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The 42cast Episode 223: The Timothy Dunigan Interview

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2025/01/16

The 42cast is proud to welcome Captain Power himself, Timothy Dunigan, to the show. In this episode Tim talks with us about his career starting with performing in high school plays to starring in his own TV series and beyond. Along the way he discusses being the original Faceman in The A-Team, guest starring in...The post The 42cast Episode 223: The Timothy Dunigan Interview appeared first on The 42cast.

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The 42cast Episode 222: Power Trip

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2025/01/09

This episode is dedicated to the memory of Akira Toriyama, a brilliant creator responsible for the design of games like Sonic the Hedgehog and Dragon Quest (Dragon Warrior in the 80’s/90’s in the US) as well of course as the Dragon Ball manga. Dragon Ball Z is one of the first anime that many people...The post The 42cast Episode 222: Power Trip appeared first on The 42cast.

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The 42cast Episode 221: Waiting for Lobo

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2024/12/30

Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom was the last title to come out of the DCEU. Featuring Jason Momoa as Aquaman the movie was meant to focus on the sibling relationship between Aquaman and his brother Orm, played by Patrick Wilson. In this episode the cast discusses this film. They examine the plot and characters and... The post The 42cast Episode 221: Waiting for Lobo appeared first on The 42cast.

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The 42cast Episode 220: Shades of Grey

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2024/12/25

Star Trek: Picard was the second series in the new Star Trek line initially created by CBS: All Access and later continued by Paramount Plus. The series provided a bridge for fans who didn’t connect with Star Trek: Discovery by providing recognizable characters from the height of Trek popularity in the 90’s. While many fans... The post The 42cast Episode 220: Shades of Grey appeared first on The 42cast.

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The 42cast Episode 219: Time After Time

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2024/12/16

Legion was one of two TV series that Fox produced while owning the X-Men license. The story followed David Haller, the son of Professor Charles Xavier; his struggles with mental health; and his development as one of the most powerful mutants on the planet. The series was told from the point of view of this... The post The 42cast Episode 219: Time After Time appeared first on The 42cast.

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The 42cast Episode 218: Willow They or Won’t They

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2024/12/09

Willow was released in theaters in 1988. The film was George Lucas’ take on a fantasy epic. Unfortunately, it didn’t perform up to expectations in the box office, so a sequel film was never made. However, it did develop a cult following that spawned The Chronicles of the Shadow War novel series and a television...The post The 42cast Episode 218: Willow They or Won’t They appeared first on The 42cast.

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The 42cast Episode 217: Marvelous

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2024/12/04

The Marvels was the last MCU film of 2023. Combining plot threads from Captain Marvel, WandaVision, and Ms. Marvel, it created a crossover storyline to begin preparing the MCU for its next big event. In this episode we look at the movie and discuss whether it worked as a sequel for the various properties that...The post The 42cast Episode 217: Marvelous appeared first on The 42cast.

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The 42cast Episode 216: Square Wan

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2024/11/26

The Obi-Wan Kenobi series started as a plan for a movie following the titular character. Over time that morphed into a plan to do a limited series on Disney+. In this episode the cast discusses the series. They talk about how the series fleshes out not only the character of Obi-Wan Kenobi but also Anakin...The post The 42cast Episode 216: Square Wan appeared first on The 42cast.

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The 42cast Episode 215: Secret’s Out

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2024/11/18

Secret Invasion was part of the second wave of Disney+ shows after the popularity of the 2021 output. Announced with Moon Knight, Ms. Marvel, and She Hulk, it was long assumed that this series would come out in 2022, but instead it came out in 2023. In this episode we take a look at Secret... The post The 42cast Episode 215: Secret’s Out appeared first on The 42cast.

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The 42cast Episode 214: Hail to the King

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2024/11/11

It’s about the time that the show covered The Big G himself, The King of the Monsters, the legendary Godzilla. As Godzilla turns 70 we look at decades of films and many many takes on the basic concept. We discuss our favorite Kaiju. We debate whether Godzilla works best as a defender of the Earth... The post The 42cast Episode 214: Hail to the King appeared first on The 42cast.

