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As requested through our Patreon "Pick Your Poison" tier, Fanboys Anonymous is providing you with another edition of the FanTracks podcast, this time for the film Scooby-Doo and the Alien Invaders.

For copyright reasons, we cannot provide the movie itself, but after a short introduction, you will be told when to sync your copy of the film so you can following along with us and listen to our thoughts on the movie as we crack some jokes, expose plot holes, and discuss anything else that comes to our minds for commentary.

Scooby-Doo and the Alien Invaders

Release Date: October 3, 2000
Directed by Jim Stenstrum
Written by Davis Doi (story and screenplay), Glenn Leopold (story), Lance Falk (screenplay)
Starring Scott Innes (Scooby Doo / Shaggy), Mary Kay Bergman (Daphne Blake), Frank Welker (Fred Jones), B.J. Ward (Velma Dinkley), Jeff Bennett (Lester), Jennifer Hale (Dottie), Cnadi Milo (Crystal), Kevin Michael Richardson (Max), Neil Ross (Sergio / Buck), Audrey Wasilewski (Laura) and Mark Hamill (Steve)

FanTracks Episode 35 hosted by Tony Mango along with Robert DeFelice .

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On episode 0015 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 The Living Daylights including the gadgets, the girls, the villains, the quips, the music and more.

THE LIVING DAYLIGHTS:

DIRECTED BY
John Glen

WRITTEN BY
Richard Maibaum and Michael G. Wilson

STARRING:
Timothy Dalton (James Bond), Maryam d'Abo (Kara Milovy), Jeroen Krabbé (General Georgi Koskov), Joe Don Baker (Brad Whitaker), John Rhys-Davies (General Leonid Pushkin), Andreas Wisniewski (Necros), Thomas Wheatley (Saunders), Art Malik (Kamran Shah), Desmond Llewelyn (Q), Caroline Bliss (Miss Moneypenny), John Terry (Felix Leiter), Geoffrey Keen (Minister of Defence Sir Frederick Gray), Walter Gotell (General Gogol) and Robert Brown (M)

British secret agent James Bond (Timothy Dalton) helps KGB officer Georgi Koskov (Jeroen Krabbé) defect during a symphony performance. During his debriefing, Koskov reveals that a policy of assassinating defectors has been instated by new KGB head Leonid Pushkin (John Rhys-Davies). But as Bond explores this threat, a counterplot surfaces, involving a shady American arms dealer (Joe Don Baker) and a pair of Russian assassins, Necros (Andreas Wisniewski) and Kara Milovy (Maryam d'Abo).

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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:

Finn Wittrock as Guy Gardner

The Green Lantern series coming to HBO Max has cast Finn Wittrock as Guy Gardner, describing him as "a hulking mass of masculinity and, as rendered in the comics, an embodiment of 1980s hyper-patriotism, and yet, Guy is somehow likable."

That sounds like they get the character. I don't know Wittrock, so I don't know about his acting capabilities. However, he looks like he could be a solid pick based on just his appearance.

Marvel Cinematic Universe Updates

Black Panther: Wakanda Forever = Good title. I still have NO idea what the hell they're going to do with this plot without, you know, T'challa...the Black Panther.

The Marvels = Uh.....I don't like it.

Some of the footage was neat. The hype trailer in general just saying "movies are coming back, dude" was nice in general, since I miss movies.

Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Officially No Longer MCU Canon

Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., Runaways and all those shows that were "part of the MCU" a few years ago are definitely no longer considered canon. They've been moved to the Legacy subcategory on Disney+, meaning Marvel is treating them as being just as extraneous as Ben Affleck's Daredevil film, the Tobey Maguire and Andrew Garfield Spider-Man films, every version of Fantastic 4 we've seen on film, and so on.

This is a good thing, though. The shows weren't really meshing well with the MCU as it was. You can still enjoy them and try to force the head canon, but you're not beholden to them. That means if they want to bring the Inhumans into the MCU, they can do that without having to keep up the continuity of the terrible show.

Like established before, we can get a Daredevil played by Charlie Cox, but it can just be a "new" Daredevil that hasn't gone through the same stuff as the previous one. Just like J. Jonah Jameson being played by J.K. Simmons again doesn't mean it has to be the same guy from Maguire's films and the worlds merging together.

There were some good things in AOS. There were also a lot of bad things. For instance, I like their design for the Darkhold much better, but I didn't like Ghost Rider. I really liked Fitz-Simmons, Mack, and Melina May. Grant was cool, but once he became a literal octopus alien, nah. I'd like to see Mockingbird brought back, and Madame Hydra, and so on.

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On episode 0014 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 A View to a Kill including the gadgets, the girls, the villains, the quips, the music and more.

