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Sunday, October 31, 2021

NEXT STOP EVERYWHERE 245: "Rose: Revisited" Is Up!

 

"Who are you, then? Who's that lot down there? I said, who are they?!"
"They're made of plastic. Living plastic creatures. They're being controlled by a relay device on the roof. Which would be a great big problem if...I didn't have this. So, I'm gonna go upstairs and blow it up. And I might well die in the process. But don't worry about me, no, you go home, go on! Go and have your lovely beans on toast. Don't tell anyone about this, 'cos if you do, you'll get them killed. I'm the Doctor, by the way. What's your name?"
"Rose."
"Nice to meet you, Rose. Run for your life!"
-- Rose Tyler and the Ninth Doctor, Doctor Who: "Rose"

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 Xan Sprouse as we provide our commentary track for "Rose", the first episode from Doctor Who Series One in 2005, featuring the return of the Autons, along with the introduction of Christopher Eccleston as the Ninth Doctor and Billie Piper as Rose Tyler!

In this episode, Jesse, Xan and I discuss things like being less than one week away from brand-new Doctor Who, Xan and Jesse talking with Maureen Van Zandt, originally discussing "Rose" over six years ago in Episode 021, Xan being a jerk cynic about Doctor Who's return in 2005, the original plans to make Richard E. Grant the Ninth Doctor starting with "Scream of the Shalka", Xan getting into Modern Who with "Dalek", Jesse getting into Modern Who, some Series 13 news, Matt Smith appearing in Last Night in Soho, Xan getting me a bag of jelly babies as part of my belated birthday gift, Xan being terrified by my Auton action figures, the scene that sold me that Modern Who could work, "Rose" being made to appeal to both old and new Doctor Who fans, the long tracking shot of the Doctor and Rose walking through the Powell Estate, Christopher Eccleston sharing details of his eating disorder, Clive's wife thinking women couldn't be into Clive's obsession, Xan burning the cap for a salt grinder on her stove, why Mickey wasn't killed by the Autons, the homage to "Spearhead from Space", Rose abruptly kicking Mickey to the curb to travel with the Doctor, when BBC America started syncing up US Doctor Who episodes with the UK, the internet leak of "Rose" before it aired in the UK, "Rose" being a great introduction to people who know absolutely nothing of Doctor Who, new feedback from Holly Mac and Dave Proctor, Jesse and I opening up our new episode reviews for people to join us, and more!

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We have a NEW Next Stop Everywhere t-shirt with our current logo, which you can find on TeePublic right HEREThis 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!

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 next week as Jesse and I are joined by special guest companion DJ Nik as we watch "The Halloween Apocalypse", Chapter One of "Flux", the first episode of Doctor Who Series 13, featuring Jodie Whittaker as the Thirteenth Doctor, Mandip Gill as Yasmin "Yaz" Khan, and the introduction of John Bishop as Dan Lewis!

Tuesday, October 26, 2021

TITANTALK 070: "Purple Rain & Bird Patrol" Is Up!

 
"Some of us have to fight for what we get. And do stupid things along the way."
-- Blackfire, Titans: "Purple Rain"

Hello again, Titans and Doom Patrol fans! DJ Nik and I are back with a new episode of TitanTalk: The Titans Podcast! This time, we 
discuss "Purple Rain", the Titans Season 3 finale, along with "Bird Patrol", the seventh episode of Doom Patrol Season 3, featuring the Titans' showdown with the Scarecrow and Madame Rouge's betrayal of the Sisterhood of Dada!

