What happens when two young men let their love of movies, comic books, and all things “geek” take over their lives? They run away from their families, bringing only the most essential DVDs and comics to their secret, highly fortified underground bunker in sunny Southern California, where they start recording podcasts that will change the world.
Are they heroes?
No.
Are they geniuses?
Far from it.
Are they the future of this planet?
I sure hope not.
Simply put… Matt Cohen and Jesse Rivers are “Bagged and Boarded”.
BAGGED & BOARDED #35: We Have The Internet Now – In which Matt and Jesse take a break from geek talk, unveil a new trivia contest, offer up the next round of commentary choices, and get into another one of their good old fashioned “debates”. Pick a side, hoist a sign, and join the march. It’s about to get all corporal in this piece.
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September 30th, 2009 at 2:51 am
Ok folks.
to vote for the next commentary, simply go to
http://tiny.cc/3omCE
voting will be open for one week from now! Get your vote on.
the trivia questions for the first ever B and B trivia contest are as follows.
1. What towns/states did Matt and Jesse grow up in respectively?
2. What movie screening did Matt cause himself and Jesse to miss?
3. In which episode did Jimmy Moore make his world debut?
4. What cartoon character does Jesse want to have sex with?
5. What is the name of the amusement park that featured the haunted house that scarred Matt for life?
6. What powers did Matt and Jesse preemptively choose for DC Universe Online?
7. Name three impressions Jesse has done on the show.
8. Name the alternate title to the Bagged & Boarded Theme song.
9. What was the name of the “film expert” Matt voiced, during the “Stand By Me” commentary episode?
10. Why does Matt oftentimes call Jesse, Jerome?
email your correct (hopefully) answers to BaggedBoarded@gmail.com
The first to email all the correct answers wins an original painting by Matt Cohen and a copy of Jesse Rivers rap album.
Enjoy!
September 30th, 2009 at 4:30 am
can’t wait for the next commentary
September 30th, 2009 at 4:36 am
I don’t want any of that stuff. I do however want a shout out and since that is not an option, I should get it anyhow.
K?
September 30th, 2009 at 7:50 am
I think Matt’s thing is that he assumes that violence feels worse than it really does. A good parent can discipline their child with violence, they won’t generally be kicking the shit out of their child. A person who hits their pet will not usually attack them. Hitting your kid will not hurt for very long. You (Matt) assume that someone who hits their kid will be irrational. Spank your own arm with a whipping action and feel how it feels warm and stings for a little while, the average parent won’t do any more than that to their child.
An example of me learning from physical pain (self-induced) is that I used to do stupid stunts as a kid, once I jumped out of a window, landed badly and fucked up my knee. Since then, I have never done any majorly stupid stunts because I subconsciously associate them with pain. It’s a hard way to learn a lesson but it will stick with you better than any lecture ever will.
Also, a child cannot be its parent’s equal. It doesn’t have the life experience that the parent has so it doesn’t have the wisdom. A child can be smart but they still have a lot to learn.
As far as violence goes, being punched in the face and getting a black eye really isn’t as bad as you’d imagine before you experience it. I can’t speak for broken bones (as mine seem to be made of steel and don’t get damaged no matter what I do) but I’d imagine it’s pretty much the same in that the thought of having a broken bone or being hurt is worse than the experience.
September 30th, 2009 at 7:50 am
Good episode, by the way.
September 30th, 2009 at 9:04 am
One movie that isn’t out on DVD that I would want is a lesser known movie from the mid-90’s called “Trojan War” starring the older brother from “Boy Meets World.”
September 30th, 2009 at 11:59 am
I think that at some point you guys should do commentary on The Shawshank Redemption. It’d be wonderful no doubt.
