The Bat-Jar Podcast

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To celebrate hitting the 200 episode milestone, we look back on the most popular and the least popular episodes of the Bat-Jar Podcast. That's right folks, we are doing a clip show! Listen in to hear some familiar voices and recall precious memories we've made over the last 200 episodes together.

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The intro and outro music was created by Cackles and Jeremy Eckert. We thank them for their generous support of this podcast.

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To celebrate the fourth anniversary of the podcast, Beef Pork Ribs and Average Joe revisit an old episode topic for a new segment called "What Were We Thinking?" This time, we look back on the conversation from Episode #26, where we tried to define the differences between a nerd and a geek. Did we get it right? Have our opinions changed since then?

Fast Forward and Rewind sound effects used in this episode were created by TeenEditingSpace. Check out his channel on YouTube.

The intro and outro music was created by Cackles and Jeremy Eckert. We thank them for their generous support of this podcast.

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Special thanks to Zencastr who made it possible for us to record this episode while practicing physical distancing in separate locations.

Special guests Ben The Movie Buff and Michael Andrew join us this week to tackle the tricky subject of movies adapted from video games.

Super Mario Bros. Warcraft. Resident Evil. Angry Birds. Why have so many movies based on video games turned out so badly? Is it simply impossible to adapt immersive, interactive experiences into a movie? What do the most famous (or rather imfamous) video game movies have in common?

Music and audio from "Super Mario Bros." is the property of Alan Silvestri, Jake Eberts, Roland Joffe, Hollywood Pictures, Lightmotive, Allied Filmmakers, and Cinergi Pictures.

Music and audio from "Free Guy" is the property of Christophe Beck, Ryan Reynolds, Greg Berlanti, Shawn Levy, Sarah Schechter, Adam Kolbrener, Maximum Effort, 21 Laps Entertainment, Berlanti Productions, 21 Laps Entertainment, TSG Entertainment, and Lit Entertainment Group.

The intro and outro music was created by Cackles and Jeremy Eckert. We thank them for their generous support of this podcast.

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Special guest Michael Andrew stops by to help Average Joe process his very conflicted feelings about the television series "Titans". Does this gritty, violent take on some of AJ's favourite comic book characters do the characters justice? Are the issues fans have with this series legitimate criticisms or are they being source material purists? Is the series better with a week-to-week release schedule or with the option to binge-watch an entire season?

Music and audio from "Teen Titans" is the property of Kristopher Cater, Lolita Ritmanis, Michael McCuistion, Sander Schwartz, Glen Murakami, Bruce Timm, Linda M. Steiner, Warner Bros. Animation, and DC Comics.

Music and audio from "Titans (2018)" is the property of Clint Mansell, Kevin Kiner, Akiva Goldsman, Geoff Johns, Greg Bertlanti, Robert Oritz, Weed Road Pictures, Berlanti Productions, Warner Bros. Television, and DC Entertainment.

The intro and outro music was created by Cackles and Jeremy Eckert. We thank them for their generous support of this podcast.

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Former co-host and special guest Doctor What returns to discuss a series neither Average Joe or Beef Pork Ribs is all that familiar with. What happens when you put hard sci-fi logic and storytelling elements from franchises such as Mobile Suit Gundam, Dune, Total Recall, Warhammer 40K, and Titan A.E in a blender? You get the novel series turned television series "The Expanse".

Skip over 55:12-1:01:42 of the episode if you want to avoid SPOILERS for Season 1 of The Expanse.

Music and audio from "The Expanse" is the property of Clinton Shorter, Mark Fergus, Hawk Ostby, Alcon Entertainment, Amazon Studios, Hivemind, and Just So.

The intro and outro music was created by Cackles and Jeremy Eckert. We thank them for their generous support of this podcast.

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Special thanks to Zencastr who made it possible for us to record this episode while practicing physical distancing in separate locations.

