The Fanboy and the Hater
Short Episodes
Episodes
Wednesday Jun 24, 2020
Wednesday Jun 24, 2020
Mike and Jim discuss the differences between how critics and the audience review and rate movies. After a general discussion, they run through a list of movies with the greatest difference (all more than 20%, some as much as 60%) between the critics and audience scores on Rotten Tomatoes.
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Thursday May 07, 2020
Thursday May 07, 2020
Jim solo-hosts this mini-episode about the 7th and final season of the Star Wars: The Clone Wars animated television series. (Please Note: Spoilers, this episode contains.)
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Sunday Apr 26, 2020
Sunday Apr 26, 2020
Jim solo-hosts this spoiler-free mini-episode about 3 works of science fiction written and directed by Alex Garland: the 2014 film Ex Machina, the 2018 film Annihilation, and the 2020 television miniseries Devs.
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Sunday Apr 12, 2020
Sunday Apr 12, 2020
Mike and Jim discuss South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut, the 1999 animated film based on the Comedy Central animated television series South Park, including how Jim forgot it's a musical, if it's still as funny 20 years later, how it's a self-parody of the controversy circling the television show concerning censorship and parenting, and how comedy without boundaries provokes discussion about taboo topics.
While Jim thinks it's m'kay, it's one of Mike's favorite movies and he will often break into song during this episode. You have been warned, uncle f*cker! (Oh, yeah, there's lots of profanity in this episode too).
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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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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
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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)
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00:15:00
Episode 14 - Superman
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00:19:59
Episode 15 - Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse
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00:24:48
Episode 16 - Crisis on Infinite Earths
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00:30:08
Episode 17 - Harley Quinn: Birds of Prey
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00:34:24
Episode 18 - The Good Place
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00:38:07
Episode 19 - Jimmy-sode: What the Alternative F?
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00:40:39
Episode 20 - Spoilers and Rewatchability
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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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Sunday Mar 01, 2020
Sunday Mar 01, 2020
Jim solo-hosts this mini-episode about swearing on television, specifically the alternative swear words created to avoid government censors and profanity filters, asking if we all know what is really being said then what is the f**king point?
(This episode of the Fanboy and the Hater occasionally uses strong language some may find offensive. Listener discretion is advised.)
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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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Wednesday Jan 22, 2020
Wednesday Jan 22, 2020
Jim solo-hosts this mini-episode about the Netflix series Medical Police, a spoof of international spy thrillers and a spin-off of the short-form alt-comedy series Childrens Hospital, and uses it as an example of what good spoofs teach us about bad storytelling.
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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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Thursday Nov 07, 2019
Thursday Nov 07, 2019
In this short episode, we discuss the history and evolution of our podcast’s theme song. Mike explains the process he went through to create both our current theme song and the new version, which will be used in future episodes (until Mike decides to change it again).
Here’s a breakdown of the content of this episode:
Time Index
Topic(s)
00:00:00
Intro
00:00:22
Episode Overview
00:01:28
Discussion about the current theme song
00:15:43
Social Shout-outs:
Indie Podcast List on podchaser.com:
http://bit.ly/PodNation
Grief Burrito Podcast:
https://linktr.ee/Griefburrito
https://twitter.com/GriefBurrito
00:16:52
Discussion about the new theme song
00:33:56
New Theme Song (Long Version)
00:35:03
New Theme Song (Long Version — Metal Vocals)
00:35:50
New Theme Song (Short Version)
00:36:12
Outro
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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
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00:45:01
Episode 07 - I am the Goddamn Batman
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00:50:11
Episode 08 - We are the Goshdarn Teen Titans
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00:57:34
Closing Thoughts
01:00:15
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 Oct 01, 2019
Tuesday Oct 01, 2019
Jim flies solo in this shorter episode, exploring our perception of, and relationship with, time, how it affects the stories we tell about the past and how those stories compare with reality.
This episode revolves around spoiler-free reviews of the HBO mini-series Chernobyl and the Amazon Prime series Undone.
Here’s a breakdown of the content of this episode:
Time Index
Topic(s)
00:00:00
Promo for Indie Podcast List on Podchaser.com:
http://bit.ly/PodNation
00:00:27
Intro
00:01:11
Spoiler-free review of the
HBO Mini-series Chernobyl
Check out the Chernobyl companion podcast:
The Chernobyl Podcast on Apple Podcasts
00:13:26
Social Shout-out: Ocho Duro Parlay Hour
https://www.ochoduroparlayhour.com
https://twitter.com/ODParlayHour
00:14:13
Spoiler-free review of the
Amazon Prime Series Undone
00:24:54
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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