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Tuesday, November 5, 2024

NEXT STOP EVERYWHERE 328: "Hide" Is Up!

 
"Every lonely monster needs a companion."
-- The Eleventh Doctor, Doctor Who: "Hide"

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 "Hide", the ninth episode from Doctor Who Series 7 in 2013, featuring Matt Smith as the Eleventh Doctor, Jenna Coleman as Clara Oswald, Dougray Scott as Professor Alec Palmer, and Jessica Raine as Emma Grayling!

In this episode, Jesse and I discuss things like Jesse's wife picking up some interesting gummies in New England, the recent weirdness of our release schedule, picking "Hide" for Spooky Season, "Hide" giving the vibe of a 1970s Hammer horror film, my wondering if Alec Palmer was named after Alec Holland and Ray Palmer from DC Comics, Jessica Raine as Verity Lambert in An Adventure in Space and Time, writer Neil Cross being inspired by The Quatermass Experiment, original story plans for the pocket universe, "Hide" being Jenna Coleman's first filmed episode as Clara Oswald, what the "ghost" version of Hila is saying, the Doctor's secret motive of looking for Emma Grayling to learn about Clara, wondering how the TARDIS and Moya from Farscape would have to say to one another, wishing Jenna Coleman had another season with Matt Smith instead of Peter Capaldi, the Doctor's decision to go back and rescue the creature that just tried to kill him, Clara's argument with the TARDIS, the homage to Poltergeist, Professor Palmer and Emma Grayling being in love with one another but being too afraid to admit it, Palmer's reluctance to talk about his background as a spy, Emma trying to warn Clara about the Doctor, Matt Smith mispronouncing "Metebelis", the reveal that the "ghost" was a time-traveler, the Doctor and Clara's breezy high-five, our favorite quotes of the episode, my Reverse the Polarity segment, listener feedback from Dave Proctor, Sandi from Oregon, and Holly Mac, my upcoming story for DC Comics' anthology DC's Lex and the City #1, and more!

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

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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 three weeks for the next episode of Next Stop Everywhere as Jesse and I dare joined by Special Guest Companion Holly Mac as we discuss "Delta and the Bannermen", the third serial from Doctor Who Season 24 in 1987, featuring Sylvester McCoy as the Seventh Doctor, Bonnie Langford as Melanie Bush, Don Henderson as Gavrok, and Sara Griffiths as Ray!

Monday, November 4, 2024

THE FANDOM ZONE 303: "Cent'Anni" Is Up!

 
"I know you're all anxious for me to leave. No one has been shy about that. I'd really hoped that it would be different, but I understand. I don't fit into this family anymore, so tomorrow, I'm starting a new life. For the first time, I have hope. To new beginnings. Cent'anni."
-- Sofia Falcone, The Penguin -- "Cent'anni"

Hello again, everyone! DJ Nik and I are back for another new episode of The Fandom Zone Podcast! This time, we discuss "Cent'anni", the fourth episode of the DC series The Penguinand "Familiar by Thy Side", the sixth episode of the Marvel series Agatha All Along!

In this episode, DJ Nik and I talk about things like Nik and I creating a Jewish superhero named Beth Shalom, my Cleveland Guardians being on the brink of elimination in the American League Championship Series, Penguin director Helen Shaver, "Cent'anni" being the episode that should give Cristin Milioti an Emmy, Mark Strong taking over from John Turturro as Carmine Falcone, some comics background on Carmine Falcone and Magpie, Sofia the Mafia Princess, Sofia's relationship with Oz as her driver, Summer Gleeson making her live-action debut, Sofia realizing that Carmine killed her mother, Carmine framing Sofia as The Hangman and getting her locked up in Arkham Asylum, Jason Statham in The Transporter, Arkham Asylum making Sofia insane with electroshock therapy, Sofia finally snapping and killing Magpie, Sofia crashing the Falcone family dinner, Sofia saving Gia before killing the rest of the Falcone family, wondering how Sofia is going to explain her Michael Corleone style massacre, "Familiar by Thy Side" being the best episode of Agatha All Along so far because it focused on Wiccan, the unexpected return of Randall "Ralph" Boner, Nik's thoughts about Billy Kaplan's Bar Mitzvah, the big coincidence of Lilia and Alice being involved with Billy Kaplan way before their journey down the Witches' Road, the awkwardness of 7-year-old Billy Maximoff being inside 14-year-old Billy Kaplan's body with a boyfriend, Agatha lying about knowing Billy's identity all along, our favorite quotes of the episodes, new Fandom Zone Fanmail from Dave Proctor, Christine Peruski, Jesse Jackson, and Aaron Case, my upcoming story for DC Comics' anthology DC's Lex and the City, 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 discuss "Homecoming", the fifth episode of the DC series The Penguinand "Death's Hand in Mine", the seventh episode of the Marvel series Agatha All Along!

