Kneel Before Pod

Now that some time has passed and the panel has had time to digest the experience of watching Avengers: Infinity War it's time to record a detailed discussion on the film as a whole along with the emotions felt during the film and a healthy dose of speculation. A big apology for all of the audio issues and background noise. This is due to a troubled recording and we would encourage listeners to po...

Kneel Before Pod's journey through season 2 of Legion continues with Craig, Chris and Aaron's discussion of episodes 5, 6 and 7 of the season titled "Chapter 13", "Chapter 14" and "Chapter 15" respectively. As always the conversation covers the weirdness that defines this show along with attempts to make sense of it all. As always the lack of Patrick Stewart and the lack of dance numbers is mentio...

Black Lightning has completed its first season so it's time to podcast about it and deliver our impressions of the first season in its entirety. The discussion covers perfect families, too many villains, Tobias Whale as a James Bond villain, reality vs. Superhero plotting and representation on television. We also resolve the cliffhanger around whether Aaron would watch the entire season or not. Th...

Craig catches up with Victor Cook; the Producer and Supervising Director of the fan favourite superhero animated series The Spectacular Spider-Man . The discussion covers some information about what he enjoys, his varied career and the future projects he's allowed to talk about. A large portion of the discussion focuses on The Spectacular Spider-Man where a lot of ground is covered such as the ins...

Star Wars Day -May the 4th- has come around again as has Kneel Before Pod's celebration of that fact. This year we discuss the second released Star Wars movie - Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back ; the one that many consider to be the finest in the franchise. Craig, Angus and -later- Natalie get together to deliver their opinions on the film as well as the franchise as a whole. Craig , Angus and N...

Our Legion coverage continues with our discussion of the second, third and fourth episodes of season two titled "Chapter 10", "Chapter 11" and "Chapter 12". Each episode is taken in turn and discussed very briefly with the usual attempt to make sense of what was put on screen. There are many twists and turns to discuss with plenty of speculation about what the show might be getting at. The discuss...

Avengers: Infinity War is upon us and Kneel Before Pod is here to provide a hot take on the viewing experience on the whole fresh from the cinema. Craig and Kat assemble to quickly discuss their views on the film as they struggle to process what has been experienced. This is completely spoiler free so not to worry about accidentally finding out major plot points. A more coherent and detailed podca...

Alien Day has come around again -April 26th or 04/26 for American listeners- so we continue the annual tradition of discussing an entry in the Alien franchise to mark the occasion. Angus takes over hosting duties and brings together his group of survivors/prisoners in the form of Craig and Natalie to discuss the much maligned Alien 3 . The discussion goes on many tangents such as Madonna music vid...

Season 3 of DC's Legends of Tomorrow has come to an end so that means Kneel Before Pod has to publish a discussion about it. A small team get together to discuss giant Furbys, Infinity Totems, bad guys turned good turned bad again and the rehabilitation of John Constantine. Craig can be found on this very site and Chris can also be found on a Sunday between 12 and 3pm GMT live on Black Diamond FM...

Marvel's latest cinematic event Avengers: Infinity War is right around the corner so we took the opportunity to talk about the first film that brought the Avengers together as well as the universe it lives in. The discussion was so long that it had to be split into two parts but the team have a lot to say and their feelings about the universe come through loud and clear. Craig can be found on this...

Marvel's latest cinematic event Avengers: Infinity War is right around the corner so we took the opportunity to talk about the first film that brought the Avengers together as well as the universe it lives in. The discussion was so long that it had to be split into two parts but the team have a lot to say and their feelings about the universe come through loud and clear. Craig can be found on this...

Craig recently caught up with Star Trek: Enterprise star Dominic Keating. He played weapons officer Lieutenant Malcolm Reed on the show and Craig had a brief conversation with him about his time on the show as well as upcoming projects that he has and a bit about what he watches in his spare time. Unfortunately since Craig was in the middle of the Comic-Con atmosphere when speaking to Dominic whic...

