After the Credits

Welcome to the magical Casa de After the Credits! Where everyone has a special Chunk that they share with the world. Whether it be the discussion of the Beatles Get Back documentary, the classic 16-bit era Disney games, or the sleeper video game fave from 20 years ago, XIII, each Chunk is a blessing! And ignore the cracks in the cast as we explore the latest from Disney Animation Studios, Encanto! This colorful film fiesta brings charm, color, and imagination. But do its enchantments work on the guys? Have an arepa, dance, and listen in to find out!

When there's something strange, in the neighborhood, who you gonna listen to? YumChunks! The guys strap on their proton cast, and get to bustin', in this After the Credits call. They trap an unruly discussion of Tick, Tick... Boom!, get ectoplasm all over an Earth, Wind, and Fire concert, and get possessed by the new Mickey Mouse cartoon shorts. But when an extra-dimensional threat to all time and space emerges, they have to cross their streams to talk about the sci-fi adventure comedy reboo- er, sequel... uuh, rehash, Ghostbusters: Afterlife. The spectrometer nostalgic reading is off the charts! Can it capture the spectre of fun and humor from the original? You'll just have to answer the call to find out. Chunking makes us feel good!

In the beginning, the Prime Chunk brought light unto the world. And it thrived. All was in balance. But the Deviant casts emerged. Agents of chaos. And so the YumChunks were sent forth as protectors. And After the Credits was formed to defend Castville. Sean spoke of Netflix movies, both good and bad, Chewie of The Nightmare Before Christmas live Halloween concerts, and Ryan of ranking apps and Metroid: Samus Returns. But they were not alone on this occasion, for a new champion joined their cause- Brian Rudloff of Marvel Star Wars Explorers joined in the fight and took part in the tradition of tragedy on ATC. Their stories culminated with the emergence of Marvel's Eternals. Did they find a solution to the moral quandries and overloaded character roster of the massive movie? Their story is still being told. Even now. If you just listen... to this episode! It's a big old chunky boy, but we explore every nook and cranny of the latest MCU entry. And we even squeeze in some emails! Listen in to the Celestial sounds!

Thanks again to Brian for joining us and providing the comic reader's perspective on this huge thing of a film. And make sure you check out his podcast, Marvel Star Wars Explorers

Fear is the mind-killer. Fear is the little-death that brings total obliteration. We will face our fear. We will permit it to pass over us and through us. Join the YumChunks as they recite their After-the-Credits-litany. The guys fasten their still-suits and ride the sand worms through discussions of The French Dispatch, Last Night in Soho, and the Austin Film Festival and FilmQuest in Provo, before discussing the great film Arrakis- Dune. Will this latest adaptation of the revered scif-fi staple embolden a whole new generation of fans, or does the episodic entry leave viewers wanting? Listen in to discover all these mysteries and more. The great casts will tremble at the holy cast that will ripple through the universe as they bow before the Muad'Dib. Don't be afraid. Where the fear has gone there will be nothing. Only the Chunk will remain. And the Chunk must flow.

We hope you prefer your casts shaken, and not stirred. Cause After the Credits is gonna get explosive this week. Secret missions, world ending plots, double crosses, all set in the framework of a griitty more grounded YumChunks. Our ATC Agents debrief about globetrotting escapades from the San Diego Film Festival, discussions of dark crime in Batman: The Long Halloween, and weird icelandic indie film, Lamb. All prelude to the final showdown, the latest, and last, Daniel Craig Bond feature, No Time to Die. Does this era of Bond come to a close with a satisfying climax or does it miss the target? Only one way to find out, and while this is no time to die, it is the perfect time to Chunk.

The speculation continues as YumChunks dives deeper into the multiverse and asks the question... Now What? The thrilling conclusion to Part 1 of After the Credits' coverage of Marvel's animated anthology. But before they face the ultimate threat to Castville, they gather Chunks from across the multiverse. Haunted House Muppet heroes, Metroid Dread impressions, Star Wars Visions critiques, Squid Game reviews, and a theoretical app to rule them all. These are the stories you don't know as we guide you through the final four episodes of Marvel's What If...? Does the show end on a high note in hypothetical alternate reality fun? How do these episodes stack up against the first half? Do we use this as an excuse to talk about the Prime Directive from Star Trek? All these answers and so much more. So break your oaths and come with us, the Guardians of the Chunkyverse, the possibilities are endless...

Let there be Chunks. On this week's After the Credits- we're talking about symbiotes. And serial killers. And Woody Harrelson's wig. But not before a mini-review of Dear Evan Hansen, some Castlevania canon talk, and short hot takes on the new Star Wars animated content, the anthology series Visions, and the Halloween special, Terrifying Tales. Then, and only then, will carnage be allowed. YumChunks puts on their boots and wades into the muck of Venom: Let There Be Carnage. We pick out the chunks we like and try and make sense of this mess of a movie. And we cap it all off with a listener email which prompts some re-examining of Shang-Chi. This cast is symbiotic, listeners. We need each other. And it's so much more fun than biting off heads.

Maximum Chunkage.

Time. Space. Reality. Chunks. They're more than a simple podcast. They're prisms of endless conversation. Where a single voice can branch out into infinite tangents, creating alternate opinions from the ones you know. Each a reflection of what should not have been. Some hosts will rise, others will fall. And nothing will be the same. We are YumChunks. We are your guide through these cast realities. What if Ryan took a trip to San Francisco? What if Chewie rewatched the Matrix recently? What if Sean played silly JRPGs? But more than anything, face the Absolute Point in time, as After the Credits discusses the first five episode of the Marvel animated anthology series, What If...? Does this animated forey into the multiverse spark imagination, fun, and thought, or is it just an excuse to get your favorite Marvel characters hanging out? Follow us and dare to face the unknown, and ponder the question... If What?

And stay tuned for Part 2 coming in October!

Ages ago, a gift bestowed upon a chosen few, gave those individuals enormous power. Power that propelled them through the years, growing ever more ferocious in their casting destruction. The Ten Chunks. Weilding these awesome vestiges of energy, After the Credits dances in a language of sound and voice. Kicking their way through Malignant and Candyman, punching out Kate and Ted Lasso.  Finally, honor is met as they face the ultimate enemy, Marvel's Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings. Does this fantastical martial arts blockbuster knock 'em out? Only a true listening master can know. After the battle though, don't go away, cause we have one of the wildest set of listener emails this side of Ta Lo. Deep discussions of human and artifical intelligence, and an epic correspondance uncovering long hidden theories of X-Men and the MCU and variant timeline explanations. This podcast looks to be made of something, unknown, something... Chunky.

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Choose your YumChunks listen difficulty level. Ready? Go! In Level 1, as Chewie, you'll explore Disneyland and quest around Avengers Campus, but watch out for fast pass traps and meet and greets sidequests. Level 2, guide Sean on a high speed mission to take a VIP to an emergency room in the middle of a high budget film shoot. Good luck finding the art department without knowing who they are! In Level 3, you'll help Ryan puzzle out the Brand New Cherry Flavor Netflix show, piecing together the clues of wackiness, props, and cool titles. But in the uiltimate showdown, you get to control all players as they face the final boss, Free Guy. Can you find the weak point and do maximum damage on this charmingly fun romp? Watch out for surprise video game references that sometimes, kinda make sense...? And see if you can unlock the secret ending with some fun listener emails. After the Credits will test your reflexes, resolve, and puzzle solving... and patience... and sense of taste, and tolerance for awkward ramblings, and wonky audio effects...

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