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����Comic-Con 2022: She-Hulk, Black Adam And The Hottest Cosplay, Collectibles & More

����������������� Comic-Con correspondents Kurt Ho and Eric V give Rick and Rick the lowdown on Comic-Con International 2022: This year's cosplay crazes, buzziest trailers, exclusive collectibles, and all the hits and Miss Minutes from the triumphant return of geekdom's biggest event. Plus: An epic game of Loaded Questions: The Comic-Con Movie Trailers Edition! From Aug 10.

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IN THIS EPISODE

���� Childhood Friends Forever: Welcoming Kurt Ho & Eric V back to the show (at 1 min)
���� First take of Post-COVID Comic-Con���and a trip to the Cobra Recruitment Center (at 2:40)
���� Streamer, studio activation no-shows and memories of recent successes (at 4:32)
���� Crowd control & Funko craziness as fandom returns en masse (at 5:18)
�������� Dr. Strange, Captain Carter, and a need for speed: the year's biggest cosplays (at 6:23)
���� Eric V's quest for a 501st Legion-worthy Star Wars costume ��� (at 7:56)
���� ��� Courtesy of Director Krennic (at 9:59)
���� The swag and collectibles won, lost, and longed-for (at 11:10)
��� Top Funko Pops include Serpentor, Peacemaker and ��� Miss Minutes (at 12:47)
���� Kurt gets anime-ted over hard-to-find Robotech T's (at 13:44)
���� Loaded Questions: The Comic-Con Movie Trailer Edition (at 15:15)
���� Jennifer Walters is a 30-something attorney who also happens to be ���? (at 15:38)
���� Black Panther: Wakanda Forever's villain is all wet (but we have other options) (at 17:49)
������ The soundtrack to the Shazam: Fury of the Gods trailer is all Business (at 19:30)
���� John Wick's latest gets back to basics (at 20:43)
���� Black Adam: Is success in question, or just a matter of Fate? (at 21:28)
���� Eddie Munson's revenge? Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves (at 24:18)
���� Rick M wants to see a new twist to the horror series Chucky (at 24:48)
���� Wrapping things up with a (really, really bad) Yoda joke (at 25:06)

Approx. 25 minutes, 57 seconds. For US audiences. Review cookie and privacy policies for iTunes, Spotify, Soundcloud and all other streaming services.

���� Review: Dr. Strange in the Multiverse of Madness

It's a Sorcerer Supreme Combo Meal as the Ricks review Marvel's latest blockbuster to hit on-demand. From Aug. 9. 

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Rick and Rick Rule the World �� ���� Review: Dr. Strange in the Multiverse of Madness

IN THIS EPISODE:

���� Sam Raimi, Danny Elfman, and Oingo Boingos of days gone by (at 1-minute, 40-sec)
���� Benedict Cumberbatch: Dreaming of America, bracing for Maximoff impact (at 2:53)
���� Life's a witch and then you debate the difference between magic and sorcery (at 4:44)
���� Resting Witch Face: "Wanda Vision" revisited (at 6:23)
�������� Raimi helps Marvel live up to its name (at 8:09)
���� Curtains for Captain Carter: Eliminating the Illuminati (at 9:32)
���� CGI and a multitude of meh-ness (at 10:26)
���� Rachel McAdams makes one hell of an incursion (at 11:08)
���� Portal Princess: Who is America Chavez? (at 11:48)
���� Bringing down the mountaintop: callback or foreshadowing? (at 13:02)
���� The Ricks reveal their final grades (at 14:19)

Approx. 15 minutes, 37 seconds. For US audiences. Review cookie and privacy policies for iTunes, Spotify, Soundcloud and all other streaming services.

���� Thor Hearts Geico, Oscar Mayer Bacon Goes Scratch & Sniff, Best Times To Post To Social

The Mighty Thor is back���with love, thunder, and Geico Insurance. Oscar Mayer wants you to scratch and sniff the bacon. Plus: Best times to post to social media for global engagement, Loaded Questions and a whole lot more. From July 8.

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Rick and Rick Rule the World �� ���� Thor Hearts Geico, Oscar Mayer Bacon Goes Scratch & Sniff, Best Times To Post To Social

IN THIS EPISODE

��� The Ricks relive Laguna Beach memories (at 1 min, 8-seconds)
���� Hammer Time: Thor is kicking serious Asgard while locking eyes with Star Lord (at 2:57)
���� The Thors Next Door: The space Viking pitches Geico, California Almonds & more (at 6:02)
���� Oscar Mayer is out with a scratch & sniff bacon ad complete with grease stains (at 8:00)
���� Netflix's "Love & Gelato" has some travel tips for Americans visiting Italy (at 10:25)
���� Brands have fun with the British PM's announcement that he'll step down (at 12:08)
���� Tesla Model S and Model X will no longer come with a key item (at 13:)
��� Best times to post to social media for global engagement (at 15:20)

Approx. 17 minutes, 54 seconds. For US audiences. Review cookie and privacy policies for iTunes, Spotify, Soundcloud and all other streaming services.

