Prodigious Saps No. 42: "Where's my Spider?" (Watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/k9heUvea93Q) In this episode: the phenomenal failure of MADAME WEB... will Sony ever get their shit together? ALSO: * FANTASTIC FOUR casting and plot speculation * Excitement for DEADPOOL 3 * James Gunn's visual esthetic for SUPERMAN 00:00:00 — Preview 00:00:30 — It’s bad 00:02:30 — Madame Web in the comics 00:03:00 — Madame Web origin in movie 00:04:41 — The problem at SONY 00:15:11 — Sam Raimi's Spider-Man movies 00:16:00 — What went wrong with SPIDER-MAN 3 00:18:09 — What went wrong with AMAZING SPIDER-MAN 2 00:20:16 — SONY's lack of quality control 00:22:33 — FANTASTIC FOUR casting 00:23:21 — Ebon Moss-Bachrach as Ben Grimm/The Thing 00:24:29 — Joseph Quinn as Johnny Storm/The Human Torch 00:24:59 — Vanessa Kirby as Sue Storm/The Invisible Woman 00:25:40 — Pedro Pascal as Reed Richards/Mr. Fantastic 00:27:45 — Revisiting 2005's Fantastic Four movie 00:30:49 — Theories about FF villains 00:31:51 — Theories about new FF continuity 00:36:52 — Galactus 00:38:38 — MCU "Cosmic" stuff 00:40:12 — Savage Land 00:41:41 — Deadpool 3 00:43:15 — Similarity between Deadpool 2 and The Suicide Squad 00:43:51 — James Gunn's visual esthetic for the DCU? 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/

An extended version of this episode is available on our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ProdigiousSaps This is a very Superman-heavy episode of P-Saps... so much news has been dropping about James Gunn's upcoming SUPERMAN (previously titled SUPERMAN: LEGACY) that it's hard to keep up with, and we couldn't be more excited. Lots of other stuff to talk about as well.. SUPERGIRL casting news SUPERMAN casting and plot speculation Why a Superman "Elseworlds" story set during WWII is probably not a good idea What TED LASSO might have in common with James Gunn's Superman STOP MAKING SENSE Collector's 4K Blu-Ray announcement RIP Carl Weathers and Marty Krofft THE GREATEST NIGHT IN POP (Netflix documentary) Brendan Recommendans: POOR THINGS and MONSIEUR SPADE Prodigious Saps: profusive nerdery from Chad Smalley of Blaggards and Brendan Jones of Tesla City Stories. https://linktr.ee/prodigioussaps Join us on PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/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/

Prodigious Saps No. 40: "I Want a Wookiee Pal" Star Wars Fandom: the First Generation FINALLY, as long promised, today we're joined by our friend Jerry Chrisman to talk STAR WARS... our memories of seeing it for the first time, the seismic impact it had on us and the world around us, and what it was like growing up while the Original Trilogy was unfolding. We also talk a bit about the Special Editions and Prequels. Just to give a little bit of context... Brendan and Jerry went to high school together, were in the band Zsu-Zsu's Petals together (which is when I met them both), and they now run Tesla City Stories together. The three of us have known each other for a very long time (30+ plus years), so the chemistry here is pretty damn special. Jerry is also a graphic designer, multimedia artist and web developer... as well as an extremely talented keyboardist and composer. And like Brendan and I, he is also a huge nerd. There will be more of this in the pipeline very soon, as there's still TONS more to talk about. We still have to get to the sequels and the Disney Plus era of Star Wars. What about y'all? What was your first Star Wars experience? 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/

