Jodie Whittaker & Showrunner Chris Chibnall Confirmed to Leave DOCTOR WHO in 2022

 
Well...here we go again...

The BBC News website has confirmed rumors that Jodie Whittaker will leave her role of the Thirteenth Doctor at the end of three Doctor Who specials in Autumn 2022, making her run five years since her debut replacing Peter Capaldi at the very end of "Twice Upon a Time" on Christmas Day, 2017. The 2022 Autumn Special will also be the last for series executive producer Chris Chibnall, with his replacement expected for the show's 60th anniversary in 2023.

According to the article, the upcoming Series 13 will only be six episodes instead of the expected eight, with the remaining two episodes now airing as specials, the first of which will be broadcast on New Year's Day 2022, with another later in spring 2022, followed by the Autumn Special.

"In 2017 I opened my glorious gift box of size 13 shoes," said Whittaker in a statement. "I could not have guessed the brilliant adventures, worlds and wonders I was to see in them. My heart is so full of love for this show, for the team who make it, for the fans who watch it and for what it has brought to my life.

"And I cannot thank Chris enough for entrusting me with his incredible stories. We knew that we wanted to ride this wave side by side, and pass on the baton together. So here we are, weeks away from wrapping on the best job I have ever had. I don't think I'll ever be able to express what this role has given me. I will carry the Doctor and the lessons I've learnt forever.

"I know change can be scary and none of us know what's out there. That's why we keep looking. Travel hopefully. The universe will surprise you. Constantly."

In his statement, Chibnall referenced a pact made with Whittaker, saying, "Jodie and I made a 'three series and out' pact with each other at the start of this once-in-a-lifetime blast. So now our shift is done, and we're handing back the TARDIS keys. Jodie's magnificent, iconic Doctor has exceeded all our high expectations. She's been the gold standard leading actor, shouldering the responsibility of being the first female Doctor with style, strength, warmth, generosity and humor."

He also added, "She captured the public imagination and continues to inspire adoration around the world, as well as from everyone on the production.  I can't imagine working with a more inspiring Doctor - so I'm not going to!"

New GHOSTBUSTERS: AFTERLIFE Trailer Teases the Return of Ray Stantz & Janine Melnitz

 
Are you ready to believe them?

Sony Pictures has released a new trailer for Ghostbusters: Afterlife, the upcoming sequel to the films Ghostbusters (1984) and Ghostbusters II, directed by Jason Reitman. Set thirty years after the events of the second film, a single mother and her two children move to a small town in Oklahoma, where they discover their connection to the original Ghostbusters and their grandfather's secret legacy.

The two-minute, 30-second trailer opens on the town of Summerville, Oklahoma, with Callie Spengler (Carrie Coon), the daughter of original Ghostbuster Egon Spengler (the late Harold Ramis), moving to the small town with her children, Trevor (Finn Wolfhard) and Phoebe (Mckenna Grace).

We move to the local burger joint, Spinners, where Callie is talking with Mr. Grooberson (Paul Rudd) about her children. "You're a great mom," Grooberson remarks.

"I don't know. I'm fine with Trevor but with Phoebe...She really keeps me on the outside."

"That's normal," replies Grooberson. "She's an awkward, nerdy kid."

"Maybe a new home can be an opportunity to start fresh. I just wish she'd get into some trouble."

"There's still time."

We see Phoebe solving a puzzle embedded in wooden flooring and finding one of the Ghost Traps from the original two films.

Next, we cut to Trevor, who is hanging with some high school kids at an old drilling shaft site. "What are you doing here in Summerville, anyway?" asks one teenaged girl named Lucky (Celeste O'Connor).

"We're completely broke," explains Trevor, "and our grandfather left us this creepy old farmhouse in the middle of nowhere."

Cutting to the inside of the farmhouse, we hear the voice of Janine Melnitz (Annie Potts) tell Callie, "Your father wasn't much of a homemaker. He could hardly keep the power on."

"You're saying he left us nothing?" asks Callie.

"Well, I wouldn't say nothing..."

We see Trevor finding the original Ecto-1 1959 Cadillac after pulling up the dusty tarp covering it, followed by Phoebe seeing Trevor working on the engine. "You went with the station wagon?" she asks.

"It's the only one that had an engine," he replies as a separate scene shows him joyriding through a field.

Suddenly, storm clouds and small earthquakes rattling the town follow, with Trevor asking, "What is happening here?"

