Here we are at the actual Teen Titans pilot episode - one that makes it readily apparent why they decided to air Final Exam first. Between underdeveloped characters, an inorganic conflict and a weak resolution, it definitely isn't the series putting its best foot forward. Which is funny because foot-related mishaps are what drive the plot.
Also, we get to witness what could have been - Slade with a butler! Poor Wintergreen, this version of Slade was just too brooding and antisocial for your services.
This is also one of our shortest episodes in a long time. Maybe even the closest we've come to the vaunted "tight 45"! Think we can do it? Or will we lose ourselves in tangents about the cartoon institution of the toxic sludge factory?
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Also, we DID in fact get two emails after we recorded this episode! Thank you so much, Ari and Alysa - we'll read them out next time!
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Uh oh, watch out everyone! Starfire's cool older sister is in town and she's here to tempt our heroes into the depths of depravity. Lock the spice cabinet because she WILL empty your oregano into a baggie and sell it back to you.
We do talk about drugs a lot in this one, as a heads up.
But anyway! Not only is Sisters a fun episode, it's one of our first character study episodes in a show full of great ones. Not to mention a couple study, since this has the show's first big Robin and Starfire moments. Oh, if only Ulrich and Yumi had had this kind of open and honest communication...
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After two long years and five even longer months, the dream lives again. Like three cockroaches crawling out of an irradiated crater, the Super Nuclear Group returns to deliver sweet, marketable cartoon nostalgia to your ear holes.
This time, we're bidding a temporary adieu to Avatar and starting fresh with a show all three of us remember with misty-eyed longing - just in time for its 20th anniversary. That's right, it's Teen Titans time!
We're covering the episodes in release order, not production order, so we're starting with Final Exam. It's frankly a better introduction to the series, wherein we meet Raven and those other guys.
Anyway, welcome to Titan Talk!
This was recorded back in July while David and Mary (who live together now!) were visiting his folks in Texas. So view it with that context in mind - but we'll get closer to the present soon.
Pardon our dust as we ramp back up - we have a lot of exciting things in store!
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This episode of Avatar Recycle carries a content warning for description of animal mutilation of 30:45. As well as, uh, discussion of current events throughout.
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https://blacklivesmatters.carrd.co/
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Cover art by Ingram Jinkins! Find their work at @ingramjinkins on Twitter or at http://ingramjinkins.com.
Theme song is "Then Everything Changed" by Matt of Avana Music! Find more of Matt's work at https://soundcloud.com/avanamusic.
Click here to see A KEA: https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/342232/kea-wins-bird-of-the-year
Click here for Instrumentality: https://twitter.com/ZeroSuitCamus/status/1338183860362866691?s=20
Click here for, uh, Handsome Squidward https://twitter.com/WoodmanFLG/status/1337897262534569985
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Theme song is "Then Everything Changed" by Matt of Avana Music! Find more of Matt's work at https://soundcloud.com/avanamusic.
Good news, everyone! We heard your complaint about there not being enough year-end holidays and have magnanimously decided that December 8th is Super Nuclear Day. You may curry favor with our traditional mascots, the Super Alpaca and Gnuclear Gnome, by supporting us on Patreon. Good fortune is sure to follow.
In this episode, Katara does some badass stuff, Zhao does some bad stuff (and is an ass), and we talk about a horrible nightmare we all had were M. Night Shyamalan made a terrible movie based on this awesome cartoon. We also talk about Hades, laugh at superstitious yokels, and look at the single worst tweet ever made by anyone, ever.
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Click here for Goofy and Homura!: https://64.media.tumblr.com/6b716d1a34a65fb7dbb10eda9ec0da5f/tumblr_nl8wz1JHvu1rjov24o1_640.jpg
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Here are some of the best resources at hand right now to educate yourself, donate/generate ad revenue, and protect Black lives and Black safety:
https://blacklivesmatters.carrd.co/
Homeless Black Trans Women Fund - https://www.gofundme.com/f/homeless-black-trans-women-fund?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=p_cp+share-sheet
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Cover art by Ingram Jinkins! Find their work at @ingramjinkins on Twitter or at http://ingramjinkins.com.
Theme song is "Then Everything Changed" by Matt of Avana Music! Find more of Matt's work at https://soundcloud.com/avanamusic.
