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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

"And there’s no one to stop you."

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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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.