DRUNK CINEMA 045: "Tremors (1990)" Is Up!

 
"Hey, Rhonda? You ever seen anything like this before?"
"Oh sure, Earl. Everyone knows about them, we just didn't tell you!"
-- Earl Bassett & Valentine McKee, Tremors (1990)

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 joined by special guest Christine Peruski as we watch Tremors, the 1990 monster comedy horror film directed by Ron Underwood, starring Kevin Bacon as Valentine "Val" McKee, Fred Ward as Earl Bassett, and Finn Carter as Rhonda LeBeck!

In this episode, Xan, Christine and I discuss things Xan getting a lot of police traffic in her neighborhood, my watching Tremors for the first time, the godawful Will Smith movie version of The Wild Wild West, Kevin Bacon being in the original Friday the 13th movie, Fred Ward as Remo Williams in Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins, Michael Gross as Steven Keaton on Family Ties, Ariana Richards not returning for the last Jurassic World movie, Tremors being released in theaters in January 1990, Tremors doing better on home video than it did in the theater, the town of Perfection not growing in population or infrastructure, Xan wanting Yeti to make a toilet bowl cooler, Bibi Besch as Dr. Carol Marcus from Star Trek II, Kevin Bacon's almost mullet, Rhonda being the smartest person in town, Rhonda not shaving her legs, Val's plan straight out of Looney Tunes, Xan's webcam giving us a shot of her cleavage, Xan running down her list of phobias, Xan and I planning to go to the Twin Peaks restaurant in Columbus, pinball being a harsh mistress, the passing of Tina Turner, and more!

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Be sure to come back in two weeks for Episode 046, as Xan and I pay tribute to the late Tina Turner as we watch Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome, the 1985 post-apocalyptic action film directed by George Miller & George Ogilvie, starring Mel Gibson as "Mad" Max Rockatansky, Tina Turner as Aunty Entity, and Bruce Spence as Jedediah!

THE FANDOM ZONE 268: "A New World, Part 3: Changes" Is Up!

 
"Don't worry, Cecile. You can do this."
"Right, and if by this you mean, just go on and astrally project myself into my future body, protect Barry from the Negative Speed Force, and save all of temporal existence, before coming back and teaching Jenna her multiplication tables, yeah, you're right. That's easy. Easy peasy."
-- Khione and Cecile Horton, The Flash -- "A New World, Part 3: Changes"

Hello again, everyone! It's time for another new episode of The Fandom Zone Podcast!  This time, DJ Nik and I discuss "A New World, Part Three: Changes", the twelfth episode of The Flash Season Nine, featuring Grant Gustin as The Flash/Barry Allen, Candice Patton as Iris West-Allen, Rick Cosnett as Eddie Thawne, and Jessica Parker Kennedy as XS/Nora West-Allen!

In this episode, DJ Nik and I talk about things like Nik's voice not wanting to cooperate, Inter Milan making it to the Champions League finals, 2049 Team Flash looking as young as 2023 Team Flash, why we switched over to discussing episodes of Superman & Lois, wondering if The Flash finale will stick the landing better than the Titans finale did, some rather complicated comics background on Cobalt Blue, Chester's reference to "being a black hole once", Eddie learning that he's not a guy named Dr. Malcolm Gilmore and that he's back from the dead, Eddie succumbing to the power of the Negative Speed Force, the show finally addressing the issue that Eddie sacrificed himself for nothing, the portals being tied to Eddie's emotional state, the lack of explanation for exactly how Eddie came back from the dead, wondering how the series will wrap up in a single hour with all the featured characters, wondering how 2023 Team Flash knew that Barry was in 2049, Cecile learning that her future self sucks at spending time with her family, wondering why 2049 S.T.A.R. Labs technology looks a lot like 2023 technology, Cecile getting her super suit and unimpressive codename Virtue, that awkward moment when 2049 Iris rejects Eddie wanting to replace her husband Barry, Barry learning that 2049 Iris still looks great, our favorite quotes of the episode, completing my physical media collection of The Flash on Blu-Ray, and more!

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NEXT STOP EVERYWHERE 289: "Cold War" Is Up!

 
"It's an Ice Warrior! A native of the planet Mars. And we go way back. Way back."
"Martian? You can't be serious!"
"I'm always serious...with days off."
-- The Eleventh Doctor and Captain Zhukov, Doctor Who: "Cold War"

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're joined by special guest companion Christine Peruski as we discuss "Cold War", the eighth episode from Doctor Who Series Seven in 2013, featuring Matt Smith as the Eleventh Doctor, Jenna Coleman as Clara Oswald, David Warner as Professor Grisenko, and the debut of the Ice Warriors in the modern era!

