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 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, the views I’m about to express are that of my own and some of yours. And welcome to another edition of “Connect The Plots” (Cut to a scene of James trying to connect certain things together like the theatrical version of “Halloween: The Curse Of Michael Myers” & “Halloween: H20”, All the movie adaptations of Stephen King, Superman Returns to the original Salkind Superman movies, the first three X-Men movies to the newer ones and the “Wolverine” & “Deadpool” movies before cutting to James strapped down in a strait jacket all the while a kid sings “Connect The Plots La-La-La!” before panning down to see anything that might have a minor connection spell the words “Connect The Plots” before cutting to scenes from “Terminator 3: Rise Of The Machines,” “Terminator: Salvation,” “Terminator: Genisys”,” and “Terminator: Dark Fate” as James does a voiceover.)

TLOTA (V.O.):
With all the different movies that came out that either tried to be THE sequel to Terminator 2: Judgement Day and either miss the mark or tries to rewrite the franchise to fit their desires to change it and put either the first two out of continuity or at worst make their movie the ending to the franchise, and while connecting these plots to the first two is a nearly impossible task, today I choose to something different. I am going to cherry-pick things that I liked from these movies, change moments that I felt didn’t work, or not use them, and connect this with the first two in a satisfying way.

Can I make one semi-good Terminator movie from cherry-picking from the duds? Find out here

Sorry for all the delays on this one but to make up for it, I finally finished “The Different Cuts Of “Terminator 2: Judgement Day”

https://jamesfaracitlota.blogspot.com/2026/05/american-icons-different-cuts-of.html

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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 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, The views I’m about to express are that of my own and some of yours. And it is time once again for “Reality Checkout. (Cut to James as he walks around and comes to the TV in the lobby, as he turns it on and sees more Reality TV on every network than he can deal with. )

(James decides to look through his library for anything else and sees a portion of it, filled with so much reality TV that would make a Network Executive who enjoys Reality TV Splooge. He tosses all of the Reality TV Series on DVD and the TV into the most disgusting trash can. James tosses in large amounts of Flammable liquids and throws a bomb, which explodes, releasing the slime and remnants of the DVDs and TV, spelling out “Reality Checkout” as the theme from “Welcome Freshmen” plays in the foreground. Cut to James in his office.)

TLOTA:
Let me say this right now, I tried in good faith to try and contact the people involved in the show. No, I do not know of them personally, even though they are not far away from where I live, I’ve never met them. I talked about them in my “MySpace” days. But apparently, someone thought that what they did together, then separately, but the damage remains to what they’ve done. (Cut to the intro of “American Chopper” as James does a voiceover.)

TLOTA (V.O.):
“American Chopper” was about the family business of building custom-made motorcycles or “Choppers” and the chaos that came from the family tension between the father of Paul Teutul Sr and his son Paul Jr. The Teutuls on paper should still be considered Hudson Valley Hometown Heroes, but when you take into consideration the disagreements that they all had with one another, and the fact that Paul Sr’s face shouting is a meme, means that there is some material for “Reality Checkout.”

The tale of the Teutuls and how they hurt the Hudson Valley Region of New York is now being told

(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, the views I’m about to express are that of my own and some of yours. And it’s time once again for 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 “American Icons” are put up in different styles of text. The scene cuts to stills of Steve Rogers “Captain America,” John Walker “Captain America,” and Sam Wilson “Falcon/Captain America” from the MCU as James does a voiceover.)

TLOTA (V.O.):
Steve Rogers, Sam Wilson, and regrettably, John Walker, these men have carried the shield and the title of Captain America for better… (show clip of John Walker killing a flag smasher) …and worse. But none the less these men have brought their own events that have made Captain America great and again… (show clip of John Walker killing a flag smasher) …not so great, and yeah I am going to use this clip again, since it’s going to be in the intro to the list to one of these ten iconic moments of the Star-Spangled Man with the plan. From “The First Avenger” to “The Avengers” movies, to “The Falcon and The Winter Soldier” and “Strange New World.” I’m counting them down. (Cut to James physically)

TLOTA:
While Steve Rogers says, “I can do this all day.” I want to get this to you so you can enjoy it all day. These are the top ten iconic moments of “Captain America” in the MCU.

What are the best moments from the MCU that has the Star Spangled Man with a plan?

(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, the views that I’m about to express are that of my own and some of yours. (A knock on the door as James gets up to answer.) Yes? (Cut to Jessica Lopez-Barkl.)

Jessica Lopez-Barkl:
James, I feel we need to apologize for everything we’ve done over the past few months. You stayed the course and have thrived. So, how about this: you talk about the John Wayne movie that made you want to be an actor, and we can all watch it in the lobby. (Cut to James)

TLOTA:
Okay, I’m reasonably fine in watching it with you, as long as you guys can be reasonable. (Cut to Jessica Lopez-Barkl.)

