Tag[]
- "In this episode we discuss The Spirit—exactly the film Will Eisner would have made…if Will Eisner was Frank Miller."
Official Show Notes[]
- "What's the perfect formula for a Christmas blockbuster? Take a character that only comics fans are familiar with, and give it to a first-time director who's only interested in recapturing the look of his own Sin City. Wait, blockbuster is an alternate spelling for "flop," right? We discuss The Spirit. Meanwhile we learn that Stuart is unpopular with South American police, Elliott takes us back to a magical time when shitty comics artists were considered celebrities big enough to appear in commercials, and Dan reveals a surprising a capella fan of the show."
Movie Summary[]
Premise[]
Rookie cop Denny Colt returns from the beyond as The Spirit, a hero whose mission is to fight against the bad forces in Central City.
Story[]
Murdered in the line of duty, rookie cop Denny Colt mysteriously returns from the dead and begins cleaning the streets of crime-infested Central City as superhero The Spirit. Assisted and hampered by an alluring bevy of femme fatales, including childhood sweetheart Sand Saref, slinky secretary Silken Floss and mystical siren Lorelei, The Spirit finds his nemesis in The Octopus, a murderous supervillain.
Final Judgments[]
- Bad-Bad Movie (Stuart) @31:20
- Bad-Bad Movie (Dan) @31:35
- Bad-Bad Movie (Elliott) @32:05
Episode Highlights[]
Tangents[]
Movie Pitches[]
Quotes[]
- “By 'south of the border' he means 'doesn't go down on women,' ladies.”
—Dan @01:25
Listener Mail[]
Mailbag Song[]
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Letters[]
- "Mail Title" from Listener Lastnamewithheld @Time
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Recommendations[]
- Confessions of a Superhero (2007) by Matthew Ogens by Elliott @34:25
- Appaloosa (2008) by Ed Harris by Dan @Time
- King of the Ants (2003) by Stuart Gordon by Stuart @Time