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The Villain Was Right

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Comedians Craig Fay and Rebecca Reeds view Movies and TV from the villain's perspective and dare to ask if they were really all that bad. Podcast Produced by Andrew Ivimey for The From Superheroes Network.

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Canada

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Comedians Craig Fay and Rebecca Reeds view Movies and TV from the villain's perspective and dare to ask if they were really all that bad. Podcast Produced by Andrew Ivimey for The From Superheroes Network.

Twitter:

@VWRPodcast

Language:

English


Episodes
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373: New York Minute (with Sequoia Simone)

11/13/2025
This week on the podcast we're joined by special guest Sequoia Simone (@SequoiaSimone) to talk about NEW YORK MINUTE. We're diving into the Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen comedy, defending over-zealous truancy officers, the worst henchman in the world and taking more than a few shots at the band Simple Plan. Produced by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Andrew Ivimey⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ as part of The From Superheroes Network. Visit ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.FromSuperheroes.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ for more podcasts, articles, YouTube series, web comics, and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Duration:01:03:05

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372: Accepted

11/6/2025
This week on the podcast we're talking about the 2006 college comedy ACCEPTED. We're defending the Dean of a school who wants to spur urban renewal through the expansion of a college campus, taking sides with parents who want their kids to do something with their life and talking about how running a fake school is still fraud even if everyone has a good time. Produced by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Andrew Ivimey⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ as part of The From Superheroes Network. Visit ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.FromSuperheroes.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ for more podcasts, articles, YouTube series, web comics, and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Duration:01:02:59

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371: Buffy The Vampire Slayer (with Kyah Green)

10/30/2025
We're rounding out "Kinda Scary Movie Month" with seasons 1 and 2 of the iconic TV show BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER, with special guest and Buffy buff Kyah Green(@KyahGreen)! We're defending vampires and demons as the rightful and historical inhabitants of Sunnydale, discussing why "losing their soul" is only one reason you shouldn't hook up with a 200 year old vampire, and of course the whole Xander of it all. Produced by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Andrew Ivimey⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ as part of The From Superheroes Network. Visit ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.FromSuperheroes.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ for more podcasts, articles, YouTube series, web comics, and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Duration:01:11:40

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370: Scooby Doo On Zombie Island

10/23/2025
We've reached the Audience Choice portion of "Kinda Scary Movie Month" and so we're talking about SCOOBY-DOO ON ZOMBIE ISLAND. A movie where the 'heroes' are a bunch of young kids who show up uninvited, raid the kitchen, destroy the place and accuse everyone of being suspicious while refusing to leash their nightmare of a dog. Meanwhile the 'villain' is an extremely patient host who fights piracy, slavery and follows the one true god. Produced by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Andrew Ivimey⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ as part of The From Superheroes Network. Visit ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.FromSuperheroes.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ for more podcasts, articles, YouTube series, web comics, and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Duration:00:57:22

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369: Tucker And Dale Vs Evil

10/16/2025
"Kinda Scary Movie Month" is in full swing and this week we're talking about the comedy/horror romp TUCKER & DALE VS EVIL. We're defending the innocent college kids who interpreted events very reasonably, criticising hillbillies who, at the very least, are guilty of severe OSHA violations and discussing how losing consciousness is a major medical emergency. Produced by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Andrew Ivimey⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ as part of The From Superheroes Network. Visit ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.FromSuperheroes.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ for more podcasts, articles, YouTube series, web comics, and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Duration:01:02:21

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368: The Faculty

10/9/2025
"Kinda Scary Movie Month" continues with the 90s highschool alien invasion flick THE FACULTY. We're defending the body-snatching aliens who dramatically improve the lives of the people they take over which include the T-1000, Jean Grey, Frasier's Wife and the host of the Daily Show. Produced by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Andrew Ivimey⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ as part of The From Superheroes Network. Visit ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.FromSuperheroes.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ for more podcasts, articles, YouTube series, web comics, and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Duration:00:55:18

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367: The Witches Of Eastwick

10/2/2025
We're kicking off "Kinda Scary Movie Month" with the star-studded, 1980s dark comedy THE WITCHES OF EASTWICK. We're defending a man -who may or may not be the devil - for being understandably upset when he is simultaneously dumped by the three hottest women in town. Plus a deep dive into the idea of "witchcraft by consensus". Produced by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Andrew Ivimey⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ as part of The From Superheroes Network. Visit ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.FromSuperheroes.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ for more podcasts, articles, YouTube series, web comics, and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Duration:00:58:58

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366: Peacemaker (Season 1)

9/25/2025
In celebration of the second season, this week we're talking about the John Cena led superhero series PEACEMAKER. We're defending mind controlling insects who only want to save us from ourselves and how a spin-off of a sequel of a bad movie has no right to be this good. Produced by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Andrew Ivimey⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ as part of The From Superheroes Network. Visit ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.FromSuperheroes.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ for more podcasts, articles, YouTube series, web comics, and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Duration:01:05:21

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365: Dead Poets Society

9/18/2025
It's audience choice time! Our Patrons voted on our "Back-To-School" episode and so this week we're talking about DEAD POETS SOCIETY. We're defending stuck-up school administrators who weren't actually that strict, talk about how standing on a desk isn't actually teaching poetry and digging into kids whose idea of "seizing the day" is to exactly copy what their teacher did 20 years ago. Produced by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Andrew Ivimey⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ as part of The From Superheroes Network. Visit ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.FromSuperheroes.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ for more podcasts, articles, YouTube series, web comics, and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Duration:01:08:29

