Epic Rap Battles of Historyyyyyyy!

Bond-on-Bond combat would've been pretty great, and I think Austin Powers could've had more of a chance as a side bet than as one of the main contenders. And Lazenby is nobody's favourite Bond, but they could've used him as a stand-in to pick at some of the franchise's more problematic elements, maybe. Given what they did with Stalin vs. Rasputin, I'm thinking they just didn't have the time/inspiration/motivation to make it happen, but I'm willing to bet they considered it.

I would've just given Lazenby like two lines before he gets shuffled out.

That'd work too, sure. Though something he once said, 'Bond is a brute,' always stuck with me throughout Daniel Craig's harder-edged portrayal. Lazenby meant it as a departing dig, but Bond being a cad and a cold-blooded killer is part of his lasting appeal, which think is pretty interesting.

I wish they'd spent more time on this one. There's a lot they could have done just with Bond villains and LIs showing up to dance in the background without any lines, and the way Craig's Bond in particular has acted as a soft reboot, reinventing Spectre and MI 6, with Silva almost as a refutation of the suave, gadget-happy direction that the franchise had taken to its height during the Pierce Brosnan era. I think there might have been an even greater conflict to be mined between Brosnan/Moore vs Craig/Connery, for that matter.

edited 14th Jan '17 2:54:41 PM by Unsung

I thought that Craig!Bond had better lines than Connery!Bond.

I thought that Powers had the best lines against both of them.

I think Lazenby would be like Pompey in the Rasputin melee. I imagine the battle would be pitched as Sean Connery-Bond vs Lazenby!Bond and then Lazenby would be cut off by Moore, then Dalton, Brosnan and Craig.

George Lazenby only stopped being the second-best Bond outright because of his dickhead of an agent, who convinced him that hippy movies were the way to go. And even in his first and only appearance as Bond he's already surpassed Craig - because I will rewatch OHMSS and I refuse to do so for the only Craig!Bond film I could be bothered watching, which was the overrated Skyfall.

Heh.

They need to have one with Charlie Chaplin and Buster Keaton.

The whole thing would be in subtitles.

Yes. This.

Yes. This. Put that one right next to Weird Al vs Mel Brooks at the top of my Most Wanted list.

They've talked a lot about Charlie Chaplin vs Rowan Atkinson in the past (Atkinson being best known for playing Mr Bean, of course).

They are not silent shows.

I was rewatching Stan Lee vs Jim Henson and I just realized Disney's first two lines are playing off of the way "M-I-C....K-E-Y" is split up. I've only watched this video like ten times.

So we've got some news about a next season for Epic Rap Battles of History. Peter and Lloyd had taken a break from the series to focus on their own lives and branch out a bit. Peter is expecting a baby girl and Lloyd has an album out, another series, and lost some weight. They're gestating on Season 6 of Epic Rap Battles of History but for the most part they needed a bit of a hiatus to focus on other things, and I'm glad they decided to take a brief moment to ease down for a bit and relax.

Hey... sorry for the necrobump, but I just got a weird idea for a rap battle that I wanted to share.

Jerry Seinfeld vs. Jerry Springer - two of the biggest TV icons of the 90's who happen to be named Jerry.

That kind of thinking is how we got Bruce Banner vs Bruce Jenner.

Jerry Springer would be a better opponent for Dr. Phil.

As for Seinfeld, probably a comedian from another decade such as the 3 Stooges, Charlie Chaplin, or Stephen Colbert.

TBF, that battle was also in horrible taste. It had other problems besides questionable theming.

Besides, that kind of thinking also got us Wonder Woman vs. Stevie Wonder, which was pretty decent.

edited 28th Jan '18 9:54:58 AM by TyeDyeWildebeest

I read "Dr. Phil."

What came to mind was "Uncle Phil vs Danny Tanner."

Looking back, I wish they'd saved Trump for a match with Jay Gatsby.

They used him twice. One was for the 2016 election rap, the other was as Jacob Marley against Scrooge.

Now here's a point of discussion I don't think I've seen here yet; what are your favorite beats from ERB?

The first one that comes to mind for me is Babe Ruth vs. Lance Armstrong. Lance and Babe's rhymes are great on their own, but that sweeping string section makes the battle sound huge, adding gravitas to every line they're spitting.

And notice how the percussion stops at the beginning of Babe Ruth's second verse, and then kicks in again as he starts to get angrier. That's a really nice touch.

Some of my other favorites are Michael Jordan vs. Muhammad Ali, Gordon Ramsay vs. Julia Child, Adam vs. Eve (the silver lining to an otherwise lackluster battle) and Frank Sinatra vs. Freddie Mercury.

Ooh, that's another great one! Can't believe I forgot about it.

edited 14th May '18 7:57:49 AM by TyeDyeWildebeest

My favorite beat is likely the one from the Jack the Ripper vs Hannibal Lecter battle.

The continuous guitar string adds a very haunting touch to it, and I love the addition of screams in the background to the rhythim. It makes up a legitimately addictive and unsettling vibe.

"This is horrorcore" indeed, Jack.

They are back with a new season and a bonus battle on 7th December.

Edited by Blurring on Dec 2nd 2018 at 11:01:13 PM