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Thursday, October 29, 2020

NEXT STOP EVERYWHERE 206: "Timelash" Is Up!

 
"Should there be another day, I'll explain to you in great detail which of the many time laws I am not allowed to transgress."
"Who would know?"
"I would.  So would every other Time Lord from here to Gallifrey, and I can assure you they're not all as pleasant and agreeable as I am."
-- The Sixth Doctor and Herbert George Wells, Doctor Who: "Timelash"

Hello again, everyone!  My partner in time Jesse Jackson and I are back with a new episode of Next Stop Everywhere: The Doctor Who Podcast!  This time, we discuss "Timelash", the fifth serial from Doctor Who Season 22 in 1985, featuring Colin Baker as the Sixth Doctor, Nicola Bryant as Peri Brown, Robert Ashby as the Borad, Paul Darrow as Tekker, and David Chandler as H.G. Wells!

In this episode, Jesse and I discuss things like being one week out from the U.S. Presidential election, my lowering the bar for Jesse watching "Timelash", Jo Jones referencing Karfel in The Sarah Jane Adventures story "Death of the Doctor", the original script featuring the First Doctor, Ian, Barbara, Susan, and the Daleks, the actual explanation for how the Sixth Doctor survived the destruction of the Bandril missile, the various references to H.G. Wells' novels, blaming Eric Saward and John Nathan-Turner for the failure of the Sixth Doctor era, one good reason why JNT doesn't suck, Jesse wanting people to use CGI to give Colin Baker a better Sixth Doctor costume, H.G. Wells being portrayed as an annoying buffoon, the Doctor spelunking into the Timelash, Jeananne Crowley not being able to find her line of sight even when talking to someone directly in front of her, good Doctor Who directors using shadows to conceal poorly-designed monsters, Peri escaping into the Karfel junk room you don't want anybody to see when they come over, the Morlox looking like Triumph the Insult Comic Dog, the creative mistake of making Peri a botanist, the sad Bandril puppet, Tekker being the guy at an office willing to throw anyone under the bus, Jesse wondering if the Borad was a previous villain, the Doctor taunting the Borad that he has zero chance hooking up with Peri, how to make the aged skeletons less comical, our favorite quotes of the episode, my Reverse the Reverse the Polarity segment, new feedback from Holly Mac and Dave Proctor, Jesse listening to the new Bruce Springsteen album over and over and over, Xan and I discussing The Elephant Man, and more!

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We now have a NEW Next Stop Everywhere t-shirt with our current logo, which you can find on TeePublic right HEREThis spiffy new shirt looks great when you're listening to your favorite Doctor Who podcast and travelling through time and space!  Or your could order all sorts of cool Next Stop Everywhere merch there as well!

And hey, if you'd like to pick up our classic logo Next Stop Everywhere t-shirt, you can also find it on TeePublic right HERE!  Help support the show and feel free to post pictures on our Facebook page of you or some other cool person you know wearing the shirt!

Be sure to come back next week, as Jesse and I are joined by special guest companions Xan Sprouse and Holly Mac as we discuss "Dragonfire", the fourth serial from Doctor Who Season 24 in 1987, featuring Sylvester McCoy as the Seventh Doctor, Tony Selby as Sabalom Glitz, the departure of Bonnie Langford as Melanie "Mel" Bush, and the debut of Sophie Aldred as Dorothy "Ace" McShane!

Wednesday, October 28, 2020

THE FANDOM ZONE 192: "Proper Preparation and Planning" Is Up!

 
"You and me are gods.  Son, we can do anything we want and no one can stop us.  Now that is a good feeling, a really good feeling."
-- Homelander to Ryan Butcher, The Boys: "Proper Preparation and Planning"

Hello again, everyone!  It's time for another new episode of The Fandom Zone Podcast!  This time, my co-host DJ Nik and I discuss "Proper Preparation and Planning", the second episode of The Boys Season 2, featuring Karl Urban as Billy Butcher, Karen Fukuhara as Kimiko Miyashiro, Antony Starr as Homelander, Shantel VanSanten as Becca Butcher, and Aya Cash as Stormfront!

