STAR TREK: DISCOVERY Casts Rekha Sharma as Security Officer Landry

A Cylon is aboard the U.S.S. Discovery.

The official Star Trek site has announced that the upcoming CBS All Access series Star Trek: Discovery has cast Rekha Sharma as Commander Landry, the Discovery's security officer.

Sharma joins Jason Isaacs as Lorca, the captain of the U.S.S. Discovery, Sonequa Martin-Green as Rainsford, a lieutenant commander and the show's lead character, Doug Jones as science officer Saru, Anthony Rapp as fellow science officer Stamet, James Frain as Sarek, a Vulcan astrophysicist and Spock's father, Rainn Wilson as Harry Mudd, Terry Serpico as Starfleet Admiral Anderson, Maulik Pancholy as chief medical officer Nambue, and Sam Vartholomeos as junior Starfleet officer Connor.

Sharma is a Canadian actress of North Indian descent best known as Tory Foster on the Sci-Fi Channel series Battlestar Galactica (2004).  She's appeared in several genre TV shows, including The 100, Arrow, V (2009), Smallville, Dark Angel, The Lone Gunmen, Once Upon a Time in Wonderland, Supernatural, John Doe, The Twilight Zone (2002), and The Outer Limits (2001).  In addition, she's appeared in the films Aliens vs. Predator: Requiem, The Core, Edison, and Love Happens.

Four additional cast members were also announced, including:

• Shazad Latif as Lieutenant Tyler, a Starfleet officer in the Federation.  Latif is known for his role as Dr. Henry Jekyll in the television series Penny Dreadful.  Latif was originally announced in the role of Kol, now played by Kenneth Mitchell.
  
• Kenneth Mitchell as Kol, a commanding officer in the Klingon Empire. Mitchell’s television credits include Jericho on CBS, The Astronaut Wives Club and Frequency.
  
• Clare McConnell as Dennas, a leader in the Klingon Empire.  McConnell’s film credits include Dim the Fluorescents, slated for release this fall.
  
• Damon Runyan as Ujilli, another leader in the Klingon Empire.  His television credits include Suits, Supernatural and Gangland Undercover.

Star Trek: Discovery is currently scheduled to debut on CBS sometime in Fall 2017, possibly later, with the remainder of the episodes airing on CBS All Access.

THE FANDOM ZONE 101: "Immortal Emerges from Cave" is Up!

"Care to choose a weapon?"

"I am a weapon."

– Scythe and Iron Fist, Iron Fist: "Immortal Emerges from Cave"

Beginning our run towards Episode 200, Karen Lindsay and I are back with a new episode of The Fandom Zone Podcast!  

This week's reviews of comics on television include:

iZombie 3x03: "Eat, Pray, Liv"

Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. 4x18: "No Regrets"

Iron Fist 1x06: "Immortal Emerges from Cave"

This time, we talk about things like being glad we're only reviewing three episodes this week, the iZombie pun titles, wondering why Peyton is so dismissive of all of Blaine's crap, Doug E using a hair dryer to thaw out Angus, Karen throwing me under the bus to cover up her belch, the welcome return of Antoine Triplett, Daisy going through Terrigenesis a second time, the Patriot getting Whedoned, RZA and the Wu-Tang Clan, obscure Billy Joel songs, Claire and Colleen getting owned by The Hand, Lei Kung the Thunderer, the Bride of Nine Spiders, Madame Gao rooting for Iron Fist against The Hand, Ward's downward drug spiral, Ward's huge Daddy Issues, more feedback from Justina, not catching all the Legion easter eggs, Karen's rant about Captain America being turned into a Hydra agent, passing on Marvel's Secret Empire event, the Thor: Ragnarok trailer, anticipating Preacher Season 2, and more!

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Be sure to come back next week as we review Episode 7 of Iron Fist, along with new episodes of Supergirl, Gotham, The Flash, iZombie, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., and Arrow, right here on The Fandom Zone Podcast!

NEXT STOP EVERYWHERE 079: "Smile" is Up!

"Advice and assistance obtainable immediately.  You like that.  You don’t call the helpline because you are the helpline."

