Podcast appearances and mentions of john mosby

True Believers MCU Podcast EP.96: THUNDERBOLTS* (2025) Spoiler Reaction Show! SPOILER ALERT! Welcome to True Believers, the MCU podcast on The Fandom Podcast Network! On this episode your True Believers hosts & guests discuss their reactions to THUNDERBOLTS* (2025), on this Spoiler Reaction Show! Thunderbolts* is a 2025 American superhero film based on Marvel Comics featuring the team Thunderbolts. Produced by Marvel Studios and distributed by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures, it is the 36th film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU). The film was directed by Jake Schreier from a screenplay by Eric Pearson and Joanna Calo, and stars an ensemble cast featuring Florence Pugh, Sebastian Stan, Wyatt Russell, Olga Kurylenko, Lewis Pullman, Geraldine Viswanathan, David Harbour, Hannah John-Kamen, and Julia Louis-Dreyfus. In the film, a group of antiheroes are caught in a deadly trap and forced to work together on a dangerous mission. - Fandom Podcast Network YouTube Channel:  https://www.youtube.com/c/FandomPodcastNetwork - True Believers Main Podcast Feed: https://fpnet.podbean.com/category/True-Believers-a-mcu-podcast/ - True Believers: A Marvel & MCU Podcast Fandom Facebook Group! Link: https://www.facebook.com/groups/143313841014405/edit   Fandom Podcast Network Contact Information: - FPNet web site & master feed: http://fpnet.podbean.com/ - Fandom Podcast Network on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Fandompodcastnetwork - Email: fandompodcastnetwork@gmail.com - Instagram: @fandompodcastnetwork https://www.instagram.com/fandompodcastnetwork/ - X: @fanpodnetwork / https://twitter.com/fanpodnetwork -Bluesky: @fanpodnetwork / https://bsky.app/profile/fanpodnetwork.bsky.social   True Believers / Fandom Podcast Network Host Contact Info: - Kevin Reitzel on X / Instagram / Threads / Discord & Letterboxd: @spartan_phoenix / Bluesky: @spartanphoenix - Kyle Wagner on X: @AKyleW / Instagram & Threads: @Akylefandom / @akyleW on Discord / @Ksport16: Letterboxd / Blue Sky: @akylew - Lacee Aderhold on Letterboxd: @Laceepants / Bluesky: @laceepants / Discord: @laceepants - Cat Ceder on X: @staticcat1 / Instagram: @staticcat1 - Lee Fillinsness on Instagram: @the_way_of_the_way / Bluesky: fight-monkey - John Mosby on Bluesky: @theregoestheday - Tee Public Fandom Podcast Network Store:  https://www.teepublic.com/stores/fandom-podcast-network   #TrueBelievers #TrueBelieversMCUPodcast #FandomPodcastNetwork #FPN #FPNET #Thunderbolts #Thunderbolts* #Thunderbolts2025 #ThunderboltsMovie #JakeSchreier  #FlorencePugh #YelenaBelova #DavidHarbour #RedGuardian #SebastianStan #BuckyBarnes #WinterSoldier #WyattRussell #JohnWalker #OlgaKurylenko #Taskmaster #LewisPullman #BobSentryVoid #HannahJohnKamen #AvaStarrGhost #JuliaLouisDreyfus #ValentinaAllegraDeFontaine #GeraldineViswanathan #Marvel #MCU

Couch Potato Theater: Be Kind & Rewind - John Carter (2012) Watch: Fandom Podcast Network YouTube Channel Link: https://www.youtube.com/@FandomPodcastNetwork Listen: Fandom Podcast Network Audio Podcast Link: https://fpnet.podbean.com/category/couch-potato-theater Welcome to Couch Potato Theater here on the Fandom Podcast Network. Fandom Podcast Network co-founders Kyle and Kevin welcome back special guests, author and friend of the FPN John Mosby, and one of the original FPN co-founders... Norman! Norman came to us with an excellent idea and twist to Couch Potato Theater. Couch Potato Theater is where we celebrate our favorite movies.... usually. But on this special edition of Couch Potato Theater we look back at films that maybe we, or the public opinion originally didn't like! But now, we may have a different opinion, welcome to Couch Potato Theater: Be Kind & Rewind - John Carter (2012). We also welcome special guest, author and journalist John Mosby. John attended a London 2012 John Carter press conference, and shares his experience on that event and the article he wrote on the movie. That Impact Online article can be found here: https://www.impactonline.co/features/669-john-carter-battling-martians-and-marketing Plot: John Carter, a Civil War veteran, who in 1868 was trying to live a normal life, is "asked" by the Army to join, but he refuses, so he is locked up. He escapes and is pursued. Eventually they run into some Indians, and there's a gunfight. Carter seeks refuge in a cave. While there, he encounters someone who is holding some kind of medallion. When Carter touches it, he finds himself in a place where he can leap incredible heights, among other things. He later encounters beings he has never seen before. He meets a woman who helps him to discover that he is on Mars, and he learns that some kind of unrest is going on. John Carter is a 2012 American science fiction action-adventure film directed by Andrew Stanton, written by Stanton, Mark Andrews, and Michael Chabon, and based on A Princess of Mars, the first book in the Barsoom series of novels by Edgar Rice Burroughs. Produced by Jim Morris, Colin Wilson and Lindsey Collins, it stars Taylor Kitsch in the title role, with Lynn Collins, Samantha Morton, Mark Strong, Ciarán Hinds, Dominic West, James Purefoy and Willem Dafoe co-starring in supporting roles. Fandom Podcast Network Contact Information - - Fandom Podcast Network YouTube Channel:  https://www.youtube.com/c/FandomPodcastNetwork - Master feed for all FPNet Audio Podcasts: http://fpnet.podbean.com/ - Couch Potato Theater Audio Podcast Master Feed: https://fpnet.podbean.com/category/couch-potato-theater - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Fandompodcastnetwork - Email: fandompodcastnetwork@gmail.com - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/fandompodcastnetwork/ - X: @fanpodnetwork / https://twitter.com/fanpodnetwork -Bluesky: @fanpodnetwork / https://bsky.app/profile/fanpodnetwork.bsky.social Host & Guest Contact Info: - Kyle Wagner on X: @AKyleW / Instagram & Threads: @Akylefandom / @akyleW on Discord / @Ksport16: Letterboxd / Blue Sky: @akylew - Kevin Reitzel on X / Instagram / Threads / Discord & Letterboxd: @spartan_phoenix / Bluesky: @spartanphoenix Guest: Norman Lao on Bluesky: @laongelizard / website: https://www.missionlogpodcast.com/ Guest: John Mosby on Instagram: @theregoestheday / Bluesky: @theregoestheday #CouchPotatoTheater #FandomPodcastNetwork #FPNet #FPN #CPT #BeKindRewind #JohnCarter #JohnCarter2012 #JohnCarterMovie #AndrewStanton #EdgarRiceBurroughs #Barsoom #TaylorKitsch #LynnCollins #MarkStrong #SamanthaMorton #CiaránHinds #DominicWest #JamesPurefoy #WillemDafoe #JimMorris #ColinWilson #LindseyCollins #DosneyFlop #MichaelGiacchino #APrincessOfMars #KevinReitzel #KyleWagner #NormanLao #JohnMosby

"Preview: Author Patrick K. O'Donnell, "The Unvanquished," reports of what is known of John Mosby's planning and intention to participate on an abduction plot to seize Lincoln and other leaders and ride them back to Richmond to Jeff Davis. More later" 1865 RICHMOND

"Preview: Author Patrick K. O'Donnell, "The Unvanquished," reports of what is known of John Mosby's planning and intention to participate on an abduction plot to seize Lincoln and other leaders and ride them back to Richmond to Jeff Davis. More later" 1861 MOSBY'S RAIDERS

True Believers MCU Podcast EP.89: CAPTAIN AMERICA: BRAVE NEW WORLD (2025) Spoiler Reaction Show! SPOILER ALERT! Welcome to True Believers, the MCU podcast on The Fandom Podcast Network! On this episode your True Believers hosts & guests discuss their reactions CAPTAIN AMERICA: BRAVE NEW WORLD (2025), on this Spoiler Reaction Show! Captain America: Brave New World is a 2025 American superhero film based on Marvel Comics featuring the character Sam Wilson / Captain America. Produced by Marvel Studios and distributed by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures, it is the fourth installment in the Captain America film series, a continuation of the television miniseries The Falcon and the Winter Soldier (2021), and the 35th film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU). The film is directed by Julius Onah from a screenplay by Rob Edwards and the writing teams of Malcolm Spellman & Dalan Musson and Onah & Peter Glanz. It stars Anthony Mackie as Sam Wilson / Captain America alongside Danny Ramirez, Shira Haas, Carl Lumbly, Xosha Roquemore, Jóhannes Haukur Jóhannesson, Giancarlo Esposito, Tim Blake Nelson, and Harrison Ford. In the film, Wilson finds himself at the center of an international incident. - Fandom Podcast Network YouTube Channel:  https://www.youtube.com/c/FandomPodcastNetwork - True Believers Main Podcast Feed: https://fpnet.podbean.com/category/True-Believers-a-mcu-podcast/ - True Believers: A Marvel & MCU Podcast Fandom Facebook Group! Link: https://www.facebook.com/groups/143313841014405/edit   Fandom Podcast Network Contact Information: - FPNet web site & master feed: http://fpnet.podbean.com/ - Fandom Podcast Network on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Fandompodcastnetwork - Email: fandompodcastnetwork@gmail.com - Instagram: @fandompodcastnetwork https://www.instagram.com/fandompodcastnetwork/ - X: @fanpodnetwork / https://twitter.com/fanpodnetwork -Bluesky: @fanpodnetwork / https://bsky.app/profile/fanpodnetwork.bsky.social   True Believers / Fandom Podcast Network Host Contact Info: - Kevin Reitzel on X / Instagram / Threads / Discord & Letterboxd: @spartan_phoenix / Bluesky: @spartanphoenix - Kyle Wagner on X: @AKyleW / Instagram & Threads: @Akylefandom / @akyleW on Discord / @Ksport16: Letterboxd / Blue Sky: @akylew - Lacee Aderhold on Letterboxd: @Laceepants / Bluesky: @laceepants / Discord: @laceepants - Cat Ceder on X: @staticcat1 / Instagram: @staticcat1 - Lee Fillinsness on Instagram: @the_way_of_the_way / Bluesky: fight-monkey - John Mosby on Bluesky: @theregoestheday - Tee Public Fandom Podcast Network Store:  https://www.teepublic.com/stores/fandom-podcast-network   #TrueBelievers #TrueBelieversMCUPodcast #FandomPodcastNetwork #FPN #FPNET #CaptainAmerica #CaptainAmericaBraveNewWorld #CaptainAmericaBraveNewWorld2025 #CaptainAmericaBraveNewWorldMovie #SamWilson #AnthonyMackie #HarrisonFord #RedHulk #GiancarloEsposito #JuliusOnah #DannyRamirez #ShiraHaas #CarlLumbly #WaltDisneyStudiosMotionPictures #MarvelComics #TheFalconAndTheWinterSoldier #MarvelStudios #Marvel #MCU #Mutants #KyleWagner #KevinReitzel #LaceeAderhold #CatCeder

Culture Clash Live 271 Our Best of 2024 It's time to look back and reflect on the year that was 2024, join the Culture Clash crew as they are joined by special guest John Mosby to take a look back at what we thought was the best in TV, Movies and Pop Culture.  Plus the latest in Fandom News and Reviews with some Let's News and Buy It, Stream It or Unsee It. Let's Do This Thing! Fandom Podcast Network Contact Info:   Fandom Podcast Network YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@FandomPodcastNetwork   Our master feed for all of our audio podcasts can be found on Podbean: - https://fpnet.podbean.com/ The Fandom Podcast Network can stream and download on the Podbean app   The Fandom Podcast Network is on all major podcast platforms, which includes: Apple Podcasts / iTunes   Contact Information:   - Fandom Podcast Network YouTube Channel:  https://www.youtube.com/c/FandomPodcastNetwork - Master feed for all FPNet Audio Podcasts: http://fpnet.podbean.com/ - Couch Potato Theater Audio Podcast Master Feed: https://fpnet.podbean.com/category/couch-potato-theater - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Fandompodcastnetwork - Email: fandompodcastnetwork@gmail.com - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/fandompodcastnetwork/ - X: @fanpodnetwork / https://twitter.com/fanpodnetwork -Bluesky: @fanpodnetwork / https://bsky.app/profile/fanpodnetwork.bsky.social   Host & Guest Contact Info: - Kyle Wagner on X: @AKyleW / Instagram & Threads: @Akylefandom / @akyleW on Discord / @Ksport16: Letterboxd / Blue Sky: @akylew - Kevin Reitzel on X / Instagram / Threads / Discord & Letterboxd: @spartan_phoenix / Bluesky: @spartanphoenix - Lacee Aderhold on X: @LaceePants / Instagram: @thelaceepants / Letterboxd: @Laceepants / Bluesky: @laceepants   #CultureClash #CultureClashLive #TheFandomPodcastNetwork #FPNet #FPN #StarWars #MCU #ThePenguin #Bestof2024 #Superman #Silo  #Lowerdecks #Landman  #Lioness #Arcane #Wolverine&Deadpool  #WildRobot #Supergirl #JohnMosby #KyleWagner #KevinReitzel #LaceeAderhold

