NEXT STOP EVERYWHERE 156: "Turn Left" is Up!

"That doctor."
"You knew him."
"Did I?  When?"
"I think you dream about him sometimes.  There’s a man in a suit.  Tall, thin man.  Great hair.  Some…really great hair."
-- Donna Noble and Rose Tyler, Doctor Who: "Turn Left"

Hello again, everyone!  Special guest companion Holly Mac from The Five(ish) Fangirls Podcast returns to Next Stop Everywhere: The Doctor Who Podcast to help me discuss "Turn Left", the eleventh episode of Doctor Who Series 4 in 2008, featuring David Tennant as the Tenth Doctor, Catherine Tate as Donna Noble, Billie Piper as Rose Tyler, and Bernard Cribbins as Wilfred Mott!

In this episode, Holly and I discuss things like Doctor-lite vs. Doctor Light, how "Turn Left" appealed to Holly, Donna winning over Holly, Wilf being the best grandpa ever, waiting for the big Cosmic Reset Button after Donna's memories of traveling with the Doctor are removed, Russell T. Davies announcing his departure and the ambiguity over David Tennant's departure, the plan for the return of Billie Piper as Rose Tyler, more of Doctor Who companion mothers being horrible, Chipo Chung as Chantho, Wilf favoring his granddaughter over his actual daughter, wondering how Sylvia turned out the way she did, Rule 2 of Doctor Who, the Fortune Teller persuading Donna to take the road not taken, wondering why the Doctor can't regenerate if he drowns, Holly's momentary panic about seeing the Doctor die, Wilf realizing how bad "labor camps" can be, Sylvia sliding into depression, the alternate outcomes of previous Doctor Who episodes, the Trickster never appearing on Doctor Who, Rose guiding Donna toward restoring the original timeline, the awkward moment when Donna materialized two miles away from meeting herself with only two minutes to change things, Donna's self-sacrifice to reset the timeline and free herself from the Time Beetle, the moment when the Doctor realizes that Donna met Rose, the return of Bad Wolf graffiti, our favorite quotes of the episode, my Reverse the Polarity segment, new feedback from David K. Proctor, Holly's fellow Five(ish) Fangirl Rachel Frend, 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 next week, as new special guest companion Rachel Frend from The Five(ish) Fangirls Podcast joins me on Next Stop Everywhere: The Doctor Who Podcast to discuss "Vengeance on Varos", the second serial of Doctor Who Series 22 in 1985, featuring Colin Baker as the Sixth Doctor and Nicola Bryant as Peri Brown, and introducing Nabil Shaban as Sil!

TITANTALK 041: "Deathstroke" Is Up!

"You never learn, do you?  Always the hero.  But you’re not gonna dictate how this will go.  You’re not a martyr.  You’re a con man, preying on those weak enough to follow you.  The problem with con men is that they never know when to stop...and someone else always pays."
-- Deathstroke to Dick Grayson, Titans: "Deathstroke"

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 "Deathstroke", the fifth episode from Season 2 of the DC Universe series Titans, featuring Esai Morales as Deathstroke, Michael Mosley as Doctor Light, Curran Walters as Jason Todd, Chelsea Zhang as Rose Wilson!