In this episode, Jesse, Christine and I discuss things like the return of the Mistress of Correction, Christine's recent performance review, Jesse meeting up with original NSE logo designer Thom Zahler for Free Comic Book Day, a Next Stop News Flash as we discuss the latest teaser trailer and titles for the upcoming Doctor Who 60th Anniversary Specials, the return of Murray Gold as series composer, David Warner's Doctor Who and assorted science fiction movie and TV roles, Liam Cunningham and Tobias Menzies as Game of Thrones veterans, Spencer Wilding playing the physical form of Darth Vader in Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, "Cold War" being the first Ice Warriors story since "The Monster of Peladon" in 1974, showrunner Steven Moffat being hesitant to bring the Ice Warriors back, Clara being the only female character in "Cold War", the first appearance of the HADS (Hostile Action Displacement System) in "The Krotons", "Cold War" being a bit like the film The Hunt for Red October, Jesse and I living through the actual Cold War, the latest interesting items in the Doctor's pockets, Christine wondering why writer Mark Gatiss had Clara unconscious for an unspecified amount of time, Captain Zhukov being more open-minded while Lt. Stepashin is the Soviet hardliner, the greatness of Professor Grisenko and his love of British new wave music like Ultravox and Duran Duran, the Doctor encountering an Ice Warrior again after so long, Skaldak not coping well with learning that he was encased in ice for 5,000 years, Clara being the one to talk to Skaldak, the Doctor finally not having to worry about a companion wandering off, Mark Gatiss giving the Ice Warriors some new tricks, Skaldak learning about the concept of Mutually Assured Destruction, few people in the '80s being familiar with karaoke, our favorite quotes of the story, my Reverse the Polarity segment, new feedback from Sandi from Oregon and Holly Mac, Christine's upcoming return to Drunk Cinema to watch Tremors, our upcoming discussion of "The Green Death", and more!

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TITANTALK 091: "Titans Forever" Is Up!

 
"On Christmas morning, people are all about the presents, right? The instant gratification. But Christmas Eve is all about the hope, the excitement, the anticipation, because all the good things are still in the future, yet to come."
-- Garfield Logan, Titans: "Titans Forever"

Hello again, Titans fans! DJ Nik and I are back with a new episode of TitanTalk: The Titans Podcast! This time, we discuss "Titans Forever", the series finale of Titans, featuring Brenton Thwaites as Nightwing, Anna Diop as Starfire, Joseph Morgan as Brother Blood, and Craig Burnatowski as the voice of Trigon!

In this episode, we discuss things like Nik's sports segment, why this won't be the final episode of TitanTalk, whether the Titans finale was a satisfying ending to the show, only getting Superman's boots in the quick cameo, our thanks that we finally got to see a Trigon that was more than a human dude in a suit, how quickly and easily Brother Blood was able to kill Trigon, Trigon probably being killed off quickly because of the lack of production budget, Richard Hatem not being creative enough to overcome Titans' small production budget, wondering why the hell S.T.A.R. Labs was going to give Superman a Red Kryptonite cocktail in case he was severely injured, Dick knowing about the Icarus Gate but never mentioning it to any of the other Titans before this episode, Brother Blood somehow finding a bunch of hired goons off-camera, wondering what makes Starfire special if every Tamaranean has the ability to generate the equivalent of 10,000 suns, wondering where the hell Brother Blood was going to live if he destroyed both Earth and Tamaran, hoping Richard Hatem doesn't write for any other shows we care about, wanting a behind-the-scenes documentary of how Titans was made, Gar having to pull out four big cables instead of one to disable the targeting system, wondering why Beast Boy didn't turn into a gorilla for extra strength to pull out the four cables, Krypto being the MVP of the finale, Nightwing wanting to use the Icarus Gate to send Brother Blood to the other side of the universe, Kory's big almost-sacrifice to take Brother Blood off the board, the inexplicable Christmas flashback for an episode airing in May, not getting any explanation for how Starfire survived the explosion that killed Brother Blood, not getting any truly emotional scenes in the finale, hoping James Gunn someday gives Titans fans a better adaptation in live-action, the Titans' farewell dinner, Rachel wanting to spend time with more normal people, wondering when Conner and Superman made plans to hang out in Metropolis, wondering why the last thing we see in the show is Superboy flying, wondering if the writers suddenly aborted the "Lex Luthor is still alive inside Conner's body" plan because the show was cancelled, this Titans series being summed up as wasted potential, the Titans series showing us what not to do with the Titans characters, why the next live-action adaptation of the Titans needs to have a lighter tone, Wonder Girl not appearing in the entire final season, our favorite quotes of the episode, my recent discussion of The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King on Gold Standard: The Oscars Podcast, Nik and I returning to The Fandom Zone Podcast while we wait for the rest of Doom Patrol Season 4, our thanks to all of the Titans fans all over the world, and more!

