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IT ALL COMES BACK TO SUPERMAN – SERIES 2 – EPISODE 16 – MOVING KRYPTONIAN IMAGES PART 9 – ROADS NOT TAKEN: SUPERMAN REBORN, LIVES, AND FLYBY

Episode 16 – Moving Kryptonian Images Part 9 – Roads Not Taken: Superman Reborn, Superman Lives, and Superman Flyby

Welcome to an off-beat installment of the podcasting maxi-series Moving Kryptonian Images: The Live Action and Animated Adventures of Superman! The purpose of this series is to celebrate the release of the new Superman film, written and directed by James Gunn and starring David Corenswet as Clark Kent/Superman, Rachel Brosnahan as Lois Lane, and Nicholas Hoult as Lex Luthor!

This time out I am not covering a movie, either live action or animated. I am covering three scripts to Superman films that were never made. Joining me is Adam Mallinger, who not only worked as a script reader early in his career but was a staff writer on the CW series Superman and Lois. Adam and I go through drafts of Superman Reborn (which, if made, would have brought back Christopher Reeve as Superman, Superman Lives (written by Kevin Smith), and Superman: Flyby (written by J.J. Abrams). We discuss our overall feelings on these scripts, Kevin Smith, the role the internet plays in how movies get made, Ain’t It Cool News, and more. We also dig into the differences between a script and the movie that is eventually made of that script.

Adam and I recorded this episode last year and in the time since our recording and this episode getting released there was a full cast reading of the first draft of Superman Reborn (which was originally called Superman: The New Movie) organized by David Kocher. Adam and I don’t talk about it because it had not happened yet much less posted to YouTube. If you want to see that reading, the video is embedded below.

Feedback for It All Comes Back To Superman Series 2 can be sent to itallcomesbacktosuperman@gmail.com. At the end of this series I will be doing a feedback special going through all of the emails and comments that are left or sent!

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The opening and closing theme to the show is titled Journey and was composed by Pontus Rufelt. It is licensed from Shockwave-Sound.

Next Time: Moving Kryptonian Images continues with Luke Bugg, the Geek of Steel joining me to talk about Superman: Brainiac Attacks!

IT ALL COMES BACK TO SUPERMAN – SERIES 2 – EPISODE 15 – MOVING KRYPTONIAN IMAGES PART 8: THE BATMAN/SUPERMAN MOVIE – WORLD’S FINEST

Episode 15 – Moving Kryptonian Images Part 9 – The Batman/Superman Movie: World’s Finest

Welcome to the another bat-tastic installment of the podcasting maxi-series called Moving Kryptonian Images: The Live Action and Animated Adventures of Superman! The purpose of this series is to celebrate the release of the new Superman film, written and directed by James Gunn and starring David Corenswet as Clark Kent/Superman, Rachel Brosnahan as Lois Lane, and Nicholas Hoult as Lex Luthor!

This time out J David Weter (but you can call him Dave) of The Bat-Pod Podcast and Justice League Legacies joins me to talk about The Batman/Superman Movie: World’s Finest. This is another example of Warner Brothers taking three episodes of Superman: The Animated Series and cutting them together as a direct-to-video movie, which means that I am once again calling it a movie and covering it. Dave and I talk about why despite years of being teammates on the various Super Friends show this first team up in the DC Animated Universe was such a big deal, romance (or the lack thereof) in Superman: The Animated Series, how this movie could have easily been a live action film, and more!

Be sure to check out Dave’s show The Bat-Pod and Justice League Legacies. Dave has been a podcasting for well over a decade now and has had many shows and they are always of high quality and a lot of fun.

You can subscribe to the show on Apple Podcasts/iTunes or stream it through Spotify, iHeart Radio, and Audible.

The opening and closing theme to the show is titled Journey and was composed by Pontus Rufelt. It is licensed from Shockwave-Sound.

Next Time: Moving Kryptonian Images continues with Adam Mallinger to talk about three of the unproduced Superman scripts that were written by 1987-2006.

