Prodigious Saps

Things are coming out faster than we can keep up with! We recorded this a couple days ago, before the final SUPERGIRL trailer dropped. Since then, loads more stuff has come out about MAN OF TOMORROW and SUPERGIRL. We will be recording a follow-up video ASAP!

Anyway, today we're covering a bunch of different stuff:

• First MAN OF TOMORROW set photos
• SUPEGIRL TV spot reveals
• Lex Luthor Battlesuit reveal
• SPIDER-NOIR
• MANDO &...

Here's our full nerdy analysis of the second LANTERNS teaser, laden with metric buttloads of speculation.

PLUS: upcoming DC animated series and STAR WARS talk

Prodigious Saps: profusive nerdery from Chad Smalley of Blaggards and Brendan Jones of Tesla City Stories.
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We've just watched ONE LAST KILL and... it was pretty good! What did y'all think?

ALSO: some jabber other MCU projects, STAR WARS, and why sometimes the best approach is simple: tell a good story and let the character do what they do best. No easter egg soup necessary.

00:00:00 — Punisher: One Last Kill
00:15:06 — Is Daredevil in Spider-Man or NOT?
00:17:38 — Should Marvel do more of these one-offs?
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We're talking all about the DAREDEVIL: BORN AGAIN S2 finale... SPOILERS ABOUND!

Also a bit of Punisher and Spider-Man speculation, and where Marvel might take Daredevil next. Also discussed: Star Wars rumors, Maul: Shadow Lord, Wonder Man, and some fun DCU stuff that James Gunn revealed recently.

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In this episode, we revisit BATMAN RETURNS, one of the strangest major comic-book movies ever made. We talk Tim Burton’s over-the-top visual style, the movie’s tangled plot, Michael Keaton’s sidelined Batman, Michelle Pfeiffer’s unforgettable Catwoman, Danny DeVito’s grotesque Penguin, and Christopher Walken stealing scenes as Max Shreck. Messy, kinky, funny, stylish, and very Burton.

Prodigi...

This might be the best DAREDEVIL has ever been on screen!

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Daredevil: Born Again S2 is REALLY getting good.This might be the best these characters have ever been on screen.

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The podcast is BACK! Today we're talking comics and SUPERMAN with CHRISTOPHER JONES.

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Our friend DC Comics artist CHRISTOPHER JONES returns for a wide-ranging comic book conve...

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Three years ago, when we first started doing this show, Brendan admitted that he'd never seen BATMAN v SUPERMAN. Well, our brothers and sisters in nerddom... now he has.

Chad requested that we review the Ultimate Edition, because he believes it is a better movie than the theatrical cut... for whatever that's worth.

So what do you think of this movie? Good? Bad? Somewhe...

By popular demand, we have rewatched Zack Snyder's MAN OF STEEL. And yes, we have notes

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We both have a LOT to say about MAN OF STEEL because we care about the character of Superman so much... and of course, because this film has been such a remarkably divisive force in the fandom AND the industry ever since it came out.

What do YOU think?

00:00:00 - Overview
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This week, P-Saps dive into Tim Burton’s BATMAN (1989). We revisit the movie’s cultural earthquake—how it reshaped the superhero genre, influenced blockbuster marketing, and gave us a darker Gotham than audiences had ever seen.

We unpack Michael Keaton’s unlikely casting and why it works, Jack Nicholson’s show-stealing Joker, Danny Elfm...

Here's our review of FANTASTIC FOUR: FIRST STEPS

Brendan LOVED it immediately, while Chad had to chew on it for awhile... but we're pretty much in full agreement about this one: it's pretty damn great.

SPOILERS ABOUND... so proceed with caution.

Watch this episode on YouTube:
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Prodigious Saps: profusive nerdery from Chad Smalley of Blaggards and Brendan Jones of Tesla City Stories.
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We are currently on a brief hiatus as Chad is on tour with his band, Blaggards... so in the meantime we're putting out this audio-only version of our long-awaited SUPERMAN RETURNS breakdown. The final YouTube edit will likely wind up being somewhat shorter.

ENJOY, P-Saps!

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Here's our FULL review of James Gunn's SUPERMAN, starting with a non-spoiler segment.

FULL SPOILERS start at 15:15.

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Non-Spoiler: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cqA1mtbsh-s
Spoiler Discussion: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ymXSlCxH1qk&t=63s

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Prodigious Saps No. 60: "The Day Superman Kissed the World"

Our friend DC comics artist CHRISTOPHER JONES (perhaps most famous for his work on Young Justice) joins us again for a GREAT conversation about the upcoming SUPERMAN and James Gunn's vision for the DCU.

We talk about all the stuff we're excited for, take some wild guesses at what's coming next, take a look back at past SUPERMAN films and tv shows, and geek out about stuf...

Here's our breakdown of the first full-length SUPERMAN trailer with all kinds of nerdy theories about everything we've seen so far.

Watch this episode on YouTube:
https://youtu.be/po8akuYitHc

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Here is our review of Marvel's THUNDERBOLTS. ALSO: weird similarities to SUPERMAN IV and the post-credits scene BOMBSHELL.

00:00:00 — THUNDERBOLTS review
00:23:14 — Superman IV connection #1
00:25:12 — Superman IV connection #2
00:26:12 — "New Avengers"
00:27:05 — The big post-credits scene!

There's a much longer version of this review on Patreon and Channel Memberships:

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Prodigious Saps No. 58: "Embrace Comics or Go Away"

Here is our breakdown of the latest FANTASTIC FOUR: FIRST STEPS trailer, plus more SUPERMAN speculation.

Watch this episode on YouTube:
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00:00:00 — Overview
00:03:03 — Why Fantastic Four is so important to MARVEL
00:05:16 — FF trailer breakdown and theories
00:36:05 — When did Hollywood get poisoned with "Comi...

SUPERMAN theories and speculation based on recent interviews with Gunn, Corenswet, Brosnahan, and Hoult.

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Here's our latest nerdy discussion on SUPERMAN, based on...

This is our breakdown of the SUPERMAN Sneak Peek that came out last week.

Watch this episode on YouTube:
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The UNCUT version on Patreon and YouTube channel memberships is almost twice as long:
https://www.patreon.com/posts/superman-sneak-125892919

Here are the two interviews referenced in the breakdown:

• The cast of 'Superman' chats with ET at the CinemaCon
  https://www.youtube.com/watc...