– Bill Potts to the Twelfth Doctor, Doctor Who: "Smile"

You guessed it, my partner in time Jesse Jackson are back with a new episode of Next Stop Everywhere: The Doctor Who Podcast!  In this episode, Jesse and I review "Smile", the second episode from Series Ten, starring Peter Capaldi as the Twelfth Doctor, Pearl Mackie as Bill Potts, and Matt Lucas as Nardole!

This time, Jesse and I discuss things like having smiles on our faces, the movie Inside Out, Apple set designing a Doctor Who episode, more thoughts on the Twelfth Doctor's chemistry with Bill, Bill's optimism and curiosity, more Skype problems, being disappointed that there will only be one season of the Twelfth Doctor and Bill, Stephen King's horribly outdated pop culture references, wondering how well the Emojibots will age in ten years, the Doctor deliberately kicking the stick out of a box trap, the Doctor running into other Earth colonist ships, wondering why the Doctor made an oath to protect the Mystery Vault, the Doctor's overconfidence in expecting the TARDIS to land exactly when and where he intends, wondering if Nardole is jealous of Bill as a new companion, my Reverse the Polarity segment, the teaser to "Thin Ice", and more!

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Be sure to come back next week as Jesse and I review "Thin Ice", the third episode from Series Ten, starring Peter Capaldi as the Twelfth Doctor, Pearl Mackie as Bill Potts, and Matt Lucas as Nardole!  Look for more of Next Stop Everywhere on iTunes, Google Play Music, YouTube, Libsyn, Soundcloud, Sticher, and the official Southgate Media Group website!

THE FANDOM ZONE 100: "Justice League Dark" is Up!

"I expect the worst, so I prepare for the worst, and when the worst happens, I'm ready.  But my outlook doesn't alter the reality of the world." 

– John Constantine, Justice League Dark

One hundred episodes of The Fandom Zone Podcast!  Sweet Christmas...

In this special 100th episode, Karen Lindsay and I are joined by special guest host with the most Jesse Jackson, as we take time out from our regular comics on TV reviews to review the 2016 DC Comics animated film Justice League Dark!

The three of us discuss things like a special appearance by Jesse's dogs, the mercy killing of the TV show Castle, celebrating 100 episodes of The Fandom Zone, the series we most enjoyed discussing during our run, the series that were more of a struggle to discuss, the series that surprised us the most, wanting an iZombie cookbook, what's coming up in the next 100 episodes, our special Dorbz giveaway announcement, the return of Matt Ryan as John Constantine, Constantine and Zatanna's past relationship, building the Justice League Dark brand, seeing Doctor Manhattan's little manhattan in the Watchmen movie, Jesse's love of Zatanna, the return of Jeremy Davies as Constantine's friend Ritchie Simpson, Karen's love of Swamp Thing, wanting to see a Sandman animated movie, shoutouts to our regular listeners, and more!

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Be sure to come back soon for Episode 101 as we review Episode 6 of Netflix's Iron Fist, along with new episodes of The CW's iZombie and ABC's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., right here on The Fandom Zone Podcast!

DC Comics Announces Live-Action TITANS Series for New Digital Service

Titans Together...in 2018!

DC Comics has announced that a new live-action Titans series, based on the Teen Titans characters, will debut in 2018 on what they describe as an "upcoming DC-branded direct-to-consumer digital service." 

According to the press release, "Titans follows a group of young soon-to-be superheroes recruited from every corner of the DC Universe.  In this action-packed series, Dick Grayson emerges from the shadows to become the leader of a fearless band of new heroes, including Starfire, Raven and many others.  Titans is a dramatic, live-action adventure series that will explore and celebrate one of the most popular comic book teams ever."

Titans will be written by Akiva Goldsman (Star Trek: Discovery, Underground), Geoff Johns (President & Chief Creative Officer, DC Entertainment; The Flash, Arrow) and Greg Berlanti (Arrow, DC’s Legends of Tomorrow, The Flash, Supergirl). Goldsman, Johns, Berlanti and Sarah Schechter (Arrow, DC’s Legends of Tomorrow, The Flash, Supergirl) are executive producers of the series from Weed Road Pictures and Berlanti Productions in association with Warner Bros. Television.

