Just Another Friday Night

GONG! GONG!! The lights in the building go out and you're sitting in complete darkness but the crowd is electric and you see lighting begin to crash on stage. Ominous organ music begins to play and smoke rises from all around. You may very well be entering the gates of hell. As the music rises a figure appears cloaked in all black. Tall and wide and terrifying. He begins to slowly stride towards h...

We were dreamin' when we taped this forgive us if it goes astray! Partially inspired by power of The Purple One - we just have to talk about 1999! CM Chuck and some of the most prolific Friday Nighters graduated high school. The San Antonio Spurs won their first ever NBA Title. And it was a year in film that changed the game and lives of both filmmakers and audiences alike. There are certain thing...

When your heroes are so exciting they bring you to climax before you even read the story? Well then my friends you are indeed ready for the comic book adaptation brought to life by Garth Ennis, Darick Robertson, & Eric Kripke in the amazing, the incomparable, the Amazon Prime series THE BOYS!!! We hone in on the stellar season two in this episode gang - and let us warn you it is chock full of spoi...

Stop me if you've heard this one - 3 men walk into a police station - a Criminal, a Comedian, and a Clown - which one tells the joke that kills? Let me stop you right there - there is no punchline cause I'm literally making this up as I go. If that sounds nonsensical and chaotic to you then you're ready for our topic this week the latest story from Geoff Johns and Jason Fabok entitled Batman Three...

"People once believed that when someone dies, a crow carries their soul to the land of the dead. But sometimes, something so bad happens that a terrible sadness is carried with it and the soul can't rest. The sometimes, just sometimes, the crow can bring that soul back to put the wrong things right." - Sarah...P.S. It can't rain all the time... 

Sleep all day, party all night, never die, never grow old and the next line we all know it. Is it true? Well that all depends on who you ask. The tag line tells us that "it's fun to be a vampire." For David and the Lost Boys that certainly appeared to be the case even for Lestat. But what of the icon of vampire lore Count Dracula? His history seems one marred by tragedy. While you are endowed with...

Things that go bump in the night. The monster in your closet. The thing living under the bed. What warrants something to be called a creature? A true instrument of fear?? There can be categories upon categories and after that that come the subcategories and while it may be difficult to determine who goes where what is undeniable is where the creatures belong in the annals of horror. The Creature f...

Carrie, The Shining, IT, Pet Cemetery, The Shawshank Redemption, Stand By Me...any of these sound familiar? Chances are hell yes. Well guess what you've just been baptized in the church of STEPHEN KING. Here at Just Another Friday Night we ARE not just fans but HUGE fans of The Master of Modern Horror. Now think about that for a second MASTER of modern horror. His name is already etched alongside...

Have you ever seen a werewolf with a Chinese menu in his hand? Walking through SoHo in the rain? Looking for a place called Le Ho Fook's, ready for a big dish of beef chow mein. No? Us either but AwwwwWWWoooo werewolves in San Antonio!! Though if they're here in SA they're likely looking for tacos, but we digress. We brought in a ringer for the first episode of October madness - the Damsel of Dark...

Crane kick illegal? Yes sensei!! No, no, no this goes against all the 80's taught us! Daniel LaRusso and Johnny Lawrence showed us - nay - spun kicked a story to us in 1984 that that left an indelible  mark on the 1980's, history, and the world. Fast forward 30 plus years and we get an entirely different story. The tale of what the hell happened to Johnny after the ill fated and now often argued "...

The bronze wrestler slides down his mask and ties the back as the roar of the crowd becomes deafening. In the audience a man gestures for a cold beer and holds out some cash. The action begins just as it did this night when we sat down in San Antonio's only Mexican wrestling or Lucha Libre if you prefer themed bar! Co-owners Jesse Campos and Billy Mendoza offered up exceptional hospitality and del...

19 years ago America was attacked in the heart of NYC. The country came together and out this tragedy and showed that united we would not waiver. The first responders of NY became America's first responders and the NYPD and NYFD were as resounding as the Avengers or the JLA. Adamantium Adam and CM Chuck take time to share their personal thoughts, feelings, and memories of that tragic day. We focus...

Chadwick Boseman born November 29, 1976 sadly passed away August 28, 2020 at the age of 43 from colon cancer. We here at Just Another Friday Night were deeply saddened upon hearing this news and decided to dedicate the Episode 1 of Season 2 of the JAFN podcast to his memory and his legacy. A career tragically cut short but one that could not have been more filled with both critical and commercial...

