THE FANDOM ZONE 170: "This Extraordinary Being" Is Up!

"I believe there is a vast and insidious conspiracy at play in the city, and I have evidence that a secret plan is being developed by—"
"A new crime boss who calls himself Moloch the Magnificent.  Now, this villain is planning to harness the sun’s energy into a deadly solar weapon, threatening every man, woman and child in New York.  So, if you’ll excuse us, fellows, the Minutemen have a city to save.  But first, let’s talk about your savings and our good friends at National Bank…"
-- Hooded Justice and Captain Metropolis, Watchmen: "This Extraordinary Being"

Hello again, everyone!  My co-host Jesse Jackson and I are back with another new episode of The Fandom Zone Podcast!  This time, we discuss "This Extraordinary Being", the sixth episode of the HBO series Watchmen, featuring Jovan Adepo as Hooded Justice/Will Reeves, Jake McDorman as Captain Metropolis/Nelson Gardner, Regina King as Angela Abar, and Louis Gossett Jr. as Old Will Reeves!

In this episode, Jesse and I talk about things like finally getting on track for reviewing Watchmen, the series finally winning people over, the great decision to make Hooded Justice an African-American cop instead of a German wrestler, the recent Murphy Brown reboot, Hollis Mason's description of Hooded Justice in his biography Under the Hood, Fred Trump's reported ties to the KKK, Angela reliving her grandfather's memories, Will releasing there's only one way to take out the Cyclops conspiracy, hypnosis and mesmerism, Hooded Justice's Caucasian makeup vs. Sister Night's black makeup, the double meaning of the Minutemen not accepting Hooded Justice if they knew who he was, Captain Metropolis betraying Hooded Justice's plea for help with the Cyclops conspiracy, the original Watchmen comic book series being groundbreaking for comics as an artform, Laurie trying to keep Angela grounded in her own memories, the big revelation of how Judd Crawford was hanged, our favorite quotes of the episode, the news vendor reading Action Comics #1, some "Crisis on Infinite Earths" CW crossover news, and more!

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Be sure to come back next week, as Jesse and I review "An Almost Religious Awe", the seventh episode of HBO's Watchmen, right here on The Fandom Zone Podcast!

TITANTALK 048: "Faux Hawk" Is Up!

"Okay, so that’s it?  You know, I don’t get a say?  You’re just gonna pull the adult card?"
"Yeah, well, someone has to make some adult decisions around here.  No more running after Dick Grayson ‘cause some intergalactic space witch had a bad dream."
-- Rachel Roth and Kory Anders, Titans: "Faux Hawk"

Hello again, Titans fans!  My fellow TitanTalker Jesse Jackson and I are back with another new episode of TitanTalk: The Titans Podcast!  This time, we discuss "Faux Hawk", the twelfth episode from Season 2 of the DC Universe series Titans, featuring Alan Ritchson as Hawk, Chelsea Zhang as Rose Wilson, Esai Morales as Deathstroke, and Chella Man as Jericho!

In this episode, Jesse and I discuss things like our concern for Beast Boy, character actor Currie Graham, how Rose lost her eye in the comics, Jericho surviving being impaled by his father's sword, the Titans writers settling the table for Jericho's return, Rose meeting Slade for the first time, Slade only caring about Rose as a tool to help him in his Titans revenge plan, not seeing how Rose actually lost her eye, Jesse not giving Jason Todd any credit, wondering why the Titans writers didn't just send Dick to a monastery instead of prison, Adeline asking Dick to bring Jericho back to her, Flash Rogue costume tailor Paul Gambi, Stu being pissed at Dick for burning his Robin costume, looking forward to an acrobatic Nightwing, Donna and Dawn delivering sushi to Walter, Kory and Rachel's big argument, Hawk autographing the boob of his one-night stand, Hank selling his Hawk money for drug money, our favorite quotes of the episode, wondering if Stu's team of suit guys know that Bruce Wayne is Batman, Cool Hand Dick, some Titans Season 2 Blu-Ray news, new Tell It to TitanTalk feedback from Steven Marshall, and more!

