Across the Omniverse

You wanted something new from the MCU? I gotchu. This week we cover the first four episodes of the first season of Wonder Man , the whole series of which dropped on Disney+ last week. The Mandarin from Iron Man 3 has returned, and this time he's the mentor to struggling actor Simon Williams, who is hiding the fact that he has immense super powers. When the chance to be in the remake of 80s ch...

In what is certainly one of the odder pop cultural moments of the 20th century famed artist Andy Warhol guest stars in the 200th episode of The Love Boat , a guest spot he requested! And if you're wondering whether Warhol is any good playing himself on a TV show, the answer is absolutely not and we wouldn't want it any other way. Before that: the Oscar noms! The trailer for Masters of th...

On this week's episode of The Love Boat Captain Stubing is really not well behaved, but somehow Doc is. We have fewer real life tragedies than previous weeks, but not none! And Jimmy "JJ" Walker is dyn-o-mite as a ghost who is trying to get his widow laid. Plus: Janet Leigh and Jamie Lee Curtis play mother and daughter.  Before that: The Bone Temple ! Derek loves Eddington ! George...

This week's time killer is the second of three Love Boat episodes we'll be doing as we wait for Wonder Man . This time we are jumping to season five, episode fifteen or ten, depending on who you're asking, but PlutoTV has it as ten. In this one Doc gives a pianist drugs, there is a frank examination of mental health and we get a storyline about the trans experience that would kill a...

This episode is a little delayed but look at that runtime! And no, it's not all The Love Boat , but there's plenty of that. On this episode of Across the Omniverse we watch a season one episode of the primetime broadcast anthology show from the 1970s, featuring guest stars like Bill Bixby and Milton Berle. We talk about what a creep Doc is, the weird way you can get from Bixby to the Tru...

As we wait for our next weekly show to begin we take a moment to talk about the first season of Pluribus , the latest program from the creator of Breaking Bad and Better Call Saul . Those are two of the best series ever - is Pluribus in the running? And will we get into a very lengthy argument over a nitpicky detail in the show's premise? The answer to both those questions is the same. Be awa...

It's the big finale as all the pieces come together and we get a real good look at Dr. Manhattan's third leg (speaking of big). Can this show do any wrong? Is Peteypedia canon? This week Derek doesn't have a lot to say because the show is just that good. Before that: we talk quite a bit about the finale of It: Welcome to Derry , so if you want to remain unspoiled skip to about the 2...

The secret behind Cal Abar is revealed as the episode skips through time to give us the full Dr. Manhattan experience. And you know what that means - arguing about how Dr. Manhattan sees time! Plus the return of the Ozymandias debate. And is this the first episode of Watchmen to whiff something? Before that: we find out about the tragic passing of Rob Reiner and his wife in real time. There are fo...

This week the HBO show does some world building based on a throwaway concept from the original comic book as we see Angela's childhood in the 51st state, Vietnam. In the present day there's an elephant in the room and Laurie learns the bad guy plan and then someone gets a hammer to the forehead. Multiple times.  Before that we discuss the Netflix show Dark Tourist , when a phone call is...

Travel back to the 1930s as this episode of Watchmen rewrites the story of Hooded Justice, and it may just be the best retcon in history. We discuss the filmmaking on display, the changes to canon and what they mean and then we have a fierce argument about the geopolitical realities of the 1980s vis a vis the Cold War and threat of nuclear annihilation.  Before that: Why Aaron Paul quit Invincible...

During the recap and review portion of the show we talk about whether HBO's Watchmen is the pinnacle of the superhero/comic adaptation era, and what the criteria for such a thing would be. We also go long on Derek's deep dislike of Adrian Veidt, and whether it's entirely fair. What are the grey moral areas of the story, and is it so easy to just make a declaration about who is good...

It's time to meet Lady Trieu and Lubeman, to enjoy some eggs, to investigate that big old clock and to figure out what color Bubastis was anyway. This week's episode is a little slower, but it's no less gripping as this masterful television show heads into its middle stretch.  Before that: Derek has some bad news (which I learn about live on the show), we expand our news to cover no...

