Animation – The Reel World

Pantheon Plus – Mario March Madness: Super Mario Saturday Mornings

It’s Week 2 of Mario March Madness! Brian and Jerome explore more animated adventures of the Mario Bros. through three short-lived animated series: The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!, The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3, and Super Mario World.

They even checked out an episode of Captain N: The Game Master! Plus, we hear Brian’s thoughts on the elusive Power Glove.

Pantheon Plus – Mario March Madness: The Great Mission to Rescue Princess Peach!

It’s Mario March Madness! The month-long Super Mario Bros. exploration begins with an anime adaptation that most people don’t even know exists.

It’s Super Mario Bros.: The Great Mission to Rescue Princess Peach! It’s under an hour yet still manages to tell a better Mario story thanthe 1993 film.”

Pantheon Plus – Underrated Sequels: Shrek 2

Brian reveals his final underrated sequel, and they discuss the wonders of the Shrek franchise. Find out whether Gen Z is right about Shrek 2 being better than the original.

Pantheon Plus – Christmas Edition: Animated Shows

Jerome and Brian are taking a few weeks to discuss the wonders of Christmas through the eyes of some of your favorite TV shows.

This week, they discuss some animated episodes: Batman: The Animated Series‘ ‘Christmas with the Joker’, Futurama‘s ‘Xmas Story’ & ‘A Tale of Two Santas’ and South Park‘s ‘Woodland Critter Christmas’

There Will Be Movies – Episode 95: Akira

Ben Phillips & Matt Waters present 25 of their favourite movies from a given decade, and for what could be the last time they’ll be focusing on 1980 – 1989.

Isn’t it weird how we made it 95 episodes of a movie podcast without any animation? Well, there’s a good reason for that which Ben will explain…

The Superhero Pantheon – Spider-Man ’94: Episodes 53-55

‘The Wedding’, ‘Six Forgotten Warriors’ & ‘Unclaimed Legacy’

Jerome and Brian begin their discussion of the final season of the mid-90s Spider-Man animated series.

Look, things are weird but at least there’s no fairy tale episode. Peter Parker’s parents might be Russian spies. Also, there’s two episodes featuring Scorpion. Kingpin is a highlight at least.

The Superhero Pantheon – Spider-Man ’94: Episodes 51-52

‘The Lizard King’ & ‘The Prowler’

On the 99th episode of Superhero Pantheon for The Reel World, Jerome and Brian discuss a disappointing finish to season four.

There’s lizards aplenty and a new villain. Also, what influence did Tarantino potentially have on the finale?

The Top 30 Episodes of Batman the Animated Series (Part II: 15-1)

Batman the Animated Series celebrated its 30^th anniversary this last week, so at the suggestion of smarter people who work on this site than me, it’s time for a more explicit ranking of the Top 30 episodes of the show, concluding with 15-1.

The Superhero Pantheon – Spider-Man ’94: Episodes 42-44

‘Guilty’, ‘The Cat’ & ‘The Black Cat’

Jerome and Brian begin their look at the penultimate season of the the mid-90s Spider-Man. They discuss the more feminine writing style and how Felicia Hardy gets a full blown character arc. Join us for a good slate of episodes before things go down in a big way next week.

The Superhero Pantheon – Spider-Man ’94: Episodes 37-39

‘Venom Returns’, ‘Carnage’ & ‘The Spot’

Jerome and Brian break down the CARNAGE of these episodes. Yes, it’s a Carnage and Venom team-up. Plus, there’s War Machine and Iron Man. Find out the second Fresh Prince of Bel-Air connection contained in this set of episodes. A vast improvement from last week as we enter the final stretch of season three.