All Star Superfan Podcast

"Who is the man you can't ignore, it's SUPERMAN! From Budapest to Baltimore it's SUPERMAN!"

Alan and Rob are joined once again by long-time friend of the show Matt Truex as they delve into the weird and wonderful history of the ill-fated (and yet indestructible) 1966 Broadway musical version of Superman.

Fascinating connections with the Superman movie series! Problematic villains! Questionable deviations from the source material! All of these oddities abound, culminating in what may in fact be the strangest piece of Superman media ever: the 1975 TV special adaptation of the musical! Get ready for some hot takes! 

Later, Matt unearths a diamond in the rough - the 2010 Dallas revival of the musical which heavily adapted the original book, creating a brand new story far closer to the Superman legend so near and dear to our hearts. You won't want to miss this!

Be sure to send us any thoughts you have on the Broadway musical, YOUR favourite musicals (superhero or otherwise) or even a voicenote of you belting our your favourite musical numbers!

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Thanks to Shawn Allen for our music and Aaron Price for our show logo. Show edited by Alan Burke. Show notes and social media by Rob O'Connor.

Matt Truex is a Warner Bros. Discovery employee. The views and opinions expressed in this podcast are his own and do not necessarily reflect the views or positions of Warner Bros. Discovery.

"What we have here is a rare opportunity for me to cut loose, and show you just how powerful I really am!"

Alan & Rob are excited to be joined by none other than the voice of Clark Kent/Superman himself, actor George Newbern. 

Star of iconic 80’s and 90’s films such as ‘Adventures in Babysitting’ and the ‘Father of the Bride’ movie franchise, George chats with the lads about what it was like to work with Christopher Reeve on 1988’s ‘Switching Channels’, the surreal experience of playing Nintendo with Brad Pitt and David Schwimmer on the set of FRIENDS, his love and respect for the late great Kevin Conroy and what it’s been like to voice The Man of Steel for over 25 years on projects like Justice League, Justice League Unlimited and the Injustice series of games.

George will be appearing at Dublin Comic Con on August 24th and 25th 2024. Tickets on sale now! 

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Thanks to Shawn Allen for our music. Editing & Show Notes by Alan Burke.

"I can't even feel a kiss, what did they do to me?!"

Rob and Alan are joined once again by 'Always Hold Onto Smallville''s Zach Moore to discuss the various other media versions of METALLO! We deep dive into the characters' various iterations in comic books, animation and live action and we even explore different avenues for how the Kryptonite-hearted menace could finally be brought to the movies.

Stay tuned for some additional Metallo thoughts (metalathoughts?) from Lois & Clark'd: The New Podcasts of Superman's Matt Truex and Superman: The Animated Podcast's Nathan McKenzie!

PLUS: A bonus discussion as Rob and Alan catch up on the litany of leaked set photos from James Gunn's new SUPERMAN movie!

00:00:00 - Bonus James Gunn's Superman set photos discussion

00:19:14 - Intro

00:27:32 - Metallo comic book history

00:38:59 - Lois & Clark S02E10 - "Metallo" Discussion

00:53:03 - Superman: The Animated Series S01E07 - "The Way of All Flesh" Discussion

01:07:26 - Superboy S03E20 - "The People vs Metallo"

01:24:27 - Smallville S09E02 - "Metallo"

01:38:18 - Supergirl/Arrowverse depiction of Metallo (brief overall discussion)

01:41:32 - Metallo on Superman & Lois???

01:44:03 - How to do Metallo in the movies

Give us YOUR take on your favourite versions of Metallo! Would you like to see Metallo in the final season of Superman & Lois or in a Superman movie? 

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Thanks to Shawn Allen for our music and Aaron Price for our show logo. Editing, show notes and social media poster designed by Rob O'Connor.

"It was Krypton that made me Superman, but it's the Earth that makes me human."

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Episode edited by Alan Burke. Thanks to Shawn Allen for our music and Aaron Price for our show logo. Show notes and social media poster designed by Rob O'Connor with original art by John Byrne. 

With the reveal of the full Superman costume from James Gunn's new "SUPERMAN" film hot off the presses, Alan and Rob give their immediate reaction. 

Plus - the lads are joined once again by esteemed Superman podcaster Michael Bailey to examine the seminal Superman animated films produced by Fleischer Studios in the 1940s. The panel discusses the impact of these stunningly beautiful animated shorts and how the work of Max and Dave Fleischer would go on to have an enduring influence on the Superman mythology forevermore. They also examine how the production and popularity of the shorts would change animation forever and go on to inspire creators for decades to come. 

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Thanks to Shawn Allen for our music. Social media poster designed by Rob O'Connor. Editing & Show Notes by Alan Burke.

Alan & Rob are joined by ‘Superman & Lois’ staff writer, Adam Mallinger to chat all about working on the first three seasons incredible series, from missing out on working on another CW show to landing his dream job writing the Man of Steel, from peppering the show with callbacks to previous live action iterations, to the crushing difficulties of working through the Covid pandemic and his very personal contributions to the ‘Earth Prime: Superman & Lois’ tie-in comic book.  We talk all about the heartbreak surrounding the show's imminent conclusion and the various factors that played into it.

