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X-MEN TAS: "Captive Hearts" Nov 15, 2022

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Gotta let you know up front that there is a character in this episode of X-Men who has a fairly racist name. The 20th century was just kinda like that sometimes.
It's not even a particularly good episode! It semi-adapts a great storyline from the comics featuring the Morlocks (many of whom were later brutally slain) but it doesn't have the bonkers je ne sais quoi of the first few eps of the series. That said, this episode is a gold mine of moments that have become modern memes, including the most famous one of all.
We talk news and stuff for the first 18 minutes and 35 seconds, so skip that if you don't want to hear our opinions on all the exciting stuff happening in the world of comic book movies.
By the way - a new Watch Men drops tomorrow, and we will be talking about Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, You don't want to miss it! It will be available only to subscribers at the $5 and above levels at www.patreon.com/cinemasangha. Join now!

X-MEN TAS: "Deadly Reunions" Nov 07, 2022

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This week the X-Men once again prove they are absolutely not ready to take on an enemy like Magneto as they repeat the exact same tactical errors they made last episode - but also add on a couple of new ones for good measure. It's an all-trauma ep as we go into the minds of Sabertooth, Storm and Magneto and see what PTSD haunts their broken minds. Also: Derek laughs so hard one of his contact lenses pops out.
In the intro we have actually a lot of news, including Black Adam's less-than-epic box office, James Gunn's plans for the future of the DCU, the casting for the Wonder Man and Agatha: Coven of Chaos shows and more! If you don't care about all that, or about our discussion of the ways global warming is personally impacting our wardrobes, jump to 38:38.
We will be back next week with more X-Men: The Animated Series, but we are also going to be recording a new episode of Watch Men soon. That's our monthly superhero deep dive podcast, and for November we will be talking at length about Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, and it should be a good episode as we struggle with the new pronunciation of Namor. It's available only to $5 and above subscribers at www.patreon.com/cinemasangha.

X-MEN TAS: "Enter Magneto" Oct 31, 2022

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Why are they milking Sabertooth? This is just one of the questions we tackle on this week's episode of X-Men: The Animated Series. Magneto, the most famous X villain, is introduced, and quite wisely the people involved in this Saturday morning cartoon show decided to decouple his origin from the Holocaust. Also: a lot of great scenes of Wolverine being a total pain in the ass.

In the intro we discuss Marvel Snap, the new phone game to which we are both addicted. Also: news, trivia and the revelation that David Zaslav has some balls on him. Skip to 34:46 if you don't like fun things.

We will return next week with more menacing Magneto! Thanks for listening.

Newsbreak: James Gunn Takes Over DCEU Oct 25, 2022

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We come to you with an emergency episode to talk about the big news: James Gunn is taking over the DCEU! What does this mean for DC? What does it mean for Supergirl and the Black Superman movie? And, in an incredible bit of timing, the Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special trailer dropped. We have all that and more in this special episode!

X-MEN THE ANIMATED SERIES: "Night of the Sentinels Parts 1 & 2" Oct 24, 2022

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We are between new MCU TV shows, and that means we have to turn our attention to something a little bit older to fill the time. With the upcoming release of X-Men '97, a sequel to the X-Men: The Animated Series from the 90s, we figured that The Animated Series made a lot of sense for our off-season watch.
Every week we'll do a new episode of the animated series, taking a break when a new MCU show comes on and then returning to the world of the X-Men when that show ends.
So it makes sense to start at the start, with the opening two-parter. All of these episodes are available to watch on Disney+ if you want to watch along. Or you can just enjoy us bullshitting about them without watching. It's all up to you!
By the way, if you like this show and want to hear us talking about superhero movies, check out Watch Men, our monthly superhero movie deep dive podcast. It's available only to $5 and above subscribers at www.patreon.com/cinemasangha. Join now and hear us talk about Black Adam for almost twice that movie's runtime!
Thanks for listening and we will be back next week with Magneto!

SHE-HULK: "Whose Show Is This?" Oct 17, 2022

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It's the season finale, and She-Hulk doesn't just break the fourth wall, she fully obliterates it. But does it work? This becomes the bone of contention between your two humble hosts who argue very heavily about that question for like the last 40 minutes of the episode. You've been warned.
We will return next week with our next Marvel TV show: X-Men: The Animated Series. Yup, in anticipation of next year's X-Men '97 we will be rewatching the 90s X-Men cartoon. It's going to be the show we watch in between new Marvel shows on Disney+, and it currently looks like this will take us through next year (with a stop for the Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special, one assumes). Join us!
Thanks for listening and see you again next week.

Marvelvision: WEREWOLF BY NIGHT Oct 12, 2022

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No, you're not seeing things - Marvelvision is really back with another episode! We're dropping this special ep to talk about the Marvel Special Presentation of Werewolf by Night, a Halloween-y hour long black and white monster mash that introduces the titular Werewolf by Night and the Man-Thing, as well as Elsa Bloodstone.
But is it any good? Does it hit the marks it is setting for itself? Therein lies the meat of the episode, which you can find after all the news and general buffoonery at 17: 37.
There is still another Marvelvision in your near future - we'll be covering the finale of She-Hulk, so be sure to keep an eye out for that! Thanks for listening, see you soon.

SHE-HULK: "Ribbit and Rip It" Oct 10, 2022

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The wait is finally over and The Man Without Fear has fully returned to the MCU (after a cameo in Spider-Man: No Way Home, of course). Was it worth the wait? Hell yes, and this might end up being the very best episode of She-Hulk thanks to this appearance. In fact, this episode might represent the whole thing coming together as it represents the platonic ideal of what this show can be.
Before that: some news and BS, including what is frankly a story so gross I should not have told it on this podcast. If you want to miss all that, skip to 25:36, where the main episode kicks in.
We will not be back with the next and final episode of She-Hulk... we'll be back even earlier with a special episode about the new Marvel Special Presentation, Werewolf by Night! That's right, you're getting two episodes this week.
See you in a couple of days!

SHE-HULK: "The Retreat" Oct 03, 2022

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Still no Daredevil, and we have to admit we like the show's moxie in holding him back this long.
Speaking of holding things back, we have a pretty long intro and news segment this week, wherein I drop some new info about the return of Henry Cavill to the DCEU, including the fact that WB is now developing a new Superman movie for him.
If you don't care about that, skip to 35:49 to get to the latest episode of She-Hulk, wherein Emil Blonsky returns and he has a whole retinue of D-list Marvel villains with him. But what happens is a pleasant surprise, and also may reflect my own future.
See you again next week - but will we see Daredevil? He will not see us.

SHE-HULK: "Just Jen" Sep 27, 2022

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This week Jen Walters meets her greatest challenge yet: being a bridesmaid at the wedding of an old friend she has largely lost touch with. She-Hulk stops for a (kinda) one-shot episode featuring a B-story starring niche Marvel character Mr. Immortal.
Before all that Derek tells the tale of why this episode is late - he was locked out of his house! The whole saga is recounted here, as well as some news including info about the next mutant in the MCU, early reactions to Werewolf by Night and more. Skip to 20:52 if you don't want to hear that.
See you next week as She-Hulk enters the home stretch!

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