100 episodes

Beyond Sci-Fi, Fantasy, Gaming and Tech, the brains behind Fan Effect are connoisseurs of categories surpassing the nerdy. Brilliant opinions and commentary on all things ‘geek’, but surprising knowledge and witty arguments over pop culture, Star Trek, MARVEL vs DC, and a wide range of movies and TV shows. Andy Farnsworth and most of his co-hosts and guests live in the Salt Lake City, Utah area.

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Beyond Sci-Fi, Fantasy, Gaming and Tech, the brains behind Fan Effect are connoisseurs of categories surpassing the nerdy. Brilliant opinions and commentary on all things ‘geek’, but surprising knowledge and witty arguments over pop culture, Star Trek, MARVEL vs DC, and a wide range of movies and TV shows. Andy Farnsworth and most of his co-hosts and guests live in the Salt Lake City, Utah area.

    Andy's KSL-TV #WhatToWatch: ‘IF’ is an enjoyable family flick 

    Andy's KSL-TV #WhatToWatch: ‘IF’ is an enjoyable family flick 

    Andy Farnsworth joins KSL-TV to help audiences decipher #WhatToWatch for the weekend of May 17, 2024. Written by John Krasinski and starring Ryan Reynolds and a whole all-star voice cast, "IF" is something everyone can find something in it to enjoy. Also on the big screen is a biopic about late singer Amy Winehouse called "Back to Black" On streaming, Netflix has a new animated movie based on a popular children's book called "Thelma the Unicorn," and the first half of season 3 of "Bridgerton" is on Netflix for a more grown-up option. 

    The brains behind Fan Effect are connoisseurs of categories surpassing nerdy with a goal to publish a weekly "What to Watch on the Weekend" minisodes, taken from KSL-TV's Friday segment, and two deep-dives a month on shows, creative works, artists, local events, and other fandom topics. 

    Based in the beautiful beehive state, Fan Effect celebrates Utah's unique fan culture as it has been declared The Nerdiest State in America by TIME, and is hosted by KSL Movie Show's Andy Farnsworth and KSL Podcasts' KellieAnn Halvorsen.  

    Listen regularly on your favorite platform, at kslnewsradio.com, kslpodcasts.com, or on the KSL NewsRadio App. Join the conversation and get the latest 'nerdly' news on Facebook @FanEffectShow. Fan Effect is sponsored by Megaplex Theatres, Utah's premiere movie entertainment company. 

    • 5 min
    Andy's KSL-TV #WhatToWatch: ‘Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes’ has outstanding visuals and a surprisingly engaging story 

    Andy's KSL-TV #WhatToWatch: ‘Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes’ has outstanding visuals and a surprisingly engaging story 

    Andy Farnsworth joins KSL-TV to help audiences decipher #WhatToWatch for the weekend of May 10, 2024. The latest adaptation of the Planet of the Apes movie saga, “Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes,” has outstanding visuals and a surprisingly engaging story. (Check out Steve Salles review here!)  The best thing Andy watched this week was "Nowhere Special," a movie about a terminally ill single father in Ireland who is forced to interview potential adoptive families for his 4-year-old son to live with after he passes. With limited showings at the Megaplex Jordan Commons and the Broadway Centre Cinemas, it's worth the effort to catch a showing. 

    For streaming, there's a series on AppleTVPlus called "Dark Matter" is an interesting sci-fi tale: A physicist gets mugged one night, and when he wakes up, nothing in his life is like it was just hours before. And Mother of the Bride" on Netflix poorly-cast Brooke Shields as a brides mother dealing with an awkward situation. 

    The brains behind Fan Effect are connoisseurs of categories surpassing nerdy with a goal to publish a weekly "What to Watch on the Weekend" minisodes, taken from KSL-TV's Friday segment, and two deep-dives a month on shows, creative works, artists, local events, and other fandom topics. 

    Based in the beautiful beehive state, Fan Effect celebrates Utah's unique fan culture as it has been declared The Nerdiest State in America by TIME, and is hosted by KSL Movie Show's Andy Farnsworth and KSL Podcasts' KellieAnn Halvorsen.  

