NEXT STOP EVERYWHERE 373: "The Daleks' Master Plan Episodes 1 - 4" Is Up!

 
"I hope she's reached her Place of Perfection."
"Yes, but not that way."
"She didn't understand. She couldn't understand. She wanted to save our lives, and perhaps the lives of all the other beings of the solar system. I hope she's found her Perfection. Oh, how I shall always remember her as one of the daughters of the gods. Yes, as one of the daughters of the gods."
-- The First Doctor and Steven Taylor, Doctor Who: "The Daleks' Master Plan" Episode 4: "The Traitors"

Hello again, everyone! My partner in time Jesse Jackson and I are back with another new episode of Next Stop Everywhere: The Doctor Who Podcast! This time, we discuss Doctor Who's return to the Wilderness Years, along with Episodes 1 through 4 of "The Daleks' Master Plan", the fourth serial of Doctor Who Season 3 from 1965-66, featuring William Hartnell as the First Doctor, Peter Purves as Steven Taylor, Adrienne Hill as Katarina, and introducing Jean Marsh as Sara Kingdom!

In this episode, Jesse and I discuss things like Jesse sending my birthday gift to my old mailing address, the big news that the Doctor Who 2026 Christmas Special is cancelled and Russell T Davies and Bad Wolf Productions are out, why J. Michael Straczynski won't be the new Doctor Who showrunner, Russell T Davies misleading everyone about the 2026 Christmas Special, more on Doctor Who fandom being toxic these days, Disney not wanting to air The War Between the Land and the Sea even though they paid for it, what Jesse and I would like to see from a new Doctor Who production team, why we won't see new Doctor Who until 2028 at the earliest, hoping that Doctor Who returns before we die, Jesse "eating his vegetables" with "The Daleks' Master Plan", "The Daleks' Master Plan" being the longest undisputed Doctor Who story to date, why the serial was 12 episodes long, Katarina being the first companion to be killed off and why she was written out of the series, Terry Nation modeling Sara Kingdom on Cathy Gale from The Avengers TV series, Episode 4 being loaned to the children's magazine program Blue Peter but never being returned to the BBC Film Library, why the mineral taranium was changed from vitaranium, Jesse feeling sorry for Adrienne Hill, the Doctor being two steps ahead of everyone else, Katarina's sacrifice to save the Doctor and Steven, the Doctor posing as Zephon during the Legion of Doom meeting, Jesse's reaction to Nicholas Courtney as Bret Vyon instead of the Brigadier, our first reactions to Sara Kingdom, really bad YouTube animation for the missing episodes, the Daleks hooking up with elite space billionaires to take over the universe, Zephon trying to throw Mavic Chen under the bus, wondering why the Doctor and Steven quickly forgot about Katarina after she died, our favorite quotes of the episode, my Reverse the Reverse the Polarity segment, new listener feedback from Holly Mac and Dave Proctor, my advice on how you stay married, 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 Episodes 5 through 8 of "The Daleks' Master Plan", the fourth serial of Doctor Who Season 3 from 1965-66, featuring William Hartnell as the First Doctor, Peter Purves as Steven Taylor, and Jean Marsh as Sara Kingdom!

THE FANDOM ZONE 353: "Double Cross" Is Up!

 
"'People lie. Only money tells the truth.' The hell does that mean?"
"Must be something rich people say at cocktail parties. Not that I'll ever know."
-- Ben Reilly and Janet Ruiz, Spider-Noir: "Double Cross"

Hello again, everyone! DJ Nik and I are back for a new episode of The Fandom Zone Podcast! This time, we discuss "Double Cross", the third episode of Spider-Noir, featuring Nicolas Cage as The Spider/Ben Reilly, Brendan Gleeson as Silvermane/"Finn" Byrne, Li Jun Li as Felicia "Cat" Hardy, and Lamorne Morris as Joe "Robbie" Robertson!

