James Faraci The Last Of The Americans

(Scene begins with a smartwatch screen and a finger as it taps the screen and the 1994 American Gladiators plays as the scene cuts to a hand as it taps an app on his phone as it opens a portal.)

(It cuts to James and the characters he’s played until it cut to their faces and the credits of “James Faraci” is shown as it cuts to “The Last Of The Americans’” current iteration then slides away to different images of Paulo Fonseca, Brenda Fonseca, Rebecca Yaun, Nick Yaun and the characters they’ve played until it cut to their faces. The credits of “Paulo and Brenda Fonseca, Rebecca and Nick Yaun” are shown then slides away to different images of Doug Yaun and Crosslyn Castillo, Nick Lopez and Jessica Lopez-Barkl and the characters they’ve played, until it cuts to their faces.)

(After that, the credits “Doug Yaun and Crosslyn Castillo, Nick Lopez and Jessica Lopez-Barkl” are shown, as it then slides away to different images of Andrew Beach Eric Kurtzke, Renee Miller and Olivia Horvath. Following this, the credits of “Andrew Beach, Eric Kurtzke, Renee Miller, Olivia Horvath” are shown as the 0:00-0:21 mark of the theme song plays.)

(Everything becomes a swirl of reds, whites, and blues, as the credits “Produced by First Choice Entertainment Productions in association with Manic-Expression.com”; “Executive Producers: James Faraci, Paulo Fonseca, Brenda Fonseca, Rebecca Yaun, Nick Yaun, Eric Kurtzke, Renee Miller, Andrew Beach & Olivia Horvath”; “Editing by Eric Kurtzke and James Faraci”; “Written by and Directed by James Faraci” are shown, as the 0:21-0:26 mark of the theme song plays.)

(We then see an image of James as he jumps through the portal and lands with half of his team on his right. The other half on his left is on a black background. Finally, the title “THE LAST OF THE AMERICANS” is shown Lazer etched into Titanium as the last six seconds of the American Gladiators 1994 theme song plays.)

(Cut to James and his team in the Kitchen getting everyone ready for another team Thanksgiving Dinner)

TLOTA:
I’m James Faraci The Last Of The Americans and the views I’m about to express are that of my own and some of yours. It’s November; you know what that means: it’s Thanksgiving time, and guess what? Thanksgiving is THE first American Holiday we celebrate; therefore, it is, in and of itself, THE FIRST American Icon! (Cut to Guitar music like “American Idiot” plays as James Faraci and Paulo Fonseca on guitars, Andrew Beach on Bass Guitar, and Nick Lopez on the Drums and the set is like the set of “American Idiot” except the colors are Patriotically Red, White, and Blue)

James Faraci (Singing):
All year we’re cheering American Icons! (Guitars play the tune for three seconds.) Twelve months of heroes of Cinema! (Guitars play the tune for three seconds.) From John Wayne to Rocky Balboa (Guitars play the tune for three seconds.) Oh, hell yeah, we’re talking about them all! (The tune continues) [Chorus] Welcome to the two hundred and fiftieth, hoping we’ll see two fifty-one! And we can finally be Okay! Humans dream of a better tomorrow, knowing it won’t be hollow! For me that’s good enough! (Drums play and the music continues.) We’re going to show off the hard work! (Guitars play the tune for three seconds.) Even if it makes me look like a real jerk. (Guitars play the tune for three seconds.) Now everyone get ready to celebrate with us! (Guitars play the tune for three seconds.) And make sure you have a dose of common sense. (The tune continues) [Chorus] Welcome to the two hundred and fiftieth, hoping we’ll see two fifty-one! And we can finally be Okay! Humans dream of a better tomorrow, knowing it won’t be hollow! For me that’s good enough! (Drums play and the music continues with a guitar solo.) All year we’re cheering American Icons! Twelve months of heroes of Cinema! Information about them will be a lot, you’re going to know whether you like or not [Chorus] Welcome to the two hundred and fiftieth, hoping we’ll see two fifty-one! And we can finally be Okay! Humans dream of a better tomorrow, knowing it won’t be hollow! For me that’s good enough! (Drums play, and the music continues and concludes, and the words “American Icons” are put up in different styles of text. The scene cuts to images from Thanksgiving as James does a voiceover.)

TLOTA (V.O.):
Ah Thanksgiving! The day we celebrated having survived the hardest year of coming to the country, the first year. While the celebration went underground after the second year’s crops crapped the bed, it wasn’t until 1776 when we fought off British rule that the holiday came back, and then when Sarah Hale fought for years to get the holiday back into the forefront and if she hadn’t given The Great Emancipator Abraham Lincoln at least a ton of her messages to make the holiday great again, then we wouldn’t be celebrating the moment we came to this country with the idea of religious liberties that could not be taken away from us, and a nation that should be indivisible and rooted in Liberty and Justice For All. Though admittedly the cooking and celebrating with family is awesome, sometimes we just need to sit back, enjoy what we have, and, with some great entertainment, I’m counting down ten of the best movies, TV shows/specials, and events we share while giving grace for what we have. (Cut to James as he puts the Turkey in the Turkey cooker.)

TLOTA:
So enjoy your Turkey with all the trimmings, get yourself your favorite comfy clothes, and get ready to enjoy the Top 10 Thanksgiving Classics

Which Movies and TV Specials rank as the ten best Thanksgiving Specials to watch? Find Out Here

(“O Canada” by Harley Quinn Smith and Lily-Rose Depp play James Faraci The Last Of The Americans in his Halloween gear as he lands in Canada and grabs a Mountie Hat and begins to ride a Moose while holding the Canadian Flag through the Canadian Wilderness, running past Phelous and Allison Pregler, grabbing some Poutine and some Canadian Maple Syrup, enjoying Pemmican with a touton and as he rides off, the poster for the movies “Tusk” and “Yoga Hosers” is seen zooming past the screen after being held for five seconds. Cut to James on his moose coming alongside Bret “Hitman” Hart, Kevin Smith, and Jay Mewes, and they shake hands as they continue their run, and they ride off into the Canadian Sunrise as the Canadian flag rises and the words “Monstertober” is over the top of the Canadian Flag and on the bottom are the words “In Canada!” “Eh!” Cut to James in the Lobby as James does some DDP Yoga.)

