THE FANDOM ZONE 302: "Bliss" Is Up!

 
"You're fun at a card game, or over drinks, I'll give you that, but people don't keep you around because they think you're smart. And they sure as shit don't trust you. Nah... People keep the Penguin around as entertainment, because everybody knows you're a goddamn joke."
-- Johnny Viti to Oswald "Oz" Cobb, The Penguin -- "Bliss"

Hello again, everyone! DJ Nik and I are back for another new episode of The Fandom Zone Podcast! This time, we discuss "Bliss", the third episode of the DC series The Penguin, and "Darkest Hour / Wake Thy Power", the fifth episode of the Marvel series Agatha All Along!

In this episode, DJ Nik and I talk about things like the Cleveland Guardians making the American League Championship Series, some background information on Bleeding Tooth Fungi, some comics background on the Neon Dragon Triad and the Odessa Mob, the flashback sequence of Gotham City flooding that ties into The Batman (2022), Vic wanting a better life for his family, Graciela wanting Vic to leave Gotham with her, Vic trying out his speech to Oz in the Penguinmobile, Oz not helping his argument that Vic shouldn't be afraid of him, Oz creating a monster by telling Vic to assert himself, Oz being surprised by Sophia's crop of Bleeding Tooth Fungi, wondering who is supplying Sophia with the Fungi to make Bliss, Oz being sorry (not sorry) about betraying Sophia to her father, that awkward moment when Johnny Viti calls Oz "The Penguin", Vic choosing to drive the Penguinmobile into one of Nadia Maroni's hired goons, being proven right about Alice Wu-Gulliver's fate, how Marvel Studios could give a big "eff you" to the people passing on Agatha All Along, some comics background on Salem's Seven and Wiccan, Teen insisting on using brooms to escape the Salem's Seven, Killing Joke's song "Eighties", the coven being garbed in '80s sleepover attire, the coven using a Ouija board to talk with the spirits, the homages to The Exorcist, my appreciation for the growing body count, Teen being revealed as Wiccan, our favorite quotes of the episodes, new Fandom Zone Fanmail from Dave Proctor, looking forward to seeing Sophia Falcone in Arkham Asylum, and more! 

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Be sure to come back next week when DJ Nik and I discuss "Cent'Anni", the fourth episode of the DC series The Penguin, and "Familiar by Thy Side", the sixth episode of the Marvel series Agatha All Along!

THE FANDOM ZONE 301: "Inside Man" Is Up!

 
"What do you say, Oz? You in?"
"Let's dance."
-- Sofia Falcone and Oswald "Oz" Cobb, The Penguin -- "Inside Man"

Hello again, everyone! DJ Nik and I are back for another new episode of The Fandom Zone Podcast! This time, we discuss "Inside Man", the second episode of the DC series The Penguin, and "If I Can't Reach You / Let My Song Teach You", the fourth episode of the Marvel series Agatha All Along!

In this episode, DJ Nik and I talk about things like the Cleveland Guardians taking Game One against the Detroit Tigers, Theo Rossi as "Shades" Alvarez on Luke Cage, the humanization of the Penguin, some comics background on Luca Falcone and the "No Man's Land" storyline, Oz having to scramble to survive his own plan, Oz working as an inside man for the Maroni crime family, Nik looking out for the gamer community, Eve realizing what a dangerous game Oz is playing, mothers playing a big part in crime dramas, wondering what Oz would do if he lost his mother, Oz forcing Vic to lie down in a grave with two dead bodies, Oz losing his shit over cilantro, Dr. Julian Rush being extra cozy with Sofia, Sofia being pissed that no one in her family takes her seriously, Oz taking advantage of Sofia not having any allies, horny Italian guys at Lake Cuomo, the great homage to the ending of The Godfather, Oz's shaky alliance with Sofia, Agatha's coven wearing clothes similar to '70s rock and pop stars, The Penguin and Agatha All Along being two completely different types of shows, some comics trivia on the Daughters of Liberty, Agatha's Latin chant referencing The Muppet Movie, Rio claiming Agatha's child in exchange for the Darkhold, Agatha letting the coven overhear Rio's plans to kill them, the demon perching on Alice's shoulders, Alice's mother selling her music catalogue, Agatha All Along being more interesting when the coven is on the Witches' Road, Lilia having conversations with events in the future, our favorite quotes of the episodes, Alice's mom's record having a track about a "Red Haired Woman", new Fandom Zone Fanmail from Dave Proctor and Jesse Jackson, and more! 

