THE FANDOM ZONE 328: "A Man Is Only as Good as His Bird" Is Up!

 
"A fucking duck attacked me!"
-- Langston Fleury, Peacemaker -- "A Man Is Only as Good as His Bird"

Hello again, everyone! DJ Nik and I are back for another new episode of The Fandom Zone Podcast! This time, we discuss "A Man Is Only as Good as His Bird", the second episode of Peacemaker Season 2, featuring John Cena as Peacemaker/Chris Smith, Danielle Brooks as Leota Adebayo, Steve Agee as John Economos, and introducing Tim Meadows as Langston Fleury!

In this episode, DJ Nik and I talk about things like Nik being traumatized by the sheep on Alien: Earth, the Ohio State Buckeyes beating the Texas Longhorns in their college football season opener, Superbad and Adventureland director Greg Mottola, Tim Meadows as the Ladies Man, Ponyboy Curtis from S.E. Hinton's 1967 novel The Outsiders, whether "bird blindness" is actually a thing, Amanda Waller probably escaping justice, Rick Flag Sr. learning that Peacemaker killed his son in The Suicide Squad, The Suicide Squad becoming part of James Gunn's new DC Universe continuity, Chris having a hard time with disposing the body of his alternate self, Keeya informing Leota that they've broken up, Emilia Harcourt getting asked if she's an abuse victim, wondering how Harcourt would be working at a CVS pharmacy, Langston Fleury getting under Economos' skin and giving him a creepy shoulder massage, Adebayo advising Chris to give up the Quantum Unfolding Chamber to avoid going back to prison, Adrian really enjoying cutting up the alternate Peacemaker's corpse to spend time with Chris, wondering what's up with the alien disposing rats, the 11th Street Kids reuniting on the rooftop of Harcourt's apartment for a party, why you shouldn't throw bottles of beer to Economos, Eagly beating the crap out of an A.R.G.U.S. strike team, Harcourt telling Chris that he just wants her to be as broken as he is, Chris realizing that he has to go into a parallel universe to send a text, our favorite quotes of the episode, wondering if Joel Kinnaman's alternate Rick Flag Jr. will be brought into the DCU, and more! 

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Be sure to come back in one week when DJ Nik and I discuss "Another Rick Up My Sleeve", the third episode of Peacemaker Season 2, on The Fandom Zone Podcast!

NEXT STOP EVERYWHERE 353: "Spearhead from Space: Regenerated" Is Up!

 
"Without this machine, the Doctor's stuck. He can't leave Earth."
"You were about to open it?"
"Yes."
"I think you should. There might be a policeman locked inside."
-- Brigadier Alastair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart and Dr. Liz Shaw, Doctor Who: "Spearhead from Space"

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 Xan Sprouse as we regenerate our discussion of "Spearhead from Space", the first serial from Doctor Who Season 7 in 1970, introducing Jon Pertwee as the Third Doctor, Caroline John as Liz Shaw, and the first appearance of the Autons!

In this episode, Jesse, Xan and I discuss things like Jesse expressing disappointment with his Texas Rangers and Dallas Cowboys, luring Xan back with Autons, Jesse listening to our original discussion of "Spearhead from Space" in Episode 014, the BBC stating that Doctor Who will continue with or without Disney, what Xan enjoys about this serial, the Brigadier needing to stop calling Liz "Miss", Pertwee's stunt with the wheelchair, "Spearhead" being the only Classic Who story to be made on 16 mm film, the serial being based on a story that Robert Holmes wrote for the 1965 film Invasion, Caroline John being startled by an extra posing as a mannequin, producer Derrick Sherwin wanting to film a scene of Autons smashing through a shop window, the Doctor using the alias "Dr. John Smith", Liz being the victim of 1970s male writing, the Brigadier keeping the key to the TARDIS from the Doctor, Jon Pertwee rocking the opera cape, Jon's son Sean Pertwee as Alfred Pennyworth on Gotham, "Spearhead" having a similar plot to The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the Eighth Dimension, Liz being the Dana Scully of Doctor Who, Dr. Henderson having a really bad day, Ransome trying to bring the creepy doll factory into the 20th century, the 1996 TV movie paying tribute to the "two hearts" x-ray scene, wondering why no one blinked twice about Auton Scobie's greasy face, Baltar from Battlestar Galactica being a collaborator, the Dalek upgrades in "Dalek", Xan wondering why there are only three Auton stories in 62 years of Doctor Who, our favorite quotes from the episode, my Reverse the Reverse the Polarity segment, new listener feedback from Sandi from Oregon, Holly Mac and Dave Proctor, Bruce Springsteen having enough of Jesse's money, and more!

