TITANTALK 080: "Inside Man" Is Up!

 
"So, how do we stop this thing?"
"Well, I am gonna have to consult the only person capable of handling a snake of this magnitude -- Samuel L. Jackson."
-- Dick Grayson and Jinx, Titans: "Inside Man"

Hello again, Titans fans! DJ Nik and I are back with a new episode of TitanTalk: The Titans Podcast! This time, we discuss "Inside Man", the fifth episode of Titans Season 4, featuring Ryan Potter as Beast Boy/Garfield Logan, Joshua Orpin as Superboy/Conner Kent, Franka Potente as Mother Mayhem, and Joseph Morgan as Sebastian Sanger!

In this episode, DJ Nik and I discuss things like the 0-0 score between the US and England in the World Cup, Titans being consistent...in a bad way, Gar becoming GARVID-19, Titans wasting episodes and not driving the main plotline forward, Beast Boy finally getting the spotlight, some comics background on The Red, our "Lex Luthor is inside Superboy's body" theory looking less likely, Possessed Conner calling out Dick Grayson about Hawk's death, Gar's braveness in transforming himself into a virus that could get stuck in Conner's body, Titans' inconsistent depiction of Dick Grayson's characterization, Tim's impulsive decision to go after the Magic Snake, wondering if we're getting an appearance by John Constantine, Gar hugging Bernard while dripping with goo, Tim replacing Gar as the junior member of the team who isn't taken seriously, Bernard being the Alfred Pennyworth of the Titans, my hoping that Jinx won't betray the Titans, wondering how the Tamaraneans set up the Elko Diner chain restaurants and who's running the chain, Mother Mayhem praying to Trigon because she can't get ahold of Sebastian, Sebastian willingly going with Mother Mayhem to protect Rachel, Kory not being down with killing Sebastian for Zadira, Kory's vision of the birthday party for her daughter with Dick Grayson, destiny vs. free will, Rachel's upcoming conflict of taking her powers back, never getting to see Gar transform, Mother Mayhem catching heat from her acolytes for not turning Sebastian into Brother Blood before the Blood Moon ends, the Trigon Koi Pond, Mother Mayhem sacrificing Gina to get a power boost, our favorite quotes of the episode, finally getting to see Joseph Morgan play Brother Blood, and more!

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TITANTALK 079: "Super Super Mart" Is Up!

 
"Oh, blue light therapy, nice! I think you cleared up their acne!"
-- Jinx to Kory Anders, Titans: "Super Super Mart"

Hello again, Titans fans! DJ Nik and I are back with a new episode of TitanTalk: The Titans Podcast! This time, we discuss "Super Super Mart", the fourth episode of Titans Season 4, featuring Joshua Orpin as Superboy/Conner Kent, Franka Potente as Mother Mayhem, Joseph Morgan as Sebastian Sanger, and the return of Reed Birney as Dr. Adamson!

In this episode, DJ Nik and I discuss things like Nik's Montreal Canadiens losing to my Columbus Blue Jackets, The Organization having very spiffy business cards, getting the secret origin of Mother Mayhem, the unexpected return of Dr. Adamson, the apparent creative decision to combine Brother Blood's Cult of Blood from the comics with the Cult of Trigon, May and Gina's trust fall, Gina going full Highlander, Rachel and Sebastian being revealed as half-siblings, wondering if the serpents are an extension of Trigon's evil, wondering what happened to Mother Mayhem's eyebrows, not raising our expectations for story payoffs, Rachel reaching out to Sebastian, Teagan Croft going down the Margot Robbie route, Sebastian being a Sad Sack, Titans rarely showing scenes of Titans members catching each other up on events, Nik's rant on Dick's dick move of dismissing every magical explanation, finally getting to see a restroom on a superhero TV show, the Titans realizing they're at fault for releasing Mother Mayhem by burning down the asylum in Season 1, Mother Mayhem's disappointing "Hounds of Hell", Gar becoming Bat Boy to fight zombies instead of changing shape, the Titans' zombie fight, wondering how Zombie Deathstroke knew where his severed head was, my theory that Jinx is poking Superboy to help resurrect Lex Luthor in Superboy's body, our favorite quotes of the episode, our upcoming discussion of "Inside Man", and more!

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GHOSTWOOD 120: "Rear Window" Is Up!

