NEXT STOP EVERYWHERE 308: "New Earth" Is Up!

 
"We shall meet again, Doctor, for the third time, for the last time, and the truth shall be told. Until that day..."
"Oh, that is enigmatic. That is...That is textbook enigmatic."
-- The Face of Boe and the Tenth Doctor, Doctor Who: "New Earth"

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 "New Earth", the first episode from Doctor Who Series Two in 2006, featuring David Tennant as the Tenth Doctor, Billie Piper as Rose Tyler, and the return of Zoë Wanamaker as Lady Cassandra!

In this episode, Jesse and I discuss things like Jesse not remembering watching "New Earth" before, David Tennant hosting the BAFTAs, Zoë Wanamaker as Madame Hooch in the first Harry Potter movie, Adjoa Andoh as Martha Jones' mother Francine Jones, Russell T Davies writing "New Earth" because Billie Piper wanted to do comedy, Billie Piper not being aware that she would be showered with water in the lift, RTD delaying the Face of Boe's message until "Gridlock" in Series Three, "New Earth" being the first use of the Tenth Doctor's catchphrase "I'm sorry, I'm so sorry", the scene abandoned by high winds and rain, Rose gushing over having the Tenth Doctor all to herself, the first hint of the Time Lord Victorious, David Tennant finding his Doctor right from the start, Rose in Series Two compared to Series One, whether the Doctor should have a romantic interest or not, Cassandra attempting a Cockney accent, the Doctor's handwave solution to quickly cure the horde of infected patients, Cassandra's unexpected return after exploding in "The End of the World", wondering why Cassandra chose to die in Chip's body instead of jumping to another body, wondering why the Doctor and Rose gave Cassandra a happy ending before she died after all the people she killed in "The End of the World", the Sisters of Plentitude experimenting on hundreds of people to find cures for supposedly incurable diseases, the great makeup for the Sisters of Plentitude, the return of the Face of Boe, both of us not wanting to believe that Captain Jack Harkness becomes the Face of Boe at some point, our favorite quotes of the episode, my Reverse the Polarity segment, new feedback from Dave Proctor, Holly Mac and Sandi from Oregon, where you can watch "The Evil of the Daleks" before our next discussion, and more!

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Be sure to come back for the next episode of Next Stop Everywhere as Jesse and I are joined by Special Guest Companion Holly Mac as we discuss "The Evil of the Daleks", the ninth serial from Doctor Who Season 4 in 1967, featuring Patrick Troughton as the Second Doctor, Frazer Hines as Jamie McCrimmon, and the introduction of Deborah Watling as Victoria Waterfield!

THE FANDOM ZONE 288: "Maya" Is Up!

 
"They're in my blood, in my heart. I'm a part of them and they're a part of me. I'm their legacy, not yours."
-- Echo/Maya Lopez to The Kingpin/Wilson Fisk, Echo -- "Maya"

Hello again, everyone! DJ Nik and I are back for another new episode of The Fandom Zone Podcast! This time, we discuss "Maya," the final episode of the Marvel Cinematic Universe TV series Echo, featuring Alaqua Cox as Echo/Maya Lopez, Vincent D'Onofrio as Kingpin/Wilson Fisk, Tantoo Cardinal as Chula Battiest, and Andrew Howard as Zane!

In this episode, DJ Nik and I talk about things like Inter Milan coming back to beat Rome, "Maya" being a decent finale but not a satisfying one, Echo feeling like it's missing an episode, Maya's fast-forward transition from criminal to hero, some comics background on the "Mayor Fisk" storyline in Daredevil, Young Maya lying about hitting a sapsucker with a rock, finally learning more about Maya's mother Taloa, the sapsucker being Maya's spirit animal, Skully surprising Chula with her sewing machine that he kept for years, Chula telling the Kingpin that she learned sign language for Maya, the Roxxon easter egg, Maya being reunited with her dead mother, Echo's powers being similar to Shazam's, Maya finally embracing her culture at the Powwow, our being concerned that the powwow was going to be trashed by Kingpin and his goons, the Kingpin having a temper tantrum, Biscuits' big hero moment with the monster truck, Chula and Bonnie also tapping into the family superpowers, Echo trying to heal the Kingpin's anger instead of beating the crap out of him, the mid-credits scene where the Kingpin mulls over running for Mayor of New York City, wondering if Echo will join the Defenders, our favorite quotes of the episode, new Fandom Zone Fanmail from Jesse Jackson, waiting for our next comic book TV series to discuss, and more! 

