NEXT STOP EVERYWHERE 297: "Paradise Towers" Is Up!

 
"Nothing's just 'rubbish' if you have an inquiring mind."
-- The Seventh Doctor, Doctor Who: "Paradise Towers"

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 Holly Mac as we discuss "Paradise Towers", the second serial from Doctor Who Season 24 in 1987, featuring Sylvester McCoy as the Seventh Doctor, Bonnie Langford as Melanie "Mel" Bush, and Richard Briers as the Chief Caretaker!

In this episode, Jesse, Holly and I discuss things like Jesse becoming Grand Uncle Jesse, Holly teaching 7th Grade English, my thanks to everyone who expressed condolences about my mom, my new temporary podcasting location, Jesse's wife Linda needing her appendix out while traveling for a marathon, Richard Briers appearing on Torchwood and in Spice World, Elizabeth Spriggs as the Fat Lady from Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, Julie Brennon being married at the time to Mark "Turlough" Strickson, writer Stephen Wyatt being inspired partially by visiting friends who lived in tower blocks in London's East End, the 1975 J.G. Ballard novel High-Rise also being an influence, composer Keff McCulloch having to compose the score in just a week after producer John Nathan-Turner hated the previous composer's score, The Who's Roger Daltrey being offered the role of the Deputy Chief Caretaker, Stephen Wyatt's plans for a sequel to "Paradise Towers" with the Kangs being sent away to attend boarding school, the Seventh Doctor winning the Kangs over by buying them cans of Fizzade soda pop, the Kangs being similar to L.A. street gangs, the Doctor using the Caretakers' rule against them to escape, Mel being completely obsessed with swimming in a pool, Pex getting bullied by the Kangs, wondering how Mel avoided being electrocuted taking out the Pool Cleaner while in the swimming pool, Kroagnon needing more characterization and backstory, the Great Architect becoming Edgar from Men in Black, our favorite quotes of the story, my Reverse the Reverse the Polarity segment, new feedback from Sandi from Oregon, Holly Mac returning to talk "The Name of the Doctor", 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 as we discuss "The Name of the Doctor", the thirteenth episode from Doctor Who Series Seven in 2013, featuring Matt Smith as the Eleventh Doctor, Jenna Coleman as Clara Oswald, Alex Kingston as River Song, and the introduction of Sir John Hurt as the War Doctor!

New DOCTOR WHO 60th Anniversary Trailer Teases Kate Stewart and the Celestial Toymaker

 
At long last, a new trailer!

The BBC has released a new trailer for the three upcoming Doctor Who 60th Anniversary Specials, teasing the return of Jemma Redgrave as UNIT's Kate Stewart. In addition, the BBC has confirmed that Neil Patrick Harris' mysterious villain will indeed be the Toymaker, last seen back in the William Hartnell era serial "The Celestial Toymaker," played by Michael Gough.

The two-minute, ten-second trailer opens in London, as Donna Noble (Catherine Tate) remarks to her mother Sylvia Noble (Jacqueline King), "Sometimes, I think there's something missing. Like I had something lovely...and it's gone. I lie in bed thinking, 'What have I lost?'"

Next, we hear the new Fourteenth Doctor (David Tennant) say to Shirley Anne Bingham (Ruth Madeley), "Now, I've got this friend, called Donna Noble. I had to wipe her memory to save her life. If she remembers me, she will die, so what happens next? A spaceship crashes right in front of her, it's like she's drawing us in."

We cut to a quick scene of Donna poking the eye of Beep the Meep (voiced by Miriam Margolyes). "What the hell!" exclaims Donna. "We've got a bloody Martian in the shed!" This is immediately followed by a shot of Sylvia slapping the Fourteenth Doctor, something she did when David Tennant played the Tenth. "Ahhh, here we go again!" exclaims the Doctor.

As we see the Doctor and Donna aboard some kind of space station, the Doctor remarks in a voiceover, "I don't believe in destiny, but if destiny exists, then it is heading for Donna Noble."

We cut to another scene, with the Doctor saying in a voiceover, "And I've got a memory. After a very long time, something's coming back." As we hear this, we see the Toymaker dancing around, dressed in a formal top hat and tuxedo.

Yasmin FInney's character Rose is then shown with Beep the Meep as she asks, "Who are they?"

"Monsters," replies Beep the Meep.

In a separate scene, Donna asks the Doctor, "There's something so bad the TARDIS ran away?"

The Doctor pauses for a moment, before replying, "Yes."

"Then...we...go and KICK IT'S ARSE!"

