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The Superhero Show Show

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Every Sunday, The Taste Buds, aka Cassie, Mike, Katelynn and Ryan, review and analyze EVERY television show based on comics from the previous week. From the granddaddy Arrowverse to SyFy’s quirky adaptations to Disney+’s Marvel shows and everything in-between--the Buds deconstruct plot and character arcs, talk source material changes, and generally give you the tools you need to sound smart and/or snotty when talking about comic book TV. PLUS movie reviews, brackets, trivia, drafts, and so much more! If you watch all of the comic book TV, or none of it, subscribe to the Superhero Show Show today. It’s the most x-treme way to beat the heat!
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The Superhero Show Show #351: Does Helstrom Deserve a Second Season?

The Superhero Show Show #351 Does Helstrom Deserve a Second Season? The Taste Buds review the final episode of the first (and only?) season of Helstrom! On an all-new episode of the Superhero Hour Hour, Cassie has requested the week off, so Mike is taking over. Sure...Ryan is still here, and that sucks for Mike, but Mike has invited his good friend Tompkins, and together this triumvirate will say goodbye to Helstrom for the year, and possibly forever! They discuss the differences between the com...

Nov 30, 20201 hr 22 min

The Superhero Show Show #350: Super Sloppy Walking Dead Double Dare

The Superhero Show Show #350 Super Sloppy Walking Dead Double Dare [caption id="attachment_19607" align="aligncenter" width="1400"] Alexa Mansour as Hope, Aliyah Royale as Iris - The Walking Dead: World Beyond _ Season 1, Gallery - Photo Credit: Carlos Serrao/AMC[/caption] The Taste Buds review this week's episode of The Walking Dead: The World Beyond! On a very special episode of The Superhero Show Show, Cassie looks around for her co-hosts, but can only find Ryan! That simply won't stand, as R...

Nov 22, 20201 hr 10 min

The Superhero Show Show #349: Sexy Sibling Love, Devil Style

The Superhero Show Show #349 Sexy Sibling Love, Devil Style The Taste Buds check back with Helstrom, reviewing the sixth and seventh episodes. On a very special episode of The Superhero Show Show, Cassie and the Boyz drop back in on Helstrom. They did not love the first episode, so maybe the season got better as it went on? They discuss which of the two siblings is the more compelling one at this point, and decide whether or not they have any idea what is going. Then they continue to celebrate t...

Nov 16, 20201 hr 13 min

The Superhero Show Show #348: Fear the Walking Cowboy Detective

The Superhero Show Show #348 Fear the Walking Cowboy Detective The Taste Buds finally check in on the sixth season of Fear the Walking Dead! On an all-new episode of The Superhero Show Show, Cassie and the Boyz watch this week's episode of Fear the Walking Dead, and...like it? It's a focused episode that throws murder mystery and western tropes into the zombie world because the zombie world is tired and out of ideas! It also helps that the show has Garrett Dillahunt, who is named in this podcast...

Nov 09, 20201 hr 19 min

The Superhero Show Show #347: X-Men: The Animated Series is the Greatest Show of All Time

The Superhero Show Show #347 X-Men: The Animated Series is the Greatest Show of All Time The Taste Buds begin their journey through all of X-Men: The Animated Series with Night of the Sentinels, Part I! Tonight's main event is a discussion of this week's episode of The Walking Dead: The World Beyond, but as you can tell, the Taste Buds may be excited about something else. Before they get to that, though, they do have to talk about every single television show based on a comic book that came out ...

Nov 02, 20201 hr 17 min

The Superhero Show Show #346: TGIH (Thank God it's Helstrom)

The Superhero Show Show #346 TGIH (Thank God it's Helstrom) On this week's episode of The Superhero Show Show, The Taste Buds discuss the premiere of Helstrom! Hey! There's actual new TV to watch! And it's... Helstrom. The show from the line that Marvel has already abandoned, and cancelled the plans for every show except for this one, which was able to sneak out somehow. And that's too bad. I already miss the time of no TV. Cassie, Mike, and Ryan discuss how well the leads work with each other, ...

Oct 26, 20201 hr 3 min

The Superhero Show Show #345: The Boys vs. Sabrina the Teenage Witch

The Superhero Show Show #345 The Boys vs. Sabrina the Teenage Witch On this week's episode of The Superhero Show Show, The Taste Buds discuss the much delayed season finale of The Walking Dead! On this week's episode of The Superhero Show Show, The Taste Buds discuss the season two finale of The Boys! Thanks to Amazon not putting all of the episodes of The Boys up at the same time, the Taste Buds get to watch and discuss the season 2 finale with the rest of society. Well...like a week after ever...

