THE FANDOM ZONE 232: "The Thing in the Mines" Is Up!

 
"You're not going to go all doomsday on us."
-- Lois Lane to Superman, Superman & Lois: "The Thing in the Mines"

Hello again, everyone! It's time for another new episode of The Fandom Zone Podcast!  This time, DJ Nik and I discuss "The Thing in the Mines", the third episode of Superman & Lois Season 2, featuring Tyler Hoechlin as Superman/Clark Kent, Elizabeth Tulloch as Lois Lane, the introduction of Rya Kihlstedt as Ally Allston, and the twist reveal of Bizarro!

In this episode, DJ Nik and I talk about things like Sergio Mattarella being re-elected as the President of Italy, our reaction to the surprise twist of getting Bizarro instead of Doomsday, the other shock twist of Sophie Cushing actually being alive, Rya Kihlstedt on SeaQuest DSV, some comics background on Bizarro and Ally Allston, what Bizarro said in reverse, the early warning signs that it wasn't Doomsday inside the suit, Clark worrying that he's screwed up his kids for life and trying to live up to the example Ma & Pa Kent set, wondering what else Bizarro knows from Superman's memories, Sam getting pulled out of his retirement, Lois calling out Sam for not doing anything to keep Lucy from getting involved with Ally Allston's cult, Nik's father having different relationships with Nik and his siblings, Sam admitting to Lois that he failed as a father, John Henry lying to Natalie that he was done being Steel, Natalie looking like she either wants to improve the Steel suit or make her own, that awkward moment when Jordan tells Clark that he wants to tell Sarah that he has powers, Sarah telling Lana that she kissed a girl at camp, worrying about Kyle's reaction that his daughter is bisexual, Jon confronting his girlfriend Candice about her dealing X-Kryptonite drugs and wanting her to hook him up with some, that awkward moment when Lana gets called out for selling reverse mortgages and working for Morgan Edge during her campaign launch, Sarah's idea for an online Q&A, our favorite quotes of the episode, Grant Gustin nearing a deal to return for The Flash Season 9, Legends of Tomorrow getting an asexual character, our lack of Fandom Zone Fanmail this week, and more!

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Be sure to come back next week for Episode 233 as DJ Nik and I discuss "The Inverse Method", the fourth episode of Superman & Lois Season 2, right here on The Fandom Zone Podcast!

THE FANDOM ZONE 231: "The Ties That Bind" Is Up!

 
"I like Dad's Fortress better."
"Well, taste is subjective, I suppose."
-- Jordan Kent and Tal-Rho, Superman & Lois: "The Ties That Bind"

Hello again, everyone! It's time for another new episode of The Fandom Zone Podcast!  This time, DJ Nik and I discuss "The Ties That Bind", the second episode of Superman & Lois Season 2, featuring Tyler Hoechlin as Superman/Clark Kent, Elizabeth Tulloch as Lois Lane, Mariana Klaveno as Lara, and the return of Adam Rayner as Tal-Rho!

In this episode, DJ Nik and I talk about things like the Skype seeming glitchy, my apologies for sounding more horrible than usual, David Ramsey directing "The Ties That Bind", Superman & Lois being the best CW show on the air right now, Mariana Klaveno as Negative Woman on Doom Patrol, Dr. Faulkner probably being the Superman villain Rampage, some comics background on AmerTek Industries, Nik reviewing the Steel movie on Happiness in Darkness, the LaraGram replacing the Jor-Elogram, wondering if the Arrowverse Crisis on Infinite Earths event split Superman and Supergirl onto different Earths, Jordan acting as Superman's backup in case his evil uncle Tal-Rho inevitably backstabs him, wishing Jon would get his powers so he could be more included in the main storyline, Superman losing his cool when Tal-Rho tries to strangle Jordan, that awkward moment when Tag Harris turns up as a member of the Supermen of America, our theory that Anderson is orchestrating the removal of the X-Kryptonite to create more super-soldiers, Lois and Chrissy's latest blowup, "Ally Alliston" sounding a lot like Smallville actress Allison Mack and the NXIVM sex cult, Chrissy getting on everyone's nerves, Lois' sister Lucy Lane attempting suicide, why it was a bad idea for Lois to invite John Henry Irons to live at the Kent Farm, wondering how Dr. Faulkner knew Doomsday was in the mine, Superman & Lois' X-Kryptonite being a plot device that gives everyone superpowers, the Sophie of the Lambs, Sarah finally telling Jordan that she kissed a girl while at summer camp, Sarah and Natalie bonding over fixing a car and probably becoming a couple, waiting for Sarah to find out that Jordan has powers, worrying that Jon is going to use X-Kryptonite to get powers, Lana suddenly running for Mayor of Smallville after Daniel Hart up and leaves for another town, wondering how long Kyle 2.0 will put up with Lana being busy as mayor, our favorite quotes of the episode, new Fandom Zone Fanmail from Dave Proctor, Xan Sprouse and I finally discussing Hot Fuzz on Drunk Cinema, looking forward to the full debut of Doomsday, and more!