In a separate scene, Grooberson tells Phoebe, "Somehow, a town with no fault lines is shaking on a daily basis."

"Maybe it's the apocalypse," replies Phoebe as we see a ghost suddenly emerge from the shaft site, startling Trevor and the teenagers.

In another scene, Phoebe remarks, "Egon came out here for a reason" and we see her watching the original Ghostbusters commercial, which is now on YouTube. As the commercial plays, we see someone finding a P.K.E. meter, while Grooberson encounters several tiny Stay-Puft marshmallow men at the local Walmart.

Things start to get worse, with a giant ominous stormcloud hovering above, followed by dark forces emerging from a large pit. The main road downtown begins to crack, spectral energy begins to swirl through the sky, and an undead miner gets coffee at Spinners. "This whole city," remarks Grooberson, "it's like The Walking Dead."

As a Terror Dog chases Grooberson out of the Walmart, we then see Trevor and Phoebe wearing Ghostbusters jumpsuits and Phoebe using a particle thrower on a ghost named Muncher while riding outside Ecto-1 through the streets of Summerville.

In the final scene, we see Grooberson watching the commercial on YouTube with Phoebe, which cuts to a familiar occult bookstore at night. The phone rings and we hear the voice of Ray Stantz (Dan Aykroyd) quickly answer, "We're closed."

If you'd like to check out the new trailer, you can below it below thanks to the official Ghostbusters account on YouTube...

Ghostbusters: Afterlife is currently expected to arrive in theaters on November 11, 2021.

DRUNK CINEMA 015: "Superman (1978)" Is Up!

 
"Who...are you?"
"A friend."
-- Lois Lane and Superman, Superman (1978)

Hey there, movie fans!  My amazing co-host Xan Sprouse and I are back with a new episode of Drunk Cinema!  This time, we watch Superman, the 1978 superhero film directed by Richard Donner and featuring Christopher Reeve as Superman/Clark Kent, Margot Kidder as Lois Lane, Gene Hackman as Lex Luthor, and Marlon Brando as Jor-El!

In this episode, Xan and I discuss things like the Cleveland Indians becoming the Cleveland Guardians, the Cuyahoga River catching on fire, Superman being our all-time favorite comic book movie, Xan not being down with Ned Beatty as Lots-o'-Huggin' Bear in Toy Story 3, Christopher Reeve appearing on Smallville after his accident, Xan meeting Margot Kidder, John Williams being robbed of an Oscar, Superman and Superman II being filmed at the same time, Jackie Cooper being the definitive Perry White, the Valerie Perrine issue of Playboy, my still having the original vinyl Superman soundtrack by John Williams, the Superman movie program, Xan having the Meco Superman disco album, Xan's mom drinking any beer, the tribute to cinematographer Geoffrey Unsworth, the still-awesome opening credits, Marlon Brando refusing to memorize his lines, the Phantom Zone being worse than the death penalty, Superman being a Christ allegory, Jeff East's voice as teenage Clark being dubbed by Christopher Reeve, Tom Mankiewcz rewriting Mario Puzo's campy 550-page script, The Courtship of Eddie's Father, most modern superhero movies not being as cinematic, Martha Kent losing Clark for ten years, Lex Luthor being the Donald Trump before Donald Trump, Superman's debut rescuing Lois, the worst cat burglar ever, the abusive mom hitting the little girl, Lex Luthor's boss underground lair, large cities in the '70s having multiple newspapers, the Metropolis Statue of Liberty, Larry Hagman's army character being a bit rapey, wondering why Luthor didn't program the missile launch instead of Otis, the Kryptonite necklace creating the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Supertramp's "Give a Little Bit" reminding Xan to check her gas gauge, the Tar Kryptonite turning Superman into an asshole in Superman III, Drunk Mail from Dave Proctor, all the great stars in Hot Fuzz, and more!

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DOCTOR WHO Comic-Con Panel Reveals Series 13 Teaser Trailer & Season-Long Storyline

 
Any questions? No? See you soon...

As the San Diego Comic-Con entered the final day of its second virtual convention, Comic-Con@Home 2021, the featured Doctor Who panel featured the release of the first teaser trailer for the show's upcoming Series 13 and revealed a number of interesting items about the new season.

Moderated by Salon.com’s Melanie McFarland, the panel featured showrunner Chris Chibnall, Jodie Whittaker (The Thirteenth Doctor), Mandip Gill (Yasmine "Yaz" Khan), and new Doctor Who cast member John Bishop, whose full character name was revealed to be Dan Lewis. In addition, the panel featured the guest appearance by Jacob Anderson, best known as Grey Worm on Game of Thrones, who will be playing a new character called Vinder.

