• 062 - What If...? With Al Kennedy

    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 What If...?, first seen in 2023, and joining Tim for a chat about a mindbending glimpse of alternate realities with their own very slightly different versions of The Pink Panther Show is podcaster Al Kennedy. What will they find to say about the Taika Waititi Dressing Gown Universe, the Wacaday With Different Rules Universe and the Noel's House Party: Quantumania Universe, and what does any of this have to do with the Stuart Heritage Who Likes Multiverses Universe? Get listening and find out!

    You can find more editions of It's Good, Except It Sucks at http://timworthington.org/. You can also find Al on the nineties Silver Surfer cartoon here.

    Alternately, if you’re just feeling generous, you can buy me a coffee here. Not decaf, though. This isn't the Multiverse.

    33m | Feb 9, 2024
  • Spider-Man And His Amazing Friends With Garreth Hirons

    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 we’re heading into the Multiverse for a look at Spider-Man And His Amazing Friends, first seen between 1981 and 1983, and joining Tim for a chat about Peter Parker, Angelica Jones and Bobby Drake very occasionally remembering to mention that they are also supposed to be at college is musician Garreth Hirons. What will they find to say about the practicality of 'Ice Pants', the canonical status of Kingpin's Special Neck Band and the appropriate etiquette when your ex comes back as a half-machine monster of some sort, and what does any of this have to do with a moral panic about 'Bytes'? Get listening and find out!

    You can find more editions of It's Good, Except It Sucks at http://timworthington.org/. You can also find Garreth talking about Venom here, Venom: Let There Be Carnage here, Avengers: Age Of Ultron here and Thor: Ragnarok here, and standing in as host to chat with Tim about The Defenders here and Shang-Chi And The Legend Of The Ten Rings here.

    If you enjoy It's Good, Except It Sucks, you can help to support the show by buying us a coffee here. Preferably not from a vending machine that Video Man has used to implement a dastardly plot that they will still somehow need the supercomputer to alert them to.

    29m | Dec 19, 2023
  • Spider-Woman With Tim Worthington

    Ahead of the next proper instalment of It's Good, Except It Sucks, here's a special extra surprise for subscribers with a chat from the Looks Unfamiliar archives with me and Garreth Hirons talking about the 1979 animated series based on the then newly-introduced Spider-Woman. So why are you getting this now? You'll find out when you listen to it!

    13m | Dec 15, 2023
  • 060 - Loki Season 2 With Gabby Hutchinson Crouch

    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 Season Two of Loki, first seen in 2023, and joining Tim for a chat about Sylvie discovering a universe where hipsters rave over Doug Yule's Velvet Underground is writer and author Gabby Hutchinson Crouch. What will they find to say about how to get away with copying Victor Timely's homework, whether Agents Of S.H.I.E.L,D. should talk about their feelings and Owen Wilson's mop choices, and what does any of this have to do with The York Fruits Cinematic Universe? Get listening and find out!

    You can find more editions of It's Good, Except It Sucks at http://timworthington.org/. You can also find Gabby on Season One of Loki here, Spider-Man: Far From Home here, Spider-Man: No Way Home here and X-Men: X2 here.

    If you enjoy It's Good, Except It Sucks, you can help to support the show by buying us a coffee here. I really don't recommend you use that vending machine at the Time Variance Authority.

    33m | Nov 17, 2023
  • 059 - Secret Invasion With Martin Ruddock

    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 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!

    You can find more editions of It's Good, Except It Sucks at http://timworthington.org/. You can also find Martin on What If...? here and taking a two-part look at Avengers: Infinity War here and here.

    If you enjoy It's Good, Except It Sucks, you can help to support the show by buying us a coffee here. Unlike Nick Fury, I'll be able to spot if it's secretly decaf.

    30m | Oct 21, 2023
  • Captain America (1979) With Gary Bainbridge

    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 we’re heading into the Multiverse for a look at Captain America and Captain America: Death Too Soon, first seen in 1979, and joining Tim for a chat about Steve Rogers halting international conspiracies where nobody knows what they are with a disinterested game of beach frisbee is writer Gary Bainbridge. What will they find to say about the Late Seventies Toy Skydiver Cinematic Universe, Compo Clegg And Steve Rogers and many strolls The Incredible Hulk should realistically go for per episode, and what does any of this have to do with the Bob Newhart Super Soldier? Get listening and find out!

    You can find more editions of It's Good, Except It Sucks at http://timworthington.org/.

    If you enjoy It's Good, Except It Sucks, you can help to support the show by buying us a coffee here. At the very least we could try seeing if Gary's Shield Trick actually works.

