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February 11 FLITE BOX 0051: "Star Trek: Starfleet Academy Season 1, Episodes 1-5"
My full, honest review of the first half of Starfleet Academy’s first season as a 35-year Star Trek fan. Obviously, I’m enjoying it, because I like being happy, but how much am I enjoying it, and why are so many longtime "fans" unfairly judging it? Find out on this special episode of FLITE BOX!
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1 hr 30 min
February 09 FLITE CHAT 0086: "February 8, 2026"
This week, we’re still talking about BvS as we get closer to its 10th anniversary date. Plus, what do we think about Starfleet Academy halfway through its first season? And, did Ben Affleck really give us the key to the AI argument a few weeks ago? All that and more on FLITE CHAT.
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1 hr 37 min
February 04 0233: A New CEO, and The Face That Launched A Thousand Ships
This week on THE FLITECAST, we’re talking about Disney’s new CEO and how different he’ll be from the previous ones, and we’re trashing Nerd MAGA again for showing its racism as usual, this time aimed at Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey.
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48 min
February 02 FLITE CHAT 0085: February 1, 2026
How badly does Gemini destroy a recent anti-BvS YouTube video? Plus, how great were the Mission: Impossible movies? And which comic look will inspire Damian Wayne’s DCU costume? All of those answers and more on this week’s FLITE CHAT.
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1 hr 25 min
January 31 FLITE REVIEW 0074: "Send Help"
My spoiler-free thoughts on Sam Raimi’s latest darkly comedic masterpiece, Send Help, a truly unhinged merging of Cast Away and Horrible Bosses.
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46 min
January 26 FLITE CHAT 0084: January 25, 2026
Which Stranger Things actor is a big fan of the Snyderverse? Why did they wait until the second movie to give Mario and Luigi fire flower powers? And why hasn’t James Gunn confirmed or denied Christina Hodson writing DCU Batman yet? All that and more on this week’s FLITE CHAT.
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1 hr 41 min
January 26 0232: "Nominations, and Pronouns, and Cigars, Oh My!"
This week on THE FLITECAST, we discuss Sinners breaking records without winning an Oscar yet, the new Masters of the Universe teaser upsetting Nerd MAGA, Jason Momoa’s debut as Lobo, and why it’s too early to care about the DCU Batman writer.
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1 hr 11 min
January 19 0231: Kathleen Kennedy's Badass Career
This week on THE FLITECAST, we discuss why Kathleen Kennedy’s impressive list of credits is more significant than the complaints of misogynist cultists, how those critics again missed the core message of Star Trek, and Netflix's focus on making movies for cell phones rather than theaters.
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1 hr 10 min
January 19 FLITE CHAT 0083: "January 18, 2026"
On the latest FLITE CHAT, we’re preparing for the 10th anniversary of Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, getting a light spoiler review of The Bone Temple, and still looking ahead to a big year of new movies, shows, and comics in 2026!
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1 hr 48 min
January 12 0230: "Awards Season, Scooper Madness, and Gatekeeping Studios?"
This week on THE FLITECAST, why should we care about movie awards season anymore? Also, should Marvel Studios take notes from James Gunn and DC Studios on how to deal with Scooper Madness? And why are Star Trek fans gatekeeping Starfleet Academy while Disney itself is gatekeeping Wonder Man?
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1 hr 24 min

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