Tangential Giants Podcast

This week the guys (Kareem, Ken, and Pat) continue their discussion of slasher movies. Tangents include how Paris Hilton’s popularity got her killed, the popularity rankings of Ghostface and Freddy, how Chucky murdered the My Buddy brand, and more.

This week the guys, (Kareem, Ken, and Pat) discuss the rules of slasher movies in the spirit of Halloween. Tangents include why time travel confuses Kareem, taglines for blockbuster mashups, if Sid from Toy Story is in a psych ward, and more.

This week the guys, (Kareem, Ken, and Pat) discuss the movies that helped shape them, starting in the 80’s. Tangents include an exploration of VHS, hands-off parenting, libertarian Ghostbusters, and more.

This week the guys, (Kareem, Ken, and Pat) wrap up their Space Jam discussion with some What If’s. Tangents include a world where G.I. Joe and the Office mesh, a confusing Brad Pitt cartoon spin off series, Lebron angry tweeting, and more.

This week the guys, (Kareem, Ken, and Pat) discuss the gradual decline in quality for blended animated movies. Tangents include He-Man versus the trolls, child actors ruining a scene, an attempted explanation of the rules to Cool World, and more.

The guys, (Kareem, Ken, & Pat) get together for a special trailer review of the MCU’s Spider-Man: No Way Home. Somehow, they stretch a two-and-a-half-minute trailer into an hour and a half podcast. Tangents include Captain America and Bucky playing the blame game, what Spider-Man’s villains really think of him, Dr. Strange using the multiverse as a dating app, and more.

The guys, (Kareem, Ken, and Pat) conclude their epic Heroes the TV Show review with special guest Andy Thompson. Tangents include celebrity cache of Sandra Oh versus Seth Rogen, using Booster Gold as an adjective, being fired by soundtrack, and more.

The guys, (Kareem, Ken and Pat) continue reviewing the show Heroes with special guest Andy Thompson. Tangents include early 2000’s death shows, anthology shows and their merits, rampant amnesia used as plot filler, and more.

The guys, (Kareem, Ken & Pat) are joined by guest Andy Thompson to review ‘Heroes’ the TV series. Tangents include bait and switch pilots, Ice-T’s continues his guest appearances, lack of communicating villains to heroes, and more.

The guys, (Kareem, Ken & Pat) continue reviewing bad comic adaptations with special guest J.P.G. Tangents include veering off into Eddie Murphy’s dual personas, the history of “Werewolf by Night”, Cyclops’ failed leadership, and more.

The guys (Kareem, Ken, and Pat) are joined by special guest J.P.G. to review some of the worst comic movies and or adaptations. Tangents include Benjamin Bratt's basketball rider, Lex Luthor's copyright master plan, Jesse Eisenberg awfulness, and more.

The guys (Kareem, Ken, and Pat) continue to tackle the topic of adult animated series. Tangents include Batman and Vegeta’s sexual aptitude, Ice-Tas a VO actor, whether “stunt casting” hurts a series, and more.

The guys (Kareem, Ken & Pat) review adult animated series. Tangents include Energon abuse, The Last Airbender’s aging audience, a Korra, Asami and Mako triangle, the subtle brilliance of King of The Hill, and more.

The guys (Kareem, Ken, and Pat) wrap up their review of comic billionaires. Tangents include the list of dead dependents Bruce claims, the MCU's bulls** time travel logic, redacted tapes of John Walker, Winter Soldier's dubious programming, trash islands in the Pacific Ocean, and more. Show Notes Topic 1:  Establish what constitutes a billionaire in comics and in reality. In countries that...

Kareem, Ken, and Pat are back at it, continuing their review of billionaires in comics, and the results are as ridiculous as ever. Doctor Doom’s debts are only the beginning. Along the way, the guys veer into tangents that somehow make perfect sense in comic book economics: how exactly Power Girl makes money, Superboy’s strange Gambit-like abilities, James Bond battling red tape just to lease a ca...

The guys (Kareem, Ken, and Pat) review the state of billionaires in comics. Tangents include Charles Xavier’s insatiable lust for money, mutant apartheid, mutant syphilis, and more. Welcome back to  Tangential Giants , where Kareem, Ken, and Pat dive into the absurd world of comic book billionaires and the very real history of wealth. This week’s episode asks a deceptively simple question:  how mu...

The guys (Kareem, Ken, and Pat) continue their review about what money means in comics. Tangents include Tony Stark wearing Walmart sweatpants, Like Cage the loan officer, magic money vs. science, and more. We kick things off with the infamous “Doom owes money” storyline, where Luke Cage literally has to chase down Doctor Doom for unpaid wages. It’s a perfect entry point into the strange economics...