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Josh and Gerald discuss Marvel and whether there is still a big future for Disney's superhero brand. They talk about the rise of Marvel as a cinematic superpower and the rise of its cinematic universe. They also talk about how Marvel has fallen on hard times this decade in the fallout from Avengers: Endgame and what decisions were made that took the MCU in the wrong direction. They then share thoughts on how Marvel should go about getting back on track and if they ultimately will by the time Doomsday and Secret Wars hit the movie screens. It's a deep dive into the Marvel Cinematic Universe...what went right...what went wrong...and can it reach its former heights as we head back into the PCC Multiverse! Gear up with your favorite Pop Culture Cosmos shirts and gifts in our TeePublic store at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.teepublic.com/user/pop-culture-cosmos⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Questions for us? Hit us up at popculturecosmos@yahoo.com or @popculturecosmo on Twitter! Don’t forget to Follow, Like, and Subscribe to our shows and leave us that 5-star Review on Apple Podcasts and Spotify!⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Presented by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Pop Culture Cosmos⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, Zero Cool Films, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ThriveFantasy⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠,  the novel Congratulations, You Suck (available for purchase ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠HERE⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠), ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Lakers Fast Break⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Pop Culture Cosmos⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Inside Sports Fantasy Football⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Dom-ination Sports Nation⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Happy Hoarder⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Retro City Games⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠!

Josh and Gerald are on lockdown and in isolation as the search for toilet paper continues. But before it does, the guys talk about if they were in Marvel Executive Producer Kevin Feige's shoes, what would need to be changed within the confines of the MCU because of the postponement of the Black Widow movie. We throw out many ideas including where is Black Widow best suited to land on the movie calendar for theaters, or should it go straight to digital? And what about the other movie and tv projects in Marvel's phase four? We break down what we think should be the new schedule going forward for the next twenty months so fans can fully embrace their Marvel fanship once again. Plus they also talk about the movie theater industry being damaged by the ongoing pandemic and if the industry should get a shot in the arm from the government. All this and Gamestop finally complies with state and local governments and closes its doors for customers (with drive-up options available in some areas, but is this latest public relations slip up going to be the final cause for their undoing? All this on our latest Pop Culture Cosmos! Don't forget to Subscribe to our shows and leave us that 5-Star Review with your questions on Apple Podcasts or e-mail us at popculturecosmos@yahoo.com! Presented by Pop Culture Cosmos, Rob McCallum Films, the novel Congratulations, You Suck (available for purchase HERE), and Retro City Games!

This week's show has Josh and Gerald recapping the big winners at the Oscars, comparing notes on the big win for How To Train Your Dragon 3, why Dungeons and Dragons and Stranger Things have become a really good mix together and we go off on a tangent about a possible Hulk Hogan biography starring Chris Hemsworth. Plus the Monroys, Jamie, and Tony from Game Source stop by to talk about what's going on in the video game world including a possible partnership with Xbox and Nintendo, the battle royale wars heat up between Fortnite, PUBG, and Apex Legends and how Halo could possibly shape the next console generation. Presented by Vitabrace from Miracle Fruit Oil ( listen in for a $10 off code then go to tinyurl.com/y9vnoxtn ), Rob McCallum Films, and Retro City Games!   

The fun never stops as Josh and Gerald are back to preview How to Train Your Dragon 3 as it hits theaters,  Gwyneth Paltrow leaving the MCU, Reggie Fils-Aime leaving Nintendo, our picks on the top four categories at the Oscars this weekend including Best Picture, Actor, Actress and Director. Plus Jay Bartlett from Action Figures Documentary and A Galaxy Far, Far Away on the Nerdy Northerners Twitch Channel stops by to talk Apex Legends, Overwatch, PUBG and what he's up to with his new film and rebranded show and the guys share thoughts on the passing of Peter Tork of the Monkees, taking a Golden Girls cruise, where to get Captain Marvel merchandise and should lightsaber battles be an Olympic sport. Presented by Vitabrace from Miracle Fruit Oil ( listen in for a $10 off code then go to tinyurl.com/y9vnoxtn ), Rob McCallum Films, The Flopcast on The ESO Network, and Retro City Games!    

On our latest Pop Culture Cosmos, we talk the future prospects for Anthem and what this game releasing this week will do for EA and Bioware. Plus Rob McCallum stops by in the Cosmic Crossfire to share his thoughts about the realities of the Disney Fox merger plus we complete our time at CES 2019 by airing interviews with Blue Microphones, Cavalier Audio, THX, Snackbot from Pepsi and Phonesoap plus Gerald changes his mind on antiheroes (for now) with the early returns on Deadly Class, Doom Patrol and The Umbrella Academy. Presented by Vitabrace from Miracle Fruit Oil ( listen in for a $10 off code then go to tinyurl.com/y9vnoxtn ), Rob McCallum Films, and Retro City Games!   