    26m | Oct 2, 2023
  • Avengers: Infinity War With Joanne Sheppard

    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 Avengers: Infinity War from 2018, and joining Tim for a chat about Thanos' slightly over-cautious plan for avoiding paying half of the restaurant bill is book reviewer Joanne Sheppard. What will they find to say about Superhero Erectile Dysfunction, whether Ronnie O'Sullivan got snapped and the Eighties Action Movie Niles And Frasier, and what does any of this have to do with The Infinity Meltis Newberry Fruits? Get listening and find out!

    You can find more editions of It's Good, Except It Sucks at http://timworthington.org/. You can also find Joanne on Avengers Assemble here, Blade II here and Blade: Trinity here.

    If you enjoy It's Good, Except It Sucks, you can help to support the show by buying us a coffee here. Wong might even have enough change for one by now. Possibly even in the correct currency too.

    41m | Sep 9, 2023
  • Captain Marvel With Anna Cale

    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 Captain Marvel from 2019, and joining Tim for a chat about Carol Danvers discovering she probably didn't need to stock up on all of that Iams after all is writer Anna Cale. What will they find to say about Carol Danvers' sitcom-friendly credentials, Nick Fury getting in touch with his feminine side and how loudly you should inform the rest of your household if a movie has a cat in it, and what does any of this have to do with the importance of remembering to bring a hair bobble when fighting aliens? Get listening and find out!

    You can find more editions of It's Good, Except It Sucks at timworthington.org. You can also find Anna on It's Good, Except It Sucks talking about Spider-Man: Homecoming here.

    Alternately, if you’re just feeling generous, you can buy me a coffee here. Is Java Centrale a 'nineties' enough reference?

    32m | Aug 25, 2023
  • 058 - Guardians Of The Galaxy Vol. 3 With Paul Abbott

    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 Guardians Of The Galaxy Vol. 3 from 2023, and joining Tim for a chat about the crew of The Bowie having their post-Christmas slump interrupted by a Golden Idiot is musician Paul Abbott. What will they find to say about whether it's possible to have a 'bad' version of The Punisher, why all good villains come from Failsworth and the enduring artistic legacy of BBC Three's I Am Not An Animal, and what does any of this have to do with David Tennant singing Free As A Bird? Get listening and find out!

    You can find more editions of It's Good, Except It Sucks at http://timworthington.org/. You can also find Paul on It's Good, Except It Sucks talking about Thor: The Dark World here and Iron Fist here.

    If you enjoy It's Good, Except It Sucks, you can help to support the show by buying us a coffee here. Just don't let that High Evolutonary jerk anywhere near any Arabica plants.

    38m | Jun 30, 2023
  • Spider-Man: Across The Spider-Verse With David Smith

    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 Spider-Man: Across The Spider-Verse from 2023, and joining Tim for a char about Miles Morales being bitten by the wrong wrong spider is quiz expert David Smith. What will they find to say about Chekhov's Spider-Baby, whether not having a face should be sufficient motivation for a supervillain and why the anti-woke lobby don't want Spider-Woman but don't want not wanting THAT Spider-Woman even more (or is it less?), and what does any of this have to do Kevin Feige's Twitter mentions being bitten by a radioactive pig? Get listening and find out!

    You can find more editions of It's Good, Except It Sucks at http://timworthington.org/. You can also find David on It's Good, Except It Sucks talking about Spider-Man: Into The Spider-Verse here as well as Agents Of S.H.I.E.L.D. in a three-part chat herehere and here, Black Widow hereMoon Knight hereX-Men: First Class here and Nick Fury – Agent Of S.H.I.E.L.D. here, and standing in as host for a chat with Tim about The Guardians Of The Galaxy Holiday Special here.

    If you enjoy It's Good, Except It Sucks, you can help to support the show by buying us a coffee here. If you're really quick you can grab it while Mrs. Chen isn't looking.

    40m | Jun 9, 2023
  • The Incredible Hulk (1977) With Gary Bainbridge

    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 we’re heading into the Multiverse for a look at The Incredible Hulk, first seen between 1978 and 1990, and joining Tim for a chat about David Bruce Banner's quest to control the raging spirit that dwells within him by stealing some clothes off washing lines is writer Gary Bainbridge. What will they find to say about David Bruce Springsteen, Tony Stark's Hello Tosh Got A Toshiba Armour and how to win an award for Best Acting In A Procession Of Check Jackets, and what does any of this have to do with a Gamma-infused The Littlest Hobo? Get listening and find out!