The series appears to be similar to the proposed Titans live-action series first announced in September 2014 that was reportedly nearing a pilot order at TNT.  In January 2016, however, the proposed series was reported to be dead at TNT, only for word to come a month later that DC still had plans for the series.  And now, it seems we know what those plans were.

The announcement that Nightwing, Starfire and Raven will be team members on Titans seems to hint that the classic '80s comic book series The New Teen Titans by Marv Wolfman and George Pérez will be the basis for the drama.  The series was very successful for DC at the time, rivaling Marvel Comics' The Uncanny X-Men in terms of sheer popularity.

First appearing in DC Comics Presents #26 in 1980, the New Teen Titans were a new team of Teen Titans featuring original members Robin (who later becomes Nightwing), Wonder Girl (who later becomes Troia) and Kid Flash, along with former Doom Patrol member Beast Boy as Changeling and new characters Cyborg, Raven and Starfire.  Brought together by Raven to fight her demonic father Trigon, the seven teenaged heroes continued as a team to fight such notable villains as Deathstroke the Terminator, the Fearsome Five, Brother Blood, Blackfire, the H.I.V.E., the Brotherhood of Evil and more.

In addition, DC Comics also announced Young Justice: Outsiders, the third season of Warner Bros. Animation’s Young Justice, will also debut next year on the new DC digital service.

Marvel Attempts Rebirth in Fall 2017 with MARVEL LEGACY

The House of Ideas is about to use DC's idea from last year.

During the "Marvel: Next Big Thing" panel at the 2017 Chicago Comics and Entertainment Expo this past weekend, Marvel announced Marvel Legacy, a new initiative intended to "return long running titles to their original series numbering with a renewed sense of hope, wonder, enjoyment and fun."

The Marvel Legacy initiative will explore the Marvel Universe, with storylines starring characters such as Odinson, Squirrel Girl, Spider-Man, the Avengers, America Chavez, Iron Man, Moon Knight, the Guardians of the Galaxy, Captain Marvel, Luke Cage, the X-Men, Captain America, Ms. Marvel, Deadpool, the Champions, Wolverine, Ironheart, Hulk, The Punisher, and more.

To seasoned comic book fans, however, this translates as Marvel's attempt to recapture lost sales that have shifted over to DC Comics following that company's successful DC Rebirth relaunch last June after The New 52.  The most recent Top 100 Comics chart from Diamond Comic Distributors shows Marvel only having 19 of the Top 50 comics in March 2017, compared to DC Comics claiming 28.  The Top 20 numbers slant even more in DC's favor, with DC having 13 compared to Marvel only having 5, with 2 of those being Star Wars titles.

And just like DC's well-received 80-page one-shot DC Universe: Rebirth #1, Marvel Comics will launch their own rebirth in the fall with Marvel Legacy #1, a 50-page one-shot "stuffed with twists, surprises, mysteries and revelations, plus a special four-panel fold-out cover by Marvel Chief Creative Officer Joe Quesada."

Jason Aaron and Esad Ribic of Thor: God of Thunder fame will be the creative team.  "This one-shot honors Marvel Comics’ past and it’s a good window into the present day Marvel Universe and then also sets the stage for where we’re gonna go in the future," said Aaron. "The main goal was just to be able to give this to someone who’s got no idea what’s going on in the Marvel right now and have that be a good entry point for them and I think it does that."

As for the plot of Marvel Legacy, Aaron remarked, "We get a peek into the very distant past here so we go back to the prehistoric days of the Marvel Universe.  [We are] seeing versions of Marvel’s biggest legacy characters and different versions we haven’t seen before and [an adventure] of, I guess I could call 'the Prehistoric Avengers.'  That adventure will have major ramifications for the Marvel Universe going forward."

Aaron added, "This one shot being called Legacy is not a coincidence.  This book is very much about that legacy so we see how that legacy stretches back to the distant past and we follow those characters who carry on that legacy in the present and we set the stage for those characters and that legacy will go in the continuing stories to come."

