Show #42: Thank God Her Pants Stayed On

Niall and Dwayne marshal a team of action scientists to counter the threat posed by the mighty Inhumanoids!

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A podcast much belated, but not for any fear of discussing this 1986 toy property tie-in from Hasbro and Sunbow as we find ourselves pleasantly surprised yet again. The war on giant monsters from beneath the Earth eventually gives way to more light-hearted shenanigans which leads to a slight disparity of tone. However an entertaining cast of heroes, villains and weird creatures with amusingly sarcastic dialogue and grotesque spectacle helps it stand out from the crowd, despite not achieving the long-running successes of its peers.

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Giant monsters

Relationship trouble

Justice for all

Show #37: Stiffen The Snake

With the second live action film on everybody's minds right now it's as good a time as any to delve into the original feature length adventure of America's highly trained special mission force in G.I. Joe: The Movie!

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This is the biggest exposure that some of us here at SOTSM have had to the 1980s cartoon of the G.I. Joe toy franchise and boy does it throw you in at the deep end. Departing from the series' usual military hardware based firefights in favour of a battle against ancient serpent men from beneath the earth, this film isn't as fondly remembered as contemporaries such as the Transformers movie despite their similarities in introducing a plethora of new characters for the toyline and the dramatic (almost) death of a key figure.

At the very least it is an endearingly silly romp with animation that delivers on the promise of the show's intro, including a gorgeous opening action sequence that neatly sums up all the best points of G.I. Joe.

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'MURIKAW!

Drama

These snake men hate our lives and our freedoms!

Show #8: Traumatise A Young Ginger Boy

Super special guest Jake Bourke joins us this time to bolster the numbers of our sacred order as we undetake the perilous quest to discuss the 1987 cartoon Visionaries: Knights Of The Magical Light!


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The first in what will become many Hasbro/Sunbow productions we talk about, Visionaries goes down a whole lot easier than it's contemporaries such as GI Joe and Transformers. This may be because of it's single season run or help from the talented Osamu Dezaki and TMS Entertainment. Maybe a wizard did it! Listen to hear our attempts at dramatic reading and learn what Jake is REALLY afraid of.

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For those interested I shall be in attendance at Kitacon at the Hilton Metropole near Birmingham Airport this coming weekend of Friday the 13th. Seek me out and say hello/punch me in the face, wherever applicable.

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                                                             Spectral Knights

                                                             Darkling Lords

                                                             Poo Monsters