Moderate Fantasy Violence

By Nick Bryan & Alastair JR Ball

Welcome to Moderate Fantasy Violence, a fortnightly podcast about pop culture and the world around it, as discussed by Nick Bryan and Alastair JR Ball. Nick will probably launch into a tangent about c... more

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Moderate Fantasy Violence episodes:

October 11, 2018 MFV #73 - James Bond’s Rubber Ducky
This fortnight, we cover much-acclaimed BBC America spy show Killing Eve (9:34, with a little full ending-spoiler chat from 23:05). Then we head into our related question: what can James Bond learn from Killing Eve? (28:04)

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September 27, 2018 MFV #72 - Plopping Out A New One
This fortnight, we've seen The Predator, the latest film in the Predator series (6:25) and then gone on to ask: does it matter if you haven't seen the previous films? (22:28)

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September 13, 2018 MFV #71 - Why Do We Need Dragons & Elves?
This fortnight, Nick and Alastair watch the whole of Disenchantment's 10-episode run for review purposes (9:15) and then ask, revealingly: are fantasy tropes beyond satire? (22:26)

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38min
August 30, 2018 MFV #70 - Mincing The Cash Cow
We check into with MFV favourite Better Call Saul as it starts its fourth season (10:39), then ask: what makes a good prequel? (33:09)

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August 16, 2018 MFV #69 - Nice.
Don't worry, the sixty-nine references are small but perfectly used. After that, we get into new Marvel movie Ant-Man And The Wasp (7:42), and related question: if you can't release a movie at the same time simultaneously, is it still worth bothering? (24:15)

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36min
August 02, 2018 MFV #68 - Once The First Cheekbone Is Wrenched Off
At long last, we review Legion season 2 (9:18), complete with full spoilers and a small content warning, and then ask: How far can you twist your audience before they snap? (31:11)

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July 19, 2018 MFV #67 - Mid Year Review
Just over halfway through the year and it's time we look back at what kind of year it has been so far. Alastair counts down his top six films of the year (1:02) and then Nick and special guest Julianne Benford talk about TV in 2018 (9:12).

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July 05, 2018 MFV #66 - The Luke Cage of Tottenham
Once more, we turn to the Marvel-Netflix Defenderverse, with discussion of the second season of Luke Cage (8:50) and then ask: can you take Luke Cage out of Harlem? (26:35)

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44min
June 21, 2018 MFV #65 - A Damn Good Fisting
We finally make the all-comics podcast of Nick's dreams, as we review Immortal Hulk #1 (6:52) and Man of Steel #1 (15:48), before stepping back to ask what they tell us about the enduring Marvel vs DC rivalry. (25:15)

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June 07, 2018 MFV #64 - This Film Is Not A Poo
We discuss controversial Star Wars solo film Solo: A Star Wars Story (7:08), and then give in to our basest geek impulses with this week's related question: Marvel Vs Star Wars! (21:02)

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39min

FAQs about Moderate Fantasy Violence:

How many episodes does Moderate Fantasy Violence have?

The podcast currently has 273 episodes available.