THE FANDOM ZONE 369: "Deadlock" Is Up!

 
"You're forgetting I'm an older code. I've been from one end of the worldwide interweb to the other. My hacks have hacks. There is no malware you can play that I haven't already won. I can strip your code down until you're no more complex than a game of Pong."
-- Ultron to Jocasta, VisionQuest: "Deadlock"

Hello again, everyone! DJ Nik and I are back with a new episode of The Fandom Zone Podcast! This time, we discuss "Firewall" and "Deadlock", the fifth and sixth episodes of the Marvel Cinematic Universe series VisionQuest, featuring Paul Bettany as the Vision, James Spader as Ultron, Ruaridh Mollica as Thomas Shepherd, and T'Nia Miller as Jocasta!

In this episode, DJ Nik and I talk about things like recording this episode on Halloween, finally understanding the true threat that Jocasta poses, some comics background on Lisa Molinari, the physical representation of code and artificial intelligence to make things easier for the audience to understand, Tommy asking Ultron if the Vision loves him, "Firewall" resembling a stage play, Vision finding out that Ultron was in communication with the Paladin, James Spader overshadowing Paul Bettany, Ultron trying to figure out what Jocasta is trying to unlock, Ultron and Jocasta going on a "first date", E.D.I.T.H.'s reaction to F.R.I.D.A.Y. leaving, wondering how Lisa knew that Tommy was on a plane bound for Madripoor, Ultron and Jocasta developing feelings for one another, Lisa helping Vision understand what Tommy needs from him, E.D.I.T.H. liberating the Handler, nobody telling Tommy what WandaVision was, the origin of Jo Carrington, the random appearance of Raza from the first Iron Man movie, E.D.I.T.H. saving Tommy and Lisa from the Paladin's murdervan, Vision threatening the life of the Paladin's daughter, Ultron telling Jocasta to redirect her nanite attack from Tommy to Lisa, the threat that Jocasta's nanites pose to the world, our favorite quotes of the episode, some Fandom Zone Fan Mail from Dave Proctor, my story for DC Comics' upcoming Christmas anthology DC's Naughty List, the upcoming MCU debut of the Golden Age Human Torch, and more! 

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Be sure to come back next week when DJ Nik and I discuss "Immolation", the seventh episode of the Marvel Cinematic Universe series VisionQuest, on The Fandom Zone Podcast!

THE FANDOM ZONE 368: "Malware" Is Up!

 
"I break thee from thy loop with batch command, end function! I sever thine process with back-slash commands in all targeted nodes! In the name of function and command--"
"The power of code compels you!"
"In the presence of database and query, control-alt-delete thee from this place!"

-- E.D.I.T.H. and Ultron, VisionQuest: "Malware"

Hello again, everyone! DJ Nik and I are back with a new episode of The Fandom Zone Podcast! This time, we discuss "Reboot" and "Malware", the third and fourth episodes of the Marvel Cinematic Universe series VisionQuest, featuring Paul Bettany as the Vision, James Spader as Ultron, Ruaridh Mollica as Thomas Shepherd, and the introduction of T'Nia Miller as Jocasta!

In this episode, DJ Nik and I talk about things like getting some character development, some comics background on Speed and Jocasta, what a butcherbird is, our early suspicions of Jocasta, Vision using a spare car battery to cauterize his wound, Vision and Tommy bonding over stealing money from an ATM, Vision running multiple simulations about his conversation with Tommy, the White Vision being a visual representation of a blank slate, that awkward moment when Tommy gets his arm stuck in the glass of a vending machine, Vision and Tommy bonding over boxer Manny Pacquiao, showrunner Terry Matalas probably having Todd Stashwick in mind for the Paladin, why people don't want data centers in their backyard, Vision finally accepting Tommy as his son, the Client terminating his contract with the Paladin, Nik's recommendation for the various Exorcist projects, E.D.I.T.H. staging a digital exorcism to restore Vision's control over his consciousness, my wishing that Marvel Studios had given Ultron his scary "Halloween pumpkin" face from the comics, Ultron being attracted to Jocasta, Nik's assessment of Paul Bettany and Ruardih Mollica's Italian accents, Tommy's lack of experience with women, Tommy finally learning that Ultron is inside the Vision's head with the other AIs, Vision's decision to relinquish control of his body to Ultron, Nik's argument for leaving Tony Stark dead in the MCU, our favorite quotes of the episode, some Fandom Zone Fan Mail from Dave Proctor, my story for DC Comics' upcoming Christmas anthology DC's Naughty List, Jocasta wanting Ultron's body, and more! 