In this episode, DJ Nik and I discuss things like putting Nik back on suicide watch over his Montreal Canadiens, my looking forward to seeing Dune (2021) in an actual theater, "Purple Rain" director Chad Lowe, wondering what happened to Molly and Lady Vic, Nik wanting his money back for Titans Season 3, having three disappointing Titans finales in a row from showrunner Greg Walker, Bruce Wayne and everyone else on Titans ignoring Bruce's recent attempted suicide, Barbara's assistant Margarita Vee suddenly revealing she's a badass A.R.G.U.S. agent working with Roy Harper, Ra's al Ghul creating an artificial Lazarus Pit and placing it under Arkham Asylum as part of "a larger plan", Dick and Barbara's relationship ending, the underwhelming showdown with the Scarecrow, Beast Boy's magic clothes that suddenly appear from nowhere, Nightwing and Superboy reuniting with absolutely no hard feelings whatsoever, Jason asking Dick to apologize to the Titans for him for murdering Hank, Tim taking out Jonathan Crane with one punch, wondering why Jonathan Crane bothered cutting up his own face, wondering why "Purple Rain" didn't feature Prince's song "Purple Rain", wondering how raining Lazarus Pit water on dead people instead of immersing them in a Pit actually resurrects them, Starfire and Blackfire using their powers to somehow create a Lazarus Pit bubble, Donna Troy suddenly acting as a lightning rod even though she was electrocuted in Season 2, Bruce telling Jason that he killed the Joker for him, why Donna will return for Season 4, Dick's decision to drive to San Francisco in a RV instead of flying there, Dick inviting Tim to become the third Robin, Dick and Rachel's plan to deal with Jonathan Crane knowing everyone's identities, some comics background on fictional Flex Mentallo creator Wally Sage, Cliff watching his grandson Rory for Clara and her wife, the personas stealing Kay's bike to sabotage Kay's healing, Roni telling Vic he's an idiot for wanting to get rid of his Cyborg parts, Madame Rouge advising Larry on what to do with the 16-pound space parasite he just vomited up, Larry's inability to abandon the space parasite in the woods, Laura DeMille being pressured to reclassify the Sisterhood of Dada as weapons for the Bureau of Normalcy, Malcolm being killed during Laura's betrayal, Rita now being Team Sisterhood of Dada, our favorite quotes of the episodes, new Tell It to TitanTalk email from Steve Siegmund, and more!

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And hey, we now have an official TitanTalk: The Titans Podcast t-shirt and merch featuring our updated logo, which you can find on TeePublic RIGHT HERE! Support the show by grabbing some TitanTalk gear to enjoy while listening to our discussions of Titans and Doom Patrol!

Be sure to come back next week as DJ Nik and I discuss "Subconscious Patrol", the eighth episode from Doom Patrol Season 3, right here on TitanTalk: The Titans Podcast!

Wednesday, October 20, 2021

TITANTALK 069: "Prodigal & 1917 Patrol" Is Up!

 
"Oh, I know something that will perk you up. Nightwing is dead. A dismal duel to the death between two beloved Bat brothers. Poetic or pathetic, you be the judge! Come on, how about a little appreciation for all of my hard work. And cool it on the feels. You know, the tragic end of Nightwing, it’s just an aperitif. The main course is the death of your beloved city. I only wish Papa Jim and Batman were around to savor it with you…along with your dearly departed Dick Grayson. God, I miss him already. Anyways, stay tuned, see you soon. Same Crane channel, same Crane time!"
-- Dr. Jonathan Crane to Barbara Gordon, Titans: "Prodigal"

Hello again, Titans and Doom Patrol fans! DJ Nik and I are back with a new episode of TitanTalk: The Titans Podcast! This time, we 
discuss "Prodigal", the twelfth episode of Titans Season 3, along with "1917 Patrol", the sixth episode of Doom Patrol Season 3, featuring Nightwing teaming up with Red Hood and Rita Farr joining the Sisterhood of Dada!