TLOTA:
Oh yeah, that gets the stiffness out of me! (James finishes up the Yoga Workout only to see everyone in shock.) What? (Cut to the team)

Nick Lopez:
What in the name of all that is decent was that?! (Cut to James)

TLOTA:
DDP Yoga it’s a yoga-based cardio calisthenics that helps get blood flowing through my body and keeps me flexible; I’m not as young as I once was. (Cut to the team)

Jessica Lopez-Barkl:
Yeah, but do you have to dress like that? (Cut to James in his workout clothing)

TLOTA:
What? I don’t wear my usual clothes when I work out. Besides, it gets me prepared for what I have to review next!
Monstertober In Canada concludes with Yoga Hosers. Find out what happens when James does Yoga with Kevin Smith

(“O Canada” by Harley Quinn Smith and Lily-Rose Depp play James Faraci The Last Of The Americans, in his Halloween gear as he lands in Canada and grabs a Mountie Hat and begins to ride a Moose while holding the Canadian Flag through the Canadian Wilderness, running past Phelous and Allison Pregler, grabbing some Poutine and some Canadian Maple Syrup, enjoying Pemmican with a touton, and as he rides off, the poster for the movies “Tusk” and “Yoga Hosers” is seen zooming past the screen after being held for five seconds. Cut to James on his moose coming alongside Bret “Hitman” Hart, KiraKennedy, Kevin Smith, and Jay Mewes, and they shake hands as they continue their run, and they ride off into the Canadian Sunrise as the Canadian flag rises and the words “Monstertober” is over the top of the Canadian Flag and on the bottom are the words “In Canada!” “Eh!” Cut to James in his office, still wearing the Mountie hat and a Canadian Tuxedo over his usual Halloween clothing, with a bit of a Canadian Accent.)

TLOTA:
Howdy, Hosers, I’m James Faraci The Last Of The Americans, and the views I’m about to express are those of my own and some of my fellow peoples out there, especially those canuckers, eh? Well, after ten months celebrating America (Sounding normal; and trust me, I will be back at it in November), I thought to myself it’s about time to give some recognition to our neighbors to the north! What do you guys think? (Cut to everyone in Team TLOTA dressed in typical Canadian clothing as they agree as they say “You Bet!,” “For Sure,” “Sounds Good” and “Fair Enough.” as it cuts to James physically.) So I welcome everyone to a barn burner of a “Monstertober in Canada”! (Sounding Normal as he takes the hat off!) Okay, I am done with the Canadian Accent. But this month, I want to celebrate Canada through an American Icon of independent Filmmaking who has a following thanks to making some of his work in Canada. I’m talking, of course, about Kevin Smith. (Cut to Kevin Smith on “Degrassi” and his non-View Askew movies after “Clerks II” and James does a voiceover.)

TLOTA (V.O.):
And to be fair, much of his career, by the time “Clerks II” was released, was centered around “Jay and Silent Bob” and the View Askewniverse. Even when he and Jay Mewes appeared on “Degrassi,” Kevin and Jay Mewes played satirical versions of themselves and did things that Jay and Silent Bob wouldn’t do in the View Askewniverse or in real life. And after “Cop Out” tanked, Kevin decided to take a step back and figure out what his next move. He started to do podcasting and then directed a horror movie called “Red State,” which found its footing on streaming services and was way better than “Cop Out.” But after his time in Canada and finishing “Red State,” Kevin thought that he should go north of the border for his next movie. (Cut to James physically)

TLOTA:
So that would explain everything about this movie.

Monstertober In Canada begins with Kevin Smith’s most disgusting movies he ever made

(Scene begins with a smartwatch screen and a finger as it taps the screen, and the 1994 American Gladiators plays as the scene cuts to a hand as it taps an app on his phone, as it opens a portal.)

(It cuts to James and the characters he’s played until it cut to his face and the credit of “James Faraci” is shown as it cuts to “The Last Of The Americans’” current iteration then slides away to different images of Paulo Fonseca, Brenda Fonseca, Rebecca Yaun, Nick Yaun and the characters they’ve played until it cut to their faces. The credits of “Paulo and Brenda Fonseca, Rebecca and Nick Yaun” are shown, then slide away to different images of Doug Yaun and Crosslyn Castillo, Nick Lopez and Jessica Lopez-Barkl, and the characters they’ve played, until it cuts to their faces.)

(After that, the credits “Doug Yaun and Crosslyn Castillo, Nick Lopez and Jessica Lopez-Barkl” are shown, as it then slides away to different images of Andrew Beach Eric Kurtzke, Renee Miller and Olivia Horvath. Following this, the credits of “Andrew Beach, Eric Kurtzke, Renee Miller, Olivia Horvath” are shown as the 0:00-0:21 mark of the theme song plays.)

(Everything becomes a swirl of reds, whites, and blues, as the credits “Produced by First Choice Entertainment Productions in association with Manic-Expression.com”; “Executive Producers: James Faraci, Paulo Fonseca, Brenda Fonseca, Rebecca Yaun, Nick Yaun, Eric Kurtzke, Renee Miller, Andrew Beach & Olivia Horvath”; “Editing by Eric Kurtzke and James Faraci”; “Written and Directed by James Faraci” are shown, as the 0:21-0:26 mark of the theme song plays.)

(We then see an image of James as he jumps through the portal and lands with half of his team on his right. The other half on his left is on a black background. Finally, the title “THE LAST OF THE AMERICANS” is shown Lazer etched into Titanium as the last six seconds of the American Gladiators 1994 theme song plays.)