This week on P-Saps: * Marvel's ECHO series and the reaffirmed Netflix Daredevil canon * Elvis Presley was a cosplay nerd * Fantastic Four casting ...and lots of other wacky crap. 00:00:00 — Intro 00:00:19 — Monarch: Legacy of Monsters 00:01:27 — Elvis Presley & Captain Marvel Jr. 00:03:36 — Marvel's ECHO 00:17:20 — Netflix Daredevil is officially canon 00:22:04 — 3 examples of PERFECT casting in MCU 00:23:11 — Hopes for Daredevil: Born Again 00:28:25 — Paste Pot Pete 00:29:41 — Tomb of Dracula 00:31:58 — Fantastic Four Casting? 00:34:40 — Rebel Moon vs Star Wars 00:37:57 — Ghost Busters: Frozen Empire 00:39:49 — Brendan Recommendans 00:44:13 — Next episode: Old School STAR WARS memories 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/

Brendan's disappointment in Aquaman II prompts a discussion of why it's often a problem when studios wind up "bending the character around the actor". Also look back at the failed DCEU and the incoming DCU. Also: the Doctor Who Christmas Special, Slow Horses Season 3, Batman... and more! Our Patreon has an uncut version of this episode containing 20 minutes of extra material, including Netflix's "Cunk on Earth", season 2 of Marvel's "What If?", and the recent news about Marvel embracing Netflix's Daredevil continuity: https://www.patreon.com/posts/prodigious-saps-96203780 00:00:26 — AQUAMAN 2 and Why the DCEU failed 00:18:51 — Solo: A Star Wars Story 00:22:23 — Doctor Who 00:33:51 — Ncuti Gatwa as the Doctor 00:35:19 — Batman 00:41:12 — Superman (David Corenswet geeking out to Star Wars) 00:43:28 — SLOW HORSES Season 3 00:45:58 — Jack Lowden is the new Harrison Ford 00:48:59 — SuperFriends 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/

In this one we talk about the 60th Anniversary DOCTOR WHO specials featuring the return of David Tennant and show runner Russell T. Davies, and the introduction of Ncuti Gatwa as the Doctor. ALSO: SUPERMAN: LEGACY casting news, GODZILLA: MINUS ONE, AQUAMAN, and BLUE BEETLE. Available on Patreon NOW: our review of Ncuti Gatwa's first full episode as the Doctor, the Christmas special "The Church on Ruby Road": https://www.patreon.com/posts/prodigious-saps-96203780 00:00:00 — Intro 00:00:51 — SUPERMAN: LEGACY casting 00:03:28 — "MCU: The Reign of Marvel Studios" 00:04:32 — BLUE EYE SAMURAI 00:05:04 — GODZILLA MINUS ONE and MONARCH 00:15:46 — More on SUPERMAN: LEGACY 00:19:44 — AQUAMAN (1st movie) 00:28:22 — BLUE BEETLE 00:36:16 — DOCTOR WHO (David Tennant Specials) 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/

As promised last week, in this episode we dig deep into the Marvel Cinematic Universe. We review THE MARVELS and LOKI Season 2, and talk about the recent wild news about the upcoming Disney Plus series DAREDEVIL: BORN AGAIN. Also discussed: Madame Web, Spider-Man, Juggernaut, Fantastic Four, X-Men, and a few vintage selections from Chad's comic book collection. Beyond Marvel, we talk about recent trailers for AQUAMAN II and GHOSTBUSTERS: FROZEN EMPIRE... the latter prompting a belated review of 2021's GHOSTBUSTERS: AFTERLIFE. 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/

We are both huge Beatles fans, so with the recent release of their new single "Now and Then" (advertised as "the last Beatles song"), we decided to do a whole episode about the Beatles. Among the topics discussed: what the Beatles mean to us how we first were introduced to the Beatles as kids, memories of the two of us geeking out over them in our early 20s, why they're so important historically, and of course... what we think of the new song. Also, towards the end we touch on some of the recent Marvel (MCU) news, but decide to put in a pin in that for a future episode. 00:00:00 — Intro 00:00:14 — Why we're talking about the Beatles 00:03:57 — Why the Beatles are important to us 00:28:31 — A Hard Day's Night & HELP! 00:30:06 — Magical Mystery Tour 00:33:03 — Beatles vs Rolling Stones 00:34:59 — Why the Beatles are uniquely eclectic 00:37:32 — Now and Then 00:38:30 — Peter Jackson's video for "Now and Then" 00:44:31 — How important "Now and Then" is to Paul 00:46:16 — Now and Then compared to original demo 00:47:10 — How it sounds like John and Paul collaborating again 00:54:37 — Paul's aging voice 00:56:02 — This is essentially Paul producing John 00:57:05 — Free as a Bird and Real Love 01:00:24 — Is it really the last Beatles song? 01:02:58 — It's like a song fell out of an alternate universe 01:04:10 — The Rutles 01:07:07 — The Marvels and the state of the MCU 01:12:27 — DCEU movies 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/

