Podcast appearances and mentions of John S Drew

A flashback to the "wilderness years" between the end of Extreme Ghostbusters and the "Answer the Call" reboot - 2012 marked the year host of the prolific and informative pop culture podcast "The Chronic Rift" John S. Drew talked to Jay and "Mr. Sci-Fi" Marc Scott Zicree (author of some of the best episodes of The Real Ghostbusters) about the legacy of the franchise and why the animated series was so important to the enduring appeal of the original concept developed by Ivan Reitman, Dan Aykroyd, and Harold Ramis.  Zicree talks about the process of writing stories for The Real Ghostbusters back in the 1990s as one of the key writers under J. Michael Straczynski while Jay manages to hold back most of his fanboy glee talking about what the series meant to him growing up. Fortunately, no hosts or screenwriters were roasted in the depths of the Sloar that day. Thanks to John Drew for allowing RFG to use this interesting conversation.  Content of the original episode was altered slightly from the original release. This Creative Commons Licensed episode is repurposed for Radio Free Gozeria with permission from John S. Drew. Fair use is exercised in the use of illustrative clips from various Ghostbusters sources owned by Sony Pictures, DIC Entertainment, and Arista Records, used for non-commercial and transformative purposes throughout with no claim to rights or ownership of the material.  A.I. was used for parody purposes to create the episode theme song courtesy of Udio.com and will likely never be used ever again. 

A Whovian (podcaster John S. Drew) and a Newvian (writer/editor Jim Beard) walk into a TARDIS and proceed to conquet time and space by watching and reviewing every episode of the Classic Doctor Who series from the beginning. Review episodes released every Saturday around tea time.  Plus, join the community on our Facebook and Twitter pages where we continue the conversation with artifacts from British newspapers of the time. In addition, become a Patreon member and gain access to bonus content and early episode releases. We'll see you in time and space...

Misfits Audio brings The Lone Ranger "Harvey Preston" to the Sonic Summerstock stage and our host this week is John S. Drew. Your Master of the Revels, as always, is David Ault. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Misfits Audio brings The Lone Ranger "Harvey Preston" to the Sonic Summerstock stage and our host this week is John S. Drew. Your Master of the Revels, as always, is David Ault. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Podcast Appreciation Week continues on Comic Book Central with my Bat chum from the Batcave Podcast, John S. Drew! We're talking about his Bat-tastic show, his podcast featuring sensational 70s Saturday morning icon Shazam, and the brilliantly bionic OSI Files!Photo and images TM & copyright © John S. Drew The Chronic Rift NetworkThe Batcave PodcastThe […]

When Steve Austin's girlfriend, Jamie Sommers, was killed in an episode of "The Six Million Dollar Man," TV audiences were outraged and demanded she come back. ABC executives answered those demands with "The Bionic Woman" starring Lindsay Wagner in the title role, and this time Wagner was able to call the shots in a big way. Find out how as we celebrate Wagner's birthday on today's Sci-Fi 5! Follow Sci-Fi 5 for your daily dose of science-fiction history. Written and hosted by John S. Drew Follow The OSI Files podcast for a look at The Six Million Dollar Man and The Bionic Woman.

When Steve Austin's girlfriend, Jamie Sommers, was killed in an episode of "The Six Million Dollar Man," TV audiences were outraged and demanded she come back. ABC executives answered those demands with "The Bionic Woman" starring Lindsay Wagner in the title role, and this time Wagner was able to call the shots in a big way. Find out how as we celebrate Wagner's birthday on today's Sci-Fi 5! Follow Sci-Fi 5 for your daily dose of science-fiction history. Written and hosted by John S. Drew Follow The OSI Files podcast for a look at The Six Million Dollar Man and The Bionic Woman.

"Arrival" UK Airing: September 29, 1967 US Airing: June 1, 1968   Your Chronic Rift host, John S. Drew, is joined by author/editor Jim Beard to explore this cult limited series in the first of our limited series summer podcasts.  You know Jim from such podcasts as The Batcave Podcast, The Hornet's Sting Podcast, and right here on The Chronic Rift.  Together, as a pair of fans with some knowledge of the series between them, they will explore each episode and try to come up with their only answer to what it is we all want - information. In the first episode, John and Jim discuss the pilot episode, the Village, and Patrick McGoohan as an actor.  Please make sure you comment here or by writing us at chronicrift@gmail.com.

