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MS. MARVEL: "Time and Again" Jul 07, 2022

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This week we go really off topic in the intro, talking about everything from haunted houses on TikTok to a lengthy discussion of Amazon Prime's The Boys, as well as a whole bunch of superhero TV and movie news. If none of that interests you, jump right to 37:45 to get to the meat of the episode.
This week Kamala continues her time travel as we get to know her great-grandparents and the show throws some structural curveballs at us. Plus: are there more hints of Inhumans?
This weekend Thor: Love and Thunder hits theaters, and that means we'll be doing a Watch Men episode about it quite soon. Take this opportunity to subscribe at the $5 and above level so you get to listen to us talk about all the superhero movies getting released, including every MCU film! Click here to join.
Thanks for listening - see you next week for the finale!

MS. MARVEL: "Seeing Red" Jul 01, 2022

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COVID can't keep a good podcast down, and it can't keep this one down either!
This week's Ms. Marvel takes a field trip to Pakistan, introduces a new ancient secret society... and possibly leave the door for Ms. Marvel to be an Inhuman after all?
But what about the costume? Is it taking too long to come together, or is the build-up right? And is the prison breakout as bad as we think it is?
We will return next week with episode 5! And we will also be back soon on Watch Men with an episode about Thor: Love and Thunder. If you want to hear us talk about the MCU movies, that is the only podcast where it happens. It's available to $5 and above subscribers at www.patreon.com/cinemasangha!

MS. MARVEL: "Destined" Jun 24, 2022

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This is a crummy day. I feel dumb even uploading this episode today, it's such a crummy day. But the show must go on, and while I hope that you are getting ready for the long fight ahead of us to reclaim bodily autonomy for women, I suspect everybody could use a little distraction from the pain for a bit. Hopefully this episode of Marvelvision can be that for you.
This week we talk about the latest episode of Ms. Marvel, where Kamala learns some secrets about her history, we get a canon-crammed flashback and our first superhero fight, where Kamala begins to really learn how to use her powers. Three episodes in and this show continues to be terrific - can Marvel run the table with the next three? Here's hoping.
Thanks for listening, and I hope you're all doing okay.

MS. MARVEL: "Crushed" Jun 17, 2022

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Is it possible that Ms. Marvel is the best MCU TV show? Two episodes in and the answer so far is yes - but can it keep it up once the plot kicks in?
This week we talk about the episode where Kamala Khan takes her first major step as a superhero, a step clearly influenced by the 1978 Superman. This is the kind of heroism that the MCU has been sorely missing, and it's great to see it here.
We also talk a lot about news this week, and get a little offtopic as we argue about whether or not it matters that franchises gatekeep their universes, telling bigots to get lost... and whether they actually mean it, or if Disney is just happy to take money from even the hardest core Nazi. Skip to about 48 minutes if you don't care about any of that (told you we talk a lot this week).
We will return next week with Ms. Marvel episode three. A personal note: in this episode I talk about some stuff going on at home that might delay the release of our next episode. I hope you'll be patient with us!
Thanks for listening, see you again soon.

MS. MARVEL: "Generation Why" Jun 13, 2022

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If you listen to our other weekly podcast, The Bad Batch, you know we've been having a hard time with Obi-Wan Kenobi. It's not very good! Which makes the debut of Ms. Marvel all the more wonderful for us - finally something to enjoy on Wednesdays!
This show explodes the "Marvel style" and feels fresh, unique and fun. We love the first episode and have high hopes for what's to come. Plus this episode: COVID hits home! A lengthy digression into what a cool movie the life of Mohammed would make. Thoughts on the Nega-bands and wishing for Rick Jones... and more!
Thanks for listening and we're excited about the next five weeks!

THE TRIAL OF THE INCREDIBLE HULK Jun 07, 2022

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Before Affleck. Before Cox. There was... Rex Smith! Broadway legend, singing star, four times wed, and the first person to play a live action Daredevil. And his suit is pretty much the same bad one as the first season Netflix suit!
David Bruce Banner has been on the run for eleven years, and in this 1989 TV movie he comes to The City, where he gets mixed up in the battle between Daredevil and Wilson Fisk, who is never called Kingpin and who is played by John Rhys-Davies dressed like an evil record exec in a 1985 MTV music video.
Is it bad? You know it! Discussion of the TV movie begins at 30:12, but if you skip to there you'll miss all the superhero news that's fit to talk about!
We will back in a couple of days as this show pivots to covering Ms. Marvel, which debuts June 8th. See you then!