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Be sure to come back later this year when DJ Nik and I discuss more comic book TV shows on The Fandom Zone Podcast!

NEXT STOP EVERYWHERE 307: "Nightmare of Eden" Is Up!

 
"I don't think we should interfere."
"Interfere? Of course we should interfere! Always do what you're best at, that's what I say. Now come on..."
-- The Second Romana and the Fourth Doctor, Doctor Who: "Nightmare of Eden"

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 "Nightmare of Eden", the fourth serial from Doctor Who Season 17 in 1979, featuring Tom Baker as the Fourth Doctor, Lalla Ward as the Second Romana, David Brierley as the voice of K-9, and Lewis Flander as Professor Tryst!

In this episode, Jesse and I discuss things like who we're rooting for in the Super Bowl, Jesse rocking the new Next Stop Everywhere t-shirt, David Brierley taking over for John Leeson as the voice of K-9 in Season 17, Tom Baker buying into his own hype, Tom Baker being the definitive Doctor of the classic Doctor Who era, Lewis Fiander in Dr. Jekyll & Sister Hyde, Bob Baker writing this script without his usual partner Dave Martin, director Alan Bromly quitting partway through filming after an argument with Tom Baker, John Byrne getting rid of the excess surviving Kryptonians in Superman lore, the Doctor treating K-9 as more than a pet, Lalla Ward's Romana being more relaxed than Mary Tamm's incarnation, what happens in the TARDIS staying in the TARDIS, the Doctor being indignant at finding the addictive drug vraxoin, wondering why Captain Rigg didn't have Secker replaced on the bridge, the Doctor trying to fool people about his identity in the days before psychic paper, the Mandrels actually being the source of vraxoin, our favorite quotes of the episode, my Reverse the Reverse the Polarity segment, new feedback from Christine Peruski, Dave Proctor, Holly Mac, and Sandi from Oregon, Jesse watching the Doctor Who Am I documentary, the Watchmen TV miniseries, Jesse's plans to see Bruce Springsteen in Columbus, our upcoming discussion of "New Earth", and more!

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And just in time for the new era of Doctor Who, we now have a BRAND NEW Next Stop Everywhere t-shirt, which you can find on TeePublic RIGHT HERE!  This spiffy shirt looks great when you're listening to your favorite Doctor Who podcast and travelling through time and space! Or you could order all sorts of cool Next Stop Everywhere merch there as well!

Be sure to come back for the next episode of Next Stop Everywhere as Jesse and I discuss "Nightmare of Eden", the fourth serial from Doctor Who Season 17 in 1979, featuring Tom Baker as the Fourth Doctor, Lalla Ward as the Second Romana, David Brierley as the voice of K-9, and Lewis Flander as Professor Tryst!

Marvel Studios Officially Announces Cast for THE FANTASTIC FOUR

 
And from this moment on, the world will never again be the same!

Variety is reporting that Marvel Studios has officially announced the cast for The Fantastic Four, the upcoming 2025 film based on the Marvel Comics superteam. It's now confirmed that the film will star Pedro Pascal as Mr. Fantastic/Reed Richards, Vanessa Kirby as The Invisible Woman/Sue Storm, Joseph Quinn as The Human Torch/Johnny Storm, and Ebon Moss-Bachrach as The Thing/Ben Grimm.