In this episode, Jesse and I discuss things like more technical difficulties, Beast Boy getting sidelined in Season 2, Jason intentionally trying to annoy Doctor Light, Jason being smart but impulsive, Esai Morales being a better Deathstroke than Manu Bennett, Deathstroke being the Darth Vader of DC Comics, Deathstroke pissing Doctor Light off just by sitting still, why you should never fuck with Deathstroke, Doctor Light being a Nickelback fan, more of Jesse's outdated pop-culture references, Deathstroke bringing a really big bowl of water out to wet a sharpening stone, Dawn calling out Dick for reopening Titans Tower, Jesse thinking there's no need for a traitor in this version of "The Judas Contract", Friday Night Lights, Rose calling out Gar for not telling Rachel how he feels about her, Gar and Rachel's big fight about keeping secrets, Rachel only trusting Kory with what's really going on with her, the awkward moment when Rose listens to Hank wanting to turn her over to Deathstroke to get Jason back, the original Titans considering Kory adult enough to know about what they're up to, Kory telling Donna that she's a princess on Tamaran, Kory telling Rachel that her people wear Sawar bracelets until they're mature enough to control their Starfire power, Deathstroke telling Dick he's not in control of his attempt at martyrdom, Dick and Kory's epic fight with Deathstroke, Jason as Robin the Boy Hostage, wondering how Jason can hold onto the side of a building but not be able to hold Dick's grip, the mystery helicopter, the bad trend of Titans dragging out cliffhangers an extra week to fit in a flashback episode, our favorite quotes of the episode, news about the upcoming CW Seed animated series Deathstroke: Knights and Dragons, some new Tell It to TitanTalk feedback from Steven Marshall, The Grudge, and more!

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Be sure to come back next week for Episode 042 as Jesse and I discuss "Conner", the sixth episode from Season 2 of the DC Universe series Titans, featuring the debut of Joshua Orpin as Superboy!  Look for more of TitanTalk: The Titans Podcast on iTunes, Stitcher, Google Play Music, YouTube, Libsyn, and the official Southgate Media Group website!

First STAR TREK: DISCOVERY Season 3 Trailer Teases the Federation in 3187

The future of the Federation isn't great.

CBS All Access has released the first teaser trailer for Season 3 of Star Trek: Discovery, providing the first glimpse of what happened to the crew of the U.S.S. Discovery after travelling 930 years into their future to the year 3187 at the end of the Season 2 finale, "Such Sweet Sorrow, Part 2".

The one-minute, ten-second trailer opens with Commander Michael Burnham (Sonequa Martin-Green) digging out from being covered with dirt on an alien world and grabbing her communicator.

As we see fleeting images of Burnham transitioning to longer hair, she remarks in a voiceover, "I've spent a year searching that domino that tipped over and started all of this."

We then see a group of Andorians and humans armed with weapons,.who fire some sort of shockwave at Burnham and new character Cleveland "Book" Booker (David Ajala), sending them flying.

In a separate scene, Burnham and Book are walking across alien terrain, with Book observing, "You believe in ghosts."

"What does that mean?" asks Burnham.

"That badge on your shirt."  Realizing Book is referring to her Starfleet insignia on her uniform, Burnham pauses to consider the statement.

Next, we see Commander Saru (Doug Jones) and Ensign Sylvia Tilly (Mary Wiseman) in some sort of robes entering a strange room.

This is followed by Burnham and Book entering a stark white office, where an unknown man states, "I have watched this office every day, believing that my hope was not in vain..."  The man lowers a Federation flag, which only shows six stars, hinting that in 3187, there are only six worlds remaining in the United Federation of Planets.  "...And that hope is you, Commander Burnham."

We glimpse Burnham floating in a pool of white liquid, followed by a group of Trills.  

As we see the Discovery in space, Saru remarks in a voiceover, "This ship bears the name Discovery.  She has carried us into the future.  And it will be our privilege to make that future bright."

"Let's see how this plays out, shall we?" says the Mirror Universe counterpart of Phillipa Georgiou (Michelle Yeoh).

Lastly, we cut back to the scene in the white office, with the unknown man holding Burnham by both hands in front of the Federation flag and asking her, "Where will you go?"

"Wherever the answers are," replies Burnham as the trailer ends.

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




Star Trek: Discovery is expected to return to CBS All Access for Season 3 sometime in Early 2020.

BATWOMAN Casts Rachel Maddow as Vesper Fairchild

There's going to be a lot more gossip about Batwoman.

The Hollywood Reporter has revealed that the new CW series Batwoman has cast MSNBC TV program host and political commentator Rachel Maddow in the role of DC Comics character Vesper Fairchild.  The role will be recurring, with Maddow only appearing in a vocal performance.

