The Bloobcast conclude their look at the Lord of the Rings trilogy and reminisce about the final film in the trilogy - The Return of the King. They discuss how the story successfully concludes the story, the bittersweet ending, the infamous cutting of Christopher Lee from the theatrical cut, the PS2 game, the utterly bizarre 1980's animated TV movie version, and Euan discovers that Elijah Wood will indeed wear wigs. Music/Clips Used: The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King directed by Peter Jackson Soundtrack composed by Howard Shore The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (1980) produced by Rankin Bass The 2003 Oscars Ceremony Bad Taste directed by Peter Jackson The Simpsons - Itchy and Scratchy and Poochie Murray Gold - Doctor Who Theme (originally composed by Ron Grainer)

The Bloobcast return to Raccoon City for this year's Blooboween episode to take a look at the third game (and Euan's favourite) in the Resident Evil series - Resident Evil 3. They discuss how the game began life as an unnumbered spin off, the titular antagonist Nemesis, what the game added to the Resident Evil formula, the 2020 remake, and touch upon one of the dumbest movies ever made. Music/Clips Used: Resident Evil 3: Nemesis directed by Kazuhiro Aoyama, owned by Capcom Resident Evil 3: Nemesis OST by Masami Ueda and Saori Maeda. Resident Evil 3 (2020) directed by Kiyohiko Sakata, owned by Capcom Resident Evil 3 (2020) OST by Kota Suzuki, Azusa Kato, Masami Ueda and Takayasu Sodeoka Resident Evil directed by Shinji Mikami, owned by Capcom Resident Evil 2 directed by Hideki Kamiya, owned by Capcom Resident Evil 4 directed by Shinji Mikami, owned by Capcom Resident Evil Apocalypse directed by Alexander Witt The Terminator directed by James Cameron Zombi 2 directed by Lucio Fulci, OST by Fabio Frizzi and Giorgio Tucci The Lord Of The Rings: The Return Of The King OST by Howard Shore Ghosts N’ Goblins (NES) - Angry Video Game Nerd (AVGN) The Simpsons, Trilogy of Error directed by Mike B. Anderson, owned by Gracie Films Ridge Racer directed by Yozo Sakagami and Fumihiro Tanaka, owned by Bandai Namco Entertainment Oh Yeah by Yello

The Bloobcast tackle a beloved movie from their childhoods as they look at Brad Bird's 1999 classic The Iron Giant. They discuss the movie's 1950's setting and Cold War setting, the themes of anti violence, differences from the original book, how the film set itself apart from Disney, and how poor marketing tanked the film's box office. Music Credits: Cool Vibes by Kevin MacLeod Cool Vibes Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ Intractable by Kevin MacLeod: Intractable Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ Clips from: The Iron Giant directed by Brad Bird The Black Cauldron owned by Disney The Quest for Camelot owned by Warner Bros Toy Story 2 directed by John Lassiter Red Dwarf created by Rob Grant and Doug Naylor Wild Wild West owned by Warner Bros.

The Bloobcast take a trip to Hillys to discuss the 2003 cult video game Beyond Good and Evil. They discuss the game's various gameplay styles, the music, themes of overthrowing the government, and the sequel's seemingly endless development hell

The Bloobcast welcome their new co host Joe to kick off 2023 with a look at Gerry and Sylvia Anderson's darkest puppet series - Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons. They discuss the sinister nature and violence of the show, the more realistic puppets, Colonel White's disdain for the title character, comparisons to the War on Terror, the bizarre Japanese theme tune, and the time when a major world event caused a repeat run of the show to be replaced with The Fresh Prince of Bel Air. Clips/Music Used: Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons created by Gerry and Sylvia Anderson Soundtrack by Barry Gray New Captain Scarlet created by Gerry Anderson NCS music by Crispen Merrell Terrahakws created by Gerry Anderson and Christopher Burr Terrahawks theme by Richard Harvey The Fresh Prince of Bel Air theme performed by Will Smith Beyond Good and Evil soundtrack composed by Cristophe Heral

The Bloobcast continue their look back at Peter Jackson’s Lord of the Rings trilogy and reminisce about the second film in the trilogy – Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers! They discuss changes from the books, debate the pros and cons of the Elves showing up to Helm’s Deep, the groundbreaking Gollum effects, parallels to the First World War, the excellent PS2 game, and how The Two Towers birthed most of the popular Lord of the Rings memes. Stay tuned to the end of the episode for announcements regarding the Podcast going into 2023! Credits: Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers directed by Peter Jackson Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers Soundtrack composed by Howard Shore Dungeons and Dragons (2000) directed by Courtney Solomon They’re Taking the Hobbits to Isengard created by Erwin Beekveld Goodbye Orlando uploaded by Peter Jackson The Beginning: Making Episode I directed by Jon Shenk Die Another Day directed by Lee Tamahori Captain Scarlet theme composed by Barry Gray Wii Shop Channel music composed by Kazumi Tokata Bloobcast theme composed by Rob

