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We're joined by Courtney Enlow, a writer whose work has appeared on SYFY FANGRRLS, Glamour, Vanity Fair & co-host of podcasts Trends Like These & Strong Female Characters, to discuss the work of horror director Lucky McKee. In this episode, we talked May (2002), The Woman (2011) & All Cheerleaders Die (2013).
Jenn and guest Vanessa Diaz discuss the end of Shannara and SYFY Fangrrls, some award news, the latest Disney debacle, and then dive into a cheerfully haunted holiday rom-com and a darkly comedic holiday horror flick. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS here, Apple Podcasts here, Spotify here. The show can also be found on Stitcher here. To get even more SF/F news and recs, sign up for our Swords and Spaceships newsletter! News Goodbye SYFY Fangrrls, we will miss you! (Hire them!) Disney Must Pay (its authors) New Hugo category: video games! Charles Yu wins National Book Award The Shannara series is officially ended Films The Holiday Calendar Rare Exports See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Hey y'all, Please read these notes! You will need them! As you'll hear, this episode comes with a visual aid. You can find Keenan's PowerPoint here. You can see a picture of a bourdaloue here. As for our amazing guests, you can find them on Twitter here and here. Two other quick notes: First, you'll notice some weird audio things here. We had some tech issues but the episode was just too good to scrap over weird sound stuff, so please bear with us. We think you'll agree it's worth it. And second, since we recorded, Syfy Fangrrls, one of Emma's most frequent outlets, has sadly shuttered. (Media is dying, please buy a freelance journalist a donut today!) But you can still find her work, and the work of the other incredible writers who worked for that publication, elsewhere. Next time, we wrap up the miniseries as a whole. Thanks for listening! Lots of love, Allison, Julie, and Janine
Swapna and Preeti dive into the fifth episode of the second season of The Mandalorian, called"The Jedi." We also discuss recent events at SYFY FANGRRLS, Bugsnax, DragonAge: Inquisition, and the Supernatural finale conspiracy theory. Swapna's newsletter: skrishna.substack.com Preeti's newsletter: preeti.substack.com Trans Rights are Human Rights, this is the way - donate to the Trans Law Center today Patreon: desigeekgirls.patreon.com
SYFY Fangrrls is celebrating the 25th Anniversary of Xena: Warrior Princess with a special podcast series. We kick off the celebration with a bang! Fangrrls resident Xena mega fan, Katie Wilson, is joined by the O.G. warrior princesses themselves, Lucy Lawless and Renee O’Connor. From never heard behind the scenes stories about the series to a lot of talk about rats, this is an episode you don’t want to miss!
Hey Xenites! Celebrate the 25th anniversary of Xena: Warrior Princess with a brand new SYFY Fangrrls podcast. Hosted by resident Xena mega fan, Katie Wilson, we’re looking back at over 25 years of Xena and talking about what makes this show so important. From special guests, to fans, this podcast is going to be better than hot tubs and subtext.