    You can find more editions of It's Good, Except It Sucks at http://timworthington.org/. You can also find Gary on It’s Good, Except It Sucks talking about The Amazing Spider-Man hereDr Strange here., the Marvel Cinematic Universe version of The Incredible Hulk here and Daredevil here,

    If you enjoy It's Good, Except It Sucks, you can help to support the show by buying us a coffee here. You will like it when it's caffeine-y. Does that work? Well, it'll do.

    29m | Apr 18, 2023
  • Fant4stic With Mic Wright

    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 we’re heading into the Multiverse for a look at Fant4stic, released in 2015, and joining Tim for a chat about Victor Von Doom fusing with a chew bar while listening to Cradle Of Filth is journalist Mic Wright. What will they find to say about Richard Reed And The Fabulous Quartet, the Aldi Middle Aisle Stargate and how to finish a movie round the back of a building, and what does any of this have to do with Morbius ruining The Human Torch's summer vacation? Get listening and find out!

    You can find more editions of It's Good, Except It Sucks at http://timworthington.org/. You can also find Mic on It's Good, Except It Sucks talking about The Punisher here, Thor: Ragnarok here, Logan here and X-Men: Have Yourself A Morlock Little X-Mas here.

    If you enjoy It's Good, Except It Sucks, you can help to support the show by buying us a coffee here. It would help if it looked slightly less dull than the colour palate of this film does.

    33m | Apr 6, 2023
  • 057 - Ant-Man And The Wasp: Quantumania With Kirsten Howard

    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 Ant-Man And The Wasp: Quantumania from 2023, and joining Tim for a chat about Scott and Hope finding out where all those errant Lego pieces wind up is writer and editor Kirsten Howard. What will they find to say about the advisability of basing a movie on TV's GamesMaster, how The Be Sharps travel between Multiverses and The Hope Van Dyne Purple Splodge Factory Playset, and what does any of this have to do with how many very slightly different directions you should jump in for a post-credits scene? Get listening and find out!

    You can find more editions of It's Good, Except It Sucks at http://timworthington.org/. You can also find Kirsten on Werewolf By Night here.

    If you enjoy It's Good, Except It Sucks, you can help to support the show by buying us a coffee here. If you can pull the same trick with it as Hank did with that pizza I will be seriously impressed.

    29m | Mar 1, 2023
  • 056 - The Guardians Of The Galaxy Holiday Special With Tim Worthington

    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 The Guardians Of The Galaxy Holiday Special from 2022, and David Smith is standing in as host for a chat with Tim about Mantis confusing The Twelve Days Of Christmas with Six Degrees Of Kevin Bacon. What will they find to say about how many billions of Avatar sequels are in production at any one time, how to measure 'canon' using some C3P0 soap on a rope and how many of Peter Quill's exes can be lost in the corridors of one spaceship, and what does any of this have to do with Drax replacing Joey in Friends? Get listening and find out!

    You can find more editions of It's Good, Except It Sucks at http://timworthington.org/. David has also joined us on It’s Good, Except It Sucks for a three-part look at Agents Of S.H.I.E.L.D. here, here and here, as well as Black Widow here, Moon Knight hereX-Men: First Class hereSpider-Man: Into The Spider-Verse here and Nick Fury – Agent Of S.H.I.E.L.D. here. You can also find Tim as the guest talking about Guardians Of The Galaxy here, Ant-Man And The Wasp here and Shang-Chi And The Legend Of The Ten Rings here.

    If you enjoy It's Good, Except It Sucks, you can help to support the show by buying us a coffee here. Drax probably has a personal vendetta against Caffè Ritazza so it might be advisable to keep it out of his sight.

    1h 10m | Dec 22, 2022
  • Werewolf By Night With Kirsten Howard

    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 we’re taking another look at Werewolf By Night from 2022, and joining Tim for a chat about Man-Thing's dislike for being unexpectedly presented with 'bling' is writer and editor Kirsten Howard. What will they find to say about the most suitable expletives for describing Ulysses Bloodstone, The Click Ting Stamps Cinematic Universe and Man-Thing causing test screening audiences to flee in terror en masse, and what does any of this have to do with how many episodes of Lost were entirely taken up with the main characters walking? Get listening and find out!

    You can find more editions of It's Good, Except It Sucks at http://timworthington.org/.

    If you enjoy It's Good, Except It Sucks, you can help to support the show by buying us a coffee here. Yes we know Ted and Jack evidently prefer tea.

    25m | Dec 4, 2022
  • 055 - Black Panther: Wakanda Forever With David Smith

    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 Black Panther: Wakanda Forever from 2022, and joining Tim for a chat about Shuri establishing diplomatic relations with an underwater nation made out of Lego Pirate Ship add-on packs is quiz expert David Smith. What will they find to say about the military strategic capabilities of a slice of Caffe Nero Capuccino Cake, Martin Freeman The Sexy Lamp and whether you should come and have a go at Angela Bassett if you think you're hard enough, and what does any of this have to do with Tony Stark's failure to invest in massive shoulders? Get listening and find out!

