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Hello ATA Fans and welcome to the newest addition to the ATA Podcast Network, phoenix style! On this premiere episode of Tangent Time, Michael J. Petty and Woo S! Kim go in depth into three (which turns into many more...) topics! The Duo discuss the controversy over Quicksilver being in both Marvel Studio's AVENGERS 2 and Fox's X-MEN: DAYS OF FUTURE PAST! Not only that, but they have an in-depth discussion about the X-Men films as well as what it means to be true to a character, at least in film. After that, the two discuss what made them become friends in the first place: SMALLVILLE. But not just the good, they get into the bad and the ugly and talk about what did not work for them while watching the show. Finally, the guys have a conversation about PIXAR, and Disney animation in general, which makes Michael with for another Disney Renaissance! However before they close the episode up, they do talk a bit about the Joker and his current role in comics, animation, and potentially film. All this and more on the

Holy month-in-the-making-episode Batman! Hey guys, welcome back to ATA's very own DC Nation! This episode was recorded a few week's back, in fact it was the week after Week 52 was recorded. But, due to personal projects, ATA finale episodes, Longbow Hunters finale episode, living our everyday lives, and being sick, we've been working extra hard this week to get this episode out to you all, because it's a classic! Let me start off by saying that this episode starts out reviewing Smallville Season 11 Digital Issue #45 and Teen Titans Go! Episode 2 meaning they are a few weeks old, but still worth a listen especially for some good insight on Smallville's Valkyrie Arc. However, if you would so choose to do so, skip those sections and head right on over to our main event. Yes folks, you've got it. Finally on the DC Nation Podcast, a commentary on one of the greatest superhero films ever made, the 1966 film - BATMAN: THE MOVIE! That's right, Dan and Michael do a commentary on the Adam West/Burt Ward Batman film, w

Hey ATA Listeners, welcome to Summer! The time of year that we podcasters want to come fast so we can take it slow because a vacation is needed from our favorite shows, for me and Nico. Although, with The Beach Boy lyrics aside, we really have been in need of a break from the avalanche of  Television programming we have been reviewing over the past few weeks and our wish came true by us having a shortened schedule made up of a Game of Thrones episode that primarily focused on Tyrion's wedding to Sansa, Warehouse 13 returning to the regular section as it abracadabraed into the world of performing magic, Psych going under the knife within the field of Plastic Surgery and Modern Family delivering a Season Finale, which brought everyone together in a heartwarming fashion with the loss of a family member. Then Nico continues to keep things hangin' loose with a chilled out version of the Airwaves Rundown section reviewing his favorite episodes from the Family Guy and Simpsons season finales, a standard episode of

Awww yeah, ATA Listeners you're entering the television storm known as ATA Episode 125! I'm your host a playa named Dan Schmidt, here with my cohost Nico Reifsteck whose keeping it smooth like Psych's Burton Guster. And we are hugging you across the airwaves from the fictional former home of WKRP in Cincinnati with our reviews on Season Finales for the majority of our favorite shows… First off, the hug we are providing you is out of condolence as Once upon a Time delivered a finale where two villains we hate lived on to next season much to the dismay of Andy and Castle presented us with a disappointing finale, which left Nico and I flabbergasted because this is the first time, the writers have truly let us down but why did it have to come at the end of such a great season? Then the purpose of our hug changed  from being out of condolence to sheer joy as the Supernatural finale had the Winchesters break their constant cycle of sacrificing themselves for each other giving the show progression for the first tim

Hello Arrowheads! Welcome back to the Season Finale episode of both Arrow and Longbow Hunters as we close off our podcast (just for a little while) with a dynamic finish. First off, we apologize for the length of this episode being a 3 hour long episode. Sorry, but not sorry. On this episode, Woo and myself (Michael) talk about the Season One finale of Arrow entitled "Sacrifice", which was an incredible episode that really gave us a feel for what this show will be like in the future. We talk about Tommy/Oliver (not the Green/White/Red/Black Power Ranger, unfortunately), we discuss who the true Merlyn is, we talk Detective Lance, Fyers, Oliver's first step to becoming the Green Arrow and what's in store for the Lian Yu flashbacks, the repercussions of Moria's actions, Thea and Roy, Ra's al Ghul (yes, again), Laurel and Oliver, and where we think the series as a whole is going to go. We also discuss the digital comic entitled "From the Darkness" which chronicles Malcolm's origins (in Nanda Parbat) as the Dark A

