The Nextlander Watchcast

The Nextlander crew branches out into media that doesn't require a controller to enjoy! Join Alex, Brad, and Vinny as they watch the movies, shows, and anime they've either missed out on up to this point in their lives, or just want to revisit again.

The Nextlander Watchcast is a tv podcast hosted by Unknown Host, with 188 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

Unknown Host hosts The Nextlander Watchcast, a tv show with 188 episodes published.

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  Episode #187

  187: 187: Star Trek: Is There in Truth No Beauty and Spectre of the Gun

  Aug 17, 20261h 48m

  After the extraordinarily low lows of last week's Star Trek episodes, this week's batch feels like a welcome respite. Up to bat this week is previously-seen guest star Diana Muldaur in the psychedelic ugly alien freakout Is There in Truth No Beauty, followed by the good ol' fashioned wild west romp Spectre of the Gun! CHAPTERS: (00:00:00) - The Nextlander Watchcast Episode 187: Star Trek: Is There in Truth No Beauty and Spectre of the Gun (00:00:39) - Intro. (00:01:58) - Jumping right into Is There in Truth No Beauty, an impossible title to say correctly the first time. (00:15:26) - Don't look at the ugly alien. You'll go crazy. (00:17:57) - Pretty lady onboard, let's get weird about it. (00:29:13) - Goddammit, Larry. (00:37:49) - Show the pretty lady flowers while we step out with her ambassador. (00:44:11) - Piloting Spock around like it's the ambassador's vacation body. (00:47:57) - Spock goes crazy, and it barely matters. (00:51:41) - Spock's good, Dr. Jones got her mindlink, and Larry's dead, so I guess this is a happy ending. (00:56:37) - Break! (00:57:04) - We're back, and it's time to talk about Spectre of the Gun (and some OK Corral history)! (01:14:33) - A neon probe with a big booming snake head says to stay outta this space. (01:18:47) - A half-remembered idea of Tombstone, Arizona, where everybody is pointing you toward doom. (01:25:08) - A force field prevents escape, gas grenades are constructed, and Chekov "dies". (01:32:06) - Spock sees through the Matrix. (01:39:06) - Huh, you defeated our hastily assembled wild west trap. I guess you guys are cool. (01:44:21) - Final thoughts, and housekeeping for next week's episodes. (01:47:03) - Outro.

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  Episode #186

  186: 186: Star Trek: The Paradise Syndrome and And the Children Shall Lead

  Aug 10, 20261h 42m

  Star Trek Summer is officially back on the menu, folks! We're once again joined by our compatriot Brad Shoemaker to continue our journey through the original series' third season soldiers on. And this week that journey meets one of its toughest challenges yet in the execrable episodes The Paradise Syndrome, and And the Children Shall Lead. CHAPTERS: (00:00:00) - The Nextlander Watchcast Episode 186: Star Trek: The Paradise Syndrome and And the Children Shall Lead (00:00:23) - Intro. (00:06:12) - Launching straight into The Paradise Syndrome. (00:12:33) - ANOTHER planet full of random humans? (00:20:02) - Kirk gets zapped with the head empty beam. (00:25:53) - You're a handsome devil, you're our god now. (00:30:25) - Burning out your engines to move an asteroid like a centimeter. (00:34:31) - Kirk's so happy. (00:38:51) - Moonwalking back to the planet and discovering alien music. (00:40:35) - It's god time. (00:44:08) - Mind melding your way out of your bad life choices. (00:51:23) - Break! (00:51:46) - We're back, And the Children Shall Lead...us to this very bad episode. (00:55:10) - The somewhat, uh, unconventional casting choices. (01:03:36) - We're not dunking on this because it's a kid episode. It sucks well beyond the kid stuff. (01:08:54) - Wasting a perfectly creepy intro set-up. (01:18:07) - Them kids ain't right. (01:30:43) - The final confrontation with the pirate ghost. (01:37:27) - Final thoughts. (01:39:49) - Next week's episodes, and outro.