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Be sure to come back next week when DJ Nik and I discuss "Firewall" and "Deadlock", the fifth and sixth episodes of the Marvel Cinematic Universe series VisionQuest, on The Fandom Zone Podcast!

NEXT STOP EVERYWHERE 382: "Invasion of the Dinosaurs" Is Up!

 
"The man was mad."
"Yes, well, of course he was mad. But at least he realized the dangers this planet of yours is in, Brigadier. The danger of it becoming one vast garbage dump inhabited only by rats."
"It’ll never happen, Doctor."
"It’s not the oil and the filth and the poisonous chemicals that are the real cause of pollution, Brigadier. It’s simply greed."
-- Brigadier Alastair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart and the Third Doctor, Doctor Who: "Invasion of the Dinosaurs"

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, the Sarahthon continues as we discuss "Invasion of the Dinosaurs", the second serial from Doctor Who Season 13 in 1974, featuring Jon Pertwee as the Third Doctor, Elisabeth Sladen as Sarah Jane Smith, Nicholas Courtney as the Brigadier, and Richard Franklin as Captain Mike Yates!

In this episode, Jesse and I discuss things like Jesse's trip to Tucson, "Invasion of the Dinosaurs" having a "woke" agenda, Peter Miles as Nyder in "Genesis of the Daleks", John Bennett as Li H'Sen Chang in "The Talons of Weng-Chiang", the Radio Times spoiling the dinosaurs for Part One, how you can watch a colorized version of Part One, the debut of the Whomobile, the original outline featuring aliens that had invaded, the bad decision to outsource the creation of the dinosaur puppets, Elisabeth Sladen creating a problem by getting her hair cut, wishing we could get a modern Doctor for five years, Jesse's class where he got to discuss the Prime Directive from Star Trek: The Next Generation, the Third Doctor and Sarah Jane bonding more, Sarah Jane having to rely on her own resourcefulness to get away from the fake spaceship, wondering why Sarah Jane wasn't skeptical about Earth suddenly having the technology to take 200 people into space beyond the moon, the Captain Action figure, pollution being a big deal in the 1970s, the surprising betrayal by Mike Yates, Sgt. Benton being the comedic one compared to the Brigadier's straight man, the Brigadier's difficulty in dealing with General Finch, the Operation Golden Age conspiracy, the dinosaurs being a secondary threat to the conspiracy, Jesse's reaction to the dodgy dinosaur puppets, most of the dinosaurs being herbivores, our favorite quotes of the episode, my Reverse the Reverse the Polarity segment, new listener feedback from Holly Mac, Dave Proctor and Sandi from Oregon, some news on my story for DC Comics' upcoming Christmas anthology DC's Naughty List, "Death to the Daleks" kind of being like Doctor Who and the Temple of Doom, 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 continue the Sarahthon as we discuss "Death to the Daleks", the third serial from Doctor Who Season 13 in 1974, featuring Jon Pertwee as the Third Doctor, Elisabeth Sladen as Sarah Jane Smith, Duncan Lamont as Lt. Dan Galloway, and Arnold Yarrow as Bellal!

THE FANDOM ZONE 367: "No Strings" Is Up!

 
"Tell me, Ultron, if I granted you the freedom to live amongst them, what would you do?"
"I would go to the Louvre, the Prado, the Met, and the Modern -- Take in their beauty -- or I'd hijack their missile systems and burn them all to ash. Hard to say. Fifty-fifty, a coin flip."
-- The Vision and Ultron, VisionQuest: "No Strings"

Hello again, everyone! DJ Nik and I are back with a new episode of The Fandom Zone Podcast! This time, we discuss "No Strings" and "Theseus", the first two episodes of the Marvel Cinematic Universe series VisionQuest, featuring Paul Bettany as the Vision, James Spader as Ultron, and the introductions of Todd Stashwick as Paladin/Paul Denning and Ruaridh Mollica as Thomas Shepherd!

