In this episode:

• the G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra Toy SuperPage,
• stupid Transformers and G.I. Joe comic book plots,
• the upcoming movie Machete (2010) starring Steven Seagal and Robert De Niro,
• Pulp Fiction (1994) starring John Travolta,
• Robert Rodriguez and Quentin Tarantino,
• our review of 21 (2008) starring Kevin Spacey,
• the upcoming movie The Expendables (2010) starring every action movie star ever,
• our review of Rambo (2008) starring Sylvester Stallone,
• our review of Iron Man (2008) starring Robert Downey Jr.,
• our review of Batman (1966) starring Adam West,
• upcoming movies (Fraggle Rock: The Movie, The Power of the Dark Crystal, and Underworld 4),
• The Lawnmower Man 2: Beyond Cyberspace (1996),
• Bob Dylan getting arrested in NJ,
• our review of Year One (2009) starring Jack Black and Michael Cera,
• our review of 500 Days of Summer (2009) starring Joseph Gordon-Levitt,
• our review of Paper Heart (2009) starring Michael Cera,
• celebrity deaths (Gordon Waller and Les Paul),
• the insane trailer for The Jay Leno Show,
• Shout Factory’s Transformers: The Complete First Season DVD set on sale for $13,
• Darius Rucker,
• the American Film Institute’s list of the funniest movies of all time,
• and Regis Philbin hosting Who Wants to Be a Millionaire for 11 episodes.

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Stan Lee, former president of Marvel Comics, co-created Spider-Man, the Fantastic Four, the X-Men, Iron Man, the Hulk, Daredevil, and several other comic book characters.

In 1998, he started Stan Lee Media, a new internet-based production and marketing studio, which grew to 165 people and went public. He produced the animated web series The 7th Portal and voiced the characters Izayus, The Drifter, and The Accuser.

Near the end of 2000, investigators discovered illegal stock manipulation and in February 2001, Stan Lee Media filed for bankruptcy. Stan Lee’s lawyer Peter Paul fled to Sao Paulo, Brazil. Excelsior!

In 2003, Lee created the animated series Stripperella for Spike TV, which was cancelled after thirteen episodes. In 2004, he announced plans to collaborate with Hugh Hefner on a superhero cartoon featuring Playboy Playmates and announced another superhero show that would feature Ringo Starr as the lead character. ‘Natch!

On July 27, 2006, Who Wants to Be a Superhero? starring Stan Lee debuted on the Sci Fi Channel. At the July 2007 Comic-Con International, Hasbro introduced a Stan Lee action figure. ‘Nuff said!

(discussed in episodes 43, 45, 62, 72, 76, 78, 82, 96, 100, and 103)

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In this episode:

• the end of the Writers Guild of America strike,
• technical difficulties while recording last week,
• an old VCR with instructions on a VHS tape,
• our video tour of the Fun N Games arcade a week before it shut down,
• new listeners (Manny the Mailman and Neal from www.intoyourhead.com),
• new comments by Esteban (Iron Man, War Machine, and stupid sizes of Star Wars toys),
• the upcoming movie G.I. Joe (2009) starring Dennis Quaid and Marlon Wayans,
• The 7th Portal and Stan Lee’s bankruptcy in 2001,
• Ringo Starr starring in Stan Lee’s new superhero show,
• the most useless object a Transformer could change into,
• celebrity deaths (Roy Scheider),
• celebrities’ real names,
• and Dirty Work (1998) starring Norm MacDonald, Artie Lange, and Jack Warden.

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In this episode:

• a friend trying to cash in comic books,
• the Close Encounters of the Third Kind 30th Anniversary Ultimate Edition DVD boxed set,
• XM Satellite Radio,
• the upcoming movie Iron Man (2008) starring Robert Downey Jr. and Samuel L. Jackson,
• the speeds of various animals,
• Hot to Trot (1988) starring Bobcat Goldthwait and John Candy,
• old cartoons and TV shows on In2TV AOL Television for free (www.in2tv.com),
• Ed O’Neill as the 1-800-COLLECT Phone Patrol,
• Louie Anderson,
• and the boring second host of The Weakest Link George Gray.

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