 
"We’ve become a race of Peeping Toms. What people ought to do is get outside their house and look in for a change."
-- Stella, Rear Window

It is happening again...My amazing co-host Xan Sprouse and I are back with a new episode of Ghostwood: The Twin Peaks Podcast!  This time, we begin our retrospective of The Films That Inspired David Lynch by discussing Rear Window, the 1954 mystery thriller film directed by Alfred Hitchcock, featuring Jimmy Stewart as L.B. "Jeff" Jefferies, Grace Kelly as Lisa Fremont, and Raymond Burr as Lars Thorwald!

LET'S ROCK

In this episode, Xan and I discuss things like the miles not coming off Xan's car, both of thinking Rear Window is Alfred Hitchcock's best film, Xan's family tradition of watching Rear Window when you're sick, recording more than one movie on VHS back in the '80s, the porn industry dictating video formats, Anthony Perkins saving Psycho II, our friend Rachel Frend hating It's a Wonderful Life, Thelma Ritter's four Best Supporting Actress nominations in a row that she never won, Stella having zero filter and not being afraid of talking about something gruesome, Raymond Burr as the original Perry Mason and the American in Godzilla: King of the Monsters, the original short story "It Had to Be Murder" by Cornell Woolrich, David Lynch's quotes on Rear Window, the decision to build working apartments and a drainage system for the Greenwich Village courtyard, the Thalberg Award being the Consolation Oscar, Alfred Hitchcock coming on to Tippi Hedren's daughter, Lisa telling Jeff that he's being too risky with his job as a photographer, Jeff using his job as reason not to commit to their relationship, Hitchcock working from Jeff's "apartment", Stella taking on the role of Jeff's Jewish mother, Lisa being mortified by Stella's bluntness about the murder, Thorwald's dick move by killing the dog, Lisa's terribly unsubtle job at pointing out Mrs.Thorwald's wedding ring to Jeff, Ms. Lonelyhearts' suicide attempt, wondering why Thorwald didn't close his eyes to lunge at Jeff, Lisa reading Beyond the Himalayas by Supreme Court Justice William O. Douglas until Jeff falls asleep, comparing and contrasting David Lynch and Alfred Hitchcock, some Ghostwood feedback from Nick Alexander, The Godfather being the gold standard of mafia movies, our upcoming discussion of The Silence of the Lambs on Gold Standard: The Oscars Podcast, Weird: The Al Yankovic Story, Xan and I paying tribute to the late Kevin Conroy on Drunk Cinema, our upcoming discussion of Sunset Boulevard, and more!

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Be sure to come back in two weeks for Episode 121, as Xan and I continue our retrospective of films that inspired David Lynch by discussing Sunset Bouelvard, the 1950 dark comedy film noir directed by Billy Wilder, featuring William Holden as Joe Gillis, Gloria Swanson as Norma Desmond, and Erich von Stroheim as Max von Mayerling!

NEXT STOP EVERYWHERE 277: "The Jodie Whittaker Era" Is Up!

 
"None of us know for sure what's out there, that's why we keep looking. Keep your faith, travel hopefully. The universe will surprise you...constantly."
-- The Thirteenth Doctor, Doctor Who: "The Battle of Ravskoor Av Kolos"

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're joined by special guest companion Holly Mac as we discuss Jodie Whittaker's era as the Thirteenth Doctor, exploring the highs and lows from Doctor Who Series 11 through 13 and the 2022 Specials!

