In episode 36 of Man of Screen Extra, this is an episode that’s been a long time in coming, and is probalby a little late coming out 2 months behind the times, as Mike Zummo is joined by Scott McGregor making his long-awaited return to a podcast (someone must’ve been, right?) to discuss what they might have liked, what they didn’t like and what they’re angry at with regards to Zack Snyder’s mammoth Justice League production that appeared on HBO Max in July. What did they really think? Well, you’re just going to have to listen to find out. WARNING: We talk about Zack Snyder. Feedback for this s ..read more

In episode 204 of the Man of Screen podcast, Mike Zummo reaches his penultimate episode in his coverage of the Salkind-produced “Adventures of Superboy,” which ran in syndication from 1988 until 1992. First, we’re going to be treated to a news show. Superboy is reported dead and “Night Time” is on the story. They’ll have interviews with Superboy’s friends, Matt Ritter and Lana Lang. Even some of his old enemies will pop in to give a comment. Who wants his cadaver? Who wants to reminisce and who shows up to gloat? But is it all true, what will be revealed during this, “Obituary for a Superhero ..read more

In episode 203 of the Man of Screen podcast, Mike Zummo continues his run toward the end of Season 4 of the Salkind-produced “Adventures of Superboy”, with a pair of clip shows. First, Lana has a mystery to solve as the Bureau for Extranormal Matters has a new computer that theyre trying out. It seems to be able to recreate events from the past based on the memories of others. So of course, Lana is going to return to the office late at night to answer a very pertinent question: “Who is Superboy”? And then, guess what, we have another clip show. This time Clark is going to get laid off or get a ..read more

In episode 202 of the Man of Screen podcast, Mike Zummo is back to complete what he started last week as he completes a two-parter, and works on another standalone episode of the fourth season of “The Adventures of Superboy”. So, first and foremost, were going back to Smallville, where Clark is hanging out in Superboy when he figures out what hes going to do about Odessa, Metallo and Lex Luthor, who are keeping him out of Capital City. But whats going to happen when they come to Smallville? How is this casino going to factor into the proceedings? Whats going down on three streets of Smallville ..read more

In episode 201 of the Man of Screen Podcast, Mike Zummo continues the final batch of episodes covering the Salkind-produced “Adventures of Superboy” with two more Season 4 episodes. First, were going to have an adventure aboard a spaceship. There are warring factions, super strong prison guards and several factions that are at each others throats. Where are these people from? Where are they going? Who is the captain? But most importantly, how does one travel, “West of Alpha Centauri”? Then were coming back to Earth for the first part of a two-part adventure. What do Lex Luthor, Metallo and the ..read more

In episode 200 of the Man of Screen podcast, we have another two-part episode of “The Adventures of Superboy” to go through as this one takes a deep dive into the psyche of everyones favorite imperfect duplicate. Thats right you guess it, Bizarro. How does Bizarro respond to losing the love of his life? What will he do? What depths will he sink? How will he respond? What will Superboy do to help him? And then theres Chaos. What does he want? Heres a better question, does anyone care? Or are we more interested in Bizarro as he learns what it takes “To Be Human”. Additionally, Mike will make an ..read more

In episode 199 of the Man of Screen podcast, Mike Zummo covers another two episodes that have similar themes as theyre both ghost stories in their own fashion. First, were going to get a history lesson as we learn what the building that houses the Bureau for Extra Normal Matters was before the government bought it. The episode will take us back to the Roaring 20s and the Big Band era. What is it about the past thats haunting the present? What are these strange occurrences in the Bureau office? Who are you gonna call? Nope. Not them. But Lana does make a phone call because she doesnt know what ..read more

In episode 198 of the Man of Screen podcast, were going to get a two-part episode that delves into the secret origin of this shows interpretation of Superboys arch-enemy, Lex Luthor. Thats right, Luthor is going to set off a dirty bomb because hes distraught over the death of the only person in this life that he has ever loved. Who is this person? Youll have to listen to the episode to find out. Ill give you this hint. Its not Darla. Superboy, meanwhile, is going to take a stroll through Lex Luthors memories with the help of a “psycho-disc”. Will Superboy get stuck in Lexs memories. What will ..read more

In episode 197 of the Man of Screen podcast, Mike Zummo continues his run through Season 4 of the Adventures of Superboy with a pair of really run episodes. First, its another episode penned by the series chief villain, Lex Luthor as he creates a serum looking to boost his own intelligence, but things go haywire, literally. Were going to find Darlas going to get superpowers and then shes going to have some increased intelligence to go with it. Whats Lex going to do? How is he going to cope with someone who seems to be as smart as he is? How will Lex handle it when “Darla Goes Ballistic”? And t ..read more

In episode 196 of the Man of Screen podcast, Mike Zummo is going to cover his first standalone episodes of Season 4 of “The Adventures of Superboy”, bringing a pair of episodes that are of mixed quality. The first time were going to go back to the DC Comics team of Andy Helfer and Mike Carlin as they spin a yarn about a young scientist, who tries to help Superboy defeat his weakness to kryptonite. There will be tragic accidents. There will be lead. There will be musical notes. There will be … a doppelganger? Yep, Gerard Christopher plays a dual role in “The Kryptonite Kid”. And then were going ..read more