Today we are going to Kamp Koral with SpongeBob and Patrick themselves! We had the chance to sit down for an interview with Tom Kenny and Bill Fagerbakke. These two are friends both on- and off-screen. From friendship to multiverse happenings, we had a blast chatting with these guys.
Season 1 of Kamp Koral SpongeBob’s Under Years is now available on DVD.
Interview with Tom Kenny and Bill Fagerbakke
SpongeBob and Patrick have been a staple for decades and Kamp Koral goes back to the beginning. SpongeBob and Patrick are youngsters attending Kamp Koral in Bikini Bottom. We asked the guys what it was like going back to play their younger selves and the challenges that came with it.
And since we are best friends and they are best friends, naturally we spoke about the importance of friendship, after all everyone needs a bestie. It was fun to hear why they think SpongeBob and Patrick’s friendship has resonated throughout the years. And honestly, it’s a lesson we should all take to heart.
Did you know Tom and Bill have done other voices as well? They sure have. Which of their other characters would they like to visit Bikini Bottom? You will have to listen to find out!
The series follows 10-year-old SpongeBob as he spends his summer at Kamp Koral. The camp is run by Mr. Krabs. SpongeBob shares a cabin with his friends Patrick and Sandy. Squidward, acts as a counselor. He is slightly older as well as pessimistic, which is a relief because who wants a happy Squidward? The local chef Plankton is secretly running a laboratory beneath the camp. There he is attempting to invent things to help him take over the world.
Season 1 of Kamp Koral SpongeBob’s Under Years is now available on DVD.
We had the chance to speak with the stars of Netflix’s Raising Dion. Rome Flynn, Alisha Wainwright, and Jason Ritter, shared a little about season 2, comic books, stunt work, and more.
Interview With Raising Dion Cast: Alisha Wainwright, Rome Flynn, and Jason Ritter
This season, Dion (Ja’Siah Young) continues honing his powers with the support of his mom (Alisha Wainwright) and Tevin (Rome Flynn). The latter is his new BIONA trainer who catches Nicole’s eye. After befriending new student, powered kid Brayden (Griffin Robert Faulkner), evil things begin to happen. Dion quickly learns that danger is still looming. Dion and his friends must fight not only to save themselves but the entire city of Atlanta.
With the origin story out of the way, season 2 of Raising Dion is free to explore Dion’s powers, his family dynamics, and introduce exciting newcomers. Combine that with upgraded effects and more laughs, and the result is the best season of the show yet.
Since the show is based on a comic book and Jason Ritter’s Pat is a comic book fan, we naturally had to ask him about his own love for comics. Spoiler alert he is a geek like us. Flynn is one of the newcomers on the show this year and his character Tevin is a powered being. Seeing himself in all of his powered glory was definitely a thrill for Flynn. Plus he is all about landing those epic stunt sequences. Watch out season 3!
Raising Dion is a family-friendly superhero show that manages to bring something unique to the table. Unlike others in the genre, instead of focusing solely on the powers, this show centers itself on family. What is more super than a family who loves you?
We had the chance to speak with the stars of REACHER on Prime Video. Willa Fitzgerald and Harvey Guillén shared a little about the new Amazon Studios original series.
S3E14: Interview with Willa Fitzgerald and Harvey Guillén of REACHER on Amazon Prime
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Willa Fitzgerald talks about portraying Roscoe, being a psych major, deadpan comedy, and more. Harvey Guillén shared how he almost turned down the role of Jasper, about bringing a Laninx to a Southern character, his comedic stylings, and more in our exclusive interview.
REACHER follows Jack Reacher, a veteran military police investigator who has just recently entered civilian life. Reacher is a drifter, carrying no phone and the barest of essentials as he travels the country and explores the nation he once served. When Reacher arrives in the small town of Margrave, Georgia, he finds a community grappling with its first homicide in 20 years. The cops immediately arrest him and eyewitnesses claim to place Reacher at the scene of the crime. While he works to prove his innocence, a deep-seated conspiracy begins to emerge, one that will require Reacher’s keen mind and hard-hitting fists to deal with. One thing above all is for sure: They picked the wrong guy to take the fall.
Season One of REACHER is based on Lee Child’s first Jack Reacher novel “Killing Floor,” and is written for television by Emmy-nominated writer Nick Santora (Scorpion, Prison Break), who also executive produces and serves as showrunner for the series as part of his overall deal with Skydance Television.
