THE FANDOM ZONE 320: "Straight to Hell" Is Up!

 
"I can't see my city, but I can feel it. The system isn't working…and it's rotten, corrupt. But this is our city, not his, and we can take it back…together. The weak, the strong, all of us. Resist. Rebel. Rebuild. Because we are the city…without fear."
-- Daredevil, Daredevil: Born Again -- "Straight to Hell"

Hello again, everyone! DJ Nik and I are back for another new episode of The Fandom Zone Podcast! This time, we discuss "Straight to Hell", the Season 1 finale of Daredevil: Born Again, featuring Charlie Cox as Daredevil/Matt Murdock, Vincent D'Onofrio as The Kingpin/Wilson Fisk, and the return of Deborah Ann Woll as Karen Page and Jon Bernthal as The Punisher/Frank Castle!

In this episode, DJ Nik and I talk about things like whether the Season 1 finale stuck the landing, Mark McKinney's Head Crusher from Kids in the Hall, some comics background on Karen Page, the end of Season 1 hinting at a possible adaptation of Marvel Comics event Devil's Reign, Vanessa Fisk recruiting Bullseye to kill Foggy Nelson, Heather Glenn and Kirsten McDuffie visiting Matt in the hospital, Buck Cashman trying to kill Matt in the hospital, Matt finding the Punisher in his apartment, Cole North being revealed as the murderer of Hector Ayala, the strange love triangle of Daredevil, Karen Page and the Punisher, the Punisher making damn good coffee, Karen being one of the few people that Frank will actually listen to, Wilson and Vanessa planning to build their own city-state using Red Hook Pier, the return of the "Avocados at Law" joke from the original Netflix series, Mayor Fisk making Heather his Commissioner of Mental Health, Daniel Blake embracing his new position as the Deputy Mayor of Communications, Sheila Rivera throwing Commissioner Gallo under the bus out of self-preservation, the surprising amount of gore with Mayor Fisk crushing Gallo's head to a pulp, the Punisher calling out the Anti-Vigilante Task Force for wanting to be like him, Daredevil realizing he needs an army to defeat the Kingpin, wondering if the Punisher will adopt a different version of his skull emblem, Nik admitting to paying money to see Joker: Folie à Deux, wondering if we'll get the return of the Defenders in Season 2, Daredevil's speech at Josie's Bar and taking on the role of a leader, wondering why the Governor of New York doesn't have a problem with the Mayor of New York City declaring martial law, the post-credits scene where the Punisher escapes from Fisk's party dungeon, Thin Lizzy's "Jailbreak", the AVTF gunning down innocent people and calling the victims vigilantes as justification, Twin Peaks' Dale Cooper not approving of Frank Castle's coffee, our favorite quotes of the episode, new Fandom Zone Fan Mail from Dave Proctor and Aaron Case, The Fandom Zone Podcast returning in July to discuss The Sandman Season 2, and more! 

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Be sure to come back in July when DJ Nik and I discuss the first episode of The Sandman Season Two on The Fandom Zone Podcast!

DRUNK CINEMA 078: "Real Genius" Is Up!

 
"What are you doing?"
"Self-realization. I was thinking of the immortal words of Socrates, who said, 'I drank what?'."
-- Mitch Taylor and Chris Knight, Real Genius

Okay, so good day, movie fans!  My wonderful co-host Xan Sprouse and I are back with a beauty episode of Drunk Cinema! This time, we pay tribute to the late Val Kilmer as we watch Real Genius, the 1985 comedy directed by Martha Coolidge, featuring Val Kilmer as Chris Knight, Gabriel Jarret as Mitch Taylor, Michelle Meyrink as Jordan Cochran, and William Atherton as Professor Jerry Hathaway!

This time, Xan and I discuss things like Xan trying vegetarian meat loaf, Val Kilmer getting throat cancer and dying of pneumonia, Martha Coolidge's stable of actors, Kilmer's death pushing this movie up on our schedule, Real Genius being our third William Atherton movie, Jon Gries as Uncle Rico in Napoleon Dynamite, Xan being a fan of composer Thomas Newman, buying alcohol when you're a college student in the '80s, Mitch's dad being dollar store Jeff Daniels, the Dude being part of Kevin Flynn, Jerry Hathaway getting his students to build a laser for the military industrial complex, the Shoe comic strip, the Erlenmeyer Flask from The X-Files, Chris Knight being the cool geek that you want to be, wondering why Mitch didn't steal the professor's cassette tape from the lecture where everyone was recording with cassette tapes, wondering how no one saw nor heard Lazlo's secret hydraulic system in the closet, Jerry having his own TV show, Kent's car looking like him, Mitch almost being statutory raped by an older woman, my being justified in calling Kent a total dick, wondering why Kent has braces so late in life, "God" telling Kent to stop playing with himself, the MythBusters proving that popcorn can't break glass, let alone move Jerry's house off its foundation, new Drunk Mail from Christine Peruski, finally completing the original Star Wars trilogy, and more!