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Be sure to come back next week for Episode 232 as DJ Nik and I discuss "The Thing in the Mines", the third episode of Superman & Lois Season 2, right here on The Fandom Zone Podcast!

DRUNK CINEMA 021: "Hot Fuzz" Is Up!

 
"What's the situation?"
"Two blokes and a fuck-load of cutlery!"
-- Sgt. Nicholas Angel & DS Andy Wainwright, Hot Fuzz

Hello again, movie fans!  My wonderful co-host Xan Sprouse and I are back with a new episode of Drunk Cinema! This time, we watch Hot Fuzz, the 2007 buddy cop action comedy film directed by Edgar Wright, featuring Simon Pegg as Sgt. Nicholas Angel, Nick Frost as PC Danny Butterman, Jim Broadbent as Inspector Frank Butterman, and Timothy Dalton as Simon Skinner!

In this episode, Xan and I discuss things like Drunk Cinema finally being a legal drinking age, the death of Meat Loaf, Tom Hanks on the Saturday Night Live sketch "Black Jeopardy", what happened with our first attempt to watch Hot Fuzz in 2021, Xan's dying headphones, Kevin Spacey ruining Edgar Wright's film Baby Driver, Xan crushing on Anthony Rapp, the Spaced TV series that gave us Simon Pegg and Nick Frost, David Bradley as William Hartnell and the First Doctor on Doctor Who, Olivia Colman on Broadchurch, Xan and I watching Peacemaker, Bill Nighy as Slartibartfast and Martin Freeman as Arthur Dent in The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy movie, uncredited cameos by Peter Jackson and Cate Blanchett, Nicholas pissing off the pub owners by kicking out the hoodie gang, Bill Bailey playing twin roles, the three flavors of Cornetto ice cream cones in Edgar Wright's Three Flavours Cornetto Trilogy, the horrible local theater play of Romeo + Juliet, Timothy Dalton as James Bond and the Chief on Doom Patrol, Arthur Wembley having a huge stash of guns and an old sea mine in his shed, Danny's impressive DVD collection, Xan liking an English breakfast except for the mushrooms, the Sandford city council going full Wicker Man, using a train of shopping carts as a battering ram, the missing swan doing a ride-along, Nicholas Angel and Simon Skinner's Godzilla vs. Mothra fight in the miniature of Sandford, the awkward moment when Simon Skinner gets impaled on a miniature church steeple, The World's End being my least favorite of the Cornetto Trilogy, Xan and I discussing Airplane! in our next episode, and more!

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Be sure to come back in two weeks for Episode 022, as Xan and I watch Airplane!, the 1980 air disaster comedy directed by Jim Abrahams and the Zucker Brothers, featuring Robert Hays as Ted Striker, Julie Hagerty as Elaine Dickinson, Leslie Nielsen as Dr. Rumack, and Lloyd Bridges as Steve McCroskey!

NEXT STOP EVERYWHERE 254: "The Invasion of Time" Is Up!

 
"Even the Sonic Screwdriver won't get me out of this one!"
-- The Fourth Doctor, Doctor Who: "The Invasion of Time"

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 "The Invasion of Time", the sixth serial from Doctor Who Season 15 in 1978, featuring Tom Baker as the Fourth Doctor, John Leeson as the voice of K-9, John Arnatt as Borusa, and the departure of Louise Jameson as Leela!