In this episode, DJ Nik and I talk about things like Team USA winning over Paraguay in the World Cup, some comics background on Silvermane, not getting an explanation for why Janet returned to work after Silvermane's goons tossed Ben's office, the mystery over Lonnie Lincoln being in the World War I photo with white soldiers, Ben noticing that Silvermane marks his money, Ben going undercover with an Edward G. Robinson speech affect, Flint and Lonnie fighting off a swarm of police officers as Robbie takes photos, clearing up the Carmedy loose end, Cat still being evasive, Vera blackmailing Ben for $1,000 in exchange for not calling Silvermane, Ben quoting Bette Davis from Beyond the Forest, Robbie's first attempt to get his job back at the Daily Bugle, Frankie dressing up as Ben to convince Silvermane's men that he's still in his apartment, The Spider breaking into Silvermane's hotel room, Cat and Flint's melodramatic reunion, Robbie being naive that his editor changed the story he submitted, Mayor Morris wanting to make a deal with The Spider, characters always moving after someone tells them not to move, Ben confronting Cat about being the rat, Ben setting up Winston to take the fall for Cat, the cliffhanger of not knowing who Silvermane shot, our favorite quotes of the episode, new Fandom Zone Fan Mail from Dave Proctor and Jesse Jackson, my tease for next week's episode, and more! 

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Be sure to come back next week when DJ Nik and I discuss "A Mistake I'll Never Make Again", the fourth episode of Spider-Noir, right here on The Fandom Zone Podcast!

DC Studios Announces ABSOLUTE BATMAN Animated Series

 
This Batman animated project sounds like an absolute no-brainer.

Earlier today at a joint presentation at the Annecy International Film Festival, DC Studios announced that they and Warner Bros. Animation are partnering on a series adaptation of DC's best-selling comic book series Absolute Batman.

Reinventing the Batman myth for a new generation of fans, Absolute Batman reimagines the Dark Knight as a working-class hero up against impossible odds on a mission to prove that even in an era of wealth, power and corruption, one good person can change the world.

The presentation was hosted by Warner Bros. Animation President Sam Register, with Peter Safran, DC Studios Co-Chairman and Co-CEO alongside James Gunn, joining him on the stage. According to the article by Deadline, Absolute Batman writer Scott Snyder will serve as executive producer and showrunner, while artist Nick Dragotta will be a producer on the new animated series.

"We could not be more excited about this. We are in very early stages of development on this with executive producer and writer Scott Snyder and the artist, Nick Dragotta," said Register. "It is a full CG show…It’s going to be a whole different tone and a whole different take again on Batman as well."

Absolute Batman has only been around since 2024, when it became the first title in DC's Absolute Universe imprint. It launched alongside Absolute Wonder Woman and Absolute Superman as one of three founding titles in the line. The series stars a 24-year-old blue-collar civil engineer named Bruce Wayne, who operates at night as the vigilante Batman, fighting crime with his self-designed equipment and armor. While doing so, he is stalked by an MI6 agent, Alfred Pennyworth. Unlike the mainstream DC continuity's Bruce Wayne, this version grew up without family wealth in Crime Alley, and many of his classic enemies, including Killer Croc, the Riddler, and the Penguin, are childhood friends, while the Joker is reimagined as a billionaire.

Absolute Batman #1 became the best-selling comic in the direct market for 2024, selling just under 400,000 copies across multiple printings. The series received an Eisner Award nomination for Best New Series and reached number five on the New York Times Best Seller list in September 2025. By the end of 2025, the title had sold close to three million copies and accounted for approximately 35 percent of the Absolute line's total sales for the year.

THE FANDOM ZONE 352: "Tread Lightly" Is Up!

 
"I don't like surprises."
"I'll remember that when your birthday rolls around."
-- Ben Reilly and Felicia "Cat" Hardy, Spider-Noir: "Tread Lightly"

Hello again, everyone! DJ Nik and I are back for a new episode of The Fandom Zone Podcast! This time, we discuss "Tread Lightly", the second episode of Spider-Noir, featuring Nicolas Cage as The Spider/Ben Reilly, Brendan Gleeson as Silvermane/"Finn" Byrne, Li Jun Li as Felicia "Cat" Hardy, and introducing Abraham Popoola as Tombstone/Lonnie Lincoln!

In this episode, DJ Nik and I talk about things like my wife and I spending the weekend in my old hometown, Nik making friends with his air conditioning, the introduction of Tombstone, people with spider powers having crappy lives, some comics background on Joe "Robbie" Robertson, Ben dressing up as 1920s film comedian Harold Lloyd, Mayor Morris paraphrasing Scarlet O'Hara from Gone with the Wind, femme fatales hiding something, Ben and Janet working well together, Winston not being intimidated by Silvermane, Robbie's desperation to sell his story, wondering why Winston gave up trying to open the closet so easily, Janet's role being more developed than it would've been in the actual 1930s, Janet bribing the police with food, Cat feeling trapped by Silvermane, Ben and Cat's verbal sparring, Ben's performance issues and his anachronistic tai chi reference, Robbie's first encounter with Lonnie Lincoln, Janet being at her most vulnerable, Ben's realization that he has to become The Spider again, Ben posing as a plumber to get his Spider mask back, Vera Addison being a piece of work, Ben warning Silvermane as the Spider to leave Ben Reilly alone, the episode having a pulp vibe, that awkward moment when Ben realized that his conversation with Silvermane prevented Silvermane from being arrested by the police, our favorite quotes of the episode, new Fandom Zone Fan Mail from Dave Proctor and Jesse Jackson, my tease for next week's episode, and more! 

