Filibuster

Darren Mooney (@Darren_Mooney) returns to the show to talk about Star Trek: Discovery's first season with Lee Hutchison (@Lee_Nostromo).

Darren shares his critical analysis and insight with Lee on the choice to make Discovery a prequel series, the Klingon and Mirror Universe arcs, the challenges of canon and the twists. 

Lee and Darren also look at the evolution of the characters and crew over the season, the return of the Enterprise and finally looking ahead of season 2.

You can find Darren's fantastic Star Trek writing on his own website, The M0vie Blog, he also hosts his own podcast, The 250 and is author of  'Opening The X-Files: A Critical History of the Original Series'.

Lee Hutchison (@Lee_Nostromo) is joined again by writer, projectionist and author, Dallas King (@ChampCelluloid) for the 2nd part of their Duncan Jones series. 

Duncan Jones' labour of love 'Mute' finally arrived on Netfix and Lee and Dallas have waited nearly a decade to watch this film. The two share their initial reactions to the film and how they watched the movie for the first time. They breakdown the characters, locations, plotlines, some of the controversial choices, the personal connections, David Bowie and Paul Rudd's incredible shirt collection. 

The duo also look at the media reaction to 'Mute' and debate the pros and cons of the Netflix model. 

Click here to buy Dallas' book, Ext. New York City - Discover The Reel New York on Location' and to read his review of 'Mute' on Championship Celluloid.

Shawn Eastridge has assembled Marvel Cinematic Universe expert Matt Hansen and Lee Hutchison to review the 18th movie in the series, Black Panther. 

It's broken box office records and has even eclipsed 'The Dark Knight' on Rotten Tomatoes, but does it deserve such high praise? The trio discuss the story, characters, twists and turns, villains, the cultural importance of this movie and where next for the MCU. 

Lee Hutchison (@Lee_Nostromo) is joined by writer, projectionist and author, Dallas King (@ChampCelluloid) to look back at the movies of Duncan Jones.


On Friday the 23rd, his long awaited new movie 'Mute' drops on Netflix and Lee and Dallas have waited nearly a decade for this story to be brought to life. In the first part of their Duncan Jones series, they share why they have become such huge fans of filmmaker and breakdown his first three movies, Moon, Source Code and Warcraft.


Click here to buy Dallas' book 'Ext. New York City - Discover The Reel New York on Location', his article on the costumes of Moon - Moon: The Double Meaning of Sam Rockwell's Costume Design and you can find his reviews at http://championshipcelluloid.blogspot.co.uk. 


Dallas and Lee will return next week for the second part of their Duncan Jones series to review 'Mute', so be sure to subscribe.

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Lee Hutchison is joined by comedian, Brian Huskey to discuss his incredible career. 


Brian looks back at the comedy that inspired him on his road to becoming a stand up. 


Making his breakthrough by working on the Conan O'Brien Show in the early 2000s.


Starring in cult comedy movies like Step Brothers, This Is The End, Bad Neighbours and Superbad.


Brian shares his experiences working on projects such as The Newsroom with Aaron Sorkin, People of Earth, the challenges of working on the return of Arrested Development, the viral sensation that is What If Google Was a Man?, acting with Karen Gillan in Selfie, auditioning for and then starring opposite Larry David in Curb Your Enthusiasm and appearing in the American adaptation of the The Inbetweeners.


Brian talks about working on VEEP and the excitement of working with a comedy legends like Armondo Iannucci and Chris Morris. Brian and Lee examine why this American adapation of a UK series worked, when others have failed


On Bob's Burger's, Brian voices the highly popular, Regular Sized Rudy and talks about the exciting world of voice work and his favourite Rudy moments. 


Brian recently starred in The X-Files and tells us his reaction to this very uniquely scripted episode from Darin Morgan. The two look at the challenges of writing and working in comedy in an era of larger than life politics. 


You can follow Brian's work on instagram.com/thebrianhuskey & twitter.com/thebrianhuskey

It's safe to say Lee Hutchison (@Lee_Nostromo) and the host of Missing Frames, Shawn Eastridge (@YayShawndorman) watch a lot of movies and between the two pair of them, they've seen every film nominated for Best Picture at the 2018 Oscars. 