Apologies for the wait, everyone! Moving and life got in the way but we are BACK!
Welcome back to The Avatar Recycle, the show where we talk about our cats and then, if we have time, Avatar. In this episode, Mary moves down the street, Ben moves across the country, and David stays right the fuck where he is, because in an ever-changing world, it's nice to have a little stability. You're welcome.
It's the first part of the two-part season finale, wherein our merry gang of goofuses travels to the north pole to fight sexism. Iroh sings, Zuko dies, Wakko packs away the snacks, and there is a very real chance that your dad isn't actually your dad.
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Click below for the posts discussed in this episode:
https://jewfrogs.tumblr.com/post/623118496638926848/obviously-the-episode-doesnt-directly-say-that
https://kurtwagners.tumblr.com/post/146667887815/sorry-if-im-bothering-you-but-can-you-share-why
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Here are some of the best resources at hand right now to educate yourself, donate/generate ad revenue, and protect Black lives and Black safety:
https://blacklivesmatters.carrd.co/
Homeless Black Trans Women Fund - https://www.gofundme.com/f/homeless-black-trans-women-fund?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=p_cp+share-sheet
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OR! You can join us on Discord at this link: https://discord.gg/tf9m6CM
Cover art by Ingram Jinkins! Find their work at @ingramjinkins on Twitter or at http://ingramjinkins.com.
Theme song is "Then Everything Changed" by Matt of Avana Music! Find more of Matt's work at https://soundcloud.com/avanamusic.
This time it is David who will not be with us for this one, and Jess who will rise to the occasion and take his place as we take on a SURPRISINGLY intense ATLA episode! All the more so for Mary, because she never saw it the first time round.
What does that mean for you all? A whole lot of well deserved slamming on Heart of Darkness, the secrets of Ben's clown heritage, Aang's best Cornholio impression, and so, so many stories about cats.
Content warnings for discussions of racism and colonialism. As well as cat poop, and spoilers for Death Note.
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Check out all of Jess's works at http://beachghost.carrd.co !
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Here are some of the best resources at hand right now to educate yourself, donate/generate ad revenue, and protect Black lives and Black safety:
https://blacklivesmatters.carrd.co/
Homeless Black Trans Women Fund - https://www.gofundme.com/f/homeless-black-trans-women-fund?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=p_cp+share-sheet
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OR! You can join us on Discord at this link: https://discord.gg/tf9m6CM
Cover art by Ingram Jinkins! Find their work at @ingramjinkins on Twitter or at http://ingramjinkins.com.
Theme song is "Then Everything Changed" by Matt of Avana Music! Find more of Matt's work at https://soundcloud.com/avanamusic.
This episode is all about trust, in the sense that it betrayed ours by being kinda crappy and on-the-nose, as well as having uncomfortable sexual undertones. And speaking of that, watch us revive old Homestuck memes you hoped to never see again! (At least Sokka gets to be smart in this one.)
The Super Nuclear Group would also like to remind our fellow dirty, smelly Yanks to vote, vote, vote! For Joe Biden if at all possible, or failing that, for the D next to his name. We love Joe Biden's D. Can't get enough of it, really.
We also talk Simpsons, Machine of Death, and Reylos, who are all a bunch of [VERY LOVELY PEOPLE].
In this episode, the role of Ben is played by our good friend Jess, but don't worry, we're definitely not classing up the joint! Much merriment is had discussing the rare and elusive Sugondese frogs. (Would you suck on them? Tell us in the comments!) We also discover that the crazy old people of the Avatar universe are a lot less racist than ours.
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Click here for the best cow joke of 1891: https://64.media.tumblr.com/a83caaae40468835a075aa6a8801c98c/e7768bd5fb5c9855-1f/s500x750/e8ab9f53c543abf1abc81b4ef25971b209e29027.jpg
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Here are some of the best resources at hand right now to educate yourself, donate/generate ad revenue, and protect Black lives and Black safety:
https://blacklivesmatters.carrd.co/
Homeless Black Trans Women Fund - https://www.gofundme.com/f/homeless-black-trans-women-fund?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=p_cp+share-sheet
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OR! You can join us on Discord at this link: https://discord.gg/tf9m6CM
Cover art by Ingram Jinkins! Find their work at @ingramjinkins on Twitter or at http://ingramjinkins.com.
