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Welcome to another edition of the Fanboys Anonymous FanTracks podcast! This time around, we'll be watching the long-awaited DC animated film Batman: The Long Halloween, Part One.

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FanTracks Episode 40 hosted by Tony Mango along with Robert DeFelice .

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Welcome to another edition of the Fanboys Anonymous FanTracks podcast! This episode, we'll be watching the Disney Pixar film Luca with our first-time reactions, having never seen the film before.

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FanTracks Episode 39 hosted by Tony Mango along with Robert DeFelice .

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On episode 0021 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 Casino Royale (2006) including the gadgets, the girls, the villains, the quips, the music and more.

CASINO ROYALE (2006):

DIRECTED BY
Martin Campbell

WRITTEN BY
Neal Purvis & Robert Wade and Paul Haggis

STARRING:
Daniel Craig (James Bond), Eva Green (Vesper Lynd), Mads Mikkelsen (Le Chiffre), Jeffrey Wright (Felix Leiter), Giancarlo Giannini (Rene Mathis), Caterina Murino (Solange), Simon Abkarian (Alex Dimitrios), Jesper Christensen (Mr. White), Tobias Menzies (Villiers) and Judi Dench (M)

After receiving a license to kill, British Secret Service agent James Bond (Daniel Craig) heads to Madagascar, where he uncovers a link to Le Chiffre (Mads Mikkelsen), a man who finances terrorist organizations. Learning that Le Chiffre plans to raise money in a high-stakes poker game, MI6 sends Bond to play against him, gambling that their newest "00" operative will topple the man's organization.

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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:

Kraven vs Chameleon

That Kraven film that I think is a bad idea? Well, rumor has it, there's another bad idea going on for the villain, which would be Chameleon.

Just because they're related doesn't mean they should fight each other.

Kraven is best as a hunter of Spider-Man and Chameleon is best as someone who is framing someone like Spider-Man. This definitely shouldn't be some "Kraven gets framed and now the hunter has become the hunted" thing.

Batman Never Goes Down

...on Catwoman, apparently.

A scene in the upcoming season of the Harley Quinn cartoon was going to show Batman "going down on Catwoman" that was nixed because DC said "Heroes don't do that."

"We sell consumer toys for heroes. It's hard to sell a toy if Batman is also going down on someone."

I'd love to see what the context of this was, cause it seems kind of ridiculous that such a fuss was made about this on a show that is silly as hell.

Titans Season 3 Teaser

Joker is going to kill Jason Todd and we're going to get Red Hood?! Duuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuude!

Loki Theories

After having watched episode 2, I'm thinking a few things about the trajectory of this series:

• Lady Loki is an amalgamation of that character and Enchantress.
• The TVA will undoubtedly be villains, but I don't think Mobius is one of the problems. I'm expecting Renslayer to be the other true main villain. She's either acting on behalf of corrupt Timekeepers or they don't even exist (at least anymore) and she's just pretending that they are so she can have her control with some ominous beings above her that people fear.
• I had thought Loki was going to willingly reset the timeline and fix the error from stealing the Tesseract. Now, I think they're going to keep him as part of the TVA and it will be something where he's going to keep doing this job, having found his calling (and glorious purpose).
• Even though we should see Kang, I don't think we will.

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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:

Masters of the Universe Trailer

I'm not a fan of the series, but Kevin Smith's animated show set to come out on Netflix actually looks like it might be kind of worth watching! I might have to check it out.

Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom

That is the title of the sequel film. Not knowing what the plot is, I think it just sounds like it makes sense, so I'm down for it. Of course, I don't think there's really a lot of momentum for this film to begin with and I wouldn't mind efforts being focused on something else, but the first one was fine, so I'll check it out.

Ben Mendelsohn and Forest Whitaker Returning for Andor

Rumor has it we'll see Orson Krennic and Saw Gerrera returning in the Andor prequel show.

Frankly, I don't think the former's true, but the latter is. A quick appearance from Whitaker wouldn't be too difficult, but I don't know how you'd get Krennic showing up in a story about Andor when their paths don't theoretically cross until the events of Rogue One.

Disney+ Plans for Free Access to Black Widow

As the world opens back up again (whether or not that's a good idea), Black Widow is releasing in theaters, but you can pay $30 for the Premier Access on Disney+. But when is it coming to the regular Disney+ for just the standard subscription cost?

