TITANTALK 046: "Fallen" Is Up!

"It's an honor to meet you.  Can I interest you in something else to eat?  Grass-fed ribeye?  Chia pudding?  Name anything you'd like."
"How about letting me out of here?"
"I'm afraid that's not available on DoorDash."
-- Mercy Graves and Garfield "Gar" Logan, Titans: "Fallen"

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 "Fallen", the tenth episode from Season 2 of the DC Universe series Titans, featuring Joshua Orpin as Superboy, Natalie Gumede as Mercy Graves, and introducing Sydney Kuhne as Dani!

In this episode, Jesse and I discuss things like Titans Tower needing maid service, me talking Jesse out of doing only a 15-minute episode review, the Titans writers tanking the back half of Season 2, Mercy Graves being in a lesbian relationship, a little background on fictional South American island Corto Maltese, Gray(son) being the new black, Jesse calling upon the power of Captain Grumpy, wondering why Dick Grayson's arrest wasn't big deal on the news, Dick's ridiculously fast sentencing of seven years, Dick taking on the name Nightwing because of a Kryptonian legend that Superman told to him, Corto Maltese legend Alazul, wondering how Dick Grayson gets his criminal record expunged, Dick's horrible idea to punish himself with prison, everyone suddenly deciding to call Dick after not wanting to talk to him anymore, Rachel meeting Dani in a soup kitchen, Rachel's soul-self animating a stone gargoyle and killing Caleb without Rachel knowing, Rachel's soul-self being like Spider-Man's alien symbiote costume, Mercy getting zero support from her partner, flashing back to Bruno Bichir's Chief, Mercy manipulating Conner and Gar, Gar wanting nothing more than to be a Titan, the Titans' Riverdale drama, another mention of Project Rakshasa, our favorite quotes of the episode, new Tell It to TitanTalk feedback from Jock and Steven Marshall, my talking The Dark Knight on DJ Nik's Happiness in Darkness podcast, Electric Light Orchestra, and more!

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Be sure to come back next week for Episode 047 as Jesse and I discuss "E.L._.O.", the eleventh 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!

TITANTALK 045: "Atonement" is Up!

"When he wakes up, call Bruce."
"Bruce Wayne?"
"No, Bruce Springsteen."
-- Richard "Dick" Grayson and Garfield "Gar" Logan, Titans: "Atonement"

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 "Atonement", the ninth episode from Season 2 of the DC Universe series Titans, featuring Esai Morales as Deathstroke, Mayko Nguyen as Adeline Kane, Robbie Jones as Faddei, and introducing Damaris Lewis as Blackfire!

In this episode, Jesse and I discuss things like finally getting a Titans episode title not named after a character, everyone making really bad decisions, Dick keeping the details of Jericho's death secret so the other Titans wouldn't quit only to come clean with them and still have them quit, Jesse thinking the scene where Dick comes clean to Adeline was a flashback, the drama A Million Little Things, the other Titans being hypocrites and proving Dick right about keeping his secret, Donna being surprised that Rachel wanted to tag along with her, Adeline thinking "they" might feel differently about Dick getting forgiveness, my theory that Jericho has been inside Deathstroke's body since Slade murdered Jericho's body, Gar bailing on "Operation: Save the Titans" by the third day, running down the sources of Gar's motivational Post-its, Gar and Conner's bromance, Gar explaining the real world to Conner as being in a 3-D videogame, Gar letting Conner attack the San Francisco cops without trying to stop him, Dick attacking airport security guards to get himself arrested, Hank and Dawn singing "Ain't No Mountain" by Marvin Gaye and Tami Terrell, the awkward moment when Ellis' sister plans to make Hank and Dawn's lives a living hell, Hank and Dawn breaking up again, Kory figuring out that Faddei has been taken over by her sister Blackfire, wondering if the Omega Men will give Kory and the Titans a lift to Tamaran in Season 3, our favorite quotes of the episode, new Tell It to TitanTalk feedback from Jock and Steven Marshall, my talking The Dark Knight on DJ Nik's Happiness in Darkness podcast, and more!

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Be sure to come back next week for Episode 046 as Jesse and I discuss "Fallen", the tenth 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 165: "It's Summer and We're Running Out of Ice" Is Up!

"How do you know he’s 7K?"
"I got a nose for white supremacy, and he smells like bleach."
-- Judd Crawford and Angela Abar, Watchmen: "It's Summer and We're Running Out of Ice"

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 "It's Summer and We're Running Out of Ice", the first episode of the HBO series Watchmen, introducing Regina King as Sister Night, Don Johnson as Judd Crawford, Tim Blake Nelson as Looking Glass, and Jeremy Irons as Ozymandias!

