Today the nerds at the Fan Effect podcast deep dive into probably one of the most looked forward to films of 2021, “Ghostbusters: Afterlife.” This latest continuation of the Ghost hunting sort takes place some 30 plus years after the original, wherein a new generation of busters takes up the call to fight those pesky visitors from beyond the grave. Host Andy Farnsworth and KellieAnn Halvorsen are joined by THE reigning Ghostbusters fan, Jon Smith from Utah's classic rock station - The Arrow. While the first segment is spoiler-free, the rest of the show dives deep into the new film, Ghostbusters lore, and a lot of fun tangents. While some critics are blasting the film as pandering, the consensus here is that  “Ghostbusters: Afterlife” is a blast and what audiences have wanted from a nostalgic sequel. 

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.   

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Andy Farnsworth joins KSL-TV to help audiences decipher #WhatToWatch for the weekend of November 5, 2021.  Marvel, Tom Hanks, Princess Di, AND the Animaniacs? Wow. What a diverse group of options for viewing on screens big and small. The ‘Eternals’ movie brings new characters and a new direction to Marvel Cinematic Universe, as well as some cautions for viewing with some younger fans. Over on AppleTV Plus, a new film is streaming with almost everybody's favorite actor Tom Hanks. Hanks proves again that his acting is so good, he doesn’t even need other actors to perform off of. In ‘Finch’ Hanks plays a robotics engineer and one of the few survivors of the cataclysmic solar flare that's left the world of Wasteland and is really worth the watch. Back on the big screen is the critically praised and Oscar buzzworthy ‘Spencer,’ starring Kristen Stewart as Princess Diana Spencer near the end of her royal marriage. And don’t miss the second season of the sequel series ‘Animaniacs’ over on Hulu, the Emmy Award-winning animated show won over the kids of the 90s and is winning over the kids of today as well.  

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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With our beloved Halloween season behind us, we are now grateful to tackle the rush of movies hitting Megaplex theatres for November 2021, and for that pivotal long holiday weekend that is Thanksgiving. Starting with Marvel’s “Eternals” and ending with Disney’s “Encanto,” there are plenty of family-friendly offerings on the big screen. This includes a sequel that as the Megaplex’s Jeff Whipple says, “Is a giant Stay Puff Marshmallow hug to the whole Ghostbuster franchise;” “Ghostbusters Afterlife” is a fresh take on the classic comedy with a bit of a tug on the heartstrings. This Thanksgiving, host KellieAnn Halvorsen is grateful movies are back! 

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.   

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Andy Farnsworth joins KSL-TV to help audiences decipher #WhatToWatch for Halloween weekend, 2021. There are lots of family-friendly favorites to stream and celebrate the spooky season across lots of platforms. Andy runs down the list of some of his favorite Halloween shows and where to find them from Hocus Pocus, The Nightmare Before Christmas, and Toy Story of Terror! on Disney Plus, to the inexplicably likable Hubie Halloween on Netflix, and the classic It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown only available on Apple TV Plus. All these and more are available for audiences to enjoy this fine All Hallows' Eve weekend. 

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 October 22, 2021. The long-anticipated, and oft-touted definitive, adaption of the science fiction book ‘Dune’ is now in theaters and HBO Max. This new film version is a slow-simmering but epic and visually stunning movie with a star-studded cast deserving of a watch on the big screen.  Also in theaters is the hilarious ‘Ron’s Gone Wrong,’ which might be the most fun your kids will have at a movie this year. The animated family-friendly feature has humor and themes children and their parents can love in a playful and imaginative near-future. And finally, there's one other option for science fiction fans, a new streaming TV series coming to us from AppleTV Plus, it's called 'Invasion.' This character-driven series looks beyond special effects and into the heart of humanity and rewards the patience of its audiences.

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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When hinges creak in doorless chambers, and a strange and weird goat screams echo through the halls. Whenever candlelights flicker where the air is jubilant with singing puppets. That is the time when Muppets are present, practicing their puns with comedic delight! Welcome, foolish mortal listeners to the Fan Effect Podcast’s deep dive into all things Muppets Haunted Mansion! Your ghost-host KellieAnn Halvorsen (a massive Disney Parks fan) is joined by KSLNewsradio’s Becky Bruce (A massive Muppets fan), to discuss if the new haunted special now streaming on DisneyPlus is right for fans of the ride or fans of the Muppets.

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 October 15, 2021. With a couple of things for a grownup audience and some choices for the kids in the family as well, there are choices to make when it comes to consuming entertainment. The Last Duel is a brutal movie that might be difficult to watch despite the big-name cast and its epic scope. Over on Hulu, Dopesick is a new true-story miniseries about the beginnings of the Opioid Epidemic in the United States, which might make you start thinking about Big Pharma the same as Big Tabacco. For younger audiences, The Baby-Sitters Club on Netflix is back for season two in eight new episodes on friendship, adventure, and the personal journey of growing up. For more creepy kid fair head on over to DisneyPlus where the Just Beyond anthology series inspired by R.L. Stine’s imaginative writings takes audiences down supernatural stories of self-discovery and Goosbumping potential.  

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 October 8, 2021. James Bond is finally back in No Time to Die the 25th film in the James Bond saga. Daniel Craig’s James Bond faces his endgame in his final portrayal of the iconic character, facing off with old and new villains in an action-filled and heartfelt spy adventure. Over on ApplePlus Ted Lasso is back with Emmys in hand and ready to hit the field running. Also on ApplePlus, the bilingual comedy series Acapulco features a coming-of-age story set in the wildly colorful world of the Acapulco resort town in Mexico, in the chaos of the 1980s. And for more family-friendly fodder head on over to DisneyPlus for the mixed-up ride of a lifetime when The Muppets crash Disney Parks’ Haunted Mansion ride in The Muppets Haunted Mansion. 

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 October 2, 2021 He points out that while ‘Venom: Let There Be Carnage,’ might be a pointless mix of slapstick comedy and gruesome deaths, there are some other good things to watch this weekend! You can never go wrong with a Lego Star Wars Holiday Special; Lego Star Wars Terrifying Tales is now available on DisneyPlus and is a fun film for families and even more for die-hard fans. Another kid-friendly sequel is The Addams Family 2, this animated feature takes the spooky/ooky/kooky family on a cross-country road trip and into a new mystery to solve. And not to be forgotten, Andy reminds the classic tv series about nothing, Seinfeld is available to stream once more on Netflix!  Fan Effect is sponsored by Megaplex Theatres, Utah's premiere movie entertainment company. 

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 September 24, 2021. This week we have animated sequel series and a film adaption of a big Broadway hit: but will the audiences find these adaptations a hit? Dear Evan Hansen, the movie, mixes positive messages amid a difficult subject matter and includes beloved songs from the award-winning stage musical. The movie is also getting mixed reviews, even Andy and his KSL-TV friends are divided on how they feel about it. Over on DisneyPlus Star Wars: Visions takes the beloved universe in a direction never taken before, an anime-styled one. Dreamworks’ favorite prehistoric family has found a new home AND a new series. The Croods Family Tree, streaming on both Hulu and Peacock, picks up where the Croods and Bettermans left off in the film sequel as they try to continue to evolve as people. Speaking of evolution, a fun family film meant for the big screen hits Netflix instead. My Little Pony A New Generation continues the ever-evolving lore of the beloved childhood equine everypony could love. 

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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