“The Unvanquished” is the latest offering from military historian and multiple bestselling author Patrick K. O'Donnell.  He is recognized as a leading expert on America's elite and special operations units. All of his 13 books are based on this subject matter and his book “We Were One; Shoulder to Shoulder with the Marines Who Took Fallujah” is required reading for all Marines. Patrick says his topics “find him” and his latest is no different. While traveling he found a rusted old sign noting the location of the “Grapewood Farm Engagement”, a battle fought by Mosby's Rangers. Another encounter was with a marker for the final resting place of Jessie Scout Jack Sterry. These two "discoveries" led him to write this fascinating book. In “The Unvanquished”, Patrick introduces us to the Special Forces deployed during the US Civil War; The Jessie Scouts, Mosby's Rangers and the Confederate Secret Service. He states that these groups were 100 years ahead of their time and operated in ways our modern special forces still do. The Jessie Scouts were union forces that donned Confederate uniforms and conducted commando and deception operations behind enemy lines.  Over twenty five percent of Jessie Scouts never made it home. Its members would be awarded seven Medals of Honor. John Mosby was a lawyer by trade and not a very imposing figure.  Jeb Stuart gave Mosby six men to begin with and the Rangers would grow to nearly a thousand by the end of the war. Mosby and his Rangers had many close calls but escaped by employing a strategy of “when all else fails, resort to overwhelming violence.” Mosby was never captured and eventually would become one of the campaign managers for Ulysses Grant. The Confederate Secret Service had a department dedicated to special gadgets much like James Bond. They also engaged in campaigns to control the press and influence northern elections on behalf of those supporting an armistice. Patrick states that the Confederacy was an insurgency and “insurgencies don't have to win, they just have to survive.” Patrick volunteered to be embedded with Marine Rifle Company Lima 3/1 and was with them during the Battle of Falllujah. He pulled a mortally wounded Marine to cover while under fire.

Culture Clash Live EP. 239: True Believers- “LOKI WATCH”: S.02 EP.06 “Glorious Purpose", and “The Marvels” movie review. With special guest John Mosby! Join hosts Kyle Wagner & Kevin M. Reitzel and special guest John Mosby for this audio version of the most recent Culture Clash Live!   You can watch the video version on the Fandom Podcast Network YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@FandomPodcastNetwork On this weeks episode we close out Loki Watch 2023 with the season 2 and series finale Glorious Purpose and share are thought on the episode and the Loki experience as a whole. From there in a True Believers Buy it, Stream it or Unsee it we first give our initial reaction to The Marvels and then jump into a major spoiler zone as we deep dive into what happened in the movie and what it could mean for the MCU going forward. All that plus we discuss the end of the Actor's strike, the new Ghostbusters film and the return of Jack Reacher in Let's News! Plus a whole lot of FLURKEN!  Let's do this thing! Fandom Podcast Network Contact Info:   Our master feed for all of our audio podcasts can be found on Podbean: - fpnet.podbean.com - The Fandom Podcast Network can stream and download on the Podbean app The Fandom Podcast Network is on all major podcast platforms, which includes: Apple Podcasts / iTunes Contact Information: - Facebook: Fandom Podcast Network - Email: fandompodcastnetwork@gmail.com - Instagram: FandomPodcastNetwork - Twitter: @fanpodnetwork Host & Guests Contact Info On Social Media - Kyle Wagner on Twitter: @AKyleW /  Instagram: Akylefandom - Kevin Reitzel on Twitter & Instagram: @spartan_phoenix -John Mosby on Twitter & Bluesky @theregoestheday  

We welcome YOU back to America's leading higher education podcast, The EdUp Experience! It's YOUR time to #EdUp In this episode, President Series #213 YOUR guest is Dr. John Mosby, President of Highline College YOUR guest cohost is Geoffrey M. Roche, Host of EdUp HealthUp YOUR host is Dr. Joe Sallustio & YOUR sponsor is Commencement: The Beginning of a New Era In Higher Education! What's the most powerful form of Higher Ed according to John? What does John see as Higher Ed's biggest challenge? What does John see as the future of Higher Ed? Listen in to #EdUp! Thank YOU so much for tuning in. Join us on the next episode for YOUR time to EdUp! Connect with YOUR EdUp Team - Elvin Freytes & Dr. Joe Sallustio ● Join YOUR EdUp community at The EdUp Experience! We make education YOUR business! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/edup/message

Union Federation Podcast EP.163: STAR TREK: PICARD - S3.E7 'Dominion' Welcome to the Union Federation Podcast on the Fandom Podcast Network where we discuss both The Orville and Star Trek! *SPOILER ALERT* On this episode, the Union Federation Podcast crew discuss: STAR TREK: PICARD - Season 3, EP.07 'Dominion'. This weeks Special Guest Ambassador is author John Mosby. Visit the Fandom Podcast Network YouTube channel to watch the video version of this show here: Link: https://www.youtube.com/c/FandomPodcastNetwork Please like, subscribe and share! Hailing frequencies are now open / Hailing Frequencies & Contact Info:  Union Federation: A Star Trek and The Orville Podcast Feed: Link: https://fpnet.podbean.com/category/union-federation Facebook: The Union Federation: A Star Trek and Orville Podcast Group. Link: https://www.facebook.com/groups/323504344789120 - Fandom Podcast Network Master Feed: https://fpnet.podbean.com/ - Fandom Podcast Network is on ALL major podcasts platforms. - Email: theunionfederation@gmail.com - Instagram: @UnionFederationPodcast - Twitter: @unionfedpodcast - Kyle Wagner on Twitter: @AKyleW / Instagram: @Akylefandom - Amy Nelson on Twitter: @MissAmyNelson - Hayley Stoddart on Twitter: @trekkie01D - Kevin Reitzel on Twitter & Instagram: @spartan_phoenix  Guest Ambassador on Social Media: - John Mosby: Twitter: @theregoestheday Find John Mosby's work at https://echochamber.online/ Where to Find BQN: Twitter & Instagram: @BQNpodcasts Facebook: The BQN Collective (listener's group) Link: https://www.facebook.com/groups/bqnpodcasts

Culture Clash LIVE! 216: 'The Last of Us' Episodes 4-6 Review & 'Good Evening' Alfred Hitchcock Update! From our recent Culture Clash live show, Kevin & Kyle are first joined by Good Evening's own Tom Caldwell to discuss the return of the Good Evening an Alfred Hitchcock podcast to the Fandom Podcast network and then John Mosby returns to continue our breakdown of the Last of Us.  This time episodes 4-6. All this plus the latest in fandom news and reviews, Let's do this Thing! Find the return of the Good Evening Podcast Here: https://fpnet.podbean.com/category/good-evening-an-alfred-hitchcock-podcast Fandom Podcast Network Contact Info:   Our master feed for all of our audio podcasts can be found on Podbean: - fpnet.podbean.com - The Fandom Podcast Network can stream and download on the Podbean app The Fandom Podcast Network is on all major podcast platforms, which includes: Apple Podcasts / iTunes Contact Information: - Facebook: Fandom Podcast Network - Email: fandompodcastnetwork@gmail.com - Instagram: FandomPodcastNetwork - Twitter: @fanpodnetwork Host & Guests Contact Info On Social Media - Kyle Wagner on Twitter: @AKyleW /  Instagram: Akylefandom - Kevin Reitzel on Twitter & Instagram: @spartan_phoenix - John Mosby on Twitter @theregoestheday Find John's work at https://echochamber.online/

Culture Clash 215: The Last of Us Episodes 1-3 and Most Rewatchable TV Shows with guest John Mosby Watch the video version on the Fandom Podcast Network YouTube Channel Link: https://www.youtube.com/c/FandomPodcastNetwork Kevin and Kyle are joined by good friend of the Fandom Podcast Network author John Mosby. On this episode they discuss James Gunn's plan for DC Films as well as a special look at the first 3 episodes of The Last of Us in Buy it, Stream it or Unsee it. Finally the Fandom Podcast Network Magic 8-Ball asks what are the top 8 most rewatchable TV Shows! Let's Do This Thing! Fandom Podcast Network Contact Info: Our master feed for all of our audio podcasts can be found on Podbean: - fpnet.podbean.com - The Fandom Podcast Network can stream and download on the Podbean app The Fandom Podcast Network is on all major podcast platforms, which includes: Apple Podcasts / iTunes Contact Information: - Facebook: Fandom Podcast Network - Email: fandompodcastnetwork@gmail.com - Instagram: FandomPodcastNetwork - Twitter: @fanpodnetwork   Host & Guests Contact Info On Social Media - Kyle Wagner on Twitter: @AKyleW /  Instagram: Akylefandom - Kevin Reitzel on Twitter & Instagram: @spartan_phoenix - John Mosby on Twitter @theregoestheday Find John's work at https://echochamber.online/

In which we talk John Mosby!

A most colorful and daring raider of the Civil War captures a big prize deep in enemy territory!Story taken from Mosby: Grey Ghost of the ConfederacyFind it at UncleRickAudios.com

Union Federation Podcast EP.119: Star Trek: Picard 'Assimilation' & Star Trek: Discovery Season Four finale 'Coming Home' w/ Guest John Mosby. Watch the video version of this podcast here:     https://youtu.be/yISHxzzqBXY   On this episode of the Union Federation Podcast, your crew Kyle Wagner, Amy Nelson, Hayley Stoddart and Kevin Reitzel dive into the season 4 finale of Star Trek: Discovery 'Coming Home', and the second season episode 3 of Star Trek: Picard 'Assimilation'. Joining the Union Federation crew is special guest Ambassador, author John Mosby. John is also a contributing writer to https://echochamber.online/. John shares his Star Trek review articles, and joins our general discussion on both Star Trek: Picard 'Assimilation' & Star Trek: Discovery season four finale 'Coming Home'. Hailing Frequencies are now open... - Master Feed: fpnet.podbean.com / The Fandom Podcast Network is on the Podbean app - Fandom Podcast Network is on: Apple Podcasts / iTunes and ALL major podcasts platforms. - Facebook: The Union Federation: A Star Trek and Orville Podcast - Email: theunionfederation@gmail.com / fandompodcastnetwork@gmail.com - Instagram: @UnionFederationPodcast / @FandomPodcastNetwork - Twitter: @unionfedpodcast / @fanpodnetwork - Amy Nelson on Twitter: @MissAmyNelson - Kevin Reitzel on Twitter & Instagram: @spartan_phoenix  - Hayley Stoddart on Twitter: @trekkie01D - Kyle Wagner on Twitter: @AKyleW / Instagram: Akylefandom - John Mosby on Social Media: John Mosby on Twitter: @ThereGoesTheDay / Web: https://echochamber.online/ Union Federation: A Star Trek and The Orville Podcast Feed: https://fpnet.podbean.com/category/union-federation Fandom Podcast Network Master Feed: https://fpnet.podbean.com/ There are three ways you can support the Fandom Podcast Network. The FANDOM PODCAST NETWORK is now on YouTube! PLEASE SUBCRIBE to our YouTube channel to receive notifications of new podcast episodes and live events. All audio podcasts on the Fandom Podcast Network will be on our YouTube Channel. Link: https://www.youtube.com/c/fandompodcastnetwork   Tee Public Fandom Podcast Network / Union Federation Podcast Store: Please visit our TeePublic store! You can help support the Fandom Podcast Network & Union Federation Podcast while wearing your favorite Union Federation FPNet show logos with pride! Please search Fandom Podcast Network & Union Federation Podcast Tee Public Store: https://www.teepublic.com/user/fandompodcastnetwork Union Federation Podcast Reviews / Apple Podcasts / iTunes. : Please help support the Fandom Podcast Network & Union Federation with reviews on your favorite podcast providers including Apple Podcasts / iTunes. Please search Fandom Podcast Network on Apple Podcasts / iTunes, and leave a rated review for Union Federation Podcast. We LOVE 5 star reviews of course, but we love feedback in general!