This week we weave an odd but surprisingly coherent path from Happy Days and Mork & Mindy through to Jerry Lewis, Walter Matthau, Jerry Reed and Jackie Gleason... eventually winding up talking about the Marx Brothers again, because OF COURSE. The highlight of this episode, though, is Brendan's passionate solo vocal performance that followed Chad's computer suddenly shutting off (the full performance and more bonus material is available on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ProdigiousSaps). 00:00:00 — The Fonzie-Verse 00:01:27 — Out of the Blue 00:02:35 — Love: American Style 00:05:05 — AfterMASH 00:06:06 — More on OUT OF THE BLUE 00:07:11 — MORK & MINDY 00:12:35 — HAPPY DAYS 00:15:50 — BOB ROBERTS 00:17:48 — VISIT TO A SMALL PLANET (1960) 00:25:07 — Movies based on Kurt Vonnegut novels 00:28:38 — THE SURVIVORS (1983) 00:32:56 — The Marx Brothers and their supporting cast 00:48:53 — DOCTOR STRANGELOVE (1964) 00:49:55 — LOONEY TUNES Find the audio-only podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts, Pandora, Pocket Casts, etc. * https://slappercast.fireside.fm​ Blaggards main channel * https://www.youtube.com/blaggards Join our MAILING LIST * https://blaggards.com/mailinglist/​ Show dates * https://blaggards.com/shows/​ * https://www.facebook.com/blaggards/ev...​ * https://www.bandsintown.com/blaggards​ Follow us * https://www.facebook.com/blaggards/​ * https://twitter.com/blaggards/​ * https://www.instagram.com/blaggards/​

Watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/1eO2ufT4Vuo This week we welcome our very first guest JOHN CAMPBELL, Brendan's fellow cast member of Tesla City Stories and also a very prolific podcaster himself. Among many other shows, John does two podcasts with Brendan: the ongoing "Campbell & Jones Meet the Monsters" and the patron-exclusive "Nights Talking" about the cult classic 1970s tv show KOLCHAK: THE NIGHT STALKER, which was famoustly a direct influence on THE X-FILES. We talk about KOLCHAK quite a bit, and also do a rundown of all the major summer "blockbusters" of 2023, while also talking about upcoming things like James Gunn's SUPERMAN: LEGACY. Check the chapter markers for full list of topics. It was GREAT fun having John on and we'll definitely be doing this again. Punch Up Entertainment: https://www.instagram.com/punchupen https://twitter.com/punchupen https://meetthemonsters.podbean.com/ https://panelsonpanels.podbean.com/ https://actionshelf.podbean.com/ Tesla City Stories https://www.teslacitystories.com 00:00:00 — Funny moment from THE NIGHT STALKER 00:00:28 — Meet John Campbell 00:02:07 — The legacy of KOLCHAK: THE NIGHT STALKER 00:12:00 — "Gill Man" (CREATURE FROM THE BLACK LAGOON) 00:12:46 — More on KOLCHAK 00:20:45 — ADVENTURES OF SUPERMAN (1952–58) 00:22:21 — HOLLYWOODLAND (2006) 00:24:44 — SPEECHLESS (1994) 00:25:25 — THE MARTIAN CHRONICLES (1980) 00:32:00 — THE LEAGUE OF EXTRAORDINARY GENTLEMEN (comics) 00:36:28 — Kim Newman (novelist) 00:37:10 — Kim Newman's ANGEL OF MUSIC 00:38:26 — Kim Newman's ANNO DRACULA 00:39:44 — Kim Newman's SOMETHING MORE THAN NIGHT 00:42:00 — 2023 Summer Movies 00:42:27 — INDY 5 00:47:15 — A diversion into STAR TREK 00:53:21 — MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE: DEAD RECKONING PT 1 00:57:56 — GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY VOL. 3 01:04:19 — OPPENHEIMER 01:09:42 — GARY OLDMAN 01:10:08 — SLOW HORSES 01:10:46 — COLUMBO 01:11:24 — BARBIE 01:15:03 — BREAKFAST OF THE GODS (Brendan's graphic novel) 01:16:12 — More on BARBIE 01:18:20 — THE FLASH 01:19:22 — BLUE BEETLE 01:25:09 — SUPERMAN: LEGACY 01:32:46 — Plugs, wrap-up and THANK YOU! ––– 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/

