Watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/9wEcMCVphI4
This week we begin with the long lost Superman poem by Vladimir Nabokov that gave this podcast its name. It's a remarkable story that almost seems too wonderfully nerdy to be true.
We then talk about the atrocious Superman IV for a bit before digging into the classic 1980s TV series "Greatest American Hero". The discussion includes:
The impact it had on us as kids
What we think of it now
Why is it still popular
The theme song
Should it be rebooted, and how?
Along the way we also touch on Quantum Leap, Truth, Justin and the American way, Hero At Large, et al.
SHOW NOTES:
* "Superman returns: An unpublished poem by Vladimir Nabokov" By Andrei Babikov (https://www.the-tls.co.uk/articles/superman-returns-poem-vladimir-nabokov-andrei-babikov/) (requires subscription)
* Nabokov's Superman Poem (https://blog.bestamericanpoetry.com/the_best_american_poetry/2021/04/nabokovs-superman-poem-by-vladimir-nabokov-june-1942.html) (doesn't require subscriptino)
Prodigious Saps: profusive nerdery from Chad Smalley of Blaggards and Brendan Jones of Tesla City Stories.
https://linktr.ee/prodigioussaps
RELATED LINKS:
Blaggards
https://blaggards.com/
SlapperCast: a weekly podcast/road diary from Blaggards:
https://linktr.ee/slappercast
Tesla City Stories
https://www.teslacitystories.com
Breakfast of the Gods
https://www.indyplanet.com/breakfast-of-the-gods
Campbell & Jones Meet the Monsters
https://meetthemonsters.podbean.com/