The 1st Maryland Cavalry Battalion or better known as Cole's Cavalry was an independent cavalry unit that operated in Western Maryland, West Virginia, and the Shenandoah Valley in Virginia during the American Civil War. They gained a reputation as one of the best cavalry units in that theatre of the war fighting Confederate forces under such notable commanders as John Mosby, Turner Ashby, and Bradley T. Johnson. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/matthew-krug/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/matthew-krug/support

Blood Of Kings HIGHLANDER Podcast EP.153: Highlander WorldWide WatcherCon, Aug 21-22, 2021 w/ John Mosby Your Blood of Kings Highlander Podcast hosts Kevin and Lee welcome back special Guest John Mosby, the author of "Fearful Symmetry: The Essential Guide To All Things Highlander". John comes on the podcast to discuss the the upcoming online Highlander event "Highlander WatcherCon, presents by Highlander WorldWide! The 2 day event is scheduled for August 21 & 22, 2021. The online event will include many highlander guests and Highlander related panels that can all be viewed form the comfort of your own home. Many of the guests scheduled to appear are: - ADRIAN PAUL - ELIZABETH GRACEN - DAVID ABRAMOWITZ - ALEXANDRA VANDERNOOT - PETER HUDSON - TRACY SCOGGINS - AMANDA WYSS - KEN GORD - GILLIAN HORVATH - DONNA LETTOW - RICHARD MARTIN - F. BRAUN McASH - JAMES HORAN - RICHARD RIDINGS - MARCUS TESTORY  and More! The total cost for this amazing event is only $30! For more information and tickets, please visit these Highlander WorldWide links: - Highlander WorldWide WatcherCon website: http://www.highlanderworldwide.com/hlww-watchercon/ - Get your WatcherCon Tickets Here: https://highlanderworldwide.ticketspice.com/highlander-watchercon - Highlander WorldWide Guest List: http://www.highlanderworldwide.com/category/watchercon/watchercon-guest/ - Highlander WorldWide Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/highlander.ww   Adrian Paul's Sword Experience Website: https://swordxp.com/ Blood of Kings Highlander Podcast Contact Information: - FANDOM PODCAST NETWORK YouTube Channel:  https://www.youtube.com/c/FandomPodcastNetwork - Blood of Kings Podcast Master Feed:  fpnet.podbean.com/category/blood-of-kings/ - Twitter: @BloodOfKingsPod / https://twitter.com/BloodOfKingsPod - Instagram: BloodOfKingsPod / https://www.instagram.com/bloodofkingspod/ - Facebook: Blood of Kings: A Highlander Fandom Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1551389528504825 - Facebook: Blood of Kings: A Highlander CCG Collectible Card Game & Gaming Discussion Group Page: https://www.facebook.com/groups/273198053027339   Blood of Kings Host & Guest Contact Info: - Email: BloodOfKingsPodcast@gmail.com - Kevin Reitzel on Twitter & Instagram: @spartan_phoenix - Lee Fillingsness on Twitter: @TheWayOfTheWay / Instagram: @the_way_of_the_way - John Mosby on Twitter: @theregoestheday Website: echochamber.online You can order John Mosby's book "Fearful Symmetry: The Essential Guide To All Things Highlander" Here: https://www.amazon.com/Fearful-Symmetry-Essential-things-Highlander/dp/1519…   TeePublic / Blood of Kings Store: https://www.teepublic.com/t-shirts?query=fandom-podcast-network-blood-of-ki…

In this episode of How We Got Here - the mother of modern medicine, born in Virginia. The ethical seesaw surrounding Henrietta Lacks, and how her story changed medical discoveries for generations. Plus, meet the Gray Ghost of the Confederacy. The mystique of John Mosby during the Civil War, and how his own views changed after the Confederacy fell. And we'll take you inside the ‘room where it happened.' How two Virginians and a New Yorker moved the U.S. capital. Finally, hundreds were killed in an explosive instant outside of Petersburg after the Union decided to tunnel underneath their rebel foes.

Blood Of Kings HIGHLANDER Podcast EP.150: Highlander 35th Anniversary Super Show Celebration w/ Highlander Heart & Highlander Rewatched! Highlander (1986) 35th Anniversary Celebration! Its been 35 years since the debut of the original Highlander Cult Classic movie that debuted in theaters on March 7th 1986. Highlander fans have enjoyed the original movie, its sequels and TV series that brought us immortals dueling for thousands of years. To help celebrate this special anniversary of the original Highlander movie theatrical debut, we present the three biggest Highlander podcast, Facebook and Highlander YouTube fan groups for one huge event! The hosts from Highlander Rewatched, Highlander Heart and Blood of Kings Highlander podcasts united together for one Highlander 35th Anniversary Super Show Celebration! This show also included special guests, Highlander book authors John Mosby and Jonathan Melville! A special thanks to Highlander Rewatched for organizing this event, and to Grant Kempster for the video and audio production. This podcast is the audio of the original video released in April of 2021. To view the original video please visit this link: https://www.facebook.com/11185035907/videos/529128021410164 Blood of Kings Highlander Podcast Contact Information: - FANDOM PODCAST NETWORK YouTube Channel:  https://www.youtube.com/c/FandomPodcastNetwork - Blood of Kings Podcast Master Feed:  fpnet.podbean.com/category/blood-of-kings/ - Twitter: @BloodOfKingsPod / https://twitter.com/BloodOfKingsPod - Instagram: BloodOfKingsPod / https://www.instagram.com/bloodofkingspod/ - Facebook: Blood of Kings: A Highlander Fandom Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1551389528504825 - Facebook: Blood of Kings: A Highlander CCG Collectible Card Game & Gaming Discussion Group Page: https://www.facebook.com/groups/273198053027339   Blood of Kings Host & Guest Contact Info: - Email: BloodOfKingsPodcast@gmail.com - Kevin Reitzel on Twitter & Instagram: @spartan_phoenix - Lee Fillingsness on Twitter: @TheWayOfTheWay / Instagram: @the_way_of_the_way - Kyle Wagner on Twitter: @akylew / Instagram: @akylefandom   - Highlander Rewatched on Twitter: @TheRewatchers / Instagram: highlander_rewatched - Highlander Rewatched on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/HighlanderRewatched - Highlander Rewatched on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfzcG3NS8spZqGg-Ub4xJ8w   - Highlander Heart on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/120891714654089 - Highlander Heart on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/grantkempsterdotcom/featured   TeePublic / Blood of Kings Store: https://www.teepublic.com/t-shirts?query=fandom-podcast-network-blood-of-ki…

