THE FANDOM ZONE 294: "The Case of the Creeping Forest" Is Up!

 
"Love is way less romantic and way more stabby than I thought."
-- Niko Sasaki, Dead Boy Detectives -- "The Case of the Creeping Forest"

Hello again, everyone! DJ Nik and I are back for another new episode of The Fandom Zone Podcast! This time, we discuss "The Case of the Creeping Forest", the sixth episode of Dead Boy Detectives, featuring Ruth Connell as the Night Nurse, Cheech Manohar as Kashi, and the secret origin of Tragic Mick!

In this episode, DJ Nik and I talk about things like our friend Jesse Jackson needing to only have one national sports championship per year, our needing to check out Sweet Tooth, keeping my poker face for Nik, Cheech Manohar being the co-writer of "The Case of the Dandelion Shrine", Crystal getting the "Light of Heart" from Tragic Mick, David enjoying tormenting Crystal with or without her powers, Crystal looking within and meeting her ancestors, Crystal being part of a lineage of powerful women like Marvel's Echo, finally getting the secret origin of Tragic Mick, Jenny making Niko cry after Niko tries to get her forgiveness, Jenny being old enough to be a mom to Niko, the Night Nurse's impatient frustration vs. Kashi's calm spirituality, the Night Nurse starting to learn how to not be so bureaucratic, Monty being angry with Edwin and leading the Dead Boys into Esther's trap, the Cat King telling Edwin that Monty is luring him into a trap and that he's Esther's crow, Teeth Face as the Monster of the Week, the episode's hell of a cliffhanger, our favorite quotes of the episode, new Fandom Zone Fanmail from Jesse Jackson, looking forward to seeing another member of the Endless, and more! 

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Be sure to come back next week when DJ Nik and I discuss "The Case of the Very Long Stairway", the seventh episode of Dead Boy Detectives, on The Fandom Zone Podcast!

NEXT STOP EVERYWHERE 316: "73 Yards" Is Up!

 
"Well, we're the Unified Intelligence Taskforce, created to investigate the extraterrestrial and, more and more, the supernatural. Things seem to be turning that way these days."
"And you worked with the Doctor?"
"With him. Despite him. Against him, sometimes. And I adore him. I can only say that now he's not here."
"Oh, no -- I won't say a word."
-- Kate Stewart and Ruby Sunday, Doctor Who: "73 Yards"

Hello again, everyone! My partner in time Jesse Jackson and I are back with a new episode of Next Stop Everywhere: The Doctor Who Podcast! This time, we discuss "73 Yards", the fourth episode of Doctor Who Series 14, featuring Ncuti Gatwa as the Fifteenth Doctor, Millie Gibson as Ruby Sunday, Jemma Redgrave as Kate Stewart, and Siân Phillips as Enid Meadows!

In this episode, Jesse and I discuss things like the Minnesota Timberwolves ruining Jesse's team's sweep, not needing any "Doctor-lite" episodes with only 8-episode seasons, using birthday cards for the montage of years passing, the episode's folk horror vibe, the episode's main theme of abandonment, the first meeting of Ruby and Kate Stewart not counting now, Siân Phillips as Reverend Mother Gaius Mohiam in David Lynch's Dune (1984), not getting the Doctor Who theme again, the reason why Ncuti Gatwa was missing from most of this episode, the actual words Hilary Robson repeated as The Woman, the Y Pren Marw pub giving off unfriendly pub vibes from An American Werewolf in London, that awkward moment when the Doctor steps into a fairy circle, the Woman being in a 73-yard orbit around Ruby, Ruby becoming isolated from everyone who cares about her, Ruby being unable to get help from Kate Stewart and UNIT, Roger ap Gwilliam as a metaphor for Donald Trump, my getting to see Cardiff City Stadium, Ruby using The Woman as a weapon against Roger ap Gwilliam, the Woman embracing Ruby at the end of her life, Jesse's frustration for how Ruby travels back to 2024, my not being a fan of Russell T Davies abandoning scientific explanations for magic, wondering why 73 yards was chosen as the distance, Susan Twist's hiker taunting Ruby about seeing her before, our favorite quotes of the episode, my Reverse the Polarity segment, new listener feedback from Holly Mac, Christine Peruski, Dave Proctor, and Sandi from Oregon, why it's okay to get out of your comfort zone, 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 one week for the next episode of Next Stop Everywhere as Jesse and I discuss "Dot and Bubble", the fifth episode from Doctor Who Series 14, starring Ncuti Gatwa as the Fifteenth Doctor and Millie Gibson as Ruby Sunday!