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Be sure to come back in one month as Xan and I watch Return of the Jedi, the 1983 sequel to Star Wars directed by Richard Marquand, featuring the return of Mark Hamill as Luke Skywalker, Carrie Fisher as Leia Organa, Harrison Ford as Han Solo, and Billy Dee Williams as Lando Calrissian!

NEXT STOP EVERYWHERE 340: "The Robot Revolution" Is Up!

 
"Do you mean it's literally the same diploma, like, in a time-travel way?"
"Timey-wimey."
"Timey-wimey?"
"Yup."
"Am I six?"
-- Belinda Chandra and the Fifteenth Doctor, Doctor Who: "The Robot Revolution"

Hello again, everyone! My partner in time Jesse Jackson and I are back for another new episode of Next Stop Everywhere: The Doctor Who Podcast! This time, we discuss "The Robot Revolution", the first episode from Doctor Who Series 15, featuring Ncuti Gatwa as the Fifteenth Doctor, Jonny Green as Alan Budd, and introducing Varada Sethu as Belinda Chandra!

In this episode, Jesse and I discuss things like both of us being geeked to finally have a new episode of Doctor Who to talk about, Jesse's secret message using 9-word sentences, the passing of Doctor Who actress Jean Marsh, our first reactions to Verada Sethu as Belinda Chandra, "The Robot Revolution" starting the season much stronger than "Space Babies" did last year, Belinda being a reluctant companion like Tegan Jovanka, Jonny Green as Tyler Steele in the Big Finish audio drama series Torchwood: The Story Continues, the Apple TV series Foundation, Varada Sethu becoming the fourth actor to play a different character on Doctor Who before being cast as a companion, Russell T Davies originally planning the story to be a one-off story before reworking it into a companion introduction episode, Mrs. Flood referencing the BBC sketch comedy series The Fast Show, my wondering how many hospital patients died as a result of the Doctor causing a power blackout, Belinda being clever enough to keep track of the Doctor's secret message in 9-word sentences, wondering why the Doctor wasn't able to get his TARDIS back or defeat the robots in six months, Belinda turning Alan into the A.I. Generator, Belinda as a nurse vs. Rory Williams as a nurse, Sasha 55 as a Almost Companion, the Doctor justifiably crying at Sasha 55's death, Belinda taking the blame for the robots upon herself to protect the rebels, Mrs. Flood's latest cameo, the controversy of Barbie dolls telling little girls that "Math is stupid", Alan being an incel, star naming certificates being a crappy gift, the Blinovitch Limitation Effect from the Classic Era, Scoot the vacuum robot scooping up Alan as a sperm and an egg, the ominous tease of May 24th for the two-part season finale, our favorite quotes of the episode, new listener feedback from Holly Mac, Dave Proctor, Megan Stover, and Sandi from Oregon, Holly Mac joining us to discuss "Lux", and more!

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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 just one week for the next episode of Next Stop Everywhere as Jesse and I are joined by special guest Holly Mac as we discuss "Lux", the second episode from Doctor Who Series 15, featuring Ncuti Gatwa as the Fifteenth Doctor, Varada Sethu as Belinda Chandra, Linus Roache as Reginald Pye, and Alan Cumming as the voice of Mr. Ring-a-Ding!

THE FANDOM ZONE 319: "Isle of Joy" Is Up!

 
"We put Poindexter away and it changes nothing, all right? We defend Hector Ayala and he's still murdered, probably by the same cops who are out there assaulting citizens, by the way, all right? Leroy Bradford goes away for eating a box of caramel corn. Heather's assaulted by Muse and she thinks Fisk is right. And now this asshоlе, this privileged sociopath, can get away with ripping off teachers. We're not serving justice here, you know? We're babysitting chaos. This, us, what...what we do, it feels useless."
-- Matt Murdock to Kirsten McDuffie, Daredevil: Born Again -- "Isle of Joy"

Hello again, everyone! DJ Nik and I are back for another new episode of The Fandom Zone Podcast! This time, we discuss "Isle of Joy", the eighth episode of Daredevil: Born Again Season 1, featuring Charlie Cox as Daredevil/Matt Murdock, Vincent D'Onofrio as The Kingpin/Wilson Fisk, Ayelet Zurer as Vanessa Fisk, and the return of Wilson Bethel as Bullseye!

