It's Christmas all over the world and nowhere more so than at JET headquarters as Kal brings you an episode replete with holiday cheer! O come all ye faithful to hear the good news as we find Trencher under the tree for Comic Book Club! Joyeux Noel! Get well soon, Mika!

It's our 200th episode extravaganza (hold the extravaganz) as we take a leisurely look back at the past year of Just Enough Trope, with some choice cuts from 2016! Plus, we talk news of Rogue One, Thor: Ragnarok, Mr. Robot, Mika froggily contemplates the charms of Ryan Gosling as we check out the Blade Runner 2049 teaser, and Kal debuts his Oliver …

Get ready to rebel as we bring you our exclusive review of Rogue One: A Star Wars Story! Plus, a look at the Marvel Star Wars comics of the '70s! The Force is with us; now, be one with us!

We dip into the dark genre of Ben Affleck exploitation films this week when we review Reindeer Games for Craft Disservices! Unpretty. Plus, we've got some last minute Rogue One thoughts, a lot of Marvel and DC TV news, and we wrap our eight arms around the Spider-Man: Homecoming trailer! Does whatever a podcast can!…

It's better late than thankless this week as we catch up on gratefulness for the current state of nerdery, including more diverse characters, more things to love, and more people to love them with. In the show's first half, we talk with Lynne M. Thomas, Head of Special Collections for NIU and co-editor of Chicks dig Time Lords! Plus, we take on H.A…

Leave it all on the dance floor with us on this show as we begin our Long March of Christmas Pain by watching 1996's cinematic genital torture-fest, Jingle All the Way! Plus, the news is back with talk about Westworld, Rogue One, Star Trek: Discovery, The Kingkiller Chronicles, and Billy Dee! And if that wasn't enough, we submerge ourselves in the …

Get our message this week as we talk to sci-fi and fantasy author Elizabeth Bear about Thundarr the Barbarian, time travel, and heroic saloon girls! And in the show's second hour, we pledge our service to Greg Rucka and Michael Lark as we review Lazarus from Image Comics! This show is the cat's meow, babe! Find Elizabeth Bear online on Twitter and …

We have a rough knight this week as we tilt at the windmill of Terrence Malick's white male privilege. You know what else is white? SALT. Plus, we hit news of Doctor Strange, Black Panther, Moana, have a dejected pillow fight, and explore the ennui of Tommy Bartlett's Robot World. Dive fully clothed into this ocean of snark today! Don't forget you …

Now that you're stuffed with turkey, feed your head with this butterball of an XL show! In the first hour, we talk to Dead Spots author and kayaking enthusiast, Melissa F. Olson, about Lorenzo Lamas, homoeroticism in 80's action flicks, and the legend of the Brown Note! And in our second hour, we dive deep into the classic cyberpunk manga, Ghost in…

Things get contentious this week as we try to make compliment sandwiches out of some frustrating properties, namely, the new movie Arrival, and the classic film Where the Buffalo Roam! Plus, nerdy news, Kal's Sucky Movies with Song Titles theory, Mika's Stephen King Academy, and an honest-to-God analysis of the value of societal jesters and Hunter …

We rock the telly this week as we bring you all the news that's fit to cast from the world of nerdy entertainment! Plus, a review of the first volume of The Uniques and our interview with the creators, Comfort and Adam! Hey kids, always recycle...TO THE EXTREME! Check out everything Comfort and Adam at comfortandadam.com and uniquescomic.com!…

Our arms are wide this week as struggle to understand our new world, but! We're still bringing you all the news that's fit to cast from the nerd world, including Painkiller Jane, Miyazaki, Cloak and Dagger, plus Kal's Batman Theory of Coolness, and reviews of the Ghost in the Shell and Valerian trailers! And we wrap it up with a Craft Disservices s…

Escape the darkest timeline with us on this show and discover something even darker as we study Black Science! Plus, we've got news of American Werewolves, Japanese cats, British Spider-Men, Young Justice, Westworld, the X-Men, and more! And if that wasn't enough, we kick off our Women's Writes series by talking to Carrie Patel, author of the Recol…

Grab your character sheet, your dice, and your sanity as we roll to save against the stinkier-than-an-otyugh Dungeons and Dragons: The Movie! Plus, catch up on news about Ghost in the Shell, CW shows, Doctor Strange, Mika waxes rhapsodic about PCs past, Kal explains his Doctor Strange/Guardians of the Galaxy theory, and we top it off with a look at…

