THE FANDOM ZONE 197: "Butcher, Baker, Candlestick Maker" Is Up!

 
"Opposition’s gonna have a field day with him.  Disgruntled ex-Supe?  I’m fairly sure he's fucked half the Sacred Heart cheerleading squad.  But yeah, he'll be a good witness.  It's not enough, though."
"Not enough?  If torturin' and burnin' a bunch of mentals on Vought's say-so ain't enough for you muppets, then what the fuck are you good for, hunh?  A strongly-worded Tweet?"
-- Sen. Victoria Neuman and Billy Butcher, The Boys: "Butcher, Baker, Candlestick Maker"

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 "Butcher, Baker, Candlestick Maker", the seventh episode of The Boys Season 2, featuring Karl Urban as Billy Butcher, John Noble as Sam Butcher, Lesley Nicol as Connie Butcher, and Shawn Ashmore as Lamplighter!

In this episode, Nik and I talk about things like probably needing to plan something for our upcoming 200th episode, pretending to be surprised with The Boys Season 2 finale, John Noble as Denethor in Lord of the Rings and Dr. Walter Bishop on Fringe, Lesley Nicol as Mrs. Patmore on Downton Abbey, watching Elementary after burning through all the Sherlock episodes, John Doman as Carmine Falcone on Gotham, the original The Boys spinoff comic book limited series Butcher, Baker, Candlestick Maker, Lamplighter making Hughie awkward by constantly watching superhero porn movies, Lamplighter and Hughie debating which of them is the cuck, Starlight being outed as a traitor to the Seven, Lamplighter being fatalistic and immolating himself, Starlight's mom naively ratting her out to Vought, my DAMN Good Coffee...and HOT reference in DC Comics' Cartoon Network Action Pack, Queen Maeve freaking Ashley out by having a threesome with two dudes, Stormfront stoking public fear of foreign superpowered terrorists, Nik's stratospheric hatred of Stormfront, Butcher's mom lying about his father's death to stage a reunion, Sam Butcher telling Billy he made him the man he is today and the cycle of abuse, the Daredevil comics storyline "Born Again", A-Train going along with the Church of the Collective just to get back into the Seven, our favorite quotes of the episode, new Fandom Zone Fanmail from Dave Proctor, 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 next week as Nik and I discuss "What I Know", The Boys Season 2 finale, right here on The Fandom Zone Podcast!

DRUNK CINEMA 002: "Ferris Bueller's Day Off" Is Up!

 
"Life moves pretty fast.  If you don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it."
-- Ferris Bueller, Ferris Bueller's Day Off

Hey there, movie fans!  My wonderful co-host Xan Sprouse and I are back with a new episode of Drunk Cinema!  This time, we reopen the Drunk Cinema Theatre to discuss Ferris Bueller's Day Off, the 1986 teen comedy directed by John Hughes and starring Matthew Broderick as Ferris Bueller, Mia Sara as Sloane Peterson, Alan Ruck as Cameron Frye, and Jennifer Grey as Jeanie Bueller!

In this second episode, Xan and I discuss things like Xan being my emotional support animal, seeing Ferris Bueller's Day Off for the first time, Xan meeting Alan Ruck at a convention, finally getting a Ferris Bueller's soundtrack, Xan and I being bad influences on one another, our drink choices while we're watching the movie, Xan crushing on neurotic mess boys like Cameron, Xan recreating the scene of Cameron in his car debating whether to go over to Ferris' house, Jeffrey Jones being a registered sex offender, the greatness of Edie McClurg, Charlie Sheen as a prophetic drug addict, composer Ira Newborn scoring Mallrats, Ferris' bedroom decor dictating Xan's musical choices, wondering how Ferris hacked a school computer in the 1980s, Cameron's Three Stooges riff at the Chicago stock exchange, weeping for the future, Ferris having the best answering machine message, downtown parade choreography, Cameron going berserk, wondering why the police never went into Ferris' bedroom, the post-credits scene, how Ferris Bueller's Day Off changed my life, Drunk Mail from Dave Proctor, teasing our upcoming Die Hard discussion, and more!

