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On episode 007 of the Fanboys Anonymous A REVIEW TO A KILL podcast, hosts Tony Mango, Callum Wiggins and Robert DeFelice discuss the 007 elements of the James Bond film Diamonds are Forever including the gadgets, the girls, the villains, the quips, the music and more.

DIAMONDS ARE FOREVER:

DIRECTED BY
Guy Hamilton

WRITTEN BY
Richard Maibaum and Tom Mankiewicz, based on the novel by Ian Fleming

STARRING:
Sean Connery (James Bond), Jill St. John (Tiffany Case), Charles Gray (Ernst Stavro Blofeld), Lana Wood (Plenty O'Toole), Jimmy Dean (Willard Whyte), Bruce Glover (Mr. Wint), Putter Smith (Mr. Kidd), Bruce Cabot (Saxby), Lois Maxwell (Miss Moneypenny), Desmond Llewelyn (Q) and Bernard Lee (M)

James Bond, equipped with an armoury of hi-tech gadgets, infiltrates a Las Vegas diamond-smuggling ring in a bid to foil a plot to target Washington with a laser in space. However, as 007 prepares to tackle the evil Blofeld, the mastermind who threatens to destabilise the world, he is captivated by the delicious Tiffany Case - but is she really a double agent?

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The finale of Marvel's WandaVision has fans of the Marvel Cinematic Universe divided. Was the show a refreshing change of pace and an interesting one-shot that was worth the ride? Or was it an underwhelming disappointment that didn't deliver on its hype and could have been condensed into less episodes?

On the latest edition of the Fanboys Anonymous REVIEWPOINT podcast, hosts Tony Mango and Robert DeFelice break down the hits and misses of the full season of Marvel's WandaVision by discussing what worked, what didn't, and where this takes the MCU going forward.

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Welcome to another edition of WEEK IN GEEK here at Fanboys Anonymous—a rundown of some of the events, news and stories that went down over the past few days in the geek culture spectrum.

Here are some of the topics I felt like voicing my opinions about:

San Diego Comic-Con

Due to COVID still being a raging problem, SDCC is going to be a virtual event again this year, taking place July 23-25.

Look. That sucks. But it's not only the safest thing to do, it's also the most cost-efficient. Less and less big companies were doing things at SDCC and these events are becoming more about just autograph signings, merch stands and a hub for people to cosplay. While that's great for people who want to go specifically for those reasons (and doing a virtual thing is, of course, bad for those people/vendors), these types of shows are sadly dying out. It's not as feasible anymore to rent out such a huge space unless you're going to make your money back and with COVID being the way it is, that's just not possible, so why risk everyone's health in the process, too?

T.I. Gone from Ant-Man 3

The Hollywood Reporter claims Marvel's cutting dies with T.I. and not having him return for Ant-Man 3 due to apparently 11 alleged victims claiming sexual abuse and other things.

The allegations are another discussion, but in the context of the film itself (since this is a site about movies and such, rather than legal issues), I don't think this is a big deal. Sure, I'd always rather keep as many characters as possible, but I honestly couldn't even tell you his character's name. Luis is the real standout in that group with David Dastmalchian's character (can't tell you his name, either) as the #2. I don't think anyone will really feel like T.I.'s absence from the film will hinder it much.

Hera Syndulla for Rangers of the New Republic

Since Cara Dune isn't going to be a thing anymore (because instead of just recasting the part and keeping the plans, they're just going to kill off Gina Carano's character...shame to sacrifice the story for that), that rules out the potential main character of the Rangers of the New Republic series.

But if one rumor is true, it seems like they might replace her with Hera Syndulla. If that's the case, talk about an upgrade!

Zack Snyder's Justice League Chapters

There will be six chapters for the film, which are:

1. Don't Count on it, Batman
2. The Age of Heroes
3. Beloved Mother, Beloved Son
4. Change Machine
5. All the King's Horses
6. Something Darker

Neat. I like it. I'm really loving the idea that this will feel like more of an event than just a recut.

Venom: Let There Be Carnage is Totally Going to Move Dates

The next Fast and Furious movie changed its date to the same day as Venom 2, which hasn't released a trailer yet. I think the next stage of this is pretty obvious. Venom will be announced to move to another date further down the line, likely closer to October. It'll want to stay away from battling a box office juggernaut during a pandemic time frame where theaters might still just not be open at all.

And so, everything else gets pushed even further back to 2022...2023...2024....

At least A Quiet Place Part II moved up from September to Memorial Day. That's something. I just want to watch these movies and I get that everyone is hoping theaters will open up the way they were before and billions of dollars will just flood in, but I don't think that's happening for another whole year, if not just because people like myself will still be cautious even if the option is there.

