Andy Farnsworth joins KSL-TV to help audiences decipher #WhatToWatch for the weekend of March 3, 2023.  With a solid group of choices to watch in the theaters and at home this weekend, the big question is, will The Mandalorian season three continue to be a must-see for Star Wars fans? Andy says… Yes! On the big screen, Creed III starring and directed by Michael B. Jordan is an emotional and great addition to the Rocky-Creed series. In theaters as well is the surprisingly good action comedy Operation Fortune, but with Guy Ritchie at the directorial helm, we should have expected that. Over on Amazon Prime Video, we have a best-selling book turned series with Daisy Jones and The Six. And on CBS/ParamountPlus, a movie turned series, True Lies, debuts with an imperfect but enjoyable start for a broadcast-type tv show. As for the kids, Netflix's new animated series  Karate Sheep gives some strong classic Looney Tunes vibes with no dialogue and lots of sight gags family-friendly fun. 

Beyond Sci-Fi, Fantasy, Gaming, and Tech, the brains behind Fan Effect are connoisseurs of categories surpassing the nerdy. Brilliant opinions and commentary on all things geek, but surprising knowledge and witty arguments over pop culture, Star Trek, MARVEL vs. DC, and a wide range of movies, TV shows, and more. Formerly known as SLC Fanboys, the show is hosted by Andy Farnsworth and KellieAnn Halvorsen, who are joined by guest experts. Based in the beautiful beehive state, Fan Effect celebrates Utah’s unique fan culture as it has been declared The Nerdiest State in America by TIME.   

Listen regularly on your favorite platform, at kslnewsradio.com, or on the KSL App. Join the conversation on Facebook @FanEffectShow, Instagram @FanEffectShow, and Twitter @FanEffectShow. Fan Effect is sponsored by Megaplex Theatres, Utah's premiere movie entertainment company. 

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Andy Farnsworth joins KSL-TV to help audiences decipher #WhatToWatch for the weekend of February 24, 2023. Ever wondered what a bear is like after it does cocaine? The new movie “Cocaine Bear” will show how director Elizabeth Banks imagines it, all on the big screen. For small-screen options, you have; A silent David Harbour haunts Anthony Mackie's family, who turns him into a social media sensation before things take a very dark turn in “We Have a Ghost” on Netflix. Christoph Waltz is either the best boss ever or the most sadistic one in “The Consultant” on Amazon Prime Video. Eva Green is a British intelligence agent who knows her French rival all too well in the espionage thriller series “Liaison” on Apple TV Plus. The crew from “Outer Banks” is back for a third season of teenagers doing way-too-grown-up things on Netflix. The comedy “Party Down” reunites after 10 years for another series on Starz. And Eugene Levy becomes “The Reluctant Traveler,” visiting locales around the world (including Utah!) in the new Apple TV Plus series.

Beyond Sci-Fi, Fantasy, Gaming and Tech, the brains behind Fan Effect are connoisseurs of categories surpassing the nerdy. Brilliant opinions and commentary on all things geek, but surprising knowledge and witty arguments over pop culture, Star Trek, MARVEL vs DC, and a wide range of movies, TV shows, and more. Formerly known as SLC Fanboys, the show is hosted by Andy Farnsworth and KellieAnn Halvorsen, who are joined by guest experts. Based in the beautiful beehive state, Fan Effect celebrates Utah’s unique fan-culture as it has been declared The Nerdiest State in America by TIME.   

Listen regularly on your favorite platform, at kslnewsradio.com, or on the KSL App. Join the conversation on Facebook @FanEffectShow, Instagram @FanEffectShow, and Twitter @FanEffectShow. Fan Effect is sponsored by Megaplex Theatres, Utah's premiere movie entertainment company. 

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Andy Farnsworth joins KSL-TV to help audiences decipher #WhatToWatch for the weekend of February 17, 2023. It's time for another trip into the Marvel Cinematic Universe as “Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania” is set to make a big box office splash this weekend. This third sequel to 2015’s “Ant-Man” packs a heavy sci-fi punch and a great “new” villain with Kang the Conqueror. Also hitting theaters is “Marlowe,” the throwback noir thriller stars Liam Neeson as a brooding down on his luck detective,  but in color instead of black & white.  And in streaming options, “Star Trek: Picard” returns in Season 3 on ParamountPlus wins the weekend options, with a storyline that is what Trekkies have wished for of the series in the first place. Over on AppleTV Plus, the movie “Sharper” and the series “Hello Tomorrow!” are pretty fun and visually unique for more grown-up audiences. As for family-streaming-fare, kids can enjoy the action/sci-fi/adventure series “My Dad the Bounty Hunter,” on Netflix.

Beyond Sci-Fi, Fantasy, Gaming and Tech, the brains behind Fan Effect are connoisseurs of categories surpassing the nerdy. Brilliant opinions and commentary on all things geek, but surprising knowledge and witty arguments over pop culture, Star Trek, MARVEL vs DC, and a wide range of movies, TV shows, and more. Formerly known as SLC Fanboys, the show is hosted by Andy Farnsworth and KellieAnn Halvorsen, who are joined by guest experts. Based in the beautiful beehive state, Fan Effect celebrates Utah’s unique fan-culture as it has been declared The Nerdiest State in America by TIME.   