Oct 19, 20201 hr 21 min

The Superhero Show Show #344: The Walking Dead vs The Trickster

The Superhero Show Show #344 The Walking Dead vs. The Trickster On this week's episode of The Superhero Show Show, The Taste Buds discuss the much delayed season finale of The Walking Dead! Thanks to quarantine, AMC was forced to postpone the filming and eventual airing of The Walking Dead season 10 finale for six months. Now, it's finally here, along with the new Walking Dead spinoff, The Walking Dead: World Beyond. The Taste Buds make the finale The Main Event of the evening, deciding whether ...

Oct 12, 20201 hr 20 min

The Superhero Show Show #343: The Flash vs The Boys

The Superhero Show Show #343 The Flash vs. The Boys On this week's episode of The Superhero Show Show, The Taste Buds discuss the latest episode of The Boys! On a very special episode of The Superhero Show Show, the boys make Cassie watch The Boys again, to see if she likes the show yet. She...almost sort of does! This means that maybe The Boys can be nominated for some Shushies next year! Because that's literally the only comic book show this week, the Taste Buds travel back in time and discuss...

Oct 05, 20201 hr 15 min

The Superhero Show Show #342: The 2019-2020 Comic Book Show of the Year, Part II

The Superhero Show Show #342 The 2019-2020 Comic Book Show of the Year, Part II On this week's episode of The Superhero Show Show, The Taste Buds reveal the top ten shows of the last year! The countdown, and therefore Shushie season, comes to an end when the Taste Buds reveal the top ten shows of the year. We have some idea of who's on the list because they weren't mentioned last week, but it's time to find out the order they're in. Will anything be able to tackle Stargirl, a show the Taste Buds...

Sep 27, 20201 hr 21 min

The Superhero Show Show #341: The 2019-2020 Comic Book Show of the Year, Part I

The Superhero Show Show #341 The 2019-2020 Comic Book Show of the Year, Part I On this week's episode of The Superhero Show Show, The Taste Buds begin to break down the shows of the year! As the Shushies come to an end, there's only one more award to give away: the Shushie for Show of the Year. Instead of giving you five nominees and announcing the winner, the Taste Buds rank all 39 comic book-based television shows that released at least one episode in the last 12 months. This week they'll coun...

Sep 21, 20201 hr 9 min

The Superhero Show Show #340: Amazon's The Boys vs. The Umbrella Academy

The Superhero Show Show #340 Amazon's The Boys vs. The Umbrella Academy On this week's episode of The Superhero Show Show, The Taste Buds discuss the first two episodes of The Boys season 2, and the finale of The Umbrella Academy!!! After weeks and weeks of just watching a couple of episodes a week - LIKE NORMAL PEOPLE - the time has finally come for The Taste Buds to catch-up to everyone else and see how the second season of The Umbrella Academy ends. How will the Hargreaves make it out of this...

Sep 14, 20201 hr 23 min

The Superhero Show Show #339: Wynonna Earp vs. Even More Nuns

The Superhero Show Show #339 Wynonna Earp vs. Even More Nuns On this week's episode of The Superhero Show Show, The Taste Buds discuss the mid-season finale of Wynonna Earp!!! Wynonna Earp didn't plan on hanging it up for the season, but COVID threw a wrench into the gears. So now it's time to say goodbye to the Earp family again, at least for a little while, and hopefully, tie up a couple of loose strings. What will happen between the Earps and the Clantons? And more importantly, what will happ...

Sep 07, 20201 hr 23 min

The Superhero Show Show #338: Lucifer vs...Lucifer!?!

The Superhero Show Show #338 Lucifer vs...Lucifer!?! On this week's episode of The Superhero Show Show, the Taste Buds review the fifth season premiere of Lucifer! This week, Cassie and the boys welcome our boy Lucifer back into the fold. Next week, they'll watch a bunch of episodes, but this week they're just focusing on the pilot, catching up with all of their favorite characters, and seeing where they're at two months (or thousands of years) after the last episode. They are also continuing th...

Sep 01, 20201 hr 24 min

The Superhero Show Show #337: The Umbrella Academy or The Dumbrella AcaDUHmy

The Superhero Show Show #337 The Umbrella Academy or The Dumbrella AcaDUHmy On this week's episode of The Superhero Show Show, the Taste Buds review the fourth and fifth episodes of the second season of The Umbrella Academy! OK but let's be honest. Sure, they dive into those two episodes of The Umbrella Academy harder than anyone ever has in the history of diving into episodes, but that's not why we're here. Right? This is the show when Mike takes over and forces Cassie and the rest into Smallvi...

