Invasion of the Podcast!

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Ep. 241 - The Old Guard! Aug 06, 2020

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This week we catch up after having a week off and talk about crime documentaries and falling down in basements, Mulan is releasing on Disney+ but its going to cost you, FanDome is bring the con to you, a man makes a ballsy shoplifting move, we take a look at the Netflix original film The Old Guard and how it stands on its own without having read the source material, and Steve makes Paul guess which older TV shows are getting revived.

Ep. 240 - The Year of Animation: Batman: Mask of the Phantasm (1993) Jul 23, 2020

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This week we get the best of both worlds as we get to discuss Batman and animation! Our Year of Animation heads to Gotham as we watch 1993's Batman: Mask of the Phantasm. We talk about our familiarity with the Batman animated series and the see if the weekday afternoon version can make the leap successfully to the big screen.

Ep. 239 - For a Few Podcasts More! Jul 16, 2020

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This week we say goodbye to a Mythbuster, Star Wars is letting loose a Bad Batch, Star Trek Lower Decks has set the bar low, we talk about the influence and work of composer Ennio Morricone and take a look at how his music is a very large part of Sergio Leone's second film in his Dollars Trilogy with 1965's For a Few Dollars More, and Steve tries be frank with his answers for our National Hot Dog Month Quiz.

Ep. 238 - Moon Knight! Jul 09, 2020

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This week talk about our quasi-holiday weekends, favorite hot dog toppings, The Far Side is back and sorely needed, Halloween Kills... later, horror fans are dealing with the pandemic better than other, we take a dive into one of the lesser known Marvel heroes, Moon Knight, and talk about the origin of the character, what makes him different, and what we would hope to see with him in the future, and Steve challenges Paul to a National Video Games Day quiz.

Ep. 237 - Podcast X! Jul 02, 2020

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This week we talk about cream cheese, Beavis and Butthead ride again, a click bait story about Star Wars, a really smart person petting a snow leopard, we head to space to talk about Jason X, the 10th Friday the 13th film and what can happen to a franchise when it is trying to find new directions to hack and slash in, and we play a game about actual film sequels that didn't get made.

Ep. 236 - The Year of Animation: Howl's Moving Castle (2005) Jun 25, 2020

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This week we continue our Year of Animation by digging to the works of Hayao Miyazaki and Studio Ghibli with 2005's Howl's Moving Castle. It has wizards that might be birds, demons with top hats, a turnip headed scarecrow, and Billy Crystal as a sassy fire. You know, the usual.

Bonus: We do actually have some news we get into because a bunch of Batman related things happened and it wouldn't be Invasion without some Batman talk.

Ep. 235 - It Follows (for a really long time)! Jun 18, 2020

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This week we share our adventures at the drive in, experiments in drunken cooking, and watching webinars for fun. We talk about the passing of an important Batman creator, Alien 5 might be alive, and that the Mothman needs to be seen by everyone. We revisit 2014's It Follows and see if our feelings have changed about it over six years while looking out the windows for creeper old ladies slowly walking towards us. And Steve has a quiz for Paul about one of his favorite things: garbage.

Ep. 234 - Superman Smashes the Klan! Jun 11, 2020

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This week we devote the entire episode to telling the true life story of how the Superman radio show took on the Ku Klux Klan and won and we talk about the newly released DC Comics graphic novel Superman Smashes The Klan.

Ep. 233 - The Year of Animation: The Iron Giant (1999) May 28, 2020

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This week we continue our journey through the Year of Animation by looking at Brad Bird's first feature film, 1999's The Iron Giant. Set in the year 1957 and in the shadow of Sputnik, a young boy happens across a giant robot from another world that can't remember why it is here. We are joined on this episode with special guest El Goro of the Talk Without Rhythm Podcast, a friendly giant that also will eat the occasional car, to explore this wonderful gem of a film that has a lot more going for it than at first glace.

Ep. 232 - The Podcast Strikes Back! May 21, 2020

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This week we learn about time traveling fathers, exploding tables, and distant dogs barking, we actually have news to talk about with HBO Max set to release the Snyder Cut of Justice League, the Simpsons are going to look correct again, and we say good bye to a behind scenes person who helped make Star Wars as big as it is now, and speaking of that Star War, we are celebrating the 40th anniversary of The Empire Strikes Back and discuss why it is our favorite of the series and what its legacy is, and Paul challenges Steve to a quiz about body parts.

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