According to the article, Vesper Fairchild is described as "a television and radio personality who had a romantic relationship with Bruce Wayne (Batman)."  In the Arrow episode "Elseworlds, Part 2", Oliver Queen revealed that he once dated Vesper.

Maddow, 46, is best known as the host of The Rachel Maddow Show on MSNBC and is the first openly lesbian anchor to host a major prime-time news program in the United States.  This will be her second connection to the world of Batwoman, after writing the introduction for the 2010 DC Comics deluxe edition of Batwoman: Elegy, which collected the "Elegy" storyline from writer Greg Rucka and artist J.H. Williams III that ran in Detective Comics (vol.1) #854-860.

"We consider Vesper Fairchild to be the sardonic Voice of Gotham," said Batwoman showrunner Caroline Dries in a statement.  "In addition to Rachel’s interest in Batwoman, we thought she’d be the perfect casting choice because her own hard-hitting journalism wildly contrasts Vesper’s penchant for snark, gossip and criticism of female superheroes."

Created in 1997 by Doug Moench and Kelley Jones, Vesper Fairchild first appeared in Batman (vol.1) #540 as a radio talk show host known as the "Siren of the Night", who met billionaire playboy Bruce Wayne, secretly the vigilante known as Batman, when he was a guest on her show.  The two soon became romantically involved.

After a massive earthquake stuck Gotham City and it was declared a "No Man's Land" by the federal government, Fairchild left the city to start a career as a journalist.  When she returned to the revitalized city, she once again continued a romantic relationship with Wayne.  Because Fairchild was investigating Wayne's alter-ego Batman, he decided to sever the relationship to avoid his secrets from being revealed.  To this end, he invited her to Wayne Manor while he had three other women there, causing Fairchild to leave in tears.

She was eventually shot at Wayne's mansion by the assassin David Cain, who was acting on orders from Lex Luthor (then President of the United States), to destroy his business rival by framing Wayne for murder.  Her death would lead to Batman briefly abandoning his Bruce Wayne identity.

Batwoman premieres Sunday, October 6th on The CW.

BIRDS OF PREY Trailer Fantabulously Emancipates One Harley Quinn

Warner Bros. Pictures has released the first full trailer for Cathy Yan's Birds of Prey (and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn), based loosely on the DC Comics superteam.  Since the events of Suicide Squad, Harley Quinn has left the Joker and Batman has disappeared, leaving Gotham City unprotected from crime.  When a young girl named Cassandra Cain comes across a diamond belonging to crime lord who goes by the name of Black Mask, Harley joins forces with Black Canary, Huntress and Renee Montoya to protect her.

The two-minute trailer opens with Harley Quinn (Margot Robbie) sharing a drink with Black Canary (Jurnee Smollett-Bell) in a club.  "Do you know what a harlequin is?" asks Harley in an unusually somber tone.  "A harlequin's role is to serve.  It's nothin' without a master.  No one give two shits who we are beyond that."

As the haunting song "Hymne à l'amour" (Hymn to Love) by Edith Piaf begins to play, we see Harley tearfully cutting her long pigtails shorter.  "The Joker and I broke up," she remarks in a voiceover.  I wanted a fresh start.  But it turns out I wasn't the only dame in Gotham looking for emancipation."

We see Black Canary singing at Sionis' nightclub as Dinah Lance, followed by Renee Montoya (Rosie Perez) walking out of police headquarters with her things in a cardboard box as her fellow officers applaud.  Huntress (Mary Elizabeth Winstead) is shown aiming a crossbow at Harley in an alley before lowering the weapon and lowering the lid of her motorcycle helmet.

Next, we see Black Mask/Roman Sionis (Ewan McGregor) exclaim "Spectacular news!" as he walks into a room (without his mask) to find three of the Birds of Prey hanging upside down by their bound feet and wearing gags.

We glimpse Harley being extremely happy about getting a pet hyena, sharing a stick of licorice with the animal.

