Grab your notebook and a writing utensil, we're going back to school as it's a Chris episode this week! Chris is taking us through what many people likely think of when hearing about the toxic avenger...the Toxic Crusaders! If you don't know about the Toxic Cursaders, it's an early-90's children's cartoon about the Toxic Avenger. How does it play into the upcoming release of Toxic Avenger (2023)? Who knows! But we're going to find out how it plays into the history of the Toxic Avenger!

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Are you ready for a hideously deformed monster of superhuman size and strength! Well have I got good news for you! This week we're discussing The Toxic Avenger (1984) to see the origins of our choice for our second cycle!

As we build toward the release of The Toxic Avenger (2023...yes, that's correct) we wanted to see where the series began and boy oh boy did we. This...this is a movie. Yup. It's a movie alright. I...I don't know what else to write here. Is it the world's most offensive piece of trash or a B-movie masterpiece? The guys discuss and come to some shocking conclusions.

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And we're back at it! For our second cycle we're going to be prepping for upcoming release of The Toxic Avenger! It's a remake of the 1980's cult classic of the same name about -- and stop me if you've heard this before -- gets super-powers from toxic waste. I think? I haven't seen it yet. You'd think that maybe we'd start with the orignal film but what fun is that? Instead we're starting with...

...Cyrano! As The Toxic Avenger is starring Peter Dinkledge Joe decided to have us watch the breadthe of this man's acting talents. Sure, you likely know him as Tyrion Lannister from Game of Thrones but did you know he played Cyrano de Bergerac? In a musical? Yeah...we're going there.

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Due to some personal things going on behind the scenes we weren't able to record our episode for this week. We're recording it tonight though and so we'll be back on track for our next episode! In the meantime, we thought we'd share a fun episode we did for our patrons! One of our Patreon tiers offers patrons the chance to choose a show for us to cover each cycle. During our first cycle they chose the film Second Hand Lions, a feel-good...I'm gonna call it a comedy?...about a young man living with two old men with gold.

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Yep...that's about it. I think Joe missed this episode but Nick and Chris went on a tangent that really instilled the importance of having Joe around. Check it out and if you enjoy, consider supporting us on Patreon.com/Somewhereonthescreen

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Our art is by Caitlyn Westemeyer. Find more of her work on Instagram at Katnap.s

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It's finally here! Superman has been released in theaters, we've studied, prepared, and watched the film while a bunch of teenagers kicked the back of our chairs! We are officially ready to discuss the official beginning of the DCCU!

We open this week's discussion with a brief (20ish minute) spoiler-free discussion of our thoughts on the film so if you haven't seen it yet and are simply looking to find out if it's "for you" then feel free to pop in and see what we thought. After that 20 minute mark, though, it's a no-holds-barred (and immediately spoils the only actual "revelation" in the film.

Come join us while we discuss everything from whether we thing Lex Luthor ever steps off a green-screen, if the film avoids the fate of The Mummy (2017), and whether Rachel Brosnahan is most or least attractive member of this pretty people only film (I'm not proud of this part of the conversation...but it did happen).

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Hey! It's a bonus episode! Sorta? Okay...it's a bonus regular episode!

So somewhere along the line we realized our schedule meant we needed an extra episode before Superman (2025) comes out. After some discussion (and by that I mean Nick giving us a dissertation on James Gunn's influences for the upcoming film) we decided to watch All-Star Superman, the animated film based on the comic book of the same name. According to Nick, James Gunn has said it's a major inspiration for how he was thinking about crafting a Superman story while he was writing this film. So let's see what that influence actually is! It's a fascinating film! And Joe didn't get to talk about it with us. We'll mention what happened. It's a whole thing. Listen to find out more!

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As we continue to build up to the big release for James Gunn's Superman (2025) in July, we're talking about Superman (1978) in this episode!

It's the gold standard of what a Superman film has been held against for decades. Between Christopher Reeves's iconic performance, John Williams's memorable score, and Margot Kidder's constant screaming this is the film James Gunn is trying to live up to...but how does the (nearly) 50 year old film hold up? The guys take a look at the film and see how they'd like to see James Gunn evolve the form.

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It's Nick's turn to choose our film for the cycle and he's going with Brightburn, James Gunn's original attempt at Superman through the lens of a horror film. Only...it's not James Gunn's attempt at Superman because he didn't direct it, only produced it...but it's still his? I don't know. It's all very confusing. Nick tries to explain his thoughts but mostly the guys just B.S. about the film.

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We're back with a bonus episode! Last week we launched the show with a live Bonus episode feature the godfather of the Somewhere Podcast Universe (SPU) himself, Ryan Sprague, where we discussed Andor!

Usually, these bonus episodes will release exclusively on our Patreon member feed (Patreon.com/Somewhereonthescreen) but we wanted to celebrate the launch of the show by releasing this first special discussion for everyone!

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It's our first episode! Somewhere on the Screen is the latest podcast by friends and performing art people Joseph Reese, Nick Westemeyer, and Chris Moss where they'll take a deep dive into upcoming new releases in film and television with a two-month cycle examining the context of film's arrival. Every two-month cycle they'll take a deep dive into various works they think will be vital to understanding how the new film will be understood by the audience. For our first cycle we'll be looking at James Gunn's upcoming Superman film as he prepares to launch the new DC Cinematic Universe.

This week we're diving into Chris's pick for this cycle as we examine The Mummy (2017). Chris claims this is somehow the most important text for us to consider as we prepare so we'll let him take the reins as we examine this...are we calling it a film? Everyone has thoughts.

If you'd like to hear more from the guys including small (theoretically) bonus episodes or even the video versions of these episodes, check out our Patreon at Patreon.com/somewhereonthescreen. Your support allows us to make this show and we thank you for hanging out with us.

Somewhere on the Screen is a part of the Somewhere family of podcasts. You can find our other shows on your podcast app of choice at Somewhere in the Skies and Somewhere in the Ring.

Our art is by Caitlyn Westemeyer. Find more of her work on Instagram at Katnap.s

Our music is Heading Home by Mr. Smith. Find more of their music provided on a CC BY license on the Free Music Archive.

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