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Let Me Know How It Is

A Pop Culture Podcast About Animation, TV, Movies, Comics, and More

tv & film animation & manga

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Friendly Neighborhood Hangouts

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2020/10/07

Everybody has a spot they frequent. A place you can go to meet with friends and chat, hang out, and plan your next hilarious scheme. Well, maybe not the scheming part, but that's the way it works in TV and movies. Fictional characters often have a regular spot; a coffee shop, a restaurant, maybe a watering hole. Whatever it may be, it provides a nice change of pace to the scenery to mix up the surroundings a little bit; but what if these places existed in the real world? Which places would you like

01:07:43

Underrated Super Heroes and Villains

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2020/09/30

Decades ago only a rare few comic characters grew to become household names. Over the last few years, however, many more characters have grown to become favorites of fans. With the help of film and tv, more comic characters than ever have grown to become beloved pillars of pop culture, but we've still only scratched the surface. Comic books are still bursting with characters that the general public at large has yet to hear about. Afterall, not everyone can be a Spider-Man, a Wolverine, or a Batman

55:17

Spotlight: Miller's Crossing

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2020/09/23

Few names in American cinema carry the cache of Joel and Ethan Coen: the Coen Brothers. Over their careers, they have produced critically acclaimed film after critically acclaimed film. Upon viewing their films, their genius is quite apparent, even when you look at their earliest works. Miller's Crossing, their third feature, is a masterfully made film. It shows cases phenomenal performances, a script chalk full of twists and turns, and a story that pays homage to one of the most beloved genres from

01:04:50

DC FanDome Day 2 Reactions

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2020/09/16

Day two of DC FanDome is here! The interactive fan experience that showcases all the exciting projects in comics, TV, and animation that are coming soon from DC Entertainment. Day one brought some exciting news and a few big surprises, so the panel is excited to see what is in store for day two! Come on and join the party as the panel gives their reactions to everything from DC FanDome day two!

59:09

The Value of Shock?

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2020/09/09

For as long as there have been stories, storytellers have tried to surprise audiences with what will happen in their tales. Shock Value is a weapon in the storyteller's tool kit to keep audiences guessing and to ensure the is story unpredictable. Being surprised by a twist or development they couldn't anticipate can be some of the most gratifying moments an audience member can experience. The flip side however, is sometimes the motivation to shock viewers can backfire -- it can go too far and

14:15

EXTRA - Thoughts on the Upcoming Animated Batman:...

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2020/09/07

On October 13th will see the release of Batman: Death in the Family, the new interactive film produced by DC Entertainment and Warner Bros. Animation. Brandon Vietti (Young Justice) has written and directed the "choose your own adventure" style film that is based on the graphic novel of the same name by Jim Starlin and Jim Aparo. A perfect companion piece to one of the panel's personal favorite animated movies, Batman: Under the Red Hood. The panel reviews the trailer and discusses their thoughts on

01:14:19

Foreboding Futures and Dystopian Dimensions

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2020/09/02

Popular media is full of stories that give audiences a glimpse into what the future might possibly hold in store for their beloved characters. And other times they show what the characters' lives might have been like, in alternate dimensions, if things had been different in their current worlds. One of the reasons these speculative stories are everywhere is because of the freedom they grant creators. There is a lot to be said for the new avenues such stories can open creatively. We get to see the

01:10:47

DC FanDome Reactions

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2020/08/26

Virtual conventions are all the rage right now. In that spirit, DC Comics has launched DC FanDome, an interactive fan experience that will showcase all the exciting projects in-development and soon to come over at DC Entertainment. The panel sits back and combs the web for all the exciting news that is coming from Day one of DC FanDome! Come on and join the party as we discuss all things DC!

14:48

EXTRA - Our 5 X-Men

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2020/08/24

#My5XMen was trending recently on social media, and it presented an interesting exercise: build your dream team X-Men roster with only five members. How do you decide? Do you pick your five favorites? Do you match up characters that don't interact often? Maybe you build off of personalities and history for what creates the best team drama. There are so many ways to approach it. In our first Let Me Know How It Is Shorty, the panel lists their 5 X-Men teams.