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Be sure to come back in two weeks for the next episode of Next Stop Everywhere as Jesse and I discuss "The Rings of Ahkaten", the seventh episode from Doctor Who Series Seven in 2013, featuring Matt Smith as the Eleventh Doctor and Jenna Coleman as Clara Oswald!

James Gunn Announces Next Superman Saga Film Is MAN OF TOMORROW

 
The Man of Tomorrow is coming in 2027...but is he Superman or Lex Luthor?

DC Studios co-CEO and Superman (2025) director James Gunn has announced on social media that the next film in the "Superman Saga" will be titled Man of Tomorrow. Posting on Instagram, Gunn shared the following image by Jim Lee, DC Comics' Chief Creative Officer, featuring Superman with Lex Luthor...

Lex Luthor is depicted in his Warsuit, which made its debut in 1983's Action Comics (vol.1) #544. Interestingly, Superman is shown holding a screwdriver, hinting at the possibility that he helps build Lex's Warsuit. Perhaps the two team-up to battle some as-yet unrevealed menace?

David Corenswet and Nicholas Hoult are expected to reprise their respective Superman (2025) roles of Superman/Clark Kent and Lex Luthor. Currently, Superman (2025) has made over $612 million at the box office from a reported budget of $225 million, certainly justifying a sequel.

Man of Tomorrow is scheduled to arrive in theaters on July 9, 2027, following the DC Universe releases Supergirl (2026) (directed by Craig Gillespie and starring Milly Alcock) and Clayface (directed by James Watkins and starring Tom Rhys Harries and Naomi Ackie).

THE FANDOM ZONE 327: "The Ties That Grind" Is Up!

 
"Excuse me? Am I supposed to be able to hear you guys?"
"Excuse me?"
"You were talking about your butt and stuff...and also that I suck."
-- Peacemaker and Maxwell Lord, Peacemaker -- "The Ties That Grind"

Hello again, everyone! DJ Nik and I are back for another new episode of The Fandom Zone Podcast! This time, we discuss "The Ties That Grind", the first episode of Peacemaker Season 2, featuring John Cena as Peacemaker/Chris Smith, Danielle Brooks as Leota Adebayo, Jennifer Holland as Emilia Harcourt, and Frank Grillo as Rick Flag Sr.! 

In this episode, DJ Nik and I talk about things like if Nik enjoyed the new Peacemaker opening credits dance sequence, James Gunn balancing extremely comedy with extreme heartfelt moments, James Gunn retconning the ending of the first season finale "It's Cow or Never", some comics background on Sasha Bordeaux and White Rabbit, wondering if this version of Sasha Bordeaux will connect to the Infinite Crisis event limited series, Eagly getting his zoomies out in the Quantum Unfolding Storage Areas, wondering what's up with the unnamed alien, wondering if the alternate universe Auggie Smith is also a white supremacist, Peacemaker's interview fail with the Justice Gang, Harcourt beating the dashboard of her car until her knuckles are bloodied, Adrian thinking he's the Rain Man of owls, Ian Dury and the Blockheads, Chris pulling out his "For a Rainy Day" bag of cocaine and hosting an orgy in his living room, Economos watching the orgy going on in Chris' house, wondering why the DCU is exploring the multiverse when Marvel is doing the same, Chris getting the dream version of his family, Harcourt going to a biker bar to get the crap kicked out of her, Economos visiting Adebayo in her crappy hotel room, that awkward moment when Chris gets confronted by his alternate self, that even more awkward moment when Chris kills his alternate self, our favorite quotes of the episode, and more! 

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DRUNK CINEMA 083: "Trick or Treat" Is Up!