On this week's PCC multiverse, what does the future hold for Alita: Battle Angel at the box office, did the latest Nintendo Direct peak our interest with a new Zelda remaster, Mario Maker 2 and more coming to the Switch. We celebrate 50 years of Sesame Street with Rob McCallum and examine how it retains its charm, plus Marcus De La Garza previews the 2019 Monster Cup NASCAR Season and Daytona 500 and with The Umbrella Academy, Watchmen remake, Suicide Squad 2 and Doom Patrol on the way have we had enough of Anti-Heroes? Presented by Vitabrace from Miracle Fruit Oil ( listen in for a $10 off code then go to tinyurl.com/y9vnoxtn ), Rob McCallum Films, and Retro City Games!  

On our latest Pop Culture Cosmos, Josh and Gerald are back lamenting on what went wrong with The LEGO Movie 2 and if the same held true for What Men Want and Cold Pursuit. Rob McCallum stops by to share thoughts on the reality of Apex Legends competing with the likes of PUBG and Fortnite, Anthony Barbarin has his winners and losers of the NBA Trade Deadline and Jessica Boggs from The TV Ratings Guide gets us our February TV info fix and what went on during the recent TCA Conference plus we share thoughts on why Gundam is a cant-miss anime on Netflix. Presented by Vitabrace from Miracle Fruit Oil ( listen in for a $10 off code then go to tinyurl.com/y9vnoxtn ), Rob McCallum Films, and Retro City Games! 

 Josh and Gerald are back talking about what success lies for The Lego Movie 2 and What Men Want as they hit theaters this weekend.  We go over the early returns and feedback on EA's new free-to-play multiplayer battle royale Apex Legends and if it can be a future contender to PUBG and Fortnite. Rob McCallum returns to announce his latest film and docuseries Action Figure Documentary with Action Figures: The Most Powerful Toy in the Universe! And we lament on the cancellation of World War Z 2 by Paramount and if it speaks to a zombie fad that's dying with little hope of coming back to life. All this and more as we reach our next stop, the PCC Multiverse! Presented by Vitabrace from Miracle Fruit Oil ( listen in for a $10 off code then go to tinyurl.com/y9vnoxtn ), Rob McCallum Films and Retro City Games!  

Our latest episode has Josh and Gerald talking about the best (and worst) from the latest Big Game trailers and commercials including Avengers Endgame, Captain Marvel, Hobbs and Shaw, Toy Story 4 and more plus Jason Todd Fineburgh from Hunnicween stops by to preview the horror movie slate for the first half of 2019. Plus is Titanfall about to go free-to-play? And if so will it compete with Fortnite?   Presented by Vitabrace from Miracle Fruit Oil ( listen in for a $10 off code then go to tinyurl.com/y9vnoxtn ), Rob McCallum Films and Retro City Games! 

On this week's show, the DC Movie Universe gets adjusted again as we say goodbye to Ben Affleck and officially say hello to The Batman and James Gunn Directing a whole new Suicide Squad with both coming in 2021 and how this could set the DCEU in a whole new direction. We also talk Super Bowl predictions and odds with Charles Smith Jr. and Chris Lardieri of Inside Sports. They give us the inside info on the matchup between the New England Patriots and the Los Angeles Rams as we share opinions on who has the edge on offense, defense, the point spreads and any prop bets that are the most attractive to think about betting on. Speaking of prop bets Josh and Gerald get their two cents in on pop culture prop bets that might be cool to look into and we have a CES2019 interview with OtterBox on their big announcement of their new line of cell phone cases with the added cool factor and usefulness of an already attached pop socket. So listen in to the show that hopefully won't get us in trouble with the NFL as we reach our next stop...the PCC Multiverse!  Presented by Vitabrace from Miracle Fruit Oil ( listen in for a $10 off code then go to tinyurl.com/y9vnoxtn ), Rob McCallum Films and Retro City Games! 

Josh and Gerald are back talking the future of Resident Evil with the success of the remake to Resident Evil 2. We also look at Kingdom Hearts 3, the good and bad news surrounding its release this week and if it will sell in a similar fashion to last year's January hit Monster Hunter World.  Octavio and Erik Gomez from Go Bros Gaming stop by to chat about the resurgence in retro gaming, plus interviews from CES 2019 with 49101 and Beyerdynamic and could Shaggy from Scooby Doo really be a part of Mortal Kombat 11 and if not who do we think should? Presented by Vitabrace from Miracle Fruit Oil ( listen in for a $10 off code then go to tinyurl.com/y9vnoxtn ), Box Art-The Docuseries from Rob McCallum Films and Retro City Games! 