A VIEW TO A KILL:

DIRECTED BY
John Glen

WRITTEN BY
Richard Maibaum and Michael G. Wilson

STARRING:
Roger Moore (James Bond), Christopher Walken (Max Zorin), Grace Jones (May Day), Tanya Roberts (Stacey Sutton), Patrick Macnee (Sir Godfrey Tibbett), Patrick Bauchau (Scarpine), Alison Doody (Jenny Flex), Fiona Fullerton (Pola Ivanova), Willoughby Gray (Dr. Carl Mortner), Walter Gotell (General Gogol), Lois Maxwell (Miss Moneypenny), Geoffrey Keen (Minister of Defence Sir Frederick Gray), Desmond Llewelyn (Q), and Robert Brown (M)

After recovering a microchip from the body of a deceased colleague in Russia, British secret agent James Bond (Roger Moore) discovers that the technology has the potential for sinister applications. Investigating further, Bond is led to Max Zorin (Christopher Walken), the head of Zorin Industries. Soon Agent 007 faces off against the villainous Zorin and his tough Amazonian bodyguard, May Day (Grace Jones), who are scheming to cause massive destruction that will eliminate the competition.

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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:

Deathstroke's Kills in The Batman

Apparently, had the original Batman film with Deathstroke happened, Slade Wilson would have killed some "regular characters" off. No confirmation, but it seems like it would have been at least Commissioner Gordon, if not also Alfred and maybe others.

While there were some amazing things with Zack Snyder's universe, there were a lot of horrendous mistakes, too. This would have been one of them. I have no idea what this fascination was to kill off Dick Grayson instead of Jason Todd, have Jimmy Olsen be replaced by another character fulfilling even less of a purpose and then being killed off like nothing, etc.

Sometimes, it feels like Snyder's decisions were made purely on "shaking things up" rather than the best narrative. It also felt like he and many others want to always skip to the end of a lot of things and never want to go down the journey. That's why we see Batman go from starting off his career to retiring all the time.

The Flash Logo

Generic. Bland. Meh. It's fine.

Vin Diesel for Rock 'Em Sock 'Em Robots

We knew it was a matter of time before this was adapted into a movie, and I'm not opposed to it. It's going to be ridiculous, as it should be.

Vin Diesel will supposedly be the main human character who befriends a robot, along with his son. Sounds like the most generic way to approach it, but I'm genuinely curious what they try to do with it.

Son of Sun and Knight of Night

Chris Terrio tossed out those titles as potential other options for Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice.

It's a little too poetic for my tastes (says the guy who thinks Quantum of Solace is one of the best James Bond titles) but I dig it. I think as a movie, it doesn't work, but as a story, it's great.

Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings Trailer

FINALLY got a look at this film...and...meh. The action looks like it will probably be cool, but I definitely need more substance than just that, and the characters are nothing for me at the moment.

Why do I get the feeling Awkwafina's character is going to annoy me, rather than be someone I find charming?

I'm sure it'll be better than I'm feeling right now. Well, I'm not SURE, but I'm fairly confident. After all, I've been wrong in the past, thinking Guardians of the Galaxy and Ant-Man would be awful. But I've also been wrong on the other side, thinking WandaVision would be better than what it boiled down to.

I'll see it as soon as it comes out, for sure. I'll probably enjoy it quite a bit. But for right now, I'm not feeling amped.

How I Met Your Father

Hilary Duff is going to star in a rehash of How I Met Your Mother.

Didn't they already do this? Wasn't there a spin-off that failed miserably?

I'm not a fan of even trying this. You know why? Because I absolutely ADORED the original show. Up until the final few moments of the last episode, it was one of my favorite television shows of all time. That finale really docked it a ton of points, but I still think it's 99.9% wonderful. And it served its purpose.

You can't just do the same idea and think it's going to capture the same magic. What made the show was that it was slightly different from what we had seen before and the cast had amazing synergy. Just throwing Duff in there, replacing Mother with Father and calling it a day is nothing.

Pass.

Disney and Sony Reach a Deal for Spider-Man to Come to Disney+

One more step. I love this. Can Disney just buy out Sony already?

M.O.D.O.K. Trailer

Nope. I didn't laugh or even chuckle at any of it. I hate the animation style. This is a solid thumbs down for me.

Russell Crowe is Zeus in Thor: Love and Thunder

You know what? Not only can I see it, I think it might be perfect!

93rd Academy Awards

Rather than doing the normal breakdown of the Oscars that I usually put a lot of time and effort into, this discussion is something we've done on the Patreon as a Bonus Feature podcast. Subscribe to that tier and check out what myself and Rob have to say about this year's list!

