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Vanessa Fisk gets buried about thirty minutes after she dies, while Daredevil and Jessica Jones have a convo on one of the ugliest and more boring sets this show has ever given us. As the city begins to boil over because of Kingpin's AVTF, the man without fear and his ultimate nemesis come to blows yet again... but to what end? This episode is getting an A for effort, but how does it score otherwise? Before that: trailers for Clayface, Evil Dead Burn and Coyote vs Acme. A strange detour into urine therapy. And we're amazed that everybody is falling for the latest bit of Doomsday marketing. Don't care about any of that? Skip right to 1:08:30. Want your questions answered on the show? Send an email to [email protected] and ask away, and ask about pretty much anything at all. Make sure your subject line contains the name of the show on which you want your question answered. One question per email, please, but feel free to send in multiple emails! Want to show the world you support this weird podcast? Check out our supply of merch that is mostly made up of in-jokes for Derek. Click here! Spread the word! Tell your friends about us! And go to our YouTube channel and subscribe to our video feed!

Foggy is back, which is good news or bad news depending on how you feel about the character. Either way, he's only back in flashbacks and holy cow do we get some wigs in those scenes. In the present day Michael Gandolfini is living his own Sopranos episode while Daredevil and Bullseye pal around in tunnels. Is it "while" or are they happening at very different times? The continuity in this episode is a disaster! Before that: new trailers, more Man of Tomorrow casting, and we answer the question of what happens after you die. Seriously, someone sent in that question and we tackle it. If you don't care about unlocking the mysteries of the afterlife, skip right to 1:16:43. Want your questions answered on the show? Send an email to [email protected] and ask away, and ask about pretty much anything at all. Make sure your subject line contains the name of the show on which you want your question answered. One question per email, please, but feel free to send in multiple emails! Want to show the world you support this weird podcast? Check out our supply of merch that is mostly made up of in-jokes for Derek. Click here! Spread the word! Tell your friends about us! And go to our YouTube channel and subscribe to our video feed!

Kingpin gets into the ring and he's not holding back, and neither is Bullseye, who kills a bunch of ATVF jerks in a couple of very, very fun scenes. This episode seems to bring Born Again closer to comic book goodness, but why is Daredevil running down the street like that?  Before that: Man of Tomorrow casting rumors, the Defenders on the set of Born Again season 3, the joys of cake and where have all the serial killers gone. Plus: Troop Beverly Hills sparks an argument? If you don't care about any of this skip right to 51:21. Want your questions answered on the show? Send an email to [email protected] and ask away, and ask about pretty much anything at all. Make sure your subject line contains the name of the show on which you want your question answered. One question per email, please, but feel free to send in multiple emails! Want to show the world you support this weird podcast? Check out our supply of merch that is mostly made up of in-jokes for Derek. Click here! Spread the word! Tell your friends about us! And go to our YouTube channel and subscribe to our video feed!

How do you get to Red Hook? Somebody tell Daredevil that you take the F to Smith/9th Street and either walk a bit or you can hop on the B61, because he and Karen spend a lot of time in these two episodes trying to figure it out. While they figure it out they meet a cute AVTF agent and tell him they liked his vibe and that's why they tied him to a chair, Kingpin is in a boxing match I guess, Michael Gandolfini continues to be the best actor on the show and Bullseye is carrying his own lighting kit.  Before we talk about that it's a trailer extravaganza, Andy Weir is a moron, the question of beaming poop out of your gut in Star Trek, and Gus the cat is really annoying. If you don't care about any of that skip right to 56:00. Want your questions answered on the show? Send an email to [email protected] and ask away, and ask about pretty much anything at all. Make sure your subject line contains the name of the show on which you want your question answered. One question per email, please, but feel free to send in multiple emails! Want to show the world you support this weird podcast? Check out our supply of merch that is mostly made up of in-jokes for Derek. Click here! Spread the word! Tell your friends about us! And go to our YouTube channel and subscribe to our video feed!

The vigilante of Hell's Kitchen is back and this time he's got big Double Ds on his chest. Wilson Fisk is running New York City, the ICE comparisons are probably accidental, and Matt Murdock is living in hiding as the second season of the Marvel show gets off to a bit of a slow start.  Before that: the trailer for the Harry Potter TV show sucks, the trailer for Dune 3 is good, Wonder Man gets a second season, and we talk about our formative genre experiences. If you don't care about any of that, skip right to 55:26. Want your questions answered on the show? Send an email to [email protected] and ask away, and ask about pretty much anything at all. Make sure your subject line contains the name of the show on which you want your question answered. One question per email, please, but feel free to send in multiple emails! Want to show the world you support this weird podcast? Check out our supply of merch that is mostly made up of in-jokes for Derek. Click here! Spread the word! Tell your friends about us! And go to our YouTube channel and subscribe to our video feed!