  This week's PCC Multiverse has Josh and Gerald recapping the big success so far for the Nintendo Switch and what the future may hold for 2019 with thoughts on what may be coming for the system around the corner. We also count down the biggest video game hits for 2018 and talk about some of the big hits, surprise misses and important gaming trends the NPD caught in its annual list. Plus Gerald has predictions for the Royal Rumble and also two great CES 2019 interviews with Plantronics on their awesome audio lineup and how you can sit in the Star Trek Captain's chair with Arozzi.  Presented by Vitabrace from Miracle Fruit Oil ( listen in for a $10 off code then go to tinyurl.com/y9vnoxtn ), Rob McCallum Films and Retro City Games!

On this week's Pop Culture Cosmos, we chart the box office returns for "Glass" as Gerald offers his review of the film and if it truly completes the Unbreakable-Split trilogy. We also ask if the Netflix price is fair and if Star Trek Discovery in season two is headed in the right direction. Plus Ben Arnot from the Smoking Hot Confessions Podcast stops by to talk lamb and drops a major announcement for grilling and bacon lovers out there. We also have an interview with Tech 21 from CES 2019 about some of their upcoming products, a review of the 1More Triple Driver BT In-Ear Headphones and thoughts on the controversy surrounding the latest Assassin's Creed Odyssey DLC. Presented by Vitabrace from Miracle Fruit Oil ( listen in for a $10 off code then go to tinyurl.com/y9vnoxtn ), Rob McCallum Films and Retro City Games!    

We talk Glass hitting theaters and if this will be a fitting end to this Unbreakable/Split trilogy. We also share thoughts on the latest trailers for Spider-Man Far From Home, John Wick 3, Mortal Kombat 11 and the thought of a return to the Ghostbusters franchise plus interviews from CES 2019 with One61 and Innex, the continuing Bungie and Activision split and how it may be affecting Blizzard and why it's not a great time to be Randy Pitchford of Gearbox and what it may be doing to Borderlands 3. Presented by Vitabrace from Miracle Fruit Oil ( listen in for a $10 off code then go to tinyurl.com/y9vnoxtn ), Rob McCallum Films and Retro City Games!    

We go old school gaming with interviews from CES 2019 with Arcade1UP and MyArcade. A review of the AtGames Bandai Namco Blast, why the Gundam series still has its charm with new episodes on Netflix and our HUGE 2019 movie preview as we break down the big films coming to theaters this year and ask if this could be the best 365 days ever for movie fans. Presented by Vitabrace from Miracle Fruit Oil ( listen in for a $10 off code then go to tinyurl.com/y9vnoxtn ), Rob McCallum Films and Retro City Games!   

It's a recap of CES 2019 as Gerald shares his thoughts on the show and what was trending including interviews from the folks at 1more, Ampere and UNIS with their Atari PONG Tables. We also share our thoughts on Skydance Animation's controversial hiring of John Lassiter and Bungie's split from Activision. Presented by Vitabrace from Miracle Fruit Oil ( listen in for a $10 off code then go to tinyurl.com/y9vnoxtn ), Rob McCallum Films and Retro City Games!   

The guys discuss the power of Netflix and its strong hold on viewers with content such as Bird Box and Black Mirror Bandersnatch. We also have an update on the Golden Globes, is it important and will the winners be seeing an Oscar sometime soon and a preview of CES 2019 and what we're looking for. Jessica Boggs from the TV Ratings Guide stops by with a January update on shows like The Orville, The Blacklist, Brooklyn Nine-Nine, Titan Games and more plus just how popular was The Masked Singer on Fox. All this and a review from Josh on Assassin's Creed Odyssey on another exciting jam-packed show!  Presented by Vitabrace from Miracle Fruit Oil (listen in for a $10 off code then go to tinyurl.com/y9vnoxtn), Rob McCallum Films, The 42Cast on The ESO Network and Retro City Games!

The guys from Pop Culture Cosmos have their thoughts on the top 5 in pop culture for 2018 with Hass from the Voice from the Underground supplying his list as well plus Josh and Gerald have predictions that they believe will come to reality in the pop culture world for 2019.  Presented by Vitabrace from Miracle Fruit Oil (listen in for a $10 off code then go to tinyurl.com/y9vnoxtn ), Rob McCallum Films, the ESO Network and Retro City Games! 

It's our picks for the Best (and Worst) Movies of 2018! See who we have on our list for the films that shined and the ones that stunk up the theater.  Be prepared for some surprises and some big hits that packed them into the cineplex that made it onto our list this year!  Presented by Vitabrace from Miracle Fruit Oil ( listen in for a $10 off code then go to tinyurl.com/y9vnoxtn ), Rob McCallum Films, the Flopcast on the ESO Network and Retro City Games!

Josh breaks down the best video games of the year while providing reviews of Battle Princess Madelyn and Forza Horizon 4 and we investigate if it's over for the duo of Will Ferrell and John C. Reilly with the negative feedback of their latest film Holmes and Watson. Presented by Vitabrace from Miracle Fruit Oil ( listen in for a $10 off code then go to tinyurl.com/y9vnoxtn ), Rob McCallum Films, the Metal Geeks podcast on the ESO Network and Retro City Games!