And for Whovians wanting details about the upcoming Series 13, the big news is that the entire season of 8 episodes will be a season-long storyline with cliffhangers at the end of each episode. This will be something new to fans of the modern Doctor Who era, but presumably, this will be similar to classic Doctor Who Seasons 16 ("The Key to Time") and Season 23 ("The Trial of a Time Lord").

"Before we started making it," said Chibnall, "there were times when we thought we were going to be unable to do the show under Covid conditions this year…there were two ways you could go. You could go ‘let’s do lots of tiny little episodes in one room, with no monsters,’ or we could throw down the gauntlet and do the biggest story we’ve ever done. We’re going to go to all kinds of different places, we’re going to have all kinds of characters and monsters, and it’s all going to be part of a bigger whole. It's definitely the most ambitious thing we've done since we've been on the series."

Also, familiar "old monsters" will be appearing throughout Series 13, although no specifics were provided.

If you want to check out the Series 13, teaser trailer, you can view it below thanks to the official BBC America account on YouTube...

And if you want to watch the Comic-Con@Home panel, you can view it below thanks to the official Comic-Con International account...

Doctor Who will return to BBC America for Series 13 later in 2021.

NEXT STOP EVERYWHERE 238: "The Hand of Fear" Is Up!

 
"Don't forget me."
"Oh, Sarah. Don't you forget me."
"Bye, Doctor. You know, travel really does broaden the mind."
"Yes. Until we meet again, Sarah."
-- Sarah Jane Smith and the Fourth Doctor, Doctor Who: "The Hand of Fear"

Hello again, everyone!  I'm back with a new episode of Next Stop Everywhere: The Doctor Who Podcast!  This time, I'm joined by special guest companion Dave Proctor to discuss "The Hand of Fear", the second serial from Doctor Who Season 14 in 1976, featuring Tom Baker as the Fourth Doctor, Judith Paris & Stephen Thorne as Eldrad, and the departure of Elisabeth Sladen as Sarah Jane Smith!

In this episode, Dave and I discuss things like Dave seeing his first musical concert since the pandemic began, my discussing Black Widow on DJ Nik's Happiness in Darkness podcast, Sarah Jane leaving in a simple way, modern fans having to defend their era in thirty years like classic era fans do with modern era fans, Superman III being my least-favorite Superman movie, original plans to kill off Sarah Jane in a story called "The Lost Legion", Elisabeth Sladen asking that Sarah Jane's departure not being the main focus of the story, the original script featuring an aging Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart who would be moved from UNIT to the Extraterrestrial Xenological Intelligence Taskforce (EXIT) and then killed off, Eldrad's home planet being changed from Omega to Kastria, Elisabeth Sladen miming whistling in her final scene, Elisabeth Sladen being so likeable and relatable, which Doctors Sarah Jane wouldn't get along with, the TARDIS finally landing in an actual quarry intentionally, the Fourth Doctor showing his affection for Sarah Jane, wondering why Sarah Jane couldn't wash her hair and take a bath inside the TARDIS, the old-school TV sets used as TARDIS control room monitors, the female Eldrad's superb costume, that awkward moment when the female Eldrad gets impaled through the chest right after returning to Kastria, the possessed Dr. Carter trying to kill the Doctor only to fall to his death, Professor Watson calling his family at home because he thinks he's going to die, King Rokon trolling the male Eldrad as the King of Nothing, Sarah Jane liking the female Eldrad but hating the male Eldrad, our favorite quotes of the episode, my Reverse the Reverse the Polarity segment, new feedback from Holly Mac, DJ Nik joining Xan Sprouse and me on the upcoming 100th episode of Ghostwood: The Twin Peaks Podcast, Holly Mac coming back to discuss "Asylum of the Daleks", my hoping everyone shares my Doctor Who enthusiasm, and more!

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Be sure to come back in two weeks as I'm joined by special guest companion Holly Mac from The Five-ish Fangirls Podcast as we discuss "Asylum of the Daleks", the first episode from Doctor Who Series Seven in 2012, featuring Matt Smith as the Eleventh Doctor, Karen Gillan as Amy Pond, Arthur Darvill as Amy Pond, and Jenna Coleman as Oswin Oswald!

Audible Announces Cast for THE SANDMAN: ACT II Audio Production

 
Neil Gaiman will show you terror in a handful of dust...again.