In this episode, Jesse, Holly and I discuss things like this being the first time we've discussed an entire era of the Doctor in one episode, Jodie having a lot of obstacles in front of her, wondering why Chris Chibnall didn't use more legacy writers from previous eras, giving Chibnall credit for trying to be innovative with the show...whether you liked it or not, giving Chibnall credit for embracing the classic era in "The Power of the Doctor", wondering how the total length of Jodie's screentime as the Thirteenth Doctor stacks up against previous Doctors, Series 11 introducing the Thirteenth Doctor, Yaz, Graham and Ryan, Jesse being able to cosplay as Graham O'Brien, our favorite episodes from each season/series, Jodie's era featuring a lot of historical figures, Jodie's gender-neutral costume as the Thirteenth Doctor, the smaller TARDIS console room compared to recent console rooms, wishing that Tosin Cole had returned to film a closing YouTube video as Ryan, Series 12 introducing Sacha Dhawan's Master, Ashad and the Fugitive Doctor, the controversial decision to introduce the Timeless Child and other incarnations before William Hartnell's First Doctor, the return of John Barrowman as Captain Jack Harkness, Michelle Gomez balancing the Master's insanity better than John Simm or Sacha Dhawan, Ashad the Lone Cyberman being the best original villain from Jodie's era, Series 13: Flux introducing John Bishop as Dan Lewis and featuring the first season-long storyline since "The Trial of a Time Lord" in 1986, the COVID-19 global pandemic affecting the production of new episodes, the fantastic cliffhanger at the end of "Village of the Angels", the Sontarans being the Klingons of Doctor Who, the tragic death of Professor Jericho, Chibnall giving fans what they wanted in "The Power of the Doctor", whether "The Power of the Doctor" was a satisfying conclusion to Jodie's era, wondering if Big Finish could redeem Jodie's Doctor in some fans' eyes the way they did with Colin Baker, Holly's thoughts on "The Power of the Doctor", new feedback from Dave Proctor, Jesse doing 30 podcasts in 30 days, why the timing is right to finally discuss "Time-Flight", and more!

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Be sure to come back in two weeks for the next episode of Next Stop Everywhere as Jesse and I discuss "Time-Flight", the seventh serial from Doctor Who Season 19 in 1982, featuring Peter Davison as the Fifth Doctor, Janet Fielding as Tegan Jovanka, Sarah Sutton as Nyssa, and Anthony Ainley as the Third Master!

DOCTOR WHO Casts Millie Gibson as New Companion Ruby Sunday

 
Doctor Who is switching from a diamond for the 60th anniversary to a Ruby.

During Children in Need 2022, the annual BBC fundraiser, actress Millie Gibson was announced as Ruby Sunday, the new companion for the upcoming Doctor Who Series 14 starring Ncuti Gatwa as the incoming Fifteenth Doctor. 

According to the official announcement, Gibson will make her debut "over the festive season in 2023 when the Fifteenth Doctor takes control of the TARDIS."

Gibson, 18, is an English actress best known as Kelly Neelan on the ITV soap opera Coronation Street and as Indira on the CBBC series Jamie Johnson. She was the recipient of the Best Young Performer Award at The British Soap Awards earlier this year, and has also appeared in dramas Butterfly and Love, Lies and Records.

In a statement, Gibson remarked, "Whilst still being in total disbelief, I am beyond honored to be cast as the Doctor’s companion. It is a gift of a role, and a dream come true, and I will do everything to try and fill the boots the fellow companions have travelled in before me. And what better way to do that than being by the fabulous Ncuti Gatwa’s side, I just can’t wait to get started."

Gatwa said, "Millie just is the companion. She is full of talent, strength, she has a cheeky sparkle in her eye and is sharp as a razor. From the moment she walked into the room, she captured all of our attention with her effervescence and then solidified that attention with the sheer torque of her talent. This adventure is going to be so wild and so fun, I cannot WAIT to sail the universe with Millie!"

Meanwhile, returning showrunner Russell T Davies stated, "It’s the great honor of my job to find the next generation of talent, and Millie shines like a star already. She’s brilliant, dynamic, clever and a wonderful actor. As a Coronation Street fan, I’ve seen Millie survive chases, guns and sieges, but that’s nothing compared to what lies ahead for Ruby Sunday."

The new episodes of Doctor Who will return in November 2023 to coincide with the 60th anniversary. David Tennant will play the Fourteenth Doctor for three specials, before Ncuti Gatwa takes over the role as the Fifteenth Doctor over the 2023 festive season.

TITANTALK 078: "Jinx" Is Up!

 
"Yeah, it's valuable and it's dangerous. If you're smart, you'll give it back to me before someone gets hurt. Then again, you are kind of into that."
-- Jinx to Dick Grayson, Titans: "Jinx"

Hello again, Titans fans! DJ Nik and I are back with a new episode of TitanTalk: The Titans Podcast! This time, we discuss "Jinx", the third episode of Titans Season 4, featuring Brenton Thwaites as Dick Grayson, Anna Diop as Kory Anders, Franka Potente as Mother Mayhem, and introducing Lisa Ambalavanar as Jinx!