Jessica Lopez-Barkl:
Of course, we can! (James steps out of the office to join everyone in the lobby.) So, what is the John Wayne movie that we’re going to endure without jokes at your taste.

TLOTA:
Well, since you asked… (Cut to the title of the 1969 “True Grit” movie then to clips of the 1969 “True Grit” Movie as James does a voiceover.)

TLOTA (V.O.):
Released in 1969, and based on the book by Charles Portis, “True Grit” was the movie that made the acting careers of Kim Darby and Glen Campbell (AKA The Rhinestone Cowboy) but gave something John Wayne had earned after a lifetime of great western movies couldn’t do at that point, the Academy Award for Best Actor in a motion picture. It made me aware of what acting was. It made me understand drama, comedy, and emotions I had barely understood as a kid watching it on a VCR. But does this movie still hold up to… (Cut to James physically.)

TLOTA:
You know what, I don’t care about modern standards anymore. I think this movie holds up, it’s a classic, it’s one the greatest movies I’ve ever seen and I’m doing a review, brace yourselves this is the 1969 “True Grit.”

What happens when I finally decide to review the first movie that I’ve ever seen and loved

(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 in his office, who seems giddy with excitement.)

TLOTA:
I’m James Faraci, The Last Of The Americans. The views that I’m about to express are those of my own and some of yours. Today, we are honored and blessed by the presence of the one, the only, THE DUKE HIMSELF, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, MISTER JOHN WAYNE! (Cut to the door to James’ office as John Wayne, played by James Faraci, walks out and takes a seat next to James.)

John Wayne:
Well, thank you for letting me back on your show, James.

TLOTA:
I am honored to be in your presence again, Mr. Wayne! (A Crowd of People say in unison, “AGAIN?!” Cut to the team as they start to protest John Wayne. Cut to James and John Wayne)

John Wayne:
One moment! (John stands up and pulls out his gun)

TLOTA:
Put the gun away! Guys, whatever you have against The Duke, let’s get it out right now. (Cut to Jessica Lopez-Barkl as she confronts John Wayne)

Jessica Lopez-Barkl:
Okay, let’s get the fact that you are a sexist, racist, and narcissist! I don’t know how you are considered an Icon by James, let alone anyone without a sense of real cinematic taste that sees you for what you are…

John Wayne:
Back off, you call me a sexist, then tell that to many of the women who talked to me as best as I could on their levels. I have four daughters, and as much as their mothers have been a good influence on them, when I was around to teach them discipline, they learned it, and they have had the discipline to stand on their own two feet and defend themselves. You call me a Narcissist, whatever that is, but I gave more to my co-stars than many others would have. When it comes to movies Batjac made, yeah, I wanted to make for me, but I knew I couldn’t take the lion’s share of attention. I knew I had to have Story and Character development, whatever happens to me, well, Que Sera, Sera! (Cut to Nick Lopez as he looks towards Paulo Fonseca and Rebecca Yaun as he says in Spanish, “Oh my god, he actually CAN speak our language!” And John Wayne replies to the two of them in Spanish, “Proficiently, my friend!” Cut to Jessica Lopez-Barkl and John Wayne.) Now, as for those comments about me being racist, if that were true, then I suggest you find me someone I worked with who was of a different race or Religious Creedence, and I can tell you that I treated them just the same. Hell, none of my wives were white; I married my fair share of senioritas. It’s just that they didn’t work out until the last one. Now, just because you focus on Westerns and what I did in them, well, they’re my bread and butter, they’re what kept my family and me in steak and put the clothes on their backs, and they were grateful when everything worked. I had to make movies to support my family. And I can tell you that you and your husband work hard for your family. I like that. And as the rest of you, James treats you better than you deserve; you should be a little more thankful for him putting up with your nonsense. If it were me, I would’ve cussed you, then given you the heave-ho at the first sign of you giving me more than what you do! (Cut to James)

TLOTA:
Can you continue the conversation outside of the office? I would like to do this review the way I didn’t want to. (Cut to the team.)

Andrew Beach:
What do you mean? (Cut to James)

TLOTA:
I wanted to talk to the producer and director of the movie about his cinematic opus. John Wayne can speak about his work better than Tommy Wiseau can speak about “The Room” on Tommy Wiseau’s best days. (Cut to John Wayne and the team)

John Wayne:
Tommy Wiseau? Who’s Tommy Wiseau?

Team TLOTA (In Unison):
Follow us! (Everyone walks out of the office. Cut to James.)

TLOTA:
Well, here we go.

