Hello everyone, and welcome to a new episode of Once and Always a Fanboy with me your host Chris Cantada Force. I'm so excited for this episode because I got to interview the cast and executive producer of one of the most badass shows l've watched in the last few years called Reacher. It's the Prime Video original series based on the Jack Reacher novels written by Lee Child. I loved the character since Tom Cruise portrayed him in the two movies. But in this series with the incredible Alan Ritchson as Jack Reacher, it just went to a whole different level. Thanks to Prime video for inviting me to this junket for Reacher's third season. Fangirls and Fanboy, here's my chat with the stars of the show Brian Tee and Olivier Ritchers, as well as the executive producer and author of the books, Lee Child.

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00:00 Preview

00:39 Intro

01:33 Brian Tee on playing the "bad guy"

02:44 Olivier Richters on joining the Reacher family

03:45 What are your character's workout playlists?

04:31 Memory that resonates deeply from being part of this series

06:24 Lee on their decision to adapt Persuader as the story for season 3

07:22 Rereading the novels to recall the story details going into filming

08:12 Reacher on K-Pop

09:36 Reacher being autobiographical

10:00 What were you looking forward to when filming season 3?

10:35 Lee Child on his bass guitar collection

11:20 Lee Child on what he's geeking out over at the moment

12:06 Final words

Hello everyone, and welcome to another episode of Once and Always a Fanboy with me your host Chris Cantada Force. My next guest is one of the reasons I enjoyed Season 2 of XO Kitty. Her character Stella brought such mystery and intrigue that you can’t help but watch and see what she does next. She is also a wonderful singer, and at the time this episode comes out,she would have released her debut EP titled “lovesick”. Fangirl and fanboys, Audrey Huynh!

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00:00 Preview

00:34 Intro

01:04 What makes XO, Kitty unique

02:28 Stalking fans of Stella on social media

03:05 Stella's dark sounding K-Pop playlist

03:37 Spotify playlist while filming season 2

04:18 Favorite type of inspiration when writing songs

05:24 Music or Lyrics?

05:46 YouTube era of covering songs

06:35 Types of getting into character

07:49 Memories that hit different from filming season 2

08:39 Favorite street food in Myeongdong

09:11 Fangirling over Twilight

09:47 Being part of Squid Game

11:21 Final Words

Hello everyone, and welcome to a new episode of Once and Always a Fanboy with me your host Chris Cantada Force. I can’t stress enough how awesome I feel now, because today’s guest is one of the stars of my current favorite show called Paradise. The storytelling, the twists, the engaging characters, all combined together into this amazing series. And according to Rotten Tomatoes, it was the most popular tv show last week. You’ve seen him in Sugar and Horizon, and now you can watch him as Billy Pace on Paradise now streaming on Disney+. Fangirls and Fanboys, Jon Beavers!

00:00 Preview

00:58 Intro

01:56 Balancing Billy Pace's personalities

04:00 Billy Pace's top 3 songs on his Spotify playlist

05:45 Favorite twist

08:00 Memory from the set of Paradise that hits different

11:22 What Jon Beavers' profession in Paradise would be

12:48 Headspace leading up to the first day of filming

15:18 Two types of getting into a character

19:17 Fanboying over Severance

21:34 If Paradise was a Western

23:38 Final words

Hi everyone, welcome to a new episode of Once and Always a Fanboy with me your host Chris Cantada Force. I’m really excited for this episode, because this person stars in one of my favorite guilty pleasures, which is XO, Kitty. He made his Broadway debut in KPOP, and the second season of his show GANGNAM PROJECT will be out this March. He is an actor, singer, dancer, and to top it all off, he is a freakin’ Harvard graduate. Fangirls and Fanboys, Joshua Hyunho Lee.

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00:00 Preview

00:28 Intro

00:57 Were you a fan of "To All The Boys" and "XO, Kitty" prior to booking this role?

01:41 Spotify playlist during the duration of filming

02:19 Actor, singer, and a dancer

03:19 Headspace leading up to the first day on set

04:06 Memory from filming that hits different

05:01 How the location enhances how you get into your role

05:41 Are you good at getting around Seoul?

06:21 Fanboying over Rosé

07:07 Who you want Kitty to end up with

07:53 How you do anything is how you do everything

09:15 Final words

Hello everyone, and welcome to a new episode of Once and Always a Fanboy with me your host Chris Cantada Force. I turned 40 years old the day we shot this episode. Time really flies by without you knowing it. But, what better way to celebrate it than to have someone who I literally grew up with. We were high school batchmates, as well as members of the high school theater club. We were in a couple of high school bands together, but we ended up being part of a band that changed our lives. He was a groomsman in my wedding, and we both share a love for Park Eun Bin. Fangirls and Fanboys, Yael Yuzon of Sponge Cola.

