Ka-Pow The Pop Cultured Podcast #2

The second episode of Ka-Pow: The Pop Cultured Podcast has arrived!  Audio issues scrapped our original plans, so we’ve rolled with the punches, dug deep for some interesting movie and comic news, found lots of television to discuss and present our first ever Indie Spotlight on a creator-owned comic book.  It’s a jam-packed show, so kick back and give us a listen.  We promise not to end things on a cliffhanger without revealing which of the four of us got walloped with that baseball bat! Length - 1:18:23 Language - PG-13.  (Contains some mild adult language.)   STAR WARS NEWS 4:30 - “Rogue One” trailer First teaser for “Rogue One: A Star Wars Story” released. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wji-BZ0oCwg 6:40 - Admiral Ackbar actor passes away Erik Bauersfeld, voice of fan favorite rebel commander dies at age 93. http://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2016/04/05/473073158/star-wars-voice-actor-who-as-admiral-ackbar-warned-its-a-trap-dies-at-93 7:00 - Kylo Ren mystery solved The eerie table of ashes explained. http://www.ew.com/article/2016/04/05/star-wars-force-awakens-jj-abrams-kylo-ren-ashes   MOVIE NEWS 7:42 - “The Force Awakens” released The latest Star Wars film comes to Blu-Ray and DVD. 9:08 - Spider-Man Possible titles for the solo film and appearances by other Marvel characters revealed. http://www.bleedingcool.com/2016/04/05/sony-registers-additional-spider-man-movie-domain-names/ http://collider.com/spider-man-reboot-marvel-cameos/ 10:51 - “Deadpool” Blu-Ray release date announced. 11:05 - “Kingsman:The Golden Circle” Release date of the sequel set. 11:42 - “The Fire Rises” Documentary chronicling making of Nolan’s Batman trilogy now free online. http://nerdist.com/revisit-christopher-nolans-the-dark-knight-trilogy-with-76-minute-documentary/ 12:10 - Tom Staggs resigns Behind the scenes shake-ups at Disney could impact Marvel film slate. http://www.doctordisney.com/2016/04/04/tom-staggs-heir-apparent-bob-iger-leaving-walt-disney-company/ 19:08 - “Swiss Army Man” New trailer for bizarre film starring Daniel Radcliffe and Paul Dano. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yrK1f4TsQfM 20:06 - “Hardcore Henry” Impressions of the experimental action film. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P_je40DOn8s   TV RECAPS AND REVIEWS 22:15 - The Walking Dead Current season ends in controversy. 29:50 - Supergirl Crossing over with the CW’s Flash. 31:36 - Arrow Black Canary’s fate. 34:44 - Cloak and Dagger New series announced, coming to Freeform. 36:28 - The Boys Cinemax series adapting the comic by Garth Ennis and Darick Robertson. 37:38 - Game of Thrones New season beginning soon. 38:38 - DC’s Legends of Tomorrow Per Degaton! 41:53 - Wynonna Earp Series based on indie comic by Beau Smith premiers on SyFy. 42:45 - Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Current cartoon features lots of fun Easter Eggs from the past. 45:39 - Star Wars: Rebels Season ends on a high note for the animated show. 48:08 - Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Two agents spin off into their own series.   COMIC BOOK NEWS 48:25 - DC and Marvel midnight releases Marvel poaches DC’s plans for releasing upcoming titles early. http://www.newsarama.com/28751-marvel-going-head-to-head-with-dc-s-midnight-rebirth-launch.html 50:45 - DC Rebirth Full details revealed for big DC reboot, including multiple versions of Superman. http://www.dccomics.com/comics/dc-comics-april-2016-previews-catalog-2016/dc-comics-april-2016-previews-catalog 54:28 - “Shiver Bureau” Indie Comic Spotlight on an excellent, offbeat ghost story by Walter Ostlie. http://shiverbureau.com/   GREAT DEBATE 57:47 - Batman v Superman We dedicated an entire episode to our thoughts and feelings about “Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice,” but computer problems destroyed most of it.  Rather than get our blood up again and rant about the movie a second time, we spliced together a short reel of salvaged highlights we were able to rescue from that original discussion.  So please forgive the sloppy editing and enjoy our frenetic, mostly out-of-context comments about the controversial blockbuster.