NEXT STOP EVERYWHERE 357: "The Rescue" Is Up!

 
"We left in 1963."
"1963! But that means you're about five hundred and fifty years old!"
"Why...yes, I suppose I am. Yes, it's a way of looking at it, but I'll try not to look at it too often."
-- Barbara Wright and Vicki Pallister, Doctor Who: "The Rescue"

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 DJ Nik to discuss "The Rescue", the third serial from Doctor Who Season 2 in 1965, featuring William Hartnell as the First Doctor, William Russell as Ian Chesterton, Jacqueline Hill as Barbara Wright, and introducing Maureen O'Brien as Vicki Pallister!

In this episode, Jesse, Nik and I discuss things like Jesse going to a personal premiere of Springsteen: Deliver Me from Nowhere, Nik celebrating his upcoming 42nd birthday, Jesse watching "The Rescue" for the very first time, small stories like "The Rescue" standing out because of its restraint, Vicki's introduction as the first new companion, the second episode being the first episode of Doctor Who to break into the top ten most-watched programs of the week, "The Rescue" being the first serial where the Doctor arrived on a planet other than Earth and claimed to have been there before, the other names considered for Vicki, differences in writer David Whittaker's original draft, Maureen O'Brien refusing to dye her hair to make her resemble Susan Foreman more, Carole Ann Ford wishing Maureen O'Brien good luck on the first day of rehearsals, Koquillion being credited as the pseudonym "Sydney Wilson", the First Doctor and Ian getting along better by this point, Barbara being the emotional anchor of the serial, that awkward moment when Barbara kills Vicki's pet Sandy, Vicki's vulnerability in her loneliness, Vicki being gaslighted by Bennett, the Doctor and Vicki having a mutual reliance on one another, the revelation that Bennett is posing as Koquillion, Bennett's plan to use Vicki as his alibi to cover up the murder he committed, whether the two Didoans are vengeful ghosts, our favorite quotes from the episode, my Reverse the Polarity segment, new listener feedback from Sandi from Oregon, Holly Mac and Dave Proctor, the first Big Finish audio reuniting the Ninth Doctor and Rose Tyler, 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 "Snare", the first audio drama from Series 4 of Big Finish Productions' Doctor Who: The Ninth Doctor Adventures range, featuring Christopher Eccleston as the Ninth Doctor, Billie Piper as Rose Tyler, and Camille Coduri as Jackie Tyler!

DRUNK CINEMA 087: "A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984)" Is Up!

 
"Whatever you do...don't fall asleep."
-- Nancy Thompson to Glen Lantz, A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984)

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 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!

This time, Xan and I discuss things like Xan taking a break from the Nightmares Film Festival, the greatness of Doug Jones, the 1982 Swamp Thing movie with Ray Wise, Xan preferring Freddy Krueger over Michael Myers, the remake making Freddy a child molester, how Freddy could go to space, Xan meeting Heather Langenkamp, Robert Englund as Willie in V and V: The Final Battle, John Saxon in Enter the Dragon, the disappointing final episode of the original Quantum Leap, A Nightmare on Elm Street being New Line Cinema's first commercial success and making New Line "The House That Freddy Built", sleeping in study hall, Freddy having to use his knives because he made them, Nancy's relaxing bubble bath, Xan going to a sleep clinic, frosted vodka bottles, Nancy's mom keeping Freddy's glove secret for years, BOB from Twin Peaks being in Freddy's boiler room, new Drunk Mail from Christine Peruski, both of us liking that we have four seasons in Ohio, paying tribute to one of my mom's all-time favorite movies, and more!

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Be sure to come back in one month as Xan and I celebrate the 5th Anniversary of Drunk Cinema as we watch Smokey and the Bandit, the 1977 action comedy road film directed by Hal Needham, introducing Burt Reynolds as Bo "The Bandit" Darville, Sally Field as Carrie "Frog", Jerry Reed as Cledus "The Snowman" Snow, and Jackie Gleason as Sheriff Buford T. Justice!

THE FANDOM ZONE 334: "Full Nelson" Is Up!

