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 PTG Episode 20 Hour 2: The Deadpool Hour [58:13m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download (57)

Hour 2 of Prime Time Geek Episode 20 is brought to you by the final moments of Star Trek VI – The Undiscovered Country, the final screen voyage of the entire original cast of Star Trek: The Original Series. As the new Star Trek warps into theaters and introduces a cast of new faces bringing to life the roles of Captain Kirk and his intrepid crew, we should also keep in mind those wonderful people who originally brought those roles to life, and their final adventure aboard the Enterprise. Aside from an occasionally grating performance from from a pre-Sex-in-the-City Kim Cattrall, this film was a great ride, continuing the tradition of even-numbered Trek films not sucking.

Most of Hour 2 is spent talking about the Marvel Comics character Deadpool, and trust me, I’m just as surprised about it as you are. You see, prior to last week I’d never read a single comic featuring the character–I knew of him from reading Marvel Comics solicitations, seen the covers of comics where he’d appeared, but since I don’t follow the mutant books, I never had a reason to learn more.

Then I saw X-Men Origins: Wolverine, and heard from many sources that the character had been butchered by the film’s writers, almost as much as he’s mutilated on screen. Of course, controversy peaks interest, so curiosity plus the fact that Deadpool #10 features an appearance by Hawkeye a.k.a Bullseye drove me to pick up the issue and spend some time with ol’ Wade Wilson.

Turns out the ‘Merc with a Mouth’ IS a fun a character to follow in a wacked-out crazy kind of way. But is the character leading man material for a film. In my opinion, HELL NO, and thus the prospect of a Deadpool spin-off film starring Ryan Reynolds ended up being the subject of this week’s ‘Felix is Fuming’ segment. Be sure and turn down your sound a little bit for that segment at the end of the hour.