(Cut to James in his office)

TLOTA:
I’m James Faraci The Last Of The Americans and the views that I’m about to express are that of my own and some of yours, and before we go to our Monstertober, let’s celebrate another “American Icon.

(Cut to Guitar music like “American Idiot” plays as James Faraci and Paulo Fonseca on guitars, Andrew Beach on Bass Guitar, and Nick Lopez on the Drums and the set is like the set of “American Idiot” except the colors are Patriotically Red, White, and Blue)

James Faraci (Singing):
All year we’re cheering American Icons! (Guitars play the tune for three seconds.) Twelve months of heroes of Cinema! (Guitars play the tune for three seconds.) From John Wayne to Rocky Balboa (Guitars play the tune for three seconds.) Oh, hell yeah, we’re talking about them all! (The tune continues) [Chorus] Welcome to the two hundred and fiftieth, hoping we’ll see two fifty-one! And we can finally be Okay! Humans dream of a better tomorrow, knowing it won’t be hollow! For me that’s good enough! (Drums play and the music continues.) We’re going to show off the hard work! (Guitars play the tune for three seconds.) Even if it makes me look like a real jerk. (Guitars play the tune for three seconds.) Now everyone get ready to celebrate with us! (Guitars play the tune for three seconds.) And make sure you have a dose of common sense. (The tune continues) [Chorus] Welcome to the two hundred and fiftieth, hoping we’ll see two fifty-one! And we can finally be Okay! Humans dream of a better tomorrow, knowing it won’t be hollow! For me that’s good enough! (Drums play and the music continues with a guitar solo.) All year we’re cheering American Icons! Twelve months of heroes of Cinema! Information about them will be a lot, you’re going to know whether you like or not [Chorus] Welcome to the two hundred and fiftieth, hoping we’ll see two fifty-one! And we can finally be Okay! Humans dream of a better tomorrow, knowing it won’t be hollow! For me that’s good enough! (Drums play and the music continues and concludes and the words “Americans Icons” are put up in different styles of text. The scene cuts to a series of pictures of Mel Brooks and clips of his movies as James does a voiceover.)

TLOTA (V.O.):
I can’t believe I forgot about this year being Mel Brooks’ 100th birthday! Am I a schmendrick or what? He’s brought so much laughter to our world, but believe it or not, once he created his own production company, “Brooksfilms,” he helped create more than just the movies he’s known for. He worked with David Lynch on his adaptation of “The Elephant Man” and has done dramatic movies such as “Frances” and Sci-Fi movies such as “Solarbabies.” So, he is more than just the king of parody comedy; he is great behind the camera as much as in front of it, and he’s willing to help other directors make their movies. And I salute him for being one of the best auteurs I have the pleasure of knowing through his work. (Cut to James physically)

TLOTA:
And for me, this is one of the craziest things Mel has produced, and believe me, given the man’s filmography, it’s saying a lot about Mel’s work, especially when he teams up with David Cronenberg!

What hath Science, The American Icon Of the month of October: Mel Brooks and David Cronenberg brought forth? Find out here

(Scene begins with a smartwatch screen and a finger as it taps the screen, and the 1994 American Gladiators plays as the scene cuts to a hand as it taps an app on his phone, as it opens a portal.)

(It cuts to James and the characters he’s played until it cut to his face and the credit of “James Faraci” is shown as it cuts to “The Last Of The Americans’” current iteration then slides away to different images of Paulo Fonseca, Brenda Fonseca, Rebecca Yaun, Nick Yaun and the characters they’ve played until it cut to their faces. The credits of “Paulo and Brenda Fonseca, Rebecca and Nick Yaun” are shown, then slide away to different images of Doug Yaun and Crosslyn Castillo, Nick Lopez and Jessica Lopez-Barkl, and the characters they’ve played, until it cuts to their faces.)

(After that, the credits “Doug Yaun and Crosslyn Castillo, Nick Lopez and Jessica Lopez-Barkl” are shown, as it then slides away to different images of Andrew Beach Eric Kurtzke, Renee Miller and Olivia Horvath. Following this, the credits of “Andrew Beach, Eric Kurtzke, Renee Miller, Olivia Horvath” are shown as the 0:00-0:21 mark of the theme song plays.)

(Everything becomes a swirl of reds, whites, and blues, as the credits “Produced by First Choice Entertainment Productions in association with Manic-Expression.com”; “Executive Producers: James Faraci, Paulo Fonseca, Brenda Fonseca, Rebecca Yaun, Nick Yaun, Eric Kurtzke, Renee Miller, Andrew Beach & Olivia Horvath”; “Editing by Eric Kurtzke and James Faraci”; “Written and Directed by James Faraci” are shown, as the 0:21-0:26 mark of the theme song plays.)

(We then see an image of James as he jumps through the portal and lands with half of his team on his right. The other half on his left is on a black background. Finally, the title “THE LAST OF THE AMERICANS” is shown Lazer etched into Titanium as the last six seconds of the American Gladiators 1994 theme song plays.)

(Cut to James in his office)

TLOTA:
I’m James Faraci The Last Of The Americans and the views that I’m about to express are that of my own and some of yours, and it goes to say we have a twofer this month, so let’s celebrate yet another “American Icon” (Cut to Guitar music like “American Idiot” plays as James Faraci and Paulo Fonseca on guitars, Andrew Beach on Bass Guitar, and Nick Lopez on the Drums and the set is like the set of “American Idiot” except the colors are Patriotically Red, White, and Blue)

