Man Of Steel Answers Insight Commentary

Recorded March 13th and 20th. First contact, ship detection and landing, Zod's ultimatum, The War of the Worlds, and The Wizard of Oz. Answers, insights, and commentary on: I. First Contact As an intended approach Guidelines for what counts Prior in-story contacts Detecting Kal's vessel and landing Military response and suppression Ultimatum questions "Are we alone in the universe?" Winston Churchill II. War of the Worlds - The Book H.G. Wells and Jules Verne Man versus the mechanized future Superman terraforming Earth Superman's arc enabling The League Man as animal Panic and fragility Human heroes overcoming instinct III. War of the Worlds - The Broadcast 1938 Orson Welles broadcast Halloween public panic Press exaggerated story Fake news, virality, and creative control Real public panics Humbling humanity Myopia and normalizing the extraordinary IV. First Impressions Lois Lane and handshakes Pete picking up the tab Definitions, Apologetic