Before we begin covering Daredevil: Born Again season 2, we figured we would go back to where it all started - 1964's Daredevil #1. It's the first appearance of the Man Without Fear, and it's got his origin, his first outing in costume, and a couple of mentions of his supple body. What's up with that, Stan Lee? Before that: a couple of obituaries, whether or not Ryan Gosling is a star, and what should you get an edgelord 13 year old for his birthday? If you don't care about that, skip right to 39:43. Want your questions answered on the show? Send an email to [email protected] and ask away, and ask about pretty much anything at all. Make sure your subject line contains the name of the show on which you want your question answered. One question per email, please, but feel free to send in multiple emails! Want to show the world you support this weird podcast? Check out our supply of merch that is mostly made up of in-jokes for Derek. Click here! Spread the word! Tell your friends about us! And go to our YouTube channel and subscribe to our video feed!

We interrupt your regularly scheduled life to bring this breaking news report: a trailer for Spider-Man: Brand New Day has dropped and it's... great? We love it! Hear us talk about it, and whether Rogue is in the darn thing, right now. 

It all ends here, and it all ends kinda quickly. After ten hours of storytelling the V franchise throws in telepathy and starchildren in the last ten minutes, a truly bizarre choice. This episode touches on so many interesting ideas and has time for none of them, and it's a blood bath but few of the deaths are satisfying. But you do get to visit a hot air balloon festival.  Before that: we discuss the 98th Annual Academy Awards! The winners, the losers, the general quality of the movies in 2025. Some people are being really weird about the results of the Oscars, but we have a hard time getting upset when so many of the movies were just this good.  Don't care about that? Skip right to 1:30:56. Next week: Daredevil #1, in honor of the upcoming second season of Daredevil: Born Again.  Want your questions answered on the show? Send an email to [email protected] and ask away, and ask about pretty much anything at all. Make sure your subject line contains the name of the show on which you want your question answered. One question per email, please, but feel free to send in multiple emails! Want to show the world you support this weird podcast? Check out our supply of merch that is mostly made up of in-jokes for Derek. Click here! Spread the word! Tell your friends about us! Andgo to our YouTube channel and subscribe to our video feed!

Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome Michael Ironside to the show. Yes, one of the great tough guy character actors joins the resistance against the Visitors, playing a guy named Ham. This episode has unexplained surgery, Mike Donovan ratting out a friend and the alien babies are born! It's got everything.  Before that: thoughts on the Lanterns trailer and the history of Green Lantern Hal Jordan, discussion of the Milestone universe and how DC is doing dumb things with it, guesses on who dies in The Boys season 5, and much more! If you don't care about any of that skip right to 58:18. Unfortunately I can't include the images Derek talks about on the show, but if you go to www.patreon.com/cinemasangha you can see them there! Want your questions answered on the show? Send an email to [email protected] and ask away, and ask about pretty much anything at all. Make sure your subject line contains the name of the show on which you want your question answered. One question per email, please, but feel free to send in multiple emails! Want to show the world you support this weird podcast? Check out our supply of merch that is mostly made up of in-jokes for Derek. Click here! Spread the word! Tell your friends about us! And go to our YouTube channel and subscribe to our video feed!

At the end of V: The Original Miniseries our heroes won a battle but the war rages on! The ragtag group of LA resistance fighters come up with a plan to turn public sentiment against the Visitors, but is it too risky? Is there too much Mike Donovan? Why are we shoehorning an unearned romance plot into this one? And will Willie and Harmony manage to get it on in a supply closet? Before that: The new GI Joe movie mishigoss. The death of Warner Bros. Fan edits of David Lynch's Dune. The first God of War pic makes Kratos look like he took a nut shot. And perhaps too much discussion of whether Kim Stanley Robinson wrote the Mars trilogy in the For All Mankind timeline. If you don't care about any of that skip right to 52:13. Want your questions answered on the show? Send an email to [email protected] and ask away, and ask about pretty much anything at all. Make sure your subject line contains the name of the show on which you want your question answered. One question per email, please, but feel free to send in multiple emails! Want to show the world you support this weird podcast? Check out our supply of merch that is mostly made up of in-jokes for Derek. Click here! Spread the word! Tell your friends about us! And go to our YouTube channel and subscribe to our video feed!

