The Fanboy and the Hater
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Friday Apr 03, 2020
Friday Apr 03, 2020
In Part 3 of their epic three-part series about the third movie in the third Star Wars trilogy, Fanboy Knight Mike and Darth Hater Jim conclude their discussion and debate about The Rise of Skywalker.
In Part 1 (fanboyandhater.podbean.com/e/star-wars-the-rise-of-skywalker-part-1-of-3/), they focused on things Jim found good about the movie, including some cinematography and fan service, as well as how neither one of them see the movie as retconning The Last Jedi.
In Part 2 (fanboyandhater.podbean.com/e/star-wars-the-rise-of-skywalker-part-2-of-3/), they focused on things Jim thinks are bad about the movie, including its safe and simple plot, aimless action, excessive exposition, the MacGuffin Scavenger Hunt (Sith Dagger and Sith Wayfinders), and some of its other plot problems.
In this episode, they conclude the series by discussing and debating its fake feels, the Bendemption, Force-d resonance, and its hyperbolic and anti-climatic conclusion, as well as deliver their metaphorical ratings and final thoughts. So, obviously, there will be lots of spoilers!
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Saturday Mar 28, 2020
Saturday Mar 28, 2020
In Part 2 of their epic three-part series about the third movie in the third Star Wars trilogy, Fanboy Knight Mike and Darth Hater Jim discuss and debate The Rise of Skywalker.
In Part 1 (fanboyandhater.podbean.com/e/star-wars-the-rise-of-skywalker-part-1-of-3/), they focused on things Jim found good about the movie, including some cinematography and fan service, as well as how neither one of them see the movie as retconning The Last Jedi.
This episode focuses on things Jim thinks are bad about the movie, including its safe and simple plot, aimless action, excessive exposition, the MacGuffin Scavenger Hunt (Sith Dagger and Sith Wayfinders), some of its other plot problems, unanswered questions, and unnecessary new characters. So, obviously, there will be lots of spoilers!
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Check out all of our Star Wars episodes: http://bit.ly/FBATH_StarWars
Saturday Mar 21, 2020
Saturday Mar 21, 2020
In Part 1 of their epic three-part series about the third movie in the third Star Wars trilogy, Fanboy Knight Mike and Darth Hater Jim discuss and debate The Rise of Skywalker.
In this episode, they focus on the list of things that Jim found good about the movie, including some of the cinematography and nostalgic fan service moments, as well as how neither one of them see the movie as retconning The Last Jedi. So, obviously, there will be lots of spoilers!
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Check out all of our Star Wars episodes: http://bit.ly/FBATH_StarWars
Sunday Mar 15, 2020
Sunday Mar 15, 2020
Welcome to a special episode of the Fanboy and the Hater commemorating our half-podiversary (it’s been 6 months since we launched our podcast on September 15, 2019).
In Case You Missed It (ICYMI) Volume 2 is composed of clips from the previous 10 episodes of this podcast. New listeners may find this an easier way to discover what this podcast is about, and all listeners may also find this episode a helpful way to decide which previous episodes you might like to listen to in their entirety.
Here’s a breakdown of the content of this episode:
Time Index
Topic(s)
00:00:00
Intro
00:00:40
Opening Remarks
00:02:12
Episode 11 - Jimmy-sode: Star Wars Canon ends with Return of the Jedi
fanboyandhater.podbean.com/e/jimmy-sode-star-wars-canon-ends-with-return-of-the-jedi/
00:07:37
Episode 12 - Star Wars: The Mandalorian (Season 1)
fanboyandhater.podbean.com/e/the-mandalorian-season-1/
00:12:17
Episode 13 - Jimmy-sode: Medical Police (and what Spoofs say about Storytelling)
fanboyandhater.podbean.com/e/jimmy-sode-medical-police-and-what-spoofs-say-about-storytelling/
00:15:00
Episode 14 - Superman
fanboyandhater.podbean.com/e/superman-1580140821/
00:19:59
Episode 15 - Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse
fanboyandhater.podbean.com/e/spider-man-into-the-spider-verse-1580765141/
00:24:48
Episode 16 - Crisis on Infinite Earths
fanboyandhater.podbean.com/e/crisis-on-infinite-earths-1581268966/
00:30:08
Episode 17 - Harley Quinn: Birds of Prey
fanboyandhater.podbean.com/e/birds-of-prey-and-the-fantabulous-emancipation-of-one-harley-quinn-1581522520/
00:34:24
Episode 18 - The Good Place
fanboyandhater.podbean.com/e/the-good-place-1582120203/
00:38:07
Episode 19 - Jimmy-sode: What the Alternative F?
