The Bat-Jar Podcast

After a two-month wait, here it is- our series finale where we briefly discuss the movie "300" and then reminisce on the past seven years of podcasting. To everyone who has been part of this show: guests, cohosts, and listeners, thank you for being part of this journey with us.  The intro and outro music was created by Cackles and Jeremy Eckert. We thank them for their generous support of this podcast. Check out our Facebook page at www.facebook.com/batjarpodcast. Invite your friends to like our page! You can contact us at @thebatcookiejar on Twitter or you can send an e-mail to batjarpodcast@gmail.com.

In our penultimate episode, we put the best of the best Disney animated movies from each era we have discussed over the years into a tournament-style competition to determine what is the greatest Disney animated movie of all-time. The intro and outro music was created by Cackles and Jeremy Eckert. We thank them for their generous support of this podcast. Check out our Facebook page at www.facebook.com/batjarpodcast. Invite your friends to like our page! You can contact us at @thebatcookiejar on Twitter or you can send an e-mail to batjarpodcast@gmail.com.

As we are coming towards the series finale, we spend this episode cleaning out the Bat-Jar and rapid-fire discussing the various topics we never got to. If you're a fan of Supernatural, Disney, DC Animation, and chicken nuggets- there's something in this episode for you! The intro and outro music was created by Cackles and Jeremy Eckert. We thank them for their generous support of this podcast. Check out our Facebook page at www.facebook.com/batjarpodcast. Invite your friends to like our page! You can contact us at @thebatcookiejar on Twitter or you can send an e-mail to batjarpodcast@gmail.com.

After nine years of development, seven directors, at least eight different writers, a few delays, changes in studio leadership, and more, we finally have The Flash movie. Do we wish we could go back in time and save this movie from itself? Join us inside the Bat-Jar and find out! Music and audio from "Justice League Unlimited" is the property of Kristopher Carter, Lolita Ritmanis, Michael McCuistion, Dwayne McDuffie, Bruce Timm, James Tucker, Shaun McLaughlin, Warner Bros. Animation, and DC Comics. Music and audio from "The Flash (2014 TV Series)" is the property of Blake Neely, Greg Berlanti, Andrew Kriesberg, Geoff Johns, Berlanti Productions, DC Entertainment, and Warner Bros. Television. Music and audio from "The Flash (2023)" is the property of Benjamin Wallfisch, Barbara Muschietti, Michael Disco, Warner Bros. Pictures, DC Studios, Double Dream, and The Disco Factory. The intro and outro music was created by Cackles and Jeremy Eckert. We thank them for their generous support of this podcast. Check out our Facebook page at www.facebook.com/batjarpodcast. Invite your friends to like our page! You can contact us at @thebatcookiejar on Twitter or you can send an e-mail to batjarpodcast@gmail.com.

After a couple-month hiatus, we are back to discuss the future of the show and catch up on all the movies that have been released in the past few months! The intro and outro music was created by Cackles and Jeremy Eckert. We thank them for their generous support of this podcast. Check out our Facebook page at www.facebook.com/batjarpodcast. Invite your friends to like our page! You can contact us at @thebatcookiejar on Twitter or you can send an e-mail to batjarpodcast@gmail.com.

DC's first theatrical release of 2023 has arrived with "Shazam! Fury of the Gods". Why has this film struggled to find an audience with both critics and the general public not showing much love towards this one? Join us as we put this under the microscope and find out. To avoid SPOILERS for this movie, skip over 46:59- 57:55 of the episode. The intro and outro music was created by Cackles and Jeremy Eckert. We thank them for their generous support of this podcast. Check out our Facebook page at www.facebook.com/batjarpodcast. Invite your friends to like our page! You can contact us at @thebatcookiejar on Twitter or you can send an e-mail to batjarpodcast@gmail.com.