In this episode, Nik and I talk about things like Nik becoming an uncle, The Boys' Season 2 soundtrack and its heavy reliance on Billy Joel, the "Proper Preparation and Planning" storyline in the comics, Jack Quaid being the son of Meg Ryan, Butcher constantly wanting to remind The Boys that he's in charge, Butcher being willing to pay any price to get his wife Becca back, Butcher writing down everything he can remember about Becca's location in crayon on a paper placemat, Rayner's funeral probably being closed casket, Grace Mallory not being impressed by an edible arrangement, Butcher punching out Hughie before he can get back in the van, my wanting everyone to keep close watch on the complex relationship between Butcher and Hughie, Homelander deciding to have some father/son time with Ryan, Homelander's frustration that Ryan isn't showing signs of his superpowers, Nik not being able to handle Homelander drinking breast milk, that awkward moment when Becca was told that Vought isn't going to do a damn thing about Homelander, Nik explaining Pippi Longstocking to Americans, Starlight trying to prove to Stormfront that she's not a Vought Barbie Spy, female celebrities being asked the same questions over and over, Alfred Hitchcock's Notorious and Quentin Tarantino's Inglourious Basterds, Starlight reaching a Mexican standoff with A-Train, that awkward moment when Kimiko is finally reunited with her brother Kenji only to find out he's a super terrorist, our favorite quotes of the episode, Oscar Isaac being cast as Moon Knight, needing all the WandaVisions, Fandom Zone Fanmail from Dave Proctor, and more!

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And if that isn't enough for you, you can also check us out on YouTube, Soundcloud, and the official Southgate Media Group website!  Oh, and if you're interested in an officially official Fandom Zone Podcast t-shirt that all the cool kids are wearing, you can get those on TeePublic HERE as well!  Feel free to post a picture on our Facebook page of you or some other cool person you know wearing the shirt!

Be sure to come back next week as Nik and I discuss "Over the Hill with the Swords of a Thousand Men", the third episode from The Boys Season 2, right here on The Fandom Zone Podcast!

Tuesday, October 27, 2020

STARGIRL Casts Jonathan Cake as The Shade & Nick Tarabay as Eclipso

 
Get ready for more injustice in Blue Valley.

Deadline has revealed that the CW series Stargirl has cast actors Jonathan Cake and Nick Tarabay as DC Comics supervillains The Shade and Eclipso.  Tarabay will be a series regular as Eclipso, while Cake will recur as The Shade.

According to the article, Eclipso is described as "one of the main antagonists set to clash with Stargirl’s Justice Society of America in Season 2.  Eclipso is a life essence trapped inside a blue diamond. Once owned by the Injustice Society of America, that diamond was stolen in Season 1 by (Meg) DeLacy’s Cindy (Burman), which will result in problems for the JSA going forward.  Eclipso is an ancient entity of corruption and vengeance.  Brimming with a cold, terrifying darkness, he exploits the flaws of others, reveling in the impure and sinful, sadistically feeding off the dark side of humanity."

The Shade's description states he's "an English immortal, a classic antihero from DC Comics who wields magical shadow powers.  Tall and slim with an elegant 19th century way to his speech and manners, he masks the horrors he’s experienced and people he’s lost in all the time alive with wry, witty retorts and a false sense that nothing really matters."

Cake, 53, is an English actor who recently appeared as Edward "Blackbeard" Teach on Legends of Tomorrow, and has appeared in episodes of Desperate Housewives, Grey's Anatomy, The Affair, Chuck, Law & Order, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, Law & Order: Criminal Intent, Criminal Minds, and Death in Paradise.

Tarabay, 45, is a Lebanon-born American actor best known as Captain Boomerang on Arrow, Ashur on Spartacus and Cotyar Ghazi on The Expanse.  His other roles include the films Star Trek Into Darkness and Pacific Rim: Uprising, and episodes of Castle, Longmire, Person of Interest, Burn Notice, Moonlight, and The Sopranos.

Created in 1942 by Gardner Fox and Harold Wilson Sharp, the Shade first appeared in Flash Comics #33 as a villain for the original Flash, Jay Garrick.  He was portrayed as a thief who could manipulate the shadows with a magical cane and fought both Garrick and the second Flash, Barry Allen.  He was a member of several supervillain teams, including the Injustice Society.  The Shade was one of three villains used for the first meeting of the two heroes in the famous "Flash of Two Worlds" story, which reintroduced the Golden Age Flash to the Silver Age.  He was jailed along with the Thinker and the Fiddler.

In 1994, the character was changed drastically by writer James Robinson and artist Tony Harris in the DC Comics series Starman.  The Shade was retconned to an English gentleman named Richard Swift, a young man from the year 1838.  One night in London, Swift was trapped amidst an unexplained mystical tragedy, which killed 104 people.  The most immediate effect on him was the permanent loss of his memories prior to the incident.  Coincidentally, a passerby named Piers Ludlow offers to take in Swift while he recovers. The whole affair was a setup, with the Ludlow family being a band of killers and swindlers, who grew wealthy killing their wealthy business partners and then killing a vagrant in the vicinity to give the impression of a failed robbery/homicide.  Before they could make Swift their next scapegoat, he reflexively unleashed his shadows, killing all the present Ludlows.  Only a young pair of twins, absent from the excursion, survived.

