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 RELATED LINKS: Blaggards https://blaggards.com/ SlapperCast: a weekly podcast/road diary from Blaggards: https://linktr.ee/slappercast Tesla City Stories https://www.teslacitystories.com Breakfast of the Gods https://www.indyplanet.com/breakfast-of-the-gods Campbell & Jones Meet the Monsters https://meetthemonsters.podbean.com/