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Hello Percolated Media listeners! To help bring in the new year very soon, Garrett flies solo on a podcast and interviews author, podcaster, and (newly anointed) friend Lani Diane Rich. Listen in as Lani talks about everything from what got her into writing, how she was able to write a set of novels as a single mother, and the sacrifices needed to be made in order to finish what you start. She also talks about her new writing workshop and how it can help you achieve your writing goals. We then divulge into some points about one of Garrett’s favorite shows Buffy The Vampire Slayer, which are points Rich made on her Still Pretty Podcast over at Chipperish Media. Things like how Buffy does (or doesn’t) deal with trauma in her life and how we should look at the alleged antics of one-time nerd icon now shamed cancelled Buffy creator Joss Whedon. If you’re into the retrospective format we do here at Percolated Media then I definitely recommend you check out Lani’s podcasts over at her site Chipperish Media, as she covers everything from Buffy to Angel to Matt’s favorite show The West Wing, amongst many others. And if you’re interested in her writing workshop, check out www.writingmagically.com. And who knows? She may show up on a future retrospective or two. Be sure to come back this week as not only will we have our review of Avatar: The Way of Water, but also our year end special where we not only give our favorite films of the year, but also answer your questions and talk about future retrospectives, and more!

After lingering in Scorsese/DiCaprio land for five weeks, Matt and Garrett welcome Adam back to the third seat. But ‘welcome’ might not be as fitting a word as ‘force’. To celebrate the occasion, the boys return to Stephen King land. But what they’re reviewing is still in question, even after the recording has commenced. After Carrie, Salem’s Lot (which we’re getting to), and The Shining, King needed a little more time to finish his magnum opus, The Stand. But his contract had him needing to put out one book a year. To satisfy his publisher, King put together his very first book of short stories, Night Shift. Listen in as the boys explain the King created concept of the ‘dollar baby’, review future successful director Frank Darabont’s debut King adaptation The Woman in the Room, and Matt and Adam yell at Garrett for having them watch these three film shorts.

As the season enters December, the Jets are somehow in playoff contention for the first time in seven years. Before getting too ahead of ourselves, the Jets have entered their final six game stretch with a difficult schedule. It was onset by losing to the now 10-2 Vikings by a score of 27-22. The Jets [...]

I hope you all had a great Thanksgiving holiday. Even though Black Friday has come and gone, it was a “White Sunday”....Mike White to be exact. The Jets made the decision to bench Zach Wilson going into their week 12 game against the Bears. For a team that was 6-4 to make a QB change, [...]

When Christopher Reeve hung up the cape after The Quest for Peace, few would have ever thought about someone else making a movie in that continuity. There were plenty of projects that were attempted to revive Superman back on the big screen. Whether it was Kevin Smith, Tim Burton or JJ Abrams, there just didn't seem to be a clear vision WB felt confident in greenlighting. Finally, X-men director Bryan Singer landed the gig of bringing Superman back to the big screen as a continuation of the first two Donner films. The movie opened in 2006 and was met with a lukewarm to positive reception. It didn't do gangbusters though and it was considered a financial failure on the part of the suits. Was Brandon Routh or any of the cast to blame? What exactly contributed to the movie not matching what the studio imagined it would make? Do the boys have anything nice to say, especially one of the three on this podcast who's harbored a grudge against it for years? Join us as we continue through Krypton and come back next week for a review of Man of Steel.