Podcast appearances and mentions of Deric A Hughes

Curious Matter Anthology is a multi-award-winning fully immersive fiction podcast. It's a bridge between past and present, a time machine that takes listeners back to the golden era of pulp fiction, and then catapults them back into the future. It's an ode to an era of science fiction, whose stories have influenced some of the greatest filmmakers of our time, and it's a tribute to the largely unrecognized authors who penned these tales. But it's not just about the stories; it's about how they're told. Featuring cutting-edge sound design, an all-star cast, cinematic score and groundbreaking storytelling techniques, Curious Matter Anthology presents an audio-fiction experience that transports the listener into a cinema of sound.  The Exile is based on the novel ‘Police Your Planet' by Lester Del Rey, and follows a disgraced federal agent deported to the fledgling human colony of Mars in an epic and heartbreaking mile a minute, police thriller. To see our interactive map of Marsport, The Exile Visual Guide and learn more about the show visit: https://cmanthology.com  Starring Tiffany Smith as "Bryce Gordon"  And featuring the voices of:  Malcolm Barrett as "Honest Izzy"  Eugene Byrd as "Shell Corey"  Phil LaMarr as "the Station Chief"  Trace Lysette as "Mother Corey"  Sandeep Parikh as Rand  Stephen Weston as "Skagg"   Vayntrub as "Fatia Markov"  Amy Vorpahl as "Three"  With additional voices by: Jonathan Edelman  Jason Ervin  Philip Gray  Matt Hobin  Thien Nguyen  Blythe Renay  Melissa Starr  Based on the novel 'Police Your Planet' by: Lester Del Rey  Written, Directed, and Edited by: Jonathan Pezza  Engineering and Mixing by: Jonathan Pezza  Voice Direction by: Jonathan Pezza & Tiffany Smith  Produced by: Jonathan Pezza, Tiffany Smith & Sandeep Parikh  The Exile was made possible by the amazing support of our Kickstarter backers.    Executive Produced by Scott Pezza, and Dan Evans.   Co-Executive Produced By Richard J. Pezza, Patrick Leppaluoto and Deric A. Hughes.    Co-Produced by Ali Mashayekhi and Jack Bowman  Assistant editing by Mohammad Moiz Riaz and Francis Pezza.  Original Score Composed by: Jonathan Pezza  Additional Music by: Epidemic Sound Featuring the musical talent of Torii Wolf, Suffer City, Experia and Sight of Wonders.  © Knightsville Workshop 2024 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Prepare to spend One Night in Koreatown! Join hosts Matt Dale and Christopher DeFilippis to witness Ben's Leap into the 1992 L.A. riots, with Magic as his hologram. It's a poignant and powerful episode. We are also thrilled to bring you an interview with episode writers Benjamin Raab and Deric A. Hughes. They speak with […]

We're excited to bring you our conversation with Quantum Leap producers and writers, Benjamin Raab and Deric A. Hughes. Benjamin and Deric have been a writing team for over 20 years. Their credits include Warehouse 13, Scream (TV series), The Flash, and Arrow. They are writers behind Salvation or Bust and Paging Dr. Song. We chat about their "meet cute" in a comic book shop and how they formed their writing partnership, their approach to working on new scripts together, and of course, their experience on Quantum Leap. We have updated merch, including tees, mugs, stickers and more! Fate’s Wide Wheel TeePublic Store Thank you to our patrons: Al’s Place Leap Fan Site, Bourbon and Boardgames, Carolyn, Cosplay Dad, Joanne Bartlett, Dana Bius, Rich Bourque, Kevin, Kevin Butcher, Carol Davis, Deckslower, Dermot Devlin, Barry Donovan, Brian Dreadful, Troy Evers, Larry Ganni, Jason Geis, Michelle Hoffman, Amy Holtcamp, Laurie Johnson, Bess A Korey, Lady Eternal, Robb Nunn, Oddly Specific with Audra, Christopher Redmon, Adrian Sal, Karyn Saxon, Mike Stoufer, Heather Strbiak, Damon Sugameli, Larry Trujillo, Stuart Williams, Jill Wilson, Our Anonymous Patrons As always, a special shout out to Jessica Conger and Betsy Frymire, our spouses who provide vital childcare while we record our show. Become a patron or donor yourself: Monthly: Fate’s Wide Wheel on Patreon One-Time: Fate’s Wide Wheel on Buy Me a Coffee Feedback? Send us an email: fateswidewheelpodcast@gmail.com We Frequently Use These Resources: Beyond the Mirror Image: The Observer’s Guide to Quantum Leap, by Matt Dale Al’s Place by Brian Greene The Quantum Leap Podcast

We're back and better than ever! Deric A. Hughes (Warehouse 13, Arrow, The Flash) joins The Diversity Hires in the first episode of 2021. They talk about being a Blerd (Black nerd), breaking in, comic books, writing programs, the WGA and more!

  This week, host Gray Jones interviews writer/producer team Benjamin Raab and Deric A. Hughes, currently co-executive producing Legacies on the CW, who have written and produced on Arrow, Scream: the Series, The Flash, Beauty and the Beast and Warehouse 13. This episode is sponsored by Pilar Alessandra of onthepage.tv. Pilar is offering a 10% discount on her interactive-online class “Rewrite Techniques,” running Four Saturdays, May 23 – June 13. To get your 10% off, use the code onthepage10 at checkout. Benjamin Raab and Deric A. Hughes have written together for almost 20 years. Ben got his start in comic books, which led to their “geek cute” in a comic book shop. They describe how it took many years of writing and applying, including for for a comic book series and web series, and multiple years applying for fellowships, before they finally landed a spot in NBC Writers on the Verge.  While still in that fellowship, they were staffed on Warehouse 13, and have high praise for the positive creative environment fostered by showrunner Jack Kenny (interviewed in episode 2). From there, they wrote on Beauty and the Beast, The Flash, Scream: The Series, and Arrow, before landing a co-EP gig on Legacies. They also describe their experience in the Showrunner Training Program, what they've learned, and how important it is to mentor others and “pay it forward.” INDEX TO THE EPISODE: 0:00 - Fun blooper from the interview. 2:01 - Interview starts, Ben & Deric describe the “geek cute” of their writing partnership, in a comic book shop. 4:44 - Deric tells about his background, and what led to them writing together. 6:52 - the years of hard work from when they started writing together to when they got into NBC Writers on the Verge, including writing a comic series and web series. 13:59 - Their experience getting into and attending the Writers on the Verge program, then staffing on Warehouse 13 while still in the program. 17:39 - Their experience writing on Warehouse 13 under showrunner Jack Kenny 21:30 - Discussion about going to set for their episodes, and different showrunner philosophies. Do they focus on trying to get work with showrunners they like? Also about stepping stones in your career. 27:12 - Puppy cameo! (Also 50:07) 31:23 - On getting fired from shows, bad showrunner experiences. Other trials and tribulations. 39:22 - Sponsor break 40:21 - All about the Showrunner Training Program — how a lot of being a good showrunner boils down to being good communicator, and hiring the right people to do each job (and then letting them do their job). 52:44 - The mentoring they've received, and paying it forward. 1:00:56 - Advice to greener writers - be patient, check your ego at the door, listen, learn, never stop being a student. Follow Ben on Twitter: @Wondermasons. Follow Deric on Twitter: @dblackanese. You can help with the ongoing costs of bringing these weekly podcasts to you by becoming a patron of the podcast – for as little as 25¢ per episode! There are many reward levels. CLICK HERE to find out more. Buy Gray's book for only $4.99! Look for it on Amazon – How To Break In To TV Writing: Insider Interviews. Didn't get your questions asked? Make sure you follow Gray on Twitter (@GrayJones) so you can get the scoop on who is being interviewed and how to get your questions in. Also check out our TV Writer Twitter Database to find Twitter addresses for over 1,200 TV writers. Find previous episodes and other resources at www.tvwriterpodcast.com. PLEASE NOTE: starting today we are moving to Tuesday releases, to line up with Script Magazine's release dates.