Variety is reporting that Audible has announced the full cast for The Sandman: Act II, the upcoming second audio production of Neil Gaiman's seminal DC Comics/VERTIGO series The Sandman.  Adapted and directed once again by Dirk Maggs, the production will cover the next three Sandman graphic novels -- Season of Mists, A Game of You, and Fables & Reflections.

With Gaiman returning as The Narrator, the production stars returning actors James McAvoy as Morpheus/Dream, Kat Dennings as Death, Miriam Margolyes as Despair, Michael Sheen as Lucifer Morningstar, Andy Serkis as Matthew the Raven, Arthur Darvill as William Shakespeare, and Joanna Lumley as Lady Johanna Constantine.  

Notable newcomers include Jeffrey Wright (Casino Royale, The Batman, Westworld) as Destiny, Regé-Jean Page (Bridgerton) as Orpheus, Brian Cox (X2: X-Men United, Manhunter, Troy) as Augustus, Emma Corrin (The Crown, Pennyworth) as Thessaly, John Lithgow (The Crown, The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai, 3rd Rock from the Sun) as Emperor Joshua Norton, David Tennant (Doctor Who, Good Omens, Jessica Jones) as Loki, Bill Nighy (Shaun of the Dead, Pirates of the Caribbean, The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (2005)) as Odin, Kristen Schaal (Bob's Burgers, Toy Story 3 & 4, The Daily Show) as Delirium, Kevin Smith (Clerks, Mallrats, Dogma) as Merv Pumpkinhead, and Niamh Walsh (Good Omens, Jekyll and Hyde) as Nuala.

Here's the full list of performers (click to enlarge):

The Sandman: Act II audio production is expected to be released September 22, 2021 on Audible.

BATGIRL Casts Leslie Grace as Barbara Gordon

 
Warner Bros. has found their new Batgirl.

According to Deadline, the upcoming HBO Max movie Batgirl, based on the DC Comics superhero, has cast Leslie Grace as lead character Batgirl/Barbara Gordon, the daughter of Gotham City Police Commissioner James Gordon.

The article states that Grace beat out other final contenders Isabella Merced, Zoey Deutch and Haley Lu Richardson with her audition. The DC Extended Universe film is rumored to feature the Batman villain Firefly.

Batgirl will be released on HBO Max, one of the first DC characters to debut exclusively on the streaming service in a movie.  Adil El Arbi and Bilall Fallah will direct from a script by Christina Hodson. Kristin Burr will serve as producer.

Grace, 26, is an actress, singer and songwriter of Dominican heritage who played Nina Rosario in Jon M. Chu's film adaptation of In the Heights, based on Lin-Manuel Miranda's Tony Award-winning musical. She has also released two studio albums, Pasión (2009) and Leslie Grace (2013).

Created in 1967 by William Dozier, Julius Schwartz and Carmine Infantino, Barbara Gordon first appeared as Batgirl in Detective Comics (vol.1) #359, and later that same year on the Batman television series episode "Enter Batgirl, Exit Penguin", as the daughter of Gotham City's Police Commissioner James Gordon.  In her debut story in the comics, while driving to a costume ball dressed as a female version of Batman, Barbara Gordon intervened in a kidnapping attempt on Bruce Wayne by the super villain Killer Moth, which gained Batman's attention and led to a crime-fighting career.  Although Batman insisted she give up crime-fighting because of her gender, Batgirl disregarded his objections.

In the controversial 1988 graphic novel Batman: The Killing Joke, writer Alan Moore had Batman's arch-enemy The Joker shoot and paralyze Barbara in an attempt to drive her father insane, thereby proving to Batman that anyone can be morally compromised.  One year later, writers John Ostrander and Kim Yale gave Barbara Gordon new life in Suicide Squad (vol.1) #23 as Oracle, a mysterious computer expert who assisted and supplied information to various DC Comics heroes in their fight against crime.  The character's popularity led to the creation of the series Birds of Prey in 1996, where writer Chuck Dixon partnered Oracle with Black Canary and a rotating cast of female DC superheroes.

In 2011, DC Comics rebooted their continuity in The New 52, effectively making the character younger in a modern timeline where she became active again as Batgirl.  In the new continuity, the events of The Killing Joke took place three years before current events, but it was established she was paraplegic during that time.  Barbara Gordon regained her mobility after undergoing experimental surgery at a South African clinic.  In recent months, Barbara has a new life as a PhD student in the hip Gotham borough of Burnside, in between adventures as Batgirl and with the Birds of Prey.

