THE FANDOM ZONE 333: "Like a Keith in the Night" Is Up!

 
"That was the most people I ever killed in a swimming pool with a telephone wire."
-- Judomaster to Leota Adebayo., Peacemaker -- "Like a Keith in the Night"

Hello again, everyone! DJ Nik and I are back for another new episode of The Fandom Zone Podcast! This time, we discuss "Like a Keith in the Night", the seventh episode of  Peacemaker Season 2, featuring John Cena as Peacemaker/Chris Smith, Robert Patrick as Blue Dragon/Auggie Smith, David Denman as Captain Triumph/Keith Smith, and Stephen Blackehart as Sydney Happersen!

In this episode, DJ Nik and I talk about things like Nik celebrating a win over Cremonese, the episode feeling like a season finale, Chris Smith not getting a break no matter how hard he tries, Stephen Blackehart being a James Gunn go-to actor, Lochlyn Munro as Betty Cooper's serial killer dad on Riverdale, some comics background on Sydney Happersen, James Gunn includes a character named Fitzgibbon in all of his films, still wanting Mindhunter Season 3, Harcourt pointing out all that Chris missed all the copies of Mein Kampf on Earth-X A.R.G.U.S.' desks and a giant mural of Hitler, Adrian-X telling Adrian that people of color are forced to live in concentration camps on Earth-X, Adebayo getting rescued from an angry mob of white supremacists by Judomaster, wondering why Chris and Harcourt pulled the Peace-cycle over for the cops, Rick Flag Sr. and Sasha Bordeaux meeting with Sydney Happersen, Harcourt potentially getting into a co-dependent relationship with Chris, Adebayo and Judomaster bonding over a game of Scrobble, Nik getting to interview Hardcore Superstar, whether Earth-X Auggie loved his Chris, Auggie telling the police to leave his property until they get a warrant, Judomaster having no problem with the Vigilantes' plan to kill the cops and storm the Smith house, Auggie telling Harcourt that he doesn't share Earth-X's ideologies, Vigilante abruptly stabbing Auggie repeatedly in the neck, Chris' primal scream at seeing Keith also getting stabbed by Vigilante, Harcourt intending to kill Keith to protect Chris, Peacemaker turning over the Quantum Unfolding Chamber portal device and allowing himself to be arrested, Happersen telling his guard that he plans to access PornHub, our favorite quotes of the episode, next week's discussion of the Peacemaker Season 2 finale, and more! 

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DRUNK CINEMA 086: "The Thing (1982)" Is Up!

 
"I dunno what the hell's in there, but it's weird and pissed off, whatever it is."
-- Clark, The Thing (1982)

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 The Thing, the 1982 science fiction horror film directed by John Carpenter, featuring Kurt Russell as R.J. MacReady, Wilford Brimley as Blair, Keith David as Childs, and Richard Dysart as Dr. Copper!

This time, Xan and I discuss things like Earth shifting its orbit, The Thing being our fourth John Carpenter film, the original 1938 novella Who Goes There? John W. Campbell Jr., James Arness as The Thing in The Thing from Another World, Kurt Russell as Snake Plissken, my love of Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins, Keith David as Spawn in the Spawn animated series, Ennio Morricone making the score sound like a John Carpenter score, the Antarctica Radio Shack, Adrienne Barbeau as the voice of MacReady's chess computer program, the Norwegian repeatedly failing to kill The Thing disguised as a dog, Richard Dysart rocking a nose ring in 1984, Blair having the "diabeetus", Xan preferring two-eyed Kurt Russell, the Norwegians digging up The Thing from being buried in the ice, Garry forgetting to use Grecian Formula on his eyebrows, Opus from Bloom County finding his mom, MacReady's love of dynamite, bonus monsters inside monsters, new Drunk Mail from Christine Peruski and Dave Proctor, our first John Saxon movie, and more!

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Be sure to come back in two weeks as Xan and I watch A Nightmare on Elm Street, the 1984 supernatural slasher film written and directed by Wes Craven, introducing Robert Englund as Freddy Krueger and Heather Langenkamp as Nancy Thompson, and featuring Johnny Depp as Glen Lantz and John Saxon as Lt. Don Thompson!

First Trailer for Marvel's WONDER MAN Tackles Superhero Fatigue

 
The Marvel Cinematic Universe is suffering from superhero fatigue. How adorably meta.