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While we're waiting for the final six episodes of Doom Patrol Season 4 to be released, be sure to come over to The Fandom Zone Podcast as DJ Nik and I return to the Fandom Zone to discuss "A New World Part Three: Changes", the twelfth episode of The Flash Season 9!

DRUNK CINEMA 044: "Dr. No" Is Up!

 
"I admire your courage, Miss...?"
"Trench. Sylvia Trench. I admire your luck, Mister...?"
"Bond. James Bond."
-- James Bond and Sylvia Trench, Dr. No

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 Dr. No, the first film of the James Bond series from 1962, directed by Terence Young, introducing Sean Connery as James Bond and featuring Ursula Andress as Honey Ryder, Joseph Wiseman as Dr. Julius No, and Jack Lord as Felix Leiter!

In this episode, Xan and I discuss things like wondering how you get a license to kill, my being a huge James Bond film geek, celebrating the US 60th anniversary of Dr. No, Hugh Hefner and Playboy magazine giving James Bond more attention in the United States, wondering why Terence Young didn't direct Goldfinger, my switching from antibiotics to steroids, Ursula Andress as Aphrodite in the original Clash of the Titans, Joseph Wiseman as Emperor Draco on Buck Rogers and as J.J. Beck on The Greatest American Hero, Jack Lord wanting too much money to return as Felix Leiter, the introduction of Bernard Lee as M and Lois Maxwell as Moneypenny, the James Bond parody film Operation Kid Brother, Sylvia Trench being the first Bond Girl, the three blind hitmen who aren't blind, Bond and Moneypenny enjoying flirting with one another knowing it's not going to go anywhere, the rare look at James Bond's crib, Xan getting tickets to see Barry Manilow, Xan's love of tarantulas, James Bond not satisfying because he doesn't have sex with the same woman twice, the Firm's song "Radioactive", James Bond playing solitaire without an app, Goldfinger being the first film that figured out the James Bond franchise formula, the guy with the bullhorn, Xan wanting to watch Spice World, Lois Maxwell being envious of Ursula Andress not wearing a bra at the Dr. No wrap party, Ian Fleming initially not liking the casting of Sean Connery as James Bond, new Drunk Mail from Christine Peruski, why our spouses just don't understand, my finally getting to see Tremors for the first time, and more!

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Be sure to come back in two weeks for Episode 045, as Xan and I are joined by special guest Christine Peruski as we watch Tremors, the 1990 monster comedy horror film directed by Ron Underwood, starring Kevin Bacon as Valentine "Val" McKee, Fred Ward as Earl Bassett, Finn Carter as Rhonda LeBeck, and Reba McEntire as Heather Gummer!

TITANTALK 090: "Project Starfire" Is Up!

 
"Replicate powers…Is that even possible?"
"If anybody could, it’s Lex. You’d be surprised what jealousy and a shit ton of money can do."
-- Rachel Roth and Dick Grayson, Titans: "Project Starfire"

Hello again, Titans fans! DJ Nik and I are back with a new episode of TitanTalk: The Titans Podcast! This time, we discuss "Project Starfire", the eleventh episode of Titans Season 4, featuring featuring Anna Diop as Starfire/Kory Anders, Jay Lycurgo as Robin III/Tim Drake, Franka Potente as Mother Mayhem, and the return of Curran Walters as Red Hood/Jason Todd!

