Movie Moan 2015: Episode 8 - The Podcast Without Fear
Thu, April 23, 2015 Welcome one and welcome all to our epic three hour breakdown of the greatest gift anyone has ever given a Marvel fan - a 13 episode Daredevil TV show; a show which has the luxury of exploring all the diverse themes of its comic counterpart and creating a definite, self contained story to do it with, but is also laced with the most creative, bonerific, and sometimes unbelievably obscure Easter eggs to blow the mind of even the most hard-core fan.
Phil Gee discusses the themes, Spencer Perry spots the Easter eggs. Let's get to work.
If you want to skip to our discussion on a specific episode, we have time coded it for your convenience:
1. Into The Ring - 27:09
2. Cut-Man - 46:32
3. Rabbit In A Snowstorm - 1:02:32
4. In The Blood - 1:15:48
5. World On Fire - 1:23:10
6. Condemned - 1:29:05
7. Stick - 1:35:45
8. Shadow In The Glass - 1:47:56
9. Speak Of The Devil - 1:58:49
10. Nelson V Murdock - 2:05:42
11. Path Of The Righteous - 2:13:25
12. What We Leave Behind - 2:21:38
13. Daredevil - 2:29:53
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Reader Comments (4)
Love the comprehensive DAREDEVIL coverage! Overall, I found the series very satisfying, though not without some flaws, of course (I think it would have been leaner and meaner at 10 episodes instead of 13). I suspect they'll study what did and didn't work well in this first season as they begin to break the story for season two.
Awesome discussion gents. Minor variances aside I agree with your thoughts on the strengths and weaknesses of the series
EXCEPT
for the one about episode length. I loved the extra time. It gives the episodes time to breathe and explore those oft trimmed character moments. If there is one defining characteristic that sets apart DD from other shows of similar ilk - Arrow, Flash etc - it is this.
The suit does look off when at rest. Part of the disconnect too is because the credits show the version of the suit I was expecting to see.
Hooray for Season Two!
Anybody notice how both Matt and Fisk were given whiskey by their fathers in childhood? I loved the show. Cox was the highLight for me but everyone was excellent. I thought foggy was melodramatic in the Nelson v Murdock episode and I didn't get why he was so enraged, but other than that, solid. Phil raised a good point about the cost of movie costumes. It makes me wonder if the suit is fixable. The color was odd and Cox did look like he didn't know what the hell to do dressed like that. Especially that last shot. I wouldn't know either. All in all though, it was great. Can't wait for season two! I do feel born again should wait a season or two, but I'm actually more stoked for that than I am for Elektra and bullseye (and I'm stoked for Elektra and bullseye).
Daredevil was a decent TV series overall, an edited version would be most interesting. Great podcast as always, guys.