 This week, host Gray Jones interviews writer/producer team Benjamin Raab and Deric A. Hughes, currently co-executive producing Legacies on the CW, who have written and produced on Arrow, Scream: the Series, The Flash, Beauty and the Beast and Warehouse 13.Episode 099 is sponsored by Pilar Alessandra of onthepage.tv. Pilar is offering a 10% discount on her interactive-online class “Rewrite Techniques,” running Four Saturdays, May 23 – June 13. To get your 10% off, use the code onthepage10 at checkout.Benjamin Raab and Deric A. Hughes have written together for almost 20 years. Ben got his start in comic books, which led to their “geek cute” in a comic book shop. They describe how it took many years of writing and applying, including for for a comic book series and web series, and multiple years applying for fellowships, before they finally landed a spot in NBC Writers on the Verge.While still in that fellowship, they were staffed on Warehouse 13, and have high praise for the positive creative environment fostered by showrunner Jack Kenny (interviewed in episode 2). From there, they wrote on Beauty and the Beast, The Flash, Scream: The Series, and Arrow, before landing a co-EP gig on Legacies.They also describe their experience in the Showrunner Training Program, what they’ve learned, and how important it is to mentor others and “pay it forward.”INDEX TO THE EPISODE:0:00 - Fun blooper from the interview.2:01 - Interview starts, Ben & Deric describe the “geek cute” of their writing partnership, in a comic book shop.4:44 - Deric tells about his background, and what led to them writing together.6:52 - the years of hard work from when they started writing together to when they got into NBC Writers on the Verge, including writing a comic series and web series.13:59 - Their experience getting into and attending the Writers on the Verge program, then staffing on Warehouse 13 while still in the program.17:39 - Their experience writing on Warehouse 13 under showrunner Jack Kenny21:30 - Discussion about going to set for their episodes, and different showrunner philosophies. Do they focus on trying to get work with showrunners they like? Also about stepping stones in your career.27:12 - Puppy cameo! (Also 50:07)31:23 - On getting fired from shows, bad showrunner experiences. Other trials and tribulations.39:22 - Sponsor break40:21 - All about the Showrunner Training Program — how a lot of being a good showrunner boils down to being good communicator, and hiring the right people to do each job (and then letting them do their job).52:44 - The mentoring they’ve received, and paying it forward.1:00:56 - Advice to greener writers - be patient, check your ego at the door, listen, learn, never stop being a student.Follow Ben on Twitter: @Wondermasons. Follow Deric on Twitter: @dblackanese.You can help with the ongoing costs of bringing these weekly podcasts to you by becoming a patron of the podcast – for as little as 25¢ per episode! There are many reward levels. CLICK HERE to find out more.Buy Gray’s book for only $4.99! Look for it on Amazon – How To Break In To TV Writing: Insider Interviews.Didn’t get your questions asked? Make sure you follow Gray on Twitter (@GrayJones) so you can get the scoop on who is being interviewed and how to get your questions in. Also check out our TV Writer Twitter Database to find Twitter addresses for over 1,200 TV writers. Find previous episodes and other resources at www.tvwriterpodcast.com.PLEASE NOTE: starting today we are moving to Tuesday releases, to line up with Script Magazine's release dates.

The Starling Tribune Reporters SP, Chris and Michelle review the Arrow finale season fifth episode “Prochnost.” The reporters discuss the strength it takes to show the weaknesses and mistakes you have made to others, the fact that Oliver DID NOT answer all the question his kids had for him, Mia's tennis ball (and perhaps slapping water) training, the return of Anatoly to the show, the moment of Laurel's decision, the awesome Mountainous Mustache cage fighter, Diggle's attempt to help redeem Roy and what is Lyla betraying Team Arrow for?   Starling Tribune - Season 8 Edition – “Prochnost” Review (A CW Network Arrow Television Show Fan Podcast) ST255   Episode:            “Prochnost” [Season 8 Episode 5] Air Date:           Tuesday, November 19, 2019    Director:           Laura Belsey https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0069513/?ref_=tt_ov_dr                         7x Arrow / 2x The Walking Dead / 1x Flash / 2x Preacher   Writers: Benjamin Raab https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1437177/?ref_=ttfc_fc_wr4                         4x Arrow / 2x Flash / 7x Warehouse 13   Deric A. Hughes https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1898703/?ref_=ttfc_fc_wr5                         4x Arrow / 2x Flash / 7x Warehouse 13 Promo:https://www.comicbookmovie.com/tv/dc/arrow/arrow-oliver-queen-meets-the-unexpected-in-the-new-promo-for-season-8-episode-4-present-tense-a171376    Arrow   Episode # / Episode Title / Episode Air / Date  / Rating 01 Starling City 15-Oct-19 0.84 02 Welcome To Hong Kong 22-Oct-19 0.77 03 Leap Of Faith 29-Oct-19 0.76 04 Present Tense 5-Nov-19 0.62 05 Prochnost 19-Nov-19 0.74   Legends Of Tomorrow   Episode # / Episode Title / Episode Air / Date  / Rating   Supergirl   Episode # / Episode Title / Episode Air / Date  / Rating 01 Event Horizon 6-Oct-19 1.26 02 Stranger Beside Me 13-Oct-19 0.97 03 Blurred Lines 20-Oct-19 0.92 04 In Plain Sight 27-Oct-19 0.95 05 Dangerous Liaisons 3-Nov-19 0.78 06 Confidence Women 10-Nov-19 0.8 07 Tremors 17-Nov-19 0.79   The Flash   Episode # / Episode Title / Episode Air / Date  / Rating 01 Into the Void 8-Oct-19 1.62 02 A Flash of the Lighting 16-Oct-19 1.27 03 Dead Man Running 22-Oct-19 1.38 04 There Will Be Blood 29-Oct-19 1.48 05 Kiss Kiss Breach Breach 5-Nov-19 1.19 06 License To Elongate 19-Nov-19 1.29   Black Lightning   Episode # / Episode Title / Episode Air / Date  / Rating 01 The Book Of Occupation: Chapter Two: Birth of the Blackbird 7-Oct-19 1.16 02 The Book Of Occupation: Chapter Two: Maryam's Tasbih 14-Oct-19 0.63 03 The Book of Occupation: Chapter Three: Agent Odell's Pipe-Dream 21-Oct-19 0.61 04 The Book of Occupation: Chapter Four: Lynn's Ouroboros 28-Oct-19 0.52 05 The Book of Occupation: Chapter Five: Requiem for Tavon 11-Nov-19 0.71 06 The Book of Resistance: Chapter One: Knocking on Heaven's Doo 18-Nov-19 0.62   Batwoman   Episode # / Episode Title / Episode Air / Date  / Rating 01 Pilot 6-Oct-19 1.86 02 The Rabbit Hole 13-Oct-19 1.45 03 Down Down Down 20-Oct-19 1.22 04 Who Are You? 27-Oct-19 1.29 05 Mine Is A Long And A Sad Tale 3-Nov-19 1.16 06 I'll Be Judge, I'll Be Jury 10-Nov-19 1.09 07 Tell Me The Truth 17-Nov-19 1.01   Part 1: The Plot, Themes and Characters What was the overall theme? What was the link to the episode's name? Prochnost means strength in Russian Said during toast after mission in bar Takes strength to tell people about your mistakes Fight scenes and stunts Spartan and Roy Smash and grab Roy - arrows; punches guy Get the stuff Fight club Run by Bratva Oliver to fight for plans Kids show up Oliver ruthless; Mia impressed Bratva find Mia; Bratva kill General; take Oliver and Mia Bratva Tied their thumbs Mia to line; 60 seconds to ring the bell Mia almost made it; she knows how to fight Oliver dislocates thumb; gets them out of chairs; canary cry Fight Club part 2 Mia and Oliver go in w/green hoods William sets them up to fight 6 men Knife snuck into ring Canary takes care of muscle upstairs; Anatoly shoots guy about to shoot Laurel Guys come with guns; Oliver and Mia use smoke things to cover escape; William is the “guy in the suit” FTA Mia Takes time to learn Tells Dad about fighting for money When I try to be like my dad or any hero, I fail Now one of Anatoly's favorite Americans William These computers are so old Speaks Russian Oliver Queen / Green Arrow Tennis ball lesson w/Mia; lessons on speciality arrows Stick training Bring kids on mission Friends again w/Anatoly; brothers Doesn't want kids to know the bad he's done, so no Bratva For me, you're still kids; my job to protect both of you; hate me if you want to, but you're going home Anatoly - important kids see success and failures; you have to let them live; they're not weak He, Diggle, and Laurel hit with tranq darts at end John Diggle / Spartan I know where some plutonium is Trying to help Roy atone Tells Roy about his future Lyla / Harbinger The Monitor is trying to save Earths What deal does she have? Laurel Lance / Black Siren Learns about Lyla Mia - we're flawed; learn how to be your own person and hero Gets apology from Anatoly Turns down Monitor's plan; wants Lyla to tell the truth; brings out Diggle and Oliver Roy (aka Jason) Just this once Decides to stay and help team   ARROW NEWS:   Crisis on Infinite Earths Poster Promises the End of the Worlds (Date: 22 Nov 2019) The CW has released the official poster for the upcoming Arrowverse crossover "Crisis on Infinite Earths." The image is a true who's who of The CW's shared superhero universe, as it features The Monitor assembling John Constantine, Lois Lane (Elizabeth Tulloch), Superman (Tyler Hoechlin), Harbinger, Kingdom Come Superman, Lex Luthor, J'onn J'onzz, Iris West-Allen, The Flash (John Wesley Shipp), Vibe, Black Lightning, Batwoman, Green Arrow, Heat Wave, White Canary, The Flash (Barry Allen) and Supergirl. What I find interesting - 2 Supermans - 2 Flashes  https://www.cbr.com/arrowverse-crisis-on-infinite-earths-poster/ NEXT EPISODE   Link to Promo: https://comicbook.com/dc/2019/11/20/arrow-reset-preview-the-cw/ (19 Nov 2019)   Episode: “Reset” [Season 8 Episode 6] Air Date: Tuesday, November 26, 2019  Summary: Oliver is faced with a life-or-death situation after being double-crossed by Lyla; Laurel has an opportunity to make amends. Director: David Ramsey Writers: Onalee Hunter and Maya Houston IMDB link:  https://www.imdb.com/title/tt9700180/?ref_=tt_ep_nx Join The Starling Tribune each week as we stream live on Thursday Evenings at 7:30 PM eastern or 6:30 PM Central at www.geeks.live. Join the fun chatroom and interact with the hosts live. Contact us: @StarlingTribune - starlingtribune@gmail.com - www.starlingtribune.com - www.facebook.com/starlingtribune - 612-888-CAVE or 612-888-2283.   Starling Tribune is proud to be a member of the GonnaGeek network found at GonnaGeek.com. 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Hello Agents! This week, we were thrilled to speak with writer Ben Raab, one half of the writing team of Ben Raab & Deric A. Hughes. This special episode features all of his insights into fan-favorite episode 202, "Mild Mannered." Be sure to follow Ben on Twitter @Wondermasons!

