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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: March, 2019
Mar 25, 2019

In what will most likely go down in history as the most family friendly episode of our podcast ever, Average Joe is joined by Professor F to discuss the family friendly DC movie "Shazam!" and its early scores from critics. Is it going to be a hit?

Then we travel to Griffin Rock for a child-friendly version of the Transformers universe with "Transformers: Rescue Bots". How do two grown men talk about a series clearly intended for small children? Were they able to enjoy this series in any way? How does it compare to other shows for small children?

Music and audio from "McDonalds 1987 Happy Meal" commercial is the property of McDonalds.

Music and audio from "Beast Wars: Transformers" is the property of Robert Buckley, Larry DiTillio, Bob Forward, Mainframe Entertainment and Hasbro Studios.

Music and audio from "Transformers: Rescue Bots" is the property of Starr Parodi, Jeff Eden Fair, Nicole Dubuc, Josh Ramsay, Brian Hohlfeld, Jeff Kline, Atomic Cartoons, Darby Pop Productions, and Hasbro 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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Mar 18, 2019

This week, Average Joe is joined by returning guest Dee Dee to visit the Scottish Highlands for an unusual branch of nerd culture adventure to speak about the novel and television franchise "Outlander".

What is it about this book series that makes it so interesting? How does it blend historical fiction, romance, and science fiction? in what ways is the series similar to shows like The Walking Dead, Arrow, and Game of Thrones?

Music and audio from "Outlander" is the property of Bear McCreary, Ronald D. Moore, David Brown, Sony Pictures Television, Left Bank Pictures, Story Mining and Supply Company, and Tall Ship Productions.

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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Mar 11, 2019

This week AJ is joined by One Shot as we go faster, higher, stronger with the first MCU movie to star a female superhero, Marvel Studios "Captain Marvel".

How does this movie fit into the MCU? Is it a response to Wonder Woman? What is Carol Danvers' complicated comic book origin? Why is the movie considered to be controversial? How many times can we say the word "marvel" in one episode?

To avoid SPOILERS for this movie, please skip over 52:44-1:15:24 of the episode.

Music and audio from "X-Men: The Animated Series" is the property of Amotz Plessner, Will Meugniot, Eric Lewald, Sidney Iwanter, Mark Edens, Saban Entertainment, Graz Entertainment, and AKOM. 

Music and audio from "Captain Marvel" is the property of Pinar Toprack, Kevin Feige, and Marvel 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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Mar 4, 2019

Today we discuss the movie that took James Cameron 20 years to make, "Alita: Battle Angel". Does the film break to trend of bad anime to live action adaptations? How distracting are Alita's big eyes? Was the movie worth the wait? How do the weapons function?

To avoid SPOILERS for "Alita: Battle Angel", please skip over 49:31-1:10:44 of the episode.

Music and audio from "Alita: Battle Angel" is the property of Tom Holkenborg, James Cameron, Jon Landau, 20th Century Fox, Lightstorm Entertainment, and TSG 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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You can contact us at @thebatcookiejar on Twitter or you can send an e-mail to batjarpodcast@gmail.com

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