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Be sure to come back next week when DJ Nik and I discuss "Bliss", the third episode of the DC series The Penguin, and "Darkest Hour / Wake Thy Power", the fifth episode of the Marvel series Agatha All Along!

DRUNK CINEMA 068: "Horror of Dracula" Is Up!

 
"Is there no other way? It's horrible."
"Please try and understand this is not Lucy, the sister you loved. It's only a shell possessed and corrupted by the evil of Dracula. To liberate her soul and give her peace, we must destroy that shell for all time. Believe me, there is no other way."
-- Arthur Holmwood and Dr. Van Helsing, Horror of Dracula

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 watching 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!

This time, Xan, and I discuss things like Xan celebrating a wedding anniversary, Xan and her husband Chris watching Logan's Run as an anniversary tradition, ranking the best Christopher Lee Dracula films from Hammer, Peter Cushing as "Dr. Who" in Dr. Who and the Daleks, Michael Gough as Alfred Pennyworth in Batman (1989) and the Celestial Toymaker on Doctor Who, Hammer Productions filming on the cheap, The House That Dripped Blood, our easy decision to buy digital copies of Horror of Dracula, the vampire babe with a mullet, Hammer only being able to afford one Bride of Dracula instead of three, the low-energy tavern, Christopher Lee being a miniatures gamer, Dracula making a booty call, Christopher Lee bringing an erotic element to the role of Dracula, Lucy's doctor getting called out by a little girl, Michael Gough arching his eyebrow, wondering if there was some film code that prevented women from being staked through their boobs, Xan trying Coke Zero Oreos, Dracula working on his cardio, Christopher Lee and Peter Cushing being friends with Vincent Price, new Drunk Mail from Christine Peruski, Hudson Hawk, Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure being our most downloaded episode of Drunk Cinema ever, Wolverine being a dick sometimes, and more!

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Be sure to come back in two weeks as Xan and I watch Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey, the 1991 science fiction comedy directed by Pete Hewitt, featuring the return of Alex Winter as Bill S. Preston, Esq and Keanu Reeves as Ted "Theodore" Logan, and the introduction of William Sadler as Death!

NEXT STOP EVERYWHERE 327: "The Abominable Snowmen" Is Up!

 
"Have you thought up some clever plan, Doctor?"
"Yes, Jamie. I believe I have."
"What are you going to do?"
"Bung a rock at it."
-- Jamie McCrimmon and the Second Doctor, Doctor Who: "The Abominable Snowmen"

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're joined by special guest companion Holly Mac as we discuss "The Abominable Snowmen", the second serial from Doctor Who Season 5 in 1967, featuring Patrick Troughton as the Second Doctor, Frazer Hines as Jamie McCrimmon, Deborah Watling as Victoria Waterfield, and the first appearance of the Great Intelligence!

In this episode, Jesse and I discuss things like why we're recording a week early, "The Abominable Snowmen" being reconstructed using animation, watching the surviving Episode 2 on physical media, Holly starting the new school year, Jesse's reaction to watching the serial for the first time on Tubi, Jamie being a Top 5 companion, wondering where the other 5 transmitted episodes are, writers Mervyn Haisman and Henry Lincoln trying to capture Tibetan culture, original plans to melt Padmasambahava's head, Frazer Hines wearing rolled-up trousers under his kit because it was so cold while filming, the guys in the Yeti costumes falling frequently because of slippery mud from rain, the animators making the Tibetan monks actually look Tibetan but making Padmasambhava look completely different from the live-action actor, the respect between Jamie and Victoria, the Doctor throwing a rock at a Yeti, the Jewel of the Lotus mantra, Victoria faking being poisoned to escape from the monastery, the debut of the Great Intelligence, my attempt to inform Jesse about The Venture Bros., Thonmi befriending Victoria, the awkward moment when Padmasambhava lost control of his body to the Great Intelligence, the silver spheres powering the Yetis, wondering how the Doctor got the Holy Ghanta, our favorite quotes of the episode, a personal note from Dave Proctor, my wife Lori spending time with Kris Kristofferson, my Reverse the Reverse the Polarity segment, original Celestial Toymaker Michael Gough appearing in Horror of Dracula, watching "Hide" for Spooky Season, 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 three weeks for the next episode of Next Stop Everywhere as Jesse and I discuss "Hide", the ninth episode from Doctor Who Series 7 in 2013, featuring Matt Smith as the Eleventh Doctor, Jenna Coleman as Clara Oswald, Dougray Scott as Professor Alec Palmer, and Jessica Raine as Emma Grayling!