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Be sure to come back next week for Episode 049 as Jesse and I discuss "Nightwing", the big Season 2 finale of the DC Universe series Titans!  Look for more of TitanTalk: The Titans Podcast on iTunes, Stitcher, Google Play Music, YouTube, Libsyn, and the official Southgate Media Group website!

NEXT STOP EVERYWHERE 161: "The Creeping Death" Is Up!

"That was too easy.  What if there’s guards?"
"We’re here on inspection.  Psychic paper."
"Oh, yeah.  Doesn’t that thing ever need its batteries hooked up?"
"It’s paper!  What kind of paper needs charging?"
-- Donna Noble and the Tenth Doctor, Doctor Who: "The Creeping Death"

Hello again, everyone!  My partner in time Jesse Jackson returns to Next Stop Everywhere: The Doctor Who Podcast to help me discuss "The Creeping Death", the third audio story from Big Finish Productions' Doctor Who: The Tenth Doctor Adventures Vol. 3 set, featuring David Tennant as the Tenth Doctor, Catherine Tate as Donna Noble, Lauren Cornelius as Ivy Clark, and Helen Goldwyn as Alice Aiken and the Fumifugium!

In this episode, Jesse and I discuss things like Jesse and I trying to one up one another with meeting Doctor Who actors, the Great Smog of London in 1952, the Doctor blaming his companions for wandering off even when the Doctor wanders off, The Crown's episode about the Great Smog of London, London being an extremely clean city, Ivy being a potential companion, more lingering effects from "The Fires of Pompeii", gay relationships being against the law in 1952 London, the awkward love triangle of Ivy, Richard and Terry, Jesse not being able to pronounce "Fumifugium", Alice being killed by the Fumifugium, the London National History Museum, the Fumifugium animating the Diplodocus dinosaur skeleton, our favorite quotes of the episode, my Reverse the Polarity segment, our thoughts on the first Doctor Who Series 12 trailer, our upcoming Christmas special, possibly pushing back the special guest companion schedule for the new Series 12 episodes, and more!

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In honor of our 5th anniversary, we now have a NEW Next Stop Everywhere t-shirt with our current logo, which you can find on TeePublic right HERE!  This spiffy new 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!

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Be sure to come back in next week, as special guest companion John Takacs returns to Next Stop Everywhere: The Doctor Who Podcast to help me discuss "The Macra Terror", the seventh serial from Doctor Who Season 4 in 1967 recently restored using animation, starring Patrick Troughton as the Second Doctor, Frazier Hines as Jamie McCrimmon, Anneke Wills as Polly Wright, and Michael Craze as Ben Jackson!

THE FANDOM ZONE 169: "Little Fear of Lightning" Is Up!

"I’m gonna show you something, and after you see it, you’re gonna walk out of here, and you’re never gonna be afraid of big teleporting aliens ever again.  Because I’m gonna set you free.  In return, I’m gonna ask you to do me a favor.  Call it a squid pro quo."
-- Senator Joe Keene to Wade Tillman, Watchmen: "Little Fear of Lightning"

Hello again, everyone!  My co-host Jesse Jackson and I are back with another new episode of The Fandom Zone Podcast!  This time, we discuss "Little Fear of Lightning", the fifth episode of the HBO series Watchmen, featuring Tim Blake Nelson as Looking Glass and James Wolk as Senator Joe Keene, and introducing Paula Malcolmson as Renee!