fanboyandhater.podbean.com/e/jimmy-sode-what-the-alternative-f/
00:40:39
Episode 20 - Spoilers and Rewatchability
fanboyandhater.podbean.com/e/spoilers-and-rewatchability/
00:44:31
Closing Thoughts
And in case you missed it, listen to Volume 1 to hear clips from the first 8 episodes of our podcast:
fanboyandhater.podbean.com/e/icymi-volume-1/
00:45:07
Outro
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Saturday Mar 07, 2020
Saturday Mar 07, 2020
Mike and Jim discuss and debate two things that come up often on this podcast: Spoilers and Rewatchability. They have very different takes on spoilers, but somewhat similar views regarding rewatchability. The discussion includes what they find the most (and least) rewatchable, and reveals the different perspectives they take while watching movies and television shows, explaining why they argue so much.
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Thursday Feb 13, 2020
Thursday Feb 13, 2020
Mike and Jim discuss and debate (almost entirely avoiding spoilers) the 2020 DC film Birds of Prey (and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn). They agree it's not a bad movie. Mike thinks it's borderline good. Jim thinks it's closer to just okay, but it does make him want to read more Harley Quinn and Birds of Prey comic books.
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Monday Feb 03, 2020
Monday Feb 03, 2020
Mike and Jim discuss (and both Fanboy over) the 2018 animated feature film Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse.
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This episode is dedicated to Podcast Assistant Editor Martie, Jim’s beloved cat who sadly, but peacefully, passed away in late January.
“You are Martie.
You are a good kitty.
You are loved.
Good night beautiful girl.”
Wednesday Jan 15, 2020
Wednesday Jan 15, 2020
Jim solo-hosts this mini-episode (a new regular episode type that he is calling a Jimmy-sode--Do not panic--Mike is still on the podcast and co-hosted episodes with him return soon) to share his perspectives about the Star Wars universe and explain why, for him, Star Wars canon ends with Return of the Jedi.
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Saturday Nov 02, 2019
Saturday Nov 02, 2019
In Case You Missed It (ICYMI) Volume 1 is composed of clips from the first eight episodes of the Fanboy and the Hater.
New listeners may find this an easier way to discover what this podcast is about, what its name means (and doesn’t mean), what topics we discuss on this podcast and how we approach them.
All listeners may also find this episode a helpful way to decide which previous episodes you might like to listen to in their entirety.
NOTE: All of the clips included in this episode are spoiler-free!
Here’s a breakdown of the content of this episode:
Time Index
Topic(s)
00:00:00
Theme Song and Intro
00:00:58
Opening Remarks
00:02:14
Episode 01 - Origin Story
fanboyandhater.podbean.com/e/origin-story-1568567343/
00:11:04
Episode 02 - Solo: A Star Wars Story
fanboyandhater.podbean.com/e/solo-a-star-wars-story-1568999119/
00:14:57
Episode 03 - Shazam!
fanboyandhater.podbean.com/e/shazam-1569364668/
00:20:03
Episode 04 - Time for Stories vs. Reality
fanboyandhater.podbean.com/e/time-for-stories-vs-reality/
00:24:58
Social Shout-outs:
Indie Podcast List on podchaser.com:
http://bit.ly/PodNation
I Understood That Reference!