 
"Demonic beasts. Whatever happened to the good old, simple love song? 'I love you.' That's what good words use. Nowadays, they have to write some sickness. It's just absolutely sick and bizarre, and I'm going to do my upmost best to try and stop it now."
"Anything you'd like to add in conclusion?"
"These evil people have just got to be stopped."
-- Reverend Aaron Gilstrom and Talk Show Host, Trick or Treat

Hello again, movie fans!  My wonderful co-host Xan Sprouse and I are back with a new episode of Drunk Cinema! This time, we pay tribute to Ozzy Osbourne as we watch Trick or Treat, the 1986 supernatural slasher film directed by Charles Martin Smith, featuring Marc Price as Eddie Weinbauer, Tony Fields as Sammi Curr, Gene Simmons as Nuke, and Ozzy Osbourne as Reverend Aaron Gilstrom!

This time, Xan and I discuss things like my car dying on me, when Spooky Season begins and ends, Xan and her husband Chris encountering Naked Guy in the Street, running down Ozzy's Osbourne IMDb, Marc Price as Irwin "Skippy" Handleman on Family Ties, Gene Simmons and Blackie Lawless of W.A.S.P. being offered the role of Sammi Curr, Marc Price beating Keanu Reeves for the role of Eddie "Ragman" Weinbauer, Tipper Gore and the P.M.R.C., Alice Nunn as Large Marge in Pee-wee's Big Adventure, Misfits of Science, X-Files writer Glen Morgan as Roger Mockus, wondering why Tim Hainey wasn't expelled from school after locking Eddie out of the gym's locker room after taking away his towel, Hollywood thinking that geeks wanted to hang out with the popular kids, high school bullies trying to murder Eddie, why you should never play records backwards on a turntable, Underalls, Eddie smashing his stereo system, Roger being the only nerd in this high school, Sammi's Coke nails, swing band Squirrel Nut Zippers, Dee Snider testifying before Congress, new Drunk Mail from Christine Peruski, nobody having the Screambox streaming service, our first Alfred Hitchcock movie, and more!

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Be sure to come back in two weeks as Xan and I celebrate the 65th anniversary of Psycho, the 1960 horror film directed by Alfred Hitchcock, introducing Anthony Perkins as Norman Bates, and featuring Janet Leigh as Marion Crane, Vera Miles as Lila Crane, and Martin Balsam as Milton Arbogast!

THE FANDOM ZONE 326: "The High Cost of Living" Is Up!

 
"His story is over now, but all stories come to an end...if only so a new one can begin. So, if you miss my brother, if you don't want to forget him, tell his story. Let it inspire yours. Everyone loves a good story. I know my brother did."
-- Death, The Sandman -- "A Tale of Graceful Ends"

Hello again, everyone! DJ Nik and I are back for another new episode of The Fandom Zone Podcast! This time, we discuss "Long Live the King", "A Tale of Graceful Ends" and "Death: The High Cost of Living", the final three episodes of The Sandman Season 2, Tom Sturridge as Dream/Morpheus, Kirby Howell-Baptiste as Death, and introducing Jacob Anderson as Dream/Daniel Hall!

In this episode, DJ Nik and I talk about things like both of us anticipating the third episode of Alien: Earth, Nik being surprised that we got an adaptation of Death: The High Cost of Living, the fast pacing of "The Kindly Ones" storyline, wishing we could've had a third season so we could've had adaptations of the "A Game of You" and "World's End" storylines, some differences from events in the comics, losing Merv Pumpkinhead on top of losing Fiddler's Green, Titania being reluctant to let Dream go back to the Dreaming, Dream choosing to not kill Lyta Hall, Matthew leaving with Dream to confront the Fates, Dream asking Matthew to bring Death to him, the original version of The Crow being the only Crow movie you need to watch, Nuala slicing Lyta's head off as Death claims her brother, Delirium realizing that her brother is gone, the brilliance of Sandman letterer Todd Klein, DC Comics superheroes attending Dream's funeral in the comics, Morpheus' funeral being far more majestic in the comics, Hob learning that Morpheus has died, the second Corinthian not realizing that people may not appreciate his dark sense of humor, the new Dream's attempt to bring back Fiddler's Green, sacrifices becoming pointless when characters are brought back from the dead, the Winter Soldier being far more popular now than he was as Captain America's sidekick Bucky, Lucienne's look of disdain at Lyta's entrance into the funeral service, the Endless speaking at funeral, Morpheus' cosmic Viking funeral sendoff, the new Dream being merciful to Lyta, Tom Sturridge's final scene as Morpheus, the new Dream meeting his family, that awkward moment when Sexton meets Death before trying to kill himself, Death telling Sexton who she really is, Sexton getting taken captive by Mad Hettie, echoes of It's a Wonderful Life, Jackie telling Sexton about her own suicide attempt, that awkward moment when Death gets only one day off every 100 years and she gets locked in a storeroom with Sexton, Sexton finding something in common with Jackie, our favorite quotes of the episodes, new Fandom Zone feedback from Jesse Jackson, my joining Nik on Gold Standard: The Oscars Podcast to discuss David Fincher's Seven, our upcoming discussions of Peacemaker Season 2, and more! 