 
"Chris, listen to me. Every time someone around you dies, it's because you're not listening to yourself! Your father told you to fight your brother, you did. Waller told you to kill Rick and you did. And you knew you shouldn't have gone to that other world! Don't tell me you thought, in your heart, that was the right thing to do. But when you are truly who you are, Chris Smith, what happens? Chris, what happens, man?"
"...Nothing."
"You touch people, man. I believe in miracles because of you. I saw an eagle hug a human. I know who I am because of you. And...when I'm around you...I feel loved. You're big and you're stupid, but I know you love me. And I don't think I can say that about anybody else in this world."
-- Leota Adebayo and Chris Smith, Peacemaker -- "Full Nelson"

Hello again, everyone! DJ Nik and I are back for another new episode of The Fandom Zone Podcast! This time, we discuss "Full Nelson", the Peacemaker Season 2 finale, featuring John Cena as Peacemaker/Chris Smith, Frank Grillo as Rick Flag Sr., Stephen Blackehart as Sydney Happersen, and Terence Rosemore as Otis Berg!

In this episode, DJ Nik and I talk about things like Nik celebrating Italy's victory over Estonia, my suggested title for this episode, the Season 2 finale feeling more like an epilogue instead of a finale, the tone of the episode being all over the place, James Gunn overindulging, Otis getting the last name Berg, some comics background on Checkmate and the 2007 limited series Salvation Run, wondering why Big Belly Burger is serving alcohol, Chris being completely checked out, the dimensional portals reminding Nik of Stargate, the imps' Fifth Dimension resembling a live-action version of the board game Candy Land, Harcourt stepping up to take out the imps, Adebayo persuading Adrian to use his captured drug money, Rick Flag Sr. and Sydney Happersen celebrating while Harcourt's team keeps getting massacred, Rick wanting to use Salvation to get rid of metahumans without being legally responsible for them, Peacemaker and Harcourt's relationship being similar to Star-Lord and Gamora's from Gunn's Guardians of the Galaxy trilogy, Adebayo and Keeya ending their marriage amicably, Adebayo telling Chris that he inspires people and isn't cursed, Harcourt finally breaking down and admitting that she enjoyed being with Chris on the boat, the formation of Checkmate, wondering if Peacemaker returns in Gunn's upcoming Superman sequel Man of Tomorrow, John Economos possibly finding someone who appreciates him, our favorite quotes of the episode, Nik's upcoming return to Next Stop Everywhere: The Doctor Who Podcast, our upcoming discussion of Wonder Man in January 2026, and more! 

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Be sure to come back in three months when DJ Nik and I discuss the first episode of Marvel's Wonder Man on The Fandom Zone Podcast!

NEXT STOP EVERYWHERE 356: "Vampire Weekend" Is Up!

 
"Have you ever met somebody who turns up in a place and then everything goes bananas, and everyone starts screaming?"
"Uh…Not sure I have, no."
"Right…Well…You have now! Fancy an egg?"
-- The Thirteenth Doctor and Mason, Doctor Who: "Vampire Weekend"

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 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!

In this episode, Jesse and I discuss things like Jesse's sister getting married, moving our recording date so Jesse can go see Melissa Etheridge and the Indigo Girls, Holly returning to discuss the Ninth Doctor and Rose Tyler audio drama "Snare", our reactions to hearing the Thirteenth Doctor and Yaz again, the audio drama having better writing than Jodie's run on the TV series, Jesse forgetting which audio we were planning to discuss, hoping Jodie and Mandip return for more audio dramas than the twelve planned stories, the Seventh Doctor meeting Sherlock Holmes in the 1994 Doctor Who novel All-Consuming Fire by Andy Lane, some helpful information on oxytocin, when "Vampire Weekend" is set in the Thirteenth Doctor's timeline, having a simple story to reintroduce the Thirteenth Doctor and Yaz, hoping for the return of John Bishop as Dan Lewis, the Doctor naming two chickens after her former companions Ian Chesterton and Barbara Wright, Yaz not being sure where she fits in with the Doctor after Graham and Ryan left, Gina's Mum not having a last name, my initial theory that Gina's mum was the vampire, Boo Boo the truth vampire, the explanation why some sets of vampires are one way and some are another way, our favorite quotes from the episode, my Reverse the Polarity segment, not having any email this episode, DJ Nik joining us to discuss "The Rescue", 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 DJ Nik to discuss "The Rescue", the third serial from Doctor Who Season 2 in 1965, featuring William Hartnell as the First Doctor, William Russell as Ian Chesterton, Jacqueline Hill as Barbara Wright, and introducing Maureen O'Brien as Vicki Pallister!

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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Be sure to come back in one week when DJ Nik and I discuss "Full Nelson", the Season 2 finale of Peacemaker, on The Fandom Zone Podcast!

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+.