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April 30, 2023

After Lunch | Picard, Season 3 (Initial Reactions)

Rob and I reunite with our old friend Carlin Trammel to talk in a very spoilery way about the recent, third season of Star Trek: Picard. This isn't part of After Lunch's official Star Trek Trek discussions, because those won't get to Picard for a long time. We just couldn't wait that long to talk about the season. 
And again, lots of spoilers in this episode.
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Published on April 30, 2023 23:00

178 | Picard, Season 3 (Initial Reactions)

Rob and I reunite with our old friend Carlin Trammel to talk in a very spoilery way about the recent, third season of Star Trek: Picard. This isn't part of After Lunch's official Star Trek Trek discussions, because those won't get to Picard for a long time. We just couldn't wait that long to talk about the season. 
And again, lots of spoilers in this episode.
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Published on April 30, 2023 23:00

April 27, 2023

After Lunch | After Dinner Lounge – $#!t, Did You Do the Tooth Fairy?

Rob, Pax, and I talk about what we've been watching and thinking, leading to conversations about New Girl, Shrinking, Star Trek: Picard, Shazam: Fury of the Gods, Dungeons and Dragons: Honor Among Thieves, John Wick, Chapter 4, The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes, Ted Lasso, The Mandalorian, Murder, My Sweet, Nope, The Center Seat: 55 Years of Star Trek, former fandoms we used to enjoy, Easter traditions, and dream RPG settings.
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Published on April 27, 2023 23:00

April 25, 2023

After Lunch | After Dinner Lounge – And... We're Dead

Rob, Pax, and I talk about what we've been listening to and reading lately, leading to topics like the intersection of faith and feminism, different approaches to film podcasting, the novel Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell, Bono's memoir Surrender, Pax's reaction to Rob and my Ghost Protocol episode, Raymond Chandler's Farewell, My Lovely, ‘90s Batman comics, and Batmobiles in general.
Some of the Batmobiles that come up are Norm Breyfogle's sports car, the '70s Super Friends classic, and the happy batface from Batman: Prodigal.
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Published on April 25, 2023 23:00

April 23, 2023

After Lunch | Evan's Marvel Comics Reboot

Evan wasn't able to join us last episode when Rob, Jody Collins, and I rebooted Marvel Comics, so in this episode, I ask Evan about his ideas for all-new versions of Thor, Iron Man, Doctor Strange, Spider-Man, Hulk, Daredevil, the Fantastic Four, and the X-Men.
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Published on April 23, 2023 23:00

April 20, 2023

Hellbent for Letterbox | Comanche Moon (2008)

Pax and I return to the world of Larry McMurtry's Lonesome Dove with the chronologically second mini-series in the saga, Comanche Moon, starring Steve Zahn, Karl Urban, Linda Cardellini, Elizabeth Banks, Melanie Lynskey, Wes Studi, and Val Kilmer.
Plus: quick thoughts on Robert McCammon's Trevor Lawson books and the movies Station West (1948) and Westward the Women (1951).
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Published on April 20, 2023 23:00

April 16, 2023

After Lunch | Marvel Comics Reboot

Back in Episode 165, we speculated what Marvel Comics might be like if they took a year off from publishing superhero comics and focused on other genres instead. In this sequel episode, Rob, Jody Collins, and I return to imagine how Marvel might reboot their most classic superhero series with brand new, completely different concepts and characters. Evan wasn't able to join us for this one, but stay tuned for an upcoming episode in which he reveals his own ideas for reboots of all eight series.
And stay tuned at the end of this episode for important information about the After Lunch dress code.
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Published on April 16, 2023 23:00

April 13, 2023

Seriously Felicity | The Depths

Kristi and I take the subway, eat too many burgers, and deal with a rude customer.
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Published on April 13, 2023 23:00

April 9, 2023

After Lunch | Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol (2011)

Rob and I continue our journey through the Mission: Impossible films with the fourth in the series, Brad Bird's Ghost Protocol
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Published on April 09, 2023 23:49

April 4, 2023

Hellbent for Letterbox | Hang 'Em High (1968)

Pax and I talk about the Clint Eastwood classic, Hang ‘Em High. It’s the revenge movie that’s about so much more than just revenge

Plus: Blazing Guns On The Chisholm Trail by Borden Chase, The Further Adventures of Zorro by Johnston McCulley, The Mark of Zorro (1940), and Zorro comics by Matt Wagner, Francesco Francavilla, and Cezar Razek.
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Published on April 04, 2023 23:00