There can be only one, but Highlander's had a surprising number of media adaptations and spin-offs over the years. We take a look at all of them and even get some behind-the-scenes gossip about the infamous comic book tie-in: Highlander 3030. ----more---- Episode Transcript   Episode 05 [00:00:00] Mike: It's fine. It's fine. I'm not bitter. Mike: Welcome to Tencent Takes, the podcast where we make comics trivia rain like dollar bills on Magic Mike night. My name is Mike Thompson and I am joined by my cohost, the mistress of mayhem herself, Jessika Frazer. Jessika: Muahahaha! It is I hello, Mike. Mike: Hello. If you're new to the podcast, we like to look at comic books in ways that are both fun and informative. We want to check out their coolest, weirdest and silliest moments, as well as examine how they've been woven into the larger fabric of pop culture and history. Today, we are traveling through time and talking about the 35 year legacy of one of the strongest cult franchises around, Highlander. But [00:01:00] before we do that, Jessika, what is one cool thing that you've watched or read lately? Jessika: My brother has some copies of classic Peanuts Comics, and it's so much fun. It's good, wholesome, fun. And Snoopy- related media always makes me nostalgic. And Mike you've mentioned before that we're in California in the San Francisco Bay area, but fun fact, I live right near Santa Rosa, which is the home of the Peanuts creator Charles Schultz when he was alive. So there's a museum there and an ice skating rink. Mike: Yeah. Jessika: Which is super awesome And Snoopy on ice was huge when I was a kid. And that is definitely the place I also learned to ice skate. By the way, they throw a mean birthday party, just saying, not right this second. Not this second. [00:02:00] We should do it is what I'm saying. Mike: We should do it for ourselves. Jessika: No, that's what I'm saying. Oh, I don't have children. Mike: But we do. Jessika: Yes, they can come with us, like they're invited. Mike: I mean, are they? Jessika: Look at you hesitating. Mike: We took the kids to the Peanuts museum right before the lockdowns happened. that really Jessika: That's really lovely that's nice got to do that. Mike: There’s a lot of cool stuff to do. It's really interactive. It's also just a really fascinating experience because there's so much about the Peanuts during their, what 50 year run give or take. It may not have been that long. It may have been 30 or 40, but it was a long time, and I really dug it, like there was a lot of cool stuff, so yeah . And also the cool thing about Santa Rosa is they've also got all those Snoopy statues all over town too. Jessika: They do. Yeah. All the [00:03:00] Peanuts characters actually. Cause they, the Charlie Browns and the Lucy's now and the Woodstocks. Yeah they're all over the place. But that used to be something fun we could do as a scavenger hunt, and actually that's something you guys could still do even with the lockdown. Cause most of them are outside is just find that list of where all the Snoopy's or whatever character is and go find them all. Cause we did that at one point, like as an adult, obviously. Well, what about you, Mike? Mike: The complete opposite of something wholesome. Jessika: Perfect. Mike: We didn't actually have the kids for a few days. They were with their dad and we couldn't find anything new to watch. So, we wound up bingeing the entire series of Harley Quinn on HBO Max. Jessika: Oh, you’re ahead of me then. Damn you. Mike: This is my third time going through the series. We've just gotten to the point where we turned it on when we want to watch something that's kind of soothing in a way, even though it is not a soothing TV show. But I still am [00:04:00] having these full on belly laughs where I'm breathless at the end and it's just, it's so smart and funny and absolutely filthy with the violence. And then there are these moments of sweetness or genuine reflection, and it's just so damn refreshing. I was never much of a Harley fan, but this show and then the Birds of Prey movie really made me fall in love with that character. Also side note, Michael Ironside who played General Katana and Highlander II. Jessika: Yeah. Mike: He shows up in Harley Quinn doing the voice of Darkseid, which is a character he's been voicing since the nineties when he first started doing it for the Superman animated series. Jessika: Oh, damn. Mike: So, just a little bit of symmetry there. Mike: All right. So before we begin, I have to say that this episode wound up being a rabbit hole full of other rabbit holes that I kept going down. So, I want to give a little credit where it's due for a ton of my research. I really wound up leaning on two books: John Mosby's Fearful Symmetry [00:05:00]; and A Kind of Magic: The Making of Highlander by Jonathan Melville. Likewise, there's a YouTube series called Highlander heart hosted by Grant Kempster and Joe Dilworthand, and an associated Facebook community with the same name that were just invaluable for my crash course. And finally, I want to give special, thanks to Clinton Rawls, who runs Comics Royale, and Matt Kelly for taking the time to chat with me because they didn't have to, and they provided me with some really useful information for this episode. Jessika: Yeah, I'm super excited about what lies in store. What's really funny is I've actually, I feel like a kid before it test. Mike: Right? Jessika: like I'm a little nervous because I've been cramming so hard for this Mike: We both have. Jessika: No, you, especially you, especially like you should be much more nervous than me, Mike. No, I’m just kidding, please don't take that on. Oh, but yeah, no I'm super excited and really ready to talk about all of this stuff and learn more because I've just been consuming the media and the [00:06:00] comic books. But, you’re going to give me some back knowledge that's gonna blow my brain and I'm excited. Mike: Oh, well, I'll try to live up to that high expectation. Let's assume that you didn't know what the topic of this episode was. And if someone asked you what cult property from the 1980s. Spawned five movies, two TV series, a Saturday morning cartoon, an anime film, several video games, multiple tabletop games, audio plays, roughly a dozen novels, and four okay, technically six different comic books. What would your first answer be? Jessika: Oh, goodness. What's funny is probably not Highlander. I'd probably I would say like Batman, honestly, Mike: Yeah I would've gone with something along the lines of G.I. Joe. Jessika: Oh, yeah. Mike: Or some weird Saturday morning cartoon, something like that. I never would have guessed Highlander. I never would have assumed that. but it's just, it's really surprising to see how [00:07:00] much has been generated out of this initial movie. Were you fan of the movies or the show before we started bingeing everything for this episode? Jessika: So I was actually a fan of the show via my dad who had it on hadn't watched the films before, because I was born in 1986 fun fact. Mike: Right. Jessika: I was born when this thing was sent into the world. We both were at the same time, apparently. I didn't have that exact experience of growing up watching it, but he definitely had the TV show on in the nineties Mike: Okay. Jessika: So that was what I was familiar with and I loved it and I would run around chopping things; I'd be at work, I was actually like when I got older I'd be like, there can only be one, and I’d like have to like swipe at someone. Mike: It’s such an iconic line. Jessika: iIt is! it transcends. Absolutely. Mike: Yeah. I was pretty young when the movie came out and the show was how I became aware of it. And then when the show was airing, I was in high school. And then I became [00:08:00] aware that there was a movie that had inspired it. And so I was able to rent that when I was old enough to be trusted, to go rent movies on my own by my parents. Back when we couldn’t stream everything. Jessika: Oh my gosh. Mike: And there were rewind fees, Jessika: Oh, my gosh. Be kind rewind. Mike: Speaking of things from the eighties: it’s funny we'll talk about it later on, but the show really brought in, I think a lot of people that otherwise wouldn't have been fans. Before we start talking about the comic books, I really want to take a few minutes to talk about all the media and content that spun out of Highlander because it's a lot. And it was honestly in a couple of cases, really surprising. I didn't know about half of this stuff before I began researching for the episode, and then. Like I said, it was just constant rabbit holes that kept on leading me down more and more research paths. And it was really fun. But I want to talk about all this now. Jessika: Perfect. This is exactly what we're here for, and I think that people want to hear it too. [00:09:00] Mike: I hope so. Okay. So why don't you summarize Highlander? If you had to give an elevator pitch, Jessika: The film follows the past and present of Connor MacLeod, an immortal who is just one of many vying to be the sole victor in an age old battle, where in the end, there can only be one. Like very simply a lot more to it, but like how much of an elevator pitch. Mike: I think that's pretty simple. It's about an immortal who basically keeps on fighting his way through history and there's these really wonderful catch phrases that get us hooked. The movies got actually a really interesting origin story of its own. It was written by this guy named Gregory Widen when he was in his early twenties. That was when he wrote the initial screenplay. But he had already had a really interesting life up until then. He was one of the youngest paramedics in Laguna Beach at that point in [00:10:00] time. And then he went on to become a firefighter while he was still a teenager. By 1981, he'd also worked as a DJ and a broadcast engineer. And then he signed up for a screenwriting course at UCLA and he wrote this feature length script called Shadow Clan. And it would go through a number of changes before it became Highlander. But the core theme of an immortal warrior named Connor MacLeod wandering across the centuries is there. He wound up getting introduced to producers Bill Panzer, and Peter Davis who decided to option the film. And then they hired the screenwriters, Larry Ferguson and Peter Bellwood to rework the script into what we eventually had wind up in theaters. And once the movie was green-lit, they brought in Russell Mulcahey to direct it. And I vaguely knew that Mulcahey had been doing music videos before this, for the most part, he had one other cult movie ahead of time. It was a horror movie, I think, called Razorback. But I didn't realize which music videos he'd been making until I started doing all [00:11:00] this research. So I'm going to give you a small sampling and you're going to tell me if you've heard of these. Jessika: Okay. Sure sure sure. Mike: Okay. The Vapors “Turning Japanese”. Jessika: Uh, yeah. Mike: Yeah, okay. The Buggles “Video Killed the Radio Star”. Jessika: Wow. Yes. Mike: Duran Duran Duran’s “Rio”. Jessika: Wow. Mike: And Elton John's “I'm Still Standing”. Jessika: Yeahwow. That's actually a variety of characters. Mike: Right? But also those all really iconic music videos. Like not only songs, but music, videos cause those were all in the very early days. And the dude's entire portfolio is just iconic. If you think about the music videos that really defined the genre Jessika: Yeah, sometimes you just got it, I guess. Huh? Mike: He has a lot of those music video elements. A lot of times in the movie, it feels like a music video, like when Brenda's being chased down the hall by the Kurgan and it's got all that dramatic lighting, or that opening shot where they're in the [00:12:00] wrestling match and you see the camera flying through everything. Jessika: Yes! Mike: That was wild. That was really unusual to see camera work like that back then. The movie was distributed by 20th century Fox. And I think at this point, We'd be more surprised of 20th century Fox did a good job of marketing weird and cool, because they really botched it. They wound up forcing cuts to the movie that created really weird plot holes because they didn't feel that audiences needed it or what would understand it, and they wanted to make it simpler, but it really made things more confusing. European audiences on the other hand, really embraced the film because they got a much better version. So case in point, I'm going to show you the two main posters for it. This is the American poster for the movie. Jessika: Mmhmm. Oh, wow, he’s scary. Wow wow wow, okay. Before I even say any of the words, what you first see is Connor [00:13:00] MacLeod, but it's this awful grainy picture of him. He looks like there's something wrong with his face, which he shouldn't necessarily. And he looks like he's about to murder someone. He's like glaring off into the distance. And at the top it says, Oh, it's in black and white, by the way. at the top it says, He fought his first battle on the Scottish Highlands in 1536, he will fight his greatest battle on the streets of New York city in 1986. His name is Connor MacLeod. He is immortal Highlander! Credits at the bottom, rated R, absolutely rated R. Mike: Also, I feel like featuring original songs by Queen does not get the billing that it should. Jessika: I agree. I jammed my way through that film and this just the whole series, [00:14:00] actually the whole franchise I jammed my way through. Mike: Yeah. And if you listen to the kind of Magic album that is basically the unofficial soundtrack to the movie, and it's so good I don't know how they got those perpetual rights to Princes of the Universe, did. Every time I hear that song, I get a little thrill up my spine. All right. So here's the poster though for the European release. Jessika: All right. So, Ooh, this is totally different. This is Whoa. This is way more exciting. Okay. First of all, it's full Color, my friends, right in the middle in red it says Highlander right under it “There can only be one” in yellow. Oh it's amazing. There's a little sticker at the bottom that says featuring original songs by queen. Look it, trying to sell it, I love it. And then there's Connor MacLeod in the center of the screen [00:15:00] dramatically head back eyes closed screaming his sword thrusts forward and behind him is the Kurgan, oh my gosh so good. It's so - Oh, and a backdrop of New York city. All in lights. It's beautiful. Mike: Yeah. It’s one of those things where basically, that documentary that we watched seduced by Argentina, they talk about that where they're just like 20th century Fox fucked us. Jessika: And I didn't realize how much until, because I did watch that as well. And I'm like how bad could it be? But I that's pretty bad. It's a pretty big difference. It's like watching, that'd be like going, expecting to see like psycho or something. Mike: Honestly, I keep on thinking of Firefly and Fox and how they just totally botched the marketing for that show and then the release, and issues with Joss Wheden aside. Jessika: Yeah. Mike: It’s one of those [00:16:00] things where again, it's a really beloved cult property with a really devoted fan base, even, 5 years after it was released, shit, almost 20. Jessika: And I do love Firefly, again, Whedon aside. Mike: I do too. Jessika: And it makes me a little sad think about it because it had so much potential. Mike: Yeah. Jessika: Oh, it's so rough. It's rough to see. Mike: Yeah. What were your overall thoughts on the movie now that you've seen it because you hadn't seen it before this, correct? Jessika: No. I had only seen the TV show and probably rightfully so, because that was much less violent. I mean, much less graphically violent. They were still beheading motherfucker every episode, but, versus the film, which is like blood and like half a head and wow, there, it goes the head. But I actually really liked the movie. It was adventurous, it was thrilling and told a fairly cohesive and interesting storyline which unfortunately had an ending. But it still took us on an emotional journey. [00:17:00] Mike: Yeah, and I feel the same way. Jessika:: And how all the camp that I love from the 1980s and the special effects are just chefs, kiss love it. Mike: There is something so wonderful about the special effects from the 1980s, because they're so earnest all the time. And at the same time they look so cheesy by comparison now. Jessika: But you can tell they were trying so hard. It's almost like a little kid who's just learning to finger paint and they walk up and they're like, I did this thing. It's so good. You're like, it is really good. It's really good for where you're at. Mike: Yeah, exactly. Highlander is very much a quintessential eighties film to me, and there's both that nostalgia factor, but also it's a pretty tight little film. It doesn't really try to do anything too grandiose or too world-building because I don't think they expected to really make the sequels that they wound up doing. Which speaking of which we should discuss the sequels. [00:18:00] Mike: Like, I feel like you can’t discussion without talking about the sequels. And honestly the first time I ever heard of Highlander as a brand really was when I was visiting family in Texas And we were watching a Siskel & Ebert episode where they were thrashing Highlander II. Jessika: Dude, Siskel and Ebert I'm sure hated this. This does not surprise me in the least. Mike: I don't remember much about it, I just remember being like, oh Sean Connery's in a movie, well that's cool. Because my parents had raised me on all of the Sean Connery James Bond movies. Jessika: Yeah casting, come on. Why? Why? They had a French dude playing a Scottish guy and a Scottish guy playing a Spanish Egyptian guy. It's. Mike: I believe label was a Hispaniola Egyptian. They kinda darkened up Sean Connery a little bit too. I'm not sure. Jessika: It felt that way. I was just hoping he had just been under the tanning beds, but no, I think you're right. [00:19:00] Mike: Highlander II was definitely the most infamous of the sequels. And I mean a huge part of that is because it had such a batshit production and there’d been so many different versions of it. It was so bad that Russell Mulcahey reportedly walked out of the film premiere after only 15 minutes. There's this great documentary that you and I both watched on YouTube, it's split up into a bunch parts, but it was a documentary they made for the special edition of Highlander II. Jessika: Yeah. Mike: It was the third release of the movie that they put out because the first one was basically the bonding company for the films. Investors took over the production and assembly of the movie due to the fact that Argentina, where they were filming. And they had gone to Argentina because a, it was gorgeous, but B because it was supposedly going to be a third of the cost Jessika: Yeah. Mike: To make a movie there than it would elsewhere. Argentina’s economy collapsed and went through hyperinflation. And as a result, everything just went haywire. But they went back years later and they not only recut the [00:20:00] movie, but they refilled or added in certain scenes I think four or five years later. And then on top of that, they did the special edition a few years after that, where they redid the special effects. And I don't know it's kind of funny because it's not a bad movie now. It's not terrible. I feel it's an enjoyable film in its own way. But it's also funny where you watch that documentary and they're talking about the stuff that they're so proud of. Russell Mulcahey was talking about how proud he was of that love scene. I'm using this in quotes, love scene between Virginia Madsen and and Christopher Lambert where they just decided to do it up against the wall of an alley? Jessika: That’s always an interesting choice to me. Like you really cannot wait. Mike: Yeah. And then he was like, I thought that was a really hot scene. And I got to sit there and I'm like, I don't, I can't view this through the lens of, a 20 something guy in the 1990s. I don't know what my interpretation of it would have been then, [00:21:00] but watching it now watching it for the first time when I was in my twenties and the, in the early aughts, I just was like, this is weird and sorta dumb. And also they don't really have a lot of chemistry, but okay. Jessika: Yeah, it just kind of happens. They're just like, Oh, here you are. Mike: Yeah Right I don't know. At the same time it was cool to see they did all those really practical, special effects where they actually had them whipping around on the wires on like the weird flying skateboards and stuff. I thought that was cool. Jessika: I thought that was neat too. And how he was like, yeah, I actually got on top of the elevator and he was excited. Now he got on top of the elevator. Mike: And then they basically just dropped it down, like that's wild. So how about Highlander three? Jessika: Ahhh… Mike: Yeah, that’s kinda where I am Jessika: It’s very forgettable in my book. Mike: I feel like you could wipe it from the timeline and no one would care. Really, it felt like a retread of the first movie, but with the shittier villain in a way less interesting love story. honestly, it was a bummer because Mario [00:22:00] Van Peebles, the guy who plays that the illusionist I can't even remember his name. It was that forgettable. Jessika: Yeah, no, I can't either. Mike: Mario van Peebles is a really good actor and he's done a lot of really cool stuff. And it just, it felt like he was the NutraSweet version of the Kurgan Jessika: I like that. Yes. Yes. Mike: All of the mustache twirling, none of the substance. Jessika: It leaves a little bit of a weird taste in your mouth. Mike: Right. Splenda Kurgan! Moving on Highlander, Endgame. Jessika: What I do like about this film is that in both the TV series, as well as the film, there is the actual crossover. Connor shows up in Duncan's world and Duncan shows up in Connor's world and there is that continuity, which is good. And I do appreciate that because, before I got into this, I assumed that the character was interchangeable and we were just seeing different actors James [00:23:00] Bond situation. And when I went back and realized like, Oh no, he's his own character, they're blah, you know. Mike: I dunno I saw this in theaters I love the show and I appreciated that it felt like an attempt to merge the movies in the series and of the movies, I feel like this actually has the strongest action scenes. There's that bit where Adrian Paul faces off against Donnie Yen. And I was like, that's gotta be really cool to be able to sit there and show your kids much later in life: hey, I got to do a martial arts scene with Donnie Yen and he didn't kill me in the movie. that's pretty dope. Jessika: Yeah. Mike: Again, it felt underwhelming. It just wasn't all that interesting. And also I spent years being mad at that movie because the trailer brought me into the theater expecting something way different than what we were going to get Jessika: Okay. And I don't know that I saw the trailer. Mike: It has, it has a bunch of scenes with Magic where Connor and Duncan jumped through a portal [00:24:00]. Jessika: What? Mike: And a sword gets thrown at Jacob Kell and he catches it midair. And then he does something else where he's holding a sphere where you see Connor's face screaming and then it shatters. Jessika: What’s with all this weird, extra scene stuff in these trailers. I don't understand. Mike: Yeah, it turns out that this hasn't, this has never really been officially confirmed, but reading between the lines yeah, it’s been confirmed. They basically filmed extra scenes just to make it more appealing for people. So they would show up to the theaters. Like they filmed scenes, effectively they filmed scenes just for the trailer the director when he was asked about it in Fearful Symmetry. He basically said, yeah, I know there was some stuff that they filmed for marketing afterwards, and I wasn't involved with that. And then I think it was Peter Davis that was asked about this for the book. And he basically said, Oh, this is a really standard practice. People, or accompanies [00:25:00] film stuff for for marketing purposes all the time. And that's where he left it. Jessika: Oh, okay. to know. Mike: I was really grumpy about that, but that said I've softened a little since then. Do we even want to talk about the Source? Cause I feel like that's something that we shouldn't talk about in polite company. Jessika: No pass. Mike: Okay. Jessika: It happened? Mike: It happened, it was a thing that happened that was going to be a trilogy. They were planning to make that into a trilogy of movies. Jessika: Ohh rough times. Mike: Oh it's real bad. I don't think you were able to watch this, but Highlander, the search for vengeance. It's the anime. Jessika: No, I couldn't find it. Mike: Yeah. It's not available for streaming and it really it's really a bummer because it's actually pretty good. I'm not quite sure how to qualify it because it's not a live action movie and it doesn't star Duncan or Connor, but it's a full length anime. It's a full length movie in its own right. It focuses on Colin MacLeod who he’s [00:26:00] an immortal, who's technically part of the MacLeod clan. He's born as a Roman Britain and then he's adopted into the MacLeod clan after he fights alongside them later on. They keep on doing this. They keep on going back to dystopian SciFutures, which I kinda like, Jessika: I love, bless their little hearts. Mike: Yeah. A lot of the story actually takes place in this post-apocalyptic 22nd century, New York. And I haven't seen this in about a decade because it's not available on streaming. I don't have the DVD anymore. I really should pick it up before it goes out of print. But the movie fucking slaps. It was directed by Yoshiaki Kawajiri, he was really big in the nineties. He did Ninja Scroll and Vampire Hunter D Bloodlust. He's known for really cool looking movies that are also really violent at the same time. Like you look at his characters and you're like, Oh yeah, no, they all look interchangeable because they're also similar one movie to another, Jessika: Oh, I see. Mike: But they're really cool. And the movie was written by David Abramowitz, who was the head writer [00:27:00] for the TV show. So it felt like a pretty legit Highlander story. Honestly, if we had to talk about this and ask which of these movies or the sequels were our favorites, I would probably say the Search for Vengeance. Because I loved it so much, but since that wasn't a theatrical release, we'll exclude that and you didn't get to watch it. Of the sequels, which did you enjoy most? Jessika: Mike, why don’t you go first. Mike: Okay. I'm a little torn, I guess I enjoyed Endgame mainly because it feels like part of he in quotes, real Highlander story, I guess it's the least terrible of the sequels. And it brought in my favorite characters. The final version of Highlander II, is I don't know. I don't hate it. It honestly feels like a cool dystopian cyberpunk story with some bizarre Highlander lore shoehorned in, but at the same time, it's not the worst thing I've ever watched. How about you? Jessika: Funny [00:28:00] enough, I was going to say Highlander II, but maybe just a bit more so if it were its own standalone movie and not try to be a part of the Highlander franchise. The idea of the shield is super interesting and I think they could have elaborated more on the lead-up and the resolution of that issue rather than having to also make it about the Immortals in their forever game. Mike: Yeah, I agree. How do you feel about moving onto the TV series? Jessika: Oh, I am pro. Mike: Okay. I personally feel like this is the property that sucks all the air out of the room when you're talking about Highlander. Jessika: Oh no. Mike: Yeah, I mentioned that this is how I really got introduced to the brand. I started watching it in high school, around season three, which was when it was really starting to get good. The first two seasons I feel were kind of when they were ironing out all the rough spots. But I wound up watching it through the end. So if you're listening to this podcast and you have never seen the [00:29:00] show Highlander, the series ran for six seasons, which is a good length of time for any TV show. And it followed the adventures of Duncan, who was another member of the MacLeod clan. He was a distant cousin of Connor. And the show bounced between Seacouver, which is a fictionalized version of Vancouver in Paris. And it basically retcon things so that the original movie didn't end with The Quickening, but that the battle between the Kurgan and Connor was it's implied, it was the start of The Gathering. That's my interpretation of it. Jessika: That was what I got too. Mike: Yeah. And Christopher Lambert, he shows up in the pilot to help set things up and get them moving. But I think that's the only time we ever really seen him on the show. Jessika: Correct. He's really just an intro. He's in that first episode only. Mike: You have rewatched it as a have I . We haven't watched the entire series all the way through, but we've watched a lot of episodes. Jessika: Correct. Mike: How do you feel [00:30:00] it measures up today? compared to that nostalgic view that we had before, Jessika: I had a lot of fun watching it, actually. definitely super cheesy. I don't love all of the characters I watched a lot of the first season, then I bounced around I think I did the top, like 25 on a list that you sent me. But Duncan’s just so codependent sometimes with his characters and it's like the one time the Tessa goes on a hike by herself, she gets kidnapped by an, a mortal and it’s like, oh my God, she can't even go on a fucking hike, are you joking me? And the one time he goes to the store by himself, he gets kidnapped and it's like, oh, come the fuck on you guys. Mike: Yeah, I feel like it generally holds up pretty well. It's a little uneven, but when it hits , it really hits. And it's a lot of fun. And considering that it was a relatively low budget show on basic cable in the early to mid-nineties, there's a lot of stuff that has aged way worse. [00:31:00] Jessika:: Absolutely. It exceeded my expectations on the rewatch, for sure. Mike: Yeah, and I have to say that one really cool thing about Highlander is it's got a really large female fan base. And I suspect that the show is really responsible for that. Jessika: I would agree. There's a few reasons. Mike: Are six of those reasons. Duncan's abs? Jessika: Like 10 of those reasons are all the times he gets surprised in a bathtub. I know I messaged you while I was watching them, because I was like Duncan got surprised in a bathtub again. Mike: I don't remember which episode it was, but there's one where he is surprised while he's in a bathrobe and he's got, it's not even tighty whities, it’s like a bikini brief, and watching that, I was just sitting there going, thank you for this gift. Thank you. Thank you for this visual treat that you have given us in the middle of my very boring work day. Jessika: It’s [00:32:00] also that there are such a wide variety of female characters. I would say, Iit’s not just the other female person he seeing or whatever, the love interest, there are other female Immortals and they a lot more frequently than they do in the films. I can't recall if they have any female immortals in the films. Mike: They do in Endgame. Jessika: Okay. Okay. Yeah. Yeah. I thought there was, there were some in there, but that’s tailing into, I mean yeah. Mike: Yeah. And the Source had them too, but meh. Jessika: Oh yeah. Mike: I will say that the show was pretty good about writing pretty strong female characters, I felt. Jessika: Yeah. Mike: And we'll talk about Amanda in a little bit, but I have to say that I really liked how she was written and how Elizabeth Grayson played her through the original series and then her own afterwards. I dunno. I, what do you think is the sexiest thing about Duncan MacLeod? I'm curious. Jessika: He seems [00:33:00] really like trustworthy, but like and sexy trustworthy. It's like, he'd be the dude. I called if some guys were fucking with me. Mike: Yeah. Jessika: Yeah. Mike: I kept on thinking about how there's this Tumblr post that's been going around the internet, regularly, and it's this discussion about which Disney men women find the sexiest guys always thinks it's Gaston. Jessika: Oh lord, why? Mike: It’s that male power fantasy thing where they're just like, oh no, like he's like really charming. And he's really muscly. And the counterargument from women is usually A no Gaston sucks and B we all like Roger from 101 Dalmatians. Jessika: Oh yeah. Roger. Mike: Which, Roger is very much my personal role model. The dude's a talented musician, he loves animals and he's got that great, a snark where he literally is trolling the villain when she comes to his house with a motherfucking trombone from upstairs [00:34:00]. And I think Duncan's a little like that. Like he's cultured and he's worldly and he's got this wicked sense of humor. And he's also the type of dude who has no problem reciting poetry in public or making his partner breakfast in bed. Jessika: Yeah, absolutely. Mike: So it just it was something that came to mind while I was rewatching all this stuff. Jessika: Yeah. just as like a wholesome guy. Mike: Right? Jessika: He always has good intentions. So that's actually what it feels like. He's always coming at things with good intentions. Mike: Yeah, and he's not perfect, but he's always trying to do the right thing, which I really appreciate. Jessika: Yeah. Mike: What was your favorite episode? Jessika: I went back and forth. I really like the Homeland episode, and like I said, I've really only watched a good chunk of most of season what I would say, and then so kind of bounced around, but season four, episode one. It was really sweet to see [00:35:00] Duncan take the obligatory trip back to his Homeland to pay respects. And it also had a good lesson in not judging a book by its cover as the main character assumes that Duncan is just an ancestry tourist, which was super interesting. She was super hating on it but I was like this is interesting instead of visiting what once was literally his home during formative years. So it was just such a wild thing to see her be like, what are you doing near those graves? And he can't really be like, they were my parents because you cannot even read them. They are so old. Mike: The funny thing is I didn't rewatch that episode during our refresher, but I remember watching that episode when I was about 15 or so. Because it's stuck out to me. Jessika: It’s really good. And of course, Duncan, he always has a good intention. The whole reason he went back was because he figured out that somebody had been [00:36:00] pilfering graves Mike: Yeah. Jessika: And he had to return what was in this grave. Mike: I know he's making the rest of us look bad. So mine is, it's unusual suspects. It's from season six, which I feel is actually pretty weak season overall. And it's this really silly one-off episode, starring Roger Daltry of the Who fame. He plays Hugh Fitzcairn, which is a character that he shows up in plays a couple of times throughout the series. And at this point in time in the story, he was dead, but it's a flashback to the 19 teens or 1920s. 1920s, because it ends with the stock market crash, but it's a take on the British country, house murder, mystery genre, and it's really fun. And it was just this really refreshing moment of levity after what I felt our run of really heavy, and in my opinion, not very good episodes. The end of season five and the beginning of season [00:37:00] six are all about Duncan confronting this demon named Aramon and it's weird and it's not very good. And I really don't enjoy it. This is all my opinion. I'm sure that I'm insulting some Highlander fan who absolutely loves this, but it's a fun episode in its own. And then it's a good moment after one that I didn't really enjoy. And so it's got that extra refreshing bonus. I just, I want to note, it's really funny to me how intertwined Highlander has always been with rock and roll and music in general, because they had Mulcahey who do it, doing all these music videos and stuff. And then they kept on having musicians show up as guest stars. I think it was there's a character named Xavier St. Cloud, I think who was played by one of the guys from, again, I think, Fine Young Cannibals? Jessika: Yeah, I think I actually watched that episode. Mike: I think he was using nerve gas to kill people. Jessika: Yes I did watch that episode. That was a wild one. Yeah. Mike: Yeah, and I think he shows up later on too. [00:38:00] I can't remember but anyway, I really appreciate that they gave Roger Daltry of all people, this character, and he just really had fun with it and they kept bringing him back. Jessika: Yeah. He was a good character every episode he was in my other favorites was the one where they had Mary Shelley and he was in that one too. I believe. Mike: I think so. Yeah. No, it was, the series was really fun, and I liked that we can sit there and pull all these episodes just from memory that we really liked. Jessika: Absolutely. Mike: So season six , they were trying to find a new actress who could carry her own Highlander show. And so they tested out a bunch of different actresses in season six and gave them either really strong guest appearances, or they were basically the main character for episodes. But they wound up not going with any of them. They went with Elizabeth Grayson and gave her the Raven where she reprised her roles Amanda. Did you watch any of that? Did you get a chance to? Jessika: I watched the [00:39:00] first and the last episode of season one, I can only find the first season. Is there only one? Mike: There’s only one season, it didn’t get picked up again. Jessika: Oh then there you go. Then I could have only, I know I was scratching my head. Worried about where else do I find this? Mike: Well, and it ends on a cliff-hanger. Jessika: Yeah, exactly. That's where I was like, let's go. Mike: It ends with Nick becoming immortal. Jessika: Oh, see, I didn't quite finish it. Cause I was hurriedly setting it up in the background. Mike: Yeah it was fine. I thought Elizabeth Grayson is really charming in that role, but at the same time, there wasn't a lot of chemistry initially between Amanda and Nick, I felt at the very beginning. Jessika: I agree, not in the first episode. Mike: By the end of the season, it was there, and I think they were also, as is the case with most shows first seasons, they were trying really hard to figure out what they wanted to do. And so originally it was a cop show with an immortal, which there are certainly worse pitches that I've heard. Jessika: Yeah. No, I agree. Mike: But yeah. sad that it didn't get to go further [00:40:00] Jessika: I'm tempted to go back and watch all of these things. I may have to do a pallet cleanse of something different. I may have to go back to my Marvel watching. Mike: On top of this, there was a Saturday morning cartoon called Highlander, the series or Highlander, the animated series, and it was set in the future. It's in a weird alternate timeline. It stars another MacLeod. It's fine It's a Saturday morning cartoon. I didn't even care enough to really go back and watch it because being that great. They did some interesting stuff. Like they brought Ramirez back if I remember, right. And then they also had a thing where instead of beheading other Immortals, the main character had an ability where he could be voluntarily given their power. Jessika: Oh. Mike: So he had all of their knowledge and power. And again, it’s again in a dystopian future where another immortal has taken over the world. Jessika: Wow. They just love their dystopian future. Mike: They really do. But yeah, it's fine. I think it's streaming on Amazon prime. I was just so focused on everything else that I didn't get a chance to go and [00:41:00] rewatch it. Jessika: Huh, good to know. Mike: We're going to go over all the other various pieces of media real quick. and then we've got one side tangent and then we're going to go through comic books, but. Jessika: I'm so excited. Mike: Books, Highlander wound up having a pretty substantial literary footprint. The original movie had the official novelization. There wasn't really anything after that until the show came out and then the show had 10 novels and an anthology and an official behind the scenes kind of book called the Watchers Guide and it's full of essays and interviews and photos. And since then, there've been a couple of non-fiction books, like Fearful Symmetry, which is about everything Highlander related. And it's almost like a textbook, but it's pretty good. And then there's also A Kind of Magic, which is more focused on making of the original movie. And those are both actually really good. I liked them a lot. They were really easy to read. [00:42:00] There were audio plays, which I keep on forgetting audio plays are a thing at this point, but it's by this company called Big Finish in the UK. They do tie-in audio dramas for television properties. Most famously they do Dr Who. They wound up doing two seasons of audio plays. The first had Adrian Paul reprise his role as Duncan and they take place after the series ended. And then also after the events of Endgame, you can't really find them anymore. Because they just, the license expired so they aren't selling them as far as I'm aware. Jessika: That's super interesting though. Dang. Mike: Yeah. And then the second season focuses on the four horsemen Immortals, remember Jessika: Okay. Mike: Do you remember them? Jessika: I sure do. Mike: Because we were talking about this a little bit, but it was all about Methos and the other guys that he hung out with when he was effectively, a comic book villain who would've if he’d had a mustache to twirl, he would have done it. Jessika: So quickly. Yes. Mike: I thought that was really interesting. There were a couple of people in the Highlander Heart [00:43:00] group who talked about it and they seem to really like them. I can't comment, but it was really neat. Games, this is the one that's really interesting. Highlander actually has been turned into a number of games over the years. There's a couple of tabletop games we're going to breeze through. So there was two different card games in a board game. One of the card games was released back in the nineties, it was a collectible card game. And this was right when Magic: The Gathering was really hot and everybody was trying to get in on that action. And then recently there's a new one called Highlander: The Duel. And it's a deck-building game where you play as Connor or the Kurgan going up against each other. And just a couple of years ago, there was a board game that got kick-started, it was in 2018 and it's this fast paced game for two to six players. The reviews across the web were pretty positive. And again, it's one of those things where it's Immortals battling for that mysterious prize. Jessika: Yeah. Mike: But it's cool. Jessika: Nice. Mike: I’m actually pretty surprised [00:44:00] we never got like a tabletop RPG because they are not precious about applying the license for Highlander to stuff. I'm amazed that nobody went to them and said, Hey, we can make this cool historical RPG where we sorta start having players wake up and then they have flashbacks or whatever. And Jessika: Yeah Oh that would have been cool Yeah Mike: Right? But yeah we never got anything like that which I was really I actually that was the one thing I expected and was surprised to see that we never got. Okay. So we're going to go into mini tangent with video games even though they aren't technically related to comics. The first game for Highlander was a 1986 tie-in release for home computers. It was a really simple fighting title. It wasn't well received. It was apparently pretty bad. So after that the animated series had a tie in called Highlander: Last of the MacLeods. It was released on the Atari Jaguar CD console. If you remember that. Do you remember the Atari Jaguar? Jessika: Oh my god, no. I don't. [00:45:00] Mike: It kinda got lost in the shuffle in the early to mid nineties of all the different consoles that were coming out. But you can find footage of this on YouTube and it's one of those early 3d games. And so it got a lot of praise for his exploration elements and animated video sequences, but it also got a lot of criticism for its controls in combat. After that there was actually going to be an MMO called Highlander, The Gathering. And it was in development by a French studio called Kalisto entertainment, which was honestly weird because Kalisto's catalog up until now were mostly middling single-player games. They'd gotten famous for a series called Nightmare Creatures, but they also did a Fifth Element racing game on PS2 that I had and was actually pretty fun. Anyway, Kalisto went bankrupt before the MMO could come out. Jessika: Oh! Mike: And none of the folks who, yeah, that's video games. Jessika: Fair enough. Mike: So they went bankrupt. The MMO hadn't come out yet. And the folks who wound up with the rights afterwards just decided to kill the project. There's [00:46:00] one other game. That's become the source of a lot of speculation. And it's only known as Highlander: The Game it basically came about because Davis Panzer productions that's, the guys who own the rights to Highlander, and SCI, which was this holding company that owned a bunch of video game groups. They decided to ink a deal, to make a Highlander game. They announced that they basically had done a partnership back in like 2004, 2005. And at the time SCI owned Eidos who was the publisher that gave us Tomb Raider. So they were a pretty big name. The game itself was formally announced by Eidos in 2008 and the development was being handled by another French developer called Widescreen Games. It was going to be an action role-playing game. It would star a new Immortal named Owen MacLeod. The story was going to be written again by David Abramowitz and that added some [00:47:00] serious legitimacy to the project for fans. Actually, why don’t you read the summary. Jessika: Would love to my pleasure. Summary: Owen is captured and enslaved by Romans who force him to compete as a gladiator. During this time, Owen dies only to come back to life. Methos, the oldest living immortal approaches Owen to be his mentor. He teaches Owen about the game and how he and other Immortals can only be slain by beheading. As with other immortal MacLeods Owen is pursued throughout his life by a nemesis. This enemy proves to be extremely powerful. One that Owen is unable to defeat Owen learns of a magical stone, fragments of which are scattered all over the world. Throughout the game, Owen embarks upon a quest to recover these fragments and restore the stone in an attempt to gain the power to overcome his foe. [00:48:00] So dramatic. I love it. Mike: What's Highlander without any drama? But that sounds rad right? Jessika: Oh, it sounds amazing. Mike: The game was announced with a trailer in 2008 that really only showed some of the environments from different eras and then it ended with an image of Owen, but it looked promising. And then there wasn't much else after a couple of years of pretty much nothing but radio silence, Eidos wound up canceling the game and that's where a lot of the speculation has started. There's not a lot of information on Highlander: The Game. I keep waiting for one of those gaming history YouTubers to get ahold of an old dev kit and then do a video with a build, but that hasn't happened yet. So really it's all kind of speculation and wishful thinking about what could have been. And it also seems like some of the details are getting muddied as time goes on. Like Fearful Symmetry talks about the game of it but they [00:49:00] have the segment. And again I want you to read this. Jessika: Sure sure. The gam was so far along in its development stages that segments including backdrops and some of the gameplay options were presented at a Highlander Worldwide event in Los Angeles 2006 and got a very positive reaction. The beautifully rendered backdrops were almost movie quality and included the likes of Pompei, a dark forest in the Highlands, New York, and Japan as gameplay locations and introduced us to another MacLeod, Owen, the same surname but a much earlier vintage. Mike: Yeah, so, I think Mosby is a little overly enthusiastic about all of this, and this is because I think Mosby doesn't have much familiarity with how game development works. It sounds like they had concept art on display and were discussing gameplay [00:50:00] rather than showcasing a build of the game. Concept art and design discussions are things that happen very early in game development. But if you're an outsider, looking in this stuff could easily be interpreted as things being much further along than they were. Jessika: Ah. Mike: Yeah. Now that said, I did work in video games for almost a decade, and a few of my coworkers were actually involved with Highlander the game. Jessika: What? Mike: Every one of them over the years has told me the cancellation was a mercy killing. And again, this is from multiple sources, so I'm not going to name or identify because, I don't want to make things awkward for them. But basically the game was garbage . It's not really surprising to hear cause widescreen never really made a good game, the best reception that any of their titles got was just kinda mixed. But earlier this week, I actually called one of my friends. Who'd been [00:51:00] attached to the project because I wanted to get more information about this game before we recorded. Jessika: We need to get you a new shovel, you dug so deep for this. Mike: With both hands. But, they confirmed what I've been hearing from other people the gameplay itself wasn't just bad. It was boring. The biggest problem was it didn't know what kind of a game it wanted to be. Basically, it was trying to do everything all at once. There were a bunch of traversal elements, which didn't really make a lot of sense. Like why would you climb a Manhattan skyscraper when you're a roided out dude with a sword? Couldn't you just take the elevator? Or I don't know the stairs? There was going to be a bunch of Magic elements in the gameplay, which, isn't really, that's not really a thing in Highlander. There's that fantasy element because we're talking about Immortals who can't die unless you cut off their heads, but generally Magic isn't a part of the accepted Canon. And then the combat, what they were aiming to do something like [00:52:00] God of war, which was really big at the time. But, it wasn't great. My friend also pointed out that Owen looked like a bodybuilder, but his fashion sense was from that industrial metal scene of the late nineties, which neither of those things really fits with the Highlander aesthetic because Adrian Paul was arguably the most in shape of the Highlander actors. But even that was, he was a dude who was like, yeah, I could achieve that if I was really good about my diet and then just worked out aggressively but not like Hugh Jackman does for his Wolverine roles. Jessika: Yeah, yeah. Mike: So I'm going to send you a screenshot of what Owen looked like in the key art the initial title it does. Jessika: What? It looks like Criss Angel. Mike: Right. And they're trying to recreate that iconic pose of The Quickening from the first movie that Connor does at the very end where he's getting raised up and, by the rails of Lightning, or the wires [00:53:00] of lightning. Jessika: Yeah, I get what they were trying to do. Mike: Yeah,I wanna know, what the fuck is up with those weird straps with rings that are going down his legs. Jessika: I don't really know, I was trying to figure that out myself. So just so that everyone can really get the picture that we're getting here and you'll, you might understand why it's taken me so long to describe it. I had to take it all in first. Mike: Yeah, it’s a ride. Jessika: It’s all very monochromatic. And the background is of course, a cut of the statue of Liberty, the backdrop of parts of New York that I'm sure aren't even next to each other, which is always funny. And then what is this? Is this the new guy, or is this supposed to be Duncan? Mike: Yeah, this is the new guy, Jessika: It’s Owen. Mike: Yeah. It's Owen. And then Connor and Duncan were supposed to appear, supposedly. I know Peter Wingfield was recording his lines for Methos. Jessika: Well, if they haven't killed off Methos that makes sense. And I don't know in the series if they have, and maybe Duncan makes [00:54:00] sense if he hasn't died yet, but. Mike: Yeah they can't kill off Methos, Methos was my first gay crush. Jessika: Yeah. He's. Slightly problematic in a couple episodes, but he's a great character overall. But he's very Chriss Angel, he's wearing like a trench coat and that has to be some sort of a lace undershirt or something. Mike: lAnd he’s got like a weird really, like baggy leather pants. Jessika: Yes. Which cannot be comfortable. It's doing this weird pooching thing in the front. Mike: Yeah, and then I think I saw another screenshot where it looks like he's wearing skater shoes tennis shoes as well. Jessika: Oh, Vans Off the Wall, man. Mike: Just once I want to see a MacLeod in the movies with a good fashion sense. Jessika: Yeah, I mentioned that I wanted to cosplay as Duncan, which overall would be a great idea. But then I was looking through his outfits and I'm like, what do I wear? Do I wear this weird white tank top with these like acid wash jeans [00:55:00] and a belt? Or is this the one where I'm wearing like five shirts and a long jacket? Is it that day? Mike: You know who he looks like that guy, Canus. Jessika: Yes! Yes, does. He has the lace shirt and everything. Mike: And the dog collar. Jessika: Oh my god, it was so funny. I told you, I think it was trying to be edgy. Mike: Yeah, and instead it comes off as really queer-coded. Jessika: It really does though. I know, my little queer brain was like bling. Mike: Yeah, It feels like they weren't really getting the essence of what Highlander actually was and who these guys were, because usually the Highlander characters are a little bit more believable and ordinary because that's the whole idea is that they're walking among us and we have no idea unless they tell us. Okay. On top of all this. So remember how I mentioned that trailer was just showcasing environments for the [00:56:00] game. Jessika: Yeah. Mike: There was a reason for that. The reason was that they couldn’t get the character models to work. Jessika: Oh! Mike: So the shot of Owen at the end it's actually just animated key art it's the same it's the same art that you just saw. It's that image. It was just slightly animated. And then they released a couple of screenshots for the game, but apparently they were really heavily photo-shopped well, beyond industry standards. So, it was one of those things where, this was a turd and it needed to be flushed. And it finally did. But Widescreen went under about a year after the game was formally announced. They were working on another big project and apparently that got taken away, and as a result, it just caused the studio to implode. By this point in time Square Enix the guys do all the final fantasy games had bought Eidos and they formally canceled it. We're not sure why exactly, my guess is that it was probably, they just looked at cost it would take to finish this game and then the [00:57:00] amount that it would need to sell in order to be profitable or to meet their sales expectations for it and they just thought it wasn't worth it. But yeah, my friend actually said they were embarrassed to work on it and they would have been fine even if it had been an average game, but it was just bad. Even one of those kind of middling average games, I think that would have been fine, that would have lived up to the Highlander bar. Finally, there's that Highlander game that spark unlimited was working on. I never even heard a whisper about this until. We watched that episode of Highlander Heart focusing on video games, and they brought Craig Allen on to talk about the project. Based on what we know now, I think this might be why Square Enix was holding onto the rights for another year after they shut down Highlander, the game, just because they had this other title, theoretically in development or very early development. Based on the footage that they have, it looks like they had at least done enough development work to put together a vertical slice that they could show for pitch [00:58:00] purposes and at conventions. But I thought it was really promising looking overall. What did you think? Jessika: I thought it did look really interesting the game play itself I did like the idea of having a female Highlander. That being said, they had this whole concept about what Craig Allen was calling beautiful damage. Mike: Yeah. Jessika: And it was this whole thing about, oh it was the first female Highlander and her looks go when she gets damaged, and that's her whole motivation is to stay pretty. And I just, that gave me a huge headache, and it of course was super male-gazey I mean, the game itself seemed that way. Mike: It was weird because I would love to see women and Highlander being built a little bit more like warriors, like a little bit more muscly, which would be in keeping with people who battle across the centuries. [00:59:00] They don't need to be super jacked like the Amazons in Wonder Woman, but making them look like stick thin suicide girl, punk rock chick from the late aughts. Didn't quite gel with me. I understood what he was talking about though, because that was the thing where they were starting to do permanent cosmetic damage in video games. That was something that was really big in the Batman Arkham games. Every time that you got knocked out, you'd come back and you'd have a little bit more of your outfit chipped apart. So, after a while Batman's looking pretty ragged and you realize maybe I'm not as good at this game as I think I am. Jessika: Yeah And the concept itself is really interesting It just I guess was the way it was phrased by this person. And it very much was he was so proud of the fact that it was the first Highlander female in a video game. And then everything was just like so incredibly sexist. I was excited that I wasn't Mike: We're also viewing it, with the lens of 2021 at this point. At that time, [01:00:00] that was before they had relaunched Tomb Raider, in 2013, 2014, where they made her much more realistic. She was still very fit, but she wasn't the Lara Croft that had generated a lot of criticism. I think possibly, I don't know, but I hope that it would have been marketed a bit differently if it had been done today. That said we also don't know exactly what it would look like as a final product. Jessika: Oh absolutely, yeah. Mike: It’s, I agree. It's a little bit problematic viewed through the current lens. At the same time, like a lot of the Highlander properties when it was being done, I think it was kind of just par for the course. Jessika: Yeah, fair enough. But, I did like the idea of having a female Highlander and having her have a whole story regardless of whether it's the first one to be completely [01:01:00] tragedy laden which was the other comment like her experience a ton of loss because she's female and experiences empathy unlike the male characters. Mike: I really didn't like that. Actually. I thought that was. I mean the, the whole thing where they were saying we wanted to focus on lifetimes of tragedy as opposed to enjoying multiple lives. And I'm like, that's the whole purpose of Highlander. That's what I really like is when you sit there and you watch them having fun and doing all this interesting stuff. Jessika: Women aren't allowed to have fun, Mike. Mike: Apparently. Jessika: We just have to have lives full of tragedy and pining for people that we've lost in our lives. Mike: Well, yeah. And we all know that the dudes don't have feelings, so we just, you know, go on and enjoy things. Jessika: That does suck that Hugh they don't give men the ability to have that capacity or give them the the credit to have that capacity. Mike: I will say, I am sorry that this one didn't get further along the development [01:02:00] stages, because it certainly seemed like it had a lot more promise than the title that was canceled right before it. Jessika: Yes, the gameplay itself looked more interesting, it looks more complex, it easier to navigate. What they were showing us was really intense. Mike: I really liked that whole idea of being able to view the environments in two different eras. It reminded me a lot of another Eidos game called legacy of Cain soul river, where there was a spiritual world and then a physical world. And you could flip back and forth between them, which was kind of cool. Jessika: Oh, that’s neat Mike: Yeah. I dug that. I liked the idea of exploring the same environment in two different areas. I thought that was really neat. Jessika: Yeah. Mike: Let's move on to Comics. Jessika: Sounds great. Mike: Okay, so, I’m curious. When do you think that Highlander got big enough to get a comic book? Jessika: I don't know maybe late nineties Mike: 2006. Jessika: Wow [01:03:00] That's later than I had expected. Mike: Yeah. There wasn't a comic adaptation of the movie when it came out, which is weird, there wasn't one here in the States. Highlander Heart, in their YouTube podcast, noted there was a series of five newspaper comic strips that were published as part marketing promotion. The hosts weren't entirely certain if they're exclusive to Europe or not. I don't know. I haven't been able to really find much reference to it. After the movie came out, though there was a two-part comic adaptation in Argentina. It was published through El Tony Todo Color and El Tony Supercolor they were sibling comic anthology magazines, and here's the weird twist. It looks like this was an unlicensed adaptation. Jessika: Mmhm, interesting. Mike: So now we're going to take another side tangent. The important thing that you need to know is that Argentina had just come out of a brutal military dictatorship that came about as part of Operation Condor, which is this horrific program the United States was involved in. And it isn't really taught about in high school history, at least it [01:04:00] wasn't when I was going through high school and I went to a pretty good one. did you ever learn about that? I'm curious. Jessika: No, I did not. Mike: Okay I'm giving you an extremely TLDR read of this, but basically this was a program in the seventies and eighties when the US backed military dictatorships across South America. So our country helped these groups, kidnap, torture, rape murder, thousands of political opponents, like Argentina was especially brutal. There were literally death squads, hunting down political distance across the country. It was a really horrific time. I want you to read this summary of what was going on during that time, actually. Jessika: Give me the really fun stuff I see. Mike: Sorry. Jessika: No you're good. It is estimated that between - 9,000 and 30,000 that's a huge span. Mike: I know, it’s such a margin of error I don't understand. Jessika: Lack of record taking will get you there quick, I think. I'm going to start over, but we’ll leave that in. It is estimated that between [01:05:00] 9,000 and 30,000 people were killed or disappeared, many of whom were impossible to formally report due to the nature of state terrorism. The primary target, like in many other South American countries participating in Operation Condor, were communist guerrillas and sympathizers, but the target of Operation Condor also included students, militants trade, unionists, writers, journalists, I don't love this, artists, and any other citizens suspected of being left-wing activists - well take me the goddamn way away. Mike: Right. Jessika: Including Peronist guerillas. I don't love that. Mike: No it's really awful. And based on that list of targets, it's not surprising that there was a lot of media suppression during this time. Democracy returned to the country in ’83, and there was this explosion of art across the mediums. Argentine Comics [01:06:00] saw this Renaissance period. A lot of them though, weren't really licensed and let's be honest. It's not like there's an internet where IP owners could monitor stuff like this and shut it down when they learned about it. There was also this drastic comics increase in the area due to create or publishing Zines because the eighties was the decade where personal computers suddenly became commonplace and all of a sudden pe

