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If you loved Pure Fandom's Space Cowboys Podcast, then you'll love having hosts Liz and Meg back with The Pure Fandom Podcast. Talking about all things TV, movies, and fandom, the hosts break down what to watch, what's worth the binge, and nostalgic TV/movies everyone should give a chance. Tune into the first episode now!

Forget all things pumpkin spice and Thanksgiving offerings. The Fall is the best time of year because Horror fans have the perfect excuse to spend an entire month deep diving into classic and new horror offerings on their favorite streamers. Granted most horror fans spend the entire year watching their favorite slashers and things that go bump in the night. Still there's something extra special about this time of year. Hit play and listen in as Brad and Cort talk about some of the newer horror films that they've been watching and think you should check out as well. Now, we'll be back before month's end to discuss some of our fave classics like Carpenter's The Thing and Poltiergeist. After listening in be sure to drop a comment to let us know what you’re watching during this spooky season.

This week, Brad and Cort take a deep dive into Hulu's latest offering, Hellraiser. Months after dropping the surprise hit prequel, Prey, the streamer reintroduced us to the pleasure and pain offered by the Cenobites and that cursed puzzle box. This new film offers a new vision of Clive Barker's 1987 horror classic. This time we're introduced to young Riley who is struggling with addiction. It's not long before a certain puzzle box comes into her possession. Hit play below and listen as Brad and Cort discuss their thoughts on the new Pinhead played by Jamie Clayton. Where does this new film line up for you among the original and numerous sequels? After listening in be sure to drop a comment to let us know what you’re watching during this spooky season. Also, keep an eye out for some must see movie/tv Halloween recommendations.

It’s been a while, but with news that one of our favorite shows from SYFY making an unexpected return for a second season we had to talk. SurrealEstate did manage to finish off its freshman season in style and give the audience a bit of closure. However, the potential for more was so evident. Thankfully, SYFY recognized the possibility for more and we’ll be back to watching Luke Roman and his team sometime in 2023. We have our fingers crossed that all of our favorite characters will be able to return. Cort and Brad also spent time talking about the recent massacre of the CW’s lineup (RIP 4400). On the bright side, we still have one last season of Roswell, New Mexico starting on June 6th. We also spent time catching up on other things that we’ve been watching and new shows that will be coming to SYFY and other networks. Give us a listen and then be sure to drop a comment to let us know what you’re watching. Are you as excited as we are over the surprise renewal of SurrealEstate? With Upfronts coming this week, there will be dozens of new and returning shows announced. What do you think of the CW greenlighting a prequel for Supernatural and for Walker. Which cancellation cut deepest for you? Tweet @pure_fandom or visit the Brad and Cort Talk Facebook group.You can also send us an email at bradandcorttalk@gmail.com.

Mayor Bowman makes the drastic decision to put the Paymart on lockdown. That’s before she finds out that Luke and Cam have taken off. Elsewhere, Sarah Blackwood returns to a much changed Mawinhakin. Hit play and listen in as Brad and Cort Ep 1x08, “To Anyone Who Can Hear My Voice”. It’s only been hours for Cam, but the long wait for him to find out his father’s fate has arrived. As expected, Cam is shocked and heartbroken. Before leaving to search for the boys, Lauren and the others grab what weapons they can. What garden tool do you think would serve you best in the Zombie apocalypse?

Sarah Blackwood sees her grandmother for the first time in years. The older woman sheds much light on history of the thing in the hole and the mask it had been wearing. Luke blows up at his mother and reveals a long-held secret about himself. He’s gay and wishes he’d had the chance to come out to his father. Hit play and listen in as Brad and Cort Ep 1x07, “Their Evil Was Our Evil”.

Lauren and the others from Amy’s wedding have made their escape from the wedding crashers. They’re making their way to the now defunct Paymart when they decide to stop and help two women. The Lady Birders managed to catch one of the undead with his pants down. Granted they just think he’s a perv. No good deed goes unpunished when the rescued ladies steal Lauren’s ride. Hit play and listen in as Brad and Cort Ep 1x06, “The Lady Birders of Nepa”.

It’s Jai and Amy’s big day! Finally, time to speak their vows. Sure, his parents didn’t make their plane and some of their neighbors have become the main course. Wedding crashing zombies turn the day of Amy’s dreams into a nightmare. Too bad no one listened when Jai tried to sound the alarm.  Hit play and listen in as Brad and Cort Ep 1x05, “Til the Dead Do Us Part”. Jai and Shawn try their best to save the wedding guests, but things go downhill quickly. Amy’s mother nearly makes an escape, but in shock over the whole situation she decides to grab a memento. They didn’t get married yet Amy’s mom. You didn’t need that wedding cake topper.  What did you think of Shawn’s surprise proposal? Were you happy to see Lauren come in with the save for Jai and the others?

