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Bonus Episode - Marvel, DC, and Severance - Daily DVR

Julian Meush March 17, 2025

Julian, once again joined Axel, from the Daily DVR Podcast to discuss a grab-bag of topics, including 'Captain America: Brave New World' and it's milk toast approach to politics, 'Daredevil: Born Again' and how Marvel is comparatively seemingly more willing to actually have a political point of view (so far) with the series, DC and their James Gunn plans, and the latest with 'Severance' (note that this was recorded prior to S2E8). Find more from Daily DVR here:

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In Bonus Episode Tags Severance, Marvel, Daredevil: Born Again, Daredevil, Captain America, Captain America: New World Order, James Gunn, Lanterns, Superman, Creature Commandos, Peacemaker
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Episode 182 - Gods and Monsters

Julian Meush February 16, 2023

James Gunn waited until the last possible day to fulfill his promise of revealing details about his upcoming slate of DC projects. Releasing a pre-recorded video on January 31st, Gunn laid out the projects that will make up his first phase, which they are calling "Gods and Monsters". It will feature a Superman and Supergirl movie, a Wonder Woman prequel series, a new Batman film, this time featuring Robin, as well as series for Booster Gold, Amanda Waller, and even Green Lanterns. You can't forget the titular "Monster" either, as Swamp Thing is also getting a movie. Plus animated projects and video games are all announced to be part of this new DCU (no longer the DCEU). It's a lot to unpack, so Jeremy and Julian break down each announcement with an eye of optimism as things finally seem to be looking up for a franchise that has seen nothing but turbulence for nearly a decade.

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In The Tower of Babble Podcast Tags DC, James Gunn, DC Studios, Gods and Monsters, Superman, Superman Legacy, Supergirl, Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow, Batman, The Brave and the Bold, Swamp Thing, The Authority, Creature Commandos, Wonder Woman, Paradise Lost, Booster Gold, Lanterns, Green Lantern, Amanda Waller, Waller, Peacemaker, Flash, Flashpoint, The Flash, Henry Cavill, Michael Keaton, Ben Affleck
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Episode 182 - The 2022 Tobie Awards

Julian Meush January 22, 2023

As the calendar flips to a new year it's always nice to look back at the best-of-the best from the last 12 months. It's become a highly prestigious tradition here at Tower of Babble - 6 years running. Therefor, as is tradition, the ToB hosts, Julian, Jeremy, and Rachel, gather together to discuss their top 3 ranked favorites in film and television from 2022. If you've been listening (or watching live!) throughout the last year, some of these picks might be predictable. That being said, there was a lot of great content to pick from so don't be shocked if something comes out of left field. Congrats to all of this year's Tobie winners!

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In The Tower of Babble Podcast Tags Andor, Severance, Peacemaker, The Bear, The Bad Batch, Star Trek: Strange New Worlds, Only Murders in the Building, Obi-Wan Kenobi, Star Trek: Picard, The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power, Wednesday, Tales of the Jedi, Euphoria, Top Gun: Maverick, Everything Everywhere All At Once, The Batman, Sea Beast, Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, Glass Onion, Jurassic World: Dominion, Lightyear, Uncharted, The Woman King, Prey, The Northman, Netflix, HBO, Disney+, Tom Cruise, James Cameron, Warner Bros. Discovery, Avatar: The Way of Water
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Episode 176 - News Ketchup

Julian Meush July 7, 2022

It feels like a lifetime since we did a news show. What with ‘Obi-Wan Kenobi’ coverage, reviews of ‘Top Gun: Maverick’ and ‘Dr Strange’ sucking up all of our time, it’s no wonder it’s been so long! Ultimately, this means that Julian and Jeremy have a smorgasbord of movie and TV news to unpack. Not the least of which being the all sorts of fun stuff coming out of the mounting ‘Avatar: The Way of the Water’ press barrage, which includes not only the teaser trailer, but also some VERY fun comments from the legend himself, James Cameron. Next up, is another round of DC related news out of Warner Bros. Between the ‘Flash’ movie now being in limbo, the lackluster trailer for ‘Black Adam’ and the constant befuddlement of their new CEO, there’s practically enough there for a whole episode on it’s own. But we have more! The guys also cover the odd reactions to Marvel’s CG in ‘Thor’ and ‘She-Hulk’, the box office success of ‘Top Gun: Maverick’, another ‘Game of Thrones’ spin-off series (this time it’s interesting I promise!), and a metric ton of “what we’ve been watching”. All that and so much more on this week’s Tower of Babble Podcast!