Blood Of Kings Highlander Podcast: Sean Connery Tribute Part 1 - w/ Special Guest John Mosby "From the dawn of time we came; moving silently down through the centuries, living many secret lives, struggling to reach the time of the Gathering; when the few who remain will battle to the last. No one has ever known we were among you... until now." - Ramirez (Sean Connery) in Highlander (1986).Welcome Highlander Fans to Blood of Kings: A Highlander Podcast, here on the Fandom Podcast Network. On this show, we cover everything from the Highlander Universe. However, Highlander fans are mourning the loss of not only a film legend, but also a legend in the Highlander universe. Sir Sean Connery who portrayed Ramirez in Highlander (1986) and Highlander 2 (1991) past away on Saturday October 31st, 2020.In this episode of Blood of Kings: A Highlander Podcast, your hosts Kevin and Lee welcome back special guest John Mosby, author of Fearful Symmetry: The Essential Guide To All Things Highlander. Kevin, Lee and John pay tribute to Sean Connery as they look back and discuss Sean's distinguished life, movie career and his iconic character of Juan Sánchez-Villalobos Ramírez who he portrayed in the Highlander universe.    Blood of Kings - Highlander Podcast Contact Info: Please follow the Fandom Podcast Network and Blood of Kings on YouTube! Please subscribe to the Fandom Podcast Network YouTube Channel here:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCib-kbKfAagsxrWlJU01RcgBlood of Kings: A Highlander Podcast Direct Link: http://fpnet.podbean.com/category/blood-of-kings/ • Kevin Reitzel on Twitter & Instagram: @spartan_phoenix• Lee Fillingsness on Twitter: @TheWayOfTheWay / Instagram: @the_way_of_the_way • John Mosby on Twitter: @theregoesthedayYou can order John Mosby's book"Fearful Symmetry: The Essential Guide To All Things Highlander" Here:https://www.amazon.com/Fearful-Symmetry-Essential-things-Highlander/dp/1519…  You can contact us directly here:Email: BloodOfKingsPodcast@gmail.comTwitter: @BloodOfKingsPodInstagram: @BloodOfKingsPodcastBlood of Kings Highlander Fandom Facebook Group:https://www.facebook.com/groups/1551389528504825/You can always find the Blood of Kings Podcast on the Fandom Podcast Network:• Fandom Podcast Network Master Feed: Fpnet.podbean.com • Blood Of Kings Master Feed: http://fpnet.podbean.com/category/blood-of-kings/• Fandom Podcast Network is on all main podcast platforms including: Apple Podcasts & iTunes.• Twitter & Instagram: @BloodOfKingsPod • Facebook: Blood of Kings: A Highlander Fandom Group• Facebook: Blood of Kings: A Highlander CCG (Collectible Card Game) PageTee Public Store:To get your own Blood of Kings T-shirts and other apparel, please visit our Blood of Kings store on Tee Public by searching "Fandom Podcast Network" or "Blood of Kings". Link: https://www.teepublic.com/user/fandompodcastnetworkApple Podcasts / iTunes Reviews:Please leave us a rated review on your podcast providers including Apple Podcasts / iTunes so new fans can find us easier. Search "FANDOM PODCAST NETWORK" on Apple Podcasts / iTunes, and leave a review for Blood of Kings. We LOVE 5 star reviews of course, but we love feedback in general! Please listen to our other awesome podcasts on the Fandom Podcast Network: Master Feed: https://fpnet.podbean.com/   

