ONCE UPON A VISITOR IN THE UK!      

Steven Boyd and The Irredeemable Shag find their joy discussing V UK: VISITATION!  This brand-new audio drama by Big Finish Productions faithfully adapts Kenneth Johnson's original "V" mini-series! As life-long fans of "V", we discuss our love for the original "V", and then dig into this new audio adaptation! Finally, Shag covers YOUR listener feedback from the past few episodes!

00:00:30 - Introductions

00:02:45 - Steven's origin story with "V"

00:12:23 - V: The Original Mini-Series (1983) history

00:14:50 - V UK: Visitation - our thoughts on the production, adaptation, and casting

00:34:48 - Steven's story about meeting Kenneth Johnson

00:42:30 - V UK: Visitation SPOILERS start here

00:51:00 - Your listener feedback from the past few episodes

01:42:00 - Sign off

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ONCE UPON A TIMELORD - LUCIE MILLER AND GALLIFREY ONE PREGAME     

David "Ace" Gutiérrez and The Irredeemable Shag find their joy discussing Doctor Who, specifically our favorite Eighth Doctor companions, Big Finish audio dramas featuring Lucie Miller, and they do some pregaming for next week's GALLIFREY ONE convention in Los Angeles!

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ONCE UPON A MUTANT - UNCANNY X-MEN #190-191     

Chris Pine and The Irredeemable Shag find their joy discussing classic UNCANNY X-MEN comics and favorite eras! Then we follow our favorite Mutants into NYC turned barbarian battleground with Uncanny X-Men #190-191 written by Chris Claremont and illustrated by John Romita Jr & Dan Green!

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ONCE UPON A BLUE DEVIL - BLUE DEVIL #4!      

Our coverage of the classic 1980s BLUE DEVIL comic series continues with BLUE DEVIL #4, plus the Blue Devil pages from DC SAMPLER #2, both cover dated September 1984! Diabolu Frank and The Irredeemable Shag find their joy alongside Dan Cassidy as he arm wrestles Superman, flirts with Zatanna, and comes face-to-face with Nebiros again! Finally, we wrap up with YOUR listener feedback and we fan-cast Sharon Scott!

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ONCE UPON A WHAT IF!   

Andrew Leyland and The Irredeemable Shag find their joy discussing the Marvel comic series that explores the multiverse of cause-and-effect.. WHAT IF! We discuss Andy's history with the series, then we take a deep dive into two issues:

What If (vol 1) #24 - “What if… Gwen Stacy had Lived?”

What If (vol 2) #2 - “What if… Daredevil Killed the Kingpin?”

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ONCE UPON A STAR TREK NOVEL!      

Jon Wilson and The Irredeemable Shag find their joy discussing STAR TREK NOVELS! We chat about our first exposure to Trek books, why we love the novels, our favorite books, favorite eras & favorite authors, and then we spotlight Peter David's novel VENDETTA! Finally, Shag covers YOUR listener feedback from the past few episodes!

00:00:52 - Introductions

00:06:25 - Our first exposure to Trek novels

00:18:15 - What we love about Trek novels

00:23:34 - Favorite eras/niches within Trek novels

00:36:45 - Favorite Trek authors

00:41:00 - Favorite Trek novels

01:07:47 - Spotlight on STAR TREK: VENDETTA (non-spoilers)

01:12:45 - Spotlight on STAR TREK: VENDETTA (Spoilers begin here)

01:39:22 - Your listener feedback from the past few episodes

02:06:45 - Sign off

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ONCE UPON A HERO SQUARED!      

Bill Bere and The Irredeemable Shag find their joy discussing HERO SQUARED, the comic book sitcom from BOOM! Studios written by Keith Giffen and JM DeMatteis! Can Captain Valor and Milo, two alternate universe versions of the same guy, learn to live together while also coping with Milo's girlfriend and Valor's archenemy? We cover the first storyline from the 2004 HERO SQUARED X-TRA SIZED SPECIAL one-shot, and 2005 HERO SQUARED #1-3 limited series! 

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ONCE UPON A BLUE DEVIL - BLUE DEVIL #3!      

Our coverage of the classic 1980s BLUE DEVIL comic series continues with BLUE DEVIL #3 from August 1984! Diabolu Frank and The Irredeemable Shag find their joy alongside Dan Cassidy as he battles Metallo in S.T.A.R. Labs, to save the life of Superman! Finally, we wrap up with YOUR listener feedback and we fan-cast Wayne Tarrant!

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ONCE UPON AN UNCANNY X-MEN     

Matt Ev and The Irredeemable Shag find their joy discussing classic UNCANNY X-MEN comics, favorite eras & members! Plus, they revisit Genosha with a deep dive into Uncanny X-Men #235-238 written by Chris Claremont and illustrated by Marc Silvestri & Rick Leonardi! Finally, they share their love for the recent X-Men 97 animated series!

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ONCE UPON A MILITARY SCIENCE FICTION NOVEL!      

Van Allen Plexico and The Irredeemable Shag find their joy discussing military science fiction novels, how we found the genre, why we love it, favorite classics, and lesser known authors.  Plus, Van shares the intel on his own upcoming military sci-fi book, ALPHA/OMEGA!

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