01:32:04

Watch Challenge: Cowboy Bebop / Rick and Morty

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2020/08/19

It's time for another Watch Challenge: where one member of our panel challenges another member to watch a selection of episodes from a show that the challenger thinks the other person would become a fan of if only they would give it a chance. This time around, Frank issued the challenge and chose five episodes of Rick and Morty for Zack to watch. And in return, Frank would agreed to watch five episodes of Zack's choosing of Cowboy Bebop. The episodes were viewed and the entire panel will review them

01:10:07

Spotlight: Scott Pilgrim vs. the World

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2020/08/12

“Based on the Graphic Novel” are common words to see in the credits of movies these days. Comic books have become an invaluable source of inspiration for many Hollywood movies, but comics extend beyond the commonly associated superheroes. Every once in a while an indie comic makes the jump to the big screen where our hero is one that doesn’t wear a cape. Scott Pilgrim vs. the World is a perfect example of a memorable film that came from an indie comic. It’s a heartfelt exploration of love and

01:08:47

Representation and Super Heroes

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2020/08/05

The demographics for super hero comic book readers are as wide and varied as the many super powers audiences will find in the adventures inside. Exclusivity has been a part of comics since the beginning. For too long there have been little attempts for the heroes inside comics to resemble the readership outside of comics. Until recently that is. Over the years there has been great emphasis on diversifying the types of characters you'll see in comics to include more races, nationalities, and

01:06:09

San Diego Comic-Con@Home: Reactions From Home

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2020/07/29

With San Diego Comic-Con going virtual for 2020, we thought it would be fun to do a reaction show for all the exciting news, and announcements that came out of Comic-Con at Home. Come have a seat and join the party as the panel sits back and surfs the net for anything and everything from this year's San Diego Comic-Con aka Comic-Con@Home.

01:08:59

Breaking Good: Villain Face Turns

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2020/07/22

In the world of superhero storytelling, the villain is crucially important. While providing the hero with something to fight against they also offer a countering point-of-view to contrast against the good-natured purity of the hero. Over the years though, audiences have gotten a glimpse into the mindset of the bad guy as villains' motivations and philosophies have been explored. In some cases the audience can discover that the bad guy might not actually be all that bad. This can sometimes be the

01:19:31

Changes From Panel to Screen

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2020/07/15

One of the most exciting things for comics fans is seeing their favorite characters come to life on the big or small screen. From time to time however, fans are sometimes treated to a version of the character that doesn't resemble their comic book counterparts. That can be a good thing or a bad thing depending. Sometimes a change can be a welcome addition and can add a new dimension to their personality that wasn't there previously. While other times a change can mischaracterize a beloved property

01:07:48

One More Issue, Please

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2020/07/08

All good things must come to an end, but do they have to come to an end so soon? The comic industry is full of stories of a fan-favorite series coming to an abrupt end, for a multitude of reasons. You can't please everyone, but what if you could bring back your favorite defunct comic series for just one more issue? Perhaps you want to get some closure you feel you might not have gotten before. Or maybe you would just like to revisit some familiar faces one last time. So, which comic book series

01:15:53

Why We Love the Marvel Universe

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2020/07/01

Timely. Atlas. These are some of the names for the comic book company that would one day eventually become known as Marvel Comics: home to such beloved characters as Spider-Man, Iron Man, the Incredible Hulk, Captain America, Thor, and the X-Men. It was with the creation of Fantastic Four that creators Stan Lee and Jack Kirby laid the foundation for the Marvel Universe, and still decades later, after secret wars, annihilations, contests of champions, and secret invasions, fans are still just as

01:13:18

Why We Love the DC Universe

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2020/06/24

In 1938 Action Comics #1 debuted on comic stands and introduced the world to Superman. It was on that day, in a sense, that the DC Universe was born. The same universe that would become home to later creations like Batman, Wonder Woman, The Flash, Green Lantern and many others. Over the course of 82 years, readers have been enthralled by the silver age, the inclusion of the Charlton library of characters, crises, zero hours, and deaths and returns of fallen heroes. It is in that spirit that the

01:12:59

Spotlight: Dick Tracy

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2020/06/17

Now, audiences can find any number of superhero movies released per year, but before their relatively recent boom in theatres, superhero movies were a rare occurrence. Often, a sort of quasi-superhero movie would come around, but instead of showcasing a popular comic book property they would focus on characters that originated in pulp magazines or newspaper comic strips. That's exactly the climate in which the film Dick Tracy was produced. Supremely popular in its day, but often a forgotten

01:12:58

To Be Continued, Or Not To Be Continued?

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2020/06/10

That is the question. There are many ways to categorize types of storytelling, but one way is serialized versus episodic. One strings together multiple installments to tell a larger tale where the other utilizes a single installment to tell a single story, sometimes called a one and done. Both can create for an immensely satisfying experience but both also have advantages and disadvantages and of course the panel has opinions about which they prefer, serialized or episodic stories.

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