IT ALL COMES BACK TO SUPERMAN – SERIES 2 – EPISODE 14 – MOVING KRYPTONIAN IMAGES PART 7: SUPERMAN – THE LAST SON OF KRYPTON

Episode 14 – Moving Kryptonian Images Part 7 – Superman: The Last Son of Krypton

Welcome to another animated installment of a podcasting maxi-series called Moving Kryptonian Images: The Live Action and Animated Adventures of Superman! The purpose of this series is to celebrate the release of the new Superman film, written and directed by James Gunn and starring David Corenswet as Clark Kent/Superman, Rachel Brosnahan as Lois Lane, and Nicholas Hoult as Lex Luthor!

This time out I am joined by Stuart Mulrain of the And Why Not Podcast and the Countdown… to Superman podcast to talk about Superman: The Last Son of Krypton. Which is essentially the first three episodes of Superman: The Animated Series cut together as a short film. The reason it counts for this series is that Warner Bros. sold this as a direct-to-home video and so I’m including it in this series.

My show. My rules.

Anyway, Stuart and I talk about how he watched it as someone that is from the UK, the “wacky” way the WB premiered it here in the states, the cast, the story, the music and the animated series in general.

Be sure to check out Stuart’s shows And Why Not and Countdown… to Superman. Both are great shows and I’m not just saying that because Stuart has had me on both.

You can subscribe to the show on Apple Podcasts/iTunes or stream it through Spotify, iHeart Radio, and Audible.

The opening and closing theme to the show is titled Journey and was composed by Pontus Rufelt. It is licensed from Shockwave-Sound.

Next Time: Moving Kryptonian Images continues with J David Weter joining me to talk about The Batman/Superman Movie: World’s Finest!

IT ALL COMES BACK TO SUPERMAN – SERIES 2 – EPISODE 13 – MOVING KRYPTONIAN IMAGES PART 6: LOIS AND CLARK: THE NEW ADVENTURES OF SUPERMAN

Episode 13 – Moving Kryptonian Images Part 6 – Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman

Welcome to another amazingly nineties-tastic installment of a podcasting maxi-series called Moving Kryptonian Images: The Live Action and Animated Adventures of Superman! The purpose of this series is to celebrate the release of the new Superman film, written and directed by James Gunn and starring David Corenswet as Clark Kent/Superman, Rachel Brosnahan as Lois Lane, and Nicholas Hoult as Lex Luthor!

This time out I head back to 1993 and talk about the pilot film for Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman. Joining me is the co-host of The MovieFilm Podcast, the host of Nostalgia Theater, and film critic for The San Francisco Chronicle Zaki. Zaki and I have a lot in common when it comes to Superman in general and this show specifically and that becomes apparent very quickly during our conversation. We go over how we first heard about the show, the ads that aired on ABC, watching it the night it premiered, the movie itself, and a little bit about the series in general. We also talk about the theme by Jay Gruska, which sounds a lot like the theme to another show, The Colbys.

Be sure to check out Zaki on The MovieFilm Podcast and Nostalgia Theater. He, along with his co-host Brian Hall, have done commentaries for every Christopher Reeve Superman film as well as Man of Steel and the Lois and Clark pilot!

You can subscribe to the show on Apple Podcasts/iTunes or stream it through Spotify, iHeart Radio, and Audible.

The opening and closing theme to the show is titled Journey and was composed by Pontus Rufelt. It is licensed from Shockwave-Sound.

Next Time: Moving Kryptonian Images continues with Stuart Mulrain joining me to talk about Superman: The Last Son of Krypton!

IT ALL COMES BACK TO SUPERMAN – SERIES 2 – EPISODE 12 – MOVING KRYPTONIAN IMAGES PART 5: SUPERMAN IV: THE QUEST FOR PEACE

Episode 12 – Moving Kryptonian Images Part 5 – Superman IV: The Quest for Peace

Welcome to another exciting installment of a podcasting maxi-series called Moving Kryptonian Images: The Live Action and Animated Adventures of Superman! The purpose of this series is to celebrate the release of the new Superman film, written and directed by James Gunn and starring David Corenswet as Clark Kent/Superman, Rachel Brosnahan as Lois Lane, and Nicholas Hoult as Lex Luthor!