Marvel’s Editor-In-Chief Axel Alonso said, "We want fans to get fired up, simple as that. Marvel Legacy will decide once and for all if the Marvel Universe is big enough for Miles and Peter, Riri and Tony, Thor and Jane Foster, Laura and, dare I say, Logan?  Spoiler alert: It
is."

Alonso also promised "a last-page reveal that just might break the Internet", while editor Tom Brevoort promised "the return of a central piece of the Marvel mythos that readers have been mourning in recent months."  The Fantastic Four, perhaps?

And after Marvel Legacy #1?  According to Marvel, long-running Marvel Universe titles will "revert to their classic legacy numbering, honoring and restoring their long history, as new and epic storylines launch under the Marvel Legacy banner.  Featuring clean entry points for every series, titles resuming their original numbering will be clearly marked with special trade dress and cover treatments."

So, just like DC Rebirth then.  We'll see if Marvel Legacy is a lasting one...

THE FANDOM ZONE 099: "Zombie Knows Best" is Up!

"Look at us, working together to solve mysteries.  We should get a van and a dog." 

– Dr. Ravi Chakrabarti, iZombie: "Zombie Knows Best"

As we attempt to catch up after Karen's recent ear infection, Karen Lindsay and I are back with another HUGE episode of The Fandom Zone Podcast!  So huge, in fact, we're splitting it into two parts!

This week's reviews of comics on television include:

The Walking Dead 7x16: "The First Day of the Rest of Your Life"  (Season Finale)

Legends of Tomorrow 2x17: "Aruba"  (Season Finale)

Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. 4x16: "What If..."

Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. 4x17: "Identity and Change"

iZombie 3x01: "Heaven Just Got a Little Bit Smoother"  (Season Premiere)

iZombie 3x02: "Zombie Knows Best"

Iron Fist 1x04: "Eight Diagram Dragon Palm"

Iron Fist 1x05: "Under Leaf Pluck Lotus"

This time, we talk about things like the Nena song "99 Luftballoons", my custom Legion soundtrack, Jadis Iscariot and the Scavengers' betrayal, Sasha weaponizing herself into a zombie, Shiva the tiger as Rick's ace in the hole, the useless shopping cart barrier, the comeback of first-generation iPods, the Atom's fail with the blood of Jesus Christ, the Black Flash taking out the Reverse-Flash, the Marvel What If...? anthology, Grant Ward being Lucy Van pelt with the football, Aida becoming Madame Hydra, speculating about Fitz being Whedoned, wanting to fix the new Mystery Science Theater 3000 theme song, some feedback from Justina, Peter Capaldi leaving Doctor Who, word puns on iZombie, Clive finally being in the loop, the Fillmore Graves School for Undead Youngsters, Major's Starbucks fail, Vivian as the Season 3 Big Bad, Liv and Major on dad and teenage daughter brains, the iZombie Gang as the Scooby Gang, finally learning how Clive became a Game of Thrones fan, Danny getting controlling interest in Rand Enterprises, more of Colleen going to Fight Club, Ward's really bad day and painkiller habit, Claire Temple's introduction to Danny, some more feedback from Justina, teasing a special announcement for Episode 100, and more!

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Be sure to come back next week as special guest host with the most Jesse Jackson joins us for our special 100th episode, as we review the 2016 DC Comics animated film Justice League Dark, right here on The Fandom Zone Podcast!

NEXT STOP EVERYWHERE 078: "The Pilot" is Up!

"Imagine if time all happened at once.  Every moment of your life laid out around you like a city.  Streets full of buildings made of days.  The day you were born, the day you die.  The day you fall in love, the day that love ends.  A whole city built from triumph and heartbreak and boredom and laughter and cutting your toenails.  It's the best place you will ever be."