Debuting at the 2025 New York Comic-Con, Marvel Studios has officially released the first trailer for Wonder Man, the upcoming 8-episode miniseries based on the Marvel Comics superhero of the same name. The series stars Yahya Abdul-Mateen II as Wonder Man/Simon Williams, Sir Ben Kingsley as Trevor Slattery, Demetrius Grosse as Grim Reaper/Eric Williams, Zlatko Burić as Von Kovak, Ed Harris as Neal Saroyan, Josh Gad, Arian Moayed, Lauren Glazier, Byron Bowers, Béchir Sylvain, Manny McCord, X Mayo, Olivia Thirlby, and Simon Templeman.

The trailer opens in the MCU's version of Hollywood, with a news voiceover announcing, "The entertainment world is stunned today, when internationally celebrated and reclusive filmmaker Von Kovak sprung out of retirement to sign on for a remake of Wonder Man."

Asked to say more on the subject, Kovak remarks, "Everyone is tired of superheroes. There is an opportunity to reimagine a whole genre of storytelling."

We see various collectibles from the original Wonder Man film, including a Wonder Man lunchbox and thermos, along with a VHS tape (still wrapped in plastic) that reveals the film starred Brent Willard and Jackie Kay. This is followed by a brief clip of the original film, showing Willard wearing the green-and-yellow version of Wonder Man's costume from the comics during the period he was with the West Coast Avengers.

Next, we cut to Simon Williams and Trevor Slattery, who meet up on the street to discuss a big audition opportunity. Trevor says he's auditioning for Wonder Man.

Simon goes to his agent, saying he needs to be in the movie. His agent is surprised that he's serious and tells him they're already talking to Leonardo DiCaprio.

We see Simon in a trailer, physically preparing for the audition and telling himself that he needs to go out there and crush it.

Later, we see Simon telling Trevor that he's trying to come up with a backstory for the character. Trevor advises him, "Well, trust the words, just show up and say them."

"Nah, that's not my process," Simon replies.

"Well, your process can go blow a spider," counters Trevor.

During the auditions, another actor tells Simon that Trevor is killing it during his audition. One casting director asks another where she's seen Trevor before. The other casting director replies, "Pretty sure he used to be a terrorist," alluding to Trevor's previous acting job as The Mandarin in Iron Man 3.

Next, we see Simon about to give his audition for the role, followed by a call from his agent that "the callback is happening now" and "the breakdown is...go method."

Simon and Trevor are invited over to Kovak's mansion to meet with the director. Inside, they find other actors also invited. Kovak enters and tells them that he wants to explore the place between fiction and nonfiction."

Privately, Kovak tells Simon and Trevor, "We are going to make the last movie on Earth. No one will have the balls to make another."

In the final scene, we see Simon calling his agent to find out if there was any news from Kovak. She replies, "If there is any news, you'll be the first to know, unless you call me again, in which case I will never tell you." She promptly hangs up.

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

Wonder Man debuts January 27, 2026 on Disney+.

THE FANDOM ZONE 332: "Ignorance Is Chris" is Up!

 
"Last time I saw you, you were denying metahumans were a threat and now it seems they're taking over the world."
"Sort of, yeah."
"You have the Justice Gang and Superman determining international politics. Meanwhile, I'm here in Belle Reve listening to a bear-sized man with dragon skin butt-fucking a glowing twink with cartoon eyes in a cell beside me every night. I did everything I could to eradicate the metahuman blight, and now I'm enshrouded in it for the next...What did the judge say?...Two hundred and sixty-five years."
-- Lex Luthor and Rick Flag Sr., Peacemaker -- "Ignorance Is Chris"

Hello again, everyone! DJ Nik and I are back for another new episode of The Fandom Zone Podcast! This time, we discuss "Ignorance Is Chris", the sixth episode of Peacemaker Season 2, ffeaturing John Cena as Peacemaker/Chris Smith, Freddie Stroma as Vigilante/Adrian Chase, Robert Patrick as Blue Dragon/Auggie Smith, and Nicholas Hoult as Lex Luthor!

In this episode, DJ Nik and I talk about things like Nik celebrating his mom's birthday, shorter episodes possibly being a saving grace, Nicholas Hoult as The Beast and Nux from Mad Max: Fury Road, some comics background on Lex Luthor's first appearance and Earth-X, James Gunn moving Lex Luthor's cameo up to Episode 6, Van Kull maximum security prison, German power metal band Helloween, Naomi Watts in The Ring, finally getting Adrian in his Vigilante suit again, Adrian's secret stash of captured drugs and drug money, exploding bags of cocaine, Adrian probably being on the spectrum, wondering how Judomaster will get his Flamin' Hot Cheetos on Earth-X, Harcourt making up an excuse that she fouled up the bathroom, Mick Jagger leading "The Beetles" on Earth-X, Vigilante diving into a set of bushes, Vigilante meeting his Earth-X doppelganger, Rick Flag Sr. having a chat with Lex Luthor in Belle Reve, Chris reuniting with Harcourt, the definition of anti-fascist, the big reveal that the parallel Earth is the one where the Nazis won World War II, Earth-X Harcourt meeting Harcourt, the cliffhanger of Adebayo running for her life from Keith Smith and a mob of white supremacists, the post-credits scene of Harcourt insisting that she talks to the ghost of Keith's mom, the introduction of the DC multiverse, our favorite quotes of the episode, some Fandom Zone Fanmail from Christine Peruski, and more! 

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Be sure to come back in one week when DJ Nik and I discuss "Like a Keith in the Night", the seventh episode of Peacemaker Season 2, on The Fandom Zone Podcast!

NEXT STOP EVERYWHERE 355: "Image of the Fendahl" Is Up!

 
"What is it?"
"There's a guard. I shall kill him."
"No."
"Why not?"
"You'll upset the dog."
-- The Fourth Doctor and Leela, Doctor Who: "Image of the Fendahl"

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 "Image of the Fendahl", the third serial from Doctor Who Season 15, featuring Tom Baker as the Fourth Doctor, Louise Jameson as Leela, Wanda Ventham as Thea Ransome, and Edward Arthur as Adam Colby!

In this episode, Jesse and I discuss things like Jesse not doing his homework until the night before, Wanda Ventham being the mother of Benedict Cumberbatch, Denis Lil as Bob the Cartoonist in Batman (1989), writer Chris Boucher taking inspiration from the work of archaeologist Louise Leakey, why Leela wears her hair up in this serial, the introduction of Leela's new leather outfit, why K9 was written out of this serial, Wanda Ventham losing out to Shirley Eaton for the role of Jill Masterson in Goldfinger, there not being any explanation for how the Doctor escapes from the store room, Louise Jameson ad-libbing Leela's kiss to Adam Colby's cheek, the Fourth Doctor not finishing his sentences, the Doctor and Leela not feeling the cold, the Fourth Doctor's dynamic with Leela, the Doctor being the only one who can overcome the Fendahl's mental power, Fendelman and Stael wanting to cover up the murder of a hiker, wondering if Martha Tyler is related to Rose Tyler, Doctor Who providing a scientific explanation for the supernatural, the Fendahleen looking more than a little phallic, Sherlock's mom having it going on back in the day, our favorite quotes from the episode, my Reverse the Reverse the Polarity segment, new listener feedback from Sandi from Oregon, Holly Mac and Dave Proctor, Jesse wanting to join us for Three Days of the Condor on Drunk Cinema, the first Thirteenth Doctor audio drama from Big Finish Productions, 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 are joined by special guest companion Holly Mac to discuss "Vampire Weekend", the first audio drama from Big Finish Productions' Doctor Who: The Thirteenth Doctor Adventures range, featuring the return of Jodie Whittaker as the Thirteenth Doctor and Mandip Gill as Yasmin "Yaz" Khan!

THE FANDOM ZONE 331: "Back to the Suture" Is Up!

 
"Ads, I'm trusting you to tell the others goodbye for me. I know you won't agree with what I'm doing but I feel like it's the right thing. I've tried to make up for my mistakes, but I'm not sure redemption is something that's truly possible. At least not here. So... I'm going to make a life in the other world. I'm going to be a brother to my brother... a son to my dad. And I'm going to tell Emilia, "Yes, we'll work on this." I'll cherish life and overcome my trauma and be the good man there that I was never be able to be here. Don't be bummed. I love you all, even Harcourt after all that fucked-up, cunty bullshit she did. But I don't belong here. I think that if you and Harcourt and Economos turn this alien-dimensional-canister thing over to A.R.G.U.S., you'll be in their good graces enough to all get promoted. Then...everyone will be happy. Love, Chris and Eagly."
-- Chris Smith's letter to Leota Adebayo, Peacemaker -- "Back to the Suture"

Hello again, everyone! DJ Nik and I are back for another new episode of The Fandom Zone Podcast! This time, we discuss "Back to the Suture", the fifth episode of Peacemaker Season 2, featuring John Cena as Peacemaker/Chris Smith, Jennifer Holland as Emilia Harcourt, Frank Grillo as Rick Flag Sr., and Nhut Le as Judomaster/Rip Jagger!