In this episode, DJ Nik and I discuss things like Nik and I seeing Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, "Jinx" not being as impressive as the first two episodes of Titans Season 4, Titans typically going off the rails when the team is separated into their own storylines, wondering why the maximum security prison where Jinx was being held wasn't more cautious around ex-con Dick Grayson, Jinx being the replacement magic-user for Raven, some comics background on Jinx, Dick Grayson surpassing Matt Murdock as a man-whore, Dick having a thing for Bad Girls, wondering when Jinx will switch sides to the villains, Kory's infinite wisdom in opening a magic box she knows nothing about that turns her to stone, imagining Dick strapping Stone Kory to the roof of his car, Dick not realizing that Jinx made him a distraction for the Dark Elves, Dick casually paying Jinx $5 million to help the Titans, learning that Raven was constantly feeling everyone's pain, Gar being more drawn to The Red, Rachel and Gar switching roles with the other, the unexpected return of the Elko Diner, the introduction of Kory's trainer from Tamaran that she never mentioned before, waiting for the inevitable hookup of Dick and Kory, Sebastian getting framed for murder and quickly arrested, Titans comics writer Marv Wolfman getting a taxidermy shop named after him, Dick and Connor committing more felonies, Connor suddenly being more authoritative, Tim finally training with his bo staff, our favorite quotes of the episode, Xan Sprouse and I paying tribute to the memory of Kevin Conroy on Drunk Cinema, and more!

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DRUNK CINEMA 035: "UHF" Is Up!

 
"What do you say, stranger?"
"Teri? What are you doing here? I thought you never wanted to see me again."
"Well, whatever gave you that idea?"
"Well, my first clue is when you told me you never wanted to see me again."
-- Teri Campbell and George Newman, UHF

Hello again, movie fans!  My wonderful co-host Xan Sprouse and I are back with a new episode of Drunk Cinema! This time, we're joined by special guest Rachel Frend as we watch UHF, the 1989 comedy film directed by Jay Levey and featuring "Weird Al" Yankovic as George Newman, Michael Richards as Stanley Spadowski, and Kevin McCarthy as R.J. Fletcher!

In this episode, Xan and I discuss things like learning about the death of Kevin Conroy, Rachel making her debut in the Drunk Cinema Theater, our quick impersonations of my Next Stop Everywhere co-host Jesse Jackson, the release of Weird: The Al Yankovic Story, Weird Al voicing Darkseid on the Teen Titans animated series, Michael Richards' racist tirade during his stand-up, Kevin McCarthy as Uncle Walt in Twilight Zone: The Movie, Victoria Jackson disappearing down the alt-right rabbit hole, Fran Drescher on Space Ghost: Coast to Coast, Anthony Geary as Luke Spencer on General Hospital, the opening Raiders of the Lost Ark parody, Rachel keeping Kuni's catchphrase "Stupid!" on her cell phone for emergencies, some background on UHF stations, Stanley's love for his mop, Spatula City being there for all your spatula needs, Weird Al's band being one of the tightest bands you'll never see, David Bowe catching grapes in his mouth, remembering Continental Airlines, Geraldo Rivera always being a sleazeball, Rachel eating camel jerky, Weird Al's Rambo muscle suit, the Homeless Man saving Channel 62, Weird Al and his band doing cover songs, UHF being one of Rachel's "ride or die" movies, some Drunk Mail from Christine Peruski, Rachel asking Weird Al to be her prom date, our paying tribute to Kevin Conroy with Batman: Mask of the Phantasm, and more!

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Be sure to come back in two weeks for Episode 036, as Xan and I pay tribute to the memory of Kevin Conroy by watching the animated film Batman: Mask of the Phantasm, starring the voices of Kevin Conroy as Batman/Bruce Wayne, Mark Hamill as The Joker, and Dana Delany as Andrea Beaumont!

TITANTALK 077: "Lex Luthor & Mother Mayhem" Is Up!