In this episode, Jesse and I talk about things like my being on the disabled list, Damon Lindelof not assuming Watchmen will get a second season, actress Paula Malcolmson being everywhere, Jules Verne's 20,000 League Under the Sea, young Wade Tillman as a Jehovah's Witness spreading the word of God in New Jersey, Roxie manipulating young Wade in the mirrored funhouse, the origin of Looking Glass, finally getting to see the Squid in live-action, Wade's cover as a marketing researcher, Michael Imperioli's cameo, Wade being severely paranoid, the horrible moment when Wade's ex incinerates an imperfect dog clone, Wade as a Squid support group advisor, Steven Spielberg's fictional Pale Horse film, Senator Keene working with the 7th Kavalry, wondering where the 7K got the portal technology from, Wade learning that Ozymandias was behind the squid hoax and arranged for Robert Redford to become President, Adrian finally piercing the barrier of his prison, Looking Glass betraying Sister Night to Laurie, Sister Night downing the entire bottle of her grandfather's Nostalgia pills, Laurie pulling a Columbo move, our favorite quotes of the episode, news about Stargirl airing episodes on the CW one day after airing on DC Universe, not needing superheroes to have a great superhero show, and more!

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Be sure to come back next week, as Jesse and I review "This Extraordinary Being", the sixth episode of HBO's Watchmen, right here on The Fandom Zone Podcast!

First DOCTOR WHO Series 12 Trailer Teases the Return of the Judoon, the Cybermen & the Racnoss!

The name's Doctor...The Doctor.

On the 56th anniversary of the premiere of Doctor Who, the BBC has released the first trailer for Doctor Who Series 12, starring Jodie Whittaker as the Thirteenth Doctor, which teases the return of several monsters, including the Judoon, the Cybermen, and the Racnoss.

The trailer for the 10-episode season opens with the Doctor and her companions Graham O'Brien (Bradley Walsh), Ryan Sinclair (Tosin Cole) and Yasmin "Yaz" Khan (Mandip Gill) arriving for a formal social event dressed in black tuxedos, albeit with Yaz opting for a black leather jacket instead.

The Doctor introduces herself in a very James Bond-like fashion, saying, "The name's Doctor...The Doctor."

We hear Stephen Fry's unidentified character tell the Doctor and her companions, "The security of this entire planet is at stake.  Can we rely upon you?"

Next, we see the Doctor boarded up in a wall with another woman, remarking, "I'm not where I wanted to be, but I can work with this."

We see a Judoon stomp into view, saying, "Fro Jo Po!", followed by a hissing Racnoss named Queen Skithra (Anjli Mohindra).

Wearing some sort of head lamp, the Doctor asks someone who may or may not be Nikola Tesla and another woman, "I don't suppose you've seen anything weird around here?"  Tesla asks the Doctor, "You believe this is alien?"

Next, we see Yaz in period attire and an older man being chased through the streets by a large scorpion-like creature, followed by Yaz in a car asking the Doctor, "What's the plan?"

In the TARDIS, the Doctor asks Graham. "Do you trust me?"  This is followed by Ryan screaming as the car he's in presses its own gas pedal and drives backwards on a busy motorway.  Back in the TARDIS, Graham (wearing some sort of helmet device) replies, "Do I have to answer that?"

We see Lenny Henry's character firing his gun at someone pursuing him and the driver in a moving car, followed by the Doctor being told that she's in 1943 Paris.

In a somber moment in the TARDIS, the Doctor tells her companions that "Something's coming for me," hinting at a special Series 12 enemy.  "I can feel it."  This is immediately followed by glimpses of a rusted-out Cyberman.

"Let it come," replies Ryan.

"'Cos we're your mates," adds Yaz.

"Family," adds Graham.

We see the Doctor being attacked by a swarm of bat-like creatures, then warning people to get away from some mysterious gas-masked me teleporting into view and firing their weapons.

As another threat pushes its way through the TARDIS doors, Yaz says, "I didn't know things could get into the TARDIS."

"Neither did I," replies the Doctor.

Graham asks the Doctor, "What have you brought here, Doctor?"

"I don't know," she replies as we see a tear fall down Yaz's face.

Lastly, we see Graham and Yaz struggling against airplane decompression, followed by the Doctor looking at something in horror.

If you'd like to view the new trailer, you can check it out below thanks to the official Doctor Who account on YouTube...




Doctor Who is currently expected to return for Series 12 on January 1, 2020.

THE FANDOM ZONE 168: "If You Don't Like My Story, Write Your Own" Is Up!

