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Jose Oquendo posted:I never watched GI Joe as a kid so I never realized the episodes were that crazy. I grew up with them. Believe me, these are some of the more grounded in reality episodes. Pork chop sandwiches! ZeroPrimal fucked around with this message at 04:12 on Oct 2, 2015 |
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Jose Oquendo posted:I never watched GI Joe as a kid so I never realized the episodes were that crazy. I did; I forgot all about this episode until they played song. Then all the memories came flooding back.
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ZeroPrimal posted:I grew up with them. Believe me, these are some of the more grounded in reality episodes. So how does a cartoon show about a PMC and a terrorist organization end up having episodes about night clubs and hit top 40 singles?
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# ? Oct 2, 2015 04:12 |
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Jose Oquendo posted:So how does a cartoon show about a PMC and a terrorist organization end up having episodes about night clubs and hit top 40 singles? How does Justin Bieber hit top 40? The answer is obvious; a wizard did it. Also, their Jim Belushi impersonations are spot-on. ZeroPrimal fucked around with this message at 04:24 on Oct 2, 2015 |
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Jose Oquendo posted:So how does a cartoon show about a PMC and a terrorist organization end up having episodes about night clubs and hit top 40 singles? Probably writer's block. Since they could never actually progress or resolve the conflict between the Joe's and Cobra, or do anything that might actually suggest violence, they probably ran out of actual stuff to do for Cobra pretty fast.
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e X posted:Probably writer's block. Since they could never actually progress or resolve the conflict between the Joe's and Cobra, or do anything that might actually suggest violence, they probably ran out of actual stuff to do for Cobra pretty fast. The Silver Age Batman Effect
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# ? Oct 2, 2015 04:59 |
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The show was ultimately about selling toys, so the stories didn't really matter as long as it was flashy and exciting
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# ? Oct 2, 2015 05:10 |
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Oh gently caress, there's a thread for this?! This is literally the only podcast I listen to, and it's flipping great. Welp, time to read all the funny comments.
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# ? Oct 4, 2015 03:52 |
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If anything, GI Joe is even less grounded than most episodes of Captain Planet. A show where the spirit of Mother Earth entrusts five teenagers with magical rings that control the elements (Love is the fifth element) and can combine to summon an ecological superhero. I'd say that most relatively recent cartoons, including that YooHoo thing that was suggested, don't work well, in the same way that movies like Sharknado don't really work all that well for laughing at. Even when they are poo poo, because they are intentionally being ridiculous it kneecaps any attempt at making fun of how ridiculous the premise and execution are, because the creators are in on the joke. It would be like making fun of the old Adam West Batman. They drat well knew what they were making was ridiculous fluff, so it's pretty much immune to ridicule. Ultimately, the show works best when it's laughing at the material that it covers. It's a similar reason that most comedies get passed on. Unless the thing is a total train wreck, or time has been so incredibly unkind that it looks very questionable from a modern perspective, it's just going to be the hosts either getting angry at how bad it is, or getting on board and enjoying the movie on its own terms.
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# ? Oct 4, 2015 15:34 |
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I never watched GI Joe as a kid, but I'd like so see more of their Cobra Commander impression.
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# ? Oct 4, 2015 16:04 |
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Speaking of Cobra Commander impressions and Tomax & Xamot: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GbANBxbmLfw
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Heteroy posted:If anything, GI Joe is even less grounded than most episodes of Captain Planet. A show where the spirit of Mother Earth entrusts five teenagers with magical rings that control the elements (Love is the fifth element) and can combine to summon an ecological superhero.
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# ? Oct 4, 2015 19:25 |
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I actually do know that because I think anyone who grew up watching Saturday morning cartoons in that era has the show's theme indelibly etched in their brain, along with TMNT and Saved By the Bell. Although it wasn't really heart in that sense either. More like the power of empathy, or whatever. I'm pretty sure thing ring was useless on any of the villains because they were evil. Being like Aquaman but for all animals was okay I guess, but please just give me the power of air or fire or earth. Water is about equal by the Aquaman is lame equation. Jesus, look up the cast of voice actors. I remember it being impressive at the time, but there may not be a show in history that comes close to that. Ted Turner had some real pull in the 90's.
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Heteroy posted:Jesus, look up the cast of voice actors. I remember it being impressive at the time, but there may not be a show in history that comes close to that. Ted Turner had some real pull in the 90's.
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Ave Azaria posted:I never watched it, but the Disney Hercules tv show has a list of guest stars that just goes on and on. http://m.imdb.com/title/tt0138967/fullcredits/cast?ref_=m_tt_cl_sc Dan Castenella as Homer. Brilliant stuntcasting.