Next, we see a large helicopter carrying the TARDIS about to land on a helipad atop UNIT's brand-new headquarters. As the Doctor and Donna emerge, they're greeted by Kate Lethbridge-Stewart. Kate asks, "What do we do this time, Doctor? How do we fight the human race?"

As we see the streets of London in chaos, the Doctor remarks, "Something entered this world."

The Toymaker, speaking with a German accent, says, "Oh, but he is recognizing me."

Donna asks, "Who is he?"

"The one who waits," remarks an unknown voice.

Some random clips follow, first with Kate Stewart ordering someone to "Open fire!"

The Doctor cries out in anguish, "Why does it have to be this?!" as he looks up and sees a giant version of the Toymaker holding puppet strings in his hands.

On UNIT's helipad, the Toymaker aims a large cannon at the Doctor, who yells back, "Your fight is with me!"

In another scene, the Doctor says to Donna, "I don't know...if I can save your life this time."

More fleeting images end the trailer, including the Wrarth Warriors, the Toymaker exclaiming "Worldwide premiere!", and lastly, Ncuti Gatwa's Fifteenth Doctor slowly opening his eyes.

If you'd like to check out the new trailer, you can see if below thanks to the official Doctor Who channel on YouTube...

Doctor Who returns in November for the first 60th Anniversary Special, "The Star Beast."

NEXT STOP EVERYWHERE 296: "The Seeds of Death" Is Up!

 
"You sent a signal from Earth?"
"We sent up a satellite. That signal has sent your fleet into a false orbit!"
"The heat of the sun will kill them! You have destroyed our entire fleet!"
"You tried to destroy an entire world."
-- Slaar and the Second Doctor, Doctor Who: "The Seeds of Death"

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 John Takacs as we discuss "The Seeds of Death", the fifth serial from Doctor Who Season 6 in 1969, featuring Patrick Troughton as the Second Doctor, Frazer Hines as Jamie McCrimmon, Wendy Padbury as Zoe Heriot, and the return of the Ice Warriors!

In this episode, Jesse, John and I discuss things like finally getting John back on the podcast, John's YouTube channel, Jesse preferring "The Krotons" to "The Seeds of Death", what John likes about "The Seeds of Death", the original big, lumbering Ice Warrior design, script editor Terrance Dicks rewriting Episodes 3 and 6 because he considered the original ending lackluster, how Brian Hayles' scripts differed from his original story breakdown, Patrick Troughton not appearing in Episode 4, the rocket footage in Episode 5, Wendy Padbury crawling through wet paint in the leather trouser suit she just bought, the Doctor and his companions manning a rocket to the moon despite having no astronaut training, the Doctor once again doing his best "Batman Exit" disappearance, the Second Doctor showing his darker side by killing Slaar and the Ice Warriors, John's defense of the cowardly Fewsham, Fewsham's somewhat-redeeming moment by duping Slaar into revealing his invasion plans over an open channel, Miss Kelly and Zoe probably getting more scenes together if the story was written in the modern era, wondering who Professor Eldred was going to get to man his side-project rocket before the Doctor and his companions showed up, Eldred giving Commander Radnor "I told you so" looks, Slaar's inherently-flawed invasion plan using a virus that could be destroyed by rain water, the actors having fun with the huge piles of spray foam, the Grand Marshall calling out Slaar for killing everyone on the moonbase who could operate the T-Mat that was a key element of their invasion plan, our favorite quotes of the story, my Reverse the Reverse the Polarity segment, new feedback from Holly Mac, Dave Proctor and Sandi from Oregon, Holly Mac returning to talk "Paradise Towers", and more!

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We have a Next Stop Everywhere t-shirt with our previous logo, 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 your could order all sorts of cool Next Stop Everywhere merch there as well!

And hey, if you'd like to pick up our classic logo Next Stop Everywhere t-shirt, you can also find it on TeePublic right HERE!  Help support the show and feel free to post pictures on our Facebook page of you or some other cool person you know wearing the shirt!

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 as we discuss "Paradise Towers", the second serial from Doctor Who Season 24 in 1987, featuring Sylvester McCoy as the Seventh Doctor, Bonnie Langford as Melanie "Mel" Bush, and Richard Briers as the Chief Caretaker!

DRUNK CINEMA 051: "Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1992)" Is Up!

 
"Merrick, I'm not gonna croak that easily. I have something that the other girls didn't have."
"And what might that be, pray?"
"My keen fashion sense."
"Oh, vampires of the world beware."
-- Buffy Summers and Merrick Jamison-Smythe, Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1992)

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 Buffy the Vampire Slayer, the 1992 comedy horror film directed by Fran Rubel Kuzui, starring Kristy Swanson as Buffy Summers, Rutger Hauer as Lothos, Donald Sutherland as Merrick Jamison-Smythe, and Paul Reubens as Amilyn!

