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With the latest volley in a 20-year battle between a certain comic book company and a certain movie studio, lawyers and executives have succeeded in doing what Doc Ock, the Green Goblin, and countless others have failed at: defeating Spider-Man! In this episode, the SSN Crew is joined by an all-star panel of guests - Stephanie from Mocha Minutes Podcast, Greg aka tREBLEFREE, and Yusuf Lamont - to discuss Spider-Man's long journey from print to screen to the MCU, and what this "divorce" means for Tom Holland and the future of the Spidey franchise. We also discuss the new Marvel shows coming to Disney+, our thoughts on the Disney+ "Lady and the Tramp" remake, and Cassie Steele's return as the lead voice in a new Disney film! WHERE TO FIND OUR GUESTS: Find Stephanie online at: Twitter: http://twitter.com/Sunnytwotethat Twitter: http://twitter.com/MochaMinutes Instagram: http://instagram.com/MochaMinutes Facebook: Mocha Minutes Podcast Find Greg/tREBLEFREE online at: Twitter: http://twitter.com/tREBLEFREE Mi

After the failures of "Dark Phoenix" and "Stuber" tanked Disney's Q3 earnings report, The Mouse has shut down development on literally dozens of Fox movies - ripping them out of the incubator and throwing them to the wolves. Special guest Duval Spit joins the SSN Crew as the discuss which now-canceled Fox movies they may or may not have wanted to see, as well as discussions on Jay-Z's new deal with the NFL, why Kamala Khan/Ms. Marvel is the greatest new comic book character of the last twenty years, and wait - WHO bullied Lin-Manuel Miranda in high school?! Plus! Reviews of "Good Boys," "Long Shot," the classic "Easy Rider," Netflix's "Wu Assassins," and more! SHOW NOTES: • 0:00:00: Pre-Show • 0:02:50: Say Something Real: Reviews   ◦ Easy Rider (Film, 1969)   ◦ Long Shot (Film, 2019)   ◦ Our Gang Comedies (Film shorts, MGM)   ◦ Reg’lar Fellas (Film, 1941)   ◦ Four Weddings and a Funeral (TV, Hulu)   ◦ Wu Assassins (TV, Netflix)   ◦ Demon Slayer (Anime, Crunchyroll)   ◦ The Great British Bake Off (TV, PBS)  

Garth Ennis & Darick Robertson's independent comic book series "The Boys" turned the world of superheroes very much on its ear between 2006 and 2012. In this episode, the SSN Crew reviews the first season of Amazon Prime's TV series based on the comic, produced by Seth Rogen & Evan Goldberg and starring Karl Urban, Jessie T, Usher, Elizabeth Shue, and more members of an ensemble cast. The history of the comic, the performances, and full-spoiler breakdowns of each episode are discussed (spoilers begin at 0:22:25). WHERE TO FIND OUR SHOW: Come join our Facebook group: http://ssnpodcast.com/fbgroup Want to help support the show? Visit http://ssnpodcast.com/donate/ to leave us a PayPal donation! Check us out on social media: Twitter: http://twitter.com/ssnpodcast Facebook: http://facebook.com/ssnpodcast Instagram: http://instagram.com/ssnpodcast

With Warner Bros. doubling down on live-action/animated hybrid movies for 2021, the SSN Crew discusses their upcoming films "Space Jam 2" and "Tom and Jerry" and ask the most important question: "why?!" We also discuss the history of films that combine cartoony animated characters and live-action actors and worlds, including the magnum opuses (opi?) that are "Who Framed Roger Rabbit" and..."Cool World"? Plus: reviews of "(Idris Elba Presents) Hobbs & Shaw", "The Farewell" starring Awkwafina, more on Amazon's "The Boys," and season 3 of "Dear White People!" SHOW NOTES: • 0:00:00: Pre-Show • 0:02:44: Say Something Real: Reviews   ◦ Auntie Mame (Film, 1958)   ◦ The Farewell (Film, 2019)   ◦ Our Gang (MGM Short Films, 1938-1944)   ◦ Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 (FIlm, 2017)   ◦ Avengers: Endgame (Film, 2019) Deleted Scenes   ◦ The Ladies Man (Film, 1961)   ◦ The Boys (TV, Season 1 - 2019, Amazon Prime)   ◦ Suits (TV, USA)   ◦ Pearson (TV, USA)   ◦ Fast & Furious Presents Hobbs & Shaw   ◦ Dear White People (T