Grace will be the fifth actress to portray the character in live-action, after Yvonne Craig on the Batman TV series, Dina Meyer on Birds of Prey, Jeté Laurence on Gotham, and Savannah Welch on Titans.

THE FANDOM ZONE 225: "For All Time. Always." Is Up!

 
"Why aren't we seeing this the same way?"
"Because you can't trust...and I can't be trusted."
"Then I guess we're in a pickle."
-- Sylvie and Loki Laufeyson, Loki: "For All Time. Always."

Hello again, everyone!  It's time for another new episode of The Fandom Zone Podcast!  This time, DJ Nik and I discuss "For All Time. Always.", the Season One finale of the Disney+ series Loki, featuring Tom Hiddleston as Loki Laufeyson, Sophia Di Martino as Sylvie, Tara Strong as Miss Minutes, and introducing Jonathan Majors as He Who Remains!

In this episode, DJ Nik and I talk about things like Loki getting a Season 2, Kate Herron not returning to direct Season 2, the Season 1 finale being a big exposition dump, Jonathan Majors' introduction into the Marvel Cinematic Universe, a segment of fandom always finding fault with everything, some comics background on He Who Remains and Kang the Conqueror, Fremont, Ohio being another example of Ohio becoming the heart of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Miss Minutes trying to tempt Loki and Sylvie with a deal, Nik always trying to shoot the dog to kill the ducks in the Duck Hunt video game, He Who Remains reminding Nik of The Architect in The Matrix Reloaded, Loki and Sylvie getting bored easily if they had to run the Time Variance Authority, Jonathan Majors acting deranged and prowling the set to make his long monologues more interesting to the audience, Loki and Sylvie sharing a kiss before Sylvie betrays Loki so she can kill He Who Remains, Sylvie being responsible for the multiple branches to the Sacred Timeline, wondering what was in the documents that Miss Minutes gave Ravonna, Ravonna wanting to become the one in charge so she can have free will, the twist of Loki returning to the TVA only to find that Mobius and Hunter B-15 don't recognize him, wondering if non-comics fans are going to become turned off by all the timey-wimeyness and multiverse concepts, why Loki Season 2 will probably be released after Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, our favorite quotes of the episode, ranking the three MCU TV shows so far, new Fandom Zone Fanmail from Dave Proctor, Holly from Wisconsin and Rey from Facebook, Nik and I switching over to TitanTalk: The Titans Podcast in August, and more!

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THE FANDOM ZONE 224: "Journey into Mystery" Is Up!

 
"Gotta keep moving so we don't die."
"I can get behind that, but what's your plan?"
"Don't die."
"Okay, understood, but beyond that?"
"Don't die."
"Don't die isn't a plan. It's a general demand of living."
-- Classic Loki and Loki Laufeyson, Loki: "Journey into Mystery"

Hello again, everyone!  It's time for another new episode of The Fandom Zone Podcast!  This time, DJ Nik and I discuss "Journey into Mystery", the fifth episode of the Disney+ series Loki, featuring Tom Hiddleston as Loki Laufeyson & President Loki, Sophia Di Martino as Sylvie, Owen Wilson as Mobius M. Mobius, and Richard E. Grant as Classic Loki!

In this episode, DJ Nik and I talk about things like Italy winning the 2020 Euro Cup, Alioth being played by the Smoke Monster from Lost, some comics background on Alioth, Walt Simonson's story where Thor gets turned into a frog, some comics background on Classic Loki and President Loki, Richard E. Grant wearing the original Jack Kirby costume design for Loki, the USS Eldridge and the "Philadelphia Experiment", Croki being a much better name than Alligator Loki, the pruned Loki Variants ending up at the end of time, Kid Loki being underused, Alioth being a rival of Kang the Conqueror, Loki and Sylvie reaching the Boss Level, the possibility that the Big Bad could be yet another Loki Variant, Ravonna inevitably betraying Sylvie, Ravonna not being in on everything that's going on with the Time Variance Authority, not wanting another cheap cop-out when it comes to the Big Bad reveal, wondering why Mobius' pizza delivery car wasn't from Pizza Planet, Mobius and Sylvie trying to come to an understanding with one another, Loki and Sylvie feeling like they don't deserve to be loved, Classic Loki finding his own glorious purpose, the penultimate episode of The Prisoner, our favorite quotes of the episode, new Fandom Zone Fanmail from Holly Mac, DJ Nik appearing on the upcoming 100th episode of Ghostwood: The Twin Peaks Podcast, Superman being my all-time favorite comic book movie, and more!