Listen regularly on your favorite platform, at kslnewsradio.com, or on the KSL App. Join the conversation on Facebook @FanEffectShow, Instagram @FanEffectShow, and Twitter @FanEffectShow. Fan Effect is sponsored by Megaplex Theatres, Utah's premiere movie entertainment company. 

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Andy Farnsworth joins KSL-TV to help audiences decipher #WhatToWatch for the weekend of December 16, 2022. After a 13-year wait, we finally get the sequel to the biggest-grossing film of all time, James Cameron’s “Avatar the Way of Water.” On streaming, we have a new generation of puzzle solvers hunts Central American treasure in “National Treasure Edge of History” on DisneyPlus. Noah Centineo gets caught up in international power struggles & spy stuff in “The Recruit” on Netflix. Harrison Ford's first TV series EVER in the “Yellowstone” prequel series “1923” on ParamountPlus. And KSL’s Shara Park tells us why one of her favorite Christmas movies is 2006's romantic comedy,  “The Holiday.” 

Beyond Sci-Fi, Fantasy, Gaming and Tech, the brains behind Fan Effect are connoisseurs of categories surpassing the nerdy. Brilliant opinions and commentary on all things geek, but surprising knowledge and witty arguments over pop culture, Star Trek, MARVEL vs DC, and a wide range of movies, TV shows, and more. Formerly known as SLC Fanboys, the show is hosted by Andy Farnsworth and KellieAnn Halvorsen, who are joined by guest experts. Based in the beautiful beehive state, Fan Effect celebrates Utah’s unique fan-culture as it has been declared The Nerdiest State in America by TIME.   

Listen regularly on your favorite platform, at kslnewsradio.com, or on the KSL App. Join the conversation on Facebook @FanEffectShow, Instagram @FanEffectShow, and Twitter @FanEffectShow. Fan Effect is sponsored by Megaplex Theatres, Utah's premiere movie entertainment company. 

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Andy Farnsworth joins KSL-TV to help audiences decipher #WhatToWatch for the weekend of December 9, 222. On a streaming-heavy weekend, Guillermo del Toro’s “Pinocchio” on Netflix is a creatively re-imagined stop-motion animated story set to win the weekend. Will Smith is back on the big screen in the black-and-white-and-sepia drama “Emancipation” from Apple TV+. There are a lot of Christmas shows to choose from, including HBO Max’s movie-within-a-movie “A Hollywood Christmas,” AmazonPrime’s “Something From Tiffanys,”  and Dan Spindle tries to convenience our audiences that you should give the 1985's “Santa Claus: The Movie” a pick this Holiday Season. Also reviewed, Olivia Colman & Colin Firth headline director Sam Mendes' “Empire of Light” in theaters, and the children's series “Night At The Museum: Kahmunrah Rises Again” on DisneyPlus. 

Beyond Sci-Fi, Fantasy, Gaming and Tech, the brains behind Fan Effect are connoisseurs of categories surpassing the nerdy. Brilliant opinions and commentary on all things geek, but surprising knowledge and witty arguments over pop culture, Star Trek, MARVEL vs DC, and a wide range of movies, TV shows, and more. Formerly known as SLC Fanboys, the show is hosted by Andy Farnsworth and KellieAnn Halvorsen, who are joined by guest experts. Based in the beautiful beehive state, Fan Effect celebrates Utah’s unique fan-culture as it has been declared The Nerdiest State in America by TIME.   

Listen regularly on your favorite platform, at kslnewsradio.com, or on the KSL App. Join the conversation on Facebook @FanEffectShow, Instagram @FanEffectShow, and Twitter @FanEffectShow. Fan Effect is sponsored by Megaplex Theatres, Utah's premiere movie entertainment company. 

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Andy Farnsworth joins KSL-TV to help audiences decipher #WhatToWatch for the weekend of December 2, 2022.  Andy has a review for another musical re-telling (this time animated) of "A Christmas Carol," with Netflix’s new “Scrooge: A Christmas Carol.”  On the NON-family-friendly side, there's the hilarious but over-the-top  “Violent Night” starring David Harbour as Santa, who gets into a Die Hard-type situation at one of the houses he's visiting on his rounds. If you were a fan of the 1988 movie “Willow,” there's now a sequel streaming series of the same name on Disney Plus.  It brings back several actors & characters from the original movie. And even more streaming options for series, sequels, and movies.

Beyond Sci-Fi, Fantasy, Gaming and Tech, the brains behind Fan Effect are connoisseurs of categories surpassing the nerdy. Brilliant opinions and commentary on all things geek, but surprising knowledge and witty arguments over pop culture, Star Trek, MARVEL vs DC, and a wide range of movies, TV shows, and more. Formerly known as SLC Fanboys, the show is hosted by Andy Farnsworth and KellieAnn Halvorsen, who are joined by guest experts. Based in the beautiful beehive state, Fan Effect celebrates Utah’s unique fan culture as it has been declared The Nerdiest State in America by TIME.   