It's Howdy Doody Time! Join the SSN Crew for a more freewheeling episode, in which we explore the Cynthia Erivo/Harriet Tubman controversy, "The Bobby DeBarge Story" and the hits of DeBarge and Chico DeBarge, a quick take on the Black child actors from "Our Gang" ("The Little Rascals"), and whether or not Disney would be foolish enough to remake "Pocahontas". Plus: reviews of Quentin Tarantino's "Once Upon a Time...in Hollywood," Amazon's "The Boys", Netflix's "Brexit" and "The Big Hack", and more! SHOW NOTES: • 0:00:00: Say Something Real: Reviews ◦ Once Upon a Time in Hollywood (Film, 2019) ◦ The Lion King: The Gift (Album by Beyoncé) ◦ Freeway (Graphic novel by Mark Kalesniko) ◦ Big Little Lies (TV, HBO) ◦ Years and Years (TV, HBO) ◦ Brexit (TV, Netflix) ◦ The Big Hack (TV, Netflix) ◦ The Boys (TV, Amazon Prime) ◦ You (TV, Netflix) ◦ Euphoria (TV, HBO) ◦ 90 Day Fiancé (TV, TLC) ◦ Married at First Sight (TV, A&E Network • 0:47:18: Say Something New: Entertainment News ◦ "Joker" entering competition in Ven

Roger Allers & Rob Minkoff's seminal animated film, "The Lion King," represented the pinnacle of success for traditional Disney animation...and the beginning of its downfall. Twenty-five years and numerous regime turnovers later, the Disney corporation has remade "The Lion King" under the direction of "Iron Man's" Jon Favreau. Marketed strangely as a "live action" remake, it is a scene-by-scene (and almost shot-by-shot) rehash animated with photorealistic CGI animals and environments. Can the new version hold a candle to the old? How did the original "Lion King" manage to both break box office records and plant the seeds for the death of American traditional (hand-drawn) animation? In this episode, the SSN Crew and special guest Stephanie of the Mocha Minutes Podcast answer these questions and more, including a revisiting of the short-lived feature animation studios that sprang up in "Lion King's" wake, how both versions of the film deal with their celebrity voice castings, and what the future of the Disney

Kevin Feige and the team at Marvel Studios had some great products for us over the weekend at the 50th anniversary of San Diego Comic-Con. Among the surprises: five new movies, five new Disney+ streaming TV series, a returning actor who swore they'd never do a Marvel film again, and a surprise movie announcement that broke the by-then-already-broken Internet! The SSN Crew and special guest Stephanie from the Mocha Minutes Podcast discuss what they think of the upcoming projects, as well as other announced happenings at SDCC, including HBO's "His Dark Materials," a new "Snowpiercer" TV show, and - oh boy! - the Archies finally coming to "Riverdale"! SHOW NOTES: • 0:00:00: 2019 San Diego Comic-Con News • 0:56:42: Marvel Studios Phase 4 Announcements: The Eternals, The Falcon & The Winter Soldier, Thor: Love and Thunder, Shang-Chi, Blade, and more. • 1:23:51: Post-Show WHERE TO FIND OUR GUEST: Find Stephanie online at: Twitter: http://twitter.com/Sunnytwotethat Twitter: http://twitter.com/MochaMinutes Instagra

Spider-Man may be able to do whatever a spider can, but can he still balance that with being a regular kid on a regular European field trip? And can he still impress the girl he likes or will getting wrapped up in a new mission with Nick Fury and...Mysterio?...lay all of that to ruin? The SSN Crew reviews "Spider-Man: Far From Home," the latest entry in the neigh-unstoppable Marvel Cinematic Universe. Do the kids in the movie feel like real teens or movie teens? Did walking into the film with prior familiarity of one of its key characters spoil the movie for us? And what of those post-credit scenes? In addition, we discuss R. Kelly getting hemmed up on federal charges, Halle Bailey being cast as "The Little Mermaid," and why our hosts are a little split on their excitement for the "live-action" CGI remake of "The Lion King." SHOW NOTES: #8226; 0:00:00: Pre-Show: Ezra Miller & R. Kelly • 0:00:00: Say Something New: Entertainment News   ◦ Halle Bailey cast as "The Little Mermaid"   ◦ "The Lion King" remake ge