In this episode, DJ Nik and I discuss things like Nik becoming 100 Euros richer, DC FanDome Day, "Prodigal" seeming like a mid-season episode and not the penultimate Season 3 episode, all the things that still need addressed in the Titans Season 3 finale, Scarecrow's new plan helping him recreate his old plan that was previously thwarted by Batman, what a group of bats is called, the WTF moment of Beast Boy turning into a bat to convince other bats to carry Nightwing's body off to the Lazarus Pit, wondering if the Titans writers have completely checked out, Titans showrunner Greg Walker being asleep at the wheel once again, wondering why Jason wasn't able to stop Scarecrow from swinging his scythe on a chain at him, Dick Grayson's hallucination of seeing himself as the Joker killing Jason with the crowbar, Dick and Kory's daughter Nightstar from Kingdom Come, Dick recruiting his Lazarus Pit resurrection bro Jason Todd for help, Dick being more mellow after his resurrection, Donna going to Armored Vehicles 'R Us, Gar palming the pile of leftover Kryptonite dust instead of just touching it with one finger, the return of Dr. Artie Kind, Blackfire deciding that she has to break up with Superboy to go back to Tamaran, Superboy sabotaging Blackfire's ship, wondering why Kryptonians can't survive on Tamaran, Barbara Gordon beating Fletcher up with a baton concealed in her wheelchair, Barbara asking the destroyed Oracle if it's really destroyed, some comics background on Agent "!"/Malcolm, Alice Cooper singing "I'm Always Chasing Rainbows", Laura DeMille questioning Rita about her powers, Rita having more control over her powers without her memories and emotional baggage, the segregation of the 1917 Metas as a metaphor, the Sisterhood of Dada exposing the absurdity of their treatment by the Bureau of Normalcy, Malcolm's heart being replaced by a canary in a birdcage, wondering what happens to Malcolm that he ends up dead and why the Sisterhood of Dada hates Madame Rouge, the expression "piffle paffle", Jane helping Kay finally get control over her own body, the other personas not being happy that Jane let Kay leave the Underground, Cliff's addiction to the internet becoming his new support system, wondering if the Brain and Monsieur Mallah built a time machine and the Brain bought the blueprints to Cliff's robot body, Vic retracing the path his mother took to achieve his destiny, Larry finally standing up to his son blaming him for everything, our favorite quotes of the episodes, new Tell It to TitanTalk email from Steve Siegmund and Chris from Colorado (read by Funko Batman), a DM from Josh Mull on Twitter, and more!

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And hey, we now have an official TitanTalk: The Titans Podcast t-shirt and merch featuring our updated logo, which you can find on TeePublic RIGHT HERE! Support the show by grabbing some TitanTalk gear to enjoy while listening to our discussions of Titans and Doom Patrol!

Be sure to come back next week as DJ Nik and I discuss "Purple Rain", the Season 3 finale of Titans, along with "Bird Patrol", the seventh episode from Doom Patrol Season 3, right here on TitanTalk: The Titans Podcast!

Monday, October 18, 2021

NEXT STOP EVERYWHERE 244: "Partners in Crime: Revisited" Is Up!

 
"What are you going to do then? Blow them up?"
"They're just children. They can't help where they came from."
"Oh, well, that makes a change from last time. That Martha must've done you good."
"She did, yeah, she did...She fancied me."
"Mad Martha, that one. Blind Martha. Charity Martha."
-- Donna Noble and the Tenth Doctor, Doctor Who: "Partners in Crime"

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 provide our commentary track for "Partners in Crime", the first episode from Doctor Who Series Four in 2008, featuring David Tennant as the Tenth Doctor, Catherine Tate as Donna Noble, Bernard Cribbins as Wilfred Mott, and Sarah Lancashire as Ms. Foster!

In this episode, Jesse, Holly and I discuss things like watching "Partners in Crime" again after 200+ episodes, Jesse having a fresh perspective regarding Donna, why Holly picked this episode, Russell T Davies' decision to tone Donna down when making her an official companion, finally getting the Series 13 premiere date, the photo from Jodie Whittaker and Mandip Gill's last day of filming, Jesse not remembering that Rose makes a cameo in this episode, Wilf being a Top 5 recurring character and Sylvia being a Bottom 5, Penny Carter being an almost companion, Wilf almost being named "Stan", what RTD's script intended for Catherine Tate to mime, Ms. Foster's giving Penny her "eff you" face, the reference to the Cheetah Planet from "Survival", the Doctor's flux capacitor, Wilf and Donna bonding over Sylvia being horrible, Wilf being the grandfather that everybody deserves, Wilf's reverse Man Cave, Ms. Foster's sonic pen, Ms. Foster's Wile E. Coyote moment, Jesse's apology for ever thinking bad things about Catherine Tate as Donna Noble, the odds of Christopher Eccleston returning for the 60th anniversary now being worse with RTD's return as showrunner, my calling out Rachel Frend, new feedback from Dave Proctor, posting the schedule for the rest of 2021, Xan Sprouse returning to discuss "Rose" as a Revisited commentary, and more!

