Superman (1978) : Episode 144

Published: May 29, 2018, 7:45 a.m.

Krypton \n\n

Where did the Superman \u201cS\u201d as family symbol come from? Kryptonian Planetary OSHA. Retroreflective materials. Planet-\u2018sploding backstories. Shifting orbits. Tidal forces. Planetary superstructures.

\n\n Space baby \n\n

Intergalactic space travel. Time dilation. Launching an intergalactic spaceship from your living room.Time dilation and relative experience of time. Hyper-intellectual aliens. Space baby temper tantrums.

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Space is big, but then the space between the less empty empty spaces are even\u2026 more empty. And there\u2019s a lot of it.

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-Lee Colbert

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There\u2019s only one thing that can go the speed of light and that\u2019s\u2026 light

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-Christopher Peterson

\n\n Heroes and villains by era \n\n

Zod vs Luthor. Henchman. Old-school bad guys with actual bona-fide lairs. Christopher Reeve was so perfect as Superman. Henry Caville\u2019s magically-perfect chestbeard.

\n\n Super powers \n\n

The history of Superman\u2019s powers of flight. Hulk jumps! Kryptonian evolution. Superman\u2019s resistance to cancer from x-rays. Alternative vision modes, and Superman rubbing his eyes right against things for ultrasound. Kryptonite! And the Kryptonite shrimp challenge.

\n\n Evil plans \n\n

Clever villainy. Megaton yields.

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Superman already did the one real kind. Spinning the earth back and forth like a record.

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