Patrick and John have a frank and serious chat about fandom, specifically Star Wars and the reactions to Solo: A Star Wars Story.
SPOILER ALERT! IF YOU HAVE NOT SEEN SOLO: A STAR WARS STORY, and plan to, and have avoided spoilers, then YOU MIGHT WANT TO SKIP THIS EPISODE UNTIL AFTER YOU’VE SEEN THE MOVIE.
What else do we talk about in this episode? A LOT. The Monkees come up fairly early, and we talk about The Beatles as well before moving on to Solo, the state of Star Wars these days, fandom, social medial, trolls, bullies, the Disney / Fox merger, streaming services and how the merger could affect them, the new DC streaming service, Titans, Young Justice Season 3, the new streaming animated and live action Star Wars shows, Marvel movies and more…
Links:
- John Anealio on Twitter
- Patrick Hester on Twitter
- The Functional Nerds Patreon Page
- Patrick’s Book: Into the Fire (available everywhere)
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This podcast contains original music by John Anealio.
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