THE FANDOM ZONE 219: "How It All Ends" Is Up!

 
"We don't govern, and we don't kill.  That's the Code.  That's not just our values, that's our system of checks and balances, so that nobody here can even think of ruling the world."
"I can't imagine anyone in this room susceptible to that."
-- The Utopian and Brainwave, Jupiter's Legacy: "How It All Ends"

Hello again, everyone!  It's time for another new episode of The Fandom Zone Podcast!  This time, my co-host DJ Nik and I discuss "Omnes Pro Uno" & "How It All Ends", the final two episodes of the Netflix series Jupiter's Legacy, featuring Josh Duhamel as The Utopian/Sheldon Sampson, Ben Daniels as Brainwave/Walter Sampson, Mike Lanter as Skyfox/George Hutchence, and Anna Akana as Raikou Sampson!

In this episode, DJ Nik and I talk about things like Nik feeling smug about his theories, hoping Netflix gives Jupiter's Legacy a second season, my old Dangerous Habits: The Constantine Podcast and Constantine on Legends of Tomorrow, the 1929 flashbacks often being more interesting than the 2021 scenes, modern audiences quickly bailing on new shows if they're not immediately satisfied with the first episode, Grace telling Sheldon that he doesn't listen to the younger heroes, Sheldon controlling people through passive language and behavior, Brandon wanting to live up to his Paragon name, Brandon wanting a relationship with his father on his father's terms, the homage to Hawkeye's debut as Ronin in the movies, Raikou's estranged upbringing with her father, the Island resembling Krakoa from X-Men comics, that awkward moment when everyone but Walter can light up their multicolored glyph, Walter's feeling finally exploding like a built-up pressure cooker, the events of the Island still affecting the Union ninety years later, Nik wondering if Hutch has his dads crossed, Hutch's crew bailing on him after finding out that he's banging Chloe, Blackstar trying to force the Utopian into breaking his precious Code to save Brandon's life, Raikou's fatal mistake by trying to blackmail her father for 50 million, Walter being revealed as the Big Bad, more casting for the upcoming Sandman TV series, The CW picking Naomi up as a series, the end of Black Lightning, new Fandom Zone Fanmail from Holly Mac, my wife Lori joining me on Next Stop Everywhere, and more!

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Be sure to come back in two weeks for Episode 220 as DJ Nik and I discuss the first episode of the upcoming Disney+ series Loki, right here on The Fandom Zone Podcast!

THE FANDOM ZONE 218: "Cover Her Face" Is Up!

 
"Sorry that took so long."
"Everything okay?"
"Yeah, well, the planet's still here. So yeah, I guess so."
-- Sheldon Sampson & Grace Kennedy-Sampson, Jupiter's Legacy: "Cover Her Face"

Hello again, everyone!  It's time for another new episode of The Fandom Zone Podcast!  This time, my co-host DJ Nik and I discuss "What's the Use?" & "Cover Her Face", the fifth & sixth episodes of the Netflix series Jupiter's Legacy, featuring Josh Duhamel as The Utopian/Sheldon Sampson, Leslie Bibb as Lady Liberty/Grace Kennedy-Sampson, Mike Lanter as George Hutchence, and introducing Paul Amos as Barnabas Wolfe!