THE FANDOM ZONE 293: "The Case of the Two Dead Dragons" Is Up!

 
"I never thought cutting meat would be the thing I got from my dad. Always assumed the alcoholism or raging narcissism would get me."
-- Jenny Green, Dead Boy Detectives -- "The Case of the Two Dead Dragons"

Hello again, everyone! DJ Nik and I are back for another new episode of The Fandom Zone Podcast! This time, we're joined by special guest Jesse Jackson to discuss "The Case of the Two Dead Dragons", the fifth episode of Dead Boy Detectives, featuring Briana Cuoco as Jenny Green, Jenn Lyon as Esther Finch, and Lindsey Gort as Maxine!

In this episode, DJ Nik and I talk about things like Jesse returning to The Fandom Zone, needing to plan for our upcoming 300th episode, TV actors becoming TV directors, Jesse's thoughts on Dead Boy Detectives as a series, Jesse and Nik watching Dead Boy Detectives one episodes per week, Twitchy Ritchie's t-shirt featuring the cover of Doom Patrol (vol.1) #118, Charles Rowland being temporarily sent to the dreaded Friend Zone, Crystal being attracted to bad boys, Charles being oblivious of how Edwin feels about him, wondering if ghosts can smell other ghosts, the school's dragon mascot failing to make a subtle exit, the TV show handling teen suicide as a subject, Crystal observing that people who accuse others of being gay are cowards, that awkward moment when Maren offered Crystal a glass of gin in the middle of the afternoon, wondering why Death didn't come to claim Brad and Hunter before they were dragged to Hell, Charles and Edwin helping scare Twitchy Ritchie into cooperating with Crystal, Monty pissing off Esther Finch by bringing up Lilith, Edwin getting his first kiss from a crow, Niko finding Jenny's secret admirer, the tragedy of Jenny finally allowing herself to hope again only to have Maxine traumatize her, Maxine going all Fatal Attraction, being grateful that Jenny and Niko didn't try to cover up Maxine's death, our favorite quotes of the episode, looking forward to the secret origin of Tragic Mick, and more! 

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Be sure to come back next week when DJ Nik and I discuss "The Case of the Creeping Forest", the sixth episode of Dead Boy Detectives, on The Fandom Zone Podcast!

NEXT STOP EVERYWHERE 315: "Boom" Is Up!

 
"I am a Time Lord. I am a higher dimensional life form. I am a complex space-time event. I am a much bigger bang than you bargained for. I am 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 with a new episode of Next Stop Everywhere: The Doctor Who Podcast! This time, we discuss "Boom", the third episode of Doctor Who Series 14, featuring Ncuti Gatwa as the Fifteenth Doctor, Millie Gibson as Ruby Sunday, and Varada Sethu as Mundy Flynn!

