THE FANDOM ZONE 290: "The Case of the Dandelion Shrine" Is Up!

 
"Being a detective is not all invading people's minds, reading objects, and ta-da, there's your answer. Sometimes, actual detective work is required."
-- Edwin Paine, Dead Boy Detectives -- "The Case of the Dandelion Shrine"

Hello again, everyone! DJ Nik and I are back for another new episode of The Fandom Zone Podcast! This time, we discuss "The Case of the Dandelion Shrine", the second episode of Dead Boy Detectives, introducing Yuyu Kitamura as Niko Sasaki, Lukas Gage as the Cat King, and Michael Beach as Tragic Mick!

In this episode, DJ Nik and I talk about things like wondering how X-Men '97 is going to wrap up this season, co-writer Shoshana Sachi joining us on TitanTalk: The Titans Podcast, Nik showing restraint on not binging the entire season, Michael Beach as Black Manta's father in Aquaman, the ensemble cast of two dead boys with two living girls, what Niko brings to the table, Nik and I both being cat lovers, Spawn working far better in animation than live-action, Alexander Calvert being replaced by Lukas Gage as the Cat King, the introduction of the Cat King, Edwin being forced to confront his sexuality, the Caging Spell Bracelet being used as a plot device to keep the Dead Boys from returning to England, the Ghost Mailman giving ghosts a jump scare, the introduction of Tragic Mick and his magic shop, wondering how Tragic Mick makes money to keep the shop open if he just gives things away, our first impressions of Niko, Jenny's butcher shop having a Sweeney Todd vibe, my Twin Peaks vibes after Niko's hair turned completely white, the Dandelion Sprites fitting in with a Terry Pratchett Discworld novel, the Dandelion Sprites dropping F-bombs left and right, Esther Finch chopping up her pet crow Monty to turn him into a human, our favorite quotes of the episode, Pulp Fiction's upcoming 30th anniversary, and more! 

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Be sure to come back next week when DJ Nik and I discuss "The Case of the Devlin House", the third episode of Dead Boy Detectives, on The Fandom Zone Podcast!

DRUNK CINEMA 060: "The Empire Strikes Back" Is Up!

 
"I love you."
"I know."
-- Leia Organa and Han Solo, The Empire Strikes Back

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 The Empire Strikes Back, the 1980 sequel to Star Wars directed by Irvin Kershner, featuring the return of Mark Hamill as Luke Skywalker, Carrie Fisher as Leia Organa, Harrison Ford as Han Solo, and introducing Billy Dee Williams as Lando Calrissian!

This time, Xan and I discuss things like tolerating each other's bullshit for sixty episodes, discussing the original Star Wars film in Episode 29 two years ago, the sadly tragic story of screenwriter Leigh Brackett, the various Doctor Who connections to The Empire Strikes Back, tracking down the original theatrical edition of Empire, John Williams losing Best Score to Michael Gore for Fame, period films trumping science fiction films in the Academy Awards, Xan meeting Billy Dee Williams, Star Wars movies not feeling like Star Wars movies without the 20th Century Fox intro and fanfare, Strong Bad sounding similar to Triumph the Insult Comic Dog, Han not caring if his tauntaun freezes and dies, the greatness of Snow Speeders, the greatness of the Imperial March theme, why you never see Snow Trooper cosplayers at conventions, Xan's pizza Star Destroyers, granola cluster bars, Xan explaining Luke's vision in the cave to her mom, the problem with Yoda buying too much into the Jedi religion, Boba Fett's ship Slave I being renamed The Firespray, the positive things about the Star Wars Holiday Special, Chewie becoming Leia's henchman, wondering what happened to the turrets under the Millennium Falcon, the downer ending, my trying to talk Xan into watching Dead Boy Detectives, watching our first Quentin Tarantino film, and more!

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Be sure to come back in three weeks as Xan and I watch Pulp Fiction, the 1994 crime film written and directed by Quentin Tarantino, starring John Travolta as Vincent Vega, Samuel L. Jackson as Jules Winnfield, Uma Thurman as Mia Wallace, and Bruce Willis as Butch Coolidge!

NEXT STOP EVERYWHERE 313: "Midnight" Is Up!

 
"And you be careful, all right?"
"Aww, taking a big space truck with a bunch of strangers across a diamond planet called Midnight? What could possibly go wrong?"
-- Donna Noble and the Tenth Doctor, Doctor Who: "Midnight"

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 welcome new special guest companion Tara Giancaspro to 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!

