Fan X Fan Show: 'Preacher' 103 - "The Possibilities"

This week, prior to our episode breakdown, we take the time to thank the lovely folks of Ashburn, VA, for rocking with us.  Specifically because we know NO ONE there, y'all must really dig us!  Also, we salute Belgium for the same reason, and I refrain from any waffle jokes.  We talk just a bit about our weeks, I talk about how hard it is to get your friends to listen to your mixtape, and completely forget to talk about the greatness of the OJ Simpson 30 for 30 (even though I talked it up for 20 minutes of our preshow).  This week's episode "The Possiblities" gives us a snuff film festival, Jesse with a really bad haircut, and proves that children are the most hurtful creatures on planet Earth.  Tulip plays war vet, Cassidy plays middleman, and Jesse plays puppetmaster en route to figuring out just what the power is residing inside of him.  Quincannon shines, Geico Peter Pan unwittingly throws his pops to the wolves, and our two "Agents" give us a closer look into their mission.  All this, GUNS ON GUNS ON GUNS ON GUNS, and the "dinner tray in the stone", on this week's Fan X Fan show!

Fan X Fan Show: 'Preacher' 102 - "See"

With a short turnaround between shows, we dive deeper into the peculiar world of Annville, TX.  Travis still can't fathom the logistics of a Meat and Energy Company, I try and understand the logistics of... wait for it... the attack of the clones!  Cassidy continues to shine, and I wonder aloud if a change was made between his fighting style between the pilot and our second episode, "See".  We talk about the wonders of short shorts, Tulip being a treat, both in dialogue and action, and how manifest destiny translates to dark skinned folks getting their wigs split.  Jesse struggles with trying to build up his congregation, and this week's tasks involve tempering the desires of a pedophile, and finding the right way to address a comatose teenager.  All this, as well as properly rating 'The Big Lebowksi' and 'Clerks' on this week's South Kongress Fan X Fan Show!

Fan X Fan Show: 'Preacher' 101 - "Pilot"

No Flash? No Problem!  Travis and I team up for a new season of the South Kongress Fan x Fan show to cover one of my longtime loves-turned-show, 'Preacher', based on the Vertigo Comics title of the same name.  In the 90 minute premiere, we talk about the great state of Texas, different states of vampirism, and state our undying love for Priscilla-Jean Henrietta O'Hare.  We get to see our titular character do his best to balance his commitment to the world with his desire to hold onto a past life, while dealing with momma's boys, funny-style policemen and women that like things... a bit rough.  I touch on a few of the other Vertigo comics in this universe, some noticeable differences from the comic continuity/ characterization THAT BIG GIANT EASTER EGG FROM THE JUMP, our new format for this season, and welcome in a new audience to this little thing of ours.  And naturally, us being us, we do a bit of the "oh, THAT'S how you feel about organized religion?" song and dance.  All this, and a boy with an ass where his face used to be, on this week's Fan X Fan Show!

Fan X Fan Show: 'The Flash' 223 - "The Race of His Life"

THIS IS IT! Twenty three episodes deep, and that's a wrap on season two! In "The Race of His Life", Barry has to decide on revenge, or saving the world, against hated rival Zoom. We finally learn the identity of the Man in the Iron Mask, and it just may be the catalyst for sending Barry to the (flash)point of no return! Travis and I talk season long payoffs, character progression, what we expect to happen in the future, and all the things we learned about the show on the way. Don't worry, we don't be gone for very long, as we gear up to cover AMC's 'Preacher', and this time around, we'll have some great contributors to the cause! We take the time to thank you all, and each other, for supporting us along the way, because you all make this so rewarding! Get ready for the big one, as we tackle the season finale of our beloved Flash!

 

Fan X Fan Show: 'The Flash' 222 - "Invincible"

To quote an anti-hero that wears black, talking to a hero who wears red, in another fantastic comics to film adaptation: "You're one bad day away from being me." Zoom puts this theory to the test in the penultimate episode “Invincible”, as Team Flash faces the loss of one of their own.  Barry’s visit w/ the Speed Force has him confident in the team’s ability to take down Zoom, but the other members stress the need for him to curb that enthusiasm.  Fitting that motif, a certain deceased Arrow character's doppelganger appears as Zoom's sole surviving lieutenant, leading the hordes of villains at his disposal.  Wally can't sit on the sidelines, Henry finds a new love interest, and our young scientists play a dangerous game of dress-up!  We get closer to Zoom's ultimate goal, make some progress in the Barry/ Iris love saga, and get vanity headphones that work about at well as... our Earth's vanity headphones!  All this, and we're DAYS AWAY FROM OUR NEW SUMMER SHOW AND I'M SO EXCITED!!!  Travis is... well, he's getting there.  We take the time to shout out some of our fellow Flash/ Nerd podcasters, put out a few "what if's" for the finale/next season, and thank you guys for rocking with us through 22 straight Flash Episodes!  All this and more on this week's Fan X Fan Show!

Fan X Fan Show: 'The Flash' 221 - "The Runaway Dinosaur"

Sorry for the wait!  The NBA playoffs have taken up some of our recording time, but uh... we're good on that now.  Travis and make appropriate time to gush over the greatness that was 'Captain America: Civil War'.  We talk characters, motivations, sounds and sights of what I'm going to say is the best superhero movie ever (Trav refrains from such declarations, but he also thought Eric Bana 'Hulk' movie was good smh).  We don't dive TOO DEEP into spoiler territory, but when we do, we give very fair warning.  I'll tell you about the web series I worked on this week, and how great the team I worked with made the experience.  We're nearing the end of our Flash season.  Real Tears.  Barry's in Speedforce limbo, and the team's split between getting him back, making sure Jessie hasn't kicked the bucket, and fending off a previously deceased man made of metal.  Barry meets the ghosts of cosmos past, present, and future as he tries to find his way home, and Joe does a very obvious test with Wally to determine the effects of the Accelerator on him, and Zoom has a legion of funny haired baddies at his disposal!  All this and more on this week's Fan X Fan show!

Fan X Fan Show: 'The Flash' 220 - "Rupture" (*Bonus* - 'Views' Review)

(This week, we started the show reviewing Drake's new album "Views", so if that's not your thing, dodge the 32:00 - 55:00 area. Yeah. That much. We even acknowledge, without knowing the time mark, that some on you only listen to the first half of the show, and some, the second half. We dig.) Oh boy. We get QUITE the body count this week! On this episode of 'My 3 Dads'... er... 'The Flash' titled "Rupture", Zoom's back in town, with Caitlyn in tow, ready to do to Earth-1 what he did to Earth-2. The fun thing about serial killers is they lack creativity, so Wells paints a picture that quickly comes to pass. Barry has to face the idea of risking it all to become The Flash again, Iris has to face the fear of risking it all again to get her man, and Cisco has to face the fear of having a conversation with his punk ass brother! As Zooms plans unfold, we get the event that births new speedsters, the long awaited return of Henry Allen, and MAYBE a bit more insight as to who may be under that mask in Prison Zoom! Doppelgangers, mass murder, and really durable camera equipment! Trav talks about the joyous even that was his sister's wedding, I try not to scream as I tell you all about landing my acting gig, we get mad at Hollywood for whitewashing everything, and get really excited for Cap 3: Civil War. All this and more on this week's Fan X Fan Show!

 

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