    Listen regularly on your favorite platform, at kslnewsradio.com, kslpodcasts.com, or on the KSL NewsRadio App. Join the conversation and get the latest 'nerdly' news on Facebook @FanEffectShow. Fan Effect is sponsored by Megaplex Theatres, Utah's premiere movie entertainment company. 

    • 5 min
    Andy's KSL-TV #WhatToWatch: Summer movie season kicks off with ‘The Fall Guy’

    Andy's KSL-TV #WhatToWatch: Summer movie season kicks off with ‘The Fall Guy’

    Andy Farnsworth joins KSL-TV to help audiences decipher #WhatToWatch for the weekend of May 3, 2024. It's the (unofficial) start of summer movie season in this week, and we kick it off with Ryan Gosling and Emily Blunt in "The Fall Guy." A movie remake of the 1980s TV show about a Hollywood stuntman who uses his movie skills in real life. You can also watch Anne Hathaway's single mom become the object of affection for the lead singer of her teen daughter's former favorite boy band in "The Idea of You." On streaming, check out Jerry Seinfeld and a host of celebrity cameos in a surprisingly funny (fake) history of the invention of Pop Tart with Netflix’s "Unfrosted."

    The brains behind Fan Effect are connoisseurs of categories surpassing nerdy with a goal to publish a weekly "What to Watch on the Weekend" minisodes, taken from KSL-TV's Friday segment, and two deep-dives a month on shows, creative works, artists, local events, and other fandom topics. 

    Based in the beautiful beehive state, Fan Effect celebrates Utah's unique fan culture as it has been declared The Nerdiest State in America by TIME, and is hosted by KSL Movie Show's Andy Farnsworth and KSL Podcasts' KellieAnn Halvorsen.  

    Listen regularly on your favorite platform, at kslnewsradio.com, kslpodcasts.com, or on the KSL NewsRadio App. Join the conversation and get the latest 'nerdly' news on Facebook @FanEffectShow. Fan Effect is sponsored by Megaplex Theatres, Utah's premiere movie entertainment company. 

    • 4 min
    Andy's KSL-TV #WhatToWatch: Zendaya gets entangled in a tennis-themed love triangle in ‘Challengers’

    Andy's KSL-TV #WhatToWatch: Zendaya gets entangled in a tennis-themed love triangle in ‘Challengers’

    Andy Farnsworth joins KSL-TV to help audiences decipher #WhatToWatch for the weekend of April 26, 2024. In the big movie of the week,  Zendaya gets entangled in a tennis-themed R-rated love triangle in "Challengers." But for people who want a less lewd and more uplifting movie, you should absolutely see "Unsung Hero."  The family drama about a family who moves from Australia to the U.S. in the early 1990s is about faith, hard work, and having to humble themselves and accept help from others. Andy warns, “Take your Hankies!”  

    Over on streaming, Paramount Plus has a new series for fans of Sonic the Hedgehog in “Knuckles.” And on Netflix, there is a surprisingly entertaining and clever streaming series called "Dead Boy Detectives." The DC Comics show is set in the universe of Neil Gaiman's "Sandman" series and is TV-MA for supernatural horror. 

    The brains behind Fan Effect are connoisseurs of categories surpassing nerdy with a goal to publish a weekly "What to Watch on the Weekend" minisodes, taken from KSL-TV's Friday segment, and two deep-dives a month on shows, creative works, artists, local events, and other fandom topics. 

    Based in the beautiful beehive state, Fan Effect celebrates Utah's unique fan culture as it has been declared The Nerdiest State in America by TIME, and is hosted by KSL Movie Show's Andy Farnsworth and KSL Podcasts' KellieAnn Halvorsen.  

    Listen regularly on your favorite platform, at kslnewsradio.com, kslpodcasts.com, or on the KSL NewsRadio App. Join the conversation and get the latest 'nerdly' news on Facebook @FanEffectShow. Fan Effect is sponsored by Megaplex Theatres, Utah's premiere movie entertainment company. 

