The Fandom Files

The Fandom Files is joined by a few of our favorite guests from the past 100 episodes! Yep, 100 episodes! We did it! To celebrate this milestone, we brought back three very different guests: Comics and TV writer Daniel Kibblesmith, Chuck E. Cheese superfan and convention organizer Matt the Franchize, and Twitch streamer Amouranth. They give us the download on their latest adventures and content; we also talk about Dark Crystal and make some very reasonable arguments for giving us five stars on iTunes and against collecting our bones. All this and more in this episode of The Fandom Files! Follow us on Twitter: @FandomFilesSYFY!

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The Fandom Files is joined by Jeopardy! champion Ken Jennings and Magic: The Gathering Richard Garfield! These two iconic geeks have teamed up to create a new trivia party game, Half Truth, that launches today (8/21) on Kickstarter. The game combines hallmarks of Jennings and Garfield's respective careers, including deep trivia knowledge and mathematics-based strategy, and based on the sample we played, it's going to be a whole lot of fun. Jennings and Garfield tell us all about the game while also talking about all things Jeopardy!, Magic, and many other nerdy topics. All this and more in this episode of The Fandom Files! Follow us on Twitter: @FandomFilesSYFY!

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The Fandom Files is joined by Jordan and Abbey, two fans with hilarious Twitter stan accounts for Jake Gyllenhaal and Tom Hiddleston! After a strange spree of retweets from what he assumed were bot accounts several weeks back, we decided to take a look at the world of Twitter stans (though Emily was already knowledgable). Here we learn all about how these accounts work, what it's like to make friends off mutual Twitter thirst, and how Tom Hiddleston acts in airports at 5 am. All this and more in this episode of The Fandom Files! Follow us on Twitter: @FandomFilesSYFY!

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The Fandom Files is joined by our love for all things Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson! This week, in honor of the new Fast & Furious spinoff Hobbs & Shaw, we explore America's love affair with The People's Champion by discussing his movies, his muscles, and his man-musk. We further explore the phenomenon with Tres Dean, the author of the forthcoming book For Your Consideration: Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson. Also, Idris Elba talks awkwardly about Cats! All this and more in this episode of The Fandom Files! Follow us on Twitter: @FandomFilesSYFY!

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The Fandom Files is joined by Senator Cory Booker, the Democratic senator and presidential candidate from New Jersey! Sen. Booker is a lifelong geek who visited San Diego Comic-Con for the first time, and during his trip, he stopped by the SYFY WIRE studio to discuss his love of all things nerdy. First and foremost is his deep passion for Star Trek (he's a TNG and Picard guy), but he also discusses comic books, the ethical questions presented in Marvel movies, and his feelings on Batfleck. All this and more in this episode of The Fandom Files! Follow us on Twitter: @FandomFilesSYFY!

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The Fandom Files is joined by a rat lover and our own insanity as we spend this week discussing both Stranger Things and that all-time classic, Ishtar! Jordan and Emily break down Stranger Things season 3 and discuss what we think the future holds for each and every one of the young characters, as, sadly to say, they'd all be nearly 50-years-old if they were real people. We also talk about how rats are portrayed in the show, staking out new territory and coining the term "ratpresentation." All this and more in this episode of The Fandom Files! Follow us on Twitter: @FandomFilesSYFY!

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The Fandom Files is joined by Seth Green, the prolific genre genius who is now a genuine live-action film director! Green, known to geeks everywhere for his work on Buffy, the long-running Robot Chicken, various comic books, and other genre hits, talks to us about his new movie Changeland, which marks his directorial debut. Green also stars alongside Breckin Meyer in the movie, about a pair of friends who head off to Thailand after one (played by Green) discovers his wife may be having an affair. The actor/filmmaker takes us behind the scenes of making the film in so many gorgeous locations, dropping insight on how he got all his amazing shots and what he learned about directing. Plus, we talk Robot Chicken season 10! All this and more in this episode of The Fandom Files! Follow us on Twitter: @FandomFilesSYFY!

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The Fandom Files is joined by two ASMR stars in an episode recorded in ASMR (or our weird attempts to do it, anyway)! In this episode YouTube sensation Gibi and ASMR Shanny talk (quietly) with us all about their journeys through ASMR, how they built their channels, what triggers their senses, and what's next in the burgeoning industry. All this and more in this episode of The Fandom Files! Follow us on Twitter: @FandomFilesSYFY!

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We're coming to you with a bonus episode this week because we wanted to show off one of our sibling shows, Boarding Party! It's amazing podcast hosted by the incredibly talented Jackie Jennings, and if you're anything like us, we know you'll love it. Give it a listen!

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The Fandom Files is joined by a bunch of disappointed genre fans! This week, we talk to friends and strangers about the long-awaited movies and TV shows that fell flat and bummed us out. We discuss X-Men: Dark Phoenix, John Carter, and many other sinkers (or, even worse, very average projects). All this and more in this episode of The Fandom Files! Follow us on Twitter:@FandomFilesSYFY!

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