00:00 Preview

00:46 Intro

02:07 When did you know that you could sing?

02:50 Yael's earliest memory of Chris

03:47 Highschool bands

04:27 Forming Sponge (without Cola)

07:36 When Chris joined the band

09:20 From Sponge to Sponge Cola

10:39 The power of Crazy For You and Kazaa

12:36 The EP

13:37 Palabas

16:45 Transit

18:10 Why Chris decided to leave the band

20:23 Sponge Cola the trio

22:58 How Ted Mark fit into the band

25:07 Being a performer in the age of social media

26:19 Strengths and mistakes of up and coming artists

30:04 What you're currently fanboying over

33:31 Tattoos

36:53 Writing songs about K-Dramas

38:32 Queen of Tears Obsession

43:26 Sponge Cola in 2025

45:05 Final words

Hi everyone, and welcome to another episode of Once and Always a Fanboy with me your host Chris Cantada Force. Such a great start of the year because this is the first interview that is being conducted in my podcast studio so to speak. And to celebrate this first, I couldn’t think of anyone better to be my guest for this session.She started her acting career as early as 2015, and now she has had numerous projects under belt. Her movie Green Bones just won Best Picture in the 50th Metro Manila Film Festival, and her new show Prinsesa ng City Jail just premiered a few days ago on GMA. Fangirls and Fanboys, Sofia Pablo!

00:00 Intro

01:30 How you got the role in Green Bones

03:10 Learning sign language

04:14 Working with Dennis Trillo

06:22 Have you always wanted to be an actress?

07:22 A project that has given you great memories on set

08:38 Prinsesa ng City Jail intro

10:11 Secret to crying on cue

12:02 Being a singer

14:18 Working with Allen Ansay

15:09 Lesson learned from working with Beauty Gonzalez and Denise Laurel

17:29 What you are currently fan-girling over

19:25 Something that used to frighten you in this industry

20:10 If you had to pick one genre to act in for the rest of your life

20:57 Your strengths in acting

23:19 How Sofia and I know each other (Squid Game Premiere in Korea)

27:56 Final words

This episode is somewhat of a throwback for those who have been subscribed to my YouTube channel, but brand new to those who have just discovered this podcast on Spotify and Apple. A few months back, I was lucky enough to interview one of the main cast of hit series Lost. The 20th anniversary documentary titled Getting Lost was just released on streaming a few days ago, so I wanted to share my conversation with this actor once again. He currently has a new show on MAX called Bookie, but he will always be Hugo “Hurley” Reyes to me. Fanboys and fangirls, Jorge Garcia.

00:00 Intro

01:10 Lost cast viewing parties

02:27 Favorite Lost twist

03:19 Bloopers on set

04:40 Lost as a mini series

05:22 Hurleys top 3 albums

05:55 If Jorge was a survivor from Oceanic 815

06:44 Secret to Lost's success

There are so many great memories when it comes to the interview opportunities I was able to participate in during 2024. I'm so grateful I got to experience all of them, but these are the ones that definitely made 2024 extra special. Thanks for coming along for the ride! More to come this 2025!

00:00 Intro

00:46 Avatar The Last Airbender Cast

02:17 Eddie Murphy

03:49 Jennifer Lopez

05:09 Mark Wahlberg

05:53 KATSEYE

07:18 Squid Game Season 2 Cast

08:10 Evangeline Lilly

Welcome to episode five of Once and Always a Fanboy with me your host, Chris Cantada Force. Netflix flew me to Korea for a two-day Squid Game event, and the highlight for me was the Press Junket. I got to interview four of the cast of Squid Game Season 2, and I even got speak Korean to them! Fangirls and fanboys, here's my interview with Kang Ha-Neul, Kang Ae-Sim, Yang Dong-Geun, and Lee Seo-Hwan!Thank you Netflix for the opportunity!

00:00 Intro

01:25 Were you fans of Season 1?

03:07 What was it like seeing the massive sets on Season 2?

04:02 Memorable and funny moments on set

05:13 My thoughts on Season 2

Welcome to episode four of Once and Always a Fanboy with me your host, Chris Cantada Force. I had the pleasure of speaking to Archie Kao and Tzi Ma of Disney+ Series INTERIOR CHINATOWN. But if you know me, you know that these two have had a significant part in my fanboy journey. Archie played the Blue Ranger from Power Rangers Lost Galaxy, and Tzi played Consul Han from Rush Hour and Chen from 24! What a fun interview. 🙌Thank you to Disney+ for the opportunity!

00:00 Intro

01:21 Visual execution of Interior Chinatown

02:40 What to order to level up your Chinese food game

04:24 What Archie Kao learned from his experience on Power Rangers

06:12 Tzi Ma's role that just hits different when reminiscing about it

08:31 Favorite part of the 90s

10:58 My thoughts on Interior Chinatown