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We have a NEW Next Stop Everywhere t-shirt with our current logo, which you can find on TeePublic right HEREThis 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!

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 as Jesse and I are joined by special guest companion Xan Sprouse as we watch "Rose", the first episode from Doctor Who Series One in 2005, featuring the return of the Autons and the debuts of Christopher Eccleston as the Ninth Doctor, Billie Piper as Rose Tyler, and Camille Coduri as Jackie Tyler!

Wednesday, October 13, 2021

GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY VOL. 3 Casts Will Poulter as Adam Warlock

 
And men shall call him...Warlock!

Deadline reports that the upcoming Marvel Cinematic Universe film Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 has cast Will Poulter as Marvel Comics' cosmic messiah Adam Warlock

Returning director James Gunn confirmed the reporting on Twitter, stating "As you guys know I often strike down false rumors, so...um...Welcome to the Guardians family, Will Poulter. He's an amazing actor and wonderful guy. See you in a couple weeks. #AdamWarlock #GotGVol3."

Adam Warlock was first teased in a post-credit scene at the end of Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, when Ayesha, played by Elizabeth Debicki, reveals to her chambermaid the perfect Sovereign she created to help destroy the Guardians of the Galaxy.

Poulter, 28, is an English actor best known as Eustace Scrubb in The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader and Gally in The Maze Runner and Maze Runner: The Death Cure. His other films include We're the Millers, The Revenant, Detroit, and Midsommar. His TV appearances include Black Mirror: Bandersnatch, The Fades, and the upcoming miniseries Dopesick.

Initially created as the character Him by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby in 1967's Fantastic Four (vol.1) #66, Adam Warlock was revamped by Roy Thomas and Gil Kane, first appearing in 1972's Marvel Premiere #1. Scientists on Earth calling themselves the Enclave created an artificial, perfect human who initially called himself "Him". After rebelling against his creators, and having a conflict with Thor, Him decided to leave Earth and traveled into space. He encountered the High Evolutionary, who gave him the name "Warlock". The High Evolutionary requested Warlock's help in saving the artificially created planet Counter-Earth from the evil Man-Beast and gave Warlock the green Soul Gem (also referred to as the "Soul Jewel"), which allowed Warlock to capture souls of other beings. When he arrived on Counter-Earth, Warlock was given the name "Adam" by four teenagers who befriend him. After the Man-Beast's defeat, Warlock left Counter-Earth to find a new purpose.

In his travels through space, Warlock encountered the Universal Church of Truth, an intergalactic religious organization led by the corrupt Magus. Warlock became allies with Pip the Troll, the assassin Gamora, and Thanos of Titan to oppose the Magus. Eventually, Warlock discovered that the Magus is a future version of himself who traveled back in time after being driven insane by the Soul Gem's use. Warlock chose to alter his timeline by visiting himself a few months into the future and stealing his own soul to prevent the Magus from ever existing. Warlock then continued his journeys, knowing he has seen his own death but not knowing exactly when it will happen.

When the Stranger attempted to steal Warlock's Soul Gem, Warlock learned about five other related gems. Thanos gained possession of these gems with the intention of destroying Earth's sun. When Thanos caused mortal harm to Pip and Gamora, Warlock took their souls to end their suffering. Warlock then enlisted the aid of the Avengers, Captain Marvel and Moondragon to stop Thanos. During the battle, Warlock's younger self appeared and took the older Warlock's soul. Inside the gem, Adam was reunited with Pip, Gamora and others in a utopia known as Soul World. Warlock's soul was temporarily freed from the Soul Gem, allowing him to turn Thanos to stone and save Earth.

After being resurrected, Thanos once again collected the Infinity Gems, placing them in the Infinity Gauntlet, capturing the Silver Surfer and Drax the Destroyer in the Soul Gem for opposing him. In the Soul Gem's world, the Silver Surfer met Adam Warlock and convinced him that his help was needed again to defeat Thanos. Warlock agreed, with Pip and Gamora deciding to accompany him. Warlock sent himself and his two friends into new bodies and led a group of Earth's superheroes, defeating Thanos.