"Ms. Quinn," Roman says to his henchman Victor Zsasz (Chris Messina), "she belongs to me."

As Cassandra Cain (Ella Jay Basco) hides behind a wet Harley, a few of Black Mask's goons start shooting at them, forcing the two to run for safety.  This is followed by Huntress confronting some mob members at a restaurant, kicking the table that results in gunfire.

After we glimpse Sionis and a dozen of his men holding a bound Harley at gunpoint, we see him alone in a separate scene, apparently losing his mental grip.  "Here's the deal, Quinn," he says to her.  "You need me!"

"He's after all of us now," Harley tells the Birds as we see her and the team together, presumably at some abandoned carnival fun house.  "None of us are walkin' outta here, unless we work together."

We see fleeting glimpses Harley dressed as Marilyn Monroe in her performance of "Diamonds Are a Girl's Best Friend" from the 1953 film Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, followed by Harley riding on the rear bumper of a car while wearing roller skates.

"With you?" asks Montoya, in response to Harley's proposal to team up.  "You gotta be kidding me," remarks Huntress in a voiceover.

In a different scene, Harley jumps up and smashes the knees of a mob guy who has his feet propped up on a table.

As the team gets ready to fight, Harley seems very excited, telling the others, "Isn't this fun?  It's just like a sleepover.  We should order pizza.  Make Cosmos."  In response, Black Canary tells her to focus.

In another scene, Harley is wearing a large purple hat and coat, grinning in a very Joker-like fashion as she shoots a police officer with a beanbag gun.

"I'm the one they should be scared of!" Harley remarks as we see her escaping from jail as emergency water sprinklers pour down from the ceiling, followed by a montage of fleeting Harley moments.  "Not you!  Not Mister J!  Because I'm Harley freakin' Quinn!"

"Whoo!" exclaims Sionis as we see Dinah singing in the background.  "Who's having a good time?"

"Get ready, ladies..." says Harley as we see her, Black Canary and Huntress in action, followed by Harley in front of an explosion of fireworks as the film's cast list surrounds her.

In the trailer's final scene, we find Harley and Cassandra in a car, with Harley driving.  "Oh, you're that psycho chick," quips Cassandra.

"You never call a woman a chick," replies Harley.  "I'll accept broad, lady, woman, and on occasion, bitch."

"Bitch?  What are you talking about?"

"Toss that for me, will ya?" asks Harley as she hands Cassandra a stick of dynamite to toss out the passenger window at a nearby car.  The dynamite explodes as Harley laughs.

If you'd like to check out the trailer, you can view it below thanks to the official Warner Bros. Pictures account on YouTube...



Birds of Prey (and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn) is expected to arrive in theaters on February 7, 2020.

TITANTALK 040: "Aqualad" Is Up!

"You’re asking me to choose between my destiny and you."
"Maybe they’re the same thing."
-- Donna Troy and Garth, Titans: "Aqualad"

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 "Aqualad", the fourth episode from Season 2 of the DC Universe series Titans, featuring the introductions of Drew Van Acker as Aqualad, Chella Man as Jericho, Mayko Nguyen as Adeline Kane, and Ann Magnuson as Jillian!

In this episode, Jesse and I discuss things like the Cartoon Network series Tower Prep, wondering if Jillian is a version of Julia Kapatelis from George Perez's Wonder Woman run, the Wonder Girl and Aqualad romance, Conor Leslie being a perfect Donna Troy, Donna and Garth knowing each other since they were 12, the "Dear Garth" orange soda bottle, Wonder Girl and Aqualad never being involved in the comics, Donna trying to stay focused and not be romantically involved, Donna lying to everyone about having to leave early for Themyscira, Garth telling Donna that he loves her only to end up killed by Deathstroke, the big costume-changing moment, Aqualad manipulating water like Mera, learning that Dick hooked up with Dawn as the rebound from her failed first relationship wit Hank, Doctor Light and Jacob Finlay, Deathstroke's overkill on preventing two witnesses from testifying, wondering if Deathstroke's target was Wonder Girl instead of Aqualad, Adeline Kane in the comics, having a superhero who signs on TV, Dick using Jericho to track down Deathstroke, our favorite quotes of the episode, some new Tell It to TitanTalk feedback from Anne Dieken on Twitter and Steven Marshall, friend of the show DJ Nik having us on his new superhero movie podcast Happiness in Darkness, Jason Todd being a more surprising twist if he was the "Judas Contract" traitor instead of Rose Wilson, and more!