Decades later, Swift was ambushed by Rupert Ludlow, one of the surviving twins.  Rupert and his sister had plotted revenge for years, going so far as to raise their children as future assassins.  Though grievously injured, Swift managed to kill Ludlow, as his shadow power made him both immortal and resistant to injury.  Afterward, he left England and started a career as an adventurer/assassin/observer on life, which spanned whole continents and led him to many adventures.  During World War II, the Shade arrived in Keystone City and chose Jay Garrick, the first Flash, as his adversary.  After several decades, he established himself in Opal City and became a mentor for Jack Knight, the son of the Golden Age Starman, Ted Knight, another hero the Shade had fought.

Cake will be the second actor to portray The Shade in live-action, after Mike McLeod on The Flash (2014).  The character has also appeared in various animated projects, including Justice League and Justice League Unlimited (voiced by Stephen McHattie), and Young Justice: Outsiders (voiced by Joel Swetow).

Eclipso was created in 1963 by Bob Haney and Lee Elias, first appearing in House of Secrets #61 as Bruce Gordon, a scientist specializing in solar energy.  While in the jungle to view a solar eclipse, Gordon was attacked by a tribal sorcerer named Mophir.  Before plunging to his death off a cliff, Mophir wounded Gordon with a black diamond.  Afterwards, Gordon transformed into the villainous Eclipso whenever an eclipse occurred.  A blue-gray or purple circle covered the rightmost two-thirds of his face, resembling a partial eclipse.

During this period, Eclipso was portrayed as a conventional villain, possessing super strength, partial invulnerability, and eye blasts (aided by his black diamond).  Eclipso's transformations were later altered so that any type of natural eclipse, lunar or solar, would cause Eclipso and Gordon to split from one another, while an "artificial eclipse" -- an object blocking out a light source -- would merely transform Gordon to Eclipso.  Any bright flash of light would banish Eclipso back into Bruce Gordon's body or reverse the change.

In the early 1990s, DC Comics retconned Eclipso in a company-wide crossover built around the miniseries Eclipso: The Darkness Within.  Eclipso was revealed not simply to be Bruce Gordon's dark half, but a vengeance demon who had possessed Gordon.  Eclipso's soul had originally been bound inside a giant black diamond called the "Heart of Darkness" in Africa.  A treasure hunter found it in the late nineteenth century and brought it to London in 1891, where he had a jeweler cut it into one thousand shards.  This weakened the binding spell, allowing Eclipso to possess anyone who became angry while in contact with one of the shards.  He was no longer limited to possessing Gordon during an eclipse, but pretended otherwise so that Gordon would not know the truth about the black diamonds.

Tarabay will be the first actor to portray Eclipso in live-action.  The character has appeared in animated projects, however, including Justice League (voiced by Bruce McGill) and Superman/Batman: Public Enemies.

Stargirl is expected to return to The CW for Season 2 sometime in 2021.

Monday, October 26, 2020

MOON KNIGHT Casts Oscar Isaac as Marc Spector

 
Marvel has found their Fist of Khonshu.

Deadline is reporting that the upcoming Disney+ Marvel Cinematic Universe series Moon Knight, based on the Marvel Comics superhero, has cast Oscar Isaac as Marc Spector...a.k.a. Jake Lockley...a.k.a. Steven Grant...a.k.a. Moon Knight.

According to the article, Isaac is currently in negotiations to star in the series, which will be overseen by Jeremy Slater, who developed and wrote Netflix’s adaptation of The Umbrella Academy from Dark Horse Comics.

Isaac, 41, is a Guatemalan-American actor best known as the pilot Poe Dameron in the Star Wars films The Force Awakens, The Last Jedi, and The Rise of Skywalker.  He also played the Marvel supervillain Apocalypse in the film X-Men: Apocalypse, and will be appearing as Duke Leto Atreides in the 2021 adaptation of Dune.  In addition, he voiced Spider-Man 2099 in the animated film Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse, and has appeared in the films The Addams Family (2019), Life Itself, Annihilation, Ex Machina, The Bourne Legacy, Inside Llewyn Davis, and Robin Hood (2010).

Created in 1975 by Doug Moench and Don Perlin, Moon Knight first appeared in Werewolf by Night #32 as a villain hired by the Committee to capture Jack Russell, the Werewolf.  He found out that the Committee wanted to use the Werewolf as a weapon and helped the Werewolf escape, briefly fighting alongside him.

After being recast as a hero, Moon Knight received a full origin and his own ongoing series.  Born in Chicago, Illinois, Marc Spector was a Jewish-American rabbi's wayward son, who, as an adult, had been a heavyweight boxer before becoming a U.S. Marine serving in Force Recon.  Afterward, he left the Marines to become a mercenary occasionally doing work for the CIA.  As a mercenary, he befriended the French pilot Jean-Paul DuChamp, whom he affectionately called "Frenchie".  