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Be sure to come back next week when DJ Nik and I discuss "Double Cross", the third episode of Spider-Noir, right here on The Fandom Zone Podcast!

NEXT STOP EVERYWHERE 372: "The Curse of the Black Spot" Is Up!

 
"Ignore all my previous theories!"
"Yeah, well, we stopped paying attention a while back!"
-- The Eleventh Doctor and Amy Pond, Doctor Who: "The Curse of the Black Spot"

Hello again, everyone! My partner in time Jesse Jackson and I joined by special guest Holly Mac as we discuss "The Curse of the Black Spot", the third episode of Doctor Who Series Six from 2011, featuring Matt Smith as the Eleventh Doctor, Karen Gillan as Amy Pond, Arthur Darvill as Rory Williams, and introducing Hugh Bonneville as Captain Henry Avery!

In this episode, Jesse, Holly and I discuss things like Jesse celebrating his birthday, talking like a pirate, Holly heading into summer break, writer Stephen Thompson writing for both Sherlock and Young Sherlock, Holly and Jesse enjoying "The Curse of the Black Spot" more the second time, Jesse revealing his Karen Gillan pirate fantasy, Hugh Bonneville as Lord Grantham/Robert Crawley on Downton Abbey, Steven Thompson being inspired by a popular Cornish legend about "The Mermaid of Zennor", his initial budget-conscious script, some historical background on Henry Avery, the black spot being a pirate's death sentence, the episode being reordered in Series 6, the story having none of the guest cast dying and with no villain, original plans for the Siren to appear to Toby Avery, wondering why the Doctor has never taken the time to learn medicine, the possibility of seeing Matt Smith, Karen Gillan and Arthur Darvill reunited on Doctor Who someday, Amy and Rory keeping the Doctor's "death" at Lake Silencio from him while the Doctor keeps Amy's quantum pregnancy scans from her, my wondering when Amy learned how to swordfight, Captain Avery and the crew of the Fancy, wondering what Avery's plans were when going out into space, Avery's greed ultimately exposing his son to the Siren, the twist of the Siren being beneficial, our favorite quotes of the episode, my Reverse the Polarity segment, new listener feedback from Sandi from Oregon and Dave Proctor, our ambitious plan to discuss all 12 episodes of "The Daleks' Master Plan", 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 Episodes 1 through 4 of "The Daleks' Master Plan", the fourth serial of Doctor Who Season 3 from 1965-66, featuring William Hartnell as the First Doctor, Peter Purves as Steven Taylor, Adrienne Hill as Katarina, and introducing Jean Marsh as Sara Kingdom!

THE FANDOM ZONE 351: "Step Into My Office" Is Up!

 
"I suppose you think you're pretty clever."
"No, actually, most days I think I should just stick my head in the oven and get it over with."
"Well, what's stopping you?"
"Simple. I'm a coward."
-- Ben Reilly and Felicia "Cat" Hardy, Spider-Noir: "Step Into My Office"

Hello again, everyone! DJ Nik and I are back for another new episode of The Fandom Zone Podcast! This time, we discuss "Step Into My Office", the first episode of the Marvel Spider-Verse series Spider-Noir, introducing Nicolas Cage as The Spider/Ben Reilly, Brendan Gleeson as Silvermane/Finn Byrne, Li Jun Li as Felicia "Cat" Hardy, and Karen Rodriguez as Janet Ruiz!

