WARNING: Do not listen to this episode unless you have seen the 2025 Amazon Prime Video release "Reacher" (Season 3) or do not mind hearing key plot points.

Reacher recently finished its 3rd season on Amazon Prime Video. It stars Alan Ritchson as Jack Reacher, and each season is an adaptation of a novel by the creator of the Jack Reacher book series, Lee Child. The third season of Reacher is based on the 2003 novel "Persuader."

Joining the show to review Reacher Season 3 is Tushar Saxena, a longtime radio host and producer, who is a co-host on the podcast “No Wrong Choices.”

In this episode, Tushar discusses what worked in Season 3 and how it started with a major plot twist. They discuss aspects of the production and writing, and how they embody what the Jack Reacher character looks and feels like. They also discuss the idea that the two Tom Cruise Jack Reacher films are in continuity as they are also based on books and are referenced in the series.

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Acclaimed voice actor James Arnold Taylor was a guest on this show on Episode 381. That interview was recorded at a Fan Expo Comic Con and was cut short by the Con event coordinators. Taylor vowed then to return to the podcast and made good on his promise in this episode.

Taylor has famously played Obi-Wan Kenobi in all Star Wars animated properties, including The Clone Wars, Rebels, and numerous others. He has voiced hundreds of characters in numerous properties, including Ratchet and Clank, Final Fantasy X, Drawn Together, and Johnny Test. He played Fred Flintstone in various commercials after the original voice actor, Henry Corden, passed away.

He is starring in a new 2025 animated film entitled “The King of Kings.” In it, Taylor plays eight different characters! The film stars many Star Wars alums, including Mark Hamill, Oscar Issac, Forest Whitaker, and Vanessa Marshall. The film also stars Kenneth Branagh, Uma Thurman, Pierce Brosnan, Roman Griffin Davis, and Ben Kingsley.

In this episode, Taylor tells the incredible story of having voiced the entire movie for a scratch track to help the animators. He explained why The King of Kings is such a passion project for him. He also discusses how streaming has not helped create more opportunities in animation.

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Longtime TV and film animation writer Ernie Altbacker rejoins the show to discuss his new comic book project, Area 51 Studios. The comic book is written by Altbacker with art by Josh White.

Altbacker is an Emmy-nominated writer with over 30 years of experience.

Area 51 Studios Synopsis: It turns out Area 51 is a secret government site, but not for storing alien corpses or crashed spacecraft. It’s actually a studio lot where aliens come to shoot low-budget galactic reality shows. Our story centers on Zephril Boon as he tries to save his once-great career from the flaming dumpster fire that it’s become. The tone is Douglas Adams meets Men In Black, with a pinch of Jabberwocky.

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