In her first solo episode, Tracy reflects on a lifetime of Tolkien addiction, her annual tradition of rewatching Peter Jackson’s homage, The Lord of the Rings, and the differences–both good and bad–between the books and the movies.
Show Notes:
The Lord of the Rings movies (FoTR | TTT | RoTK)
A Tolkienist’s Perspective blog
Sourcerer Blog’s first LOTR post
Exhaustive list of books vs movie differences (highly recommend theonering.com for all things Tolkien)
In which, Andrew and Tracy discuss Season 2 of Netflix’s Daredevil. There were a lot of plot threads in season 2 and a lot of antagonists running around. Tracy loved the character development of Punisher and Karen Page–and apparently cannot pronounce “pep talk” without some practice. Andrew defends Foggy as a character, but was unimpressed with Elektra; and both of us appreciate the series’ choice to replace Ben Ulrich.
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In which, Andrew and Tracy step out of their comfort zones and into Dude’s, discussing the 1st Amendment and free speech–both what it means to us, and what it means in the context of comic books and broader geek culture. A little heavier and pithier than our normal podcast topics, this one is timely given the current climate of the geek community.
In which, Andrew is flying solo for the very first time on the podcast, and reviews the brand new Marvel blockbuster Deadpool. He is not a big fan of Deadpool, but surprised himself at how much he enjoyed the movie. He also covers why comic fans love the characters that they love and why one actor’s commitment to his role can make a mediocre character into an awesome reason to go see a movie; and builds an old fashioned pros and cons list for the Deadpool movie.
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