Starling Tribune - Season 7 Edition – Spartan (A CW Network Arrow Television Show Fan Podcast) ST238   Episode:            “Spartan” [Season 7 Episode 19] Air Date:           Monday, April 22, 2019   Director:           Avi Youabian https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1143132/?ref_=tt_ov_dr                         1x Arrow / 1x Zoo / 1x The Walking Dead   Writers: Benjamin Raab https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1437177/?ref_=ttfc_fc_wr4                         3x Arrow / 2x Flash / 7x Warehouse 13   Deric A. Hughes https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1898703/?ref_=ttfc_fc_wr5                         3x Arrow / 2x Flash / 7x Warehouse 13 Promo: https://www.comicbookmovie.com/tv/dc/arrow/arrow-diggles-in-trouble-in-the-new-promo-for-season-7-episode-19-spartan-a167809   Arrow   Episode # / Episode Title / Episode Air / Date  / Rating 01 Inmate 4587 15-Oct-18 1.43 02 The Longbow Hunters 22-Oct-18 1.18 03 Crossing Lines 29-Oct-18 1.15 04 Level Two 5-Nov-18 1.08 05 The Demon 12-Nov-18 1.26 06 Due Process 19-Nov-18 1.03 07 The Slabside Redemption 26-Nov-18 1.31 08 Unmasked 3-Dec-18 1.35 09 Elseworlds Part 2 10-Dec-18 2.06 10 My Name Is Emiko Queen 21-Jan-19 1.22 11 Past Sins 28-Jan-19 1.18 12 Emerald Archer 4-Feb-19 1.07 13 Star City Slayer 11-Feb-19 1.09 14 Brothers & Sisters 4-Mar-19 0.89 15 Training Day 11-Mar-19 1.02 16 Star City 2040 18-Mar-19 1.00 17 Inheritance 25-Mar-19 1.01 18 Lost Canary 15-Apr-19 0.71 19 Spartan 22-Apr-19 0.71   Legends Of Tomorrow   Episode # / Episode Title / Episode Air / Date  / Rating 01 The Virgin Gary 22-Oct-18 1.00 02 Witch Hunt 29-Oct-18 0.94 03 Dancing Queen 5-Nov-18 0.86 04 Wet Hot American Bummer 12-Nov-18 0.90 05 Tagumo Attacks 19-Nov-18 0.91 06 Tender Is The Nate 26-Nov-18 0.97 07 Hell No, Dolly! 3-Dec-18 0.93 08 Legends of To-Meow-Meow 10-Dec-18 1.10 09 Lucha de Apuestas 1-Apr-19 0.92 10 The Getaway 8-Apr-19 0.95 11 Séance & Sensibility 15-Apr-19 0.98 12 The Eggplant, The Witch & The Wardrobe 0.85   Supergirl   Episode # / Episode Title / Episode Air / Date  / Rating 01 American Alien 14-Oct-18 1.52 02 Fallout 21-Oct-18 1.34 03 Man Of Steel 28-Oct-18 1.28 04 Ahimsa 4-Nov-18 1.23 05 Parasite Lost 11-Nov-18 1.16 06 Call To Action 18-Nov-18 1.13 07 Rather the Fallen Angel 25-Nov-18 1.15 08 Bunker Hill 2-Dec-18 1.26 09 Elseworlds Part 3 11-Dec-18 2.17 10 Suspicious Minds 20-Jan-19 1.04 11 Blood Memory 27-Jan-19 1.34 12 Menagerie 17-Feb-19 1.15 13 What's So Funny About Truth, Justice, and the American Way 3-Mar-19 1.14 14 Stand and Deliver 10-Mar-19 1.05 15 O Brother, Where Art Thou 17-Mar-19 1.07 16 The House of L 24-Mar-19 1.12 17 All About Eve 31-Mar-19 1.06 18 Crime and Punishment 0.99   The Flash   Episode # / Episode Title / Episode Air / Date  / Rating 01 Nora 9-Oct-17 2.08 02 Blocked 16-Oct-18 1.69 03 The Death of Vibe 23-Oct-18 1.87 04 News Flash 30-Oct-18 1.75 05 All Doll'd Up 13-Nov-18 1.73 06 The Icicle Cometh 20-Nov-18 1.60 07 O Come, All Ye Thankful 27-Nov-18 1.79 08 What's Past Is Prologue 4-Dec-18 1.78 09 Elseworlds Part 1 9-Dec-18 1.83 10 The Flash & The Furious 15-Jan-19 1.64 11 Seeing Red 22-Jan-19 1.88 12 Memorabilia 29-Jan-19 2.04 13 Goldfaced 5-Feb-19 1.89 14 Cause and 12-Feb-19 XS 1.71 15 King Shark vs. Gorilla Grodd 1.67 16 Failure Is An Orphan 12-Mar-19 1.55 17 Time Bomb 19-Mar-19 1.64 18 Godspeed 16-Apr-19 1.31 19 Snow Pack 1.63   BLACK LIGHTNING   Episode # / Episode Title / Episode Air / Date  / Rating 01 The Book Of Consequences: Chapter One: Rise of the Green Light Babies 9-Oct-18 1.16 02 The Book Of Consequences: Chapter Two: Black Jesus Blues 16-Oct-18 1.02 03 The Book Of Consequences: Chapter Three: Master Lowry 23-Oct-18 1.18 04 The Book Of Consequences: Chapter Four: Translucent Freak 30-Oct-18 0.97 05 The Book Of Blood: Chapter One: Requiem 13-Nov-18 0.90 06 The Book Of Blood: Chapter Two: The Perdi 20-Nov-18 0.99 07 The Book Of Blood: Chapter Three: The Sange 27-Nov-18 1.06 08 The Book Of Rebellion: Chapter One: Exodus 4-Dec-18 0.96 09 The Book Of Rebellion: Chapter Two: Gift of the Magi 11-Dec-18 1.13 10 The Book Of Rebellion: Chapter Three: Angelitos Negros 21-Jan-19 0.86 11 The Book Of Secrets: Chapter One: Prodigal Son 28-Jan-19 0.93 12 The Book Of Secrets: Chapter Two: Just And Unjust 4-Feb-19 0.95 13 The Book of Secrets: Chapter Three: Pillar of Fire 11-Feb-19 0.94 14 The Book Of Secrets: Chapter Four: Original Sin 4-Mar-19 0.77 15 The Book Of The Apocalypse: Chapter One: The Alpha 11-Mar-19 0.75 16 The Book Of The Apocalypse: Chapter Two: The Omega 18-Mar-19 0.85   Part 1: The Plot, Themes and Characters What was the overall theme? What was the link to the episode's name? All about John Diggle's family - present and future Fight scenes and stunts Alley Oliver and Diggle - 9th Circle deal Fight 2 guys; Spartan breaks an arm Virgil gets away; trying to get ARGUS hard drive Attack on apartment Security for apartment just as good as the bunker Virgil and goons enter through ceiling; find Archer tablet Felicity pulls gun; Alena pulls a keyboard; Virgil gets her gun DIA comes in; kill Virgil's men Felicity lost Archer - again Safe house Oliver, Dinah, and Rene burst into other place - blow guy's cover General actual target; he and Diggle are taken Escape from Dante Spartan and Stewart get out of restraints So nice of Dante to leave his cattle prod behind Take out one; get ready for more Oliver, Rene, and Dinah blow in Weapon Depot Emiko and Dante get weapon Team Arrow plant signal boosters so Felicity can take control of Archer Oliver puts arrows in guys Felicity is locked out of Archer, so destroys Archer Spartan and Rene use guns; Dinah uses her staff; Stewart leads team to escape path Emiko vs. Oliver; Oliver takes down four guys; Emiko and Oliver's arrows hit each other Emiko and Oliver fight; both have moves, but Oliver able to take her; tells her that Dante killed her mother Flash grenade; Dante won't leave Emiko Flashforward Laurel's cry damaged helmet; Felicity needs power supply (still says “frak”) Rene is the inside man Tech in Deathstroke territory Mia can't get in Connor has the mark - JJ is in charge of Deathstroke JJ grew up hating his parents JJ and Connor grew up as friends Deathstroke used to rebel JJ sends guys after Connor; Mia and JJ get away  Felicity figures out Galaxy One expanded Archer; whole army being made Oliver Queen / Green Arrow Diggle, why you not tell us about stepdad? Felicity Smoak / Overwatch Figures out drive belongs to DIA Archer confined to one tablet; Alena's proposal - contact Dr. Will Magnus, building AI Keeps losing Archer Has to use Archer to find Archer so 9th Circle won't find people involved in weapon Thinks she is a mad scientist or her father because Archer can be used for evil Wants to do something separate and good as herself Alena wants to rebuild and copied the root code, but Felicity doesn't want to rebuild Alena has root code John Diggle / Spartan General Stewart (Ernie Hudson) is his stepfather, who's not impressed with his career path Thinks Stewart is responsible for father's death; father stayed behind to save unit; how could he leave? - reality: his father died because he was negligent and took two marines with him, unit saved by Stewart General put him and brother through Spartan training If I'm a hero, then it is because of you, sir - hug! General Stewart Could not reveal classified information Knew about 9th Circle Drive has list of assets - with Archer, easy to find them Calmer than John while captured Head of DARPA Lied to Diggle so he could see his father as a hero Project Cygnus X1 - gives code; it's a weapon Proud of Diggle Dinah Drake / Black Canary   Rene Ramirez / Wild Dog Maybe Emiko not 100% evil Emiko Queen Got the weapon Confronts Dante; Dante admits to killing her mother so she would be 100% 9th Circle because 9th Circle should be your only family Kills Dante   ARROW NEWS:   Arrow: David Ramsey Addresses That Green Lantern Tease, Diggle's Future (Date: 22 April 2019) Speaking to CBR, Dig actor David Ramsey reflected on his character's journey in "Spartan" and why that arc resonated with him personally. He praised Ernie Hudson for his "sincere" performance as General Stewart, addressed that big wink to Green Lantern mythology and teased Stewart's return down the line. He also dropped a big hint about Diggle's status in the 2040 timeline, revealed what he hopes to explore in the show's final season, addressed Emily Bett Rickards' departure and more. https://www.cbr.com/arrow-david-ramsey-diggle-green-lantern-flash-forward/   GENERAL DC News   ‘All American', ‘In The Dark', ‘Roswell, New Mexico', ‘The 100' Renewed; The CW To Bring Back Record 14 Series Next Season (Date: 24 April 2019) The network just renewed the last four scripted series. That brings the total scripted series renewed by the CW for the 2019-2020 season to staggering 14, including all five freshman series. As Pedowitz indicated, the renewal decisions were based on series' multiplatform performance as the network was one of the first to largely disregard overnight ratings. https://deadline.com/2019/04/all-american-in-the-dark-roswell-new-mexico-the-100-renewed-the-cw-1202601250/   NEXT EPISODE   Link to Promo: https://www.comicbookmovie.com/tv/dc/arrow/arrow-oliver-queen-has-been-framed-in-the-new-promo-for-season-7-episode-20-confessions-a167927 (Date: 22 April 2019)   Episode: “Confessions” [Season 7 Episode 20] Air Date: Monday, April 29, 2019 Summary: When they learn of an upcoming attack on the city, Team Arrow calls Roy Harper to help them stop the Ninth Circle. However, things go awry and there is massive collateral damage. As Captain of the SCPD, Dinah investigates what happened in an episode that takes on a true crime narrative and tone. Director: Tara Miele Writers: Onalee Hunter and Emilio Ortega Aldrich IMDB link:  https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7508754/?ref_=ttpl_pl_tt    Join The Starling Tribune each week as we stream live on Thursday Evenings at 7:30 PM eastern or 6:30 PM Central at www.geeks.live. Join the fun chatroom and interact with the hosts live. Contact us: @StarlingTribune - starlingtribune@gmail.com - www.starlingtribune.com - www.facebook.com/starlingtribune - 612-888-CAVE or 612-888-2283.   Starling Tribune is proud to be a member of the GonnaGeek network found at GonnaGeek.com. For more geeky podcast visit GonnaGeek.com.   You can find us on iTunes under ''Starling Tribune." We are very thankful for all of our positive iTunes reviews. You can find all our contact information here on the Network page of GonnaGeek.com Our complete archive is always available at www.starlingtribune.com   This podcast was recorded on Saturday April 28th, 2019.   Thank you for listening and we hope you enjoyed the show!   Audio Production by Stargate Pioneer of GonnaGeek.com.