James Faraci (Singing):
All year we’re cheering American Icons! (Guitars play the tune for three seconds.) Twelve months of heroes of Cinema! (Guitars play the tune for three seconds.) From John Wayne to Rocky Balboa (Guitars play the tune for three seconds.) Oh, hell yeah, we’re talking about them all! (The tune continues) [Chorus] Welcome to the two hundred and fiftieth, hoping we’ll see two fifty-one! And we can finally be Okay! Humans dream of a better tomorrow, knowing it won’t be hollow! For me that’s good enough! (Drums play and the music continues.) We’re going to show off the hard work! (Guitars play the tune for three seconds.) Even if it makes me look like a real jerk. (Guitars play the tune for three seconds.) Now everyone get ready to celebrate with us! (Guitars play the tune for three seconds.) And make sure you have a dose of common sense. (The tune continues) [Chorus] Welcome to the two hundred and fiftieth, hoping we’ll see two fifty-one! And we can finally be Okay! Humans dream of a better tomorrow, knowing it won’t be hollow! For me that’s good enough! (Drums play and the music continues with a guitar solo.) All year we’re cheering American Icons! Twelve months of heroes of Cinema! Information about them will be a lot, you’re going to know whether you like or not [Chorus] Welcome to the two hundred and fiftieth, hoping we’ll see two fifty-one! And we can finally be Okay! Humans dream of a better tomorrow, knowing it won’t be hollow! For me that’s good enough! (Drums play and the music continues and concludes and the words “Americans Icons” are put up in different styles of text. The scene cuts to all the Muppet TV series as James does a voiceover.)

TLOTA (V.O.):
The Muppets, a staple of the small screen, big screen, and every screen possible. While they worked on “Sesame Street,” They had their own show that debuted fifty years ago and while it lasted five years, it ended on its own terms it wasn’t cancelled, Jim ended it after 100 episodes, and since then, with shows like “Muppet Babies,” “The Jim Henson Hour,” “Muppets Tonight,” “The Muppets,” and “Muppets Now” trying to keep the Muppets relevant in our modern culture, however with the changing times it seems that the fans were and are wanting to see more of what made The Muppets…The Muppets. And while The Muppets were doing well with the other shows that I did mention already and others I didn’t, and their films ranged from Iconic classics like “The Muppet Movie” and “The Great Muppet Caper” to not as great like “Kermit’s Swamp Years,” people still wanted to see more, and yet it feels like the nostalgia for what they loved never really went away, so much so that Seth Rogen worked with The Muppet Studios and produced a semi-continuation/ celebrational episode/ backdoor pilot for a revival (Cut to James)

TLOTA:
And what have been the results since it aired? (Show the latest updates on the special, as the news says it won four Emmys, and the news that there is no plan for the show; cut to James physically.) Okay, I get it, just because the fans loved it and want to see more, Disney’s response is “Go F Ourselves!” SAME TO YOU!

How can one network have a hit and then not follow up properly? Find out here

(Scene begins with a smartwatch screen and a finger as it taps the screen, and the 1994 American Gladiators plays as the scene cuts to a hand as it taps an app on his phone, as it opens a portal.)

(It cuts to James and the characters he’s played until it cut to his face and the credit of “James Faraci” is shown as it cuts to “The Last Of The Americans’” current iteration then slides away to different images of Paulo Fonseca, Brenda Fonseca, Rebecca Yaun, Nick Yaun and the characters they’ve played until it cut to their faces. The credits of “Paulo and Brenda Fonseca, Rebecca and Nick Yaun” are shown, then slide away to different images of Doug Yaun and Crosslyn Castillo, Nick Lopez and Jessica Lopez-Barkl, and the characters they’ve played, until it cuts to their faces.)

(After that, the credits “Doug Yaun and Crosslyn Castillo, Nick Lopez and Jessica Lopez-Barkl” are shown, as it then slides away to different images of Andrew Beach Eric Kurtzke, Renee Miller and Olivia Horvath. Following this, the credits of “Andrew Beach, Eric Kurtzke, Renee Miller, Olivia Horvath” are shown as the 0:00-0:21 mark of the theme song plays.)

(Everything becomes a swirl of reds, whites, and blues, as the credits “Produced by First Choice Entertainment Productions in association with Manic-Expression.com”; “Executive Producers: James Faraci, Paulo Fonseca, Brenda Fonseca, Rebecca Yaun, Nick Yaun, Eric Kurtzke, Renee Miller, Andrew Beach & Olivia Horvath”; “Editing by Eric Kurtzke and James Faraci”; “Written and Directed by James Faraci” are shown, as the 0:21-0:26 mark of the theme song plays.)

(We then see an image of James as he jumps through the portal and lands with half of his team on his right. The other half on his left is on a black background. Finally, the title “THE LAST OF THE AMERICANS” is shown Lazer etched into Titanium as the last six seconds of the American Gladiators 1994 theme song plays.)

(Cut to James in his office)

TLOTA:
I’m James Faraci The Last Of The Americans and the views I’m about to express are that of my own and some of yours. It’s almost time to go back to school and hopefully get a real understanding about American History, but if all else fails, just trust… (James turns and points over his left shoulder as a picture of Robert Wuhl appears) Mr. Wuhl.

What happens when Robert Wuhl tries to help us with American History? Find out here

(Scene begins with a smartwatch screen and a finger as it taps the screen, and the 1994 American Gladiators plays as the scene cuts to a hand as it taps an app on his phone, as it opens a portal.)

(It cuts to James and the characters he’s played until it cut to his face and the credit of “James Faraci” is shown as it cuts to “The Last Of The Americans’” current iteration then slides away to different images of Paulo Fonseca, Brenda Fonseca, Rebecca Yaun, Nick Yaun and the characters they’ve played until it cut to their faces. The credits of “Paulo and Brenda Fonseca, Rebecca and Nick Yaun” are shown, then slide away to different images of Doug Yaun and Crosslyn Castillo, Nick Lopez and Jessica Lopez-Barkl, and the characters they’ve played, until it cuts to their faces.)

(After that, the credits “Doug Yaun and Crosslyn Castillo, Nick Lopez and Jessica Lopez-Barkl” are shown, as it then slides away to different images of Andrew Beach Eric Kurtzke, Renee Miller and Olivia Horvath. Following this, the credits of “Andrew Beach, Eric Kurtzke, Renee Miller, Olivia Horvath” are shown as the 0:00-0:21 mark of the theme song plays.)