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NEXT STOP EVERYWHERE 352: "Planet of the Ood" Is Up!

 
"It's a brain, a hind brain. The Ood are born with a secondary brain. Like the amygdala in humans, it processes memory and emotions. You get rid of that, you wouldn't be Donna anymore, you'd be...well, like an Ood, a processed Ood."
"So, the company... cuts off their brains."
"And they stitch on the translator."
"Like a lobotomy. I spent all that time looking for you, Doctor, because I thought it would be so wonderful out here. I wanna go home."
-- The Tenth Doctor and Donna Noble, Doctor Who: "Planet of the Ood"

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 "Planet of the Ood", the third episode from Doctor Who Series Four in 2008, featuring David Tennant as the Tenth Doctor, Catherine Tate as Donna Noble, Tim McInnerny as Klineman Halpen, and Adrian Rawlins as Dr. Ryder!

In this episode, Jesse and I discuss things like recording a day early so Jesse can go to a Texas Rangers game, both of us splurging on Superman (2025) merchandise, celebrating our eleventh anniversary, Jesse feeling like he was watching "Planet of the Ood" again for the first time, Classic Who director Graeme Harper directing New Who, Tim McInnerny as Lord Percy on Black Adder, Adrian Rawlins as Harry Potter's dad, Andor being Star Wars for grown-ups, the three times the Tenth Doctor encountered "fake snow", original plans for Ida Scott from "The Impossible Planet/The Satan Pit" to appear in "Planet of the Ood", Halpen's transformation into an Ood originally being far more graphic, original plans for Halpen appearing at a Friend of the Ood demonstration, Donna making her first trip into outer space, the Tenth Doctor and Donna having to insist they're not a couple, the Doctor regretting that he didn't think about the Ood being enslaved, the Ood's hind brains being replaced with translation spheres, Solana Mercurio deciding to rat on the Doctor and Donna to the security guards, karma coming for Solana Mercurio and Commander Kess, the Watchmen TV series, Halpen being tricked into using "hair tonic" by Ood Sigma, the sequence where Halpen rips off his own face to reveal he's transformed into an Ood, the Ood's song being recycled later as "Song of Freedom" in "Journey's End", Ood Sigma's ominous prophecy that the Tenth Doctor's song will be ending soon, our favorite quotes from the episode, my Reverse the Polarity segment, new listener feedback from Holly Mac, my discussion of Seven on Gold Standard: The Oscars Podcast, regenerating our discussion of "Spearhead from Space", and more!

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THE FANDOM ZONE 325: "The Kindly Ones" Is Up!

 
"I have never seen anybody lead a perfect life. The best any of us can do is...enjoy what little time we have, and try not to ruin it for anybody else. And whatever mistakes you've made or think you've made, maybe it's not too late to fix them."
-- Hob Gadling to Dream, The Sandman -- "Fuel for the Fire"

Hello again, everyone! DJ Nik and I are back for another new episode of The Fandom Zone Podcast! This time, we discuss "Time and Night", "Fuel for the Fire" and "The Kindly Ones", the seventh, eighth and ninth episodes of The Sandman Season 2, featuring Tom Sturridge as Dream/Morpheus, Razane Jammal as Lyta Hall, Freddie Fox as Loki, and Jack Gleeson as Puck!

