♪Ever found a book that has everything? From hidden treasures to battles and kings♪ ♪You can take a trip to lands unexplored; and meet up with heroes that fight with a sword♪ ♪Suspense and excitement, if that's what you need. Then I've got a book here they you've gotta read♪ That's not the Bible, that's the Lord of the Rings.
Which one is the one that was made solely to coup political power, and which one is the one made solely to control the masses? Really that describes both Catholicism and Orthodoxy... >__>
Spider-Man says that with great power comes great responsibility. Bibleman, as a role model, is in a position of power over the hearts and minds of his child audience... and what he does with that power is completely irresponsible.
These are are way better than A & O franchise and the Airstended Budiverse, (which I apologize for dragging you kicking and screaming to review some of those films. But we got to hear Kaitlyn Maher singing on your show) combined
Well, Bonsheaux, it could've been worse. He could easily say: if you see a gay, beat them to death, or tell little girls they shouldn't go to planned parenthood clinics, if they get raped. Though, I still agree, this is irresponsible, but it could be much worse...eeww, just thinking about how it could be worse is making me shiver.
I worked at King's Island, an amusement park in Cincinnati one year in the early 2000s and this guy was supposed to make an appearance but cancelled at the last minute. Had tons of kids dressed up like him crying, and since they'd gotten tickets to the show through their churches we couldn't give them refunds, just told them to contact their church (I worked at the Customer Service/Bitch and Moan counter. Was a crazy day that I hadn't thought about in years!
It's funny how the bible has things in it that you'd only find in R rated movies nowadays and yet it's deemed okay for kids to read. What a weird world we live in.
PKMN37 Same goes for Scary Stories to Tell in Dark and the Grimm fairy tales (though the latter is more cartoony), the former has cannibalism, murders (including children), decapitations, gore with tons of blood, nightmarish, surreal imagery (some of which have _nothing_ to do with the actual stories). The Goosebumps book "I Live in your Basement," includes psychological horror, kids turning inside out, vomiting organs in explicit detail, constant dreams within dreams that blur reality and a doctor describing a process of how they're going to remove a kid's brain.
Usually it's the people who think the Bible should be read to toddlers who are the ones trying to enforce "family-friendly" standards onto those R-Rated movies.
@@jailcatjones3250 He still streams gameplay on his channel for his Live Wire series. He isn't dead, despite what so many of his haters would have you believe. And as for that Lupa thing, he officially confirmed that she didn't get him fired, and they apologized to each other a long time ago. It's old news and it sucks that so many people can't let go of the past and just forget about it annd move on. Goddammit!
One consistent thing you will almost always see in Christian kids media no matter what the gimmick is. There will usually be a pack of kids somewhere in it performing a sing song with bad choreographed dancing or movements. Usually the whole show will be based around it. You will see kids doing a show somewhere in there. The guy who plays the villain in the First several episodes of Bibleman is VERY entertaining. It's the same guy playing all the villains and he's hilarious, talented and he looks like he's really having a blast with the whole thing. He's the one to watch these movies for.
The popular opinion tends to go the other way, that it was funnier at the start when it was Willie Aames trying to be Adam West's Batman and declined when he was replaced with a new Bibleman and the show went full Power Rangers. 😂
I used to like Bibleman as a kid. I even met the actor who played the new guy once! I was so excited! I showed him some pictures I took of the live show they were putting on and he even saw a picture of my cat and said, 'You got a nice looking cat there.' It was so cool! I still have the shirt he autographed somewhere. Nowadays Bibleman is a bit more of a guilty pleasure, especially the later Willie Aames episodes, but I'd still probably let my kids watch it. If I had kids that is.
The Shady Reviewer I would too if not for one problem; the child actors are boring as sin, (get it?) which is a shame because of how wild the scientist is. I wanted more of him. From now on, I want more Binding of Isaac style bible related media.
The show tries to take itself seriously later on and honestly it's totally harmless and fun to watch. It becomes more like Batman mixed with 90s-early 2000s cheese ball TV shows with sub-par effects and a guy that spews Bible knowledge. It's quite the experience.
between this and Brutalmoose's Captain Bible review I'm convinced Bible themed superheroes are a doomed concept as no one can make asking someone else to fix your problem look cool, but who is more incompetent Captain Bible with not being able to recall a single verse of the book he's named after, or Bibleman for not only failing to defeat a single enemy but also not even helping the kids short of showing up? you decide.
Yeah I have to agree, Captain Bible somehow blows it even harder. Bibleman's costume is *slightly* cooler, and at least he has a fight scene that involves more than just reading off an iPad.
+johnhamilton08 I'm assuming you're referring to the podcast discussion that cranky turned into an animation where Jacob wrestling the angel was decided to be the best bible protagonist, I see your point but I'm talking more where the bible itself is a focus not a specific story otherwise I would include Doc Samson, I know he's "science" based but it even has the cutting hair aspect, although would the bible weapon in Castlevania make the users of them included as well? discuss
_Ever found a book, that has everything_ _From hidden treasures to battles and kings_ _Suspense and excitement, if that's what you need_ _than I've got a book here that you gotta read_ _You can take a trip, to lands unexplored_ _and meet up with heroes and fight with your sword_ _Some call it the good book, some call it the word_ _the greatest story you've ever heard._ Christ, I didn't know that the "Song of Ice and Fire" fanbase starts out *that* young!
"Couldn't you just go to the mall, like a normal person?" Must... resist... How I Met Your Mother... reference... LET'S GO TO THE MALL... TODAY! Damn it!
