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Episode 84: Robin & The Dreamweavers

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Robin & The Dreamweavers

So much worse than we could have ever imagined.


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Yes, it’s here at last. Robin & The Dreamweavers. The darkest chapter of the Lou Scheimer legacy. This “movie” was brought to you by man who gave us Fat Albert & The Cosby Kids, Groovy Goolies, Faux Busters, Pinnochio & The Emperor of the Night, He-Man, and She-Ra. As it turns out, this isn’t a movie at all, but rather a very poorly made premium channel pilot. Much like the Gen 13 pilot, Robin & The Dreamweavers was doomed to a fate of obscurity upon completion. (That is, until the internet set it free!)

We’re joined this week by Kittyhawk and Trevor Jay. We had to steel ourselves to power through this thing. A couple of us didn’t make it. But for the most part, we’re unscathed.

By the way, please send in your Naga laughs! HO! HO! HO! Information at the beginning of the podcast.

Topics
Magic tattoo birthmarks
Reusing Bravestarr sets
TV Pilotitis
90s techno babble
Air drumming
Boob keyboard
Net raves
The Brogrammer
Gay Vincent Price
Roger Rabbit haxxor
Brenda: the original and true creator of Farmville
Doors to nowhere
Eye fetishes
A tube of cat urine
XXX’s giant phallus
Porn is evil
The truth about Sweedish school girls
A comet falls offscreen
The Scheimer exposition machine
This movie is NOT sexy
ROOOOOOOBIN!!!

The following screen shots were color corrected, because the DVD transfer is really bad and washed out. The actual DVD looks like shit.

Air Drums

Air Drums


The Dreamweavers

Here are the Dreamweavers.
Also, get used to this background painting. You’ll be seeing it a lot!


The Cottage

Robin’s Frottage Cottage


The Brogrammer

A video game programmer trying to impress a girl. The pig!
Oh well. At least he didn’t try to pick her up in an elevator.


Brenda Plump

Here is the only panty shot in THE ENTIRE MOVIE. Yeah. It’s Brenda.


Octo-XXX

Dr. Octopus has a child with Shadow Weaver.


What is GOING ON here?!??!

Wait… What?! WHAT?!?!


Robin Soundtrack

Why would anyone WANT this?!


A Gift From Kittyhawk

Gee, look what arrived in the mail on the same day as this episode released!

Episode 83: The Simpsons – Side-by-Side

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The Simpsons

The Simpsons

Tonight, we talk about America’s favorite disfunctional family, The Simpsons. Joining us tonight is Mike “TFG1” Blanchard of the Geekcast Radio Network, as we do a rather unorthadox side-by-side, comparing the first half of The Simpsons versus the second half to determine which is better.

The Simpsons is the longest-running animated prime time show. Over 20 years after it first hit the air, it’s still going strong. But has Simpsons hit its stride? Is it past it’s prime? Is it time to take the show behind the barn and put a 22 in its temple? We discuss this very issue on this week’s edition of Animation Aficionados!

Topics:
“Hi, I’m Troy McClure.”
Homer is the real star
Continuity in-jokes
Holding off Seth MacFarlane Domination
Ned Flanders is a butt monkey
Simpsons All Growed Up
The McBane trailers
Deconstructing Itchy & Scratchy
Poochie
Ray Romano compared to Snuffaluffagus (and nobody makes an Ice Age reference!)
“The real gold is in Weekend At Bernie’s 2!”
The greatest center square of all-time
John Lovitz atones for The Critic
Did Mike make a sodomy reference??!?!
Vegan Shaggy
Lisa, go to your room!

Episode 82: Dirty Pair Flash

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Dirty Pair Flash

Yes, this is as badass as it looks!

Tonight we’re joined by Brett Weaver, formerly of ADV Films, and we are talking about Dirty Pair Flash, an extremely underrated anime OVA series from the 90s. Is it a reboot or a prequel? The answer is… uh… yes? (I don’t know!) But who cares?! This series is so awesome! It’s got explosions, toilet humor, tits, robots, spaceships, laser swords, and everything else you could ever ask for from a 90s anime!

Topics:
Cribbing from Adam Warren
Yuri living up to her name once again
A village of Bretts
Rearry orffensive Asian stererotypes
Yes, I said that Dirty Pair Flash is better than GITS. Live with it.

Kei's boobs

You don't get transformations like this in Sailor Moon!


Warrior Princess Yuri

Warrior Princess Yuri surrounded by a village of Brett Weavers


THIS guy...

This guy's English voice is SO wrong.


Classic Yuri

Leave it to me to find the space bikini in Dirty Pair Flash!


WOOHOO!! SWIMSUITS!!!!

Showing skin. There's lots of this!

Bonus Ep: Oshii Puppet Pals

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Oshii Puppet Pals

"Hey, Puppet Pal Oshii!" "Hi, Puppet Pal Shirow!"

Ben and I decided to take a few moments to address, very briefly, the episode 79 controversy. Oh, Blanchard’s in this special episode, too. Most of this conversation is comprised of outtakes from the night we were recording the finale to season 1 of Tooncast Beyond.

Aside from defining the Oshii Puppet Syndrome, we also talk about future episodes about Sonic The Hedgehog cartoons as well as a side-by-side between The Simpsons and…The Simpsons(?)! Yes, we draw an arbitrary line and compare old Simpsons to new Simpsons. Stay tuned for that one.

We also talk about Expendables 2, Battleship, Filmation, John Semper, and Popeye.

Episode 79: Akira and Ghost In The Shell

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Ghost In The Shell

oh shit...

Ben and I were indecisive as whether to do Ghost In The Shell or Akira…so because we’re masochists, we decided to do both. At long last, we’ve decided to take on the two more pretentious anime movies ever made!

To be fair, our gripe with Akira is mostly directed at how overhyped it is. Yes, we know the animation is absolutely gorgeous, but the story itself is nothing particularly special. Oh, and it’s also way too long. It’s padded out with pseudo-philosophical mumbo-jumbo that nobody can follow, because it makes no damn sense. It’s fun watching gorgeous animation of a city getting torn to bits, but I shouldn’t have to sit through 100 minutes of nonsense about ameoba children in order to get to that part.

And then there’s Ghost In The Shell. Finally, you guys get to hear why I hate this movie and everything it inspires. Get ready for a smackdown on the existential crisis genre of anime, because I lay the hate down on this film. It’s not even animated as well as Akira. It’s slow, boring, and had me fidgeting in my seat, despite being 40 minutes shorter. Ghost In The Shell might be the king of pretentious anime.

This episode is about:
The star child
Ninja Turtles and Power Rangers
“Get your ass to Mars!”
“Kakarot!!! I mean…Kaneda!!!”
Ooshi must be stopped, no matter the cost.
Fuck both of these films; watch Roujin Z
Watch Dominion Tank Police, too.

Oh, here’s something that drives me crazy. I wouldn’t hate Ghost In The Shell half as much if I didn’t know so many people who make the exact following argument.

"It's different when it's my favorite anime!"

If you've ever made this argument, do the world a favor and kindly get over yourself.

As someone who enjoys shit like Dirty Pair, Slayers, or Tenchi, I at least have the candidness to tell you that I like it because of the sexy girls. Anyone who tries to tell you that there’s a deeper meaning to Kusanagi wearing a thong is a condescending prick.

I'm sure these are all just coincidences

I'm sure these are all just coincidences


Kaneda on his bike

Yeeeeeaaaaah....

Shit we forgot to mention:

Kid Kusanagi

Kid Kusanagi