Utterly Nonsense

The runaway success of Palworld has drawn controversy about whether it's a low-effort knockoff of existing games and if it was at least partially made using AI. Does Nintendo really have grounds to sue? Does AI pose a serious threat to artists, society at large, and worst of all, Taylor Swift? Let's get into it.

Trouble is brewing for many film franchises; audience turnout isn't what it used to be. Why have Marvel, DC, Disney, and Pixar, among others, released so many box office flops recently? We attempted to string together enough coherent sentences in order to answer that question on this year-in-review episode of Utterly Nonsense.

It's about time we discuss the state of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. In the wake of Secret Invasion, the underwhelming reveal of Kang The Conqueror, and the looming of Loki Season 2, Phase 5 of the MCU has been... something.

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It's over at last, thank Grodd. That finale was... something. Yes, we're talking about The Flash, again, but for what will HOPEFULLY be the last time. In this retrospective episode, we discuss whether the long-running CW series had a distinct rise and decline, as many believe, or if in fact the elements which led to its supposed downfall were present from the very beginning.

Part TWO of TWO. Watch the video version (featuring bonus live reaction clips to the finale) on YouTube:

It's been a long time coming... The Flash (2023) FINALLY released after nearly a decade of development, only to fail spectacularly. Why did a once promising film that James Gunn described as "the greatest comic book movie ever made" bomb at the box office? We discuss it all on this week's milestone episode.

James Gunn has revealed the first stage of his and Peter Saffran's plan for DC on film and television. We discuss our reactions, outlooks, and expectations.

It's our last podcast of 2022! We're talking recent trailers, Marvel stuff, and of course the entire mess that's been going on at WB/DC Films.

Two legends from our childhoods have recently joined the pantheon of icons who have passed on to the next life. Today we remember what they gave us and what their legacy means to us.

Once again, a female-led MCU feature has stirred up controversy for being "the worst thing Marvel has created and yet another example of woke garbage holding up a middle finger to comic book fans!" Or was it an accurate meta-commentary on toxic fandoms, which successfully baited the exact reaction it predicted it would get? Maybe everyone's overthinking it and needs to chill out, because how are people seriously not tired of all this Marvel junk after Endgame? Anyway, as always, these questions and more get answered on this episode of the podcast!

It's finally time for a healthy dose of space-faring sci-fi! This week, we delve into what we thought of The Orville's 3rd season, go on about a couple of Star Treks, and present some examples of how episodic television can keep things fresh without hitting the reset button.

Everyone's favorite media company is amidst a reckoning as finished films are shelved, multiple series are cancelled and/or ended, executives and staff are shown the door, and the ROCK takes over! Well, that last part was an exaggeration but here's a fact: we're talking about news again, in the usual nonsensical way which we're known for by tens of people! Will it be a recurring thing once more? Check out the episode and find out.

Did we love Thor: Love and Thunder or was it a blunder? Was the Ms. Marvel series a CW-level teen drama? What was all that comic-con Marvel business about? Once again, we talk all things Marvel on this episode. As a heads up, we had some technical issues with the audio recording, but rest assured we are currently at work finding a padded cell for Jack to record from in the future.

Capes, mercenaries, and bounty hunters... the mission this week is to get up to speed on what we've been watching since the end of last year, and as is standard practice, to discuss our reactions, predictions, and of course go on plenty of rants.

Departing from our usual cycle of covering DC and Marvel properties, this time we're talking Amazon's newest R-rated and animated superhero series, Invincible. Is it really as good as critics have been saying, and of course, how does it compare to the source material from Image Comics? As always, these questions and more answered on this episode.

It's the final podcast to wrap up this hell of a year. Major news bombs from streaming, a huge gaming disappointment, the finale of Mandalorian season 2, and more. Settle in and get ready for a completely unrefined nonsense-fest. Watch the full LIVESTREAMED episode on YouTube: