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Now displaying: April, 2023
Apr 30, 2023
  • Four people?! Will wonders ever cease?!
  • Thanks to this week’s Patreon supporter, Megan!
  • Phoenix Register: no news is good news until you’re on a podcast that has to talk about the news
  • JUST KIDDING – there’s going to be a Harry Potter TV series on the new streaming service Max
  • The adaptation will be “faithful” to the books and is expected to last a decade
  • Owl Post: none on Sundays ☹ even on Easter ☹
  • Main Discussion: Scenes 76-82 of the screenplay
  • We were so young and had so much Tina hope
  • Walking with authority + clipboard = immediate cred
  • “Excuse me, I need to be discreet, can I have a robe?”
  • Lally knows if you stay ready, you don’t have to get ready.
  • We are not affiliated with OrchardWorks Wands but Geoff loves them, so check them out here.
  • #Thally lives
  • We don’t normally bless David Yates, but for diricawls, we can make an exception
  • Is ducking a Muggle concept?
  • Time-Turner: The Great Emu War
  • “…and then 20,000 emus arrived.”
  • We previously referenced the Emu War in Episode 18, “Bits of Scoop.” Listen here!
  • Battle of the Beasts: Marjo! Vs! Geoff!

Podcast Question: Who did you think the figure in the green robe was?

Apr 16, 2023
  • Thanks to this week's Patreon supporter, Ash!
  • Phoenix Register: No news this week 
  • Owl Post: Carolyn and Sophie write in about Grindelwald's hatred of Muggles.
  • Main Discussion: Scenes 72-75 of the screenplay 
  • How much does Newt know about the Room of Requirement, anyway?
  • Shannen brings the prayer wheel knowledge 
  • "They don't need papyrus, they have paper!"
  • You can see a picture of the Tiger's Nest here
  • Aberforth's ultimate plan is to stairs Credence to death 
  • Bhutanese butterbeer at Universal when?
  • The local theatre troupe has a real problem with Grindelwald.
  • Dumbledore: you're great! Anyway, bye!
  • No-Maj Movie Magic: creating magical Bhutan
  • Tigers Nest Monastery looks a lot like what we see on screen in Bhutan.
  • What is a qilin doing in Brazil?

Podcast Question: How do you think the prayer wheel works?

 

Apr 2, 2023
  • It's April and that's no joke!
  • Thanks to this week's Patreon supporter, Pauline V.!
  • Phoenix Register: The Making of Harry Potter Tokyo is opening 6/16. The Great Wizarding Express will feature! (PRNewsWire)
  • Tickets are available now.
  • Please write in with your thoughts about why Fantastic Beasts is so big in Asia! We'd love to hear from you!
  • Owl Post: Jerri writes in with concerns about continuity and timing.
  • Poor Newt and Theseus only get a short rest. 
  • Owl-Bert lets us know about more word on a potential Wizarding World studio.
  • The Variety article is here.
  • Warner Brothers, we're ready to run the studio!
  • Main Discussion: Scenes 68-71 of the screenplay
  • Sum up the Fantastic Beasts movies in one sentence: "We see what Grindelwald is doing and it's weird."
  • When you're in the basement, you know you've gone too far.
  • We ponder Credence pondering the qilin.

Podcast Question: How do you think the qilin resurrection process works?

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