158: Mailbag #4

Lance and Kevonte discuss the final arc of Green Arrow Vol. 3. They talk Oliver Queen as the mayor of Star City, influences on the CW series, eerie similarities to current politics, and Kev's Kindle frustrations.BULLSEYE, OFF THE MARK, MISS, or FAILED THIS CITY?Lance: BULLSEYEKevonte: BULLSEYEArtwork by Tom Gehrke.PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/alwaysmallvilleTWITTER: https://twitter.com/donotfailourpodFACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/alwaysmallvilleEMAIL: [email protected]

Kevonte and Lance discuss 1973's Robin Hood. They talk Disney's take on the character, anthropomorphic animals, the 1970s vibe and sly humor, and where they'd like to see the character of Robin Hood go in the future.BULLSEYE, OFF THE MARK, MISS, or FAILED THIS CITY?Lance: BULLSEYEKevonte: BULLSEYEArtwork by Tom Gehrke.PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/alwaysmallvilleTWITTER: https://twitter.com/donotfailourpodFACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/alwaysmallvilleEMAIL: [email protected]

Merry Christmas! To celebrate this year, Lance and Kevonte discuss 2020'sThe Christmas Setup! It stars Ben Lewis aka. William Clayton. They talk this being from Lifetime not Hallmark, having two gay leads, and The Nanny herself Fran Drescher pulling all the strings.BULLSEYE, OFF THE MARK, MISS, or FAILED THIS CITY?Lance: BULLSEYEKevonte: BULLSEYEArtwork by Tom Gehrke.PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/alwaysmallvilleTWITTER: https://twitter.com/donotfailourpodFACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/alwaysmallvilleEMAIL: [email protected]

Kevonte and Lance discuss 2010's Robin Hood. They talk Ridley Scott's filmography, Russell Crowe's character not really even being Robin Hood, the serious tone, and taking liberties with existing IPs to the point of making them unrecognizable.BULLSEYE, OFF THE MARK, MISS, or FAILED THIS CITY?Lance: OFF THE MARKKevonte: OFF THE MARKArtwork by Tom Gehrke.PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/alwaysmallvilleTWITTER: https://twitter.com/donotfailourpodFACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/alwaysmallvilleEMAIL: [email protected]

Lance and Kevonte discuss 1993's Robin Hood: Men in Tights. They talk the lost art of the parody film, Reebok Pumps, surprise cameos, and all the gags and jokes still hitting after all these years.BULLSEYE, OFF THE MARK, MISS, or FAILED THIS CITY?Lance: BULLSEYEKevonte: BULLSEYEArtwork by Tom Gehrke.PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/alwaysmallvilleTWITTER: https://twitter.com/donotfailourpodFACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/alwaysmallvilleEMAIL: [email protected]

Kevonte and Lance discuss 1991's Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves. They talk the all-star cast (lead by Kevin Costner), the fun tone of the film, it's commercial success, and why sticking to the basics of the story works. Plus! They open up (a small) mailbag and read listener emails and reviews!BULLSEYE, OFF THE MARK, MISS, or FAILED THIS CITY?Lance: BULLSEYEKevonte: BULLSEYEArtwork by Tom Gehrke.PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/alwaysmallvilleTWITTER: https://twitter.com/donotfailourpodFACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/alwaysmallvilleEMAIL: [email protected]

Lance and Kevonte discuss 2018's Robin Hood. They talk the Arrow influences on the movie, the wasted all-star cast, and the worn out trope of "the story you thought you knew."BULLSEYE, OFF THE MARK, MISS, or FAILED THIS CITY?Lance: FAILED THIS CITYKevonte: FAILED THIS CITYArtwork by Tom Gehrke: https://tomsart.threadless.com/PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/alwaysmallvilleTWITTER: https://twitter.com/donotfailourpodFACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/alwaysmallvilleEMAIL: [email protected]

Kevonte and Lance open up another mailbag and read listener emails and reviews! Thank you all very much for your feedback and if you want your thoughts read on air, send us some for next time!Artwork by Tom Gehrke: https://tomsart.threadless.com/PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/alwaysmallvilleTWITTER: https://twitter.com/donotfailourpodFACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/alwaysmallvilleEMAIL: [email protected]

Lance and Kevonte discuss issues #11 and #12 of the new Green Arrow comic book run! They talk Amanda Waller, Merlyn's new backstory taking a lot of inspiration from Arrow, and this story arc coming to a close.BULLSEYE, OFF THE MARK, MISS, or FAILED THIS CITY?Lance: BULLSEYEKevonte: BULLSEYEArtwork by Tom Gehrke: https://tomsart.threadless.com/PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/alwaysmallvilleTWITTER: https://twitter.com/donotfailourpodFACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/alwaysmallvilleEMAIL: [email protected]

It’s the Ollies! Kevonte and Lance recap Arrow’s sixth season in style by handing out The Imagine Dragons Award, The Barack Obama Award, The Burned Award, the MVP, and everyone's favorite...The Black Dude In The Cave Award! These plus over a dozen more. How did The Dragon fare in his rookie season? Tune in and find out!Artwork by Tom Gehrke: https://tomsart.threadless.com/PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/alwaysmallvilleTWITTER: https://twitter.com/donotfailourpodFACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/alwaysmallvilleEMAIL: [email protected]