It’s Good, Except It Sucks: Secret Invasion With Martin Ruddock

Secret Invasion (2023) - Martin Ruddock joins Tim Worthington for a chat about Nick Fury using his Skrull-spotting skills to fail to spot any Skrulls whatsoever even when they are literally staring him in the face and telling him they are Skrulls in It's Good, Except It Sucks - a movie by movie - and television series by television series - hurtle through the Marvel Cinematic Universe.

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 Secret Invasion, first seen in 2023, and joining Tim for a chat about Nick Fury using his Skrull-spotting skills to resolutely fail to spot any Skrulls whatsoever even when they are literally staring him in the face and telling him they are Skrulls is writer Martin Ruddock. What will they find to say about the long-awaited appearance of obscure Marvel character Exposition Man, the ‘Johnny Cash Hurt‘ incarnation of Nick Fury and how John Walker and Bucky Barnes might have fared in Billion Dollar Brain, and what does any of this have to do with recording the exact correct dimensions of Martin Freeman’s nose? Get listening and find out!

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Further Listening

You can also find Martin on It’s Good, Except It Sucks talking about What If…? here and with a two-part look at Avengers: Infinity War here and here. There’s more about The Skrulls with Una McCormack on Captain Marvel here and The Marvels here and Anna Cale on Captain Marvel here and The Marvels here, and further Nick Fury subterfuge with Stephen O’Brien on Captain America: The Winter Soldier here.

Martin has also appeared on Tim’s nostalgia podcast Looks Unfamiliar talking about The Baker Street Boys, Doomlord, Robotix, The Fairy Tale Adventure, The Legend Of Tim Tyler and Thurman, which you can find here.