Prodigious Saps

CHRISTOPHER JONES is perhaps most well-know for his work on YOUNG JUSTICE, but he's also done BATMAN STRIKES!, AVENGERS: EARTH'S MIGHTIEST HEROES, and DOCTOR WHO, among many, many other titles. We talk about his experiences working in the comics industry, and also (of course)... SUPERMAN! We talk about the movies, the radio show, the George Reeves tv series, the animated universe, and of course James Gunn's upcoming SUPERMAN (2025) https://blog.christopherjonesart.com/ https://bsky.app/profile/christopherjones1.bsky.social https://www.facebook.com/christopherjonescomicart/ Prodigious Saps: profusive nerdery from Chad Smalley of Blaggards and Brendan Jones of Tesla City Stories. https://linktr.ee/prodigioussaps RELATED LINKS: Blaggards https://blaggards.com/ SlapperCast: a weekly podcast/road diary from Blaggards: https://linktr.ee/slappercast Tesla City Stories https://www.teslacitystories.com Breakfast of the Gods https://www.indyplanet.com/breakfast-of-the-gods Campbell & Jones Meet the Monsters https://meetthemonsters.podbean.com/

Watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/-GIoV9LNWSU First up: we touch on a few SUPERMAN-related topics and poke fun at our "It's just a movie" critics in the comments of our YouTube channel. We also wrestle with a couple of technical glitches right at the top, but it made for some funny so I left it all in. Then we move on to our reviews of THE PENGUIN and AGATHA ALL ALONG. SPOILER ALERT: DO NOT watch the second half of this episode until you've seen both of these shows! I mean, unless you actually WANT to be spoiled on two brilliant seasons of TV with many surprising twists that should never, ever be spoiled. Next episode: SUPERMAN IV: THE QUEST FOR PEACE! 00:00:00 — Superman's "used to play this game in school" line 00:03:42 — Did Superman kill Zod? (Follow-Up) 00:08:02 — Superman III notes 00:09:51 — "It's just a movie" 00:16:16 — Channel memberships and Patreon 00:16:57 — AGATHA ALL ALONG 00:37:24 — THE PENGUIN 01:04:35 — James Gunn/DCU talk Prodigious Saps: profusive nerdery from Chad Smalley of Blaggards and Brendan Jones of Tesla City Stories. https://linktr.ee/prodigioussaps RELATED LINKS: Blaggards https://blaggards.com/ SlapperCast: a weekly podcast/road diary from Blaggards: https://linktr.ee/slappercast Tesla City Stories https://www.teslacitystories.com Breakfast of the Gods https://www.indyplanet.com/breakfast-of-the-gods Campbell & Jones Meet the Monsters https://meetthemonsters.podbean.com/

Watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/EBP1jZH08Qg Well, here we are. The people asked for it, and today we deliver. Brendan has finally watched Superman III. But... he's not happy about it. Our opinions of the movie are fairly similar, only I am much softer on it because I saw it so many times on cable TV when I was a kid, and came to terms with its mediocrity decades ago. Brendan is still reeling from it, as you will see straight away. Brace yourselves. There's a lot of things I could say about Superman III, but I think the real tragedy is that pretty much everything Richard Donner fought to prevent from happening to a Superman movie happens here... like, all within the first five minutes. And to make matters worse, Superman is reduced to a supporting character in his own film. It's not even a good Richard Pryor movie, and we love Richard Pryor. Not everyone hates this film... in fact, a lot of people actually love it. So if you feel we're being too harsh, tell us why! But you know, maybe give Brendan a minute. It's been a rough couple of weeks. Prodigious Saps: profusive nerdery from Chad Smalley of Blaggards and Brendan Jones of Tesla City Stories. https://linktr.ee/prodigioussaps RELATED LINKS: Blaggards https://blaggards.com/ SlapperCast: a weekly podcast/road diary from Blaggards: https://linktr.ee/slappercast Tesla City Stories https://www.teslacitystories.com Breakfast of the Gods https://www.indyplanet.com/breakfast-of-the-gods Campbell & Jones Meet the Monsters https://meetthemonsters.podbean.com/

Watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/TpGSm3C09i4?si=huRxnFH4zTo5sJ61 SORRY for the lateness on this getting this one out! Several clips have been culled from this episode already, but there's still plenty of fun stuff in here that y'all haven't seen yet. Several things on the agenda this time: Following up on the commotion stirred up in the comments section on a recent clip from P-Saps No. 49 about the time travel sequence at the end of SUPERMAN: THE MOVIE (https://youtu.be/d-mrYe1E3Lw) Reacting to James Gunn's recent reveal that KRYPTO the Superdog will be featured in his upcoming SUPERMAN movie. Excitement for Batman in the DCU based on a character reveal in the new CREATURE COMMANDOS trailer Brendan shares a hilarious moment from a 1967 issue of Captain America. ...and MORE undisclosed nerdy crap. Thank you all for your continued support! 00:00:00 — Channel update 00:01:28 — Following up on the "Spinning the World Back" controversy 00:18:03 — Krypto 00:25:23 — Batman in the DCU 00:27:38 — SUPERMAN updates from James Gunn 00:30:32 — Lanterns 00:31:20 — Funny moments from old Captain America comics 00:44:04 — Exploring early drafts of SUPERMAN: THE MOVIE 00:53:31 — Props to Michael Thau (Donner Cut editor) Prodigious Saps: profusive nerdery from Chad Smalley of Blaggards and Brendan Jones of Tesla City Stories. https://linktr.ee/prodigioussaps RELATED LINKS: Blaggards https://blaggards.com/ SlapperCast: a weekly podcast/road diary from Blaggards: https://linktr.ee/slappercast Tesla City Stories https://www.teslacitystories.com Breakfast of the Gods https://www.indyplanet.com/breakfast-of-the-gods Campbell & Jones Meet the Monsters https://meetthemonsters.podbean.com/

Watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/kpf3hCUpZKc Here is the second installment in our SUPERMAN rewatch series! And this one is a doozy, because we're covering two very different versions of the same movie. If you're unfamiliar with either version of SUPERMAN II, as usual we're spoiling pretty much everything, so be warned! The story of these two cuts is pretty legendary, but in a rambly nutshell: Richard Donner was hired to direct both the first SUPERMAN and SUPERMAN II simultaneously, but midway through production they decided to put the sequel on the backburner and focus on getting the first one done. Then, after the premiere of SUPERMAN: THE MOVIE, Donner was fired and replaced with Richard Lester (most famous for directing A HARD DAY'S NIGHT and HELP! with the Beatles). In addition to completing the movie, Lester wound up reshooting a lot of things Donner had already shot, simply so he could earn the sole director's credit. The heartbreaking thing about this was while Donner had a deep respect for SUPERMAN as a character and a unique vision of what a SUPERMAN movie should be, Lester simply just didn't. To make matters worse, Gene Hackman, screenwriter Tom Mankiewicz, and several other key members of the crew refused to come back and finish the sequel. Thankfully, what we wound up with was still a great movie, but not everything it could and should have been. BUT... many years later, Donner and Mankiewicz were able to put together their version of SUPERMAN II after a huge trove of their footage was rediscovered, thanks mostly to the tireless work of editor Michael Thau. So... is the Donner Cut an improvement over Lester's theatrical cut? Prodigious Saps: profusive nerdery from Chad Smalley of Blaggards and Brendan Jones of Tesla City Stories. https://linktr.ee/prodigioussaps RELATED LINKS: Blaggards https://blaggards.com/ SlapperCast: a weekly podcast/road diary from Blaggards: https://linktr.ee/slappercast Tesla City Stories https://www.teslacitystories.com Breakfast of the Gods https://www.indyplanet.com/breakfast-of-the-gods Campbell & Jones Meet the Monsters https://meetthemonsters.podbean.com/