The Future of Week in Geek

I wanted to make the #150 edition of Week in Geek a special one, but I couldn't think of any topics worthwhile of elaborating on to make it something awesome. This, along with how many weeks have no more than a few topics worth mentioning, has me thinking that I might be changing Week in Geek in some fashion going forward. Maybe it would be better if it's released as a monthly thing, breaking down the particular weeks and having more content per post? Maybe it needs to end entirely? What do you think? Give me your thoughts on what you'd like to see with this and I'll heavily factor in whatever input you have!

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To coincide with the release of the film, Fanboys Anonymous is providing you with another edition of the FanTracks podcast, this time for the 2021 Mortal Kombat movie.

For copyright reasons, we cannot provide the film itself, but after a short introduction, you will be told when to sync your copy of the movie so you can following along with us and listen to our thoughts on the movie as we crack some jokes, expose plot holes, and discuss anything else that comes to our minds for commentary.

Mortal Kombat (2021)

Release Date: April 23, 2021
Directed by Simon McQuoid
Written by Greg Russo (screenplay and story), Dave Callaham (screenplay), Oren Uziel (story), based on the video game by Ed Boon and John Tobias
Starring Lewis Tan (Cole Young), Jessica McNamee (Sonya Blade), Josh Lawson (Kano), Ludi Lin (Liu Kang), Joe Taslim (Bi-Han / Sub-Zero), Mehcad Brooks (Jax), Chin Han (Shang Tsung), Nathan Jones (Reiko), Tadanobu Asano (Lord Raiden) and Hiroyuki Sanada (Hanzo Hasashi / Scorpion),

FanTracks Episode 34 hosted by Tony Mango along with Caroline Oliveira and Robert DeFelice.

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On episode 0013 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 Octopussy including the gadgets, the girls, the villains, the quips, the music and more.

OCTOPUSSY:

DIRECTED BY
John Glen

WRITTEN BY
George MacDonald Fraser, Richard Maibaum and Michael G. Wilson

STARRING:
Roger Moore (James Bond), Maud Adams (Octopussy), Louis Jourdan (Kamal Khan), Kristina Wayborn (Magda), Steve Berkoff (General Orlov), Kabir Bedi (Gobinda), Vijay Amritraj (Vijay), Desmond Llewelyn (Q), Walter Gotell (General Gogol), Geoffrey Keen (Sir Frederick Gray), Lois Maxwell (Miss Moneypenny), and Robert Brown (M)

James Bond is assigned to solve the murder of agent 009, killed in East Germany clutching a fake Fabergé egg. The trail leads to India, where an enigmatic woman operates a smuggling ring under the cover of a travelling circus. However, her real motives prove to be far more sinister, and Bond uncovers a plot to blow up a US Air Force base in West Germany.

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On episode 0012 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 For Your Eyes Only including the gadgets, the girls, the villains, the quips, the music and more.

FOR YOUR EYES ONLY:

DIRECTED BY
John Glen

WRITTEN BY
Richard Maibaum and Michael G. Wilson

STARRING:
Roger Moore (James Bond), Carole Bouquet (Melina Havelock), Julian Glover (Aristotle Kristatos), Topol (Milos Columbo), Lynn-Holly Johnson (Bibi Dahl), Michael Gothard (Emile Leopold Locque), Jill Bennett (Jacoba Brink), John Moreno (Luigi Ferrara), John Wyman (Erich Kriegler), Walter Gotell (General Gogol), Geoffrey Keen (Minister of Defence Sir Frederick Gray), Lois Maxwell (Miss Moneypenny), Desmond Llewelyn (Q) and James Villiers (Bill Tanner)

British agent James Bond is dispatched to recover a strategic communications device before it finds its way into the hands of the Russians. When the secret device that controls Britain's Polaris submarines goes missing after the spy ship carrying it sinks, 007 joins forces with a vengeful woman and a wealthy hero of the Greek resistance movement to find the equipment.

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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:

Ghostbusters Clip

A clip was released for the new Ghostbusters movie (that we should've already seen by now if the pandemic wouldn't have botched that) which shows mini Stay Puft marshmallow men.

I want them. They're adorable. It's also good to see that there seems to be a true reverence for the original film going on, rather than someone trying to shake up the formula for the sake of "Wouldn't it be interesting if I put my own spin on it?"

Deadpool R-Rated Animated Series

Remember how there was supposed to be an animated Deadpool show helmed by Donald Glover and then, it disappeared? It seems that might be back in the mix, but possibly now with Ryan Reynolds spearheading it.

I would have loved to see Donald Glover's take, but I'm also down for more Reynolds.