While working for the African mercenary Raoul Bushman in Egypt, the group stumbled upon an archaeological dig whose crew included Dr. Peter Alraune and his daughter Marlene Alraune.  The dig had uncovered an ancient temple, where artifacts included a statue of the Egyptian moon god Khonshu. Intent on looting the dig, Bushman killed Dr. Alraune.  In response to Alraune's murder, Spector challenged Bushman to personal combat but was defeated by Bushman and left to die in the sub-zero temperatures of the desert night.  The Egyptians who worshipped the ancient gods found Spector and carried him to their temple.  Helpless before the statue of Khonshu, Spector's heart stopped.  Khonshu appeared to him in a vision, offering Spector a second chance at life if he became the god's avatar on Earth.  Spector awakened, wrapped himself in the silver shroud that covered Khonshu's statue, and again confronted Bushman. This time, he defeated Bushman and returned to America with Marlene, Frenchie, and the statue of Khonshu.  Deciding to become a crimefighter, Spector created a silver cloaked costume, based on the silver shroud, and became Moon Knight, "The Fist of Khonshu".

After his return to the United States, Spector invested the money he had accumulated as a mercenary and developed a small fortune.  To distance himself from his mercenary past, he created the identity of millionaire entrepreneur Steven Grant, using this identity to purchase a spacious estate.  To remain in contact with the street and criminal element, he also created the identity of taxicab driver Jake Lockley and has acquired civilian allies such as Bertrand Crawley, Gena Landers, and her sons.  His origin of being "created by The Committee" was explained as a ruse set up by Frenchie so that Marc could shut the Committee down.  Over time, Spector was revealed to suffer from Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID), with his various identities actually becoming alternate personas.

Isaac will be the first actor to portray Moon Knight in live-action, although the character has appeared in the animated series Ultimate Spider-Man (voiced by Diedrich Bader), Avengers Assemble (voiced by Gideon Emery), and Spider-Man (2017) (voiced by Peter Giles).

Moon Knight is currently expected to premiere on Disney+ sometime in 2022.

Sunday, October 25, 2020

GHOSTWOOD 086: "Sanguinarium" Is Up!

 
"Looks like she took a pretty good shot at you."
"Yes, apparently."
"Nothing that a little plastic surgery won’t patch up though, hunh?"
-- Fox Mulder and Dr. Jack Franklin, The X-Files: "Sanguinarium"

It is happening again...My co-host with the most Xan Sprouse and I are back with a new episode of Ghostwood: The Twin Peaks Podcast!  In this episode, we conclude our retrospective of Twin Peaks actors appearing on The X-Files as we discuss "Sanguinarium", the sixth episode of The X-Files Season Four from 1996, featuring David Duchovny as Fox Mulder, Gillian Anderson as Dana Scully, Richard Beymer as Dr. Jack Franklin, and O-Lan Jones as Nurse Rebecca Waite!

LET'S ROCK!

In this episode, Xan and I discuss things like Xan being a bad influence regarding doughnuts, laying out a Twin Peaks doughnut spread, my insides trying to kill me, skipping "Excelsius Dei" in our retrospective, Ben Horne not having sex with Emory Battis, wondering if Ben Horne knew Ike the Spike, watching Vincent Price die in Edward Scissorhands, Rodney Dangerfield in Natural Born Killers, Jessica Alba in Sin City, the backwards "Vanitas Vanitatum" written in blood, the one Twin Peaks actor who appeared on The Simpsons, wiccans complaining about "Sanguinarium", "Home" being the vilest episode of The X-Files ever, Nurse Waite placing pentagrams everywhere, Mulder and Scully using a pentagram on the door of Nurse Waite's house as probable cause to enter, Nurse Waite lying in wait for Dr. Franklin inside a bathtub full of blood, wondering how the Aesthetic Surgery Unit stayed open for business after three murders by three of their doctors, Carrie Fisher in The Blues Brothers, the Moonlighting episode "Atomic Shakespeare", crappy '90s internet, Richard Beymer's big Face-Off peel, Mulder and Scully's completely failing to arrest Clifford Cox, Tipper Gore and the PMRC, Lady Cassandra on Doctor Who, Ghostwood Mail from Holly Mac, Jesse Jackson and DJ Nik, Robert Patrick not reprising John Doggett in The X-Files revival, everybody being sad that we're leaving The X-Files behind, the attack of the CyberJesses, The Elephant Man being a bit of a downer, and more!