Prodigious Saps No. 49: "Down the Love Hole" Nitpicks & praise for SUPERMAN: THE MOVIE (1978) SUBSCRIBE: https://www.youtube.com/@prodigioussaps?sub_confirmation=1 JOIN: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJaU6rw754l-Z0HQ4SB3gwA/join PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/ProdigiousSaps This week we have a long, critical discussion about Richard Donner's SUPERMAN: THE MOVIE, a movie we both love dearly... in part to demonstrate that we don't think of it as completely flawless. We did find it hard to only concentrate on nitpicks, because despite all its flaws it is STILL such an amazing film, even after all this time. Next we'll be talking about SUPERMAN II, something we both have many more major quibbles with, and comparing it to the DONNER CUT. Prodigious Saps: profusive nerdery from Chad Smalley of Blaggards and Brendan Jones of Tesla City Stories. https://linktr.ee/prodigioussaps RELATED LINKS: Blaggards https://blaggards.com/ SlapperCast: a weekly podcast/road diary from Blaggards: https://linktr.ee/slappercast Tesla City Stories https://www.teslacitystories.com Breakfast of the Gods https://www.indyplanet.com/breakfast-of-the-gods Campbell & Jones Meet the Monsters https://meetthemonsters.podbean.com/

At long last, here is our piece on Terry Gilliam's masterpiece BRAZIL. This was well over a year in the making... not because it literally took that long to finish it, but just in that I was so hellbent on not half-assing the edit that I kept kicking it down the road. It's still not perfect, but tonight, I'm letting it go. If you dig Gilliam's work I think you'll find this to be a fun watch. Please let us know what you think. And Brendan, thank you contributing so much heart to this discussion, and for being patient with my obsessive, perfectionist video editing ass. 🙏 CHEERS ALL Watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/iRhmr7wbtjI There is also a completely UNCUT version of this episode on our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/posts/p-saps-no-48-110854269 and available to YouTube channel members as part of the P-Saplings tier: https://youtu.be/kcIaQgmEtcU?si=TQCj7lLU0wI90beh Prodigious Saps: profusive nerdery from Chad Smalley of Blaggards and Brendan Jones of Tesla City Stories. https://linktr.ee/prodigioussaps RELATED LINKS: Blaggards https://blaggards.com/ SlapperCast: a weekly podcast/road diary from Blaggards: https://linktr.ee/slappercast Tesla City Stories https://www.teslacitystories.com Breakfast of the Gods https://www.indyplanet.com/breakfast-of-the-gods Campbell & Jones Meet the Monsters https://meetthemonsters.podbean.com/

This one is all about the acclaimed Prime Video series "The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel", which completed its fifth and final season last year. SPOILERS ABOUND in this episode about all five seasons of Mrs. Maisel (particularly the last one), so if you've never watched the show you may want to hit pause on this one and come back to it later. You have been warned. Why is this show P-Saps worthy? Well, not only is it EXCELLENT television about an aspiring female stand-up comic in the early 1960s, but the lead role is played by none other than RACHEL BROSNAHAN.... who is also playing LOIS LANE in James Gunn's upcoming SUPERMAN. ALSO the supporting cast in Mrs. Maisel is absolutely stellar across the board, terrific writing, direction, music, set and costume design, the whole shebang. If you're familiar with Brosnahan's performance as Midge Maisel and you remember the great Lois Lanes of the past like Phyllis Coates, Noel Neill and Margot Kidder, you'll know why we're so excited about this casting choice. Prodigious Saps: profusive nerdery from Chad Smalley of Blaggards and Brendan Jones of Tesla City Stories. https://linktr.ee/prodigioussaps RELATED LINKS: Blaggards https://blaggards.com/ SlapperCast: a weekly podcast/road diary from Blaggards: https://linktr.ee/slappercast Tesla City Stories https://www.teslacitystories.com Breakfast of the Gods https://www.indyplanet.com/breakfast-of-the-gods Campbell & Jones Meet the Monsters https://meetthemonsters.podbean.com/