���� Ghosted Grub���The Food Is Real, The Restaurant Is Not

���� It's a trend that keeps giving us plenty to chew on. But are "ghost restaurants," sometimes called "cloud kitchens," really a tasty idea? Or is it half-baked branding at its worst? The Ricks give you the dish. From July 4. 

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Rick and Rick Rule the World �� ���� Ghosted Grub���The Food Is Real, The Restaurant Is Not

Approx. 5 minutes, 41 seconds. For US audiences. Review cookie and privacy policies for iTunes, Spotify, Soundcloud and all other streaming services.v

���� Westworld Returns, Ordering Dominos Pizza By Telekinesis, Velveeta Nail Polish & More

Marketing for Westworld 4, Stranger Things 4, and The Boys 3 goes experiential. A new Stranger Things app enables you to order Dominos Pizza using your mind. Coors wants you to chill out with ads that nobody can see, but everybody can feel. Plus: nail polish that smells like everybody's favorite cheese product, Loaded Questions, and a whole lot more! From June 13.

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IN THIS EPISODE

���� One kid through college, another getting close���Rick W is officially an adult (at 1 min, 6 seconds)
���� From Vecna with Love: The Ricks talk "Stranger Things" Season 4 Vol. 1 (at 2:10)
���� "Stranger" danger: Is Stranger Things Season 3 or 4 better? Are even or odd seasons best? (at 2:38)
���� A "Neverending" challenge: Rick M preps Rick W to get ready to sing "Up That Hill" (at 3:25)
���� "The Boys" are back with plenty of gross-outs���including a penis mishap for the ages (at 4:47)
������ "Top Gun: Maverick" obliterates "The Batman"���just ask Rick M's 80-year-old mother (at 5:42)
���� "Westworld Season 4" arrives���as robots appear in NYC to promote the show (at 6:55)
���� "Jurassic World: Dominion": Will the Ricks review it? Will the even go and see it? (at 8:57)
���� "Stranger Things" 3D projection mapping sends the Empire State Building updisde down (at 9:45)
���� Coors Chilly Roofs: Activation goes green by reducing temps & hiding the advertising (at 11:40)
���� Nail polish that smells like Velveeta���can Nacho Cheese Doritos nail polish be far behind? (at 13:09)
���� Ordering Dominos Pizza with your mind���thanks to a "Stranger Things" telekinesis app (at 15:33)
���� Is this the summer of hard sodas? Jack and Coke in a Can sure hope so (at 17:22)
���� Applebee's "Fancy Like" campaign wins the Grand Effie 2022 (at 19:05)

Approx. 21 minutes, 31 seconds. For US audiences. Review cookie and privacy policies for iTunes, Spotify, Soundcloud and all other streaming services.

���� The Ricks Review 'The Batman'

Matt Reeves' "The Batman" is streaming on HBOMax, the Ricks release their super-sized, mid-March review of the Caped Crusader's latest reboot. What works, what doesn't, a look at plentiful comics and movie Easter eggs, and more. From May 1.

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IN THIS EPISODE:

���� Meanwhile, two years later: Rick M. returns to the cineplex (at 1-min, 15-sec)

���� Rick W. gets his bearings in Matt Reeves' Batworld (at 1:50)

���������������� A Batman actor menagerie reimagined as a police lineup (at 2:20)

���� Holy battle of the box office: Which "Batman" scored best? (at 3:13)

���� Not your father's Caped Crusader���a masked hero for Millennials? (at 3:42)

���� What do Batman, Daredevil, and Spider-Man have common? (at 4:30)

���� A (very) "Long Halloween"���Bat meets cat & other stuff (at 5:00)

���� Robert Pattinson: Batman down ��� but what about Bruce Wayne? (at 6:10)

�������� Alfred, we barely saw ye���the Bat's most underutilized asset (at 9:26)

���� The Bat's Meow: Kicks & attitude make Zoe Kravitz's Cat a hit (at 11:26)

���� Adam West Revisited: A closer look at Batman's cape and cowl (at 11:54)

���� Quack-Quack-Crooked: Colin Farrell's scene-stealing Penguin (at 13:27)

���� The Wright Stuff: Jeffrey Wright's Jim Gordon is one for the ages (at 14:46)

��� Riddle me WTF: Paul Dano and the dastardly villain (at 15:32)

���� The Joker Gang and ��� a Boy Wonder-in-the-making? (at 16:39)

���� The filmmakers behind the action and the secrets of Gotham, Inc. (at 17:09)

���� Big score: From Fringe to Star Trek to Spider-Man, Batman & beyond (at 18:36)

���� Fire up the Batmobile���and a look at Tumblers past (at 19:44)

���� Quick, to the Bat Cave: An OG Easter egg that's a total bust (at 20:34)

���� Character arc: From emo downer to hopeful hero (at 21:03)

������ Dano's last call on the Boulevard of Broken Dreams (at 22:29)

���� Batman, gunslinger? What's the deal with the spurs, Bruce? (at 23:33)

Juicing it: Is that's Bane's venom���or just Guano-ade? (at 24:24)

���� Final grades���and the Ricks' votes for the Definitive Dark Knight (at 24:58)

Approx. 27 minutes, 33 seconds. For US audiences. Review cookie and privacy policies for iTunes, Spotify, Soundcloud and all other streaming services.