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Be sure to come back next week for Episode 041 as Jesse and I discuss "Deathstroke", the fifth episode from Season 2 of the DC Universe series Titans, featuring Esai Morales as Deathstroke!  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 155: "No Place" is Up!

"Do you know why we build fires?  They were the first beautiful thing that we made.  A fire is light, it’s warmth, it’s uncontrollable, and it stands between us and the darkness.  Well, the Doctor is like that.  He’s dancing between us and the stars, saying it’s all gonna be okay."
-- Wilfred "Wilf" Mott, Doctor Who: The Tenth Doctor Adventures Vol. 3: "No Place"

Hello again, everyone!  My partner in time Jesse Jackson returns to Next Stop Everywhere: The Doctor Who Podcast to help me discuss "No Place", the first audio adventure 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, and the return of Bernard Cribbins as Wilfred Mott and Jacqueline King as Sylvia Noble!

In this episode, Jesse and I discuss things like National Coffee Day, Jesse getting Catherine Tate's autograph at Dragon Con 2019, Donna not being afraid to tell you what she's thinking, the Ken Burns documentary Country Music, Bernard Cribbins reprising Wilf at the age of 90, my calling out Jesse for eating on the air, Hizdahr zo Loraq in Game of Thrones, our shared connection of colon surgery, the Doctor and Donna posing as a married couple with disgustingly cute pet names for one another, more technical difficulties fun with Skype, supposedly haunted mansion Morely Manse, Jesse being confused by the story, my attempt to explain the plot to Jesse, Sylvia being overly protective of Donna and not having faith in her, my favorite quotes of the story, not buying that Wilf never cooked marshmellows over a bonfire before, my Reverse the Polarity segment, Sophie Aldred reprising Ace for the Doctor Who Season 26 Blu-Ray promo, 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 next week, as special guest companion Holly Mac returns to Next Stop Everywhere: The Doctor Who Podcast to help me discuss "Turn Left", the eleventh episode of Doctor Who Series 4 in 2008, featuring David Tennant as the Tenth Doctor, Catherine Tate as Donna Noble, Billie Piper as Rose Tyler, and Bernard Cribbins as Wilfred Mott!

GHOSTWOOD 062: "Case Files" Is Up!

"So, what's on your mind tonight?  You know I'm going to tell you what's on mine.  We're sinking down into the mud.  And the fucks are at it again!  The same vast, global corporate conspiracy, different day!  You can't see it without a cosmic flashlight.  Guess what?  I've got one.  Oh, yeah.  And its beam, it penetrates the igneous rock of ignorance.  And there they are, exposed.  Wriggling, squirming, crawling on their bellies like foul maggots.  Frantically racing back to the cover of darkness that they so crave!  We're coming for you.  Yeah, we're coming for you!"
-- Dr. Lawrence Jacoby (as Dr. Amp), Twin Peaks: "Case Files"

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're back with our commentary track for "Case Files", a.k.a. "The Return, Part 5", from the 2017 Showtime revival of Twin Peaks, featuring the return of Mädchen Amick as Shelly Briggs and Peggy Lipton as Norma Jennings, and the introductions of Amanda Seyfried as Becky Burnett and Eamon Farren as Richard Horne!

LET'S ROCK!