In this episode, Jesse and I discuss things like Jesse's Bruce Springsteen sneakers, the pseudonym "David Agnew", the Sontarans invading Gallifrey being a big deal, Derek Deadman as the Leaky Cauldron barman in Harry Potter, "The Invasion of Time" being a replacement for the unproduced story "The Killers of the Dark", Louise Jameson wanting Leela to be killed off in "The Invasion of Time" only to be told it would be too traumatic for younger viewers, the four actors who played Borusa, Rodan being the first female Gallifreyan since Susan Foreman, the initial plans to reveal the Time Lords weren't native Gallifreyans, the Doctor becoming Lord President of Gallifrey to give the Vardans access to invade, why the Doctor pretended to work with the Vardans, why the Doctor wanted Leela banished to the Outlands, the Doctor behaving like an evil villain in the first two episodes, Borusa as the Doctor's former mentor, Leela forming a resistance group of Outsiders and exiled Time Lords, why K-9 stayed on Gallifrey with Leela, the last-minute decision to have Leela fall in love with Andred for no real reason instead of killing her off, Leela and Rodan making a more believable romance than Leela and Andred, the two old bickering Time Lords waiting for the swearing-in ceremony to begin, the unfurnished lower levels of the TARDIS interior, the awkward moment when the resistance defeats the Vardans only to be invaded again by the Sontarans, the Sontarans wanting to conquer everything in every time, the TARDIS pool, Castellan Kelner being a complete weasel, our favorite quotes of the episode, my Reverse the Polarity segment, new feedback from Holly Mac and Sandi from Oregon, Jesse starting up a Babylon 5 rewatch podcast, Jesse, DJ Nik and I having a great celebration of George Perez's career on TitanTalk: The Titans Podcast, 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 "Out of Time 2: The Gates of Hell", the second audio drama from Big Finish Productions' Doctor Who: Out of Time series released in 2021, featuring David Tennant as the Tenth Doctor, Peter Davison as the Fifth Doctor, Mark Gatiss as Joseph Delon, and Nicholas Briggs as the voice of the Cybermen!

THE FANDOM ZONE 230: "What Lies Beneath" Is Up!

 
"You're late."
"Is that dinner?"
"Unless you're cooking something else."
-- Lois Lane and Jordan Kent, Superman & Lois: "What Lies Beneath"

Hello again, everyone! It's time for another new episode of The Fandom Zone Podcast!  This time, DJ Nik and I discuss "What Lies Beneath", the first episode of Superman & Lois Season 2, featuring Tyler Hoechlin as Superman/Clark Kent, Elizabeth Tulloch as Lois Lane, Tayler Buck as Natalie Irons, and the introduction of Ian Bohen as Mitch Anderson!

In this episode, DJ Nik and I talk about things like Nik having to talk to me three times in a single week, why we're discussing Superman & Lois Season 2, our reaction to the Naomi pilot episode, Ian Bohen and Tyler Hoechlin working on the Teen Wolf TV series together, the faithful tease of Doomsday, our love of "The Death of Superman" storyline from the comics, wanting to see Doomsday crush a bird in his hand like in the comics, the great special effects of Superman lifting up a nuclear submarine in the rain, some comics background on Mitch Anderson a.k.a. Outburst and the Supermen of America, the Superman & Lois creators deep-diving into '90s Superman comics, Superman telling Anderson that his allegiance is to the entire world instead of just America, patriotism in comics around World War II, wondering if there's someone above Anderson orchestrating the Supermen of America, Lois not addressing the Natalie situation and being snappy with everyone, Lois finally reaching out to Natalie, that awkward moment when John Henry Irons and Natalie show up at the Kent farm to move in, Lois and Clark being the gold standard of superhero romances, wondering if Lois will become the Perry White of the Smallville Gazette, that awkward moment when Jon tries to have sex with his new girlfriend Candice only to have Lois interrupt them, Clark getting an emergency page from Lois to deal with Jon almost having sex with his girlfriend, the awkward moment when Jordan sets up a big romantic moment for Sarah only to have her say that she has cramps, Lois being zero help to Jordan after his big romance fail, wondering what happened to Sarah's little sister Sophie during the earthquake, Lana helping out with Daniel Hart's mayoral campaign even though she would be a better mayor, Lana trying to get Clark drunk with a box of wine, our favorite quotes of the episode, The Boys returning to Amazon Prime for Season 3 in June, new Fandom Zone Fanmail from Jesse Jackson, Nik and I celebrating George Perez's life and career on TitanTalk: The Titans Podcast, and more!

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Be sure to come back next week for Episode 231 as DJ Nik and I discuss "The Ties That Bind", the second episode of Superman & Lois Season 2, right here on The Fandom Zone Podcast!

DRUNK CINEMA 020: "Jurassic Park" Is Up!

 
"Hold on to your butts."
-- Ray Arnold, Jurassic Park

Hello again, movie fans!  My wonderful & strange co-host Xan Sprouse and I are back with a new episode of Drunk Cinema! This time, we're joined by special guest DJ Nik as we watch Jurassic Park, the 1993 science fiction action film based on the novel by Michael Crichton and directed by Steven Spielberg, featuring Sam Neill as Alan Grant, Laura Dern as Ellie Sattler, Jeff Goldblum as Ian Malcolm, and Richard Attenborough as John Hammond!