�������� Season 5 Premiere���The Boys At SXSW, Social Media & Kids' Privacy & More

In our Season 5 opener: The Batman is a high-flying hit, The Boys' SXSW activation, and the Biden administration takes on social media data collection for targeting kids' with advertising, and more. From April 27.

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Rick and Rick Rule the World �� �������� Season 5 Premiere���The Batman Flies, The Boys At SXSW, Social Media & Kids' Privacy & More

IN THIS EPISODE

���� Slap us five: Heralding Season 5 of us Being the Ricardos���by way of Fat Albert & The Cosby Kids (at 1 min)
���� Rick W's Miami memories and Rick M's nightmare trip to the mall (at 02:30)
���� The Caped Crusader kicks box office butt���even if Bruce Wayne didn't show (at 06:07)
������ Brands react to the Ukraine invasion; Morning Consult has the read on consumer reaction (at 10:18)
����������������� Vought Land goes Diabolical: The Boys brand activation at SXSW (at 12:25)
���� Apple's new Studio Display debuts at Apple's Spring Product Launch Event (at 13:38)
(at 13:40)
���� The Biden administration wants social media to stop collecting data on kids for ad targeting (at 14:42)

Approx. 18 minutes, 34 seconds. For US audiences. Review cookie and privacy policies for iTunes, Spotify, Soundcloud and all other streaming services.

���� Super-Sized Season 4 Finale

It's time for an epic round of Loaded Questions as the Ricks celebrate their sensational season 4 finale. From Feb 13.

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Rick and Rick Rule the World �� ���� Super-Sized Season 4 Finale

IN THIS EPISODE

��� Time flies when you're asking Loaded Questions (at 1 min)

���� Rick M. tries to make sense of his Season 4 pronunciation problems (at 02:01)

���� The Ricks' predictions are predictably bad when it comes to the San Francisco 49ers making it to the Super Bowl (at 03:20)

���� Rick M. loses his ���� in a segment about the new ad campaign from Philips Laxatives (at 4:14)

���� Revisiting The Snyder Cut and whether it did justice to the "League" (at 06:12)

���� I only AI for you: pick-up lines created by AI...what could go wrong? (at 07:30)

���� Revisiting our thoughts on the biggest marketing trend of 2021 (at 09:21)

���� Just how much we don't miss Pepsi's "The Mess We Miss" campaign (at 10:30) 

���� Ghosting the future of restaurants, real or otherwise (at 11:27)

���� Enter: The Boston Dynamics robot-dog that pees beer into a cup on demand (at 13:04)

���� Enhancing your vocabulary with new additions to Dictionary.com���including "oof," "yeet," and "zaddy" (at 13:54)

���� Quick clips, goofs, and gaffes from Seasons 1, 2, 3, and 4 of Rick and Rick Rule the World (at 15:36)

 

Approx. 34 minutes, 56 seconds. For US audiences. Review cookie and privacy policies for iTunes, Spotify, Soundcloud and all other streaming services.

���� 2022 Marketing Trends (Conclusion)

����������� In the conclusion of their annual trends watch, the Ricks dive headfirst into the Metaverse���and what it does (and doesn't) mean to marketers in the year ahead. From Feb 9.

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Rick and Rick Rule the World �� ���� 2022 Marketing Trends (Conclusion)

IN THIS EPISODE

���� Was 2021 the Year of VR & We Didn't Notice? (at 37-seconds)
���� Time for a (Big) Grain of Salt About the Metaverse? (at 3:51)
���� Final Predictions: Snow Crash Revisited (at 6:30)

Approx. 7 min, 50 seconds. For US audiences. Review cookie and privacy policies for iTunes, Spotify, Soundcloud and all other streaming services.

�������� 2022 Marketing Trends (Pt 2)

The Ricks continue to talk trends in part two of our annual outlook for marketing, media, tech, and pop culture. Includes: Elon Musk's hair, COVID's on-again-off-again impact on marketing, the future of ESG funds, and more. From Feb 5.

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Rick and Rick Rule the World �� �������� 2022 Marketing Trends (Pt 2)

IN THIS EPISODE:

������ Our estimates on the number of Tesla Cybertrucks to be delivered in 2022 (at 36-seconds)
���� The distraction Elon Musk has ready if he gets guff for Cyberstuck (at 1-min, 13-seconds)
���� A summer respite from the pandemic���and what it means to marketers (at 2:38)
���� The future of ESG funds and what it means to brand reputation and loyalty (at 5:36)

Approx. 10 min, 36 seconds. For US audiences. Review cookie and privacy policies for iTunes, Spotify, Soundcloud and all other streaming services.