Episode 20, where Peat explains the joke to Pyg and gets chucked out the window.
Batman: the Animated Series is the gold standard of cartoons, so much better than the Jetsons. Well, except that episode where Rosie murdered Elroy's parents and Elroy became the Dark Sprite. Oh wait, that's just our slash fic. Jetsons still suck. Anyway, Batman: TAS gave the world Mark Hamill as the Joker and introduced Harley Quinn to the world. These two are the icons of villainy, deadly and crazy in equal amounts, and have taken the Batman to the brink many times. In terms of sheer importance, not much tops that.
But importance doesn't mean much in a fight, and time has given the world another iconic villain couple: The Monarch and Dr. Girlfriend from Adult Swim's The Venture Bros. The Monarch might not match up against the Joker in terms of insanity, but he makes up for it in terms of firepower and skill. When paired up with the beautiful and dangerous Dr. Girlfriend, the two make a formidable pair. Monarch has killed a number of super scientists, but that's not the same as killing the Clown Prince of Crime.
Peat Ski, atoning for taking sides against the Venture Bros. in a previous episode, represents the Monarch and Dr. Girlfriend. He thinks that time has not been kind to animated Joker and Harley and that modernity and maturity are on his side. Pyg goes classic and defends the Joker and Harley Quinn, holding the position that a team that has ruined the Batman's life is on a different plane than the archenemy of a failed legacy scientist.
It's a deadly double date of death between the two premiere super villain power couples. Who will walk away with the blood covered prom king sash?
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Monday, May 6, 2013
Tuesday, March 5, 2013
Pokemon vs. Yu-gi-Oh
Episode 19: One host battles while the other one duels ... IN BED.
Hopefully you're still with us after that off-color fortune cookie joke in the headline. But how appropriate the juvenile humor is, as Peat Ski and Pyg discuss children's cartoons that they grew up with. Well, that Peat Ski grew up with. Pyg grew up with the talkies.
Pokemon. International juggernaut of pop culture. Those adorable little pocket monsters have delighted children and flummoxed parents for over a decade. With the constant repetition of their names in lieu of language and cutesy color schemes, one can be forgiven for assuming Pokemon are harmless. But they are not. In fact, they are super-powered animals essentially engaging in cockfighting. A Pokemon trainer takes his life in his hands with one. Hell, anyone living in the Pokemon world is at risk, as there are no other animals. Instead of getting milk from a cow, you get milk from a gigantic beast that breathes fire. Take THAT, USDA.
The only place possibly more dangerous than the Pokemon world? The world of Yu-Gi-Oh. The Shadow Games, magic used by ancient Egyptians to contain powerful monsters and destructive forces, has been harnessed into a card game, played with collectible cards. The first step was creating holographic representations of the monsters on the cards. The second step was using the cards to manifest creatures capable of causing bodily harm or death. Adding in the Millennium Items, artifacts that give their bearers incredible powers. Finally, give some cards and Millennium items to adolescents, with their raging hormones and poorly developed frontal lobes, and you have the recipe for world destruction.
Peat Ski reps Pokemon, giving him hundreds of destructive monsters of all shapes, sizes and personalities. He feels that the animal nature of these creatures will carry him through the fight. On the flip side, Pyg represents Yu-Gi-Oh, and he feels that the pure destructive capability of the Shadow Games as wielded by teenagers and stunted captains of industry will destroy any pesky Pokemon pets.
No matter who wins, we all already lost, as collectible card games and their associated multimedia properties have consumed the world. Good luck getting your kids to play Parcheesi. No one cares that it's the royal game of India.
Hopefully you're still with us after that off-color fortune cookie joke in the headline. But how appropriate the juvenile humor is, as Peat Ski and Pyg discuss children's cartoons that they grew up with. Well, that Peat Ski grew up with. Pyg grew up with the talkies.
Pokemon. International juggernaut of pop culture. Those adorable little pocket monsters have delighted children and flummoxed parents for over a decade. With the constant repetition of their names in lieu of language and cutesy color schemes, one can be forgiven for assuming Pokemon are harmless. But they are not. In fact, they are super-powered animals essentially engaging in cockfighting. A Pokemon trainer takes his life in his hands with one. Hell, anyone living in the Pokemon world is at risk, as there are no other animals. Instead of getting milk from a cow, you get milk from a gigantic beast that breathes fire. Take THAT, USDA.
The only place possibly more dangerous than the Pokemon world? The world of Yu-Gi-Oh. The Shadow Games, magic used by ancient Egyptians to contain powerful monsters and destructive forces, has been harnessed into a card game, played with collectible cards. The first step was creating holographic representations of the monsters on the cards. The second step was using the cards to manifest creatures capable of causing bodily harm or death. Adding in the Millennium Items, artifacts that give their bearers incredible powers. Finally, give some cards and Millennium items to adolescents, with their raging hormones and poorly developed frontal lobes, and you have the recipe for world destruction.
Peat Ski reps Pokemon, giving him hundreds of destructive monsters of all shapes, sizes and personalities. He feels that the animal nature of these creatures will carry him through the fight. On the flip side, Pyg represents Yu-Gi-Oh, and he feels that the pure destructive capability of the Shadow Games as wielded by teenagers and stunted captains of industry will destroy any pesky Pokemon pets.
No matter who wins, we all already lost, as collectible card games and their associated multimedia properties have consumed the world. Good luck getting your kids to play Parcheesi. No one cares that it's the royal game of India.
Monday, February 4, 2013
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles vs. Thundercats
UPDATE (10:55 AM, February 4th): Whoops, the player below was set to play Riggs vs. McClane. Cut and paste is a powerful toy, kids, and you should use it responsibly. Should be all good now, and if you download our episodes through iTunes or another feed, you shouldn't have had a problem.
Episode 18, wherein one host is radical and the other is ever living.
Ah, the 80's. Simpler times. When austerity had the much more pleasant name, Reaganomics. When tight fitting clothes were made of spandex and not denim. When musclebound cartoon characters based on action figures ruled the television set.
In this episode, Peat Ski and Pyg look at two of the most famous franchises featuring anthropomorphic animals with vaguely defined martial arts skills. Peat Ski represents the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, and really wishes he hadn't, since he's the one that had to type it 800 times in his notes. Pyg represents the Thundercats, and wishes he hadn't since that means cheering for something called "Snarf."
In the end, only one can remain standing. Will the Sword of Omens give Lion-O sight-beyond-insight on how to come out victorious? Or will the Turtles eat pizza while sitting on some Thundercat-skin rugs?
Episode 18, wherein one host is radical and the other is ever living.
Ah, the 80's. Simpler times. When austerity had the much more pleasant name, Reaganomics. When tight fitting clothes were made of spandex and not denim. When musclebound cartoon characters based on action figures ruled the television set.
In this episode, Peat Ski and Pyg look at two of the most famous franchises featuring anthropomorphic animals with vaguely defined martial arts skills. Peat Ski represents the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, and really wishes he hadn't, since he's the one that had to type it 800 times in his notes. Pyg represents the Thundercats, and wishes he hadn't since that means cheering for something called "Snarf."
In the end, only one can remain standing. Will the Sword of Omens give Lion-O sight-beyond-insight on how to come out victorious? Or will the Turtles eat pizza while sitting on some Thundercat-skin rugs?
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