This week we review the season 3 finales of two of our favorite shows: THE MANDALORIAN and PICARD. What made them great, and what could have been better? What's coming next for both franchises? What distinguishes intelligent "fan service" from gratuitous drivel? In other words, what could JJ Abrams learn from Terry Matalas? ALSO: our lyrics for THE MANDALORIAN theme, a quick wrap-up of HELLO TOMORROW!, some great show recommendations from Brendan, and Chad's recent visit to The Daily News Building in New York City, which served as the Daily Planet when our much beloved SUPERMAN: THE MOVIE was filmed there in 1977. Watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/oPfWiqTUqP8 00:00:20 — THE MANDALORIAN S3 Finale 00:01:14 - No second spy! 00:03:24 - The hallway force field sequence 00:04:08 - The jetpack dogfight 00:07:24 - Possible reference to Star Wars Galaxies (MMORPG) 00:11:09 - Problems with the Jack Black/Lizzo episode 00:15:59 - Problems with pacing 00:22:04 — PICARD S3 Finale 00:22:33 - "Here Goes Nothing" (RoTJ dialog quote) 00:30:36 - Captain Shaw 00:38:35 - Todd Stashwick (Captain Shaw) is a huge nerd 00:43:09 - The Future of Star Trek? 00:46:08 - Our differing opinions of PICARD S1 & S2 00:51:49 - The potential of STAR TREK: LEGACY 00:53:51 - The art of intelligent fan service 00:57:13 — HELLO TOMORROW! 00:58:01 — PERRY MASON 00:59:32 — MRS. DAVIS 00:59:42 — TWELVE MONKEYS series 01:00:28 — Titus Welliver: also a huge nerd 01:01:53 — Chad visiting The Daily News building in NYC 01:04:23 — SUPERMAN: THE MOVIE 4K 01:05:38 — SUPERMAN theme lyrics Prodigious Saps: profusive nerdery from Chad Smalley of Blaggards and Brendan Jones of Tesla City Stories. https://linktr.ee/prodigioussaps RELATED LINKS: Blaggards https://blaggards.com/ SlapperCast: a weekly podcast/road diary from Blaggards: https://linktr.ee/slappercast Tesla City Stories https://www.teslacitystories.com Breakfast of the Gods https://www.indyplanet.com/breakfast-of-the-gods Campbell & Jones Meet the Monsters https://meetthemonsters.podbean.com/