Special thanks to two time Commissioner Andrew Mount for tasking us with the pleasure of watching Watchmen, a 2009 Zack Snyder adaptation of the classic comic book series by Alan Moore. We both love the movie, and talk about our experiences with the comic and the movie, the metaphysical realities of being Doctor Manhattan, the philosophy of the Watchmen's wo ... Show More
Jan 9
Fallout - S02E04 - The Demon in the Snow
Fallout – Season 2, Episode 4 pushes the story into unfamiliar territory, and Jim and A.Ron quickly realize their knowledge of Canada begins and ends with maple syrup and hockey. The wasteland expands, and new questions emerge — chief among them: what the hell is actually in Hank ... Show More
1h 42m
Jul 2020
Watchmen with David Hayter
<p>In 2009, David Hayter realised a decades-long dream: writing a movie adaptation of Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons’ seminal graphic novel, Watchmen. Co-written by Alex Tse, Hayter’s Watchmen told the story of retired superheroes in an alternate 1980s America. It was a gripping, mo ... Show More
58m 45s
Dec 2013
10 Terrible/Bizarre/Better Alternate Endings To Popular Comic Book Movies
<p>This week we explore the alternate endings to some of the most successful comic book movie to date including Superman 2, The Wolverine, Iron Man 2 & 3, 1989 Batman and more!</p><p>Thanks for supporting the show!</p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Ac ... Show More
1h 23m
Nov 2019
Why We’re Watching Watchmen
Watchmen, the new superhero drama from HBO, contains some of the sharpest and most deliberate commentary on race currently on television. This week, Eric sits down with Watchmen writer Cord Jefferson (The Good Place, Succession) to talk about how Jefferson approached crafting Wat ... Show More
52m 34s
Feb 2020
Introducing the Movie Director Game, With Sam Esmail | The Big Picture
Movies have the February blues, so we enlisted a friend of the show to liven things up. 'Mr. Robot' creator and movie fanatic Sam Esmail joins Sean and Amanda and comes bearing a new game to play that reveals a lot about their favorite directors, personal taste, and how they view ... Show More
2h 2m
May 2021
The ‘Tenet’ Commentary : yratnemmoC ‘teneT’ ehT
This is a special episode of 'The Big Picture': a watch-along commentary track for Christopher Nolan’s 11th feature film. In March, we teamed up with Chris Ryan for our first commentary, a four-hour journey through 'Zack Snyder’s Justice League,' a.k.a the Snyder Cut. We barely s ... Show More
2h 35m