    • 4 min
    Andy's KSL-TV #WhatToWatch: Director Guy Ritchie comes back to action with ‘The Ministry of Ungentlemenly Warfare’ 

    Andy's KSL-TV #WhatToWatch: Director Guy Ritchie comes back to action with ‘The Ministry of Ungentlemenly Warfare’ 

    Andy Farnsworth joins KSL-TV to help audiences decipher #WhatToWatch for the weekend of April 19, 2024.  A couple of movies based on real people and real stories, a locally-made comedy, and a return to a Zack Snyder-created sci-fi universe are all available this week. First, director Guy Ritchie comes back to action with "The Ministry of Ungentlemenly Warfare." "Hard Miles," tells the story of a teacher at a boy's correctional school who takes four of them on a 750-mile bike ride from Colorado to the Grand Canyon (Andy’s pick of the week!).  "Villains, Incorporated" is a locally-filmed comedy movie with villain wannabes who have no powers and no money. And streaming on Netflix, we've got "Rebel Moon, Part 2: The Scargiver".  It's the sequel to last year's "Rebel Moon: A Child of Fire" and has the rag-tag group of rebels trying to fend off retaliation from a galactic imperium they hope to bring down.

    The brains behind Fan Effect are connoisseurs of categories surpassing nerdy with a goal to publish a weekly "What to Watch on the Weekend" minisodes, taken from KSL-TV's Friday segment, and two deep-dives a month on shows, creative works, artists, local events, and other fandom topics. 

    Based in the beautiful beehive state, Fan Effect celebrates Utah's unique fan culture as it has been declared The Nerdiest State in America by TIME, and is hosted by KSL Movie Show's Andy Farnsworth and KSL Podcasts' KellieAnn Halvorsen.  

    Listen regularly on your favorite platform, at kslnewsradio.com, kslpodcasts.com, or on the KSL NewsRadio App. Join the conversation and get the latest 'nerdly' news on Facebook @FanEffectShow. Fan Effect is sponsored by Megaplex Theatres, Utah's premiere movie entertainment company. 

    • 4 min
    Andy's KSL-TV #WhatToWatch: ‘Escape From Germany’ tells a miraculous story of LDS missionaries just prior to WWII

    Andy's KSL-TV #WhatToWatch: ‘Escape From Germany’ tells a miraculous story of LDS missionaries just prior to WWII

    Andy Farnsworth joins KSL-TV to help audiences decipher #WhatToWatch for the weekend of April 12, 2024.  It’s a war-heavy week when it comes to entertainment. "Civil War," surprisingly, doesn't lean politically one way or the other, standing as more of a warning than a statement." Escape From Germany," tells the emotional (and miraculous) story of the evacuation from Germany of LDS missionaries just before World War II. Directed by local filmmaker T.C. Christensen, whom Andy even got to sit down with on the latest Movie Show Digital Extra. For post-apocalyptic fodder, "Fallout" is an adaptation of a popular video game now streaming series on Amazon Prime Video. Then over on Hulu, "The Greatest Hits" deals with loss, grief, and moving on through the eyes of a girl transported into the past (literally? Just her imagination?) every time she hears a song she had listened to with her late boyfriend.

    The brains behind Fan Effect are connoisseurs of categories surpassing nerdy with a goal to publish a weekly "What to Watch on the Weekend" minisodes, taken from KSL-TV's Friday segment, and two deep-dives a month on shows, creative works, artists, local events, and other fandom topics. 

    Based in the beautiful beehive state, Fan Effect celebrates Utah's unique fan culture as it has been declared The Nerdiest State in America by TIME, and is hosted by KSL Movie Show's Andy Farnsworth and KSL Podcasts' KellieAnn Halvorsen.  

    Listen regularly on your favorite platform, at kslnewsradio.com, kslpodcasts.com, or on the KSL NewsRadio App. Join the conversation and get the latest 'nerdly' news on Facebook @FanEffectShow. Fan Effect is sponsored by Megaplex Theatres, Utah's premiere movie entertainment company. 

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