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PCR #99: I Got 99 Problems and This Episode is One

December 11th, 2018

In this episode, Travis and Chris unpack a few news items from the last couple of months in the world of pop culture. They open up with some discussion on the new Avengers Endgame trailer and what else they want to see from it before the movie comes out. With the recent passing of Stan Lee, they reveal some of their favorite cameos in movies and tv shows. They talk about Kevin Hart stepping down from his lifelong dream of hosting the Oscars, and what's going on in the “outrage culture” world nowadays. Does Black Panther deserve Best Picture nominations? Why is the Lion King being remade? The Marvel/Netflix alliance is coming to an end with the recent cancellation of Daredevil. So what happened, who caused the split, and what's going to happen? What's Chris’ suggestion for Netflix post-Marvel? They have some reactions to the new Sonic the Hedgehog movie poster as well as the new Super Smash Brothers video game. They wrap up by talking about some movies left to see this year and what Travis thinks about “Oscar bait” flicks.