Month: August 2015

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30 – Tornado Part 1 – Past – Safe

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coverblackA road map for breaking down the tornado scene, the dialogue in the station wagon, the implications of “safe”, remarkable parenting, priming and its effects on the present, and a terrible-not-even-close Mark Waid impression.

Answers, insights, and commentary on:

  • Getting your facts straight before judging
  • Why safe is good
  • Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs
  • Why Clark’s limits weren’t tested
  • Assuming Superman’s invulnerability
  • Keeping Clark safe from what?
  • Jonathan’s forgiveness
  • What if there was no tornado?
  • What is priming?
  • Ulysses Contract

…and more!

Superman Kryptonite | Darwyn Cooke & Tim Sale
Killing Babies, Saving The World | RadioLab
#Priming | YouTube
The Inquiry | BBC
Confidence Driven Decisions – Peter Atwater | TED
You v. You | RadioLab

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Randomly Related Slightly Salient Stuff 5

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Been busy between work, family, friends, and preparing course materials.  Probably a shorter episode this week if I can even get to it.

Just speculating long-term but I think after Act One commentary wraps, we’ll go back to topical / FAQ-type episodes, rather than the exhaustively-annotated approach.  It should help us wrap up Man of Steel with a few months to spare before Batman v. Superman.  Action is generally less open to interpretation and confusion anyways, so the pace should pick up quickly.

In the meantime, here’s some randomly related content, not just to Man of Steel, but for my own amusement, related from item to item.

  • Batman Movies Kill Count Supercut
  • Malcolm Gladwell On Engineering Hits
  • The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
  • American Ultra
  • The Pull with Max Landis
  • Why doesn’t anyone recognize Superman?
  • Could We Actually Live On Mars?
  • The Martian
  • Is Batman JUST?
  • Case of the Speluncean Explorers
  • Making Decision Under Uncertainty
  • Priming
  • French Train Hero Story
  • Real Life Heroes
  • Demetri Martin

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29 – Sonic Boom – Search – Cemetery – Structure

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coverblackSonic booms and other collateral effects of flying at super-speed, showing Lois’s investigative skills in the search for her rescuer, the cemetery scene, an analysis of the structure of the first act, and the psychology of selflessness and killing.

Answers, insights, and commentary on:

  • Larry Niven’s critique of Superman
  • John Hodgeman and Neil Tyson on nostalgia
  • Beneficial collateral effects and power evolution
  • How Lois tracks Clark and shows skill
  • How long the investigation would have taken
  • How and why Clark tracks Lois to the cemetery
  • How the first act reaches a new status quo
  • How the first act structure reinforces the theme of identity
  • Why heroes don’t necessarily need origins
  • Why film can be silent on psychology but not comic conceits
  • Revisiting themes from 1988

…and more!

Science Vs. | Wendy Zuckerman
If superpowers were real: Super Speed – Joy Lin | TED Ed
What if Quicksilver Ran Past You? | VSauce3
The sonic boom problem – Katerina Kaouri | TED Ed
Flying Fast, Flying Quiet | NASA
Black Box | RadioLab
The Adventures of Superman | BBC
Are all Hotels the Same place | Idea Channel
Tips from Bob Woodward on Investigative Journalism | Washington Post
A Psychoanalysis of Clark Kent | Emory University
What makes a superhero? – Stan Lee | TEDxGateway ’13
I Need A Hero | RadioLab
Soldiers of Conscience – POV | PBS
Superman on Trial | BBC
New Stu | RadioLab

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28 – Suicide Squad Comic-Con Trailer

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coverblackOverview and character analysis of the Suicide Squad Comic-Con Trailer, then a listener mailbag.

Answers, insights, and commentary on:

  • Character shots and line metrics
  • Diablo as a canvas
  • Flagg’s longer hair
  • Cara Delevingne
  • Joker and Waller
  • The appeal of villains
  • Can Batman forgive?
  • Kingdom Come
  • Affleck and Johns writing Batman

…and more.

Suicide Squad Comic-Con Trailer | 232 MB warning!
Internet Response to Suicide Squad Trailer | Brandwatch
Interview Special Dan Jurgens | We Talk Comics
The Death of “Superman Lives”; What Happened? | Jon Schnepp
Justice League: Gods and Monsters | Sam Liu
September 2015 – Batman v. Superman | Empire
/r/DC_Cinematic | DCCU on Reddit
“I Started a Joke” by the Bee Gees Cover | Nataly Dawn & Lauren O’Connell

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