The X-Men TAS Podcast: The Spider-Man Years – Secret Wars: Chapter Five – Farewell Spider-Man

Posted in The X-Men TAS Podcast on June 8th, 2020 by Willie

We say farewell to Spider-Man TAS and say hello to an uncertain future as we dive deep on a slew of Spider-Man, X-Men and world related topics! Join us as we discuss…

  • Spider-Man’s interdimensional confusion!
  • Uncle Ben and Mary Jane, resurrected and it feels so good!
  • Why can’t anyone notice that Spider-Carnage is a crazy monster!?
  • The simmering romantic tension between Stan Lee and Madame Web!
  • Closing remarks on the state of the world and our hopes for the future!

We hope everyone is safe and thank everyone for the support shown to us as we close out another series (but not the podcast itself)! Make sure to subscribe to our podcast via Buzzsprout, iTunes or Stitcher and tell all your friends about it! Last but not least, follow Willie Simpson on Twitter and please join our Facebook Group!

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The X-Men TAS Podcast: BONUS – The Amazing Spider-Man (2012)

Posted in The X-Men TAS Podcast on July 22nd, 2019 by Willie

We’re mixing it up ladies and gentleman! Our first official foray into the Spider-Man cinematic universe begins in 2012 with the oft-maligned “Amazing Spider-Man!” Is it good, is it bad, well…join us as we discuss…

  • Spider-Man 4…and 5…and 6…the Sam Raimi movies that never were!
  • Peter Parker, aka Poochie, the rapping dog!
  • Why you should never let 30-year-olds play high schoolers!
  • The underrated Spider-Man action???!
  • Lizard-Shmizard!

We had a lot of fun revisiting this movie after having barely seen it much it and we hope you will enjoy our conversation and more like it to come in the future! Make sure to subscribe to our podcast via Buzzsprout, iTunesor Stitcher and tell all your friends about it! Last but not least, follow Willie Simpson on Twitter and please join our Facebook Group!  

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Thougths on the New Amazing Spider-Man Trailer

Posted in Comic Books on July 21st, 2011 by Willie

“The Amazing Spider-Man” is Sony and Marvel’s reboot of the billion dollar Spider-Man movie franchise…That’s right, a REBOOT of a film that only came out less than ten years ago.  Well, the trailer leaked a few days ago, causing quite a firestorm on the internet.  Everybody has their opinions, but not everybody has a website with their name in the URL.  I do, so I’m uniquely qualified to give you some professional opinions on what I like and don’t like about this film.  So, check out the trailer, and comb over my carefully color coordinated bullet points, and see if you agree with all my important opinions.

  • The film is directed by “500 Days of Summer” guy Marc Webb.  I liked that movie, and Webb seems like a good name for a guy directing a Spider-Man movie.  GOOD
  • Andrew Garfield from “The Social Network” is Peter Parker/Spider-Man.  He’s certainly skinny enough, but based on this trailer, he looks too sad to be either Peter or Spider-Man.  TBD
  • This is a Gwen Stacy (Emma Stone) movie, not a Mary Jane movie…the difference here depends on if you prefer blondes or redheads. REDHEADS
  • Everyone is comparing the Spider-Man point of view scene to the Mirror’s Edge video game because it’s completely ripped off of that.  BAD
  • President Bartlett (Martin Sheen) plays Uncle Ben, and Forest Gump’s mom Sally Field plays Aunt May.  Fantastic casting.  GOOD
  • Just like the first one, the costume is impossibly knitted by a 17 year old boy, but this time, he messed up the dye job.  TYE DYE
  • Spider-Man builds his web shooters like the comic book.  Does he also make the web fluid?  Or is it still in his hands?  WEBS
  • Peter Parker is more of an emo loner in this one, and less of a geeky nerd…BAD
  • The depressed British guy from “Greenberg,” Rhys Ifans, plays Doc Conners/The Lizard.  GREEN
  • It’s dumb that they did a reboot because the origin story in Sam Raimi’s first film was 99% true to the comic.  Its gonna force them to make radical changes just to be new.  BAD
  • Lastly, I’ve been outside that building Peter walks by at the :50 second mark.  BEEN THERE
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