In this episode, Jesse, Tara and I discuss things like Jesse coming out to Columbus and having dinner with me, my wife and Xan Sprouse, Jesse seeing his 20th Bruce Springsteen concert in Columbus, how Jesse talked Tara into joining us on Next Stop Everywhere, Tara's past on Tumblr, Steven Moffat working better as a writer for Russell T Davies than as showrunner, Moffat's mishandling of the Doctor's female companions, Tara liking "Midnight" more after her rewatch than she did originally, Tara's love of the Merlin TV series with Colin Morgan, why Donna Noble was largely absent from this episode, "Midnight" being similar to the classic Twilight Zone episode "The Monsters Are Due on Maple Street", Russell T Davies being inspired by the Star Trek: The Next Generation episode "Darmok", Christina Rossetti's poem "Goblin Market", the TARDIS not appearing for the first time since "Genesis of the Daleks" Part One in 1975, David Tennant's acting talent and range, the casual reference that Sky had a wife, the logistics of David Tennant and Lesley Sharp repeating one another, Professor Hobbes being a jackass to Dee Dee Blasco, wondering what happened to the Crusader 50 passengers after this episode, wondering why the Hostess didn't introduce herself at the beginning of the shuttle trip, my Reverse the Polarity segment, new listener feedback from Dave Proctor, Holly Mac, and Sandi from Oregon, offering Tara our services to unload about Doctor Who, Holly Mac and Rachel Frend joining us to discuss brand-new Who, 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 are joined by special guest companions Holly Mac and Rachel Frend as we discuss "Space Babies" and "The Devil's Chord", the first two episodes from Doctor Who Series 14, starring Ncuti Gatwa as the Fifteenth Doctor and Millie Gibson as Ruby Sunday!

THE FANDOM ZONE 289: "The Case of Crystal Palace" Is Up!

 
"That's all well and good, but just remember, Charles -- It's the Dead Boy Detective Agency, not the Two Dead Boys and One Sad Psychic Girl Detective Agency. A rubbish name."
"They're both bad names."
-- Edwin Paine and Crystal Palace, Dead Boy Detectives -- "The Case of Crystal Palace"

Hello again, everyone! DJ Nik and I are back for another new episode of The Fandom Zone Podcast! This time, we discuss "The Case of Crystal Palace", the first episode of the new Netflix series Dead Boy Detectives, introducing George Rexstrew as Edwin Paine, Jayden Revri as Charles Rowland, and Kassius Nelson as Crystal Palace!

In this episode, DJ Nik and I talk about things like Inter Milan becoming the Serie A champions, my joining Nik on Gold Standard: The Oscars Podcast to discuss The Hound of the Baskervilles (1939), director Lee Toland Kreiger directing a lot of comic book TV show pilots, our initial thoughts on Dead Boy Detectives, George Rexstrew and Jayden Revri being older than Doom Patrol's Dead Boy Detectives, Briana Cuoco being the sister of Kaley Cuoco, some comics background on the Dead Boy Detectives, the actors who played the characters in the Doom Patrol episode "Dead Patrol", Dead Boy Detectives being evocative of The Hardy Boys, Encyclopedia Brown, Harry Potter, and Scooby-Doo, Edwin and Charles having a very Odd Couple pairing, my planning to make a custom Dead Boy Detectives soundtrack CD, the cameo by Kirby Howell-Baptiste as Death, the initial hints that Edwin is in love with Charles, David the Demon being Crystal's toxic ex-boyfriend, changes to the comic book origin of the Dead Boy Detectives, Edwin calling out Crystal for not taking their detective agency seriously, comic book collectors wishing they had Charles' bottomless backpack, Esther as a modern witch, being disappointed that Ruth Connell was cast instead of Michelle Gomez, our favorite quotes of the episode, new Fandom Zone Fanmail from Jesse Jackson, my being a bad influence on Nik, and more! 

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Be sure to come back next week when DJ Nik and I discuss "The Case of the Dandelion Shrine", the second episode of Dead Boy Detectives, on The Fandom Zone Podcast!

DRUNK CINEMA 059: "Ghostbusters II" Is Up!

 
"You know, I have met some dumb blondes in my life, but you take the taco, pal! Only a Carpathian would come back to life now and choose New York! Tasty pick, bonehead! If you had brain one in that huge melon on top of your neck, you would be living the sweet life out in Southern California's beautiful San Fernando Valley!"
-- Dr. Peter Venkman to Vigo, Ghostbusters II

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 Ghostbusters II, the 1989 supernatural comedy film directed by Ivan Reitman and featuring the return of Bill Murray as Peter Venkman, Dan Aykroyd as Ray Stantz, Harold Ramis as Egon Spengler, Ernie Hudson as Winston Zeddemore, and Sigourney Weaver as Dana Barrett!

This time, Xan and I discuss things like Bill Murray saying they'll burn in hell for calling this film Ghostbusters II, how we rank the Ghostbusters movies, watching this movie on my 20th birthday, Summer 1989 being a great time for blockbusters, Bill Murray's feud with Harold Ramis while making Groundhog Day, the first appearance of Ray's Occult Books, Harold Ramis talking like Bert from Sesame Street, the Beach pneumatic transit system, Xan kink-shaming Egon, guys sucking in their guts, former Columbia Pictures chairman David Puttnam pissing off Bill Murray and his talent agent Michael Ovitz, wondering why Janosz has so many candles on the floor, when the Titanic was actually found, why the Ghostbusters needed the Nintendo Power Glove, new Drunk Mail from Christine Peruski and Dave Proctor, wondering if we can actually record Drunk Cinema two weeks in a row, and more!

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Be sure to come back in just one week as Xan and I watch The Empire Strikes Back, the 1980 space opera sequel to Star Wars directed by Irvin Kershner, featuring the return of Mark Hamill as Luke Skywalker, Carrie Fisher as Leia Organa, and Harrison Ford as Han Solo!