In this episode, DJ Nik and I talk about things like our sports teams letting us down, both of us watching Spider-Noir in black and white, being fans of noir films, some differences in the period setting, differences from the original comic book characters, Nicolas Cage being a Humphrey Bogart version of Spider-Man, film noir tropes, Nik getting vibes of Frank Miller's Sin City, some comics background on Spider-Man Noir and Black Cat, the decision to not start the series with the Spider's origin, Ben having no desire to don the Spider costume and fight crime again, the reference to the Standard Oil Company and Sohio gas stations, Janet being a great supporting character, Robbie Robertson trying to convince Ben to become the Spider again, the introduction of Frankie the child pickpocket, Janet being ready for Winston pulling a gun, Janet suggesting to Ben that he should blackmail Cat, Eddie Valiant seeing Jessica Rabbit for the first time in Who Framed Roger Rabbit?, Brendan Gleeson as Mad-Eye Moody and appearing in The Banshees of Inisherin, Cat not being fazed by people with superpowers, Sony making Sam Raimi use Venom in addition to Sandman in Spider-Man 3, Ben pointing out that Janet is taking a family heirloom, our favorite quotes of the episode, new Fandom Zone Fan Mail from Dave Proctor and Jesse Jackson, my tease for next week's episode, and more! 

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Be sure to come back next week when DJ Nik and I discuss "Tread Lightly", the second episode of Spider-Noir, right here on The Fandom Zone Podcast!

DOCTOR WHO 2026 Christmas Special Cancelled, BBC Moving Forward Without RTD & Bad Wolf

 
Welcome back to the Wilderness Years, Whovians.

It wasn't the announcement Doctor Who fans wanted, but the BBC has FINALLY provided an update on the status of the world's longest-running science fiction TV series. In short, the planned Doctor Who 2026 Christmas Special has been cancelled, showrunner Russell T Davies and the Bad Wolf production team are out, and the series is being put out to bid for a new production team.

Here's the official statement from the BBC...

As part of securing the next phase of the show for future generations, and in line with the BBC’s Charter and Agreement requirements, the BBC will put Doctor Who out to competitive tender this year. Doctor Who remains an important part of the BBC and this tender underpins the BBC’s continued commitment to Doctor Who ensuring audiences will enjoy the show for years to come.

After careful consideration, the BBC, Russell T Davies and Bad Wolf have collectively decided not to go ahead with the previously announced Doctor Who Christmas episode. This decision was not taken lightly, and we know it will be disappointing for fans, but in order to set the show up for future series, it was decided that rather than bridge the gap with a one off special, we are choosing to push forward to invest in the long-term future of the show which ensures that when the TARDIS lands once more, it does so in all its glory.

The previously announced new Doctor Who animation series for CBeebies is currently in production.

Details of the tender will be announced in due course.

The BBC retains all IP in Doctor Who. BBC Studios will continue to lead the global distribution of Doctor Who as well as licensing, consumer products, digital and immersive experiences on behalf of the BBC. 

Russell T Davies confirmed the news on his Instagram account with the following post...

And so GOODBYE from me to Doctor Who but HELLO to a big new future for the show, as the BBC announces it’s putting the show out to tender. As a result, there won’t be a Christmas Special - we only cooked that up to guarantee a future when no one knew what would happen, but now we do know, there’s no need for it. You’ll have to wait a bit longer for new Doctor Who… but you’ll be waiting for MORE Doctor Who than a one-off. So it’s worth it! For the record: there was no script, I never wrote it, and no actor was ever approached to play the next Doctor. You may disagree; fine, sit in that chair and wait to be proved right. You’ll wait a lonnng time 🪑 Now I’m as excited as anyone to see what comes next! Will they keep the theme tune? Will they lose the blue box? Will they bring back the Drahvin?! It’s all up for grabs, which is so Doctor Who, exciting and unpredictable and new! Here comes the future, vworp vworp 

NEXT STOP EVERYWHERE 371: "Meglos" Is Up!

 
"I think you're a fraud and a liar."
"Well, that makes even less sense."
"Oh? Why?"
"Well, I just don't do that sort of thing."
-- Lexa and the Fourth Doctor, Doctor Who: "Meglos"

Hello again, everyone! My partner in time Jesse Jackson and I discuss "Meglos", the second serial from Doctor Who Season 18 in 1980, featuring Tom Baker as the Fourth Doctor, Lalla Ward as the Second Romana, John Leeson as the voice of K9, and Jacqueline Hill as Lexa!

