We're back with some fresh 2022 news. Morbius gets another new release date, Seeing Red moves to Disney +, and speculation is abound about The Batman and Doctor Strange's release dates as well. Plus Andrew Garfield can FINALLY talk Spider-Man, we do some detective work of our own regarding Batman Oreos, we talk Ben Affleck and modern day fan entitlement, the tragic passing of Bob Saget, and much much more.
Letterboxd 2021 Year in Review
2021 was the first full year both Coy and Jake logged every movie they saw in Letterboxd, which means for the first time ever they have legitimate stats! So lets dive in! Most watched actors and directors, total hours, rating breakdowns, most popular genres, rarest movies of the year and so SO much more. Put on your nerd stat caps cause we're diving deep into the movie geek this week.
Favorite 2021 Hotline Games
The boys are taking a look back at some of the most memorable hotline games that the listeners gave them in 2021. Superhero Sports Teams, A Battle of Pirates, Supes favorite tunes, and Rogers: the Musical!
A Very Spidey Holiday
It's a Very Spidey Holiday! In this jam packed episode Coy shares his absolute favorite Spider-man Holiday stories, Todd McFarlane himself tell us about his transition from just artist to artist and writer of one of our favorite Spidey books of all time, and the listeners test Coy's knowledge in the first ever Stump Spider's Man contest! Who won? You'll have to listen to find out. Happy Holidays from the Coycast boys!
It's All a Simulation! w/ Rizwan Virk
It’s a huge week because not ONLY are Coy and Jake taking tons of hotline calls talking all about Superhero Team trades, The Netflix Defenders in the MCU, the Spidey Movie they want to see and more. BUT ALSO MIT Computer Scientist and Author of The Simulated Multiverse, Rizwan Virk, is on the podcast to talk all about the possibility that the theories introduced in the Matrix aren’t entirely impossible… and whether or not this actually IS all a simulation!
Talking w/ Todd McFarlane!
In honor of the Venom 2 : Let There Be Carnage home release, the legend himself, Todd McFarlane is on the podcast today talking all about the creation of Venom to the legacy of Spawn and a bunch more! Plus Charlie Cox is officially MCU's Daredevil, we get a first look at Into The Spider-verse 2, and more.
To Recast the King or Honor the Rule : T'Challa, Boseman, and the Black Panther
The boys are taking hotline calls this week that have them chatting more about the Mutant elephant in the MCU room, the most bizarre possible comic book storyline live-action adaptations, and more before getting into the divisive and often sensitive topic of recasting T'Challa in the MCU vs simply handing the mantle of Black Panther off to other characters. Chadwick Bosemen brought an unmatched magic to the MCU and the iconic character of King T'Challa, but does passing off the mantle OR the role best honor his memory?
Ghostbusters Box Office / Blade Updates / Keanu talks Marvel
Coy and Jake briefly talk Spidey trailer goodness then deep dive into Ghostbusters and Eternals Box Office and what those numbers mean in a pandemic world. They also get into some Blade casting and Wesley quote hype, as well as some fun Keanu Reeves quotes as he relates to the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Plus the usual comic recs, pull list, and so much more!
Huge Spider-man Trailer Event / Fall in Forks Finale!
Last night Coy hosted a huge Trailer event and Q&A for Spider-Man No Way Home featuring the man of the hour himself, Tom Holland. Coy talks all about the experience and what it meant to him (and Tom!)
Plus we finish out the Fall in Forks with Jake's take on the Finale of the Twilight Saga, answer your hotline calls, and more!
Eternals Review plus Vin Diesel loves The Rock!
Coy and Jake give their non-spoiler thoughts on Eternals (spoiler thoughts on the Patreon pod!). They also take a look at the new Spider-Man No Way Home poster and the Morbius trailer! Plus they dive into Guardians of the Galaxy 3 and Black Panther 2 theories, Dune 2 filming schedules and much more. Plus Vin Diesel's amazing IG Post and adorable photoshop for The Rock!
Talkin' Twilight w/ Stephanie Merricks Jandreau
The boys welcome the most special guest imaginable, Stephanie Merricks Jandreau, AKA Coy's Mom! Stephanie is here to talk about her love for the Twilight Saga, her annual birthday tradition, what screenings were like opening weekends, the phenomenon's key demo, attending cons, and so much more all while facing the mean heartless evil of resident hater Producer Jake's opinions. Plus some hotline calls from you that have us talking Disney Crossovers and Captain America musical numbers.