The SSN Crew is joined by special guest Tammy AKA Cowkitty to discuss both the Toy Story and Child's Play franchises, and to review the latest entries in each: Pixar's "Toy Story 4" and MGM's revamp of the original "Child's Play." Why didn't any of the hosts like the original "Toy Story" when it first came out, and yet came to hail its sequels as masterpieces? Why is MGM starting a Chucky franchise when Universal still has theirs? Where are the depth maps? And, most importantly, why are Bo Peep and Forky just...everything?! WHERE TO FIND OUR GUEST: Find Tammy online at: Website: https://cowkitty.net/ Twitter: http://twitter.com/cowkitty Instagram: http://instagram.com/cowkitty WHERE TO FIND OUR SHOW: Come join our Facebook group: http://ssnpodcast.com/fbgroup Want to help support the show? Visit http://ssnpodcast.com/donate/ to leave us a PayPal donation! Check us out on social media: Twitter: http://twitter.com/ssnpodcast Facebook: http://facebook.com/ssnpodcast Instagram: http://instagram.com/ssnpodcast

The Say Something Nice Podcast is turning 300...episodes long! To mark this achievement, we talk about another property reaching an important milestone: the 50th anniversary of everyone's favorite mystery-solving Great Dane, Scooby-Doo, and his (still) high-school aged meddling human friends. In this episode, the SSN Crew and special guest Quadrus discusses a half-century of Scooby, from its origins as a spin on Archie and Dobie Gillis through decades' worth of cartoon series, feature films, and...interesting pop culture references. Plus: reviews of "Yesterday", OWN's "Ambitions," Netflix's "Someone Great," and more! • 0:00:00: Catching Up: Some Da Eat? • 0:10:25: Say Something Real: Reviews   ◦ Yesterday (Film, 2019)   ◦ Popeye: The 1940s, Vol. 2 (Film Shorts, Blu-Ray)   ◦ Jonny Quest (TV, Blu-Ray)   ◦ Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (Film, 2018)   ◦ Yesterday (Film, 2019, SPOILERS)   ◦ Shaft (Film, 2019)   ◦ Marvel's Jessica Jones (TV, Netflix)   ◦ Euphoria (TV, HBO)   ◦ Someone Great (TV, Netflix)   ◦

In a recent New York Times article, Ava DuVernay, Lena Waithe, and many others spoke out on the increasingly dire state of traditional cinema, and questioned the sustainability of the standard theatrical release model. Will movie theaters go the way of eight-track tapes? The SSN Crew discusses Kyle Buchanan's multi-interview coverage on the subject, and also discuss their favorite (and least favorite) movie theaters and movie-going experiences. Plus: reviews of the new indie film "The Last Black Man in San Fransisco," HBO's "Euphoria", "Marvel's Jessica Jones," and - for Pride Month - the Village People's notoriously campy musical "Can't Stop the Music!" • 0:00:00: Catching Up: Some Da Eat? • 0:10:25: Say Something Real: Reviews ◦ Can’t Stop the Music ◦ Men in Black: International ◦ Dark Phoenix ◦ Big Little Lies ◦ Euphoria ◦ Mr. Iglesias (Netflix) ◦ Scooby-Doo and Guess Who? (Preview) ◦ Marvel’s Jessica Jones ◦ More on Euphoria ◦ The Last Black Man in San Francisco • 1:10:03: Say Something New: Entertainme

Long title, long episode, lots of big conversations! First, Stephanie of the Mocha Minutes Podcast and Peter join the SSN Crew to discuss two new, yet unsuccessful, entires in long-running Hollywood franchises: "Shaft" and "Men in Black: International?" Is the new "Shaft" too problematic for modern audiences? Are there any signs of life to be found in the new "MIB"? And why is Meagan Good remaking "Foxy Brown?" Then, Yusuf Lamont joins us to discuss the New York Times' investigation into a 2008 fire at Universal Studios, which has now been revealed to have caused the losses of hundreds of thousands of important master tapes for musicians going back decades. What will this mean for music lovers and music artists, and what can we do to improve music archiving and preservation? All this, plus reviews of the "Pose" Season 2 opener, "Jessica Jones" Season 3, and more! • 0:00:00: Catching Up: Random discussion of "Shaft"", Disco Demolition Night, Diana Ross, "Xanadu", "Superfly", Meagan Good & DeVon Franklin re