September 30th, 2009 at 2:49 pm
emlyn my brotha, without giving a full response due to time constraints, I’ll just address the first statement. My “anti” corporal punishment stance doesn’t have to do with the physical pain aspect as much as the moral concept behind the act. I’m sure in the scheme of things a slap across the butt with a stick isn’t that horribly painful but the notion that your parents, those who are supposed to protect you from pain and fear, your bastion of sanctuary if you will, can and will suddenly become the very thing they are supposed to protect you against? I dont get it. We are taught that no one can lay a hand on us without consent, in any matter, and yet our parents are supposed to be given free range to discipline in any homespun manner they see fit? Just seems like a terribly mixed message to be giving to the mind of a child.
After this pod, I found that corporal punishment is still legal in 22 states, in public schools.
Remember when I said I wanted to move to France? Anyone got a real estate agent who can hook me up with a dope cottage deal in Normandy?
September 30th, 2009 at 3:22 pm
I’d take the painting… you never know if Matt Jewmaster Cohen will be super-famous one day.
September 30th, 2009 at 5:27 pm
You’re not a pacifist you’re just a pussyfist
September 30th, 2009 at 8:30 pm
my parents never beat me, but I did know what a spank on the bum was….and that I didn’t want one…so I was a very well-behaved child most of the time….and real sneaky the rest of the time.
October 1st, 2009 at 9:43 am
i was hit a bit, and i don’t resent my parents for it.
October 2nd, 2009 at 11:32 am
First of all I’d like to say that it’s a privelage to be able to listen to you guys for free & to communicate with you on the more facinating subjects. Also I’m sure we all have major love for Jesse.
I guess it comes down the whether you want fear & violence to be a part of your childs life for ever, & it will stay with them for ever. At one point Jesse says it’s all they understand. I’d say that a small child absolutly does not understand physical violence especially when it’s carried out upon them. I could hear Jesse’s parent’s word coming from his mouth & it was a bit sad I have to say. In the end violence begats violence, fear etc. I think Matt summed it up well.
Again i will reiterate the love we all have for the Mad Matt & the Jolly Jess.
Nice one guys… be well.
October 2nd, 2009 at 1:59 pm
First and foremost, very good ‘cast gentleman! One of the reasons I enjoy this show is because it gives me a little of just about everything I could want. Movie stuff, comics stuff, and real life stuff. The contrast from you guys is great. Sometimes I’m totally on board with Matt and sometimes I think he’s psycho, same for Jesse, although to a lesser extent the psycho part for Jess because he’s just so laid back. That being said..
Not movie-wise but I really wish they’d put a lil show called “Now and Again” on dvd. It starred Eric Close and Dennis Haysbert before they went on to fame in “Without a Trace” and “24” respectively.
And finally. I’m an adult who got spankings as a child and am now a parent. I respect your view, Matt, but like Jesse I humbly disagree. Your child can not be your equal, for the reasons mentioned above. They do not have the intelligence, wisdom or experience that you do. And corporal punishment, in my opinion, is a very viable option. We do NOT live in a society where no one can lay a hand on us without our consent. I guarantee you if you break certain laws some gentleman in blue suits with badges will lay several hands on you in a most “uncomfortable” way… Especially if you’re of a darker skin tone like me. (But that is for another ‘cast or comment!)
Parenting is actually under the same principle. Your parents are the “law-makers” in the home, and there are consequences for breaking those laws. The same way that you do not get arrested for not curbing your dog or parking in a no parking zone, parents don’t (or at least shouldn’t) spank their kids for leaving the faucet running or watching TV after bed time. But if your child does something KNOWINGLY that endangers themselves, or their siblings, friends or the rest of the family, or that they’ve been repeatedly warned about, I can see escalating discipline from a “time out” or the removal of privileges to a swat on the behind, etc.
Just a thought…
October 5th, 2009 at 10:56 pm
Matt, you need to get your head out of your ass.
Beating your child is different from punishing them. And the same goes for torture. If Jesse wants to slap his kid, why shouldn’t he?
Anyway, love the podcast and I still love you…as a podcaster.
