The Pod Universe with Dylan & Dalton

Get a closer look at Dylan & Dalton's writing process and listen to them work out the story of the first Pod Universe crossover. Be a fly on the wall as they break down characters, hash out a plot, and then throw all of that away and start over! Learn about the imaginary movie that we almost pretended to make!
As always, you can find more episodes as well as our lovely Discord community via our Patreon at Patreon.com/DylanAndDalton. Thanks for your support, and see you soon for the kickoff to Phase 2!
CHAPTERS
00:00:00 - Intro
00:05:53 - Who are our leads?
00:12:58 - Character relationship charts
00:17:53 - Differentiating our geniuses
00:30:18 - Getting the characters together
00:34:07 - The Beepo of it all
00:41:53 - Lost and found families
00:45:29 - Alano Bright and the Two Liams
00:54:55 - Let's write a plot!
01:02:29 - The threat and our villains
01:08:48 - Lasting impact on our world
01:14:36 - Plot beat ideas
01:31:27 - TAKE TWO, weeks later
01:35:43 - Rebuilding the story around Xaria
01:48:16 - The ensemble's new role

Phase One of the Pod Universe comes to its thrilling conclusion as misfit hacker Xaria (Vera Drew) joins a crew of geeks-turned-guerillas to prevent their Earth from being enslaved by another dimension!
We want to extend our warmest thanks to our cast!
Vera Drew as Xaria
Chris Myers as Vincent
Lianah Sta. Ana as Stephanie
Anique Evans as Cora
Julian Fadullon as Liam & Willy
Sarah Norcross as Caitlyn
Roberto Williams as Alano Bright
with Dalton Deschain as Arthur & Dolly
Abe Goldfarb as Bill & Kinny
Dylan Roth as Mr. D
Joe Stando as Ervin Pope
and Frankie Starker as Hela
CHAPTERS
00:00:00 - Discussion
00:11:31 - Act Two Part Two
00:52:10 - Discussion
01:03:07 - Act Three
01:46:36 - Mid-Credits Scene
01:49:26 - Credits
01:50:25 - Post-Credits Scene
01:51:41 - Discussion

As War of the Worlds production continues through some unfortunate delays, we're pulling a recent bonus episode out from behind the paywall to help tide you over. Enjoy Studio Mandate pitches based on Phantom of the Paradise (featuring Carol and Jenny from the Dark Universe!) and Killer Klowns from Outer Space (featuring the star-crossed warriors from Last Flight of the Stone Hammer). Plus, reviews of a few spring movie releases and a look back at Billy Wilder's 1960 classic, The Apartment.
CHAPTERS
00:00:00 - War of the Worlds progress update
00:01:11 - Intro and Bev Check
00:05:13 - Dalton's bachelor trip
00:12:57 - At Da Movies: They Will Kill You
00:13:54 - At Da Movies: Faces of Death
00:23:08 - At Da Movies: The Drama
00:27:20 - At Da Movies: Project Hail Mary
00:37:49 - Studio Mandate: Phantom of the Paradise
00:48:20 - The Pitch
01:07:07 - The Dylterion Collection: The Apartment
01:18:19 - Studio Mandate: Killer Klowns from Outer Space
01:37:07 - Nominations are open!

Blockbuster comics writer Jadzia Axelrod (with a slew of books out for DC this June) joins our show to reflect on the 1980 cult classic Flash Gordon film adaptation and pitch us her own vision for an expansive modern cinematic universe based on the classic newspaper comics!
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CHAPTERS (Spoilers within!)
00:00:00 - Opening
00:03:55 - Introducing Jadzia Axelrod
00:08:06 - Discussing Flash Gordon (1980)
00:11:48 - What is Flash Gordon anyway?
00:18:37 - Jadzia's Flash Gordon origins
00:23:36 - Is Ming the Merciless problematic?
00:39:59 - Setting up Jadzia's Flash pitch
00:53:32 - Direct spin-offs
01:04:23 - Expanding the cast
01:08:53 - Defenders of the Earth
01:19:41 - Jadzia's new comics!

Dylan, Dalton, and Sarah review the new non-Universal monster movie, "Lee Cronin's The Mummy," which takes the basic conceit of "What if there was a mummy?" and goes in a very different direction. We don't mind different! But does this new feature hold up as either a Mummy movie or the Exorcist movie it plainly wants to be?
PLUS: A sneak preview at the forthcoming Pod Universe crossover spectacular, WAR OF THE WORLDS!
CHAPTERS
00:00:00 - Intro
00:01:12 - Why we're here
00:04:16 - What makes a Mummy movie?
00:12:46 - Lee Cronin's approach
00:16:31 - Unpacking the story
00:22:48 - Where does it go wrong?
00:28:09 - Quirky filmmaking, bland characters
00:37:48 - CGI sand and CGI bugs
00:47:51 - Let's talk about that ending
00:55:02 - Our final verdict
00:57:28 - Sneak peak at War of the Worlds
01:05:00 - What's next for The Pod Universe?