The Prince of Egypt- one of the few traditionally animated films released by DreamWorks Animation. One of the few attempts at telling a story from The Bible from a major Hollywood studio. Why is this film often overlooked and not remembered by many? How does it compare to the film version of The Ten Commandments? How does it interpret the Book of Exodus? And how many times can they mention the title of the movie in the script?

Music and audio from "The Prince of Egypt" is the property of Hans Zimmer, Penney Finkelman Cox, Sandra Rabins, Jeffrey Katzenberg, and DreamWorks Animation.

The intro and outro music was created by Cackles and Jeremy Eckert. We thank them for their generous support of this podcast.

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Special thanks to Zencastr who made it possible for us to record this episode while practicing physical distancing in separate locations.

The latest in the Disney live-action remakes has come to Disney+ for those willing to pay for "premium access". Does the new version of Mulan improve at all on the original? Is it worth that $30 price tag? Do all the controversies around this version impact the quality of the final product?

To avoid SPOILERS for "Mulan (2020)" skip over 45:10-1:05:24 of the episode.

Music and audio from "Mulan (1998)" is the property of Jerry Goldsmith, Pam Coats, Walt Disney Pictures, and Walt Disney Feature Animation.

Music and audio from "Mulan (2020)" is the property of Harry Gregson-Williams, Chris Bender, Jake Weiner, Jason T. Reed, Walt Disney Pictures, Jason T. Reed Productions, and Good Fear Productions.

The intro and outro music was created by Cackles and Jeremy Eckert. We thank them for their generous support of this podcast.

Check out our Facebook page at www.facebook.com/batjarpodcast. Invite your friends to like our page!

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Special thanks to Zencastr who made it possible for us to record this episode while practicing physical distancing in separate locations.

Special Guest Mljonir joins us to discuss the new Bill & Ted movie. Does this three-quel fall into the same trap as many other "decades later" sequels? Or is it exactly the kind of movie the World needs right now?

To avoid SPOILERS for "Bill & Ted Face The Music" skip over 56:10-1:08:53 of the episode.

Music and audio from "Bill & Ted Face The Music" is the property of Mark Isham, Scott Kroopf, Alex Lebovici, David Haring, Steve Ponce, Alex Winter, Ed Solomon, Orion Pictures, Endeavour Content, and Hammerstone Studios.

The intro and outro music was created by Cackles and Jeremy Eckert. We thank them for their generous support of this podcast.

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Special thanks to Zencastr who made it possible for us to record this episode while practicing physical distancing in separate locations.

To prepare for the release of the third film in the franchise, we look back at the original Bill & Ted Movies and see what made them so unique at the time and noteworthy today.

Music and audio from "Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure" is the property of David Newman, Scott Kroopf, Michael S. Murphey, Joel Soisson, Interscope Communications, and Nelson Entertainment.

Music and audio from "Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey" is the property of David Newman, Scott Kroopf, Interscope Communications, and Nelson Entertainment.

The intro and outro music was created by Cackles and Jeremy Eckert. We thank them for their generous support of this podcast.

Check out our Facebook page at www.facebook.com/batjarpodcast. Invite your friends to like our page!

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Special thanks to Zencastr who made it possible for us to record this episode while practicing physical distancing in separate locations.

Special guest Michael Andrew returns to help us pay our respects to the late Chadwick Boseman and discuss the first new comic book movie to get a release in theatres since March! The movie whose release date changed five times is now one of the first movies to get a theatrical release after the initial shutdown caused by COVID-19.

How does the X-Men spinoff movie (which was put into production 5 years ago) adapt this lesser-known comic book team into a young adult themed horror movie?

To avoid SPOILERS for "The New Mutants" skip over 50:25-1:04:32 of the episode.

Music and audio from "The New Mutants" is the property of Mark Snow, Lauren Shuler Donner, Simon Kinberg, Karen Rosenfelt, 20th Century Studios, Marvel Entertainment, Genre Films, and Sunswept Entertainment.

The intro and outro music was created by Cackles and Jeremy Eckert. We thank them for their generous support of this podcast.

Check out our Facebook page at www.facebook.com/batjarpodcast. Invite your friends to like our page!

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