Our dynamic duo share their reactions to Call Me By Your Name, Darkest Hour, Dunkirk, Get Out, Lady Bird, Phantom Thread, The Post, The Shape of Water and Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri. They also for good measure  throw in Paddington 2, because why not? 


You can find Missing Frames here - www.thenerdparty.com/missingframes

Lee Hutchison (@Lee_Nostromo) is joined again by former Star Trek: The Next Generation & Deep Space Nine scriptwriter, Will Stape (@WillStape).

Will updates Lee on his latest Star Trek project, Laugh Trek, a feed and website dedicated to a comedic take on the Star Trek franchise.

The two converse during an American government shutdown and discuss the challenges and opportunities of writing comedy during the larger than life Trump era.

The  attitudes towards 90's comedy by millennials, serialised television, the evolution of comedy geeks, the death of the sketch show, campus comedy  and the difference between UK and US comedy. 

Looking at the challenges of writing for Star Trek: Discovery and the controversial death of a minority charachter. 

You can find Laugh Trek at http://laughtrek.com and on twitter - https://twitter.com/LaughTrek

You can read Will's Star Trek articles on www.treknews.net/author/will-stape/ and buy his books by following this link www.amazon.com/Will-Stape/e/B00IFUWJXS

Lee Hutchison (@Lee_Nostromo) is joined by Trek News writer, Carlos Miranda (@doublemacc) to celebrate the 25th anniversary of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine. 

Lee and Carlos discuss their reaction to to the series premiere in 1993 and how their love for the show evolved.

What seperated Deep Space Nine from the other Star Trek shows and how it embraced the universe.

How The Dominion War introduced serialisation into Trek and their response to this arc. 

The cast of Deep Space Nine and the rich universe of characters and stories. 

The shows legacy in 2018 and their favourite episodes, moments and stories. 

Click on these links where you can find Carlos writing for www.treknews.net/author/carlos-miranda/ and podcasting with www.trekranks.com/trekranks-podcast.

Fresh from his starring role in the 2nd episode of the eleventh season of 'The X-Files', Dean Haglund (@Dhaglund), known to sci-fi fans as The Lone Gunmen's Richard 'Ringo' Langly joins Lee Hutchison (@Lee_Nostromo) over the podphone.

Dean Haglund talks with us about what inspired him to become an actor and comedian and those early experiences in the Canadian comedy and film industry. 

What the audition process was like as they looked to cast The Lone Gunmen and how their roles continued to expand and what it was like working on set with David Duchovny and Gillian Anderson. 

Looking back on The Lone Gunmen spin-off and it's place in history, starring alongside fellow comic Michael McKean and what a great man Vince Gilligan is. 

Coming back to The X-Files in 'Babylon' and 'This' and how Dean nearly missed out on returning to the show and the shooting process for 'This'. 

The evolution of conspiracy theories over the years from the 90's to Trump era and what it's like to share a space with the infamous Alex Jones of InfoWars.

Life after The X-Files as a podcaster, documenterian, artist and comedian and moving down under to Australia.

Find out what Dean is up to on the following platforms...

Official website -  www.deanhaglund.com, Instagram - @Deanhaglund, Twitter - @dhaglund, Facebook - Dean Haglund Page & tune into his podcast www.chillpakhollywood.com

Lee Hutchison (@Lee_Nostromo) is joined by the author of 'Opening The X-Files: A Critical History of the Original Series', Darren Mooney (@Darren_Mooney). 

Darren Mooney is a pop culture critic currently working in Dublin, Ireland. He runs his own website (the m0vie blog), hosts a film podcast (The 250), and is a member of the Online Film Critics Society.

Darren shares with Lee how his love of The X-Files lead him from fan to acclaimed author on the subject and being referenced by comedian and actor, Kumail Nanjiani.

Darren and Lee discuss their expectations for season eleven and look back on the event series and the how the change in the television and cultural landscape has effected The X-Files going forward. 

You can buy Darren's fantastic book by clicking on the following links - Amazon UK, Amazon USA,  & McFarland Books 

NOTE: There's a some minor issues with Lee's audio track, i apologise if this impacts your listening of the episode.