– The Twelfth Doctor, Doctor Who: "The Pilot"

That's right, my partner in time Jesse Jackson are back with a new episode of Next Stop Everywhere: The Doctor Who Podcast!  In this episode, Jesse and I review "The Pilot", the long-awaited first episode from Series Ten, starring Peter Capaldi as the Twelfth Doctor, Pearl Mackie as Bill Potts, and Matt Lucas as Nardole!

This time, Jesse and I discuss things like my attending the Fathom Events screening of "The Pilot", Simon & Garfunkel and The Bangles, the Twelfth Doctor becoming a university professor, wondering if River Song considered Twelve her Doctor instead of Eleven, seeing a hybrid of Jon Pertwee and Tom Baker's Doctors in Peter Capaldi's Doctor, the introduction of Bill, the shoutout to William Hartnell and his wife Heather, Bill's insistence that the Doctor not wipe her mind of their adventure, Unhairy Nardole and the Chamber of Secrets, Nardole's mechanical body, speculating on the Doctor's mystery vault, wondering why the Doctor brought in Nardole as a companion, the brief return of the Movellans, my Reverse the Polarity segment, our thoughts on the first episode of Class, the Kris Marshall casting rumor, the David Bradley in the 2017 Christmas Special rumor, speculating on Peter Capaldi's final episode, the possible return of the Doctor's granddaughter Susan, and more!

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Be sure to come back next week as Jesse and I review "Smile", the second episode from Series Ten, starring Peter Capaldi as the Twelfth Doctor, Pearl Mackie as Bill Potts, and Matt Lucas as Nardole!  Look for more of Next Stop Everywhere on iTunes, Google Play Music, YouTube, Libsyn, Soundcloud, Sticher, and the official Southgate Media Group website!

Marvel's CLOAK & DAGGER Debuts First Trailer

Get excited to see Cloak and Dagger...one year from now.

Marvel Entertainment has released the first trailer for the upcoming Freeform television series Cloak & Dagger, based on the Marvel Comics superhero duo.  In the series, Tandy Bowen and Tyrone Johnson, two teenagers from different backgrounds, acquire superpowers while forming a romantic relationship.  They soon realize that their powers work better when they are together, but their feelings for each other make their already complicated world even more challenging.

The one minute, 45-second trailer opens with young Tyrone (Aubrey Joseph) remembering seeing his father confronted by police when he was a young boy, while young Tandy (Olivia Holt) is shown as a young girl training for ballet.

A flashback to a car accident is shown, as Tandy tells her criminal partner and boyfriend Liam (Carl Lundstedt), "Did I ever tell you about that night?"

We see young Tyrone diving into water to rescue young Tandy after her parents' car goes off a bridge.  It seems the two are destined to be together.

Switching to the modern day, we see fleeting images of Tyrone getting into a fight during a basketball game, while Melissa Bowen (Andrea Roth), Tandy's mother, is upset as the police search their house for something.  "You can't do this!" she cries.

"It's like if I don't do everything perfectly, you're gonna lose me," Tyrone says to his mother, Adina Johnson (Gloria Reuben).  

"I'm afraid even if you do everything perfectly, I'm gonna lose you," replies Adina, tearing up.

The two manage to bump into one another and introduce themselves.  Tyrone gets mixed up with some criminals and is almost shot after escaping from the trunk of a car.

Later, we see Tyrone and Tandy running together in a graveyard at night, but as the two grab hands, a sudden burst of light emits from Tandy's hand, sending Tyrone flying.  Tandy stares at her glowing hand, then looks over at Tyrone for understanding.

We see a fleeting image of young Tandy and young Tyrone lying together on the shore, holding hands after Tyrone rescued Tandy.  Back in the present day, a guy attempts to force himself on Tandy, only to find himself stabbed in the stomach by a glowing dagger of light that Tandy somehow created.

Lastly, we see Tyrone waking up on a rooftop, dressed in a cloak.  He looks up and sees a sign belonging to the Roxxon Corporation, a fictional energy corporation from the Marvel Universe that is traditionally up to unethical and illegal activities.

If you'd like to view the trailer, you can check it out below thanks to IGN on YouTube...




Cloak & Dagger is expected to debut on Freeform sometime in 2018.