Prodigious Saps No. 46: "My Zing-Zang Heart" PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/ProdigiousSaps PODCAST: https://prodigioussaps.fireside.fm/ We've both seen the highly anticipated DEADPOOL & WOLVERINE. We will be spoiling the bejesus out of this movie today. You've been warned. BUT FIRST... we react to the big bombshell from SDCC. The bombshell that has shocked and befuddled the nerd world, raising nerd eyebrows, gaping nerd jaws and curling nerd toes across the globe. We are of course referring to the deeply weird news that none other than ROBERT DOWNEY JR. will be returning to the MCU to portray Victor von Doom, a.k.a. DR. DOOM, in the upcoming AVENGERS: DOOMSDAY. What does this mean? Should we be excited or concerned? More importantly: what do YOU think? ALSO, guess what? We just hit 1000 subscribers on YouTube! We couldn't do it without you, so as always THANK YOU so much for your support, lovely P-Saplings! 00:00:00 — Intro 00:00:18 — Goodbye Kang 00:02:18 — RDJ as Doom?! 00:17:14 — DEADPOOL & WOLVERINE (SPOILERS) 00:33:11 — Fantastic Four: First Steps 00:38:01 — Secret Wars 00:39:55 — Young Avengers? 00:41:33 — THE PENGUIN trailer 00:42:23 — Hall of Justice in SUPERMAN? 00:47:19 — Retro-futuristic esthetic in SUPERMAN 00:53:35 — SUPERMAN saving a squirrel? 00:55:42 — More on DEADPOOL & WOLVERINE Prodigious Saps: profusive nerdery from Chad Smalley of @Blaggards and Brendan Jones of Tesla Ciity Stories (@theteslacitystories7337). https://linktr.ee/prodigioussaps RELATED LINKS: Blaggards https://blaggards.com/ SlapperCast: a weekly podcast/road diary from Blaggards: https://linktr.ee/slappercast Tesla City Stories https://www.teslacitystories.com Breakfast of the Gods https://www.indyplanet.com/breakfast-of-the-gods Campbell & Jones Meet the Monsters https://meetthemonsters.podbean.com/

Watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/7DSH7Jc6cjs?si=lu1mP40Sa0FR6RFD You'll have to excuse our rampant enthusiasm for these SUPERMAN set photos, because there is still quite a bit to talk about. This time we geek out about the potential reveals of Krypto, Ultraman, and Supergirl, and try valiantly to piece together bits of storyline from everything we've seen unfolding on streets of Cleveland, Ohio. 00:00:00 — Intro 00:00:17 — Overview 00:00:52 — Final thoughts on Clark's hair 00:04:05 — Krypto theories 00:09:20 — Krypto's classic origin 00:10:45 — Supergirl's classic origin 00:12:07 — Krypto's intelligence 00:13:22 — A proposal for Mr. Gunn 00:13:57 — Gunn's statement on potential spoilers 00:14:33 — Ultraman? 00:15:33 — The Engineer 00:16:37 — Metropolis retro style 00:20:47 — Different Superman suits? 00:21:32 — Superman & Lois flying together? 00:22:15 — Superman suit design influences 00:24:21 — Superman flying effects 00:25:41 — MAN OF STEEL flying effects & suit design 00:27:16 — How will Superman change into his suit? 00:29:52 — Justice Society in DCU? 00:31:04 — Multiverse in DCU? 00:33:24 — Captain Carrot & He-Man 00:34:31 — Channel updates Prodigious Saps: profusive nerdery from Chad Smalley of Blaggards and Brendan Jones of Tesla City Stories. https://linktr.ee/prodigioussaps RELATED LINKS: Blaggards https://blaggards.com/ SlapperCast: a weekly podcast/road diary from Blaggards: https://linktr.ee/slappercast Tesla City Stories https://www.teslacitystories.com Breakfast of the Gods https://www.indyplanet.com/breakfast-of-the-gods Campbell & Jones Meet the Monsters https://meetthemonsters.podbean.com/

Watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/TA9jIpDek8k Last week, James Gunn's SUPERMAN began shooting on location in Superman's birthplace of Cleveland, Ohio. And as many people predicted, the leaked photos are JUMPIN' and the nerddom is high. So in this episode, we excitedly discuss the absolutely thrilling photos that appeared on Twitter during the first two days of shooting. We have now a REALLY great look at Superman's new costume, as well as characters like Mr. Terrific, Lois Lane, Perry White, Jimmy Olsen, Ron Troupe, Cat Grant etc. But possibly the most surprising reveal we saw those first two days of shooting was Clark Kent's hair. We've never seen Clark sport a curly hairstyle like this before, which is dramatically different from his Superman hairstyle. What's up with that? Is this really Clark's normal hairstyle? And how will Clark make his hair-transition to Superman the movie? 00:00:00 — Intro 00:00:29 — Overview of leaked set photos 00:07:34 — Mr. Terrific 00:13:50 — Theories about what we saw (days 1 & 2) 00:18:39 — Superman's suit 00:23:00 — Clark's hair 00:25:06 — Theory about Clark's hair 00:27:18 — Does Lois know Clark is Superman already? 00:32:49 — Will Jimmy have a signal watch? 00:33:31 — Kryptonian visual esthetic? 00:36:16 — Mr. Terrific's dynamic with Superman 00:39:27 — Captain Marvel (Shazam)? 00:42:35 — Batman? Prodigious Saps: profusive nerdery from Chad Smalley of @Blaggards and Brendan Jones of Tesla Ciity Stories (@theteslacitystories7337). https://linktr.ee/prodigioussaps RELATED LINKS: Blaggards https://blaggards.com/ SlapperCast: a weekly podcast/road diary from Blaggards: https://linktr.ee/slappercast Tesla City Stories https://www.teslacitystories.com Breakfast of the Gods https://www.indyplanet.com/breakfast-of-the-gods Campbell & Jones Meet the Monsters https://meetthemonsters.podbean.com/

Here is the EXTENDED version of our nitpicky deep dive into a classic nerdy franchise (made before Hollywood really had any idea how to handle nerdy franchises), which has inspired a truly remarkable reimagining in the newer films. A shorter version focusing on the original films is on YouTube: https://youtu.be/2UTXOZPjabQ Are you familiar with the original PLANET OF THE APES? The four sequels that followed? And are you a fan of the recent films (featuring Andy Serkis)? Let's talk about it! Prodigious Saps: profusive nerdery from Chad Smalley of Blaggards and Brendan Jones of Tesla City Stories. https://linktr.ee/prodigioussaps RELATED LINKS: Blaggards https://blaggards.com/ SlapperCast: a weekly podcast/road diary from Blaggards: https://linktr.ee/slappercast Tesla City Stories https://www.teslacitystories.com Breakfast of the Gods https://www.indyplanet.com/breakfast-of-the-gods Campbell & Jones Meet the Monsters https://meetthemonsters.podbean.com/