On the docket this week: Chad's rant about the remixed soundtrack of STOP MAKING SENSE (the legendary Talking Heads concert film directed by Jonathan Demme) with comparisons to the original 1984 mix and how it reminds him of George Lucas's revisions to his original Star Wars trilogy. Brendan's discovery of a deeply weird and hilarious SUPERMAN comic strip in his copy of SUPERMAN: THE SILVER AGE DAILIES, 1959–1961 Chad's review of THE CENTER SEAT: 55 YEARS OF STAR TREK, a really engaging documentary series currently available to stream on Amazon Prime Video. Watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/vJyB9_CMReU?si=gpYH8O9tkCxzTJRs 00:00:00 — Preview 00:00:30 — Chad's rant on STOP MAKING SENSE 2023 remix 00:07:26 — Lucas vs Spielberg on "Special Editions" 00:10:36 — Frank Frazetta and the problem of endless revisions 00:14:15 — Lucas vs. Spielberg on revisionism 00:17:44 — Harmy's De-specialized Editions of Star Wars 00:19:29 — Summer movies we have or haven't seen 00:20:42 — Blue Beetle 00:22:54 — 2023 summer blockbuster bombs 00:27:28 — Superman Silver Age Dailies 00:37:26 — Golden & Silver Age Comics and baldness 00:40:12 — How we've outgrown he old timey stigma of baldness 00:48:14 — Brendan's favorite Lex Luthor origin stories 00:55:56 — THE CENTER SEAT: Star Trek Documentary series 00:58:47 — THE FIFTY YEAR MISSION: book series on the history of Star Trek 01:11:52 — Strange New Worlds Season 2 01:12:59 — The Kirk retcon problem on Strange New Worlds 01:15:48 — Wrap-up Also a side note, I've been having fun with our TikTok account lately: https://www.tiktok.com/@prodigioussaps Join us Patreon for early releases and additional content: https://www.patreon.com/ProdigiousSaps Cheers y'all! And as always THANK YOU SO MUCH for your support. 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/

SUBSCRIBE on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@prodigioussaps?sub_confirmation=1 PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/ProdigiousSaps An extended, unedited version of this episode is available on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/posts/prodigious-saps-87922804 In this episode: * QUARK, the short-lived 1977 sci-fi comedy series starring Richard Benjamin, created by Buck Henry * DARK STAR, John Carpenter's cult classic 1974 sci-fi comedy film * Our favorite war films (thank you Manasven for the question!) * Jerry Lewis's THE DAY THE CLOWN CRIED * The Marx Brothers 00:00:00 — Intro 00:00:22 — QUARK 00:16:42 — DARK STAR & HITCHHIKER'S GUIDE TO THE GALAXY 00:19:02 — MEMOIRS OF AN INVISIBLE MAN 00:22:09 — More on QUARK 00:25:20 — PLANETFALL & STARSHIP TITANIC 00:27:40 — BILL THE GALACTIC HERO 00:29:40 — Favorite war films 00:32:31 — DR. STRANGELOVE 00:33:53 — WARGAMES (1983) 00:35:15 — THE DAY AFTER and SPECIAL BULLETIN (1983) 00:36:40 — More on WARGAMES and QUARK 00:41:20 — LIFE IS BEAUTIFUL (1997) 00:43:20 — THE DAY THE CLOWN CRIED 00:47:28 — JERRY LEWIS 00:48:47 — THE LADIES MAN (1961) 00:53:14 — THE MARX BROTHERS 00:54:55 — Visible gaffes in ELECTRA WOMAN & DYNA GIRL 00:56:58 — Wrap up 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/

