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Fanatics and the Fan, is a fun, exciting and in-depth look into the world of science fiction, fantasy, gaming comics and all things geek. This weekly podcast Hosted by three icons in the Springfield area sci-fi world, hopes to bring you a fun, informative and accurate discussion of today’s Geekdom!

22/08/2024

The monsters on Sesame Street during the first season were a completely different breed compared to the ones they have now

And that’s probably for the best 😂

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James Wan's *Creature from the Black Lagoon* remake is in development.

Recently it was reported that *Insidious* and *The Conjuring* director James Wan is set to direct a remake of the Universal Monsters classic *Creature from the Black Lagoon*

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17/08/2024

I would unironically watch this everyday. 😅


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15/08/2024

Woodstock is possibly the most famous concert of all time and the capstone of an era. See our list of all 32 bands that performed, including Jefferson Airplane, Janis Joplin and Sly and the Family Stone.

15/08/2024

The original Grover puppet, which was donated to the Smithsonian Institution in 2013.

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franchise creator, James Wan, is in talks to direct a remake for Universal.

I love this movie
12/08/2024

I love this movie

The film "Nothing But Trouble" (1991) was reportedly based on Dan Aykroyd's personal experiences. In 1978, he was pulled over for speeding in a rural town in the Northeastern United States. The police officer took him to the local Justice of the Peace in the middle of the night for a trial.

This is the only film directed by Aykroyd, who proved to be very popular with the crew for listening to and enacting all of the crazy ideas they threw at him, including the Bonestripper, the roller coaster going through Valkenheiser Mansion, and the dinner table with the built-in model train set serving food. But while the crew had a blast making the movie as grotesquely absurd as possible, it also caused the film to go over-budget. Warner Bros. execs had weekly meetings with Aykroyd pleading for him to rein things in, but didn't act themselves because they were already distracted with another troubled production, "The Bonfire of the Vanities" (1990).

The crew also enjoyed working with John Candy and Demi Moore, but Chevy Chase (as he is infamous for) proved to be a nightmare. Chase was verbally abusive to everyone on set, tried to speak on Moore's behalf about her "skimpy" costume, and stated that he had more worth than Aykroyd because Chase had the bigger paycheck. The crew was furious at Chase's treatment of Aykroyd, with one crew member even threatening to drop a brick on Chase's head if he ever spoke to the director like that again.

Chase did not like the script, but took the leading role because he wanted to work with his friend Aykroyd, and thought they could improve the movie by improvising. Chase later said that Aykroyd took a huge career hit when the movie bombed, because he had taken on so many roles (director, writer, actor, and producer) that no one else had a high enough profile to take blame for how bad things turned out.

Roger Ebert famously hated the movie so much that he refused to write a review for it after giving it one of his most emphatic "thumbs down" reviews ever on his television show "At the Movies." On the show, Ebert said that when he went to a weeknight showing of the film, the theatre was almost abandoned except for him, a few lone adults, and several teenagers who were making loud, rude comments at the screen; Ebert famously went over to the teens and asked them to be even louder so he didn't have to listen to the terrible movie anymore. (IMDb)

Happy Birthday, Dan Aykroyd!

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12/08/2024

Jachin Like

This time on Fanatics and the Fan we record live from Tremendicon! we are join but a few great nerds who had a lot to say about. We cover all things Marvel, ...

I love this movie so much. Iykyk
10/08/2024

I love this movie so much. Iykyk

Official poster for the restored 4K version of Tarsem Singh’s THE FALL starring Lee Pace.

The fiilm will be released via MUBI on September 27 in the US, Canada, Latin America, the UK, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Turkey and India.

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Bookworms love
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Bookworms love

18th century device that allowed researchers to read up to 8 open books at a time.

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Get your breathing technique down, and see if you have what it takes to be a Hashira. Help to avenge Tanjiro by coming out to Demon Slayer Trivia Get you teams together, and Come win prizes in this Family friendly, fun night or trivia!

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Fanatics and the Fan/ Geekmas 2023 SATO 48 FANATICS AND THE FAN EASTER EGG CONTEST for 10 years Fanatics and the fan have been entertaining fans all across the Midwest and beyond, with our unique look at all things nerdy. In the beginning our love of comics and video games fuel our drive to be entertaining. But in the end is was movies that held our attention the longest. For years some of the very best in nerdy tv and movies have honored their nerdy roots by sprinkling Easters eggs in these master pieces For the last few years We of joined in the excitement of the Sato48 experience, by sponsoring the Pop culture award, or as we like to cool it the best Easter egg. Well this year is no different. As before Fanatics and the Fan with be sponsoring this popular award, however with a new twist. This year we are defining our requirements a little better to make it easier for all the teams to understand what our judges are looking for : this year we would like ICONIC Easter eggs from ICONIC sci-FI films. (no brads college film about a serial killing tire is not iconic) You will be judged on how will the Easter egg (pop culture reference) is used in your film. • This years pieces including a free table and presentation time at Geekmas. And entire show on our youtube channel and podcast. • And autographed photo from Adam savage (yes brownie point is you pop culture references is from one of the Iconic movies he has worked on) • cash prize of $300 You must email a time stamp of your pop culture reference or references to us All this and more about the presents will be spelled out at www.fanaticsandthefan.com #SATO48 #popculturereference

Meet our newest Artist, Tim Chiasson Tim a long standing nerd artist with amazing talent. As a Licensed artist for the ROBOECH Franchise (Crunchyroll/ Funimation), Tim is not only bringing his awesome artwork, but has also agree to do panels about the history and stories behind the show Robotech. There are still a few tables left open. check out : https://forms.gle/3VkJvPMrFMwbyapm6 #geekmas #fanaticsandthefan #geekmas2022 #nerds #robotech #macross #timchiasson #artist #funimation

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Fanatics and the Fan is proud to Announce our next special guest, the amazing voice actor, @barryyandell Nominated for Best Supporting Actor by BTVA for his iconic role as William T. Spears in Black Butler, Barry Yandell is a well-known and very busy regional stage actor and voiceover artist based in North Texas. Most recently, Barry lends his voice talent to the characters of Conehead in Fire Force, Zelada in Cop Craft and Kodai in Yu-No. Fans will recognize his voice contributions in some of the most popular Anime series to date including Alexis Kerib in SSSS Gridman, Yoki in Full Metal Alchemist, Mr. 2 Bon Clay in One Piece, Little Demon in Soul Eater, Dwarf Shaman in Goblin Slayer, and Popuko in Pop Team Epic. Additional roles include an array of characters from Dragonball Z, Ghost in the Shell, Fairy Tail, and Attack on Titan to name a few. Tickets are now of sale #geekmas #geekmas2022 #fanaticsandthefan #FATF #dragonballz #ghostintheshell #fairytail #attackontitan #TinyTinasWonderlands

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First trivia night was a success. So much fun. #fanaticsandthefan #mcutrivia #geekmas2022 #Geekmas #417taphouse

Finally trivia night returns to @417tap 7.26 7pm Let the Games begin

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Welcome to Fanatics and the Fan! A fun and exciting show, created by nerds for nerds. Journey with us, as we traverse a universe of fandoms. We cover everything from Cosplay to Comic Books, from your favorite Movie franchises to Gaming of all kinds, and so much more. Our Midwest Geek of the Week, puts a spotlight on all things geeky. We’ve always got something going on! Surprises, you don’t want to miss! So come on and hop in our Tardis, and see what we have in store for you, this week!