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Tuesday, November 5, 2024

NEXT STOP EVERYWHERE 328: "Hide" Is Up!

 
"Every lonely monster needs a companion."
-- The Eleventh Doctor, Doctor Who: "Hide"

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 "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!

In this episode, Jesse and I discuss things like Jesse's wife picking up some interesting gummies in New England, the recent weirdness of our release schedule, picking "Hide" for Spooky Season, "Hide" giving the vibe of a 1970s Hammer horror film, my wondering if Alec Palmer was named after Alec Holland and Ray Palmer from DC Comics, Jessica Raine as Verity Lambert in An Adventure in Space and Time, writer Neil Cross being inspired by The Quatermass Experiment, original story plans for the pocket universe, "Hide" being Jenna Coleman's first filmed episode as Clara Oswald, what the "ghost" version of Hila is saying, the Doctor's secret motive of looking for Emma Grayling to learn about Clara, wondering how the TARDIS and Moya from Farscape would have to say to one another, wishing Jenna Coleman had another season with Matt Smith instead of Peter Capaldi, the Doctor's decision to go back and rescue the creature that just tried to kill him, Clara's argument with the TARDIS, the homage to Poltergeist, Professor Palmer and Emma Grayling being in love with one another but being too afraid to admit it, Palmer's reluctance to talk about his background as a spy, Emma trying to warn Clara about the Doctor, Matt Smith mispronouncing "Metebelis", the reveal that the "ghost" was a time-traveler, the Doctor and Clara's breezy high-five, our favorite quotes of the episode, my Reverse the Polarity segment, listener feedback from Dave Proctor, Sandi from Oregon, and Holly Mac, my upcoming story for DC Comics' anthology DC's Lex and the City #1, 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 dare joined by Special Guest Companion Holly Mac as we discuss "Delta and the Bannermen", the third serial from Doctor Who Season 24 in 1987, featuring Sylvester McCoy as the Seventh Doctor, Bonnie Langford as Melanie Bush, Don Henderson as Gavrok, and Sara Griffiths as Ray!

Monday, November 4, 2024

THE FANDOM ZONE 303: "Cent'Anni" Is Up!

 
"I know you're all anxious for me to leave. No one has been shy about that. I'd really hoped that it would be different, but I understand. I don't fit into this family anymore, so tomorrow, I'm starting a new life. For the first time, I have hope. To new beginnings. Cent'anni."
-- Sofia Falcone, The Penguin -- "Cent'anni"

Hello again, everyone! DJ Nik and I are back for another new episode of The Fandom Zone Podcast! This time, we discuss "Cent'anni", the fourth episode of the DC series The Penguinand "Familiar by Thy Side", the sixth episode of the Marvel series Agatha All Along!

In this episode, DJ Nik and I talk about things like Nik and I creating a Jewish superhero named Beth Shalom, my Cleveland Guardians being on the brink of elimination in the American League Championship Series, Penguin director Helen Shaver, "Cent'anni" being the episode that should give Cristin Milioti an Emmy, Mark Strong taking over from John Turturro as Carmine Falcone, some comics background on Carmine Falcone and Magpie, Sofia the Mafia Princess, Sofia's relationship with Oz as her driver, Summer Gleeson making her live-action debut, Sofia realizing that Carmine killed her mother, Carmine framing Sofia as The Hangman and getting her locked up in Arkham Asylum, Jason Statham in The Transporter, Arkham Asylum making Sofia insane with electroshock therapy, Sofia finally snapping and killing Magpie, Sofia crashing the Falcone family dinner, Sofia saving Gia before killing the rest of the Falcone family, wondering how Sofia is going to explain her Michael Corleone style massacre, "Familiar by Thy Side" being the best episode of Agatha All Along so far because it focused on Wiccan, the unexpected return of Randall "Ralph" Boner, Nik's thoughts about Billy Kaplan's Bar Mitzvah, the big coincidence of Lilia and Alice being involved with Billy Kaplan way before their journey down the Witches' Road, the awkwardness of 7-year-old Billy Maximoff being inside 14-year-old Billy Kaplan's body with a boyfriend, Agatha lying about knowing Billy's identity all along, our favorite quotes of the episodes, new Fandom Zone Fanmail from Dave Proctor, Christine Peruski, Jesse Jackson, and Aaron Case, my upcoming story for DC Comics' anthology DC's Lex and the City, and more! 

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And if that isn't enough for you, you can pick up an officially official Fandom Zone Podcast t-shirt that all the cool kids are wearing from TeePublic HERE as well! Feel free to post a picture on our Facebook page of you or some other cool person you know wearing the shirt!

Be sure to come back next week when DJ Nik and I discuss "Homecoming", the fifth episode of the DC series The Penguinand "Death's Hand in Mine", the seventh episode of the Marvel series Agatha All Along!

Sunday, November 3, 2024

DRUNK CINEMA 069: "Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey" Is Up!

 
"A hit. You have sank my battleship!"
-- Death, Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey

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 Bill & Ted's Bogus Journeythe 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!

This time, Xan, and I discuss things like digressing into Ghostwood: The Twin Peaks Podcast, Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure being our most downloaded episode of Drunk Cinema ever, the Top 5 Gen X movies, Airplane II: The Sequel, Chelcie Ross as Eddie Harris in Major League, finally getting Pam Grier, wondering why the sequel had new princesses, Hal Landon Jr. as the Pencil Machine Operator in David Lynch's Eraserhead, David Newman vs. Thomas Newman, the original title Bill & Ted Go to Hell being a much better title, the name Station being the result of a leftover editing typo, events in the film mirroring the Star Trek episode "Arena", Who Watches the Wild Stallyns?, Missy divorcing Bill's dad and marrying Ted's dad, Ronnie James Dio popularizing the devil's horns hand sign, Xan's issues with Dave Mustaine of Megadeth, playing Clue while watching Clue, wondering why Heaven is mostly white, Death recording a solo album, new Drunk Mail from Dave Proctor and Christine Peruski, my upcoming story for DC Comics, and more!

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Be sure to come back in three weeks as Xan and I watch Ed Woodthe 1994 biographical comedy-drama directed by Tim Burton, featuring Johnny Depp as Ed Wood, Martin Landau as Bela Lugosi, Sarah Jessica Parker as Dolores Fuller, and Bill Murray as John "Bunny" Breckinridge!