S1 EP.7 – No Rules on a Seesaw – A review of bad Movie/Adaptation Series pt.1

The guys (Kareem, Ken, and Pat) are joined by special guest J.P.G. to review some of the worst comic movies and or adaptations. Tangents include Benjamin Bratt’s basketball rider, Lex Luthor’s copyright master plan, Jesse Eisenberg awfulness, and more.

Show Notes

Topic 1: Establish what constitutes a comic movie and its timeframe

Just before the turn of the century, not much was happening in the way of live-action comic book films. DC’s run of solid Batman and Superman franchises came to a swift halt with Batman and Robin, which virtually killed the Dark Knight as a big screen presence, while movies like Steel did little to win over fans. On the other hand, Marvel’s relatively successful Blade was sandwiched in between the first in a line of poor Fantastic Four attempts, and the straight-to-television Nick Fury: Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D., which starred David Hasselhoff in the lead role.

Everything changed in 2000, with the introduction of the X-Men to mainstream cinema. Not long after, Sam Raimi and Christopher Nolan sealed the long-term success of the genre, with their Spider-Man and Dark Knight trilogies raking in huge rewards both critically and financially.

Unfortunately, what followed was mass hysteria from DC, Marvel, Sony and Fox, who each collected the rights to their respective characters and rushed out a tidal wave of superhero movies in blatant attempts to one-up the rest. Even now in the days of shared universes, we are seeing more and more movies fail to live up to the standard set by those early X-Men and Spider-Man films.

Topic 2: Breakdown what constitutes a bad movie/ comic adaptation?

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Topic 3: Honorable Mentions

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Topic 4: Wrap up with a general consensus

EP.120 – Jimmy Olsen's Manosphere Problem – A Review of James Gunn's Superman pt.4 – Tangential Giants Podcast

The Tangential Giants return to finally wrap up their review of James Gunn’s Superman, and somehow, the last stretch of the movie gives them even more chaos to chew on. Kareem, Ken, Pat, and guest Tim dive straight into Jimmy Olsen’s full-blown Manosphere spiral, because apparently, even in the DCU, no one is safe from a podcast algorithm gone rogue.From there, the crew takes a hard look at the new Kents, who are depicted as so financially underwater that even Smallville’s cows are probably judging them. Then comes Lex Luthor’s army of Musk-like minions, a collection of tech bros who look like they’d unionize only to demand more stock options in exchange for less dignity.And of course, the episode wouldn’t be complete without discussing this new foul-mouthed Supergirl, who arrives like a cosmic warning label and immediately starts cussing out anyone within a five-mile radius. The Giants try to make sense of it all, but naturally end up wandering into philosophical detours, comic book lore debates, and at least one argument about whether Jimmy Olsen needs therapy or a firmware update.If you enjoy superhero analysis mixed with unhinged tangents, this is the perfect finale to the Superman review saga.#tangentialgiants #superman #jamesgunn #supergirl #jimmyolsen #LexLuthor #dcu #dcuniverse #supermanmovie #comicbookmovies #nerdpodcast #popculturepodcast #dccomics #moviediscussions #superherotalk #podcastlife #dcfans