THE FANDOM ZONE 300: "Through Many Miles of Tricks and Trials" Is Up!

 
"Did you know she traded her own child for the Book of the Damned?"
"That can't be true."
"Nah. Yeah, you're probably right...but that is what people say. They say no one really knows what happened to him. They say he might be dead. Others say he might be a demon, or an agent of Mephisto."
-- Jennifer Kale and "Teen", Agatha All Along -- "Through Many Miles / Of Tricks and Trials"

Hello again, everyone! DJ Nik and I are back for another new episode of The Fandom Zone Podcast! This time, we celebrate 300 episodes of The Fandom Zone Podcast and discuss "Through Many Miles of Tricks and Trials", the third episode of the Marvel series Agatha All Along, featuring Kathryn Hahn as Agatha Harkness!

In this episode, DJ Nik and I talk about things like my original co-host Karen Lindsay and I creating The Fandom Zone Podcast after Dangerous Habits: The Constantine Podcast ended, Jesse Jackson and DJ Nik as my other co-hosts for the past 300 episodes, Agatha's coven going immediately off the Witches' Road after Agatha warned them not to do that, Nik finally getting to hear the Sicilian dialect on a Marvel Cinematic Universe project, Aleister Crowley having a house in Sicily, some comics background on Mephisto, wondering if Mephisto will actually appear on Agatha All Along, Jennifer Kale warning "Teen" about Agatha, the red herring speculation that "Teen" is actually Nicholas Scratch, the episode's reference to Hansel & Gretel, Sharon immediately pounding down two glasses of poisoned wine, the coven getting swollen botoxed faces, finally learning something about Lilia Calderu, whether Agatha regrets giving her child away for the Darkhold, "Teen" not knowing what counterclockwise is, the coven escaping via water slide, whether Sharon is actually dead, the coven members that will probably be killed off next, Agatha not being in a rush to learn "Teen's" identity, our favorite quotes of the episode, new Fandom Zone Fanmail from Dave Proctor and Jesse Jackson, the passing of Dame Maggie Smith, and more! 

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Be sure to come back next week when DJ Nik and I discuss "Inside Man", the second episode of The Penguin, and "If I Can't Reach You / Let My Song Teach You", the fourth episode of Agatha All Along on The Fandom Zone Podcast!

LANTERNS Casts Kyle Chandler & Aaron Pierre as Green Lanterns Hal Jordan & John Stewart

 
In brightest day, in blackest night, no evil shall escape their sight.

Deadline has confirmed that the upcoming HBO TV series Lanterns, based on DC Comics' Green Lantern characters, has cast Kyle Chandler as Hal Jordan and Aaron Pierre as John Stewart.

According to the article, Lanterns "follows new recruit John Stewart (Pierre) and Lantern legend Hal Jordan (Chandler), two intergalactic cops drawn into a dark, Earth-based mystery as they investigate a murder in the American heartland."

The eight-episode series is from Ozark’s Chris Mundy, Watchmen‘s Damon Lindelof and comic book writer Tom King. Mundy will serve as showrunner, while Lindelof and King are co-writing and executive producing. James Hawes will direct the first two episodes and also service as executive producer.

Chandler, 59, is best known as Eric Taylor on the NBC series Friday Night Lights and has appeared in the films, King Kong (2005), The Day the Earth Stood Still (2008), Super 8, Argo, Zero Dark Thirty, The Wolf of Wall Street, Godzilla: King of the Monsters (2019), and Godzilla vs. Kong.