We have to steal a little bit from the back of the graphic novel because we simply can't say it better. Part western, part Mad Max this week kiddies we sink our claws into OLD MAN LOGAN. That's right for our season 1 FINALE we wanted to take on a tale of the JAFN's favorite superhero - the rabid WOLVERINE! Or is he? He certainly prefers to be called Logan in this story and the reasons why will chi...

Mighty Marvel calls them "What If?" stories. DC calls them Elseworlds tales. But basically they are reimagining some of the most iconic moments and characters in comic book lore, begging the question what would the world be like had things been different. In this particular story DC asks the question what if instead of Kal-El crash landing in Kansas and being taken in by Jonathan and Martha Kent i...

In the world of DC comics Superman, Batman, & Wonder Woman are considered this world's finest superheroes. In the annals of the genre of science fiction movies, only one trilogy stands head and shoulders above the rest. Episode IV: A New Hope; Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back and last but certainly not least Episode VI: Return of the Jedi. The original Star Wars trilogy to us here at Just Anothe...

Way back in episode 2 we let you know who our heroes were. Now 20 episodes later the hour of the villain has come! You love to hate them but you can't help how they bring a smile to your face. This week is all about the villains we love and why from Dr. Doom and Darkseid to Mephisto and Ras Al Ghul. These are just a few we discuss - some you may know and some you'll get to know! These guys are the...

We're gonna raise a fuss, gonna raise a holler! Or better yet a shriek? That's right Friday Nighters all you boils and ghouls (thanks Crypt Keeper!) we're going macabre in this one. In our 21st episode we dip out toes in Crystal Lake, and take a suggestion right from YOU The Friday Night Faithful! Friday Nighter Foxy Roxy put forth the proposition of Summerween! Horror is not limited to October ki...

High in the halls of the kings who are gone, Just Another Friday Night would dance with their ghosts. The ones we had lost and the ones who we found and the one who loved us the most. And a shrieking banshee we did find for this massive 20th episode!! The Ever Untamable Amiee joins Adamantium Adam and CM Chuck  for a discussion. A discussion that we simply had to bend the knee for - GAME OF THRONE...

Do you like big guns, big pecs, and big explosions? No? Then you're in the wrong place my friend cause this ep is all about action, Jackson! No, not the classic Carl Weathers movie though we love his contribution to the Predator franchise! And that right there is exactly what we are talking this week ACTION MOVIE FRANCHISES! Who is the best? Where do you rank it? How many stars outta 5 do you give...

Adamantium Adam and CM Chuck release the wrestling Kraken on our first ever Mt. Rushmore episode! We talk about who is on our Mt. Rushmore of wrestling. We go one on one with great ones and have some hellacious picks that are sure to raise both of the peoples eyebrows and likely having some of you wanting us to REST. IN. PEACE. Well we here at Just Another Friday Night say this - JUST BRING IT! Ha...

Captain Frank Castle, United States Marine Corps. The year is 1971 and Captain Castle is on his 3rd tour in Vietnam. The man who will become The Punisher is not yet quite there. Dark forces however begin to form clouds around Frank and it becomes apparent that agent of death he will become is not far in the distance. BORN is a must-read story in the lore of The Punisher. In honor of the 4th of Jul...

A late Father's Day edition of JAFN gets the Adamantium One and CM talking fathers. Not just our Dads but Stepdads, Uncles, and Godfathers. We talk movies Pops, TV Pa's, and comic book padres. Whatever shape or form they come in we want to share affection for some of the best of best but leave a little room for those scum bag dads too. Without them we wouldn't know what NOT to be like. So to Jor-E...

We'd like you to enjoy this episode description in Morgan Freeman's voice. Juneteenth, a day meant to bring about freedom to many. While this was only a step in a long and ongoing struggle, much artistic greatness has come forth in our culture today. In celebration of this special day Double A, Adamantium Adam and CM Chuck talk their favorite contributions from Black culture. From music, actors, m...

Slash a "Z" into your shower curtain and the next time you kill a friend online tell them "I like the way you die boy." However you get in the mood to talk the only official Quentin Tarantino sequel DJANGO/ZORRO - do it! Adamantium Adam and CM Chuck are going to tie a black mask around their eyes when discussing the epic follow up to QT's masterpiece Django Unchained. This 7 issue series finds Dja...