Kryptonian Thought-Beast

Watched:  07/09/2021 Format:  Disney+ Premier Access Viewing:  First Decade:  2020's Director:   Cate Shortland For more ways to listen Hey! We watched the latest installment in the ever-expanding Marvel media monolith! And we had so much to say, we came back and added a few more minutes to the end. Join us as we rush in to talk about our favorite Avenger from behind the iron curtain! It's a family affair as we meet the folks Natasha grew up with, and go home again to meet the world's worst sorority. The Signal Watch PodCast · 154: "Black Widow" (2021) Avengers Countdown w/ Jamie and Ryan Music: Natasha's Lullaby - Lorne Balfe, Black Widow OST American Pie - Don McLean Marvel Movie Discussion The Signal Watch PodCast · Avengers Chronological Countdown (w/ Jamie and Ryan)

Watched:  08/02/2021 Format:  YouTube Viewing:  First Decade:  2010's Director:   Patrick Meaney Chris Claremont didn't invent the X-Men , but he did turn them from a middling Marvel team book that could have/ should have disappeared into a sprawling mythology with beloved characters that became a multimedia franchise (that Disney is probably losing a lot of sleep over how to properly exploit).  Chris Claremont didn't introduce me to comics, but he did write comics that hit me like lightning, over and over again, and made me a devoted comics reader - a habit that has lasted 35+ years. While everyone is still young and healthy, a documentary crew put together what is really a remarkable doc explaining what Claremont's X-Men was, why it was so unique in the world of comics, and what eventually broke it.  Including interviews from people who broke it, still totally unaware of what they did 25 years after the fact, still high on their own supply.

Watched:  03/05/2021 Format:  Disney+ Viewing:  First Decade:  2020's Director: Various Creator:   Jac Schaeffer For more ways to listen Jamie and Ryan talk the first of the Marvel DIsney+ programs - a nine episode story that turns the spotlight on everyone's favorite Sakovian and her robot buddy. It's been a social media hot topic for months, so we're going to put it into re-runs and get nostalgic for two terrific Avengers.   The Signal Watch PodCast · 139: "WandaVision" (2021) - Marvel Television Watch w/ Jamie & Ryan Music:   A Newlywed Couple - Kristen Anderson-Lopez & Robert Lopez, WandaVision OST Agatha All Along - Kristen Anderson-Lopez & Robert Lopez,  WandaVision OST Playlist - Avengers/ Marvel: The Signal Watch PodCast · Avengers Chronological Countdown (w/ Jamie and Ryan)

Watched:  03/01/2021 Format:  BluRay Viewing:  Unknown Decade:  1980's Director:  Richard Lester Other ways to listen We assemble the finest trio possible to take on the third in the Salkind's Superman franchise - this one inexplicably very heavy on very adult comedian Richard Pryor. It's a future-shock story of the magic of computers and how they can make a Superman a grumpy gus. Join SimonUK, Stuart and Ryan as they get super excited over the sharp turn the franchise took into goofiness.   The Signal Watch PodCast · 140: "Superman III" (1983)- a Kryptonian Thought-Beast Episode w/ SimonUK, Stuart and Ryan Music: Main Title, The Streets of Metropolis - John Williams, Superman III OST The Struggle Within/ Final Victory - John Williams, Superman III OST  

spoiler: the movie was not released in October Watched:  12/25/2020 Format:  HBOmax Viewing:  First Decade: 2020's Director:  Patty Jenkins For more ways to listen Our elite team of nerds comes together to discuss the hottest ticket on HBOmax and at the cinema. Is she a wonder? Has the world been waiting for her? We try to step inside the characters as we ponder what the film did and why, and, does it work? If you WISH someone could get to the bottom of this film - look no further! We're in our satin tights fighting for the right answers!  The Signal Watch PodCast · 134: "Wonder Woman 1984" (2020) a Kryptonian Thought Beast episode w/ Stuart, Jamie and Ryan Music:   Themyscira - Hans Zimmer, Wonder Woman 1984 Soundtrack

Ryan is joined by fellow Superman super-fan, StuartW, as they take on the 1978 superhero film that made the world believe a man can fly. It's a discussion of how lightning was caught in a bottle and set a template that the better superhero films still emulate. It's a geek-out fan-fest as Stuart and Ryan fly high into the movie that maybe both of them have seen way, way too many times.   The Signal Watch PodCast · 100: "Superman: The Movie" (1978) - a Super Film selection with Ryan and Stuart!

Everyone loves "Superman II", or at least that's how they remember it. Listen in as two guys who have seen this movie way, way too many times, read too much about it and - frankly - thought more about it than an adult person probably should set about discussing the follow-up to the super-tastic "Superman: The Movie". This one has the big bad-guy fight! But also, weird powers, a shiny disco bed, and will the real Gene Hackman please stand up?   The Signal Watch PodCast · 104: "Superman II" (1981) - a Super Film Selection with Ryan and Stuart