Pierre, 30, is an English actor probably best known as Dev-Em on the DC Comics TV series Krypton. In addition, he'll be voicing Mufasa in the upcoming film Mufasa: The Lion King and appeared in the Amazon Prime Video miniseries The Underground Railroad.

Created in 1959 by John Broome and Gil Kane, Hal Jordan first appeared in Showcase #22 as Harold "Hal" Jordan, a test pilot for Ferris Aircraft who was selected by the dying Green Lantern Abin Sur to become his successor. Given a power ring and Green Lantern battery, which, in the hands of someone capable of overcoming great fear, he became able to channel his willpower into creating all manner of fantastic constructs. As Green Lantern, Hal fought crime on Earth, eventually joining the intergalactic police force called the Green Lantern Corps, and became a founding member of the Justice League.

Chandler will be the third actor to portray Hal Jordan in live action, after Howard Murphy in the 1978 TV special Legends of the Superheroes and Ryan Reynolds in the 2011 film Green Lantern.

Created in 1971 by Dennis O'Neil and Neal Adams, John Stewart first appeared in Green Lantern (vol.2) #87 as an architect, later "retconned" into a veteran U.S. Marine from Detroit, Michigan, who was selected by the Guardians as a backup Green Lantern to then-current Green Lantern Hal Jordan after the previous backup, Guy Gardner, was seriously injured after getting hit by a car while trying to save a civilian. Although Jordan objected to the decision after seeing that Stewart had a belligerent attitude to authority figures, the Guardians stood by their decision and chided Jordan for his supposed bigoted outlook on the issue. After stopping a gunman from killing a police officer and observing that a politician had staged the attack for political advantage, Jordan concluded that Stewart was an excellent recruit and had proven his worth.

Pierre will be the first actor to portray John Stewart in live action, although the character has appeared in various animated projects such as Justice League Unlimited (voiced by Phil LaMarr) and Green Lantern: Beware My Power (voiced by Aldis Hodge).

Lanterns is expected to be released on HBO sometime in 2025.

NEXT STOP EVERYWHERE 326: "Frontios" Is Up!

 
"I'm not helping you, officially. And if anyone happens to ask whether I made any material difference to the welfare of this planet, you can tell them I came and went like a summer cloud."
-- The Fifth Doctor, Doctor Who: "Frontios"

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 "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 Lesley Dunlop as Norna!

In this episode, Jesse and I discuss things like the Cleveland Guardians making the MLB playoffs, writer Christopher H. Bidmead using big science fiction ideas, "Frontios" being the serial where Peter Davison thought he finally found his Doctor, Lesley Dunlop as Nora in David Lynch's The Elephant Man, Jeff Rawle as Meryn Pinfield in An Adventure in Space and Time, the Tractators being inspired by woodlice that infested Christopher H. Bidmead's home, the two tragic deaths that affected the production of "Frontios", a story idea considered too gruesome for the serial, the cliffhanger at the end of Part 4 being originally written for Part 2 of "The King's Demons", the tabloids reporting that the TARDIS was going to be permanently removed from the show, Colin Baker being announced as the Sixth Doctor during "Frontios" rehearsals, the TARDIS being destroyed by a meteor shower, Tegan walking around underground caverns while wearing high heels, the Fifth Doctor tricking the Gravis into reassembling the TARDIS, Tegan creating more problems for the Doctor while trying to help, Turlough overcoming his own cowardice, Jesse crushing on Norna, Plantagenet not living up to his father's reputation, Norna not waiting for someone to free her from being tied up, the Doctor dumping the Gravis off on an uninhabited planet, our favorite quotes of the episode, my Reverse the Reverse the Polarity segment, new listener feedback from Dave Proctor,and Holly Mac, Jesse joining me and Xan Sprouse on Drunk Cinema, 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 just one week for the next episode of Next Stop Everywhere as Jesse and I are joined by special guest companion Holly Mac as we discuss "The Abominable Snowmen", the second serial from Doctor Who Season 5 in 1967, featuring Patrick Troughton as the Second Doctor, Frazer Hines as Jamie McCrimmon, Deborah Watling as Victoria Waterfield, and the first appearance of the Great Intelligence!