TYPE 40: A Doctor Who Podcast                                                                                                                                                                                     Episode 56: Series 12 Review with John Mosby & Kyle Wagner Coverage of that very latest season of Doctor Who wraps up with this edition of our podcast on the Fandom Podcast Network. Type 40’s review of the whole of Series 12 starring Jodie Whittaker, which aired earlier in the year… Special guest, genre journalist and reviewer John Mosby of the Echo Chamber is aboard our TARDIS this time. Casting a thoughtful eye over those 10 episodes with streaming sage Kyle Wagner of Culture Clash and regular host Dan Hadley. Between them they weigh up efforts of the cast and crew of the world’s longest running fantasy adventure series. As well as speculate on what could come next and more importantly? How long viewers may have to wait to see it, in a post pandemic world. Stream direct or download here! * Support Doctor Who Lockdown in raising money for the Covid-19 Film and TV Emergency Relief Fund, at this link: https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/doctorwholockdown You can always find TYPE 40: A Doctor Who Podcast on: • The FPNet Master Feed @Fpnet.podbean.com • FPNet on Podbean app • Fandom Podcast Network on: Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher & Google Play • Instagram: FandomPodcastNetwork & type40drwho • Facebook: TYPE 40: A Doctor Who Fandom Podcast: http://bit.ly/type40_fbgroup   If you would like to contact us directly you can: • Email: type40drwho@gmail.com • Twitter: @type40drwho • Instagram: @type40drwho • John Mosby @theregoestheday on Twitter • John Mosby Echo Chamber website: http://echochamber.online/ • Kyle Wagner @AKyleW on Twitter • Dan Hadley on Twitter and Instagram @The_spacebook TeePublic Store: Help support the Fandom Podcast Network and wear some of their fantastic original designs and logos on t-shirts, mugs, hats and more from Tee Public Go to: https://www.teepublic.com/user/fandompodcastnetwork or just search Fandom Podcast Network to find our storefront. Apple Podcasts:  Please search Fandom Podcast Network on Apple Podasts and leave us a review so new fans can find us easier. We LOVE 5 star reviews of course, but we love feedback in general!  Please listen to our other awesome podcasts on the Fandom Podcast Network: Master Feed: https://fpnet.podbean.com/ Type 40: The FPNet Doctor Who Podcasthttp://fpnet.podbean.com/category/type-40-the-fpnet-doctor-who-podcast/  