Created in 1961 by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby, the Fantastic Four first appeared in Fantastic Four (vol.1) #1 as a group who gained superpowers after exposure to cosmic rays during a scientific mission to outer space. Mister Fantastic, a scientific genius and the leader of the team, can stretch his body into incredible lengths and shapes. The Invisible Woman, Reed's girlfriend and later wife, can render herself invisible and project powerful invisible force fields and blasts. The Human Torch, Sue's younger brother, can generate flames, surround himself with them, and fly. The Thing, Reed's college roommate and skilled pilot for the mission, possesses tremendous superhuman strength, durability and endurance with monstrous, stone-like flesh.

Matt Shakman, best known for Marvel's WandaVision as well as episodes of Game of Thrones and The Boys, will direct The Fantastic Four from a screenplay by Josh Friedman, Jeff Kaplan and Ian Springer. Filming is expected to begin in London by the summer. In addition, Marvel Studios posted the following artwork on X/Twitter, hinting at the FF's uniform designs and potentially a setting of, say, 1961?

Pascal, 48, is a Chilean and American actor best known as the star of The Mandalorian and The Last of Us, and has appeared on episodes of Game of Thrones as Oberyn Martell. He's also appeared in the movies Kingsman: The Golden Circle and Wonder Woman 1984.

Kirby, 35, is an English actress best known as Princess Margaret in the first two seasons of Netflix's The Crown and as Alanna Mitsopolis, a.k.a. The White Widow, in the Mission: Impossible films Fallout and Dead Reckoning Part One.

Quinn, 30, is an English actor best known as Eddie Munson in Season 4 of Netflix's Stranger Things. He's also appeared as Koner in the Game of Thrones episode "The Spoils of War."

Moss-Bachrach, 46, is an American actor probably best known as Richard "Richie" Jerimovich in the Hulu comedy-drama series The Bear. He's also appeared as Micro in the 2017 Punisher TV series and as Arvel Skeen in the Star Wars TV drama Andor.

The Fantastic Four is currently scheduled to arrive in theaters on July 25, 2025.

THE FANDOM ZONE 287: "Taloa" Is Up!

 
"I suspect you've come to kill me...again."
-- The Kingpin/Wilson Fisk to Maya Lopez, Echo -- "Taloa"

Hello again, everyone! DJ Nik and I are back for another new episode of The Fandom Zone Podcast!  This time, we discuss "Taloa", the fourth episode of the Marvel series Echo, featuring Alaqua Cox as Echo/Maya Lopez, Vincent D'Onofrio as Kingpin/Wilson Fisk, Tantoo Cardinal as Chula Battiest, and Chaske Spencer as Henry Lopez!

In this episode, DJ Nik and I talk about things like Nik and I being glad our hockey teams aren't as bad as the Chicago Blackhawks, "Taloa" being the strongest episode of the season, learning that the Kingpin didn't lose his left eye after Echo shot him, the callback to the Daredevil Season 1 episode "Shadows in the Glass", the douchey ice cream vendor who refused to sell Young Maya ice cream, the Kingpin's surprise that Young Maya wasn't freaked out by seeing him pummel the ice cream vendor into a bloody mess, why Wilson Fisk had the ASL interpreter killed and wrapped in plastic, Kingpin being both Bruce Banner and the Hulk at the same time, Maya pouring an entire bottle of top-shelf wine down the kitchen sink drain, the Kingpin having someone invent a device for him to understand what Maya is signing without learning ASL, Maya's surprise that the Kingpin wasn't angry that she tried to kill him, Maya and Chula finally sitting down to talk with one another, the flashback showing the birth of Maya's mother Taloa, Maya calling out Chula for choosing herself over Maya when Maya needed her most, Chula starting work on Maya's super-suit, Biscuits calling out a Lion King reference, Kingpin daring Maya to kill him with the hammer he used to kill his own father, the Kingpin's hired goons not wanting to be the one who relays bad news to the Kingpin, Maya calling out the Kingpin for not learning ASL, Maya choosing a different path away from crime, our favorite quotes of the episode, Nik watching RoboCop (1987) with his mom, our next discussion of the Echo finale, and more! 