This time, Xan, Christine and I discuss things like Xan untangling a necklace, our tribute to the late Paul Reubens, the problematic Joss Whedon, whether we watched the Buffy movie or the TV series first, Paul Reubens as Pee-wee Herman, Tom Hanks not having any secrets in his closet, my attending the University of Central Florida while Kristy Swanson was there filming Dream Trap, Xan being a fan of My So-Called Life, Christine being too snarky and overly critical to be Generation X, being in awe of Xan's Simpsons trivia knowledge, Beverly HIlls 90210 being THE show, AMC having stale popcorn, all the Hemery High School cheerleaders having camel toe, the TV series pilot referencing the gym burning down from the original movie script, Xan crushing on Donald Sutherland, Merrick creeping around the girls' locker room, the cameo by Leo Johnson from Twin Peaks, wondering why Pike has a snowbrush in California, Buffy wearing boots with her formal dance dress, Christine acting in a independent vampire movie, my being the East German judge, new Drunk Mail from Dave Proctor and Christine Peruski (!), Paulina Porizkova in Her Alibi, Colin Firth in Kingsman: The Secret Service, returning to our Ghostwood roots by watching Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me, and more!

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Be sure to come back in two weeks as Xan and I watch Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me, the 1992 psychological horror film directed by David Lynch, starring Sheryl Lee as Laura Palmer, Ray Wise as Leland Palmer, Chris Isaak as Special Agent Chester Desmond, and Harry Dean Stanton as Carl Rodd!

NEXT STOP EVERYWHERE 295: "The Krotons" Is Up!

 
"But how did you know the machine would dissolve?"
"Hmm? Well, the machine was eighty percent tellurium, Zoe, and tellurium is soluble in sulfuric acid."
"But the machine wasn't pure tellurium!"
"No, well, the acid wasn't pure sulfuric acid...but it worked!"
-- Zoe Heriot and the Second Doctor, Doctor Who: "The Krotons"

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 discuss "The Krotons", the fourth serial from Doctor Who Season 6 in 1968-69, featuring Patrick Troughton as the Second Doctor, Frazer Hines as Jamie McCrimmon, Wendy Padbury as Zoe Heriot, and Philip Madoc as Eelek!

In this episode, Jesse and I discuss things like Jesse getting competition on the Bruce Springsteen podcast front, "The Krotons" being Robert Holmes' first Doctor Who script, The Second Doctor, Jamie and Zoe being one of the best TARDIS teams ever, Philip Madoc's many Doctor Who appearances, Terrance Dicks developing "The Krotons" with Robert Holmes as a personal project in case other scripts fell through, the Krotons being written with the intent of replacing the Daleks as the Doctor's main nemesis, the original plans for Frazer Hines to leave Doctor Who with this story and being replaced by another male companion named Nik, Wendy Padbury's impractical PVC dress, the Doctor's competition with Zoe to get the higher score on the Krotons' learning machine, Zoe getting the spotlight with the Doctor instead of Jamie, Zoe being far more likeable than Adric, the Doctor using the HADS (Hostile Action Displacement System) to keep the TARDIS from being destroyed, Thara wanting the Gonds to rebel against the Krotons while his father Selris is content with the status quo, Eelek seizing power from Selris only to be a total coward, Robert Holmes envisioning the Krotons as crystalline aliens instead of robots, the Krotons' dumb idea of taking the smartest Gonds away to power their spaceship over decades instead of breeding smarter Gonds, Beta and Jamie making acid without knowing what the hell they're doing, whether Russell T Davies should bring the Krotons back in the modern era, our favorite quotes of the story, my Reverse the Reverse the Polarity segment, new feedback from Holly Mac, Dave Proctor and Sandi from Oregon, the long-awaited return of John Takacs to Next Stop Everywhere, and more!

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We have a Next Stop Everywhere t-shirt with our previous logo, 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 your could order all sorts of cool Next Stop Everywhere merch there as well!

And hey, if you'd like to pick up our classic logo Next Stop Everywhere t-shirt, you can also find it on TeePublic right HERE!  Help support the show and feel free to post pictures on our Facebook page of you or some other cool person you know wearing the shirt!

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 John Takacs as we discuss "The Seeds of Death", the fifth serial from Doctor Who Season 6 in 1969, featuring Patrick Troughton as the Second Doctor, Frazer Hines as Jamie McCrimmon, Wendy Padbury as Zoe Heriot, and the return of the Ice Warriors!

DRUNK CINEMA 050: "The Wicker Man (1973)" Is Up!

