431 - WandaVision (feat. Michael Holland)

<p><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">And now back to our regularly scheduled programming. After two long years in the Marvel Cinematic Universe desert, since</span> <em><span style="font-weight: 400;">Avengers: Endgame</span></em> <span style="font-weight: 400;">and its postscript</span> <em><span style="font-weight: 400;">Spider-Man: Far from Home</span></em><span style="font-weight: 400;">, Marvel’s mightiest are back on the air. For the first MCU series on Disney Plus, we have</span> <em><span style= "font-weight: 400;">WandaVision</span></em><span style= "font-weight: 400;">, a TV show that is very much about TV shows and what the medium means to us. The comfy-cozy sitcom rhythm of the show, as Elizabeth Olsen’s Scarlet Witch and Paul Bettany’s Vision make-believe they’re on the sets of</span> <em><span style= "font-weight: 400;">The Dick Van Dyke Show</span></em> <span style= "font-weight: 400;">or</span> <em><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Family Ties</span></em><span style= "font-weight: 400;">, is interrupted by unsettling reminders of where we left these characters. Wanda was grieving--because Vision was dead. What’s going on here? Don’t change that channel, because Paul, Arlo, and special guest Michael Holland--currently post-production supervisor on</span> <em><span style= "font-weight: 400;">The Afterparty</span></em><span style= "font-weight: 400;">--discuss how showrunner Jac Schaeffer and director Matt Shakman channel grief, capture the nostalgic spirit of old TV, weaponize fan expectations, and more.</span></span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400; font-size: 10pt;">NEXT: we’ll be back, same Bat-time, same Bat-channel.</span></p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p><span style= "font-size: 10pt;"><strong>BREAKDOWN</strong></span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400; font-size: 10pt;">00:00:50  -  Intro / Guest</span></p> <p><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">00:05:53  - </span> <em><span style= "font-weight: 400;">WandaVision</span></em></s