 
"Gautier, 1762. I acquired this bottle at auction. It was found in a sealed-off compartment underneath Jean Paul Marat’s bathtub."
"It tastes like it."
-- Lex Luthor and Starfire, Titans: "Lex Luthor"

Hello again, Titans fans! DJ Nik and I are finally back with a new episode of TitanTalk: The Titans Podcast! This time, we reopen Titans Tower to discuss "Lex Luthor" and "Mother Mayhem", the first two episodes of Titans Season 4, featuring Brenton Thwaites as Nightwing/Dick Grayson and introducing Titus Welliver as Lex Luthor, Franka Potente as Mother Mayhem, and Joseph Morgan as Sebastian Sanger!

In this episode, DJ Nik and I discuss things like Nik recovering from a full-service evening, hoping that the fourth time is the charm, Nik liking how hardcore Titans is going this season with the supernatural horror, wondering once again if Titans can keep the momentum of the strong opening throughout the entire season, Titus Welliver as The Man in Black in Lost, some comics background on Lex Luthor's very first appearance in 1940, Bernard Fitzmartin being based on DC Comics character Bernard Dowd and Tim Drake: Robin writer Meghan Fitzmartin, wondering when the Titans' secret identities went completely out the window and why Nightwing still wears a domino mask, wondering what happened to Donna Troy after Season 3, Dick and Kory flirting with one another again, Beast Boy finally getting a super-suit so he doesn't have to be naked to use his powers anymore, wondering if Beast Boy is connecting to The Red, wondering if this version of the Cult of Blood is connected to Trigon, Superboy going to Metropolis to meet Superman only for Superman to be across the galaxy instead, Starfire becoming the Titans' most powerful member, wondering how the Titans Tour Bus was able to fit Bruce Wayne's sportscar inside with everything else, being glad that Dick told Tim it's way too early for him to have a Robin suit, wondering if Sebastian Sanger is a false persona for Brother Blood, Lex Luthor listening to Dr. Hannibal Lecter's favorite aria, Lex probably feeding the information about his death to the Titans, Lex Luthor's shocking demise (?), the Teen Titans storyline where Conner shaves his head to be more like Lex, some comics background on Mother Mayhem, Arthur Holmwood first appearing in Bram Stoker's novel Dracula, wondering if Lex transferred his consciousness into Conner's body to cheat death, the great scene of Dick comforting the little girl who lost her mother, Sideshow Mel from The Simpsons, the senior living staff wasting zero time in clearing out Sebastian's mom and her possessions after she died, wondering how Sebastian is a taxidermist and a computer programmer, Mother Mayhem kicking all of the Titans' asses, the Cult of Blood chanting Raven's catchphrase from the Teen Titans animated series, our favorite quotes of the episode, our excitement for The Sandman getting a second season on Netflix, my Justice Society story "The Midnight Hour" for DC Comics' Halloween special DC's Terrors Through Time, and more!

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Be sure to come back next week as DJ Nik and I discuss "Jinx", the third episode of Titans Season 4, introducing Lisa Ambalavanar as Jinx!

GHOSTWOOD 119: "Criterion Highway" Is Up!

 
"We've met before, haven't we."
"I don't think so. Where was it you think we met?"
"At your house. Don't you remember?"
"No. No, I don't. Are you sure?"
"Of course. As a matter of fact, I'm there right now."
-- Mystery Man and Fred Madison, Lost Highway

It is happening again...My amazing co-host Xan Sprouse and I are back with a new episode of Ghostwood: The Twin Peaks Podcast!  This time, we discuss the 2022 Criterion Collection release of Lost Highway, the 1997 neo-noir film directed by David Lynch, exploring the special features and interviews with David Lynch, Bill Pullman, Patricia Arquette, Robert Loggia, Balthazar Getty, and more!