 
"But what of the true God, to whose Glory, churches and monasteries have been built on these islands for generations past? Now sir, what of Him?"
"He's dead. He can't complain. He had His chance and in modern parlance, blew it."
-- Sgt. Neil Howie and Lord Summerisle, The Wicker Man (1973)

Hello again, movie fans!  My wonderful co-host Xan Sprouse and I are back with a new episode of Drunk Cinema! In this 50th episode, we watch The Wicker Man, the 1973 British folk horror film directed by Robin Hardy, featuring Edward Woodward as Sgt. Neil Howie, Christopher Lee as Lord Summerisle, and Britt Ekland as Willow MacGregor!

This time, Xan and I discuss things like Xan having a family emergency right before we started recording, watching a 50-year-old movie for our 50th episode, turning the "Dings" from Xan's text notifications into a drinking game, the Madonna concert Xan was going to see being indefinitely postponed, a little background on folk horror, the 1972 mystery thriller Sleuth, David Pinner's original 1967 novel Ritual, Edward Woodward as the original Equalizer, Christopher Lee and Britt Ekland both being in The Man with the Golden Gun, Britt Ekland's voice being dubbed twice, Ingrid Pitt appearing in the Doctor Who serials "The Time Monster" and "Warriors of the Deep", my struggle to find English beer at my local Meijer store, Simon Pegg's Hot Fuzz character Nicholas Angel being based on Sgt. Neil Howie, Sam the Eagle getting laid, the barman being cool with someone dry-humping his daughter in public, everyone on Summerisle having sex with one another, Sgt. Howie being a virgin, why Xan should put out the homecoming queen photo of Laura Palmer from Twin Peaks as one of her own photos, Lord Summerisle and Jon Pertwee's Third Doctor going to the same hairstylist, Christopher Lee singing like Saruman, Sgt. Howie finally connecting the dots about how totally screwed he is, Sgt. Howie's appointment with the Wicker Man, wondering why Sgt. Howie didn't try to smash his way out of the Wicker Man, new Drunk Mail from Dave Proctor, my finally getting a Bluesky account, the passing of Paul Reubens, and more!

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Be sure to come back in two weeks as Xan and I pay tribute to the late Paul Reubens by watching Buffy the Vampire Slayer, the 1992 comedy horror film directed by Fran Rubel Kuzui, starring Kristy Swanson as Buffy Summers, Luke Perry as Oliver Pike, Rutger Hauer as Lothos, and Paul Reubens as Amilyn!

THE FANDOM ZONE 277: "Home" Is Up!

 
"Yes, well, let’s be sure not to repeat the mistakes of Talos and Fury, and leave love and friendship out of this. I will use you, and you will use me, and together we’ll make this planet safe for both our people."
-- Sonya Falsworth to G'iah, Secret Invasion -- "Home"

Hello again, everyone! It's time for another new episode of The Fandom Zone Podcast!  This time, DJ Nik and I discuss "Home", the final episode of Secret Invasion, featuring Samuel L. Jackson as Nick Fury, Olivia Colman as Sonya Falsworth, Emilia Clarke as G'iah, and Kingsley Ben-Adir as Gravik!

In this episode, DJ Nik and I talk about things like my being able to get a Bluesky account, Secret Invasion telling a large-scale story on a small-scale TV budget, my still not understanding why Nick Fury didn't call members of the Avengers for help, hoping the "Skrulls are fugitives on Earth" status quo change doesn't get dropped and forgotten, Secret Invasion providing zero lead-ins to The Marvels, Nik's thoughts on the Worst MCU TV Series So Far, the not-unexpected twist of Nick Fury being G'iah, when the switch between Nick Fury and G'iah/Nick Fury probably happened, Gravik being overconfident and trying to savor his moment with "Nick Fury", the far too brief Super-Skrull Slugfest between G'iah and Gravik, G'iah becoming the most powerful character in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, wondering if Sonya Falsworth is trying to set up MI13 as the British version of the Avengers, Raava/Rhodey forgetting to check her six, the Skrulls being "hunted and feared by the world they have sworn to protect" instead of the X-Men, wondering if President Ritson will be used to set up the MCU version of the "Dark Reign" storyline, Varra giving Nick Fury an ultimatum to love her in her natural Skrull form, wondering if Varra will appear in The Marvels, the complete lack of tension in this series, our favorite quotes of the episode, new Fandom Zone Fanmail from Jesse Jackson, looking forward to our upcoming discussion of Loki Season 2, and more!

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Be sure to come back in early October when DJ Nik and I return to discuss the first episode of Loki Season 2 on The Fandom Zone Podcast!