In this episode, DJ Nik and I talk about things like Nik's Montreal Canadiens squeaking into the NHL playoffs, the change in showrunner for Jupiter's Legacy, waiting for Netflix to greenlight Season 2, George Clooney being a better director than an actor these days, Barnabas Wolfe first appearance in the comics, Sheldon actually opening up to someone, Silver Age Superboy making Lex Luthor bald, Sheldon's inability to save his father being the reason why he's so attached to The Code, Sheldon constructing a barrier to keep himself from the bad things in the world, Nik not seeing Hutch and Chloe's hookup coming, Sheldon and Hutch having a chat, Hutch getting redirected to strip clubs every time he tries to teleport to wherever George is, Grace talking to Chloe while Hutch is in the bathroom, wondering about Walter's hidden agenda, Barnabas Wolfe being all creepy and jiggery-pokery, the awkward moment when Sheldon and Walter's father's pocket watch gets pulled out of the corpse of the Blackstar clone, Butch's watch from Pulp Fiction, waiting for Skyfox to finally show up, Barnabas Wolfe being like Q from Star Trek: The Next Generation, Sheldon needing George to convince everyone else to come on board with his vision, Sheldon's fiancee realizing she has no future with Sheldon, the Blues Brothers singing "Stand By Your Man", Ghost Beam's death triggering a new side of Grace, Grace stopping herself at the last moment from killing Baryon, Fitz being appreciated by the shiphands, Sheldon being called out for taking the pocket watch from his father's grave, the last person needed for Sheldon's vision, Sheldon finally being validated when the island appears, Titans Season 3 finally getting a premiere date, new Fandom Zone Fanmail from Holly Mac and Dave Proctor, and more!

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And if that isn't enough for you, you can also check us out on the official Southgate Media Group website!  Oh, and if you're interested in an officially official Fandom Zone Podcast t-shirt that all the cool kids are wearing, you can get those on 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 for Episode 219 as DJ Nik and I discuss "Omnes Pro Uno" and "How It All Ends", the final two episodes of the new Netflix series Jupiter's Legacy, right here on The Fandom Zone Podcast!

THE FANDOM ZONE 217: "Painting the Clouds with Sunshine" Is Up!

 
"Good morning, sir. I trust you slept well?"
"Oh, like a drunk baby in his mama's arms."
"The way God intended, sir."
-- Cuthbert & George Hutchence, Jupiter's Legacy: "Painting the Clouds with Sunshine"

Hello again, everyone!  It's time for another new episode of The Fandom Zone Podcast!  This time, my co-host DJ Nik and I discuss "Painting the Clouds with Sunshine" & "All the Devils Are Here", the third & fourth episodes of the Netflix series Jupiter's Legacy, featuring Josh Duhamel as The Utopian/Sheldon Sampson, Mike Lanter as George Hutchence, Elena Kampouris as Chloe Sampson, and introducing Ian Quinlan as Hutch!

In this episode, DJ Nik and I talk about things like Nik being able to go back to the bars in Italy, our mutual love of Lovecraft Country, Kurtwood Smith as Clarence Boddicker in RoboCop (1987), Nik wanting to look like TV characters named Nick, Hutch being someone who can procure things for shady characters, Hutch manipulating his crew into pulling heists with him, Hutch and the Power Rod, the reveal that Hutch is the son of George Hutchence, Hutch hitting Chloe Sampson with his van, olde-timey music like "Painting the Clouds with Sunshine", George being the Jupiter's Legacy version of Bruce Wayne...if he acted like Tony Stark, Walter accusing George of feeding Sheldon's fantasies, Jupiter's Legacy demanding your full attention instead of letting you multitask, the 1929 flashbacks appealing to fans of Golden Age comics, George wanting 99 eggs cooked to various degrees for breakfast every day, Chloe being on the path to self-destruction, Chloe being a representation of YouTube-era "celebrities", our attempt to psychoanalyze Chloe, Chloe's nod to the cover of Action Comics (vol.1) #1 and hurling a car at people during her photoshoot, Chloe snorting the bag of unknown crystals that fell out of Hutch's briefcase onto the street, Chloe and Nick of Time having superhero sex, Chloe's landlord's big eviction fail, Chloe transferring her hatred of her mom to Janna, Sheldon ending up on a Kansas farm, Old Man Miller killing himself in front of Sheldon, Old Man Miller's secret basement full of smelly corpses, some news on when the What If...? animated series will premiere on Disney+, new Fandom Zone Fanmail from Holly Mac, Nik's Gold Standard co-host Rachel Frend being happy that they're now discussing movies in color, wanting everyone to be a superhero for Jesse Jackson, Nik discussing the Doctor Who episode "The Vampires of Venice" on Next Stop Everywhere, and more!

