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Overview 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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A line-by-line, shot-by-shot breakdown and analysis of the Batman v. Superman: Dawn of Justice Comic-Con Trailer.

Answers, insights, and commentary on:

• Truth, Justice, and The American Way in 50 seconds
• What are Senate Subcommittees
• Why the hearing might not be about Metropolis
• Why it makes sense Bruce Wayne was there that day
• Thoughts on sister cities
• Perry’s motives for axing Clark’s investigation
• Clever costuming colors
• Theory on the horseback riders and desert scenes

…and more.

Batman v. Superman: Dawn of Justice – Comic-Con Trailer | 277 MB warning!
BvS:DoJ 6 Exclusive Photos | Entertainment Weekly
BvS:DoJ SDCC’15 Panel | Flicks and The City

*Zorro

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A short survey on the history of the symbol, the suit, and flight; how Man of Steel honors that history; and insight into Jor-El’s speech and what all of this means to Clark.

Answers, insights, and commentary on:

• Why is Krypton called Krypton?
• Who are John Carter, Hugo Danner, and Doc Savage?
• Why was the Symbol so prescient?
• How was the symbol and suit explained in Man of Steel?
• A 1981 interview with Siegel and Shuster
• The history of the tights and why the briefs went
• What is a Transfiguration?
• How the audience changed from 1940
• How was realism used to relate to today’s audience
• Building Kryptonian Culture
• The history of making Superman fly on screen
• Why is flight so liberating for Clark?

…and more!

The Evolution of Superman’s “S” Shield | Steve Younis
Superman Kryptonian Assistant Professor Christine Schreyer | ubco.tv
Ep#100: Interview with Christine Schreyer | Conlangery
Superman’s Costume – Strongmen Inspiration with Brad Ricca | The National
Superman: The High-Flying History of America’s Most Enduring Hero (audio) | Larry Tye
Transfiguration Sunday | Chuck Knows Church
CBR: Comic Book Legends Revealed #373 | Brian Cronin
Superman: The Complete History: The Life and Times of the Man of Steel | Les Daniels

Happy Independence Day!

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Speculation on the Batman v. Superman synopsis, the creators / movie makers / movers and shakers behind the DC Cinematic Universe, and a primer on licensing.

Answers, insights, and commentary on:

• BvS Synopsis
• Aquaman Synopsis
• Suicide Squad Set Photos
• Batmobile
• Warner Bros Executive Structure
• Greg Silverman THR Interview
• Patty Jenkins, James Wan, David Ayer, etc.
• Licensing Basics
• Warner Bros Track Record
• THR Executive Roundtable Excerpts

…and more!

What Does America Stand For? | Time
Batmobile Weapons & Details | Collider
Batmobile Pictures | Collider
Batman v. Superman: Dawn of Justice – Costumes | Collider
Greg Silverman Interview | The Hollywood Reporter
James Wan on how Furious 7 is like Snow White | Vulture
What is Licensing? | Licensing Expo
How Do We Measure An Audience? | Filmmaker IQ
Film Studio Heads: Executive Roundtable | The Hollywood Reporter

Happy Father’s Day!

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Continuing our commentary from the polar bear to just before the reveal of the suit.

Answers, insights, and commentary on:

• Why a polar bear in a Superman film is funny
• How the Scout Ship speaks English
• How is a self-healing ship traditional to Superman?
• Why didn’t Jor-El tell Kal about the Codex?
• Criticisms about Jor-El’s first meeting with Kal-El
• How Jor-El knows the adult before him is Kal-El
• How Jor-El knows to trust Lois Lane
• Why a hologram of Lara wasn’t made
• Why Jor-El wouldn’t have ended it by asking Kal to blitz the Black Zero
• Why meeting Jor-El was so stoic
• Why Jor-El emphasizes Krypton’s environment as harsher
• What Fermi Paradox reconciliations are in Man of Steel?
• How does Man of Steel comment on Plato?

…and more!

The World’s Highest Ranking Alien Believer | Motherboard
“An Evening With Kevin Smith” on Superman Reborn
Brief Production History for Superman Lives | Superman Wikia
The Death of “Superman Lives”; What Happened? | TDOSLWH.com
The Polar Bear Shot Was Meant To Be In Studio | Empire
Sentient v. Sapient | Judge John Hodgman
aka DAN: Korean Adoption Documentary
The Fermi Paradox II — Solutions and Ideas | Kurz Gesagt
FXGuideTV – Episode 174
Fr. Robert Barron on Man of Steel
Man of Steel Community on Facebook | founded by Warner Brown (via Eric)

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Continuing our commentary from Clark seeing Jor-El’s hologram and the hibernation pods until Lois leaks the story to Woodburn.

Answers, insights, and commentary on:

• How does the Ship make Clark feel mortal?
• What are the risks of saving Lois Lane?
• What does the Sentry have to do with Kryptonian armor?
• Can you save someone you have endangered?
• How does Clark know how to diagnose and treat Lois?
• Is the cauterization of internal bleeding a thing?
• Logistics of dropping Lois off and who is flying the Ship?
• How many Jor-El AIs were active at any one time?
• Why haven’t the military tracked down the Scout Ship?
• What is Lois and Perry’s interaction shorthand?
• What DC character was Woodburn supposed to be?
• Why did Lois leak the story?

…and more!