In this episode, DJ Nik and I talk about things like both of us counting the days until Alien: Earth, Nik finally caving into temptation by watching one episode ahead, Tom Sturridge having a babyface, "The Kindly Ones" not being my favorite Sandman story arc in the comics, various differences from the original comics, Morpheus' future not being written, Dream bringing the Kindly Ones an offering, Loki and Puck becoming a power couple, Dream's parents being complete jerks, Dream telling Nuala that she should go back to Faerie for her safety, the return of Rose Walker, the easter egg where Dream removes a city inside a glass jar from a chest, Dream waking up his Despair's realm, Puck leaving some sand behind to frame Dream for Daniel's kidnapping, Morpheus interrupting Johanna Constantine's sex dream, wondering if Jenna Coleman was made up to look like the comic book version of Death, Puck and Loki getting into a fight over Daniel, Hob Gadling being like the Highlander, Dream releasing Alex Burgess from his prison, Loki convincing Puck not to give back Daniel and then putting Daniel on a lit fireplace, Dream creating a new Corinthian, the decision to replace Thessaly's role with Mad Hettie, Loki burning Mrs. Shore to death, Puck breaking up with Loki, Loki vs. the new Corinthian, Sandman's Thor being more faithful to Norse mythology than Marvel's Thor, that awkward moment when Titania summons Morpheus to Faerie, the Kindly Ones killing Fiddler's Green, our favorite quotes of the episodes, my joining Nik on Gold Standard: The Oscars Podcast to discuss David Fincher's Seven, wrapping up our discussions of The Sandman, and more! 

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Be sure to come back in one week when DJ Nik and I discuss "Long Live the King", "A Take of Graceful Ends" and "Death: The High Cost of Living", the final three episodes of The Sandman Season 2, on The Fandom Zone Podcast!

THE FANDOM ZONE 324: "Brief Lives" Is Up!

 
"I would remind you both...Those that seek Destruction usually find it."
-- Destiny to Dream and Delirium, The Sandman -- "The Song of Orpheus"

Hello again, everyone! DJ Nik and I are back for another new episode of The Fandom Zone Podcast! This time, we discuss "Brief Lives", "The Song of Orpheus" and "Family Blood", the fourth, fifth and sixth episodes of The Sandman Season 2, featuring Tom Sturridge as Dream/Morpheus, Esme Creed-Miles as Delirium, and introducing Ruairi O'Connor as Orpheus and Barry Sloane as Destruction!

In this episode, DJ Nik and I talk about things like stepping on the gas this week, the introduction of Destruction, some differences from the original comics, Wanda from the storyline "A Game of You" that wasn't adapted by the TV series, Dream being very emo and making it rain throughout the Dreaming because he was dumped by Nada, Lucienne being the Alfred to Dream's Batman, Delirium asking for Dream's help in finding their missing brother, Wanda giving Dream and Delirium her backstory about being trans, Ishtar blaming Dream for breaking up her and Destruction, Desire calling out Dream for his hypocrisy, Delirium realizing the Dream was lying to her, how you can see what Delirium looked like when she was Delight, the reason why Destruction walked away from the his responsibilities, getting to see Delirium's realm, Dream's social awkwardness with his own siblings, getting to see Destiny's realm, the flashback to 1700 BC Greece when the Endless attended Orpheus' wedding to Eurydice, that awkward moment when Orpheus becomes immortal but then is forced to live on as a severed head, my cats Delirium and Desire embodying their namesakes from The Sandman, the flashback to 1794 France when Lady Johanna Constantine retrieved Orpheus' living head, Destruction bidding Dream and Delirium farewell, the important scene of Dream granting his son's boon to kill him, the Kindly Ones swearing vengeance, our favorite quotes of the episodes, my joining Nik on Gold Standard: The Oscars Podcast to discuss David Fincher's Seven, next week's discussion of "The Kindly Ones" storyline, and more! 

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NEXT STOP EVERYWHERE 351: "The War Games in Colour" Is Up!