Blood Of Kings 127: Highlander Season 5, SEE IT or SKIP IT? Part 2: PARIS Highlander Season 5: See It or Skip It? Part 2: The Paris Episodes!Your Blood of Kings Highlander Podcast hosts Kevin & Lee are very excited to discuss the Highlander Television Series again at length and in detail! Kevin and Lee will look at Highlander SEASON FIVE with fresh eyes and a fresh perspective and weigh-in, per episode, on whether you should SEE IT - OR SKIP IT! We always recommend new fans to Highlander to watch all episodes, but for a re-watch, we have our suggestions on what to See, or Skip. This is PART TWO of our review. We cover the PARIS second half of season five, from episodes such as:-  Revelation 6:8 -  Duende-  The Stone of Scone   -  Forgive Us Our Trespasses -  Archangel There are several episodes that changed everything in Highlander Season Five, and many more that also added to the wonderful Highlander mythology. Again, we would like to thank JOHN MOSBY for allowing us to read the Season Five episode summaries from his book FEARFUL SYMMETRY: The Essential Guide to All Things Highlander and you should have this with you as we are evaluating these episodes. You can find FEARFUL SYMMETRY: The Essential Guide to All Things Highlander at Amazon.com. Please support John and this book because it really is the ultimate resource for Highlander fans. You made purchase his book directly from here:https://www.amazon.com/Fearful-Symmetry-Essential-things-Highlander/dp/1519…   This particular fun podcasting format was inspired by Kevin's friends Bill Smith and Dan Davidson who on their podcast TREKGEEKS, review Star Trek seasons in this very same manner and advise to their listeners regarding which episodes are worth their viewing time and those that can be set aside.   We would LOVE to hear from all of you out there in the Blood of Kings listening audience to see if you agree or disagree with our list on this episode so please make sure to get in touch with us!   Blood of Kings Contact Info: Kevin Reitzel on Twitter & Instagram: @spartan_phoenix Lee Fillingsness Social Media Contact Info:Twitter: @TheWayOfTheWay Instagram: @the_way_of_the_way  You can contact us directly here:Email: BloodOfKingsPodcast@gmail.comTwitter: @BloodOfKingsPodInstagram: @BloodOfKingsPodcastBlood of Kings Highlander Fandom Facebook Group:https://www.facebook.com/groups/1551389528504825/You can always find the Blood of Kings Podcast on the Fandom Podcast Network:• Fandom Podcast Network Master Feed: Fpnet.podbean.com • Blood Of Kings Master Feed: http://fpnet.podbean.com/category/blood-of-kings/• FPNet is on the Podbean app• Fandom Podcast Network is on: iTunes, Stitcher, Podbean, Google Play, Spotify and I Heart Radio.• Twitter & Instagram: @BloodOfKingsPod • Facebook: Blood of Kings: A Highlander Fandom Group• Facebook: Blood of Kings: A Highlander CCG (Collectible Card Game) PageTee Public Store:To get your own Blood of Kings T-shirts and other apparel, please visit our Blood of Kings store on Tee Public by searching "Fandom Podcast Network". Link: https://www.teepublic.com/user/fandompodcastnetworkApple Podcasts Reviews:Please leave us a review on Apple Podcasts so new fans can find us easier. Search "FANDOM PODCAST NETWORK" on Apple Podcasts, and leave a review for Blood of Kings. We LOVE 5 star reviews of course, but we love feedback in general! Please listen to our other awesome podcasts on the Fandom Podcast Network: Master Feed: https://fpnet.podbean.com/  Culture Clash: The FPN Weekly Pop Culture Podcasthttp://fpnet.podbean.com/category/culture-clash/Couch Potato Theater: Our Favorite Cult Classic & Guilty Pleasure Movies Podcasthttp://fpnet.podbean.com/category/couch-potato-theater/Time Warp: The Fandom Flashback Podcasthttp://fpnet.podbean.com/category/time-warp/The Endzone: An (Unofficial) NFL Podcasthttp://fpnet.podbean.com/category/the-endzone/Good Evening: An Alfred Hitchcock Podcasthttp://fpnet.podbean.com/…/good-evening-an-alfred-hitchcoc…/Union Federation Podcast: A Star Trek and The Orville Podcasthttps://fpnet.podbean.com/category/union-federationHair Metal: The 1980's Hair Metal Podcasthttps://fpnet.podbean.com/category/hair-metal/TYPE 40: A Doctor Who Podcasthttp://fpnet.podbean.com/category/type-40-the-fpnet-doctor-who-podcast/ Lethal Mullet: A 1980's Action Film Podcasthttp://fpnet.podbean.com/category/lethal-mullet What A Piece Of Junk: A Star Wars Podcasthttps://fpnet.podbean.com/category/what-a-piece-of-junk-a-star-wars-podcast…