Ultrasonic Tourniquet – Acoustic Cauterization
What’s The Loudest Possible Sound? | PBS Digital
Man of Steel Props
American Icons: Superman | Studio 360

The views expressed by Carl Bernstein (particularly in reference to his 1992 article, “The Idiot Culture” and 2007 interview revisiting the topic) and others in this episode do not necessarily represent the views of the show or represent an endorsement by the show or its author. Simon Pegg has recently expressed somewhat similar ideas about science fiction and popular culture as once engaging the issues of the day instead of being purely escapist entertainment. Worth discussing another time.

This May 25th… please remember.

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Answering mailbag questions largely defending the DCCU and first reactions to the Suicide Squad cast photo.

This episode was recorded in two segments, the first just hours after watching Avengers: The Age of Ultron then as that was about to be published, David Ayer released our first look at the cast of Suicide Squad in costume, driving Doc to skip sleep, sanity, and stability to serve some speedy reactions in a subsequent second session.

Some of the topics in this episode:

• Reaction to THR article: Does the DCCU need direction from a producer mastermind now?
• Reaction to: What if Man of Steel was in color?
• Will Superman ever become a boyscout?
• How does Superman’s characterization compare to Captain America’s?
• Reaction to: Joss Whedon, Neil DeGrasse Tyson, and Henry Cavill on Batman v. Superman
• Batman as a State agent
• Casting Director talks Man of Steel and Batman v. Superman
• Reaction to: Joker’s picture, Batman in Suicide Squad, and Viola Davis
• First impressions regarding the Suicide Squad cast photo
• An alternative narrative for MacLaren’s departure from Wonder Woman

…and (some) more!

May The Fourth Be With You!

Study: Music taste-freeze at age 33
“Multiple Screenwriter Syndrome” is a 20-years-old paradigm, not a novel crisis
Casting directors: How movies like ‘Batman v Superman’ came together
Sweet Sorrow: Coke won the cola wars because great taste takes more than a single sip
Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking
“Our Youngest Line of Defence” by Sir Bernard Partridge, from Punch (1909). Here, used without irony, showing how it has been adopted by the Scouts. Not relevant at all, but I participated in Boy Scouts as a kid.

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Abridged IMAX Event reaction, commentary on the context of the teaser’s reception, comparison with The Force Awakens, nostalgia triggered by Convergence / Star Wars / The Never-Ending Battle, Roger Stern’s use of the Paradoxical Commandments in Superman: The Never-Ending Battle, a breakdown of the four seconds of IMAX exclusive footage.

This is the first time I recorded an entire episode’s worth of material which I didn’t use.  We recorded our immediate reactions to the IMAX event on the car ride home, but the audio quality and content wasn’t great upon review, so I threw this episode together the next day.  It’s a little better than nothing I guess! 😛

Answers, insights, and commentary on:

• Why Superman and Batman are awesome together
• Why we shouldn’t take this encounter for granted
• Seven reasons to enjoy the Teaser
• How many seconds Superman and Batman each get
• Relaxing on certainty with predictions based on the teaser
• The teaser isn’t as warm as TFA and that’s OK
• Superman updates but Dick Tracy and Mickey Mouse don’t
• Paradoxical Commandments / Anyways / Never-Ending
• Return of the s-curl or spit-curl?
• How can Batman clip Superman’s wings?
• Is Batman a berserker or a surgeon?
• What does the clip tell us about the fight?
• Insights into Kryptonite

…and more.

The Paradoxical Commandments
Nerdist presents Ben Folds Five “Do It Anyway” f. Jim Henson’s Fraggle Rock
GraphicAudio presents Superman: The Never-Ending Battle
“Superman: The Never-Ending Battle” by Roger Stern (hardcover)

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The first official look at Batman v. Superman: Dawn of Justice in glorious high-definition.  We break down the lines, the images, and themes with my hazy jet-lagged first impressions.  Then come back soon to hear about the IMAX screening, additional footage, and to talk about the reaction and concerns of others to the trailer.

Answers, insights, and commentary on:

• Who is Charlie Rose and Neil DeGrasse Tyson?
• Why the Mexico scene shows Superman’s growth
• Hearing Metropolis Clark’s voice
• Why the paramilitary likely aren’t a US sanctioned unit
• Jesse Eisenberg’s Lex Luthor performance
• The penalties for defacing a federal monument
• Batman opening the door to the extraordinary
• That’s probably not the train station at the end of Man of Steel

…and more.

Batman v. Superman: Dawn of Justice – Official Teaser Trailer #1 via YouTube
Official Uncompressed Teaser – 50,000 kbs bitrate, visible grain (Size Warning: 843 MB)
A cure for Convergence-triggered nostalgic pining for the past: GraphicAudio presents Superman: The Never-Ending Battle

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We continue our film commentary on Ellesmere, take on some tornado scene related topics (speed / durability / limits), and look at if Clark is culpable for Zod’s crimes.

Answers, insights, and commentary on:

• Hitch hiking is optimistic
• Civilian contractors at Ellesmere
• Degrees of separation between MOS and genre media
• How cold is 40 below zero
• How much did Lois’s camera cost
• Assumptions about speed, surprise, and durability
• Did Jonathan know Clark would survive a tornado?
• Testing your powers like Claire Bennet
• Why Jonathan dying of a heart attack doesn’t teach Clark anything here
• The elements of moral culpability or justifiable blame

…and more. Happy Easter!

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