 
"All these evils I have fought, while you have done nothing but observe! True, I am guilty of interference, just as you are guilty of failing to use your great powers to help those in need!"
"Is that all you have to say?"
"Well, isn’t it enough?!"
-- The Second Doctor and Goth, Doctor Who: "The War Games"

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 Holly Mac to discuss "The War Games in Colour", the recut and colorized version of the seventh serial from Doctor Who Season Six from 1969, featuring the final regular story of Patrick Troughton as the Second Doctor, Frazer Hines as Jamie McCrimmon, and Wendy Padbury as Zoe Heriot!

In this episode, Jesse, Holly, and I discuss things like Jesse having Hot Doctor Opinions, keeping Holly in the TARDIS library since our last episode, "The War Games in Colour" cutting way too much of the original even for Jesse, Classic Who veteran Philip Madoc, the character names for the unnamed Time Lords, our original discussion of "The War Games" in Episode 028, the new edit's deviations from the original serial, the meaning of the TARDIS year-o-meter error code 03-NYRDWAM-6F[2], "The War Games" showcasing one of the best TARDIS teams ever, the Doctor calling out the Time Lords for not helping those in need, why "The War Games in Colour" looks better than "The Daleks in Colour", Holly's theory that the War Chief is the Celestial Toymaker, why we don't buy the theory that The War Chief is an incarnation of The Master, the War Lord's plan to use the survivors of the various war zones to make an army capable of conquering the galaxy, the Doctor's first trial of a Time Lord, the Time Lords erasing the War Lord from existence, the Time Lords putting the Doctor in a time-out until he defeated Omega, the decision to add New Who Doctors as the Second Doctor's regeneration choices, the new scene showing the Second Doctor regenerating into Jon Pertwee's Third Doctor, our annoyance that the original serial wasn't included with the home video release, my favorite quotes from the serial, my Reverse the Reverse the Polarity segment, new listener feedback from Dave Proctor, Jesse joining Xan Sprouse and me on Drunk Cinema to watch Office Space, our upcoming discussion of "Planet of the Ood", and more!

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Be sure to come back in two weeks for the next episode of Next Stop Everywhere as Jesse and I discuss "Planet of the Ood", the third episode from Doctor Who Series Four from 2008, featuring David Tennant as the Tenth Doctor and Catherine Tate as Donna Noble!

THE FANDOM ZONE 323: "More Devils Than Vast Hell Can Hold" is Up!

 
"I gave it back to its creator."
"Did you? Well done!"
"Are you disappointed?"
"That you gave God the Key? I wish I had thought of that."
"You swore to destroy me."
"I was angry at God. God's a cunt."
-- Dream and Lucifer Morningstar, The Sandman -- "More Devils Than Vast Hell Can Hold"

Hello again, everyone! DJ Nik and I are back for another new episode of The Fandom Zone Podcast! This time, we discuss "More Devils Than Vast Hell Can Hold", the third episode of The Sandman Season 2, featuring Tom Sturridge as Dream/Morpheus, Umulisa Gahiga as Nada, and introducing Jack Gleeson as Puck and Ruta Gedmintas as Titania!

In this episode, DJ Nik and I talk about things like waiting on Nik to watch Fantastic Four: First Steps, the God of Thunder not being happy with me, the TV adaptation of the "Brief Lives" storyline sticking the landing, Jack Gleeson as Joffrey Baratheon on Game of Thrones, some background on William Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream, some background on differences from the comics, Azazel getting disappointed to Dream's indifferent reaction to his threat about Nada, Lucienne wondering who Dream can trust with the Key to Hell, Dream having to set aside his personal wishes for the greater good, Nuala encountering Dream while exploring the castle, Nuala reassuring Dream that he'll make the correct decision, A Midsummer Night's Dream being the first play that Shakespeare writes for Dream, the flashback to Shakespeare's acting troupe performing the play for Queen Titania and her faerie court, Puck swapping places with the actor playing him, Terry Pratchett's Discworld novel Small Gods, that awkward moment when Azazel threatens Dream while inside the Dreaming, that awkward moment when Cluracan informs his sister Nuala that she's remaining with Dream as a gift, Ann Skelly getting to use her natural Irish accent, Lucifer sitting on the dock of the bay wasting time, Nada slapping Dream and telling him that she's not interested in rekindling their romance after he imprisoned her in Hell for ten thousand years, our favorite quotes of the episode, new Fandom Zone Fan Mail from Dave Proctor, our stepping on the gas to finish the rest of The Sandman Season 2 in time for Peacemaker Season 2, and more! 