In this episode, Jesse and I discuss things like Jesse finding out his Dallas Mavericks coach was sacked, the Cleveland Cavaliers making it to the NBA Eastern Conference Finals, Terence Dudley directing instead of writing, being in the mood to enjoy Classic Who, Jacqueline Hill returning to Doctor Who as Lexa, Frederick Treves appearing in David Lynch's The Elephant Man, Jesse spoiling the frustrating ending of Outlander, Tom Baker becoming the third actor to have played both the Doctor and one of the main antagonists in a story, Jacqueline Hill regretting her appearance in "Meglos", this serial being the only use of a camera-linking system called Scene-Sync, Brotadac being an anagram of "bad actor", Bill Fraser only agreeing to take the role of Grugger if he was allowed to kick K9, Tom Baker being the only person to have appeared twice in Madame Tussaud's wax museum, Tom Baker's announcement that he was leaving the series, Romana being horribly underwritten, the sequence where the Doctor and Romana are stuck in a Chronic Hysteresis time loop, K9 being written out of most of the serial, Tom Baker being in cactus makeup as Meglos, feeling bad for Zastor having to deal with the Tigellans' religious and scientific castes, Lexa and the Deons trying to sacrifice the Doctor by squishing him with a big rock, the decision to have a cactus plant as the villain, wondering how Meglos found out that the dodecahedron could be used to destroy planets and why he wanted it, Brotadac coveting the Doctor's coat, wondering how long the Earthling was traveling with the Doctor and Romana before he finally got home, Jesse cooking bacon the oven instead of on a griddle, our favorite quotes of the episode, my Reverse the Reverse the Polarity segment, new listener feedback from Sandi from Oregon, Dave Proctor and Holly Mac, talking like a pirate in our next episode, Jesse deserving to listen to Jason Isbell, 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 are joined by special guest Holly Mac as we discuss "The Curse of the Black Spot", the third episode of Doctor Who Series Six from 2011, featuring Matt Smith as the Eleventh Doctor, Karen Gillan as Amy Pond, Arthur Darvill as Rory Williams, and introducing Hugh Bonneville as Captain Henry Avery!

THE FANDOM ZONE 350: "One Last Kill" Is Up!

 
"You made your bed, now rot in it. And when that final moment comes, know it was the Gnuccis who did it. You didn't finish anything, Frank. I'm the one who's doing the punishing now."
-- Ma Gnucci to Frank Castle, The Punisher: One Last Kill

Hello again, everyone! DJ Nik and I are back for another new episode of The Fandom Zone Podcast! This time, we celebrate our 350th episode and discuss The Punisher: One Last Kill, the Marvel Special Presentation TV Special, featuring Jon Bernthal as The Punisher/Frank Castle, Judith Light as Ma Gnucci, Deborah Ann Woll as Karen Page, and Jason R. Moore as Curtis Hoyle!

In this episode, DJ Nik and I talk about things like my getting to meet Twin Peaks actor Michael Horse, Nik hoping his Montreal Canadiens will advance to the next round of the NHL playoffs, One Last Kill feeling hollow and more like a first-person shooter videogame, the Punisher as John Wick, Jon Bernthal needing to stick to acting instead of writing, the purpose of this TV special, wondering if the TV special was intended as a pilot for a new Punisher TV series, One Last Kill putting any doubts about Disney+ watering down the Punisher to rest, some comics background on Ma Gnucci, Frank killing Tony Gnucci in the series premiere of The Punisher (2017), Jon Bernthal's real-life daughter Addie playing Frank's dead daughter Lisa Castle, Jon Bernthal being really good at grunting and rubbing his scalp, Mickey the punk's dick move to kill Johnny the Old Veteran's dog, Frank trying to put the Punisher behind him, Frank being checked out and tuning out the violence around him, the ghosts of Frank's family still wanting Frank to continue as the Punisher, Judith Light as Angela Bower on Who's the Boss?, Ma Gnucci's trauma about her family mirroring Frank's trauma about his family, Maria's ghost speaking to Frank through a hallucination of Karen Page, the Punisher teaming up with John McClane from Die Hard, Jon Bernthal's fire stunt, the great use of Louis Armstrong's version of "La Vie En Rose", One Last Kill being the most metal Marvel production ever, Frank rescuing Dre and his family, Frank's decision to continue being the Punisher, Mickey the punk being the Punisher's last kill, wondering if we'll see Ma Gnucci again, Frank being the defender of Little Sicily, our favorite quotes of the episode, new Fandom Zone Fan Mail from Aaron Case, our upcoming discussions of the Prime Video series Spider-Noir, and more! 

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Be sure to come back in two weeks when DJ Nik and I discuss "Step Into My Office", the first episode of the Marvel series Spider-Noir, introducing Nicolas Cage as The Spider/Ben Reilly, Brendan Gleeson as Silvermane/Finn Byrne, Li Jun Li as Cat Hardy, and Jack Huston as Sandman/Flint Marko!

THE FANDOM ZONE 349: "The Southern Cross" Is Up!

