Anthony Desiato, owner and founder of Flat Squirrel Productions, is a lifelong Superman fan, documentary filmmaker, and podcast host who has been chronicling the culture of comic shops for the past decade. Projects include the films My Comic Shop Documentary and My Comic Shop Country, as well as the podcast series My Comic Shop History and Digging For Kryptonite.
Host Anthony Desiato and guest Gene Cahill break down “My Friend Superman” (Season 2, Episode 15). In this episode of the classic Adventures of Superman television series starring George Reeves, diner operator Tony is targeted by a protection racket and claims to be a personal friend of Superman.
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Host Anthony Desiato and guest Craig Byrne (KryptonSite/KSiteTV) dig into the “ships” of SMALLVILLE — aka its various romantic pairings — including Clana, Clois, Chlark, Lexana, and more. They discuss the critical role that the relationship drama played in SMALLVILLE’s success; defining moments between Clark and Lana, Lois, Chloe, and Alicia; ships that never sailed (and that sadly did!); the fan discourse around the show’s romances; and how Anthony’s fandom of a legendary TV sitcom finally helped him come to terms with “Requiem.”
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Host Anthony Desiato and guest Peter Murano (author, THE GEORGE REEVES ADVENTURES OF SUPERMAN COMPANION) break down “Jungle Devil” (Season 2, Episode 14). In this episode of the classic ADVENTURES OF SUPERMAN television series starring George Reeves, the Daily Planet crew journeys to the Latin American country of Zinaya to find a missing expedition, who have been captured by the native people there.
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Host Anthony Desiato and guest Zach Moore (Always Hold On To Smallville) pick up right where they left off last week as they continue charting Clark’s personal journey across the decade-long television series SMALLVILLE.
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Host Anthony Desiato and guest Bruce Kanin break down “The Machine That Could Plot Crimes” (Season 2, Episode 13). In this episode of the classic ADVENTURES OF SUPERMAN television series starring George Reeves, a criminal takes advantage of Prof. Oscar Quinn (aka Uncle Oscar) and uses his invention to pull off perfectly timed bank robberies.
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Host Anthony Desiato kicks off a podcast event years in the making — “The Trials of SMALLVILLE” — with guest Zach Moore (Always Hold On To Smallville) and a conversation too big for one episode!
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Host Anthony Desiato and guest Daniel Sanchez (@wearingthecape) dig into “The Adventures of Superboy” — the complete series! — aka the rare Superboy cartoon segments from Filmation that aired on CBS from 1966-1969.
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In the series finale of “Smallville,” Clark sees Lex for the first time in years, and Lex remarks that Clark still says his name the same way: “Astonishment, mixed with a hint of dread — yet with a hopeful finish.” That line has largely captured my feelings toward James Gunn’s forthcoming film, simply titled “Superman.” Until we at least see a trailer, it seems premature to heap praise or criticism upon a project that only recently finished filming.
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Host Anthony Desiato and guest Jermaine “Lord Retail” Exum (Acme Comics) dig into the 2009-2010 miniseries “Superman: Secret Origin” by Geoff Johns and Gary Frank, which retold Superman’s origin story in the Post-Infinite Crisis era and confirmed Clark Kent’s history as Superboy and a member of the Legion of Super-Heroes.
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