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  Episode #185

  185: 185: The Night of the Hunter (1955) w/ Scott Benson

  Aug 3, 20263h 27m

  For this week's special guest Watchcast animator and game developer Scott Benson takes us on a tour of the creeper corners of Depression-era West Virginia in Charles Laughton's singularly strange thriller, The Night of the Hunter! CHAPTERS: (00:00:00) - The Nextlander Watchcast Episode 185: The Night of the Hunter (1955) w/ Scott Benson (00:00:21) - Intro. (00:12:39) - How we came to this movie initially. (00:19:47) - Some history of the film. (00:36:23) - Some talk about the cast. (00:44:14) - The film's initial lackluster reception, and subsequent reappraisal. (00:48:08) - Break! (00:48:51) - We're back, and it's time to get into the film proper. (01:00:51) - I'm Peter Graves, and this is a felony. (01:25:46) - Meeting the other townsfolk, and the preacher comes a callin'. (01:41:14) - A consequential picnic, and Willa makes some bad choices. (01:46:03) - An all-timer of a bad honeymoon. (01:52:53) - Good night, Willa. (02:07:00) - The trouble with Harry. (02:13:22) - A long, lazy trip down the river. (02:23:44) - The introduction of Rachel Cooper. (02:29:15) - Everything's going great until a teen girl gets a crush. (02:46:53) - Harry's approach is less viable under these circumstances. (02:52:29) - Do not mess with Whistler's mother. (03:05:14) - The strange epilogue to it all. (03:16:36) - Final thoughts. (03:23:59) - We might return to Star Trek next week (check the Patreon this week for more info). (03:26:38) - Outro.

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  Episode #184

  184: Ghost in the Shell (1995) w/ Austin Walker

  Jul 27, 20262h 43m

  For this week's Special Guest Watchcast we've got none other than Austin Walker joining the show to tell us all about a seminal work of cyberpunk anime (that just happens to coincide with a new revival hitting the airwaves very recently) in the 1995 adaptation of Ghost in the Shell! CHAPTERS: (00:00:00) - The Nextlander Watchcast Episode 184: Ghost in the Shell (1995) w/ Austin Walker (00:00:26) - Intro. (00:03:32) - Talking about this week's movie, the manga and other adaptations, and how it feels to watch this in 2026. (00:25:53) - Do we understand what happened in this movie? We think so! (00:32:49) - Some talk about the animation techniques used, and then rampant cyberbrain chat. (00:39:48) - Break! (00:40:17) - We're back, and tackling some lingering questions before we launch into the plot. (00:45:40) - Setting the stage. (00:51:58) - Sorting the sections, and setting up the Puppet Master. (01:06:07) - The Major's cop buddies. (01:11:16) - The garbage men. (01:23:35) - I wanna sink to the bottom with you. (01:37:21) - The Puppet Master has demands. (01:52:57) - Ishikawa. (01:58:58) - The decoy, and the run-up to Old Town. (02:08:21) - The Puppet Master's pitch. (02:17:55) - Well, everyone's dead. Guess we'll just wrap this one up. (02:24:55) - Sequel talk, and final thoughts. (02:36:50) - Housekeeping for next week's movie: Night of the Hunter with Scott Benson! (02:38:48) - Austin's plugs, and outro.

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  Episode #183

  183: Twilight (2008) w/ Abby Russell

  Jul 20, 20262h 46m

  The Watchcast rises from hiatus to sparkle for all of you once again, and while our friend Brad is out on leave, we've got a few guests lined up to take us through some of their favorite films. First up is Abby Russell with the movie she's been determined to make us watch for months now. the equally baffling and entertaining YA vampire romance, Twilight! CHAPTERS: (00:00:00) - The Nextlander Watchcast Episode 183: Twilight (2008) w/ Abby Russell (00:00:22) - Intro. (00:04:12) - Why does Abby love Twilight ever so much? (00:14:25) - On Stephenie Meyer and the folks who made this movie. (00:25:21) - MAN was this a big franchise (and more about how teens responded to the material). (00:34:39) - Break! (00:35:01) - We're back, and it's time to talk about this damn movie. (00:46:25) - This is quite the efficient intro, and then high school happens. (00:53:09) - The Cullens make their entrance. (01:10:42) - Edward saves Bella for the first time (of many). (01:21:55) - Things meander a bit before the big vampire reveal. (01:34:24) - A big, sparkly unveiling. (01:43:47) - Meeting The Family. (01:54:23) - Edward + Bella 4 Eva (02:01:34) - Wanna play baseball? (02:05:52) - Enter: the sleazy vampires. (02:14:41) - By the time I get to Arizona. (02:27:29) - Waking up in the hospital with the worst cover story ever concocted. (02:29:21) - Casino prom? Casino prom! (02:35:46) - Final thoughts. (02:44:11) - Housekeeping for the next couple of weeks, and outro.

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