This week we celebrate the life of our recently departed hero of comedy: PAUL REUBENS (a.k.a. Pee Wee Herman), and pay our respects to and the late great ALAN ARKIN.

ALSO:

• Marvel's Secret Invasion and the status of the MCU in general right now


• Superman II and "the Donner Cut"


• Our favorite superhero origin story movies

Watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/UNqAA91Ui30

An extended version of this episode is available on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ProdigiousSaps

00:00:00 — Intro

00:00:15 — Paul Reubens

00:16:28 — Alan Arkin

00:22:40 — Other heroes we don't want to lose

00:23:59 — Marvel's SECRET INVASION

00:34:36 — LOKI Season 2 and the Jonathan Majors issue

00:35:55 — Is the MCU "dying"?

00:37:08 — Why do the last episodes of all the Disney Plus shows feel rushed?

00:39:10 — When are fan expectations reasonable?

00:39:48 — Problems with SHE-HULK series

00:42:53 — SUPERMAN II and "the Donner Cut"

00:51:13 — SUPERMAN & LOIS - what it does well

00:53:23 — SMALLVILLE - where it went wrong

00:54:41 — SUPERMAN & LOIS - where it's gone wrong

00:56:08 — Great MCU origin stories: IRON MAN, CAPTAIN AMERICA, and THE HULK

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/