Have you ever been faced with the sheer terror of an episode of something? Be unacquainted no more! Gaze in horror as your mind unravels at the sight of so many episodes.
Not many things make it to 250, folks. Some trees, a few lucky turtles (I think), and various rocks. Well, you can add Destroy All Culture to that august list. To mark our 250th episode, we talk about The Expanse, Hawkeye and all sorts of good things. Listen below or find us on a podcaster of choice.
On this week’s Destroy All Culture, Adam and Aidan talk about adaptations of the many cherished bits and pieces of science fiction from our childhoods. Is this wave of adaptations a good thing? Or - and hear us out here - is it a bad thing? Or more to the point, how do we handle material with clearly outdated ideas on politics, gender and so on? Do we want to see a mini-series based on, say, a late-period Heinlein novel? An extended Thomas Disch rant? But here we go: Asimov’s Foundation novels, which seem completely adaptation-proof, have been adapted.
On episode 240 of DAC, Adam and Aidan ponder the transformation of Jared Leto from actor to Obnoxiously Serious Actor. Do we mention Morbius? No we do not. Also on the table: the new Matrix Resurrections trailer and the experience of watching the first three Matrices. Plus a quick discussion of the season six finale of Legends of Tomorrow.
Adam recommends Centaurworld to Aidan, describing it as a “bag of weirdness the likes of which I’ve never seen”. Adam then recommends Heathen Chaos Potato Chips, with its panoply of three strange flavours. Aidan delivers a riposte with his experience of Herr’s Carolina Reaper Cheese Curls. After that, who wants to hear Aidan’s review of Shang-Chi? You do! We hope.
Adam and Aidan spend a few minutes discussing @m@z0n’s infuriating habit of sending you emails advertising the thing you just bought. Then it’s onto more Brooklyn Nine Nine, a little bit of Superman and Lois, and a middling episode of Stargirl. Listen below or get us on that Apple Podcaster.
Oh hey! The final season of Brooklyn Nine Nine is upon us. Adam and Aidan discuss the first episode and how it attempts to balance the demands of a workplace comedy with reflecting the general ACAB-ishness of the world. Also, predictions for Matt Ryan’s Constantine on Legends of Tomorrow. Plus more! MORE! Listen below or find us wandering around the hallways of Apple Podcasts.
Welcome to episode 236 of Destroy All Culture. This is the The Suicide Squad entry. Did Adam and Aidan enjoy it? Soooort of. We have complicated feelings, which we attempt to unpack. Then Aidan starts complaining about an old episode of Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles for some reason. Someone get him a soda or something. Listen below or find us on the iTunes!
Here’s episode 235 of Destroy All Culture. Adam is putting Flash on notice. Superman and Lois continues to crush it on the way to the finale. Ted Lasso’s second season has started to land. Listen below or find us on an iTunes!
Gundpowder Milkshake? Gunpowder Milkshake. Adam liked it, Aidan… sort of liked it? We say amusing and witty things about the ridiculous Netflix action flick. We also talk about Flash, Resident Evil: Infinite Darkness, Loki and Legends of Tomorrow. Find us on iTunes or listen below!
Is it Leverage: Redemption time? Yes it is. It is Leverage: Redemption time. As Metallica says, nothing else matters. Find us on iTunes or listen below!
We have arrived at episode four of Loki, the uncertain point of the series when the balance of quality could fall one way or the other. Adam also talks about The Fast and The Furious saga, but there’s a 70% chance at any given moment that Adam is talking about the Fast and Furious movies. Find us on iTunes or listen below!
On this week’s podcast: a discussion of the weird group dynamics in Legends of Tomorrow and other “found family” stories. Plus Superman and Lois, cosmic Marvel and more.
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