Life is stressful right now; let’s talk about fashion. This week on the podcast, Kate welcomes back friend of the show Emma Fraser of Primetimer, SyFy Fangrrls, Vulture, Collider, and more to discuss the first season of Netflix’s fashion reality competition show, Next in Fashion. Before we focus in on the fashion, though, there’s a full week of TV to discuss. Noel and Kate kick things off with the comedies, including the premiere of It’s Personal with Amy Hoggart, the series finale of Fresh Off the Boat, and a catchup with Zoey’s Extraordinary Playlist. Then we move to reality for a bit, to talk RuPaul’s Drag Race’s season 12 premiere and catch up with HBO’s McMillion$, and we round out the week with some superhero TV, Black Lightning, The Flash, and Supergirl’s big 100th episode. Take a listen, then reach out with your thoughts on Next in Fashion, the week’s TV, and what shows you’re using to de-stress in this tense world. Season Spotlight: Next in Fashion with Emma Fraser (1:10:53) Our Week in TV It’s Personal with Amy Hoggart premiere (6:34) Fresh Off the Boat finale (13:18) Zoey’s Extraordinary Playlist (17:26) RuPaul’s Drag Race premiere (21:03) McMillion$ (29:41) Black Lightning (40:37) The Flash (47:49) Supergirl (53:25) Music Featured: “Superstar” as performed by the cast of Zoey’s Extraordinary Playlist
Life is stressful right now; let’s talk about fashion. This week on the podcast, Kate welcomes back friend of the show Emma Fraser of Primetimer, SyFy Fangrrls, Vulture, Collider, and more to discuss the first season of Netflix’s fashion reality competition show, Next in Fashion. Before we focus in on the fashion, though, there’s a full week of TV to discuss. Noel and Kate kick things off with the comedies, including the premiere of It’s Personal with Amy Hoggart, the series finale of Fresh Off the Boat, and a catchup with Zoey’s Extraordinary Playlist. Then we move to reality for a bit, to talk RuPaul’s Drag Race’s season 12 premiere and catch up with HBO’s McMillion$, and we round out the week with some superhero TV, Black Lightning, The Flash, and Supergirl’s big 100th episode. Take a listen, then reach out with your thoughts on Next in Fashion, the week’s TV, and what shows you’re using to destress in this tense world.Season Spotlight: Next in Fashion with Emma Fraser (1:10:53)Our Week in TV It’s Personal with Amy Hoggart premiere (6:34) Fresh Off the Boat finale (13:18) Zoey’s Extraordinary Playlist (17:26) RuPaul’s Drag Race premiere (21:03) McMillion$ (29:41) Black Lightning (40:37) The Flash (47:49) Supergirl (53:25)Music Featured: “Superstar” as performed by the cast of Zoey’s Extraordinary Playlist
We are proud to present the second year of SYFY FANGRRL’s Forgotten Women of Genre, a limited-series podcast during Women's History Month where we tell the stories of the women who helped some of the most famous fantasy worlds become a reality.
Riley Silverman (Troubled Waters, SYFY Fangrrls) joins Jordan and Jesse for our first MaxFunDrive episode of 2019! They get into Jordan's most recent attempt to retain his status as a fun guy, the bloodsport that is shopping at the Super King grocery store in Jesse's neighborhood, and whether or not the drug rug demographic is enough to best the people who own fezes. Plus, we unveil the amazing Jordan, Jesse, Go! pin that you can get during the Max Fun Drive and all the other cool stuff up for grabs this year. Go to MaximumFun.org/Donate right now to support the show! And let us know if you've ever worn bowling shoes in your every day life -- 206-984-4FUN or jjgo@maximumfun.org!
SYFY Fangrrls managing editor Cher Martinetti and SYFY WIRE editor in chief Adam Swiderski breakdown the Season 3 finale of The Expanse & Cher looks back at an emotional season with Steven Strait &Wes Chatham.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Authors Ty Franck & Daniel Abraham join SYFY Fangrrls managing editor Cher Martinetti and SYFY WIRE editor in chief Adam Swiderski to breakdown episode 11 in Season 3 of The Expanse.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Authors Ty Franck & Daniel Abraham join SYFY Fangrrls managing editor Cher Martinetti and SYFY WIRE editor in chief Adam Swiderski to breakdown episode 10 in Season 3 of The Expanse. This week, Mark Fergus & Cara Gee guest. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Authors Ty Franck & Daniel Abraham join SYFY Fangrrls managing editor Cher Martinetti and SYFY WIRE editor in chief Adam Swiderski to breakdown episode 9 in Season 3 of The Expanse.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Authors Ty Franck & Daniel Abraham join SYFY Fangrrls managing editor Cher Martinetti and SYFY WIRE editor in chief Adam Swiderski to breakdown episode 8 in Season 3 of The Expanse. But first, Cas Anvar joins us to celebrate the huge Season 4 news and tell us how Jeff Bezos' big reveal went down in person. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Authors Ty Franck & Daniel Abraham join SYFY Fangrrls managing editor Cher Martinetti and SYFY WIRE editor in chief Adam Swiderski to address the buzz around a Season 4 at Amazon and breakdown episode 7 in Season 3 of The Expanse. Later, Cher talks to Wes Chatham about who Amos really is, John Hughes, and what the future may hold with or without a Season 4.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Authors Ty Franck & Daniel Abraham join SYFY Fangrrls managing editor Cher Martinetti and SYFY WIRE editor in chief Adam Swiderski to breakdown episode 6 in Season 3 of The Expanse. Dominque Tipper guests. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Authors Ty Franck & Daniel Abraham join SYFY Fangrrls managing editor Cher Martinetti and SYFY WIRE editor in chief Adam Swiderski to breakdown episode 5 in Season 3 of The Expanse.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Authors Ty Franck & Daniel Abraham join SYFY Fangrrls managing editor Cher Martinetti and SYFY WIRE editor in chief Adam Swiderski to breakdown episode 304 of The Expanse. Special guest: Cas Anvar, aka Alex Kamal!See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Space journalist Swapna Krishna of Engadget, SyFy Fangrrls, & the Los Angeles Times joins Rae and Steve to answer questions about the spectacular world of space flight.Questions Include: Why do we love shooting stuff into space? Will Starman contaminate Mars? Would you have a space funeral? Is Elon Musk the right man to take us to Mars? Are spacecraft cats or dogs? Where is Voyager I and Voyager II? What is the Kessler syndrome? How many satellites are up there? How will space junk affect Earth? What happens when spacecraft die? Why can’t you take pictures of satellites? Why are reusable rockets important?Follow I Need My Space on Social Media:Twitter: @INeedMySpacePodInstagram: @INeedMySpacePodTo continue the conversation from this episode, use the hashtag #INeedMySpaceWhere to Find Swapna Krishna:Twitter: @skrishnaDesi Geek Girls: https://apple.co/2vLeuNnWhy You Need Your Space:In this episode, Emily Lakdawalla, senior editor and planetary evangelist at the Planetary Society, tells us why she needs her space. You can follow Emily on Twitter @elakdawalla and check out Planetary Radio on Apple: https://apple.co/2vQqlKfAbout Inverse:Inverse sparks curiosity about the future. We explore the science of anything, innovations that shape tomorrow, and ideas that stretch our minds. Our goal is to motivate the next generation to build a better world.Credits:I Need My Space is an Inverse production hosted by Rae Paoletta and Steve Ward, produced by Sam Riddell, and executive produced by Hannah Margaret Allen. Our intro and outro music was created by Olivares. Additional Music by P C III (Pipe Choir Three).Rae: @payoletterSteve: @stevejohnhenrywAndrew: https://soundcloud.com/andrewoP C III: http://freemusicarchive.org/music/P_C_III/ Other Topics Discussed Include: space junk, machismo, low Earth orbit, Cassini, KFC chicken sandwich in space, NASA, Parker Solar Probe, the Golden Record, Jade Rabbit rover, flat-Earthers, Curiosity
Authors Ty Franck & Daniel Abraham join SYFY Fangrrls managing editor Cher Martinetti and SYFY WIRE editor in chief Adam Swiderski to breakdown episode 303 of The Expanse. Special guest: Frankie Adams aka Bobbie Draper. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