A Wedding, a Funeral, and Movies with Sand
Alas! Them boys return to our regularly scheduled programming! They catch up with each other and talk about working on sets, attending a wedding and funeral respectively, and generally revel in a lovely rainy fall day. Plus Coy saw both Eernals and Dune, Empire Magazine features an amazing and possibly hint-filled Spider-Man : No Way Home poster, Mythic Quest gets renewed, Barbie and Ken are cast, Y : The Last Season, Box Office perspectives, and more! Plus the tragic and senseless loss of Halyna Hutchins on the set of Rust sparks conversation about the safety of weaponry on set.
NY Comic Con Catchup
Coy returns from New York with tales of NYCC including Ghostbusters: Afterlife goodness! Then Jake and Coy discuss the beginning of Y The Last Man and the end of What If? (And MCU connectivity theories. Plus Will Poulter is Adam Warlock, Saga Is Back! Bernthal has Punisher thoughts and more! All this plus comic pulls AND hotline calls!
Kami Garcia & Gabriel Picolo of Teen Titans : Beast Boy Loves Raven
Coy welcomes the creators of Teen Titans : Beast Boy Loves Raven, Kami Garcia and Gabriel Picolo to discuss the next installment in their NEW YORK TIMES BEST SELLING graphic novel series! A followup from Coy's interview with them in 2019 for the first installment (Teen Titans:Raven), they talk about the journey getting here, learning to collaborate, and the release of book 3 in the series! Plus the boys dive into this weeks Hotline calls with a heavy emphasis on Jakes many nemesis and Spider-man mysteries.
More Box Office BS / The Emmys / NYCC
Coy Talks Y: The Last Man on FX while Jake waits to see it for a very honorable reason. They also talk SPOILER FREE about Shang-Chi and it's Box Office Might! As well as the well deserved Ted Lasso Emmy Glory, Some The Batman Hype, New York Comic Con, Hit-Monkey and Hawkeye Trailers and more!
It's Coy's Birthday!
It's Coy's birthday today and the boys are chatting about birthday shenanigans, plans, feelings, and traditions like watching specific movies and drinking illegal beverages! All that plus hotline calls about creative cosplay, MCU Variants, Spider-Man No Way Home source material, the roles of Rooker, Hickman's X-men data sheets, and a Superhero Parks and Rec!
Wanna buy Coy a BDay gift? Here’s his Amazon Wishlist! https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/2MHEK72UY0CKH?ref_=wl_share
Fandome Hype / Shang-Chi Box Office
Post Cinemacon with a ton of Fanfome Updates! Diving into all of the quotes from the next wave of DC and Marvel creators. Venom 2 moves UP two weeks, Rachel Leigh Cook's Rogue decision, Shang-Chi box office talk and the worst type of breaking news regarding Michael K. Williams.
How do you Letterboxd?
The boys are responding a slew of hotline calls that have them talking Suicide Squad 3 fan fiction, revisiting the Marvel and DC Comics contract conversation, discussing methods to follow multi-title storylines, and diving deep into their love of Letterboxd and exploring the many ways to use the incredibly fun movie logging service. Not a sponsor. Plus the usual comic recs and all that good stuff you've come to expect.
Shang-Chi and More with Straw Hat Goofy
We welcome our first in-studio guest as Straw Hat Goofy shows up in the middle of an episode like a sitcom neighbor! Talking all about Shang-Chi (spoiler free), the Eternals trailer, Black Canary getting an HBO max movie, Iron Heart appearing in Black Panther Wakanda Forever and much more! Plus some hotline calls and all the usual Comic Recs.
Streaming Kaiju
Coy watched two shows on Apple + and is now convinced they're the most consistently good streaming company when it comes to original content. Jake thinks he's jumping the gun a bit. So the boys chat about the best and worst of today's streaming titans and the streaming vs cable tv cost debate, before tackling some of your hotline calls that lead to talks about Superhero Team Leadership, Doctor Who, a comic book kaiju superbattle between Suicide Squad's Starro the Conquerer and Shang Chi's Fin Fang Foom, as well as the future of the Movie Biz.