Why we loved X-Men '97

Nerdy Romantics Podcast

Host Y. M. Nelson and author and guest Perry C. talk about what they loved about the continuing series X-Men '97 and what they look forward to in the upcoming seasons.
Topics we discuss:

• Cyclops character change
• Animation style changes
• Nightcrawler
• Storm and Gambit
• Adult-friendly dialogue
• Why continuation works here instead of a reboot
• Week-to-Week format
• EPISODE FIVE(!)
• Rogue's origins
• Sneak Peeks
• Punk Storm and character history
• The politics of X-Men
• Where will the store go
• Racism
• Easter Eggs
• Goodreads rating

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Chapter

1. Why we Loved X-Men '97, s1 (00:00:00)

2. First thoughts from X-Men 92 to the new X-Men 97 (00:03:16)

3. Cyclops gets a glow-up? (00:09:24)

4. Animation style changes from original (00:13:33)

5. Nightcrawler as a character: Animated and live (00:17:37)

6. Storm and Gambit (00:21:25)

7. This dialogue was never kid-friendly (00:23:51)

8. Not a reboot, but a great continuation (00:28:21)

9. The week to week format and X-Men frenzy (00:32:33)

10. EPISODE FIVE (!) (00:34:59)

11. Rogue's origins in episode 5 (00:40:21)

12. Last episode sneak (00:43:39)

13. We need more Punk Storm (00:47:59)

14. Storm's comic history (00:49:46)

15. The politics of X-Men (00:52:32)

16. Where will the X-Men story go? (01:01:40)

17. The biggest theme of X-Men: racism (01:03:16)

18. Easter Eggs (01:08:31)

19. Goodreads Rating for the season (01:13:45)

20. What's next for Perry? (01:15:33)