Running on Rooftops: The Comic Book Adaptation Podcast

Sad news everyone. After running for nearly 5 years, we are pulling the plug on Running on Rooftops. Darryl and Phil take a run down memory lane, reminiscing about our favorite episode titles and podcasts. We also come clean about things going on behind the scenes. Thank you for listening, no matter how long you've been The Podcast is shutting down, but it's not the end of content. Please stay subscribed to the feed and our Facebook groups for updates on our next projects What we're planning in the future. Stay subcribed to this feed for more updates. 00:00 - Intro 00:21 - Is this the End of Running on Rooftops? 08:14 - Episode 111, a nice odd number 15:15 - Top 5 Episode Titles. Oh, the vanity 22:45 - Darryl's favorite RoR Episode 25:51 - Phil's Favorite RoR Episode 30:22 - Is this the end of the episode? No, it's not. 36:29- The Outro that is our Intro. You'll get it 39:23 - Zack Snyder edits the podcast? He has a personal cut? Support The Show! Subscribe on Android Subscribe on iTunes Facebook - www.facebook.com/runningonroofs Twitter - twitter.com/ror_podcast

Darryl and Phil review Avengers: Endgame, the Marvel movie eleven years in the making. We discuss all the highly anticipated plot points in this surprisingly this love letter to the Marvel Cinematic Universe. After a quick spoiler-free discussion, we talk about the main cast and how their stories resolve. We then look into the future of the MCU, given what we know, about upcoming movies and Disney+. How much satisfaction and joy could two people get coming from watching the movie? Listen and find out! Time Codes Ratings Avengers: Endgame References Age of Anderson (Avengers: Age of Ultron Review) - ROR 7 Infinite Podcast (Avengers: Infinity War) - UROR #13 Civil War Review (Captain America: Civil War) -IROR #31The first Marvel TV to Movie crossover character Support The Show! Subscribe on Android Subscribe on Apple Podcasts Facebook - www.facebook.com/runningonroofs Twitter - twitter.com/ror_podcast

New Show. New Schedule. New naming scheme. Welcome to the first episode of Season 5 of Running on Rooftops! We are catching up to all* the Marvel and DC movies we missed since we last recorded, as well as review the newest addition to the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Captain Marvel. New Schedule Similar to our plans for last season, we are aiming for 2 episodes a month. The goal is to release one movie-related episode a month. When we started Running on Rooftops in 2015, the landscape of comic book TV shows was quite different. Four years later, there's over 3 times the amount of shows available on multiple platforms, and it has gotten too difficult to keep up with everything. We still like podcasting and while there are too many shows, there relatively fewer movies. By focusing on movie reviews, we can deliver more content with less stress. For the second episode of the month, anything goes! We looked back at all the different types of podcasts we've produced since 2015, and asked ourselves "What have we most enjoyed doing?" With this in mind, we are going to try doing more sprints, reviews, interviews, and more. Movie Catch Up Want to hear our opinion on all the comic book movies that came out since Avengers: Infinity War? Too bad! We forgot about Deadpool 2! Phil and Darryl give their opinions on Ant-Man and the Wasp, Venom, Spider-Man: Enter the Spiderverse and Aquaman. Captain Marvel We welcome Captain Marvel to the MCU with a review of the Marvel's 21st new movie. How do we feel about the first Marvel movie of 2019? Does this movie party like it's 1995? Listen and find out! Time Codes Ratings Captain Marvel References Wakanda Forever! - UROR #10 (Black Panther) Infinite Podcast (Avengers: Infinity War) - UROR #13 Support the Show! Subscribe on Android Subscribe on iTunes

Phil sprints through the biggest movie in the world, Avengers: Infinity War. He shares all his initial reactions in part one of our coverage of the movie. He also asks the question we are all wondering, What is up with Thanos and bubbles? Phil also predicts what will happen in the next two Marvel movies, Ant-Man & the Wasp, and Captain Marvel, as well as predicting what will happen in the next Avengers movie. Let us know what you all think of the movie. Ratings Avengers: Infinity War References Subscribe on Android Subscribe on iTunes