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Be sure to come back in one week when DJ Nik and I discuss "Brief Lives", "The Song of Orpheus" and "Family Blood", the fourth, fifth and sixth episodes of The Sandman Season 2, on The Fandom Zone Podcast!

DRUNK CINEMA 082: "Office Space" Is Up!

 
"And I said, I don't care if they lay me off either, because I told...I told Bill that if they move my desk one more time, then...then I'm...I'm quitting, I'm going to quit. And...and I told Don too, because they've moved my desk four times already this year, and I used to be over by the window, and I could see the squirrels, and they were merry, but then they switched from the Swingline to the Boston stapler, but I kept my Swingline stapler because it didn't bind up as much, and I kept the staples for the Swingline stapler, and it's not okay because if they take my stapler then I'll set the building on fire..."
-- Milton Waddams, Office Space

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 host Jesse Jackson as we watch Office Space, the 1999 satirical dark comedy written and directed by Mike Judge, featuring Ron Livingston as Peter Gibbons, Jennifer Aniston as Joanna, Stephen Root as Milton Waddams, and Gary Cole as Bill Lumbergh!

This time, Xan, Jesse and I discuss things like Xan and I seeing each other in the three-dimensional world more than once in a week, Jesse returning to the Drunk Cinema Theater, Superman III and Office Space having the same plot, the Milton animated shorts by Mike Judge, what Jesse loves about Office Space, tech firms feeling like Mike Judge must have based Office Space on their company, Stephen Root as Jimmy James on Newsradio, Gary Cole as Mike Brady and Harvey Birdman, Diedrich Bader as Rex in Napoleon Dynamite, how we watched Office Space for the first time, Dilbert becoming problematic, Jesse identifying Dallas landmarks, white guys trying to be hardcore rappers, the term "assclown" being added to the Merriam-Webster dictionary, the old restaurant chain T.G.I.Friday's, Zima killing wine coolers, Xan's defense of Bill Lumbergh, Peter being a straight-shooter with upper management written all over him, the classic scene with the fax machine, Peter freaking out that Joanna slept with Lumbergh, the cameo by Orlando Jones, no one wanting to take ownership of anything in Corporate America, Peter finding happiness working outside with Lawrence, Initech not having their data records stored off-site, new Drunk Mail from Christine Peruski and Dave Proctor, paying tribute to Ozzy Osbourne in our next episode, Xan and I going to see Alien on the big screen, and more!

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Be sure to come back in four weeks as Xan and I watch Trick or Treat, the 1986 slasher film directed by Charles Martin Smith, featuring Marc Price as Eddie Weinbauer, Tony Fields as Sammi Curr, Gene Simmons as Nuke, and Ozzy Osbourne as Rev. Aaron Gilstrom!

THE FANDOM ZONE 322: "The Ruler of Hell" Is Up!

 
"I didn't ask them to come here. They chose Hell. That is what Hell is, a place for dead mortals to torture themselves. And like all masochists, they give the orders. 'Burn me, freeze me, eat me, hurt me,' and what do I get out of it?"
"Their souls."
"Dream, what need have I for souls? You can't own someone else's soul. They belong to themselves. They just hate to have to face up to it. They blame me for their little failings. 'The devil made me do it.' I have never made one of them do anything. Never. They live their own tiny lives, and then they die. And they come here. And they expect me to fulfill their desires of pain and retribution, but I'm done with all that. Hell is closed."
-- Lucifer Morningstar and Dream, The Sandman -- "The Ruler of Hell"

Hello again, everyone! DJ Nik and I are back for another new episode of The Fandom Zone Podcast! This time, we discuss "The Ruler of Hell", the second episode of The Sandman Season 2, featuring Tom Sturridge as Dream/Morpheus, Gwendoline Christie as Lucifer Morningstar, Kirby Howell-Baptiste as Death, and introducing Ann Skelly as Nuala!