Aug 24, 20201 hr 12 min

The Superhero Show Show #336: Stargirl vs. SHIELD

The Superhero Show Show #336 Stargirl vs. SHIELD MARVEL AGENTS OF S.H.I.E.L.D. - ABC's "Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D." stars Chloe Bennet as Daisy Johnson, Elizabeth Henstridge as Jemma Simmons, Clark Gregg as Phil Coulson, Jeff Ward as Deke Shaw, Iain De Caestecker as Leo Fitz, Ming-Na Wen as Melinda May, Henry Simmons as Alphonso "Mack" MacKenzie, and Natalia Cordova-Buckley as Elena "Yo-Yo" Rodriguez. (ABC/Mitchell Haaseth)[/caption] On an all-new The Superhero Show Show, the Taste Buds discuss the ...

Aug 17, 20201 hr 27 min

The Superhero Show Show #335: Finale Patrol

The Superhero Show Show #335 Finale Patrol On an all-new The Superhero Show Show, the Taste Buds discuss the season finale of Doom Patrol, and the season premiere of The Umbrella Academy! That's right, folks. The Taste Buds have no time for their typical B.S., because this is a huge week! No Bullpen, no Shushies, because Doom Patrol is gone for the year, and maybe forever! The season was cut short for stupid Covid, but does it still land the sticking? And then, INT THE SAME WEEK, The Umbrella Ac...

Aug 09, 20201 hr 17 min

The Superhero Show Show #334: Better Earp Than Never

The Superhero Show Show #334 Better Earp Than Never On an all-new The Superhero Show Show, the Taste Buds discuss the season premiere of Wynonna Earp! Cassie makes her triumphant return to the show, and kicks Mike's ass right off of her throne. Her first task is to lead the Taste Buds through a fantasy draft! Cassie, Mike, and Ryan each draft a four-person team of Agents of SHIELD characters they think will show up in the final three episodes of the season. Then the Friends turn their attention ...

Aug 03, 20201 hr 18 min

The Superhero Show Show #333: Stargirl vs. Her Parents

The Superhero Show Show #333 Stargirl vs. Her Parents [caption id="attachment_19268" align="aligncenter" width="1400"] https://www.cbr.com/stargirl-interview-jake-austin-walker-henry-brainwave-jr-preview/[/caption] On an all-new The Superhero Show Show, the Taste Buds discuss the latest episode of Stargirl, Brainwave Jr.! Cassie has left for the weekend, to see if Mike and Ryan can handle things on their own, and also to come up with more smack-talk about how they are worthless! Can these two di...

Jul 26, 20201 hr

The Superhero Show Show #332: I Choo-Choo-Choose You, Daveed Diggs

The Superhero Show Show #332 I Choo-Choo-Choose You, Daveed Diggs On an all-new The Superhero Show Show, The Taste Buds discuss the two-part season finale of Snowpiercer! The first season finale of Snowpiercer is here, and it seems like the Taste Buds are the only ones here to talk about it. What started off underwhelming became even less talked about as the season went on, so Snowpiercer really needs to end the season with a bang if it doesn't want to be a huge disaster. Regardless of the ratin...

Jul 20, 20201 hr 14 min

The Superhero Show Show #331: Robots Were Better in the 80's

The Superhero Show Show #331 Robots Were Better in the 80's MARVEL'S AGENTS OF S.H.I.E.L.D. - "The Totally Excellent Adventures of Mack and The D" - After being unexpectedly stranded in 1982, Mack retreats to his childhood home to process the death of his parents, while Deke gets to work scouting a chart-topping group of new agents. With no idea if or when the team is coming back for them, time seems to finally be on their side . at least until the killer robots show up, on "Marvel's Agents of S...

Jul 13, 20201 hr 20 min

The Superhero Show Show #330: Warrior Nun Season One

The Superhero Show Show #330Warrior Nun 101 On an all-new The Superhero Show Show, The Taste Buds discuss Netlfix's Warrior Nun! A new comic book show on Netflix is a dicey proposition for our podcast heroes; the streaming service's batting average is not great. For every Locke and Key , there is two V-Wars (remember that?). They commit to watching just the first episode, and it goes pretty well! It's a show that has promise, and they talk about what they think is working and what may need some ...