Reacher, starring Alan Ritchson, is based on the novels by Lee Child. All 8 episodes of the first season of the Amazon Original series will premiere exclusively on Prime Video on Friday, February 4, 2022.
Fan of the Saints? How about Kevin James? If you answered yes to either of those you are in the right place. We sat down for an interview with Kevin James to hear more about Home Team his latest film now streaming on Netflix.
Kevin James stars as Sean Payton, the Super Bowl-winning, former coach of the New Orleans Saints in the new Netflix film, Home Team. It is based on the true story of the greatest season of Payton’s life, coaching his son’s football team to the championship. But it wasn’t an easy road to the big game. First, he had to reconnect with his son and then help the team learn to work together.
We recently chatted with Kevin about the film and what it meant to step into the shoes of Sean Payton. Not only did he get to embody the coach but he also got to work with him. Sean Payton has a small cameo at the end of the film. Apparently, Payton himself is a funny guy. Who knew?
As football fans we asked the most important question of all, did he actually get to touch the real Vince Lombardi Trophy? You will have to listen to find out. This film also features a cast packed with comedy titans. Any improv that was happening definitely came from Schneider according to Kevin.
Home Team is rated PG for crude material, language, and some suggestive references with a runtime of 95 minutes.
Dance your cares away, and come on down to Fraggle Rock!
Interview With Fraggles Mokey and Wembley For Fraggle Rock Back to the Rock
Although Mokey and Wembley have no idea what a TV show is or that we can actually see their adventures, they were excited to talk with us silly space creatures. Not sure who was more excited, us or them. It’s not every day you get to talk to a Fraggle!
Since we couldn’t ask them about their show we did talk to them about their latest adventures, what they do for fun, and more. They even asked us questions and invited us to live with them down in Fraggle Rock. With a 30-minute workweek that sounds absolutely divine.
About Fraggle Rock Back to the Rock
Jim Henson’s fun-loving, musical Fraggles are back! Join Gobo, Red, Wembley, Mokey, Boober, and new Fraggle friends on hilarious, epic adventures about the magic that happens when we celebrate and care for our interconnected world.
Fraggle Rock Back to the Rock season 1 is available on Apple TV+ starting January 21, 2022.
We had the chance to interview Emma Stone and Emma Thompson for their new film Cruella. Not only that but we also heard from the filmmakers about what it took to bring this most villainous villain to life. No spoilers here but we have seen the film, and we absolutely loved it.
Interview with Emma Stone and Emma Thompson for Cruella
We were delighted that Disney went dark with Cruella. How could you not? The woman eventually wants a spotted puppy coat.
Emma Stone: They really let Craig and Tony write and make what they wanted to make. I think it’s definitely dark for a Disney movie. It was darker than I’ve seen a Disney movie for a good long time.
Craig has worked on villain stories in the past like I, Tonya, What is it about the villains and what attracted you to Cruella’s story?
Craig: (Laughs) I mean, villains are always so fun to portray, because you just have more license to do things that aren’t quite appropriate or push the boundaries, and create these larger-than-life characters. It was really important to me that this was not black and white. Obviously, no pun intended there with Cruella. But I wanted there to be this gray area and be able to empathize with the choices that she was making. And I wanted to do it in a way that was really fun.
If you had to pick between Estella and Cruella who would it be? They are both so different.
Emma Stone: I think Estella is sweet, but she’s not fully embodied. So I would say there is something about Cruella that’s pretty enticing because she just kind of is who she is. She’s in full acceptance and autonomy there. So I am kind of interested in that Cruella world. That said she does some things, crosses some lines that I don’t think I would necessarily cross. But to be honest, I sort of prefer Cruella.
The set pieces in this film are phenomenal. What was the biggest challenge when creating Cruella’s world?
Fiona: I think the biggest challenge was actually the number sets. The film has great pace and we move around a lot. There are lots of little moments that require different sets. And so we were very busy. There were 120-odd sets to do across the course of the shoot. Some of them are enormous and some of them are tiny. I think one of the things that I’m most pleased about with the film is the level of detail in every single one of those sets.
Listen to the podcast and check out the links above for the full interview.
Cruella is in theaters and on Disney+ Premiere Access May 28, 2021. Tickets are on sale now.
For the latest episode of the Geek Girls Universe Podcast, we sat down for an interview with Jon Levine your soon-to-be favorite friendly neighborhood TVA clerk. That’s right, Jon is part of the new series Loki.
