Umbrella Academy, Transformers Gen 1, new Pretenders record, Palm Springs, Fear City

Posted by George Koroneos | Aug 6, 2020 | Mai Tai Happy Hour Podcast | 0 |

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This week on Mai Tai Happy Hour, Hambone and I review the second season of Umbrella Academy and talk about why this works so much better than most non-big name brand superhero shows. We also talk about the breaking Disney news that Mulan is going straight to Disney+ (with limited theater release) and what that means for the cinema biz.

Transformers: War for Cybertron is now on Netflix, offering a darker look at the Transformer’s origin story and we both have very strong opinions about whether it’s a good representation of the Gen 1 Transformers universe.

Hambone gives his thoughts on the new Pretenders record, Hate for Sale, and reviews the Amazon Prime-exclusive Palm Springs. Finally, I break down HBO’s mafia documentary, Fear City, and explain why it might not be the best idea to release a series that spans so much history and time, yet clocks in at less than three hours.