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Be sure to come back next week  when DJ Nik and I discuss "Maya", the final episode of the Marvel TV series Echo, featuring Alaqua Cox as Echo/Maya Lopez, Vincent D'Onofrio as Kingpin/Wilson Fisk, Tantoo Cardinal as Chula Battiest, and Andrew Howard as Zane!

DRUNK CINEMA 056: "Never Say Never Again" Is Up!

 
"Good to see you, Mr. Bond! Things've been awfully dull 'round here. Bureaucrats running the whole place, everything done by the book, can't make a decision unless the computer gives you the go ahead. Now you're on this. I hope we're going to have some gratuitous sex and violence!"
"I certainly hope so too."
-- Q/Algernon and James Bond, Never Say Never Again

Hello again, movie fans!  My wonderful co-host Xan Sprouse and I are back with a new episode of Drunk Cinema! This time, we watch Never Say Never Again, the 1983 unofficial James Bond film directed by Irvin Kershner, starring Sean Connery as James Bond, Klaus Maria Brandauer as Maximillian Largo, Kim Basinger as Domino Petachi, and Bernie Casey as Felix Leiter!

This time, Xan and I discuss things like Xan's intro theme song, Xan playing to win, our original plans to watch Never Say Never Again back in September 2023, how Never Say Never Again got made even thought it's not an official James Bond film, wanting to watch two episodes of The Prisoner for an episode of Drunk Cinema, Xan listening to a vocoder for the first time, screenwriter Lorenzo Semple Jr., Roger Moore's best Bond movies, Xan getting to hear "Die Another Day" live at a Madonna concert, Radiohead's song "Spectre", Fatima's fashion choices, the health spa fight sequence taking way too long, Fatima throwing her pet snake from one car into another, Blofeld bringing receipts, Maximillian Largo being very Eurotrash, James Bond being the worst secret agent at being secret, Bond's creepy massage of Domino, Largo really being a fan of Centipede arcade machines, wondering how the Domination of the World videogame valued nations of the world, James Bond having sex with Diane Evans from Twin Peaks, new Drunk Mail from Dave Proctor and Shalayne Johnson, our upcoming unconventional Valentine's Day movie, and more!

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Be sure to come back in two weeks as Xan and I watch Wild at Heart, the 1990 romantic crime drama film directed by David Lynch, starring Nicolas Cage as "Sailor" Ripley, Laura Dern as Lula Fortune, Diane Ladd as Marietta Fortune, and Willem Dafoe as Bobby Peru!

THE FANDOM ZONE 286: "Tuklo" Is Up!

 
"I didn't come here to get leg-humped by some old rez dog like you."
"Ah, you used to melt like butter when I talked Indian to you."
-- Chula Battiest and Skully, Echo -- "Tuklo"

Hello again, everyone! DJ Nik and I are back for another new episode of The Fandom Zone Podcast!  This time, we discuss "Tuklo", the third episode of the Marvel series Echo, featuring Alaqua Cox as Echo/Maya Lopez, Graham Greene as Skully, Tantoo Cardinal as Chula, and Devery Jacobs as Bonnie!

In this episode, DJ Nik and I talk about things like my wife and I closing on the sale of our condo, Maya and Bonnie literally being tied up in a room to deal with one another, Ben 10, some historical background on the Lighthorsemen, Americans learning about American history that involves other cultures from TV shows like Echo and Watchmen, Taloa's father outlining the gender roles for men and women in the 1800s, Maya Lopez coming from a family of heroes and having to transition from being a criminal, Chula still not coming to terms with the loss of her daughter after all this time, Skully realizing that the estrangement between Maya and Chula needs to be over already, Maya needing to check her six, Bonnie needing to check her six, Bonnie finally being able to tell Maya how hurt she was my Maya ghosting her, Vickie's White Trash Henchwomen, Vickie trying and failing to be in charge of the situation, Maya rocking Rob Zombie's "Dragula", that awkward moment when Zane gets a phone call from the Kingpin, Skully making a Choctaw guard for Maya's prosthetic leg, Kingpin looming like Jason Vorhees from the Friday the 13th movies, our favorite quotes of the episode, Nik knowing what Ring Pops are, new Fandom Zone Fan Mail from Jesse Jackson and Christine Peruski, and more! 