Interview with Jon Levine
One of the standout moments in the new Loki trailer was when Loki ended up in the TVA’s version of the DMV. Only instead of waiting forever for your number to be called, you have to verify everything you’ve ever said. Absurd. Yikes.
In the room we see an adorable cat, that may or may not be a Flerken, and the paperwork clerk in charge of getting Loki to sign off on an inordinate amount of papers. That clerk is none other than Jon Levine.
We couldn’t wait to talk with Jon about his time on the Loki set. Naturally, we wanted all the details but we know how those pesky NDAs work. However, he shared what he could including what it was like working with the god of mischief himself. From what he told us, that scene is going to be awesome.
As with all our guests, we asked him about his favorite fandoms, characters, and movies, which included a little tangent about Taika Waititi because how can you not. Jon also talked about Cobra Kai, Flerkens, and a lot more.
About Jon Levine
Jon Levine is an actor and standup comedian who lives in Atlanta, Georgia. Jon has appeared in several films, TV shows, and commercials throughout his career as an actor. He has had roles on shows such as Cobra Kai and the upcoming Marvel Studios’Loki.
As a stand-up comedian, Jon has performed in a multitude of standup shows across the country as the host, guest, and featured comedian, as well as numerous corporate and private events. Jon has been the emcee at Belushi’s Comedy Club in Fort Myers, the Comedy Zone Sunny Isles Beach, and the Improv in West Palm Beach.
Now streaming on Netflix, is the all-new show Go, Dog. Go! is based on the best-selling children’s book by PD Eastman. We sat down for an interview with Executive Producer Adam Peltzman to learn more about what to expect in the town of Pawston.
Go, Dog. Go!
The show, Go, Dog. Go! follows 6-year-old Tag Barker on her adventures in the city of Pawston, a fun-loving community of dogs on the go. Tag is a skilled mechanic and loves anything that goes. With her ingenuity and creativity, Tag can go as far as any plan will take her with her best friend Scooch Pooch by her side.
Adam Peltzman is the executive producer of the Netflix original series from DreamWorks Animation and WildBrain, Go, Dog. Go! It is based on P.D. Eastman’s classic, best-selling children’s book.
A five-time Emmy Award-winning creator, writer and producer, Peltzman began his career on the hit show, Blue’s Clues, where he served as head writer for multiple seasons. Afterwards, he became the head writer on two well-known series The Electric Company and The Backyardigans. Peltzman’s credits include serving as creator on Nickelodeon’s Wallykazam! He also co-created the PBS Kids series Odd Squad and the WNYC fictional family podcast, This Podcast Has Fleas.
This show is not just colorful and musical, it’s a lot of fun, just like the book we both know and love. It features several recognizable characters and lots of new friends to meet like the all dog singing group the Barkapellas.
Fans of PD Eastman will be interested to hear whether or not other beloved characters will show up in the series. Our kids wanted to know if their friends Fred and Ted from Big Dog, Little Dog or the bird from Are You My Mother? will make their way into the show.
Adam hopes that children and families will enjoy the show together. Above that, there is a sense of community in the show.
“It’s about how community members get along, welcome new members, work as a team. I hope it inspires kids to get more curious about their own community and start thinking about what it means to be part of a community. Respecting each other and working with differences.”
To hear everything Adam had to say about the show listen in now!
Calling all Jurassic World fans! Season two of Jurassic World: Camp Cretaceous debuts on Netflix on January 22. We had the chance to sit down for an interview with Executive Producer Scott Kreamer.
Jurassic World: Camp Cretaceous Season 2
In Season 2 of Jurassic World: Camp Cretaceous, the campers are stranded on Isla Nublar. When the T.Rex takes over Main Street, forcing the kids deeper into the jungle, they discover that they may not be alone. This not only threatens their rescue but may uncover something more sinister.
Inspired by the Jurassic World franchise, Jurassic World: Camp Cretaceousfollows six teenagers chosen for a once-in-a-lifetime experience at Camp Cretaceous. At camp they must work together to survive when dinosaurs wreak havoc across the island. Will they ever make it back? Only time will tell.
Scott Kreamer is the Emmy-nominated executive producer of the Netflix original series Jurassic World: Camp Cretaceous. It’s inspired by the multi-billion-dollar Jurassic World franchise from Universal Pictures and Amblin Entertainment.