https://capunderstands.com
https://twitter.com/capunderstands
00:26:13
Episode 05 - It’s Not A Joker
fanboyandhater.podbean.com/e/its-not-a-joker/
00:35:14
Episode 06 - Star Wars and the Speculation of Skywalker
fanboyandhater.podbean.com/e/star-wars-and-the-speculation-of-skywalker/
00:45:01
Episode 07 - I am the Goddamn Batman
fanboyandhater.podbean.com/e/i-am-the-goddamn-batman/
00:50:11
Episode 08 - We are the Goshdarn Teen Titans
fanboyandhater.podbean.com/e/we-are-the-goshdarn-teen-titans/
00:57:34
Closing Thoughts
01:00:15
Outro
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Thursday Oct 24, 2019
Thursday Oct 24, 2019
Mike and Jim get animated (well, Jim gets more animated) as they discuss two DC animated movies: Teen Titans Go! To the Movies (2018) and Teen Titans Go! vs. Teen Titans (2019).
This episode also begins and ends with a discussion about animation, more specifically comicbook/superhero animation, and why, even though it may be perceived by many this way, it’s not just for kids.
Here’s a breakdown of the content of this episode:
Time Index
Topic(s)
00:00:00
Cold Open
00:00:15
Intro
00:01:13
Opening Remarks about Animation
00:08:15
Who are the Teen Titans?
00:18:15
Social Shout-out # 1:
The Year of Plenty Podcast:
https://theyearofplenty.com
https://twitter.com/theyearofplenty
00:19:33
Discussion about Titans Go! To the Movies
00:43:39
Social Shout-out # 2:
SeanGeek Podcast:
https://seanmcginity.ca
https://twitter.com/Seangeek
00:44:49
Social Shout-out # 3:
Indie Podcast List on podchaser.com:
http://bit.ly/PodNation
00:45:21
Discussion about Teen Titans Go! vs. Teen Titans
01:22:39
Closing Thoughts about Animation
01:25:58
Outro
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Friday Oct 18, 2019
Friday Oct 18, 2019
In this episode, Mike and Jim discuss Batman, including who has played the character best in live-action and animated portrayals, and what future Batman stories (and in what format) they would like to see.
Here’s a breakdown of the content of this episode:
Time Index
Topic(s)
00:00:00
Cold Open
00:00:15
Intro
00:01:13
Opening Remarks
00:02:33
Bruce Wayne and Batman are two different characters
00:07:55
Discussion about live-action portrayals
00:16:27
Discussion about animated portrayals
00:23:30
Is it easier for voice actors to get it right?
00:31:19
Social Shout-outs:
Indie Podcast List on podchaser.com:
http://bit.ly/PodNation
Play Comics Podcast:
https://playcomics.com
https://twitter.com/playcomicscast
00:32:30
Batgirl, Robin, Nightwing,
and Batman in the Justice League
00:40:04
How best to tell an extended Batman story
01:00:05
Recommended Batman Movies
01:11:05
Closing Thoughts
01:13:31
Outro
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Saturday Oct 12, 2019
Saturday Oct 12, 2019
In this episode, Mike and Jim are joined by special guest Brandon for a roundtable discussion about the best and worst Star Wars movie and speculation about what will happen in Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker coming to theaters in December 2019.
Here’s a breakdown of the content of this episode:
Time Index
Topic(s)
00:00:00
Cold Open
00:00:15
Intro
00:02:22
Roundtable discussion about the
Best and Worst Star Wars movie
00:19:27
Social Shout-outs:
Indie Podcast List on podchaser.com:
http://bit.ly/PodNation
The Time Shifters Podcast:
http://www.timeshifterspodcast.com/
https://twitter.com/TimeShiftersPod
00:20:43
Roundtable speculation about
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
01:08:09
Outro
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Saturday Oct 05, 2019
Saturday Oct 05, 2019
In this episode, it’s more like the Hater and the Hater. Mike and Jim, for the first time ever, both have very few positive things to say during a movie review, as they discuss the highly hyped 2019 film The Joker.