"Well, people who wear masks are driven by trauma.  They’re obsessed with justice, because of some injustice they suffered, usually when they were kids.  Ergo, the mask.  It hides the pain."
"I wear the mask to protect myself."
"Right.  From the pain.  So, did nuns murder your parents?  Or were you raised by nuns after your parents were murdered?  No judgment, I used to dress up and fight bad guys too."
-- Laurie Blake and Sister Night, Watchmen: "If You Don't Like My Story, Write Your Own"

Hello again, everyone!  My co-host Jesse Jackson and I have returned with another new episode of The Fandom Zone Podcast!  This time, we discuss "If You Don't Like My Story, Write Your Own", the fourth episode of the HBO series Watchmen, introducing Hong Chau as Lady Trieu, and featuring Regina King as Sister Night and Jean Smart as Laurie Blake!

In this episode, Jesse and I talk about things like the Chinua Achebe novel Things Fall Apart, Lady Trieu's mini-me "daughter" Bian, Lady Trieu offering the Clarks a baby for their house and land, the nod to Superman and the Kents, Lady Trieu's Millennium Clock being more than a clock, Lady Trieu being an acolyte of Ozymandias, Will Reeves working with Lady Trieu, Lady Trieu talking Vietnamese with Sister Night, Lady Trieu possibly being the new Big Bad, Laurie psychoanalyzing Sister Night's reasons for wearing a mask, Cal telling his kids that heaven is pretend, Angela trying to pick a fight with Cal by spoiling the ending of Things Fall Apart, Cal lying for Angela even though he hates to lie, Cal's mystery accident, Sister Night claiming her car that was dropped from the sky, Angela giving Wade the Klan robe she found in Judd's closet, Angela learning about her great-grandparents, Senator Keene dropping the fact that he knows Sister Night's real name, Sister Night chasing after Lube Man, the cop connection between Judd's grandfather and Will Reeves, the Thermodynamic Miracle, Adrian fishing for baby Mr. Phillips and Ms. Crookshanks, wondering how Adrian has an aging machine, Adrian being completely insane and psychotic, Adrian plotting to escape his mystery prison, our favorite quotes of the episode, Max Allan Collins' Road to Perdition, news about the end of the Hulu series Runaways, and more!

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Be sure to come back next week, as Jesse and I review "Little Fear of Lightning", the fifth episode of HBO's Watchmen, right here on The Fandom Zone Podcast!

TITANTALK 047: "E.L._.O." Is Up!

"Here’s the thing, um…I’m having a really shitty few days.  So, if you could just try, that would be great."
"And people in hell want ice water, lady.  We don’t make doughnuts."
"Listen!  My sister killed my parents.  And she stole my damn crown and marooned me on this ridiculous planet, so if you got flour, eggs and sugar back there, I’mma need you to go and figure it out, okay?!"
"Doughnuts…comin' right up."
-- Kory Anders and Elko Diner Cook, Titans: "E.L._.O."

Hello again, Titans fans!  My fellow TitanTalker Jesse Jackson and I are back with another new episode of TitanTalk: The Titans Podcast!  This time, we discuss "E.L._.O.", the eleventh episode from Season 2 of the DC Universe series Titans, featuring Iain Glen as Bruce Wayne, Chelsea Zhang as Rose Wilson, and Natalie Gumede as Mercy Graves!

In this episode, Jesse and I discuss things like Jesse dropping a ton of E.L.O. references, writing off the stupid reasoning for Dick being in prison, the return of Halluce Wayne, Dick working out his toxins and depression, Dick's subconscious trying to tell him that he's overlooking Jericho, another special podcast appearance by Krypto, Dick becoming The Crow instead of Nightwing, my brother-in-law John spotting Jericho signing "Help" from Deathstroke's body, handwaving a plot that doesn't make sense, Elko being an anagram of former Titan member Kole, the female Titans finally getting a scene together, Kory's one-night stand psychoanalyzing her, Rachel getting a tarot reading from Dani, Bruce's pep talk to the female Titans, Dick escaping prison before Rachel and Kory break him out, Jason sharing his love of West Side Story with Rose, wondering how a Gotham City suburb has sunshine and a nearby ocean, Rose being revealed as the traitor, Rose calling Deathstroke to tell him that she's done, Rose being the only thing that works in Jason's life, Cadmus Labs tinkering around in Gar's brain, Gar having the eye of the tiger, our favorite quotes of the episode, Donna having a brother/sister relationship with Dick, Titans getting picked up for Season 3, Jesse going through all his subscription services, Super Friends not holding up in 2019, new Tell It to TitanTalk feedback from Chuck Beehner, Jock and Steven Marshall, Rose finally getting her Ravager costume, worrying that Nightwing will only show up in the last few seconds of Episode 13, and more!