Alice!Myka is here -- and we've got so much to say, it takes two episodes. In the first half of "Duped," we appreciate our writing team Benjamin Raab & Deric A. Hughes, plus we introduce a new segment called "Eureka Moment" for guest actors Erica Cerra and Niall Matter. We also are thrilled to gain further insight into the Studio 54 Disco Ball thanks to our first ever Artifact Expert Email Correspondent, New York music journalist Prof. Carol Cooper. Part 108B will be out ASAP, and over there, we have an in-person interview with an award-winning historian of mathematics. We can't wait to see you on the other side!

Starling Tribune - Season 7 Edition – My Name Is Emiko Queen (A CW Network Arrow Television Show Fan Podcast) ST225   Episode:            “My Name Is Emiko Queen” [Season 7 Episode 10] Air Date:           Monday, January 21, 2019   Director:           Andi Armaganian https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0035243/?ref_=tt_ov_dr                         2x Arrow / 1x Blindspot / 1x Flash / 1x Supergirl   Writers: Benjamin Raab https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1437177/?ref_=ttfc_fc_wr4                         2x Arrow / 2x Flash / 7x Warehouse 13   Deric A. Hughes https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1898703/?ref_=ttfc_fc_wr5                         2x Arrow / 2x Flash / 7x Warehouse 13 Promo: https://comicbook.com/dc/2018/12/12/arrow-season-7-episode-10-shattered-lives-preview-oliver-emiko-queen/   Arrow   Episode # / Episode Title / Episode Air / Date  / Rating 01 Inmate 4587 15-Oct-18 1.43 02 The Longbow Hunters 22-Oct-18 1.18 03 Crossing Lines 29-Oct-18 1.15 04 Level Two 5-Nov-18 1.08 05 The Demon 12-Nov-18 1.26 06 Due Process 19-Nov-18 1.03 07 The Slabside Redemption 26-Nov-18 1.31 08 Unmasked 3-Dec-18 1.35 09 Elseworlds Part 2 10-Dec-18 2.06 10 My Name Is Emiko Queen 21-Jan-19 1.22   Legends Of Tomorrow   Episode # / Episode Title / Episode Air / Date  / Rating 01 The Virgin Gary 22-Oct-18 1.00 02 Witch Hunt 29-Oct-18 0.94 03 Dancing Queen 5-Nov-18 0.86 04 Wet Hot American Bummer 12-Nov-18 0.90 05 Tagumo Attacks 19-Nov-18 0.91 06 Tender Is The Nate 26-Nov-18 0.97 07 Hell No, Dolly! 3-Dec-18 0.93 08 Legends of To-Meow-Meow 10-Dec-18 1.10   Supergirl   Episode # / Episode Title / Episode Air / Date  / Rating 01 American Alien 14-Oct-18 1.52 02 Fallout 21-Oct-18 1.34 03 Man Of Steel 28-Oct-18 1.28 04 Ahimsa 4-Nov-18 1.23 05 Parasite Lost 11-Nov-18 1.16 06 Call To Action 18-Nov-18 1.13 07 Rather the Fallen Angel 25-Nov-18 1.15 08 Bunker Hill 2-Dec-18 1.26 09 Elseworlds Part 3 11-Dec-18 2.17 10 Suspicious Minds 20-Jan-19 1.04   The Flash   Episode # / Episode Title / Episode Air / Date  / Rating 01 Nora 9-Oct-17 2.08 02 Blocked 16-Oct-18 1.69 03 The Death of Vibe 23-Oct-18 1.87 04 News Flash 30-Oct-18 1.75 05 All Doll'd Up 13-Nov-18 1.73 06 The Icicle Cometh 20-Nov-18 1.60 07 O Come, All Ye Thankful 27-Nov-18 1.79 08 What's Past Is Prologue 4-Dec-18 1.78 09 Elseworlds Part 1 9-Dec-18 1.83 10 Seeing Red 22-Jan-19 1.88   BLACK LIGHTNING   Episode # / Episode Title / Episode Air / Date  / Rating 01 The Book of Consequences: Chapter One: Rise of the Green Light Babies 9-Oct-18 1.16 02 The Book of Consequences: Chapter Two: Black Jesus Blues 16-Oct-18 1.02 03 The Book of Consequences: Chapter Three: Master Lowry 23-Oct-18 1.18 04 The Book of Consequences: Chapter Four: Translucent Freak 30-Oct-18 0.97 05 The Book Of Blood: Chapter One: Requiem 13-Nov-18 0.90 06 The Book Of Blood: Chapter Two: The Perdi 20-Nov-18 0.99 07 The Book Of Blood: Chapter Three: The Sange 27-Nov-18 1.06 08 The Book Of Rebellion: Chapter One: Exodus 4-Dec-18 0.96 09 The Book of Rebellion: Chapter Two: Gift of the Magi 11-Dec-18 1.13 10 The Book Of Rebellion: Chapter Three: Angelitos Negros 21-Jan-19   Part 1: The Plot, Themes and Characters What was the overall theme? What was the link to the episode's name? Finding out who Emiko Queen is and why she put on the suit Fight scenes and stunts Emiko takes out a bunch of people on her list Chasing guy down alley; strings him up, decks him Warehouse - fights two guys; flip kick and arrow Arrow shoot while bent back Trains by throwing daggers Talis Global Security Gas arrow Copy data Guards wake up, come in shooting She leaps out window to escape; goes to Rene Emiko after Glenmorgan Rene stops gunman; Emiko upset Rene interfered Glenmorgan's place Curtis takes out security system Emiko and Rene against a lot of dudes with guns Explosive arrow; guns Glenmorgan deflects arrow; fight with Emiko Flashforward Rene mayor of the Glades (ugh, that wig) The Archer Program - citywide security system Rene part of plan to destroy Star City Rene doesn't want Zoe to have contact w/Dinah Dinah confronts Rene; Dinah reminds him of their promise to be their for each other - Rene, Dinah, Roy, Diggle, Oliver, and Felicity (no Curtis) Dinah forces Rene to help Oliver Queen / Green Arrow First day as a deputy - convinces Dinah to break chain of evidence Wants to know more about sister before he meets her Father had Oliver right his wrongs after he died; Robert wanted Walter Steele to right his wrong with Emiko after he died Of course Moira prevented Emiko from getting taken care of Finds Emiko at their father's grave Felicity Smoak / Overwatch Looks like the crossover fixed their marriage issues! Security system recognizes DNA Has a DNA thing on her desk DNA reveals new GA is Oliver's half sister Easily gets contents from warehouse to their place John Diggle / Spartan Goes behind Lyla's back about starting the Ghost Initiative again Lyla gets to pull rank, but not happy about John acting like Waller Curtis Holt / Mr. Terrific Giddy when he gets to help Rene and Emiko Dinah Drake / Black Canary Happy to have Felicity's help with DNA Rene Ramirez / Wild Dog Present Helps Emiko; convinces her to let him work with her Zoe wants him to help Emiko Rest of team has moved on and found ways to be heroes in a new way, but he hasn't Brings in Curtis Future Mayor of the Glades; reelection campaign Zoe is Chief of Staff; lectures him about how he used to be a hero and he wouldn't just help the select few No one came to help The Glades; Archer Program saved the Glades; went into the wrong hands once, barely recovered Kevin Dale - guy who has plans w/Rene about destroying Star City; killed Felicity, Rene seems to be fine w/that Ricardo Diaz / Richard Dragon Not cooperating “Dante” helped him pay debt to the Longbow Hunters Agrees to Diggle's offer - work with us and get your freedom Not happy about getting a bomb in his head to be a part of the Ghose Initiative   Emiko Queen Seeking justice for her mother's death “I work alone” Lived with mother in tenement in the Glades After William Glenmorgan - bullet led her to him, but he has an alibi Mother - Kazumi Adachi; Robert abandoned family Who killed her mom? Mother was shot before fire started Embracing darkness to get justice - sound familiar? If she grew up in the Glades, how did she get trained? How did she get the suit?????? Could she have gotten trained because of her day job? What could that be? Military?   ARROW NEWS:                                          Arrowverse: Supergirl Is Behind Bars in Latest Elseworlds Teaser (Date: 18 Nov 2018) This year's Arrowverse crossover "Elseworlds' is exactly three weeks away from its starting episode and The CW has released a new promo showing Supergirl in a precarious position. Imprisoned in a containment cell in an alternate version of The Flash's S.T.A.R. Labs, Kara Danvers is confronted by her captor: A twisted incarnation of her adopted older sister Alex. Link: https://www.cbr.com/supergirl-behind-bars-elseworlds-teaser/ BATWOMAN Makes Her Grand Entrance In This Latest ELSEWORLDS Promo - "That's Not Batman" (Date: 19 Nov 2018) Coming off a batch of Elseworlds promo stills, this latest teaser for the upcoming Arrowverse crossover event gives us our first official look at Ruby Rose in action as Kate Kane, a.k.a. Batwoman. It's just a few teasing shots, but we do get to see Gotham City's new Caped Crusader watching over her city, before seemingly dropping in on Green Arrow (Grant Gustin) and Vibe (Carlos Valdes) who are in the process of discussing the "myths" surrounding The Dark Knight. Yes, this promo also features our first official mention of Batman in The Arrowverse! https://www.comicbookmovie.com/tv/dc/batwoman/batwoman-makes-her-grand-entrance-in-this-latest-elseworlds-promo-thats-not-batman-a164839 NEXT EPISODE   Link to Promo: https://www.comicbookmovie.com/tv/dc/arrow/arrow-oliver-queen-tries-to-make-things-right-in-the-new-promo-for-season-7-episode-11-past-sins-a165965 (Date: 21 Jan 2019)   Episode: “Past Sins” [Season 7 Episode 11] Air Date: Monday, January 28, 2019 Summary: The past comes back to haunt both Oliver and Laurel. Curtis is upset when he discovers that Diggle and Lyla have restarted The Ghost Initiative with Diaz, China White, Kane Wolfman and Carrie Cutter. Director: David Ramsey Writers: Onalee Hunter and Tonya Kong  IMDB link:  https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7508632/?ref_=tt_ep_nx Join The Starling Tribune each week as we stream live on Thursday Evenings at 7:30 PM eastern or 6:30 PM Central at www.geeks.live. Join the fun chatroom and interact with the hosts live. Contact us: @StarlingTribune - starlingtribune@gmail.com - www.starlingtribune.com - www.facebook.com/starlingtribune - 612-888-CAVE or 612-888-2283.   Starling Tribune is proud to be a member of the GonnaGeek network found at GonnaGeek.com. For more geeky podcast visit GonnaGeek.com.   You can find us on iTunes under ''Starling Tribune." We are very thankful for all of our positive iTunes reviews. You can find all our contact information here on the Network page of GonnaGeek.com Our complete archive is always available at www.starlingtribune.com   This podcast was recorded on Thursday Tuesday January 24th, 2019.   Thank you for listening and we hope you enjoyed the show!   Audio Production by Stargate Pioneer of GonnaGeek.com.