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/

Join us on PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/ProdigiousSaps Watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/nuvrqwbpjMA FINALLY! Brendan has seen INDIANA JONES & THE DIAL OF DESTINY, so we spend most of this episode talking spoilers from the film (which we both LOVED), while trying to figure out why critics have reacted so weirdly to it. Also in this episode: UNCLE CROC'S BLOCK, Charles Nelson Reilly's short-lived kids TV show Chad's brief review of OPPENHEIMER Problems shared by THE DARK KNIGHT RISES and THE LAST JEDI Similarities between THE TIME MACHINE, PLANET OF THE APES and ZARDOZ Discussed: 📺 Indiana Jones (all movies) — https://amzn.to/3pMif25 📺 The Dark Knight Rises — https://amzn.to/3qsouIv 📺 The Last Jedi — https://amzn.to/3KD0md1 📺 The Time Machine (1960) — https://amzn.to/46ShiWu 📺 Planet Of The Apes (1968) — https://amzn.to/450LwFu 📺 Rise of the Planet of the Apes (2011) — https://amzn.to/3DQtvOi 📺 Zardoz (1974) — https://amzn.to/47m72pD 📺 The Artifice Girl (2023) — https://amzn.to/3Ky3zL2 📕 Breakfast of the Gods — https://www.indyplanet.com/breakfast-of-the-gods 00:00:00 — Indy 5 Spoiler Review 00:52:09 — Uncle Croc's Block and Robert Ridgely 01:00:16 — OPPENHEIMER 01:00:53 — The problem with THE DARK KNIGHT RISES 01:05:12 — The problem with THE LAST JEDI 01:10:45 — Similarites between THE TIME MACHINE and PLANET OF THE APES 01:13:06 — ZARDOZ (1974) 01:15:28 — RISE OF THE PLANET OF THE APES trilogy (2011) 01:18:47 — The problem with ALIEN 3 01:21:01 — Lance Henriksen in ARTIFICE GIRL 01:22:29 — Classic Looney Tunes sound effects 01:26:07 — Brendan's graphic novel BREAKFAST OF THE GODS 01:27:08 — BoTG Foreword (and some artwork) by Jon Schnepp 01:28:46 — INDIANA JONES theme lyrics 01:29:53 — Final thoughts on INDY 5 and earlier films 01:32:42 — Wrap up 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/ 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/