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Be sure to come back next week for Episode 048 as Jesse and I discuss "Faux Hawk", the twelfth episode from Season 2 of the DC Universe series Titans!  Look for more of TitanTalk: The Titans Podcast on iTunes, Stitcher, Google Play Music, YouTube, Libsyn, and the official Southgate Media Group website!

THE FANDOM ZONE 167: "She Was Killed by Space Junk" Is Up!

"Men who end up hanging from trees with secret compartments in their closets tend to think of themselves as good guys.  And those who protect them think they're good guys too.  But here's the thing about me, 'Sister Night', I eat good guys for breakfast."
-- Laurie Blake to Angela Abar, Watchmen: "She Was Killed by Space Junk"

Hello again, everyone!  My co-host Jesse Jackson and I have returned with another new episode of The Fandom Zone Podcast!  This time, we discuss "She Was Killed by Space Junk", the third episode of the HBO series Watchmen, introducing Jean Smart as Laurie Blake and Dustin Ingram as Dale Petey, and featuring Jeremy Irons as Ozymandias!

In this episode, Jesse and I talk about things like Damon Lindelof writing each episode, Jean Smart on FX's Legion, Dale Petey's Peteypedia site, Devo coming from Akron, Ohio, Laurie telling Rorschach's Pagliacci joke, Laurie Blake 34 years later, Laurie taking on the Comedian's last name, Laurie hunting vigilantes for the FBI, Dale Petey running a slide projector in 2019, Petey telling Laurie he's not a fan, Laurie making a phone call to Doctor Manhattan to tell him two jokes, Laurie as the girl who threw the brick in the air, Senator Keene implying he can get Dan Dreiberg out of prison, Laurie's owl named Who, Laurie's secret Doctor Manhattan-sized vibrator, Laurie's "cat and mouse" game with Angela, Angela singing "The Last Round-Up" by Gene Autry at Judd's funeral, being suspicious about Senator Keene playing the hero at Judd's funeral, Angela using Judd's coffin and gravesite to shield everyone from a bomb explosion, Adrian launching Mr. Phillips in a protective suit, Adrian donning his old Ozymandias costume, our favorite quotes of the episode, some Batwoman casting news, and more!

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Be sure to come back in two days, as Jesse and I review "If You Don't Like My Story, Write Your Own", the fourth episode of HBO's Watchmen, right here on The Fandom Zone Podcast!

Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson Reveals BLACK ADAM Release Date & Teaser Poster

At long last, The Rock can smelllllllll what Black Adam is cooking.

Via his Instagram account, actor and former professional wrestler Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson has revealed the release date and official teaser poster for his upcoming movie Black Adam, based on the DC Comics supervillain and occasional antihero.  The film is currently scheduled to be released on December 22, 2021.