Darryl and Phil discuss the monumental 1000th issue of Action Comics. We discuss the issue 80 years in the making by going over our favorite stories and covers in this momentous anthology issue. We also talk about the differences between the digital and print issues as well the future of Superman under famed Marvel creator Brian Michael Bendis. References Variant CoversBrian Michael Bendis Joins DC Comics Subscribe on Android Subscribe on iTunes

Jessica Jones is back! Darryl gives his spoiler-free thoughts on Jessica Jones Season 2. This season has a fairly slow beginning. Jessica is dealing with the aftermath of killing Killgrave, and it's known by the public that she's the one that's responsible for it. This is largely thanks to Trish, who is using her talk show to highlight powered heroes and starting to investigate the people who gave Jessica powers. Also investigating is Malcolm, who is now sober, and is working closely with Jessica and picking her up off the floor each morning. Hogarth has her own arc that runs parallel to main cast's this season. Killgrave leaves a large hole to fill in the cast. In the first season, when he wasn't on the screen, you would be asking "Where's Killgrave?" or "Is this person mind controlled"? It really picks up when the main antagonists are brought forward. Then the questions you ask are, "How did this person get to this point"? and "what does this mean for Jessica"? Some characters make really frustrating choices throughout this season. There where many times where I would say "Why would you do that?" or Why would you trust this person?" It shows how toxic some people can be. In addition, while there isn't any mind control, many of the villains are very emotionally manipulative. People try to get what they want by any means, and they are often very horrible to each other. They don't have to be mind controllers to be terrible people. One of the secondary antagonists ends up slightly more sympathetic than some of the main characters. Only slightly though. When it comes to the ending, you know nothing is going to end well for Jessica. How it all resolves is unexpected, but makes you really want a season 3. Overall, Jessica Jones Season 2 is a good follow up to the first season. I ultimately didn't love it as much as season 1, but it was more consistent than other Marvel Netflix seasons. Time Codes Ratings Jessica Jones Season 2 References A Bullet, A Hand, and A Noose (Gotham, Agents of Shield, and Jessica Jones finales) - IROR #13Two Years in the Making (The Defenders First Look) - TAROR #38 Subscribe on Android Subscribe on iTunes

We are joined by Maxine and Mark Moore for a rousing discussion on Black Panther. We give our spoiler-free impressions of the latest Marvel Studios film, which continues their streak of great superhero movies. We then have a long conversation about the characters, the influence of the movie on the Marvel Cinematic Universe, and the cultural impact this movie will have. Where does Samuel L. Jackson fit in this movie? Is the last Infinity Stone is tied into the Vibranium mound? How many opinions were changed over the course of the episode? Listen and find out! Interested in following our guests? Mark - Twitter, Instagram, Website Maxine - Twitter, Instagram, Website Time Codes Ratings Black Panther References #NinjaFatigue (Daredevil Season 2) -IROR #39 Shuri's Black Panther SuitAll records broken by Black Panther Subscribe on Android Subscribe on iTunes

We review the first half of Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Season 5. The Agents are in Space, and they have a whole nother group of issues they have to fix. We review our overall impressions of this half of the season, discuss time travel, theorize how this season ties into Avengers: Infinity War, and speculate on the show's future. While they are dealing with a futuristic dystopia, it's still the quality show we've learned to love over 4 seasons. Ratings Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Season 5 References Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. on Rotten Tomatoes Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Season 4 Review Subscribe on Android Subscribe on iTunes

Black Lightning Phil and Darryl are back together, and charged up for the newest show from the CW! We review Black Lightning, a comic book superhero from DC Comics that doesn't take place in the Arrow universe. Unexpectedly, this show really benefits from this. How could this be? Listen and find out! The next podcast episode will be the week of Feb. 5. Enjoy the next 2 weeks! Ratings Black Lightning - S1.E1 The Resurrection References IMBDGeek History Lesson on Black Lightning Subscribe on Android Subscribe on iTunes