In this episode, Jesse and I discuss things like Jesse being anxious about his Dallas Mavericks, "Boom" being exactly the episode that Doctor Who fans needed after "Space Babies" and "The Devil's Chord", Russell T Davies confirming that Varada Sethu's companion character will not be Mundy Flynn, the latest Susan Twist appearance, the corpse containers looking like like pneumatic tubes from the bank, wondering why Ruby Sunday hasn't been to an alien planet in six months of traveling with the Doctor, Jesse appreciating the Doctor's comment about doing anything for your child, my concern about RTD adding a second companion next series, more speculation about Ruby causing snow to fall, wondering why John Francis Vater brought his daughter to a war zone, the Doctor's remarks about faith, Villengard and the military-industrial complex, Susan Twist being the new "Bad Wolf" mystery, wondering if Steven Moffat needs to be co-showrunner to oversee Russell T Davies' scripts in return, our favorite quotes of the episode, my Reverse the Polarity segment, new listener feedback from Holly Mac, Dave Proctor, and Sandi from Oregon, the interesting camera work  at the end that made you wonder if the Doctor and Ruby were talking to the audience or just looking out the landscape, Jesse joining us again on The Fandom Zone Podcast, 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 one week for the next episode of Next Stop Everywhere as Jesse and I discuss "73 Yards", the fourth episode from Doctor Who Series 14, starring Ncuti Gatwa as the Fifteenth Doctor and Millie Gibson as Ruby Sunday!

DRUNK CINEMA 061: "Pulp Fiction" Is Up!

 
"First, I'm gonna deliver this case to Marcellus. Then, basically, I'm just going to walk the Earth."
"Whatchu mean, 'walk the Earth'?"
"You know, like Caine in Kung Fu -- Walk from place to place, meet people, get into adventures."
"And how long do you intend to walk the Earth?"
"Until God puts me where he wants me to be."
"And what if He don't do that?"
"If it takes forever, then I'll walk forever."
-- Jules Winnfield and Vincent Vega, Pulp Fiction

Hello again, movie fans!  My wonderful co-host Xan Sprouse and I are back with a new episode of Drunk Cinema! This time, we celebrate the 30th anniversary of Pulp Fiction, the 1994 crime film written and directed by Quentin Tarantino, starring John Travolta as Vincent Vega, Samuel L. Jackson as Jules Winnfield, Uma Thurman as Mia Wallace, and Bruce Willis as Butch Coolidge!

This time, Xan and I discuss things like my having breakfast for lunch at the Starliner Diner, finally watching our first Quentin Tarantino film, Pulp Fiction jump-starting or reinvigorating various actors' careers, Pulp Fiction's 30th anniversary, Pulp Fiction being nominated for 7 Academy Awards but only winning one, the reinvention of Tom Hanks' acting career, Kool & the Gang, the Trunk Shot, original plans for Samuel L. Jackson to wear a big afro wig instead of a Jheri curl, wondering if Quentin Tarantino's Los Angeles is in the same universe as David Lynch's Los Angeles, the days of theme restaurants, Fruit Brute being the least-popular Monster Cereal, Xan's sudden exit, not wanting to think about where the ball gags have been, the importance of having Lava soap handy, everything happening when John Travolta goes to the restroom, not letting tragedy keep you from enjoying a great movie, new Drunk Mail from Aaron Case, Christine Peruski and Dave Proctor, Christine bringing receipts that she likes Xan, Quentin Tarantino loving the N-word a little too much, my birthday movie for our next episode, the TV series Spaced, and more!

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Be sure to come back in three weeks as Xan and I watch Shaun of the Dead, the 2004 romantic zombie comedy film directed by Edgar Wright, starring Simon Pegg as Shaun, Nick Frost as Ed, Kate Ashfield as Liz, and Penelope Wilton as Barbara!

THE FANDOM ZONE 292: "The Case of the Lighthouse Leapers" Is Up!

 
"If I wanted to be around people, I'd haunt a Denny's."
-- Dagfinn, Dead Boy Detectives -- "The Case of the Lighthouse Leapers"

Hello again, everyone! DJ Nik and I are back for another new episode of The Fandom Zone Podcast! This time, we discuss "The Case of the Lighthouse Leapers", the fourth episode of Dead Boy Detectives, featuring Joshua Colley as Monty and the return of Lukas Gage as the Cat King and Michael Beach as Tragic Mick!