Warlock obtained the Infinity Gauntlet, becoming a near-supreme being of the universe. The cosmic Living Tribunal, whose power and authority exceeded Warlock's, decided that Warlock could not be trusted to keep the Infinity Gauntlet and instructed him to divide the gems among other beings of Warlock's choosing. Warlock kept the Soul Gem for himself and gave one gem each to Pip, Gamora, Drax the Destroyer, Moondragon, and the reformed Thanos. Warlock named the group the Infinity Watch.

Poulter will be the first actor to portray Adam Warlock in live-action, although the character has appeared in various animated projects, including Silver Surfer (voiced by Oliver Becker), The Super Hero Squad Show (voiced by Dave Boat), The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes (voiced by Kirk Thornton), and the Guardians of the Galaxy animated series (voiced by Eric Bauza).

Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 is currently expected to be released on May 5, 2023.

Tuesday, October 12, 2021

TITANTALK 068: "The Call Is Coming from Inside the House & Dada Patrol" Is Up!

 
"Hey, Doctor Who...Did you get us all in here so we can watch you do your kegels? Or did you actually have something to say?"
-- Crazy Jane to Madame Rouge, Doom Patrol: "Dada Patrol"

Hello again, Titans and Doom Patrol fans! DJ Nik and I are back with a new episode of TitanTalk: The Titans Podcast! This time, we 
discuss "The Call Is Coming from Inside the House", the eleventh episode of Titans Season 3, along with "Dada Patrol", the fifth episode of Doom Patrol Season 3, featuring Starfire's flashback to her parents on Tamaran and the introduction of the Sisterhood of Dada!

In this episode, DJ Nik and I discuss things like Nik's hairstylist Beetlejuice, the Titans writers finally using a proper episode title that's more than two words long, the online reaction to the Titans episode, Scarecrow getting exposed by a recording as a big mass of insecurities, expecting more of Scarecrow and Red Hood as a threat in Episode 11, wondering how Owen the Pizza Delivery Guy got past the security checkpoint to bring a pizza into Gotham City, wondering why Scarecrow slashed his face up instead of putting on his actual Scarecrow mask, Scarecrow having performance issues trying to kill Owen, Titans writers being inconsistent once again, wondering how Tim Drake suddenly has healing powers, wondering why Tim's parents never noticed Tim's Robin Cave in their own restaurant, Conor Leslie's Donna Troy being the Titans leader we deserve, Kory stalking the woman from her vision in "Home", Kory's big flashback of her parents on Tamaran after getting shot, Kory's perfect recall from when she was a baby, Kory suddenly getting new powers, Jason anticipating that Dick was going to use Wayne Enterprises to find him, Nightwing taking Superboy and Krypto off the board with Kryptonite dust, being thankful that Nightwing didn't shoot Jason, wondering what the deal is with Beast Boy and Raven finding the Lazarus Pit, Wynn Everett as Madame Masque on Agent Carter, Silas and Vic actually getting along, Madame Rouge calling a team meeting, Rita and Madame Rouge getting drunk and repairing a time machine, Cliff downing a ton of Parkinson's pills and meeting The Quiz/Sachiko, The Fog flirting with Crazy Jane and trying to recruit her, Vic getting called out by Frenzy/Lloyd Jefferson, Larry finding his elderly son Paul Trainor, our favorite quotes of the episodes, new Tell It to TitanTalk email from Chet Williams and Steve Siegmund, Nik dropping F-bombs on Drunk Cinema, and more!

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And hey, we now have an official TitanTalk: The Titans Podcast t-shirt and merch featuring our updated logo, which you can find on TeePublic RIGHT HERE! Support the show by grabbing some TitanTalk gear to enjoy while listening to our discussions of Titans and Doom Patrol!

Be sure to come back next week as DJ Nik and I discuss "Prodigal", the twelfth episode from Titans Season 3, along with "1917 Patrol", the sixth episode from Doom Patrol Season 3, right here on TitanTalk: The Titans Podcast!

Monday, October 11, 2021

GHOSTWOOD 102: "Carrie (1976)" Is Up!

