Earth-2.net Presents...

Kicking off the new year, Earth-2.net: The Show is proud to present two Green Hornet radio dramas: The Corpse That Wasn't There and Paroled for Revenge! Following that, Ian Wilson takes a look at the forthcoming comic book movies of 2011 - including Seth Rogen's Green Hornet.

It's beginning to look a lot like... a new episode of the Tirades, and if that pun felt lame and forced, then clearly you've never seen the 2006 remake of Black Christmas - a movie so mind-numbingly dull that the guys have to drag themselves kicking and screaming to even talk about it. Seriously. If you want an in-depth review, go elsewhere. All you'll find here are metal bands, Emilio Estevez vehicles, and soap whilst your hosts try to figure out if they even watched the same movie.

Warning: The following podcast should not be consumed if you are sensitive to any of the following: crabby Australians, stupidly hard platforming, bananas, tree-elevators, overly long explanations of the Myst universe that no one could possibly care about, John Goodman, video games, hip hop, and video game related hip hop.

In the epic four-part finale of the Cadmus storyline ("Question Authority," "Flashpoint," "Panic in the Sky," and "Divided We Fall"), the Justice League squares off against Captain Atom, Amanda Waller, the Ultimen as led by Galatea, a superpowered Lex Luthor, a Lex Luthor / Brainiac hybrid, a Lex Luthor / Brainiac / Dark Heart fusion, replicas of their Justice Lords selves, and their inner strife. Later, Luthor escapes from jail, and unwillingly finds himself in league with Gorilla Grodd's Legion of Doom ("I Am Legion")!

This week Dread Media kicks off 2011 with a splat of bodily fluids as the Scumdog himself, Oderus Urungus of Gwar, joins Desmond to talk about sex, crack, Dana Carvey, and more! Then Jeff Crazy from It Came from the Basement reminisces with Desmond about the Gwar long-form music video "Phallus in Wonderland." And Desmond and Darryll explore the origins of Gwar's latest album by reviewing the film from which its name is derived: Bloody Pit of Horror! The following Gwar songs can be heard here: "Sick of You," "The Morality Squad," "Ham on the Bone," "Sick and Twisted," and "You Are My Meat." Check out Gwar online at www.gwar.net to buy their shit, and see Oderus's latest appearances on FOX News Red Eye. Find Jeff at: itcamefromthebasement.wordpress.com, www.myspace.com/helltrackca, and www.myspace.com/themotherfuckingbrowns. Send feedback to: [email protected], or 206.203.1213. Join the Facebook group!

Director's Court is back in session, and this time The Guys Outta Brooklyn are using their judicial powers to redeem the reputation of the late movie mogul Dino De Laurentiis! Tom and Derrick shows how the producer served to make mainstream stars of obscure B-list directors, gave moviemakers who fell from grace a second chance, and was obsessed with outdoing one of the biggest blockbusters from the 1970s! Plus, reminisces about old-school video gaming, Tom insists on the existence of a musically inclined commercial for the McRib, and Derrick's got a Giant Foam Kong for you, baby. When we make a podcast, everybody cries. So get to clicking!

Like all good New Year's episodes, this one starts with a 10 and follows with a 1. In "The Blue Spirit," Aang is kidnapped by the newly promoted Admiral Zhao. In "The Fortuneteller," the Aang Gang needs to save a town from a volcanic eruption. And in "Bato of the Water Tribe," Katarra and Sokka meet a friend from back home, and Zuko and Iroh meet a bounty hunter named June.

This week it's a Reese Witherspoon special as Desmond and Megan cover 2000's American Psycho and 1998's Pleasantville. Megan doesn't quite understand what happened. And American Psycho's period setting is so convincing Megan falls for it, even though every actor in the movie is the same age as your hosts. Desmond explains how it's not all about women, and Megan uses the phrase "off herself." Also, there's either a black guy at the end of Pleasantville or a weird shadow [Note: Desmond went back and looked after we recorded the episode and saw neither a black guy nor a weird shadow.] And your hosts literally crush their four year old's Christmas spirit live in this episode. Seriously. Listen to see if you won the contest, and e-mail back before the next episode to claim your prize! Send questions, comments, and requests to: [email protected] and 206.350.0057.

Tommy Monaghan confronts a corrupt government official and zombie sea creatures (Hitman: Local Heroes), Thor has lost his memory but has found love (Thor: The Mighty Avenger - The God Who Fell to Earth), and a dragon-human teenager fights his maddening instincts (FireBreather, volume one). Also, Dan does something so evil, so utterly vile, that the Earth-2.net forums will explode!

This Holiday limbo episode of Dread Media sees a clear departure from tradition, as Desmond and Darryll spend almost an hour talking about the Criterion release of David Cronenberg's Videodrome! Canadian television, the 1980s, and a certain actress' assets are also discussed. But the two go deep as well. Deep as a stomach vagina. Tunes included: "TV Casualty" by The Misfits, "All Hail the New Flesh" by Strapping Young Lad, and "Television" by Bad Religion. Send feedback to: [email protected], or 206.203.1213. Join the Facebook group!