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The Bat-Jar Podcast

Welcome to the Bat-Jar Podcast, where nerd culture gets put under the microscope. Hosted by Average Joe and Beef Pork Ribs, this is your place to take a closer look at the culture built around comic books, television, movies, animation, and more!
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Now displaying: January, 2018
Jan 29, 2018

Pull out the red carpet and grab your long speeches as Average Joe and Asian Jon take behind the curtain to talk all about the Academy Awards. How did the Oscars get started? How does one join the Academy? How do movies get nominated for Oscars? Why don't popular movies ever seem to get nominated? And who do the guys think should win the awards this year? 

Special thanks to Jeremy Eckert for our theme song.

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Jan 22, 2018

Are you ready to transform and roll out? AJ Squared are joined once again by special guest Optimus Prime to look over the live action Transformers films directed by Michael Bay.

But first, DC Films' list of confirmed projects down to only 6 releases? Does this news worry or excite the guys?

FULL SPOILERS for all the live-action Transformers movies in this episode.

Music and audio from "The Transformers G1 Blaster" commercial is the property of Hasbro.

Music and audio from "The Transformers (1984)" is the property of Hasbro, Sunbow Productions, Marvel Productions, Toei Animation, and AKOM.

Music and audio from "Transformers: Animated" is the property of Andy Sturmer, The Answerstudio Co. Ltd., MOOK DLE, Hasbro, Studio 4C, and Cartoon Network Studios.

Music and audio from "Transformers", "Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen", "Transformers: Dark of the Moon", "Transformers: Age of Extinction", and "Transformers: The Last Knight" are the property of Steve Jablonsky, Michael Bay, Ian Bryce, Tom deSanto, Lorenzo di Boneventura, Don Murphy, di Boneventura Pictures, Angry Films, and Hasbro Studios.

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Jan 15, 2018

Are video games bad for your health? The World Health Organization will be adding gaming disorder to the list of mental health conditions in an upcoming document. What do the guys think about this development? What are the implications that come from classifying video games as a threat to our mental health?

Then we return to the family tree of Marvel Studios properties to ask the question: what is the best "series" of the Marvel Cinematic Universe? All potential candidates from movies and television are up for debate. Which franchise comes out on top? 

There are mild spoilers for several of the franchises of the MCU in this week's episode so be mindful.

Music in this episode is the property of Michael Giacchino, Kevin Feige, and Marvel Studios.

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Jan 8, 2018

Cowabunga! It's the start of a new year and the guys are ready for some batjarring. 

Lindsay Lohan has announced via Twitter that she wants to play Batgirl in the upcoming Joss Whedon helmed movie. Is she the right person for the job? Can she pull a Robert Downey Jr.? Is Batgirl even the right movie for DC Films to be making now?

Then the guys travel to the sewers of New York City to meet the heroes in a half shell, the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. They discuss their real world origin as an independent satire comic book, various changes made to their origins over the years, and who is everyone's favourite turtle?

Music from "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1987)" is the property of Chuck Lorre, Dennis C. Brown, Mirage Studios, Surge Licensing, and Lionsgate Home Entertainment.

Music and audio from "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of the Ooze" is the property of John Du Prez, Thomas K. Gray, Kim Dawson, David Chan, Golden Harvest, Mirage Enterprises, and Northshore Investments.

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