Kneel Before Pod

Craig, Aaron and Chris assembled to discuss the Sony/Marvel collaborative effort Spider-Man: Homecoming . As always the conversation went on random tangents such as Futurama , other versions of Spider-Man and how Michael Keaton likes to play characters based on winged creatures. Craig and Aaron can be found on this very site and Chris can also be found on a Sunday between 12 and 3pm GMT live on Bl...

In the latest interview segment, Craig had the pleasure of talking to Echo Kellum who plays Curtis Holt aka Mr. Terrific on Arrow . The brief chat covers how he got into acting, his interests and his time on Arrow as well as his hopes for his character. We wish him well and hope that Curtis thrives in the new season. Stay tuned to Kneel Before Blog for full reviews of every episode of Arrow  once...

Craig, Angus and Natalie got together to discuss the latest instalment in the DC Expanded Universe; Wonder Woman . There was a massive variation in opinions but the conversation covered the film in detail as well as gender politics in Hollywood and the importance of representation in media. Craig , Angus and Natalie can all be found as writers on this very site as well as being avid contributors t...

Star Trek Discovery finally has footage to be consumed so Craig, Sandy and Nick get together to do just that. Three Die Hard Star Trek fans draw on their shared love of the franchise and unpack the trailer. As always there are plenty of tangents including other Star Trek shows and films, the Star Trek: The Next Generation porn parody and tackle the eternal question of how modern storytelling can a...

Recently Craig caught up with Star Trek Voyager actor Manu Intiraymi to talk about his career as well as his current science fiction project, The Circuit . The conversation covered a lot of ground from what inspired him to acting to how he landed his roles and his time on Star Trek Voyager . They also talked at length about The Circuit and what ultimately inspired that. He's an interesting guy wit...

Craig, Aaron and Chris decided to get together to discuss the new entry into the Marvel Cinematic Universe; Guardians of the Galaxy Vol.2 . The discussion compares it to other Marvel films, other sci fi films and how it was enjoyed relative to the first one. As always the chat veers off on some tangents while talking through the experience of seeing the film. Craig and Aaron can be found on this v...

In honour of Star Wars Day (May the Fourth) Craig, Angus and Natalie got together to discuss the first chronological movie in the Star Wars franchise; Star Wars or what would later be known as A New Hope . The discussion includes a long disagreement about where Rogue One: A Star Wars Story appears in the chronology and trying to imagine experiencing this film for the very first time. You can also...

In honour of Alien Day (04/26 according to the way Americans write it) Angus takes over hosting duties and brings together his group of ultimate badasses in the form of Craig, Natalie and Chris to work their way through ALIENS , a film that many consider to be the best sequel of all time. The discussion went on many tangents such as other sequels, theories about how long Newt was left on her own a...

Recently a teaser for what will likely become the biggest film of the year appeared on the internet; the long anticipated first footage for Star Wars Episode VIII: The Last Jedi is here for excessive analysis. Craig, Aaron and Chris got together to discuss this teaser and spent a lot of time talking about how Rey's training could go, where Luke sits on the light/dark scale and whether Yoda is sitt...

The experimental "Trailer Chat" feature continues on with a discussion about the recently released Thor: Ragnarok trailer. Much of it became about how many Thor puns can be crammed into a relatively short discussion and there is a liberal amount of conversational tangent but everyone gets across their thoughts on the first footage from the God of Thunder's next outing. Craig , Angus and Natalie ca...

The Power Rangers reboot movie has been in cinemas for a while now so Craig and Chris decided to get together to talk about it. Surprisingly the conversation didn't veer off on many tangents but there was still plenty of extra discussion on childhood toys that seem to have no name as well as some reminiscing about how the franchise has influenced the lives of both contributors. Craig can be found...

"Chapter 8" The Legion season 1 podcasts conclude with the final episode "Chapter 8" which focuses on David trying to cast off the entity invading his mind. Craig, Chris and Aaron get together to talk about the finale as well as the season as a whole while detailing their hopes and theories for season 2. Tangents are a natural thing on Kneel Before Pod and this week is no different. Aaron may be t...

Craig and Sandy celebrate First Contact Day; the biggest day in the Star Trek fan calendar by having a discussion on the film  Star Trek: First Contact . As you might expect the discussion veers of on several tangents mostly related to the Star Trek franchise; basically it's just two massive nerds having a long chat about this film and connecting it to the rest of the franchise they know so well....