The smallest Marvel hero can now say he has been the lead of three separate movies now that "Ant-Man & The Wasp: Quantumania" has been released. We take this opportunity to look back on the previous Ant-Man films, what we liked about them, and where the third film may have felt too different for us.  The intro and outro music was created by Cackles and Jeremy Eckert. We thank them for their generous support of this podcast. Check out our Facebook page at www.facebook.com/batjarpodcast. Invite your friends to like our page! You can contact us at @thebatcookiejar on Twitter or you can send an e-mail to batjarpodcast@gmail.com.

After 13 years and ruling the box office for 7 weeks (again) we are finally talking about the James Cameron "Avatar" franchise. Special guest Hubert joins in as we discuss the Pandora phenomenon and how the sequel measures up to the original movie. To avoid SPOILERS for "Avatar: The Way of Water" skip over 47:25- 58:22 of the episode. The intro and outro music was created by Cackles and Jeremy Eckert. We thank them for their generous support of this podcast. Check out our Facebook page at www.facebook.com/batjarpodcast. Invite your friends to like our page! You can contact us at @thebatcookiejar on Twitter or you can send an e-mail to batjarpodcast@gmail.com.

Have you heard of Biopunk, the younger sibling of Cyberpunk? It's a very similar subgenre of science fiction with some key distinctions. If you're a fan of Altered Carbon, District 9, Scanners, Akira, or even Batman Beyond, you have already been exposed. The intro and outro music was created by Cackles and Jeremy Eckert. We thank them for their generous support of this podcast. Check out our Facebook page at www.facebook.com/batjarpodcast. Invite your friends to like our page! You can contact us at @thebatcookiejar on Twitter or you can send an e-mail to batjarpodcast@gmail.com.

After looking back at what 2022 brought in terms of comic book movies, we now look forward to 2023 to see what all mainstream movies are offering this year. Prepare for prequels for Willy Wonka, horror reboots of Winnie the Pooh, two series with tenth entries, four superhero movies delayed from 2022, and a new Christopher Nolan movie about historical events. The intro and outro music was created by Cackles and Jeremy Eckert. We thank them for their generous support of this podcast. Check out our Facebook page at www.facebook.com/batjarpodcast. Invite your friends to like our page! You can contact us at @thebatcookiejar on Twitter or you can send an e-mail to batjarpodcast@gmail.com.

In a year where several releases were pushed into 2023 and other titles chose to be only on streaming, we take a hard look and rank the remaining comic book movies that were released in theatres in 2022. Music and audio from "Black Adam" is the property of Lorne Balfe, Beau Flynn, Hiram Garcia, Dwayne Johnson, Dany Garcia, New Line Cinema, DC Films, Seven Bucks Productions, and FlynnPictureCo. Music and audio from "Black Panther: Wakanda Forever" is the property of Ludwig Goransson, Kevin Feige, Nate Moore, and Marvel Studios. Music and audio from "The Batman (2022)" is the property of Michael Giacchino, Dylan Clark, Matt Reeves, DC Films, 6th & Idaho, Dylan Clark Productions and Warner Bros. Pictures. Music and audio from "DC League of Super Pets" is the property of Steve Jablonsky, Patricia Hicks, Dwayne Johnson, Dany Garcia, Hiram Garcia, Jared Stern, Warner Animation Group, DC Entertainment, and Seven Bucks Productions. Music and audio from "Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero" is the property of Noaki Sato, Norihiro Hayashida, Toei Animation, and Crunchyroll. Music and audio from "Doctor Strange In The Multiverse of Madness" is the property of Danny Elfman, Kevin Feige, and Marvel Studios. Music and audio from "Jujitsu Kaisen 0" is the property of Hiroaki Tsutsumi, Yoshimasa Terui, Alisa Okehazama, Masaya Saito, Yuri Murai, Toshihiro Maeda, MAPPA, and Crunchyroll. Music and audio from "Morbius" is the property of Jon Ekstrand, Avi Arad, Matt Tolmach, Lucas Foster, Columbia Pictures, Marvel Entertainment, Arad Productions, and Matt Tolmach Productions. Music and audio from "One Piece Film: Red" is the property of Yatsutaka Nakata, Eiichiro Oda, Toei Animation, and Crunchyroll. Music and audio from "The Quintessential Quintuplets Movie" is the property of Hanae Nakamura, Miki Sakurai, Junichiro Tanaka, Tomoki Ueda, Makoto Furukawa, Tomoyuki Ōwada, Gōta Aijima, Mitsutoshi Ogura, Yūichi Izumi, Kento Yoshida, Bibury Animation Studios, and Crunchyroll.  Music and audio from "Thor: Love & Thunder" is the property of Michael Giacchino, Nami Melumad, Kevin Feige, Brad Winderbaum, and Marvel Studios. The intro and outro music was created by Cackles and Jeremy Eckert. We thank them for their generous support of this podcast. Check out our Facebook page at www.facebook.com/batjarpodcast. Invite your friends to like our page! You can contact us at @thebatcookiejar on Twitter or you can send an e-mail to batjarpodcast@gmail.com.

