PEL Presents PMP#163: Marvel Fatigue?

The Partially Examined Life Philosophy Podcast

Mark Linsenmayer

Casey, Paskin, Philosophy, Linsenmayer, Society & Culture, Alwan

4.6 • 2.3K Ratings

🗓️ 10 December 2023

⏱️ 53 minutes

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Summary

Mark, Lawrence, Sarahlyn, Al and special guest Vi Burlew talk about the new film The Marvels as well as more generally what's been coming out in film and TV from the Marvel folks in the latest "phase." Does Marvel have a consistent tone at this point)? What explains the box office poison of the new film?

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0:00.0	You're listening to pretty much pop, a culture of podcast. Yeah, still engaging in superhero battles.
0:14.7	It's just more of that.
0:15.8	Today we're talking about...
0:17.4	We're catching up with the Marvel Universe.
0:19.9	I think Lawrence's request.
0:21.6	We just all watch the Marvels,
0:23.8	and most of us probably watch some of those recent TV shows,
0:27.9	Loki in The Secret Wars, and the Ms. Marvel,
0:30.8	and whatever has come out in the past couple years.
0:33.0	Though that's not been a requirement for all of us, this is Mark Lintenmeyer.
0:37.0	I give an excuse that I keep switching places with my alternate same powered
0:41.0	other selves, but nobody seems to buy it.
0:43.0	I'm Al Baker and I used to be fun and exciting but now I seem to just make everybody
0:47.4	annoyed. I'm Sarah Lynn Brooke and keeping all of the characters straight in the
0:52.4	Marvel Universe is like hurting cats, near impossible.
0:56.0	And I'm Lawrence Ware and I think that the Marvel Universe has fallen down significantly,
1:00.0	but I had a great time in the movies last night.
1:03.0	And I'm viola Berlew, thank you for having me back.
1:05.4	Busy running my flurkin foster care when I'm not in school.
1:09.0	Yes, Vai returning champion, the Heroin's Journey was your first one with us and you've come back a couple
1:18.7	times.
1:19.7	So where are we at with this?
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