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364: Kpop Demon Hunters

9/11/2025
This week on the podcast we're talking about the Netflix animated phenomenon K-POP DEMON HUNTERS. We're discussing the banging soundtrack, defending soul-stealing demons and emphasizing the importance of proper work-life balance. Produced by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Andrew Ivimey⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ as part of The From Superheroes Network. Visit ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.FromSuperheroes.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ for more podcasts, articles, YouTube series, web comics, and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Duration:01:02:00

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363: Bend It Like Beckham

9/4/2025
This week on the podcast we're talking about the soccer/football, coming-of-age/culture-clash classic BEND IT LIKE BECKHAM. We're defending the immigrant parents who correctly predicted the consequences of their daughter's actions and a British mom whose heart is in the right place even when her words aren't. Produced by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Andrew Ivimey⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ as part of The From Superheroes Network. Visit ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.FromSuperheroes.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ for more podcasts, articles, YouTube series, web comics, and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Duration:01:02:23

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362: Dune (with Foad HP)

8/28/2025
This week on the podcast we're joined by special guest Foad HP (@FoadHP) to discuss the recent film adaptations of the sci-fi classic DUNE. We're defending the Harkonnens who are unwitting pawns in a universe wide conspiracy and attacking the cultural appropriator Paul Atreides who starts an intergalactic holy war because a cute girl asked him nicely to go south. Produced by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Andrew Ivimey⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ as part of The From Superheroes Network. Visit ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.FromSuperheroes.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ for more podcasts, articles, YouTube series, web comics, and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Duration:01:09:35

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361: Can't Hardly Wait

8/21/2025
It's our monthly audience choice episode. Our patrons voted and so we're covering the 90s teen classic CAN'T HARDLY WAIT. We're defending boyfriends who break up with their highschool sweethearts and discussing a love letter so good it'll make you fall in love sight unseen. Plus a detailed statistical analysis on whether there was a hot girl at your high school. Produced by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Andrew Ivimey⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ as part of The From Superheroes Network. Visit ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.FromSuperheroes.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ for more podcasts, articles, YouTube series, web comics, and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Duration:01:04:57

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360: M3GAN

8/14/2025
This week on the podcast we're discussing the 2022 horror/comedy hit M3GAN. We're defending reasonable bosses, and murderous AI dolls and blaming everything on the irresponsible guardian of a recently orphaned girl. Produced by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Andrew Ivimey⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ as part of The From Superheroes Network. Visit ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.FromSuperheroes.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ for more podcasts, articles, YouTube series, web comics, and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Duration:01:03:18

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359: Ice Age

8/7/2025
This week we're discussing the CGI family phenomenon ICE AGE. We're discussing humanity's involvement in the extinction of pleistocene mammals and defending sabre tooth tigers who want revenge for the death of half their family. Produced by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Andrew Ivimey⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ as part of The From Superheroes Network. Visit ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.FromSuperheroes.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ for more podcasts, articles, YouTube series, web comics, and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Duration:01:00:41

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358: Theater Camp

7/31/2025
This week we're going full summer vacation and talking about the hilarious mockumentary THEATRE CAMP. We're defending a grieving son who does his best in a tough situation, camp counsellors who lie on their resume and corporate finance types who are incredibly honest in their deal to save a struggling summer camp. Produced by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Andrew Ivimey⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ as part of The From Superheroes Network. Visit ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.FromSuperheroes.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ for more podcasts, articles, YouTube series, web comics, and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Duration:00:55:34

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357: Fantastic Four (2005)

7/24/2025
In anticipation of the theatrical release of "First Steps" we're rewinding to 2005 to talk about FANTASTIC FOUR. We're defending Victor Von Doom who in addition to being reasonable and calm under pressure, gave people exactly what they wanted. All to be ditched by his girlfriend and left out of the loop on some seriously life changing information. Produced by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Andrew Ivimey⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ as part of The From Superheroes Network. Visit ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.FromSuperheroes.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ for more podcasts, articles, YouTube series, web comics, and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Duration:01:06:28

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356: Mannequin (1986)

7/17/2025
The results of this month's Audience Choice poll are in and so we're talking about the 1986, romantic comedy MANNEQUIN where an ancient Egyptian spirit come back to life as a mannequin and falls in love with a total loser. We're defending PTSD riddled security guards, reasonable reactions to odd behaviour and a businessman who is guilty of giving a really good job offer. Produced by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Andrew Ivimey⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ as part of The From Superheroes Network. Visit ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.FromSuperheroes.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ for more podcasts, articles, YouTube series, web comics, and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Duration:01:00:33

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355: 9 to 5 (with Bria Hiebert)

7/10/2025
This week we're joined by special guest Bria Hiebert (@UncleBria) to talk about the Dolly Parton comedy classic 9 TO 5. We're talking about bad jobs, horrible bosses and workplace sexism and suggesting that maybe, just maybe, kidnapping isn't the solution to those problems. Produced by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Andrew Ivimey⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ as part of The From Superheroes Network. Visit ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.FromSuperheroes.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ for more podcasts, articles, YouTube series, web comics, and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Duration:01:07:42

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354: Scrubs

7/3/2025
This week we're discussing the iconic early 2000s medical sitcom SCRUBS. We're defending the janitor who rightfully brings self-obsessed doctors down a few pegs and mean physicians who just want new doctors to stop screwing around and actually help patients. Plus we discuss one of the best, most heartbreaking, episodes of TV ever put on the air. Produced by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Andrew Ivimey⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ as part of The From Superheroes Network. Visit ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.FromSuperheroes.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ for more podcasts, articles, YouTube series, web comics, and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Duration:01:08:28