Trent and Luke may have lost the keg, but the party in the woods finally gets started. Granted all of the partygoers were already lunch for the Endfields. The party crashing zombies stepped it up notch by episode’s end when they arrived at Jai and Amy’s wedding. How cool was that photo booth action? Hit play and listen in as Brad and Cort Ep 1x04, “Forest of the Damned”. Cam has Lauren drop him off at the police station. He’s getting worried since he hasn’t heard anything from his father. He tells  Captain Pike and Mayor Bowman exactly what they’re all dealing with, but they don’t seem to believe him. This is surprising at least on the Mayor’s behalf since she faced off with zombies already at the retirement home. Elsewhere, Dr. Logan makes an interesting discovery.

Mayor Bowman has a secret. One that has nothing to do with that undead protestor. Jai, Cam, and Lauren end up back at the retirement home just as things truly start to fall apart there. Nicole makes a fatal error after getting clued into her boss’ secret. Hit play and listen in as Brad and Cort Ep 1x03, “The Grey Mile”.  How amazing was Mrs. French? Also, Nicole really wasn’t thinking when she messed with Paula’s weapon. The dead are roaming and to even temporarily disable the only weapon in the vicinity was such a bad call. Why not just tell Trey what she knows? Afraid to the the bearer of such  bad news? Give us a listen and then be sure to drop a comment

Last week left us wondering, but Bobby’s Peepaw definitely took a bite out of Lauren. Her bite and McDermott’s situation have us curious about the rules of this undead universe.  Cam and Lauren manage to come up with an idea that saves them and most of the funeral attendees from becoming lunch. There was that one guy but he kinda had it coming after opening that cold locker after they him to leave it alone. The dead are on their feet and he wants to check to see what’s knocking inside the meat lockers at a funeral home? Oh no. Just no, Dale. Bad idea all around. Hit play and listen in as Brad and Cort Ep 1x02, “Chum”.  Jai gets his first look at Mawinhaken’s new reality and his wedding to Amy takes a drop on his list of concerns. Elsewhere, it’s “Weekend at Bernie’s” time as Paul, Trey, and Nicole try to cover-up an accidental murder.

A George Romero classic claws its way from the grave for a re-telling of a very familiar tale. Syfy’s new series, ‘Day of the Dead’ has finally arrived. This time the dead has arisen in the same town of Mawinhakin. The day started out promising enough for many of the townspeople. Sarah Blackwood is minding her business at her new job when she finds herself lowered into a hole. Of course, she finds a not quite dead body. Mayor Bowman is up for re-election and she’s feeling confident. Jai’s maybe getting married and definitely taking control of his life. Maybe.  Hit play and listen in as Brad and Cort Ep 1x01, “The Thing in the Hole”.  Lauren is making a fresh start of things. Sure her boss is a pervert, but karma comes to pay him a visit with a quickness. Like Jai, she’s taking control in her life and trying to do better for herself. The girl is clearly a badass, as becomes apparent during her battle with Bobby’s recently deceased Peepaw. Who had the best zombie takedown of the episode? Was it Lauren with that mic stand or Cam with the mower? Which was your favorite Easter egg from the Romero-verse? Which character are you hoping survives all the chaos to come?

It’s season finale time and things aren’t starting off on the best footing for the Roman Agency. August is tucked away somewhere in the Donovan house and Luke’s gotten a little banged up. While their boss is on the mend, Susan and the others try to figure out the best way to get to their friend. Hit play and listen in as Brad and Cort Ep 1x10, “The House Always Wins”. Zooey visits the Donovan house and sees the face of her lost love, Kyle. He tells her to stay away from that house. Sound advice, but they need to get August out first. What did you think of Susan’s ploy to get into the Henderson house? How shocked were you over the revelation of Luke and his sister? Do you think Luke has lost his  gift for good? When is SYFY going to give us the good word and let us know this amazing show has been renewed???? Give us a listen and then be sure to drop a comment

It’s the penultimate episode ahead of the season finale. Megan says a final goodbye to her house and she has some choice words for Luke’s mother. Elsewhere, Susan can’t keep her mind off of work as she supposed to be relaxing and helping out for her best friend’s wedding. Of course it wasn’t her fault that the cake started oozing blood or that something seems intent on killing off the bride before the big day. Hit play and listen in as Brad and Cort Ep 1x09, “White Wedding”. Luke and the others offer an assist as Susan does all she can to help her best friend. With Megan vacating her house for good, August takes that time to do another check of the premises. This turns out to be a very bad idea all the way around.

Megan’s not talking to him and he’s losing business left and right. It’s a bad week for Luke and the Roman Agency. Between the pulled listing, bad press, and failing to save that last family, Luke is thinking it’s time for a change in business model for the company. Elsewhere, Susan makes a discovery about the nature of roadies. Hit play and listen in as Brad and Cort Ep 1x08, “Baba O’Reilly”. While still trying to decide on some life-altering decisions, Luke ends up back  a house from his childhood. The moment he and others step inside, they seemingly revert to simpler times. Who was your favorite to see as their 16-year old selves? With the others occupied, Susan ends up facing off with the last remaining roadie that has possessed Megan.