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Be sure to come back next week for Episode 225 as DJ Nik and I discuss the sixth episode of the Disney+ series Loki, right here on The Fandom Zone Podcast!

DRUNK CINEMA 014: "Pee-wee's Big Adventure" Is Up!

 
"There's a lotta things about me you don't know anything about, Dottie. Things you wouldn't understand. Things you couldn't understand. Things you shouldn't understand."

"I don't understand."

"You don't wanna get mixed up with a guy like me. I'm a loner, Dottie. A rebel."
-- Pee-wee Herman and Dottie, Pee-wee's Big Adventure

Hey there, movie fans!  My amazing co-host Xan Sprouse and I are back with a new episode of Drunk Cinema!  This time, we watch Pee-wee's Big Adventure, the 1985 adventure comedy film directed by Tim Burton and featuring Paul Reubens as Pee-wee Herman, E.G. Daily as Dottie, Mark Holton as Francis Buxton, and Diane Salinger as Simone!

In this episode, Xan and I discuss things like '80s cult classics being our jam, Xan and I needing to find a decent late-night diner in Columbus, Xan thinking I should cosplay as the Bum Behind Winkie's from Mulholland Drive, the passing of Superman director Richard Donner, Vera Webster being turned into a cyborg in Superman III, Cyndi Lauper's music video for her song "The Goonies 'R' Good Enough", Xan getting a birthday call from Sean Astin, the Dragon's Lair videogame being a money pit, how Tim Burton was hired as director, Xan's Pee-wee's Playhouse memorabilia, Paul Reubens' comeback as Pee-wee Herman on the 1991 MTV Movie Awards, Mark Holton as Chubby in Teen Wolf, Paul Reubens being loyal to his fellow Groundlings comedy troupe performers, Francis in his Rusty Venture speed suit, why you should never chain your bike to a clown, the Art of Noise's version of the Dragnet theme, Paul Reubens being inspired by everyone on the Warner Bros. lot having a bike, the psychic stealing Pee-wee's wallet, Xan ripping off the "Do Not Remove Under Penalty of Law" pillow tag, the great Large Marge jumpscare, Texans not wanting you to remember the Alamo these days, Pee-wee's epic "Tequila" dance, Xan's favorite Jason Hervey quote, Xan not being able to stand the sound of someone clipping their nails, James Brolin and Morgan Fairchild as the movie versions of Pee-wee and Dottie, more of Xan sabotaging my shameless plugs, Xan killing off bottles of margarita mix, the story of my asking Xan to be my co-host on Ghostwood: The Twin Peaks Podcast, my wife Lori liking Mystery Science Theater 3000 because I liked it, the greatness of Jackie Cooper as Perry White, and more!

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Be sure to come back in two weeks for Episode 015, as Xan and I watch Superman, the 1978 superhero film directed by Richard Donner and featuring Christopher Reeve as Superman/Clark Kent, Margot Kidder as Lois Lane, Gene Hackman as Lex Luthor, and Marlon Brando as Jor-El!

THE MANDALORIAN & THE CROWN Lead 2021 Emmy Nominations with 24

 
Obviously, this is the way.

Deadline is reporting that the Disney+ Star Wars series The Mandalorian has tied Netflix's The Crown in nominations for the 2021 Emmy Awards with 24 total, including acting nominations for Giancarlo Esposito, Timothy Olymphant, and Carl Weathers.

Another Disney+ series, WandaVision, was right behind with an extremely impressive 23 nominations, while HBO's Lovecraft Country picked up a very strong 18 nominations.  Amazon Prime's The Boys and Disney+ series The Falcon and the Winter Soldier both earned 5 nominations, while Paramount+ series Star Trek: Discovery and Netflix's The Umbrella Academy earned 4 nominations.

Other recognized geek-favorite shows included Archer, Bob's Burgers, Doom Patrol, Lucifer, The Nevers, South Park, and Star Trek: Lower Decks.

You can read the full list of nominations HERE, but this is the breakdown for the shows listed above...