GHOSTWOOD 004: "Northwest Passage" is Up!

"Diane, 11:30 a.m., February Twenty-fourth.  Entering the town of Twin Peaks, five miles south of the Canadian border, twelve miles west of the state line.  I've never seen so many trees in my life."

-- FBI Special Agent Dale Cooper, Twin Peaks: "Northwest Passage (Pilot)"

It is happening again...my co-host with the most Xan Sprouse and I are back once again with a new episode of Ghostwood: The Twin Peaks Podcast!  This time, we review "Northwest Passage", a.k.a. the 1990 pilot episode of the original ABC television series Twin Peaks!

LET'S ROCK!

In our fourth HUGE episode, Xan and I discuss things like what Xan and I were doing in 1990, the birds singing a pretty song, the now-outdated look of 1990 actually working in Twin Peaks' favor today, the discovery of Laura Palmer's body, Audrey's secret identity at school, our young Catherine and Pete fan fiction, BOB letting Leland feel suffering as he learns of Laura's death, my first three Twin Peaks Funko figures, the arrival of Dale Cooper in Twin Peaks, the really Lynchian morgue scene, Cooper spotting James' motorcycle in Laura's eye reflection, Cooper being introduced to the town, Leo's truck turning up in Flesh World magazine, the brawl at the Roadhouse, Sarah Palmer's vision and bloodcurdling scream, Old Hollywood references, the alternate European version ending that reveals Laura's killer, other networks trying to capture on the show's popularity, worrying about what Dale Cooper has been doing for the past 25 years, skipping work the day after the new Twin Peaks series debuts, and more!

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Be sure to come back in a few weeks as Xan and I review "Beyond Life and Death", a.k.a. the 1991 series finale of the original ABC television series Twin Peaks!  Look for more of Ghostwood: The Twin Peaks Podcast on iTunes, YouTube, Libsyn, and the official Southgate Media Group website!

First KRYPTON Pilot Trailer Leaks Online

Is Krypton about to explode onto Syfy?

The first look at the pilot for Syfy's proposed series Krypton, based on lore of the DC Comics character Superman, has been leaked online.  The series will follow Superman's grandfather – whose House of El was ostracized and shamed – as he fights to redeem his family's honor and save his beloved world from chaos.

The 90-second trailer opens with the voice of Seg-El (Cameron Cuffe), Superman's grandfather.  "Kal-El," he begins, "my future grandson.  By the time you hear these words,
your birthworld will be a distant memory."

"The house of El led a revolution against tyranny," he continues.  "The story of your family isn't how we died...but how we lived.  I know you will fight to save your world, just as I fought to save mine."

We see Val-El, Seg's grandfather, handing him an access key similar to the one used in the movie Man of Steel.  "Find the fortress," says Val-El.

"Your name is El -- Never forget it," remarks another character.

"The blood of House El will always bind us together," remarks Seg-El to Lyta Zod (Georgina Campbell) as he slices his palm with an ornate knife and squeezes his palm, dripping blood onto the access panel.

If picked up to series, Krypton is expected to debut on Syfy sometime in 2017.

First STAR WARS: THE LAST JEDI Trailer Teases Luke Ending the Jedi

The Jedi may soon face their end...if Luke Skywalker gets his way.

The first trailer for Star Wars: The Last Jedi was revealed earlier today at the Star Wars Celebration convention in Orlando, Florida, giving Star Wars fans their first taste of the upcoming Episode VIII directed by Rian Johnson.

The two minute teaser opens on the oceanic planet Ahch-To, last seen at the very end of the previous film, Star Wars: The Force Awakens.  We see Rey (Daisy Ridley) gasping for air, presumably during part of her training in the Force by Luke Skywalker (Mark Hamill) as teased in 2015.

"Breathe..." says Luke calmly, "...just breathe.  Now, reach out..."

We see Rey raising pebbles into the air as Luke asks, "What do you see?"

"Light..." replies Rey as we glimpse General Leia Organa (Carrie Fisher) from behind in the command center of the Resistance base.  

"Darkness..." continues Rey as we see the smoldering remains of Kylo Ren's helmet, which appears to have been crushed.  

