Episode 58. We watched the 2011 sci-fi action adventure film Attack the Block. It's Guy Fawkes Night in South London and a gang of teenage hoodlums kill what they think is a strange animal, but discover it's an alien monster that plummeted to Earth. As the rest of the intergalactic creatures congregate around their apartment tower, the kids have to scrounge for weapons and allies to defend their home. Click here to watch a video of this episode. ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★...
May 22, 2019•1 hr 23 min•Season 2Ep. 58
Episode 57. We watched Brave, Pixar's 2012 fairy tale film set in a medieval and fantastical Scotland. Merida feels stifled by her life as a princess, and especially by her overbearing mother trying to groom her into perfection. When Merida follows a will o' the wisp into the forest and encounters a witch, she asks for a spell to change her fate by changing her mother, but the magic has disastrous effects that almost tear her family apart. Click here to watch a video of this episode. ★ Support t...
May 17, 2019•1 hr 23 min•Season 2Ep. 57
Episode 56. This week we watched the Hulu original series Castle Rock. It's produced by Stephen King and based on the settings and characters from many of his novels. Lawyer Henry Deaver returns to his troubled hometown of Castle Rock, Maine, but stays longer because he discovers all sorts of mysteries. During his stay he ends up representing a mysterious prisoner from Shawshank Penitentiary. Deaver confronts the secrets of his past. He confronts the prisoner's past and how they may be intertwin...
May 08, 2019•1 hr 25 min•Season 2Ep. 56
Episode 55. We listened to the first two seasons of a sci-fi audio drama called The Earth Collective, from creator Mike Troup. Humans colonized a planet far out in space but find that the darkness is strangely deadly, and the civilization now lives in giant caravans that drive around the planet so they can always stay in the light. Joseph Crane is a mechanic in this society on the move, recording what he knows of history and trying to solve the eerie mysteries behind the only kind of existence t...
May 01, 2019•1 hr 25 min•Season 2Ep. 55
Episode 54. We watched an anime by beloved director Shinichirō Watanabe called Terror in Resonance, AKA Terror in Tokyo. Two masked young men calling themselves Sphinx plant bombs across Tokyo and taunt the police with videos full of riddles. We learn who these boys are are, but what do they want, and when will they stop? It's a fascinating crime drama from both sides of the investigation! Click here to watch a video of this episode. ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★...
Apr 24, 2019•1 hr 19 min•Season 2Ep. 54
Episode 53. We watched Birdman, the Oscar-winning 2014 film by Alejandro Iñárritu. Riggan Thomson is a former superhero movie star trying to be taken seriously as he writes, directs, and stars in a Broadway play. He's haunted by the role that made him big and the lines between Riggan and Birdman start to blur as tensions rise for opening night. Click here to watch a video of this episode. ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★...
Apr 17, 2019•1 hr 21 min•Season 2Ep. 53
Episode 52. This week we read a graphic novel called Spencer & Locke. Remember reading Calvin and Hobbes when you were younger? Well what if Calvin and Hobbes grew up to become hard boiled detectives? That is the basic idea behind Spencer & Locke. It's a fast-paced crime story fueled by the nostalgia of beloved characters that you won't want to miss. Click here to watch a video of this episode. ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★...
Apr 10, 2019•1 hr 11 min•Season 2Ep. 52
Episode 51. We watched Pen15, a Hulu original show where comedians Maya Erskine and Anna Konkle play themselves at age 13, growing up in the year 2000. They deal with bullies, crushes, oblivious authority figures, cigarettes, and choosing an AIM username -- all the classic milestones of becoming a young adult. Click here to watch a video of this episode. ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★...
Apr 03, 2019•1 hr 29 min•Season 2Ep. 51
Episode 50. This week we watched season one of the Umbrella Academy show on Netflix, based on the comics by Gerard Way and Gabriel Bá. Eccentric millionaire Reginald Hargreeves adopted seven very special children, honed their superpowers, and raised them to be heroes. Now almost 30 years later, the estranged siblings reunite for their father's funeral and discover a conspiracy to kickstart the apocalypse that will need them to bond together as a family again in hopes of saving the world. Click h...