LET'S ROCK

In this episode, Xan and I discuss things like Xan no longer having a uterus, why Xan and I are like toys in Toy Story, our original discussion of the Lost Highway film back in Episode 92, two of David Lynch's ex-wives appearing in the special features, the directors that Xan wants Criterion to release as a complete set, which David Lynch film we want next from Criterion, wondering why Criterion included the recent Lost Highway re-release trailer but not the original trailer, our disappointment that there aren't any original documentaries for the film's 25th anniversary, Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me not having an audience beyond diehard Peaks Freaks, Lynch's unmade film project Dream of the Bovine, Patricia Arquette's excellent description of what Lost Highway is about, Lynch wanting to live in the limbo between what's real and what's not real, why you're damned if you see Robert Blake, my love for Hank Williams' song "Lost Highway", scenes from the script that didn't make it into the film, Toby Keeler's documentary "Pretty As a Picture" exploring David Lynch as a creative artist of different types, producer Deepak Nayar admitting that he's willing to lie to David Lynch to keep the best interest of the film's production, the real-life event at Bushnell Keeler's house that inspired the "fish in the percolator" scene on Twin Peaks, Jennifer Lynch and Austin Lynch being half-siblings, Bill Pullman learning how to play tenor saxophone to play two compositions for the film, Xan not being able to handle a spit valve, Patricia Arquette doing the film because she has a serious phobia about nudity, Robert Loggia blowing his fuse after waiting three hours to read for Frank Booth in Blue Velvet, Dean Stockwell liking every character in the Blue Velvet script except his character Ben, Mr. Eddy's fantastic rant against a tailgater, the Hollywood stereotype of people from the Midwest being really naive, someone ringing David Lynch's house intercom and saying "Dick Laurent is dead", Lynch's full recounting of how Frank Silva was cast as BOB on Twin Peaks, George Harrison financing Monty Python's Life of Brian, a special guest appearance by Xan's cat Will, Lynch being obsessed with the O.J. Simpson trial and how it inspired the theme of Lost Highway, an explanation of dissociative fugue, wanting to see David Lynch host a home renovation show, our upcoming four-film retrospective of the films that inspired David Lynch, and more!

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Be sure to come back in two weeks for Episode 120, as Xan and I begin our retrospective of films that inspired David Lynch with Rear Window, the 1954 mystery thriller film directed by Alfred Hitchcock, featuring Jimmy Stewart as L.B. "Jeff" Jefferies, Grace Kelly as Lisa Fremont, and Raymond Burr as Lars Thorwald!

NEXT STOP EVERYWHERE 276: "Mummy on the Orient Express: Revisited" Is Up!

 
"I couldn't risk Gus finding out my plan and stopping me."
"So, you were…pretending to be heartless?"
"Would you like to think that about me? Would that make it easier? I didn't know if I could save her. I couldn't save Quell, I couldn't save Moorhouse. There was a good chance that she'd die too. At which point, I would have just moved on to the next…and the next, until I beat it. Sometimes, the only choices you have are bad ones, but you still have to choose."
-- The Twelfth Doctor and Clara Oswald, Doctor Who: "Mummy on the Orient Express"

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're joined by special guest Rachel Frend as we watch "Mummy on the Orient Express", the eighth episode from Doctor Who Series Eight from 2014, featuring Peter Capaldi as the Twelfth Doctor, Jenna Coleman as Clara Oswald, Samuel Anderson as Danny Pink, and Frank Skinner as Perkins!

In this episode, Jesse and I discuss things like The Five-ish Fangirls Podcast reaching its 400th episode, Rachel and I looking forward to meeting Jodie Whittaker at GalaxyCon in Columbus, Bruce Springsteen being the Boss of Jesse's bank account, Jesse and I originally discussing "Mummy on the Orient Express" way back in our eighth episode, Rachel's reaction to seeing Colin Baker in "The Power of the Doctor", Peter Capaldi seeming reluctant to return for the 60th Anniversary, the story picking up on a hanging plot thread posed in "The Big Bang", writer Jamie Mathieson looking to Agatha Christie for inspiration, two scenes that were deleted due to timing reasons, other Doctor Who stories using elements of Agatha Christie, this episode being the first time since the 1996 TV Movie that the Doctor offers someone jelly babies, why Rachel wanted to discuss a Twelfth Doctor episode, Rachel and I having actual jelly babies to eat while we watch the episode, Jenna Coleman pulling off Victorian and 1920s attire, the Doctor being bored when there's no active mystery, not recognizing Danny without his Cyberman implants, Frank Skinner being a Doctor Who superfan, Jesse having a traditional English breakfast, wondering what Good Omens 2 will be about, Clara becoming a big liar, Clara being addicted to traveling in the TARDIS, wanting to know what the books are on the Twelfth Doctor's bookcase, various companion exits, Jesse and I coming full circle since our eighth episode, our original ratings, new feedback from Dave Proctor, my joining Rachel on Oscars Gold: The Oscars Podcast to discuss The Silence of the Lambs, Rachel joining me on Drunk Cinema to discuss UHF, Rachel coming back to discuss Out of Time 3: Wink, Jesse and I discussing an entire era of the Doctor in one episode for the first time, and more!