    You can find more editions of It's Good, Except It Sucks at http://timworthington.org/. You can also find David on It’s Good, Except It Sucks taking a look at Spider-Man: Into The Spider-Verse here and Spider-Man: Across The Spider-Verse here as well as a three-part look at Agents Of S.H.I.E.L.D. here, here and here, Black Widow here, Moon Knight here, X-Men: First Class here and Nick Fury – Agent Of S.H.I.E.L.D. here, and standing in as host for a chat with Tim about The Guardians Of The Galaxy Holiday Special here.

    If you enjoy It's Good, Except It Sucks, you can help to support the show by buying us a coffee here. Probably not a good idea to make it so strong that it can detect Vibranium, though.

    52m | Nov 30, 2022
  • Thor: Ragnarok With Mic Wright

    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 Thor: Ragnarok from 2017, and joining Tim for a chat about The God Of Thunder taking part in Willy Wonka's Ultimate Fighting Championship is journalist Mic Wright. What will they find to say about The Marvel Cinematic Inkbomb, a Present But Not Involved Iron Fist and Korg's latest provocative forum post, and what does any of this have to do with who would win out of The Daleks and The Cybermen? Get listening and find out!

    You can find more editions of It's Good, Except It Sucks at http://timworthington.org/. You can also find Mic on It's Good, Except It Sucks talking about The Punisher here, Logan here, Fant4stic here and X-Men: Have Yourself A Morlock Little X-Mas here.

    If you enjoy It's Good, Except It Sucks, you can help to support the show by buying us a coffee here. I'm sure Surtur won't mind heating it up for you.

    31m | Nov 16, 2022
  • 054 - Werewolf By Night With Vikki Gregorich

    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 Werewolf By Night from 2022, and joining Tim to chat about Jack Russell giving an unexpected answer to the suggestion that man is the most dangerous animal of them all is board game collector Vikki Gregorich. What will they find to say about Man-Thing's chat show, the other reason people avoid werewolves at parties and whether the Marvel Cinematic Universe needs an 'At Home With Liorn' spinoff, and what does any of this have to do with The Official Gael Garcia Bernal Teddy Bear? Get listening and find out!

    You can find more editions of It's Good, Except It Sucks at http://timworthington.org/. You can also find Vikki on It’s Good, Except It Sucks talking about Thor here, Helstrom here and Hawkeye here

    If you enjoy It's Good, Except It Sucks, you can help to support the show by buying us a coffee here. We need to beat over one hundred confirmed espresso shots!

    26m | Oct 30, 2022
  • 053 - She-Hulk: Attorney At Law With Miriam Kent

    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 She-Hulk: Attorney At Law from 2022, and joining Tim for a chat about Jen Walters finding herself even more confused over how to describe her 'body type' on dating apps is academic Miriam Kent. What will they find to say about Groot's twerking skills, the correct and appropriate use for tools stolen from an Asgardian construction worker and how a She-Hulk movie where She-Hulk does not turn into She-Hulk would work, and what does any of this have to do with Disney+ being run by a cat? Get listening and find out!

    You can find more editions of It's Good, Except It Sucks at http://timworthington.org/.

    If you enjoy It's Good, Except It Sucks, you can help to support the show by buying us a coffee here. Don't be too surprised if Jen pours it over you mid-date though.

    31m | Oct 22, 2022
  • Venom: Let There Be Carnage With Garreth Hirons

    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 we’re heading into the Multiverse for a look at Venom: Let There Be Carnage, released in 2021, and joining Tim for a chat about Eddie Brock crashing a wedding with the worst possible plus one is musician Garreth Hirons. What will they find to say about Rod Hull And Carnage, how many minutes of Constant Morbing are acceptable on a cinema screen and why Snoop Dogg is frightened of symbiotes, and what does any of this have to do with where TV's Woof! takes place in the Marvel Cinematic Universe timeline? Get listening and find out!

    You can find more editions of It's Good, Except It Sucks at http://timworthington.org/. You can also find Garreth on It’s Good, Except It Sucks chatting about the first Venom movie here as well as Avengers: Age Of Ultron here and Thor: Ragnarok here, and standing in as host to chat to Tim about The Defenders here and Shang-Chi And The Legend Of The Ten Rings here.

    If you enjoy It's Good, Except It Sucks, you can help to support the show by buying us a coffee here. Not a Red One.

    26m | Oct 19, 2022
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