Sunday, November 3, 2024

DRUNK CINEMA 069: "Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey" Is Up!

 
"A hit. You have sank my battleship!"
-- Death, Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey

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 Bill & Ted's Bogus Journeythe 1991 science fiction comedy directed by Pete Hewitt, featuring the return of Alex Winter as Bill S. Preston, Esq and Keanu Reeves as Ted "Theodore" Logan, and the introduction of William Sadler as Death!

This time, Xan, and I discuss things like digressing into Ghostwood: The Twin Peaks Podcast, Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure being our most downloaded episode of Drunk Cinema ever, the Top 5 Gen X movies, Airplane II: The Sequel, Chelcie Ross as Eddie Harris in Major League, finally getting Pam Grier, wondering why the sequel had new princesses, Hal Landon Jr. as the Pencil Machine Operator in David Lynch's Eraserhead, David Newman vs. Thomas Newman, the original title Bill & Ted Go to Hell being a much better title, the name Station being the result of a leftover editing typo, events in the film mirroring the Star Trek episode "Arena", Who Watches the Wild Stallyns?, Missy divorcing Bill's dad and marrying Ted's dad, Ronnie James Dio popularizing the devil's horns hand sign, Xan's issues with Dave Mustaine of Megadeth, playing Clue while watching Clue, wondering why Heaven is mostly white, Death recording a solo album, new Drunk Mail from Dave Proctor and Christine Peruski, my upcoming story for DC Comics, and more!

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Be sure to come back in three weeks as Xan and I watch Ed Woodthe 1994 biographical comedy-drama directed by Tim Burton, featuring Johnny Depp as Ed Wood, Martin Landau as Bela Lugosi, Sarah Jessica Parker as Dolores Fuller, and Bill Murray as John "Bunny" Breckinridge!

Thursday, October 24, 2024

THE FANDOM ZONE 302: "Bliss" Is Up!

 
"You're fun at a card game, or over drinks, I'll give you that, but people don't keep you around because they think you're smart. And they sure as shit don't trust you. Nah... People keep the Penguin around as entertainment, because everybody knows you're a goddamn joke."
-- Johnny Viti to Oswald "Oz" Cobb, The Penguin -- "Bliss"

Hello again, everyone! DJ Nik and I are back for another new episode of The Fandom Zone Podcast! This time, we discuss "Bliss", the third episode of the DC series The Penguinand "Darkest Hour / Wake Thy Power", the fifth episode of the Marvel series Agatha All Along!

In this episode, DJ Nik and I talk about things like the Cleveland Guardians making the American League Championship Series, some background information on Bleeding Tooth Fungi, some comics background on the Neon Dragon Triad and the Odessa Mob, the flashback sequence of Gotham City flooding that ties into The Batman (2022), Vic wanting a better life for his family, Graciela wanting Vic to leave Gotham with her, Vic trying out his speech to Oz in the Penguinmobile, Oz not helping his argument that Vic shouldn't be afraid of him, Oz creating a monster by telling Vic to assert himself, Oz being surprised by Sophia's crop of Bleeding Tooth Fungi, wondering who is supplying Sophia with the Fungi to make Bliss, Oz being sorry (not sorry) about betraying Sophia to her father, that awkward moment when Johnny Viti calls Oz "The Penguin", Vic choosing to drive the Penguinmobile into one of Nadia Maroni's hired goons, being proven right about Alice Wu-Gulliver's fate, how Marvel Studios could give a big "eff you" to the people passing on Agatha All Along, some comics background on Salem's Seven and Wiccan, Teen insisting on using brooms to escape the Salem's Seven, Killing Joke's song "Eighties", the coven being garbed in '80s sleepover attire, the coven using a Ouija board to talk with the spirits, the homages to The Exorcist, my appreciation for the growing body count, Teen being revealed as Wiccan, our favorite quotes of the episodes, new Fandom Zone Fanmail from Dave Proctor, looking forward to seeing Sophia Falcone in Arkham Asylum, and more! 

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

Apple Podcasts -- RIGHT HERE
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The Fandom Zone on Facebook -- RIGHT HERE
The Fandom Zone on Twitter -- @FandomZoneCast
The Fandom Zone on Instagram -- HERE

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 discuss "Cent'Anni", the fourth episode of the DC series The Penguinand "Familiar by Thy Side", the sixth episode of the Marvel series Agatha All Along!

Thursday, October 17, 2024

THE FANDOM ZONE 301: "Inside Man" Is Up!

 
"What do you say, Oz? You in?"
"Let's dance."
-- Sofia Falcone and Oswald "Oz" Cobb, The Penguin -- "Inside Man"

Hello again, everyone! DJ Nik and I are back for another new episode of The Fandom Zone Podcast! This time, we discuss "Inside Man", the second episode of the DC series The Penguinand "If I Can't Reach You / Let My Song Teach You", the fourth episode of the Marvel series Agatha All Along!

In this episode, DJ Nik and I talk about things like the Cleveland Guardians taking Game One against the Detroit Tigers, Theo Rossi as "Shades" Alvarez on Luke Cage, the humanization of the Penguin, some comics background on Luca Falcone and the "No Man's Land" storyline, Oz having to scramble to survive his own plan, Oz working as an inside man for the Maroni crime family, Nik looking out for the gamer community, Eve realizing what a dangerous game Oz is playing, mothers playing a big part in crime dramas, wondering what Oz would do if he lost his mother, Oz forcing Vic to lie down in a grave with two dead bodies, Oz losing his shit over cilantro, Dr. Julian Rush being extra cozy with Sofia, Sofia being pissed that no one in her family takes her seriously, Oz taking advantage of Sofia not having any allies, horny Italian guys at Lake Cuomo, the great homage to the ending of The Godfather, Oz's shaky alliance with Sofia, Agatha's coven wearing clothes similar to '70s rock and pop stars, The Penguin and Agatha All Along being two completely different types of shows, some comics trivia on the Daughters of Liberty, Agatha's Latin chant referencing The Muppet Movie, Rio claiming Agatha's child in exchange for the Darkhold, Agatha letting the coven overhear Rio's plans to kill them, the demon perching on Alice's shoulders, Alice's mother selling her music catalogue, Agatha All Along being more interesting when the coven is on the Witches' Road, Lilia having conversations with events in the future, our favorite quotes of the episodes, Alice's mom's record having a track about a "Red Haired Woman", new Fandom Zone Fanmail from Dave Proctor and Jesse Jackson, and more! 

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

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

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 discuss "Bliss", the third episode of the DC series The Penguinand "Darkest Hour / Wake Thy Power", the fifth episode of the Marvel series Agatha All Along!

Sunday, October 13, 2024

DRUNK CINEMA 068: "Horror of Dracula" Is Up!

 
"Is there no other way? It's horrible."
"Please try and understand this is not Lucy, the sister you loved. It's only a shell possessed and corrupted by the evil of Dracula. To liberate her soul and give her peace, we must destroy that shell for all time. Believe me, there is no other way."
-- Arthur Holmwood and Dr. Van Helsing, Horror of Dracula

Hello again, movie fans!  My wonderful co-host Xan Sprouse and I are back with a new episode of Drunk Cinema! This time, we're watching Horror of Draculathe 1958 gothic horror film directed by Terence Fisher, starring Christopher Lee as Count Dracula, Peter Cushing as Dr. Van Helsing, Michael Gough as Arthur Holmwood, and Melissa Stribling as Mina Holmwood!