To celebrate the 190th anniversary of the siege of The Alamo, I’m reviewing John Wayne’s Directorial Debut “The Alamo.” Will anyone want to remember it? Find out here

(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 as he tries to contact Todd In The Shadows. Cut to Todd In The Shadows)

Todd In The Shadows:
Hello? (Cut to James)

TLOTA:
Hey Todd, I could use some help. (Cut to Todd In The Shadows.)

Todd In The Shadows:
Let me guess, you want to review a musical featuring John Wayne. Or if I know where one is? And before you ask, YES, I am aware of your three-month John Wayne bullshit and twelve months of propaganda about “Real Icons” of “American Cinema,” and all that bullshit. (Cut to James)

TLOTA:
What I’m reviewing right now is an album BY John Wayne. Maybe you and I could team up? (Cut to Todd In The Shadows)

Todd In The Shadows:
Give me a moment to listen through, in the meantime, do some research, and we’ll meet back in an hour or two from now. (Cut to James)

TLOTA:
Okay. (Cut to a black screen and the words “Two Hours Later,” Cut to James as he contacts Todd In The Shadows. Cut to Todd In The Shadows laughing uproariously, even banging on his keyboard and falling out of frame. Cut to James)

TLOTA:
Okay, so I am doing this alone

TLOTA:
Before we continue, let me see if Todd In The Shadows is even okay at this point. (Static cuts to Nash Bozard.)

Nash Bozard of “Radio Dead Air” and “WTFIWWY”:
Hello? (Cut to James)

TLOTA:
Nash Bozard of WTFIWWY/Radio Dead Air? Where’s Todd In The Shadows? (Cut to Nash)

Nash Bozard of “Radio Dead Air” and “WTFIWWY”:
Yeah, I piggybacked off his frequency when I decided to check on Todd when I saw him just laugh uncontrollably. Currently, he’s in a hospital for extreme dehydration and lack of oxygen, and loss of bowel function. Did you have something to do with it? (Cut to James)

TLOTA:
All I did was ask if he would like to crossover with me. (Cut to Nash)

Nash Bozard of “Radio Dead Air” and “WTFIWWY”:
What was the subject of the crossover? (Cut to James)

TLOTA:
It’s an album called “America, Why I Love Her” by John Wayne. (Cut to Nash)

Nash Bozard of “Radio Dead Air” and “WTFIWWY”:
John Wayne, the old racist and sexist cowboy actor, made an album called “America, Why I Love Her.” Well, I can see why Todd is currently in the hospital. Because that must be the most ridiculous thing I’ve ever heard in my LIFE! (Nash begins to laugh uncontrollably and falls out of his chair!Before I continue, let me check in on Nash and Todd, if they’re okay. (Static cuts to Rowdy.)

Rowdy:
Hey James, I just got a contact from Nash and Todd In The Shadows. They just wanted to let you know it took everything I knew about you to keep you in their good graces. Can I ask why that is? (Cut to James)

TLOTA:
I needed a partner to review an album. (Cut to Rowdy)

Rowdy:
What’s it called? (Cut to James)

TLOTA:
It’s called “America, Why I Love Her” by John Wayne. (Cut to Rowdy laughing outrageously.)

Why does this one Album have Todd In The Shadows, Nash Bozard from RDA/WTFIWWY and Rowdy laughing? Find out here

(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 in his office.)

TLOTA:
I’m James Faraci The Last Of The Americans, the views that I’m about to express are that of my own and some of yours. Let it never be said that John Wayne didn’t have his romantic side (Cut to the title card of “The Quiet Man” then to clips of the movie as James does a voiceover.)

TLOTA (V.O.):
Considered one of the greatest love stories of the cinema, “The Quiet Man” sees another collaboration with John Ford and John Wayne, but it also began one of the longest-running partnerships between John Wayne and Maureen O’Hara. But does the romance still hold up and does this show John in a different light?

TLOTA:
And with this coming out just in time for Valentine’s Day, we’ll see if The Duke can be romantically open with “The Quiet Man”!

American Icons continues as John Wayne heads to the Emerald Isle. Find out what happens in my review of “The Quiet Man”

(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 everyone in a Stagecoach as they look at James wanting to beat the hell out of him.)

TLOTA:
Okay, what did you expect? (Cut to Nick Lopez and Jessica Lopez-Barkl)

Nick Lopez:
Well, I’m glad you had suits that were era accurate and the driver and the one riding shotgun were willing to accommodate us all, I just wish we could have more room for all of us to sit, let alone breathe!

Jessica Lopez-Barkl:
I wish I could reach my liquor supply; I would break a bottle and kill you, James. (Cut to Rebecca and Nick Yaun)

Rebecca Yaun:
Relax, this isn’t the first time; we had to do research on Beethoven, and we saved him from some wholly unbelievable stuff.