Starling Tribune - Season 7 Edition – The Demon (A CW Network Arrow Television Show Fan Podcast) ST218   Episode:            “The Demon” [Season 7 Episode 5] Air Date:           Monday, November 12, 2018   Director:           Mark Bunting https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0120576/?ref_=tt_ov_dr                         First Assistant Director turned director / 3x Arrow   Writers: Benjamin Raab https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1437177/?ref_=ttfc_fc_wr4                         1x Arrow / 2x The Flash / 7x Warehouse 13   Deric A. Hughes https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1898703/?ref_=ttfc_fc_wr5                         1x Arrow / 2x The Flash / 7x Warehouse 13 Promo: https://www.comicbookmovie.com/tv/dc/arrow/arrow-oliver-queen-fights-back-in-the-new-promo-for-season-7-episode-5-the-demon-a164568   Arrow   Episode # / Episode Title / Episode Air / Date  / Rating 01 Inmate 4587 15-Oct-18 1.43 02 The Longbow Hunters 22-Oct-18 1.18 03 Crossing Lines 29-Oct-18 1.15 04 Level Two 5-Nov-18 1.08 05 The Demon 12-Nov-18 1.26   Legends Of Tomorrow   Episode # / Episode Title / Episode Air / Date  / Rating 01 The Virgin Gary 22-Oct-18 1.00 02 Witch Hunt 29-Oct-18 0.94 03 Dancing Queen 5-Nov-18 0.86 04 Wet Hot American Bummer 12-Nov-18 0.90   Supergirl   Episode # / Episode Title / Episode Air / Date  / Rating 01 American Alien 14-Oct-18 1.52 02 Fallout 21-Oct-18 1.34 03 Man Of Steel 28-Oct-18 1.28 04 Ahimsa 4-Nov-18 1.23 05 Parasite Lost 11-Nov-18 1.16   THE FLASH   Episode # / Episode Title / Episode Air / Date  / Rating 01 Nora 9-Oct-17 2.08 02 Blocked 16-Oct-18 1.69 03 The Death of Vibe 23-Oct-18 1.87 04 News Flash 30-Oct-18 1.75 05 All Doll'd Up 13-Nov-18 1.73   BLACK LIGHTNING   Episode # / Episode Title / Episode Air / Date  / Rating 01 The Book of Consequences: Chapter One: Rise of the Green Light Babies 9-Oct-18 1.16 02 The Book of Consequences: Chapter Two: Black Jesus Blues 16-Oct-18 1.02 03 The Book of Consequences: Chapter Three: Master Lowry 23-Oct-18 1.18 04 The Book of Consequences: Chapter Four: Translucent Freak 30-Oct-18 0.97 05 The Book Of Blood: Chapter One: Requiem 13-Nov-18 0.90   Part 1: The Plot, Themes and Characters What was the overall theme? What was the link to the episode's name? Find out who The Demon is Fight scenes and stunts Cell Someone breaks in; they fight Talia!!!!!! Meeting with Byrd Byrd decides to bomb the place, killing everyone, framing Curtis Countdown - gun pops out of case, killing dudes Curtis takes Byrd down and disarms the bomb Escape Oliver fights guard; Talia hits guard; Talia and Oliver fight in common area; get electrocuted In room: Oliver chokes Parker; fights guards, breaks arms. Oliver gets info; Talia takes drill and removes bracelets, triggers alarm Common area: Oliver has chains; Talia has sticks; inmates and guards fight; guard tries to electrocute, Oliver decks him Hallway: Guards in riot gear; Oliver and Talia go to town and win Morgue: only way out; Oliver stays because he'll be a fugitive; Talia goes out the water; Oliver gives her time, takes care of a few, but gets beaten by guards Oliver Queen / Green Arrow Bracelet electifies No visitation privileges Confronts guy; guy pushes him; guy has to go to The Room; guy dies Refuses Talia's first offer to escape; I'm Inmate 4587 Doesn't think Dr. Parker is on it; goes to Parker, who doesn't want Oliver to get involved - he's not supposed to be the hero anymore Finally comes to his senses; wants to expose truth about Parker I am Oliver Queen! Hiding in shadows was never the answer Gets back to Level 1 Talia Ran afoul of an old foe in Gotham Diaz's drug allowed Talia to survive; traded help to get Oliver Escape plan Gets info to Felicity; kills Parker Felicity Smoak / Overwatch Silencer's tracker working; then needs signal boost On the hunt for Level 2 - gets help from Laurel and Dinah Parker's goal - make people docile; erase identity if needed John Diggle / Spartan Has to give Curtis a pep talk - Mr. Terrific is who you are Curtis Holt / Mr. Terrific Hesitant about going undercover - mission to get Bryd 14 Phds, speaks 6 languages Not happy has to do a second meeting Finds out about painting Dinah Drake / Black Canary Has to give Felicity and Laurel access to physical files; needle in the haystack hunt Tells Felicity to stop blaming herself Laurel Lance / Black Siren Tries legal ways to get Oliver out of Level 2 Empathy is a new thing Perhaps we can appeal Oliver's sentence Ricardo Diaz / Richard Dragon Has found Anatoly Longbow Hunters Silencer in Moscow Stanley - Prison friend Tells Felicity that Oliver is on Level 2 I'm Oliver's sidekick   ARROW NEWS:                                          DC Unveils First Arrowverse Elseworlds Teaser Trailer (Date: 12 Nov 2018) The first trailer for the CW's upcoming Elseworlds event has arrived, and things are a bit...weird. Like, "Oliver Queen as Barry Allen" weird. Complete with being married and kissing Iris West-Allen. Yeah, really. Oliver's as confused as you are, which is to say, a lot. https://www.cbr.com/dc-unveils-first-arrowverse-elseworlds-teaser-trailer/ Barry Allen is the Green Arrow in New Elseworlds Promo (Date: 13 Nov 2018) https://www.cbr.com/barry-allen-green-arrow-elseworlds-teaser/ A new promo that premiered during this week's episode of The Flash shows a very perplexed Barry fighting an unaware Diggle and coming to the startling realization that he's the Green Arrow, complete with his repertoire of moves and combat prowess. CW Midseason: Jane the Virgin to Wrap Run on Wednesdays, Roswell Lands on Tuesday, One Superhero on the Move (Date: 12 Nov 2018) TUESDAY, JANUARY 15 8 pm THE FLASH (Midseason Return) 9 pm ROSWELL, NEW MEXICO (Series Premiere) SUNDAY, JANUARY 20 8 pm SUPERGIRL (Midseason Return) 9 pm CHARMED (Midseason Return) MONDAY, JANUARY 21 8 pm ARROW (Midseason Return) 9 pm BLACK LIGHTNING (New Time Period Premiere) Legends of Tomorrow will take a break, resuming Season 4 in April. https://tvline.com/2018/11/12/jane-the-virgin-final-season-premiere-date-roswell-new-mexico-cw/   NEXT EPISODE   Link to Promo: (Date: 12 Nov 2018) https://www.comicbookmovie.com/tv/dc/arrow/arrow-laurel-comes-to-olivers-rescue-in-the-new-promo-for-season-7-episode-6-due-process-a164703   Episode: “Due Process” [Season 7 Episode 6] Air Date: Monday, November 19, 2018 Summary: Slabside becomes even more dangerous after a guard is murdered and everyone is a suspect. Felicity enlists help from a surprising source in her pursuit of Diaz, and Laurel flexes her muscles as the District Attorney. Director: Kristin Windell Writers: Sarah Tarkhoff & Tonya Kong IMDB link:https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7508628/?ref_=ttep_ep_cur   Join The Starling Tribune each week as we stream live on Thursday Evenings at 7:30 PM eastern or 6:30 PM Central at www.geeks.live. Join the fun chatroom and interact with the hosts live. Contact us: @StarlingTribune - starlingtribune@gmail.com - www.starlingtribune.com - www.facebook.com/starlingtribune - 612-888-CAVE or 612-888-2283.   Starling Tribune is proud to be a member of the GonnaGeek network found at GonnaGeek.com. For more geeky podcast visit GonnaGeek.com.   You can find us on iTunes under ''Starling Tribune." We are very thankful for all of our positive iTunes reviews. 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Hilliard and Chris sit down with Deric A. Hughes to talk about his crazy journey from the Writers On The Verge Program to Co Executive Producer on two of the hottest genre series: FLASH & ARROW!   www.bit.ly/SWRR-229     Warren Ellis' Planetary Stephen King's ON WRITING    John Cassidy (Comic Artist)   Robert Hewitt Wolfe Gene Roddenberry's ANDROMEDA DEEP SPACE NINE   NBC's Writers On The Verge Warehouse 13 Rescue Me   Greg Bertlanti Writing Rule: Heart, Humor, Spectacle   Deric’s Writing Partner Ben Raab   Shout out to the Micheaux Mission Podcast (http://www.micheauxmission.com/) for keeping it on point with their discussion of Black films! Fans of the show, your support is always welcome, and as we mentioned on the show, here's the link to this game-giving podcast's Patreon link: http://bit.ly/SWRRPatreon Deric A. Hughes - https://twitter.com/dblackanese Chris Derrick - https://twitter.com/unauthorizedcbd Lisa Bolekaja - https://twitter.com/lisabolekaja Hilliard Guess - https://twitter.com/HilliardGuess   The Screenwriters Rant Room on FACEBOOK - https://www.facebook.com/screenwritersrr/   The Screenwriters Rant Room on TWITTER - https://twitter.com/screenwritersrr