 
"You and I both know who Daredevil is. He's the man who knows exactly what happened on the Northern Star. He knows exactly what happened in my apartment, and he knows exactly who the real criminal in this courtroom is, isn't that right?"
"You are a fool."
"No, I'm not. I am Daredevil."
-- Matt Murdock and Mayor Wilson Fisk, Daredevil: Born Again -- "The Southern Cross"

Hello again, everyone! DJ Nik and I are back for another new episode of The Fandom Zone Podcast! This time, we discuss "The Southern Cross", the Daredevil: Born Again Season 2 finale, featuring Charlie Cox as Daredevil/Matt Murdock, Vincent D'Onofrio as The Kingpin/Wilson Fisk, Krysten Ritter as Jessica Jones, and Deborah Ann Woll as Karen Page!

In this episode, DJ Nik and I talk about things like the Cleveland Cavaliers avoiding being swept by the Detroit Pistons, Season 2 sticking the landing, some comics background on Matt Murdock being outed as Daredevil, Matt going to prison, and Luke Cage, Season 2 having bookending episode titles, why Jessica Jones came back after confronting Mr. Charles, Matt destroying Heather's credibility on the witness stand, Mayor Fisk not being fazed by Buck's news about Daniel, Bullseye taking out the AVTF officer posing as him, the Kingpin's entrance into the courtroom accompanied by a bunch of armed AVTF officers, Matt having a plan for the Kingpin's testimony and sticking to it, the recorded testimony from Christofi Savva identifying the Kingpin as the one who ordered the sinking of the Northern Star, Governor McCaffrey entering the courtroom with Jessica Jones, the big moment when Matt publicly reveals that he's Daredevil, Matt sacrificing his secret identity to free Karen, not knowing if Buck survived his gunshot wound, BB Urich revealing that she's "Mayor Kingpin", Cole North taking out Powell and allowing the mob to enter, the Kingpin finally being unleashed, the insane corridor sequence, wondering if the Kingpin's deal included the bodies he just killed, the Kingpin being annoyed that Daredevil is offering him grace, wondering if there was a nod to Colin Farrell's Bullseye from the 2003 Daredevil movie, BB Urich taking Ben Urich's office at the New York Bulletin, Heather finally putting on the Muse mask, Matt being in the same prison with Powell and Cole North, the Kingpin realizing he's alone in his exile from the United States, our favorite quotes of the episode, new Fandom Zone Fan Mail from Aaron Case, Dave Proctor and Jesse Jackson, Marvel having another phase, our upcoming 350th episode, the various actors who've played the Punisher, and more! 

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Be sure to come back next week when DJ Nik and I celebrate our 350th episode and discuss The Punisher: One Last Kill, the Marvel Special Presentation TV Special, featuring Jon Bernthal as The Punisher/Frank Castle, Judith Light as Ma Gnucci, Deborah Ann Woll as Karen Page, and Jason R. Moore as Curtis Hoyle!

NEXT STOP EVERYWHERE 370: "Doctor Who: The Movie -- Regenerated" Is Up!

 
"Gallifrey! Yes! This must be where I live. Now, where is that?"
"I've never heard of it! What do you remember?"
"A meteor storm...The sky above us was dancing with lights! Purple, green, brilliant yellow... Yes!"
"What?!"
"These shoes! They fit perfectly, yessssss!"
-- The Eighth Doctor and Dr. Grace Holloway, Doctor Who: The Movie

Hello again, everyone! My partner in time Jesse Jackson and I celebrate the Eighth Doctor's 30th anniversary by regenerating our discussion of Doctor Who: The Movie, the 1996 TV movie, introducing Paul McGann as the Eighth Doctor, and featuring Sylvester McCoy as the Seventh Doctor, Eric Roberts as the Fourth Master, and Daphne Ashbrook as Dr. Grace Holloway!

