Square Peg Show

Zounds! What hath thee brought unto thine internet? Be it Ragnorok or Days of Future Past, with Batroc the Leaper infiltrating Mogo? No, NERDS, it's The Square Peg Show Superhero Special and it tastes delicious. Join us as we review the trailers of Thor, Captain America: The First Avenger, X-Men: First Class, and Green Lantern (follow the links for trailers, and here are additional Thor and GL ones) and comment on next year's Avengers, Superman, Wolverine, Spider-Man, and Batman films. We also get into the eventual Justice League movie. Press play to stream or download it for later. Bam! Pow! Quiff! Podcasts aren't Just For Kids anymore! PRESS PLAY INTRO ARTIST:

Greetings, pod-listeners! We're back, later than planned,* with The Square Peg Show, season 2, episode 3, part 1**! Having mentioned Rango and Source Code in both prior episodes this year, of course we were going to go see them and talk into a microphone about them. Hopefully it's more exciting than that, though. Rango is at 32:08 and Source Code is at 44:53. And, we review the trailer of what has gotta be this year's Razzie winner at 42:10: The Beaver! Watch the trailer so you don't think we're making it up. Our look at the movies of April begins at 8:05 and has our first impressions of Hanna, African Cats, Tyler Perry's Madea's Big Happy Family, Fast Five, The Greatest Movie Ever Sold, Rio, Apollo 18, Insidious, Water for Elephants, Atlas Shrugged Part 1, and a few more. We discuss some of next year's movies at 24:36, including new things from Pixar, the world of Alien, and some very serious fairy tales. New features! David starts off our new Rant segment at 30:23 while the Box Office Retrospective rears its nostalgic head at 56:00. If you've ever asked, What movie from 1990 deserves a remake?, we have that answer. You can listen by streaming or downloading and don't forget that we're on iTunes now. Also, if you want to leave us a voicemail so we can play it on the show, call 1-762-233-PEGS(7347). Tell us if you've had nightmares about Kuato. *This episode was recorded last Saturday, so here we are, a week late, with profuse apologies. Hopefully you can still dig the April preview and box office conversation at the beginning. **This time next week we will have a special bonus episode uploaded, too. Now, go listen to the podcast or I'll give you an apple. Related reading and watching: the Arnold musicals; Bob's Burgers gets renewed!; lists of Pixar shorts, "found footage" movies, and fairy tale adaptations PRESS PLAY RELEVANT STUFFS:

Tired of that not-so-fresh feeling? We prescribe The Square Peg Show, season 2, episode 2, available over-the-counter at most podcast providers. You might have a few side effects, though, because we discuss reverse engineering, reverse interventions, and reverse commenting. All of that requires additional medication, like Spartans with HandyCams® , sentient marionette dolls, and... The Rathbone. We discuss the sudden loss of Dwayne McDuffie, known for his great stories in comics and animation. For more on his legacy, check out these remembrances. In frivolous news, we expound on the casting for Superman and Dark Tower, photos of The Amazing Spider-Man, pilots ordered of Powers and Wonder Woman, and other super-powered shenanigans. Our March preview at 12:40 features The Adjustment Bureau, Limitless, Rango, Red Riding Hood, Kill the Irishman, Paul, Jane Eyre, Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules, Battle: L.A., and Sucker Punch. There's a lengthy review of Primer at 34:50. (We discuss Primer's last act from 42:26 to 44:45, with a particular plot point at 44:10 that you might want to avoid if you plan on watching it for the first time.) Press play to stream our episode or go for the direct download. If you don't, the fucking universe ends, but whatever. PRESS PLAY RELEVANT STUFFS: www.incompetech.com Royalty free music

And now, the fabulous filleting of our fifth episode, courtesy of my friend, duke. The track is called World 9-1 and you can stream it or download it below. As always, let us know what you think in the comments below, on Facebook or Twitter, in an iTunes review, or with an old-fashioned email. PRESS PLAY