I never heard of Bibleman until I saw some DVDs of the show for sale in a second-hand shop nearby. I'm thankful I didn't. I don't know what I would've thought of it as a kid, but I'm glad I have no childhood memories of it.
I can see an argument between this show and current God movies. (God's Not Dead): Your show is dumb and corny. (Saving Christmas): Yeah. (Bibleman): Maybe so, but at least I'm not full of crap.
And Willie Aames isn’t as preachy as Kirk Cameron and actually has a sense of humor about how ridiculous Bibleman was and doesn’t mind people riffing the show.
I like how Brad makes a joke about this show "probably" not having any cocaine on the set. Having Willie Aames playing Bibleman, I'll bet there was at least some alcohol involved.
This show ironically made Willie become addicted to pain pills. It started after he hurt his back filming an episode and this is why he was eventually replaced.
Oh yeah. Aames has mentioned this a few times before. He did have alcoholism when he was younger but was pretty much sober after attending AA meetings for years and then he hurt his back while shooting a scene for Bibleman and things went downhill from there because people with alcoholism have a tendency to quickly become addicted to pain pills if they are given any. It is also why he hasn’t really been in anything since he quit being Bibleman as he became uncastable due to the pills.
I can think of much more scarier movies that are aimed for children things than this that Brad has seen that one movie with the letter "W" all over the title.
I FUCKING LOVE BRAD JONES!! I don't always agree with everything Brad says, but videos like this and "Rock it's Your Choice" makes me love him!! Even when I disagree with some of the things he says, he's ALWAYS entertaining. Sometimes his sarcasm is so thick I fear I may physically drown in it. LMAO
Christian kids were playing Nintendo- I know I was kicking demon ass in a game called "Spiritual Warfare". It was a total Legend of Zelda rip-off, and it was actually quite amazing. The bad guys were demon possessed street punks and you defeated them slicing them with the Sword of the Spirit as you collected your bullshit Bible-armor. Even my athetist best friend loved that game!
I first learned about Bibleman after stumbling across a VHS of his series at my local library. I never borrowed it, nor did I ever watch it, because the name of the title character says it all on why I christian like me should NOT watch something as corny as something called Bibleman. 9:16- Speaking of which, these kids should be singing Robin Sparkles' "Let's Go To the Mall."
Nice T-shirt. I remember some guy that owned a video store gave me a promotional cap from New World Pictures. It was some tie-in with the film Black Moon Rising as I remember it had that logo on it as well.. such a wonderful cheesy item.. I wish I still had it.
He's back and throwing the first stone. This summer things are about to get hot when bible man burns heretics at the stake. Bible man in, if you don't drown you're a witch.
Because nothing says "ancient biblical pacifist" like putting on an armored leotard and killing villains with a lightsaber. edit: And he doesn't even have his lightsaber in this one. Is the the lame early version before it got entertainingly bad?
If the Joel Schumacher versions are to be true then apparently that leotard is the fabled armor of god made manifest on earth, too bad it looks awful as both armor and a superhero costume
Last night my internet cut out at the 4:59 mark right after the kid says "It's doggone... interesting." and before it cuts back to Brad, so it was like Bibleman was just infinitely staring at him in disbelief and disappointment.
Even the 70s Justice Friends Aquaman is more useful in saving the world than Bibleman. Yep. It’s official. A man that can talk to fish is a better superhero than Bibleman.
I'm going to be real, as a kid I actually freaking loved Bibleman. they show it to us in the Sunday school and it was literally the thing I looked most forward to, because I was actually a really big a superhero fan in general so this was just like the cherry on top of slightly boring lecture. Then again I was like 8 so...
I grew up with this stuff, Bibleman, Veggietales, and 321 Penguins. I was a dedicated little Christian and even THEN I thought this show was lame as hell
I've watched this before, and I don't remember him saying that this show started in 1996. That was when I was born! :O And I had to look up if that part about Joel Schumacher directing this was true. It wasn't. lol Anyway, I just started, so I'll probably comment again or edit this comment after I finish.
Once during a very slow Sunday morning shift, I turned on Bibleman because I was vaguely aware of it and wanted to see what it was like. I remember thinking that if this is what Christians are allowing their kids to watch, their kids are going to grow up dumb.
"The bible has everything...except musical numbers" I do believe the entire book of Psalms would beg to differ. The vast majority of it was designed as musical numbers
The official story is that the producers got tired of Willie Aames' self-referential scripts; however, it was actually because Aames had a bit of a weight problem, and they got tired of the crew calling him "the grape in the cape."
Yeah the anti-science and political questions are pretty questionable ,but it’s otherwise...harmless, it’s not likely that most kids will pick up on the implications
1:36 Yeah! Honestly a lot of the book of Judges reads like an especially dark episode of Game of Thrones. And Yael penetrating Sisera as he lies between her legs is some twisted shit. If I were to teach a religious school class, it would be called, “Sex, Murder, and Murder/Sex - All The Stuff Your Parents Don’t Want You to Know is In the Bible”
Feel like reviewing the later episodes might be interesting. Yeah this was only for the first couple of episodes THEN BIBLEMAN ACTUALLY FIGHTS...not necessarily crime ,but just bad influences. Also even those episodes make fun of this era for being Barney
Willie Ames as Miles look like a mixer between Robin Williams & Martin Short. When he becomes Bibleman. Brad is right about his appearance he looks like a mixer between the Phantom & SpongeBob but with the green ranger’s armor & Robocop’s helmet.