(Everything becomes a swirl of reds, whites, and blues, as the credits “Produced by First Choice Entertainment Productions in association with Manic-Expression.com”; “Executive Producers: James Faraci, Paulo Fonseca, Brenda Fonseca, Rebecca Yaun, Nick Yaun, Eric Kurtzke, Renee Miller, Andrew Beach & Olivia Horvath”; “Editing by Eric Kurtzke and James Faraci”; “Written and Directed by James Faraci” are shown, as the 0:21-0:26 mark of the theme song plays.)

(We then see an image of James as he jumps through the portal and lands with half of his team on his right. The other half on his left is on a black background. Finally, the title “THE LAST OF THE AMERICANS” is shown Lazer etched into Titanium as the last six seconds of the American Gladiators 1994 theme song plays. Cut to James and everyone as they park just in time for a BBQ Competition in Upstate NY.)

TLOTA:
Well, here we are! A competition for BBQ, and we are here in the heart of small-town America. And I need to ask: How many of you are ready to enjoy Barbeque? (The crowd cheers as the Guitar music like “American Idiot” plays as James walks around, comes up to a bunch of people, and they shout, “We’re celebrating American Icons!” Guitars play the tune for three seconds as James walks up to another group of people as they shout “Twelve months of heroes of Cinema!” Guitars play the tune for three seconds as James comes upon Myron Mixon, who says, “From John Wayne to Rocky Balboa.” Guitars play the tune for three seconds as James walks up to another group of people who shout and sing “Oh, hell yeah, we’re talking about them all!” Guitar music plays into the chorus as a group of people shout “Oh, hell yeah, we’re talking about them all!” The tune continues as it cuts to Lee Ann Whippen singing “Welcome to the two hundred and fiftieth, hoping we’ll see two fifty-one!” Cut to Aaron Franklin sings “And we can finally be Okay!” Cut to a group of people shouting and singing “Humans dream of a better tomorrow, knowing it won’t be hollow!” Cut to James as he comes upon his brother as he says, “For me that’s good enough!” Drums play, and the music continues as James walks up to a group of people who shout-sing “We’re going to show off the hard work!” Guitars play the tune for three seconds as James walks up to Tuffy Stone as he sings, speaking, “Even if it makes Myron Mixon look like a real jerk (Myron laughs off the comment) Guitars play the tune for three seconds as James finds another group singing and shouting, “Now everyone get ready to celebrate with us!” Guitars play the tune for three seconds as James comes upon Moe Cason as he sings, “And make sure you have a dose of common sense.” The tune continues as it cuts to Junior Urias singing “Welcome to the two hundred and fiftieth, hoping we’ll see two fifty-one!” Cut to Johnny Trigg singing, “And we can finally be Okay!” Cut to a group of people shout sing “Humans dream of a better tomorrow, knowing it won’t be hollow!” Cut to James as he finds a group of BBQ chefs as they sing “For me that’s good enough!” Drums play, and the music continues with a guitar solo as James and his team celebrate as they come upon different groups of people singing “All year we’re cheering American Icons!” “Twelve months of heroes of Cinema!” “Information about them will be a lot, you’re going to know whether you like or not” “Welcome to the two hundred and fiftieth.” “Hoping we’ll see two fifty-one!” “And we can finally be Okay!” “Humans dream of a better tomorrow, knowing it won’t be hollow!” “For me, that’s good enough!” Drums play, and the music continues and concludes, and everyone shouts out the words “American Icons”. The scene cuts to James as he pays for some BBQ)

TLOTA:
Thanks. I’m James Faraci, The Last Of The Americans, and the views that I’m about to express are those of my own and some of yours. And if you’re wondering why we’re here, it’s to celebrate the American Icon of Barbeque. And to celebrate Barbeque, we’re going to go to someone that I really like when it comes to barbecue, Alton Brown. But also in a post-episode closing gives us a tip that if you smoke it for a couple of hours and finish it in the oven, no one will be the wiser. Unless you happen to be in a BBQ Competition. (Cut to James and the team running for their lives and make it to the RV and it drives off as everyone else is throwing everything including the Kitchen Sink as “Stop” by Jane’s Addiction plays in the foreground at the 0:18-1:04 mark as it ends, James and everyone in the team make it out of harm’s way in a campground close to the Studio.)

TLOTA:
Well, that was a disaster!

What words about BBQ did Alton Brown say that caused me to run from angry pitmasters? Find out here

(Scene begins with a smartwatch screen and a finger as it taps the screen, and the 1994 American Gladiators plays as the scene cuts to a hand as it taps an app on his phone, as it opens a portal.)

(It cuts to James and the characters he’s played until it cut to his face and the credit of “James Faraci” is shown as it cuts to “The Last Of The Americans’” current iteration then slides away to different images of Paulo Fonseca, Brenda Fonseca, Rebecca Yaun, Nick Yaun and the characters they’ve played until it cut to their faces. The credits of “Paulo and Brenda Fonseca, Rebecca and Nick Yaun” are shown, then slide away to different images of Doug Yaun and Crosslyn Castillo, Nick Lopez and Jessica Lopez-Barkl, and the characters they’ve played, until it cuts to their faces.)

(After that, the credits “Doug Yaun and Crosslyn Castillo, Nick Lopez and Jessica Lopez-Barkl” are shown, as it then slides away to different images of Andrew Beach Eric Kurtzke, Renee Miller and Olivia Horvath. Following this, the credits of “Andrew Beach, Eric Kurtzke, Renee Miller, Olivia Horvath” and Special Guest Stars Traci Oden, Madison Storey, Mallory Storey and Vivian Faraci are shown as the 0:00-0:21 mark of the theme song plays.)