Welcome to 2018! Phil is back on track and ready for action with a review of Runaways Season 1. He then goes to his best movies, TV shows, and comics of 2017. There were some microphone issues this week, but we should be back to normal when we review the new theCW superhero show: Black Lightning! Ratings Marvel's Runaways Season 1 References *Snikt!* One Last Time (Logan) TAROR #22 What A Wondrous Podcast! (Wonder Woman) TAROR #33Well.. Some of it was Real (Legion Season 1) TAROR #27So Many Arrows! (Arrow Season 5 Recap) Subscribe on Android Subscribe on iTunes

Merry Christmas! In honor of the holiday where friends and family come together, Darryl reviews Marvel's Runaways, Hulu's new teen drama in which a group of teens finds out their parents are horrible supervillains. He covers his overall thoughts on the show, and the interesting adaptation choices Marvel chose to add. This show focuses on a group of former childhood friends that drifted apart after one of their group died, Alex, one of the teens, tries to get the group back together when their parents have an annual meeting for their Charity. The teens see their parents do something horrible and... Runaway from home, while developing special abilities and tools they didn't know they had. This definitely feels like a teen show. When Gert was talking about her club, I just realized how long it's been since I thought about homeroom. I enjoy the characters so far and I'm excited to see where they end up. If teen shows are not your thing, it's fair if you do not want to try it, but I would give it a chance. I would compare it to a PG-13 rated Marvel Netflix show. Adaptation wise, Marvel is setting things up to make more narrative sense. The biggest changes so far seem to be with Chase, Karolina, and Molly. Chase was a lot more of a slacker, compared to the preppy lacrosse player he seems to be. Molly was originally the child of two mutants, but now she just seems to have powers. What really happened to Molly's parents? I feel as if they have to show up sometime. Church of the Ghibborim seems like a fair change for the Dean family from their original roles as movie stars. It feels like They seem to be more integral to the plot when in comparison to their comic book counterparts, we will have to see. I hope you enjoy the episode and the holidays. I hope that there are no human sacrifices when your family gets together. Ratings Marvel's Runaways Season 1, Episode 1- Reunion Subscribe on Android Subscribe on iTunes

Running on Rooftops Episode 100! We are going to take a look at the Tv show that influenced most of the shows that cover, as well as the show that is referenced almost every podcast episode: Smallville. 0:07:15 - Bad 0:18:11 - Good 00:26:33 - Take-Aways 00:32:12 - Thanks to everyone for 100 episodes! Thanks to everyone that is subscribed to the show! Even if this your first episode, I hope you say for another 100. Also Thanks to everyone who has been on the show in the last 99 episodes. Hope you all enjoyed being on, and let's keep on running! References A classic example Smallville not fully committingA classic example of some decent Smallville acting Subscribe on Android Subscribe on iTunes

Phil delivers a stripped down version of the podcast this week, as he ranks the last two weeks of DC shows on theCW. Then he gives his impression on the first few episodes of The Gifted. Sorry for all the technical difficulties, but stay subscribed for our 100th episode next week. Question of the Week Legends Subscribe on Android Subscribe on iTunes

The Fall 2017 season kicked off on theCW last week and Darryl is here to give his opinion on who came back the best. Darryl ranks the 4 returning shows (not counting Riverdale) Arrow, Legends of Tomorrow, The Flash, Supergirl. Ratings References Subscribe on Android Subscribe on iTunes

Darryl is running solo this episode as he reviews the new Marvel TV Show "The Gifted" The Strucker Family What surprised me the most I'm not hating the kids. Lauren is a good elder sibling, Andy was not the worst. It's also nice that the family isn't completely dysfunctional. The parents were a little less interesting. The mom is a bit stereotypical, but the Dad's dynamic as a former part of the mutant-hunting division, now trying to save his mutant kids has potential. Mutant Underground I'm a bit surprised that Blink is used as our introduction to the Mutant Underground, but not as surprising after the fact. She was a character in the X-Men Mega Event "Age Of Apocalypse" where she was a fairly green character. However, I know her the most from the long-running Exiles comic (One of my favorite comics series BTW), where she ended up leading the team. Polaris is in an interesting position, both in her adaptation and her position in the story She may be the most high profile character from the comics, but she may also be the character with the most interesting arc at the outset of the series. The other Underground characters do not stand out too much. Thunderbird is their sensor. This is fine, but I have no feelings about Marco, the laser leader man. I'm excited to see where this family drama goes. I was honestly expecting to dislike the show, but I'm interested to see what happens next. Also, Stan Lee had a cameo! QOTD Who is your favorite Marvel mutant? Next week: We cover the return of the CW shows. Time Codes Ratings The Gifted - Episode 1 Season 1 - eXposed References Subscribe on Android Subscribe on iTunes

