[Podcast] Serious TV Drama Podcast 224: Elseworlds Crossover in the Arrowverse

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It’s been a while since the STVD podcast crew has assembled to talk about The CW’s DC shows, but we are back once more to discuss the Elseworlds crossover between The Flash, Arrow and Supergirl.[Recorded 12/12/2018] * Segment Breakdown * 0:00:00 – 0:04:40  Intro* 0:04:41 – 0:10:53  Remembering Cade* 0:10:54 – 0:33:23  THE FLASH: ELSEWORLDS PT. 1* 0:33:24 – 1:05:13  ARROW: ELSEWORLDS PT. 2* 1:05:14 – 1:32:20  SUPERGIRL: ELSEWORLDS PT. 3* 1:32:20 – 1:43:57  General Crossover Talk* 1:43:58 – 1:54:54  Wrapping It All Up Join us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/stvdpodcast/ Follow us on Twitter: @STVDpodcast And track us down on iTunes, where

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[Podcast/Video] Conan O’Brien Needs A Friend: Dax Shepard

With Conan O’Brien on hiatus from his late night show, the comedian/talk show host has been connecting with some of his favorite guests through his podcast.  After 25 years at the Late Night desk, Conan realized that the only people at his holiday party are the men and women who work for him. Over the years and despite thousands of interviews, Conan has never made a real and lasting friendship with any of his celebrity guests. So, he started a podcast to do just that. Deeper, unboundedly playful, and free from FCC regulations, Conan O’Brien Needs a Friend is a

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[Podcast/Video] Conan O’Brien Needs A Friend: Bill Burr

With Conan O’Brien on hiatus from his late night show, the comedian/talk show host has been connecting with some of his favorite guests through his podcast.  After 25 years at the Late Night desk, Conan realized that the only people at his holiday party are the men and women who work for him. Over the years and despite thousands of interviews, Conan has never made a real and lasting friendship with any of his celebrity guests. So, he started a podcast to do just that. Deeper, unboundedly playful, and free from FCC regulations, Conan O’Brien Needs a Friend is a

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[Book Review] Baen Books: ‘Down and Out in Purgatory’ by Tim Powers

A complete palette of story-telling colors from Powers, including acclaimed tale “The Bible Repairman,” where a psychic handyman who supernaturally eliminates troublesome passages of the Bible for paying clients finds the remains of his own broken soul on the line when tasked with rescuing the kidnapped ghost of a rich man’s daughter. Time travel takes a savage twist in “Salvage and Demolition,” where the chance discovery of a long-lost manuscript throws a down-and-out book collector back in time to 1950s San Francisco where he must prevent an ancient Sumeric inscription from dooming millions in the future. Humor and horror mix

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[Comic Book Review] Action Lab: Danger Zone’s ABERRANT Vol. 1 TPB

PopCultHQ received an advance review copy of ABERRANT Vol. 1 TPB from Action Lab Entertainment‘s Danger Zone imprint. Available Wednesday, May 15th, the creative team for this series features writing from Rylend Grant, art from Zsombor Huszka & Davi Leon Dias, colors by Iwan Joko Triyono, and lettering from HdE. RELATED: [Interview] The Creative Team Behind Action Lab: Danger Zone’s ABERRANT Here’s PopCultHQ’s spoiler-free review of… ~~~~~ ABERRANT Vol. 1 TPB Writer: Rylend Grant Artists: Zsombor Huszka (Artist), Davi Leon Dias (Artist), Iwan Joko Triyono (Colorist), HdE (Letterer) Cover Artists: Zsombor Huszka (Artist), Davi Leon Dias (Artist), Iwan Joko Triyono (Colorist) 160 pgs./M/FC SRP:

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[Cinema Sunday] “Malice in the Palace” – Wild Adventures Await

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Moe: [to Hassen Ben Soba and Ginna Rumma]: What’ll you have? Hassan Ben Soba: We want… Moe: [cutting him off]: We don’t have any more. Larry: All we got left are rabbit and hot dogs. Hassan Ben Soba: Rabbit. Ginna Rumma: Hot dogs. Larry: Hot dog, they’ll take rabbit. Now that the season of Thanksgiving is over, it’s time to turn our attention to the coming month of December. Food has been feasted on, good times shared, and families and loved ones have come together in a spirit of unity. To close out this month and our little trip to

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[Convention] Harassment at Anime North Texas?

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Anime North Texas (ANT) was held over the weekend of November 16th at the Sheraton DFW Airport Hotel. This event has been going on since at least 2013. Many seemed to enjoy the convention, but it seems to have had its share of problems. The biggest complaint I’ve seen was regarding harassment and body shaming: Whisper Stormie Glover  – On Saturday this year, we brought out our bunnies for ANT. We have been working since earlier this year to get everything together and organized for this – staying within the guidelines. We get ready and come down the elevator and within minutes we

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[Cinema Sunday] “An Ache in Every Stake” – Culinary Chaos

Thanksgiving week is here at last. Holiday preparations are well under way. And so to somewhat honor a time of togetherness, giving thanks and food, here is something extra to give thanks for. A very sweet Three Stooges short from 1941, where our charming nyuck-nyuck knuckleheads find themselves in a situation of gaseous proportions. Directed by Del Lord, this reviewer found this Curly-era classic piece to be full of great humor. From ice man incidents to baking bonanzas. And all with Del Lord at the helm. Del is a man long familiar to Stooge fans as the director of some

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[Interview] Creator Shawn Pryor of CASH + CARRIE – Book Two: “Summer Sleuths” ~ The All-Ages OGN Now on Kickstarter!

The Kickstarter for the all-readers graphic novel CASH + CARRIE – BOOK TWO: SUMMER SLEUTHS is live!   CASH + CARRIE – Book Two: “Summer Sleuths” is a new creator-owned original graphic novel currently campaigning on Kickstarter. In the summer of 2015, Cash + Carrie launched as a single issue all-readers mystery comic on Kickstarter with success. Shawn Pryor put together a full volume (Book One) with co-creator Giulie Speziani that was released in the fall of 2016 from Action Lab Entertainment. Since Cash + Carrie hopped on the scene in 2015, there’s been a LOT of all-readers mystery comics that have

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[Book Review] Baen Books: ‘Sheepfarmer’s Daughter’ by Elizabeth Moon

Paksenarrion Dorthansdotter may be the daughter of a humble sheep farmer in the far north end of the kingdom, but she dreams of so much more. After refusing her father’s orders to do the sensible thing and marry the pig farmer down the road, Paks, runs away to join a band of mercenaries, dreaming of daring deeds and military glory. But life in the army is different than she imagined, and her daydreams at first seem to be turning to nightmares. But Paks refuses to let her dreams die—and does her duty with honor and integrity. Her path is an

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