This time out Zach Moore from Always Hold on to Smallville joins me to talk about one of the more controversial entries in this series. Superman IV: The Quest for Peace has a reputation for being cheap looking at best and the low point for Superman on film at its worst. Zach and I have a conversation that tends to focus on the more negative parts of the film, but in my defense I have done two commentaries, so I promise that I actually like this movie. So, look at this as a more critical look coming from two people that have positive feelings towards it, but are talking about the movie as presented and not the movie we could have gotten if things turned out differently.

As I previously mentioned, Zach is the host of Always Hold on to Smallville, which by this point is either close to or actually finished with looking at the entirety of that series. It’s a great show and you should definitely check it out.

You can subscribe to the show on Apple Podcasts/iTunes or stream it through Spotify, iHeart Radio, and Audible.

The opening and closing theme to the show is titled Journey and was composed by Pontus Rufelt. It is licensed from Shockwave-Sound.

Next Time: Moving Kryptonian Images continues with Zaki Hasan, who joins me to talk about the pilot film for Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman!

IT ALL COMES BACK TO SUPERMAN – SERIES 2 – EPISODE 11 – MOVING KRYPTONIAN IMAGES PART 4: SUPERMAN III

Episode 11 – Moving Kryptonian Images Part 4 – Superman III

Welcome to another thill packed installment of a podcasting maxi-series called Moving Kryptonian Images: The Live Action and Animated Adventures of Superman! The purpose of this series is to celebrate the release of the new Superman film, written and directed by James Gunn and starring David Corenswet as Clark Kent/Superman, Rachel Brosnahan as Lois Lane, and Nicholas Hoult as Lex Luthor!

MOLDED PLASTIC SEATS!

This time out Derek Russell of The Super House of El and The Siegel and Shuster Society Podcast joins me to talk about Superman III. I figured if I was going to have a Superman film that partially takes place in Smallville that I should have a podcaster and friend that has been talking about the Smallville television series since 2005. Derek and I spend most of the episode defending this film, as it usually gets a fair amount of crap amongst Superman fans. We talk about Clark in Smallville, Annette O’Toole as Lana Lang, Gus Gorman, and, of course, the junkyard scene.

Be sure to check out Derek on The Super House of El and also on The Siegel and Shuster Society Podcast with future guest Luke Bugg. Derek has been a good friend for years and a trendsetter in terms of geek related podcasts.

You can subscribe to the show on Apple Podcasts/iTunes or stream it through Spotify, iHeart Radio, and Audible.

The opening and closing theme to the show is titled Journey and was composed by Pontus Rufelt. It is licensed from Shockwave-Sound.

Next Time: Moving Kryptonian Images continues with Zach Moore and Superman IV: The Quest for Peace!

IT ALL COMES BACK TO SUPERMAN – SERIES 2 – EPISODE 10 – MOVING KRYPTONIAN IMAGES PART 3: SUPERMAN II

Episode 10 – Moving Kryptonian Images Part 3 – Superman II

Welcome to another thrill packed installment of a podcasting maxi-series called Moving Kryptonian Images: The Live Action and Animated Adventures of Superman! The purpose of this series is to celebrate the release of the new Superman film, written and directed by James Gunn and starring David Corenswet as Clark Kent/Superman, Rachel Brosnahan as Lois Lane, and Nicholas Hoult as Lex Luthor!

This time out I am joined by Scott Ryfun, the most listened to man in South Georgia, to talk about Superman II. Which we do. Mostly. In and around talking about the movie itself we chat about watching HBO in the early to mid eighties, what comic book shows and movies were like going back to the sixties, problems with VHS copies of Superman The Movie, and more. We also get into the whole Lester Cut vs Donner Cut debate because you really can’t avoid that argument when you are talking about this movie.

If you are in south Georgia or northern Florida, you can listen to Scott on his show Straight Talk on WGIG 98.7 Monday thru Friday from 6 AM to 10 AM. The show is also released on iHeart Radio later in the day as well.

You can subscribe to the show on Apple Podcasts/iTunes or stream it through Spotify, iHeart Radio, and Audible.

The opening and closing theme to the show is titled Journey and was composed by Pontus Rufelt. It is licensed from Shockwave-Sound.

Next Time: Moving Kryptonian Images continues with Derek Russell joining me to talk about Superman III!