 
"Look what Tommy gave me, Mama. Aren't they beautiful?"
"I can see your dirty pillows. Everyone will."
"Breasts, Mama. They're called breasts, and every woman has them."
-- Carrie White and Margaret White, Carrie (1976)

It is happening again...My co-host with the most Xan Sprouse and I are back with a new episode of Ghostwood: The Twin Peaks Podcast!  This time, we continue our retrospective of Twin Peaks Actors in Other Films by discussing Carrie, the 1976 supernatural horror film based on the novel by Stephen King and directed by Brian De Palma, starring Sissy Spacek as Carrie White, Piper Laurie as Margaret White, Nancy Allen as Chris Hargensen, and John Travolta as Billy Nolan!

LET'S ROCK!

In this episode, Xan, and I discuss things like Xan driving to a Hardee's in Etna, Ohio to get Adult Swim toys, Stephen King buying a Pinto, Piper Laurie and Sissy Spacek both losing to the movie Network, Brian De Palma being a skeevy perv, MTV VJ Kennedy getting called out by Martin Landau, worrying about Courtney Cox's audition for the Bruce Springsteen "Dancing in the Dark" music video, Piper Laurie pretending to be Asian actor Fumio Yamaguchi as Twin Peaks character Mr. Tojamura, real-life mother/daughter Priscilla Pointer and Amy Irving playing mother/daughter Eleanor Snell and Sue Snell, Betty Buckley as Marie L'Angelle on Preacher, P.J. Soles in Halloween and Rock 'n Roll High School, Edie McClurg as Grace in Ferris Bueller's Day Off, Brian De Palma really wishing he could be Alfred Hitchcock, Stephen King getting rich off paperback royalties, the ending from Stephen King's novel Carrie, Betty Buckley only being two years older than Sissy Spacek, Brian De Palma making Betty Buckley slap Nancy Allen thirty times to get the reaction he wanted, the creepy statue of a religious figure representing St. Sebastian instead of Jesus Christ, Amy Irving and William Katt originally reading for Princess Leia and Luke Skywalker, Brian De Palma's creepy slo-mo opening footage from the girls' locker room, wondering why Carrie never learned about her period in health class, men being physical abusers vs. women being psychological abusers, Miss Collins making Chris and Norma jiggle for the camera, Miss Collins being too comfortable with slapping high school girls, Carrie's mom being abusive to Carrie about her period instead of supportive and understanding, Chris and Billy being horrible people, Chris being unable to let her beef with Carrie go, Carrie's mom having serious issues with men, Carrie's mom going off the rails on the crazy train, Miss Collins thinking Sue is up to something at the prom, the echoing "They're all going to laugh at you!" as Carrie is covered in pig's blood, Carrie going full Dark Phoenix, another creepy De Palma scene as Carrie takes a bath to clean off the pig's blood, Carrie's mom bringing a knife to a telekinesis fight, the shock ending where Carrie's hand suddenly reaches out of the ground for Sue, Carrie's revenge rampage covering up all the crimes that took place, Margaret White as a religious slut-shamer, our favorite Stephen King movie adaptations, a Facebook post from April Hannah, Xan and I watching The Omen on Drunk Cinema, and more!

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Be sure to come back in two weeks, as Xan and I continue our retrospective of Twin Peaks Actors in Other Films with The Ring, the 2002 supernatural horror film, featuring Naomi Watts as Rachel Keller, David Dorfman as Aidan Keller, Brian Cox as Richard Morgan, and Daveigh Chase as Samara Morgan!

Monday, October 4, 2021

TITANTALK 067: "Troubled Water & Undead Patrol" Is Up!

 
"Okay, well, this is goodbye! It has been a truly infuriating experience. I only hope that in your time of need, you will be met one day with the same ineptitude and uselessness which you have shown me here today. I bid you adieu."
-- Madame Rouge to the Doom Patrol, Doom Patrol: "Undead Patrol"

Hello again, Titans and Doom Patrol fans! DJ Nik and I are back with a brand-new episode of TitanTalk: The Titans Podcast! This time, we 
discuss "Troubled Water", the tenth episode of Titans Season 3, along with "Undead Patrol", the fourth episode of Doom Patrol Season 3, featuring Conor Leslie as Donna Troy & Valerie Buhagiar as Lydia, and return of Mark Sheppard as Willoughby Kipling & Jon Briddell as Darren Jones!