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Be sure to come back in two weeks for the next episode of Next Stop Everywhere as Jesse and I are joined by special guest companion Holly Mac to discuss "The Jodie Whittaker Era", exploring the highs and lows of Jodie Whittaker's three seasons/series and assorted specials as the Thirteenth Doctor!

WONDER MAN TV Series Casts Yahya Abdul-Mateen II as Simon Williams

 
At least he won't be blue and glowing this time...or will he?

Deadline is reporting that the upcoming Disney+ Marvel Cinematic Universe TV series Wonder Man, based on the Marvel Comics character, has cast Yahya Abdul-Mateen II as lead character Simon Williams, a.k.a. Wonder Man. Abdul-Mateen joins Ben Kingsley, who will be reprising his recurring MCU role as Trevor Slattery.

The Wonder Man series was first announced in development back in June, with Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings director Destin Daniel Cretton directing and serving as executive producer, and Hawkeye co-producer Andrew Guest serving as head writer. Filming is expected to begin sometime in 2023.

Abdul-Mateen, 36, is probably best known as Dr. Manhattan/Cal Abar in the HBO miniseries Watchmen, for which he won an Emmy for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or Movie. In addition, he's known for playing DC supervillain Black Manta/David Hyde in the two Aquaman movies, Morpheus in The Matrix Resurrections, and Candyman in Candyman (2021), He's also appeared in the films The Greatest Showman and Us, along with episodes of The Handmaid's Tale and Black Mirror.

Created in 1964 by Stan Lee, Jack Kirby and Don Heck, Wonder Man first appeared The Avengers (vol.1) #9 as Simon Williams, the son of rich industrialist Sanford Williams, owner of Williams Innovations. Simon inherited the munitions factory after his father's death, but the company's profits fell due to its biggest competitor Tony Stark and his company Stark Industries. On the advice of his brother Eric Williams, Simon tried to embezzle funds from his company but was caught and incarcerated. Simon blamed Stark for this and accepted the proposition of master villain Baron Heinrich Zemo to become a pawn to infiltrate the Avengers. The desperate Simon Williams agrees and was transformed into an ion-powered being with great superhuman strength and durability.

Called Wonder Man by Zemo, he was then sent to meet and join the Avengers, with instructions to betray them at a critical moment so that Zemo's Masters of Evil could destroy the Avengers. Zemo ensured Wonder Man's loyalty by advising him that as a result of the treatment, his body now required periodic doses of a serum to survive—a serum that only Zemo could provide. The Avengers were lured into a trap and captured, but the plan failed when Wonder Man decided to save the Avengers and aid them against Zemo, apparently at the cost of his own life.

Hank Pym recorded Wonder Man's brain patterns in the hope that one day he could be revived. Unknown to the Avengers, Wonder Man's body had simply entered a catatonic state as it adjusted to the effects of the treatment. In the meantime, Eric Williams became distraught over the apparent death of his sibling and, blaming the Avengers, assumed the identity of the Grim Reaper in an effort to destroy them. The Grim Reaper stole Simon's body at one point, and attacked the Avengers three times before Wonder Man finally returned.

Wonder Man was briefly revived by Kang the Conqueror to battle the Avengers as part of his Legion of the Unliving, and later "resurrected" as a zombie by Black Talon and the Grim Reaper to attack the Avengers once more. On the final occasion, the Living Laser hypnotized a now-awake but still very weak Wonder Man, as part of an unsuccessful attack on the Avengers. After this encounter, Wonder Man was restored to true life and chose to remain with the Avengers, aiding them against Attuma and Doctor Doom. He soon defeated the Grim Reaper, who was intent on destroying the Vision as he was "artificial" and a "mockery" of his brother's brain patterns. At this point, Wonder Man was revealed to have become a being of ionic energy.

This will be the first time Wonder Man will appear in live-action, although the character has appeared in various animated projects, including The Avengers: United They Stand (voiced by Hamish McEwan), The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes (voiced by Phil LaMarr), and M.O.D.O.K. (voiced by Nathan Fillion).

Wonder Man is expected to premiere on Disney+ sometime in 2024.