THE FANDOM ZONE 298: "The Boys Season Four Review" Is Up!

 
"Oh, by the way... You're all fucking welcome."
-- Billy Butcher, The Boys -- "Assassination Run"

Hello again, everyone! DJ Nik and I are back for another new episode of The Fandom Zone Podcast! This time, we review Season Four of the Amazon Prime Video superhero drama The Boys, featuring a breakdown of each episode, the notable storylines and character arcs, the show's most outrageous moments, and more!

In this episode, DJ Nik and I talk about things like my first podcast from my new Loft of Solitude, Nik interviewing Cheech Manohar from Dead Boy Detectives in our previous episode, how Italy did in the 2024 Summer Olympics, why we changed our original plans to discuss The Boys Season 4 episode by episode, the weird backlash where some fans were suddenly upset that Homelander was portrayed as a Donald Trump analogue (after three seasons of being portrayed as a Donald Trump analogue), Garth Ennis and Darick Robertson's original comic book series, Nik realizing how much he missed the show, Victoria giving her daughter compound V, Butcher trying to reach out to Ryan, Butcher hallucinating Becca Butcher and Joe Kessler, Homelander realizing that he's starting to age, new Seven members Sister Sage and Firecracker, Laz Alonso looking considerably frailer this season as Mother's Milk, A-Train and Hughie finally becoming good with one another, Butcher beating Ryan at foosball, Firecracker's long grudge against Starlight, Firecracker publicly revealing that Starlight had an abortion, Antony Starr's solid American accent, the insane attack of super-powered farm animals, Tek Knight as an S&M version of Batman, Frenchie being a top-notch chemist, The 1950s Red Scare with Senator Joseph McCarthy, the awkward moment when Ryan kills Mallory, wondering what Compound V will turn Ashley into, a ton of new Fandom Zone Fanmail from Dave Proctor, my podcasting for ten years, our upcoming plans to discuss The Penguin and Agatha All Along, and more! 

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Be sure to come back next month when DJ Nik and I discuss the first episodes of the HBO series The Penguin and the Disney+ series Agatha All Along on The Fandom Zone Podcast!

NEXT STOP EVERYWHERE 322: "Silence in the Library" Is Up!

 
"You know when you see a photograph of someone you know, but it's from years before you met them, and it's like they're not quite...finished. They're...They're not quite done yet? Well...yes, the Doctor's here. He came when I called just like he always does, but not my Doctor. Now, my Doctor... I've seen whole armies turn and run away, and he'd just swagger off back to his TARDIS and open the doors with a snap of his fingers. The Doctor...in the TARDIS...Next stop -- everywhere."
-- River Song, Doctor Who: "Forest of the Dead"

Hello again, everyone! My partner in time Jesse Jackson and I are back for our 10th Anniversary episode of Next Stop Everywhere: The Doctor Who Podcast! This time, we discuss "Silence in the Library" and "Forest of the Dead", the eighth and ninth episodes from Doctor Who Series Four in 2008, featuring David Tennant as the Tenth Doctor, Catherine Tate as Donna Noble, and introducing Alex Kingston as River Song!

In this special episode, Jesse and I discuss things like Jesse getting me into podcasting, the origin of Next Stop Everywhere, getting Jesse to appreciate the Classic Era of Doctor Who, my wife Lori cursing Jesse's name, Jesse learning to appreciate Donna Noble, my looking at Doctor Who through someone else's perspective, giving thanks to all of our Special Guest Companions, making plans to record our 20th Anniversary episode, this year's Doctor Who news from San Diego Comic-Con, the official announcement of The War Between the Land and the Sea, the debut of River Song, Colin Salmon as General Zod on Krypton, Talulah Riley being the twice-divorced wife of Elon Musk, the chemistry between David Tennant and Alex Kingston, the Tenth Doctor not knowing who River Song is, River backing up her story by telling the Doctor his real name, the Doctor saving River's backup copy, Donna's ideal man being someone who doesn't talk much, Moffat's dick move by having Lee's stammer prevent him from calling out to Donna before she leaves, Dr. Moon being a red herring villain, Moffat making you care about the "red shirt" expendable characters, the Vashta Nerada having their entire ecosystem taken away, wondering how long the the people that were "saved" were gone from reality, the Doctor learning to open the TARDIS by snapping his fingers, our favorite quotes of the episode, my Reverse the Reverse the Polarity segment, new listener feedback from Holly Mac and Dave Proctor, looking forward to "regenerating" our discussion of "Pyramids of Mars" that we originally discussed in 2014, and more!

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And just in time for the new era of Doctor Who, we now have a BRAND NEW Next Stop Everywhere t-shirt, which you can find on TeePublic RIGHT HERE!  This spiffy shirt looks great when you're listening to your favorite Doctor Who podcast and travelling through time and space! Or you could order all sorts of cool Next Stop Everywhere merch there as well!