This week we answer questions from Patreon supporters, leading us into a discussion of recent casting news for James Gunn's SUPERMAN: LEGACY, speculation on what this means for the DCU, and our thoughts on Matt Reeves' THE BATMAN and what we hope to see in the sequel. Brendan then takes us on another nostalgic nosedive into 1970s primetime television with the classic one-season wonder CLIFFHANGERS... with many thanks to Vincent Dawn's Pilot Showcase, whose impressive collection of forgotten TV shows made this discussion possible. Watch this episode of P-Saps on YouTube: https://youtu.be/OWT1fBT-8lg All 11 episodes of CLIFFHANGERS on Vincent Dawn's Pilot Showcase https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLPBhzy1f1_eZZFdWoETT8m9d3VlA5SncV Tesla City Stories fundraising campaign: https://boost-tesla.com/ 00:00:00 — Intro 00:00:14 — Questions from Patreon supporters 00:00:29 - SUPERMAN: LEGACY casting news 00:13:10 - THE BATMAN sequel speculation 00:13:16 - SUPERMAN: LEGACY Casting News 00:25:45 - Why so many reboots and remakes? 00:28:50 - Why do video games have more original ideas? 00:34:14 - PRIMER: best time travel film since Pal's "The Time Machine"? 00:35:16 — CLIFFHANGERS (1979 TV Series) 00:50:03 - Kenneth Johnson (Cliffhangers creator) 00:54:21 - Six Million Dollar Man & Big Jim action figures (1970s) 00:56:51 - More 1970s toys 00:59:42 - Vincent Dawn's Pilot Showcase (YouTube channel) 01:01:00 — Tesla City Stories Indiegogo 01:02:41 — P-Saps Patreon 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/

In this episode of P-Saps: - Chad has a bone to pick with critics of Indiana Jones & the Dial of Destiny - Filmation's ARK II and Jason of Star Command - Irwin Allen's classic THE TIME TUNNEL - How advanced special effects have "spoiled" us - Superman: Legacy casting announcements and more! Watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/HX61wTdjL58 Support TESLA CITY STORIES: https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/the-tesla-city-stories-help-us-boost-the-signal#/ ALSO: We here at Prodigious Saps now have a Patreon account: https://patreon.com/ProdigiousSaps We here at P-Saps thrive on your feedback and support! It takes time and money to keep this ship afloat, and your patronage will help us keep moving forward. Exclusive clips not available on YouTube Early releases of videos Sneak peaks of works-in-progress A chance to vote on future topics THANKS to all of you for watching and commenting! 00:00:00 — Indy 5: Critics are WAY too harsh 00:10:22 — Responding to Comments 00:10:29 - Ark II 00:12:42 - Space Academy & Jason of Star Command 00:13:06 - The Time Tunnel 00:23:40 - Tales of the Golden Monkey 00:24:56 - Bring 'Em Back Alive 00:26:46 - Zork: Grand Inquistor 00:28:09 - Dusty's Trail (Bob Denver) 00:29:46 - Advancement of special effects has us spoiled 00:35:50 - SHAZAM / Captain Marvel 00:37:21 - Ultraman 00:41:03 — Superman: Legacy casting announcements 00:47:16 — My Adventures with Superman (New Animated Series) 00:48:57 — P-SAPS on PATREON 00:50:49 — Indiegogo for Tesla City Stories 00:52:47 — Wrap-up

We're BACK! This week we respond a bunch of your comments on our recent videos, and man, do the rabbit holes run DEEP in this episode. Topics follow in the timecode bookmarks. Watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/d239idqHRns 00:00:00 — Intro / updates 00:02:54 — LOST SAUCER / FAR OUT SPACE NUTS 00:06:04 — Dusty's Trail 00:07:19 — The Good Guys 00:08:14 — Gilligan's Island - Why it got cancelled 00:09:04 — Rescue from Gilligan's Island 00:11:32 — The GHOST BUSTERS (1975) 00:13:00 — Legal issues with GHOST BUSTERS name 00:17:07 — Exo-Man 00:19:43 — THE PHOENIX (1982) 00:20:22 — Judson Scott as Adam Warlock? 00:21:24 — Judson Scott as Valentine Michael Smith? 00:27:41 — STRANGER IN A STRANGE LAND as a 1960s period piece? 00:30:05 — More on THE PHOENIX 00:34:45 — Voyagers (1982-83) 00:35:38 — Captain Nice & Mr. Terrific (1967) 00:36:19 — HERO AT LARGE (1980) 00:39:15 — CONDORMAN (1981) 00:41:30 — SUPER FUZZ (1980) 00:42:48 — SHAZAM! and ISIS (1975) 00:53:25 — KROFFT SUPERSHOW (1976-78) 00:53:52 — Captain Kool and the Kongs 00:55:12 — Wonderbug 00:57:36 — Bigfoot and Wild Boy 00:59:06 — ELECTRA WOMAN & DYNA GIRL (1976) 01:07:13 — Electra Woman & Dyna Girl Reboot Attempts 01:10:08 — Wrap-up and THANK YOU