Prodigious Saps No. 42: "Where's my Spider?" (Watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/k9heUvea93Q) In this episode: the phenomenal failure of MADAME WEB... will Sony ever get their shit together? ALSO: * FANTASTIC FOUR casting and plot speculation * Excitement for DEADPOOL 3 * James Gunn's visual esthetic for SUPERMAN 00:00:00 — Preview 00:00:30 — It’s bad 00:02:30 — Madame Web in the comics 00:03:00 — Madame Web origin in movie 00:04:41 — The problem at SONY 00:15:11 — Sam Raimi's Spider-Man movies 00:16:00 — What went wrong with SPIDER-MAN 3 00:18:09 — What went wrong with AMAZING SPIDER-MAN 2 00:20:16 — SONY's lack of quality control 00:22:33 — FANTASTIC FOUR casting 00:23:21 — Ebon Moss-Bachrach as Ben Grimm/The Thing 00:24:29 — Joseph Quinn as Johnny Storm/The Human Torch 00:24:59 — Vanessa Kirby as Sue Storm/The Invisible Woman 00:25:40 — Pedro Pascal as Reed Richards/Mr. Fantastic 00:27:45 — Revisiting 2005's Fantastic Four movie 00:30:49 — Theories about FF villains 00:31:51 — Theories about new FF continuity 00:36:52 — Galactus 00:38:38 — MCU "Cosmic" stuff 00:40:12 — Savage Land 00:41:41 — Deadpool 3 00:43:15 — Similarity between Deadpool 2 and The Suicide Squad 00:43:51 — James Gunn's visual esthetic for the DCU? Prodigious Saps: profusive nerdery from Chad Smalley of Blaggards and Brendan Jones of Tesla City Stories. https://linktr.ee/prodigioussaps RELATED LINKS: Blaggards https://blaggards.com/ SlapperCast: a weekly podcast/road diary from Blaggards: https://linktr.ee/slappercast Tesla City Stories https://www.teslacitystories.com Breakfast of the Gods https://www.indyplanet.com/breakfast-of-the-gods Campbell & Jones Meet the Monsters https://meetthemonsters.podbean.com/

An extended version of this episode is available on our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ProdigiousSaps This is a very Superman-heavy episode of P-Saps... so much news has been dropping about James Gunn's upcoming SUPERMAN (previously titled SUPERMAN: LEGACY) that it's hard to keep up with, and we couldn't be more excited. Lots of other stuff to talk about as well.. SUPERGIRL casting news SUPERMAN casting and plot speculation Why a Superman "Elseworlds" story set during WWII is probably not a good idea What TED LASSO might have in common with James Gunn's Superman STOP MAKING SENSE Collector's 4K Blu-Ray announcement RIP Carl Weathers and Marty Krofft THE GREATEST NIGHT IN POP (Netflix documentary) Brendan Recommendans: POOR THINGS and MONSIEUR SPADE Prodigious Saps: profusive nerdery from Chad Smalley of Blaggards and Brendan Jones of Tesla City Stories. https://linktr.ee/prodigioussaps Join us on PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/ProdigiousSaps RELATED LINKS: Blaggards https://blaggards.com/ SlapperCast: a weekly podcast/road diary from Blaggards: https://linktr.ee/slappercast Tesla City Stories https://www.teslacitystories.com Breakfast of the Gods https://www.indyplanet.com/breakfast-of-the-gods Campbell & Jones Meet the Monsters https://meetthemonsters.podbean.com/

Prodigious Saps No. 40: "I Want a Wookiee Pal" Star Wars Fandom: the First Generation FINALLY, as long promised, today we're joined by our friend Jerry Chrisman to talk STAR WARS... our memories of seeing it for the first time, the seismic impact it had on us and the world around us, and what it was like growing up while the Original Trilogy was unfolding. We also talk a bit about the Special Editions and Prequels. Just to give a little bit of context... Brendan and Jerry went to high school together, were in the band Zsu-Zsu's Petals together (which is when I met them both), and they now run Tesla City Stories together. The three of us have known each other for a very long time (30+ plus years), so the chemistry here is pretty damn special. Jerry is also a graphic designer, multimedia artist and web developer... as well as an extremely talented keyboardist and composer. And like Brendan and I, he is also a huge nerd. There will be more of this in the pipeline very soon, as there's still TONS more to talk about. We still have to get to the sequels and the Disney Plus era of Star Wars. What about y'all? What was your first Star Wars experience? Prodigious Saps: profusive nerdery from Chad Smalley of Blaggards and Brendan Jones of Tesla City Stories. https://linktr.ee/prodigioussaps RELATED LINKS: Blaggards https://blaggards.com/ SlapperCast: a weekly podcast/road diary from Blaggards: https://linktr.ee/slappercast Tesla City Stories https://www.teslacitystories.com Breakfast of the Gods https://www.indyplanet.com/breakfast-of-the-gods Campbell & Jones Meet the Monsters https://meetthemonsters.podbean.com/