In this episode, DJ Nik and I discuss things like Nik joining Xan Sprouse and me on Drunk Cinema to discuss Alien, Karen Lindsay and I discussing all the comic book TV shows on The Fandom Zone Podcast, expecting better from the creators of Titans, "Troubled Water" needing to be called "Treading Water", wondering if Dick telling Barbara he has nothing but bad plans is actually the writers admitting they've written themselves into a corner, Nightwing needing to be the natural leader of the Titans like Cyclops is for the X-Men, Barbara being distracted by Dick, Scarecrow's toxin turning Gothamites into drooling zombies, Scarecrow's cheap $50,000 bounty on Nightwing, Dick's terrible plan to have the Titans turn themselves in to the GCPD, post bail and then "work from the shadows", Dick's terrible plan going predictably sideways, wondering why Commissioner Barbara Gordon was arrested for shooting a corrupt officer disobeying her direct orders to stand down in a firefight, wondering why Kory dragged Blackfire all the way to the far end of the church to heal her, Blackfire stealing Kory's powers, Lydia replacing Jillian as Donna's mentor, Lydia telling Donna she needs to step up as a leader, Scarecrow manipulating Jason to slash the portrait of young Bruce Wayne with his parents, some comics background on the Sisterhood/Brotherhood of Dada, Willoughby Kipling serving as a zombie interpreter, Michelle Gomez's great comedic timing, Madame Rogue's strange ceremonial dance, Larry realizing that he's preggers, the Doom Patrol going full Zombie Patrol, Willoughby Kipling griping that he has to fix something every time he encounters the Doom Patrol, the return of Darren Jones as a were-butt, wondering if we've seen the last of Timothy Dalton as the Chief, our favorite quotes of the episode, new Tell It to TitanTalk email from Steve Siegmund, waiting for the Sisterhood of Dada, and more!

If you'd like to check out episodes of TitanTalk, you can find us on...

Apple Podcasts -- RIGHT HERE
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Direct MP3 downloads/Libsyn --  RIGHT HERE
Spotify -- RIGHT HERE
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TitanTalk's Facebook page
TitanTalk's Twitter account

And hey, we now have an official TitanTalk: The Titans Podcast t-shirt and merch featuring our updated logo, which you can find on TeePublic RIGHT HERE! Support the show by grabbing some TitanTalk gear to enjoy while listening to our discussions of Titans and Doom Patrol!

Be sure to come back next week as DJ Nik and I discuss "The Call Is Coming from Inside the House", the eleventh episode from Titans Season 3, along with "Dada Patrol", the fifth episode from Doom Patrol Season 3, right here on TitanTalk: The Titans Podcast!

DRUNK CINEMA 016: "Alien" Is Up!

 
"That's the only way! We'll move in pairs. We'll go step-by-step and cut off every bulkhead and every vent until we have it cornered. And then we'll blow it the fuck out into space. Is that acceptable to you?"
"If it means killing it, yeah, that's acceptable to me."
"Obviously, it means killing it. But we have to stick together."
-- Ellen Ripley and Parker, Alien

Hey there, movie fans!  My wonderful & strange co-host Xan Sprouse and I are back with a new episode of Drunk Cinema! This time, we're joined by special guest DJ Nik as we watch Alien, the 1979 science fiction horror film directed by Ridley Scott and featuring Sigourney Weaver as Ellen Ripley, Harry Dean Stanton as Brett, Sir John Hurt as Kane, and Sir Ian Holm as Ash!

