The Fanboy and the Hater
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Thursday Dec 24, 2020
Thursday Dec 24, 2020
Mike and Jim discuss and debate the second season of the Disney+ live-action Star Wars television series The Mandalorian.
Check out our episode on Season 1: https://fanboyandhater.podbean.com/e/the-mandalorian-season-1/
Check out all of our Star Wars episodes: http://bit.ly/FBATH_StarWars
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This episode is dedicated to the loving memory of Jim’s mother and father, Jean Harris and Henry Harris, who sadly, but peacefully, passed away in late 2020 from COVID-19. Rest in peace, Mom and Dad.
There is a way to safeguard your health and the health of your loved ones during the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.
Social Distance and Wear a Mask.
This is the Way.
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 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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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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Wednesday Feb 19, 2020
Wednesday Feb 19, 2020
Holy Mother Forking Shirt Balls! Welcome to The Spoiler Place, where Mike and Jim take a spoiler-filled, character-driven journey through one of their favorite television shows of all time: The Good Place.
This Peabody and Hugo award-winning comedy series, created by Michael Schur and starring Kristen Bell, Ted Danson, D'Arcy Carden, William Jackson Harper, Jameela Jamil, and Manny Jacinto, inspires a lot of philosophical tangents during this episode about what it means to be a good person, why you should be a good person and, if you're not, how you can become a better person.
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Sunday Feb 09, 2020
Sunday Feb 09, 2020
Mike and Jim discuss Crisis on Infinite Earths, the 2019-2020 CW/DC Arrowverse television series crossover event spanning episodes of Supergirl, Batwoman, The Flash, Arrow, and Legends of Tomorrow, during which Mike constantly mispronounces Stephen Amell's name and overreacts as Jim constantly spoils all things Arrowverse.
Jim also spoils the comic book series of the same name that the crossover story is, in part, based on, but since those comics were published 35 years ago, he doesn't feel guilty about it.
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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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Sunday Jan 19, 2020
Sunday Jan 19, 2020
Mike and Jim discuss and debate the first season of the Disney+ show The Mandalorian, the first live-action Star Wars television series.
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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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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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Sunday Sep 15, 2019
Sunday Sep 15, 2019
Welcome to the very first episode of the Fanboy and the Hater!
Hosts and producers Mike Hall and Jim Harris get meta and explain why they started this podcast, and share the origins of their perspectives on movies, TV, and pop culture. They also describe, and provide short examples of, the content they will be creating for this podcast.
Here’s a breakdown of the content of this episode:
Time Index
Topic(s)
00:00:00
Cold Open
00:00:39
Theme Song and Intro
00:01:35
What we mean (and don't mean) by “Hater”
00:02:59
PSA: It’s OK to be a Hater. Don’t be a Dick!
00:04:23
The origins of our perspectives on movies, TV, and pop culture
00:04:58
Jim: Luke Skywalker
00:06:23
Mike: Darth Vader
00:07:55
Jim: Peter Parker / Spider-Man
00:09:57
Mike: Wolverine
00:21:37
Jim: Howling Mad Murdock
00:26:13
Mike: Pop Culture in general (Cheater!)
00:30:13
Audio transitions explained
00:32:07
Discussion about Spoilers
00:37:45
Spoiler Free First Impression of Once Upon a Time in Hollywood
00:43:15
Approach to reviews and other core content
00:51:23
Fanboy Favorite: Kristen Bell
01:01:11
Metaphorical ratings system explained
01:02:29
Next episode preview: Solo: A Star Wars Story
01:05:40
Fridging - What Does that Mean?
01:07:42
News and Industry Trends - Spidey leaving the MCU, and extended theatrical re-releases of MCU movies
01:21:00
Closing Thoughts: NOT just about Star Wars and Superheroes! It might look like that in early episodes, but we do like other stuff, and we will release many episodes on other topics!
01:24:27
Social Shout-out: The Bingeables Podcast
https://geekgals.co/the-bingeables-podcast/
https://twitter.com/bingeablespod
01:25:33
Outro
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