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Be sure to come back next week  when DJ Nik and I discuss "Taloa", the fourth episode of the Marvel Cinematic Universe TV series Echo, featuring Alaqua Cox as Echo/Maya Lopez, Vincent D'Onofrio as Kingpin/Wilson Fisk, and Tantoo Cardinal as Chula Battiest!

NEXT STOP EVERYWHERE 306: "Nightmare in Silver" Is Up!

 
"Hey, Clara...You haven't let them blow up the planet, good job!"
-- The Eleventh Doctor to Clara Oswald, Doctor Who: "Nightmare in Silver"

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 "Nightmare in Silver", the twelfth episode from Doctor Who Series Seven in 2013, featuring Matt Smith as the Eleventh Doctor, Jenna Coleman as Clara Oswald, Warwick Davis as Porridge, and the return of the Cybermen!

In this episode, Jesse and I discuss things like trying to figure out who we're going to root for in the Super Bowl after our teams were knocked out of the playoffs, a Next Stop News Flash about Millie Gibson leaving Doctor Who in 2025 and being replaced by Varada Sethu, "Nightmare in Silver" being written by Neil Gaiman, legendary sci-fi movie actor Warwick Davis, Gaiman's "The Doctor's Wife" raising the bar way too high for "Nightmare in Silver", "Nightmare in Silver" lacking the sense of wonder from "The Doctor's Wife", Steven Moffat asking Gaiman to make the Cybermen "scary again", the reintroduction of the original series Cybermen, Doctor Who stealing Cybermen abilities back from Cybermen-ripoffs the Borg, Matt Smith joining the club of Doctor actors who played a dual role on the show, Jesse thinking Mr. Clever should've been played by someone else, Mr. Clever being similar to Batman villain Two-Face, the Eleventh Doctor bluffing Mr. Clever about being able to regenerate, Porridge's ludicrous title as Emperor, Captain Alice Ferrin looking for a chance to blow up the planet, wanting more exploration of Porridge as a character, Clara's reaction to suddenly being proposed marriage by Porridge, Angie Maitland pointing out the obvious that Porridge is the Emperor, hoping Target Books will release a Nightmare in Silver novel adaptation that expands the story, the Cybermites being the Cybermen's version of cockroaches, Webley being thankful for Artie's sandwich, not seeing the new Cybermen abilities like super-speed in later episodes, "Nightmare in Silver" not playing to Neil Gaiman's strengths, our favorite quotes of the episode, new feedback from Dave Proctor, Holly Mac and Sandi from Oregon, my calling out Jesse for not sending in Echo feedback in to The Fandom Zone Podcast, finishing up our "Welcome to Our Nightmare" trilogy of episodes with "Nightmare of Eden", and more!

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And just in time for the new era of Doctor Who, we now have a BRAND NEW Next Stop Everywhere t-shirt, which you can find on TeePublic RIGHT HERE!  This spiffy shirt looks great when you're listening to your favorite Doctor Who podcast and travelling through time and space! Or you could order all sorts of cool Next Stop Everywhere merch there as well!

Be sure to come back for the next episode of Next Stop Everywhere as Jesse and I discuss "Nightmare of Eden", the fourth serial from Doctor Who Season 17 in 1979, featuring Tom Baker as the Fourth Doctor, Lalla Ward as the Second Romana, David Brierley as the voice of K-9, and Lewis Flander as Professor Tryst!