In this episode, DJ Nik and I talk about things like Nik being roped into American sports, Nik comparing Dead Boy Detectives to fine Belgian chocolate, BJ Harrison and Gardiner Millar being genre vets, Archer voice actress Amber Nash as the Tabby Cat, Dagfinn offering to pay in salt water taffy and a cursed Magic 8-Ball, Niko shipping Edwin and Monty, the growing friendship and Edwin and Niko, the Cat King being very good at reading Edwin, Edwin's real reason for being a detective, Edwin being in the closet, Monty having genuine feelings for Edwin, Nik inviting Niko to the seder, Crystal paying her rent to Jenny with a big jar of coins, Jenny having a secret admirer, Niko's positivity cutting through Jenny's negativity, Crystal getting frustrated by the Washer Woman being cryptic, Niko reaching out to help Tragic Mick find the Washer Woman, the Night Nurse causing Charles to relive memories of being abused, the Night Nurse criticizing the two little girls' depiction of dying, Charles feeding the Night Nurse to Angie the sea monster, Charles finally unloading about how much he hates being dead at 16 and always having to put on a smile for everyone, Edwin watching Scooby-Doo with Niko, Charles and Crystal finally snogging, the first rule of Comic Book Death, our favorite quotes of the episode, new Fandom Zone Fanmail from Jesse Jackson, Jesse joining us for our next episode, 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 are joined by special guest Jesse Jackson to discuss "The Case of the Two Dead Dragons", the fifth episode of Dead Boy Detectives, on The Fandom Zone Podcast!

NEXT STOP EVERYWHERE 314: "Space Babies & The Devil's Chord" Is Up!

 
"Ten minutes ago, you said genocide. Your people are gone."
"Yeah."
"How do you keep going?"
"For days like this, Ruby Sunday. I don't have a people. I don't have a home. But I don't have a job either. I don't have a boss or taxes and bills to pay. I don't have a purpose or a cause or a mission, but I have…freedom, so I keep going to see the next thing and the next and the next. Sometimes, it looks even better through your eyes."
-- Ruby Sunday and the Fifteenth Doctor, Doctor Who: "Space Babies"

Hello again, everyone! My partner in time Jesse Jackson and I are back with a new episode of Next Stop Everywhere: The Doctor Who Podcast! This time, we're joined by special guests Rachel Frend & Holly Mac to discuss "Space Babies" and "The Devil's Chord", the first two episodes of Doctor Who Series 14, starring Ncuti Gatwa as the Fifteenth Doctor and Millie Gibson as Ruby Sunday!

In this episode, Jesse, Rachel, Holly, and I discuss things like having two members of the Five-ish Fangirls Podcast joining us on the same episode, both of the episodes being very Russell T Davies, the mysterious Susan Twist, Ray Bradbury's short story "A Sound of Thunder", the Doctor altering Ruby's phone like he did for Rose in "The End of the World", the Doctor meeting Star Trek characters in IDW Publishing's Star Trek: The Next Generation/Doctor Who: Assimilation², Ruby transforming into a strange butterfly creature, Ruby getting a Companion 101 exposition dump from the Doctor, the Space Babies being Rachel's worst nightmare, RTD revealing that the Bogeyman is an actual snot monster, RTD still thinking that farting aliens and spaceships are funny, the Doctor secretly investigating another companion, wondering if RTD is setting up the return of Susan Foreman, Jesse loving the Doctor and Ruby's '60s attire, my theory that Susan Foreman could be The One Who Waits, Rachel's thoughts on Doctor Who's version of the Beatles, the Beatles' music being too cost-prohibitive to feature on Doctor Who, how Jesse's life would be different without Bruce Springsteen's music, the pointless dance number that served no story purpose, the Maestro being a child of the Toymaker, wanting to see Jinkx Monsoon with Neil Patrick Harris, the Maestro thinking Ruby is wrong, our favorite quotes of both episodes, two Reverse the Polarity segments, new listener feedback from Megan Stover and Sandi from Oregon, the upcoming return of Steven Moffat, 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 next week for the next episode of Next Stop Everywhere as Jesse and I discuss "Boom", the third episode from Doctor Who Series 14, starring Ncuti Gatwa as the Fifteenth Doctor and Millie Gibson as Ruby Sunday!