Blood Of Kings 126: Highlander Season 5, SEE IT or SKIP IT? Part 1: SEACOUVERHighlander Season 5: See It or Skip It? Part 1: The Seacouver Episodes!Your Blood of Kings Highlander Podcast hosts Kevin & Lee are very excited to discuss the Highlander Television Series again at length and in detail! Kevin and Lee will look at Highlander SEASON FIVE with fresh eyes and a fresh perspective and weigh-in, per episode, on whether you should SEE IT - OR SKIP IT! We always recommend new fans to Highlander to watch all episodes, but for a re-watch, we have our suggestions on what to See, or Skip. This is PART ONE of our review. We cover the SEACOUVER first half of season five, from episodes such as:-  Prophecy-  The Valkyrie-  Comes A Horsman  -  Revelation 6:8  -  Man Hunt There are several episodes that changed everything in Highlander Season Five, and many more that also added to the wonderful Highlander mythology.   Again, we would like to thank JOHN MOSBY for allowing us to read the Season Five episode summaries from his book FEARFUL SYMMETRY: The Essential Guide to All Things Highlander and you should have this with you as we are evaluating these episodes. You can find FEARFUL SYMMETRY: The Essential Guide to All Things Highlander at Amazon.com. Please support John and this book because it really is the ultimate resource for Highlander fans. You made purchase his book directly from here:https://www.amazon.com/Fearful-Symmetry-Essential-things-Highlander/dp/1519…   This particular fun podcasting format was inspired by Kevin's friends Bill Smith and Dan Davidson who on their podcast TREKGEEKS, review Star Trek seasons in this very same manner and advise to their listeners regarding which episodes are worth their viewing time and those that can be set aside.   We would LOVE to hear from all of you out there in the Blood of Kings listening audience to see if you agree or disagree with our list on this episode so please make sure to get in touch with us!   Blood of Kings Contact Info: Kevin Reitzel on Twitter & Instagram: @spartan_phoenix Lee Fillingsness Social Media Contact Info:Twitter: @TheWayOfTheWay Instagram: @the_way_of_the_way   You can contact us directly here:Email: BloodOfKingsPodcast@gmail.comTwitter: @BloodOfKingsPodInstagram: @BloodOfKingsPodcastBlood of Kings Highlander Fandom Facebook Group:https://www.facebook.com/groups/1551389528504825/You can always find the Blood of Kings Podcast on the Fandom Podcast Network:• Fandom Podcast Network Master Feed: Fpnet.podbean.com • Blood Of Kings Master Feed: http://fpnet.podbean.com/category/blood-of-kings/• FPNet is on the Podbean app• Fandom Podcast Network is on: iTunes, Stitcher, Podbean, Google Play, Spotify and I Heart Radio.• Twitter & Instagram: @BloodOfKingsPod • Facebook: Blood of Kings: A Highlander Fandom Group• Facebook: Blood of Kings: A Highlander CCG (Collectible Card Game) PageTee Public Store:To get your own Blood of Kings T-shirts and other apparel, please visit our Blood of Kings store on Tee Public by searching "Fandom Podcast Network". Link: https://www.teepublic.com/user/fandompodcastnetworkApple Podcasts Reviews:Please leave us a review on Apple Podcasts so new fans can find us easier. Search "FANDOM PODCAST NETWORK" on Apple Podcasts, and leave a review for Blood of Kings. We LOVE 5 star reviews of course, but we love feedback in general! Please listen to our other awesome podcasts on the Fandom Podcast Network: Master Feed: https://fpnet.podbean.com/  Culture Clash: The FPN Weekly Pop Culture Podcasthttp://fpnet.podbean.com/category/culture-clash/Couch Potato Theater: Our Favorite Cult Classic & Guilty Pleasure Movies Podcasthttp://fpnet.podbean.com/category/couch-potato-theater/Time Warp: The Fandom Flashback Podcasthttp://fpnet.podbean.com/category/time-warp/The Endzone: An (Unofficial) NFL Podcasthttp://fpnet.podbean.com/category/the-endzone/Good Evening: An Alfred Hitchcock Podcasthttp://fpnet.podbean.com/…/good-evening-an-alfred-hitchcoc…/Union Federation Podcast: A Star Trek and The Orville Podcasthttps://fpnet.podbean.com/category/union-federationHair Metal: The 1980's Hair Metal Podcasthttps://fpnet.podbean.com/category/hair-metal/TYPE 40: A Doctor Who Podcasthttp://fpnet.podbean.com/category/type-40-the-fpnet-doctor-who-podcast/ Lethal Mullet: A 1980's Action Film Podcasthttp://fpnet.podbean.com/category/lethal-mullet What A Piece Of Junk: A Star Wars Podcasthttps://fpnet.podbean.com/category/what-a-piece-of-junk-a-star-wars-podcast…  

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As an epic pallet cleanser from the ill-fated Lashcon, the Rewatchers whet their appetite for for a higher caliber of Highlander convention by getting details directly from the source (no-- not that Source). Friend of the show John Mosby and Highlander World Wide founder Carmel McPherson sit down with the Rewatchers, dish out details on the upcoming Highlander World Wide Gathering, tout the impressive array of Highlander Guests (but where is Richie "Rawdawg" Ryan?), and play a nail-bitingly close game of 3 in 5 with the team. Stay tuned to the Rewatchers for more details as they develop! Buy Your Tickets today! http://www.highlanderworldwide.com

Continuing our exciting series on the people who keep the world of Highlander turning, the Rewatchers have a conversation with John Mosby, author of Fearful Symmetry: The Essential Guide To All Things Highlander. Tune in to hear amazing stories about a Highlander love connection, what it was like to be an extra in the Source, and the consequences of a liquid lunch on fight choreography.

Van is joined by John Mosby to look at dystopian sequel Mad Max: Fury Road, acappella sequel Pitch Perfect 2, comedy A Royal Night Out, and drama The Clouds Of Sils Maria.

The Internet age is giving residents of the free world direct access to information and more responsibility in consuming it. Are modern media consumers smart, savvy, and well-informed enough for the responsibility? Dr. Edward Caudill holds us accountable in his discussion of the graphic book The influencing machine : Brooke Gladstone on the media by Brooke Gladstone. (Recorded July 16, 2014) “Brooke Gladstone offers the most engaging and insightful critique of modern media since Walter Lippmann,” Caudill says. “She spares no one, including herself and the standards of her profession.” Dr. Edward Caudill is a professor of Journalism and Electronic Media at the University of Tennessee. His most recent book is Intelligently designed: how creationists built the campaign against evolution. Earlier this year, Brooke Gladstone interviewed him about the book as part of National Public Radio’s “On the Media.” He and Paul Ashdown have co-authored a trilogy of books on Civil War figures and the myths around them: William Tecumseh Sherman, Nathan Bedford Forrest, and John Mosby. They are working on a volume about George A. Custer and the Little Bighorn.

Your new favorite podcast is back after a week off! We get cosmopolitan this week as Michael and Joe welcome special guest John Mosby from Impact Online to talk about Matt Smith’s imminent departure from Doctor Who. After that we talk about our latest favorite returning series and then the meltdown of the Internet over … Continue reading "POPCAST Dispatch 09: Going International"

Welcome to the 1st episode of 2013. This show I look at the game Mosby's Raiders published by Victory Games. The game is about John Mosby and his Partisan Raiders. They waged guerrilla warfare against the North during the American Civil War. This episode I also look at my "ideal solitaire game" by picking the various attributes I think I like in a game. The episode is a bit short. It might have been longer if it wasn't for the power going out while recording. I finished in the dark. Mosby's Raiders on BGG. Where There is Discord on BGG. Tunnels and Trolls on Kickstarter. Battle for Souls on Kicstarter.