In this episode, Jesse and I discuss things like Jesse having to give up on a Bruce Springsteen concert, originally discussing Doctor Who: The Movie in our 20th episode eleven years ago, Jesse not caring for the TV movie less the second time around, the TV movie being the 30th anniversary of the first Doctor Who story I would've missed if I had died on the operating table, my getting new Doctor Who for the first time in seven years after the original series was cancelled, Eric Roberts as Sal Maroni in The Dark Knight, Will Sasso as Curly in the 2012 Three Stooges revival, crediting executive producer Philip Segal for insisting on Sylvester McCoy instead of Tom Baker as the Doctor in the opening of the movie, BBC One Controller Alan Yentob and executive producer Jo Wright being dicks about Sylvester McCoy returning, Fox's stupid decision to schedule Doctor Who: The Movie against the series finale of ABC's Roseanne, the Eighth Doctor continuing through Doctor Who Magazine comics, novels and Big Finish audio dramas, the TV movie being the first time the Doctor is shown kissing a woman, the return of the Doctor's sonic screwdriver, the Seventh Doctor being different from the last time we saw him in "Survival", my being glad that the Seventh Doctor got an ending and a regeneration scene, the TV movie using "Un Bel di Vedremo" from Giacomo Puccini's Madama Butterfly and making me an opera fan, Grace unintentionally killing the Doctor and performing surgical manslaughter, the moment Paul McGann truly became the Doctor, Jesse's loving of Hallmark TV movies, the Master's new serpentine abilities, wishing a stronger actor had been cast as the Master instead, wishing Grace and Lee had the chance to continue as the Eighth Doctor's companions, our favorite quotes of the episode, my Reverse the Reverse the Polarity segment, new listener feedback from Dave Proctor and Holly Mac, giving Jesse his props for powering through our recording, and more!

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We have a 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 "Meglos", featuring Tom Baker as the Fourth Doctor, Lalla Ward as the Second Romana, John Leeson as the voice of K9, and Jacqueline Hill as Lexa!

THE FANDOM ZONE 348: "The Hateful Darkness" Is Up!

 
"What is followin' his orders gonna do for you? How long till you're on the floor with a gun pointed at your head?"
-- Daniel Blake to Buck Cashman, Daredevil: Born Again -- "The Hateful Darkness"

Hello again, everyone! DJ Nik and I are back for another new episode of The Fandom Zone Podcast! This time, we discuss "The Hateful Darkness", the seventh episode of Daredevil: Born Again Season 2, featuring Charlie Cox as Daredevil/Matt Murdock, Vincent D'Onofrio as The Kingpin/Wilson Fisk, Krysten Ritter as Jessica Jones, and Michael Gandolfini as Daniel Blake!

In this episode, DJ Nik and I talk about things like Nik's Montreal Canadiens and my Cleveland Cavaliers both getting forced into a Game 7, our theory of Daniel Blake being the Kingpin's son going nowhere, a refresher on how Karen Page's brother died, original plans for Daniel Blake to survive the episode, the return of Royce Johnson as Brett Mahoney, BB Urich needing to go underground, that awkward moment when you try to recollect someone you're supposed to remember, Karen being visited by the Kingpin while in jail, Mr. Charles being awakened by Jessica Jones, Jessica and Cherry probably hitting it off as friends, wondering if we'll see Squirrel Girl as Danielle Cage's nanny, waiting for Bullseye to turn on Matt, Matt always finding a way to save his enemies, Mayor Fisk gifting Heather the second of his dead wife's earrings, wondering if Heather Glenn will marry the Kingpin on TV instead of Typhoid Mary in the comics, Matt's dramatic entrance into the courtroom for Karen's trial, Kirsten calling out Cole North for doing a "welfare check" on a blind man with a ridiculous amount of weapons, Bullseye saving Governor McCaffrey as a favor to Daredevil, Karen getting under Heather's skin during her psychiatric evaluation, writer Heather Bellson really enjoying writing Karen, our favorite quotes of the episode, new Fandom Zone Fan Mail from Aaron Case, Dave Proctor and Jesse Jackson, what we might expect in next week's season finale, and more! 

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Be sure to come back next week when DJ Nik and I discuss "The Southern Cross", the Daredevil: Born Again Season 2 finale, featuring Charlie Cox as Daredevil/Matt Murdock, Vincent D'Onofrio as The Kingpin/Wilson Fisk, Krysten Ritter as Jessica Jones, and Deborah Ann Woll as Karen Page!

THE FANDOM ZONE 347: "Requiem" Is Up!

 
"This fight...It is poison. It destroys everything -- the city, the...the people we love. Nobody wins. We have to end it now, because I am not gonna stop. I don't know how...and I don't think you do either."
-- Daredevil to The Kingpin/Mayor Wilson Fisk, Daredevil: Born Again -- "Requiem"

Hello again, everyone! DJ Nik and I are back for another new episode of The Fandom Zone Podcast! This time, we discuss "Requiem", the sixth episode of Daredevil: Born Again Season 2, featuring Charlie Cox as Daredevil/Matt Murdock, Vincent D'Onofrio as The Kingpin/Wilson Fisk, and the return of Krysten Ritter as Jessica Jones!

