Kevin Spacey, Kate Bosworth, James Marsden, Parker Posey

Supergirl
Release: 1984
Director: Jeannot Szwarc
Stars: Helen Slater, Faye Dunaway, Peter O’Toole, Mia Farrow

Superman Saves the Day
Release: Cartoons 1941-1943, Boxset 2006
Producer: Max Fleischer Cartoons
Voices: Joan Alexander, Lee Royce

In this episode Brendan Crates joins me in talking about a man who does whatever a spider can, spinning webs any size catching thieves just like flies. That’s right we’re talking about Spider-Man!

Spider-Man
Release: 2002
Director: Sam Raimi
Stars: Tobey Maguire, Kirsten Dunst, James Franco, Willem Dafoe, J.K. Simmons, Elizabeth Banks

Spider-Man 2
Release: 2004
Director: Sam Raimi
Stars: Tobey Maguire, Kirsten Dunst, James Franco, Alfred Molina, Willem Dafoe, J.K. Simmons, Elizabeth Banks

Original Green Goblin Mask

Here is a short video of that that looked like, and like I said, terrifying. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CAam5UhvYgk

NPH Spider-Man Show

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0290983/?ref_=nm_flmg_job_1_cdt_t_70

So far this year my guests and I have talked Star Trek and Star Wars, This week Josh Ratcliffe joins me in starting a new series of episodes with Superheroes.

Superhero Movies I’ve Watched

As you know I tried to put together a comprehensive list of Superhero movies I’ve watched, I think I did a good job there are probably some movies missing (especially animated ones). These are not in any particular order, I just put them down as I remembered them. Note this is as of April 2025.

Do these count?

The Meteor Man

In case you need a refresh: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0107563/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_1_tt_5_nm_3_in_0_q_meteorman

The Amazing Spider-man TV Show

You gotta watch the trailer https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0076975/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_6_tt_8_nm_0_in_0_q_the%2520amazing%2520spider%2520men

X-Man Comics

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nate_Grey

These are specifically my first comics

X-Man 13 – https://marvel.fandom.com/wiki/X-Man_Vol_1_13

X-Man 14 – https://marvel.fandom.com/wiki/X-Man_Vol_1_14

Superhero Stories

It’s Superman! by Tom De Haven – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/It%27s_Superman!

Soon I Will Be Invincible by Austin Grossman – http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soon_I_Will_Be_Invincible

Vimanarama by Grant Morrison – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vimanarama

52 by Greg Cox – https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/680339.52

In this episode Rivers Langley, from The Goods From The Woods podcast, joins me in talking about the conclusion to the Skywalker Saga with the Star Wars sequels and a couple of stories.

Where to find Rivers

Links you’ll need: http://linktr.ee/TheGoodsPod
@RiversLangley on all the socials

Star Wars: Episode VII – The Force Awakens
Release: 2015
Director: JJ Abrams
Stars: Daisy Ridley, John Boyega, Oscar Isaac, Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher, Adam Driver, Lupita Nyong’o, Domhnall Gleeson

Star Wars: Episode VIII – The Last Jedi
Release: 2017
Director: Rian Johnson
Stars: Daisy Ridley, John Boyega, Oscar Isaac, Mark Hamill, Carrie Fisher, Adam Driver, Domhnall Gleeson, Kelly Marie Tran, Laura Dern, Benicio Del Toro, Gwendoline Christie

Star Wars: Episode IX – The Rise of Skywalker
Release: 2019
Director: JJ Abrams
Stars: Daisy Ridley, John Boyega, Oscar Isaac, Adam Driver, Domhnall Gleeson, Richard E. Grant, Naomi Ackie

Rogue One: a Star Wars Story
Release: 2016
Director: Gareth Edwards
Stars: Felicity Jones, Diego Luna, Alan Tudyk, Donnie Yen, Wen Jiang, Mads Mikkelsen, Riz Ahmed, Ben Mendelsohn, Forest Whitaker

Solo: A Star Wars Story
Release: 2018
Director: Ron Howard
Stars: Alden Ehrenreich, Woody Harrelson, Emilia Clarke, Donald Glover, Phoebe Waller-Bridge, Paul Bettany, Thandiwe Newton

In this episode Paolo Vergara, Carson Choi from The Fan and the Critic join me in talking about Star War prequels that shook the Star Wars fandom and introduced a new-ish concept to cinema.

Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace
Release: 1999
Director: George Lucas
Stars: Ewan McGregor, Liam Neeson, Natalie Portman, Jake Lloyd, Ahmed Best

Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones
Release: 2002
Director: George Lucas
Stars: Hayden Christensen, Natalie Portman, Ewan McGregor, Christopher Lee, Samuel L. Jackson,

Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith
Release: 2005
Director: George Lucas
Stars: Hayden Christensen, Natalie Portman, Ewan McGregor, Ian McDiarmid, Samuel L. Jackson, Jimmy Smits

What are we talking about?

Red Tails Link: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0485985/?ref_=tt_rvi_i_7

Star Wars: Clone Wars Link: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0361243/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_3_tt_8_nm_0_in_0_q_star%2520wars%2520clone%2520wars

Greg Proops Link: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0698681/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_1_tt_1_nm_6_in_0_q_greg%2520pr

In this episode we begin the 3 episode discussion of another epic sci fi franchise, Star Wars. This week Sarah Behl kicks it all off as we talk about the Star Wars Original Trilogy.

Star Wars
Release: 1977
Director: George Lucas
Stars: Mark Hamill, Carrie Fisher, Harrison Ford, Alec Guinness, James Earl Jones, Peter Cushing, Anthony Daniels, Peter Mayhew

Star Wars The Empire Strikes Back
Release: 1980
Director: Irvin Kershner
Stars: Mark Hamill, Carrie Fisher, Harrison Ford, James Earl Jones, Billy D Williams, Peter Cushing, Anthony Daniels, Peter Mayhew, Alec Guinness

Star Wars Return of the Jedi
Release: 1983
Director: Richard Marquand
Stars: Mark Hamill, Carrie Fisher, Harrison Ford, James Earl Jones, Billy D Williams, Peter Cushing, Anthony Daniels, Peter Mayhew, Alec Guinness

Best Part of Star Wars

Here is a quick article about Admiral Ackbar – https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/divisive-design-admiral-ackbar-controversy-on-set-star-wars/

Carrie Fisher about Princess Leia’s scandalous outfit – https://www.businessinsider.com/carrie-fisher-princess-leia-bikini-response-2016-12

Pink Shorts Boom Guy – https://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/meet-ken-nightingall-mysterious-pink-shorts-boom-guy/story?id=64507354

Just to Clarify

I know we keep talking about Rogue One but looked up Benedict Wong, we know he is not in Rogue One, he is in Doctor Strange. Donnie Yen from IP Man is the one in Rogue one.

Star Wars Original Trilogy Timeline

According to some quick googling, the trilogy takes place in 4 years. Also, the prequels happen over 13 years and the sequels happen within a year.

Worst Part about Star Wars

No Underwear in space – https://www.goodreads.com/quotes/627235-anyway-george-comes-up-to-me-the-first-day-of

In this, the final Star Trek episode, we are discussing the the final 2 Next Generation movies with Star Trek Insurrection and Star Trek Nemesis.

Star Trek Insurrection
Release: 1998
Director: Jonathan Frakes
Stars: Patrick Stewart, Jonathan Frakes, Brent Spiner, LeVar Burton, Michael Dorn, Gates McFadden, Marina Sirtis, F. Murray Abraham, Donna Murphy

Star Trek Nemesis
Release: 2002
Director: Stuart Baird
Stars: Patrick Stewart, Jonathan Frakes, Brent Spiner, LeVar Burton, Michael Dorn, Gates McFadden, Marina Sirtis, Tom Hardy, Ron Perlman, Dina Meyer

Raktajino

My beverage for this recording, I picked it specifically because I had the ingredients and simplicity.

1 part Kalua (or any other coffee liqueur)
1 part Vodka

Pour over ice and give a stir. Enjoy

Klingon Chef

His name was Kaga and he appeared on 2 episodes of DS9, “Melora”, “Playing God”, both in season 2.

Sisko and O’Brien trapped on a planet

The episode I was referring to was DS9 S2E15 “Paradise”

The episode I couldn’t Remember

Sean mentioned an episode in TNG where a pre-industrial species thinks Picard is god, it is the episode “Who Watches The Watchers” (S3E4).