In this episode, Xan, Nik and I discuss things like Xan trying to persuade me to put the Krispy Kreme app on my phone, waiting for Nik to buy a mansion in Italy, average people not considering Jurassic Park to be a science fiction film, my overruling Jesse's rule that Xan can't use Simpsons references, ranking Bill Pullman's movies Independence Day and Lost Highway, Xan and I not being big fans of Seinfeld, Nik welcoming in the new day and watching the sun come up while we podcast, the Sonia Situation, Donald Generro being dressed perfectly for the jungle, John Hammond trashing an archaeological site with his helicopter, wondering why the Jurassic Park lab team bred carnivores, Laura Dern's scandalous Hollywood romances, David Attenborough's excellent documentary shows, Xan considering getting a Mr. DNA tattoo, our plans to meet up halfway in London, the Simpsons episode "Bart vs. Australia", Dennis Nedry's financial problems, who's on Xan's Exception List, Xan vs. Igor Stravinsky, the Jurassic Park pinball machine, Alan Grant and Ellie Sattler breaking up, Andy Serkis being Nik's favorite South African accent impersonation, Xan and Chris at the House of Japan restaurant, our sadness over the breakup of Jason Momoa and Lisa Bonet's marriage, our second attempt to watch Hot Fuzz on Drunk Cinema, and more!

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Be sure to come back next week for Episode 021, as Xan and I finally watch Hot Fuzz, the 2007 buddy cop action comedy film directed by Edgar Wright and featuring Simon Pegg as Sgt. Nicholas Angel, Nick Frost as Constable Danny Butterman, Jim Broadbent as Inspector Frank Butterman, and Timothy Dalton as Simon Skinner!

First MOON KNIGHT Trailer Teases First Look at Khonshu

 
The Fist of Khonshu is ready to embrace the chaos.

At long last, Marvel Studios has released the first full trailer for Moon Knight, the upcoming Disney+ TV series staring Oscar Isaac and based on the Marvel Comics superhero.

The 2-minute trailer opens with Steven Grant (Isaac) suffering from insomnia and fiddling with a Rubik's Cube while a voiceover has him call a company called Sleeping Awake to leave a message.

"I have a sleeping disorder," he says in a British accent. "I can't tell the difference between my waking life and dreams." As the insomnia continues, the Sleeping Awake message plays over and over until suddenly, he wakes up screaming from the nightmare and bolts from his bed, only to find that he has chained himself to the bed by his ankle.

As the song "Day ‘N’ Nite (Nightmare) - DCC Remix" by Kid Cudi begins to play, we see Steven struggling with his inability to sleep. "I'm losin' it," he says in a voiceover as we see him falling asleep on a bus heading to a museum holding an exhibit on Ancient Egypt.

"Real catch you are," replies his gift shop co-worker Donna. "You're bloody useless, Stevie."

"It's Steven," he corrects, but Donna simply laughs at him.

Later, as Steven begins to see flickering images of himself in the mirror as Moon Knight, a brief flash at the 45-second mark reveals Khonshu, Marvel's Egyptian god of the moon, observing Steven from across a darkened hallway. Khonshu begins to approach the panicked Steven as he backs into an elevator, but the figure turns into an elderly woman who sarcastically thanks him for not holding the door open.

Huddled on the floor, Steven meekly explains, "Lost a contact lens."

"Hope you find it," replies the woman.

Next, we see Steven discover a mysterious old flip phone with some sort of access key. When answered, the phone screen shows an 8-bit imagine of a crocodile and the words "Unknown Caller".

On the phone, a woman called Layla exclaims, "Oh, my God, you're alive?! What's wrong with you, Marc?!"

Puzzled, Steven replies, "Why did you call me Marc?"

We cut to Arthur Harrow (Ethan Hawke), who appears to be the leader of a cult in this TV version. "It must be very difficult," he says in a voiceover as his followers all kneel to the ground beside Steven/Marc. "The voices in your head. There's chaos in you."

In a separate scene, we see Steve suddenly realize he's driving a truck with a gun in his hand as another man (unconscious or dead) falls out the back door.

Fleeting images of Steven struggling with his mental state follow, with Arthur Harrow saying in a voiceover, "Embrace the chaos."

In another scene, we see Steven being enshrouded in mystical mummy-like bandages that form his Moon Knight costume. We cut to a scene of Moon Knight pummeling someone over and over, followed by Moon Knight turning toward the camera and coming right at it with bright, glowing eyes.

If you'd like to check out the Moon Knight trailer, you can view it below thanks to the official Marvel Entertainment account on YouTube...

Moon Knight premieres March 30, 2022 on Disney+.