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And if that isn't enough for you, you can also check us out on the official Southgate Media Group website!  Oh, and if you're interested in an officially official Fandom Zone Podcast t-shirt that all the cool kids are wearing, you can get those on 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 for Episode 218 as DJ Nik and I discuss "What's the Use?" and "Cover Her Face", episodes 5 & 6 of the new Netflix series Jupiter's Legacy!

THE FANDOM ZONE 216: "By Dawn's Early Light" Is Up!

 
"We don't kill, we don't lead, we inspire.  The people of this country need to make their own choices, Walter."
"Yeah, how's that working out?"
-- Sheldon Sampson & Walter Sampson, Jupiter's Legacy: "By Dawn's Early Light"

Hello again, everyone!  It's time for another new episode of The Fandom Zone Podcast!  This time, my co-host DJ Nik and I discuss "By Dawn's Early Light" & "Paper and Stone", the first two episodes of the Netflix series Jupiter's Legacy, featuring Josh Duhamel as The Utopian/Sheldon Sampson, Ben Daniels as Brainwave/Walter Sampson, Leslie Bibb as Lady Liberty/Grace Kennedy-Sampson, and Andrew Horton as Paragon/Brandon Sampson!

In this episode, DJ Nik and I talk about things like Nik taking a week off from The Fandom Zone, Jupiter's Legacy probably slipping under a lot of people's radar, Netflix still needing to release the final season of Daredevil on Blu-Ray, Nik's first reactions to Jupiter's Legacy having never read the Image Comics series, the TV adaptation expanding on the limited source material, the release order of the Jupiter's Legacy and Jupiter's Circle limited series volumes, the meaning of the Jupiter's Legacy title, getting my mom hooked on The Young and the Restless, Sheldon and Walter's relationship as brothers in 1929 and how it matters to the present day, Leslie Bibb playing Wonder Woman in Movie 43, the DC Comics series Kingdom Come, Sheldon's idealism vs. Walter's realism, Sheldon setting the bar for everything so ridiculously high, wondering if Sheldon has clung on to The Code for too long, Walter seeing Brandon's potential as Paragon, that awkward moment when Brandon hears that Sheldon thinks Brandon will never be ready to take over for him, Grace trying to defend her children against her husband, everyone having daddy issues, that awkward moment when Chloe shows up for family dinner completely hammered, Nik worrying that his neighbors might think he's watching porn instead of the grunting during the big Blackstar fight sequence, Sheldon being furious that Brandon killed Blackstar to save lives, Sheldon's big Kanye West moment interrupting Grace at the press conference, Sheldon seeing that public opinion sides with Brandon killing Blackstar, Sheldon bringing bagels to Chloe and then wasting one, the 1929 funeral vs. the 2021 funeral, how Sheldon met Grace, Walter trying to save the family company after the 1929 Stock Market Crash while Sheldon is fixated on suits and suing the newspaper that called out their father for embezzling from the company, Titans casting Vincent Kartheiser as The Scarecrow and Green Lantern casting Finn Wittrock as Guy Gardner, new Fandom Zone Fanmail from Holly Mac, my calling out the Gold Standard: The Oscars Podcast team for not reserving Next Stop Everywhere appearances, wanting everyone to keep Jesse Jackson in their thoughts, and more!

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And if that isn't enough for you, you can also check us out on YouTube, Soundcloud, and the official Southgate Media Group website!  Oh, and if you're interested in an officially official Fandom Zone Podcast t-shirt that all the cool kids are wearing, you can get those on 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 in two weeks for Episode 217 as DJ Nik and I discuss "Painting the Clouds with Sunshine" and "All the Devils Are Here", episodes 3 & 4 of the new Netflix series Jupiter's Legacy!

Netflix Announces JUPITER'S LEGACY Cast

Netflix may no longer be making theirs Marvel, but is definitely making theirs Millar.