One would think that Fox, in having gone through the debacle that was "X-Men: The Last Stand" 13 years ago, would know what to do different for their second adaptation of the classic X-Men "Dark Phoenix Saga." Apparently, that would hav been too much like right. The SSN Crew and special guest Tammy AKA Cowkitty saw "Dark Phoenix" so that you don't have to. We break down the bountiful violations of the spirit of the comics, Simon Kinberg taking over direction from an alleged predator with mixed results, replacing Skrulls with asparagus people, and perhaps the worst Storm scene in any of these movies. Come listen and love on us - we need it after this. • 0:00:00: "Dark Phoenix" Non-Spoiler Reviews • 0:51:24: "Dark Phoenix" Spoiler Discussion • 1:35:00: Box Office Discussion (with a little "The Secret Life of Pets 2" talk) WHERE TO FIND OUR CAST: Find Brandon online at: Twitter: http://twitter.com/btouch Instagram: http://instagram.com/btouch Find Ali & Ken online at the Say Something Nice Facebook Group: h

The DC Universe streaming service debuted its latest original series, "Swamp Thing," two weeks ago. Within four days, news had broken that the series was canceled, and the internet was ery respectful and sensible in covering th--yeah, we all know how this really went. The SSN Crew and special guest Tammy AKA Cowkitty discuss the grand opening and grand closing of DC's spinach monster, as well as more on HBO's "Chernobyl," Amazon's "Good Omens," "It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia," "A Goofy Movie" on Blu-Ray, Dwayne Johnson's "Black Adam" movie getting a director, and Tyler Perry's response to the actress who bought a billboard to get his attention. • 0:00:00: Catching Up/Film & TV Reviews   ◦ A Goofy Movie (Film, 1995)   ◦ The Monkey’s Uncle (Film, 1965)   ◦ Shazam! (Film, 2019)   ◦ Chernobyl (TV, HBO)   ◦ Marvel’s Cloak & Dagger (TV, Freeform)   ◦ Good Omens (Streaming TV, Amazon Prime)   ◦ The Tick (Streaming TV, Amazon Prime)   ◦ It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia (Streaming TV, Hulu) • 0:22:40: Enterta

iTunes is dead, long live...Apple Music, Apple Podcasts, and Apple TV? While iTunes is slowly sunsetted in favor of its smaller, less bloated spawn, the SSN Crew, with special guests Richard (RJCC) & Amelia, look back on their experiences with the evolution of digital music over the years. In addition, the group discusses the fire and fervor around Robert Pattison - known for "Twilight", but better in other films - as Batman, leading to the internet's obteenbillionth meltdown over someone being cast in a Batman movie. There's also a huge number of movie and TV reviews, including "Godzilla: King of the Monsters", the Elton John biopic "Rocketman", Ali Wong & Randall Park's "Always Be My Maybe", and a spoiler review of Octavia Spencer's "Ma"! • 0:00:00: Catching Up/Film & TV Reviews   ◦ Live in Front of a Studio Audience: Norman Lear's All in the Family & The Jeffersons (TV, ABC)   ◦ Ma (Film, 2019, SPOILERS)   ◦ Rocketman (Film, 2019)   ◦ Godzilla: King of the Monsters (Film, 2019)   ◦ Brightburn (Film, 201

Prince Ali, Disney loves he, he's in three movies A Broadway show, a cartoon you know, he fights a big snake The SSN Crew breaks it down How Ashman & Menken threw down And how Guy Ritchie and Will Smith did this remake Your wish is our command! Special guests Tammy AKA Cowkitty and Stephanie of the Mocha Minutes Podcast join us to discuss the history and making of Disney's "Aladdin", and to rate and review the new 2019 live-action version starring Mena Massoud, Naomi "Jameika" Scott, and an intermittently blue and brown Will Smith! But what does animation legend Richard Williams think of "Aladdin?" Was Disney really having trouble finding proper leads for the remake? And will the new version make you proud of your boy or does it deserve to be banished to the ends of the earth? Just ruminate whilst we illuminate all this and more! (Spoilers are evident throughout for both films, in case you were the kid that was absent the day the 1992 movie was shown in school.) WHERE TO FIND OUR CAST: Find Brandon online