THE MANDALORIAN (24 Nominations)

Outstanding Drama Series

Outstanding Supporting Actor In A Drama Series -- Giancarlo Esposito as Moff Gideon

Outstanding Guest Actor In A Drama Series -- "Chapter 9: The Marshall" -- Timothy Olyphant as Cobb Vanth

Outstanding Guest Actor In A Drama Series -- "Chapter 12: The Siege" -- Carl Weathers as Greef Karga

Outstanding Directing For A Drama Series -- "Chapter 9: The Marshal" -- Jon Favreau

Outstanding Writing For A Drama Series -- "Chapter 13: The Jedi" -- Dave Filoni

Outstanding Writing For A Drama Series -- "Chapter 16: The Rescue" -- Jon Favreau

Outstanding Production Design For A Narrative Period or Fantasy Program (One Hour or More) -- "Chapter 13: The Jedi"

Outstanding Casting for a Drama Series

Outstanding Cinematography For A Single-Camera Series (One Hour) -- "Chapter 13: "The Jedi"

Outstanding Cinematography For A Single-Camera Series (Half-Hour) -- "Chapter 15: The Believer"

Outstanding Fantasy/Sci-Fi Costumes - "Chapter 13: The Jedi"

Outstanding Single-Camera Picture Editing For A Drama Series -- "Chapter 11: The Heiress"

Outstanding Single-Camera Picture Editing For A Drama Series -- "Chapter 13: The Jedi"

Outstanding Single-Camera Picture Editing For A Drama Series -- "Chapter 15: The Believer"

Outstanding Single-Camera Picture Editing For A Drama Series -- "Chapter 16: The Rescue"

Outstanding Period And/Or Character Hairstyling -- "Chapter 16: The Rescue"

Outstanding Prosthetic Makeup -- "Chapter 13: The Jedi"

Outstanding Music Composition For A Series (Original Dramatic Score) -- "Chapter 16: "The Rescue" -- Ludwig Göransson

Outstanding Sound Editing For A Comedy Or Drama Series (One Hour) -- "Chapter 13: The Jedi"

Outstanding Sound Mixing For A Comedy Or Drama Series (One Hour) -- "Chapter 13: The Jedi"

Outstanding Special Visual Effects In A Season Or A Movie

Outstanding Stunt Coordination

Outstanding Stunt Performance -- "Chapter 16: The Rescue"

WANDAVISION (23 Nominations)

Outstanding Limited Or Anthology Series

Outstanding Lead Actor In A Limited Or Anthology Series Or Movie -- Paul Bettany as Vision

Outstanding Lead Actress In A Limited Or Anthology Series Or Movie -- Elizabeth Olsen as Wanda Maximoff

Outstanding Supporting Actress In A Limited Or Anthology Series Or Movie -- Kathryn Hahn as Agatha Harkness / Agnes The Nosy Neighbor

Outstanding Directing For A Limited Or Anthology Series Or Movie

Outstanding Writing For A Limited Or Anthology Series Or Movie -- "All-New Halloween Spooktacular!" -- Chuck Hayward & Peter Cameron

Outstanding Writing For A Limited Or Anthology Series Or Movie -- "Filmed Before a Live Studio Audience" -- Jac Schaeffer

Outstanding Writing For A Limited Or Anthology Series Or Movie -- "Previously On" -- Laura Donney

Outstanding Production Design For A Narrative Program (Half-Hour)

Outstanding Casting For A Limited Or Anthology Series Or Movie

Outstanding Fantasy/Sci-Fi Costumes -- "Filmed Before a Live Studio Audience"

Outstanding Single-Camera Picture Editing For A Limited Or Anthology Series Or Movie -- "On a Very Special Episode..."

Outstanding Single-Camera Picture Editing For A Limited Or Anthology Series Or Movie -- "The Series Finale"

Outstanding Main Title Design

Outstanding Period And/Or Character Hairstyling -- "Don't Touch That Dial"

Outstanding Period And/Or Character Makeup (Non-Prosthetic) -- "Filmed Before a Live Studio Audience"

Outstanding Music Composition For A Limited Or Anthology Series, Movie Or Special (Original Dramatic Score) -- "Previously On" -- Christophe Beck

Outstanding Original Music And Lyrics -- "Breaking the Fourth Wall" -- Song Title: Agatha All Along

Outstanding Original Main Title Theme Music -- Kristen Anderson-Lopez & Robert Lopez

Outstanding Music Supervision -- "Don't Touch That Dial"

Outstanding Sound Editing For A Limited Or Anthology Series, Movie Or Special -- "The Series Finale"

Outstanding Sound Mixing For A Limited Or Anthology Series Or Movie -- "The Series Finale"

Outstanding Special Visual Effects In A Season Or A Movie

LOVECRAFT COUNTRY (18 Nominations)