Starling Tribune - Special Edition – The Flash Mid-Season 3 (A CW Network Arrow Television Show Fan Podcast)   The Official Arrow Podcast of the Gonna Geek Network   Episode:            “Flashpoint” [Season 3 Episode 1]             Air date: 4 Oct 2016             Director: Jesse Warn Writers: Andrew Kreisberg (story & teleplay); Brooke Roberts (teleplay); Greg Berlanti (story)             Recap:http://www.cbr.com/the-flash-recap-flashpoint-comes-with-consequences/   Episode:            “Paradox” [Season 3 Episode 2]             Air date: 11 Oct 2016             Director: Ralph Hemecker             Writers: Aaron Helbing and Todd Helbing             Recap:http://www.ew.com/recap/the-flash-season-3-episode-2   Episode:            “Magenta” [Season 3 Episode 3]             Air date: 18 Oct 2016             Director: Armen V. Kevorkian             Writers: Judalina Neira and David Kob             Recap:http://www.ew.com/recap/the-flash-season-3-episode-3   Episode:            “The New Rogues” [Season 3 Episode 4]             Air date: 25 Oct 2016             Director: Stefan Pleszczynski             Writers: Benjamin Raab and Deric A. Hughes             Recap:http://www.ew.com/recap/the-flash-season-3-episode-4   Episode:            “Monster” [Season 3 Episode 5]             Air date: 1 Nov 2016             Director: C. Kim Miles             Writer: Zack Stentz             Recap:http://collider.com/the-flash-recap-monster/   Episode:            “Shade” [Season 3 Episode 6]             Air date: 15 Nov 2016             Director: J.J. Makaro             Writers: Emily Silver and David Kob             Recap: http://comicbook.com/dc/2016/11/16/the-flash-recap-with-spoilers-shade-/   Episode:            “Killer Frost” [Season 3 Episode 7]             Air date: 22 Nov 2016             Director: Kevin Smith             Writers: Andrew Kreisberg & Brooke Roberts (teleplay); Judalina Neira (story) Recap:http://comicbook.com/dc/2016/11/22/the-flash-recap-with-spoilers-killer-frost/   Episode:            “Invasion!” [Season 3 Episode 8]             Air date: 29 Nov 2016             Director: Dermott Downs Writers: Aaron Helbing & Todd Helbing (teleplay); Greg Berlanti & Andrew Kreisberg (story)      Recap: http://comicbook.com/dc/2016/11/30/the-flashrecap-with-spoilers-invasion-/   Episode:            “The Present” [Season 3 Episode 9]             Air date: 6 Dec 2016             Director: Rachel Talalay Writers: Lauren Certo (teleplay); Aaron Helbing & Todd Helbing (story)      Recap:http://comicbook.com/dc/2016/12/07/the-flash-recap-with-spoilers-the-present/   Weekly Ratings   THE FLASH Episode # / Episode Title / Episode Air / Date  / Rating 01 Flashpoint 4-Oct-16 3.17 02 Paradox 11-Oct-16 2.80 03 Magenta 18-Oct-16 2.67 04 The New Rogues 25-Oct-16 2.80 05 Monster 1-Nov-16 2.77 06 Shade 15-Nov-16 3.01 07 Killer Frost 22-Nov-16 2.95 08 Invasion! 29-Nov-16 4.15 09 What We Leave Behind 7-Dec-16 1.94 10 Borrowing Problems From The Future 24-Jan-17   ARROW Episode # / Episode Title / Episode Air / Date  / Rating 01 Legacy 5-Oct-16 1.89 02 The Recruits 12-Oct-16 1.94 03 A Matter Of Trust 19-Oct-16 1.79 04 Penance 26-Oct-16 1.87 05 Human Target 2-Nov-16 1.61 06 So It Begins 9-Nov-16 1.95 07 Vigilante 16-Nov-16 1.86 08 Invasion 30-Nov-16 3.55 09 The Present 6-Dec-16 3.14 10 Who Are You TBD 11 Second Chances TBD 12 Bratva TBD 13 Spectre Of The Gun TBD     Part 1: The Plot, Themes and Characters   Flashpoint Barry spends 3 months in alt-reality He's a CSI, lives with parents, not a part of Iris's life Joe drinks a lot, bad at job, and not part of Barry's life Wally is Kid Flash Cisco is rich; made Wally's outfit; doesn't want to be part of crime fighting team because he got a vibrating hand through his ribs Caitlin is an eye doctor for kids The Rival is a speedster that gives Wally a lot of trouble; Barry wants to help Barry keeps Eobard Thawne in a cage; Eobard tells Barry that things will get bad When Barry uses powers, the memories from old life start to disappear Wally gets hurt; prompts Barry to go back Eobard makes Barry tell him to kill his mother Eobard knows Barry messed up timeline when they go back First change - Iris and Joe don't talk Alchemy debuts For all of the hype - lasts 1 episode Fight scenes & Stunts: Share your thoughts   Barry Allen:   Selfish - goes back and saves Mom Tries to go back again - gets schooled by OG Flash - Earth 3's Jay Garrick Raked over the coals by Cisco and Caitlin/Killer Frost about Flashpoint Sees future - Savitar kills Iris; now tempted to be obsessed with changing future Throws stone into Speed Force Signs Iris's name to lease without telling her first Iris West Barry admits there is no Flash without her When will she get the chance to be a kickass reporter? Gives him a pep talk about he's not a god and that he needs to be the leader Joe West Has to repair things with Iris Gets a girlfriend Reluctant to let Wally train Cisco Ramon Dante died in car accident because of Flashpoint Angry at Barry because he wouldn't go save Dante and then because Dante alive before Flashpoint Due to Flashpoint has better gear and control over powers Accidentally messes with timeline during Invasion; understands Barry more Stone uses his memories of Dante to release Savitar; Caitlin talks him down Caitlin Snow Gets powers due to Flashpoint Mother tells her that if she uses power, she will lose control Uses powers to question one of Alchemy's goons; kidnaps Julian; wants Alchemy to take her powers Uses Cisco's cuffs to suppress powers Makes it snow Wally West Jealous/frustrated that Jesse got speed powers and not him Wants to be a hero Gets activated by Alchemy Is really, really fast Given a suit and made part of team at Christmas HR Wells From Earth-19 Not a genius; is a writer, more of an idea person Likes coffee and talking a lot Trains Wally behind everyone's back Julian CSI that appears after Barry fixes Flashpoint Can't stand Barry Blacks out when he's Alchemy Lets team hook his brain to box so they can talk to Savitar Spent money finding stone; releases Savitar Joins the Christmas party Made Barry resign to protect Caitlin; after Alchemy reveal, tells Barry to come back Dr. Alchemy Appears after Flashpoint Gives people who had powers in Flashpoint back their powers Savitar God of Speed Only Barry, Jay, and Wally can see him Prediction: one will fall, one will betray, one suffer fate worse than death “I am the future, Flash” or “I am the Future Flash” Barry's future self trapped Savitar in eternity; the Rise of his Vengeance has begun Other Villains Magenta Mirror Master and the Top   ARROW NEWS:   Arrow Tragedy Will Push Felicity to a Darker, 'Morally Questionable' Place (Date: 11 Dec 2016) Wendy Mericle discussed Felicity with TVline.com. “One thing Felicity is not going to do, I can tell you for sure, is blame Oliver. She recognizes the manipulations that have led to this situation,” said Wendy Mericle, “Felicity has set her sights on Prometheus. This season we have said we're going to take her to a darker place, and you're seeing the genesis of the reason why, right here.” Link:http://tvline.com/2016/12/11/arrow-season-5-felicity-spoilers-billy-malone-death/   ARROW, SUPERGIRL, FLASH Go Retro In BATMAN '66 Style Animated Credits (Date: 12 Dec 2016) Fans have been pointing out similarities between Green Arrow and Batman since the 40s, when Ollie was parking his Arrowcar in his Arrowcave. Now, the Emerald Archer is following in the Dark Knight's footsteps one more time, and he's bringing the rest of CW's DC-Verse with him in this Arrow credit sequence, animated in the style of the Batman '66 TV credits by YouTube user Dave Jones. Link:http://www.newsarama.com/32339-arrow-supergirl-and-the-flash-go-retro-in-batman-66-style-animated-credits.html   Stephen Amell Uses Batman Begins To Explain An Arrow Season 5 Plot Point (Date: 14 Dec 2016) The CW's Arrow showrunner Wendy Mericle recently talked about the direction of the Susan Williams plot thread on Arrow, saying that the reporter hasn't let up on trying to prove that Oliver Queen was living and operating out of Russia during the five years he was supposedly stranded on a deserted island. In trying to explain the story, series star Stephen Amell turned to a familiar superhero staple for audiences: Batman Begins. "Susan appears to be up to no good, but in reality, she's just following a very interesting story," Amell told reporters during a set visit back in November. "I mean, the mayor of the town where she's a reporter was clearly not on an island for five consecutive years -- which, by the way, I think it's about time we did that. I always think back to the first Nolan Batman, where Ra's al Ghul says to him 'The world is too small a place for someone like Bruce Wayne to disappear.' Even if [Oliver] wasn't as famous -- and he wasn't -- he did perish in a very famous incident in our story. I always thought when he was in Hong Kong that someone would stop him and be like, 'Hey, you look like Oliver Queen!' but it didn't happen." Link:http://comicbook.com/2016/12/14/stephen-amell-uses-batman-begins-to-explain-an-arrow-season-5-pl/   Hollywood's 50 Favorite Female Characters (Date: 09 Dec 2016) For THR's latest intra-industry poll, the editors asked Hollywood professionals — actors, writers, directors and others — to take an online survey of their favorite fictional female characters. More than 1,800 participated — twice as many women as men — but the results proved there isn't such a great divide between the sexes after all, at least when it comes to what types of females we enjoy watching on screens. #15 is Felicity Smoak - Felicity was supposed to be a minor character, but her chemistry with Oliver Queen made her a fan favorite. By season two of The CW's adaptation of the DC comic, she was a regular player. "Felicity has developed over the course of the series," says Rickards. "She's from a regular world. She's relatable, honest and grounded. But she's not boring." Link:http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lists/50-best-female-characters-entertainment-industry-survey-results-951483/item/felicity-smoak-arrow-50-favorite-female-characters-951539   GENERAL DC TV NEWS THE FLASH Set To Introduce Justice League Detroit Member Gypsy For The Second Half Of Season 3 (Date: 11 Dec 2016) The Flash will introduce another DC hero to lend Barry Allen and friends a hand for the remaining season 3 episodes. During a new installment of The CW's Fan Feast, actor Carlos Valdes (Vibe) confirmed that Gypsy/Cindy Reynolds will be introduced at some point when the show returns in January. “There's going to be a new visitor to our world named Gypsy,” said Valdes. "DC Comics fans will be familiar with Gypsy. She is going to be coming in our world and Vibe will definitely get to learn some new skills as part of getting to know her. So I'm excited to see how that plays out.” Based on Valdes' comments, it's safe to assume that they'll be going with the New 52 incarnation of the character, who was a runaway from another dimension. Link:https://www.comicbookmovie.com/the_flash/the-flash-set-to-introduce-justice-league-detroit-member-gypsy-for-the-a147449   ‘The Flash' Casts ‘Sleepy Hollow' Star Jessica Camacho to Play Gypsy (Exclusive) (Date: 14 Dec 2016) Gypsy is coming to “The Flash,” and she will be played by “Sleepy Hollow” actress Jessica Camacho, TheWrap has learned exclusively. Link:http://www.thewrap.com/the-flash-casts-jessica-camacho-to-play-gypsy/   Protests end Wonder Woman's fight for equality at United Nations (Date: 12 Dec 2016) A United Nations spokesman said the character's role at the 193-member state organization would end on Friday despite plans for Wonder Woman to be used in an empowerment campaign for women and girls into 2017. The move came after the Oct. 21 appointment of the superhero to fight for gender equality sparked heavy criticism, with nearly 45,000 people signing an online petition asking U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon to reconsider selection of the character. "Although the original creators may have intended Wonder Woman to represent a strong and independent 'warrior' woman with a feminist message, the reality is that the character's current iteration is that of a large breasted, white woman of impossible proportions," the petition read. Dozens of U.N. employees protested at the U.N. headquarters in New York City on the day of the appointment when Diane Nelson, president of DC Entertainment, said the Wonder Woman campaign would feature various initiatives "over the course of the next year." The U.N. did not provide further details as to why the Wonder Woman campaign was ending this week but spokesman Jeffrey Brez said campaigns using fictional characters often lasted no longer than a few months. Link:http://www.reuters.com/article/us-united-nations-women-wonder-woman-idUSKBN1412N9?il=0 NEXT EPISODE   Supergirl Mid-Season 2!   Join The Starling Tribune each week as we stream live on Thursday nights at 9:00 PM eastern or 8:00 PM Central at www.geeks.live. Join the fun chatroom and interact with the hosts live. Contact us: @StarlingTribune - starlingtribune@gmail.com - www.starlingtribune.com - www.facebook.com/starlingtribune - 612-888-CAVE or 612-888-2283.   Starling Tribune is proud to be a member of the GonnaGeek network found at GonnaGeek.com. For more geeky podcast visit GonnaGeek.com.   You can find us on iTunes under ''Starling Tribune." We are very thankful for all of our positive iTunes reviews. 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This week on the show: Why the last man? Why Not!? JLA pre-sales top 200k, and reviews, reviews, reviews! NEWS Justice League of America to sell over 200,000 copies? LINKAGE REVIEWS Stephen WAREHOUSE 13 #1 32 pages FC  • $3.99  •  Teen + Written by BEN RAAB & DERIC A. HUGHES   Art by BEN MORSE Covesr by BEN MORSE (50%), PHOTO (50%) Enter a world of endless wonder as Syfy’s smash-hit dramedy makes its comic book debut!  When a series of sudden, unexplained sinkholes appear beneath the streets of Rio de Janeiro, the Warehouse team heads down to Brazil in the middle of Carnival to uncover the cause. What they discover is that someone is using an ancient artifact to move massive chunks of earth and mine huge, underground gold deposits.  With the ground becoming increasingly unstable, our heroes find themselves in a race to retrieve the artifact before the entire city collapses!  Written by the writers of WAREHOUSE 13, this thrilling 5-issue action-adventure/mystery series promises to snag, bag and tag fans of the show and new readers alike! [rating:4/5] Rodrigo WORDGIRL: COALITION OF MALICE Written by Chris Karwowski Drawn by Steve Young, Pat Lapierre Word up! KABOOM! proudly brings you all-new adventures of WordGirl —based on the Emmy Award-winning animated children’s show of the same name. Join WordGirl and Captain Huggy Face as they fight for truth, justice and use of the right word! But a titanic team-up spells trouble when WordGirl’s arch-villains The Butcher, Mr. Big, Dr. Two-Brains, Granny May and Chuck the Evil Sandwich-Making Guy join forces…as the fearsome Coalition of Malice! [rating:3/5] Matthew Justice League of America #60 Written by JAMES ROBINSON; Art by DANIEL SAMPERE; Cover by IVAN REIS and JOE PRADO; 1:10 Variant cover by DAVID MACK In the aftermath of "Eclipso Rising," the team faces an uncertain future. Be here for a tale of love, friendship and heroism when this incarnation of the JLA must decide whether they have anything left to offer the DC Universe. And the mystery of Jesse Quick's wavering speed powers is solved in a revelation that will shock everyone. [rating:4/5] MAJOR SPOILERS POLL OF THE WEEK A long time ago, in the dark ages of television, two animated robot series arose.  In this corner, hailing from the planet Cybertron – THE TRANSFORMERS!  And in this corner, hailing from Japan, but co-opted for American purposes – THE GO-BOTS! VOTE! [poll id="197"] VOTE Trade Paperback of the Week Y: The Last Man Volume 03
 Writer: Brian K. Vaughan
 Artist: Pia Guerra, Jose Marzan Jr. Y: THE LAST MAN is the gripping saga of Yorick Brown, an unemployed and unmotivated slacker who discovers that he is the only male left in the world after a plague of unknown origin instantly kills every mammal with a Y chromosome. Accompanied by his mischievous monkey and the mysterious Agent 355, York embarks on a transcontinental journey to find his girlfriend and discover why he is the last man on Earth. Now, the entire critically acclaimed Y: THE LAST MAN saga written by Brian K. Vaughan, one of the writers of LOST, is collected into a series of oversized, hardcover editions. In this third volume, Yorick’s unbalanced sister Hero tracks him to San Francisco, only to find him seemingly succumbing to the male-killing plague after losing his still-unused engagement ring to agents of the Setauket Ring. Plus, Yorick, Agent 355 and Dr. Mann ship out across the Pacific to Japan in pursuit of Yorick’s stolen monkey Ampersand, whose innards may hold the key to mankind’s future Contact us at podcast@majorspoilers.com Call the Major Spoilers Hotline at (785) 727-1939. A big Thank You goes out to everyone who downloads, subscribes, listens, and supports this show. We really appreciate you taking the time to listen to our ramblings each week. Tell your friends about the podcast, get them to subscribe and, be sure to visit the Major Spoilers site and forums.