"A balance..." Rey remarks as we see a bookshelf and a page from one of the books that contains some sort of lightsaber icon.

Next, we see a faraway shot of Luke instructing Rey in the use of her lightsaber as he says "It's so much bigger," presumably referring to the power of the Force.

We then see a several fighters streaking across a field towards a line of First Order Walkers. They’re dragging something on the ground, sending up a plume of red dust or smoke.  As we watch, one hits the ground and bounces up.

Finn (John Boyega) turns up next in some sort of stasis pod, still recovering from his injuries at the hands of Kylo Ren in The Force Awakens.  This is followed by a quick shot of Resistance pilot Poe Dameron (Oscar Isaac) and his droid BB-8 racing towards Poe's X-Wing as the Resistance base appears to be under attack.

More fleeting images follow, including the Millennium Falcon destroying a TIE fighter and Rey racing towards something with her lightsaber activated.

"I only know one truth..." Luke begins as Kylo Ren/Ben Solo (Adam Driver) is shown with his cross-hilt lightsaber, sporting a nasty scar across his face from where Rey sliced him in The Force Awakens.  

We glimpse Luke and R2-D2 (Jimmy Vee) looking over some burning ruins, similar the flashback scene teased in The Force Awakens where Luke places his metal hand on R2. Quick images follow, including Captain Phasma (Gwendoline Christie) and some First Order stormtroopers, along with an intense battle between Resistance ships and TIE fighters.

"...it's time for the Jedi to end," finishes Luke ominously as his shadowy outline can be seen at the entrance of a cave on Ahch-To, and a dark, dramatic version of the Star Wars theme ends the teaser.

If you'd like to view the teaser trailer, you can check it out below thanks to the official Star Wars account on YouTube...


In addition, the first teaser poster for The Last Jedi was also released...

Star Wars: The Last Jedi is scheduled to arrive in theaters on December 15, 2017.

NEXT STOP EVERYWHERE 077: "The Armageddon Factor" is Up!

"We have the power to do anything we like, absolute power over every particle in the universe, everything that has ever existed or ever will exist as from this moment.  Are you listening to me, Romana?"
"Yes, of course, I'm listening."
"'Cause if you're not listening I can make you listen, because I can do anything.  As from this moment there's no such thing as free will in the entire universe.  There's only MY will because I possess the Key to Time."
"Doctor, are you all right?"
"Well, of course I’m all right, but suppose I wasn’t all right."

– The Fourth Doctor and the First Romana, Doctor Who: "The Armageddon Factor"

That's right, my partner in time Jesse Jackson are back with a new episode of Next Stop Everywhere: The Doctor Who Podcast!  In this episode, Jesse and I review "The Armageddon Factor", the sixth and final serial from Season 16, a.k.a. "The Key to Time" season, starring Tom Baker as the Fourth Doctor, Mary Tamm as the First Romana, and John Leeson as the voice of K-9!

This time, Jesse and I discuss things like the confusion of Lalla Ward as Princess Astra before she becomes the Second Romana, Romana burning a regeneration just for the sake of fashion, Valentine Dyall as Deep Thought on the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy TV series, the Chuck Berry classic "School Days", the Fourth Doctor's power trip gag on Romana, how the Doctor and Drax probably knew one another at the Academy on Gallifrey, wondering why the White Guardian never returned in Season 16, the Doctor caring more about innocents in his earlier incarnations, crediting "The Doctor" instead of "Doctor Who", Drax's confidence in lining up his next gig, the debut of the Randomizer, my Reverse the Reverse the Polarity segment, the upcoming return of John Simm as the Sixth Master, and more!

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Be sure to come in just one week as Jesse and I review "The Pilot", the long-awaited first episode from Series Ten, starring Peter Capaldi as the Twelfth Doctor, Pearl Mackie as Bill Potts, and Matt Lucas as Nardole!  Look for more of Next Stop Everywhere on iTunes, Google Play Music, YouTube, Libsyn, Soundcloud, Sticher, and the official Southgate Media Group website!