NEXT STOP EVERYWHERE 312: "Quantum of Axos" Is Up!

 
"Looking for mutant spaghetti monsters down corridors...Just like the old days."
"Weren’t they usually looking for us?"
"Ugh, don’t give it ideas."
-- Dorothy "Ace" McShane and the Tenth Doctor, Doctor Who: "Quantum of Axos"

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 "Quantum of Axos", the third audio drama from Big Finish Productions' Doctor Who: Tenth Doctor Classic Companions set from 2022, featuring David Tennant as the Tenth Doctor, Sophie Aldred as Dorothy "Ace" McShane, John Leeson as the voice of K9 Mark IV, and the return of the Axons!

In this episode, Jesse and I discuss things like Jesse getting ready to come out to Columbus, a quick Next Stop News Flash about Varada Sethu officially being confirmed as the new companion, the other stories on the Doctor Who: Tenth Doctor Classic Companions set, Jesse liking to figure out what's going to happen in stories just before it happens, David Tennant and Sophie Aldred having great chemistry with one another, running down the four versions of K9, Ace getting K9 Mark IV after the death of Sarah Jane Smith, the first appearance of A Charitable Earth, Jesse initially thinking the two K9s were the same K9 in different timelines, the Doctor asking Ace to travel with him again, the Doctor giving K9 Mark IV a choice in staying with Ace, K9 not being happy in a punt, pairing characters together who normally don't interact with each other, Kayla McGuire being an entertaining Almost Companion, the Doctor calling out Kayla for not reading the Terms and Conditions, the Axons turning humanity into an Axon supercomputer, the Doctor using reverse-psychology on the Axons to trick them back into their original time loop, our favorite quotes of the story, K9 throwing shade at cats, my Reverse the Polarity segment, new listener feedback from Holly Mac and Sandi from Oregon, trying to talk Jesse into joining DK Nik and me on The Fandom Zone Podcast, hoping our new Special Guest Companion joins us as scheduled, 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 welcome new special guest companion Tara Giancaspro as we discuss "Midnight", the tenth episode from Doctor Who Series Four from 2008, featuring David Tennant as the Tenth Doctor, Catherine Tate as Donna Noble, Lesley Sharp as Sky Silvestry, and David Troughton as Professor Hobbes!

DRUNK CINEMA 058: "An American Werewolf in London" Is Up!

 
"A naked American man stole my balloons."
-- Little Boy, An American Werewolf in London

Hello again, movie fans!  My wonderful co-host Xan Sprouse and I are back with a new episode of Drunk Cinema! This time, we celebrate Xan's birthday by watching An American Werewolf in London, the 1981 comedy horror film directed by John Landis, starring David Naughton as David Kessler, Jenny Agutter as Nurse Alex Price, and Griffin Dunne as Jack Goodman!

This time, Xan and I discuss things like celebrating Xan's last week of being 47, Rick Baker winning the first-ever Oscar for Best Makeup, John Landis being partially responsible for the death of Vic Morrow, David Naughton's song "Makin' It", Griffin Dunne as Tommy Kelly in Johnny Dangerously, the three Doctor Who connections, this being our second Frank Oz film, Xan delivering pizza to Torchwood headquarters at Roald Dahl Plass in Cardiff, Wales, The Slaughtered Lamb being the worst British pub ever, the cameo by Rik Mayall from The Young Ones, wondering why the pub guys didn't shoot David right after the werewolf attack, my wondering why I didn't get a hot nurse like Alex Price when I was in the hospital, Alex wearing David's NYU shirt, the pointless scene of David pacing back and forth in Alex's flat, David's first transformation into a werewolf being amazing for the time but taking way too long, the surprise appearance by UNIT from Doctor Who, the magic bullets going around Alex to shoot David, new Drunk Mail from Christine Peruski and Dave Proctor, finally getting around to Ghostbusters II, and more!

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Be sure to come back in two weeks as Xan and I watch Ghostbusters II, the 1989 supernatural comedy directed by Ivan Reitman, featuring the return of Bill Murray as Dr. Peter Venkman, Dan Aykroyd as Dr. Ray Stantz, Harold Ramis as Dr. Egon Spengler, and Ernie Hudson as Winston Zeddemore!

NEXT STOP EVERYWHERE 311: "The Silurians" Is Up!

 
"Urgent message from the Brigadier."
"Oh, he's away, isn't he, investigating some scientists?"
"Yes, well, he wants us to join him -- 'Miss Shaw and the Doctor will report themselves forthwith to Wenley Moor. Attend a briefing meeting at precisely…'"
"My dear Miss Shaw, I never report myself anywhere, particularly not forthwith."
-- Liz Shaw and the Third Doctor, Doctor Who: "The Silurians"

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 "The Silurians", the second serial from Doctor Who Season 7 in 1970, featuring Jon Pertwee as the Third Doctor, Caroline John as Liz Shaw, and the first appearance of the Silurians!

In this episode, Jesse, Holly and I discuss things like embracing the greatness of the new baseball season, Holly passing her teaching exam, why you should call "Doctor Who and the Silurians" only "The Silurians", giving a special shoutout to Xan Sprouse for going to Roald Dahl Plass in Cardiff and ordering pizza under the name "Torchwood", finally getting episode titles for the upcoming Series 14/Season 1, only getting two new writers for the upcoming season, the flipping of the script by having the older generation of Silurians wanting peace and the younger generation wanting war, Geoffrey Palmer as Captain Hardaker in "Voyage of the Damned", the BBC graphics department screwing up the serial title, "The Silurians" only surviving in black-and-white until the 1990s, non-speaking cameos by members of the production team, the Silurians returning 50 years later in "The Hungry Earth" that was set in 2020, Barry Letts changing the ending from the Doctor being sad at the loss of the Silurians' knowledge to being disgusted by their murder at the hands of the Brigadier and UNIT, Jesse's digression about the Barbie movie, Liz being told by the Doctor and the Brigadier that she can't go into the caves, Liz being let down as a character by the writing, wondering if the Doctor had tunnel vision about saving the Silurians to the exclusion of all else, Jesse wishing Malcolm Hulke had fleshed out the global pandemic subplot more, the Doctor building Bessie because he's stuck on Earth, Doctors Lawrence, Quinn, Meredith, and Major Baker all being horrible people, being happy that the anti-vaxxer Dr. Lawrence died from his own ignorance, the uneasiness between the Doctor and the Brigadier in these early days, the Silurians getting a major makeup and costuming upgrade in the Steven Moffat era, the moment when the Brigadier realizes he needs to go against the Doctor and kill the Silurians, wondering what happened to the Third Doctor's Sonic Screwdriver in this story, our favorite quotes of the episode, my Reverse the Reverse the Polarity segment, new listener feedback from Dave Proctor and Sandi from Oregon, Ace meeting the Tenth Doctor, our upcoming tenth anniversary, 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 "Quantum of Axos", the third audio drama from Big Finish Productions' Doctor Who: Tenth Doctor Classic Companions set from 2022, featuring David Tennant as the Tenth Doctor,  Sophie Aldred as Dorothy "Ace" McShane, and John Leeson as the voice of K-9 Mark II!