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In The Tower of Babble Podcast Tags Clerks 3, Prey, Black Adam, Warner Brothers, Ezra Miller, Flash, DC, DCEU, The Joker 2, Matt Reeves, Peacemaker, Amanda Waller, Wonder Twins, Top Gun: Maverick, Tom Cruise, Netflix, Marvel, Wolverine, She-Hulk, Daredevil, HBO, HBO Max, True Detective, Jon Snow, Game of Thrones, Star Wars, Kathleen Kennedy, Solo: A Star Wars Story, Andor, Obi-Wan Kenobi, Harley Quinn, Squid Game, Raised by Wolves, Sony Studios, Horizon, God of War, Gran Turismo, Speed Racer, Tron 3, Jurassic World: Dominion, Undone, The Bear, Ms. Marvel, Westworld, Star Trek: Strange New Worlds, The Boys, Halo, Straight out of Compton, Avatar: The Way of Water
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Episode 173 - Obi-Wan Kenobi Trailer, Netflix Havoc, and DC Delays

Julian Meush March 24, 2022

How long have we been waiting for trailer for the Obi-Wan show? It feels like an eternity. Well the wait is finally over and Julian and Jeremy are here to break it all down, along with some other exciting teasers for 'The Boys' season 3, a new alien themed horror comedy from Jordan Peele, 'Nope', and even Marvel's exciting new addition to their Disney+ series lineup, 'Ms Marvel'. But that's not all, there's also a metric tonne of news to cover as well. Including, Netflix's controversial move toward limiting password sharing, or in a similar vein, Disney adding an ad-supported tier to Disney+, all while WB announces another set of delays for their DC films. On a lighter note, announcements of new projects include a surprising sequel to Will Smith's 'I Am Legend', a reboot of Charlie Cox's 'Daredevil' on Disney+, a sequel series to ‘Blade Runner 2049’ with Ridley Scott attached at Amazon, and even a 'Sonic' spin-off series starring Idris Elba's Knuckles in the works. All this and so much more on this week's Tower of Babble Podcast!

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In The Tower of Babble Podcast Tags Obi-Wan Kenobi, Ms. Marvel, Nope, The Boys, I Am Legend, Will Smith, Warner Brothers, DC, DCEU, Flash, Wonder Twins, Netflix, Bioshock, Deadpool 3, Nicholas Cage, Avatar, The Batman, Daniel Radcliffe, Blade Runner 2049, Blade Runner, Disney+, Disney, The Gentleman, Guy Ritchie, Harley Quinn, Kite Man, Daredevil, MCU, Marvel, CW, The Mandalorian, Star Trek, Kirk, Stranger Things, Peacemaker, Knuckles, Sonic, Futurama, Hulu, Hugh Jackman, Spider-man, Samuel L Jackson, Star Wars, Nightmare Alley, Turning Red, The Adam Project, The Power of the Dog, Severance, Our Flag Means Death, The After Party, Star Trek: Strange New Worlds, Star Trek: Picard
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Episode 172 - Oscar Nominations

Julian Meush February 9, 2022

It feels like forever since our last news show, so in that vein we’ve decided to take things back to our roots with a wide assortment of news from across the entertainment landscape. That being said, it’s not all completely out of left-field as this years Oscar nominations were revealed, which required immediate attention. Afterwards, Julian and Jeremy move into a broader discussion on the future of movie theatres (again!), discuss the merits of computer generated acting performances, the latest from ‘The Lord of the Rings’ Amazon series, and dive into some pretty compelling “What We’ve Been Watching” entries, including ‘Euphoria’, and ‘Peacemaker’. All that and so much more on this week’s Tower of Babble Podcast!

