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Ep. 37 — Rock ‘Em Sock ‘Em Reboots!

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Ben and Steve tackle REBOOTS!

Are reboots evil . . . necessary evil . . . or necessary?

What recent reboots work . . . and what don’t?

And what is the GREATEST reboot of all time? Steve thinks he knows. And Ben just may know the second greatest . . .

Listen as they lock horns over Battlestar Galactica . . . laugh about Highlander . . . launch into Star Trek . . . look at comics with the New 52 and Crisis on Infinite Earths . . .

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5 responses to “Ep. 37 — Rock ‘Em Sock ‘Em Reboots!”

  1. Ryan Avatar
    Ryan

    fascinating episode! i never understood the whole idea of rebooting, but i can see now why it might be necessary or desirable from the point of view of the studios, etc.

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      Ben

      Thanks, Ryan! Glad you liked it! The funny thing is, the two main reasons we recorded this topic ended up getting cut from the episode! (The Star Trek trailer . . . and the Battlestar Galactica prequel web series, Blood and Chrome . . . we talked about Star Trek and Battlestar Galactica, but the episode was SOOOOOOO long some thing had to go. Our whole Planet of the Apes conversation got cut too! Maybe another episode . . . I love Planet of the Apes.

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  2. RC Avatar
    RC

    Interesting episode. For myself, I define a reboot where any preexisting material is ejected from canon.

    That being said, I couldn’t fall in with Steve’s greatest reboot as a reboot.

    But I would ascend Ben’s second greatest reboot to the greatest reboot.

    I suppose ultimately, God will eventually reboot Earth… which will likely be significant. 🙂

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    RC

    On a side note, I first saw the above poster on a smart phone. I thought it was a guitar with the Superman S on the body.

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    1. Ben Avatar
      Ben

      That’s be an awesome guitar!

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