THWIP! The Big Marvel Show

THWIP! The Big Marvel Show was a show produced by Marvel New Media to promote hype for their current and upcoming events and media. The show was hosted by Lorraine Cink and Ryan Penagos. They often times showcased new Marvel content, ate Marvel-themed food, and responded to comments from fans via Twitter. The show was intended to be "be [a] weekly one-stop shop for all things Marvel and also leave [fans] excited to continue diving deeper into the Marvel Universe."^[1]

Episodes for THWIP! were hosted on Marvel's YouTube channel. The show first debuted on May 11, 2016 with the episode "This is Happening!". Episodes were then released weekly, every Wednesday for three months until September of 2016 when it switched to being released weekly on Tuesdays for the remaining year and three months of the show.

Format[]

The format of the show typically consisted of Ryan and Lorraine sitting behind a desk on a set in Marvel's New York City studio. Each week the set would be decorated with different Marvel memorabilia.

Sitting and talking at the camera from behind the desk, Lorraine and Ryan would transition between segments of the show, such as "Comic Book Pick of the Week" or "Marvel Trending", where in each they would talk about current Marvel news and products, or do comedic challenges and activities.

In some episodes, a guest host would replace one of the usual faces while the regular host was out reporting from a special Marvel event for the show, such as Comic Con.

Reoccurring segments[]

Many segments made appearances in multiple or every episode. Listed below are some of them.

Marvel Trending[]

The first segment in most episodes, the Marvel Trending segment was where the hosts would talk about current and upcoming news about Marvel. Sometimes exclusive news would be announced during this segment.

Comic Book Pick of the Week[]

Appearing in most episodes, during the Comic Book Pick of the Week segment both hosts would choose a Marvel comic book published that week to promote and recommend as reading material to watchers.

Social Hour[]

The most frequently used segment, appearing at the end of almost every episode, during the Social Hour segment the hosts would read through comments left for them with the hashtag #MarvelTHWIP on social media platforms such as Twitter and YouTube and respond to them live in the show.

Master Comics Theater[]

The Master Comics Theater segment was an occasionally used segment in which the hosts, oftentimes accompanied by a small number of special guests, would dramatically read a section from a classic Marvel comic, with each person reading the lines of a specific character.

Cosplay Gauntlet[]

An infrequent segment that showed up was the Cosplay Gauntlet in which the two hosts were wrapped in streamers and covered in other whimsical objects by two guests as a competition to make the best comedic "cosplay" of popular Marvel characters.

Official show description[]

THWIP! The Big Marvel Show is a variety talk show hosted by Lorraine Cink and Ryan Penagos AKA Agent M discussing Marvel's biggest stories from movies, TV, news, games, and of course comics. Get the inside scoop on all things Marvel from Marvel HQ in New York City. THWIP! will be there to provide all Marvel fans with special guests, games, variety segments, and lots of audience interaction using the hashtag #MarvelTHWIP. The show will be your weekly one stop shop for all things Marvel and also leave you excited to continue diving deeper into the Marvel Universe!

Notes[]

An official email address was also set up for the show for viewers to send questions and comments into at thwip@marvel.com.^[1]

Links and References

References

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