The 'Verse!

The squad celebrates Thanksgiving by revisiting Star Wars Episode 1: Phantom Menace - was this film a big fat turkey or a home run? Enough with the mixed metaphors - whatever you thought of this polarizing film, we got to uncover the first installment of Emilia’s Star Wars prequels blind spot. This is a must-listen for prequel apologists and haters alike!

In our news section we cover another hotly anticipated Spiderman: No Way Home trailer, the premiere of Amazon Prime’s Wheel of Time series, and casting news for Disney+’s Ahsoka and Netflix’s upcoming live-action Avatar: The Last Airbender.

And in classic Turkey Day tradition, we give thanks for those forms of media that got us through another year. What shows, movies, video games, or books are you most thankful for? Tell us on Twitter @TheVerseCast where we post news, announcements about the pod, and collect listener questions. You can also follow @Screenradar on Twitter, Facebook, & Instagram.

If you stay tuned, you might be in for a scrumptious post-credit scene...

In this week’s episode we dive into multiple universes, kicking off with a very polarizing review of Marvel’s Eternals. One of Marvel’s most ambitious movies clocking in at nearly three hours, ten ensemble characters, and special effects up to our eyeballs. Did you love it? Hate it? Think it was just ok? Tune in for our takes!

We follow that up with a deep dive into Paramount+’s new Star Trek: Prodigy series. Fear not Trekkies, we have not forgotten about you. Our resident “Treksperts” discuss how newcomers might break into this cinematic universe cornerstone.

In our news section, we cover nearly everything announced on Disney+ Day. We got Marvel, Star Trek, Disney classics old and new, and...Cheaper by the Dozen? We have strong feelings about it all.

The Squad! delivers a treat this week with a DOUBLE FEATURE SPECIAL. We erase one third of Bridget’s Lord of the Rings blindspot with a thorough discussion of Fellowship of the Ring. Listen as we traipse through Middle Earth with our LOTR noob dodging ringwraiths, slashing orcs, and getting Sean Astin confused with another Sean.

Just when you think you can’t have any more fun, we jump into a review of the funnest DC film, Shazam! as we await the sequel, Fury of the Gods, with childlike excitement.

In case that’s too much enjoyment for you, we get dark and depressing in the news segment with the passing away of an Indiana Jones crew member, the cancelation of Y: The Last Man, and the on and off beef between Fast and Furious stars Vin Diesel and Dwayne The Rock Johnson.

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We review the epic and long awaited new film from director, Denis Villeneuve.

The squad reviews No Time to Die, Daniel Craig’s fifth and final movie as James Bond. We read some poetry and cover our favorite moments, best performances, and even our least favorite moments. Tune in to get our takes on James Bond in love, the mustache-twirling evil portrayals of Starvro Blofeld by Christoph Waltz and Lyutsifer Safin by Rami Malek, and every heart-pounding action scene in between.

In our news section we cover a slew of fresh trailer drops including HBO’s House of the Dragon and DC Fandome. We also discuss the announcement of Marvel’s new Agatha Harkness series, the Expanse season six release date, and Jodie Whittaker’s final Doctor Who season. Oh, and Harrison Ford’s shoulder is still messed up from Indiana Jones filming.

Finally, it’s an extra fun-filled news section this week as we debrief on New York Comic Con!

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The squad discusses their favorite (and least favorite) James Bond portrayals as they eagerly await Daniel Craig’s final movie as the iconic character in No Time to Die. It’s an all-star showdown between Sean Connery, Roger Moore, Pierce Brosnan, and Daniel Craig, and spoiler alert, there are a LOT of disagreements in this episode.

We also cover the penultimate installment of Marvel’s What If…? which asks what if Ultron won? In our news section we cover the revival of Daredevil and Punisher via Disney+, new Book of Boba Fett details, Zoolander’s alternate dark ending, and share a recommendation for the best Halloween movies and shows as we enter spooky season.

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Get your water ready because this episode is a salty one. The squad, all devoted fans of George RR Martin’s Song of Ice and Fire fantasy book series, digs into the HBO adaptation, Game of Thrones. We cover the good, the bad, and the rushed. It’s never too late to talk about that season finale. You know the one.

We also cover the next installment of Marvel’s What If…? series which asks what if Thor grew up as an only child? Could this beautiful meathead become even more of a party boy? You’ll have to tune in to find out.

Stick around to the end to get an inside look into our resident robot Kronsworth’s idea of hospitality...

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This week the squad sets out to answer the most pressing cinematic universe questions of the moment. What is Hulu’s new series, Y: The Last Man, about? And why is everyone sleeping on it?? We make our case for this post-apocalyptic series investigating what would happen if every mammal with a Y chromosome suddenly died...except for one man and his monkey. Next we hop into a time vortex back to 2008 to see what would happen if Black Panther villain Killmonger saved Tony Stark in the first Iron Man movie, preventing him from being captured and forced to build the Mark 1.

It’s also never too early to get into the Halloween spirit. In The ‘Verse! News, we cover Elvira’s upcoming 40th Anniversary, Very Scary, Very Special Special, PLUS the trailer for V/H/S/94, the fourth installment in the cult favorite V/H/S anthology horror series. But if you’re more of a scaredy cat than a scaries seeker, we also cover Disney+’s upcoming Obi-Wan Kenobi series, Indiana Jones 5, and DC’s upcoming Injustice animated movie.

If you stick around to the very end, you get to hear something “totally non-heinous, dudes...”

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In this episode, the squad covers the 4th and 5th episodes of Marvel's 'What If...?" We ask what would happen if Doctor Strange lost the grounding presence of Rachel McAdams (truly devastating). We then ask what if our favorite superheroes no longer had a taste for justice, but for brains? Listen in for our thoughts, zombie survival strategies, and quibbles over Doctor Strange’s potential for EVIL.

We also cover the raft of awesome trailers that came out this week including Matrix: Revelations, Dune, Wheel of Time, AND trailers for the new Spider Man and Wolverine games. There’s something here for everyone, and if that everyone doesn’t include you, don’t worry. We also covered the upcoming Halloween Lego Star Wars special, the Muppets Haunted Mansion movie, and a reminder about New York Comic Con. Did we get everyone?

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We shift gears this week to review Marvel’s Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings, starring Simu Liu, Awkwafina, and Tony Leung. Simu plays Shang-Chi, a trained assassin and martial arts master trying to live his new life away from his father and the terrorist group he founded. But he’s in for the family reunion of a lifetime in an epic story of reluctant heritage, dragons, and darkness. Tune in to hear our poetic summaries of the story, our favorite (and least favorite) moments, and give our final grade so you know if it’s time to break out the popcorn and candy. Spoiler alert: we needed the entire episode to give this film the praise it deserves.

And once you listen...do you agree or disagree with our ratings? How many rings out of ten would you rate this film? Tell us all about it on our Twitter page, @TheVerseCast where we also post news, announcements about the pod, and collect listener questions. You can also follow @Screenradar on Twitter, Facebook, & Instagram.

SHOW BREAKDOWN: 0:00 - Intro // 1:00 Shang-Chi Description and Limericks //6:30 Shang-Chi Discussion // 56:40 Final Rating // 59:23 Contact Info // 61:12 - Post Credit Scene