Prior to Jurassic World, Kreamer served as co-executive producer and story editor of DreamWorks Cleopatra in Space. He also executive produced and work as a story editor for Nickelodeon’s Pinky Malinky. Scott also co-executive produced DreamWorks Kung Fu Panda: Legends of Awesomeness.
We had the chance to speak with Scott about what to expect in Season 2 of the show. There are a lot of things he and the crew want children and families to take away from this season. First and foremost is that kids are resilient. And in a time like this, we all need to focus on that resiliency.
A fan favorite and Scott favorite dinosaur will be front and center this season as well. That’s right, the T. Rex is coming and those kids better watch out! Plus, since the show is set in the same universe as the films, we had to ask if a cross-over into live action was in the works. What did he say? You’ll have to listen to find out!
Jurassic World: Camp Cretaceous Season 1 is now streaming on Netflix. Season 2 will be available January 22.
It’s 2021 and that means we are kicking off Season 2 of the Geek Girls Universe Podcast. What better way to get the new year started than this interview with special effects artist Steve Boyle? This is the man responsible for creatures from some of our favorite films and probably some of your nightmares.
Photo: Steve Boyle Studios
Interview With Special Effects Artist Steve Boyle
Steve Boyle’s work can be seen in Love and Monsters, What We Do In The Shadows, Attack of the Clones, and Daybreakers amongst other things. We had a chance to speak with him about his latest film, Love and Monsters which is available from Paramount Pictures to own today on Blu-ray, 4K, and DVD.
Love and Monsters is one of our favorite films from 2020. You can hear the others one on our Year End Review Episode.
What creature was the most challenging to create for Love and Monsters? And which one was your favorite?
Steve: My favorite was the Buzzard, the bunker creature. I think that was my favorite because it’s an asymmetrical, miss-mash of flesh, slime, and thorns. It was really fun to do. When I was a kid that was the sort of stuff I always wanted to do. That’s the kind of creature that has pulled me into doing this kind of stuff.
The most challenging was Mavis. About 4 hours before we had to film her on location she was about 100 pieces on a table we were trying to assemble. It was one of those ones where you think “Maybe this is going to be the one that doesn’t work.”
There is one monster we never get to see on screen despite it being a massive threat to the characters. Was it always the plan not to have it show up?
Steve: Yes. This was an intimate approach which personally I liked because you wanted to see more of everything. I think it’s better to get little suggestions, have you wanting to see more than seeing too much of them.
How many of the monsters were practical effects versus CGI?
Steve: I’m trying to remember. The gobblers were puppets but they were also CGI. Mavis was practical, the buzzard was about 80% practical. We ended up doing more practical stuff than I thought.
When it comes to special effects, you have designed creatures that are well known in lore like the werewolves for What We Do In The Shadows and others like in Star Wars and Love and Monsters that no one has ever seen before. Do you prefer taking something that is traditional and making it your own or coming up with something completely new?
Steve: That’s a really good question because I don’t know the answer to that. They excite me both in different ways.
I don’t know. I think I kinda swing between the two. Both are hugely satisfying. I guess with building all new stuff you don’t have to break through people’s conceived ideas of what a werewolf should look like, what a vampire should look like. You can be a bit more free. It’s also not compared in the same way. But I love doing both.
Along those lines, is there a character or a monster that you want to bring to life that you haven’t yet?
Steve: I haven’t done my own version of Frankenstein yet, I would love to do that. I’ve been really lucky, I’ve done most of what I always wanted to do. I’ve had amazing opportunities across all genres and to be able to work with the best artists in the world. People who were my idols as a kid are now some of my closest friends.
What inspired you to become a special effects artist? What drew you into this as your career?
Steve: I don’t know what drew me to it. I just remember being obsessed with it. I never wanted to do anything else. It was one of those things that kinda chose me and I got the bug very early on. I am creatively ambitious but not careerist if that makes sense. I’m much more interested in what I’m making.
Getting into this at such a young age, were there artists or puppeteers that you looked up to?
Steve: Oh yeah a lot. Richard Taylor who has his company WETA with Peter Jackson. I got to go over there and work with them for about 5 years. It wasn’t just about special effects, they were really original thinkers.
And where will we see Steve’s work showing up next? You’ll have to listen to find out!
For the full interview listen to the latest episode of the podcast.
Love and Monsters from Paramount Home Entertainment is now available on 4K, Blu-ray and DVD.