In this episode, we discuss things like Nik's update on his Inter Milan football club, Titans finally using proper episode titles, hoping the returning Trigon won't be just a guy in a suit once again, Sebastian finally getting his official Brother Blood super suit, Jason Todd's return fitting in well with the advancement of Tim's evolution into the third Robin, some comics background on Tim's debut as the third Robin, our disappointment that Jason's alias "Venta" had no meaning whatsoever, Dick and Kory musing on regular people going about their day without worrying about people like Brother Blood and Trigon, wondering if Starfire will end up joining Dick in civilian life, Dick calling out Kory for wanting to do everything herself without the Titans' help, wondering how long Lex Luthor was working on replicating Starfire's blue light powers, Conner clearly being a good guy again because he's wearing his Superboy t-shirt, Gar and Rachel being forced into the "guy in the chair" role, Rachel advising Gar to embrace his connection to The Red, Tim getting his version of Dick's "Fuck Batman" scene from the first episode of Titans, Red Hood taking over for Batman in Gotham City, Jason giving Tim some more fighting tricks in his arsenal, Jason giving Tim his own motorcycle, wondering how Sebastian learned that his dead mom was still alive, Sebastian's whiny "I'm not nothing!" rant, Mother Mayhem's Mortal Kombat "Fatality" move, the writers probably ditching their "Conner is actually Lex Luthor in Conner's body" setup at the last minute to make Conner good again, Dick quickly trusting Conner with their only shot to take out Sebastian, Sebastian absorbing his mom and her powers to level up, wondering if Raven will go to a temple somewhere like the Scarlet Witch with the Darkhold, Eminem's "Lose Yourself", wondering if we'll get a Superman cameo in the finale like the one in the Shazam! movie, our favorite quotes of the episode, new Twitter feedback from Madison Dad & Son, my upcoming return to NIk's Gold Standard: The Oscars Podcast to discuss The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, wondering if the writers will figure out how to stick the landing in the Titans finale, and more!

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Be sure to come back next week as DJ Nik and I discuss "Titans Forever", the final episode of Titans, featuring Brenton Thwaites as Nightwing, Anna Diop as Starfire, Joseph Morgan as Brother Blood, and Craig Burnatowski as the voice of Trigon!

NEXT STOP EVERYWHERE 288: "Trial of the Valeyard" Is Up!

 
"Tell you what, I’ll make it easy on you -- I confess. Yes, I stole a TARDIS! Yes, I ran away! Yes, I’ve meddled in the affairs of countless people on countless worlds, and sometimes the consequences of my meddling have been grave indeed! Guilty, guilty as charged! I did it! I’m to blame! Mea culpa, mea culpa, mea maxima culpa!"
"Oh, for goodness sake…"
"And yet, I came back to Gallifrey, willingly, and saved the lot of you. Not once, but time and time again and believe me, that’s one of the few things I’ve done in my many lives that I’m really starting to regret!"
-- The Sixth Doctor and Inquisitor Darkel, Doctor Who: "Trial of the Valeyard"

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're joined by special guest companion Rachel Frend to discuss "Trial of the Valeyard", the 2013 Doctor Who audio drama from Big Finish Productions, featuring Colin Baker as the Sixth Doctor, and the return of Michael Jayston as the Valeyard and Lynda Bellingham as Inquisitor Darkel!

In this episode, Jesse, Rachel and I discuss things like Jesse doing more decorating in his new podcast recording studio, Rachel discussing "Trial of the Valeyard" on The Five-ish Fangirls Podcast, the Doctor not being the one on trial for once, the banter being reminiscent of a Kevin Smith or Aaron Sorkin story, Inquisitor Darkel's full name Darkelatraquisterastred, not being able to get rid of David Tennant, the Sixth Doctor returning to one of his least favorite places, Colin Baker chewing the scenery with this script, the Doctor's frustration with being forced to defend the Valeyard but not being told what he's accused of because it's classified, the Rani potentially returning as a man, the Sixth Doctor behaving like child refusing to eat tater tots, putting to rest any fan speculation that the Valeyard was a Watcher, the Sixth Doctor hating the Time Lords more than he hates the Valeyard, wondering how much of the Valeyard's origin story is the actual truth, the mystery of the Shadow Houses, Rassilon being a total dick, the Sixth Doctor finding a mad thirteenth incarnation of himself, wanting another meeting of the Sixth Doctor and the Valeyard from Big Finish, the lines in the script being tailored for Colin Baker's Doctor, our favorite quotes of the story, my Reverse the Polarity segment, new feedback from Holly Mac, my upcoming return to Gold Standard: The Oscars Podcast to discuss The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King with Rachel, Christine Peruski returning to discuss the return of the Ice Warriors, 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 Christine Peruski to discuss "Cold War", the eighth episode from Doctor Who Series Seven in 2013, featuring Matt Smith as the Eleventh Doctor, Jenna Coleman as Clara Oswald, David Warner as Professor Grisenko, and the first appearance of the Ice Warriors in the modern era!