Over the years, we have discussed and defined the three types of Christmas movies. This year, we put the nebulous "B Type" movies under the microscope. These films occupy a unique space in the Christmas movie world, as many of them were made before "Christmas movies" were really a thing. The intro and outro music was created by Cackles and Jeremy Eckert. We thank them for their generous support of this podcast. Check out our Facebook page at www.facebook.com/batjarpodcast. Invite your friends to like our page! You can contact us at @thebatcookiejar on Twitter or you can send an e-mail to batjarpodcast@gmail.com.

Marvel's Phase Four concludes with this return to the land of Wakanda and the legacy of the Black Panther in a world where Chadwick Boseman was unable to reprise his role due to his untimely passing in 2020. To avoid SPOILERS for "Black Panther: Wakanda Forever", skip over 35:17-52:43 of the episode. Music and audio from "Black Panther: Wakanda Forever" is the property of Ludwig Goransson, Kevin Feige, Nate Moore, and Marvel Studios. The intro and outro music was created by Cackles and Jeremy Eckert. We thank them for their generous support of this podcast. Check out our Facebook page at www.facebook.com/batjarpodcast. Invite your friends to like our page! You can contact us at @thebatcookiejar on Twitter or you can send an e-mail to batjarpodcast@gmail.com.

After three years of Disney having a streaming service, a Star Wars show has emerged that has been met with universal praise by everyone. Why does "Andor" succeed where other shows have struggled? Join us inside the Bat-Jar and find out! To avoid SPOILERS for Season 1 of this show, skip over 39:36-55:03 of the episode. Music and audio from "Star Wars: Andor" is the property of Nicholas Britell, Tony Gilroy, Kate Hazell, David Meanti, and Lucasfilm.  The intro and outro music was created by Cackles and Jeremy Eckert. We thank them for their generous support of this podcast. Check out our Facebook page at www.facebook.com/batjarpodcast. Invite your friends to like our page! You can contact us at @thebatcookiejar on Twitter or you can send an e-mail to batjarpodcast@gmail.com.

