THE FANDOM ZONE 299: "After Hours" Is Up!

 
"Maybe I'm more than what you think."
-- Oswald "Oz" Cobb, The Penguin -- "After Hours"

Hello again, everyone! DJ Nik and I are back for another new episode of The Fandom Zone Podcast! This time, we discuss "After Hours", the first episode of the DC Studios series The Penguin, and "Seekest Thou the Road" and "Circle Sewn with Fate/Unlock Thy Hidden Gate", the first two episodes of the Marvel Studios series Agatha All Along!

In this episode, DJ Nik and I talk about things like Nik and I coming off losses by our respective football teams, Batman being busy elsewhere in Gotham City, The Penguin continuing Matt Reeves' vision from The Batman, The Penguin being DC's version of The Sopranos, Clancy Brown as Lex Luthor in Superman: The Animated Series, some comics background on the Penguin, Sofia Falcone, and Salvatore Maroni, the Easter eggs to former live-action Penguins Burgess Meredith and Danny DeVito, the movie Gilda (1946), what the QR code shown in "After Hours" leads you to online, that awkward moment when Oz kills mob boss heir Alberto Falcone for calling him a "little bitch", Oz being skilled at talking his way out of a bad situation, Oz becoming a strange mentor to Vic, Oz's mother Francis being supportive of his criminal behavior, Oz and Sofia going out to dinner, Sofia still being clearly insane, Oz and Vic setting up the Maroni crime family as the people who killed Alberto, Agatha not being Agatha until the end of the first episode, Agatha as a stereotypical TV detective, hoping for a Scarlet Witch movie, Agatha and Rio Vidal possibly having a former lovers' spat, some comics background on Jennifer Kale, Alice Gulliver, and the Witches' Road, "The Ballad of the Witches' Road" song being the gateway to access the Witches' Road, having to take your shoes off to walk the Witches' Road, Agatha being paired with "Teen", our favorite quotes of the episodes, new Fandom Zone Fanmail from Dave Proctor, our upcoming 300th episode, and more! 

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Be sure to come back next week when DJ Nik and I celebrate our 300th episode as we discuss "Through Many Miles of Tricks and Trials", the third episode of the Disney+ series Agatha All Along, on The Fandom Zone Podcast!

DRUNK CINEMA 067: "The In-Laws (1979)" Is Up!

 
"Serpentine, Shelly! Serpentine!"
-- Vince Ricardo to Sheldon Kornpett, The In-Laws (1979)

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 Jesse Jackson as we watch The In-Laws, the 1979 action comedy film directed by Arthur Hiller, starring Peter Falk as Vince Ricardo, Alan Arkin as Sheldon Kornpett, Richard Libertini as General Garcia, and Ed Begley, Jr. as Barry Lutz!

This time, Xan, Jesse and I discuss things like my hearing our theme song on the radio, Jesse making his debut in the Drunk Cinema Theater, Jesse getting special dispensation from his wife Linda to podcast on a Friday night, our favorite Gene Wilder/Richard Pryor movies, Peter Falk as Sam Diamond in Murder by Death, Alan Arkin in Little Miss Sunshine, Nancy Dussault as Muriel Rush in Too Close for Comfort, Arlene Golonka as the voice of Debbie on Speed Buggy, this movie being our fourth James Hong film, my learning that you can't get Löwenbräu in the United States anymore, my finally getting to turn the tables on Jesse when it comes to story pacing, Patrick McGoohan appearing in multiple Columbo episodes, Shelly getting sued for dental malpractice, wondering why Peter Falk and Alan Arkin never did more movies together, Shelly's car having flames on it, wondering why Shelly keeps listening to Vince, General Garcia stealing his bad guy plan from Auric Goldfinger, new Drunk Mail from Dave Proctor and Christine Peruski, Xan and I finally watching a Hammer horror film on Drunk Cinema, and more!