In this episode, DJ Nik and I talk about things like my being a fan of Terry Matalas and Todd Stashwick from Star Trek: Picard, the first two episodes being mostly setup, some comics background on Ultron, The Vision and Paladin, the return of James D'Arcy as J.A.R.V.I.S., the Vision preferring to hide out in his Mindspace, the avatars for DUM-E and U not having voices, seeing James Spader play an avatar representation of his Ultron character, Ultron being the Dr. Hannibal Lecter to the Vision's Clarice Starling, the quick fridging of Fiona just to give the Vision motivation, Ultron contacting the Paladin through carrier pigeon email, our early list of suspects for the mysterious "Client", Thomas and Lisa's grift operation in London, Ultron congratulating the Vision on having a son, wondering is Elizabeth Olsen will return as the Scarlet Witch, Tommy's video rant like Kyle Reese from the original Terminator film, the Vision's first confrontation with the Paladin, Ultron leaving the attic, J.A.R.V.I.S. sacrificing himself for the other A.I.s, Tommy returning with a stolen car to save the Vision, our favorite quotes of the episode, my story for DC Comics' upcoming Christmas anthology DC's Naughty List, wondering who's next on Ultron's A.I. death list, and more! 

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Be sure to come back next week when DJ Nik and I discuss "Reboot" and "Malware", the third and fourth episodes of the Marvel Cinematic Universe series VisionQuest, on The Fandom Zone Podcast!

DRUNK CINEMA 104: "Sinners" Is Up!

 
"You know something? Maybe once a week, I wake up paralyzed reliving that night. But before the sun went down, I think that was the best day of my life. Was it like that for you?"
"No doubt about it. Last time I seen my brother. Last time I seen the sun. And just for a few hours, we was free."
-- Old Sammie Moore and Elias "Stack" Moore, Sinners

Hello again, movie fans!  My wonderful co-host Xan Sprouse and I are back with a new episode of Drunk Cinema! This time, Xan and I watch Sinners, the 2025 horror film written and directed by Ryan Coogler, featuring Michael B. Jordan as Eljiah "Smoke" Moore and Elias "Stack" Moore, Hailee Steinfeld as Mary, Miles Caton as Sammie Moore, and Jack O'Connell as Remmick!

This time, Xan and I discuss things like Xan getting her husband Chris to grill her a cheese, Chris getting both his flu and COVID shot on the same day, Ryan Coogler's revival of The X-Files getting picked up by Hulu, Sinners showing there's more to vampires than Dracula, Michael B. Jordan as the Human Torch in the horrible Fantastic Four (2015), Hailee Steinfeld in the superb remake of True Grit from 2010, blues legend Buddy Guy as Old Sammie, Wumni Mosaku as Ruby Baptiste in Lovecraft Country, Delroy Lindo in Romeo Must Die, Sinners getting 16 Oscar nominations but only winning four, why you should mix Antivert with alcohol, exploitation of Black workers not stopping after the Civil War, giving yourself room to negotiate down, women fashion designers not designing pockets on dresses, Xan and I not being able to talk about sawmills without bringing up Twin Peaks, my issue with the sequence of summoning spirits of performers from the past and future, how vampires know when to stop feeding on their victims, leather sleeves being cool, Smoke mowing down a bunch of Ku Klux Klan guys with a tommy gun, 1992 Stack looking like he just walked off the set of A Different World, new Drunk Mail from Jesse Jackson, my upcoming story for DC's Naughty List Christmas anthology, Christine Peruski returning to the Drunk Cinema Theater, and more!

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Be sure to come back in one month as Xan and I are joined by special guest Christine Peruski as we watch Mystery Men, the 1999 superhero comedy directed by Kinka Usher, featuring Ben Stiller as Mr. Furious, Hank Azaria as the Blue Raja, William H. Macy as the Shoveler, and Geoffrey Rush as Casanova Frankenstein!

THE FANDOM ZONE 366: "Dirt and Stars" Is Up!

 
"In brightest day, in darkest night, I'll embrace my fear, I'll do what's right. I choose this ring, I choose this fight, in service to this lantern's light."
-- John Stewart, Lanterns: "Dirt and Stars"

Hello again, everyone! DJ Nik and I are back with a new episode of The Fandom Zone Podcast! This time, we're joined by special guest Jesse Jackson as we discuss "Dirt and Stars", the season finale of Lanterns, featuring Aaron Pierre as John Stewart, Kyle Chandler as the Halogram, Kelly Macdonald as Kerry Kane, and Ulrich Thomsen as Thaal Sinestro!