Apparently, October 6th. Basically, you're going to have to wait 3 months. All things considered, that's not bad. We used to have to wait a lot longer to get DVDs and if you're interested in seeing the movie, you'll go see it in the first 2 weeks.

Skaar

Rumor has it Skaar—the son of Hulk—is going to appear in some fashion in She-Hulk.

I don't buy it. I think this is the type of thing that gets put out there because there's a relation to the character and it creates some buzz.

What I would believe is that Amadeus Cho could appear, as Dr. Helen Cho was in Age of Ultron and we haven't seen her since then. I'd also buy into some totally random supporting characters that even I know nothing about, like Marlo Chandler, Kate Waynesboro and others maybe being in there. Frankly, I'm surprised Rick Jones hasn't been in the MCU yet, too.

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On episode 0020 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 Die Another Day including the gadgets, the girls, the villains, the quips, the music and more.

DIE ANOTHER DAY:

DIRECTED BY
Lee Tamahori

WRITTEN BY
Neal Purvis & Robert Wade

STARRING:
Pierce Brosnan (James Bond), Halle Berry (Giacinta "Jinx" Johnson), Toby Stephens (Gustav Graves), Rosamund Pike (Miranda Frost), Rick Yune (Zao), Will Yun Lee (Colonel Moon), Kenneth Tsang (General Moon), Samantha Bond (Moneypenny), Colin Salmon (Charles Robinson) with Michael Madsen (Damian Falco), John Cleese (Q) and Judi Dench (M)

James Bond (Pierce Brosnan) is captured by North Korean agents and must serve a grueling prison sentence. He's finally released, and is convinced that someone in his own agency betrayed him. He escapes from custody and travels to Cuba, hot on the heels of Zao (Rick Yune), the agent who put Bond behind bars. Meanwhile, Bond begins romancing NSA agent Jinx (Halle Berry) as he uncovers a scheme concocted by Zao and British millionaire Graves (Toby Stephens), involving a highly destructive laser.

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As requested through our Patreon "Pick Your Poison" tier by Guest Five, Fanboys Anonymous is providing you with another edition of the FanTracks podcast, this time for the Best Picture winner Forrest Gump.

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.

FanTracks Episode 38 hosted by Tony Mango along with Robert DeFelice .

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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:

Lucifer Season 5 Part B

DAN. That made me sad. I see why they went in that direction, but it definitely got me in the gut that he was killed off. I commend them for doing it, though. He did start off the show as a corrupt cop and it's interesting to put him in a scenario where he has to go to Hell because of not getting over that.

This certainly felt like the end of the series, as it was intended to be. It seems like one more episode or two would be all that they needed to wrap things up: put Dan in Heaven, come to terms with Lucifer being the new God, possibly make Charlie an angel after all, clarify Chloe's true purpose and maybe wrap it up with God saying this was all his plan. Oh, and Lopez needs to find out and serve some kind of bigger picture role, too.

At this point, what is there left to do with Linda or Maze, for instance? I'm curious what the next season will be about for them.

I loved a lot of this season. God's appearances were fantastic. I loved seeing characters mature and actually advance, rather than circle back to previous tropes just to prolong things like a lot of other television shows do.

The show does sort of feel like it's done mostly everything it can do, so I'm okay with it ending in the next season, even though my brain tells me "more of a good thing is what you want." But hey, we didn't need that last extra season of Scrubs, right?

A Quiet Place Part II & Spin-off

Having seen Part 2 the other day, I enjoyed it. It's basically a somewhat lesser version of the previous film, but close to the same level of quality. If you liked the first one, I recommend it.

Apparently, there's a spin-off in development that won't be a direct sequel, but just something else in the same world space. Possibly a prequel. Maybe something that runs alongside or takes place after, but just doesn't focus on the family.

I've liked the previous two, so I'll be interested in seeing any other ones in the future so long as they have a good enough pitch and seem decent. They won me over and it'll be easier to keep me coming back. Kind of like The Purge from #2 onward.

I wouldn't mind if that was the end of it, though. I don't think I need to see the true end of the invasion, but I'd also be interested to see a story where they've wiped out most of the aliens and they're rebuilding.

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To celebrate the 32nd anniversary of the release of No Holds Barred, Fanboys Anonymous is providing you with another edition of the FanTracks podcast!

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.

FanTracks Episode 37 hosted by Tony Mango along with Robert DeFelice and Callum Wiggins.