Alongside the teaser poster, drawn by DC Comics' chief creative officer Jim Lee, Johnson posted the following statement, "Like most kids growing up, I dreamed about being a superhero.  Having cool superpowers, fighting for what’s right and always protecting the people.  It all changed for me, when I was 10yrs old and was first introduced to the greatest superhero of all time - SUPERMAN.  As a kid, Superman was the hero I always wanted to be.  But, a few years into my fantasy, I realized that Superman was the hero, I could never be.  I was too rebellious.  Too rambunctious.  Too resistant to convention and authority.  Despite my troubles, I was still a good kid with a good heart - I just liked to do things my way.  Now, years later as a man, with the same DNA I had as a kid - my superhero dreams have come true.  I’m honored to join the iconic #DCUniverse and it’s a true pleasure to become, BLACK ADAM.  BLACK ADAM is blessed by magic with the powers equal to SUPERMAN, but the difference is he doesn’t toe the mark or walk the line.  He’s a rebellious, one of a kind superhero, who’ll always do what’s right for the people - but he does it his way.  Truth and justice - the BLACK ADAM way.  This role is unlike any other I’ve ever played in my career and I’m grateful to the bone we’ll all go on this journey together.  BLACK ADAM  12.22.21 ⚡️  Huge thank you to my friends, @jimlee and @bosslogic for this first time ever bad ass collaboration."

Johnson has been associated with the project since 2007 and has been confirmed as Black Adam since 2014.  Black Adam was originally planned to be included in the DC Extended Universe film Shazam!, but will make his debut in his own spinoff film instead.

Johnson, 47, has appeared in a number on popular action films, including Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle, Hobbs & Shaw, Skyscraper, Rampage, San Andreas, Fast and the Furious 5, 6, 7 and 8, Moana, the 2014 version of Hercules, G.I. Joe: Retaliation, the 2008 Get Smart, The Scorpion King and The Mummy Returns.  And in 2000, Johnson appeared as The Champion in the Star Trek: Voyager TV episode "Tsunkatse."

Created by Otto Binder and C.C. Beck in 1945, Black Adam first appeared in The Marvel Family #1 as an ancient Egyptian prince named Teth-Adam that was chosen by the wizard Shazam under the presumption that he would be a worthy successor.  Saying the word "Shazam!", Teth-Adam was granted the same powers as the original Captain Marvel, but soon became corrupted by them.

In the recent DC Comics continuity known as The New 52, Black Adam's origin centered around a Kahndaqi boy named Aman, who was forced into abuse and slavery long ago.  Aman had an uncle named Adam, who helped Aman escape slavery.  Adam was injured during their escape, and when Aman was chosen by the wizard to be his champion, Aman shared his power with Adam to heal him.  Afterwards, Aman wanted to use his new power to help his people and cure his former slavemasters of their evil souls, but Adam only sought vengeance against those who had enslaved them.  To this end, when Aman called down the lightning, Adam seemingly killed Aman so that he became the sole recipient of the power.  However, the details of Aman's "death" are not shown, leaving his fate open to speculation.

After encountering Billy Batson shortly after he became Shazam, Black Adam appeared during the Forever Evil storyline, answering Jimmy Olsen's call for help against Ultraman of the Crime Syndicate and teaming up with Sinestro to defeat him.

Johnson will be the first actor to portray Black Adam in live action, although the character has appeared in various animated projects, including The Kid Super Power Hour with Shazam! (voiced by Lou Scheimer), Batman: The Brave and the Bold (voiced by John DiMaggio), Superman/Shazam!: The Return of Black Adam (voiced by Arnold Vosloo), and Justice League Action (voiced by Gary Cole).

NEXT STOP EVERYWHERE 160: "The Waters of Mars" Is Up!

"Adelaide, I’ve done this sort of thing before.  In small ways, saved some little people.  But never someone as important as you.  Oh, I’m good!"

"Little people?!  What, like Mia and Yuri?  Who decides they’re so unimportant?  You?"

"For a long time, I thought I was just a survivor, but I’m not.  I’m the winner, that’s who I am. The Time Lord Victorious!"

"And there’s no one to stop you."

-- The Tenth Doctor and Adelaide Brooke, Doctor Who: "The Waters of Mars"

Hello again, everyone!  Special guest companion Lee Leonard returns to Next Stop Everywhere: The Doctor Who Podcast to help me discuss "The Waters of Mars", the Doctor Who Autumn 2009 Special, featuring David Tennant as the Tenth Doctor, Lindsay Duncan as Adelaide Brooke, Gemma Chan as Mia Bennett, and Sharon Duncan-Brewster as Maggie Cain!

