RSS Posted November 12, 2008 Report Share Posted November 12, 2008 After catching up on a backlog of e-mails, James and Mike suffer through five terrible episodes of Batman Beyond: "Disappearing Inque," "Ascension," "Joyride," "Earth Mover" and "Splicers." [ 1:51:41 || 51.1 MB ] The above is from: http://www.worldsfinestpodcast.com/episodes/wfp_041.mp3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Missy Posted November 12, 2008 Report Share Posted November 12, 2008 I don't think we've ever had a grouping this bad before. Usually the lackluster episodes wind up being balanced out by average ones, but not this week! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuaveStar Posted November 12, 2008 Report Share Posted November 12, 2008 Well, still waiting for the episode to download, so here's two things: Splicers is meant to be a fan favourite.........for some reason. The rest are shit, ah Batman eyonds poison Ivy in earth mover... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Missy Posted November 12, 2008 Report Share Posted November 12, 2008 Splicers is meant to be a fan favourite.........for some reason. Really? It's total crap! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stavros Posted November 12, 2008 Report Share Posted November 12, 2008 Dling now. I do think that the image used for this ep justifies that generic biohazard episode. The bad guy is fantastically creepy once you understand who and what they are. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James D. Posted November 12, 2008 Report Share Posted November 12, 2008 I literally yelled "HOLY SHIT!!!" when I first saw Earthmover. I mean, my God, that puts the new Scarecrow design from Gotham Knights to shame. Wow. I think the only episode of World's Finest Podcast that can contend with the number of appallingly bad episodes this one covered was Episode 8 when we reviewed: "Moon of the Wolf", "Joker's Wild", "Tyger, Tyger", "Day of the Samurai", and "Terror in the Sky". But some of those episodes were simply mediocre, while nearly every episode this time around was just disgustingly bad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuaveStar Posted November 12, 2008 Report Share Posted November 12, 2008 In splicers would you have enjoyed it more of this line was said: "Looks like we're going to have to clean this up" "What makes you think that?" "Psychic vibrations McGinnis..." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Missy Posted November 12, 2008 Report Share Posted November 12, 2008 Yes! :laugh: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stavros Posted November 12, 2008 Report Share Posted November 12, 2008 I'm fully on favor of a South Park podcast. Put your life on hold James, this needs to be made. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doug Posted November 13, 2008 Report Share Posted November 13, 2008 After catching up on a backlog of e-mails, James and Mike suffer through five terrible episodes of Batman Beyond: "Disappearing Inque," "Ascension," "Joyride," "Earth Mover" and "Splicers." [ 1:51:41 || 51.1 MB ] The above is from: http://www.worldsfinestpodcast.com/episodes/wfp_041.mp3 I actchully liked the episodes reviewed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James D. Posted November 13, 2008 Report Share Posted November 13, 2008 Care to explain why...? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kody Posted November 13, 2008 Report Share Posted November 13, 2008 Hey Mike and James. This is Kody from the Oratory forums. The Dark Knight restored my interest in Batman, so I've been watching B:TAS and listening to World's Finest Podcast over the last couple of months. I bought all three seasons of Batman Beyond on sale at Bestbuy the other day for $45 (originally would have been $90!). I didn't hate this batch of episodes, but they were really blah. I like the Inque character, the Earth Mover looked terrifying, and "Splicers" was kind of funny in a bad way, but the everything else was just there. I realized "Joyride" was completely pointless five minutes in, and was miserable for the rest of that episode, waiting for it to end. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Missy Posted November 13, 2008 Report Share Posted November 13, 2008 Thanks for joining up, Kody! Joyride is exactly as you described: a few minutes in and you know it's garbage! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James D. Posted November 13, 2008 Report Share Posted November 13, 2008 Kody! Thanks for joining, dude. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mistah J Posted November 13, 2008 Report Share Posted November 13, 2008 I'm fully on favor of a South Park podcast. Put your life on hold James, this needs to be made. A South Park podcast??? Wow, you really want to hold onto the Explicit monniker on your downloads don't you. "Shut your fucking face, uncle fucker!!!!" LOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slothian Posted November 13, 2008 Report Share Posted November 13, 2008 I'm fully on favor of a South Park podcast. Put your life on hold James, this needs to be made. A South Park podcast??? Wow, you really want to hold onto the Explicit monniker on your downloads don't you. "Shut your fucking face, uncle fucker!!!!" LOL In fairness, that's the movie, where they could openly swear pretty easily. A South Park podcast would be so very awesome! I'm a bit fuzzy on my early series but 4-5 onwards are just fantastic with a few sub par episodes here or there. As for WFP, I like both of the episodes that end Season 1 of BB - Inqueling for the reasons James mentioned, and Ascension just because it was a seminal event in the universe. Admittedly, it wasn't pulled off at all well, but I can't help but mark a little for the bat-signal moment. But seriously, Blight really should've come back. I don't care if they were saving him for a later story (if that was their intention), they left it too late. As for the other episodes, I'm going to watch them tonight and see if I agree. None of them sound too promising, although I know I've seen Splicers before. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stavros Posted November 13, 2008 Report Share Posted November 13, 2008 Hey guys, great stuff but I have a complaint. You can't criticise the people in the episode for mispronouncing Chimera when you guys constistantly mangle the similarly mythical Golem. Its not Gollum, thats a fictional character from Lord of the Rings. A statue given the appearence of life is a GO-LEM. GO as in ready steady and LEM as in Lemmiwinks, the Gerbil King. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James D. Posted November 13, 2008 Report Share Posted November 13, 2008 I could swear I pronounced it "GO-lem", but maybe I'm wrong... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stavros Posted November 13, 2008 Report Share Posted November 13, 2008 I could swear I pronounced it "GO-lem", but maybe I'm wrong... You were closer than Mike, I'll give you that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James D. Posted November 13, 2008 Report Share Posted November 13, 2008 What's truly sad about it is that the real reason I know that "GO-lem" is the correct pronunciation is because of Pokemon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Missy Posted November 13, 2008 Report Share Posted November 13, 2008 I could swear I pronounced it "GO-lem", but maybe I'm wrong... You were closer than Mike, I'll give you that. Though I'm sure you're right, I wasn't the one who mentioned the mispronunciation of Chimera. In fact, I said I refused to say Chimera because I knew I'd mess it up. So that gives me a pass on screwing up Golem. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Posted November 13, 2008 Report Share Posted November 13, 2008 Ecxellent episode as always, gentlemen. It's funny; I had missed out on the first few weeks of Batman Beyond and decided to give the show a chance. This was where I started off, and unsurprisingly, I didn't stick with the show for very long. Pedantic sidenote re: the characters' hair: Pre-Crisis Earth-1 Jason Todd was actually blond. He dyed his hair black to look more like Dick. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Missy Posted November 13, 2008 Report Share Posted November 13, 2008 HA! I knew someone would mention Jason's pre-Crisis hair! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest DCAUFan1051 Posted November 13, 2008 Report Share Posted November 13, 2008 as stated in the vent thread I'm back.. very good episode just a few thoughts: the episode Ascension was the "season finale" episode of season 1 I know you guys go by production date but it was meant to be the season 1 ender. On one of the DVD set "roundtables" with the creators Bruce Timm says that Season 2 they wanted to make it even more about Terry and the High School. He says that they ran the corporate villany into the ground in season 1. Timm also says in the commentary for Splicers that it's one of his favorites and I think it was also said there that it had become a fan favorite. Can't wait for the episode that has The Call 2 parter in it can't really think of anything else great work guys Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T.J. Posted November 13, 2008 Report Share Posted November 13, 2008 I just cant wait to see Mad Stan, that guy was the bomb... (sorry for the bad pun i had to say it lol). But seriously that earth mover guy was creeeeeepy. it's too bad we couldn't have seen more of him. i also cant wait to hear the review for Batman Returns my all time favorite Christmas movie lol. :laugh: When life gives you lemons , Make apple juice Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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