This time, Xan, and I discuss things like Xan celebrating a wedding anniversary, Xan and her husband Chris watching Logan's Run as an anniversary tradition, ranking the best Christopher Lee Dracula films from Hammer, Peter Cushing as "Dr. Who" in Dr. Who and the Daleks, Michael Gough as Alfred Pennyworth in Batman (1989) and the Celestial Toymaker on Doctor Who, Hammer Productions filming on the cheap, The House That Dripped Blood, our easy decision to buy digital copies of Horror of Dracula, the vampire babe with a mullet, Hammer only being able to afford one Bride of Dracula instead of three, the low-energy tavern, Christopher Lee being a miniatures gamer, Dracula making a booty call, Christopher Lee bringing an erotic element to the role of Dracula, Lucy's doctor getting called out by a little girl, Michael Gough arching his eyebrow, wondering if there was some film code that prevented women from being staked through their boobs, Xan trying Coke Zero Oreos, Dracula working on his cardio, Christopher Lee and Peter Cushing being friends with Vincent Price, new Drunk Mail from Christine Peruski, Hudson Hawk, Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure being our most downloaded episode of Drunk Cinema ever, Wolverine being a dick sometimes, and more!

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Be sure to come back in two weeks as Xan and I watch Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey, the 1991 science fiction comedy directed by Pete Hewitt, featuring the return of Alex Winter as Bill S. Preston, Esq and Keanu Reeves as Ted "Theodore" Logan, and the introduction of William Sadler as Death!

Saturday, October 12, 2024

NEXT STOP EVERYWHERE 327: "The Abominable Snowmen" Is Up!

 
"Have you thought up some clever plan, Doctor?"
"Yes, Jamie. I believe I have."
"What are you going to do?"
"Bung a rock at it."
-- Jamie McCrimmon and the Second Doctor, Doctor Who: "The Abominable Snowmen"

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 companion Holly Mac as we discuss "The Abominable Snowmen", the second serial from Doctor Who Season 5 in 1967, featuring Patrick Troughton as the Second Doctor, Frazer Hines as Jamie McCrimmon, Deborah Watling as Victoria Waterfield, and the first appearance of the Great Intelligence!

In this episode, Jesse and I discuss things like why we're recording a week early, "The Abominable Snowmen" being reconstructed using animation, watching the surviving Episode 2 on physical media, Holly starting the new school year, Jesse's reaction to watching the serial for the first time on Tubi, Jamie being a Top 5 companion, wondering where the other 5 transmitted episodes are, writers Mervyn Haisman and Henry Lincoln trying to capture Tibetan culture, original plans to melt Padmasambahava's head, Frazer Hines wearing rolled-up trousers under his kit because it was so cold while filming, the guys in the Yeti costumes falling frequently because of slippery mud from rain, the animators making the Tibetan monks actually look Tibetan but making Padmasambhava look completely different from the live-action actor, the respect between Jamie and Victoria, the Doctor throwing a rock at a Yeti, the Jewel of the Lotus mantra, Victoria faking being poisoned to escape from the monastery, the debut of the Great Intelligence, my attempt to inform Jesse about The Venture Bros., Thonmi befriending Victoria, the awkward moment when Padmasambhava lost control of his body to the Great Intelligence, the silver spheres powering the Yetis, wondering how the Doctor got the Holy Ghanta, our favorite quotes of the episode, a personal note from Dave Proctor, my wife Lori spending time with Kris Kristofferson, my Reverse the Reverse the Polarity segment, original Celestial Toymaker Michael Gough appearing in Horror of Dracula, watching "Hide" for Spooky Season, and more!

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

Apple Podcasts -- RIGHT HERE
Google Podcasts -- RIGHT HERE
Direct MP3 downloads/Libsyn -- RIGHT HERE
Spotify -- RIGHT HERE
Stitcher -- RIGHT HERE
Next Stop Everywhere's Facebook page
Next Stop Everywhere's Twitter account
Next Stop Everywhere's Instagram account

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 three weeks for the next episode of Next Stop Everywhere as Jesse and I discuss "Hide", the ninth episode from Doctor Who Series 7 in 2013, featuring Matt Smith as the Eleventh Doctor, Jenna Coleman as Clara Oswald, Dougray Scott as Professor Alec Palmer, and Jessica Raine as Emma Grayling!