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Be sure to come back in two weeks as Xan and I watch Horror of Dracula, the 1958 gothic horror film directed by Terence Fisher, starring Christopher Lee as Count Dracula, Peter Cushing as Dr. Van Helsing, Michael Gough as Arthur Holmwood, and Melissa Stribling as Mina Holmwood!

NEXT STOP EVERYWHERE 325: "Amy's Choice" Is Up!

 
"You said everyone here lives to their nineties. There's something that doesn't make sense -- Let's go poke it with a stick."
-- The Eleventh Doctor, Doctor Who: "Amy's Choice"

Hello again, everyone! My partner in time Jesse Jackson and I are back for another new episode of Next Stop Everywhere: The Doctor Who Podcast! This time, we discuss "Amy's Choice", the seventh episode from Doctor Who Series Five in 2010, featuring Matt Smith as the Eleventh Doctor, Karen Gillan as Amy Pond, Arthur Darvill as Rory Williams, and Toby Jones as the Dream Lord!

In this episode, Jesse and I discuss things like verifying that no one is eating cats in Ohio, the 23rd anniversary of September 11th, the passing of actor James Earl Jones and comics artist John Cassaday, Jesse not remembering watching "Amy's Choice" before, the elegant simplicity of the Dream Lord, the metaphor of Amy's choice to commit to a life with Rory, Toby Jones as Arnim Zola and the voice of Dobby, the Eknodine being inspired by writer Simon Nye's childhood fear of old people, Arthur Darvill breaking the plank prop, explaining the Dream Lord's reference to the Doctor being a vegetarian, the 2015 Upper Leadworth setting, the Doctor missing the obvious that Amy is pregnant, the attack of the old people, Amy deciding the 2015 Upper Leadworth reality can't be reality because Rory was dead, the Dream Lord creeping on Amy after getting rid of the Doctor and Rory, Jesse's issue with the explanation for the Dream Lord, the Dream Lord throwing shade on the Doctor, the TARDIS bringing back the TARDIS manual after the Doctor keeps getting rid of it, our favorite quotes of the episode, my Reverse the Polarity segment, new listener feedback from Dave Proctor, Sandi from Oregon and Holly Mac, Jesse joining Xan Sprouse and me on Drunk Cinema for the very first time, 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 in two weeks for the next episode of Next Stop Everywhere as Jesse and I discuss "Frontios", the third serial from Doctor Who Season 21 in 1984, featuring Peter Davison as the Fifth Doctor, Janet Fielding as Tegan Jovanka, Mark Strickson as Vislor Turlough, and Jeff Rawle as Plantagenet!

DRUNK CINEMA 066: "Beetlejuice" Is Up!

 
"Of course they're dead. They're ghosts."
"No, I mean they're gone, split, out of here, afterlife kids, deceased..."
"Are you a ghost, too?"
"I'm the ghost with the most, babe."
-- Lydia Deetz and Betelgeuse, Beetlejuice

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 Beetlejuice, the 1988 horror comedy film directed by Tim Burton, starring Michael Keaton as Betelgeuse, Alec Baldwin as Adam Maitland, Geena Davis as Barbara Maitland, and Winona Ryder as Lydia Deetz!

This time, Xan, Rachel and I discuss things like finally getting rain in Columbus after a long drought, Rachel finally returning to the podcast after a year, explaining the DunKings to Gen Z, Xan's current Pez collection count, our favorite Tim Burton movies, the Beetlejuice Saturday morning animated series on ABC, the Beetlejuice "Afterlife" cake from Crumbl Cookies, the greatness of Geena Davis, Dick Cavett knowing practically everybody, Beetlejuice winning the Best Makeup Oscar over Scrooged and Coming to America, Beetlejuice getting Michael Keaton the Batman gig, Lydia Deetz being an OG goth, the nod to the original version of The Fly, Robert Goulet vs. Wayne Newton, Adam Maitland being really dumb, Beetlejuice questioning why Lydia wants to be dead, Danny Elfman music, ending the movie with Harry Belafonte, Xan's review of Beetlejuice Beetlejuice, new Drunk Mail from Dave Proctor, Jesse Jackson making his Drunk Cinema debut, and more!

