SuperTangent

FINALLY. STAR WARS is here. Alongside best bud and science fiction aficionado Anthony Reed, SuperTangent takes a ride into the future of most revered sci-fi franchise in history. We focus on all that has happened after Star Wars Return of the Jedi, the annoyingly overly-sensitive fandom--and how we contribute--and in detail what worked and what didn't work for The Force Awakens, Rogue One, The Last Jedi, and Solo.

Anthony Reed is one of my oldest and closest friends. Connected in high school, but got one another through college.

He was the guy who would destroy everybody in Halo deathmatches. The guy the understands the backstory to every character involved with the Old Republic. The guy who's conversations I've shared with have in large part inspired the existence of SuperTangent.

The truth is that I have yet to meet somebody who understands Star Wars more than he—as a service of personal memories, a franchise, and a cultural phenomenon.

When he's not playing Final Fantasy XIV, or annihilating with his trombone, he's shivering in his skivies, haunted by his inevitable destruction in Super Smash Bros. by me—as Kirby. Ask him ANY Star Wars question: he will answer it. And who knows, one day, he may just start his own podcast.

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EVERYTHING is making a comeback. Terminator. Robocop. Predator. Alien. Star Wars. Teen Titans. The Walking Dead. Is it a good thing, or should some of these franchises finally give up the ghost and die out with dignity? Let's hear my diatribe about it, yeah?

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The Twitch community. Spider-Man. Spyro the Dragon. Battlefield V. Star Wars. Bethseda and Sony at E3 2018. Edmonton Twitch gamer and representative Rebecca Deveau goes all in on her thoughts on the pop culture politics of representation in cinema and gaming, what it means to nurture and facilitate a community of nerds, and why we need to be unified more than ever as pop culture becomes more progressive with who it brings into the spotlight.

REBECCA, AKA MOSTLYBEX, IS THE TWITCH QUEEN/OFFICIAL MAGICAL GIRL OF CANADA. YES, ALL OF CANADA. WHEN HER AND HER HUSBAND AREN'T ON MARVELOUS ADVENTUROUS TRAVELING ONLY THE DOPEST OF NERD CONFERENCES, SHE'S SLAYING IN OVERWATCH, CONQUERING IN SLIME RANCHER, AND FACILITATING HER ONLINE CAMP OF ONLINE STREAMERS—GAMERS, RIVALS, AND FRIENDS.

LIKE UTENA, REVOLUTIONARY GIRL IS HER CALL SIGN, AND HER PROGRESSIVE, PASSIONATE HEART CERTAINLY FUELS THE FIRE FOR A GAMING SOCIETY THAT DOESN'T CATER TO THE SOCIETAL STANDARD OF NORMALCY. I HOPE TO GOD SHE ONE DAY STARTS HER OWN PODCAST.

SHOW HER SOME LOVE BY TUNING IN TO HER TWITCH CHANNEL AND SUPPORTING THE WORK SHE PUTS IN

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Obviously, now I'm depressed.

After the gigantic hit Black Panther, it's finally time to take a look at spoilery look at Avengers: Infinity War, contender for one of the best films of the year, and easily the best Avengers film to date. Where did this movie's fully CGI villain work where other fully CGI villains failed miserably? What awaits for the future of the MCU? Why does this movie depress me and all of my friends? Take a listen.

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THAT NEW VENOM TRAILER, THOUGH. That provokes me to speak my thoughts on it, how I really feel about a Venom spin-off, and why the Spider-Man films of yesteryear that starred Tom Holland, Andrew Garfield, and Tobey Maguire either worked or completely failed.

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It's a bit of a late start, but it's time to dive into Black Panther--one of the best Marvel movies ever made since the days of Blade and X-Men, and easily one of the best films in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Taking a deeper look at the black experience, and showcasing an all-star symphony of talent both in front of and behind the screen, let's take a courageous look at Black Panther, how it engages its audience in an incredible experience, exacerbates intelligent social dialog including afrofuturism and the current state of the global black experience.

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Evangelion. Gundam. The Fast and the Furious. Final Fantasy VII. What do any of these things have in common? What am I learning from them, and how is it defining who I am as a Courageous person? Also, come learn why I hate porn. Whatever.

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I'm proud of this episode. One year ago, my first episode was released. Now, it's time for me to celebrate this birthday-and that of Martin Luther King Jr.--and reflect on my childhood memories of watching anime, deciphering where my obsessions with Gundam and arcade games came from, and who is responsible for my fandoms, my nerdiness, and this very podcast: my dad.

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We're diving into two Marvel comics properties that are poppin off on streaming service networks right now: Hulu's Runaways, and Netflix's The Punisher. These two shows are fantastic and I'd like to speak on em just for a minute or three. PLUS: Psych the Movie is hilarious fun for the fan of the family-friendly quirky buddy-cop Sherlock Holmes iteration of the modern day. Anything else calling your name? Better run/away.

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Episode 20 is ready for the New Year. As you might have gathered from the title, two of last year's most anticipated superhero films--Thor: Ragnarok and Justice League--are the focus of this episode. IS LOKI IMMORTAL? ARE DC VILLAINS SUCCEEDED WHERE MARVEL VILLAINS ARE NOT? IS JEFF GOLDBLUM THE FUNNIEST MAN ALIVE? It gets a little spoiler-y, so if you haven't seen either film, shame on you, and tread this episode softly.