Guys Of A Certain Age

They are Guys of a Certain Age, but did they ever really grow up?  And what will they do when they get there? 

That is the question upon which the Guys pontificate this week.  Jay reaches way back to his childhood dreams of being an archeologist.  (Spoiler: that didn't happen. Not enough air conditioning.) Art had visions of writing his own comic strip, and actually came pretty close.  Robbie said: Grow up?  Where's the fun in that?  Listen as they dream in reverse.

This episode starts with a look at King of Kong: A Fistful of Quarters. In his Geek of the Week, Jay reviews this 2007 documentary about two men competing to get the highest all-time score in Donkey Kong. You'll come away educated, entertained, and encouraged about how you're spending your spare time.

At the "core" of this episode, the Guys share their personal experiences with Apple through the years. In addition to the first products they used, find out which hardware or software innovation each Guy considers to be a true gamechanger in their lives.

There's nothing like a new superhero flick to get the Guys chatting, and this week was chock full of talking points.  If we could only get them to keep to the point...

But first, Robbie introduced a Netflix binge-watching contract, created to keep harmony in the home.  That might become useful if both husband and wife decide to watch Amazon Prime's new series,  The Boyz, which explores the gritty side of superhero life.  (And we mean gritty - it's TV-MA.)  They also talk the family-friendly "Spider-Man, Far From Home" and the coming crossover extravaganza on the CW, "Crisis on Infinite Earths", which will feature Kevin Conroy in his first "live" role as Bruce Wayne.  This episode is super.  

Netflix Releases Formal Binge-Watching Contract to Stop Couples From Fighting

Welcome back my friends, to the ...podcast that never ends. 

It's bat time again...the year of the bat...yet another bat-iversary that The Guys are happy to celebrate. 

This time it's the 30th anniversary of the Tim Burton/Micheal Keaton Batman movie, and The Guys take the opportunity to discuss an article hailing the multitude of ways this movie ushered in the age of superhero movies that followed.  

(That's a long bat-sentence, isn't it?) Even Robbie's Geek of the Week is batty.  Or is it Robbie that's batty? Listen to find out, and as always... if you love it, we'd love it if you'd bat-subscribe, bat-share, and bat-rate us with all 5 stars.  

SHOW NOTES

The cool storyboarded video from the Burton Batman movie that would ahem intrigued Robin. Starring Kevin Conroy and Mark Hamill

From the page: The sequence introducing the Boy Wonder - ultimately cut before filming began - was taken from an early draft of the 1989 'Batman' movie, put together using original pre-production storyboards and voiced by B:TAS's Kevin Conroy (Batman) and Mark Hamill (the Joker).

While Jay heads to Canada to avoid being called up in the NBA Draft, Robbie and Art are once again left holding the bag. And a mixed bag it is, starting with our Geek of the Week segment. Art shares his thoughts on the Shazam movie, which, because he's a Guy of a Certain Age, he insists on calling Captain Marvel. Robbie mentions the upcoming 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing, and the guys discuss several of the movies and documentaries both old and new that celebrate the Apollo program and that milestone. 

The Guys fly a missing man formation once again, and this time it’s Jay that’s gone AWOL. 

Finally, the Guys talk music.  And you just might be surprised to discover what each considers his three most influential albums.  Eclectic?  Eccentric?  Well, they are a certain age.  

But first, the Geeks of the Week.  Art discovered a Spotify/Netflix-type app for comics outside the usual multiverse (Jay wants to know if he can get DVD's instead), Robbie delivers sad news of the original Lorax tree, and Jay brings up earworms. (Leave it to the pharmacist.)

Then the discussion turns to tunes.  The late 70's tickled Art's ears with rumours of Elvis (the other one),  Robbie's achtung was drawn to a state in the mid-west, while Jay takes us on a tour of his formative years, gospel shoes planted firmly in Ohio.  
This one should keep you humming.

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