Hey ATA Listeners, for years man has feared the rise of the machines as in Skynet overrunning the world with Terminators, Cylons trying to extinguish humanity and the Sentinels from X-Men creating a post-apocalyptic future. Well,  on this week of television, the machines rising against us almost became a reality as the weaselly Greg used machinery to torture the key to destroying Storybrook out of Regina on Once upon a Time, Castle had a mystery where a robotic military drone murdered an innocent man, Supernatural showed Crowley is a reading machine as he used Chuck's novels to start hunting everyone the Winchesters have ever saved, Psych forced Shawn and Gus to hide a major screwup from a machine of a security guard who was too good for his job, Person of Interest's season finale evolved the machine into an advanced version of the iPhone's and Doctor Who dealt with the return of the villains who originated man's fear of machines the Cybermen!  On top of that, the sitcoms even had to face the machines rising

Hello loyal Arrowheads, welcome back to this week's Longbow Hunters Podcast! On this exciting penultimate episode of both Longbow Hunters and Arrow, we talk about the episode "Darkness on the Edge of Town"! Woo and I have some great back-and-fourth about Oliver and Laurel, the death of (comics superhero Geo-Force) Brion Markov, the Roy and Thea issue, the path to becoming Green Arrow or Malcolm Merlyn, Tommy Merlyn, and the shocking flashback on this week (Yao Fei!!!)! We also cover this week's digital comic entitled "No Way Out", which leads into some more discussion points. And don't forget to tune in after we wrap up the episode for our 18 minute long spoiler section brought to you by GreenArrowTV! Enjoy this episode guys, and thanks for listening to Longbow Hunters: The Arrow Podcast!

Hey ATA Listeners, do you know what Bruce Wayne's parents being murdered, Frodo inheriting The One Ring and Luke Skywalker discovering he is a Jedi  all have in common? Well, they are defined as heroic origins, moments where fictional characters start down the path of becoming who they are destined to be, which seemed to be explored quite a bit on this week of television as Game of Thrones had Jamie Lannister reveal the true origins behind his title of Kingslayer, Once upon a Time gave more explanation to the origin of Snow White's hatred towards The Evil Queen, Castle re–explored the history of Rick and Kate's romance, Supernatural had the Angel Metatron explain the origins behind the Angel/Demon Tablets to the Winchesters, Psych almost had Shawn tell The Chief that the origins of his psychic ability is a little white lie, Person of Interest delivered flashbacks giving the origins of Finch using the machine to help innocent people and Doctor Who had Clara discover the origins of her doppelgängers who exist

Hello fellow DC Comics/Nationites and welcome back! On this week's episode of the DC Nation Podcast, Dan and Michael are once again joined by infamous ATA member Woo S! Kim as they talk about a lot of DC Comics material! First off on the list is a review of Smallville Season 11's "Argo" - Part 3 as the Trio talk Brainiac 5, the Legion, New Krypton, and Supergirl! After that the team covers Dan & Michael's least anticipated series Teen Titans Go with the first episode "Legendary Sandwich/Pie Bros", which was legitimately hilarious! But after Smallville and Teen Titans, the gang covers the main event of this week's DC Nation Podcast. Yes, as Woo asks Dan and Michael questions on THE NEW 52, the truth is revealed. Find out what Dan & Michael loved the most, liked the least, hated, agreed with, and would have fixed with DC Comics's The New 52! Warning, major spoilers and talk about Batman, Aquaman, The Flash, Superman, Nightwing, the Justice League, Martian Manhunter, Green Arrow, Green Lantern(s), Red H

Welcome back Arrowheads to ATA's very own Longbow Hunters: The Arrow Podcast! On this week's episode of Longbow Hunters, Michael and Woo discuss the highly anticipated and extraordinary episode of Arrow entitled "The Undertaking"! After a "brief" explanation of what Free Comic Book Day is... The Duo discuss what the Undertaking is, the Oliver/Laurel relationship and how it's different in the past vs the present, Robert Queen and Malcolm's (and Frank's...) role in his death, Walter Steele, who may die in the next two episodes, tons of DC Universe references, and more! Also, Michael plugs and commends Jeff Lemire's Green Arrow #20, "The Kill Machine, Part 4" and the two podcasting partners review the digital comic chapter of the week, "Patient Zero". All this and more, including spoilers for next week's episode, on this week's Longbow Hunters Podcast!