There were a lot of good options for naming this episode, but in the end, it always came down to Ditko Balls. Be cowed, wowed, and plowed this show as we review Marvel Studios' Doctor Strange and Marvel Comics' Doctor Strange in Marvel Premiere! Plus, we review Stan Against Evil, the Wonder Woman and Trainspotting 2 trailers, talk dangerous Google …

Take the hit from nostalgia with us this show as we try to remember anything at all from our childhoods that wasn't awful...and it looks like the Buffy the Vampire Slayer movie isn't that thing. Plus, we have news of Bendis-plaining, Stan Lee cameos, which Netflix show has the best catering staff, *and* Mika reviews new comics while Kal tells you w…

We test Santa's patience this week as we bring the News of the Nerd, place our bets on Stan Lee vs. the Grim Reaper, and curse that cowardly p'tach Bryan Fuller! Plus, Kal tries to explain the Culture, Mika is caught in The Net, and we get tricky as we bring you Batman: The Long Halloween for Comic Book Club! It's tails again!…

It's movies, movies, MOVIES this week as we review Teen Wolf for Craft Disservices! Plus, Squatchin' Guru Tara stops by JET Headquarters to talk about a trio of found-footage horror films: REC, The Sacrament, and Willow Creek! Grab your board and your huarache sandals and urban surf with us today!

Ride the Hurricane this week with us as we wrestle down Daredevil: The Man Without Fear for Comic Book Club! Plus, a look at the Guardians and Logan trailers, and we unleash a tropic storm of news about the Nintendo Switch, the Playstation VR, striking SAG-AFTRA members, the return of Jean Grey, the Red Dead Redemption sequel, and Alyssa Milano! Ta…

Liberate yourself from the average podcast this week and join us on a trip to the other side as we ARE SUCKED INTO HELL BY EVENT HORIZON! But, before that, we talk anime on Netflix, presidential Power Ranger rankings, how to defuse a Note 7, Studio Ghibli, Automat troubles, Kal "explains" constant acceleration, and Mika tries to figure out what the…

Storm the castle with us this week as we take it to Disney over their Mulan and Aladdin remakes, talk Supergirl, Wonder Woman and the UN(?), bring you the news, *and* we sell our souls for Hellblazer: Dangerous Habits for Comic Book Club! A Hell of a show!

Start in the middle with us this week as we serve a blend of 11 news stories and spices coming out of New York City Comic Con! Plus, we've got new comics reviews of Cage, Shade the Changing Girl, and Jessica Jones *and* we sing the praises of Constantine in our Craft Disservices segment! Look how well we're doing!…

The deadliest/sexiest show on the 'net is back as we talk onscreen movie deaths, Crime and the Punisher, Iron Fist, Suicide Squad, more Westworld, and we dance across buildings like gods when we discuss Daredevil: Born Again for Comic Book Club! Remember Alderaan!

We're dancin' a jig this week 'cause we're here to talk about The Last Boy Scout for Craft Disservices! Plus, the dangers of Pokemon, the orientation of Sulu, the magic of Justin Lin, and the rumpled wisdom of Doctor Strange scribe C. Robert Cargill from our interview with him at this year's CONvergence! Joel Silver himself could not improve on thi…

Did you have fun? We sure did. CONvergence 2016 is over and now we're wondering "...and how do we get home?" Join us for a look at the last day of the con, some talks with some amazing guests, and a touch of melancholy. And stay tuned to us to the end of the week for a special show, a wrap-up of the entire slap-up that was CONvergence 2016!…

Hey, look! This is kind of late, huh? You should see the other guy. It's our recap of Day 3 of CONvergence and it's a tale of bears, concept albums, late-night panels, and long journeys. Our journey's almost over; don't miss this leg!

CONvergence day 2 has come and gone and it turns out, even JET warriors are flesh and blood. We are exhausted and barely made it out of today, but tune in to hear us talk about the persistence of the western setting in genre fiction, the fantastic diversity and verisimilitude of Dragon Age, and a ton of squee for Civil War! Plus, upcoming interview…

...and we'll *tell* you how we got there! ...car, actually. A car. CONvergence has begun and we're here to help you make sense of the CHAOS on the show floor! We talk panels, art show, cosplays, interviews, and enough action to send you running for the quiet room! Hop on board...we're driving this bus all the way to con!…