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The 42cast Episode 213: Blue Shift

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2024/11/04

Blue Beetle was one of the last of the DCEU releases. Originally intended as a straight to Max streaming movie, Warner Bros-Discovery was apparently impressed by what they saw and decided to release the movie to theaters. Sporting a modest $75K budget, the movie managed to look better than many, more expensive blockbusters. It also... The post The 42cast Episode 213: Blue Shift appeared first on The 42cast.

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The 42cast Episode 212: No Mercy

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2024/10/28

The Karate Kid was a popular movie in the early 80’s that spawned several sequels and in 2018 a spinoff series called Cobra Kai. In this episode the cast discusses the latter series. They talk about origins of the legacy characters and how the new series views them through a different point of view. They...The post The 42cast Episode 212: No Mercy appeared first on The 42cast.

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The 42cast Episode 211: Twelve to Doomsday

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2024/10/21

Superman and Lois season 4 has already premiered, so we have some catching up to do with our review of season 3! In this action-packed episode we discuss the introduction of Bruno Manheim and Intergang into the narrative. We also talk about the very real plotline around cancer and how Superman faces an enemy that... The post The 42cast Episode 211: Twelve to Doomsday appeared first on The 42cast.

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The 42cast Episode 210: Going Green

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2024/10/09

She-Hulk: Attorney at Law is the first attempt to do a comedy series within the MCU. In this episode we take a deep dive on the She Hulk series. We discuss how the show fits within the greater context of the MCU as well as how well it lives up to the various comic series... The post The 42cast Episode 210: Going Green appeared first on The 42cast.

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The 42cast Episode 209: Kicking the Habit

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2024/10/07

It’s the end of an era as we come to the very last season of the very last Arrowverse series as we discuss the final season of The Flash. It’s ten years to the day that the series premiered, so it feels especially fitting that we do this topic. In this episode we talk about... The post The 42cast Episode 209: Kicking the Habit appeared first on The 42cast.

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The 42cast Episode 208: Powered by the Apocalypse

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2024/10/02

In this episode we review the first three seasons of the popular Netflix series, The Umbrella Academy. We give our opinions on all aspects of this series. We discuss the characters and their unusual relationships and personality quirks for a superhero series. We talk about the plots and how they cleverly set up conflicts and...The post The 42cast Episode 208: Powered by the Apocalypse appeared first on The 42cast.

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The 42cast Episode 207: Starfall

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2024/09/25

In this episode we discuss the final season of a show that was gone far far far too soon. That show is Stargirl. Although Stargirl aired on The CW it was originally conceptualized as a streaming series first for DC Universe and then HBO Max. Episodes were simultaneously released on both the CW and the...The post The 42cast Episode 207: Starfall appeared first on The 42cast.

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The 42cast Episode 206: Tolkien About Middle-Earth...

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2024/09/20

In this second part of our two-part extravaganza on The Rings of Power the cast jumps back into talking about Middle Earth. In this episode they ask “What’s in a name?” as they wonder why anyone included a Hobbit. The Stranger’s gray identity is mooted. The cast discusses the geometry of rings and why 15...The post The 42cast Episode 206: Tolkien About Middle-Earth Part Two – Put a Ring On It appeared first on The 42cast.

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The 42cast Episode 205: Tolkien About Middle-Earth...

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2024/09/11

It’s a trip back to Middle-Earth this week as the cast takes an epic-length at the Amazon Prime series, The Rings of Power. In this episode the cast discusses the logic of a series that can only use the appendices of Lord of the Rings as reference. They get into the types of stories that...The post The 42cast Episode 205: Tolkien About Middle-Earth Part One – Coloring Outside the Lines appeared first on The 42cast.

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The 42cast Episode 204: Television of the 80’s

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2024/09/07

You often hear that there’s too much TV to watch these days or that the market is catering to geeky interests on TV today. Yet, the 80’s saw it’s fair share of genre television for people of all ages. In this episode four people that were there (old fogeys) recount tales of the television of...The post The 42cast Episode 204: Television of the 80’s appeared first on The 42cast.

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