This week on the show: Why the last man? Why Not!? JLA pre-sales top 200k, and reviews, reviews, reviews! NEWS Justice League of America to sell over 200,000 copies? LINKAGE REVIEWS Stephen WAREHOUSE 13 #1 32 pages FC  • $3.99  •  Teen + Written by BEN RAAB & DERIC A. HUGHES   Art by BEN MORSE Covesr by BEN MORSE (50%), PHOTO (50%) Enter a world of endless wonder as Syfy’s smash-hit dramedy makes its comic book debut!  When a series of sudden, unexplained sinkholes appear beneath the streets of Rio de Janeiro, the Warehouse team heads down to Brazil in the middle of Carnival to uncover the cause. What they discover is that someone is using an ancient artifact to move massive chunks of earth and mine huge, underground gold deposits.  With the ground becoming increasingly unstable, our heroes find themselves in a race to retrieve the artifact before the entire city collapses!  Written by the writers of WAREHOUSE 13, this thrilling 5-issue action-adventure/mystery series promises to snag, bag and tag fans of the show and new readers alike! [rating:4/5] Rodrigo WORDGIRL: COALITION OF MALICE Written by Chris Karwowski Drawn by Steve Young, Pat Lapierre Word up! KABOOM! proudly brings you all-new adventures of WordGirl —based on the Emmy Award-winning animated children’s show of the same name. Join WordGirl and Captain Huggy Face as they fight for truth, justice and use of the right word! But a titanic team-up spells trouble when WordGirl’s arch-villains The Butcher, Mr. Big, Dr. Two-Brains, Granny May and Chuck the Evil Sandwich-Making Guy join forces…as the fearsome Coalition of Malice! [rating:3/5] Matthew Justice League of America #60 Written by JAMES ROBINSON; Art by DANIEL SAMPERE; Cover by IVAN REIS and JOE PRADO; 1:10 Variant cover by DAVID MACK In the aftermath of "Eclipso Rising," the team faces an uncertain future. Be here for a tale of love, friendship and heroism when this incarnation of the JLA must decide whether they have anything left to offer the DC Universe. And the mystery of Jesse Quick's wavering speed powers is solved in a revelation that will shock everyone. [rating:4/5] MAJOR SPOILERS POLL OF THE WEEK A long time ago, in the dark ages of television, two animated robot series arose.  In this corner, hailing from the planet Cybertron – THE TRANSFORMERS!  And in this corner, hailing from Japan, but co-opted for American purposes – THE GO-BOTS! VOTE! [poll id="197"] VOTE Trade Paperback of the Week Y: The Last Man Volume 03
Writer: Brian K. Vaughan
Artist: Pia Guerra, Jose Marzan Jr. Y: THE LAST MAN is the gripping saga of Yorick Brown, an unemployed and unmotivated slacker who discovers that he is the only male left in the world after a plague of unknown origin instantly kills every mammal with a Y chromosome. Accompanied by his mischievous monkey and the mysterious Agent 355, York embarks on a transcontinental journey to find his girlfriend and discover why he is the last man on Earth. Now, the entire critically acclaimed Y: THE LAST MAN saga written by Brian K. Vaughan, one of the writers of LOST, is collected into a series of oversized, hardcover editions. In this third volume, Yorick’s unbalanced sister Hero tracks him to San Francisco, only to find him seemingly succumbing to the male-killing plague after losing his still-unused engagement ring to agents of the Setauket Ring. Plus, Yorick, Agent 355 and Dr. Mann ship out across the Pacific to Japan in pursuit of Yorick’s stolen monkey Ampersand, whose innards may hold the key to mankind’s future Contact us at podcast@majorspoilers.com Call the Major Spoilers Hotline at (785) 727-1939. A big Thank You goes out to everyone who downloads, subscribes, listens, and supports this show. We really appreciate you taking the time to listen to our ramblings each week. Tell your friends about the podcast, get them to subscribe and, be sure to visit the Major Spoilers site and forums.