Lola Bunny

Lola Bunny has been redesigned for Space Jam: A New Legacy, and people on both sides of chiming in about this make no sense to me.

If you're wickedly upset...why are you so into a cartoon bunny needing to be super sexualized? You're weird.

But if you're so upset that Lola Bunny was drawn like that, to the point that you felt like you needed to undo that, you're also weird and you need to get your priorities in line if that's a big deal that you think you're fixing the world by changing.

It's a cartoon rabbit, people. There's a pandemic going on. Jeez.

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On episode 006 of the Fanboys Anonymous A REVIEW TO A KILL podcast, hosts Tony Mango, Callum Wiggins and Robert DeFelice discuss the 007 elements of the James Bond film On Her Majesty's Secret Service including the gadgets, the girls, the villains, the quips, the music and more.

ON HER MAJESTY'S SECRET SERVICE:

DIRECTED BY
Peter R. Hunt

WRITTEN BY
Richard Maibaum (screenplay), Simon Raven (additional dialogue), based on the novel by Ian Fleming

STARRING:
George Lazenby (James Bond), Diana Rigg (Contessa Teresa "Tracy" di Vicenzo), Telly Savalas (Ernst Stavro Blofeld), Gabriele Ferzetti (Marc-Ange Draco), Ilse Steppat (Irma Bunt), George Baker (Sir Hilary Bray), Lois Maxwell (Miss Moneypenny), Desmond Llewelyn (Q), and Bernard Lee (M)

Agent 007 (George Lazenby) and the adventurous Tracy Di Vicenzo (Diana Rigg) join forces to battle the evil SPECTRE organization in the treacherous Swiss Alps. But the group's powerful leader, Ernst Stavro Blofeld (Telly Savalas), is launching his most calamitous scheme yet: a germ warfare plot that could kill millions!

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Welcome to the first-ever Fanboys Anonymous MOCK DRAFT of Pokémon! Hosts Tony Mango, Robert DeFelice and Callum Wiggins will pick between the original 151 Pokémon found in Generation 1 (Red, Blue, Yellow and Green), ranging from Bulbasaur through Mew.

First, we will set the "I choose you" order and then go in snake-style for our picks. All choices are based on the final evolutionary form, so if you choose Charizard, you get Charmander and Charmeleon as well, unless you opt not to take them.

Once all the Kanto region has been explored and every Pokémon has been assigned to a trainer, we will choose our team of six to battle it out with on Pokémon Showdown to determine who is the very best like no one ever was.

That battle will take place as a special edition of Bonus Features on the Fanboys Anonymous Patreon, so be sure to join there to see who wins the battles and to help keep this website and channel going with your monetary support.

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Welcome to another edition of WEEK IN GEEK here at Fanboys Anonymous—a rundown of some of the events, news and stories that went down over the past few days in the geek culture spectrum.

Here are some of the topics I felt like voicing my opinions about:

Mena Massoud for Ezra Bridger?

Rumor has it, and I like that rumor. He looks the part to me and I thought he was good enough in Aladdin. I could totally buy it.

Jennifer Lawrence as Sue Storm?

This...not as much. Lawrence doesn't strike me as the type of person who would want to sign on to be a tentpole character for the franchise in the way they need. The Fantastic 4, particularly without Captain America, Iron Man, Black Widow, AND Black Panther, are going to need to hold down the fort for a good portion of the MCU going forward. I want people who are invested in being in the franchise for a long time, like some of the others that have come our way in this series.

Also, there's nothing that strikes me that she's the right person for the part. There are hundreds of women, blonde or not (hair dye exists, but people forget about that when they're fan casting) who could do the part service just as well, if not better, and likely for a cheaper cost, too.

To me, you run the risk of having Lawrence decide she's over it, take lots of money to do the part, and everyone just looks at her as Jennifer Lawrence rather than Sue Storm.

Spider-Man: No Way Home

Why did they need to make all these films follow the "home" name? Homecoming made sense. Far from Home...unnecessary. No Way Home, we'll see if it's a stretch or if it is worth it. But I'm confused as hell about this movie. How are they cramming in "Peter on the run" and the multiverse?

Bad Batch and Loki Release Dates

The Bad Batch is premiering on May the 4th, which is a perfect date for that.

Loki pops up June 11th. Very excited to see what they do with that show.

Anime Terminator Netflix Series

Does it have to be anime, though? I do think animated and/or a television series is a good direction to take this franchise (provided the plot isn't as dumb as T3 onward have been) but anime? I'm just not a fan of that media.