After thirty years of playing Batman, voice actor Kevin Conroy has died at the age of 66. In this episode we look back on his story, how he became so iconic in the role, and the legacy he leaves behind. Music and audio from "Batman Beyond" is the property of Kristopher Carter, Bruce Timm, Alan Burnett, Glen Murakami, Paul Dini, Warner Bros. Animation, and DC Comics. Music and audio from "Batman: The Animated Series is the property of Danny Elfman, Shirley Walker, Bruce Timm, Eric Radomski, Alan Burnett, DC Entertainment and Warner Bros. Animation. Music and audio from "Batwoman" is the property of Blake Neely, Sherri Chung, Caroline Dries, Greg Berlanti, Sarah Schechter, Marcos Siega, Berlanti Productions, DC Entertainment, and Warner Bros. Television  Music and audio from "Batman: Mask of the Phantasm" is the property of Shirley Walker, Benjamin Melniker, Michael Uslan, and Warner Bros. Animation. Music and audio from "Justice League (2001)" is the property of Lolita Ritmanis, Bruce Timm, James Tucker, Glen Murakami, Rich Fogel, Warner Brothers Animation, and Cartoon Network. The intro and outro music was created by Cackles and Jeremy Eckert. We thank them for their generous support of this podcast. Check out our Facebook page at www.facebook.com/batjarpodcast. Invite your friends to like our page! You can contact us at @thebatcookiejar on Twitter or you can send an e-mail to batjarpodcast@gmail.com.

Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson has played many movie characters who were basically superheroes. Now he finally gets to play an actual superhero, except his character says he isn't a hero? Join us for a discussion around the latest anti-hero movie, Black Adam. To avoid SPOILERS for "Black Adam", skip around 45:13- 58:00 of the episode. Music and audio from "Black Adam" is the property of Lorne Balfe, Beau Flynn, Hiram Garcia, Dwayne Johnson, Dany Garcia, New Line Cinema, DC Films, Seven Bucks Productions, and FlynnPictureCo. The intro and outro music was created by Cackles and Jeremy Eckert. We thank them for their generous support of this podcast. Check out our Facebook page at www.facebook.com/batjarpodcast. Invite your friends to like our page! You can contact us at @thebatcookiejar on Twitter or you can send an e-mail to batjarpodcast@gmail.com.

Get ready for a courtroom comedy about a Marvel character who breaks the Fourth Wall that isn't Deadpool! Bruce Banner's cousin becomes a Hulk while trying to balance a full-time job and a dating life. How does this streaming series hold up when put under the Bat-Jar microscope? Music and audio from "She-Hulk: Attorney At Law" is the property of Amie Doherty, Melissa Hunter, Jessica Gao, and Marvel Studios. The intro and outro music was created by Cackles and Jeremy Eckert. We thank them for their generous support of this podcast. Check out our Facebook page at www.facebook.com/batjarpodcast. Invite your friends to like our page! You can contact us at @thebatcookiejar on Twitter or you can send an e-mail to batjarpodcast@gmail.com.

After 182 episodes of unrelated content, we finally return to the space-western world of Firefly. Diving more into the film "Serenity", we ask ourselves if there is any future for this franchise and the Brown Coats who remain loyal to the series. The intro and outro music was created by Cackles and Jeremy Eckert. We thank them for their generous support of this podcast. Check out our Facebook page at www.facebook.com/batjarpodcast. Invite your friends to like our page! You can contact us at @thebatcookiejar on Twitter or you can send an e-mail to batjarpodcast@gmail.com.

Since arcades introduced "high scores" in the 1980s, there has been a competitive element to video games. In recent history, this has led to the development of something you may have heard of: E-Sports. What concerns might arise from video games being considered as sports? What benefits does this growing industry offer to gamers and fans? The intro and outro music was created by Cackles and Jeremy Eckert. We thank them for their generous support of this podcast. Check out our Facebook page at www.facebook.com/batjarpodcast. Invite your friends to like our page! You can contact us at @thebatcookiejar on Twitter or you can send an e-mail to batjarpodcast@gmail.com.

After almost two years, Marvel Studios has built up a catalogue of streaming shows to serve as a companion to their ongoing film saga. Now is a good a time as any for us to evaluate if these shows are working or not. Are they diluting the brand of the MCU or are they taking the world to new heights? The intro and outro music was created by Cackles and Jeremy Eckert. We thank them for their generous support of this podcast. Check out our Facebook page at www.facebook.com/batjarpodcast. Invite your friends to like our page! You can contact us at @thebatcookiejar on Twitter or you can send an e-mail to batjarpodcast@gmail.com.