Outstanding Drama Series

Outstanding Lead Actor In A Drama Series -- Jonathan Majors as Atticus Freeman

Outstanding Lead Actress In A Drama Series -- Jurnee Smollett as Letitia "Leti" Lewis

Outstanding Supporting Actor In A Drama Series -- Michael K. Williams as Montrose Freeman

Outstanding Supporting Actress In A Drama Series -- Aunjanue Ellis as Hippolyta Freeman

Outstanding Guest Actor In A Drama Series -- "Whitey's on the Moon" -- Courtney B. Vance as George Freeman

Outstanding Writing For A Drama Series -- "Sundown" -- Misha Green

Outstanding Casting for a Drama Series

Outstanding Cinematography For A Single-Camera Series (One Hour) -- "Sundown"

Outstanding Fantasy/Sci-Fi Costumes -- "I Am"

Outstanding Main Title Design

Outstanding Prosthetic Makeup -- "Sundown"

Outstanding Music Composition For A Series (Original Dramatic Score) -- "Rewind 1921" -- Laura Karpman & Raphael Saadiq

Outstanding Music Supervision -- "Strange Case"

Outstanding Sound Editing For A Comedy Or Drama Series (One Hour) -- "Sundown"

Outstanding Sound Mixing For A Comedy Or Drama Series (One Hour) -- "Sundown"

Outstanding Special Visual Effects In A Season Or A Movie

Outstanding Stunt Performance -- "I Am"

THE BOYS (5 Nominations)

Outstanding Drama Series

Outstanding Writing For A Drama Series -- "What I Know" -- Rebecca Sonnenshine

Outstanding Original Music And Lyrics -- "The Big Ride" -- Song Title: Never Truly Vanish

Outstanding Sound Mixing For A Comedy Or Drama Series (One Hour) -- "What I Know"

Outstanding Special Visual Effects In A Season Or A Movie

THE FALCON AND THE WINTER SOLDIER (5 Nominations)

Outstanding Guest Actor In A Drama Series -- "New World Order" -- Don Cheadle as Colonel James Rhodes / War Machine

Outstanding Sound Editing For A Comedy Or Drama Series (One Hour) -- "One World, One People"

Outstanding Special Visual Effects In A Season Or A Movie

Outstanding Stunt Coordination

Outstanding Stunt Performance -- "Truth"

STAR TREK: DISCOVERY (4 Nominations)

Outstanding Period And/Or Character Makeup (Non-Prosthetic) -- "Terra Firma, Part 2"

Outstanding Prosthetic Makeup -- "That Hope Is You, Part 1"

Outstanding Sound Editing For A Comedy Or Drama Series (One Hour) -- "That Hope Is You, Part 1"

Outstanding Special Visual Effects In A Single Episode -- "Su'Kal"

THE UMBRELLA ACADEMY (4 Nominations)

Outstanding Cinematography For A Single-Camera Series (One Hour) -- "Right Back Where We Started"

Outstanding Fantasy/Sci-Fi Costumes -- "The Frankel Footage"

Outstanding Sound Editing For A Comedy Or Drama Series (One Hour) -- "The End of Something"

Outstanding Special Visual Effects In A Single Episode -- "743"

THE SIMPSONS (2 Nominations)

Outstanding Animated Program -- "The Dad-Feelings Limited"

Outstanding Short Form Animated Program -- Maggie Simpson In: The Force Awakens From Its Nap

ARCHER (1 Nomination)

Outstanding Character Voice-Over Performance -- "The Double Date" -- Jessica Walter as Malory Archer

BOB'S BURGERS (1 Nomination)

Outstanding Animated Program -- "Worms of In-Rear-Ment"

DOOM PATROL (1 Nomination)

Outstanding Stunt Coordination

LUCIFER (1 Nomination)

Outstanding Choreography For Scripted Programming -- Routines: Another One Bites The Dust / Hell / Bad To The Bone

THE NEVERS (1 Nomination)

Outstanding Special Visual Effects In A Single Episode -- "Ignition"

SOUTH PARK (1 Nomination)

Outstanding Animated Program -- South Park: The Pandemic Special

STAR TREK: LOWER DECKS (1 Nomination)

Outstanding Sound Editing For A Comedy Or Drama Series (Half-Hour) And

Animation -- "No Small Parts"

The 73rd Primetime Emmy Awards is scheduled to air Sunday, September 19th on CBS, with streaming on Paramount+.