On The Bubble podcast

Email: josh@jcaldigital.org Josh on Insta: @joshuacliston on Instagram. Josh on X: @joshuacliston on X/Twitter. Gonna Geek Network: https://www.gonnageek.com/show/on-the-bubble/

This Interview First Appeared on Josh Liston's 'My Old Hands' podcast in 2024. Scott Brick is the voice of many classic audiobooks including the Dune series, The Sword of Shannara series, Blade Runner, Jurassic Park, I, Robot and many more. Is it Shannara {shann•ara} or Shannara {Shar•nar•rah} ? Voicing the Dune Series. Scott's path to voicing Ayn Rand's Atlas Shrugged. Elevating the text, and emu...

https://www.gonnageek.com/show/on-the-bubble/ The 9 Elements of Highly Rewatchable TV Shows (part 3/3): Element 7: Mix of story arc lengths [00:55] Element 8: Hidden details, easter eggs, and foreshadowing [02:34] Element 9: Sticking to key themes [04:10] .... @joshuacliston on Instagram, Threads, X and TikTok.

https://www.gonnageek.com/show/on-the-bubble/ The 9 Elements of Highly Rewatchable TV Shows (part 2/3): Element 4: Rewatchable shows need an emotional set point character. Element 5: Comic relief that doesn't kill the drama. (03:12). Element 6: A brilliant yet despicable character in the core group. (04:04). .... @joshuacliston on Instagram, Threads, X and TikTok.

https://www.gonnageek.com/show/on-the-bubble/ The 9 Elements of Highly Rewatchable TV Shows (part 1/3): (03:58) The Show Has to Be Good. (05:14) Core Characters Must Be Continuously Developed. (06:52) The Core Group of Characters Needs to Be Manageable and Memorable. @joshuacliston on Instagram, Threads, X and TikTok.

In this episode we take a look at the explosive fan campaign for acclaimed sci-fi/drama The Expanse. From coffee bags and 3D videos, to model rockets and 50,000 upvotes, The Expanse fan campaign is one of the most intense fan campaigns in recent memory. (01:49) The Cancellation Announcement. (02:59) The Fan Campaign Begins. (05:20) The Viral Movement Takes Off. (08:22) Understanding the Rights Iss...

OTB is taking a six week break, and will plan to be back around mid-May 2026. .... Josh on Insta: @joshuacliston on Instagram. Josh on X: @joshuacliston on X/Twitter. Gonna Geek Network: https://www.gonnageek.com/show/on-the-bubble/

How fans of Arrow sent a clear message to the Writers that they'd messed up with Laurel Lance's character. Sources: Arrow's Ratings: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arrow_(TV_series) .... Josh on Insta: @joshuacliston on Instagram. Josh on X: @joshuacliston on X/Twitter. Gonna Geek Network: https://www.gonnageek.com/show/on-the-bubble/

A rebuttal to those online who are celebrating the cancellation of Buffy The Vampire Slayer: New Sunnydale. @joshuacliston on X

Buffy New Sunnydale news (00:47) 4 Things I Didn't Love About CW's Supergirl (02:32) 1. Perfect Resolutions of all Interpersonal Conflicts. (02:52) 2. Lack of Chemistry. (03:31) 3. The Inconsistency of J'onn J'onzz's Power Level. (04:10) 4. The Dialogue in Season 6. (05:26) @joshuacliston on X/Twitter.

4 Things I Loved from the Series: 00:37 - Kara's Consistent Morality. 01:24 - Perfect Casting: Alex Danvers and Mon-El. 02:19 - Lena Luthor's Character Arc. 03:29 - The White Martians as Antagonists. .... Josh on Insta: @joshuacliston on Instagram. Josh on X: @joshuacliston on X/Twitter. Gonna Geek Network: https://www.gonnageek.com/show/on-the-bubble/

NOTE: Constantine: City of Demons was a very complicated release, see more here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Constantine:_City_of_Demons Matt Ryan's Constantine wasn't completely done after the single season cancellation of the TV show (by NBC). With the character regularly featuring across The Arrowverse, in Constantine: City of Demons, and in several of DC's animated shows. Fans didn't get mor...

ARROW had to save the CW, according to series co-Creator Marc Guggenheim. And that's a new one for On The Bubble podcast. Sources: https://deadline.com/2024/07/arrow-felt-pressure-to-save-cw-recalls-creator-marc-guggenheim-1236001574/ https://ew.com/arrow-saved-the-cw-executive-producer-marc-guggenheim-says-8673847 .... Josh on Insta: @joshuacliston on Instagram. Josh on X: @joshuacliston on X/Twi...

