Episode 30: She-Wee Hulkwoman

Chad Smalley & Brendan Jones — Wed, 16 Aug 2023 01:00:00 -0400

This week we celebrate the life of our recently departed hero of comedy: PAUL REUBENS (a.k.a. Pee Wee Herman), and pay our respects to and the late great ALAN ARKIN.

ALSO:

Marvel's Secret Invasion and the status of the MCU in general right now
Superman II and "the Donner Cut"
Our favorite superhero origin story movies

Watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/UNqAA91Ui30

An extended version of this episode is available on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ProdigiousSaps

00:00:00 — Intro
00:00:15 — Paul Reubens
00:16:28 — Alan Arkin
00:22:40 — Other heroes we don't want to lose
00:23:59 — Marvel's SECRET INVASION
00:34:36 — LOKI Season 2 and the Jonathan Majors issue
00:35:55 — Is the MCU "dying"?
00:37:08 — Why do the last episodes of all the Disney Plus shows feel rushed?
00:39:10 — When are fan expectations reasonable?
00:39:48 — Problems with SHE-HULK series
00:42:53 — SUPERMAN II and "the Donner Cut"
00:51:13 — SUPERMAN & LOIS - what it does well
00:53:23 — SMALLVILLE - where it went wrong
00:54:41 — SUPERMAN & LOIS - where it's gone wrong
00:56:08 — Great MCU origin stories: IRON MAN, CAPTAIN AMERICA, and THE HULK

Prodigious Saps: profusive nerdery from Chad Smalley of Blaggards and Brendan Jones of Tesla City Stories.
https://linktr.ee/prodigioussaps

Episode 12: Hurray, Hurray Sweethaven

Chad Smalley & Brendan Jones — Thu, 19 Jan 2023 12:00:00 -0500

This week on P-Saps No. 12:

Speculation about how the FANTASTIC FOUR will be introduced to the MCU
Why Robert Altman's "POPEYE" is one of the greatest adaptations of comics to film ever made.
Much love for the brilliant HARRY NILSSON, who wrote the songs for POPEYE and did a ton of amazing, legendary stuff before that.

ALSO: New Quantumania trailer and Paul McCartney's collaboration with Elvis Costello.

SHOW NOTES

Tesla City Stories Podcast
https://luminarypodcasts.com/listen/the-tesla-city-stories/the-tesla-city-stories-podcast/d38a3b45-c2a6-4230-8af4-9f4fa808a047

Zsu-Zsu's Petals Christmas Reunion 1993
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL0C28852F1454D862

Robin Williams shows off his Popeye voice | The Dick Cavett Show
https://youtu.be/O_wIHGwhLxI

Prodigious Saps: profusive nerdery from Chad Smalley of Blaggards and Brendan Jones of Tesla City Stories.
https://linktr.ee/prodigioussaps

Prodigious Saps - Episodes Tagged with “Mcu”

Episode 30: She-Wee Hulkwoman

Episode 12: Hurray, Hurray Sweethaven