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On episode 005 of the Fanboys Anonymous A REVIEW TO A KILL podcast, hosts Tony Mango, Callum Wiggins and Robert DeFelice discuss the 007 elements of the James Bond film You Only Live Twice including the gadgets, the girls, the villains, the quips, the music and more.

YOU ONLY LIVE TWICE:

DIRECTED BY
Lewis Gilbert

WRITTEN BY
Roald Dahl (screenplay), Geoffrey Jenkins (story idea, uncredited), Harold Jack Bloom (additional story material), based on the novel by Ian Fleming

STARRING:
Sean Connery (James Bond), Akiko Wakabayashi (Aki), Mie Hama (Kissy Suzuki), Tetsurô Tanba (Tiger Tanaka), Teru Shimada (Mr. Osato), Karin Dor (Helga Brandt), Bernard Lee (M), Lois Maxwell (Miss Moneypenny), Desmond Llewelyn (Q), Charles Gray (Henderson) and Donald Pleasance (Ernst Stavro Blofeld)

During the Cold War, American and Russian spacecrafts go missing, leaving each superpower believing the other is to blame. As the world teeters on the brink of nuclear war, British intelligence learns that one of the crafts has landed in the Sea of Japan. After faking his own death, secret agent James Bond (Sean Connery) is sent to investigate. In Japan, he's aided by Tiger Tanaka (Tetsuro Tamba) and the beautiful Aki (Akiko Wakabayashi), who help him uncover a sinister global conspiracy.

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On episode 004 of the Fanboys Anonymous A REVIEW TO A KILL podcast, hosts Tony Mango, Callum Wiggins and Robert DeFelice discuss the 007 elements of the James Bond film Thunderball including the gadgets, the girls, the villains, the quips, the music and more.

THUNDERBALL:

DIRECTED BY
Terence Young

WRITTEN BY
Richard Maibaum (screenplay), John Hopkins (screenplay), Jack Whittingham (original screenplay and story), Kevin McClory (original story), Ian Fleming (original story)

STARRING:
Sean Connery (James Bond), Claudine Auger (Dominique "Domino" Derval), Adolfo Celi (Emilio Largo), Luciana Paluzzi (Fiona Volpe), Rik Van Nutter (Felix Leiter), Guy Doleman (Count Lippe), Martine Beswick (Paula), Molly Peters (Patricia), Lois Maxwell (Moneypenny), Desmond Llewelyn (Q), and Bernard Lee (M)

Led by one-eyed evil mastermind Emilio Largo (Adolfo Celi), the terrorist group SPECTRE hijacks two warheads from a NATO plane and threatens widespread nuclear destruction to extort 100 million pounds. The dashing Agent 007, James Bond (Sean Connery), is sent to recover the warheads from the heart of Largo's lair in the Bahamas, facing underwater attacks from sharks and men alike. He must also convince the enchanting Domino (Claudine Auger), Largo's mistress, to become a key ally.

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Welcome to another edition of WEEK IN GEEK here at Fanboys Anonymous—a rundown of some of the events, news and stories that went down over the past few days in the geek culture spectrum.

Here are some of the topics I felt like voicing my opinions about:

Zack Snyder's Justice League Official Trailer

In some ways, this feels like such a drastically different movie, which is insane. How could something as simple as setting up a Justice League film go so awry? Marvel did it before them, even, to show them the blueprint, and DC/Warner couldn't pull it off! It's nuts!

I'm very, very curious to see this. I'll binge the whole 4 hours like it's nothing (unless it's a terrible film, naturally). More than likely, what I'm going to do when this is out is watch the whole thing and then do a Reviewpoint and then possibly even a FanTracks to go along with it. Definitely very excited to see this "what if" scenario play out.

Transformers: Beast Alliance

Seems like they're finally going to the Beast Wars well for the Transformers movies. Frankly, I'm surprised it took this long.

Unpopular opinion, but I don't think Bumblebee was all that great or impressive. I think it's literally the same film as the first movie but with less charm and taking less risks, just repackaged with a female lead with the "Wouldn't it be cool if this was in the 80s!?!?!!" element (which I'm so tired of as just an arbitrary selling point rather than an actual purpose of storytelling).

They would probably be better off just setting it in modern times, rather than in the 90s.

Tim Burton - Wednesday Addams

Tim Burton's making a live-action spin-off series on Netflix about Wednesday Addams that reads to me as 50% great idea and 50% CW drivel meant to be nothing but a means to market to the goth Hot Topic "edgy girl" audience.