In this episode, DJ Nik and I talk about things like my wife and I socializing in downtown Hilliard on a beautiful day, "Requiem" being a transitional episode, Nik not being more of a happy camper if he tried, some comics background on Jessica Jones and Danielle Cage, the shot of Daredevil's shadow over the Kingpin's head being a recreation of the painting drawn by former Daredevil artist Alex Maleev that was commissioned by Charlie Cox and Vincent D'Onofrio as a surprise gift, Dr. Merati's really bad decision to comfort the Kingpin, Jessica Jones taking a live grenade away from her daughter, wondering how Mr. Charles' story plays into the larger MCU narrative, the Kingpin hanging up on Mr. Charles, Jessica's problematic weakness of occasionally losing her superpowers, Daredevil and Jessica Jones vs. the AVTF, Daredevil having to stop Karen from killing Bullseye, Karen deciding that the Punisher's treatment of criminals is more grown-up than Matt's, Buck Cashman reminding Daniel Blake that he's in the secret club, Heather Glenn's weird moment of stealing one of Vanessa's earrings, Cashman encouraging Heather to recreate being choked by Muse with him, BB Urich and Daniel Blake going out to Staten Island to visit Daniel's mother for his birthday, Daredevil's brutal fight with the Kingpin in the Kingpin's secret dungeon, Karen projecting the Red Hook testimonies on the side of the City Hall building, Daredevil supporters channeling Spartacus, Officer Powell capturing Karen, our favorite quotes of the episode, new Fandom Zone Fan Mail from Aaron Case, Dave Proctor and Jesse Jackson, our thoughts on next week's episode, and more! 

You can check out episodes of The Fandom Zone using...

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The Fandom Zone on Facebook -- RIGHT HERE
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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! Show your Fandom Zone fandom by posting 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 "The Hateful Darkness", the seventh episode of Daredevil: Born Again Season 2, featuring Charlie Cox as Daredevil/Matt Murdock, Vincent D'Onofrio as The Kingpin/Wilson Fisk, Krysten Ritter as Jessica Jones, and Michael Gandolfini as Daniel Blake!

DRUNK CINEMA 096: "The Terminator" Is Up!

 
"Cyborgs don't feel pain. I do. Don't do that again."
"Just let me go!"
"Listen, and understand! That Terminator is out there! It can't be bargained with! It can't be reasoned with! It doesn't feel pity, or remorse, or fear. And it absolutely will not stop...ever, until you are dead!"
-- Kyle Reese and Sarah Connor, The Terminator

Hello again, movie fans!  My wonderful co-host Xan Sprouse and I are back with a new episode of Drunk Cinema! This time, Xan and I watch The Terminator, the 1984 science fiction action film directed by James Cameron, introducing Arnold Schwarzenegger as The Terminator and Linda Hamilton as Sarah Connor, with Michael Biehn as Kyle Reese and Paul Winfield as Lt. Ed Traxler!

This time, Xan and I discuss things like Xan celebrating her 50th birthday, Xan having some gut flora problems, my liking the first Terminator film better than the second, James Cameron's dream about a metallic torso holding kitchen knives dragging itself from an explosion, James Cameron being a horrible person to be married to, wondering why the kid in the restaurant dumped an entire scoop of ice cream in Sarah's pocket, the Terminator meets Dick Miller, why you shouldn't send AI Slop to the wife of an artist, Linda Hamilton on the Beauty and the Beast TV series, Xan thinking Lance Henriksen is cooler than Dick Miller, Ginger going full '80s hair band video girl, how I prefer my bologna sandwich, the second-best chase music in film, the emergence of barcode scanners, the importance of Dr. Peter Silberman in the Terminator franchise, wondering why the police station wasn't better prepared for an attack on the police station, wondering why James Cameron never made a Terminator film set in the post-apocalyptic future, the savior of the future getting born at the Tiki Motel, motel rooms with kitchens, Kyle Reese losing his virginity, the reveal of the T-800 endoskeleton, James Cameron talking his way out of a citation for not having a film permit, new Drunk Mail from Christine Peruski and Dave Proctor, Xan picking The Dark Crystal as her birthday movie, and more!

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Be sure to come back in four weeks as Xan and I watch The Dark Crystal, the 1982 dark fantasy film directed by Jim Henson and Frank Oz, featuring the voices of Stephen Garlick as Jen, Lisa Maxwell as Kira, Billie Whitelaw as Aughra, and Percy Edwards as Fizzgig!