Flopcast episode 546! More goofy Halloween fun this week, as we flip through the book An Old School Halloween and learn about the costumes of Ben Cooper Inc. This was the company that sold those quick simple Halloween costumes (a cheap plastic mask and vinyl smock) at discount department stores for decades.
It’s time for our 3rd spooky season and we are so READY. This week Brittany describes some haunted games you should NEVER play, then Martha talks about Carmilla, the 1872 (pre-Dracula) vampire novella by Sheridan Le Fanu. But First, Let’s Talk Nerdy on Instagram! Please rate and review But First,
Flopcast episode 545! Our pal Blasted Bill returns to the Flopcast for some Halloween talk! Bill shares his memories of Halloweens past as well as the 8,000 Halloween events he has planned for this year. (That certainly beats our big Halloween plan to do nothing…) Including: Superman, Ghostbuster, and red
Flopcast episode 544! Welcome to a very special Flopcast, because for the first time in almost three years, Kevin and Kornflake are together in person! We’re not on Zoom! It’s a weird outdoor recording session on a chilly October night up north at Chickentown Outpost! But we have coffee, so
Flopcast episode 543! It’s a weird mix of topics for this quick little show, including: Kornflake mini-golfing in a hockey uniform; fun with standing desks (we’ve cleared the studio of silly old-fashioned chairs); International Teachers Day (just an excuse to celebrate Welcome Back, Kotter); the new season of Cobra Kai (and Kornflake’s controversial
Flopcast episode 542! Let’s wrap up our review of our long wacky weekend in Atlanta for DragonCon! Including: More Sci-Fi Explosion (with Fonzie, Spider-Woman, and maybe even Robolar from Mars); more Flash Gordon panels with Sam J. Jones and Melody Anderson; the return of the Manimal Panimal; the cast of Doom Patrol; the
Flopcast episode 541! We survived DragonCon 2022, more or less, so it’s time to review the first half of that wacky weekend! Including: Kevin’s Flash Gordon panel with Sam J. Jones and Melody Anderson; Kevin’s other panels on Cowboy Bebop, Lost in Space, and Upload; The Mayor’s Severance panel (and Severance costume!); Kornflake’s Elton John panel; Sci-Fi Explosion fun
Flopcast episode 540! We’re back from DragonCon, but not quite ready for our DragonCon review show. (Hey, we were surrounded by Yip-Yips for several days. Readjusting to reality is a process.) Meanwhile, we have this special episode previously available only to ESO Network Patreon members. And the subject is appropriate,
It’s DragonCon weekend! So while we’re flopping around our favorite convention, please enjoy the return of Movies With the Mayor! This time Kevin and the Mayor of Chickentown are watching and discussing the 1987 made-for-TV movie The Spirit! It’s based on Will Eisner’s classic Golden Age comic book character, and it
With DragonCon just days away, here is your guide to finding Team Flopcast at the convention! Kevin will be absurdly busy as usual (that’s how we like it), appearing on panels and presentations about old stuff (1978’s Dr. Strange, 1979’s Legends of the Superheroes), new stuff (the sci-fi comedy series Upload, and the
Flopcast episode 537! Laverne & Shirley actress Cindy Williams turns 75 this week, which inspired Kornflake to surprise Kevin with a Laverne & Shirley pop quiz! (This is why the kids love The Flopcast.) Can Kevin identify quotes from various characters, despite not having seen the show in literally decades? And is there
Flopcast episode 536! We’re getting ready for DragonCon, the biggest craziest nerdfest of the year! It’s so big that it’s divided into dozens of separate programming tracks, and we’re going through the whole track list. Including: Kevin’s favorites (American Sci-Fi Classics! American Sci-Fi and Fantasy Media!), Kornflake’s favorites (Brit Track!