Why did Syfy's Krypton not get renewed for a Season 3? And did the creative choices made throughout Season 2 lead in any way to the cancellation of the show? This is an audio essay written and read by Josh Liston from On The Bubble podcast, and is just his personal opinion on Krypton, as a fan that enjoyed the show, but felt like it could have, and should have, been great. .... Email: josh@jcaldig...

In 2015, ABC cancelled the supernatural crime-drama, Forever, but not before scheduling the show into oblivion. The network showed little support for the show from the very start, placing the Ioan Gruffudd led drama into a Tuesday at 10pm time slot, a historically tough time slot for ABC at the time. They then went on to start airing the back half of the first (and only) season on a very erratic s...

In 2023, Amazon MGM Studio saved the much-loved Soap Opera Neighbours from cancellation, and fans in Australia, New Zealand and the UK rejoiced. Then in 2025, Amazon cancelled the show, most likely for 'good'. Episode Sources: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I63BBb6kA0A https://www.youtube.com/shorts/uASEHBGHKNA #BringBackNeighbours #SaveNeighbours with Alison Tinlin https://x.com/MrsPandP .... Jo...

In 2013 ABC cancelled the sitcom Don’t Trust the B---- in Apartment 23 mid-way through its second season, after airing episodes out of order (for no apparent reasons), and fans of the show were not happy. Series Star Krysten Ritter speaking about the cancellation of B. in Apt. 23 on the Inside of You podcast: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Ey2wLRt3yQ Quote: “the hardest rejection (I've faced)” U...

Topic: Did Ray Donovan (TV) fans like or dislike Ray Donovan: The Movie? .... Josh on Insta: @joshuacliston on Instagram. Josh on X: @joshuacliston on X/Twitter. Gonna Geek Network: https://www.gonnageek.com/show/on-the-bubble/

Today's episode was recorded on the move with a portable setup, it still sounds good, just different. Enjoy. Topic: Will the Amazon Fantasy Series "Wheel of Time" get a Season 4? Sign the Save WOT Petition here: https://savewot.com/ .... Josh on Insta: @joshuacliston on Instagram. Josh on X: @joshuacliston on X/Twitter. Gonna Geek Network: https://www.gonnageek.com/show/on-the-bubble/

The Stana Katic-led thriller-drama Absentia launches with all 3 season on Netflix in November 2025. .... Josh on Insta:   @joshuacliston on Instagram. Josh on X:   @joshuacliston on X/Twitter. Gonna Geek Network:   https://www.gonnageek.com/show/on-the-bubble/

10 Years of Podcasting About TV (and we're not done yet). .... Josh on Insta: @joshuacliston on Instagram. Josh on X: @joshuacliston on X/Twitter. Gonna Geek Network: https://www.gonnageek.com/show/on-the-bubble/

In this episode we're talking HOF Unlikeable (yet Amazing) TV Characters. Josh has a raging dislike/love for the character of Dr Smith in the 2018 reboot of Lost In Space. Who's in your Unlikeable TV Characters HOF? .... Josh on Insta: @joshuacliston on Instagram. Josh on X: @joshuacliston on X/Twitter. Gonna Geek Network: https://www.gonnageek.com/show/on-the-bubble/

The Voices of Long Live Longmire: Adam Bartley YT: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=95SEnwsfOcs The Sheridan Press (Longmire Days Panel on Netflix): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3yM9G_v8TP4 Cowboy State Daily YT (Buffalo, Wyoming): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4obM0AMOALM Longmire Days OG: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/lQJF86Oek7g Cowboy State Daily YT (Longmire Days Returns): https://www.yo...

OTB Audio Essay September 2025: Wednesday S2 and Star Trek: Strange New Worlds S3 weren't worth the wait (and that makes me sad).  If you aim for incredible, you might just hit great! Strange New Worlds Season 3 feels more like “they aimed for safety..and they hit suitable”.  Correction: La'An (not Le'An as I said in the audio recording). ....  Josh on Insta: @joshuacliston on Instagram...

The #LongLiveLongmire fan-campaign is of the great save-our-show campaigns of all time. [ Today's recording was saved by a back-up lavalier microphone. The sound is still great, just a bit different. Thanks for listening. ] Key Elements of the Renew Longmire Campaign and the Longmire Fandom: The Longmire Posse. https://www.instagram.com/longmireposse/ The Longmire Stampedes. https://x.com/Longmire...