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# ? Oct 5, 2015 01:18 |
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I got as far as Frank Welker and threw my phone down in disgust.
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# ? Oct 5, 2015 01:34 |
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Are they doing Spooktacular this year?
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# ? Oct 5, 2015 05:54 |
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Y Kant Ozma Diet posted:Are they doing Spooktacular this year? Yes and based off twitter Brainscan is one.
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# ? Oct 5, 2015 05:57 |
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Detective No. 27 posted:Dan Castenella as Homer. Brilliant stuntcasting. Hahaha
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# ? Oct 5, 2015 06:30 |
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"Jeremy, did you send those CD-ROMs out yet?"
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# ? Oct 6, 2015 14:17 |
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I was really excited to hear a bunch of Christopher Walken impressions, but when I started listening I realized I had mistaken Brainscan for BrainSTORM.
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# ? Oct 6, 2015 14:36 |
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I really really dig when they have characters work most of the episode. Favorites are Mark Wahlberg (oh sick, bro!), Larry the Cable Guy (aw, kewl!) and Wilford Brimley (gawddammuht).
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# ? Oct 6, 2015 15:38 |
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Is this movie worth seeing for myself before I listen to the episode?
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# ? Oct 6, 2015 16:54 |
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I don't think they normally do this but they should really have an Animation Damnation of Inspector Gadget and a WHM about the Matthew Broderick version.
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Brocktoon posted:I was really excited to hear a bunch of Christopher Walken impressions, but when I started listening I realized I had mistaken Brainscan for BrainSTORM. I'm okay with them doing impressions of The Tricker (Mark Hamill) instead of doing the impression for Trickster.
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# ? Oct 6, 2015 17:12 |
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The Vosgian Beast posted:Is this movie worth seeing for myself before I listen to the episode?
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flashy_mcflash posted:I don't think they normally do this but they should really have an Animation Damnation of Inspector Gadget and a WHM about the Matthew Broderick version. They already did the live-action movie. It's episode 66, and it's really good.
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Evil Mastermind posted:They already did the live-action movie. It's episode 66, and it's really good. Aw poo poo, I missed that one. Thanks!
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The Vosgian Beast posted:Is this movie worth seeing for myself before I listen to the episode? I probably saw that movie ten times as a kid and didn't even remember it until half way through the episode.
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JT Smiley posted:I probably saw that movie ten times as a kid and didn't even remember it until half way through the episode. Too late, I watched it hours ago.
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The Vosgian Beast posted:Too late, I watched it hours ago. That's what happens when you rely on Jeremy the intern.
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# ? Oct 7, 2015 03:08 |
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Thoroughly enjoyed the Brainscan episode, and was pretty impressed with the guys' impressions of the (Primus-loving) Joker. Guesses for next week's movie? Could it possibly 1989's Death Spa?
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# ? Oct 7, 2015 03:43 |
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I would absolutely poo poo if they did Death Spa. The best WHM episodes are when they dig up some piece of shlock that time forgot like Pray for Death or Moontrap and end up having a lot of fun with it, and Death Spa is hilarious.
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# ? Oct 7, 2015 04:05 |
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7HImCpzFxCg Oh my.
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# ? Oct 7, 2015 05:05 |
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Death Spa could be an amazing episode. We're confused, and we've seen the movie! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6pgbB9ORqRg&t=1304s
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# ? Oct 7, 2015 13:39 |
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I love when they do a movie I've never seen before and I'm genuinely shocked at something in it. Pretty sure my jaw hit the floor when they revealed that Brainscan actually does the "it was all a dream!" ending.
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# ? Oct 7, 2015 16:18 |
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Tender Bender posted:I love when they do a movie I've never seen before and I'm genuinely shocked at something in it. Pretty sure my jaw hit the floor when they revealed that Brainscan actually does the "it was all a dream!" ending. Except that OR WAS IT?! Oh, and the fact that Eddie Furlong pretty much turns his principal into a murderer now too.
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Tender Bender posted:I love when they do a movie I've never seen before and I'm genuinely shocked at something in it. Pretty sure my jaw hit the floor when they revealed that Brainscan actually does the "it was all a dream!" ending. I saw Brainscan a couple of months ago, and actually started an argument with my TV when the ending happened. It's so much worse since it keeps going for another ten minutes with THREE separate "or was it!?!"s - the photos in the girl's room, the Trickster in the principal's office, the dog finding the foot. Not like the movie played by it's own rules, anyways.
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# ? Oct 7, 2015 16:29 |
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I assume that it was Jeremy's fault.
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I love Brainscan so much.
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