(Everything becomes a swirl of reds, whites, and blues, as the credits “Produced by First Choice Entertainment Productions in association with Manic-Expression.com”; “Executive Producers: James Faraci, Paulo Fonseca, Brenda Fonseca, Rebecca Yaun, Nick Yaun, Eric Kurtzke, Renee Miller, Andrew Beach & Olivia Horvath”; “Editing by Eric Kurtzke and James Faraci”; “Written and Directed by James Faraci” are shown, as the 0:21-0:26 mark of the theme song plays.)

(We then see an image of James as he jumps through the portal and lands with half of his team on his right. The other half on his left is on a black background. Finally, the title “THE LAST OF THE AMERICANS” is shown, laser-etched into Titanium as the last six seconds of the American Gladiators 1994 theme song plays. Cut to a room full of different versions of Supergirl, with Traci Oden as the Millie Alcock version, holding a bottle of 200-proof rum. Cut to Supergirl 1984, played by Olivia Horvarth)

Supergirl 1984:
Listen to me, I know the feeling of desperation; drinking yourself to oblivion will not help the situation. (Cut to Supergirl 2026, taking a swig of booze.)

Supergirl 2026:
Look, Blondie, at least you have an Argo City to go back to! Me (Supergirl 2026 downs the rest of the bottle and tosses it into a recycling bin.) I’ve got my dog who is the ONLY thing I care about to sober up and my dorky cousin. (Supergirl 2026 pulls out another bottle and starts to drink. Cut to the Melissa Benoist Supergirl played by Mallory Storey.)

M.B. CW Supergirl:
Yeah, he is a dork but underneath it is someone who cares about you. When I arrived on this planet, I was supposed to raise him… (Cut to Kara of “Smallville” played by Crosslyn Castillo)

Kara of “Smallville”:
But I awoke too late to do my job. I know, he was trying to get me acclimated to Earth. (Cut to the Supergirl from the Superman 1990’s TAS played by Madison Storey.)

Supergirl from the Superman 1990’s TAS:
I was a survivor of my world being tossed out of orbit, and I owed Clark a lot for wearing his family’s crest and getting into the fight. (Cut to Supergirl 2026)

Supergirl 2026:
Blah-De-Blah-De-Blah! All this is doing is making me reach for yet another bottle! (Supergirl 2026 tosses her bottle as it cuts to James and his team’s RV as it stops.)

TLOTA:
Okay, we’re here.

Team TLOTA (In unison):
Where’s here?

TLOTA:
Well, I have been asked to help with an intervention with someone who has issues and is using a bottle. (Cut to Jessica Lopez-Barkl)

Jessica Lopez-Barkl:
You’re a friend of Bill W.’s?

TLOTA:
I am someone who helps friends of Bill W.’s, and before I forget, I need to do this after I step out of this ride. (James walks out and puts out a “Spoilers” sticker as we cut back to the intervention as we cut to the Sasha Calle Supergirl from “The Flash” played by Rebecca Fonseca Yaun)

Sasha Calle Supergirl from “The Flash”:
At least you have more than two appearances on the big screen. I was lucky enough to appear in one movie, and one of the people who worked on the movie said the word “Bro!” every other word. (Cut to Supergirl 2026)

Supergirl 2026:
Who frigging cares? I could use this… (Supergirl 2026 tosses another bottle, and James catches it and takes the bottle in Supergirl 2026’s hands)

TLOTA:
I think you’ve had enough of that. Now I know what you are thinking, that you need it to help. But trust me, it’s a crutch that keeps you lame. (Cut to the other Supergirls as they say “EXACTLY!” Cut to the Supergirl 2026)

Supergirl 2026:
Oh please! I can either hide behind a perky, perky Wainbow exterior or look at me I owe so much to someone who found me after my family froze to death and therefore I am willing to wear that logo as a bullseye on the chest, or Oh I’ve hid for so long now I have to show I’m a strong woman even though I have to hide the strength under my sister and a government agency or Oh I’m from the timeline where my cousin died now I have to wear the symbol of “Hope” for a Vince Russo style Jackass that wouldn’t know anything about DC. Look, just because I have a drink or five or fifty, I’m dealing with the death of my people and I can only deal with so much. (Cut to James)

TLOTA:
But we all deal with issues, and yes, for many people, they think they need Alcohol to cope with the issues. I nearly did that in 2021; I’ve never had alcohol, apart from one time in Maine and my second oldest brother’s wedding, but it was in moderation with enough hydration to keep the effects of it to a minimum. But between 2019 and 2020, I almost said to myself, “I’ve had enough, I’m going into the bottle, and I’m not coming out until I’m in a grave!” but I didn’t because those I lost would have been upset with what I wanted to do, and I decided to be better. What you need is to find something to help you be better while dealing with your issues with the bottle!

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(Scene begins with a smartwatch screen and a finger as it taps the screen, and the 1994 American Gladiators plays as the scene cuts to a hand as it taps an app on his phone, as it opens a portal.)

(It cuts to James and the characters he’s played until it cut to his face and the credit of “James Faraci” is shown as it cuts to “The Last Of The Americans’” current iteration then slides away to different images of Paulo Fonseca, Brenda Fonseca, Rebecca Yaun, Nick Yaun and the characters they’ve played until it cut to their faces. The credits of “Paulo and Brenda Fonseca, Rebecca and Nick Yaun” are shown, then slide away to different images of Doug Yaun and Crosslyn Castillo, Nick Lopez and Jessica Lopez-Barkl, and the characters they’ve played, until it cuts to their faces.)

(After that, the credits “Doug Yaun and Crosslyn Castillo, Nick Lopez and Jessica Lopez-Barkl” are shown, as it then slides away to different images of Andrew Beach Eric Kurtzke, Renee Miller and Olivia Horvath. Following this, the credits of “Andrew Beach, Eric Kurtzke, Renee Miller, Olivia Horvath” are shown as the 0:00-0:21 mark of the theme song plays.)

(Everything becomes a swirl of reds, whites, and blues, as the credits “Produced by First Choice Entertainment Productions in association with Manic-Expression.com”; “Executive Producers: James Faraci, Paulo Fonseca, Brenda Fonseca, Rebecca Yaun, Nick Yaun, Eric Kurtzke, Renee Miller, Andrew Beach & Olivia Horvath”; “Editing by Eric Kurtzke and James Faraci”; “Written and Directed by James Faraci” are shown, as the 0:21-0:26 mark of the theme song plays.)

(We then see an image of James as he jumps through the portal and lands with half of his team on his right. The other half on his left is on a black background. Finally, the title “THE LAST OF THE AMERICANS” is shown Lazer etched into Titanium as the last six seconds of the American Gladiators 1994 theme song plays. Cut to Guitar music like “American Idiot” plays as James Faraci and Paulo Fonseca on guitars, Andrew Beach on Bass Guitar, and Nick Lopez on the Drums and the set is like the set of “American Idiot” except the colors are Patriotically Red, White, and Blue)

James Faraci (Singing):
All year we’re cheering American Icons! (Guitars play the tune for three seconds.) Twelve months of heroes of Cinema! (Guitars play the tune for three seconds.) From John Wayne to Rocky Balboa (Guitars play the tune for three seconds.) Oh, hell yeah, we’re talking about them all! (The tune continues) [Chorus] Welcome to the two hundred and fiftieth, hoping we’ll see two fifty-one! And we can finally be Okay! Humans dream of a better tomorrow, knowing it won’t be hollow! For me that’s good enough! (Drums play and the music continues.) We’re going to show off the hard work! (Guitars play the tune for three seconds.) Even if it makes me look like a real jerk. (Guitars play the tune for three seconds.) Now everyone get ready to celebrate with us! (Guitars play the tune for three seconds.) And make sure you have a dose of common sense. (The tune continues) [Chorus] Welcome to the two hundred and fiftieth, hoping we’ll see two fifty-one! And we can finally be Okay! Humans dream of a better tomorrow, knowing it won’t be hollow! For me that’s good enough! (Drums play and the music continues with a guitar solo.) All year we’re cheering American Icons! Twelve months of heroes of Cinema! Information about them will be a lot, you’re going to know whether you like or not [Chorus] Welcome to the two hundred and fiftieth, hoping we’ll see two fifty-one! And we can finally be Okay! Humans dream of a better tomorrow, knowing it won’t be hollow! For me, that’s good enough! (Drums play, and the music continues and concludes, and the words “American Icons” are put up in different styles of text. The scene cuts to James physically in Philadelphia as he joins a walking tour that’s being led by Jamie Brooks as she begins by talking about the city of Philadelphia.)

TLOTA (Internal Monologuing):
As I walk in this city, I am feeling the energy of the founding fathers, how their dream of freedom and the pursuit of happiness was in their thoughts. I see it in the city itself. I see it in the country they tried to create and in the people who have tried to live up to that ideal. And maybe in some way, along the way, what our founding fathers had changed and grown in ways we didn’t think of at the time of this country’s inception and the start of our journey towards independence, and the dreams they had changed as well, and in one way, the dreams of an average American and their desires for life evolved as well. And nowhere, except fifty years ago, did we see the biggest one of all.

Two Hundred Fifty Years Ago, our country was founded, today we celebrate an Icon who still flies today!

(Scene begins with a smartwatch screen and a finger as it taps the screen, and the 1994 American Gladiators plays as the scene cuts to a hand as it taps an app on his phone, as it opens a portal.)

(It cuts to James and the characters he’s played until it cuts to his face and the credit of “James Faraci” is shown as it cuts to “The Last Of The Americans’” current iteration then slides away to different images of , Paulo Fonseca, Brenda Fonseca, Rebecca Yaun, Nick Yaun and the characters they’ve played until it cut to their faces. The credits of “Paulo and Brenda Fonseca, Rebecca and Nick Yaun” are shown then slides away to different images of Doug Yaun, Nick Lopez and Jessica Lopez-Barkl and Crosslyn Castillo and the characters they’ve played, until it cuts to their faces.)

(After that, the credits “Doug Yaun, Nick Lopez, Jessica Lopez-Barkl and Crosslyn Castillo” are shown, as it then slides away to different images of Andrew Beach Eric Kurtzke, Renee Miller and Olivia Horvath. Following this, the credits of “Andrew Beach, Eric Kurtzke, Renee Miller, Olivia Horvath” are shown as the 0:00-0:21 mark of the theme song plays.)

(Everything becomes a swirl of reds, whites, and blues, as the credits “Produced by First Choice Productions in association with Manic-Expression.com”; “Executive Producers: James Faraci, Paulo Fonseca, Brenda Fonseca, Rebecca Yaun, Nick Yaun, Eric Kurtzke, Renee Miller, Andrew Beach & Olivia Horvath”; “Editing by Eric Kurtzke and James Faraci”; “Written and “Directed by James Faraci” are shown, as the 0:21-0:26 mark of the theme song plays.)

(We then see an image of James as he jumps through the portal and lands with half of his team on his right. The other half on his left is on a black background. Finally, the title “THE LAST OF THE AMERICANS” is shown Lazer etched into Titanium as the last six seconds of the American Gladiators 1994 theme song plays.)

(The scene changes to James Faraci, The Last Of The Americans, in his office.)

TLOTA:
I’m James Faraci The Last Of The Americans, and the views that I’m about to express are that of my own and some of yours. A lot of people have been asking me what I have against the Amazon Prime series “The Boys” and one of its big characters, “Homelander.” Brace yourself for my thoughts on “Homelander” and the self proclaimed deconstruction known as “The Boys”

Scene begins with a smartwatch screen and a finger as it taps the screen and the 1994 American Gladiators plays as the scene cuts to a hand as it taps an app on his phone as it opens a portal.)

(It cuts to James and the characters he’s played until it cut to his face and the credit of “James Faraci” is shown as it cuts to “The Last Of The Americans’” current iteration then slides away to different images of Paulo Fonseca, Brenda Fonseca, Rebecca Yaun, Nick Yaun and the characters they’ve played until it cut to their faces. The credits of “Paulo and Brenda Fonseca, Rebecca and Nick Yaun” are shown then slides away to different images of Doug Yaun and Crosslyn Castillo and the characters they’ve played, until it cuts to their faces.)