In this episode, we respond to our first big batch of listener comments since our YouTubre channel suddenly starting blowing up in mid-May 2023. Thank you everyone for watching and commenting! Your feedback means the world to us and you're helping to shape the future of this channel. 00:00:00 — Intro and channel updates 00:01:46 — SALVAGE 1 00:02:21 — SID & MARTY KROFFT 00:08:25 — LIDSVILLE, BUTCH PATRICK and CHARLES NELSON REILLY 00:12:17 — 2000 AD 00:17:36 — JUDGE DREDD 00:20:57 — Wrap-up and THANK YOU Watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/mwd2dAtR5o4 Amazing Colossal Podcast: Gilbert Gottfried talks with Sid and Marty Krofft https://youtu.be/TWkOZFCJBno Sid & Marty Krofft official website https://www.sidandmartykrofft.com/ 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/

We're here this week primarily to talk about James Gunn's parting gift to the MCU: GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY VOL. 3. But first, Brendan tells us about his recent rediscovery of BI-BEAST, one of Marvel's most batshit characters. BI-BEAST reminded Brendan why he loves comics so much, and in a way also speaks to Gunn's brilliant approach to adapting comics to the big screen. We then dig into Guardians Vol. 3, with Brendan sharing many deep cut details from the original comics along the way. Chad then shares his spoiler-free enthusiasm for two excellent sci-fi thinker films: 2007 cult classic THE MAN FROM EARTH, and 2023's THE ARTIFICE GIRL. Watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/nqylsW5BfSU THE MAN FROM EARTH on YouTube: https://youtu.be/G5Fjr658CQs Chris Stuckmann's review of THE ARTIFICE GIRL: https://youtu.be/UW87ziCQ5nc 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/

This week we review the season 3 finales of two of our favorite shows: THE MANDALORIAN and PICARD. What made them great, and what could have been better? What's coming next for both franchises? What distinguishes intelligent "fan service" from gratuitous drivel? In other words, what could JJ Abrams learn from Terry Matalas? ALSO: our lyrics for THE MANDALORIAN theme, a quick wrap-up of HELLO TOMORROW!, some great show recommendations from Brendan, and Chad's recent visit to The Daily News Building in New York City, which served as the Daily Planet when our much beloved SUPERMAN: THE MOVIE was filmed there in 1977. Watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/oPfWiqTUqP8 00:00:20 — THE MANDALORIAN S3 Finale 00:01:14 - No second spy! 00:03:24 - The hallway force field sequence 00:04:08 - The jetpack dogfight 00:07:24 - Possible reference to Star Wars Galaxies (MMORPG) 00:11:09 - Problems with the Jack Black/Lizzo episode 00:15:59 - Problems with pacing 00:22:04 — PICARD S3 Finale 00:22:33 - "Here Goes Nothing" (RoTJ dialog quote) 00:30:36 - Captain Shaw 00:38:35 - Todd Stashwick (Captain Shaw) is a huge nerd 00:43:09 - The Future of Star Trek? 00:46:08 - Our differing opinions of PICARD S1 & S2 00:51:49 - The potential of STAR TREK: LEGACY 00:53:51 - The art of intelligent fan service 00:57:13 — HELLO TOMORROW! 00:58:01 — PERRY MASON 00:59:32 — MRS. DAVIS 00:59:42 — TWELVE MONKEYS series 01:00:28 — Titus Welliver: also a huge nerd 01:01:53 — Chad visiting The Daily News building in NYC 01:04:23 — SUPERMAN: THE MOVIE 4K 01:05:38 — SUPERMAN theme lyrics 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/