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Be sure to come back in two weeks as Xan and I are joined by special guest Jesse Jackson as we watch The In-Laws, the 1979 action comedy film directed by Arthur Hiller, starring Peter Falk as Vince Ricardo, Alan Arkin as Sheldon Kornpett, Richard Libertini as General Garcia, and Ed Begley, Jr. as Barry Lutz!

NEXT STOP EVERYWHERE 324: "The Age of Sutekh" Is Up!

 
"Would you mind not putting your feet on the desk?"
"But I have such long legs. They have to go somewhere."
-- Rania Chuma and The Fourth Doctor, Doctor Who: "Kill the Doctor!"

Hello again, everyone! My partner in time Jesse Jackson and I are back for another new episode of Next Stop Everywhere: The Doctor Who Podcast! This time, we discuss "Kill the Doctor" & "The Age of Sutekh", the 7th & 8th audio dramas from Series 7 of Big Finish Productions' Doctor Who: The Fourth Doctor Adventures released in 2018, featuring Tom Baker as the Fourth Doctor, Louise Jameson as Leela, Sophia Myles as Rania Chuma, and the return of Gabriel Woolf as Sutekh!

In this episode, Jesse and I discuss things like Jesse having the edge in the Cleveland Browns' season opening game with the Dallas Cowboys, wrapping up our recent Sutekh discussions, Sophia Myles as Madame de Pompadour in "The Girl in the Fireplace", Eleanor Crooks as Fourth Doctor audio companion Naomi Cross, Sutekh originally returning in The New Adventures of Bernice Summerfield audio drama "The Triumph of Sutekh", the Doctor and Leela getting into a discussion about fashion, the story being satire of people's addiction to cell phones, the Doctor loving air bikes, being able to imagine Tom Baker's mannerisms while listening, Police Constable Carlton Joyce being a "corpsefinger" who doesn't get along with technology, Leela getting into an argument with the Doctor over helping the homeless, Leela rallying the homeless to fight back, Leela's bravery at facing off against Sutekh, Sutekh taking control over Rania like an abusive spouse, Sutekh waiting for Rania to grow up from a baby into an adult so he can use her, Amy Pond calling out the Eleventh Doctor for being late to her wedding, our favorite quotes of the episode, my Reverse the Polarity segment, new listener feedback from Dave Proctor, Sandi from Oregon and Holly Mac, my encouraging everyone to follow Jesse on Facebook, 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 in two weeks for the next episode of Next Stop Everywhere as Jesse and I discuss "Amy's Choice", the seventh episode from Doctor Who Series Five in 2010, featuring Matt Smith as the Eleventh Doctor, Karen Gillan as Amy Pond, Arthur Darvill as Rory Williams, and Toby Jones as the Dream Lord!

DRUNK CINEMA 065: "Roxanne" Is Up!

 
"When you're getting love letters, you don't go around trying to compare the signature to the handwriting!"
"You wanna know why? Cause you wanted to believe it. You wanted it all. All the romance and emotion, all wrapped up in a cute little nose and a cute little ass!."
-- Roxanne Kowalski and Charlie "C.D." Bales, Roxanne

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 Christine Peruski as we watch Roxanne, the 1987 romantic comedy film directed by Fred Schepisi, featuring Steve Martin as Charlie "C.D." Bales, Daryl Hannah as Roxanne Kowalski, Rick Rossovich as Chris McConnell, and Shelley Duvall as Dixie!

