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WARNING: Do not listen to this episode unless you have seen the 2023 Paramount/Hasbro Release "Transformers: Rise of the Beasts” or do not mind hearing key plot points. Transformers: Rise of the Beasts is the 7th live-action film in the Transformers series, based on the toy line and animated series. It is technically a standalone sequel to Bumblebee (2018) and a prequel to 2007's Transformers. Ant...

WARNING: Do not listen to this episode unless you have seen the 2023 Sony/Marvel Release "Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse” or do not mind hearing key plot points. Across the Spider-Verse is the sequel to the 2018 film Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse. It features Miles Morales and Gwen Stacy from the first film, which takes place 16 years later. Miles encounters a new villain, the Spot, and i...

Since the superhero genre's explosion into the pop culture landscape, there are more genre shows and films than ever before. Brian R. Solomon traced the origins of the genre in his new book "Super Heroes! The History of a Pop-Culture Phenomenon, From Ant-Man to Zorro." In this book, Solomon explores the characters but also the rise in superhero media in every decade since the 1930s. He covers the...

WARNING: Do not listen to this episode unless you have seen the 2023 CW Series Finale of "The Flash” or do not mind hearing key plot points. On May 24, 2023, The Flash aired its final episode. The series ran for 9 seasons and consisted of 184 episodes. Grant Gustin starred as Barry Allen, a man who was struck by lightning and developed super speed. The Flash is a spin-off of Arrow, and it had cros...

Meghan Fitzmartin returns to the podcast for her second appearance 99 episodes after her first (Episode 233). She is an award-winning writer who has written for TV, animation, and comics. She was recently nominated for a GLAAD award for Outstanding Comic Book for Tim Drake: Robin. That particular story arc is where Tim Drake comes out as bisexual. She is also the writer of a new Warner Bros. Anima...

WARNING: Do not listen to this episode unless you have seen the 2023 Disney/Marvel Studios' Release "Guardians of the Galaxy, Volume 3” or do not mind hearing key plot points. This is the 3rd Guardians of the Galaxy movie directed by James Gunn. This movie is part of Phase Five of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. The story follows events from the Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special which aired o...

Kayla Compton stars as Allegra Garcia in The CW's hit series “The Flash.” Allegra is an up-and-coming journalist who fell in with a bad crowd and was incarcerated at a young age. But since her release, she's helped Barry Allen as a member of Team Flash, thanks to her metahuman ability to manipulate the electromagnetic spectrum. Compton joined the show in Season 6. The show is winding down with its...

WARNING: Warning: Do not listen to this episode unless you have seen the 2023 Disney+ Release "Star Wars: The Mandalorian” Season Three or do not mind hearing key plot points. The popular Mandalorian series returned to Disney+ in March of 2023. This series follows the events of The Book of Boba Fett, which contained key plots in the Mandalorian story, such as Grogu training with Luke Skywalker and...

This episode is dedicated to the life and career of the great director Richard Donner. Donner is considered by many to be the architect of the superhero film genre when he directed 1978's Superman: The Movie. Donner also directed such classics as The Goonies and the Lethal Weapon franchise. Not only is Superman a classic film, but the seriousness with which Donner both the character and the source...

Acclaimed Canadian Actor Paul Sun-Hyung Lee is Carson Teva in the Star Wars Universe shows The Mandalorian and The Book of Boba Fett. The story of how Lee, a big-time Star Wars fan, came to be part of the canon is a focus of this week's episode. After already establishing his stage and screen career, Lee grew to international fame when the hit CBC show Kim's Convenience debuted on Netflix. Lee pla...

David Giuntoli joins the show for the second time after his second animated film role as Batman/Bruce Wayne was recently released. Batman: The Doom That Came to Gotham was released on Digital, 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray Combo Pack and Blu-ray on March 28th, 2023. Giuntoli previously played Batman in the 2021 release Batman: Soul of the Dragon. Inspired by the comic book series by Mike Mignola, Richard Pa...

WARNING: Warning: Do not listen to this episode unless you have seen the 2023 Disney+ Release "Star Wars: The Bad Batch” Season Two or do not mind hearing key plot points. The Bad Batch is an animated series that recently completed its second season on Disney+. It is a spin-off of the acclaimed series The Clone Wars and takes place shortly after both the Clone Wars series and the events of Episode...

Warning: Do not listen to this episode unless you have seen the 2023 Warner Bros. Discovery 2023 Release "Shazam! Fury of the Gods" or do not mind hearing key plot points. The podcast is back! After a few weeks away, this episode is a review of the second film in the Shazam series. It stars Zachary Levi, Helen Mirren, Rachel Zegler, and Asher Angel. It is the sequel to the 2019 release Shazam! and...

