EPISODE · Apr 8, 2017 · 2H 55M
Time After Time Cancelled; Conan Sequel; Kirby's Kamandi on TV; The Grind@6pm ET
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We're back and it's about that time, citizens! Check out the latest episode of the infamous Grindhouse podcast as (steam) powered by Afronerd Radio. Listen to your favorite podcast "Heroes for Hire" (Dburt, Claire Lanay, the "Uncanny" Daryll B. and Capt. Kirk) elucidate on the following topics: with the recent cancellation of ABC's Time after Time series, was it matter of the TV audience having time travel fatigue or was the show boring and full of tropes?; is the Conan sequel (with Arnold Schwarzenegger) still afloat or is dead in the water?; word has it that Kamandi, Jack Kirby's comic book sendup of the Planet of the Apes film, might be making an appearance on the CW's Legends of Tomorrow; our impressions of the featurette for the forthcoming Bruce Timm Batman and Harley Quinn animated team up; and yet there's still more fallout from the poor showing of Scar Jo's Ghost in the Shell when Paramount Studios' domestic distribution chief, Kyle Davies indirectly blames the "discussion" over Whitewashing ruining film as opposed to the actual casting choice..but hey, a new GITS anime might be a silver lining; iconic Harlem Renaissance novelist, Zora Neale Hurston gets the graphic novel treatment with Peter Bagge's Fire!!:The Zora Neale Hurston Story; the Defenders teaser trailer hits the cyberwebs; and then there's Steven King's IT as well; And lastly, comic retailer, Brian Hibbs (of Comix Experience in San Francisco, CA) tells the NY Times that real reson behind Marvel's sluggish sales and it's not about their diversity initiative. Call the hosts live at 646-915-9620.
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We're back and it's about that time, citizens! Check out the latest episode of the infamous Grindhouse podcast as (steam) powered by Afronerd Radio. Listen to your favorite podcast "Heroes for Hire" (Dburt, Claire Lanay, the "Uncanny" Daryll B. and Capt. Kirk) elucidate on the following topics: with the recent cancellation of ABC's Time after Time series, was it matter of the TV audience having time travel fatigue or was the show boring and full of tropes?; is the Conan sequel (with Arnold Schwarzenegger) still afloat or is dead in the water?; word has it that Kamandi, Jack Kirby's comic book sendup of the Planet of the Apes film, might be making an appearance on the CW's Legends of Tomorrow; our impressions of the featurette for the forthcoming Bruce Timm Batman and Harley Quinn animated team up; and yet there's still more fallout from the poor showing of Scar Jo's Ghost in the Shell when Paramount Studios' domestic distribution chief, Kyle Davies indirectly blames the "discussion" over Whitewashing ruining film as opposed to the actual casting choice..but hey, a new GITS anime might be a silver lining; iconic Harlem Renaissance novelist, Zora Neale Hurston gets the graphic novel treatment with Peter Bagge's Fire!!:The Zora Neale Hurston Story; the Defenders teaser trailer hits the cyberwebs; and then there's Steven King's IT as well; And lastly, comic retailer, Brian Hibbs (of Comix Experience in San Francisco, CA) tells the NY Times that real reson behind Marvel's sluggish sales and it's not about their diversity initiative. Call the hosts live at 646-915-9620.
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Time After Time Cancelled; Conan Sequel; Kirby's Kamandi on TV; The Grind@6pm ET
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