This time, Xan, Christine and I discuss things like my first broadcast from the Loft of Solitude, paying tribute to the late Shelley Duvall, Christine Peruski returning to the Drunk Cinema Theater after an entire year, the movie A Cry in the Dark, dingo DNA, our needing to watch This Is Spinal Tap, the '80s TV series Real People, the town of Nelson being set in America even though it was filmed in British Columbia, Xan's analysis of C.D.'s tennis form, the cameo by Kevin Nealon, Steve Martin's great bit with the newspaper vending machine, C.D. acting as Chris' wingman, Chris being incredibly stupid, Xan paying a lot for concert tickets, Chris being a nomad firefighter, wooing my wife with long distance letters, wondering why C.D. didn't mail his letters to Roxanne from the same mailbox, new Drunk Mail from Christine Peruski (!), our discussion about watching The In-Laws (1979) or Beetlejuice next, and more!

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Be sure to come back in two weeks as Xan and I are joined by special guest Rachel Frend as we watch Beetlejuice, the 1988 horror comedy film directed by Tim Burton, starring Michael Keaton as Betelgeuse, Alec Baldwin as Adam Maitland, Geena Davis as Barbara Maitland, and Winona Ryder as Lydia Deetz!

NEXT STOP EVERYWHERE 323: "Pyramids of Mars: Regenerated" Is Up!

 
"But you use your powers for evil!"
"Your evil is my good."
-- The Fourth Doctor and Sutekh, Doctor Who: "Pyramids of Mars"

Hello again, everyone! My partner in time Jesse Jackson and I are back for another new episode of Next Stop Everywhere: The Doctor Who Podcast! This time, we regenerate our discussion of "Pyramids of Mars", the third serial from Doctor Who Season 13 in 1975, featuring Tom Baker as the Fourth Doctor, Elisabeth Sladen as Sarah Jane Smith, and the first appearance of Gabriel Woolf as Sutekh!

In this episode, Jesse and I discuss things like my hoping the Cleveland Guardians can somehow win the World Series, my first Next Stop Everywhere podcast from the Loft of Solitude, my springing for the new 6-Disc Super Deluxe release of the Police's Synchronicity album, trying something new with our "Regenerated" discussions of episodes we've already discussed nine or ten years ago, Jesse listening to our original 2014 discussion of "Pyramids of Mars" in Episode 015, Michael Sheard almost filming with every Doctor in the Classic Era, the story being originally written by Lewis Greifer, all of the stories in Season 13 being tributes to classic horror and science fiction films, Tom Baker not being happy that he had to wear the robot mummy costume, the popular "NOPE" GIF meme where the Fourth Doctor and Sarah Jane quickly turn around in unison to walk out of a robot mummy's sight, Jesse's reaction to rewatching "Pyramids of Mars" again all these years later, "Pyramids" being a good story to try and hook someone on Classic Who, Sarah Jane calling out the Doctor for having a mid-life crisis at the age of 700, Sarah Jane being a really good shot with a rifle, "The Devil's Chord" homaging the scene in "Pyramids of Mars" where the Fourth Doctor shows Sarah Jane a desolate alternate 1980 where Sutekh wins, Lawrence Scarman trying to reach out to his Marcus, Sutekh being really fond of death, our favorite quotes of the episode, my Reverse the Reverse the Polarity segment, new listener feedback from Holly Mac, Jesse finally getting his wife Linda to podcast with him, the second encounter between Tom Baker's Fourth Doctor and Gabriel Woolf's Sutekh, and more!

If you'd like to check out our latest episode, you can find us on...

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Next Stop Everywhere's Facebook page

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Next Stop Everywhere's Instagram account

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 in two weeks for the next episode of Next Stop Everywhere as Jesse and I discuss "Kill the Doctor" & "The Age of Sutekh", the seventh & eighth audio dramas from Series 7 of Big Finish Productions' Doctor Who: The Fourth Doctor Adventures released in 2018, featuring Tom Baker as the Fourth Doctor, Louise Jameson as Leela, Sophia Myles as Rania Chuma, and the return of Gabriel Woolf as Sutekh!