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Thursday, April 24, 2025

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 Verada 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, Verada 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, Verada Sethu as Belinda Chandra, Linus Roache as Reginald Pye, and Alan Cumming as the voice of Mr. Ring-a-Ding!

Tuesday, April 22, 2025

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 Againon The Fandom Zone Podcast!

Sunday, April 20, 2025

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!

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

Apple Podcasts -- RIGHT HERE
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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!

Tuesday, April 15, 2025

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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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 "Isle of Joy", the eighth episode of Daredevil: Born Again Season One, on The Fandom Zone Podcast!

Friday, April 11, 2025

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 Brewthe 1983 comedy directed by and starring Rick Moranis and Dave Thomas as their SCTV characters Bob and Doug McKenziefeaturing 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!

Tuesday, April 8, 2025

THE FANDOM ZONE 317: "Excessive Force" Is Up!

 
"Fuck it."
-- Matt Murdock, Daredevil: Born Again -- "Excessive Force"

Hello again, everyone! DJ Nik and I are back for another new episode of The Fandom Zone Podcast! This time, we discuss "With Interest" and "Excessive Force", the fifth and sixth episodes of Daredevil: Born Again Season 1, featuring Charlie Cox as Daredevil/Matt Murdock, Vincent D'Onofrio as The Kingpin/Wilson Fisk, Mohan Kapur as Yusuf Khan, and Hunter Doohan as Muse/Bastian Cooper!

In this episode, DJ Nik and I talk about things like my being happy that it's baseball season again, "With Interest" being a damn good filler episode, getting to see different sides of Matt Murdock, some comics background on Yusuf Khan, "With Interest" being the only episode that didn't get new scenes or footage added via reshoots, the episode being shot at the same bank used in the movie Inside Man, Daredevil being another Marvel superhero who can't get a bank loan, Matt figuring out a way to save the bank hostages without being Daredevil, hints of a Daredevil/Ms. Marvel crossover, Angie Kim being the backup hostage negotiator, Yusuf realizing that Matt is more than he appears, Matt's brutal takedown of Devlin, the Young Dubliner's celtic rock version of "The Rocky Road to Dublin", Matt trying not to laugh at Heather Glenn for wanting to interview the Punisher, "Excessive Force" sounding like a bad action movie from the '80s, Johnny Santini needing to get on with the point, some comics background on Jack Duquesne as the Swordsman, Mayor Fisk being dismissed by New York's social elite, the formation of the Anti-Vigilante Task Force, some comics background on Cole North, Angela del Toro calling out Matt to do literally anything about the kidnappings her uncle Hector Ayala was investigating before he was killed, Matt saying "Fuck it" and finally giving in to his nature of being Daredevil once again, Daredevil's first fight with Muse, Mayor Fisk finally giving in to his nature of being the Kingpin once again, our favorite quotes of the episodes, new Fandom Zone Fan Mail from Dave Proctor, Jesse Jackson and Aaron Case, having to delay our next episode a couple of days for my wedding anniversary, 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 "Art for Art's Sake", the seventh episode of Daredevil: Born Again Season One, on The Fandom Zone Podcast!

Sunday, April 6, 2025

NEXT STOP EVERYWHERE 338: "Rose: Regenerated" Is Up!

 
"What did you say your name was?"
"I told you -- The Doctor."
"Yeah, but, Doctor what?"
"Just The Doctor."
"The Doctor?"
"Hello!"
"Is that meant to be impressive?"
"Sort of, yeah."
-- Rose Tyler and the Ninth Doctor, Doctor Who: "Rose"

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 celebrate the 20th anniversary of New Who as we regenerate our discussion of "Rose", the first episode from Doctor Who Series One in 2005, introducing Christopher Eccleston as the Ninth Doctor, Billie Piper as Rose Tyler, and Noel Clarke as Mickey Smith, and featuring the return of the Autons!

In this episode, Jesse and I discuss things like this being the third time we've discussed "Rose", recording on the actual 20th anniversary of "Rose", Jesse's memories of watching "Rose" for the first time, finally getting the new Season 2/Series 15 episode titles, the new trailers have a more serious tone than last season, the joy that seeing a new episode of Doctor Who brought to my life in 2005, my watching a bootleg version of "Rose" downloaded really slowly with a dial-up modem, Jesse's reaction to seeing Star Trek on the big screen in 1979, the anticipation of news building up to "Rose", getting used to Christopher Eccleston and Billie Piper's accents, a new generation of Doctor Who fandom spreading all over the world, Mark Benton returning as Clive in Rose Tyler: The Dimension Cannon, Paul McGann being willing to return for a regeneration scene, Russell T Davies offering Shaun of the Dead director Edgar Wright the opportunity to direct "Rose", "Rose" giving a nod to the original series debuting one day after the Kennedy assassination, "Rose" being leaked early onto the internet, the BBC releasing a statement from Eccleston that wasn't an official statement, the Ninth Doctor's first word being "Run!", Star Trek nerds looking down on Doctor Who fans, the moment that hooked Jesse as a fan, wondering why Rose couldn't be bothered to notice that Mickey had obviously been replaced by an Auton, my empathy for Mickey being kicked to the curb by Rose, Rose and the Doctor needing one another, the Ninth Doctor and Rose have a more emotional connection than classic era Doctors and their companions, Jesse's first impression of Jackie Tyler, the exploration of what happens to companions' lives and the people they leave behind to travel with the Doctor, the Autons having a basic plan to help introduce the show, the classic era being unable to compete with bigger budget shows like Star Trek: The Next Generation, Russell T Davies cutting "Rose" down to the bare Doctor Who essentials to make the show accessible to people who didn't know anything about Doctor Who, our favorite quotes of the story, new listener feedback from Holly Mac, Dave Proctor, Sandi from Oregon, and Xan Sprouse, watching "Fury from the Deep" right before getting new Doctor Who to discuss, and more!

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

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

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 two weeks for the next episode of Next Stop Everywhere as Jesse and I 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!