In our latest episode, Xan and I discuss things like Xan and I going to see the David Lynch film Mulholland Dr. at the Studio 35 Cinema and Drafthouse in Columbus, Billy Ray Cyrus, Silver Linings Playbook, Rebekah Del Rio singing a Spanish version of Roy Orbison's "Crying", Peggy Lipton making the Emmys' "In Memoriam" segment as Norma Jennings, the return of Heidi and Toad, Ernie Hudson's Colonel Davis being named for the late Don S. Davis, calling Child Protection Services on Crack Mom, Twin Peaks actors appearing in the Wayne's World movie, the David Lynch version of Queen's "Bohemian Rhapsody", Lorraine coordinating bad hitmen, Mr. C having a mirror in his prison cell, Mike Nelson's used car empire, Frank Truman being henpecked by his wife Doris, Xan's Dougie cosplay for Halloween, the mostly empty Rancho Rosa housing development, wanting to see Dougie's life before he was brought back to the Black Lodge, how to carry eight empty cups of coffee as if they're full, sex in an airplane bathroom being like sex in a coffin, a podcast for Movies I Haven't Seen, Crack Mom's kid being traumatized, Shelly needing to give tough love to Becky, saying no to ginger mustaches, the return of Dr. Amp, Jerry getting stoned in the woods watching Dr. Amp, Dragon Con volunteers power tripping on Ernie Hudson, the exception to the Roadhouse Final Scene Rule, David Lynch's grandson Riley Lynch and Dean Hurley in the band Trouble, Tammy realizing Mr. C has reversed fingerprints of Dale Cooper, why you should never given Mr. C a phone call, our favorite James Bond theme songs, my appearance on DJ Nik's Happiness in Darkness podcast talking the 1978 Superman movie, and more!

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Be sure to come back in two weeks for Episode 063, as Xan and I provide our commentary for "Don't Die", the sixth episode of Showtime's third season of Twin Peaks from 2017!  Look for more of Ghostwood: The Twin Peaks Podcast on iTunes/Apple Podcasts, YouTube, Libsyn, Stitcher, and the official Southgate Media Group website!

Hulu Crashes and Burns the GHOST RIDER TV Series

Ghost Rider just went off the track and crashed in a big ball of flame.

Deadline has revealed that Hulu has decided to not more forward with their live-action series Ghost Rider, based on the Robbie Reyes version of the supernatural Marvel Comics character.

According to the article, "Hulu and the Ghost Rider team had reached a creative impasse which could not be resolved, leading to the streamer’s decision not to move forward with the series."  It remains unclear whether the series will be shopped elsewhere.

Previously announced back in May, Marvel’s Ghost Rider centers on Robbie Reyes, the quintessential antihero, who lives on the Texas/Mexico border, consumed by hellfire and supernaturally bound to a demon.  When he unleashes the Rider, Robbie brings vengeance for the innocents he encounters, but struggles controlling the power he wields.

Marvel’s Ghost Rider was going to star Gabriel Luna, reprising his role as Ghost Rider/Robbie Reyes on ABC's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. from 2016-17.  The series was executive produced by Ingrid Escajeda, serving as showrunner, Paul Zbyszewski and Marvel Television’s Jeph Loeb.

Created in 2014 by Felipe Smith and Tradd Moore, the Robbie Reyes version of Ghost Rider first appeared All-New Ghost Rider #1 as a high-school student working as a mechanic at an auto body shop, who lives with his developmentally disabled brother Gabe and seeks to get away from the dangerous, gang-riddled streets of East Los Angeles.  To that end, he enters a street race, hoping to use the prize money to move themselves away. He is gunned down by mercenaries trying to retrieve pills that caused the transformation of Calvin Zabo into the supervillain Mr. Hyde, which had been left in the trunk of the 1969 Dodge Charger he "borrowed" from the auto body shop for the race.  He is revived as Ghost Rider, a demonic being with a flaming, helmet-like head.  He drives off in the car, which also blazes with flame.