That big blue you-know-what makes its appearance this week as Laurie Blake enters the story. We discuss why you'd throw a coffin on a bomb, whether Adrian is supposed to be good at everything, and terrorist tome The Turner Diaries .  Before that: who will Alan Ritchson play in the DCU? When can we expect Lanterns ? And what did we think of Predator: Badlands and Pluribus ? If you don't c...

Judd is dead, but whodunnit? 105 year old man Will Reeves claims it was him, but Angela has her doubts. Meanwhile, Adrian makes his butler a little hot. And this week's TV includes the premiere of American Hero Story , complete with slomo ultraviolence.  Before that: we keep enjoying It: Welcome to Derry , but Derek's not much of a Stephen King guy in general. David Harbour is having som...

It's a whole new era! Marvelvision is gone! In its place - Across the Omniverse. To be honest it's pretty much the same thing, but we felt like it was time for a rebrand that would allow us to open up the boundaries of what we talk about on this show. Don't worry, it's the same bickering brothers you've tolerated all these years.  This week begins a series where we do a re...

It's the biggest upset of the year - we both like this four episode spin-off of the miserable show What If...? . It's true, this one kinda nails it and does the sort of big comic book worldbuilding we want more of in the MCU, all while killing off a bunch of characters at every twist and turn.  Before that: does the Punisher have a Robin? Derek mostly liked that Ed Gein show. Marv Wolfma...

Season two - and the whole series - of Peacemaker comes to an end with an episode that features a number of montages, two concert performances and a cliffhanger ending that is supposed to be setting up the future of the DCU. But is it any good? Well.... Before that there's a bunch of news out of New York Comic-Con, we get to know the schedule for Marvelvision in 2026, there's a trailer f...

This episode is late! That's because, as you will hear in the recording, my internet was just going down and up the whole evening when we started recording. The episode is slightly jankier than usual, but I think it's tolerable.  On Peacemaker we find out about Earth X's Auggie, a bunch of cops die, the two Vigilantes delight, Judomaster steals every scene he's in and things on...

This week reveals the big twist we all saw coming, and it features a cameo by a major DC character. The wheels have stopped spinning and the story is really underway. It's the best episode of the season so far! Plus a lengthy detour into DC Comics' many Crises. Before that: capers on pizza, Fortnite figures out what the Peacemaker dance actually is, Dappion returns and more! If you don&a...

The wheel on the show keeps on spinnin', but at least the spin is entertaining. Peacemaker goes head to fist with Flag, Leota may have a new career and there are astonishing revelations about Eagley. Also: is it too simple for the alternate Earth to be a white supremacist world, or does that actually offer Peacemaker a chance at the redemption he's long wanted? Before that: Tom Holland g...

Last week's Peacemaker left us with quite a cliffhanger as ARGUS showed up at Peacemaker's house while he was totally unprepared. Clearly this episode is an all-out war, right? Right? Okay, well not so much. But does the episode work or is it wheel spinning? Does this show need more Vigilante? And were my eyes playing tricks on me or did that alien have a twig and berries? Before that: D...

This week Peacemaker finds himself loving the alternate dimension more than ever, but what's the catch? Your stalwart hosts know there must be one, but we disagree what it might be. And could Alt Peacemaker be a member of the Sons of Liberty? Before that: we saw The Conjuring: Last Rites , we talk about having the very R-rated Peacemaker be the prologue to the likely family friendly Man of To...

Just when we thought this show might be getting a bit morose, Tim Meadows shows up like a ray of comedy sunlight and brings Peacemaker season two to the kind of hilarious place we want it to be. Hallelujah! Also: Eagley really kicks ass, and we wonder if James Gunn would ever kill Peacemaker's avian sidekick (who is maybe a duck? Or a parrot?). Before that: you know how the news is these days...

God bless James Gunn, who decided to follow up the success of Superman with a massive orgy in the first episode of Peacemaker season 2, released just weeks later. The idea of parents sitting down with their kids to enjoy the next chapter of the DCU and getting a whole lot of sausage is simply too funny to me. Before we discuss the episode (and the DC Comics easter eggs within) we cover a little bi...

We loved him in Superman and we're excited to see him in Peacemaker season 2, but where does the Green Lantern Guy Gardner come from? This week we read his first appearance in Green Lantern #59 and... it's not quite what we expected. And he's not the Guy Gardner we know and love. But he does fight giant robots.  Before that: there's a whole bunch of news, including a look at th...