The resistance takes the battle to the Visitors in the final part of the original miniseries. We discover the Visitors' true plans for Earth and the human race, Robin is infuriating, Mike Donovan's got quips for days and there's the longest, lowest energy dogfight we've ever seen.  Before that: Why the hell is there a Toy Story 5? What makes Dune 3 eerie? Can we trust James Gunn's denials anymore? What's the best Pearl Jam song? And did V For Vendetta rip off V the miniseries? All that and more! If you don't care and want to get to the main event, skip right to 55:17. Want your questions answered on the show? Send an email to [email protected] and ask away, and ask about pretty much anything at all. Make sure your subject line contains the name of the show on which you want your question answered. One question per email, please, but feel free to send in multiple emails! Want to show the world you support this weird podcast? Check out our supply of merch that is mostly made up of in-jokes for Derek. Click here! Spread the word! Tell your friends about us! And go to our YouTube channel and subscribe to our video feed!

An authoritarian regime takes over, scapegoating a minority group, putting people on lists, disappearing folks from their homes and shooting people in the street. Enough current events: this week we're talking about V: The Original Miniseries, which aired on NBC way back in 1983. Reptile aliens from Sirius have come to Earth and they're bad news, even as they pretend to be the sweetest, cuddliest folks you could hope to meet. It's up to the Beastmaster and a ragtag crew of scientists to save humanity. Is this show actually good or do we have Gen X nostalgia glasses on? Find out! Before that: Independent Spirit Awards! Jason Statham plays Jason Statham! Derek sees Good Luck, Have Fun, Don't Die! How much of Lord of the Flies do we remember? And so much more! If you don't care, skip right to 44:50. Want your questions answered on the show? Send an email to [email protected] and ask away, and ask about pretty much anything at all. Make sure your subject line contains the name of the show on which you want your question answered. One question per email, please, but feel free to send in multiple emails! Want to show the world you support this weird podcast? Check out our supply of merch that is mostly made up of in-jokes for Derek. Click here! Spread the word! Tell your friends about us! And go to our YouTube channel and subscribe to our video feed!

It's the back half of the MCU show that eschews action and superheroics for a Hollywood story about two unlikely friends. How successful that is might be debatable, though... or at least we debate it on this episode. Want to hear two middle aged brothers argue about Wonder Man? Do I have the podcast for you.  Before that: Send Help! A terrible Dunkin' Donuts ad! The Super Bowl movie trailers! David Lynch! The career of George Clooney! And much more. If you don't care about that, skip to 1:20:59. Yeah, this one is a beast.  Want your questions answered on the show? Send an email to [email protected] and ask away, and ask about pretty much anything at all. Make sure your subject line contains the name of the show on which you want your question answered. One question per email, please, but feel free to send in multiple emails! Want to show the world you support this weird podcast? Check out our supply of merch that is mostly made up of in-jokes for Derek. Click here! Spread the word! Tell your friends about us! And go to our YouTube channel and subscribe to our video feed! 

You wanted something new from the MCU? I gotchu. This week we cover the first four episodes of the first season of Wonder Man, the whole series of which dropped on Disney+ last week. The Mandarin from Iron Man 3 has returned, and this time he's the mentor to struggling actor Simon Williams, who is hiding the fact that he has immense super powers. When the chance to be in the remake of 80s cheese classic Wonder Man comes up, Simon is all about it, but it turns out his new buddy may not be as trustworthy as you'd expect a former terrorist to be.  Before that: President Poopy Pants. Darren Aronofksy really blows it. A giant Paul McCartney. Philly cheesteaks. A Discord mystery. And so much more! If you don't care about this, skip right to 42:33. Want your questions answered on the show? Send an email to [email protected] and ask away, and ask about pretty much anything at all. Make sure your subject line contains the name of the show on which you want your question answered. One question per email, please, but feel free to send in multiple emails! Dive into the Mandarin's history on our Watch Men episode about Iron Man 3, available only to those at the $7 and above levels.  Want to show the world you support this weird podcast? Check out our supply of merch that is mostly made up of in-jokes for Derek. Click here! Spread the word! Tell your friends about us! And go to our YouTube channel and subscribe to our video feed! 

In what is certainly one of the odder pop cultural moments of the 20th century famed artist Andy Warhol guest stars in the 200th episode of The Love Boat, a guest spot he requested! And if you're wondering whether Warhol is any good playing himself on a TV show, the answer is absolutely not and we wouldn't want it any other way. Before that: the Oscar noms! The trailer for Masters of the Universe! A probing question about the multiversal existence of Dan Aykroyd's Doctor Detroit! And so much more. If you don't care about any of that and want to just board the Pacific Princess skip to 1:08:52. Want your questions answered on the show? Send an email to [email protected] and ask away, and ask about pretty much anything at all. Make sure your subject line contains the name of the show on which you want your question answered. One question per email, please, but feel free to send in multiple emails! Listen to our four hour extravaganza about Iron Man 3, available only to those at the $7 and above levels. You gotta revisit this one before Wonder Man! Want to show the world you support this weird podcast? Check out our supply of merch that is mostly made up of in-jokes for Derek. Click here! Spread the word! Tell your friends about us! And go to our YouTube channel and subscribe to our video feed!