Mar 27, 2019•1 hr 28 min•Season 2Ep. 50
Episode 49. This week we watched Green Lantern: The Animated Series, a 2012 Cartoon Network show produced by Bruce Timm. Hal Jordan and his Green Lantern Corps patrol space for threats from new enemy lantern corps and emerging secrets of their own leaders. It has punching, space adventure, and deep thoughts on the natures of humanity and love, whoa! ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
Mar 20, 2019•1 hr 24 min•Season 2Ep. 49
Episode 48. We read the first two volumes of Captain Marvel, written by Kelly Sue DeConnick with art by David Lopez and Marcio Takara. Carol tries to save a planet ravaged by a mysterious disease, help an alien stowaway on her ship, protect her friends back on Earth from old enemies, take care of her cat, and more in this series full of fun space adventures! ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
Mar 13, 2019•1 hr 25 min•Season 2Ep. 48
Episode 47. This week we watched season one of the anime Mob Psycho 100. Mob is a teenager with incredible psychic abilities who tries to keep his emotions contained to avoid them fueling and unleashing his powers. He has an apprenticeship with a con man "master psychic," other real psychic rivals in his fellow high school students, and a strained relationship with his younger brother. With stresses like these, the psychic blasts are gonna fly! ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★...
Mar 06, 2019•1 hr 13 min•Season 2Ep. 47
Episode 46. We watched Perfect Blue, a 1997 animated film by Satoshi Kon. This is a psychological thriller about a pop singer who leaves that career behind to become an actress. With professional pressures, overbearing fans, and questioning her sense of identity, she's not sure if she's doing the right thing -- or if everything she's seeing is even real. ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
Feb 27, 2019•1 hr 26 min•Season 2Ep. 46
Episode 45. We class our podcast up this week and decided to watch The Artist, a 2011 silent, comedy-drama film that won multiple awards from the Academy Awards to the Golden Globes and more. It follows George Valentin, a decorated silent movie star as his career begins to crumble amidst the rise of Talkies, movies with sound. As his stardom falls, Peppy Miller, a young aspiring actress, takes the stage and sees her career take off as she becomes one of the first big stars of these new Talkies. ...
Feb 20, 2019•1 hr 17 min•Season 2Ep. 45
Episode 44. We read Spider-Man: Blue, a graphic novel by Jeff Loeb and Tim Sale where an adult Peter Parker, now married to Mary Jane, reflects on meeting and losing Gwen Stacy back in college. It's a sweet and thoughtful story of the two loves of Peter's life, perfect for Valentine's Day! The Whatnauts Review Show is a weekly book club style podcast about all sorts of cool things from comic books, manga, anime, movies, TV, and more. We stream new episodes live every Sunday at 12 noon EDT on our...
Feb 13, 2019•1 hr 9 min•Season 2Ep. 44
Episode 43. We watched the first season of Pushing Daisies, a 2007 cult TV show created by Bryan Fuller. Ned has the power to wake the dead with a touch, and kill them again with another touch. He uses this to help a PI solve murders, but when one of the victims is his own childhood sweetheart, he can't stand the thought of losing her again. She's staying alive, even if it means the two of them can never touch. It's a crime show about romance, magic, and pie! ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★...
Feb 06, 2019•1 hr 20 min•Season 2Ep. 43
Episode 42. This week we read the first two volumes of Wayward, an ambitious comic series by writer Jim Zub and artist Steve Cummings. After her parents divorce, Rori Lane leaves her lifelong home in Ireland to live with her mother in her native Japan. She has to adjust to a new country, an unfriendly high school, frequent monster attacks, and strange new powers that are suddenly manifesting within her. At least she finds other powered kids to back her up! ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★...
Feb 01, 2019•1 hr 22 min•Season 2Ep. 42
Episode 41. This week we watched Big Hero 6, a Disney animated movie that adapts and improves on a 90s Marvel comic. Hiro Hamada, a young genius in San Fransokyo, teams up with a healthcare robot and a colorful pack of tech students to stop a masked villain who's stolen his inventions. It's a fun adventure that will soon debut as a new playable world in Kingdom Hearts 3! ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
Jan 23, 2019•1 hr 21 min•Season 2Ep. 41
Episode 40. This week we discuss Essex County, a graphic novel by Jeff Lemire. It's comprised of three short stories all taking place in Essex County. The first follows a young boy obsessed with comics and superheros learning to grow up. The second story follow an older gentleman with Alzheimer's trying to recall his life and everything he has lost. The final story follows the town nurse making house calls to the townsfolk while we also see the story of her ancestor and how she came to live in E...
