GAR Podcast 88: Glenn is the Love Guru

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This week’s episode of The GAR! Podcast includes discussion of the following:

intro / Super Bowl aftermath / dissecting the crucial play / the halftime show / Nationwide and child death / the other commercials / McDonalds and lovin’ / more commercials / Pac-Man for beer / Esurance with Walter White / the pizza trick / Better Call Saul / Battle Creek / The Blacklist / how to watch Breaking Bad / binge watching vs. weekly watching / binge comics reading / Black Widow by Richard K. Morgan / Ghostbusters reboot / Bill Cosby territory / Rob Schneider / Night Nurse / Better Call Saul comic / The Love Parlay / Glenn gives relationship advice / when to say I love you / hornet’s nest / wrestling interlude / threesome / run run run / out of bounds / torn between two terrors / make up deception / ask Glenn for Valentine’s Day / closing /

Links:

Malcolm Butler’s interception at Deadspin

Up with People

Loretta Sisco on the Super Bowl Commercials at Biff Bam Pop!

Super Bowl Pac-Man

Glenn’s reviews of “Agent Carter” at Biff Bam Pop!

Glenn’s reviews of “Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.” at Biff Bam Pop!

Richard K. Morgan

Glenn’s review of Leonard Part 6

Behind the Bets Podcast

Biff Bam Pop!

Glenn’s Twitter

Ray’s Twitter

The GAR! Podcast on Pinterest

The GAR! Podcast on Stitcher

The GAR! Podcast on iTunes

The GAR! Podcast Group on Facebook

The GAR! Podcast Page on Facebook

 

GAR! Podcast Episode 81: If CM Punk is God, then what is Frank Miller?

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This week’s episode of The GAR! Podcast includes discussion of the following:

Mariah Carey / Prince 1999 / Elton John? / least favorite Prince albums / intro to Prince / Musicology at Harrahs / provisos and singalongs / Better Call Saul / Dark Knight 3 / Scott Snyder / Scott Stapp / Holiday Inn / Frank Miller rundown / Alan Moore on Crossed / business analyst Ray breaks it down / Dark Knight refund / The Art of Wrestling / breaking the internet / CM Punk / Nightcrawler / Ray’s retail nightmare / Grand Theft Auto / gaming gains / play as a squirrel / finally Deadpool / Jessica Jones casting / censored Alias scene / closing /

Links:

Mariah’s Carey’s Isolated Open Mike

The Dark Knight Returns 3 rumor

The Saga of Scott Stapp on Loudwire.com

Cross’ Dennis Knight’s Twitter

The Art of Wrestling

GAR! on Doctor Doom

Jurassic World at Biff Bam Pop!

Krysten Ritter as Jessica Jones

Biff Bam Pop!

The Biff Bam Pop! Gift Guide 2014

Glenn’s Twitter

Ray’s Twitter

The GAR! Podcast on Pinterest

The GAR! Podcast Group on Facebook

The GAR! Podcast Page on Facebook

Categories:

GAR! Podcast Episode 78: Ray Flips Out Over Fake Dr. Doom

This is what Doom is eventually going to do to all stupid movie executives.
This is what Doom is eventually going to do to all stupid movie executives.

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This week’s episode of The GAR! Podcast includes discussion of the following:

pre-intro excitement / intro / Doctor Doom / rogue programmer / accent / the studio’s approach / invisible action figures / containment suits / Hulk fists / Doom is so cool… / reality TV angle / will Ray see the movie? / John Byrne / the Inhumans / trusting the storytellers / Tom DeFalco / other artist possibilities on Fantastic Four / does love equal quality / Bill Sienkiewicz / will Glenn see this movie? / Punisher Oscar / film criticism criteria / Freddy Got Fingered / Moulin Rouge! / Doom is so cool, part 2 / Vince Vaughn Doom / closing / shout out to JP Fallavollita / M. Night /

Links:

You had your chance, Fox. You had your chance.
You had your chance, Fox. You had your chance.

GAR! on The Fantastic Four Conspiracy Theory

The Fantastic Four on IMDb

Glenn’s reviews of “Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.” at Biff Bam Pop!

Glenn’s 2003 review of Freddy Got Fingered

Glenn’s 2004 review of Moulin Rouge

JP Fallavollita at Biff Bam Pop!