Who better to bring two of our favorite actors from "Firefly" to "Warehouse 13" but the awesome writing duo of Deric A. Hughes and Benjamin Raab? Just after their episode airs July 13, you can hear what led to this great episode, and get thoughts right from the writers themselves! If that wasn't enough, we'll also have Steve Sansweet, the head of fan relations for the huge Star Wars Celebration V coming to Orlando in August! Plus, stay tuned after the podcast for the live call-in show Alpha Waves Rewind with host Tony Tellado, who will be providing listeners with a San Diego Comic-Con preview!

Podcast Episode 87: Naruto Volume 28 by Masashi Kishimoto manga review. Translated by Mari Morimoto. Adapted by Deric A. Hughes and Benjamin Raab. Originally published in Japan by Shueisha. Published in US by Viz Shonen Jump, $7.95, Rated T for Teen. Well, I'm getting used to my new apartment and I like the extra space but I'm still arguing with people that have ripped off some of my money (I think of them as vampires). But anyway, I'm doing my first giveaway this podcast episode, a free copy of Naruto Volume 28 shipped to your door for one listener...or reader! Two years have passed since Volume 27 and Naruto and Jiraiya have returned to the Hidden Leaf Village after their training tour. Naruto finds out that most of his companions have passed him in terms of formal ninja rank. Naruto has still not even passed his Chunin exam! The Akatsuki are moving out in the open more and more. This secret society not only wants to capture Naruto and bend his demon power to their will, they also want to kidnap Gaara. In the intervening years since the last volume Gaara has become the Kazekage of the Hidden Sand Village. Ironically, he has realized that true strength comes from loving others and being loved. But will this lead to his ultimate defeat by the Akatsuki? My Grade: A I have an extra copy of Naruto Volume 28 to give away to one listener so listen to the podcast episode for details. I will pick a winner on Saturday 3/22/08 email: seshos@hotmail.com

Jimmy joins Joe and Julio at the studio for ep.14. We discuss Ultimates #7 and a new title, Living in Infamy from Ben Raab. News about Iron Man, Punisher 2 and Hulk 2. Also an interview with Ben Raab and the team behind Living in Infamy.