Lucy Liu for Shazam

Lucy Liu has been cast as Kalypso in the sequel to Shazam.

I'm not at all familiar with the character, so I can't weigh in on whether or not I think that's a great casting choice. It seems she'll be the sister of Helen Mirren's Hespera, but that doesn't do much to inform me on anything beyond that text.

Liu's a good actress, though. I guess we'll see what the direction of this story is before we can judge whether she's being wasted here or not.

Cobb Vanth and Others for The Book of Boba Fett

Slow news week, so I'll end things off with this. It's being reported that we can expect Cobb Vanth, Migs Mayfield, Greef Karga and Din Djarin to all appear in the Book of Boba Fett series.

This was expected, for the most part—at least, by me. I assumed there would be some of the characters to lead in to this while introducing new characters (who will inevitably show up on The Mandalorian and elsewhere, down the line, too).

This is all happening at the same time in the same universe, so why wouldn't they interact? Smart move.

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On episode 0011 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 Moonraker including the gadgets, the girls, the villains, the quips, the music and more.

MOONRAKER:

DIRECTED BY
Lewis Gilbert

WRITTEN BY
Christopher Wood (screenplay), Gerry Anderson (screenplay), Tony Barwick (character creator, uncredited) based on the novel by Ian Fleming

STARRING:
Roger Moore (James Bond), Lois Chiles (Dr. Holly Goodhead), Michael Lonsdale (Hugo Drax), Richard Kiel (Jaws), Corinne Cléry (Corinne Dufour), Geoffrey Keen (Sir Frederick Gray), Lois Maxwell (Miss Moneypenny), Desmond Llewelyn (Q), and Bernard Lee (M)

Agent 007 (Roger Moore) blasts into orbit in this action-packed adventure that takes him to Venice, Rio De Janeiro and outer space. When Bond investigates the hijacking of an American space shuttle, he and beautiful CIA agent Holly Goodhead (Lois Chiles) are soon locked in a life-or-death struggle against Hugo Drax (Michael Lonsdale), a power-mad industrialist whose horrific scheme may destroy all human life on earth!

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Welcome to another edition of MOUNT RUSHMORE, where we will be taking on the task of picking four people to best represent the pillars of a specific corner of geek culture.

This time around, our focus will be surrounding the theme of Batman's rogues gallery. The Dark Knight has some of the most amazing enemies in the history of media, but who are the four best Batman villains of all time?

The panelists for the Fanboys Anonymous podcast will present their own lists and their reasons why they chose their options to be the representational figureheads of this topic, with the goal being to reach a consensus to make up the definitive list.

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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:

New Gods and The Trench Shelved

Based on DC's track record and the fact that New Gods and The Trench were spin-offs, I knew there was no chance they were actually going to get made. Lo and behold, I was right.

Sadly, I would have been interested in seeing them. I don't think The Trench makes for a film unless you just want to do a generic monster film that happens to be called a DC property of sorts, but maybe James Wan had a pretty cool idea I'm unaware of. New Gods is something I think works better in theory than in execution, but Ava DuVernay might have done a great job with that, too.

Add it to the list of something like 30 films that have been announced, only to be taken off the schedule. Warner Bros has to stop tossing things out there and then backing down. Make a plan and stick to it where adjustments are the exception, not the rule.

The Batman = Earth 2

More hints that the Snyderverse is coming back is that Warner Bros have said Robert Pattinson's version is definitively on "Earth 2" (which doesn't make a lot of sense, considering Earth 2 is supposed to be a separate thing, but whatever, Marvel keeps having multiple 616 universes, so...)

This means it's a distinct continuity away from everything else, similar to how Joker isn't tied in with the others.

I'm 100% down for this. Warner Bros have shown that they can't pull off the MCU method of having everything planned out and connected, for whatever reason (lack of planning, foresight, etc) so if that's the case, just do separate stories and tie them in together if you can, when you can, but don't put embargos on characters anymore like you used to. Let's have multiple Batman versions at the same time and if audiences are confused, they can Google it and figure it out. It's not THAT complicated.

Olga Kurylenko in Black Widow

Only just now, it's coming out that Olga Kurylenko has a part in Black Widow. Rumor has it, she's playing Natasha's mother. Frankly, I can't see the resemblance, but if that's the case, I'm cool with it regardless. Kurylenko strikes me as someone who would be better off playing a different part in a different movie, though, and this might end up being a bit of a waste when she could do more of an action role.

Space Jam 2 Trailer

Well that...wasn't good. Then again, I wasn't expecting much more. It's not like the original is actually a great film. Take off the nostalgia goggles. It was fun when we were kids, but it's not actually "good" by any means. Hopefully, kids enjoy this. That's what is most important.

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