Who knew "Arthur" was even still in production? The PBS' animated kids' show broke the internet this week with a Season 22 (!) opener that showed anthropomorphic animal kids' teacher getting married to a man. As one might imagine, some ignorant people are mad about it. The SSN Crew discusses the "Arthur"/Mr. Ratburn controversy, as well as "The Chi's" Jason Mitchell being canceled for sexually harassing his co-stars, how Georgia's "heartbeat" abortion bill is affecting film and TV production in the state, and Timbaland and Jay-Z being sued by former Stax Records artist Ernie Hines. Plus, reviews of Netflix's "See You Yesterday," the ABC special "Live in Front of a Studio Audience: Norman Lear's All in the Family & The Jeffersons", and more! • 0:00:00: Catching Up/Film & TV Reviews ◦ Live in Front of a Studio Audience: Norman Lear's All in the Family & The Jeffersons (TV, ABC) ◦ See You Yesterday (Film, Netflix, 2019) ◦ The Carmichael Show (TV, Netflix) ◦ Brooklyn Nine-Nine (TV, NBC) ◦ Claws (TV, TNT) ◦ Nigh

With a pair of extra-length final episodes, HBO's epic series "Game of Thrones" has finally come to an end. With its conclusion, everyone online has bid the series goodbye with maturity, decorum, and -- ah, who are we kidding? Folks are acting a fool. But why are so many people so mad? Does each character's conclusion meet our approval, if not our expectations? Also, what will come of those spin-offs? The SSN Crew, with special guests Amelia and Stephanie from the Mocha Minutes Podcast, break down the good, bad, and stupid-petition-spawningly ugly of the GoT finale. (It should go without saying, but massive spoilers ahead from almost the word go.) WHERE TO FIND OUR CAST: Find LaTria online at: Twitter: http://twitter.com/simplytria Instagram: http://instagram.com/simplytria Find Ken & Ali online at the Say Something Nice Facebook Group: http://ssnpodcast.com/fbgroup Find Brandon online at: Twitter: http://twitter.com/btouch Instagram: http://instagram.com/btouch WHERE TO FIND OUR GUESTS: Find Amelia on

Has "Pokémon: Detective Pikachu" finally cracked the code to making a good video game movie? Can Ryan Reynolds be funny without the benefit of f-bombs? Will Justice Smith finally catch a break after "The Get Down" and "Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom?" To solve these mysteries and more, the SSN Crew hops on the case for a dive into the cute, cuddly, yet stylishly noir (and shot on film?!) world of "Pokemon: Detective Pikachu." Drinking game you shouldn't actually try: take a shot every time one of us says "Psyduck." SHOW NOTES: • 0:00:00: Pokémon: Detective Pikachu: Non-Spoiler Reviews • 0:26:25: Pokémon: Detective Pikachu:: Spoiler Reviews WHERE TO FIND OUR CAST: Find Brandon online at: Twitter: http://twitter.com/btouch Instagram: http://instagram.com/btouch Find Ali online at the Say Something Nice Facebook Group: http://ssnpodcast.com/fbgroup WHERE TO FIND US: Come join our Facebook group: http://ssnpodcast.com/fbgroup You can subscribe to the Say Something Nice Podcast at the following services: #

The 2019 TV Upfront Season is here! Did your favorites survive the purge, or have they been chopped down in their prime (or their not-so-prime) and banished to the realm of canceled TV programs? Also, what new highlights (and horrors) do the networks have in store for us this upcoming season? The SSN Crew discusses the canceled, renewed, and returning series for prime-time broadcast TV with a mix of anticipation, acrimony, and shock (Nancy Drew is down with the swirl?!). • 0:00:00: Catching Up/Film & TV Reviews ◦ Riverdale (TV, Season 3 finale, The CW) ◦ Lady and the Tramp (Film, 1955) ◦ Celebrating Mickey (Shots compilation, 1928-1953) ◦ Shazam! (Film, 2019) ◦ The Perfect Date (Netflix Film, 2019) ◦ Wine Country (Film, 2019) ◦ American Gods (TV - Season 2, Showtime) ◦ The Magicians (TV, TNT) ◦ Deadly Class (TV, Syfy) • 0:42:18: 2019 New, Returning, and Canceled Fall Broadcast TV Shows ◦ 0:35:24: ABC ◦ 0:56:52: CBS ◦ 1:17:46: FOX ◦ 1:38:15: NBC ◦ 2:03:48: The CW WHERE TO FIND OUR CAST: Find Brandon online a