In this episode, Xan, Nik and I discuss things like watching Alien instead of our planned movie Hot Fuzz, Xan's Alien vs. Predator story, Nik's apology on behalf of Italy for Raoul Bova's terrible acting, why we haven't recorded a new episode since July, my new kitties Desire and Delirium, Nik smoking his beer, Whore Season vs. Horror Season, director Ridley Scott, Alien and Aliens having different tones, Alien 3 vs. Alien Resurrection, Nik cringing at Mom and Dad fighting, the end of The Fly (1986) making Xan cry, the Six Degrees of Donald Sutherland, John Hurt reprising Kane for a parody of the chestburster scene in Spaceballs, wondering why Alien lost Best Art Direction to All That Jazz, composer Jerry Goldsmith, the Alien title being an optometrist eye chart, Disney+ not having any R-rated movies in America, the novelization for Alien, Brett having more shit he's gotta do today, H.R. Giger disturbing Fox studio executives with his designs having blatant sexuality, movies based on videogames being terrible, the acid blood being created as a good reason for why the crew members don't just shoot and kill the xenomorph, alternate names for the Facehugger, evil movie corporations, Xan's spicy pepper Instagram video, the Facehugger singing "Hello, Ma Baby!", Jones being the best Nostromo crew member, John McClane in Alien Hard, Alien being a very progressive movie, a shoutout to Bolaji Badejo, Xan vs. monkeys in Sun City, Facebook comments from Dave Proctor and Benjamin Yates, and more!

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Be sure to come back in two weeks for Episode 017, as Xan and I watch The Omen, the original 1976 supernatural horror film directed by Richard Donner and featuring Gregory Peck as Robert Thorn, Lee Remick as Katherine Thorn, David Warner as Keith Jennings, and Patrick Troughton as Father Brennan!

Sunday, October 3, 2021

NEXT STOP EVERYWHERE 243: "Horror of Fang Rock" Is Up!

 
"Your triumph...will be short, Earthling. Our mothership...will blast this island...into molten rock!"
"Empty threats, Rutan! Enjoy your death as I enjoyed killing you!"
-- The Rutan and Leela, Doctor Who: "Horror of Fang Rock"

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 Russell T Davies' return as showrunner in 2023, along with "Horror of Fang Rock", the first serial from Doctor Who Season 15 in 1977, featuring Tom Baker as the Fourth Doctor, Louise Jameson as Leela, Colin Douglas as Reuben, and Alan Rowe as Colonel Skinsale!

In this episode, Jesse and I discuss things like Bruce Springsteen and Sting's birthdays, special guest companion John Takacs not being able to join us for this episode, Russell T Davies being announced as the replacement showrunner for Doctor Who in 2023, J. Michael Straczynski rebooting Babylon 5, the pros and cons of Russell T Davies returning, Jesse and I leaving Southgate Media Group and helping form Wonderful & Strange Productions, writer Terrance Dicks being inspired by Wilfred Gibson's 1912 poem Flannan Isle and Ray Bradbury's 1951 short story "The Fog Horn", "Horror of Fang Rock" being a replacement for Terrance Dick's cancelled "The Vampire Mutations", why Louise Jameson stopped wearing her brown contacts at the end of this story, the scene where Leela slaps Adelaide to stop her screaming, a scene in Part 3 being crucial to the behind-the-scenes relationship between Louise Jameson and Tom Baker, Tom Baker beginning an on/off relationship with the editor of "Horror of Fang Rock", Leela not being stupid even though she's a "savage", Leela's frustration with Adelaide, Leela's change in eye pigmentation and her request to have the Doctor kill her because she was blinded, the self-absorbed yacht survivors, Lord Palmerdale being desperate to reach the stock exchange in London to use insider trading information provided by Colonel Skinsale, Colonel Skinsale calling Lord Palmerdale when Palmerdale tries to blackmail him, why Vince burned his bribe money from Lord Palmerdale, wondering if the Doctor intentionally scattered the other diamonds for greedy Colonel Skinsale to pickup, "Horror of Fang Rock"'s extremely high body count, Reuben being superstitious and dismissive of electricity, "Horror of Fang Rock" being the only on-screen appearance of the Rutans, the Rutans wanting to established a beachhead on Earth in the neverending war with the Sontarans, our favorite quotes of the episode, my Reverse the Reverse the Polarity segment, new feedback from Dave Proctor and Holly Mac, DJ Nik joining Xan Sprouse and me on Drunk Cinema to discuss Alien, Holly Mac returning to discuss "The Runaway Bride" as a Revisited commentary, and more!

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Be sure to come back in two weeks as Jesse and I are joined by special guest companion Holly Mac to watch "Partners in Crime", the first episode from Doctor Who Series Four in 2008, featuring David Tennant as the Tenth Doctor, Sarah Lancashire as Ms. Foster, the first appearance of the Adipose, and the return of Catherine Tate as Donna Noble!