On this week’s episode of Earth Station MCU, John and Jen talk “Agent Carter” ratings, comments on Hulk and comedy from the “Ragnorok” director, and the future of Trish on “Jessica Jones.” John geeks out over Lego Avengers, Jen squees over getting to see the cast of “Gotham”, and “Smoke
One of the hallmarks of Agent Carter’s first season was its willingness to look at gender issues during its period setting, and this season continues the trend, while adding another issue: race. This week’s episode both explicitly and implicitly addresses the erasure of African-Americans from the stories of the time
Agent Carter, Edwin Jarvis and the SSR gang are back, with villains old and new. John and Jen speculate on Hela in Ragnorok, casting news for Doctor Strange, and the return of Ray Wise’s Roxxon Oil character, who is clearly up to no good. How will this season tie in
The Cigar Nerds Episode 38: Escape from the Thing. This week our nerds fight off shape shifting aliens and try to escape from New York as we take a look at the legendary career of Director John Carpenter. Not only is he responsible for some of the greatest horror and
Flopcast episode 197! Kevin and Kornflake celebrate 75 years of the King of Atlantis, the guy in the scaly orange shirt (perhaps not the fanciest of superhero costumes), Aquaman! Yes, Aquaman has been talking to the fish since 1941, he’s a founding member of the Justice League of America, and
Flopcast episode 196! Kevin and Kornflake check out the new MarsCon Dementia Track fundraiser album, and you should too. (Warning: Contains goofy songs by The Sponge Awareness Foundation, and lobster songs by Kornflake!) Also: Astronaut Cady Coleman has a space flute, we have mixed feelings about a new ninth planet
The Cigar Nerds Episode 37: Groovy. This week our nerds open up the Necronomicon and raises some deadites as they discuss season one of Ash vs Evil Dead. Grab your boom stick and gas up your chain saw hand. In science we look at the real X-Files, look into Planet
Flopcast episode 195! Kevin and Kornflake are full of excuses this week, because somebody decided “excuses” should be the subject of this week’s Top 4 ½ List. (We won’t name any names, except for the name “Kornflake.”) Some of our favorite excuses come from Steve Martin, Marcia Brady, the Blues
Flopcast episode 194! After a three year absence, Kevin and Kornflake went creeping back to Arisia! (A science fiction convention on the Boston waterfront in mid-January… this is how we eliminate the weaker nerds from the pack.) Kornflake was there on Saturday, and enjoyed a game of Munchkin, a Princess
The Cigar Nerds Podcast Episode 36: The Hateful Two. This week our Nerds go back to the old west and review the latest movie from Quentin Taratino, The Hateful Eight. Then we pay tribute to the coolest man in cinema and take a look at the career o Samuel L.
Flopcast episode 193! We have a quick show for you this week, because we’re sleepy, and Kornflake keeps spilling the coffee. In our “Chickens in the News” segment: It has been suggested that in order to sustain the human population, we should shrink everyone down to the size of chickens.
Flopcast episode 192! It’s time for a Flopcast-style look back at those we lost in 2015. The Mayor of Chickentown joins Kevin and Kornflake as we recall some of our favorite recently-departed actors, musicians, writers, artists… and maybe even the guy who invented plastic pink flamingos. Including: Stars from The