This week on P-Saps: * Marvel's ECHO series and the reaffirmed Netflix Daredevil canon * Elvis Presley was a cosplay nerd * Fantastic Four casting ...and lots of other wacky crap. 00:00:00 — Intro 00:00:19 — Monarch: Legacy of Monsters 00:01:27 — Elvis Presley & Captain Marvel Jr. 00:03:36 — Marvel's ECHO 00:17:20 — Netflix Daredevil is officially canon 00:22:04 — 3 examples of PERFECT casting in MCU 00:23:11 — Hopes for Daredevil: Born Again 00:28:25 — Paste Pot Pete 00:29:41 — Tomb of Dracula 00:31:58 — Fantastic Four Casting? 00:34:40 — Rebel Moon vs Star Wars 00:37:57 — Ghost Busters: Frozen Empire 00:39:49 — Brendan Recommendans 00:44:13 — Next episode: Old School STAR WARS memories Prodigious Saps: profusive nerdery from Chad Smalley of Blaggards and Brendan Jones of Tesla City Stories. https://linktr.ee/prodigioussaps RELATED LINKS: Blaggards https://blaggards.com/ SlapperCast: a weekly podcast/road diary from Blaggards: https://linktr.ee/slappercast Tesla City Stories https://www.teslacitystories.com Breakfast of the Gods https://www.indyplanet.com/breakfast-of-the-gods Campbell & Jones Meet the Monsters https://meetthemonsters.podbean.com/

Brendan's disappointment in Aquaman II prompts a discussion of why it's often a problem when studios wind up "bending the character around the actor". Also look back at the failed DCEU and the incoming DCU. Also: the Doctor Who Christmas Special, Slow Horses Season 3, Batman... and more! Our Patreon has an uncut version of this episode containing 20 minutes of extra material, including Netflix's "Cunk on Earth", season 2 of Marvel's "What If?", and the recent news about Marvel embracing Netflix's Daredevil continuity: https://www.patreon.com/posts/prodigious-saps-96203780 00:00:26 — AQUAMAN 2 and Why the DCEU failed 00:18:51 — Solo: A Star Wars Story 00:22:23 — Doctor Who 00:33:51 — Ncuti Gatwa as the Doctor 00:35:19 — Batman 00:41:12 — Superman (David Corenswet geeking out to Star Wars) 00:43:28 — SLOW HORSES Season 3 00:45:58 — Jack Lowden is the new Harrison Ford 00:48:59 — SuperFriends Prodigious Saps: profusive nerdery from Chad Smalley of Blaggards and Brendan Jones of Tesla City Stories. https://linktr.ee/prodigioussaps RELATED LINKS: Blaggards https://blaggards.com/ SlapperCast: a weekly podcast/road diary from Blaggards: https://linktr.ee/slappercast Tesla City Stories https://www.teslacitystories.com Breakfast of the Gods https://www.indyplanet.com/breakfast-of-the-gods Campbell & Jones Meet the Monsters https://meetthemonsters.podbean.com/