The Expanse authors Ty Franck and Daniel Abraham (James SA Corey) join SYFY Fangrrls managing editor Cher Martinetti and SYFY WIRE editor in chief Adam Swiderski to break down episode 302. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Alex and Nick invite Heather Mason (from SyFy Fangrrls & Amy Poehler's Smart Girls) and LaToya Ferguson (from The A.V. Club & IndieWire) for a lighthearted conversation about the current state of TV criticism in the era of peak content and serialized storytelling. What does TV criticism look like today? What is the process of reviewing a TV show? What can writers learn from critics? When are shows reviewed as a whole as opposed to episodically? How can critics review so much content in the era of peak TV? What are common misconceptions about TV criticism? Plus, a special WonderCon 2018 reminder. The Paper Team rates this episode "A+"... SHOWNOTES Content WonderCon 2018 panel reminder (00:00:33) A casual conversation about TV criticism (00:01:45) Resources and Next Week On (01:14:18) Reminder Paper Team is going to WonderCon 2018! Join our panel "Reimagined for TV: Writing shows based on popular IP" on Sunday, March 25 at 1:00PM in Room 209. Links Heather Mason on Twitter LaToya Ferguson on Twitter The TV Sisters LaToya Ferguson on Tumblr SyFy Fangrrls IGN HelloGiggles Amy Poehler’s Smart Girls The A.V. Club IndieWire Uproxx Television Without Pity "San Junipero" (3x04 - Black Mirror) Scream (TV Show) Teen Wolf (TV Show) Pretty Little Liars Scream Queens The Strain Metacritic Rotten Tomatoes Drop Dead Gorgeous Don't Trust the B---- in Apartment 23 Great News The Vampire Diaries Hannibal (TV Show) Sasha Alexander Greg Beeman Dark Television Critics Association (TCA) Grace and Frankie Electric Dreams Charlie's Angels (2011 TV Show) 666 Park Avenue Dave Annable Rachael Taylor Robert Buckley The Slap The Slap (US Version) Jonathan LaPaglia Special thanks to Alex Switzky for helping us edit this episode. If you enjoyed this episode (and others), please consider leaving us an iTunes review at paperteam.co/itunes! :) You can find Paper Team on Twitter: Alex - @TVCalling Nick - @_njwatson If you have any questions, comments or feedback, you can e-mail us: ask@paperteam.co
Another Star Wars movie, another Trailer Council is convened! This time, the panel assembled to discuss Rian Johnson's amazing little magic trick of a trailer for The Last Jedi include Amanda Ward of Making Star Wars/Rebel Grrrl; Chris Taylor of Mashable and author of "How Star Wars Conquered the Universe; Shana O'Neil of SYFY Fangrrls (aka GeekGirlDiva); Kyle Newman, director of "Fanboys" and the Han Solo Smuggler's Trilogy of radio dramas; Steele Saunders of the Steele Wars podcast, Anthony Breznican of Entertainment Weekly, and our very own Holly Frey. If you haven't already, join our new Facebook group and join in the discussions with us and other listeners at – http://facebook.com/groups/FullofSith If you like the show, please leave us iTunes/Stitcher reviews and share us with your friends and family! We'd greatly appreciate it.
“So when Doc and Denis came in that night, it wasn't just the usual hungry doper thing. It was something else. And with Neptune moving at last out of the Scorpio death-trip and rising into the Sagittarian light of the higher mind, it was bound to be something love-related. And I thought I knew what it was…”There are Inherent Vice fans, and then there’s Kayleigh Donaldson, a writer and critic who has been ardently stanning the film since December of 2012—exactly two years before Inherent Vice was released in theaters. And since that release, she has vociferously declared and defended Vice as Paul Thomas Anderson’s masterpiece.It’s a level of broad, absolute appreciation that leaves her uniquely suited not only for Increment Vice in general, but this scene in specific, in which Inherent Vice’s two very different tonal extremes—potfogged melancholy and zany comic tableaus—are cat’s-cradled together with some heavy heartache, a few slices of of pizza, “Vitamin C,” and a hair-changing intuition, all into a vast lattice of meaning that only grows deeper with every viewing, and every conversation.About the GuestKAYLEIGH DONALDSONKayleigh Donaldson is a critic and pop culture writer. Her work can be found on Pajiba, Screen Rant, and SYFY FANGRRLS. She is also the co-host of the podcast The Hollywood Read, alongside LaineyGossip writer Sarah Marrs.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/one-heat-minute-productions/donations