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15: Wunderfrau
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Wonder Woman is a significant milestone for superhero movies: a DC movie that all three of us were interested in talking about.
You can pre-order Wonder Woman on iTunes or Amazon.
Sponsor:
This episode is brought to you by Audible. Visit audibletrial.com/betterworlds to choose one free audiobook out of an available fifteen thousand dozen. If you need a recommendation, check out Sabriel or Ancillary Justice.
Pre-Show / Followup
- Netflix
- There’s a licensing deal for every new Disney movie to come to Netflix.
- Rogue One is coming to Netflix on July 18.
- Moana is surprisingly good.
- Star Wars: Battlefront II
- Sounds like the campaign is going to be central to the game; not just a minor piece.
- Correction: There is a starfighter-only PvP mode in the first (rebooted) game.
- Marvel’s doppelgänger fest thing.
- Why DC UNIVERSE REBIRTH Is A Gutsy Work Of Comics Criticism
- The plague of Issue #1s
- Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D, LMDs, and HRDs
- Listener-Submitted Finland Facts
Main Topic: Wonder Woman (24:40)
- Spoiler-free discussion of general impressions.
- Spoiler horn (46:04)
- Broadway costume designer Amanda Weaver tweets about Wonder Woman’s costumes. (It’s >30 tweets, and tweet-threading can be unreliable, so here’s an alternate link with screenshots of the whole tweetstorm.)
- Director Patty Jenkins on Diana’s costume as wish fulfillment.
- The alleged leaked Wonder Woman script by Joss Whedon.
- A brief digression on Lord of the Rings.
- Racist caricatures.
- The nature of war.
- The nature of Wonder Woman.
- Another digression on Lord of the Rings.
- Wonder Woman’s place in history.
Post-Show (1:48:27)
- Superhero movies as not-a-genre.
- Female-led superhero movies.
Where to find Better Worlds online:
Visit our website: betterworlds.net
Follow us on Twitter: @betterworldsnet
Talk with us on Slack by emailing us and asking for an invitation.
Some links contain affiliate codes that will provide a small kickback to the show if you make a purchase. Thanks for listening, and thanks for your support.
44 episodes
Archived series ("Inactive feed" status)
When? This feed was archived on August 13, 2021 23:07 (). Last successful fetch was on June 30, 2019 12:50 ()
Why? Inactive feed status. Our servers were unable to retrieve a valid podcast feed for a sustained period.
What now? You might be able to find a more up-to-date version using the search function. This series will no longer be checked for updates. If you believe this to be in error, please check if the publisher's feed link below is valid and contact support to request the feed be restored or if you have any other concerns about this.
Manage episode 183081441 series 1329295
Wonder Woman is a significant milestone for superhero movies: a DC movie that all three of us were interested in talking about.
You can pre-order Wonder Woman on iTunes or Amazon.
Sponsor:
This episode is brought to you by Audible. Visit audibletrial.com/betterworlds to choose one free audiobook out of an available fifteen thousand dozen. If you need a recommendation, check out Sabriel or Ancillary Justice.
Pre-Show / Followup
- Netflix
- There’s a licensing deal for every new Disney movie to come to Netflix.
- Rogue One is coming to Netflix on July 18.
- Moana is surprisingly good.
- Star Wars: Battlefront II
- Sounds like the campaign is going to be central to the game; not just a minor piece.
- Correction: There is a starfighter-only PvP mode in the first (rebooted) game.
- Marvel’s doppelgänger fest thing.
- Why DC UNIVERSE REBIRTH Is A Gutsy Work Of Comics Criticism
- The plague of Issue #1s
- Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D, LMDs, and HRDs
- Listener-Submitted Finland Facts
Main Topic: Wonder Woman (24:40)
- Spoiler-free discussion of general impressions.
- Spoiler horn (46:04)
- Broadway costume designer Amanda Weaver tweets about Wonder Woman’s costumes. (It’s >30 tweets, and tweet-threading can be unreliable, so here’s an alternate link with screenshots of the whole tweetstorm.)
- Director Patty Jenkins on Diana’s costume as wish fulfillment.
- The alleged leaked Wonder Woman script by Joss Whedon.
- A brief digression on Lord of the Rings.
- Racist caricatures.
- The nature of war.
- The nature of Wonder Woman.
- Another digression on Lord of the Rings.
- Wonder Woman’s place in history.
Post-Show (1:48:27)
- Superhero movies as not-a-genre.
- Female-led superhero movies.
Where to find Better Worlds online:
Visit our website: betterworlds.net
Follow us on Twitter: @betterworldsnet
Talk with us on Slack by emailing us and asking for an invitation.
Some links contain affiliate codes that will provide a small kickback to the show if you make a purchase. Thanks for listening, and thanks for your support.
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