(After that, the credits “Doug Yaun and Crosslyn Castillo, Nick Lopez and Jessica Lopez-Barkl” are shown, as it then slides away to different images of Andrew Beach, Eric Kurtzke, Renee Miller, and Olivia Horvath. Following this, the credits of “Andrew Beach, Eric Kurtzke, Renee Miller, Olivia Horvath” are shown as the 0:00-0:21 mark of the theme song plays.)

(Everything becomes a swirl of reds, whites, and blues, as the credits “Produced by First Choice Productions in association with Manic-Expression.com”; “Executive Producers: James Faraci, Paulo Fonseca, Brenda Fonseca, Rebecca Yaun, Nick Yaun, Eric Kurtzke, Renee Miller, Andrew Beach & Olivia Horvath”; “Editing by Eric Kurtzke and James Faraci”; “Written and “Directed by James Faraci” are shown, as the 0:21-0:26 mark of the theme song plays.)

(We then see an image of James as he jumps through the portal and lands with half of his team on his right. The other half on his left is on a black background. Finally, the title “THE LAST OF THE AMERICANS” is shown Lazer etched into Titanium as the last six seconds of the American Gladiators 1994 theme song plays.)

(The scene changes to the outside of James’ studio, where a gigantic metallic suit with a hammer walks away as James stands and watches.)

TLOTA:
Sorry, your onboard computer and GPS gave you the wrong directions; it happens. (Cut to the team as the gigantic metal suit, wielding a hammer, walks away.)

Jessica Lopez-Barkl:
So, what just happened?

TLOTA:
Typical events, A man in a metallic suit thought something was wrong here and immediately went on the attack, and just when I was about to do my thirteenth anniversary and another “American Icons.”(Cut to Guitar music like “American Idiot” plays as James Faraci and Paulo Fonseca on guitars, Andrew Beach on Bass Guitar, and Nick Lopez on the Drums and the set is like the set of “American Idiot” except the colors are Patriotically Red, White, and Blue)

James Faraci (Singing):
All year we’re cheering American Icons! (Guitars play the tune for three seconds.) Twelve months of heroes of Cinema! (Guitars play the tune for three seconds.) From John Wayne to Rocky Balboa (Guitars play the tune for three seconds.) Oh, hell yeah, we’re talking about them all! (The tune continues) [Chorus] Welcome to the two hundred and fiftieth, hoping we’ll see two fifty-one! And we can finally be Okay! Humans dream of a better tomorrow, knowing it won’t be hollow! For me that’s good enough! (Drums play and the music continues.) We’re going to show off the hard work! (Guitars play the tune for three seconds.) Even if it makes me look like a real jerk. (Guitars play the tune for three seconds.) Now everyone get ready to celebrate with us! (Guitars play the tune for three seconds.) And make sure you have a dose of common sense. (The tune continues) [Chorus] Welcome to the two hundred and fiftieth, hoping we’ll see two fifty-one! And we can finally be Okay! Humans dream of a better tomorrow, knowing it won’t be hollow! For me that’s good enough! (Drums play and the music continues with a guitar solo.) All year we’re cheering American Icons! Twelve months of heroes of Cinema! Information about them will be a lot, you’re going to know whether you like or not [Chorus] Welcome to the two hundred and fiftieth, hoping we’ll see two fifty-one! And we can finally be Okay! Humans dream of a better tomorrow, knowing it won’t be hollow! For me that’s good enough! (Drums play and the music continues and concludes and the words “Americans Icons” are put up in different styles of text. The scene cuts to James in his office.)

TLOTA:
I’m James Faraci, The Last Of The Americans, and I can say that if I continue to do anything related to Zack Snyder, I’m going to be in worse mental shape than before. Besides, the recent success with DC Entertainment under James Gunn’s capable hands, it looks good. But that doesn’t mean I’m not done with DC. This time, we’re going to the small screen, and in this go-around for “American Icons,” I’m talking about the American Heartland and Superman. (Cut to clips from the classic Superman series, with him in Smallville as James does a voiceover.)

TLOTA (V.O.):
And it’s not hard to understand why. It’s those core values that Jerry Siegel and Joel Shuster infused into the character that made Superman. Hard work equals rewards, education means you can make smart decisions in life, and faith will keep you safe from those with no morals who will do whatever it takes to destroy you. It’s the stuff that the DC movies under Zack Snyder just seemed to mock. (Cut to clips of the “Arrow-verse” as James does a voiceover.) [Beat]

TLOTA (V.O.):
After a decade of success with the series “Smallville,” which told the tale of young Clark Kent and his journey to becoming Superman. The CW was in need of something to keep their momentum going. And thus, we were given the “Arrowverse.” Starting with “Arrow,” “The Flash,” “Supergirl,” “Legends Of Tomorrow,” and other shows on the CW based on the DC properties. However, by the start of the eighth season of “Arrow,” it looked like its better days were starting to be behind it, which is why when they did their big crossover event “Crisis On Infinite Earths,” it was clear that they were doing everything to reboot the “Arrowverse,” going without “Arrow.” So, what to do? Look to something that has been known to gain a solid audience from the get-go. Enter Tyler Hoechlin, who donned the Superman Suit in the second season of “Supergirl.” His performance was so good that execs wanted him to be in both the “Elseworlds” and “Crisis On Infinite Earths” crossovers to test the waters. They also introduced Lois Lane, played by Bitsie Tulloch, to further test the waters. And by the time the show in question was ready to begin production, the “Arrowverse” was on its last legs. (Cut to James physically.)

TLOTA :
But was it good?
What happens when Superman and Lois go to Smallville to raise their family? You get a double dose of American Icons for the thirteenth anniversary of The Last Of The Americans.