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Be sure to come back in two weeks for Episode 087, as Xan and I discuss the new Criterion Collection blu-ray release of The Elephant Man, the 1980 historical drama film by director David Lynch, featuring Sir John Hurt as John Merrick, Sir Anthony Hopkins as Frederick Treves, Anne Bancroft as Madge Kendal, and Sir John Gielgud as Francis Carr Gomm!

Saturday, October 24, 2020

NEXT STOP EVERYWHERE 205: "Arc of Infinity" Is Up!

 
"Why didn't you do it sooner?"
"Well, you know how it is. You put things off for a day, next thing you know it's a hundred years later."
-- Nyssa and the Fifth Doctor, Doctor Who: "Arc of Infinity"

Hello again, everyone!  My partner in time Jesse Jackson and I are back with a new episode of Next Stop Everywhere: The Doctor Who Podcast!  This time, we discuss "Arc of Infinity", the first serial from Doctor Who Season 20 in 1983, featuring Peter Davison as the Fifth Doctor, Janet Fielding as Tegan Jovanka, Sarah Sutton as Nyssa, Ian Collier as Omega, Michael Gough as Councilor Hedin, and Colin Baker as Commander Maxil!

In this episode, Jesse and I discuss things like Jesse not recognizing Michael Gough as Alfred Pennyworth from the Batman movies, Colin Baker making his Doctor Who debut as Maxil, why "Arc of Infinity" was partially filmed in Amsterdam, original plans for Louise Jameson to return as Leela and how some of her key plot points were given to Nyssa instead, Colin Baker landing the part of the Sixth Doctor by being entertaining at a wedding reception, the Fifth Doctor repairing one thing in the TARDIS but putting off all the other repairs that needed done, Time Lords being arrogant assholes, Nyssa showing a much stronger side with her protectiveness of the Doctor, wondering why Maxil has such a grudge against the Doctor, Tegan's return with a new pixie haircut after "Time-Flight", the really big coincidence that Tegan's cousin ended up under the thrall of Omega, wondering what the hell is up with the Ergon, my explanation for why the Sixth Doctor ended up with Maxil's face, Councilor Hedin turning traitor against Gallifrey to help Omega return from the antimatter universe, Omega only caring about escaping the antimatter universe, the Doctor shooting Omega with a gunour favorite quotes of the episode, my Reverse the Reverse the Polarity segment, new feedback from Holly Mac and Dave Proctor, our upcoming discussion of the infamous Doctor Who story "Timelash", and more!

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We now have a NEW Next Stop Everywhere t-shirt with our current logo, which you can find on TeePublic right HEREThis spiffy new shirt looks great when you're listening to your favorite Doctor Who podcast and travelling through time and space!  Or your could order all sorts of cool Next Stop Everywhere merch there as well!

And hey, if you'd like to pick up our classic logo Next Stop Everywhere t-shirt, you can also find it on TeePublic right HERE!  Help support the show and feel free to post pictures on our Facebook page of you or some other cool person you know wearing the shirt!

Be sure to come back next week, as Jesse Jackson and I discuss "Timelash", the fifth serial from Doctor Who Season 22 in 1985, featuring Colin Baker as the Sixth Doctor, Nicola Bryant as Peri Brown, Robert Ashby as the Borad, Paul Darrow as Tekker, and David Chandler as H.G. Wells!

Thursday, October 22, 2020

THE FANDOM ZONE 191: "The Big Ride" Is Up!

 
"So maybe I can't be Lee Marvin.  But I can be Harry Potter.  Or you know, John Connor or—or--or what's her name from The Hunger Games..."
"Katniss."
"Yeah...The point is, I could be that person who nobody thinks is awesome, but it turns out they're kind of fucking awesome!"
-- Hughie Campbell and Frenchie, The Boys: "The Big Ride"

Hello again, everyone!  It's time for another new episode of The Fandom Zone Podcast!  This time, DJ Nik enters The Fandom Zone as we discuss "The Big Ride", the first episode of The Boys Season 2, featuring Jack Quaid as Hughie Campbell, Erin Moriarty as Starlight, Antony Starr as Homelander, Giancarlo Esposito as Stan Edgar, and introducing Aya Cash as Stormfront!

In this episode, Nik and I talk about things like Jesse Jackson not having time to watch The Boys Season 2, Nik trying to fill Jesse's Texan boots, Doom Patrol vs. The Boys, Hughie and Annie having a Romeo and Juliet type romance, the Vancouver Kiss, Erin Moriarty having the best surname, my meeting Karen Fukuhara at a convention, where "The Big Ride" episode title came from, Stormfront being a male character in the comics, Hughie cyberstalking Annie, Gecko whoring himself out to the BDSM crowd, Frenchie looking out for Kimiko, Starlight singing at Translucent's funeral, the Church of the Collective recruiting the Deep, Fresca being the rock-bottom of uncola soft drinks, wondering if the Deep is redeemable, Homelander completely dominating Ashley, that awkward moment when Homelander drinks Madelyn's refrigerated breast milk just as Ashley walks in, that awkward moment when Stormfront tells Homelander that she's the newest member of the Seven, Stan Edgar explaining to Homelander that all Vought cares about is Compound V, Andrew Kreisberg getting Shantel VanSanten written out of The Flash, our favorite quotes of the episode, and more!