She'll be at school, dealing with psychic powers and mysteries and monsters. So basically Buffy, Sabrina and The Craft all wrapped in one.

Look. That might sound harsh, particularly because I could totally see myself pitching this exact same thing. This screams to me a pitch I would suggest if I were working as a producer or something. In fact, I'll have a whole segment on here, eventually, revolving around how I think you can make television shows based on characters in this sort of fashion.

I just feel like they're going to need to sell me really hard with that first trailer or else I'll end up looking at it the way I looked at the first episode of Ratched: "Wow. This blows and I'm not watching any more of it and you just sullied the good name of the original."

Nintendo Direct

I looked through the announcements of the Nintendo Direct and there wasn't a single damn thing I found interesting except for how Smash seems to LOOOOOOOOOOVE these animated sword-wielding characters. Why are there like 50 of them in the game and characters I've never heard of, but they still don't have Toad, Dixie Kong/Funky Kong/Cranky Kong, Dr. Robotnik/Knuckles/Tails, Zero from Mega Man X, Bomberman, some more Street Fighter characters (Chun Li? Guile?), etc?

I get that they would have issues with some characters that are on the PlayStation side of things. I wouldn't expect Crash Bandicoot or Spyro or whatever (but they'd naturally be main characters people would love to see). But I see no reason why there are all these anime characters and not something like the little dudes from Bubble Bobble.

Cruella Trailer

Maleficent has some pros and cons. This feels like another attempt at that. But it doesn't at all give me the dalmatians vibe like this sets that up. Maybe that's a good thing. I really don't know what to make of it, but I'll check it out.

Mortal Kombat Trailer

.....admittedly....this looks like they did the best possible job they could have. Right?

My only question is why there's no Johnny Cage. Maybe this Cole character actually uses that stage name or something and they're just keeping that reveal.

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Welcome to another edition of WEEK IN GEEK here at Fanboys Anonymous—a rundown of some of the events, news and stories that went down over the past few days in the geek culture spectrum.

Here are some of the topics I felt like voicing my opinions about:

Sonic the Hedgehog 2 with Jason Momoa?

The title of the sequel to Sonic the Hedgehog will be...Sonic the Hedgehog 2. Why are people annoyed about this? It makes the most sense.

But in other news, Jason Momoa was reportedly offered the role of Knuckles in the film, which is wild. I never would have imagined that would be the casting decision they'd go with. However, as much as I can't picture it at all, it seems kind of awesome.

Clone High Revival

Say whaaaaat? They're bringing Clone High back and it's coming to HBO Max??? That's awesome!!! I loved that show so much.

Zack Snyder's Justice League's Intermission

Snyder said that if the film gets released in theaters, they have a 10-minute intermission "built into the movie" with "a beautiful suite of music" which I find very interesting and a damn good idea. So many people (not me) complain about sitting through 90 minutes without running to the bathroom. There's no way most people (myself not included, as I'm a damn camel) would see the full 4 hour long cut of this film and not have to make at least one stop.

Gina Carano

After some more controversial posts on social media, Disney (and her talent agency) have dropped Gina Carano going forward. That means no Cara Dune spin-off, which seemed like it was the purpose of that whole story of her character joining the New Republic.

Why not recast? You get to keep the same character arc and everything you've built, but you replace the actor you don't want to work with anymore. Is anyone REALLY going to care about the recasting other than the ones who are pro-Carano? I don't think this is like recasting Han Solo for Return of the Jedi or replacing Ewan McGregor halfway through filming Attack of the Clones or anything.

FACE/OFF Sequel

...they're going to do a sequel to Face/Off. Why? I can't imagine Cage and Travolta returning (especially given what happens in the film) which means this is likely a sequel in name-only and utterly pointless. It's not like there's a giant mythology to explore.

Face/Off 2: Some other people get their faces replaced and we redo the same plot as before with some tweaks.

Pass.

The Spot

Rumor has it the villain of the sequel to Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse will be The Spot. He's not even a C-list villain in the Spider-Man rogues gallery, which may make it a perfect choice. The Spot is able to create portals, so maybe they'll get into that for the trippy visuals and the dimensional plotlines.

Frankly, I was assuming the sequel would be based off time and focus more on Spider-Man 2099. Maybe it still can. The first one is great, so I'm sure this will be great, too.

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On episode 003 of the Fanboys Anonymous A REVIEW TO A KILL podcast, hosts Tony Mango, Callum Wiggins and Robert DeFelice discuss the 007 elements of the James Bond film Goldfinger including the gadgets, the girls, the villains, the quips, the music and more.

