Warning: Do not listen to this episode unless you have seen Season 3 of the Amazon Prime series, “The Boys” or do not mind hearing key plot points. The Boys is set in a universe where superpowered individuals, called Supes, are recognized as heroes by the general public and work for a powerful corporation known as Vought International that markets and monetizes them. That barely scrapes the surface of an in-depth plot that turns the superhero genre upside down. The series features an ensemble ca...
Aug 18, 2022•43 min
The two superhero powerhouses made news in Summer 2022, in two very different directions. This episode focuses on the latest goings-on involving movies and television regarding both. DC's parent company Warner Bros. has completed its merger with Discovery. The news included a plan in 2023 of combining of two streaming services, HBO Max, and Discovery+. Furthermore, many DC properties have been canceled, most notably the film “Batgirl,” which was reportedly nearing completion with a budget of $90...
Aug 11, 2022•55 min
Warning: Do not listen to this episode unless you have seen the Warner Bros. Animation/DC Universe 2022 film, “Green Lantern: Beware My Power” or do not mind hearing key plot points. Green Lantern: Beware My Power is the next film in the continuity known as the “Tomorrow-Verse.” It includes Superman: Man of Tomorrow, Justice Society: World War II, and Batman: The Long Halloween. It is an origin story for John Stewart, who receives a power ring. The film was co-written by John Semper and Ernie Al...
Aug 04, 2022•40 min
Peacemaker was a breakout hit in 2022 for HBO Max, its parent company, and the DC Extended Universe. Steve Agee plays John Economos. Agee played John in 2021's The Suicide Squad and then reprised the role in Peacemaker. Since debuting on The Sarah Silverman Program in 2007, Agee has been on countless TV shows and movies. He met James Gunn, who put him in Guardians of the Galaxy, Vol. 2, and subsequently in the DC properties when Gunn wrote and directed. In this episode, Agee talks about his evol...
Jul 28, 2022•51 min
Warning: Do not listen to this episode unless you have seen the Disney+ Marvel Studios 2022 series, “Ms. Marvel.” or do not mind hearing key plot points. Ms. Marvel is the 7th Marvel Studios series to premiere on Disney+ since the streaming service began. It introduces high school student Kamala Khan, who soon finds she has unique powers. She is of Pakistani descent and is the first Muslim superhero in the MCU. Swara Salih, a writer for IO9 and Nerds of Color, joins the show. His Iraqi backgroun...
Jul 21, 2022•1 hr 14 min
Warning: Do not listen to this episode unless you have seen the Marvel Studio 2022 film “Thor: Love and Thunder,” or do not mind hearing key plot points. The 4th installment of the Thor franchise, and the 29th film of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, “Thor: Love and Thunder” stars Chris Hemsworth and Natalie Portman. Broadcaster and comic enthusiast Brian Tong returns to the podcast to offer his insight into what worked, what didn't, and how this movie stands in the MCU. The guys discuss the plot ...
Jul 14, 2022•53 min
This is Part 2 of a conversation with writer/producer John Semper. While last week's show focused on his entire career, including the upcoming Green Lantern: Beware My Power, his definitive work is the 1990s animated series based on Spider-Man. In this conversation, Semper details how the show came about, including Marvel's bankruptcy at the time. He discusses how starting with Season 2, he had very little restraints on what stories he could do and used so many Marvel characters it is considered...
Jul 07, 2022•1 hr 19 min
Acclaimed animation writer/producer John Semper joins the podcast in anticipation of the new Warner Bros. Animation / DC Universe upcoming release “Green Lantern: Beware My Power,” which is released on Blu-Ray/Digital on 7/26, which he co-wrote with Ernie Altbacker (HOJ Ep 261). Semper is the creator and executive producer of the classic 90's Spider-Man: The Animated Series and has been requested for this podcast since the very beginning. In this episode, Semper explains why he thinks the new Gr...
Jun 30, 2022•1 hr 6 min
Warning: Do not listen to this episode unless you have seen the Disney+ series Obi-Wan Kenobi, or do not mind hearing key plot points. Star Wars insider JC Reifenberg, owner of the Scum and Villainy Cantina in Hollywood, CA, and the producer of Fatman Beyond with Kevin Smith and Marc Bernardin rejoins the show to discuss the latest series from Lucasfilm and Disney+. Obi-Wan Kenobi is set 10 years after the events of Episode III: Revenge of the Sith and 8 years before Episode IV: A New Hope. Ewan...
Jun 23, 2022•55 min
The Flash is now the longest-running active show in the superhero genre. Chester P. Runk joined the show as a guest star in Season 6 and then became a series regular in Seasons 7 & 8, played by Brandon McKnight. Recently renewed for Season 9, McKnight joined the podcast to talk about his run on The Flash. In this episode, McKnight explained that he had auditioned for all of the CW Arrowverse shows, but that the Flash was his favorite. When he was hired, he read all of the comics featuring Ch...