David flies solo and soars with a great double feature from WCRS Stage “The Watch” by John S. Drew and “Victoria! Empress of the Universe- Ep 1. Murder in Space Most Foul” from All Better Audio.

David flies solo and soars with a great double feature from WCRS Stage “The Watch” by John S. Drew and “Victoria! Empress of the Universe- Ep 1. Murder in Space Most Foul” from All Better Audio. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  On this episode, JB pays tribute to the two voice actors who portrayed Batman and Robin throughout most of the 1970s, Olan Soule and Casey Kasem. Plus our fearless podcast host does a DVD commentary for the Challenge of the Super Friends episode, "Wanted: The Super Friends". For More Super Friends talk check out The World's Greatest Super Friends Podcast hosted by John S. Drew and Dan Greenfield. 

Stanley Ralph Ross's treatment, draft, and final scripts for The Funny Feline Felonies two-parter reveal a number of surprises: inconsistent concern for not doing the same gags twice, the death of the budding Batman-Batgirl romance, Ross errors that sometimes made it to the screen, a Ross gag that was, er, stubbed out like a cigar, and much more. The Batcave Podcast's John S. Drew joins us once again in the Bat Research Lab. Plus, Adam West's Batman and Robin and conversation with our listeners about Batman, camp, and Pop! The Funny Feline Felonies - treatment The Funny Feline Felonies - draft The Funny Feline Felonies - final The Funny Feline Felonies - shooting schedule Thread on The Funny Feline Felonies scripts on the '66 Batman Message Board (We'll have more scripts in the future, but... not quite yet.) Thread on the Sasha Torres camp/Pop essay on the '66 Batman Message Board American Heritage Center travel grants BGSU Batman Conference  

What does a Lorenzo Semple Jr. Batman script look like? What does it tell us about the contributions he made to the series? His influences in setting the tone for the series? The things he tried to set up that didn’t make it to the screen? In this episode, The Batcave Podcast’s John S. Drew joins Tim and Paul to look over Semple’s Scripts for Hi Diddle Riddle/Smack in the Middle and Fine Feathered Finks/The Penguin’s a Jinx and examine the evidence regarding Semple’s huge contributions to the series. ALSO: The “Homemade” version of the Hefti “Batman” theme, and your mail! Read the scripts at Knowitalljoe.com

David flies solo and soars with a great double feature from WCRS Stage "The Watch" by John S. Drew and "Victoria! Empress of the Universe- Ep 1. Murder in Space Most Foul" from All Better Audio.

"Lady Killer," Carlton Harris is back! But this time Jaime Sommers is ready for him! Devising a plan to expose his evil deeds once and for all, she must pretend to be his loyal ally, even if it means going deep undercover and severing her OSI lifeline. It's the Bionic Woman's first solo mission in "Welcome Home, Jaime Part II." Hosts John S. Drew and Paul K. Bisson welcome back Betsy Dodd of BionicBlonde.com and James Sherrard of BionicWomanFiles.com.

Jaime Sommers is back! And this time she's comig home to rebuild her life. After a sky-diving accident dropped her into a futuristic world of Bionics, and then a brain hemmorage left her dead, she was brought back to life through a revolutionary cryogenic procedure. But her memory was gone and with it her love for Steve Austin, the Six Million Dollar Man. But now, after one final operation, who will she wake up to be? What kind of life will she have? And will Steve be a part of it? Lifelong Bionic fans, John S. Drew and Paul K. Bisson open the Top Secret file on the Bionic Woman's debut episode, "Welcome Home, Jaime." Joining them for for this special extended podcast (over two hours!) are two powerhouses in Bionic Woman fandom: first is James Sherrard, webmaster of The Bionic Woman Files and Betsy Dodd, webmaster of Bionic Blonde. If you love Jaime Sommers, this is duo to listen to. As always, we've got lots to share as we explore this episode. Trivia, behind-the-scenes information, fashion breakdowns, and our ever popular rating system of 1 to 5 Bionic limbs. We've even got singing! So grab a phone book and some tuna salad, things are about to get wild. Thanks to the amazing Lindsay Wagner for giving us a breat send-off at the start of the show!

