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Prodigious Saps

Prodigious Saps

By: Chad Smalley & Brendan Jones
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 Chad Smalley and Brendan Jones (friends for more than 30 years) reflect on movies, TV, music and comics… with a special focus on their shared love of Superman.© 2025 Prodigious Saps Art
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  • THUNDERBOLTS review

    THUNDERBOLTS review
    May 10 2025
    Here is our review of Marvel's THUNDERBOLTS. ALSO: weird similarities to SUPERMAN IV and the post-credits scene BOMBSHELL. 00:00:00 — THUNDERBOLTS review 00:23:14 — Superman IV connection #1 00:25:12 — Superman IV connection #2 00:26:12 — "New Avengers" 00:27:05 — The big post-credits scene! There's a much longer version of this review on Patreon and Channel Memberships: PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/posts/thunderbolts-128323873 MEMBERS: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VjVHqAS7mTw Prodigious Saps: profusive nerdery from Chad Smalley of Blaggards and Brendan Jones of Tesla City Stories. https://linktr.ee/prodigioussaps RELATED LINKS: Blaggards https://blaggards.com/ SlapperCast: a weekly podcast/road diary from Blaggards: https://linktr.ee/slappercast Tesla City Stories https://www.teslacitystories.com Breakfast of the Gods https://www.indyplanet.com/breakfast-of-the-gods Campbell & Jones Meet the Monsters https://meetthemonsters.podbean.com/
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    35 mins
  • Episode 59: We have FANTASTIC FOUR and SUPERMAN theories

    Episode 59: We have FANTASTIC FOUR and SUPERMAN theories
    Apr 27 2025
    Prodigious Saps No. 58: "Embrace Comics or Go Away" Here is our breakdown of the latest FANTASTIC FOUR: FIRST STEPS trailer, plus more SUPERMAN speculation. Watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/Faxo_2JnUuw 00:00:00 — Overview 00:03:03 — Why Fantastic Four is so important to MARVEL 00:05:16 — FF trailer breakdown and theories 00:36:05 — When did Hollywood get poisoned with "Comic Book Shame"? 00:40:30 — Metamorpho in SUPERMAN theory 00:43:17 — Why so many superhero characters in James Gunn's SUPERMAN? 00:46:55 — ELSEWORLDS Superman movie set in 1938? 00:48:59 — EARTH 2 in DCU? 00:51:03 — What SUPERMAN comic run would make a good movie? 00:55:19 — Indiana Jones and the Great Circle (Video Game) 00:57:04 — ANDOR Season 2 Prodigious Saps: profusive nerdery from Chad Smalley of Blaggards and Brendan Jones of Tesla City Stories. https://linktr.ee/prodigioussaps RELATED LINKS: Blaggards https://blaggards.com/ SlapperCast: a weekly podcast/road diary from Blaggards: https://linktr.ee/slappercast Tesla City Stories https://www.teslacitystories.com Breakfast of the Gods https://www.indyplanet.com/breakfast-of-the-gods Campbell & Jones Meet the Monsters https://meetthemonsters.podbean.com/
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    59 mins
  • SUPERMAN theories and speculation

    SUPERMAN theories and speculation
    Apr 17 2025
    SUPERMAN theories and speculation based on recent interviews with Gunn, Corenswet, Brosnahan, and Hoult. PATREON : https://www.patreon.com/ProdigiousSaps JOIN: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJaU6rw754l-Z0HQ4SB3gwA/join SUBSCRIBE: https://www.youtube.com/@prodigioussaps?sub_confirmation=1 Watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/IULoJ_gKvBk Here's our latest nerdy discussion on SUPERMAN, based on details revealed in recent interviews. We discuss character motivations of Superman, Lois, and Lex, and get really nerdy with some theories and speculation about where SUPERMAN and the DCU is headed. Here are the two interviews we're referencing: The cast of 'Superman' chats with ET at the CinemaCon https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=by3SyZSSb2o The cast of 'Superman' talk with Fandango at CInemaCon: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uFTeMlONjhE BobaTalks Sneak Peek Breakdown: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=98ysRmkUn_0 00:00:00 — Intro 00:01:16 — Character dynamics of Superman and Lois 00:02:09 — Sidestepping the origin story 00:03:27 — Jor-El and Lara? 00:04:51 — Superman's solemnity 00:07:15 — David Corenswet fought for the trunks 00:07:56 — Beginnings of JLA? 00:08:56 — Hall of Justice? 00:09:46 — "Reverse Kingdom Come" Theory 00:10:53 — The importance of Lois 00:14:04 — Superman's solitude and his robots 00:16:03 — Brainiac and Bottled City of Kandor? 00:20:26 — Kryptonian language 00:23:02 — Lex Luthor's motivations 00:27:48 — Will Luthor eventually get a redemption arc? 00:33:31 — Will DCU character arcs span movies and TV? 00:35:53 — Long conversation between Lois and Superman 00:37:50 — Pocket Universes and Fortress of Solitude 00:42:15 — What else would we like to see in DCU? Prodigious Saps: profusive nerdery from Chad Smalley of @Blaggards and Brendan Jones of Tesla Ciity Stories (@theteslacitystories7337). https://linktr.ee/prodigioussaps RELATED LINKS: Blaggards https://blaggards.com/ SlapperCast: a weekly podcast/road diary from Blaggards: https://linktr.ee/slappercast Tesla City Stories https://www.teslacitystories.com Breakfast of the Gods https://www.indyplanet.com/breakfast-of-the-gods Campbell & Jones Meet the Monsters https://meetthemonsters.podbean.com/
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    47 mins

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