In this episode, DJ Nik and I talk about things like Nik's Montreal Canadiens knocking my Columbus Blue Jackets out of the NHL Playoff Wild Card hunt, some comics background on Bullseye, Bullseye using his teeth as projectiles in the comics, the episode's title coming from lyrics to the 1925 song "Manhattan", questioning whethere Heather Glenn is a good therapist, Wilson and Vanessa coming together as Matt and Heather are breaking apart, Mayor Fisk giving Vanessa a choice to kill her lover Adam or let him go, Matt's emotional breakdown impacting his work life with Kirsten McDuffie, waiting for Heather and Kirsten to stage an intervention for Matt, wondering if the show is building up to the "Shadowland" storyline, Matt talking with Bullseye in prison, wondering how Bullseye found out about the Black & White Ball, more of Matt checking out of his relationship with Heather, Daniel Blake embracing his new position as Deputy Mayor for Communications, learning that BB Urich knows that Mayor Fisk was involved in her uncle's murder, Daniel not caring about anything Sheila Rivera has to say, wondering if Daniel could become The Rose from Marvel Comics, Matt realizing that Vanessa was the one who had Foggy killed by Bullseye, Matt and Mayor Fisk changing dancing partners, wondering why Matt took a bullet for his arch-enemy, "babysitting chaos" being a great band name, our favorite quotes of the episode, new Fandom Zone Fan Mail from Aaron Case, Dave Proctor, Ken from Chicago, and Jesse Jackson, looking forward to the Season One finale, and more! 

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Be sure to come back next week when DJ Nik and I discuss "Straight to Hell", the Season One finale of Daredevil: Born Again, on The Fandom Zone Podcast!

NEXT STOP EVERYWHERE 339: "Fury from the Deep" Is Up!

 
"Doctor, why is that we always land up in trouble?"
"Well, Victoria...It's the spice of life, my dear."
-- Victoria Waterfield and the Second Doctor, Doctor Who: "Fury from the Deep"

Hello again, everyone! My partner in time Jesse Jackson and I are back for another new episode of Next Stop Everywhere: The Doctor Who Podcast! This time, we're joined by special guest Holly Mac as we discuss "Fury from the Deep", the sixth serial from Doctor Who Season 5 in 1968, featuring Patrick Troughton as the Second Doctor, Frazer Hines as Jamie McCrimmon, and the final appearance of Deborah Watling as Victoria Waterfield!

In this episode, Jesse, Holly and I discuss things like Jesse geeking out having new Doctor Who, "Fury from the Deep" sounding like an Adele song, Doctor Who and the Pescatons, Jesse enjoying the surviving audio from "Fury from the Deep" more than watching the animation, the Target novelization by Victor Pemberton, Richard Railton as Rimmer's Dad on Red Dwarf, cast members June Murphy and Brian Cullingford meeting during the filming and later getting married, Victor Pemberton basing this serial on his radio drama The Slide that featured Roger Delgado in the Doctor role, the BBC not wanting to use the original title "The Colony of Devils" in a family program but then later used "The Sea Devils", the first appearance of the Sonic Screwdriver, a safety whistle being the first Sonic Screwdriver, Victoria's screams not being Deborah Watling's screams, Victor Pemberton basing Mr. Oak and Mr. Quill on Laurel and Hardy, Pemberton being the first person involved with Doctor Who as an actor and a writer, Victoria wondering why the TARDIS never goes anywhere peaceful and calm, Jesse and his grandfather, Victoria being burned out with traveling with the Doctor and Jamie, Jamie not wanting to let Victoria leave, Victoria's decision to stay with the Harrises instead of waiting to go back to her own time period, the "Fury from the Deep" drinking game, the great cliffhanger to Episode 5 with John Robson transformed into a Weed monster, the Second Doctor flying a helicopter, our favorite quotes of the story, new listener feedback from Holly Mac (!), Dave Proctor, Megan Stover, and Sandi from Oregon, another appearance by the Master's wanted poster, getting a new Fifteenth Doctor episode, and more!

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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 just one week for the next episode of Next Stop Everywhere as Jesse and I discuss "The Robot Revolution", the first episode from Doctor Who Series 15, featuring Ncuti Gatwa as the Fifteenth Doctor, Jonny Green as Alan Budd, and introducing Verada Sethu as Belinda Chandra!