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Be sure to come back in two weeks for Episode 003, as Xan and I celebrate Christmas by discussing Die Hard, the 1988 action film directed by John McTiernan and starring Bruce Willis as John McClane, Alan Rickman as Hans Gruber, Bonnie Bedelia as Holly Gennero, and Reginald VelJohnson as Sgt. Al Powell!

NEXT STOP EVERYWHERE 210: "The Doctor's Daughter" Is Up!

 
"So, what do you do?"
"I travel.  Through time and space."
"He saves planets, rescues civilizations, defeats terrible creatures.  And runs a lot.  Seriously, there’s an outrageous amount of running involved."
-- Jenny, the Tenth Doctor and Donna Noble, Doctor Who: "The Doctor's Daughter"

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 guest companion Dave Proctor as we discuss "The Doctor's Daughter", the sixth episode of Doctor Who Series Four from 2008, featuring David Tennant as the Tenth Doctor, Catherine Tate as Donna Noble, Nigel Terry as General Cobb, and introducing Georgia Tennant as Jenny!

In this episode, Jesse, Dave and I discuss things like the Fifth Doctor's real-life daughter becoming the Tenth Doctor's real-life wife, Eddie Van Halen and Sean Connery, Nigel Terry in Excalibur, Gendry from Game of Thrones, Georgia Moffett dating David Tennant, director Alice Troughton achieving the Doctor Who trifecta, the decision to bring Jenny back to life, the introduction of Jenny, wondering why Jenny hasn't returned to TV, Jesse liking Donna more and more, the Doctor being careful about making attachments, the Doctor revealing to Donna that he used to be a father, wondering if the Doctor is constantly running away from his past, Martha being separated from the Doctor and Donna, Martha making the Hath more sympathetic, wondering how everyone on Messaline forgot their history in just seven days, wondering if you could get two regenerated Time Lords by cutting one Time Lord in half, wanting the Tenth Doctor and Jenny in the 60th anniversary special, our favorite quotes of the episode, my Reverse the Polarity segment, new feedback from Talon Schultz and Holly Mac, DJ Nik recording a content warning for my and Xan Sprouse's Drunk Cinema podcast, Thom Zahler designing the original Next Stop Everywhere logo, Jesse's upcoming bonus episode of Next Stop Everywhere, and more!

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We have a NEW Next Stop Everywhere t-shirt with our current logo, which you can find on TeePublic right HERE!  This spiffy new shirt looks great when you're listening to your favorite Doctor Who podcast and travelling through time and space!  Or your could order all sorts of cool Next Stop Everywhere merch there as well!

And hey, if you'd like to pick up our classic logo Next Stop Everywhere t-shirt, you can also find it on TeePublic right HERE!  Help support the show and feel free to post pictures on our Facebook page of you or some other cool person you know wearing the shirt!

Be sure to come back in two weeks, as Jesse and I are joined by special guest companion Thom Zahler as we discuss "The Lodger", the eleventh episode of Doctor Who Series Five from 2010, featuring Matt Smith as the Eleventh Doctor, Karen Gillan as Amy Pond, Daisy Haggard as Sophie, and the first appearance of James Corden as Craig Owens!

THE FANDOM ZONE 196: "The Bloody Doors Off" Is Up!

 
"Never go into shark-infested waters without chum."
-- Billy Butcher to Hughie Campbell, The Boys: "The Bloody Doors Off"

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 "The Bloody Doors Off", the sixth episode of The Boys Season 2, featuring Karl Urban as Billy Butcher, Erin Moriarty as Starlight, Tomer Capon as Frenchie, Dominique McElligott as Queen Maeve, and introducing Shawn Ashmore as Lamplighter!

In this episode, Nik and I talk about things like giving my podcast co-hosts some love on Twitter, the original The Boys comic book storyline "The Bloody Doors Off", the 1969 film The Italian Job, Love Sausage in the comics, the Frenchie flashbacks, wondering if we've ever seen Frenchie sober, Nik being a drummer in a glam-rock band, Frenchie being an idealist, the introduction of Lamplighter, animosity between Frenchie and Grace Mallory, Starlight working with The Boys, the Sage Grove Center facility, Love Sausage's elongated dick, Starlight and Butcher bonding and agreeing that neither of them is good for Hughie, Stormfront and Homelander getting turned on by Homelander crushing a bank robber's head, Stormfront revealing to Homelander that she used to hang out with Heinrich Himmler and Joseph Goebbels back in World War II, Xan Sprouse liking Fresca, our favorite quotes of the episode, the Black Lightning TV series getting replaced by a Painkiller spinoff, the 57th anniversary of Doctor Who, new Fandom Zone Fanmail from Dave Proctor, Nik listening to Drunk Cinema while he was out shopping, my forgetting to start the record button, and more!