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And if that isn't enough for you, you can also check us out on YouTube, Soundcloud, and the official Southgate Media Group website!  Oh, and if you're interested in an officially official Fandom Zone Podcast t-shirt that all the cool kids are wearing, you can get those on TeePublic HERE as well!  Feel free to post a picture on our Facebook page of you or some other cool person you know wearing the shirt!

Be sure to come back next week as Nik and I discuss "Proper Preparation and Planning", the second episode from The Boys Season 2, right here on The Fandom Zone Podcast!

Thursday, October 15, 2020

NEXT STOP EVERYWHERE 204: "State of Decay" Is Up!

 
"They are vampires, Adric!  Do you want to become one of them?"
"You said yourself you're on the menu.  If it's a choice between that and joining the diners, I mean, there's no sense in two of us getting the chop."
-- The Second Romana and Adric, Doctor Who: "State of Decay"

Hello again, everyone!  Special guest companion John Takacs returns to join me for a new episode of Next Stop Everywhere: The Doctor Who Podcast!  This time, we discuss "State of Decay", the fourth serial from Doctor Who Season 18 in 1980, featuring Tom Baker as the Fourth Doctor, Lalla Ward as the Second Romana, Matthew Waterhouse as Adric, and John Leeson as the voice of K-9!

In this episode, John and I discuss things like Jesse Jackson needing quality time with his wife Linda, Doctor Wholoween, Jon Pertwee keeping the Bok statue from "The Daemons" and putting it in his garden, Terrance Dicks writing "The Five Doctors" Target novelization, wishing John Leeson would go back and dub his voice over David Brierley's K-9 voice, the great sets and costumes in "State of Decay", Terrance Dicks originally submitting an early version of "State of Decay" in 1977, director Peter Moffat telling John Nathan-Turner that he wouldn't direct unless they used Dicks' version of the script, the E-Space Trilogy, Colin Baker being considered for the role of Aukon, wondering how K-9 never detected Adric being a stowaway, Tom Baker and Lalla Ward having marital problems during production, Romana calling out Adric for going along with becoming a vampire, the Three Who Rule, Aukon being in charge instead of King Zargo and Queen Camilla, the reveal that the castle was actually the spaceship Hydrax, the Doctor reprogramming the Hydrax to impale the last Great Vampire, the Dark Times covering the Time Lords' war with the vampires, our favorite quotes of the episode, my Reverse the Reverse the Polarity segment, new feedback from Holly Mac and Dave Proctor, the Fourth Doctor's Season 18 scarf signifying that he's mental state is now whole, Nabil "Sil" Shaban liking John's Ohio Type 40 Facebook group, and more!

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We now have a NEW Next Stop Everywhere t-shirt with our current logo, which you can find on TeePublic right HEREThis spiffy new shirt looks great when you're listening to your favorite Doctor Who podcast and travelling through time and space!  Or your could order all sorts of cool Next Stop Everywhere merch there as well!

And hey, if you'd like to pick up our classic logo Next Stop Everywhere t-shirt, you can also find it on TeePublic right HERE!  Help support the show and feel free to post pictures on our Facebook page of you or some other cool person you know wearing the shirt!

Be sure to come back next week, as Jesse Jackson and I discuss "Arc of Infinity", the first serial from Doctor Who Season 20 in 1983, featuring Peter Davison as the Fifth Doctor, Janet Fielding as Tegan Jovanka, Sarah Sutton as Nyssa, Colin Baker as Commander Maxil, and Ian Collier as Omega!

Saturday, October 10, 2020

HBO Max's GREEN LANTERN Gets Series Order & Showrunner

 
The Green Lantern Corps has the greenlight.

Variety has reported that HBO Max has given a series order for Green Lantern, based on the DC Comics superheroes.  First announced in development last October, Green Lantern will join Doom Patrol, Titans and Harley Quinn, which were recently brought over to HBO Max from the DC Universe streaming service.

According to the article, Green Lantern will "depict the adventures of a multitude of Lanterns, including Guy Gardner, Jessica Cruz, Simon Baz and Alan Scott — Earth’s first Green Lantern, who, true to the comics, is a gay man — and many more.  The series will also include fan favorites such as Sinestro and Kilowog, and will also introduce new heroes to the ranks of the Green Lantern Corps."