In this episode, DJ Nik and I talk about things like Nik and I getting haircuts for the summer, this episode being Shakespeare going gothic, the sigh of relief that The Sandman TV series didn't screw this up, Taramis being played by Tom Sturridge's mom, Phoebe Nicholls, some background on Japanese deity Susano-o-no-Mikato, Egyptian gods Anubis and Bast being cut from the TV adaptation, the missing Chapter 4 of the "Season of Mists" storyline that introduced the Dead Boy Detectives, The Sandman (vol.2) #26 containing a fan letter from yours truly, that awkward moment when Morpheus journeys into Hell to battle Lucifer only to find that Hell is empty, Lucifer tapping out as the ruler of Hell and asking Dream to cut off his demonic wings, Aladdin 2: The Return of Jafar, Lucifer sticking Dream with the responsibility of the Key to Hell, Dream trying (and failing) to stick his sister Death with the responsibility to the Key to Hell, the various claimants for the Key to Hell showing up on Dream's doorstep, Lucienne vetting each of the claimants for Dream, Cain sawing his brother Abel literally in half and turning him into sausages as the evening's entertainment, the very different depiction of Thor than people are used to seeing, the greatness of Shivering Jemmy, Dream fielding various offers and threats from the claimants, Azazel looking like an extremely hungry version of Venom, Azazel revealing that he has Nada, our favorite quotes of the episode, Nik joining us on Next Stop Everywhere: The Doctor Who Podcast for our 350th episode, our next episode wrapping up the "Season of Mists" storyline, and more! 

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Be sure to come back in one week when DJ Nik and I discuss "More Devils Than Vast Hell Can Hold", the third episode of The Sandman Season 2, on The Fandom Zone Podcast!

NEXT STOP EVERYWHERE 350: "The Ncuti Gatwa Era" Is Up!

 
"I'm a much bigger bang than you bargained for. I'm a lot more explosive than I look, and, honey, I know how I look. Put a quantum chain reaction through me, and I will shatter this silly little battlefield of yours into dust. All of it, in a heartbeat, into dust."
-- The Fifteenth Doctor, Doctor Who: "Boom"

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 oined by special guests DJ Nik and Holly Mac to discuss Ncuti Gatwa's era as the Fifteenth Doctor, exploring the highs and lows from Doctor Who Series 14 and 15, including the 2023 and 2024 Christmas Specials!

In this episode, Jesse, Nik, Holly, and I discuss things like Jesse and I coming off our Superman movie high, our somewhat incestual podcast relationship, Ncuti's first season in Series 14/Season 1, all the baggage with becoming a new Doctor, Christopher Eccleston and Ncuti Gatwa having too short of runs as the Doctor, Russell T Davies not giving Ncuti the strong start he needed, Doctor Who needing to try for an Emmy nomination for Best Drama Series instead of Best Choreography, "Dot and Bubble" deserving better ratings than it got, the Doctor and Ruby Sunday having a shared life experience of being foundlings, the disappointment of Ruby's birth mother turning out to be just an ordinary person after so much buildup, our favorite and least favorite episodes of the first season, Nik and I encouraging Holly to watch Mindhunter, the overall improvement of Ncuti's second season in Series 15/Season 2, wondering if RTD would've improved more with a third season, Nik crushing on Varada Sethu, RTD's poor handling of Belinda being saddled with Poppy, Belinda being sidelined once RTD brought Ruby back into the series, everyone losing their minds over the Rani's return, our favorite and least favorite episodes of the second season, the Doctor's regeneration into Billie Piper, wondering why RTD didn't write a proper ending for the series if he didn't know what the future was, Ncuti Gatwa being forced to leave the series, the lack of information and vagueness of what's going on behind the scenes not reassuring fans, the need for the show to go back to basics, Nik attending a Bruce Springsteen concert in Italy, our upcoming discussion of "The War Games in Colour", our next 350 episodes, and more!

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Be sure to come back in two weeks for the next episode of Next Stop Everywhere as Jesse and I discuss "The War Games in Colour", the recut and colorized version of the seventh serial from Doctor Who Season Six from 1969, featuring the final regular story of Patrick Troughton as the Second Doctor, Frazer Hines as Jamie McCrimmon, and Wendy Padbury as Zoe Heriot!