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

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The Fandom Zone on Facebook -- HERE
The Fandom Zone on Twitter -- @FandomZoneCast
The Fandom Zone on Instagram -- HERE

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 next week as Nik and I discuss "Butcher, Baker, Candlestick Maker", the seventh episode from The Boys Season 2, right here on The Fandom Zone Podcast!

NEXT STOP EVERYWHERE 209: "Aliens of London" Is Up!

 
"Well, you can stay here if you want.  But right now, there's this plasma storm brewing in the Horsehead Nebula.  Fires are burning ten million miles wide.  I could fly the TARDIS right into the heart of it, then ride the shock wave all the way out, hurtle right across the sky and end up...anywhere.  Your choice."
-- The Ninth Doctor to Rose Tyler, Doctor Who: "World War Three"

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 guest companion DJ Nik from Gold Standard: The Oscars Podcast to discuss "Aliens of London/World War Three", the fourth and fifth episodes of Doctor Who Series One from 2005, featuring Christopher Eccleston as the Ninth Doctor, Billie Piper as Rose Tyler, the return of Noel Clarke as Mickey Smith and Camille Coduri as Jackie Tyler, and the first appearances of the Slitheen, Dame Penelope Wilton as Harriet Jones, Annette Badland as Margaret Blaine, and Naoko Mori as Toshiko Sato!

In this episode, Jesse, Nik and I discuss things like people in Lake Charles giving zero fucks about COVID-19, Nik taking a bullet by volunteering for this story, Christopher Eccleston's autobiography, Christopher Eccleston talking to sports radio guys about The Leftovers, Jesse appreciating fart jokes and juvenile humor, this story being a better fit for The Sarah Jane Adventures than Doctor Who, original plans for the dead Prime Minister to be Tony Blair, the real-life United Nations forcing Doctor Who to change UNIT's name from United Nations Intelligence Taskforce to Unified Intelligence Taskforce, Nik loving Billie Piper as a pop music star, the London police targeting Mickey as the suspected murderer of Rose, the awkward moment when Rose learns she's been gone from Earth for twelve months instead of twelve minutes, the Ninth Doctor being a total dick to Mickey, Mickey being more loyal to Rose than Jackie is, Russell T Davies bringing Tosh over to Torchwood, wondering why Tosh never told Captain Jack that she met the Doctor, the Slitheen's plan to turn Earth radioactive with a nuclear war and sell chunks of it to use as fuel for alien spaceships, wondering how the Slitheen turn human skin into costumes, wondering how Margaret survived the explosion that killed all the other Slitheen, our favorite quotes of the episode, my Reverse the Polarity segment, new feedback from Holly Mac and Dave Proctor, my wanting everyone to check out my new podcast with Xan Sprouse, Drunk Cinema, and more!

If you'd like to check out our latest episode, you can find us on...

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Next Stop Everywhere's Facebook page

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Next Stop Everywhere's Instagram account

We have a NEW Next Stop Everywhere t-shirt with our current logo, which you can find on TeePublic right HERE!  This spiffy new shirt looks great when you're listening to your favorite Doctor Who podcast and travelling through time and space!  Or your could order all sorts of cool Next Stop Everywhere merch there as well!

And hey, if you'd like to pick up our classic logo Next Stop Everywhere t-shirt, you can also find it on TeePublic right HERE!  Help support the show and feel free to post pictures on our Facebook page of you or some other cool person you know wearing the shirt!

Be sure to come back next week, as Jesse and I are joined once again by special guest companion Dave Proctor as we discuss "The Doctor's Daughter", the sixth episode of Doctor Who Series Four from 2008, featuring David Tennant as the Tenth Doctor, Catherine Tate as Donna Noble, Nigel Terry as General Cobb, and introducing Georgia Moffett as Jenny!