  SciFi Diner Podcast Ep. 215 – Is Batman a Superhero? Welcome to the Diner. Join the Conversation: (260) 577-2428 Your Hosts: Scott, Miles, Jim Arrowood, Jim Beard, and John S. Drew Support the Diner Amazon If you have listened to the show for sometime, we would love to have you leave feedback on iTunes. We […]

  SciFi Diner Podcast Ep. 215 – Is Batman a Superhero? Welcome to the Diner. Join the Conversation: (260) 577-2428 Your Hosts: Scott, Miles, Jim Arrowood, Jim Beard, and John S. Drew Support the Diner Amazon If you have listened to the show for sometime, we would love to have you leave feedback on iTunes. We […]

Podcasters: Please download, listen to, and consider this 30 second promo for Cyborgs: A Bionic Podcast.  Each week, John S. Drew and Paul K. Bisson discuss an episode of The Six Million Dollar Man and The Bionic Woman with one guest host.  In addition, we feature interview with the stars, the writers, the producers, the directors, and the stunt people who contributed to these iconic shows.  For more information or if you have any questions, please write abionicpodcast@gmail.com.

Podcasters: Please download, listen to, and consider this 60 second promo for Cyborgs: A Bionic Podcast.  Each week, John S. Drew and Paul K. Bisson discuss an episode of The Six Million Dollar Man and The Bionic Woman with one guest host.  In addition, we feature interviews with the stars, the writers, the producers, the directors, and the stunt people who contributed to these iconic shows.  For more information or if you have any questions, please write abionicpodcast@gmail.com.

Misfits Audio brings The Lone Ranger "Harvey Preston" to the Sonic Summerstock stage and our host this week is John S. Drew. Your Master of the Revels, as always, is David Ault.

The second television movie before the series began is a radical shift from the pilot movie.  Hosts John S. Drew and Paul K. Bisson discuss the pros and cons of this second movie with Joseph Burns, major contributor to the DVD release of the Six Million Dollar Man series and webmaster of thesix1973.com. You can purchase the first season of The Six Million Dollar Man through our Amazon store.  In doing so, you not only get a great DVD set with excellent extras, but you also support the Rift Network.  Thank you. Rating:   Bionic Wiki entry   The6milliondollarblogentry   Joseph Burns was born in Washington D.C., and grew up there until his family moved to California in the late 70's. A film and TV buff, he attended the Film/Video program at UC Santa Cruz, getting his bachelor's in 1996. After Film School, Joe moved to LA and worked in Post Production. He is the editor of "Skywalker: The David Thompson Story," a one hour sports documentary which aired on NBA-TV and was distributed on DVD by Image Entertainment. In addition to video editing, Joe has developed websites, interactive CD-ROMs and DVDs. He operates the SMDM fan website "The Six 1973" and is a major contributor/admin at The Bionic Wiki. In 2010, he was recruited to advise Time-Life on The Six Million Dollar Man: The Complete Collection, and was interviewed for the set at the Pasadena Rock N' ComiCon last Spring. Today Joe lives in San Francisco and is the owner of a very large cat named Fritz.          

It's the movie that started it all and the only recognizable element in it is Lee Majors himself.  Hosts John S. Drew and Paul K. Bisson discuss the pilot movie with Matt Hankinson, chief creative consultant for the Time Life DVD release of the Six Million Dollar Man series. You can purchase the first season of The Six Million Dollar Man through our Amazon store.  In doing so, you not only get a great DVD set with excellent extras, but you also support the podcast.  Thank you.     Rating:      Bionic Wiki entry   The6milliondollarblog.com entry  Matt Hankinson writes, "Besides the Time-Life DVD release of SMDM (for which I served as "chief creative consultant"), I had previously worked with Herbie J Pilato on his long-in-development  The Bionic Book , and served as consultant and wrote the episode copy for Rittenhouse Archive's 2004 Six Million Dollar Man trading card series. I also attended both Bionicon conventions (2006 & 2007) and several of Lindsay Wagner's fan events. With the exception of Lee Majors, I've been fortunate to have met all the cast members and producer Kenneth Johnson. I've known both Paul and Joe from our years at the online forum, and have met Paul in-person at the Bionicons and Lindsay's events. "I live in Minneapolis, Minnesota. I've been a HUGE fan of both bionic shows since I first saw the SMDM pilot movie when I was seven years old. It's literally been a life-long fascination and dedication for me. Getting to work so extensively on the SMDM DVD release was like a dream-come-true, and being able to bring a few friends along for the ride made it extra special." 