Hey ATA Listeners, I don't know if you all checked it out but this week's Game of Thrones had Daenerys Targaryen become the ultimate representation of girl power as she said I am woman, hear my dragons roar as she kick started a slave uprising by having her winged pets flame broil an abusive tyrant. In result of this, the writers of our other favorite shows must have been inspired as they aired episodes with their female characters showing some kick butt dominance.  Yep, that's right folks. ATA Episode 122 is all about girl power discussing Belle's jarring personality transformation on Once upon a Time, Beckett using a Millionaire Inventor to play hard to get with Castle, Felicia Day's return to Supernatural where she becomes a full-fledged hunter, Community's Britta untangling a Freaky Friday situation to deal with a breakup, Juliet taking down a stalker Karate Kid Cobra Kai style on Psych, The Big Bang Theory's Amy helping Sheldon find closure to the cancellation of SyFy's Alphas and Person of Interest hav

Hey guys, welcome back from that long terrible three week hiatus! On this week's return episode, Woo and I are joined by our good friend on Twitter, My. Jay_Zcost! On this episode, we have the pleasure of covering Diggle's revenge/motives, Deadshot, Oliver and Laurel, Tommy's dark destiny, Roy's heroic destiny, and Mr. Blank in this very exciting episode of Arrow entitled "Home Invasion"! We also cover the flashbacks and this week's digital comic entitled "Shado of the Past", which dives a bit deeper into the flashbacks and the story behind both Shado and Yao Fei! We also discuss why you should all go buy Injustice: Gods Among Us, in stores now, and the "Green Arrow embargo" that may have been put on the Smallville Season 11 comic series. All this and more on this week's Longbow Hunters: The Arrow Podcast!

Hello Super-fans, welcome back (or if this is your first time, welcome) to Across the Airwaves's very own DC Nation Podcast! On this week's episode, hosts Dan Schmidt and Michael J. Petty are joined by their good-friend and fellow ATA podcaster, Woo S! Kim! The reason Woo joined this Dynamic Duo to form a Terrific Trio was because of this week's main event podcast, two weeks in the making! The official ATA coverage of the third and final MAN OF STEEL theatrical trailer! Going deep into the trailer, the team discuss what they enjoyed including the fact that Superman actually throws a punch, General Zod's "I will find him!", Amy Adams' Lois Lane, Russel Crowe's Jor-El, Hans Zimmer's score, and the comic book influences including Superman: Birthright, Superman: Secret Origin, Superman: Earth One, All-Star Superman, Superman: Red Son, and John Byrne's The Man of Steel origin! And of course, to compliment our Superman-themed episode of DC Nation, we cover Smallville Season 11's "Argo" - Part 2, where we talk abo

Hey gang, like what's going on? On this groovy episode of ATA's DC Nation Podcast, Dan and Michael cover, like, one of the last good shows to air on Cartoon Network (after Young Justice  Green Lantern: The Animated Series, Star Wars: The Clone Wars, and ThunderCats) Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated! Like yeah man, Dan, Nico, and Michael have all covered the series on ATA before, but now that it has completed it's run (and because DC Comics does produce a Scooby-Doo comic series), the Dynamic Duo decided to cover the series as a whole and try and get fans of Scooby-Doo, supernatural plots, and teenage dramas to like check out the series. This podcast talks about the Fred & Daphne relationship, Scooby's role in the series, Shaggy & Velma, the supernatural mysteries and over-arching plot-lines that make up the series, and the amazing three-part series finale that could easily be the "greatest Scooby-Doo story ever told". But fret not fans of Bryan Q. Miller's Smallville Season 11 as the Duo does indeed

Hey ATA Listeners, have you ever envisioned White Walkers invading from The North, seen evidence proving the existence of Bigfoot, believed you were traveling between parallel realities or maybe thought you had a ghost haunting your Victorian Estate? Well, if the answer to any of these questions is yes, you might think your entering The Twilight Zone but there's really only one place where these sweet dreams are made on TV with this week's reviews on Game of Thrones, Castle, Psych, Community and Doctor Who. Although, the trip through the seven seas of a television dreamworld doesn't stop there as our Airwaves  Rundown Section welcomes you to the new age where humans and aliens must coexist by reviewing SyFy's revolutionary new show Defiance, the first TV series to ever tie in with a videogame of the same name. Then we finish off this week's dream themed podcast with reviews on a filler episode of How I Met Your Mother, The Following, The Americans, Glee, Da Vinci's Demons, Grimm and much more.