Jun 16, 2022•43 min
Longtime executive producer Marc Guggenheim joined the podcast this week. Guggenheim helped created the Arrowverse as we know it. He has been the executive producer for Arrow, DC's Legends of Tomorrow, and Supergirl. He has worked with Greg Berlanti for decades. He is one of the architects of the CW's many different crossovers, including Elseworlds and Crisis on Infinite Earths. In this episode, he discusses the conception of the Arrow TV show, and how it ties into his writing role on the 2011 G...
Jun 09, 2022•1 hr
This episode features of the entertaining hosts of a new podcast on the Underdog Podcast Network. 10 Movies is a show where they take the work of one actor and look at 10 of his/her movies. Their 1st season on Underdog deals with Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson. Seth laments the fact that outside of Moana, he's never seen any movie from the wrestler-turned-movie star. The Rock is set to enter the superhero genre with the DC film Black Adam. In this episode, Hemal Jhaveri and Brian Minter discuss the c...
Jun 02, 2022•36 min
Greg Cipes has voiced Beast Boy since the original Teen Titans show in 2003. After that show's successful run, Cipes went on to voice dozens of other characters. Then, in 2013, the spinoff Teen Titans Go! launched on Cartoon Network with Cipes returning to the Beast Boy role. He later reprised his role as Beast Boy in the HBO Max show Young Justice. Teen Titans Go! & DC Super Hero Girls: Mayhem in the Multiverse is a crossover that was announced on the 2021 DC Kids Fandome. It was released o...
May 26, 2022•33 min
Danielle Panabaker began playing Caitlin Frost in 2014 when she guest-starred on Arrow. Since then, she is one of the original cast members of the hit CW TV show, The Flash. The Flash stands out for remaining one of The CW's most-watched series. Caitlin works at STAR Labs and then became part of Team Flash. Panabaker has been acting for nearly 20 years. In this episode, she talked about the complicated shoots playing two characters in the same scene while disguising her second pregnancy. She als...
May 19, 2022•57 min
Warning: Do not listen to this episode unless you have either seen the Marvel Studios' 2022 release “Doctor Strange In the Multiverse of Madness” or you do not mind hearing key plot points. This film is a sequel to the 2016 film Doctor Strange but takes place after a number of events have taken place in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. The titular character played a key role in Avengers: Infinity War, Avengers: Endgame, and Spider-Man: No Way Home. It also follows the 2021 release Wandavision. HOJ...
May 12, 2022•46 min
Warning: Do not listen to this episode unless you have either seen the Marvel Studios' 2022 Disney+ release “Moon Knight” or you do not mind hearing key plot points. Moon Knight is the latest Disney+ series. It stars Oscar Issac as the titular character, Marc Spector/Stephen Grant, two alters of a man with dissociative identity disorder (DID). Spector serves as the avatar of the god Kohnshu. Ethan Hawke, May Calamawy, and F. Murray Abraham are among the stars of this series. Comedian and Podcast...
May 05, 2022•46 min
Longtime DC Animation Director/Producer/Artist Rick Morales brings his extensive background to the Hall of Justice. Morales started his career working on the iconic Justice League and Justice League Unlimited animated series in the early 2000s. Since then, he has helmed a number of projects including Green Lantern – The Animated Series, Young Justice, and countless DC Universe animated features. They include the two Batman animated projects that continue the story from the classic 1966 Batman TV...
Apr 28, 2022•40 min
Recorded in person at Fan Expo Philadelphia 2022, actress Kate Flannery joins the show. She played Meredith Palmer on the NBC series The Office, which won her two Screen Actors Guild Awards. She talked about the legacy of the Office on first Netflix and then Peacock. She spoke about her fellow cast members and the success of the show after its initial NBC run. In addition to Flannery, this episode revisits a 2019 conversation with Rainn Wilson, who played Dwight Schrute on the Office. This inter...
Apr 21, 2022•34 min
Recorded at Fan Expo Philly 2022, the two stars of Clerks, Clerks 2, and the forthcoming Clerks 3, Jeff Anderson and Brian O'Halloran join the show in-between autograph signings at the ‘Con. O'Halloran has known Seth for nearly a decade as they have shared a mutual connection through sports and New Jersey. Anderson, meanwhile, has been a long-standing target for the podcast. They both make their first appearances on this show. O'Halloran talks about being part of the Clerks fandom over the years...
Apr 14, 2022•36 min
Warning: Do not listen to this episode unless you have either seen the Sony/Marvel 2022 release “Morbius” or you do not mind hearing key plot points. Morbius stars Jared Leto, Matt Smith, Adria Arjona, Jared Harris, Al Madrigal, and Tyrese Gibson. This is the 3rd film in the new “Sony Spider-Man Universe,” following Venom and Venom: Let There Be Carnage. Dr. Michael Morbius conducts an experiment to cure a rare blood illness for him and his surrogate brother. Brian “The Beast” London joins the s...
