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Synopsis: Today on the podcast, Netflix’s Iron Fist, the controversy surrounding its protagonist, and its lukewarm reviews. Also: the landscape of high-quality production and story telling is moving to TV, Disney’s live action Beauty and the Beast; did they improve on the problematic original story? And the confusing world of X-Men and Star Trek movie timelines.

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Duration: 1:17:00

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Present: Michael Norton, Alex Knight

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• Critics were wrong: Iron Fist is great, say fans
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• Meet Lewis Tan, the Asian-American Actor Who Could Have Been Iron Fist
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• Marvel’s Iron Fist can’t take a beating quite as well as its superhero, and may have fared far better with The CW
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• Critics are throwing daggers at Netflix’s ‘hammy’ and ‘uninspired’ new show ‘Iron Fist’
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\nFollow your hosts, guests, and the show on Twitter\n

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• @ZeroDistraction
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• @ZenImpulse
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• @TheImpromptu
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• @HologramRadio for updates on other interesting podcasts
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\nSubscribe to The Impromptu!\n

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• Get The Impromptu on iTunes, Google Play, Stitcher, or via RSS.
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Download: Episode 78: Iron Fist Controversy

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Synopsis: Today on the podcast, Netflix’s Iron Fist, the controversy surrounding its protagonist, and its lukewarm reviews. Also: the landscape of high-quality production and story telling is moving to TV, Disney’s live action Beauty and the Beast; did they improve on the problematic original story? And the confusing world of X-Men and Star Trek movie timelines.

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Duration: 1:17:00

\n

Present: Michael Norton, Alex Knight

\n\nEpisode Links\n

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• Critics were wrong: Iron Fist is great, say fans
\n
• Meet Lewis Tan, the Asian-American Actor Who Could Have Been Iron Fist
\n
• Marvel’s Iron Fist can’t take a beating quite as well as its superhero, and may have fared far better with The CW
\n
• Critics are throwing daggers at Netflix’s ‘hammy’ and ‘uninspired’ new show ‘Iron Fist’
\n

\nFollow your hosts, guests, and the show on Twitter\n

\n
• @ZeroDistraction
\n
• @ZenImpulse
\n
• @TheImpromptu
\n
• @HologramRadio for updates on other interesting podcasts
\n

\nSubscribe to The Impromptu!\n

\n
• Get The Impromptu on iTunes, Google Play, Stitcher, or via RSS.
\n

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Download: Episode 78: Iron Fist Controversy

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