Hello all of you who have been anxiously awaiting this latest episode of ATA's DC Nation Podcast! We're sorry that it took so long, but both Dan and myself had a lot going on and we weren't able to work on this episode as much. Anyway, on this week's episode, Dan and I cover one of the greatest Batman epics of this generation, if not of all-time: BATMAN: DEATH OF THE FAMILY. We go through this story play-by-play where we talk about the tie-in's, including Batgirl, Catwoman, Suicide Squad, Nightwing, Teen Titans, Red Hood & the Outlaws, Detective Comics, and of course Scott Snyder's Batman! We also discuss the Joker and his possible New 52 origin, as well as how we feel about Batman: Zero Year! And, on the note of DoTF, we also go into in depth discussion about Grant Morrison's ROBIN R.I.P. story (in Batman Incorporated #8) and go deep into our feelings about Grant Morrison's Batman, Batman Inc., and Action Comics. And don't worry fans of Bryan Q. Miller's Smallville Season 11, because we also cover "Val

Hey ATA Listeners, it's time for everybody to Wang Chung tonight as the reviews of our favorite TV shows for the week took us back to the 80's with this edition of the Across The Airwaves Podcast. Well actually we first take a pit stop in a parallel fantasy style version of what we would classify Medieval Times  as we discuss Game of Thrones. Then we Wang Chung to the synthesizing sounds of the 80s as Modern Family has the Dunphys woo a potential buyer of their flipped house with the hit Queen song Another One Bites the Dust, Community's use of puppets brought me back to watching Sesame Street as a kid in the 80s, Go On told a joke that probably referenced George's days as a cop in the 80s and Psych literally had their characters Wang Chung tonight as Lassie's wedding  was a perfect celebration of his character that ended in one of the most shocking moments of the series. Heck, we even ran into the Doctor and Clara with our travels back to the 80s as they had just come off a Doctor Who adventure that was a c

Hey gang! Welcome back to this long awaited episode of ATA's DC Nation as we return from a long hiatus due to our main animated content being cancelled by Cartoon Network (Young Justice and Green Lantern: The Animated Series). Sad day. But what isn't sad is our final coverage of the conclusion of the Bryan Q. Miller written Smallville Season 11 episode "Haunted" as we wrap up the final three digital issues (#38-40) aka the 12th print issue of the series! After that sad talk about Bart's demise, the return of Tess Mercer and Clark Kent, and the farewell (at least for now) of Chloe and Oliver, we move right along into covering one of the best parts of the New 52... The Geoff Johns written Aquaman/Justice League crossover event that rocked the New 52 universe: Throne of Atlantis! We talk about Aquaman, Cyborg, the Superman/Wonder Woman romance, the Batman/Aquaman duo, Vulko, the Prologue  the Epilogue and what is in store for both the Justice League and Aquaman himself! All this and much more on this week's edi

Good day Lords and Ladies from the House of ATA Listeners! I present you a legendary sized podcast titled "Rear Window to a Game of Thrones" as Castle's Rear Window themed 100th Episode and the addition of Game of Thrones to our regular slate of reviews headline our discussions about Luke and Phil trying to invent the first self flipping pancake on Modern Family, Psych presenting us with a Two and a Half Men scenario that led to a brief breakup for Shawn and Gus, Supernatural taking Sam on the highway to hell literally and the guys having a somewhat socially offensive battle for tenure on The Big Bang Theory. In addition, Community has Abed tangle with the classic TV Trope of having two dates to the same dance, Ryan shows off his mad dance skills in a mascot uniform on this week's Go On and we give our two cents on a Doctor Who episode that did a good job of getting us to know his new companion Clara but fell short on the awesomeness scale compared to the other episodes we've had this season. Although, that'

Hey guys, welcome back to this week's very exciting and action-packed episode of Across the Airwaves' Longbow Hunters: The Arrow Podcast! On this episode, Woo & I talk about the ATA-favorite Bryan Q. Miller co-written episode (with Lindsey Allen) of Arrow: "Unfinished Business"! We talk about the Count's new status at Starkham, Tommy's dark decent, Oliver's training on Lian Yu, and Diggle's revenge-against-Deadshot story-line. As you will be able to tell by our discussion, we really enjoyed this episode, but the episode is not all we talk about as we discuss this week's digital comic entitled "Lapse", which chronicles the Tommy/Laurel relationship in graphic detail! And for those fans of Jeff Lemire's New 52 Green Arrow comic series (as I am), I review the 3rd issue in his new run (Green Arrow #19), "The Kill Machine, Part 3". All this Emerald Archer-y goodness in this week's episode of Longbow Hunters!!!