In this episode, Jesse and I talk about things like showrunner Damon Lindelof, our background with the original Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons Watchmen comic book limited series, the Watchmen characters being a substitute for the Charlton Comics superheroes DC Comics acquired, Dave Gibbons associating with the TV series, Zack Snyder's 2009 Watchmen film adaptation, the TV series being a sequel set 34 years after the original comic book series, star Regina King, Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross' score, Angela's double life as a baker and Sister Night, white resentment toward "Redfordations", The white supremacist Seventh Kavalry twisting Rorschach's legacy for their horrible agenda, old Will Reeves claiming that he lynched Judd, the 1921 Tulsa race riot not being taught in schools, friend of the show Ken Schaefer being curious about Watchmen, people thinking the Watchmen TV series is bad because it's "woke", Judd's murder being the new version of the Comedian's murder, Judd singing "People Will Say We're in Love" from Oklahoma!, why Judd didn't wear a mask like the other police officers, everyone hating Panda, Looking Glass and the interrogation pod, what happened to Dan Dreiberg the second Nite Owl, HBO's supplemental backmatter website Peteypedia, Ozymandias' imperfect clone servants Mr. Phillips and Ms. Crookshanks, Adrian writing a Doctor Manhattan play "The Watchmaker's Son", our favorite quotes of the episode, Fandom Zone news about various comic book TV shows, 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!

NEXT STOP EVERYWHERE 159: "Terror of the Autons" is Up!

"You've come here to kill me, of course."
"But not without considerable regret."
"How very comforting."
"You see, Doctor, you're my intellectual equal.  Almost.  I have so few worthy opponents. When they've gone, I always miss them."
-- The Third Doctor and The First Master, Doctor Who: "Terror of the Autons"

Hello again, everyone!  My Ghostwood: The Twin Peaks Podcast co-host with the most Xan Sprouse returns to Next Stop Everywhere: The Doctor Who Podcast to help me discuss "Terror of the Autons", the first serial from Doctor Who Season 8 in 1971, starring Jon Pertwee as the Third Doctor, and introducing Katy Manning as Jo Grant, Roger Delgado as The Master, and Richard Franklin as Captain Mike Yates!

In this episode, Xan and I discuss things like Doctor Who writer Robert Holmes, Xan being an Autons fan, Jesse ducking me on discussing "Terror of the Autons", our big 150th episode of Next Stop Everywhere, Xan talking Doctor Who stories set at circuses, Roger Delgado being a discount Terence Stamp, the Master ruining Doctor Who pinball, Geoffrey Holder signing 7-Up bottles at conventions, the Master being created as the Professor Moriarty to the Doctor's Sherlock Holmes, the British press freaking the hell out about Auton dolls and police officers scaring kids, Jo Grant's introduction, the Doctor warming to Jo because she disobeyed orders, Mike Yates being the "middle management" between the Brigadier and Sgt. Benton, the Brigadier being the Third Doctor's entry pass into secure places, Nicholas Courtney being one of the best straight men ever, the Master messing with an entire family for fun, the Doctor liking the idea of the Master being out there to encounter again, running down the Master's on-screen regenerations, Xan not liking the 1996 Doctor Who TV movie, the Autons invading Funko figures, Xan loving the movie Mannequin, our favorite quotes of the episode, wondering where all the Autons were in "Terror of the Autons", feeling bad for Tiny Gooch, my Reverse the Reverse the Polarity segment, new feedback from Holly Mac, HBO's new Watchmen series, 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 Waters of Mars", the autumn Doctor Who special from 2009, featuring David Tennant as the Tenth Doctor, Lindsay Duncan as Adelaide Brooke, and Gemma Chan as Mia Bennett!

GAME OF THRONES Prequel HOUSE OF THE DRAGON Gets Series Order from HBO

When you prequel HBO's Game of Thrones, you win or you die.

Deadline has word that after deciding to not go forward with the Game of Thrones prequel starring Naomi Watts, HBO has given a straight-to-series order for House of the Dragon, another prequel based on George R.R. Martin's novel Fire & Blood.

Announced at WarnerMedia’s HBO Max investors presentation, HBO has ordered ten episodes for House of the Dragon, which is set 300 years before Game of Thrones and tells the story of House Targaryen.

Game of Thrones veteran Miguel Sapochnik and Ryan Condal will serve as showrunners and executive producers, along with Game of Thrones co-executive producer Martin and Vince Gerardis,  Sapochnik will direct the pilot and additional episodes.

HBO Programming President Casey Bloys remarked, "The Game of Thrones universe is so rich with stories.  We look forward to exploring the origins of House Targaryen and the earlier days of Westeros along with Miguel, Ryan and George."

