Tooncast Beyond – Episode 17: Mega Man

Mega hi! TV’s Mr. Neil here. I made an appearance on Tooncast Beyond last week to talk about the old Mega Man series from the 90s. I’ve embedded the YouTube video below, but for anyone who wants to listen to the MP3, head on over to Tooncast’s page for the download link.

Also, we talked about this cartoon and more when Bob Mackey of the Retronauts podcast joined us for Cartoons Based On Video Games. Speaking of Bob, he’ll be on tomorrow’s episode of Animation Aficionados, to talk to us about Animaniacs and Tiny Toons.

Also, be sure to listen to Ben’s appearance on the Beacon Newcast with our friend Thomas Revor, and our buddy Kittyhawk made an appearance on the MSTieCast!

Sexy Girls Episode 5 – Dressing Up Your Sexy Girls!

Donna Troy Wonder Woman

The tragically rare Donna Troy Wonder Woman costume

Today, we invited Kittyhawk of Valkyrie Yuuki over to play dress-up with the sexy girls. Annoyed by what the mainstream comic publishers consider sexy these days (especially with the new and “improved” Carol Danvers), we launch into a tirade about how hot chicks in fiction ought to look…at least from our perspective. This is mostly a superhero topic, so expect a lot of talk about tight-fitting clothing.

Topics covered:
Footwear: Flats vs. Heels
Sleeves or no sleeves
The French cut
Cloaks: It’s all about what’s underneath
Athletic costumes versus underwear
Sporty chicks are hot
Snaps, buckles, and zippers: How much is too much?
Using nanotech to explain why the clothes don’t just fall off
Neil and Kittyhawk make some not-so-subtle references to their own comics
And finally…LEOTARDS!!! (Yes, I’m that lame.)

Jean Grey costumes

Discussed in the show - The many costumes of Jean Gray


Star Sapphire from Justice League

The SUPERIOR Star Sapphire costume, without the crappy Witchblade shit all over her


Ed Benes' Fairchild

Ed Benes' Fairchild


Jennie Breeden's Boots

Jennie Breeden's boots - Proof that girls can look awesome without heels. Seriously, knock it off with the heels! Nobody fights in pumps.

Episode 72: Batman Beyond



Tonight, we are finishing the long-unfinished DCAU series with Batman Beyond.

A dark, possible future for Batman, Batman Beyond balances out the bleak future with sly humor. Is it the “for sure” future? That’s up to you to decide.

Topics Discussed
Original Villians
Creepy Ra’s
Mad Stan Berkewitz
This Never Happened to the Other Fella
Terry’s Friend Dates a Robot!
Clown Gangs? Akira Influence?
The BatBoys from Brazil and the lost Batman Beyond movie!

The Debut of Wrestling Aficionados!

New WWF Logo

Effing pandas!

It’s the debut of our new podcast! WRESTLING AFICIONADOS!! It’s our look into the high-flying, action-packed phenomenon of professional wrestling. Get set for two body-slamming hours with Ben, TV’s Mr. Neil, and JT from Saskatoon!

Get ready for two solid hours of wrestling commentary!

The first half of our show is all about the golden era of the World Wrestling Federation. This is the place that gave us grown men who refer to themselves as bulldogs, junkyard dogs, snakes, cats, birds, dragons, gorillas, and weasels! This ain’t no wildlife fund. This is the real WWF!

The second half is our look at the Monday Night Wars between WWF and WCW. Two juggernauts square off in one of the most brutal ratings wars in television history. In the end, the rivalry is almost literally thrown away as WCW goes out of its way to fail again and again. And if that wasn’t enough, WWE pisses on the corpes of its former rival by first buying the company and then destroying everything that anyone ever loved about it.

WWF and WCW

The ultimate showdown of two giants that ended in a whimper.


Topics covered:
Verne Gagna’s ego
Hulk Hogan’s even bigger ego
DOOKY!
ARM BAR!
The Big Gold Belt
The Dirty Pair and the WWWA
We got pyrotechnics!
The evil twin referee
Black Saturday
Bobby Heenan
Scary Sherri
Dusty and Virgil
Terra Rizin
The KISS Demon
The Finger Poke of DOOM
The West Texas Rednecks
WCW snatches fail from the jaws of success
JT fails at trivia





Bonus: The Legend of Korra


The Legend of Korra

The Legend of Korra

Tonight, we do a quick mini ep about the sequel series to Avatar the last Airbender…. The Legend of Korra! The ULTIMATE Pallette cleanser after last week’s weeaboo special of Teen Titans. Anime-inspired done right? Why even call it Anime-inspired? It took and branched out, became it’s own, beautiful thing. Neil and I talk about why you should watch Legend of Korra, at Korranation.com.

Korra does the Dio devil horns

You just don't see expressionism in animation anymore. Oh wait! There's Korra.