JP Fallavollita on Twitter

Biff Bam Pop!

Glenn’s Twitter

Ray’s Twitter

The GAR! Podcast on Pinterest

The GAR! Podcast Group on Facebook

The GAR! Podcast Page on Facebook

 

Oh yeah, an angry computer programmer is SOOOOO much more compelling.
Oh yeah, an angry computer programmer is SOOOOO much more compelling.

GAR! Podcast Episode 72: Prince and Jack Chick

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This week’s episode of The GAR! Podcast includes discussion of the following:

intro / the new GAR! Facebook page / Prince’s new albums / Prince covers / rock vs. soul / listenable / Prince plays Dungeons & Dragons / Glenn’s college D&D days / Jack Chick / human sacrifice is bad / business model / Jack Chick draws the Avengers / commissions / Charlie Brown’s / prime steakhouses / Outback / the Bloomin’ Onion / T.G.I. Fridays / Jack Daniels Barbeque Sauce / Suffragette City covers / Marvel’s Original Sin / why Glenn hates comics / Mike Deodato / Jason Aaron’s Thor / Reading Glasses / Collingswood Book Festival / closing / Ello /

Links:

The new GAR! Facebook Page

Jerry Whitworth’s Twitter

Prince releases two new albums

Jack Chick

Charlie Brown’s Steakhouse

French Fry Diary

Outback at French Fry Diary

TGI Fridays at French Fry Diary

Jack Daniels Glaze Copycat Recipe

South Jersey Writers’ Group

“Reading Glasses: Stories Through an Unpredictable Lens”

Collingswood Book Festival

Glenn at Ello

Ray at Ello

Biff Bam Pop!

Glenn’s Twitter

Ray’s Twitter

The GAR! Podcast on Pinterest

The GAR! Podcast Group on Facebook

The new GAR! Podcast Page on Facebook

Videos:

“Suffragette City” by Boy George and Culture Club

GAR! Podcast Episode 65: The All-Batman Episode!

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This week’s episode of The GAR! Podcast includes discussion of the following:

intro / Batman75 at Biff Bam Pop! / the Batman ’66 boxed set / Bat-mania and nostalgia / rights issues / child of Batman ’66 / poor Burt Ward / Frank Gorshin / should have been extras / the first Batman movie / Bat-sexy / King Tut / Harley Quinn / the Riddler / Batman Forever / Gotham / Cillian Murphy / Predators / Batman Planetary / Neal Adams Omnibus / Alan Brennert / Top Ten and Alan Moore / Alan Brennert’s comics / Neal Adams revisions / Brave and the Bold / Batman Family / Robin / Birds of Prey / Barbara Gordon / Dick Grayson / Bat-Mite / Batwoman / Injustice / Bat-closing / Sharknado 2 / Batman on Twitter / Spooky says hi /

Burt Ward’s company was Boy Wonder Visual Effects, and it did the special effects for Bulletproof Monk, but appears to have gone out of business, poor Burt…

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Links:

Intro to Batman75 at Biff Bam Pop!

JP Fallavollita on Batman’s Costume

Glenn on the Batmobile

JP Fallavollita on Batman Adventures #1

Marie Gilbert on Batman’s Ladies of Film and Television

Glenn on the Batman of Earth-Two

Batman The Complete Series on Blu-Ray Limited Edition

Glenn’s review of Predators

Alan Brennert

Rob Kelly’s interview with Alan Brennert on The Fire and Water Podcast

Glenn’s review of Grayson #1

Devin Grayson’s Nightwing Sexual Assault Story

Glenn’s review of Sharknado 2

If Glenn Did It – Man of Steel

Glenn’s The Dark Knight review

Glenn reviews The Dark Knight again

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Biff Bam Pop!