The series received a 10-episode order and will be co-written and executive produced by Seth Grahame-Smith and Marc Guggenheim, with Grahame-Smith serving as showrunner.  Berlanti Productions will produce in association with Warner Bros. Television.

Grahame-Smith, 44, is best known as the writer of the novels novels Pride and Prejudice and Zombies and Abraham Lincoln, Vampire Hunter, and co-wrote the 2012 film version of Dark Shadows.  He was also one of the screenwriters on The LEGO Batman Movie.

Guggenheim, 50, is the co-writer of the 2011 Green Lantern movie starring Ryan Reynolds, and the screenwriter for Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters.  He also served as showrunner on Arrow and Legends of Tomorrow, and was an executive producer and writer on Supergirl.


GHOSTWOOD 085: "Revelations" Is Up!

 
"Stop!  Federal Agent!  I'm armed!  Let him go.  Let him go and we'll talk about it."
"There's nothing to talk about.  I was called upon."
-- Dana Scully and Simon Gates, The X-Files: "Revelations"

It is happening again...My co-host with the most Xan Sprouse and I are back with a new episode of Ghostwood: The Twin Peaks Podcast!  In this episode, we continue our retrospective of Twin Peaks actors appearing on The X-Files as we pay tribute to the late Clark Middleton and discuss "Revelations", the eleventh episode of The X-Files Season Three from 1995, featuring David Duchovny as Fox Mulder, Gillian Anderson as Dana Scully, Kenneth Welsh as Simon Gates, Michael Berryman as Owen Jarvis, and R. Lee Ermey as Reverend Patrick Findley!

LET'S ROCK!

In this episode, Xan and I discuss things like Xan making alcoholism her new hobby, our tribute to Clark Middleton, Kenneth Welsh's TV and movie credits, Xan's Jonathan Harris anecdote, wondering why Fox made an Americanized version of Broadchurch, R. Lee Ermey as Col. Leslie Hapablap on The Simpsons, the faith-based concept of stigmata, "Revelations" being the first deep-dive into Scully's Catholic faith, wondering why David Lynch never worked with Michael Berryman, "Institutionalized" by Suicidal Tendencies, Scully's dog Queequeg, Mulder's hypocrisy of telling Scully not to allow her faith to cloud her judgment, women not meeting Chris Hansen on To Catch a Predator, the various Jerusalem references, wondering what the deal is with Kevin's bi-location and Simon's heat hands, Xan's little kid story descriptions of The Wizard of Oz and Twin Peaks, Gavin from Kids in the Hall, Ghostwood Mail from Holly Mac, Jesse Jackson and DJ Nik, Ben Horne on The X-Files, Xan going on Jesse's Set Lusting Bruce, Mulder and the Doctor licking stuff they shouldn't, Julia Roberts in Mary Reilly, and more!

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Be sure to come back in two weeks for Episode 086, as Xan and I discuss "Sanguinarium", the sixth episode of The X-Files Season Four, featuring Twin Peaks actor Richard Beymer as Dr. Jack Franklin, Arlene Mazerolle as Dr. Theresa Shannon, and O-Lan Jones as Nurse Rebecca Waite!

Friday, October 9, 2020

NEXT STOP EVERYWHERE 203: "The Daemons" Is Up!

 
"I see.  So, all we've got to deal with is something which is either too small to see or thirty feet tall, can incinerate you or freeze you to death, turn stone images into homicidal monsters, and looks like the devil."
"Exactly."
-- Captain Mike Yates and the Third Doctor, Doctor Who: "The Daemons"

Hello again, everyone!  My partner in time Jesse Jackson and I are back with another new episode of Next Stop Everywhere: The Doctor Who Podcast!  This time, we discuss "The Dæmons", the fifth serial from Doctor Who Season Eight in 1971, featuring Jon Pertwee as the Third Doctor, Katy Manning as Jo Grant, Roger Delgado as the First Master, and Stephen Thorne as Azal!

In this episode, Jesse and I discuss things like Jesse's Dallas Cowboys getting beaten by my Cleveland Browns, the BBC frowning upon producers writing scripts, Jo Grant being a classic era version of Donna Noble, Jesse preferring Patrick Troughton and Jon Pertwee over Tom Baker, the Master summoning Azal by reciting "Mary Had a Little Lamb" backwards, Geraldo Rivera and Al Capone's vault, the Doctor using a remote control on Bessie to mess with Jo and Mike, the Doctor constantly insulting Jo's intelligence, the movie The Wicker Man, Benton using a gun with a silencer to help the Doctor act like a wizard, Miss Hawthorne being an Almost Companion, Jo's faith and loyalty in the Doctor rebuffing Azal's power, everyone leaving while the Brigadier is attending a dinner party, Sgt. Tom Osgood being related to Petronella Osgood, the Master calling out the people of Devil's End, Delgado's Master being the schemer, the Master doing spells and acting as the leader of a coven, Bok being a stone gargoyle in tights, our favorite quotes of the episode, my Reverse the Reverse the Polarity segment, new feedback from Holly Mac and Dave Proctor, Ant-Man's mass displacement fail, and more!