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In The Tower of Babble Podcast Tags Oscars, Jurassic World, Jurassic World: Dominion, Jurassic Park, Madame Web, Sony, Spider-man, Marvel, The Batman, Warner Brothers, James Bond, Idris Elba, Red Notice, The Matrix Resurrections, Agree or Disagree, X-Men '97, The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power, Lord of the Rings, The Boys, Amazon Prime, Star Wars, Andor, The Book of Boba Fett, Luke Skywalker, Obi-Wan Kenobi, Euphoria, The Morning Show, Arcane, Peacemaker, HBO Max, Ahsoka Tano
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Episode 169 - DC Fandome 2021

Julian Meush October 19, 2021

Last year’s DC Fandome set the gold standard for web events in the entertainment space. At that time we were hopeful that we’d be able to “get back to normal” by this time in 2021. Unfortunately, that’s turned out not to be the case, and with San Diego Comic-Con being a digital shell of it’s in-person self, coupled with every other entertainment companies own digital events all seemingly landing with a thud, it felt like there was little to look forward to this year for fan events. DC Fandome seemed to be the one exception. With not a peep from DC since last year’s Fandome on their major projects we here at ToB were amping up for some big reveals. Unfortunately, that is not really what we got. In a bit of a change of formats from their multi-channel approach last year, DC paired things down to one 4-hour stream. This meant everything from a new Justice League mobile game, to the ‘Super Pets’ movie and everything in between had equal representation next to the big tent pole film and game franchises we’ve all been waiting for, like namely ‘The Batman’, ‘The Flash’, ‘Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League’ and ‘Black Adam’. This made for a more muddied affair, especially as there were not many new surprises and A LOT of time spent speaking to their CW franchises (we don’t need a tour of the Kent family farm). Overall though, the things that hit, really hit (hello ‘Batman: Caped Crusader’), and the rest can largely be forgotten until they come up again at next year’s event. Join Julian and Jeremy as they discuss all the major stories from this year’s DC Fandome in this week’s Tower of Babble Podcast!

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In The Tower of Babble Podcast Tags DC, Peacemaker, Flash, Stargirl, Superman, Batman, Batman: Caped Crusader, The Batman, Shazam! Fury of the Gods, Wonder Woman, Justice League, Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League, Gotham Knights, DCEU, CW, DCW, Aquaman 2, Titans, DC Fandome
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Episode 156 - Too Soon for the MCU Spider-Verse

Julian Meush October 9, 2020

With about a month since our last full show, there's been a lot of news piling up. The guys dive into all the juiciest stories to cover the latest in film and television (oh and obviously the biggest story of the month, Steve joining Super Smash Bros). Unfortunately, before getting to the fun stuff, Julian, Dan, and Jeremy, hypothesize about a grim future where movie theatre chains have all gone out of business. It's truly the darkest timeline, but one that seems all too possible, with all the remaining blockbuster releases for this year being moved into next year (or later in some cases). On a more exciting note, the news of Jamie Foxx's Electro joining the MCU for Spider-Man 3, along with Doctor Strange, begs the question if it's too soon to start introducing a multiverse in the MCU. On the DC front, it's discovered that reshoots for the Snyder Cut of Justice League will cost $70 million, and the much maligned streaming service, DC Universe, will officially close its doors as all it's major shows will move to HBO Max (don't worry, it'll live on in a comic book subscription form). Speaking of TV, 'The Boys' is getting a spin-off series, Ted Lasso is renewed for season 2 (I had to mention it) and Nick Fury is getting his own Disney+ series. All that and so much more (I know, I always say that, but this time there's literally so much more stuff!), on this week's Tower of Babble Podcast!

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In The Tower of Babble Podcast Tags Pixar, Disney, Disney+, The Lion King 2, The Godfather, Spider-man, Spider-Man 3, Aaron Sorkin, Lord of the Rings, The Hobbit, Joker, Mr Freeze, Warner Brothers, Dr Seuss, Dr Strange, Justice League, The Snyder Cut, Zack Snyder, DC, DCEU, Rian Johnson, Knives Out, Amazon Prime, Invincible, The Expanse, WandaVision, Marvel, The Boys, Ted Lasso, Ms. Marvel, Nick Fury, HBO, HBO Max, DC Universe, James Gunn, Peacemaker, Harley Quinn, Doom Patrol, Raised by Wolves, Paramount+, Supergirl, Minecraft, Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, Mortal Kombat, Rambo, Jurassic World: Camp Cretaceous, David Attenborough
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