Listen regularly on your favorite platform, at kslnewsradio.com, or on the KSL App. Join the conversation on Facebook @FanEffectShow, Instagram @FanEffectShow, and Twitter @FanEffectShow. Fan Effect is sponsored by Megaplex Theatres, Utah's premiere movie entertainment company. 

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"Star Wars" fans are as varied in their opinions of recent entries into the film & TV portions of the franchise.  But opinion has generally been positive for the recently-completed "Star Wars: Andor" series on Disney+.

In this episode, "Star Wars" superfans Andy Farnsworth and KSL-TV's Dan Spindle break down what writer/creator Tony Gilroy did so well, the moments that impacted them most, and break down how this series is as much a reflection of the day in which it was created, as "A New Hope" was of its day back in 1977.

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"You'll shoot your eye out!" is one of the many memorable lines from 1983's "A Christmas Story," a movie that has memorably wormed its way into pop culture over the decades.  Nearly 40 years later, we have a sequel called "A Christmas Story Christmas" that brings back most of the cast of the original to tell the story of the adult Ralphie trying to make a memorable Christmas for his own children in 1973.

Not to be outdone, Ryan Reynolds and Will Ferrell team up for a Christmas comedy musical adaptation of Dickens' "A Christmas Carol" that's called "Spirited".

In this episode, Fan Effect host Andy Farnsworth is joined by KSL-TV's Dan Spindle to discuss how these new films rank among other similar Christmas classics, and whether or not they'll be joining each of their annual Christmas movie rotation.

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Fan Effect is starting the holidays right with a heavy helping of new streaming Christmas movies and a discussion of favorite festive films from Christmas past. Hosts Andy Farnsworth and KellieAnn Halvorsen are joined by the Pop Knowledge blogger’ Natalie Mollinet to break down new flicks like "Spirited," "A Christmas Story Christmas," and “The Clauses.”  For more Christmas fun, listen to Andy’s conversation with KSL-TV’s Dan Spindle, ‘How "Spirited" and "A Christmas Story Christmas" Rank Among Classic Holiday Films,’ or our 2020 ‘Star Wars finally has another holiday special, and this time it’s Lego!’ with Herb Scribner.  Just remember, with 152 new holiday movies this season, there is a plethora of films to choose from, and we hope we make your choice of what to watch easier. 

Beyond Sci-Fi, Fantasy, Gaming, and Tech, the brains behind Fan Effect are connoisseurs of categories surpassing the nerdy. Brilliant opinions and commentary on all things geek, but surprising knowledge and witty arguments over pop culture, Star Trek, MARVEL vs DC, and a wide range of movies, TV shows, and more. Formerly known as SLC Fanboys, the show is hosted by Andy Farnsworth and KellieAnn Halvorsen, who are joined by guest experts. Based in the beautiful beehive state, Fan Effect celebrates Utah’s unique fan culture as it has been declared The Nerdiest State in America by TIME.   

Listen regularly on your favorite platform, at kslnewsradio.com, or on the KSL App. Join the conversation on Facebook @FanEffectShow, Instagram @FanEffectShow, and Twitter @FanEffectShow. Fan Effect is sponsored by Megaplex Theatres, Utah's premiere movie entertainment company. 

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The much-anticipated sequel to “Black Panther” is now a hit block-busting film. This is in spite of the sudden loss of the star of the original film, Chadwick Boseman. Today on the Fan Effect Podcast, hosts Andy Farnsworth and KellieAnn Halvorsen review and analyze why the latest Marvel Cinematic Universe, “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever,” is not only packed with action, but contains stunning storytelling and an emotional punch. They are joined by frequent KSL Podcasts’ guest Joshua Paul Chamberlain, who adds his assessment as well as insights as a Black man. Does “Wakanda Forever” stand up to its legendary predecessors? Listen and decide for yourself. Our first segment is spoiler free. 

Beyond Sci-Fi, Fantasy, Gaming and Tech, the brains behind Fan Effect are connoisseurs of categories surpassing the nerdy. Brilliant opinions and commentary on all things geek, but surprising knowledge and witty arguments over pop culture, Star Trek, MARVEL vs DC, and a wide range of movies, TV shows, and more. Formerly known as SLC Fanboys, the show is hosted by Andy Farnsworth and KellieAnn Halvorsen, who are joined by guest experts. Based in the beautiful beehive state, Fan Effect celebrates Utah’s unique fan culture as it has been declared The Nerdiest State in America by TIME.  

Listen regularly on your favorite platform, at kslnewsradio.com, or on the KSL App. Join the conversation on Facebook @FanEffectShow, Instagram @FanEffectShow, and Twitter @FanEffectShow. Fan Effect is sponsored by Megaplex Theatres, Utah's premiere movie entertainment company. 

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