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We now have a NEW Next Stop Everywhere t-shirt with our current logo, which you can find on TeePublic right HEREThis spiffy new shirt looks great when you're listening to your favorite Doctor Who podcast and travelling through time and space!  Or your could order all sorts of cool Next Stop Everywhere merch there as well!

And hey, if you'd like to pick up our classic logo Next Stop Everywhere t-shirt, you can also find it on TeePublic right HERE!  Help support the show and feel free to post pictures on our Facebook page of you or some other cool person you know wearing the shirt!

Be sure to come back next week, as special guest companion John Takacs and I discuss "State of Decay", the fourth serial from Doctor Who Season 18 in 1980, featuring Tom Baker as the Fourth Doctor, Lalla Ward as the Second Romana, Matthew Waterhouse as Adric, and John Leeson as the voice of K-9!

Thursday, October 1, 2020

NEXT STOP EVERYWHERE 202: "The Invasion" Is Up!

"You're still worried about your two friends, aren't you?"
"Yes, a bit."
"They can't have got themselves into any sort of trouble, can they?"
"Oh, you wouldn't say that if you knew them.  If there's trouble to be found, the Doctor and Jamie can't miss it."
-- Isobel Watkins and Zoe Heriot, Doctor Who: "The Invasion"

Hello again, everyone!  My partner in time Jesse Jackson and I are back with another new episode of Next Stop Everywhere: The Doctor Who Podcast!  This time, we're joined by special guest companion John Takacs to discuss "The Invasion", the third serial from Doctor Who Season Six in 1968, featuring Patrick Troughton as the Second Doctor, Frazer Hines as Jamie McCrimmon, Wendy Padbury as Zoe Heriot, and the first appearances of UNIT and John Levene as Corporal John Benton!

In this episode, Jesse, John and I discuss things like Jesse's Dallas Cowboys playing my Cleveland Browns, meeting Frazer Hines and Wendy Padbury at conventions, "The Invasion" being the first incomplete story completed using animation, Professor Travers being replaced by Professor Watkins, Frazer Hines having lead weights sewn into his kilt to keep it from being blown up by wind, Jesse being surprised by the first appearance of UNIT, my killing Jesse with an 8-episode classic story, UNIT's introduction to set up the Jon Pertwee era, Benton being chewed out by the Brigadier, Patrick Troughton's talent for humor, Zoe and Isobel not tolerating Jamie and the Brigadier's sexism, Zoe calculating how to redirect missiles in less than 30 seconds, Jimmy Turner and Isobel Watkins hooking up, Tobias Vaughn as Doctor Who's version of Ernst Stavro Blofeld, Vaughn getting played by the Cybermen, gentlemen preferring tea, our favorite quotes of the episode, Zoe's sparkly catsuit, my Reverse the Reverse the Polarity segment, new feedback from Holly Mac and Dave Proctor, people needing to use hand sanitizer on Halloween candy wrappers this year, the Beatles appearing in "The Chase", a special shoutout to special guest companion Lee Leonard, "The Daemons" having a Wicker Man vibe, and more!

If you'd like to check out our latest episode, you can find us on...

Google Play Music -- RIGHT HERE
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Direct MP3 downloads/Libsyn -- RIGHT HERE
Spotify -- RIGHT HERE
Stitcher -- RIGHT HERE
Next Stop Everywhere's Facebook page
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Next Stop Everywhere's Instagram account

We now have a NEW Next Stop Everywhere t-shirt with our current logo, which you can find on TeePublic right HEREThis spiffy new shirt looks great when you're listening to your favorite Doctor Who podcast and travelling through time and space!  Or your could order all sorts of cool Next Stop Everywhere merch there as well!

And hey, if you'd like to pick up our classic logo Next Stop Everywhere t-shirt, you can also find it on TeePublic right HERE!  Help support the show and feel free to post pictures on our Facebook page of you or some other cool person you know wearing the shirt!

Be sure to come back next week, as Jesse and I discuss "The Dæmons", the fifth serial from Doctor Who Season Eight in 1971, featuring Jon Pertwee as the Third Doctor, Katy Manning as Jo Grant, Roger Delgado as the First Master, and Stephen Thorne as Azal!