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Which is to say, what if Yondu handed young Peter over to his father, Ego the Living Planet, as per the original plan? Well, then you might have a gathering of Earth's Mightiest Heroes... of 1988. Can a couple of plucky kids help save the day? Hey, it's the eighties. [more inside]
posted by Halloween Jack on Dec 23, 2023 - 4 comments

A group of people without a lot in common--only some of them are super, only a couple are friends--are asked to get together to deal with the oldest one's brother, who has stolen a cube. [more inside]
posted by Halloween Jack on Nov 6, 2022 - 4 comments

Thor enlists the help of Valkyrie, Korg and ex-girlfriend Jane Foster to fight Gorr the God Butcher, who intends to make the gods extinct. [more inside]
posted by chavenet on Jul 6, 2022 - 82 comments

On his way to New Mexico before the events in Thor, agent Phil Coulson stops at a Gas Station - and encounters a crime in progress. [more inside]
posted by Nanukthedog on Apr 1, 2022 - 3 comments

The Uatcher gathers heroes all across the multiverse for one final battle against "Ultra-Vison" [more inside]
posted by Karmakaze on Oct 6, 2021 - 41 comments

In a Norwegian town poisoned by pollution and rattled by melting glaciers, the End Times feel all too real. It'll take a legend to battle an old evil. (Netflix, Norwegian, 6 episodes) [more inside]
posted by small_ruminant on May 29, 2021 - 7 comments

At an old farmhouse, a family mysteriously dissapears at the hands of evil. Years later, hair metal band The Tritons comes to the farmhouse, whose barn now features a 24-track recording studio. Lead singer John Triton gets the band to perform their first night in the farmhouse after dinner, and weird little beasties suddenly appear, and strange things start to happen. Band members (and their tag along girlfriends) begin to act strangely and vanish one by one. Soon, only John Triton remains, and he holds a secret. Finally, the evil shows itself and a battle between heaven and hell ensues... [more inside]
posted by iamkimiam on Oct 18, 2020 - 9 comments

You've got the strength, speed and senses of the gods. But that still doesn't help you when you're the new kid in town. (Netflix, Norwegian original, 6 episodes) [more inside]
posted by oh yeah! on Feb 2, 2020 - 13 comments

Rewatch! "When we get back to our home planet the high council may well sentence you to TOR-CHAA!" Previously. [more inside]
posted by JHarris on Sep 12, 2018 - 3 comments

If you enjoy any of the movies or TV shows set in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, please join us in our new Fanfare Club!
posted by Jacqueline on Mar 16, 2018 - 3 comments

With 200+ hours of footage in the MCU, not everyone has time to be a completist. Given that the MCU contains both hits (Black Panther, Jessica Jones) and stinkers (Incredible Hulk, Inhumans), which do you consider to be must-see vs. not worth it?
posted by Jacqueline on Mar 16, 2018 - 16 comments

The Marvel Cinematic Universe presents challenges to FanFare's default spoiler scope in that the MCU now comprises 18 feature films, 10 TV shows, and a variety of one-shots, web series, and tie-in books/comics, with more to come. [more inside]
posted by Jacqueline on Mar 16, 2018 - 3 comments

After the god of death Hela returns to lay waste to Asgard, Thor has to fight the Hulk in the Grandmaster's arena on the planet of Sakaar, rally Hulk and the disaffected Agardian Valkyrie and return to prevent Ragnarok - the twilight of the gods. [more inside]
posted by Grangousier on Oct 24, 2017 - 159 comments

"Her Power Goes Beyond Life.... His Rage Survives Even Death!" A voodoo priestess revives a zombie. Okay forget that. A guy is knifed by thugs. Now forget that too. Years later, his way-too-beefy son thwarts robbers of a convenience store. It's when he exits the store that the movie really begins, as he's hit by a car driven by unruly teens. He's dead! But thanks to Ms. Voodoo, he can live again as a zombie and track down his killers, while three ineffectual policemen trace him, one of them sounding like Jim Baccus with a slow leak, and another being Actual Adam West. Oh, and Motorhead's "Ace of Spaces" is in there. The multiple prologues confused the heck out of me. Servo's Adam West impression sounds more like Shatner to me. YouTube (1h33m) Promo. Premiered November 24, 1994 (Thanksgiving Day). [more inside]
posted by JHarris on Nov 2, 2016 - 24 comments

"Teenage Hoodlums from Another World on a Horrendous Ray-Gun Rampage!" "Before...A Beautiful Girl. One Moment Later...A Skeleton!" Despite the ad lines, the titular teenagers number only two, and one of them is the milquetoast "Derek." Their mission: to prepare Earth for the coming of their lifestock, which naturally take the form of gigantic lobsters. It's a good episode! This is the movie that gives us the infamous "TORCHAA!!" catchphrase, beloved of MSTies everywhere. It's also Mary Jo Pehl's first episode writing! YouTube (1h33m) Premiered June 27, 1992. [more inside]
posted by JHarris on Oct 29, 2015 - 6 comments

During an unfortunate series of events a friend of Kung Fury is assasinated by the most dangerous kung fu master criminal of all time; Adolf Hitler, a.k.a Kung Führer … [more inside]
posted by zippy on May 28, 2015 - 35 comments

The powerful but arrogant god Thor is cast out of Asgard to live amongst humans in Midgard (Earth), where he soon becomes one of their finest defenders. [more inside]
posted by 256 on Nov 17, 2014 - 44 comments