An authoritarian regime takes over, scapegoating a minority group, putting people on lists, disappearing folks from their homes and shooting people in the street. Enough current events: this week we're talking about V: The Original Miniseries, which aired on NBC way back in 1983. Reptile aliens from Sirius have come to Earth and they're bad news, even as they pretend to be the sweetest, cuddliest folks you could hope to meet. It's up to the Beastmaster and a ragtag crew of scientists to save humanity. Is this show actually good or do we have Gen X nostalgia glasses on? Find out!

Before that: Independent Spirit Awards! Jason Statham plays Jason Statham! Derek sees Good Luck, Have Fun, Don't Die! How much of Lord of the Flies do we remember? And so much more! If you don't care, skip right to 44:50.

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It's the back half of the MCU show that eschews action and superheroics for a Hollywood story about two unlikely friends. How successful that is might be debatable, though... or at least we debate it on this episode. Want to hear two middle aged brothers argue about Wonder Man? Do I have the podcast for you.

Before that: Send Help! A terrible Dunkin' Donuts ad! The Super Bowl movie trailers! David Lynch! The career of George Clooney! And much more. If you don't care about that, skip to 1:20:59. Yeah, this one is a beast.

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You wanted something new from the MCU? I gotchu. This week we cover the first four episodes of the first season of Wonder Man, the whole series of which dropped on Disney+ last week. The Mandarin from Iron Man 3 has returned, and this time he's the mentor to struggling actor Simon Williams, who is hiding the fact that he has immense super powers. When the chance to be in the remake of 80s cheese classic Wonder Man comes up, Simon is all about it, but it turns out his new buddy may not be as trustworthy as you'd expect a former terrorist to be.

Before that: President Poopy Pants. Darren Aronofksy really blows it. A giant Paul McCartney. Philly cheesteaks. A Discord mystery. And so much more! If you don't care about this, skip right to 42:33.

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Dive into the Mandarin's history on our Watch Men episode about Iron Man 3, available only to those at the $7 and above levels.

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