Talking SMAC: Superheroes, Movies, Animation & Comics
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We love all things entertainment and we want to share that love with you! We try to keep a respectful perspective, while also sharing our opinions. Our ranking system is “Must see/buy” or “Pass”. Follow us on Twitter @TalkingSMACPod and email at TSMACpod@gmail.com
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![147. Comic Book Character Portrayal Tier List w/The Lovely Dan](https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/ep-logo/pbblog14846278/Ep_147a4vcs_300x300.jpg)
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Wednesday May 15, 2024
147. Comic Book Character Portrayal Tier List w/The Lovely Dan
Wednesday May 15, 2024
Wednesday May 15, 2024
Josh is joined by the Lovely Dan from Casting Views to rank character portrayals in comic book-inspired movies, along with some other news from the week.
Nintendo Announces Next Gen System Announcement Window (2:14)
David Corenswet Superman costume reveal (6:31)
I Hate It. Let's Watch It promo (11:43)
Comic Book Character Portrayal Tier List (12:28)
The Rules of the Game (12:54)
Aaron Taylor Johnson as Quicksilver (13:41)
Adam West as Batman (15:18)
Alan Cumming as Kurt Wagner/Nightcrawler (15:46)
Alfred Molina as Dr. Otto Octavious/Doc Ock (16:47)
Alicia Silverstone as Barbara Wilson/Batgirl (17:46)
Amy Adams as Lois Lane (19:05)
Andrew Garfield as The Amazing Spider-Man (19:55)
Anthony Mackie as Sam Wilson/The Falcon/Captain America (20:59)
Arnold Schwarzenegger as Mr Freeze (21:45)
Ben Afleck as Bruce Wayne/Batman (23:26)
Benedict Cumberbatch as Doctor Strange (25:42)
Brie Larson as Carol Danvers/Captain Marvel (26:56)
Chadwick Boseman as T'Challa/Black Panther (28:33)
Chris Evans as Steve Rogers/Captain America (28:47)
Chris Evans as Johnny Storm/The Human Torch (29:03)
Chris O'Donnel as Dick Grayson/Robin (30:21)
Chris Pratt as Peter Quill/Star-Lord (30:55)
Christian Bale as Bruce Wayne/Batman (33:04)
Christopher Reeve as Clark Kent/Superman (34:21)
Cillian Murphy as Dr Johnathan Crane/Scarecrow (35:00)
Cobie Smulders as Maria Hill (35:19)
Colin Farrell as Bullseye (36:24)
Dane DeHaan as Harry Osborn (37:26)
Danny DeVito as Oswald Cobblepot/The Penguin (38:09)
Lightning Round (41:15)
Michael Clarke Duncan as Wilson Fisk/The Kingpin (41:25)
Heath Ledger as The Joker & Gary Oldman as Com. Jim Gordon (42:27)
Scarlett Johansson as Natasha Romanoff/Black Widow (42:50)
Jennifer Garner as Elektra (43:38)
Grant Gustin as Barry Alan/The Flash (44:37)
James McAvoy as Charles Xavier/Professor X (46:01)
Margot Robbie as Harley Quinn (47:53)
F-Tier Performances + Other Notables on the list (50:12)
Dan plugs Casting Views (54:09)
Enter to win a Steam copy of Marvel's Midnight Suns (55:18)
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![146: Nostalgia Bait: The 90s](https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/ep-logo/pbblog14846278/Ep_1469cxy3_300x300.jpg)
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Wednesday May 08, 2024
146: Nostalgia Bait: The 90s
Wednesday May 08, 2024
Wednesday May 08, 2024
Josh and Alex talk about some of the things from the 90s that still hold a special place in their hearts.
Intro/Celebrating May the Fourth (0:00)
Cats owning Cats/Mr Potato Head Sells Out (3:30)
Game Club Pod Promo (4:24)
Josh's extended love for Game Club Pod (5:44)
90s Nostalgia Bait begins: The Star Wars Original Trilogy Special Edition (6:53)
Dinosaurs (18:32)
Did you know what TGIF really meant? (36:56)
Boy Meets World (39:33)
Tangent/Plug: Christy Carlson Romano interviews Maitland Ward
Tangent/Plug: I Hear Voices with Will Friedle and Christy Carlson Romano
Tangent/Plug: Pod Meets World
Batman Beyond (1:06:25)
First Wave (1:16:04)
Midnight Suns/Episode 150 drawing (1:22:22)
Thank you and Good Night (1:24:26)
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![145. What'cha Doin'? VIII](https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/ep-logo/pbblog14846278/Ep_14566k78_300x300.jpg)
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Wednesday May 01, 2024
145. What'cha Doin'? VIII
Wednesday May 01, 2024
Wednesday May 01, 2024
Josh, Alex & Matt follow up on the Fallout episode now that Alex has finished the season, along with other things they've been enjoying away from the pod. Including; Shogun, Final Fantasy VII: Rebirth and more!
