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PODCAST

Moderate Fantasy Violence

Nick Bryan & Alastair JR Ball

Welcome to Moderate Fantasy Violence, a fortnightly podcast about pop culture and the world around it, as discussed by Nick Bryan and Alastair JR Ball. Nick will probably launch into a tangent about comics, Alastair will likely go for politics. Both are equally worthwhile.

tv & film visual arts

All Episodes

34:37

MFV #178 - Musical Holiday Special

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2022/12/22

Merry Christmas Violence! Yes, it's our annual somewhat festive special, this year covering The Peripheral (9:45, no Christmas content) and the Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special (23:27, lots of it). Fuller shownotes at ModerateFantasyViolence.com

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48:14

MFV #177 - So, is it cannibalism?

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2022/12/08

Another heaping helping of premium telly this fortnight, with hot new Star Wars series Andor (8:55) and eagerly awaited boat show 1899 (26:13, with hardcore utter spoilers from 33:57). Fuller shownotes from ModerateFantasyViolence.com

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43:58

MFV #176 - The End of Everything

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2022/11/24

A high-calibre menu this fortnight, as we cover Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (10:31) and The Bear (29:07). Fuller shownotes at ModerateFantasyViolence.com

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42:25

MFV #175 - Go outside!

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2022/11/10

Our (slightly belated) BBC centennial special hits the airwaves, with reviews of Doctor Who: The Power of the Doctor (10:06) and Ghosts series 4 (28:26). Fuller shownotes on ModerateFantasyViolence.com

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50:22

MFV #174 - Part Thing/Part Man

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2022/10/27

Three big TV shows this Halloween as we cover Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power (13:36), She-Hulk: Attorney at Law (27:33) and, just in time for the season, Werewolf by Night (39:41). Fuller shownotes at ModerateFantasyViolence.com

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46:54

MFV #173 - Unusual Clunking Noises

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2022/10/13

This fortnight, we're trapped in a basement in Inside Man (14:36) and the metaphorical prison of our own grief in After Yang (31:54). Fuller shownotes on ModerateFantasyViolence.com

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48:08

MFV #172 - Kraven's Visceral Hunt

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2022/09/29

Traumatised by the hellish present day, we return to the eighties to recommend each other beloved childhood franchise classics. Nick gets Alastair to read Spider-Man: Kraven's Last Hunt (14:36), while Alastair is going for Doctor Who: Earthshock (30:23). Fuller shownotes at ModerateFantasyViolence.com

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42:49

MFV #171 - Locke & Newquay

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2022/09/15

Fact takes on fiction this fortnight, as we return to the fantasy world of Game of Thrones with House of the Dragon (12:23), then dive into a big deep cave of reality with Thirteen Lives (26:39). Fuller shownotes on ModerateFantasyViolence.com

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42:23

MFV #170 - A cyclone of meth-related violence

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2022/09/01

Two of the TV events of the year arrive all at once this episode, as we cover Netflix's adaptation of The Sandman (12:11) and the final episodes of Better Call Saul (27:49, hard spoilers from 32:41). Fuller shownotes on ModerateFantasyViolence.com

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43:58

MFV #169 - Eat, Prey, Nope

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2022/08/18

This fortnight, it's a cinematic extravaganza with new Jordan Peele movie Nope (13:23, full spoilers from 16:00) and Predator prequel Prey (32:33). Fuller shownotes at ModerateFantasyViolence.com

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41:23

MFV #168 - Even sorrier about the covid

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2022/08/04

This fortnight, we've seen The Umbrella Academy (12:15) and read acclaimed comic mini-series The Many Deaths of Laila Starr (27:02) - the latter is a slight change to the advertised programme, as Nick finally got covid so couldn't go to the cinema. And if you forget that at any point, don't worry, he'll remind you. Fuller shownotes at ModerateFantasyViolence.com

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55:51

MFV #167 - Sorry about the helicopter

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2022/07/21

Picked a busy week for a heatwave, as we try to fit in Thor: Love & Thunder (10:32), The Boys season 3 (23:32) and Ms Marvel season 1 (38:56), against a backdrop of crime. Fuller shownotes on ModerateFantasyViolence.com

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46:59

MFV #166 - Other stories exist, guys

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2022/07/07

This fortnight, we're all about those six episode miniseries with Obi-Wan Kenobi (13:57, with final episode spoilers from 19:50) and We Own This City (27:27). Fuller shownotes at ModerateFantasyViolence.com

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42:12

MFV #165 - Acid flashbacks to childhood

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2022/06/23

We're stretching the boundaries of the possible this fortnight, with meta-animated comedy Chip & Dale: Rescue Rangers (15:25) and silent comic Step By Bloody Step (29:33). Fuller shownotes at ModerateFantasyViolence.com

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52:26

MFV #164 - Sound the honks!

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2022/06/09

It's a dark world this fortnight, as we cover the beginning of the end for Better Call Saul (12:28, with full spoilers from 23:27), and then the dystopian sci-fi tales of Love, Death & Robots volume 3 (33:42). Fuller shownotes at ModerateFantasyViolence.com

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50:14

MFV #163 - The ghost of George Best

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2022/05/26

A high-powered episode this fortnight as we cover Everything Everywhere All At Once (15:16) and the final run of Derry Girls (30:35). Fuller shownotes at ModerateFantasyViolence.com

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44:42

MFV #162 - Hello, Your Majesty

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2022/05/12

All Marvel all the time this fortnight, as we tackle Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness (10:58, a few cameo spoilers towards the very end of the review) and Moon Knight (28:22, surprisingly spoiler-free). Fuller shownotes at ModerateFantasyViolence.com

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39:17

MFV #161 - The Spoiler Volcano

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2022/04/28

We're thrown back into the past this fortnight, with Viking vengeance movie The Northman (11:24) and time travel veteran Doctor Who's Legend of the Sea Devils (25:18). Fuller shownotes at ModerateFantasyViolence.com

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38:49

MFV #160 - None of these people are cool

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2022/04/14

This fortnight, it's a rigidly disciplined military exercise with Peacemaker (11:53) and Black Crab (28:11). Fuller shownotes at http://www.moderatefantasyviolence.com/ And if you want to back Nick's Necromancer comic Kickstarter, we're coming into the final hours. Click here!

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39:47

MFV #159 - Constant Panda-ing

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2022/03/30

We look on the sunny optimistic side of things with Pixar's Turning Red (13:46) and then... the other one with The Boys: Diabolical (25:04). And don't forget - the next episode of MFV goes up on the day Nick's Kickstarter ends, so why not back it now at this address? https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/nickbryan/death-of-a-necromancer Fuller shownotes at ModerateFantasyViolence.com

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