The Bloobcast try to be the very best like no one ever was and take a look at the Manga series Pokemon Adventures They discuss how the Manga adapts the games for its story, comparisons to the Pokemon anime, the series pop culture explosion in the late 90's, tackling darker themes while remaining kid friendly, and how Blaine looks like Dr Eggman's long lost brother... Credits: Pokemon Red and Blue opening music (1996) - Junichi Masuda Pokemon Red and Blue Route 24 & 25 theme (1996) - Junichi Masuda Pokemon Red and Blue Pokemon Center theme (1996) - Junichi Masuda Pokemon Red and Blue SFX (1996) Pokémon clips/soundtrack from the Pokémon anime (1997) - Shinji Miyazaki Ant and Dec Pokemon clip - CiTv (god knows when) Chinpokomon- South Park Series 3 episode 10 (1999-2000) The Sonic the Hedgehog (2006) | Real-Time Fandub Games - by SnapCube (2019) https://youtu.be/NGe79n-jcHk Sonic Adventure 2 (Hero Story) | Real-Time Fandub Games - by SnapCube (2018) https://youtu.be/po1qdT7mj-s Flash Gordon intro (1996) - Edmund Eagan Saul Goodman clip from Series 2 of Breaking Bad (2009) 'The Master' dialogue from Fallout 1 (1997) Dragon Ball Z theme (1989) Shuki Levy and Haim Saban (1996-1998) Obama's Terrible Secret (2013) by FilmCow https://youtu.be/pELWd_C5-kQ 'Duel Clip' from Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters anime (2000) 'Did someone say door to darkness?' Mickey Mouse quote from Kingdom Hearts 2 (2005) 'Frying Pan Drying Pan Quote' from Pokémon: Mewtwo Returns (2000)

For this year's Halloween episode, the Bloobcast are accompanied by their good friend Joe for a look at the PS1 survival horror classic Silent Hill. They discuss the games immersive atmosphere, comparisons to the Resident Evil series, it's tragic themes, the difficulties playing the games currently, and James' controversial views on the game... Silent Hill OST by Akira Yamaoka Silent Hill directed by Keiichiro Toyama Silent Hill Promise by Akira Yamaoka Trailer directed by Christophe Gans Curb Your Enthusiasm theme by Luciano Michelini Resident Evil directed by Shinji Mikami Jacob’s Ladder directed by Adrian Lyne Ridge Racer directed by Namco Kindergarten Cop directed by Ivan Reitman Cybil Bennett Dead By Daylight Announcement Trailer Harry Mason’s Running In The ‘90s Stranger Things theme by Kyle Dixon and Michael Stein Paranorman OST by Jon Brion Not Tomorrow Violin Cover by Kopikostar Bloobcast Theme by Rob

The Bloobcast invite their good friend Eng to join them in celebrating the 20th anniversary of Sam Raimi's original Spider Man film! They discuss how the film is a comic book brought to life, James Cameron’s abandoned version, the perfect casting, the UK's rating debacle, and Bruce Campbell being awesome. Eng's links: https://twitch.tv/engwa94 https://twitter.com/engwa94 Links used: Clips used Scenes from Spider-Man by Sam Raimi (2002) Spiderman (1967) cartoon theme by Bob Harris and Paul Francis Webster Spider-Man The Movie Game soundtrack - Main Menu theme (2002) - Michael McMustion Star Wars Attack of the Clones clips were from 2002's Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones by George Lucas Silent Hill theme (ps1) by Akira Yamaoka (1999) Spiderman (1999) cartoon theme Breaking Bad clip - 'I am the one who knocks!' - Season 4 episode 6 'Cornered' (2011) Bruce Timm Batman:The Animated Series 'I am batman!' clip (1992) Happy Feet - Elijah Wood's voice (2006) Pipe SFX from Super Mario by Nintendo (1983-present) Bodger and Badger clip - series 5 episode 5 (1995) Game of Thrones clip - Season 4 epiosde 6 'The Laws of Gods and Men' (2014) Garfield by PilotRedSun. (2013) https://youtu.be/OGbhJjXl9Rk The Amazing Spiderman clip 'c'mon flash take it' (2016) 'Farewell' - Danny Elfman - Spider-Man (2002) 'Chad Kroeger - Josey Scott 'hero' (2002) 'Appreciation' - Danny Elfman - Spider-Man 2 (2004) 'Main Titles'- Danny Elfman - Spider-Man (2002) Superman Main Theme - John Williams (1978) The Amazing Spider-Man Theme - James Horner (2012) Max Fleischer Superman theme (1940) by Sammy Timberg, Winston Sharples, Lou Fleischer Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog (1993) Eggman theme - composers - Reed Robbins, Mark Simon, Stephen C. Marston (Special only). Cats and Dogs trailer (2001) directed by Lawrence Guterman Elijah Wood interview with gametrailers.com (2008) https://youtu.be/hQCWMLnatYQ Rob Horrocks - Bloobcast intro and Outro Theme

The Bloobcast close to door to darkness and take a look at the bizarre melding of Final Fantasy and Disney - Kingdom Hearts! They discuss the franchises fascinating origins, the weighty hack and slash combat, the awesomeness of having a key as a weapon, the beautiful soundtrack, and the time when Winnie the Pooh got sentenced in ballon court. Music/Clips used: Kingdom Hearts OST composed by Yoko Shimomura Simple and Clean composed and performed by Utada Hikaru One Winged Angel composed by Nobuo Uematsu Night on Bald Mountain composed by Modest Mussorgsky Spider-Man theme composed by Danny Elfman Mickey’s House of Villains It’s Our House Now composed by Randy Petersen and Kevin Quinn Kingdom Hearts directed by Tetsuya Nomura Sleeping Beauty directed by Clyde Geronimi Spider-Man directed by Sam Raimi A Fair(y) Use Tale by Professor Eric Faden Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days directed by Tetsuya Nomura going from cutscene graphics to in-game graphics by ProZD Doctor Who "Turn Left" directed by Graeme Harper "Balloonatics" The New Adventures of Winnie The Pooh directed by Karl Geurs