The People v Batman v Superman

Clark Kent calls his mom in the middle of the night and doesn't quite get the advice he was looking for. Lois Lane visits Dr. Jenet Klyburn (Jena Malone), a character who was cut out of the theatrical version. Clark does some research into The Batman and finds some DC easter eggs. Wallace Keefe gets a present from Lex Luthor, and the bat-branded inmate gets shanked in the prison yard.

Great Ceasar's Ghost! It's an all Superman episode! We're joined by Superman superfan Jeff Moriarty to chat about the Man of Steel. We're covering the montage sequence of Superman performing heroic deeds, but does it really feel heroic? Why doesn't Superman seem to be enjoying this?  Do we really need a montage? We compare this Superman to previous versions, including Man of Steel, Superman Returns and the original Richard Donner Superman films.

We have a special guest on this week's episode: Brian Augustyn, writer and editor at DC Comics in the 80's and 90's. Augustyn wrote the seminal graphic novel and first "Elseworlds" tale Batman: Gotham by Gaslight, and co-wrote Justice League:Year One and The Flash with Mark Waid. We're talking about the party scene at Lex Luthor's house, which includes the first appearance of Diana Prince, aka Wonder Woman. Even though the show hosts didn't like Batman v Superman overall, we really did enjoy this scene where all of the major players are in the same room. We also get waaaay off topic talking about some of Brian Augustyn's experiences at DC, including an amazing anecdote featuring Mark Hamill. If you're a fan of 90's DC Comics you're going to love this episode.

In this episode Chris and Dennis follow Bruce Wayne to an underground fight club. What's that? We're not supposed to talk about fight club? Sorry. We didn't know the rules... Then we head to Daily Planet, where Perry White is being a jerk to Clark Kent because Clark thinks the paper should do some actual journalism. Senator Finch pays a visit to Lex Luthor, who is getting philosophical and vaguely threatening. Then we take a trip into Bruce's mind during a dream sequence, where he finds darkness and no parents. This episode brought to you by Granny's Peach Tea©

Chris, Dennis and guest Heather Herr @MsHerr talk about fake eggs, Metropolis real estate prices, and the importance of journalism, in addition to getting philosophical about super heroes. It also turns into a bit of a DC vs Marvel discussion, but fortunately, no one got hurt.

Chris and Dennis review the latest offering from the DC Cinematic Universe: Suicide Squad!  Is it as bad as its Rotten Tomatoes score or as awesome as the trailers make it out to be? Find out what we think. One thing's for sure, it has to be better than Batman v Superman.

Chris and Dennis welcome guest Negativsteve to talk about three scenes involving relationships. First, Lois and Clark take a bath, Alfred admonishes Bruce Wayne, and Lex Luthor wants Senator Finch to help him get his hands on some Kryptonite. This episode is brought to you by Jolly Ranchers. It's cherry.

Chris, Dennis and guest Adam Coppola talk about the introduction of Batman, the large number of Easter eggs packed into this scene, Batman's relationship with the police in this movie and how bad things have really gotten in Gotham City.

Chris and Dennis take time out from discussing Batman v Superman and turn their focus to the new DC trailers that premiered at San Diego Comic Con. We got a fourth trailer for Suicide Squad, a great trailer for Wonder Woman and a surprise trailer for Justice League. We're feeling pretty good about the new direction the DC films are taking!

We're discussing Kryptonite, the sad fate of Jimmy Olsen and the arrival of Superman with writer/director Will Hirsch @WPHirsch  Will is not a fan of the film, but he does love Superman; so much so that he wrote his own screenplay for a Batman / Superman movie just for fun.

This scene set in Africa, featuring Jimmy Olsen, Lois Lane and Superman is one of the scenes to receive large changes in the Ultimate Cut. Chris, Dennis and Will discuss what was added and whether it actually adds to the film.