The release of a film as nerdy as Steven Spielberg's Ready Player One couldn't pass this podcast by without marking its release with a discussion about all it has to offer. AS always the discussion covers a range of topics such as nerdy references, fear of internet trolls and comparisons between this film and the book focused around which is better. Craig can be found on this very site, Izaak can...

The psychedelically mind bending X-Men inspired TV show Legion returns for a long awaited second season and brings back the unique sense of lunacy that can only be brought by this show. Kneel Before Pod continues to commit to discussing this singular entry in the X-Men canon starting with the first episode "Chapter 9". As always the discussion veers off on tangents including Black Lightning , Doct...

After a brief emotional Knee-Jerk reaction to the initial viewing of  Star Wars Episode VIII: The Last Jedi  and a more detailed reaction from Craig, Angus, Natalie and Izaak, Chris and Aaron decide that they have more to add before it arrives on DVD and Blu-Ray. Aaron can be found on this very site and Chris can also be found on a Sunday between 12 and 3pm GMT live on Black Diamond FM as well as...

The long awaited -for some- sequel to Guillermo Del Toro's Pacific Rim arrives in the form of Pacific Rim: Uprising and our resident superfans of the franchise, Craig and Kat got together to have a conversation about it. As always the discussion covers a range of topics such as comparisons to the first film, how this film builds on what was established in the first one, new as well as returning ch...

A new Superman prequel TV show has started in the form of Krypton ; the story of Superman's grandfather and how he brings his family name from disgrace into the honoured position in society fans of the lore will be familiar with. Our discussion covers nods to other works, how successful the series is at presenting what it wants to do, whether the characters are worth investing in and alien salt la...

Guillermo Del Toro's Pacific Rim has a sequel coming out in the near future so this made for the perfect excuse to talk about where it all began. A range of topics are covered in the impact the film has had, the overall silliness of the film and the expanded universe. Speculation on what the sequel will turn out to be also enters into the discussion along with concerns on the direction the franchi...

A new entry into the ever growing Marvel Cinematic Universe is upon us and this merits a podcast to mark the occasion. Craig, Angus, Natalie and Aaron come together to provide their trademark witty commentary on this film and all things Marvel. The discussion went in many different directions from the film itself, its cultural impact and references, the wider Marvel Cinematic Universe and how Aaro...

Star Trek: Discovery recently completed its first season which merits a discussion about the post hiatus adventures of this new Star Trek show. As always the conversation veered off on important tangents such as other corners of the Star Trek universe and real world goings on that inspired the events of this show. Naturally a degree of speculation about season 2 can be found here. Stay tuned for a...

Marvel's Agents of SHIELD delivered an intriguing and well plotted beginning to season 5 so we decided to have a conversation about everything that went on. The discussion covers thoughts on the show as a whole, time loops, MacGuffins, the rest of the Marvel Cinematic Universe and Dove Cameron. A healthy amount of speculation for the second half of the season is also among the talking points. Crai...

The Gifted recently brought an end to its first season and members of the Kneel Before Pod family were following the show. Naturally there are opinions so it's time for a podcast discussing those opinions. As always the discussion covers a range of topics such as comparisons to other shows, references to the comics, references to the X-Men movies, the general approach and how the characters develo...

Recently a new TV show from the producers of the other DC CW shows started. The show is Black Lightning and it doesn't actually take place in that universe but it's close enough. No matter what universe it's set in the show definitely has our attention so in true Kneel Before Pod tradition we are here to cover it in extensive detail. The discussion covers other superhero shows, the tone, approach,...

It's finally here; the much talked about but not yet seen Kneel Before Pod Time Travel on TV Podcast. It has been mentioned in other podcasts as something that has or will happen and now it's here for your consideration. Aaron leads a discussion about the use of Time Travel in TV shows in an effort to explain what is needed for the concept to work for a TV audience. It's also important as it marks...

After a brief emotional Knee-Jerk reaction to the initial viewing of Star Wars Episode VIII: The Last Jedi we promised to come back and cover this in more detail so here we are doing a more analytical podcast on the entirety of the film. The discussion shoots off in different directions such as class struggle, the importance of legacy and destiny and the way this film compares to other entries in...