‘Thor: Love and Thunder’ and Five Ways to Fix the Marvel Crisis

The Big Picture

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🗓️ 12 July 2022

⏱️ 80 minutes

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There’s some angst among fans of the biggest franchise story of the 21st century. So Sean is joined by Charles Holmes and Rob Mahoney to discuss 'Thor: Love and Thunder', and the MCU'S recent struggles. They then pitch the Marvel stories they want to see on the big screen. Host: Sean Fennessey Guests: Charles Holmes and Rob Mahoney Producer: Bobby Wagner Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	What's up everybody? Are you tuning in to the challenge USA on CBS?
0:04.2	Well tune in to me Tyson Apostle as I break down each and every episode with my co-host
0:10.2	Amelia Wedamire. I'm also a contestant on the show which gives you all the insider scoop.
0:15.2	Amelia how stoked are you to do this? Tyson I'm freaking excited I cannot wait to sit my butt down
0:20.8	every single week to watch the show then come here and recap it with you on the Ringer Reality TV podcast.
0:36.1	I'm Sean Fennesy and this is the big picture a conversation show about modulating Marvel.
0:41.6	There's been some angst amongst fans of the biggest franchise of the 21st century. Thor Love
0:46.7	and Thunder, the 29th film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, and the sixth in its so-called phase 4
0:52.8	was a success this weekend but it's battling middling reviews and a lingering sense of
0:57.1	overextension and maybe exhaustion. So today on the show we're going to talk about the film a little
1:01.3	bit more and we're going to talk about the challenges of IP management of the movies and maybe
1:05.7	share some ideas to supercharge Marvel before this lightning bolt flickers any further joining me
1:10.8	to do so. Charles Holmes and Rob Mahoney took two former guests of the show who've never been
1:15.7	blended together quite this way. This is a team up of sorts. Charles, how are you?
1:19.8	Oh, I'm doing amazing. Thank you for inviting me on Rob. So so glad to join this brotherhood
1:26.9	you know the people have been talking about it. They've been asking for this specific union
1:30.8	and we're just happy to deliver it to him. You guys are sort of the the Valkyrie and the cork
1:36.5	to my mighty Thor today. So Charles you are a hater par excellence. You are really one of the most
1:43.7	the dunkingest, meanest people in the world of podcasting and journalism and yet we heard through
1:51.5	the grapevine that you liked Thor love and thunder. Is that a fact? I mean yes did I like the movie
1:58.4	yes do I think it's a good movie that is another conversation. Interesting. And Rob what about for
2:03.6	you for love and thunder what would you make of it? I think it was fine. I think you know I had a
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