LEGENDS OF THE SUPERHEROES: "The Roast" May 21, 2022

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It's the second of the two 1979 DC superheroes live action specials and this one is... better? Less painful? At least that's what Devin feels - Derek found this one sapping his very will to live.
In a premise as nonsensical as the jokes, The Roast has Ed McMahan presiding over a roast of the Superfriends - a roast that includes their greatest villains, who show up to do stuff like play doctor and perform song and dance numbers. Plus: Ghetto Man shows up, a concept just as racist as you suspect it to be.
Next week we're going to give you a peek at what we're doing on our other superhero podcast, Watch Men. We will run the very first episode of that show, where we cover the Snyder Cut of Justice League, and if you like what you hear you may be interested in subscribing at the $5 level to get that show every single month. You can subscribe at www.patreon.com/cinemasangha.
Thanks for listening and we'll be back with a new episode in two weeks, where we'll talk about The Trial of the Incredible Hulk.

LEGENDS OF THE SUPERHEROES: "The Challenge" May 14, 2022

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With no new Marvel shows this week we have pivoted to covering other live action superhero stuff, and for some ungodly reason we chose Legends of the Superheroes, two live action DC Comics specials from network TV in 1979. Featuring the return of Adam West, Burt Ward and Frank Gorshin to their Batman roles, this first special, The Challenge, is a stunningly inane and unfunny hour that also happens to have some of the most comic-accurate versions of the DC characters ever put on film. Therein lies the fascinating dichotomy.
When the Legion of Doom decides to end the world in one hour the Superfriends have to go out and bumble their way through unbearable sketches, and then Mordru the Merciless rides a Ski-Doo. It's the worst of Old Hollywood meets a whole bunch of absolute nobody actors with a script by people who could have definitely done better. And it's just the first one - we're doing the second special next week!
Both are available free on Tubi, but be aware they have the episodes flipped, so The Challenge is presented as the second episode, when it's actually the first. As if there was going to be continuity to worry about.
If you're wondering what we thought of Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness the one place to find out is Watch Men, our monthly superhero deep dive podcast, available to $5 and above subscribers at www.patreon.com/cinemasangha. Check it out - the episodes are loooong. Speaking of long, this lengthy ep has an intro/news that runs to 30:23, in case you feel like skipping all that.

MOON KNIGHT: "Gods and Monsters" May 07, 2022

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The finale is here! Does Moon Knight make it all work? Is there room for a second season? Did they introduce a new superhero who can show up in team-ups instead of Oscar Isaac?
Plus: Marvel news! The usual digressions! Skip to 27:24 if you don't care about that stuff. But if you do: we love you.
This show will NOT be going dark until Ms. Marvel. We're gonna talk about some stuff that's slightly outside of the remit of the program, just to keep the fun going, but we'll be staying in the live action superhero TV arena. Next week: The Challenge of the Superheroes!, the insane 1979 live-action DC superhero TV special, one of two produced that year. The second, The Superhero Roast, we'll be doing the week after.
Great news: you can watch this free on Tubi. See you next week!
And by the way, if you want to hear us talk about Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness the only place for that is Watch Men, our monthly superhero deep dive podcast. It's available at the $5 and above levels of the Patreon. Join now at www.patreon.com/cinemasangha!

MOON KNIGHT: "Asylum" Apr 30, 2022

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This week Moon Knight heads into the endgame with a... clip show?!? Well, not a clip show but a solidly surreal flashback episode that fills in a lot of the gaps in Moon Knight's history and the origin of Marc Spector's split personality.
First we have a bunch of news to go through, including the sad loss of the great Neal Adams. While discussing this we recount an Adams story but get the specifics wrong - it's not Green Arrow who is weirdly racist... it's The Flash!
Here's a link to the true version of the story!
We also talk about live theater and a whole lot more, but jump to 42: 38 if you don't care about that. That'll bring you to the main episode, where two Catholic boys weigh in on Jewish law.
We will return next week with the finale of Moon Knight, and in the meantime consider getting more of us by joining the Patreon - www.patreon.com/cinemasangha. For $1 a month you get The Bad Batch, our Star Wars TV show podcast, where we're gearing up for the new Kenobi show. For $5 a month you get that podcast and Watch Men, our monthly superhero deep dive podcast. The next episode will be about Doctor Strange In the Multiverse of Madness, so don't miss out!

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