It’s Good, Except It Sucks: Captain Marvel With Una McCormack

Captain Marvel (2019) - Una McCormack joins Tim Worthington for a chat about Carol Danvers 'borrowing' a bit of Terminator 2 - Judgement Day to the sound of Elastica 'borrowing' a bit of Wire in It's Good, Except It Sucks.

It’s Good, Except It Sucks is a movie by movie – and television series by television series – hurtle through the Marvel Cinematic Universe, hosted by Tim Worthington with a series of superpowered guests.

This time it’s Captain Marvel from 2019, and joining Tim to for a chat about Carol Danvers ‘borrowing’ a bit of Terminator 2 – Judgment Day to the sound of Elastica ‘borrowing’ a bit of Wire is writer Una McCormack. What will they find to say about the nineties view of the thirties view of the future today, whether it’s actually possible to digitally de-age Clark Gregg and the narrative effect on genre fiction of cats coughing up hairballs, and what does any of this have to do with the unseen adventures of Vila from Blake’s 7? Get listening and find out!

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Further Listening

You can also find Una on It’s Good, Except It Sucks talking about Ms. Marvel here.

Una has also appeared on Tim’s nostalgia podcast Looks Unfamiliar talking about Ta-Ra-Ra Boom-De-Ay, Screw-Top Virgin Marys, Desert Wellies, Elizabeth Enright’s Melendy Family novels, Jackanory series Tales From The Edge Of The World and short-lived toy craze Trick Sticks; you can find it here.