Not a Sponsor, but Could Be... (1:16)
Fu*k My Whole Life Promo (5:09)
I Always Feel Like Sombody's Watchin' Me! (6:09)
Fallout series recap pt 2 *FULL SPOILERS* (7:36)
Halo series tangent (22:20)
Early-2000s and Multi-media storytelling (30:41)
Star Wars Forgotten Sequel (33:28)
Dungeons & Dragons (35:47)
Hasbro's Failings w/Power Rangers and D&D brands (37:14)
Disney's fumbling of the Star Wars video game license (39:19)
Disney's fumbling of the Muppets IP (40:26)
Back to Fallout (45:10)
Shogun (51:39)
Knuckles (54:24)
Scooby Doo Tangent (1:00:11)
Studios licensing out their larger IPs (1:01:21)
The Sopranos (1:05:28)
Lucifer/Hannibal tangent (1:05:49)
Final Fantasy VII: Rebirth (1:06:47)
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![144. Rebel Moon - Part 2: The Scargiver & Spy x Family - Code: White](https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/ep-logo/pbblog14846278/Ep_1446ez1u_300x300.jpg)
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Wednesday Apr 24, 2024
144. Rebel Moon - Part 2: The Scargiver & Spy x Family - Code: White
Wednesday Apr 24, 2024
Wednesday Apr 24, 2024
Join the SMAC team as they treat themselves to a double feature with Spy x Family - Code: White and Rebel Moon - Part 2: The Scargiver
Intro (0:19)Spy x Family (1:52)Spy x Family Code: White soft spoilers review (5:19)Spy x Family musings/Q&A (10:56)Must see or Pass (14:32)Random anime discussion (14:54)My Dress Up Darling, Fruits Basket, That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime (19:23)Cultworthy ad break (22:57)Rebel Moon part 2: critical/audience reactions (23:17)Can Josh predict the movie? (25:38)Rebel Moon full spoilers (30:30)The good, the bad, and the ugly of rebel moon (41:47)Rebel Moon Q&A (47:00)Must see or Pass (50:56)Star Wars in an age of Rebel Moon (51:06)Winding down (1:04:40)
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![143. Fallout (Prime Original Series)](https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/ep-logo/pbblog14846278/Ep_14368yi7_300x300.jpg)
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Wednesday Apr 17, 2024
143. Fallout (Prime Original Series)
Wednesday Apr 17, 2024
Wednesday Apr 17, 2024
Josh and Alex are joined by Talking SMAC semi-regular co-host, Matt, to review what they were able to watch of the new Amazon Prime series: Fallout.
Preamble Rudeness (0:00)Fallout Game Experiences (3:35)Fallout Show Cast (11:16)No Spoilers review/Why binge this? (20:25)Story praise (33:01)Episode 2 Trigger warning (35:09)CX404 is a good dog (36:23)Hating super binge-ers (37:31)Continued non-spoiler review (41:10)Prop and world praise (52:50)Must Watch or Pass? (59:43)Matt has Alex predict episodes 5-8 (1:01:36)Matt's Final Thoughts: (1:05:43)
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![142. The News & Many Tangents](https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/ep-logo/pbblog14846278/Ep_14265lhw_300x300.jpg)
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Wednesday Apr 10, 2024
142. The News & Many Tangents
Wednesday Apr 10, 2024
Wednesday Apr 10, 2024
Josh and Alex discuss fast food criminals and recent Disney news.Fast Food Criminals (3:41)The Cultworthy/Patrick H Willems adaptations episode (9:24)Disney Board Vote results & park expansion (13:01)Spielberg is genius (22:05)Julia Garner: A female Silver Surfer!? (24:14)Tron: Ares (30:17)Moana 2 (35:38)Margot Robbie's Avengelyne (43:23)Quantum Leap canceled (48:53)Toy Story 5 (52:28)Mandalorian & Baby Yoda movies (56:33)Josh's Amazing Harrison Ford impression (1:02:08)How to properly title a movie (1:03:26)
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You can find Josh's guest appearance on The Cultworthy here:https://youtu.be/uSslsKoyWTA?si=h7477UiJwM015MqL
![141. Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire](https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/ep-logo/pbblog14846278/Ep_1417s6zv_300x300.jpg)
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Wednesday Apr 03, 2024
141. Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire
Wednesday Apr 03, 2024
Wednesday Apr 03, 2024
Josh and Alex review Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire and debate how you can compare this movie to previous Godzilla entries
Review: (8:05)Actual review: (12:09)Full Spoilers (20:00)
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Josh’s appearance on The Cultworthy: https://youtu.be/uSslsKoyWTA?si=l151xRInPc-pIfoi
![140. Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire](https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/ep-logo/pbblog14846278/Ep_1408wrr0_300x300.jpg)
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Wednesday Mar 27, 2024
140. Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire
Wednesday Mar 27, 2024
Wednesday Mar 27, 2024
Is Ghostbusters a legitimate franchise? Or is it just nostalgia bait that we keep hoping is worthy of the franchise moniker?
Josh and Alex find out after viewing Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire.Theater Experience (4:13)The review (15:21)
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