Warning: Do not listen to this episode unless you have seen the 2023 Marvel Studios' 2023 Release "Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumanial" or do not mind hearing key plot points. Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania is the 3rd installment of the Ant-Man franchise and the 31st film of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. It stars Paul Rudd, Evangeline Lilly, Jonathan Majors, Michelle Pfeiffer, and Michael Dougl...

Longtime character actor Spencer Garrett is playing the legendary Lakers broadcaster Chick Hearn on the HBO Series “Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty.” Garrett has appeared in over 100 films and television shows. Some of his appearances include the newscaster Roger Scott in For All Mankind, the award-nominated film Blonde, Tarantino's Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, Mad Men, Bosch, and T...

The latest installment of the DC Universe Warner Bros. animated movie “Legion of Super-Heroes” was released on 4K Blu-Ray and Digital on February 7, 2023. It is the sixth installment of the cluster of films known as the “Tomorrow-Verse.”Zeno Robinson is an accomplished voice actor who played Invisible Kid in the latest release joined this episode. Robinson is best known for many animated roles inc...

Eric Wallace has been showrunner for the CW DC Series “The Flash” since Season 6. The show is about to embark on its ninth and final season. It is also widely considered to be the final Arrowverse series, thus bringing that era to an end. The Flash stars Grant Gustin, Candice Patton, Danielle Panabaker, and Jesse L. Martin. When Season 9 is completed, there will have been 184 episodes of the hit s...

Warning: Do not listen to this episode unless you have seen the A-24 Oscar Nominated 2022 Release, "Everything Everywhere All at Once" or do not mind hearing key plot points. Why is Everything Everywhere All at Once being reviewed on the Hall of Justice? This film, which has garnered multiple award nominations, is as much a “comic book movie” as anything by DC or Marvel. It involves an infinite mu...

On Monday, January 16, 2023, during ESPN's coverage of the NFL Playoff game between the Dallas Cowboys and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, the new trailer for Season 3 of the Disney+ Star Wars series “The Mandalorian” premiered. It showed the titular character in various action scenes. However, Mando was also with Grogu, aka Baby Yoda. However, in the dramatic Season 2 finale, Mando said goodbye to Grog...

The latest release in the “Tomorrow-Verse,” a collection of DC Universe movies set in the same continuity, “Legion of Super-Heroes” is set for release on February 7, 2023, on 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray Combo Pack and Digital from Warner Bros. Discovery Home Entertainment. Josie Campbell wrote the film and makes her first appearance on the podcast. In the film, Supergirl travels to the 31st Century to enr...

As the podcast enters its 8th calendar year, there is a lot of exciting content coming from Marvel, DC, Star Wars, and more. Still, uncertainty surrounds DC Comics and Warner Bros. Discovery clouds the entertainment landscape. Henry Cavill said he was fired as Superman. Wonder Woman 3 is not proceeding due to a multitude of reasons. HBO Max is taking Justice League/Justice League Unlimited and Bat...

Geoff Johns is an award-winning New York Times bestselling writer, film, and television producer, and showrunner, known for re-imagining superheroes and other iconic mythologies, past and present. He came on the podcast to talk about Stargirl, the WB DC Show that recently aired its series finale, and we reviewed it on last weeks show. Johns created the Stargirl character in the comics as a tribute...

Warning: Do not listen to this episode unless you have seen the Warner Bros. DC CW Series, "Stargirl" or do not mind hearing key plot points. Stargirl recently ended its 3-season run. It started on the app DC Universe, and then went to both HBO Max and ultimately the CW. Stargirl was based on the comic book of the same name created by Geoff Johns. Rejoining the show to discuss all 3 seasons was ac...

This episode is dedicated to the life and legacy of Kevin Conroy. Conroy died on November 10, 2022. A frequent guest on this podcast, Conroy is forever linked to being the definitive voice of the character Batman. Starting in 1992 with Batman: The Animated Series, Conroy voiced the Caped Crusader for three decades. Joining the show to pay tribute to their fallen co-star are stars from B:TAS as wel...

Longtime television and film actor Greg Grunberg makes his first appearance on the podcast. He came on the show after he tweeted “Whats the good word?” Seth replied, and the rest is history. Grunberg is best known for playing Detective Matt Parkman on the hit series Heroes and Eric Weiss on the equally successful show Alias. He was in two Star Wars films, The Force Awakens and The Rise of Skywalke...