GOLDFINGER:

DIRECTED BY
Guy Hamilton

WRITTEN BY
Richard Maibaum (screenplay), Paul Dehn (screenplay), Berkely Mather (story, uncredited), Johanna Harwood (adaptation, uncredited) based on the novel by Ian Fleming

STARRING:
Sean Connery (James Bond), Gert Fröbe (Auric Goldfinger), Honor Blackman (Pussy Galore), Harold Sakata (Oddjob), Shirley Eaton (Jill Masterson), Tania Mallet (Tilly Masterson), Martin Benson (Solo), Cec Linder (Felix Leiter), Lois Maxwell (Moneypenny), Desmond Llewelyn (Q), and Bernard Lee (M)

The powerful tycoon Auric Goldfinger has initiated Operation Grand Slam, a cataclysmic scheme to raid Fort Knox and obliterate the world economy. James Bond, armed with his specially equipped Aston Martin, must stop the plan by overcoming several outrageous adversaries.

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Welcome to another edition of WEEK IN GEEK here at Fanboys Anonymous—a rundown of some of the events, news and stories that went down over the past few days in the geek culture spectrum.

Here are some of the topics I felt like voicing my opinions about:

Golden Globe Nominations

Normally, I go ahead and post the full list of nominees and winners in separate pages on this site. This year, with the pandemic being the way it's been, I figured it's not worth it. So instead, this is just a spot on Week in Geek. How the mighty have fallen.

So what stands out to me, if anything? Let's see...

I'm a fan of Jason Bateman, Laura Linney and Julia Garner nominated for Ozark. They're great and that show is great.

The Mandalorian is awesome. Give it wins. This is the way.

I haven't even heard of most of these films nominated for anything. That's sad.

Despite not seeing the other nominees, I'll just say Soul needs to win Best Animated Motion Picture because I liked it.

And...that's it? Really? That's all I have to say? That's terrible.

Super Bowl Ads

Falcon and Winter Soldier? I dig it. This gave me Black Panther vibes, actually. Not the story, obviously, but the music used made it seem like it's got that sort of "let's change things up from the formula with a different sort of attitude" flair to it by bringing in a more hip hop based inspiration for a series about a black lead. Totally down for it.

Old - Looks kind of interesting, but certainly not something to see in theaters.

F9 - I still haven't seen any of the Fast and Furious movies, but even so, this felt like the most underwhelming trailer of the bunch.

Nobody - Looks interesting.

Shazadam

Rumor has it Black Adam is going to go by the name SHAZADAM going forward. That's pretty awful. I can see where they're going, but yeah...no. Just give him a different name. Shame Black Lightning is already a thing, right? But if you've got Isis and Osiris and all, why not give him some sort of Egyptian-based name, instead? Baal is the Egyptian god of thunder. Do something with that. Just not Baalackadam.

Keanu Reeves as Kraven the Hunter?

If these rumors are true, Keanu has been offered the part of Kraven. I really hope that's not the case. He's not at all the right person for that role. Keanu should be in the proper MCU and could play a variety of characters, but I don't at all think Kraven is one of them. I see him more as a Silver Surfer or something more...other-worldly. Kraven should be a buff, more grizzled, bear of a person and not someone who is super nice and all.

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On episode 002 of the Fanboys Anonymous A REVIEW TO A KILL podcast, hosts Tony Mango, Callum Wiggins and Robert DeFelice discuss the 007 elements of the James Bond film From Russia with Love including the gadgets, the girls, the villains, the quips, the music and more.

FROM RUSSIA WITH LOVE:

DIRECTED BY
Terence Young

WRITTEN BY
Richard Maibaum (screenplay), Johanna Harwood (adapted by), Berkely Mather (screenplay, uncredited) based on the novel by Ian Fleming

STARRING:
Sean Connery (James Bond), Daniela Bianchi (Tatiana Romanova), Pedro Armendáriz (Ali Kerim Bey), Lotte Lenya (Rosa Klebb), Bernard Lee (M), Walter Gotell (Morzeny), Vladek Sheybal (Kronsteen), and Robert Shaw (Donald "Red" Grant)

Agent 007 (Sean Connery) is back in the second installment of the James Bond series, this time battling a secret crime organization known as SPECTRE. Russians Rosa Klebb (Lotte Lenya) and Kronsteen are out to snatch a decoding device known as the Lektor, using the ravishing Tatiana (Daniela Bianchi) to lure Bond into helping them. Bond willingly travels to meet Tatiana in Istanbul, where he must rely on his wits to escape with his life in a series of deadly encounters with the enemy.

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