In this episode, DJ Nik, Jesse and I talk about things like Nik hanging out with his mates, Jesse bookending the Lanterns season with us, whether the finale stuck the landing, John's return in the upcoming Superman (2025) sequel Man of Tomorrow, finding out what happened after Kerry found Hal in the hotel rubble, Kerry bringing Hal flowers and a six-pack of Schlitz beer when he left prison, Kerry calling out the townspeople of Rushville in a spaghetti restaurant, Kerry's love of garlic bread, Noah saving Hal from his being being firebombed, Nik yelling at the TV about Noah, Sinestro using fear-tainted water to create a Power Battery, Sinestro's bombshell about being able to bring Hal back to life, Noah opening up to John and saying that he killed Hal, Noah asking John to kill him, Lawrence Block's books about Keller, John realizing that Kerry knew who Noah was the whole time, the flashback revealing the killer of Hal Jordan, wondering if Billy Macon knew that Kerry was pregnant with Noah before they got together, John leaving Noah in the custody of his mother to keep him on the straight and narrow, Noah choosing the Nebraska football cap, Guy Gardner finally noticing the penis drawn on his Lantern Signal, John telling Guy that he's an independent contractor watching over Earth, John telling Guy to deliver a message to the Guardians, the Halogram's final words to John, why John Stewart created his own oath instead of using the Green Lantern Corps oath, our favorite quotes of the episode, new Fandom Zone Fan Mail from Dave Proctor and Aaron Case, my story for DC Comics' upcoming Christmas anthology DC's Naughty List, our upcoming discussion of VisionQuest, and more! 

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Be sure to come back next week when DJ Nik and I discuss "No Strings" and "Theseus", the first two episodes of the Marvel Cinematic Universe series VisionQuest, on The Fandom Zone Podcast!

DRUNK CINEMA 103: "Dracula A.D. 1972" Is Up!

 
"A treatise on the Black Mass? What do you want with this?"
"Oh, just a quiet bit of mind blowing."
"Jessica, this is not a subject to mess around with. These are scientific works."
"You can buy that sort of stuff in almost any shady bookshop in Soho. I think it's all kinky."
"What's that?"
"Weird, man. Way out. I mean, spooks, hobgoblins, black magic...All that jazz!"
-- Lorrimer Van Helsing and Jessica Van Helsing, Dracula A.D. 1972

Hello again, movie fans!  My wonderful co-host Xan Sprouse and I are back with a new episode of Drunk Cinema! This time, Xan and I watch Dracula A.D. 1972, the 1972 Hammer horror film directed by Alan Gibson, featuring the return of Christopher Lee as Count Dracula, along with Peter Cushing as Lorrimer Van Helsing, Stephanie Beacham as Jessica Van Helsing, and Christopher Neame as Johnny Alucard!

This time, Xan and I discuss things like calling out United Dairy Farmers for only having pints of Xan's favorite ice cream, '70s swinging Dracula vs. Blacula, my needing to see The Legend of the Seven Golden Vampires, Caroline Munro in The Abominable Dr. Phibes and The Spy Who Loved Me, Stephanie Beacham as Sable Colby on Dynasty and The Colbys, Johnny Alucard's last name being the reverse of Dracula, Xan listening to the audiobook of Kyle MacLachlan's memoir, Marsha Hunt being the inspiration for the Rolling Stones song "Brown Sugar", Mannfred Mann guitarist Mike Vickers doing the score, Xan having a cheese palate, the last of my Stella Artois, Dracula's remains resembling Ming the Merciless' remains, the band Stoneground being a last-minute replacement for Rod Stewart's original band The Faces, Xan's love of the song "Dancin' With Myself", Dr. Acula comin' at you, the thickness of Hammer horror blood, the film being inspired by the events surrounding the Highgate Vampire case, how cool it would be to have Peter Cushing as your grandfather, Xan's hatred of the Chelsea Male store, Johnny Alucard getting prune fingers, Dracula standing too close to the pit filled with wooden stakes, new Drunk Mail from Dave Proctor and Christine Peruski, my upcoming story for DC's Naughty List Christmas anthology, Xan and I producing on the fly, and more!

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Be sure to come back in just one week as Xan and I watch Sinners, the 2025 horror film written and directed by Ryan Coogler, featuring Michael B. Jordan as Eljiah "Smoke" Moore and Elias "Stack" Moore, Hailee Steinfeld as Mary, Miles Caton as Sammie Moore, and Jack O'Connell as Remmick!