Don't call it a comeback! Wait, we were away for four and a half months, say what you want. It's the start of season two of The Square Peg Show, where we reflect on 2010 and anticipate some 2011 movies. On this blustery day, we mention everything from The Winter's Bone to The Joker's yang. For news, we've got discussion of casting for The Dark Knight Rises at 26:03, commentary on Oscar and Razzie nominees throughout the hour, and a 2011 preview, including a metric shit-ton of sequels at 34:49 and more superhero movies at 51:04. Reviews! We quickly run through 2010 at 20:42, but our reactions to Green Hornet, Black Swan, True Grit, and Tron: Legacy start at 2:50. All this, plus Swearengen as Blackbeard, an ode to stop-motion animation, the likability of pirates, moulin penguins, the staging of a Nic Cage intervention, and no... wire... hangers! Stream or download it, and check out the poll in the sidebar to help us figure out what to review for episode 2. Related reading: more on Source Code (Moon director Duncan Jones' latest film), including the trailer PRESS PLAY INTRO ARTIST:

The Square Peg Show proudly presents the first track from my friend, duke, who is covertly our friend, Duke. He chopped up our fourth episode and turned it into two parts amusing and rocking. Download it here, or press the blue play button below. Enjoy, and come back soon for the start of a new season of our podcast! PRESS PLAY

A week late, seven bucks short... the slow, pudgy bird that sleeps till noon gets the worm here at The Square Peg Show. Take a trip, back, back into time, way back, to September 13, 2010, when D., Jesse, and Mike recorded Episode 7 and ran down some of this fall's new and returning TV shows, including The Event, Shat My Dad Says, and Undercovers. For reviews, we've got Batman: The Animated Series: "Joker's Favor" at 30:25, Clerks: The Animated Series: "Episode 4" at 42:35, and The Boondocks: "The Story of Gangstalicious" at 55:54. Press play to stream it, or make it downloadable by picking your poison-tipped darts with the services in the upper-left corner of the site. You can go for the straight download here. We hope you enjoy the show. Please leave us some comments below. Intro artist: buy the show, it's the theme song PRESS PLAY

Hark! Off in the distance. Fast-approaching. Is it an E-Hug for George Clooney? Play-Doh-eating focus groups? Bill Murray and the Wu-Tang Clan? Nah, it's The Square Peg Show, episode 6, with reviews of Scott Pilgrim vs. The World at 4:41 (box office woes at 1:30), American Movie at 42:04, The King of Kong at 51:34, and Tron at the hour mark. We're also pre-hashing movies in the theater next month at 11:37, including Machete, The Town, and Devil, and ask when is it too soon for a reboot at 30:50, with next year's X-Men: First Class and more Spider-Man in 2012. Drive angrily towards the blue button below. Intro artist: buy the soundtrack Related Reading: Matthew Vaughn, Bill Murray, Mark Borschadt, James Cameron PRESS PLAY

Episode Five has got it all. Witness: the discussion of theatrical movies right off the bat (including Inception, with spoilers from 7:40 to 10:40). Observe: San Diego Comic-Con and superhero-movie conversation at 23:35. Endure: our ramblings on the box office winners of 1986 to 1989 starting at 34:20. It's the only podcast that puts Zac Efron, poetry fisticuffs, and the epic death of Littlefoot's Mom all in one hour. Press play to fill your bland up! Intro artist: Simple Minds PRESS PLAY

Why, look, it's the fourth episode of our pop-culture podcast, The Square Peg Show, with bad audio problems, the butchering of philosophy definitions, and only one hypothetical demolition of a sound stage. But there's also happiness, as we talk about Santa Claus biker gangs, Steve Carell leaving The Office, and how that talking can might get an Emmy. Please direct all factual errors and pro-Whedon, anti-D. mail to squarepegshow@gmail.com . By the way, we usually post some spoiler warnings about plot specifics, but we were pretty good about only stating the premises in these reviews. However, if you want to skip to a certain section, check out the reviews of The Glades' "Pilot" at 25:00 (but please don't watch The Glades), The X-Files: "Drive" at 31:00, Star Trek: The Next Generation: "Cause and Effect" at 36:15, and Firefly: "Objects in Space" at 45:00. We hope you like the show. Intro artist: Peter Bjorn & John PRESS PLAY