Marvel's Helstrom, based on the Marvel character Daimon Hellstrom, was also announced in May, but remains on track for its premiere in 2020 on Hulu.

Jeffrey Wright in Talks for THE BATMAN's Commissioner Gordon

Gotham City's violent delights may have violent ends.

The Hollywood Reporter has word that actor Jeffrey Wright is in negotiations for the role of Commissioner James Gordon in Matt Reeves' upcoming Warner Bros. film The Batman, starring Robert Pattinson.

The Batman is said to be a noir-driven Batman movie, rumored to be based on the popular 13-issue limited series Batman: The Long Halloween, written by Jeph Loeb and drawn by Tim Sale.

Wright, 53, is best known as Bernard Lowe on the HBO series Westworld, and as Felix Leiter in the James Bond films Casino Royale, Quantum of Solace and No Time to Die.  His other films include The Hunger Games movies, The Goldfinch, W., The Invasion, Lady in the Water, Ali, and Shaft (2000).  His other television appearances include episodes of Boardwalk Empire, The Venture Bros., House, The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles, and Homicide: Life on the Street.

Created in 1939 by Bill Finger and Bob Kane, Commissioner Gordon first appeared in Detective Comics (vol.1) #27, which also featured the first appearance of Batman. Gordon was introduced as the Police Commissioner of Gotham City, who shares Batman's deep commitment to ridding the city of crime.  Although often skeptical of Batman's vigilante methods, Gordon believes that Gotham needs him.

In the 1987 story "Batman: Year One," writer Frank Miller and artist David Mazzuccheli revealed that Gordon transferred back to Gotham City after spending more than fifteen years in Chicago.  A man of integrity, Gordon discovered that Batman was his only ally against the mob-controlled administration.  He was a special forces veteran capable in hand-to-hand combat and retaliated against an intimidation attempt by corrupt fellow officers with equal violence.  Gordon ended up having an extramarital affair with a fellow detective, Sarah Essen, but he broke off their affair after being blackmailed by the corrupt Police Commissioner, Gillian B. Loeb.  Mob boss Carmine Falcone sent his nephew, Johnny Viti, to abduct Gordon's family.  Batman saved them, however, and helped Gordon expose Loeb's corruption.  After Loeb resigned, Gordon was promoted to Captain.

As the years passed, Gordon quickly rose to the rank of Commissioner after he and Batman weeded out corruption within the department.  After the death of his brother and sister-in-law, he adopted his niece, Barbara.  Gordon divorced his wife Barbara, who returned to Chicago with their son James, while he retained custody of Barbara, who eventually became Batgirl.  Gordon soon deduced his daughter was Batgirl, but would not confront her about it again, until years later.

If cast, Wright will be the sixth actor to portray James Gordon in live action, after Neil Hamilton on the '60s television series Batman, Pat Hingle in the Tim Burton and Joel Schumacher films, Gary Oldman in the Christopher Nolan Dark Knight film trilogy, Ben McKenzie on the Fox TV series Gotham, and J.K. Simmons in the film Justice League.

The Batman is currently scheduled to arrive in theaters on June 25, 2021.

TITANTALK 039: "Ghosts" Is Up!

"That was a long time ago.  Everything’s changed, I’ve changed."
"Changed how?  You burned the suit, you’re not Robin anymore, so what now?  You’re Dick Grayson: Camp Counselor?"
-- Richard "Dick" Grayson and Donna Troy, Titans: "Ghosts"

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 "Ghosts", the third episode from Season 2 of the DC Universe series Titans, featuring Esai Morales as Deathstroke, Robbie Jones as Faddei, and Michael Mosley as Doctor Light!