In this episode, Lee and I discuss things like Lee feeling under the weather, Phil Ford finally writing for Doctor Who, Lee enjoying dark episodes of Doctor Who, Lindsay Duncan on Rome, Gemma Chan going on to more notable roles, wondering what happened to the Doctor using a display to tell him where and when he landed, investing in Doctor Who on Blu-Ray, Adelaide being zero fun and wanting everyone to do their jobs, Wikipedia entries being used as a expository storytelling device, the Doctor still being affected by the events of "The Fires of Pompeii", the Doctor as a Vashta Nerada, Steffi's powerful death scene, the creepy spasming of people being transformed by the Flood, wondering why Maggie took a longer time to transform, the Ice Warriors not having a direct connection to the Flood, Lee almost drowning twice as a kid, "The Waters of Mars" being a great story for the Hinchcliffe Era, the Tenth Doctor's dark turn into the Time Lord Victorious, the Tenth Doctor's arrogance and egocentrism, the Tenth Doctor's fear of dying and his stages of grief, Lee watching Doctor Who with his girlfriend, our favorite quotes of the episode, my Reverse the Polarity segment, new feedback from David K. Proctor, Paul from Australia and Holly Mac, Lee looking for a new singer for his band, teasing our final episode of 2019, and more!

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Be sure to come back next week, as special guest companion Lee Leonard returns to Next Stop Everywhere: The Doctor Who Podcast to help me discuss "The Creeping Death", the third and final story from Big Finish Productions' Doctor Who: The Tenth Doctor Adventures Vol. 3 set, starring David Tennant as the Tenth Doctor and Catherine Tate as Donna Noble!

THE FANDOM ZONE 166: "Martial Feats of Comanche Horsemanship" Is Up!

"There are people who believe this world is far and good.  That it's all lollipops and rainbows.  I remember what happened to my parents.  You remember what happened to your parents.  You and me, Topher, we don't do lollipops and rainbows, because we know those are just pretty colors that just hide what the world really is -- black and white."
-- Angela Abar, Watchmen: "Martial Feats of Comanche Horsemanship"

Hello again, everyone!  My co-host Jesse Jackson and I have returned with another new episode of The Fandom Zone Podcast!  This time, we discuss "Martial Feats of Comanche Horsemanship", the second episode of the HBO series Watchmen, introducing James Wolk as Senator Joe Keene, and featuring Louis Gossett Jr. as Will Reeves, Tom Mison as Mr. Phillips, and Sara Vickers as Ms. Crookshanks!

In this episode, Jesse and I talk about things like a double shot of our podcast love, wanting to see Christopher Eccleston as Doctor Manhattan, American Hero Story being a nod to American Horror Story, the slo-mo homage to Zack Snyder's Watchmen, the ridiculously long FCC warning to TV viewers, James Wolk as Bob Benson on Mad Men, everyone needing to pay attention to Joe Keene, the George Catlin painting Comanche Feats of Martial Horsemanship, Looking Glass mooching food like Rorschach, the Tulsa police uniforms being based on the Watchmen black and yellow design, seeing the events of the White Night massacre, wondering how Angela ended up in the hospital after being shot, learning how Topher and his sisters were adopted, the paparazzi using Mothman's tech, wondering if Judd was set up with the robe in his closet, Adrian being abusive to the Mr. Phillips and Ms. Crookshanks clones, Adrian directing "The Watchmaker's Son" play, Mr. Phillips going full frontal with his "Little Manhattan", Angela having to change into her Sister Night costume to interrogate Will, Angela paying off Andy to get him off her porch, Topher's levitating Lego set, Angela learning that Will is her grandfather, Will getting carjacked by a giant junkyard magnet, Peteypedia's obituary of Judd Crawford, our favorite quotes of the episode, some news about the upcoming Netflix series The Sandman, Jean Smart on FX's Legion, and more!

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Be sure to come back next week, as Jesse and I review "Martial Feats of Comanche Horsemanship", the second episode of HBO's Watchmen, right here on The Fandom Zone Podcast!