PLUS be the first to hear Adam’s pitch to DC Comics for a 3 Supermen team up which includes THREE (count 'em THREE) former live-action Supermen joining forces!

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Thanks to Shawn Allen for our music and Aaron Price for our logo. Social media poster designed by Rob O'Connor. Editing by Alan Burke. Show notes by Alan Burke and Rob O'Connor.

Rob and Alan unite in person for the first time ever for this bumper 50th episode extravaganza covering ALL of the latest Superman movie news - Legacy begone as James Gunn has now renamed the movie! What of the ballooning cast? Or the new/old logo? Will Fantastic Four's similar release date hurt Superman's chances? All of these choices and changes and many more discussed. 

Also featured are detailed comic book reviews of "Superman: Last Days of Lex Luthor" by Mark Waid and Bryan Hitch as well as Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow by Tom King and Bilquis Eveley. 

PLUS, we hear a special message from friend of the show and legendary creator Mark Waid with some reflections on how "Last Days of Lex Luthor" came to be, as well as why it has suffered some delays. 

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Show logo by Aaron Price. Editing & Show Notes by Rob O'Connor

"Great Caesar's Ghost!"

"Not a ghost named after a salad!"

ZOINKS! Alan & Rob join the Scooby Gang and Superman’s favourite canine sidekick Krypto, as Mystery Incorporated finally take on a Metropolis based mystery, the untimely disappearance of the Justice League in the recent animated movie, ‘Scooby-Doo and Krypto Too!’ (No, it’s not a sequel). 

Are the gang up to the task of taking on the combined might of General Zod, Ursa, Non, Solomon Grundy, The Joker, Harley Quinn, Giganta, Brainiac, Lex Luthor and the mysterious phantoms terrorising The Hall of Justice? 

Tune in to find out! 

Alan & Rob also chat about a 2019 episode of Scooby-Doo and Guess Who? in which the gang team up with Kevin Conroy’s Batman to take on the villainous Man-Bat…JINKIES! 

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Show logo by Aaron Price. Editing & Show Notes by Alan Burke.

"Can you FLY, Bobby?"

Alan and Rob usher in 2024 by taking a brief vacation from Metropolis all the way to Old Detroit (or is it Delta City by now?) to delve deeply into all the cybernetic treasures in the RoboCop franchise! Who is he? What is he? Is he a superhero or not? 

In addition to Paul Verhoeven's original 1987 masterpiece, we talk the highs and lows of the sequels! The comics! The toys! The Joel Edgerton reboot! The TV miniseries from 2001! And of course, the hidden gem of the franchise (no seriously!), 1994's Canada-tastic RoboCop: The Series.

PLUS we give our thoughts on the recently released RoboCop: Rogue City for PC and consoles. 

This episode is a long one! Use the timecodes if you want to skip around!

Joining the lads is returning guest Stuart Mulrain from the  And Why Not? podcast. Check out Stuart's own episode reviewing the first RoboCop movie! 

NOTE: This episode was recorded before the recent New Game Plus update to Rogue City. Also we don't discuss the Milly Alcock Supergirl casting which literally happened last night!

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TIMECODES: 

00:00:00 - MediaBreak Bulletin

00:03:10 - Intro Chat and Superman update

00:09:07 - Why RoboCop?

00:11:30 - RoboCop (1987) Discussion

00:41:00 - RoboCop 2 (1990) Discussion

00:57:35 - RoboCop 3 (1993) Discussion

01:15:00 - RoboCop vs Terminator Comic (brief discussion)

01:17:03 - RoboCop: The Series (1994) Discussion

01:43:30 - RoboCop: Prime Directives (2001) Discussion

01:51:55 - RoboCop (2014) Discussion

02:01:00 - RoboCop: Rogue City (2023) Discussion

02:15:48 - Where should the franchise go next? #

All film music owned by its parent company; used for entertainment purposes only. Thanks to Shawn Allen for our theme song. Editing, social media and show notes by Rob O'Connor.

"THE DECISION OF THE COUNCIL IS FINAL." (Or is it?)

Following our Earth-shattering "Superman II: The All-Star ULTIMATE CUT" episode, here are some thoughts sent to us from fellow podcasters Anthony Desiato, Michael Bailey and Joe Stefanelli as well as legendary Superman historians Dharmesh Chauhan and Jim Bowers all about what THEY would do differently to forge the ultimate, definitive cut of Superman II. Richard Donner! Richard Leseter! Arctic Police! French fancies! Pink Polar Bears! Magic kisses! 

All of this and more await as we continue to gaze into the Phantom Zone to right what once went wrong in the Christopher Reeve Superman legacy. 

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Show logo by Aaron Price. Editing, show notes and social media poster by Rob O'Connor.