Doctor Who: Podshock - Episode 116 Running Time: 1:48:39 Live at I-CON 27, plus John S. Drew of Doctor Who: Short Trips - The Quality of Leadership interviewed, Review of Torchwood: Lost Souls by Q-Dog. Hosted by Louis Trapani, Ken Deep, and James Naughton. Brought to you by the Gallifreyan Embassy and presented by Outpost Gallifrey. Do you need the MP3 file format? Get our MP3 version of this episode using our MP3 dedicated feed at http://www.gallifreyanembassy.org/podshock/podshockmp3.xml.

Doctor Who: Podshock - Episode 116 Running Time: 1:48:39 Live at I-CON 27, plus John S. Drew of Doctor Who: Short Trips - The Quality of Leadership interviewed, Review of Torchwood: Lost Souls by Q-Dog. Hosted by Louis Trapani, Ken Deep, and James Naughton. Brought to you by the Gallifreyan Embassy and presented by Outpost Gallifrey. Do you want the Enhanced Podcast AAC file format? Get our Enhanced Podcast version of this episode using our feed at http://www.gallifreyanembassy.org/podshock/podshock.xml.

For years, mankind has been sending signals into deep space, searching for extraterrestrial life, hoping to receive a reply. Today, we finally got one. It wasn’t the kind we were expecting. The festive mood of New Orleans Mardi Gras is suddenly broken as an intergalactic spaceship blots out the sky. Their response to our message is simple: ” Peoples of the Planet Terra. I am Marin, Commander of the Androsi flagship Traka. We have received your notice of war and have come to respond. I find it odd, though. Our scans show your technological level to be quite low. You can barely escape your planet’s gravity and you’ve never travelled beyond your system. Why would you invite such as this upon yourself? Oh well, it doesn’t matter. Honour must be maintained. Prepare to die.” Mankind’s greatest disaster has come upon him as, in a matter of moments, New Orleans becomes the first victim of alien reprisal. It seems Earth’s gesture of friendship to the galaxy has been grossly misinterpreted. But who can stop the ensuing cataclysm unleashed by a race bent on vengeance? Before Earth can muster what forces it can, a second ship appears in the skies. Then a third. Androsi? No! Earth’s signals have been intercepted by other alien races as well. And now the Funari and the Stephani have come to exact their retribution as well upon a world foolish enough to challenge them. With three alien races vying for the honour of destroying mankind and the earth caught in the middle, is anyone able to stop the madness and save the world? From the pen of John S. Drew, the writer who brought you The Time Brokers, comes another story destined to be a classic: Doomsday Signal.

  For years, mankind has been sending signals into deep space, searching for extraterrestrial life, hoping to receive a reply. Today, we finally got one. It wasn’t the kind we were expecting. The festive mood of New Orleans Mardi Gras is suddenly broken as an intergalactic spaceship blots out the sky. Their response to our message is simple: ” Peoples of the Planet Terra. I am Marin, Commander of the Androsi flagship Traka. We have received your notice of war and have come to respond. I find it odd, though. Our scans show your technological level to be quite low. You can barely escape your planet’s gravity and you’ve never travelled beyond your system. Why would you invite such as this upon yourself? Oh well, it doesn’t matter. Honour must be maintained. Prepare to die.” Mankind’s greatest disaster has come upon him as, in a matter of moments, New Orleans becomes the first victim of alien reprisal. It seems Earth’s gesture of friendship to the galaxy has been grossly misinterpreted. But who can stop the ensuing cataclysm unleashed by a race bent on vengeance? Before Earth can muster what forces it can, a second ship appears in the skies. Then a third. Androsi? No! Earth’s signals have been intercepted by other alien races as well. And now the Funari and the Stephani have come to exact their retribution as well upon a world foolish enough to challenge them. With three alien races vying for the honour of destroying mankind and the earth caught in the middle, is anyone able to stop the madness and save the world? From the pen of John S. Drew, the writer who brought you The Time Brokers, comes another story destined to be a classic: Doomsday Signal.

