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Michael Gordon
@newlegendmike.bsky.social
Writer, publisher, and sayer of "Howdy!" on various podcasts.
New BatChums episode now on YouTube.

We recap and review "A Riddling Controversy" featuring John Astin as the Riddler.

Audio version available on esonetwork.com and all podcast platforms.

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BatChums Episode 82
YouTube video by BatChums
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November 27, 2025 at 3:05 AM
“I love it when you just come heart to heart. That’s the way I knew it coming up, so that’s the way I like it.”

RIP Jimmy Cliff (1944-2025)
November 24, 2025 at 11:45 PM
New Earth Station Who episode now on YouTube.

Our review of the first two Ninth Doctor and Rose adventures from Big Finish.

Audio version available on earthstationwho.com and all podcast platforms.

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Earth Station Who | “Snare” & “The Last Days of the Powell Estate” – 9th Doctor Adventures
YouTube video by Earth Station Who: A Doctor Who Podcast
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November 24, 2025 at 11:08 PM
“I like to work with directors where you feel they make the movies not for the audience, but make them for themselves. They don’t care if it’s a success financially. That’s what I like.”

RIP Udo Kier (1944-2025)
November 24, 2025 at 6:27 PM
New BatChums episode now on YouTube.

We recap and review "Batman’s Anniversary” featuring John Astin as the Riddler.

Audio version available on esonetwork.com and all podcast platforms.

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BatChums Episode 81
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November 19, 2025 at 9:42 PM
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Join @newlegendmike.bsky.social @natebob.bsky.social & Ashley as we talk about the legendary film #spartacus starring Kirk Douglas and directed by Stanley Kubrick. We discuss the plot, acting, dialog, direction, themes, behind-the-scenes and more. Check it out! 42cast.com/index.php/20... #epic #film
The 42cast Episode 262: I Am Spartacus
This week Ashley, Michael, and Nate join the cast to discuss the movie, Spartacus.
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November 18, 2025 at 8:07 AM
New BatChums episode now on YouTube.

We recap and review "Penguin’s Disastrous End" featuring Burgess Meredith and Carolyn Jones.

Audio version available on esonetwork.com and all podcast platforms.

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BatChums Episode 80
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November 15, 2025 at 5:15 PM
“My attitude is always one of sensuality, aggressive enthusiasm, and a kind of outrageousness in my expression.”

RIP Sally Kirkland (1941-2025)
November 11, 2025 at 6:19 PM
“You’re willing to take a plunge from any height. There’s just something about being in front of a camera. And being in front of an audience is the same thing. It’s hopeless. I guess I’m just a ham.”

RIP Tatsuya Nakadai (1932-2025)
November 11, 2025 at 3:56 PM
“Through film, you could see how another culture lived. And that’s what I’ve been doing now, reflecting our culture for other people to see.”

RIP Lee Tamahori (1950-2025)
November 7, 2025 at 6:50 PM
New Legend Lounge Episode Four - Jukebox Thrillers

Michael and Darin announce a totally awesome anthology of short stories by top talents inspired by top tunes from the 1980’s. You may be familiar with the songs and even the videos, but you’ve never seen them like this!

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New Legend Lounge Episode Four
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November 7, 2025 at 3:25 AM
“I think goodness is very powerful, but often evil is made more attractive in films. It’s a challenge to make goodness appealing.”

RIP Pauline Collins (1940-2025)
November 6, 2025 at 10:38 PM
New BatChums episode now on YouTube.

We recap and review "Penguin Sets a Trend" featuring Burgess Meredith and
Carolyn Jones.

Audio version available on esonetwork.com and all podcast platforms.

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BatChums Episode 79
YouTube video by BatChums
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November 5, 2025 at 6:25 PM
“I’m not an actor. I’m a teacher. The screen or the stage is my blackboard, and so whatever I taught is what’s in you.”

RIP Diane Ladd (1935-2025)
November 3, 2025 at 10:30 PM
Needless Things - Batman Forever Forever

Recorded live at Dragon Con 2025!

Dave and a panel of Batmanologists discuss Batman Forever LIVE from the American Sci-Fi Classics Track.

@needlessthings.bsky.social

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Needless Things | Phantom Troublemaker
Toys, movies, music, and all manner of pop culture dorkery
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November 3, 2025 at 7:33 PM
“When I’m shooting, I am always very conscious that I’m shooting actors, not locations. I have to shoot for the actor, for his character, what will look right and say the right things about the actor and character.”

RIP Adam Greenberg (1938-2025)
November 3, 2025 at 3:35 AM
New Earth Station Who episode now on YouTube.

Our review of the Seventh Doctor adventure, Silver Nemesis.

Audio version available on earthstationwho.com and all podcast platforms.

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Earth Station Who: The Seventh Doctor Faces the Silver Nemesis
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November 2, 2025 at 1:31 PM
New BatChums episode now on YouTube.

We recap and review "Penguin Is a Girl’s Best Friend" featuring Burgess Meredith and Carolyn Jones.

Audio version available on esonetwork.com and all podcast platforms.

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BatChums Episode 78
YouTube video by BatChums
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October 31, 2025 at 1:09 AM
“The joy of being an actor is to deliver good writing to people.”

RIP Prunella Scales (1932-2025)
October 28, 2025 at 4:33 PM
“When you’re working, you’re very professional and you do the work. You know your lines and you hit your marks and your collar’s clean. There is a wonderful world out there besides what you do on screen.”

RIP June Lockhart (1925-2025)
October 26, 2025 at 5:31 AM
“I really wanted to create a character who would be memorable…I relished the idea of driving children back behind the sofa. I knew that if I got Sil's laugh right, it would be the clincher.”

RIP Nabil Shaban (1953-2025)
October 25, 2025 at 5:13 PM
“We wanted to make catchy but twisted pop songs, but we were just two weird guys from Leeds Poly art school. Being in the charts was never the plan. We were electro punks. We never saw ourselves as ‘new romantics!‘”

RIP David Ball (1959-2025)
October 24, 2025 at 7:36 AM
New BatChums episode now on YouTube.

Elaine and Matt Sweatman join us as we recap and review “Scat! That Catwoman" featuring Julie Newmar and Leslie Gore.

Audio version available on esonetwork.com and all podcast platforms.

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BatChums Episode 77
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October 23, 2025 at 2:50 AM
New Earth Station Who episode now on YouTube.

Our review of the Fourth Doctor story, “Planet of Evil,” featuring Sarah Jane Smith.

Audio version available on earthstationwho.com and all podcast platforms.

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Earth Station Who: Revisiting the Fourth Doctor Classic “Planet of Evil”
YouTube video by Earth Station Who: A Doctor Who Podcast
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October 19, 2025 at 7:16 PM
“One of two things happen in heavy dramatic moments like that, as actors. You either put the bit between your teeth and do it. Or you realize how totally dotty being an actor is. …Feigning fear, or courage. It’s the Peter Pan syndrome, never got past the age of five.”

RIP Samatha Eggar (1939-2025)
October 17, 2025 at 7:15 PM