Be sure to come back in two weeks for the next episode of Next Stop Everywhere as Jesse and I regenerate our discussion of "Pyramids of Mars", the third serial from Doctor Who Season 13 in 1975, featuring Tom Baker as the Fourth Doctor, Elisabeth Sladen as Sarah Jane Smith, and the first appearance of Gabriel Woolf as Sutekh!

NEXT STOP EVERYWHERE 321: "The Daleks in Colour" Is Up!

 
"You wanted advice, you said. I never give it. Never. But I might just say this to you -- Always search for truth. My truth is in the stars and yours is here."
-- The First Doctor, Doctor Who: "The Daleks"

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 to  discuss "The Daleks in Colour", the recut and colorized version of the second serial from Doctor Who Season One in 1963, introducing the Daleks and featuring William Hartnell as the First Doctor, William Russell as Ian Chesterton, Jacqueline Hill as Barbara Wright, and Carole Ann Ford as Susan Foreman!

In this episode, Jesse, Holly, and I discuss things like Russell T Davies speaking Jesse's language, originally discussing "The Daleks" in 2016, The Acolyte being better than what Star Wars fanboys think it is, the background on Jesse wanting a Classic Era story cut down and re-edited, hoping "The Daleks in Colour" encourages people to check out the original black-and-white serial "The Daleks", Jesse probably buying Bruce Springsteen a yacht, "The Daleks in Colour" going too far with the editing, the colorization really popping when the Daleks or the Thals were on screen, Carole Ann Ford deserving better writing for Susan Foreman, shipping Ian and Barbara, the Doctor being distrusting of Ian and Barbara, Ian provoking the Thals into action, the classic Star Trek episode "Errand of Mercy", wondering what if the Doctor didn't lie about the fluid link, the "Dalekmania" phenomenon in the UK, missing the episode cliffhangers, our favorite quotes of the episode, my Reverse the Reverse the Polarity segment, not getting any listener feedback for "The Daleks in Colour", accommodating Jesse in the new recording schedule, our upcoming 10th Anniversary episode, and more!

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And just in time for the new era of Doctor Who, we now have a BRAND NEW Next Stop Everywhere t-shirt, which you can find on TeePublic RIGHT HERE!  This spiffy shirt looks great when you're listening to your favorite Doctor Who podcast and travelling through time and space! Or you could order all sorts of cool Next Stop Everywhere merch there as well!

Be sure to come back in two weeks for our big 10th Anniversary episode of Next Stop Everywhere as Jesse and I discuss "Silence in the Library" and "Forest of the Dead", the eighth and ninth episodes from Doctor Who Series Four in 2008, featuring David Tennant as the Tenth Doctor, Catherine Tate as Donna Noble, and introducing Alex Kingston as River Song!

DRUNK CINEMA 064: "Invasion of the Body Snatchers" Is Up!

 
"Listen, we're not the last humans left. There are people who will fight you. They will find out what you're doing here."
"They'll stop you."
"In an hour...you won't want them to. In an hour, you'll be one of us."
-- Matthew Bennell, Elizabeth Driscoll, and Dr. David Kibner, Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978)

Hello again, movie fans!  My wonderful co-host Xan Sprouse and I are back with a new episode of Drunk Cinema! This time, we watch Invasion of the Body Snatchers, the 1978 science fiction horror film directed by Philip Kaufman, starring Donald Sutherland as Matthew Bennell, Brooke Adams as Elizabeth Driscoll, Jeff Goldblum as Jack Bellicec, and Leonard Nimoy as as Dr. David Kibner!

This time, Xan and I discuss things like Xan being my personal IKEA consultant, paying tribute to the late Donald Sutherland, Brooke Adams being the wife of Tony Shalhoub, Matthew Bennell vs. Kevin McCarthy's Dr. Miles Bennell from the original 1956 version, the GoFundMe for the children of my late brother-in-law Jack Brockhaus, Matthew being too cool about getting his car windshield smashed, the origin of the term "pod person", everybody having a wok in the '70s, the classic SNL "pod people" sketch, Kevin McCarthy's cameo, mud baths, Peter Davison being a underrated Doctor on Doctor Who, Veronica Cartwright encountering a chestburster from Alien, Leonard Nimoy gaslighting everyone, body horror not needing to be rapey, the cameo by original 1956 version director Don Siegel, people leaving speed around at work, the fucked-up cameo by the dog with a human face, Florida the Explorer, new Drunk Mail from Dave Proctor and Christine Peruski, why we're watching Roxanne in our next episode, Xan and I taking a month off to see RoboCop (1987), and more!

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Be sure to come back in four weeks as Xan and I watch Roxanne, the 1987 romantic comedy directed by Fred Schepisi, starring Steve Martin as Charlie "C.D." Bales, Daryl Hannah as Roxanne Kowalski, Rick Rossovich as Chris McConnell, and Shelley Duvall as Dixie!