WARNING: Episode contains spoilers for a film currently in theaters, and occasional strong language (Jim says f*ck a lot—he’s not sorry).
Here’s a breakdown of the content of this episode:
Time Index
Topic(s)
00:00:00
Cold Open
00:00:15
Intro
00:01:12
Opening Remarks
00:05:58
Spoiler Alert!
From this point forward, you will hear spoilers!
00:22:43
Social Shout-out: Ghosts of the Stratosphere
https://gotstratosphere.com
https://twitter.com/gotstratosphere
00:23:44
Continuing Discussion
00:44:15
Closing Thoughts
00:47:09
Outro
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Tuesday Sep 24, 2019
Tuesday Sep 24, 2019
In this episode of the Fanboy and the Hater, we review the 2019 DC movie Shazam! In a rare twist, Jim gets to play the role of Fanboy, while Mike’s Hater mainly takes issue with the movie’s many cliches, tropes, and lazy writing.
(Fun Fact: Most of this episode comes from the first thing we ever recorded for this podcast as a proof of concept, so . . . some aspects of the audio quality aren’t our best.)
Here’s a breakdown of the content of this episode:
Time Index
Topic(s)
00:00:00
Cold Open
00:00:15
Theme Song and Intros
00:02:55
Opening Remarks
00:05:36
Spoiler Alert: Past this point, spoilers abound!
Shazam! Overview and Discussion Begins
00:11:58
Quick aside about the name Shazam!
00:13:00
Shazam! Overview and Discussion Continues
00:36:24
Target Audience: Is this a Kids Movie?
00:38:40
DCEU world building and how the next
Shazam! movie may connect to Justice League
00:43:24
Closing Thoughts
00:53:45
Metaphorical Ratings
00:57:53
Social Shout-out: For Your Reference Podcast
https://fyrpodcast.com
https://twitter.com/ForYourRefPod
FYR YouTube Channel
00:58:51
Outro
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Friday Sep 20, 2019
Friday Sep 20, 2019
In this episode of the Fanboy and the Hater, we do a scene-by-scene deep-dive review of, and debate over, the 2018 movie Solo: A Star Wars Story. Mike fanboys over it, while Jim hates on it.
WARNING: This episode contains non-stop spoilers!
Here’s a breakdown of the content of this episode:
Time Index
Topic(s)
00:00:00
Cold Open
00:00:15
Theme Song and Intros
00:02:09
Opening Remarks
00:03:56
Spoiler Alert: Non-stop spoilers start here
00:03:56
Scene(s): Han escapes Corellia
00:07:42
Scene(s): Han meets Beckett and Chewbacca
00:13:05
Scene(s): The Train Heist
00:20:49
Scene(s): Dryden Vos and Han/Qi’ra Reunion
00:22:35
Scene(s): Lando, L3-37, and Millennium Falcon
00:23:54
Scene(s): The Kessel Run
00:39:13
Scene(s): Coaxium Refinery on Savareen
00:46:01
Scene(s): Showdown with Dryden Vos
00:59:21
Scene(s): Showdown with Beckett
01:02:43
Scene(s): Han and Chewbacca get the Falcon
01:04:15
Discussion about the Actors and Characters
01:10:36
Discussion about Audience and Critical Reception
01:14:12
Twitter poll results:
Good Star Wars Movie (48%)
Good Movie (28%)
Bad Star Wars Movie (20%)
Bad Movie (4%)
Twitter commendable comments:
@LaunchingTPilot
@iused2watchthis
@TimeShiftersPod
01:15:46
Closing thoughts and Metaphorical Ratings
01:17:04
Social Shout-out: What Should We Watch? With K & E
https://whatshouldwewatch.podbean.com
https://twitter.com/WSWWatchpodcast
01:18:29
Outro
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