October 8th, 2009 at 1:31 am
Ok Matt….here goes. Just listend to #35 today. You guys and Kev & Harry Scotter make the work day pass nicely. And for the record, I’m 35, from the same area (i think) Jesse is from (south AL?) and have a 3 year old.
So, a small person who is incapable of understanding right from wrong or the logic behind an argument against their behavior can’t be corrected with a physical pain or the threat thereof?
It’s what you did to the weird, crazy guy on set.
You sent him a physical message (after asking him REPEATEDLY to cease his behavior) that said, “Hey, keep fucking around and shit’s on.” He was incapable of understanding what/why anything was going on, so the next step was threatened. And it took you and another guy to get right in his grill as well….an obvious message of potential violence.
See, as much as we would like to believe we’re far beyond our animal brethren, we’re not. Our evolution has stalled. A tiger in the jungle does two things to correct her cubs behavior when it does something stupid or dangerous. She growls a deep, threatening growl and/or swats it with her paw or nips with her teeth. This is what 99.9% of all parents do.
For kids who are too young to understand logic (let’s say…til age 7 or so for shits n giggles…varies from child to child though)…a quick swat to the butt does wonders for correcting their behavior in ways no conversation ever would. Because at 3 years old, kids don’t comprehend WHY anything must be a certain way. They’re incapable. By 7, you SHOULD be able to talk some logical sense and utilize privilege removal, grounding, etc, etc and get the same effect.
When my daughter does something that bad (usually something flat out defiant or dangerous to herself…and sorry dude, it’s true, you NEVER understand this kid stuff until you have one) we start with “time outs”….then, if she persists (almost always does…especially with the defiance), we go to spanking. Her spanking consists of me picking her up off the floor (where she’s usually writhing in a screaming fit) and putting her over my knee and telling her “You’re going to get a spanking now because you are being bad and not listening to Mommy & Daddy and doing what we say.” I then give her ONE pat on the butt. For reference, I pet the fuckin dog’s head harder than I make contact with her PullUp. Sometimes I don’t even actually spank. I just tell her I did. The embarrassment is enough at that point and she writhes and sobs like a pitbull has her.
Then, we hold her and go over why she got spanked again. She apologizes and promises to not do said thing anymore. We tell her we love her and that we don’t ever like to spank her and that if she’ll learn to behave and listen to us, then she won’t get them anymore.
Now, I was got switches (fuckin azalea bushes SUCK), belts, the backside of hairbrushes, and the occassional palm. And to a degree, Matt’s right. At some point, the child and the parents have to both understand that corporal punishment must end when the child can consistently utilize logic to understand their parents instructions, respect them, and measure their own actions. If not, then the only message being relayed is that “violence is how problems get solved.” That’s also when things like video/tv/net restrictions, talking to friends, etc, become much more valuable, and a better behavioral tool for parents.
Now, do some crazy fucks beat the living fuck outta their kids Good Will Hunting Style? God yes, and that’s a crime. I would never spank my child anywhere but her chubby butt and even then only in those controlled circumstances. People who punch, kick, bite their kids and bruise them or make them bleed need serious help.
But again, corporal punishment has worked for many, many cultures for many thousands of years. Please don’t be so egotistical to think your way is the only way simply becuase you’ve never experienced it…you know, the same thing you criticized people about for thinking of other countries poorly….. hat’s very….ummm….illogical and well, Republican of you! And yes, I’ve been to many countries.
And FYI, listening to you talk about raising kids while plowing through a bowl while having no kids is like listening to Ryan Seacrest talk about pussy.
Anyway, love ya guys…..just had that in my noodle since listening earlier…..fuck it….bowl and bed await…woot!
January 22nd, 2010 at 2:53 am
I know I’m late on this, noone will probably ever read this, but in regards to the issue of the legality surrounding spankings, it’s not against the law.
The guideline for legal corporal punishment, in Texas, is that as long as you aren’t doing it out of rage, and are in control it’s not abusive. And thus legal.
There’s a huge difference between the occasional spanking, and beating the ever living fuck out of your kid.