Nick Yaun:
And that is scratching the surface. (Cut to Paulo and Brenda Fonseca, and Crosslyn Castillo)

Paulo Fonseca:
Speaking of scratching, these clothes itchy

Brenda Fonseca:
Would you like to wear this corset? It really sucks.

Crosslyn Costillo:
Tell me about it. I’ve been in mermaid tails that have hurt less. (Cut to James)

TLOTA:
Well now we know what it was like to ride in one of these, the second the ride is over, we’ll head back to the studio and… (Cut to everyone in the studio looking like hell) NEVER SPEAK OF THIS MOMENT AGAIN!

American Icons continue its look into John Wayne with the movie that made his career “Stagecoach”

(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 for the first time, I think that the opinions are that of my own. Whether people agree with me or not will depend on one thing. Me doing something I HAVEN’T done since November 2014, by putting something that is secondary first and for me to put the review second this month. Ladies and Gentlemen, I give you “In Defense of… JOHN WAYNE AND THE WESTERN GENRE!” (Show pics of maligned pieces of pop culture while the fanfare from the Olympics plays and James comes up after Vanilla Ice slides back and his right-hand thumbs up and the words “In Defense Of…” Cut to James as he hears a chorus of protestors. Cut to the rest of the team giving James fifty earfuls of complaints a second. Cut to James.) HOLD IT DOWN! Now I am aware of the problems of both John Wayne and The Western Genre. It doesn’t mean I’m ignoring them or defending them. I am defending the idea that they shouldn’t be erased from history.

The Last Of The Americans starts off the celebration of America’s 250th birthday with a reason why John Wayne and The Western Movie Genre should not be forgotten by current generations

(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.)

(The Scene changes to James in his office.)

TLOTA:
I’m James Faraci, The Last Of The Americans, and what you are about to see has been compiled from behind the scenes, not only from this year but also from some years past. A lot of bloopers, a lot of secrets will be revealed. This is a documentary entitled “A Year in the Life of The Last Of The Americans.”

Find out what it’s like in a Calendar Year as a part of The Last Of The Americans

(Scene begins with a finger tap on a smartwatch as the 1994 American Gladiators plays. The scene cuts to James jumping down a cliff from the 0:00-0:03 mark from the theme from the final season of American Gladiators’ original run. The 0:04 mark from the theme from the final season of American Gladiators shows James Faraci landing in Santa’s sleigh and entirely morphing into James Faraci The Last Of The Americans Christmas mode with his long sleeve button-up Shirt with Christmas Trees on it, Blue cargo Jeans, and Black Work boots until 0:07 mark from the theme from the final season of American Gladiators original run as scene cuts to James and Santa riding with the 12th Doctor and Clara at the 0:13 mark from the theme from the final season of American Gladiators original run.)

(0:14-0:17 show Rebecca Yaun and Nick Yaun as the two run after the Grinch before cutting to Crosslyn Castillo and Doug Yaun baking cookies before cutting to the 0:17-0:19 mark as it shows Jessica Lopez-Barkl and Nick Lopez drinking their weight in “Holiday Cheer 200 Proof,” Paulo & Brenda Fonseca popping in A Muppets Christmas Special on a player before cutting to the 0:20-0:28 mark as we see Eric Kurtzke, Andrew Beach and Olivia Horvath decorating.)

(Cuts to the doors outside of James’ space and time machine as the 0:28 mark from the theme from the final season of American Gladiators shows when James stands on top of his Time and Space device and tosses a candy cane then cuts over to multiple clips from the past twelve years of “The Last Of The Americans” Christmas reviews/top 12s as the Candy Cane flips end over end as the 0:36 mark from the theme from the final season of American Gladiators original run plays when James grabs it while on top of a slab while doing a heroic pose with Paulo & Brenda Fonseca, Eric Kurtzke, Olivia Horvath, and Jessica Lopez-Barkl on his right and Nick Lopez, Rebecca & Nick Yaun, Renee Miller, Doug Yaun and Andrew Beach on his left doing their own heroic poses dressed in Christmas Garb on a white background the 0:36-end mark from the theme from the final season of American Gladiators original run play the camera pulls back to see James and everyone else on top of a slab with the words “The Last Of The Americans” on it before all while snow and jingling bells are heard and seen in the foreground. 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 of my own and some of yours. It’s December. I got my Santa hat on, and my gift list is budgeted at $100.00, which will stretch every last penny. There is “The Last Of The Americans Holiday Gift Guide” for 2025, AND… (James taps on the smartwatch screen and becomes James Faraci)

James Faraci:
The Top Five Moments of The Last Of The Americans from 2025. So, let’s start off with the top five moments of The Last Of The Americans in 2025.

It’s December 12th, you know what that means. It’s time for The Last Of The Americans Christmas Gift Guide and Top Five TLOTA reviews of 2025!