Mike Gravagno
DC NEW 52 Wrap Rap: Part 2
In which we wrap the rap up! RH: If in a month, or six months, or a year, sales are exactly back to what they were, is this a total failure? Or did the line need a shot in the arm anyway? How much regret do you foresee DC feeling at some point down…
Read MoreFALL TV EXTRAVAGANZA!!!
FALL TV EXTRAVAGANZA!!! BEDLAM ** 1/2 (out of ****) Could this be the year horror takes over television? With American Horror Story (which will be covered on this week’s podcast!) and the decidely un-American, very British Bedlam, the answer is-probably not? Horror is still too much of a niche genre to get the widespread support…
Read MoreDC NEW 52 Wrap Rap: Part 1
In which Mike and Ryan rap the wrap up of the DC reboot’s first month. Ryan Haley: Hey. Mike Gravagno: Hi! RH: So, we’re done. PHEW! Right? MG: I feel ten years older. RH: We have both officially read all 52 number one issues in the DC “rebootâ€, which, for the purposes of…
Read MoreTHE NEW DCU: WEEK FIVE
WEEK FIVE ALL STAR WESTERN If you are using the DCnU launch to get into comics for the first time, or get back into comics after a long time off, than you might be confused as to why DC would base a comic on one of the biggest flops in film history. If you were…
Read MoreTHE POP FILTER TOP TEN
THE POP FILTER TOP TEN REALISTIC SEX SCENES 10-KNOCKED UP When Leslie Mann delivers the line of “Seriously?†while looking at Seth Rogen, the tone in her voice should really resonate with each and every one of you. Everyone has been there before [or have you buried your shame with the salt bath you gave…
Read MoreDC THE NEW 52: WEEK 4
WEEK FOUR BATMAN So far, almost every great book that has come out of the DC relaunch has been a little “undergroundâ€, for lack of a better term. The B-level, or lesser known, characters have been given to the writers that are a little more out there, or aren’t afraid to take chances. These are…
Read MoreDC the New 52: Week Three
WEEK THREE BATMAN AND ROBIN #1 One of the most intriguing parts of this whole reboot is what events and actions DC decided to keep, and what they’ve discarded. There’s not a map of the new DC Universe out there, so we have to figure out on our own from the little bread crumbs…
Read MoreSuck My Disc!
SUCK MY DISC Guest Edition! DVDs and Blu-Rays for the week of September 13, 2011 Incendies *** ½ out of **** “Incendies†is going to be a hard movie to write about, and harder to attempt to poke fun at. It broke my emotional neck, and left me just staring into space for quite sometime…
Read MoreDC The New 52: Week Two
WEEK TWO ACTION COMICS #1 The grandaddy of the DC Comics line has the most to lose for a couple of reasons. One, its issue numbering was the highest, just over 900, before it was kicked all the way back to zer0, if that’s the kind of thing that matters to you. It’s…
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Hi, I’m Mike TV Television for the week of September 6th. WILFRED There’s nothing new this week, now that the summer series are coming to an end and we’re still a couple weeks away from the start of the fall tv season, so I’m going to take this time to catch up on a show…
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