IT ALL COMES BACK TO SUPERMAN – SERIES 2 – EPISODE 9 – MOVING KRYPTONIAN IMAGES PART 2: SUPERMAN THE MOVIE

Episode 9 – Moving Kryptonian Images Part 2 – Superman The Movie

This time out I am joined by Steve Glosson, who is not only one of my oldest friends in podcasting but also the host of Geek Out Loud, to talk about Superman The Movie. What can be said about this film that hasn’t been said before? I’m sure we don’t break any new ground or uncover some fascinating new angle on the themes of this film, but we do go over the things we love about it and, oddly enough, the few criticisms that I have for the movie. I also included one or two fun bits of audio from the movie’s original network premiere. More than anything it’s two middle-aged men gushing over a film that helped define their younger days.

Be sure to check out Steve’s show Geek Out Loud. Steve is one of the most positive voices in geek culture and has been at this game for decades. There is something for everyone to geek out on. Except maybe Star Trek.

You can subscribe to the show on Apple Podcasts/iTunes or stream it through Spotify, iHeart Radio, and Audible.

The opening and closing theme to the show is titled Journey and was composed by Pontus Rufelt. It is licensed from Shockwave-Sound.

Next Time: Moving Kryptonian Images continues with Scott Ryfun joining me to talk about Superman II!

IT ALL COMES BACK TO SUPERMAN – SERIES 2 – EPISODE 8 – MOVING KRYPTONIAN IMAGES PART 1: SUPERMAN AND THE MOLE MEN

Episode 8 – Moving Kryptonian Images Part 1 – Superman and the Mole Men

Welcome to the first part of a podcasting maxi-series called Moving Kryptonian Images: The Live Action and Animated Adventures of Superman! The purpose of this series is to celebrate the release of the new Superman film, written and directed by James Gunn and starring David Corenswet as Clark Kent/Superman, Rachel Brosnahan as Lois Lane, and Nicholas Hoult as Lex Luthor!

For this first installment I am joined by Rob O’Connor and Alan Burke of the All-Star Superfan Podcast to discuss Superman and the Mole Men, which is the first live action Superman feature film ever! Through the course of the episode we talk about the fact that this was sort of, kind of the pilot for the Adventures of Superman television series, George Reeves as Superman, Noel Neil as Lois Lane, the special effects, and the political overtones of the story. We also talk a bit about the Adventures of Superman television series in general and how this film was originally distributed.

Be sure to check out Rob and Alan’s show. Between great guests, fantastic interviews, and fun episode topics All-Star Superfan has something for every Superman fan.

You can subscribe to the show on Apple Podcasts/iTunes or stream it through Spotify, iHeart Radio, and Audible.

The opening and closing theme to the show is titled Journey and was composed by Pontus Rufelt. It is licensed from Shockwave-Sound.

Next Time: Moving Kryptonian Images continues with Steve Glosson joining me to talk about Superman The Movie!

IT ALL COMES BACK TO SUPERMAN – SERIES 2 – EPISODE 7 – LOOKING BACK AND LOOKING FORWARD

Episode 7 – Looking Back and Looking Forward

This time out is another off the cuff, non-scripted solo episode where I talk about how 2024 shaped up as a year for me as a Superman fan and my goals for 2025. I talk about the comics I read (the end of Phillip Kennedy Johnson’s run, Joshua Williamson’s Superman, House of Brainiac, and Absolute Superman all get discussed), the shows I watched (My Adventures with Superman and Superman and Lois), my convention adventures, podcasting highlights, and shows I guested on all get discussed. Then I look to the future and what my Superman related goals for 2025. Plus, I talk about the mega series I have coming, which starts next week!

During this episode I mention the JSApril event which is coming in…April. It’s right there in the name. You can find the home base for that event by clicking on this link.

Feedback for It All Comes Back To Superman Series 2 can be sent to itallcomesbacktosuperman@gmail.com. You can subscribe to the show on Apple Podcasts/iTunes or stream it through Spotify and Audible.

The opening and closing theme to the show is titled Journey and was composed by Pontus Rufelt. It is licensed from Shockwave-Sound.

Next Time: Moving Kryptonian Images begins with Rob O’Connor and Alan Burke joining me to discuss Superman and the Mole Men!