The Fanboy and the Hater
Podcast about the Best and Worst in Movies, TV, and Pop Culture. Hosted by Mike Hall and Jim Harris. New episode every Thursday!
Episodes
Mike and Jim discuss and debate the Netflix television series Stranger Things, which concluded its 5-season, and nearly 10-year, run at the end of 2025. While they agree the phenomenal first season was why the show became a huge hit, they think the show become formulaic and repetitive as it progressed, had some weak storytelling arcs, and took some big narrative swings to conclude the series, ultimately leaving them wondering if it...
Mike and Jim discuss and debate the 2026 movie Project Hail Mary, including how Mike almost fell asleep multiple times during it, Jim unnecessarily saw it in IMAX, Mike was disappointed by the limited actual science, Jim thought Grace should have died early and often, Mike was doing okay until Rocky showed up, Jim found the story to be formulaic and unsurprising, Mike believes all the hype is because people watched it emotionally i...
On May the 4th, their first new episode in a long, long time, Mike and Jim discuss and debate the state of Star Wars screen canon (live-action and animated movies and television shows) related to the Force, including the transition from Lucas to Disney, Midi-chlorians, balancing the Force, the Mortis gods, Force Ghosts, and the Luke Skywalker problem with post-Return of the Jedi Force-related stories, as they ponder whether the For...
Mike and Jim discuss and debate the 2023 animated superhero film Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem.
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Mike and Jim discuss and debate non-documentary movies and television shows that use fictionalized history in their storytelling, including possible historical events that could have inspired a myth or legend, exaggerated historical events for entertainment which could later become a myth or legend, and stories being told that are loosely based on historical events or time periods.
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Jim is joined by special guest and author Paige E. Ewing to discuss her recently published book Precise Oaths.
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Mike, Jim, and returning guest host Brandon discuss the action role-playing video game series Diablo in the weeks and days leading up to the release of Diablo IV.
The first part of this episode was recorded on the weekend of the final public beta for Diablo IV, and features Mike and Brandon playing the beta while discussing their history with the franchise, as gaming noob Jim asks basic questions about it.
The second part of this ...
Mike, Jim, and returning guest host Rhys discuss and debate the 2023 Marvel live-action superhero movie Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3.
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Mike, Jim, and returning guest host Brandon discuss and debate the 2022 DC live-action television series Peacemaker.
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Mike and Jim discuss and debate the first season of the Disney+ live-action Star Wars television series The Book of Boba Fett.
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Mike and Jim are back! (Did you even notice they were gone?) Well, more like back-ish. The Fanboy and the Hater return after a nearly nine month hiatus to explain why they were gone, what they have been watching while away, and what previously unreleased and new-ish episodes you can expect soon-ish.
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Mike and Jim discuss and debate the 2022 DC live-action film The Batman.
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Mike and Jim discuss and debate the Disney+ Marvel live-action television series Hawkeye.
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Mike and returning guest host Brandon discuss and debate the Disney+ Marvel live-action television series The Falcon and the Winter Soldier.
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Mike and Jim discuss their favorite musical, The Phantom of the Opera, both the stage production and the movie, as well as some aspects of the novel it is based on.
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Mike and Jim briefly discuss the 2021 Marvel movie Eternals.
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Mike and Jim briefly discuss the 2021 movie The Matrix Resurrections.
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Mike and Jim discuss and debate one of the most anticipated movies of 2021, Spider-Man: No Way Home.
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Mike and Jim briefly discuss and debate how nostalgia drives so many movies and television shows, and whether the good ones are only good because of the nostalgia.
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Mike and Jim briefly discuss and debate whether the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) passed its peak with the movie Avengers: Endgame.
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