In this one we talk about the 60th Anniversary DOCTOR WHO specials featuring the return of David Tennant and show runner Russell T. Davies, and the introduction of Ncuti Gatwa as the Doctor. ALSO: SUPERMAN: LEGACY casting news, GODZILLA: MINUS ONE, AQUAMAN, and BLUE BEETLE. Available on Patreon NOW: our review of Ncuti Gatwa's first full episode as the Doctor, the Christmas special "The Church on Ruby Road": https://www.patreon.com/posts/prodigious-saps-96203780 00:00:00 — Intro 00:00:51 — SUPERMAN: LEGACY casting 00:03:28 — "MCU: The Reign of Marvel Studios" 00:04:32 — BLUE EYE SAMURAI 00:05:04 — GODZILLA MINUS ONE and MONARCH 00:15:46 — More on SUPERMAN: LEGACY 00:19:44 — AQUAMAN (1st movie) 00:28:22 — BLUE BEETLE 00:36:16 — DOCTOR WHO (David Tennant Specials) Prodigious Saps: profusive nerdery from Chad Smalley of Blaggards and Brendan Jones of Tesla City Stories. https://linktr.ee/prodigioussaps RELATED LINKS: Blaggards https://blaggards.com/ SlapperCast: a weekly podcast/road diary from Blaggards: https://linktr.ee/slappercast Tesla City Stories https://www.teslacitystories.com Breakfast of the Gods https://www.indyplanet.com/breakfast-of-the-gods Campbell & Jones Meet the Monsters https://meetthemonsters.podbean.com/

As promised last week, in this episode we dig deep into the Marvel Cinematic Universe. We review THE MARVELS and LOKI Season 2, and talk about the recent wild news about the upcoming Disney Plus series DAREDEVIL: BORN AGAIN. Also discussed: Madame Web, Spider-Man, Juggernaut, Fantastic Four, X-Men, and a few vintage selections from Chad's comic book collection. Beyond Marvel, we talk about recent trailers for AQUAMAN II and GHOSTBUSTERS: FROZEN EMPIRE... the latter prompting a belated review of 2021's GHOSTBUSTERS: AFTERLIFE. Prodigious Saps: profusive nerdery from Chad Smalley of Blaggards and Brendan Jones of Tesla City Stories. https://linktr.ee/prodigioussaps RELATED LINKS: Blaggards https://blaggards.com/ SlapperCast: a weekly podcast/road diary from Blaggards: https://linktr.ee/slappercast Tesla City Stories https://www.teslacitystories.com Breakfast of the Gods https://www.indyplanet.com/breakfast-of-the-gods Campbell & Jones Meet the Monsters https://meetthemonsters.podbean.com/

We are both huge Beatles fans, so with the recent release of their new single "Now and Then" (advertised as "the last Beatles song"), we decided to do a whole episode about the Beatles. Among the topics discussed: what the Beatles mean to us how we first were introduced to the Beatles as kids, memories of the two of us geeking out over them in our early 20s, why they're so important historically, and of course... what we think of the new song. Also, towards the end we touch on some of the recent Marvel (MCU) news, but decide to put in a pin in that for a future episode. 00:00:00 — Intro 00:00:14 — Why we're talking about the Beatles 00:03:57 — Why the Beatles are important to us 00:28:31 — A Hard Day's Night & HELP! 00:30:06 — Magical Mystery Tour 00:33:03 — Beatles vs Rolling Stones 00:34:59 — Why the Beatles are uniquely eclectic 00:37:32 — Now and Then 00:38:30 — Peter Jackson's video for "Now and Then" 00:44:31 — How important "Now and Then" is to Paul 00:46:16 — Now and Then compared to original demo 00:47:10 — How it sounds like John and Paul collaborating again 00:54:37 — Paul's aging voice 00:56:02 — This is essentially Paul producing John 00:57:05 — Free as a Bird and Real Love 01:00:24 — Is it really the last Beatles song? 01:02:58 — It's like a song fell out of an alternate universe 01:04:10 — The Rutles 01:07:07 — The Marvels and the state of the MCU 01:12:27 — DCEU movies Prodigious Saps: profusive nerdery from Chad Smalley of Blaggards and Brendan Jones of Tesla City Stories. https://linktr.ee/prodigioussaps RELATED LINKS: Blaggards https://blaggards.com/ SlapperCast: a weekly podcast/road diary from Blaggards: https://linktr.ee/slappercast Tesla City Stories https://www.teslacitystories.com Breakfast of the Gods https://www.indyplanet.com/breakfast-of-the-gods Campbell & Jones Meet the Monsters https://meetthemonsters.podbean.com/