Become the Teapot

Ian and Iain discuss the greatest Christmas movie (yes, it is a Christmas movie) of all time and then have to read Die Hard: Year One in order to justify their decision. Also featuring Iain's new quiz "Guessy Chris Mass", which somehow makes just as little sense written down. If you can't figure out what it might be about, you're not alone.

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Ian and Iain ease into the festive spirit with the first of two Christmas episodes this December. Up first, it's Shazam! (or Captain Marvel if you're nasty) everyone's favourite superhero film set at Christmas that isn't called Batman Returns or Iron Man 3. They'll be reading the New 52 revised origins for the character and seeing if the transformation between page and screen was magical or a sin.

Also on the Christmas table is Firefly, Y: The Last Man, Final Fantasy VII (again), Cowboy Bebop, Eternals (not THE Eternals), Pillars of Eternity and C'mon, C'mon.

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Ian and Iain discuss the 2009 Kate Beckinsale film Whiteout (don't worry, they hadn't heard of it either) and compare it to Whiteout by Greg Rucka and Steve Lieber, but will they warm to the story or will it leave them cold? Also introducing the winter themed quiz, "how much do you snow about comics?".

Lessons learned: Everyone forgot about The Spirit, Wipeout sounds like Whiteout, Ian already reviewed Dune and we're too cold for this sh!t.

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Ian and Iain screwed up their scheduling, so they're taking a spoiler-free look at just the first seven episodes of Y: The Last Man and comparing it to the first ten issues of the comic book. Also up for discussion is The Walking Dead, Superman: Son of Kal-El, Final Fantasy 7, Seven Samurai, The Tomorrow War and Dune.

Lessons learned: Ampersand is a great name for a monkey, Yorick is better than Chad McGruff, cancelled doesn't mean dead, and Ian may have gone of topic.

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Ian and Iain sink their teeth into 30 Days of Night in this spooktacular Halloween special. Will they prefer the film or the comic? Who can do the best impression of the Count from Sesame Street? Why is Ian annoyed? Listen now to find out! IF YOU DARE! Muahahaha.

Also Featuring: "Vampire Quiz" and "Vague horror movie chat segment"

Lessons learned: Eben is a maverick on a goose, Anakin Skywalker is apparently a lovely man, swings are a vampire's greatest weakness, and Monkey Island logic applies in a vampire attack.

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Ian and Iain are pleasantly surprised as they revisit Sam Raimi's Spider-Man (2002) before swinging by the silver-age of comic books for some classic Stan Lee, Steve Ditko, John Romita, Gerry Conway and Gill Kane Spider-Man stories.

Lessons learned: The MCU is sexless, Iain is an animation guru, artists don't get enough credit and Bush Baby has a very specific MO.

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Ian and Iain reminisce about the last year of episodes in their very first anniversary spectacular! Aided by a smattering of guests, they usher in the very first Become the Teapot awards and ask (and at least partially answer) all the big questions; "What are your favourite and least favourite films and comics so far?", "What makes a good adaptation?" and "What (if anything) have you learned?". 

But first, the New Year's New News Review kickstarts discussion about WandaVision, The Falcon and the Winter Soldier, Loki, What If...?, Wonder Woman, Black Widow, Zack Snyder's Justice League, and Shang Chi (spoiler free). 
 
Lessons learned: The I Dream of Jeannie and Bewitched theme tunes are remarkably similar, Ian is average at guessing taglines, all eggs are multilayered and Bruce Lee quotes can be used to justify anything.

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Ian and Iain fool around and fall in love with Guardians of the Galaxy (2014) all over again before comparing it to the team's quasi-origins in the heavily punctuated Annihilation: Conquest - Starlord. 

As always, they're soon waylaid talking about completely different films and comics as well as Thor's catchphrase, Iain's hot take on Peter Quill, and (as Iain has finally seen it) The SuiSquad!
 
Lessons learned: Iain is easily confused, all teams need a Captain, tumbleweed doesn't work in an audio format and they were NOT Shi'ar.

I am Groot.

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Ian and Iain join The Old Guard to discuss the film and comic and proffer their opinions on both. Iain's seen the movie before, but Ian hasn't. Will he like it? No, he won't. But, why? Listen now to find out! Plus the usual digressions, egg hunts and What Ifs.

Lessons learned: 8 Underground would probably have been a better film, skyscraper assaults are an artform, synchronising is hard and eating baklava is not self-destructive behaviour.

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Ian and Iain discuss a comic too big for them to tackle alone. Luckily Chrissie is on hand to lend another perspective on Alan Moore & Dave Gibbons' seminal work, as well as the film adaptation. Together they address the highs and lows, conflicting Easter eggs, and pay another visit to Alan Moore's Quote Corner.

DISCLAIMER: Ian is legally obliged to state that he can neither confirm nor deny whether he will be appearing in Spider-Man: No Way Home (Dennis the Menace definitely is though).

Lessons learned: This podcast (Ian) ruins things for people, it's Nite-Owl not Owl-Man, The Village People will play your birthday party for £100 and Snyder's gonna Snyder.

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