What do Tony Starch, prehistoric piranhas, and a wizard with six boobs have in common? They're all mentioned in The Square Peg Show, Episode 3, with Dave, Jesse, D., and Mike. Join us for the conclusion of the big summer 2010 movie preview as we discuss films coming out in August. Also, at 23:00, we begin another big feature: discussing the top movies at the box office from the 1980s, onwards. Part One has 1980 to 1985, with a little bit on the latter half of the decade. If you want to follow along with the charts being discussed, here's the first one at Box Office Mojo (we only looked at the Top 20 for each year). Also, if you want to download this episode and listen to it on your mobile device, don't forget about the +iTunes link on the left side of this website. We hope you enjoy the show! Intro artist: Joe Esposito PRESS PLAY

Movie: X-Men Character: Storm Line: "Do you know what happens to a toad when it's struck by lightning? Same thing that happens to everything else." "Don't you people ever die?" That's a good, solid villain cliche. But poor, dumb Toad decides to walk towards the woman who can control wind while lightning bolts shoot out of her body. What was he thinking? "Wait. I've got a long tongue and I can jump really far. I've got this." Eventually the fight winds up outside, Toad uses his tongue as a grappling hook so he doesn't fall to his death, and Storm does her best cardboard cutout impersonation and says... The Line. Two things wrong with this: (1) Since when did X-Men not named Wolverine start trying to kill people? (2) The question is set up like it's the beginning of a joke. It never seemed like a good joke. What would be a satisfying response? This is a superhero movie -- maybe a toad struck by lightning becomes a thunder god or some shit. Now, X-Men probably isn't a good film to begin with -- Patrick Stewart and Ian McKellen make it good, and the first sequel is without a doubt Good. (Still trying to erase X-Men 3 from my memory.) But man was it a rocky start with scenes like this. -- Mike Fail-O-Meter: 4/5 Deep-Fried Frog Legs

Movie: Clerks Character: Randal Line: "Babyface Bambino; da gangsta?" Oh man, This one really gets me. Now, before people get up in arms about me bashing this film I have to say first that I really love this movie. I know it was Kevin Smith's first movie, I know it was done on a very small budget, and I know that none of the cast would have considered themselves "professionals" at the time of filming. That being said, I believe this is one of the most inspirational films a future film maker could ever see, and that is what I love about it. But this line takes me right out of the movie. I think of it as sitting in my chair to watch a good flick, and as I watch it, I'm no longer in my living room. I become so sucked into the movie, that I exist in the fictional would laid out in front of me, which says a lot for the film's creators. Then this line happens, and I'm right back in my chair again. It goes against everything I've ever read about screen writing. "Show the story, don't tell it" is always the golden rule, and it was epicly ignored for this line. The delivery is also a co-culprit here. Now this being the film that it is, there are plenty of poorly delivered lines throughout, but that is what gives it its charm. It just sticks out like a sore thumb. Fail-O-Meter: 3/5 Salsa Sharks

Episode 2 of The Square Peg Show has D., Mike, Jesse, and Josh continuing the discussion of the summer movie season, looking back at what's been released so far and talking more about June and July flicks. For reviews, we've got Iron Man 2 at 27:45, Big Fan at 35:45, and Moon at 42:40. SPOILER ALERT! While the Iron Man 2 review has no big spoilers in it, we talk about the endings of Big Fan at 38:40 and Moon at 47:35. You might want to skip around; we don't want to ruin your movie-watching. Hit play below for streaming audio. We hope you enjoy the show! Intro artist: Joe Strummer and the Mescaleros PRESS PLAY

Spoiler Alert! This special 37-minute episode with Jesse, Mike, and D. is all about the television series Lost. If you have not seen the series finale (and don't want us to ruin the ending for you), DO NOT LISTEN TO THIS YET! However, if you have not seen the finale and would love us to spoil it for you... or perhaps have never seen the show, and would like to hear us ramble on about some really confusing stuff... pfft, PRESS PLAY! Background Soundtrack PRESS PLAY