To celebrate a ludicrous 250 episodes, Nick and Alastair once again recommend each other some favourites – this time, it’s Netflix series Alice in Borderland and 90s superhero-cyberpunk comic Spider-Man 2099.
But first, Nick’s caught up on the latest seasons of the two US sitcoms he watches – Ghosts US and Abbot Elementary – while Alastair’s watched 2024 movie Queer
And then they enter the real business, with Alastair recommending Nick Alice in Borderland (20:21), a Japanese series on Netflix in which desperate people must play sadistic party games to survive in a hellish alternate Tokyo, a show he got very into during the pandemic.
Lastly, Nick’s suggestion for Alastair is Spider-Man 2099 (36:15), the original late-90s series by Peter David and Rick Leonardi, introducing the iconic future version of Spidey to the world, and Nick to darker and more morally complex comics.
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This fortnight, Nick and Alastair revisit some old friends, as they exhume their favourite righteous serial killer in Dexter: Resurrection and witness another tense stand-off between the superhuman superpowers of The Power Fantasy.
This fortnight, Nick and Alastair cover an animated extravaganza including Netflix sensation K-Pop Demon Hunters and new Marvel anthology Eyes of Wakanda.
Lastly, another Marvel show lands in Eyes of Wakanda (27:33), an anthology series about the espionage wing of the secretive African nation.
This fortnight, Nick and Alastair cover the hotly anticipated return of two TV shows they liked a lot – The Bear and Poker Face.
Lastly, time to dig into the complex mystery of Poker Face season 2 (35:46). Will Natasha Lyonne get away with it again?
This fortnight, Nick and Alastair cover Fantastic Four: First Steps, one of the year’s big comic adaptations, and The Old Guard 2, another one.
This fortnight, Nick and Alastair discuss two new metallic superhero releases, as the Man of Steel returns to cinemas in Superman, and the latest Marvel TV show arrives in the form of Ironheart.
Last of all, it’s time for Ironheart (36:43), which, conversely, they discuss with moderate spoilers from 41:59, and then fully ruinous ending spoilers from 48:11. Oh well.
This fortnight, Nick and Alastair struggle for survival in the zombie dystopia of The Last of Us season 2, not to mention the alien hunting ground of Predator: Killer of Killers.
Last of all, they’ve also seen Predator: Killer of Killers (28:16), a new animated anthology giving us fresh angles on cinema’s greatest killer.
This fortnight, two big scifi universes return for a second season – first, Doctor Who, then Star Wars prequel Andor!
And last of all, well-reviewed Star Wars series Andor (39:36) returns for its final run, taking us all the way to the start of Rogue One.
Nick and Alastair finally catch Sinners, the cinematic sensation of 2025 so far, then follow it up with the latest season of Love, Death & Robots on Netflix.
And then they return to Love, Death & Robots (35:19), the Netflix scifi anthology series which is increasingly veering away from scifi, including their usual countdown of their favourite episodes.
This fortnight, in a change to the advertised schedule, Nick and Alastair take on another Marvel double-bill with antihero punctuation movie Thunderbolts* and the first season of new Disney+ cartoon Friendly Neighbourhood Spider-Man.
Lastly, time for Friendly Neighbourhood Spider-Man (29:33), which Nick inevitably has lengthy feelings about. He also feels that it’s worth seeing this show unspoilt because there’s a good twist towards the end, but if you insist on ruining it for yourself, the spoilers are in the podcast anyway from 37:30.
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