S1 EP.11 – Patent Pending Ideas – A review of the ‘Heroes’ TV series pt.3

The guys, (Kareem, Ken, and Pat) conclude their epic Heroes the TV Show review with special guest Andy Thompson. Tangents include celebrity cache of Sandra Oh versus Seth Rogen, using Booster Gold as an adjective, being fired by soundtrack, and more.

Show Notes

Today, we live in a world of superheroes. When cinemas are open, the biggest hitters are invariably the usual Marvel or DC heroes fighting evil, overcoming the odds and showing off their derring-do as audiences pack the multiplexes.

And even without the usual glut of superhero movies this unusual summer we’ve still seen the likes of The Umbrella Academy and the Old Guard giving a very different take on the genre on the smaller screen, with Netflix’s Project Power and Amazon’s The Boys coming in the coming weeks for more offbeat, satirical takes on superpowers. And that’s not to mention the long-running TV heroes from the CW’s Arrowverse, cartoons like Harley Quinn and Marvel’s upcoming Disney+ shows starring their MCU heroes.

To sum up, superheroes on screen – even the small screen – are big business. But back in 2006, things were very different. Sure, the likes of Batman Begins had recently been released, but the world-beating Marvel media empire was still a couple of years away from its nascent beginnings – and yet there was a sprawling story with a host of interconnected (and superpowered) individuals playing out week by week.

Yes, of course I’m talking about Heroes, the superhero-themed TV show that returns to BBC iPlayer this week. Starring Masi Oka, Milo Ventimiglia, Hayden Panettiere, Greg Grunberg, Zachary Quinto and many more as a motley collection of individuals who suddenly developed powers (a little like mutants from the X-Men universe) across the world, the series ran for a little under four years, ending in 2010 under something of a cloud.

EP.123 – Post Decpte-Con Catch Up – A Review of Comic-Con News 2026 – Tangential Giants Podcast

Kareem finally reconnects with Ken and Pat after missing their Comic‑Con panel, and the guys waste no time recapping how their talk on the downfall of billionaires in comics somehow turned into a crowd‑pleaser. Pat insists they were profound. Ken insists they were unhinged. Both are probably right.From there, the conversation swerves into the tall grass. The trio tries to figure out why Transformers actually transform, whether “Decepticons” is a name that should have been retired decades ago, and how to stitch G.I. Joe, Transformers, and the Fast and the Furious into one cinematic universe without breaking the laws of physics or taste.It is exactly the kind of episode where a simple Comic‑Con debrief becomes a dissertation on toy‑based geopolitics, automotive theology, and franchise chaos theory.Settle in. It gets weird fast.#TangentialGiants #ComicCon #Transformers #GIJoe #FastAndFurious #NerdCulture #PopCulturePodcast #GeekTalk #ComicBookLore #MovieUniverses #PodcastLife #FandomTalk #ToyLore #FranchiseChaos