Glenn’s Twitter

Ray’s Twitter

The GAR! Podcast on Facebook

Videos:

Frank Gorshin does “The Riddler Song” on “The Dean Martin Show” 1966

Batman: Dead End

 

GAR! Podcast Episode 64: Batman and Sexology (Married At First Sight)

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This week’s episode of The GAR! Podcast includes discussion of the following:

sugary intro / Batman and Hot Dog Days / Batman 75 at Biff Bam Pop! / Bob Kane / Stan Lee / Ray’s favorite Batman stories / Glenn’s favorite Batman stories / the least favorite / Batman and Robin / The Dark Knight Strikes Again / New 52 continuity / FXX / Metastasis / Married at First Sight / what is a sexologist? / Doug and Jamie / online dating / Vaughn and Monet / Jason and Cortney / the details / B.O.R.N. to Style / GAR makeover / Big Brother / behind the scenes / Glenn’s response to negative feedback / fun fluff / Batman 75 at Biff Bam Pop! / interview with David Alpay / closing /

Links:

Batman Day

Hot Dog Day

“Bill the Boy Wonder” by Marc Tyler Nobleman

75 Greatest Batman Stories at Comic Book Resources

Batman: “Night of the Stalker”

Glenn’s review of The Dark Knight Strikes Again

“Metastasis”

“Married at First Sight”

Dr. Joseph Cilona on Twitter

Dr. Logan Levkoff

“B.O.R.N. to Style”

Justin.tv

Misbehavior on “Big Brother”

Crazy Chima on “Big Brother”

Chima’s side

JP Fallavollita at Biff Bam Pop!

Interview with David Alpay of “The Lottery”

Biff Bam Pop!

Glenn’s Twitter

Ray’s Twitter

The GAR! Podcast on Facebook

Videos:

“Married at First Sight” trailer

 

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GAR! Podcast Episode 63: Potato Chips and the New Female Thor

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This week’s episode of The GAR! Podcast includes discussion of the following:

intro / Thor on The View / Thor vs. Archie / Archie vs. Archie / Dan DeCarlo / The View / Chris Hemsworth / more of The View / timing / Batgirl / comics vs. film / San Diego Comic-Con / Stan Lee / Lay’s Do Us A Flavor / the flavor finalists / breaking them down / Oh Yoko! / the predicted un-researched winner / meat chips / Denny’s Atari videogames / Arkanoid / Huff Post on the Lay’s chips / Doritos Jacked / more female Thor / Wolverine interlude / Luther / Chelsea Cain / Better Call Saul / Marvel Star Wars / Gil Kane and Aliens / Grayson / Winter’s Bone again /

Links:

The new female Thor

Also on “The View”

Lay’s Do Us A Flavor Contest

Do Us A Flavor at French Fry Diary

Sexy Feet Flavored Potato Chips

Last year’s Do Us A Flavor contenders at French Fry Diary

Oh Yoko! at French Fry Diary

Hot dog chips at French Fry Diary

Denny’s Atari games

The Huffington Post on the Lay’s chips

Deptford woman’s connection to the Lay’s promotion

Cinnamon Pringles at French Fry Diary

The Doritos mystery flavors

The new female Thor at IGN

Glenn’s mini-review of Grayson #1

“Better Call Saul!”

Grayson at Biff Bam Pop!

Biff Bam Pop!

Glenn’s Twitter

Ray’s Twitter

The GAR! Podcast on Facebook

 

GAR Podcast Episode 62: Grilling, Dating, Reading and Writing

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This week’s episode of The GAR! Podcast includes discussion of the following:

Chick-fil-A / one near you / grilling / divorce / the opposite / get meat / grocery stores / occupational hazards / brush with death / speed dating / the Rob Kelly dating litmus test / Tinder tales / Orange Is the New Black / Winter’s Bone / I’ll Be Here All Week / Words in My Head / Godland / Joe Casey / Jose Ladronn / Arby’s / special orders / World Cup Soccer / picking Ray’s team / Japanese Doctor Who / Fire Rick Remender? / Bendis! / early closing / Batman 75 at Biff Bam Pop! / Alan Brennert and Batgirl / grilled fries recipe /

Links:

Chick-fil-A at French Fry Diary

Tommy’s Coal Fired Pizza & Bar

Whole Foods Marlton NJ

Rob Kelly

Ace Kilroy

The Aquaman Shrine

Hey Kids, Comics!