According to the article, House of the Dragon was one of four Game of Thrones spinoffs in the works at various stages for HBO.  Martin and Condal have been working on the project since fall 2018, using material originally explored by Bryan Cogman in one of five Game of Thrones prequel scripts commissioned by HBO two years ago.

Fire & Blood, published in November 2018, is the first of a two-book series detailing the history of House Targaryen.  The second is currently expected within the next year or so, although Martin is notorious for delays in his A Song of Ice and Fire series.

CW Developing SUPERGIRL Spinoff SUPERMAN & LOIS

Looks like Henry Cavill won't be suiting up again as Superman anytime soon.

The Hollywood Reporter has word that The CW is developing Superman & Lois, a new Arrowverse series starring Tyler Hoechlin and Elizabeth Tulloch as their respective Supergirl characters Superman/Clark Kent and Lois Lane.

According to the article, Superman & Lois will focus on "the world's most famous superhero and comics' most famous journalist as they deal with all the stress, pressures and complexities that come with being working parents in today's society."  This description hints that their son in the comics, Jon Kent, may be featured as well.

Former The Flash showrunner Todd Helbing will write the script and serve as executive producer for the potential series.  In March, Helbing stepped down as showrunner on The Flash to focus on developing Superman & Lois.

This is the second Arrowverse spinoff in development at The CW for the 2020-21 TV season, after the proposed Arrow spinoff Green Arrow and the Canaries starring Katherine McNamara as Mia Smoak/Green Arrow, Katie Cassidy as Laurel Lance/Black Canary and Juliana Harkavy as Dinah Drake/Black Canary. 

Hoechlin, 32, made his Arrowverse debut as Superman in the 2016 Supergirl episode "The Adventures of Supergirl".  He's also known as Derek Hale on the MTV series Teen Wolf and also appeared in the films Fifty Shades Darker, Fifty Shades Freed, Everybody Wants Some!!, Solstice, and Road to Perdition.  In addition, he's appeared on episodes of the TV series Castle, Lincoln Heights, CSI: Miami, and 7th Heaven.

Tulloch, 38, made her Arrowverse debut as Lois Lane in the 2018 The Flash episode "Elseworlds, Part 1".  She's also known as Juliette Silverton/Eve on the NBC series Grimm, has appeared in the films Concussion and The Artist, and on episodes of Portlandia, Tyranny, Outlaw, Moonlight, House, Cold Case, and The West Wing.

Hoechlin's Superman and Tulloch's Lois Lane will next appear in the upcoming CW crossover event, "Crisis on Infinite Earths", which begins with Supergirl on December 8, 2019.

TITANTALK 044: "Jericho" Is Up!

"I know Slade hasn’t been much of a dad, but these new friends of yours, the…Titans?  They seriously call themselves that?  The Titans were tragic Greek figures, got their asses handed to them by Zeus.  Who names themselves after losers?"
-- William Wintergreen to Jericho Wilson, Titans: "Jericho"

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 "Jericho", the eighth episode from Season 2 of the DC Universe series Titans, featuring Chella Man as Jericho, Esai Morales as Deathstroke, Mayko Nguyen as Adeline Kane, and Demore Barnes as William Wintergreen!

In this episode, Jesse and I discuss things like there not being too many "fun" episodes of Titans, Titans annoying fans with too many flashback episodes, Chella Man doing a great job as Jericho, differences from Tales of the Teen Titans #44, why Rose Wilson wasn't around during "Jericho", Jericho hanging out on the beach with the original Titans, why the other original Titans besides Dove didn't feel like they needed to learn sign language, the awkward moment when Dick goes to cut Jericho loose only to find out he has superpowers, Dick and Dawn telling Jericho why they approached him and that they're superheroes, how Slade lost his eye in the comics, Slade's lame gift for missing Jericho's birthday, our speculation on who Jillian and Donna worked for, Deathstroke pretending to be Jillian to lure Donna into a trap, Donna Troy vs. Deathstroke, wondering why Dick Grayson spent time changing into his Robin costume before going after Donna, wondering why Robin didn't tell Jericho that Deathstroke attacked Donna, Robin vs. Deathstroke, Jericho's big sacrifice, how Jericho could've survived, the original Titans being really unfair to Dick Grayson, our favorite quotes of the episode, Wintergreen's shout-out to the original Greek Titans of myth, new Tell It to TitanTalk feedback from Jock and Steven Marshall, Jesse putting on his geek pants, Titans finally having another proper episode title, and more!

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Be sure to come back next week for Episode 045 as Jesse and I discuss "Atonement", the ninth 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!