Jan 16, 2019•1 hr 12 min•Season 2Ep. 40
Episode 39. We are starting 2019 with a bang! This week we discuss all six Mission Impossible movies (so far), from the 1996 original to the most recent one, Fallout. Tom Cruise plays Agent Ethan Hunt of the Impossible Mission Force. These movies are action blockbusters at its finest. Come listen! ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
Jan 09, 2019•1 hr 37 min•Season 2Ep. 39
Happy 3 year anniversary to us! The Whatnauts have been around for three whole years, and that's pretty awesome. Paul Kang, one of our co-creators, stepped down, but thankfully some new faces stepped up to help The Whatnauts keep the lights on. Kyle sits down with Jess Bever, Eric Manix, Melissa Wilkenson, and Belinda Garcia to chat about this past year and everything we have done here at The Whatnauts. The Whatnauts does a couple different podcasts, including The Review Show and The Captain's L...
Jan 05, 2019•2 hr 21 min
Episode 38. Merry Christmas! This week we discuss Happy! And we compare and contrast the comic book and the tv show based off of it. Happy! is about an alcoholic ex-cop turned hitman that has a heart attack. When he wakes up he can see a flying blue unicorn telling him to go save a little girl who was kidnapped by someone dressed as Santa. It is balls to the wall insane. ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
Dec 23, 2018•1 hr 23 min•Season 1Ep. 38
Episode 37. This week we discuss Rise of the Guardians! Melissa pitched Christmas… adjacent films and Rise of the Guardians fits that bill perfectly. It follows Jack Frost as he is chosen to be a new member of The Guardians, a secret group of beings, like Santa and the Easter Bunny, who help protect the joy of the children all around the world. The reason Jack Frost is picked to join their ranks is because a new threat has arisen to destroy the world! ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★...
Dec 16, 2018•1 hr 25 min•Season 1Ep. 37
Episode 36. This week we discuss Kino's Journey: A Beautiful World - The Animated Series. Dang that's a mouthful. However, Kino's Journey is an anime that follows a girl, Kino, and her talking motorcycle, Hermes as they travel from country to country discovering new people and cultures while trying to find the beauty in it all. For this episode we watched the version of Kino's Journey from 2017, but there is also an older version from 2003 that is equally worth the watch. ★ Support this podcast ...
Dec 11, 2018•1 hr 27 min•Season 1Ep. 36
Episode 35. This week we discuss Little Shop of Horrors! Who doesn't love a little Rick Moranis is their lives? Rick plays an unassuming florist that discovers a new plant that feeds on blood. But the more blood he gives it, the more blood the plant wants. Little Shop of Horrors is a horror comedy musical we are certain you will have fun watching. ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
Dec 02, 2018•1 hr 23 min•Season 1Ep. 35
Episode 34. This week we discuss The Forest, a French Netflix original crime show. It's a short six episode series about a girl who goes missing in the forest after receiving a weird phone call and a woman who can't remember her past. ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
Nov 25, 2018•1 hr 26 min•Season 1Ep. 34
Episode 33. This week we discuss an anime all about office romance among otaku (That's basically a nerd for you uninitiated folks). Wotakoi: Love is Hard For Otaku follows a young woman who starts a new job but feels like she has to hide that she is an otaku from her other co workers. However she quickly finds that a few other coworkers are otaku as well, her interests are nothing to be ashamed of, and even love. ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★...
Nov 18, 2018•1 hr 25 min•Season 1Ep. 33
Episode 32. This week we discuss a graphic novel from Image comics called Plutona. It follows a group of young kids who happen to find a dead body in the woods one day after school. Does that remind you of Stand By Me? Well, what if that dead body was of the worlds greatest superhero? Then what if it all just gets worse? That… is Plutona. ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
Nov 11, 2018•1 hr 18 min•Season 1Ep. 32
Episode 31. This week we discuss An American Werewolf in London. It's a horror comedy film both written and directed by John Landis of The Blues Brothers fame as well as many other hit movies. The film follow two friends as they are backpacking across the English countryside but get attacked by a werewolf along the way leaving one of them dead and the other doomed to become a werewolf in few weeks time. And goodness gracious the makeup and effects in this movie are amazing. If nothing else, watc...
Nov 04, 2018•1 hr 22 min•Season 1Ep. 31
Episode 30. This week we discuss King Falls AM, which is a audio drama centered around the weird things happening in the town of King Falls and the crazy cast of characters that inhabit it. There are aliens, ghosts, possibly sea monsters, and more! ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
Oct 28, 2018•1 hr 25 min•Season 1Ep. 30
