Earth Station MCU Unknown

Hello Marvel Universe!
This is the"trailer" for our new podcast, MCU Excelsior. Expect discussion, opinions, and analysis of the Marvel Cinematic Universe and beyond, including movies and TV based on Marvel Comics properties  -- The Avengers, the Defenders, the Revengers, the Guardians, maybe some X-Men, and of course Deadpool. Because Deadpool is awesome. 

Hello Marvel Universe! The press tour for Guardians of the Galaxy yielded some really strange promotions, from underwear to insurance to a pop up cafe where the food is strange and the English translations are even stranger. But that's not all the news - there are rumors about new characters for the next season of Luke Cage, as well as speculations on how the writer's strike could impact both the Netflix MCU and Inhumans. On Agents of SHIELD, we continue with the "Framework" arc, continuing what is undoubtedly the strongest season so far. If you like what you hear, please give us a rating on iTunes, Stitcher, Podbean, or whatever your podcatcher of choice may be. It helps us to reach new audiences and we'd really appreciate it!

Hello Marvel Universe! After a hiatus to deal with doctoral drama, Jen and John are back to talk about the beginning of the Framework arc, which closes out Season 4 of Agents of SHIELD - just in time for those of you marathoning the season on Netflix! In addition, we talk about the Thor: Ragnorok trailer, possible Jessica Jones villains for Season 2, and Josh Brolin playing dual roles in Marvel movies, with Thanos in the MCU and Cable in Deadpool. 

Earth Station MCU returns with an episode about everyone's favorite "a-holes," the Guardians of the Galaxy! Star-Lord, Gamora, Drax, Rocket and Baby Groot are back, along with Nebula, Yondu, Kraglin, and some new faces as well. There are great tunes, great effects, great fight scenes and space battles...but at heart, this is a story about family: the family you're born with, and the family you choose. Everyone in this story - seriously, everyone - was either an orphan or had a... challenging relationship with the father-figures in their lives. But does this latest venture into the MCU deliver thrills as well as feels?  Tune in to hear John and Jen's verdict!

Hello Marvel Universe!  On this episode, John and Jen talk about the Agents of SHIELD episode "Self-Control," written and directed by Jed Whedon. And... it's pretty freaking amazing.  But first, there's a whole lot of Guardians of the Galaxy news, including a new ride opening soon at Disneyland in California, but not Disney World. What's up with theme park rights to the MCU characters? Sylvester Stallone's role is revealed, but what about Michael Rosenbaum? Up next after Guardians is Spiderman: Homecoming, but what's this about Sony doing takes-backsies on the webslinger after a second solo film? Is there going to be a Spiderverse separate from the MCU? Stay tuned, true believers!

Hello Marvel Universe!With the announcement of the new Guardians of the Galaxy ride at Disneyland (but not Disney World...), John and Jen try to untangle intellectual property rights when it comes to theme park rides. Universal Orlando has Spiderman....but Sony has the movie rights, which they're now sharing with Marvel Studios. Wait, what? We enthuse over concept art for Ragnarok and Black Panther, and remind ourselves that Marvel knows what they're doing, even if the Thor "mockumentary" shorts seem to be at odds with the epic fantasy tone of the series and the dark nature of the Ragnarok plotline. 
 
In the episodes "Boom" and "The Man Behind the SHIELD"...yeah.  A lot of side plots that don't go anywhere, an extended Philinda flashback, and some head-scratcher moments where character motivations don't really seem to make a lot of sense. But there are also some great fight scenes, some good character moments, and a hell of a cliffhanger. How can Fitz and Simmons be sure that they aren't LMDs too? I guess we'll find out next week...