Tinder on Reddit

“Winter’s Bone” by Daniel Woodrell

Glenn hated Winter’s Bone the movie

Robin Renee

The Ward and Al Show

Glenn’s review of “I’ll Be Here All Week”

“I’ll Be Here All Week” by Ward Anderson

Words in My Head

Joe Casey’s Man of Action

Jose Ladronn

Arby’s at French Fry Diary

The Netherlands vs. Argentina

Japanese Doctor Who

#FireRickRemender

Great news for Ian Rogers

Alan Brennert and Batgirl

Memorial Day Grilled Fries

Biff Bam Pop!

Glenn’s Twitter

Ray’s Twitter

The GAR! Podcast on Facebook

Videos:

Doctor Who Anime

 

GAR! Podcast Episode 53: Special Guest Becca Butcher of Voluted Tales

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This week’s episode of The GAR! Podcast includes discussion of the following:

special guest Becca Butcher / Atlantic City / mermaids / Star Wars: The Ancient something… / old cast / sequels / emergency / Disney vs. Star Wars / John Carter / Fantastic Four / Hellsing / Marvel anime and Blade / G4 and beyond / Amazing Spider-Man 2 / bad theater experiences / Voluted Tales / Godzilla / VT submission guidelines / Dallas Cowboys / dueling plastic surgeries / idiocy by association / the dog killer / more Donald Sterling / Glenn’s new iPhone 5S / area code dating / accents / football families / next Voluted Tales / closing /

Links:

Voluted Tales

Becca Butcher’s blog

Voluted Tales on Facebook

Becca on Twitter

Amazing Spider-Man 2 at biff Bam Pop!

Glenn’s John Carter review

Marvel Anime

Loews does not want Glenn’s business

Glenn’s infamous review of The Dark Knight

Glenn’s Marlton 8 review

Nerdful Things at Voluted Tales

Voluted Tales Submission Guidelines

Godzilla at Boing Boing

South Jersey Writers’ Group

Karina Fabian’s website

Meritline

Biff Bam Pop!

Glenn’s Twitter

Ray’s Twitter

The GAR! Podcast on Facebook

Videos:

“You Spin Me Round (Like a Record)” by Dead or Alive (then)

“You Spin Me Round (Like a Record)” by Dead or Alive (now, mature content)

GAR! Podcast Episode 52: Comics and Sexism

Ah, Silver Age sexism.
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This week’s episode of The GAR! Podcast includes discussion of the following:

intro / Camden Comic Con / Jamie Foxx on Sirius XM / kids with cards / Comics Interview and Amazing Heroes / press conferences / CO2 Comics / the elusive Bob McLeod / DIS Meet / spring cleaning comics / Alan Moore / returning vidcasts / no Avengers spoilers / Wanna Cook? / Crossed / Tampa / The Vril Agenda / ComiXology and Amazon / and Diamond / New 52 Teen Titans / Janelle Asselin / women who read comics / Glenn’s sister’s influence and her comics / sexy vs. sexism / Starfire / Power Girl / turnabout is Tempest / Phil Jimenez / Angela and crossovers / closing /

Links:

Camden Comic Con on Facebook

Camden Comic Con on Tumblr

Camden Comic Con on Twitter

The Make Mine Magic Podcast

Buffy to Batgirl

Free Comic Book Day

Amazing Spider-Man 2 trailer

The Foxxhole

Ventriloquist Ernie

Khari Productions

CO2 Comics

Comics Interview

Amazing Heroes

Steve Lafler

The World of Ginger Fox

Bob McLeod

Locust Moon Comics

Rob Kelly

The NJ DIS Meet Weekend

DIS Unplugged

DIS at French Fry Diary

Give Kids The World

All Things Fun!

The All Things Fun! Vidcast 2.0

The Biff Bam Popcast

Glenn’s Wanna Cook? review at Biff Bam Pop!

Wanna Cook?

Tampa by Alissa Nutting

The Vril Agenda by Derrick Ferguson and Josh Reynolds

Forbes on ComiXology

Bleeding Cool on ComiXology

Janelle Asselin on the cover of Teen Titans #1

Rape threats over cover at The Daily Beast

Asselin on the rape threats at XOJane

Comic Book Resources

Women in Refrigerators

Phil Jimenez

Phil Jimenez’ cover for Tempest #2

Biff Bam Pop!

Glenn’s Twitter

Ray’s Twitter

The GAR! Podcast on Facebook