In this episode, DJ Nik and I talk about things like the pronunciation of Sassuolo, trying to figure out what "Back to the Suture" refers to in the episode, wondering if James Gunn didn't have enough plot ideas to fill all eight episodes this season, the DCU not requiring you to watch everything to understand what's going on like the MCU, celebrating Batman Day, the flashback to the funeral of Rick Flag Jr., the Enchantress not being into an open relationship, the recurring gag of Rick Flag Sr. telling Harcourt to call him "Rick", Chris moving across Kupperberg Park by using various human shields, Chris risking his freedom to get confirmation that Harcourt isn't into him, Sasha Bordeaux being revealed as a cyborg and whether she'll be revealed as an O.M.A.C., Harcourt begging John Economos to book Chris in official records to save his life, Red St. Wild acting like Wile E. Coyote trying to kill the Road Runner, James Gunn's weird trope of violence towards animals, Eagly being confirmed as the Primal Eagle, Chris taking the beating from Rick Flag Sr. without fighting back, Rick Flag Sr. trying to convince Sasha Bordeaux he has a much bigger plan for Peacemaker than simple revenge, Langston Fleury learning to take Judomaster seriously, more speculation on Earth-X, Judomaster leaving Cheeto dust on Chris' letter, Adebayo having to console Adrian, Harcourt telling the 11th Street Kids they're going to the parallel Earth to get Chris back, Adrian having to point out to Adebayo that she was just solicited for prostitution, our favorite quotes of the episode, cats bearing a grudge if you don't mention them on your Christmas cards, Nik watching Darkman II: The Return of Durant, Xan Sprouse and I watching The Thing (1982) on Drunk Cinema, the universe caring for Nik, and more! 

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DRUNK CINEMA 085: "Tron: Legacy" Is Up!

 
"The Grid. A digital frontier. I tried to picture clusters of information as they traveled through the computer. Ships, motorcycles...with the circuits like freeways. I kept dreaming of a world I thought I'd never see. And then, one day...I got in."
-- Kevin Flynn, Tron: Legacy

Greetings, Programs!  My wonderful co-host Xan Sprouse and I are back with a new episode of Drunk Cinema! This time, we go back to the Grid and watch Tron: Legacy, the 2010 science fiction action film directed by Joseph Kosinski, featuring the return of Jeff Bridges as Kevin Flynn/Clu and Bruce Boxleitner as Alan Bradley/Tron, along with Garrett Hedlund as Sam Flynn and Olivia Wilde as Quorra!

This time, Xan and I discuss things like Nine Inch Nails doing the Tron: Ares soundtrack, Xan not wanting Jared Leto to be on her shitlist, what Xan enjoys about Tron: Legacy, Sam Flynn being a cynical wunderkind and having a lot of abandonment issues, Tron: Legacy respecting its past but not being beholden to it, Kevin Flynn becoming obsessed with the Grid and becoming a victim of that obsession, wondering why Disney took 28 years to make a sequel and then 15 years to make a third film, dollar store Alan Tudyk, the days when you took home a new operating system in a box, Sam living in the original garage that Walter Gibbs used to create ENCOM, Sam smelling like jail, Sam getting suited up by the Sirens, wondering why Jarvis speaks so strange when he introduces Clu to the masses, wondering why the identity discs weren't upgraded to USB drives, Sam finally getting the opportunity to ask Kevin where the hell he's been for the past 25 years, Michael Sheen chewing the scenery as Zuse/Castor, wishing we could cure medical issues the way Kevin recreates Quorra's lost arm, everybody getting a rising platform, the Tron: Legacy dogfight resembling the dogfight sequence from Star Wars, Rinzler being restored as Tron, Quorra probably regretting being brought into the real world, new Drunk Mail from Dave Proctor and Christine Peruski, watching The Lair of the White Worm on Skinemax, our first movie of Spooky Season, and more!

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Be sure to come back in two weeks as Xan and I enter Spooky Season and watch The Thing, the 1982 science fiction horror film directed by John Carpenter, featuring Kurt Russell as R.J. MacReady, Wilford Brimley as Blair, Keith David as Childs, and Richard Dysart as Dr. Copper!