After a couple of episodes falling a little off the pace (thanks to Nick’s hectic holiday schedule), our heroes are back on the cutting edge of media with Deadpool & Wolverine and House of the Dragon season 2.

But first, yet more subversive superhero business with Supacell and The Boys season 4, because it seems there’s something in the water.

Specifically – some kind of thick fluid squeezed out from Deadpool & Wolverine (19:59), the mega-blockbuster violent super-buddy-action-comedy from Marvel.

And finally, a short break from capes, tights and gore with House of the Dragon season 2 (37:42). Well, okay, there’s still some gore.

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This fortnight, due mostly to Nick’s holiday schedule, the podcast goes back to catch up on some earlier media – specifically Peacemaker Tries Hard! from DC Comics and the Netflix movie Spaceman.

But first, Nick’s also listened to new album All Hell from Los Campesinos!, while Alastair’s seen recent movie triptych Kinds of Kindness from auteur filmmaker Yorgos Lanthimos.

After all that, they settle down to bring about peace through extreme violence and poo-eating with Peacemaker Tries Hard! (15:24) He really does try very hard.

Last of all, it’s Spaceman (26:19), a movie about Adam Sandler in space talking to a giant spider that dropped earlier this year. Sounds like it’s either going to be genius or a total misfire.

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An all-animation special this fortnight, as Nick and Alastair look at Scavengers Reign and Inside Out 2.

But first, Alastair’s engaged with higher culture in Boys from the Blackstuff, while Nick’s stayed at home (again) and watched the final season of Star Trek: Discovery.

After all that, time to leave the planet in Scavengers Reign (15:52), the new animated series from Netflix about a group of humans struggling for survival on a dangerous yet beautiful new world.

And finally, they return to more familiar territory with Inside Out 2 (30:35), as the personified emotions face the nightmarish scernario of their human host entering puberty.

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This fortnight, Nick and Alastair feel the otherworldly presences of the Doctor himself in Doctor Who, plus a big citycrushing lizard in Godzilla Minus One.

But first, Nick’s caught up with four spacefaring seasons of For All Mankind, while Alastair’s keeping on with the 2023-movie theme by finally watching M3gan.

After all that, they take off in the TARDIS with Doctor Who (15:04) to encounter horrifying evil gods, space racism and total spoilers for the entire first Ncuti Gatwa series. You have been warned.

Last of all, they return to last year’s movies with Godzilla Minus One (39:57), now that the media gods finally see fit to make it available to mere UK citizens. Did it warrant all that praise? Just how serious and chinstroking is it? (Full spoilers here as well, be aware.)

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New cinematic universes sprout like weeds this fortnight, as Nick and Alastair cover Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga and Dead Boy Detectives, a new Sandman-adjacent Netflix show.

But first, Nick’s taking an unusual stop into the real world (kinda) for Welcome to Wrexham and Alastair’s back in the 2000s with Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex.

And then it’s out into the Wasteland with Furiosa (16:29), to see if anything can live up to the high-speed legacy of Fury Road.

Finally, they investigate Dead Boy Detectives (33:20), and Nick is right on hand to compare it to a BBC fantasy series from the late 2000s.

If you’re here in the first few hours after the episode goes up, you can still back Nick’s latest comics kickstarter The Collected Letters of Courier Z. But not for long because it ends at noon!

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This fortnight, Nick and Alastair cover two big adaptations – millennial nostalgia event X-Men ’97 and post-apocalyptic game-based series Fallout.

But first, they’ve been even busier than usual, as our heroes briefly review two other recent movies – Challengers and Love Lies Bleeding.

And then it’s back into the swirling time travel vortex of their childhoods with X-Men ’97 (13:36), complete with a few spoilers of varying stripes.

Last of all, neither Nick nor Alastair has ever played the games, but they’re going to review Fallout (27:28) nonetheless.

If you want to back Nick’s new comics kickstarter for The Collected Letters of Courier Z, you’ve got two more weeks.

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This fortnight, an exercise in extreme contrast with thoughtful historical drama Shogun and cartoonish high school comedy Bottoms.

But first, Nick’s rewatched the whole Twelfth Doctor era of Doctor Who with Peter Capaldi, while Alastair’s watched creepy YouTube videos on The Oldest View.

And then they visit feudal Japan with acclaimed historical drama Shogun (24:39), to see which controversial modern politician the lead character reminds Nick of.

Last of all, it’s Bottoms (40:18), the popular anarchic Gen Z comedy that really gives our heroes a chance to consider their mortality and relevance.

And finally finally, Nick has another Kickstarter running for his latest comic The Collected Letters of Courier Z! It’s a series of short stories about a scifi postwoman turning to crime, shades of 2000AD, Red Dwarf and Doctor Who. If that sounds fun to you, check it out here!

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This fortnight, Nick and Alastair confront the hideous present-future in Civil War, then retreat into a cosy fantastical past with Renegade Nell.

But first, Alastair’s watching a fresh new scifi show in The Three Body Problem, while Nick’s finally watching Brooklyn Nine-Nine season 8 from a couple of years ago.

And then they wade into the crushing hellscape of Civil War (18:10) to try and work out what it’s saying and whether we should all be scared.

Lastly, the whimsical fantasy of Renegade Nell (34:48) leaves Nick to reminisce about his good old days as a TV reviewer. Hopefully at some point he’ll remember to review the show.

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Nick and Alastair make a mockery of their podcast name this fortnight, tackling two releases where the violence is definitely not moderate – Invincible season 2 and Monkey Man.

But first, Nick’s read the recent Daredevil run by Chip Zdarsky and Marco Chechetto (artist of Ultimate Spider-Man from last episode), while Alastair’s watched under-the-radar crime series Culprits.

And then it’s up and into the bloody skies with Invincible season 2 (15:03) which emerged as a surprise hit when they last covered it. Can this gory animated superhero show repeat the trick with expectations in place?

Lastly, it’s Monkey Man (34:15), the new revenge-action movie written by, directed by and starring Dev Patel, as he gives whole armies of dudes a damn good smacking. Be aware – Nick does launch an excessive ending spoiler at one point.

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The podcast is firmly back on Nick’s superhero territory this fortnight, with the second season of power-based sitcom Extraordinary and the first two issues of the new Ultimate Spider-Man series from Marvel Comics.

But first, Alastair’s sticking to his credible guns with new Spielberg war drama Masters of the Air, while Nick’s been stabbing and snotting in Dead Cells.

After which, it’s time to experience the life of a tryhard London waster in Extraordinary season 2 ( 20:40). Will there be a happily-ever-after for Jen and Jizzlord?

And lastly, for the second time in the history of this podcast, it’s time to read the opening issues of Ultimate Spider-Man (36:02), but this time Peter Parker is a middle-aged man suffering from a vague malaise. The media seems particularly relatable this episode.

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