Kneel Before Pod is trying out a new feature where people get together and discuss trailers for upcoming films they're excited about. This edition focuses on Justice League and Spider-Man: Homecoming . The discussion on Justice League features Craig, Chris and Aaron and the discussion on Spider-Man: Homecoming features Craig and Sandy. Craig and Aaron can be found on this very site and Chris can a...

"Chapter 7" The Legion podcasts continue with “Chapter 6”. Craig, Aaron and Chris all return for more mind bending discussion as answers start to come our way...along with more questions. As always the discussion veered off in different directions. This week we covered our collective love of Matt Berry in The IT Crowd, the musical choices including some confusion around the music this show feature...

"Chapter 6" The Legion podcasts continue with "Chapter 6". Aaron is missing in action again this week so Craig and Chris hold the fort and aimlessly discuss Legion . As always the discussion veered off in many directions including a sizeable discussion about best selling songs in the 70s, Beauty and the Beast , the upcoming film Life and various other wonderful tangents. Craig can be found on this...

The 90s pop culture icon Mighty Morphin' Power Rangers is about to receive a high budget live action reboot in cinemas everywhere so talking about the show that birthed the franchise is definitely within Kneel Before Pod's wheelhouse. Craig, Angus and Natalie got together to discuss several episodes of the show and discuss them at length. Everything is covered from the quality, cultural impact and...

"Chapter 5" The Legion Podcast reviews continue with "Chapter 5" with a full team this week in the form of Craig, Chris and Aaron. Now that the season is beyond the halfway point the show starts offering up some answers but also gives the viewer more questions to ponder. There were less tangents this week but still plenty. The discussion brought in Twin Peaks , the 90s X-Men cartoon, Angel and eve...

Hugh Jackman recently -supposedly- ended his iconic tenure as the X-Men character Wolverine in James Mangold's Logan . To mark the occasion Craig, Angus and Natalie got together to discuss the film. Emotions ran high and there was a lot to say about the film, Hugh Jackman himself and a whole load of other barely/unconnected things that tend to come up during these discussions. Craig , Angus and Na...

"Chapter 4" The Legion podcast reviews continue with “Chapter 4” with Craig and Chris providing the discussion on the fourth episode. As with all discussions this one was as varied as always with digressions into The Tomorrow People , Alice in Wonderland , the Marvel Cinematic Universe, The IT Crowd , other X-Men films. We start to get a feel for the confusing landscape that makes up this show now...

"Chapter 3" The Legion podcast reviews continue with "Chapter 3" with Craig and Aaron providing the discussion on the third episode. As with all discussions this one was as varied as always with digressions into The Tomorrow People , Alice in Wonderland , other X-Men films, Rocky,  The Jetsons and all sorts of other tangents. We also continue to muddle through the confusing landscape that makes up...

Our podcast reviews of Legion season 1 continue with the second episode, "Chapter 2". Craig and Chris get together to discuss their thoughts on the latest episode. The discussion was as varied as you might expect with lots of discussion about memories, confusion, the X-Men and Patrick Stewart. We even touch on The Tomorrow People and Mr. Robot as well as the merits of vaping in this universe. We s...

"Chapter 1" The new X-Men -sort of- spin-off begins with  Legion and we decided to do a podcast review of every episode rather than the traditional written review. Craig, Aaron and Chris come together to deliver their collective thoughts about the opening episode on this new series. As always the discussion goes all over the place with the comics, other superhero TV shows, superhero movies, rampan...

Recently, Craig caught up with David Haydn-Jones. He plays Mr. Ketch, British Men of Letters Agent in current episodes of Supernatural . The conversation covered everything from the start of his career to the present day including guest spots on Charmed and Buffy the Vampire Slayer as well as his experience with former Pink Power Ranger, Amy Jo Johnson. He even had an amusing anecdote from the set...

Rogue One: A Star Wars Story was such a massive film that one podcast wasn't enough so Angus took over hosting duties while recruiting Aaron and Natalie to talk through their thoughts on the film. They cover everything from the prequels, the original trilogy, upcoming side films, Easter Eggs, CGI characters Star Wars Rebels and a whole host of other things. Join us in this second quest to tear apa...