Our favorite band of realtors are back and they’ve got a sinister new roadie in tow. The episode kicks off with the team returning to the Roman Agency after a tough case. As far as they’re concerned, they were able to extinguish the problem at the stigmatized house. It’s not long before they have to go into lockdown because they’ve brought something home with them. Hit play and listen in as Brad and Cort Ep 1x07, “Quarantine”. Things get dark as nearly every member of the team is possessed by the Roadie. Which possession freaked you out more? Was it August and his stretchy arms? Or maybe Zooey just hanging around? In the end, it seems like all is well as the group is able to exorcise this roadie. There were some harsh truths spoken during the different possessions. Initially, it seems as if Susan’s new family won’t be there to support her as she received a lifetime achievement award, but no way. The cool kids crash the party to show their support. Zooey even shows her love for Susan by tossing in a well-timed Carrie reference when her co-worker hits the stage to give her acceptance speech. It seems as if all is well after their enforced lockdown. At least it seems that way until Luke and Megan head off to go home. It’s only then that Luke realizes that there is something very wrong with his girlfriend.

Competitor, Rita Weiss reaches out to the Roman Agency for their special kind of help with a problematic property.  Visitors for the Open House each meet with some eye-opening and grisly accidents. Yikes upon yikes level eye-opening. Elsewhere, Susan and Zooey help an unhappy spirit exorcise some human guests. Hit play and listen in as Brad and Cort Ep 1x06, “Roman’s Six”. How epic was that scene with Zooey and the college bros? Also, the storyline plays out  with Susan having no idea that her client is no longer among the living until the end. It’s a very satisfying twist. Speaking of twists, poor Megan. She just can’t catch a break. First her own house and now she finds herself targeted after visiting that Open House. Luke and the team must figure out a way to stop Megan from becoming the next victim of a wayward tree branch or flying arrows. This writing team is so creative with the numerous eye-gouging moments. Did your heart drop when Megan appeared to fall victim by taking a rebar to the eye?

Father Phil returns to his old stomping grounds at the Church to help the team dig into the mystery of this week’s stigmatized property. A young rapper and his team rent out a house wanting to make use of the fully outfitted studio inside.  Luke and his team clear the house of it’s previous owner, but soon realize that someone else was left behind. Hit play and listen in as Brad and Cort Ep 1x05, “Ft. Ghost Child”. At what point in this episode were you reduced to a giant puddle of sobs? We’ve watched the team deal with malevolent spirts and even got a hilarious bit of that at the top of the episode. The young ghost though pulled at all the heartstrings. The entire team did an epic job with this episode. We learned more about Father Phil past and Susan eclectic taste in music. No wonder she’s such a badass closer. Give us a listen and then be sure to drop a comment or in our Facebook group with your thoughts on Ep 1x05, “Ft. Ghost Child”. You can also send us an email at bradandcorttalk@gmail.com.

This week finds Luke’s team splitting their talents between two different cases. Susan and Zooey team up when new buyers aren’t quite satisfied with their recent purchase. Sure their new cliffside home is beautiful but the wobbly walls and mysterious puddles of water that appear from nowhere are definitely a dealbreaker.  Hit play and listen in as Brad and Cort Ep 1x04, “A House Is Not A Home”. What did you think of Zooey and Susan’s bonding session? The two women open up to one another over wine. Zooey is doubtful about Susan’s pyrotechnical skills until she gets front row view. Elsewhere, Luke scores a windfall for the Agency as they look to close a deal with an old rival. Of course things get complicated when Luke discovers the reason this subdivision is haunted. Give us a listen and then be sure to drop a comment or in our Facebook group with your thoughts on Ep 1x04, “A House Is Not A Home”. You can also send us an email at bradandcorttalk@gmail.com. Be sure to check back for next week’s all new episode as Melanie Scrofano returns to direct Ep 1x05, “Ft. Ghost Child”.

This week the Roman Agency has their work cut out for them. First, Luke is sent in to deal with a reluctant homeowner (Melanie Scrofano). Well, actually, she’s less reluctant and more bound to the property. Elsewhere, Susan does her level best to please one of the agency’s regular buyers. Problem? She has to do things her way and nearly gets herself fired from his contract. Hit play and listen in as Brad and Cort Ep 1x03, “For Sale By Owner”. Are you a fellow Earper who was over the moon to see Melanie, our former Wynonna Earp, back on the screen with Tim Rozon? What was your favorite Harper moment? She certainly came up with an entire routine meant to scare away potential buyers. What was up with Luke’s childhood home? That house was scary enough to please Susan’s eccentric author.