THE FANDOM ZONE 335: "Matinee" Is Up!

 
"Nah, that's not my process."
"Well, your process can go blow a spider."
-- Simon Williams and Trevor Slattery, Wonder Man -- "Matinee"

Hello again, everyone! DJ Nik and I are finally back for another new episode of The Fandom Zone Podcast! This time, we discuss "Matinee", the the first episode of the Marvel TV miniseries Wonder Man, introducing Yahya Abdul-Mateen II as Simon Williams and X Mayo as Janelle Jackson, and featuring the return of Ben Kingsley as Trevor Slattery!

In this episode, DJ Nik and I talk about things like my being able to talk with Nik again, Nik watching one episode per week, my impressions of the first episode, the parallels with the film Midnight Cowboy, the show's love of cinema, some comics background on Wonder Man, some background on Midnight Cowboy, Ben Kingsley playing Edgar Allan Poe, the ugly but faithful Wonder Man costume featured in the fictional Wonder Man movie, the TV version of Simon Williams having more depth than the comics version, Simon discovering his love of film, Simon getting himself fired from the set of American Horror Story, Simon meeting Trevor Slattery during a screening of Midnight Cowboy, Yahya's great performance as Dr. Manhattan in the Watchmen (2019) miniseries, Vivian leaving Simon because he won't tell her who he is, Simon learning that Von Kovak is remaking Wonder Man, Yahya Abdul-Mateen II and Ben Kingsley having a great dynamic, Simon having to work around his own agent to get an audition for Wonder Man, Janelle Jackson being a terrible agent, Trevor giving Simon good advice on how to give a good audition, Simon having to sign a Doorman Waiver, the revelation that Trevor is working for Agent Cleary from the Department of Damage Control, Marvel fanboys needing to lower their expectations for Simon fighting supervillains, Wonder Man addressing superhero fatigue and Marvel stepping out of its formulaic comfort zone, our favorite quotes of the episode, new Fandom Zone Fanmail by Jesse Jackson, the upcoming appearance by Joe Pantoliano, and more! 

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Be sure to come back next week when DJ Nik and I discuss "Self-Tape", the second episode of Wonder Man, featuring Arian Moayed as Agent Cleary and an appearance by Joe Pantoliano!