Newsarama has shared Netflix's announced cast list for Jupiter's Legacy, the upcoming superhero drama based on the Image Comics series by written by Mark Millar and drawn by Frank Quitely.  The series will be overseen by Steven S. DeKnight, former showrunner on Netflix's Daredevil series.

Jupiter's Legacy explores the generational conflict between a group of aging superheroes known as the Union, who used the powers they gained in 1932 for the betterment of mankind, in particular their leader, Sheldon Sampson (aka the Utopian), and their children, who are daunted by the prospect of living up to their parents' legacy.  Other conflicts and themes in the book include sociopolitical and economic differences among the older heroes and the end of capitalism, in the form of Sheldon's differences with his brother, Walter, which were inspired by Millar's reaction to the Great Recession.

Oh, look.  Here's the press release...

Jupiter’s Legacy, the new superhero epic from Steven S. DeKnight (Marvel’s Daredevil, Spartacus, Buffy the Vampire Slayer), confirms Josh Duhamel (Transformers; Transformers: The Last Knight) as Sheldon Sampson/The Utopian; Ben Daniels (The Crown; The Exorcist; Flesh and Bone) as Walter Sampson/Brain-Wave, Sheldon’s older brother; Leslie Bibb (Tag; GCB; Iron Man) as Grace Sampson/Lady Liberty; and Elena Kampouris (Sacred Lies; upcoming Shoplifters of the World and Summer Night) and Andrew Horton (Doctors; How to Talk to Girls at Parties) as Sheldon and Grace’s children Chloe and Brandon. In addition, Mike Wade (Timeless, NCIS, For the People) will play Fitz Small and Matt Lanter (Pitch Perfect 3; Timeless; 90210) is George Hutchence. Additional cast members to be announced.

Among the first slate of series and movies based on the stories of Mark Millar and based on the graphic novels of the same name by Millar and artist Frank Quitely, Jupiter’s Legacy follows the world’s first generation of superheroes who received their powers in the 1930s. Now, in present day, they are the revered elder guard, but their superpowered children struggle to live up to the legendary feats of their parents.

Steven S. DeKnight serves as showrunner and executive producer, with Mark Millar, Lorenzo di Bonaventura and Dan McDermott, and Frank Quitely, also serving as executive producers for the series. DeKnight also will write and direct the first episode.

Specific character details are below:

JOSH DUHAMEL is Sheldon Sampson.

Sheldon Sampson (The Utopian) is the storied leader of the superhero team The Union. But times have changed, and he doesn’t understand the world we live in anymore. Or his own family.

BEN DANIELS is Walter Sampson.

Walter Sampson (Brain-Wave) is Sheldon’s older brother. A man of vast intellect and cunning who, unlike Sheldon, isn’t afraid to get his hands dirty. Or bloody.

LESLIE BIBB is Grace Sampson.

Grace Sampson (Lady Liberty) is Sheldon’s wife and one of the most powerful heroes on the planet. She doesn’t always agree with Sheldon, but strives to balance his ideals with the reality of the modern, often violent, world they live in.

ELENA KAMPOURIS is Chloe Sampson.

Chloe Sampson is Grace and Sheldon’s daughter. Rejecting everything her parents stand for, Chloe has forged her own hedonistic path far away from them. A path that threatens to go against everything her parents have sworn to protect.

ANDREW HORTON is Brandon Sampson.

Brandon Sampson is Grace and Sheldon’s son. In training to assume the mantle of The Utopian and become the new leader of The Union, he struggles to live up to his father’s mythic legend.

MIKE WADE is Fitz Small.

Fitz Small (The Flare) is the heart and soul of The Union. Despite suffering injuries that ended his career as a superhero, he continues to be one of the most valued members of the team. And is often the only thing holding them together in the face of an increasingly hostile world.

MATT LANTER is George Hutchence.

George Hutchence (Skyfox) was Sheldon Sampson's closest friend and ally before turning against him and the rest of his teammates in The Union. Now considered the greatest supervillain in the world, George plots his revenge on the teammates he believes betrayed him.

The premiere date for Jupiter's Legacy has yet to be announced.