Theme song is "Then Everything Changed" by Matt of Avana Music! Find more of Matt's work at https://soundcloud.com/avanamusic.
This episode involves Aang and Iroh telling heartbreaking stories of past trauma whilst they and their friends huddle around a campfire. Celebrate the occasion by listening to three nerds talk about My Big Fat Greek Wedding whilst hunched over their computers. Be warned: this episode contains more vagina references and discussion than the average Super Nuclear production. (We feel that we really outdid ourselves this time).
Note: We ended up recording this over the course of two days because Mary's throat got too sore to continue the first time. Ben's audio is a little fuzzy on the first day - apologies for that!
(And apologies for the delay as well. Time and time again, I swear I've uploaded this episode! TAR #13 will be out tomorrow.)
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Click here for the meme about saying fuck: https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/353/764/4cd.png
Click here for NOT MY BURGER NOOO: https://www.tiktok.com/@khris.goesrawr/video/6853901880070819077?lang=en
Click here for kitty Valkyrie's GoFundMe: https://www.gofundme.com/f/valkyrie-vet-bills?utm_medium=copy_link&utm_source=customer&utm_campaign=p_na+share-sheet&rcid=2d60aa9383304f3eae7298076cc8ecf7
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Here are some of the best resources at hand right now to educate yourself, donate/generate ad revenue, and protect Black lives and Black safety:
https://blacklivesmatters.carrd.co/
Homeless Black Trans Women Fund - https://www.gofundme.com/f/homeless-black-trans-women-fund?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=p_cp+share-sheet
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Follow us on Twitter at @super_nuclear, or send us your feedback at supernucleargroup@gmail.com ! Or you can support us on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/supernucleargroup.
OR! You can join us on Discord at this link: https://discord.gg/tf9m6CM
Cover art by Ingram Jinkins! Find their work at @ingramjinkins on Twitter or at http://ingramjinkins.com.
Theme song is "Then Everything Changed" by Matt of Avana Music! Find more of Matt's work at https://soundcloud.com/avanamusic.
Ah yes, here we are. One of the Famously Bad episodes of Avatar, which means it would be a low average in any other show. Even as we try not to judge it by its reputation and/or memes, we still find it... condescending? A bit tone deaf? Paints centrists as the real victims? We're not quite sure what they're actually trying to say here.
But it's okay that this one's a bit of a stinker, because on our end, MARY GOT A CAT! Say hello to Ness, of whom pictures can absolutely be found on our Twitter. And stick around to listen as we avoid talking about this episode by any means necessary, including crabs, "Weed la Weed," and the the Adam Sandler movies we maybe tolerate.
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Click here for some very cute Neon Genesis Evangelion art: https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Eh6B5-pXgAAu5s2?format=jpg&name=small
Click here for some Spongebob Vocaloids: https://twitter.com/redbuddi/status/1305216930547150848 , https://twitter.com/redbuddi/status/1304309204409348101 , https://twitter.com/redbuddi/status/1304309204409348101
Click here for Ryuko's cool mask: https://twitter.com/centinel303/status/1305535592218861568
Click here for the post about the Cave of Two Lovers: https://gayavatarstyle.tumblr.com/post/626688191372640256#notes
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Here are some of the best resources at hand right now to educate yourself, donate/generate ad revenue, and protect Black lives and Black safety:
https://blacklivesmatters.carrd.co/
Homeless Black Trans Women Fund - https://www.gofundme.com/f/homeless-black-trans-women-fund?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=p_cp+share-sheet
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Follow us on Twitter at @super_nuclear, or send us your feedback at supernucleargroup@gmail.com ! Or you can support us on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/supernucleargroup.
OR! You can join us on Discord at this link: https://discord.gg/tf9m6CM
Cover art by Ingram Jinkins! Find their work at @ingramjinkins on Twitter or at http://ingramjinkins.com.
Theme song is "Then Everything Changed" by Matt of Avana Music! Find more of Matt's work at https://soundcloud.com/avanamusic.
First and foremost I have to deeply DEEPLY apologize for the lateness of this episode, I had it and it was up on Patreon and I just straight up forgot to put it on the main feed. ._. Thank you all for your patience!
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