THE FANDOM ZONE 318: "Art for Art's Sake" Is Up!

 
"Could you call Vanessa and ask if she’d like me to bring her home some sole meunière?"
-- Mayor Fisk, Daredevil: Born Again -- "Art for Art's Sake"

Hello again, everyone! DJ Nik and I are back for another new episode of The Fandom Zone Podcast! This time, we discuss "Art for Art's Sake", the seventh episode of Daredevil: Born Again Season 1, featuring Charlie Cox as Daredevil/Matt Murdock, Vincent D'Onofrio as The Kingpin/Wilson Fisk, Margarita Levieva as Heather Glenn, and Hunter Doohan as Muse/Bastian Cooper!

In this episode, DJ Nik and I talk about things like the Midwest being a little soggy, my wife Lori and I celebrating our anniversary, Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets, the Muse storyline coming to a sudden conclusion, the Marvel Cinematic Universe killing off villains instead of leaving open the possibility for their return, Matt's lame explanation to Heather for the large bruise near his kidney, Kirsten not being happy about Matt and Cherry's private sidebar conversations in the office, my hoping that Marvel Comics' "Out" storyline won't be adapted in this TV series, why the scene with Angie Kim revealing Muse's identity to Mayor Fisk should've been placed after the sequence with Bastian's reveal in Heather's office, Muse's brutal assault on Heather, Fisk changing the narrative so his Anti-Vigilante Task Force gets credit for Muse's death instead of Heather, Daniel Blake telling BB Urich to spread Fisk's propaganda, wondering if Daniel Blake is Mayor Fisk's son, wondering what Heather will think of Matt once she finds out he's Daredevil, the ambiguousness of whether Vanessa sent Luca to murder her husband or not, Mayor Fisk telling Buck Cashman that it's his responsibility to protect the city from Daredevil, our favorite quotes of the episode, new Fandom Zone Fan Mail from Davia Archibald, Aaron Case, Dave Proctor, and Jesse Jackson, my throwing Nik off his rhythm, and more! 

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Be sure to come back next week when DJ Nik and I discuss "Isle of Joy", the eighth episode of Daredevil: Born Again Season One, on The Fandom Zone Podcast!

DRUNK CINEMA 077: "Strange Brew" Is Up!

 
"If I didn't have puke breath, I'd kiss you."
-- Bob McKenzie to Pam Elsinore, Strange Brew

Okay, so good day, movie fans!  My wonderful co-host Xan Sprouse and I are back with a beauty episode of Drunk Cinema! This time, we watch Strange Brew, the 1983 comedy directed by and starring Rick Moranis and Dave Thomas as their SCTV characters Bob and Doug McKenzie, featuring Max von Sydow as Brewmeister Smith, Paul Dooley as Uncle Claude, and Angus MacInnes as Jean "Rosie" LaRose!

This time, Xan and I discuss things like losing Val Kilmer, the song "Take Off" featuring Geddy Lee from Rush, SCTV airing after Saturday Night Live, our favorite seasons of Saturday Night Live, watching the movie over and over on cable, Rick Moranis being a really good Barney Rubble, Angus MacInnes as Gold Leader in Star Wars, testing Xan on which Simpsons episode Max von Sydow is in, Paul Dooley as Wimpy in Popeye (1980), Mel Blanc being "The Man of a Thousand Voices", Bob and Doug's backup plan to release moths in the movie theater, how Max von Sydow ended up in Strange Brew, the lax security at Elsinore Brewery, Max von Sydow playing his role as Brewmeister Smith straight, our favorite movie intermissions, the prosecutor played by Thick Wilson, Doug farting while he's hooked up to a lie detector, Bob drinking an entire storage tank full of beer, Hosehead the dog flying to the Oktoberfest like Superman, what a gaffer does, new Drunk Mail from Christine Peruski, Dave Proctor and Xan Sprouse(???), Aerosmith's "I Don't Wanna Miss a Thing", why we chose Real Genius to pay tribute to Val Kilmer in our next episode, and more!

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Be sure to come back in two weeks as Xan and I pay tribute to the late Val Kilmer as we watch Real Genius, the 1985 comedy directed by Martha Coolidge, featuring Val Kilmer as Chris Knight, Gabriel Jarret as Mitch Taylor, Michelle Meyrink as Jordan Cochran, and William Atherton as Professor Jerry Hathaway!