In a brand new series entitled "The Writing Room", the Star Wars Historians start with the rumored Disney + series of Lando Calrissian! They talk through the goal of this series and planned out Season One with a cliffhanger that we feel is pretty good! Stay tuned for the second part of this conversation!

Gazebo Effect voice and Marvel/LEGO expert Cole returns to join Spencer talking up their favorite hero Spider-Man, spending most of the time on the impactful award winning movie that is Black Panther. Thanks for listening! Time codes below:

Spider-Man: Homecoming

0:00 - Intro - Great intro to Spider-Man in the MCU, but is Homecoming truly a Spider-Man movie?

7:30 - Supporting Characters - Aunt May, Tony Stark (a small chat about hair), Karen.

15:10 - Leaping off the page of comic books.

18:35 - The Finale’

19:45 - MCU Connections, the biggest mishap in the MCU Timeline

23:50 - OMG Just Noticed This/Cringe - including a little discussion on the Avengers Base design

26:30 - Dark Horse

Black Panther

28:39 - Intro, Following Civil War, Wakanda is amazing

35:40 - Prince T’Challa-King T’Challa, T’Challa and Shuri

36:15 - The Waterfall Battles, M’Baku, Ryan Coogler, some confusion on the J’Bari tribe and the Heart-Shaped Herb

42:05 - Klaue and Everett Ross

46:25 - Ideals and Perspectives - Nakia vs Killmonger

53:00 - The Score

54:00 - Killmonger - a compelling villain

58:15 - The Final Battle (two words: War Rhinoceroses)

1:02:15 - T’Challa vs Erik Killmonger, Killmonger’s Death and his influence on T’Challa to change Wakanda

1:07:45 - MCU/Other references, Cringeworthy CGI, Dark Horse

For the final episode he’s with us for the rewatch, David hosts us in to the huge finale to the Captain America trilogy: Civil War. David and Spencer attempt to reconcile both sides of the Sokovia Accords and unpack the centerpiece movie of Phase 3 within a reasonable timeframe. Thanks for listening! Have a dope weekend.

Time Codes:

0:00 - Introduction, the Importance to the entire series

10:55 - the New Avengers, Peggy’s Death

18:50 - Bucky Barnes, Tony Stark, and Zemo

29:10 - The lead-up for the airport battle, Spencer’s Favorite Scene in the MCU, Vision and Wanda

36:45 - David and Spencer’s airport battle favorites

50:05 - Tony Stark, the unwilling antagonist, and Sam freakin’ Wilson

53:10 - The Straw to Camel’s Back of Tony and Steve’s relationship and the Avengers team as we know it

(Iron Man suits again suck when convenient)

59:05 - MCU Connections not already mentioned, the infamous OMG Just Noticed This section

1:02:50 - Dark Horse

1:05:25 - Prelude to Black Widow movie

Back with the series finale of the Philosophy Series, Luke and David talk about a group that isn't necessarily canon but essential to understanding the Jedi and the Sith... the Grey Jedi. They go through the different codes that have been created and characters that have shown these characteristics. Enjoy!

Happy Friday Friends! For the last weekend of July, Spencer's brother Jordan pops in to help talk all things Ant Man but also give a fresh take on the MCU as a whole. During the second half, Spencer's best friend and a friend of the podcast, Hudson, comes in to laugh, drink coffee, and talk a little about Doctor Strange. A very huge thank to our sponsor today. Time Codes Below: 

Time Codes:

Ant Man

0:00 - Intro, The Odd Story of Creating the Ant Man Movie

17:00 - Scott Lang’s Ant Man, Family Relationships

26:40 - CGI, Hope Van Dyne

33:10 - Darrin Cross

38 - Lang’s Five (ish, it’s a comedy guys)

46:55 - The Final Battle, the Quantum Realm, OMG Just Noticed This

51:05 - MCU Connections, Cringe, Dark Horse

Doctor Strange

1:04:25 - Intro, Steady-Hand-Dr.-Strange

1:13:55 - Doctor Strange… kind of sucks

1:16:30 - Mordo

1:20 - Dormammu’s a Maxxinista (But Doctor Strange is finding all the good bargains)

1:23:30 - MCU Connections

1:26:40 - OMG Just Noticed This’s (Mostly a long tangent trying to figure out how The Ancient One and Doctor Strange see their futures with the Time Stone), Dark Horse

Happy Friday! Jump in on Spencer and Brandon’s possibly too laid back discussion on Avengers: Age of Ultron. Prepare for lots of laughing as they recount first premiere experiences, lots of wisecracks, and a lot to love for the huge sequel to Avengers 1 and the precursor for Phase 3. 

Time Codes:

0:00 - Intro - Not as Iconic as the first, but still a great film.

8:05 - Ultron, Scarlett Witch

13:15 - The Nightmare Visions

16:27 - Vision - The Worthy One

25:43 - The Barton House

30 - The Final Battle

34:15 - Like it or not, the MCU needs Age of Ultron to be good

35:39 - MCU Connections

39:10 - OMG Just Noticed This, New Avengers

44:45 - Spencer’s Original Midnight Premiere Experience

46:55 - Cringe

Back with another episode in the Philosophy Series, the Star Wars Historians attack the Sith... in terms of talking about their code and how that functions in the Star Wars Universe. They talk through this with David's twin brother, Daniel, who relates to the Sith very well...

David and Spencer are together again to do due diligence of talking up everyone’s favorite series in the MCU - The Captain America movies, this time covering Winter Soldier. Join in on a discussion which can’t do the movie justice but we did our best. Thanks for listening! Subscribe and Review, time codes below:

0:00 - Intro - MCU’s probably best solo film (but it’s definitely an ensemble film all the same)

Who is Captain America in the modern setting?

9:24 - “On Your Left”

16:42 - SHIELD’s Corruption and Downfall

23:25 - Winter Soldier, Fury’s ‘Death’

29:38 - How Winter Soldier fits in the Captain America Trilogy

37 - Steve and Nat’s friendship, Anthony Mackie is fantastic

40:30 - The Battle at the End

46:18 - MCU Connections

51:15 - OMG Just Noticed This’s

56:45 - Dark Horse, Conclusion/Preview of Civil War - the End of the Captain America Trilogy

Happy Friday friends! Cole is back with Spencer to cover all things Guardians of the Galaxy - from James Gunn's career, to lineup choices, constantly improving CGI, and tears shed by both parties on the original and the rewatch. Join in on our discussion of MCU's first cosmic outings and its first family. Subscribe and Review! Time Codes below: 

Guardians of the Galaxy

0:00 - Intro, Beginning, What an Unprecedented Set of Choices that works out so well: Which Lineup of the Guardians, James Gunn, Casting.

16:00 - CGI, Star Lord and Gamora, Drax

24 - the SCORE

25 - Heart Strings

27:30 - OMG Just Noticed This, MCU Connections, Cringe

Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2

32:15 - Intro, Groot is the team baby and Drax is funny now

37 - Ego had both of us fooled, the Sovereign

39:55 - Calling Back to Seeing it in the Theater Together the First Time

41:15 - Heart Strings

47 - End Credits Scenes, Hopes for Guardians Vol. 3

Luke and David are back with a brand new series, the Philosophy Series! They will be going through different factions presented in the Star Wars Universe and seeing the beauty in their creation and impact in storylines. Today, they are focusing on the most recognized group in the universe, the Jedi Order. They will go through the Code that the Jedi live by and see how they presented in the films and shows. Enjoy!