Jul 06, 20201 hr 10 min

The Superhero Show Show #329: Doom Patrol Season 2

The Superhero Show Show #329 Doom Patrol Season 2 On an all-new The Superhero Show Show, the Taste Buds discuss the first two episodes of the new season of Doom Patrol! Doom Patrol is back! Will this season compare to the breath of fresh air to the surprise non-hit of 2019? Can we even remember anything about the first season, seeing as how 2019 was over 40 years ago? The Taste Buds answer all of these questions and more. Also in this episode, the Shushie for Funniest Character is given out. Dek...

Jun 29, 20201 hr 8 min

The Superhero Show Show #328: Stargirl Is Better Than Batman

The Superhero Show Show #328 Stargirl Is Better Than Batman (at least compared to the Batman from Legends of the Superheroes) The Taste Buds discuss the fifth episode of Stargirl ( @Stargirl_CW) on an all-new The Superhero Show Show! The Junior Justice Society is starting to take shape as Courtney (@Brecbassinger) and Yolanda (@yvettemonreal) hunt down Rick, son of Hourman, and future Hourman Jr. He's kind of a butthole about it, but Courtney, in true Courtney fashion, thinks that she can talk h...

Jun 21, 20201 hr 2 min

The Superhero Show Show 06/13/20 – Snowpiercer

The Superhero Show Show 06/13/20Snowpiercer Snowpiercer- Ep 101 8/28/18 ph: Justina Mintz SPS1_101_082818_0451.DNG 410105[/caption] On an all-new episode of The Superhero Show Show, the Taste Buds discuss the season of Snowpiercer so far! The killer has been found, but is there more than one killer? And how good of a job is Snowpiercer doing of balancing the murder mystery, the tale of the Tailes, and the fact that there's more than 1000 cars on this train? If you're not a Snowpiercer watcher, r...

Jun 15, 20201 hr 3 min

The Superhero Show Show 06/06/20 – Legends of Tomorrow

The Superhero Show Show 06/06/20Legends of Tomorrow On this week's episode of The Superhero Show Show, the Taste Buds discuss the season finale of Legends of Tomorrow! It's a crazy show this week, as the Legends of Tomorrow finale came out, but also...IT'S RYAN'S BIRTHDAY! Ryan wants to talk about the Legends finale so bad, and Cassie and Mike want him to, but will he be able to focus after winning the official podcasting award for being Podcasting's Super Special Birthday Baby? Probably not. Bu...

Jun 07, 20201 hr 6 min

The Superhero Show Show 05/30/20 – Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.

The Superhero Show Show 05/30/20Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. MARVEL'S AGENTS OF S.H.I.E.L.D. - "The New Deal" - Coulson and the Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. are thrust backward in time and stranded in 1931 New York City. With the all-new Zephyr set to time-jump at any moment, the team must hurry to find out exactly what happened. If they fail, it would mean disaster for the past, present and future of the world on the rip-roaring season premiere of "Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.," airing WEDNESDAY, MAY 27...

Jun 01, 20201 hr 15 min

The Superhero Show Show 05/23/20 – Supergirl Finale

The Superhero Show Show 05/23/20Supergirl Finale On an all-new episode of The Superhero Hour Hour, the Taste Buds discuss the season finale of Supergirl! Yes, we all know that it wasn't supposed to be the finale (we say that for the third podcast in a row), but does it still work. Some of it totally does! But is the rest of it the result of a rushed finale, or an overcomplicated season? Meanwhile, Ruby Rose quit Batwoman! So it's up to the Taste Buds to try and tell The CW who should take her pl...

May 26, 20201 hr 5 min

The Superhero Show Show 05/16/20 – Katy Keene Finale

The Superhero Show Show 05/16/20Katy Keene Finale On an all-new episode of The Superhero Show Show, the Taste Buds discuss the finale of Katy Keene! Things get crazy in the final episode of Katy Keene, as over 7,000 plotlines crash together, answering every question, and asking even more. Will Katy take the job of head designer at House of Somethinsomethin? Will Josie be able to start her own rehab? Will Cassie finally admit that Pepper is kind of a jerk? So many issues, only 44 minutes. Meanwhi...

May 18, 202058 min

The Superhero Show Show 05/09/20 – Riverdale Finale

The Superhero Show Show 05/09/20Riverdale Finale The Taste Buds discuss the fourth season finale of Riverdale! Sort of. I mean they do discuss what is technically the season finale of Riverdale, but there were supposed to be three more episodes this season. But thanks to quarantine, those episodes are kicked to next season, and this becomes our finale. Does it still do what a Riverdale finale is supposed to do? And is it fair to talk smack on it being a letdown, when they obviously shut down the...

May 11, 20201 hr 12 min
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