For years, mankind has been sending signals into deep space, searching for extraterrestrial life, hoping to receive a reply. Today, we finally got one. It wasn’t the kind we were expecting. The festive mood of New Orleans Mardi Gras is suddenly broken as an intergalactic spaceship blots out the sky. Their response to our message is simple: ” Peoples of the Planet Terra. I am Marin, Commander of the Androsi flagship Traka. We have received your notice of war and have come to respond. I find it odd, though. Our scans show your technological level to be quite low. You can barely escape your planet’s gravity and you’ve never travelled beyond your system. Why would you invite such as this upon yourself? Oh well, it doesn’t matter. Honour must be maintained. Prepare to die.” Mankind’s greatest disaster has come upon him as, in a matter of moments, New Orleans becomes the first victim of alien reprisal. It seems Earth’s gesture of friendship to the galaxy has been grossly misinterpreted. But who can stop the ensuing cataclysm unleashed by a race bent on vengeance? Before Earth can muster what forces it can, a second ship appears in the skies. Then a third. Androsi? No! Earth’s signals have been intercepted by other alien races as well. And now the Funari and the Stephani have come to exact their retribution as well upon a world foolish enough to challenge them. With three alien races vying for the honour of destroying mankind and the earth caught in the middle, is anyone able to stop the madness and save the world? From the pen of John S. Drew, the writer who brought you The Time Brokers, comes another story destined to be a classic: Doomsday Signal.

For years, mankind has been sending signals into deep space, searching for extraterrestrial life, hoping to receive a reply. Today, we finally got one. It wasn’t the kind we were expecting. The festive mood of New Orleans Mardi Gras is suddenly broken as an intergalactic spaceship blots out the sky. Their response to our message is simple: ” Peoples of the Planet Terra. I am Marin, Commander of the Androsi flagship Traka. We have received your notice of war and have come to respond. I find it odd, though. Our scans show your technological level to be quite low. You can barely escape your planet’s gravity and you’ve never travelled beyond your system. Why would you invite such as this upon yourself? Oh well, it doesn’t matter. Honour must be maintained. Prepare to die.” Mankind’s greatest disaster has come upon him as, in a matter of moments, New Orleans becomes the first victim of alien reprisal. It seems Earth’s gesture of friendship to the galaxy has been grossly misinterpreted. But who can stop the ensuing cataclysm unleashed by a race bent on vengeance? Before Earth can muster what forces it can, a second ship appears in the skies. Then a third. Androsi? No! Earth’s signals have been intercepted by other alien races as well. And now the Funari and the Stephani have come to exact their retribution as well upon a world foolish enough to challenge them. With three alien races vying for the honour of destroying mankind and the earth caught in the middle, is anyone able to stop the madness and save the world? From the pen of John S. Drew, the writer who brought you The Time Brokers, comes another story destined to be a classic: Doomsday Signal.

For years, mankind has been sending signals into deep space, searching for extraterrestrial life, hoping to receive a reply. Today, we finally got one. It wasn’t the kind we were expecting. The festive mood of New Orleans Mardi Gras is suddenly broken as an intergalactic spaceship blots out the sky. Their response to our message is simple: ” Peoples of the Planet Terra. I am Marin, Commander of the Androsi flagship Traka. We have received your notice of war and have come to respond. I find it odd, though. Our scans show your technological level to be quite low. You can barely escape your planet’s gravity and you’ve never travelled beyond your system. Why would you invite such as this upon yourself? Oh well, it doesn’t matter. Honour must be maintained. Prepare to die.” Mankind’s greatest disaster has come upon him as, in a matter of moments, New Orleans becomes the first victim of alien reprisal. It seems Earth’s gesture of friendship to the galaxy has been grossly misinterpreted. But who can stop the ensuing cataclysm unleashed by a race bent on vengeance? Before Earth can muster what forces it can, a second ship appears in the skies. Then a third. Androsi? No! Earth’s signals have been intercepted by other alien races as well. And now the Funari and the Stephani have come to exact their retribution as well upon a world foolish enough to challenge them. With three alien races vying for the honour of destroying mankind and the earth caught in the middle, is anyone able to stop the madness and save the world? From the pen of John S. Drew, the writer who brought you The Time Brokers, comes another story destined to be a classic: Doomsday Signal.