In this episode, Jesse and I discuss things like what's in the basement of Titans Tower, my Ghostwood co-host Xan Sprouse and I going to see a midnight screening of David Lynch's Mulholland Dr., more of my theory that Deathstroke killed Aqualad, the original Titans coming back to Titans Tower, Dick not letting any of the new Titans move into the original Titans' rooms, Dick and Hank finally getting a scene together without Hank being possessive over Dawn, the Titans being family, Donna calling out Dick for acting like a camp counselor, Dick shutting down any questions about why the original Titans broke up, Hank's double addiction of being a superhero, Rachel's soul-self trying to kill Jason, Jason always showing up in his Robin costume and being relegated to the kids' table, Jason manipulating Gar into tagging along on his hunt for Doctor Light, Rose and Rachel forming a Bad Dads Club, Kory and Faddei being involved on Tamaran, Kory not being allowed to marry Faddei on Tamaran, Faddei stealing an expensive necklace to prove his worth to Kory, the first mention of Kory's sister Blackfire, Dr. Light and Deathstroke being the supervillain version of The Odd Couple, Doctor Light's low-rent armor, Deathstroke wanting to mind-fuck the Titans, our favorite quotes of the episode, Donna Troy taking out Doctor Light with a lassoed motorcycle, blurry behind-the-scenes photos of the Nightwing costume, another rant on the terrible episode titles, friend of the show DJ Nik having us on his new superhero movie podcast Happiness in Darkness, our attempt to have original TitanTalker Michael McCalister cleared by DC Comics to discuss "Aqualad", and more!

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Be sure to come back next week for Episode 040 as Jesse and I discuss "Aqualad", the fourth episode from Season 2 of the DC Universe series Titans, featuring the debut of Drew Van Acker as Aqualad!  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 154: "Warriors of the Deep" is Up!

"When did you meet the Silurians, Doctor?"
"A long time ago.  I let them down then, seems I'll do so again."
-- Tegan Jovanka and the Fifth Doctor, Doctor Who: "Warriors of the Deep"

Hello again, everyone!  Special guest companion John Takacs returns to Next Stop Everywhere: The Doctor Who Podcast to help me discuss "Warriors of the Deep", the first serial from Doctor Who Season 21 in 1984, featuring Peter Davison as the Fifth Doctor, Janet Fielding as Tegan Jovanka, Mark Strickson as Vislor Turlough, and the return of the Silurians and the Sea Devils!

In this episode, John and I discuss things like "Warriors of the Deep" being my least-favorite Davison era story ever, my getting a bad case of the Myrka stomach virus, guilty Doctor Who pleasures, Doctor Who writer Johnny Byrne vs. comic book artist/writer John Byrne, episode cycling on PBS, Margaret Thatcher cutting two weeks out of the production, the rushed creation of the Myrka costume, Ian Levine being hired to find continuity errors, Peter Davison and Janet Fielding quitting Doctor Who, Turlough's off-screen decision not to return home, the Doctor making a similar decision to the Brigadier's about killing the Silurians, Eric Saward liking to kill everybody in his scripts, Tegan's leg miraculously becoming uninjured in Part 4, Turlough getting drafted into defending Sea Base 4, Turlough struggling to lift Lt. Preston, Tegan not having anything to do, Dr. Solow and Nilson being double agents for the enemy, Michael Grade using a bad scene in "Warriors of the Deep" to support his argument to take Doctor Who off the air, Maddox getting controlled by Solow and Nilson, alternate casting for Commander Vorshak, extreme guyliner in 2084, the Sea Devils having floppy heads, the Sea Devils samurai-like armor, the Doctor saying he knew Silurian leader Ichtar even though they never met in "The Silurians", the Sea Devils becoming the Silurians' henchmen, the script's ambition overtaking the reality of the production, the Sea Devils deflating when they die, our favorite quotes of the story, my Reverse the Reverse the Polarity segment, new listener feedback from Holly Mac, John's new Type 2 Doctor Who Facebook support group for Doctor Who fans with diabetes, 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 next week, as my partner in time Jesse Jackson returns to Next Stop Everywhere: The Doctor Who Podcast to help me discuss "No Place", the first audio adventure 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, and the return of Bernard Cribbins as Wilfred Mott and Jacqueline King as Sylvia Noble!