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On episode 0019 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 World is Not Enough including the gadgets, the girls, the villains, the quips, the music and more.

THE WORLD IS NOT ENOUGH:

DIRECTED BY
Michael Apted

WRITTEN BY
Neal Purvis & Robert Wade (screenplay and story), Bruce Feirstein (screenplay)

STARRING:
Pierce Brosnan (James Bond), Sophie Marceau (Elektra King), Robert Carlyle (Viktor "Renard" Zokas), Denise Richards (Dr. Christmas Jones), Robbie Coltrane (Valentin Zukovsky), Desmond Llewelyn (Q), Samantha Bond (Moneypenny), Colin Salmon (Charles Robinson), Michael Kitchen (Bill Tanner), with John Cleese (R) and Judi Dench (M)

Bond (Pierce Brosnan) must race to defuse an international power struggle with the world's oil supply hanging in the balance. Elektra King (Sophie Marceau), is the daughter of a murdered oil tycoon whom Bond is assigned to protect. The villain is Renard (Robert Carlyle), who has a bullet lodged in his brain rendering him unable to feel pain. Also featuring nuclear weapons expert Dr. Christmas Jones (Denise Richards).

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On episode 0018 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 Tomorrow Never Dies including the gadgets, the girls, the villains, the quips, the music and more.

TOMORROW NEVER DIES:

DIRECTED BY
Roger Spottiswoode

WRITTEN BY
Bruce Feirstein

STARRING:
Pierce Brosnan (James Bond), Jonathan Pryce (Elliot Carver), Michelle Yeoh (Wai Lin), Teri Hatcher (Paris Carver), Ricky Jay (Henry Gupta), Götz Otto (Stamper), Joe Don Baker (Jack Wade), Desmond Llewelyn (Q), Samantha Bond (Moneypenny), Colin Salmon (Charles Robinson), with Vincent Schiavelli (Dr. Kaufman) and Judi Dench (M)

Media mogul Elliot Carver (Jonathan Pryce) wants his news empire to reach every country on the globe, but the Chinese government will not allow him to broadcast there. Carver doesn't take no for an answer and plans to use his media empire to fuel flames of war between the Western world and China. Thankfully, James Bond (Pierce Brosnan) is on to the insane news tycoon and travels to China to stop him with the help of Chinese secret agent Wai Lin (Michelle Yeoh).

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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:

Eternals Teaser

Well. That wasn't much. After all this time, all they bothered to release was basically a series of still images with nothing to really sink your teeth into? This felt more like a motion graphic you'd put up on Twitter rather than a true look at the film to convince anyone to see the movie. And look, I know that the MCU is just a brand in and of itself at this point that sells people on seeing the film based entirely on seeing the word Marvel. I'm obviously going to see this opening night. But since I have no fandom for the Eternals characters and most people are in the same boat I'm in, where we don't know these people, I think you need to sell audiences on more than "it's another MCU film"—especially if the jokes aren't all that funny and the visuals aren't anything we haven't seen before.

Aaron Taylor-Johnson Cast as Kraven the Hunter

ATJ is a great actor. Everything I've seen him in, he's done a fantastic job, for the most part. But I don't picture him as Kraven whatsoever. Nor do I think doing a Kraven solo film is a good idea. I still maintain the better scenario would have been Kraven as the main villain of the third Spider-Man film, hunting down fugitive Peter Parker, who could team up with Daredevil and Black Panther (as Kraven could have ties to Wakanda). This just seems like a bad idea all around and I've been hating Sony's methodology of "we have characters, so let's just do tons of movies based on them". Nobody wanted to see a Jackpot film, for instance. Kraven isn't a solo movie guy, in my mind.

Sin

Rumor has it, the villain of Captain America 4 will be Red Skull's daughter, Sin.

I don't buy it. They just had both the Flag-Smashers and the Power Broker as female-led villains in the TV series and I can't imagine Sam having an all-out fist fight with another young red head girl as the follow-up. Hence why I think switching Morgenthau was a bad idea, or at least, they shouldn't have gone with "young redhead girl" as the archetype to change to. 

Serpent Society/Squad could be a thing, maybe with Cutthroat and such. Blackwing, maybe, if they want to ignore Agent Carter. The Corporation? Doctor Faustus? Grand Director?

Stowaway

For a random viewing, I watched the film Stowaway on Netflix. Not bad, but I wouldn't recommend it for anything other than a quick watch that you don't need to be super invested in. 3/5 type film.

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