Don't forget your blankets! This week we take a weirdly British tour of the universe unlike anything either Average Joe or Asian Jon has seen before.

Warner Brothers is teasing a return to the universe of Batman: The Animated Series. Does this cause excitement, concern, or confusion among AJ Squared?

Then we dive head on into the 2005 film adaptation of Douglas Adams' classic sci-fi novel, "The Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy". How does Asian Jon feel revisiting the film years after first seeing it? What was Average Joe's first reaction to this new franchise? How did learning about the source material impact his impression of this adaptation?

FULL SPOILER WARNING for the 2005 film for this episode.

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Ready to dance to Prince music, bite some noses, and see a man struggle to turn his head?

Virtual Youtuber Kizuna Ai has been cast in an official anime. What does this mean for the future of YouTube, performance art, and professional acting as we know it? 

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This week we return to the dark deco Gotham City for the major blockbuster Batmans which took the world by storm and got the public to take him seriously again. How did these movies get made? How much credit goes towards director Tim Burton? Why are the two movies he directed so different from each other? 

Music and audio from "Batman Diet Coke Commercial (1989)" is the property of the Coca Cola Corporation.

Music and audio from "Batman (1989)" is the property of Danny Elfman, Jon Peters, Peter Guber, Warner Bros. Pictures, and Guber-Peters Company.

Music and audio from "Batman Returns McDonald's Commercial #6" is the property of McDonald's.

Music and audio from "Batman Returns" is the property of Danny Elfman, Denise Di Novi, Tim Burton, and Warner Bros.

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Get ready to power up and charge your attack as we delve into the Japanese media franchise of Dragon Ball. How did the series get started? How did this groundbreaking anime get its start in North America? How is it that there are six English language translations of Dragon Ball Z? All this and more on this exciting episode of the Bat-Jar Podcast!

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Music and audio from "Dragon Ball Z (USA Dub)" is the property of Bruce Faulconer, Toei Animation, Akira Toriyama, and Funimation.

Music and audio from "Dragon Ball Z Promo" is the property of Cartoon Network.

Music and audio from "Dragon Ball Z (Ocean Dub)" is the property of John Mitchell, Tom Keenlyside, Toei Animation, Akira Toriyama, AB Groupe, and Westwood Media.

Music and audio from "Dragon Ball Kai" is the property of Kenji Yamamoto, Toei Animation, Akira Toriyama, and Funimation.

Music and audio from "Dragon Ball Z: Battle of Gods" is the property of Norihito Sumitomo, Rioko Tominaga, Gyarmath Bogdan, Toei Animation, and Funimation.

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This week we discuss the latest achievements reached by Black Panther at the box office. What's left for this movie to accomplish? Can the King of Wakanda continue to rule the box office?

Prepare to turn invisible and catch fire as we discuss the history of Marvel's first family, the Fantastic Four! How did this dysfunctional family unit revitalize the comic book industry? And more importantly, how come people don't talk about them anymore?

Music and audio from "Fantastic Four(2005)" is the property of John Ottman, Avi Arad, Bernd Eichinger, Ralph Winter, Constantin Film, Marvel Enterprises, and 1942 Pictures.

Music and audio from "Spider-Man: The Animated Series" is the property of Shuki Levy, Kussa Mahchi, Udi Harpaz, Bob Richardson, John Semper, Marvel Entertainment Group, Marvel Films, New World Productions, and ABC-Disney Domestic Television.

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