THE FANDOM ZONE 195: "We Gotta Go Now" Is Up!

 
"Don't be a pussy.  Laser my fucking tits."
-- Stormfront to Homelander, The Boys: "We Gotta Go Now"

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 "We Gotta Go Now", the fifth episode of The Boys Season 2, featuring Karl Urban as Billy Butcher, Erin Moriarty as Starlight, Antony Starr as Homelander, Aya Cash as Stormfront, and the return of Butcher's bulldog, Terror!

In this episode, Nik and I talk about things like lockdowns during the pandemic, Aerosmith's song "Dream On", the original "We Gotta Go Now" storyline from The Boys comic book series, Garth Ennis and Mark Millar, Katie Couric's daughter writing the episode, Butcher needing to lay low and reunite with his dog Terror, why showrunner Eric Kripke decided to not include Terror as a regular character on the show, Butcher's Aunt Judy being played by an actress named Barbara Gordon, Aunt Judy thinking Butcher has taken to Hughie like Butcher's brother Lenny, Black Noir being Homelander but without his ego and arrogance, Cherie using Kimiko as a hitwoman, the Russian Tracksuit Mafia from Marvel's Hawkeye series, the Joss Whedon rewrite of Dawn of the Seven, Homelander using Elena as leverage on Queen Maeve, A-Train wanting to rewrite his exit from the Seven film franchise, Homelander's PR nightmare, Homelander's fantasy of burning a bunch of protestors with his heat vision, Starlight calling out Stormfront for talking to her mom, Stormfront hooking up with Homelander and having superpowered sex, our favorite quotes of the episode, WandaVision finally getting a premiere date, Peacemaker casting The Vigilante, new Fandom Zone Fanmail from Dave Proctor, my and Xan Sprouse's new podcast Drunk Cinema, and more!

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

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Spotify -- HERE
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The Fandom Zone on Facebook -- HERE
The Fandom Zone on Twitter -- @FandomZoneCast
The Fandom Zone on Instagram -- HERE

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 next week as Nik and I discuss "The Bloody Doors Off", the sixth episode from The Boys Season 2, right here on The Fandom Zone Podcast!

DRUNK CINEMA 001: "Batman (1989)" Is Up!

 
"I feel a little drunk...and you're not anything."
"Hey, one drink and I'm flying."
"Why are you afraid of flying?"
-- Vicki Vale and Bruce Wayne, Batman (1989)

Hey there, movie fans!  My wonderful Ghostwood: The Twin Peaks Podcast co-host Xan Sprouse and I have finally launched our new movie commentary podcast, Drunk Cinema!  In this first episode, we open the Drunk Cinema Theatre to discuss Batman, the 1989 superhero film directed by Tim Burton and starring Michael Keaton as Batman/Bruce Wayne, Jack Nicholson as The Joker/Jack Napier, Kim Basinger as Vicki Vale, and Michael Gough as Alfred Pennyworth!

In this debut episode, Xan and I discuss things like the very simple premise for Drunk Cinema, quoting Batman (1989) in our first Ghostwood episode, being allowed to use adult words, Tim Burton becoming the Batman director after Beetlejuice was a hit, what we're drinking while watching Batman, Xan's interesting story about Prince, Bob Kane and Bill Finger, Mark Hamill being our favorite Joker, Casino Night at Hogwarts, Lisa Simpson needing braces, Xan having to wait to see Batman on home video, the Batmobile being ribbed for her pleasure, Batman's homage to Raiders of the Lost Ark, the definitive Batman movie sequence, Xan's 1989 fashion choices, the Batwing being cooler than X-Wings, the one Joker henchman who's worth something, explaining the Laughing Bag novelty gag, how to reach us on the interwebs, Xan and I finally getting to watch Batman together, Xan and I realizing we had mutual friends and mutual interests, teasing our second episode, and more!

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Be sure to come back in two weeks for Episode 002, as Xan and I discuss Ferris Bueller's Day Off, the 1986 teen comedy directed by John Hughes and starring Matthew Broderick as Ferris Bueller, Mia Sara as Sloane Peterson, Alan Ruck as Cameron Frye, and Jennifer Grey as Jeanie Bueller!