Welcome to Season 4! Welcome to Season 4 of Running on Rooftops. If this is your first episode, Darryl and Phil are two guys that enjoy comic books and the media they are adapted to. We will be here every week to rate and review comic book tv shows and movies. There's a lot of new events ahead that we will cover this year, like Gifted, the Justice League movie and the CW four-way crossover "Crisis on Earth X". We are a spoiler-filled podcast, meaning we like to discuss the source materials for the shows we cover. So be warned, and feel free to skip around. In this episode, we cover the two-part premiere of the new ABC Series Marvel's Inhumans, and the first 2 episodes of Gotham season 4 Marvel's Inhumans This show raises a lot of questions. The biggest question being: why should we care about the Inhuman Royal Family? Something just seems off about the show, but I can see them trying to build to something epic. Overall, it does not quite meet the expectations for a show that premiered in IMAX theatres. Gotham It is hard to deny how cool it was to see both Selena and Bruce fighting in the streets, and seeing Bruce's costume evolve was a highlight. For the villains, Penguins crime licenses are amazingly stupid but straight out of a comic book. As for Scarecrow. He's really off looking, and scythe doesn't look sharp, but it's a good, not so high-level villain to face. In addition, the mob element was a highlight of season 1, so it's great to see Falcone may return Sadly, Barbara's return is tiring and the lack of spine for the cops was frustrating. It feels like the GCPD goes from corrupt to clean every few seasons, but it's a good place for Jim to come in as the commissioner he needs to be. Next Time We cover Fox's new show in the X-Men universe "The Gifted" QOTW What Inhuman Power would you want to have after Terrigenesis have? Time Codes Ratings Gotham Inhumans Behold... The Inhumans Inhumans: Season 1, Episode 1 Subscribe on Android Subscribe on iTunes

Darryl and guest host Joe take a first look take our first look at Netflix mini series: The Defenders. This is the series we've been waiting for since this podcast started, and it does not disappoint. We give our spoiler free impressions on the first three episodes of The Defenders, then we discuss the four main characters and villains in Spoiler Space. How satisfying were the fights? Which characters worked surprisingly well together? Listen and find out! This episode was recorded the premiere weekend of the show, (8/19/2017) so forgive any outdated comments! Check out our coverage on the other members of the Defenders: #NinjaFatigue (Daredevil Season 2) -IROR #39AKA Phil needs to watch more Jessica Jones (Jessica Jones): IROR #10Sweet Christmas Day (International Podcast Day 2016, Luke Cage Episode 1):TAROR #2Wait, What's your Name? (Iron Fist Spoiler Free Early Thoughts) : TAROR #24 Time Codes Ratings The Defenders: Episodes 1 -3 References joedumpster21The Defender's IMDB Subscribe on Android Subscribe on iTunes

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Spider-Man: Homecoming Darryl and Phil review Spider-Man: Homecoming, the joint release from Marvel and Sony. We reflect on the past few iterations of Spider-Man movies, talk about a basketful of Easter eggs, and gush about Tom Holland and Micheal Keaton. Spider-Man is finally in the Marvel Cinematic Universe everyone. Let's Celebrate! This episode is also our final episode in our Totally Awesome season. Thanks for sticking with us for another season. There may be a few episodes here or there this summer, but be ready for new, regular episodes near the end of September 2017. Time Codes Ratings Spider-Man: Homecoming References Spider-Man Homecoming on IMDB The broken timeline on SlashFilm http://www.cbr.com/roll-call-putting-names-to-17-new-faces-in-spider-man-homecoming/

Phil Sprints through the season 3 finale of iZombie. Was it bigger? Badder? Zombier? Listen to find out. Time Codes Ratings Finale Season 3 References