Apr 07, 2022•48 min
As part of the DC / CW project entitled the “Arrowverse,” the series “Black Lightning” aired for four seasons from 2018-to 2021. It starred Cress Williams as Jefferson Pierce, who recently appeared in the CW crossover “Armegeddon” which took place on the Flash. Lamont Magee served as a story editor on Black Lightning and was part of the writer's room. He joined the podcast to discuss his role on the show, and its unique voice amidst a cluster of related shows. Magee is also working on the new “G...
Mar 31, 2022•52 min
Warning: This episode features spoilers of the new Amazon Prime Series “The Boys: Diabolical.” Do not listen unless you have seen the new animated series or don't mind hearing key plot points. “The Boys: Diabolical” is a companion animated anthology series to the hit Amazon Prime series “The Boys.” Each 13-15 minute episode is standalone but takes place in the same universe as the live-action show. Giancarlo Volpe is the Supervising Director of the series and returns to the podcast to discuss th...
Mar 24, 2022•56 min
Longtime actor and voice actor Will Friedle joined the podcast in a fascinating conversation. He played Terry McGinnis on the hit animated series Batman Beyond from 1999-2001, and then subsequently in Justice League Unlimited, Static Shock, and the film Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker. Will's career started when he was a child actor. Friedle starred on Boy Meets World from 1993-2000. He is voicing Lex Luthor & Aquaman in the upcoming Warner Bros. Home Video release Teen Titans Go! & D...
Mar 17, 2022•1 hr 4 min
Warning: Do not listen to this episode unless you have either seen the Warner Bros. 2022 release “The Batman” or you do not mind hearing key plot points. Matt Reaves directed a new take for the Caped Crusader. With no continuity ties to any previous comic book, TV show, or film, Robert Pattinson wears the cape and cowl in this nearly 3-hour epic adventure. Jaz Bielby joins the show to help review the movie. This is a polarizing film that people have either said they love or they can't stand. Thi...
Mar 10, 2022•43 min
Season 8 of The CW series “The Flash” continues on March 9th, 2022. Showrunner Eric Wallace joined the podcast to preview the rest of the season, which started with a 5-part crossover entitled, “Armageddon.” Wallace is a writer who wrote for the fourth season and fifth season of The Flash. He replaced Todd Helbing (Episode 267 guest) as the sole showrunner for the show's sixth season onwards. In this episode, Wallace explains how he tries to keep the show fresh after so many episodes. He also of...
Mar 03, 2022•53 min
Warning: Do not listen to this episode unless you have either seen the HBO Max DC Extended Universe series Peacemaker or you do not mind hearing key plot points. Peacemaker is a spin-off series of the DC film The Suicide Squad (reviewed in Episode 246). The 8-episode comedy/drama follows the events of the film but takes the title character on an entirely new adventure. Flanked by an incredible cast and superb writing, this episode focuses on what went right for Peacemaker, that didn't necessaril...
Feb 24, 2022•43 min
Acclaimed actor Josh Keaton joined the podcast to cover his incredible career. Keaton was Peter Parker/Spider-Man in the fan-favorite show “Spectacular Spider-Man”, Hal Jordan/Green Lantern in the Green Lantern – The Animated Series. He is Shiro in Voltron: Legendary Defender. The Flash in Justice League: Crisis on Two Earths. Keaton described his entry into the VO business, as well as his live-action experience (and his 90's boy band). He also gave insight into the voiceover recording process d...
Feb 17, 2022•46 min
From Seth: This episode is recorded shortly after I lost my father. He died Sunday (Feb 6th) and rather than wait till next week, it felt right to do this episode. It's a really fun topic, and it felt normal to host it. My father was 71. Warning: Don't listen to this episode unless you have seen the seven-episode series The Book of Boba Feet on Disney+. Star Wars insider JC Reifenberg returns to the podcast to break down the story and all its twists and turns. It is a bit disjointed yet full of ...
Feb 10, 2022•57 min
Elizabeth Gillies stars as Selina Kyle/Catwoman in the 2022 Warner Bros. DC Universe animated film “Catwoman: Hunted.” The film is to be released on 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray Combo Pack, Blu-ray, and Digital on February 8, 2022. Gillies currently stars at Fallon Carrington on the hit CW show Dynasty. She rose to fame in 2010 when she played Jade West on the hit Nickelodeon show Victorious alongside Victoria Justice and Ariana Grande. In this episode, she talks about bringing Catwoman to life. She goes...
Feb 03, 2022•29 min
In January 2022, there were various entertainment reports about the CW Television Network being put up for sale. While rumors are plentiful about the future of the network, this episode focuses on the shows based on DC Comics properties popularly known as the “Arrowverse.” Topics include: what happens to DC shows if the network is sold? Will all genre content migrate to streaming services? Some of the CW shows, notably Arrow and The Flash have had huge episode totals, 22-24 in a given season. St...
Jan 27, 2022•35 min
