Fan Effect

Ensign Events’ Ryan Sagers guests again to discuss this year’s JanuARTy event on Saturday, January 18, 2025, at the Valley Fair Mall in West Valley City, Utah, from 11 am to 7 pm. This event includes local artists, vendors, a cosplay contest with some of our friends from the FanX Cosplay Hall of Fame friends as judges, an art contest with a Mural painting reward, and even a free screening of the animated movie “The Road to El Dorado.” 

This year’s event benefits the Utah Arts Alliance, which in turn supports over 2,000 artists annually monthly through a variety of programs, venues, and events. In this episode, Utah Arts Alliance’s Jonathan Trujillo King joins the conversation to share how audiences of all interests can support artists all year through its galleries, festivals, programs, the upcoming re-opening of Dreamscapes, and much much more. 

Visit UtahArts.org to learn about their variety of programs for artists, audiences, and patrons. And find even more artistic, creative, and cultural events spread throughout Utah at NowPlayingUtah.com. 

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

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

Listen regularly on your favorite platform, at kslnewsradio.com, or on the KSLNewsRadio App. Join the conversation on Facebook @FanEffectShow, or Instagram @FanEffectShow.

Fan Effect is sponsored by Megaplex Theatres, Utah's premiere movie entertainment company.

Andy Farnsworth joins KSL-TV to help audiences decipher #WhatToWatch for the weekend of January 10, 2025. “Better Man” is a musical with a unique hook, a performing monkey, and is about musician Robbie Williams, which is worth a watch. "Den of Thieves 2: Pantera" didn't screen for critics, so you're on your own with this.

For streaming options, Amazon Prime Video has a new action/drama series from producer Dick Wolf called “On Call," which reminds you that the boys (and girls) in Blue deal with A LOT in the course of their duties. And over on Netflix, a TV Mini-series called "American Primeal" is… well, something deserving a C- grade filled with extreme violence done in the name of "grittiness" and "realism."

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

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

Listen regularly on your favorite platform, at kslnewsradio.com, or on the KSLNewsRadio App. Join the conversation on Facebook @FanEffectShow, or Instagram @FanEffectShow.

Fan Effect is sponsored by Megaplex Theatres, Utah's premiere movie entertainment company.

Andy Farnsworth joins KSL-TV to help audiences decipher #WhatToWatch for the weekend of January 3, 2025.  But this episode is a special feature; ‘Andy’s favorite films of 2024.’ He watched a LOT of movies last year, and now many of them are available for at-home viewing. So, take a listen and discover his four top recommendations from 2024 and where you can watch them!

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

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

Listen regularly on your favorite platform, at kslnewsradio.com, or on the KSLNewsRadio App. Join the conversation on Facebook @FanEffectShow, or Instagram @FanEffectShow.

Fan Effect is sponsored by Megaplex Theatres, Utah's premiere movie entertainment company.

Andy Farnsworth joins KSL-TV to help audiences decipher #WhatToWatch for the weekend of December 20, 20204. The big movie is "Mufasa: The Lion King," a sequel/prequel movie that is enjoyable for the whole family. Another computer-animated anthropomorphic character returns to the big screen in "Sonic the Hedgehog 3," which brings in Keanu Reeves to voice the nemesis hedgehog, Shadow. Also in theaters is a filmed-in-Utah movie, "Homestead," which is an Angel Studios release about a group of doomsday preppers who face some interesting moral dilemmas when what they are prepping for becomes reality. 

Looking ahead to Christmas Day (as this is our last what-to-watch of 2024), "A Complete Unknown" features many outstanding performances, led by Timothee Chalamet as the iconic singer Bob Dylan. 

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

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

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

In a double-sized portion of Fan Effect, producer KellieAnn Halvorsen is joined by fellow movie lover Kate Francis to discuss the latest Disney prequel, “Mufasa: The Lion King.” With family-friendly themes, new songs by Lin-Manuel Miranda, and improved computer graphics imagery (seriously better than the 2019 remake), the story follows Mufasa’s journey from orphan cub to the Pride Lands’ favorite king. The film honors the original 1994 animated neoclassic “The Lion King” while continuing to explore themes of courage, overcoming adversity, family dynamics, and the power we all have to choose positivity. While the movie isn’t perfect, it is definitely going to be a win for the Disney box office. 

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

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

Fan Effect is sponsored by Megaplex Theatres, Utah's premiere movie entertainment company.  

Andy Farnsworth joins KSL-TV to help audiences decipher #WhatToWatch for the weekend of December 13, 2024. The best thing to watch is actually streaming on Netflix: "Carry-On" is a super-tense action thriller reminiscent of  "Die Hard 2” and even has a Christmas angle. Also streaming, DisneyPlus’s "Dream Productions" takes us back to the imaginative world of  "Inside Out," in shorts that Andy may or may not have liked more than "Inside Out 2.”  And in in-theater options this week, there is "Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim," an anime-style telling of some LOTR backstory, and "Kraven The Hunter," another dud from Sony's Marvel universe. 

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

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

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

Andy Farnsworth joins KSL-TV to help audiences decipher #WhatToWatch for the weekend of December 6, 2024.  5, 2024. This week’s movie roundup starts of strong with Jude Law and Nicholas Hoult turning in outstanding performances in "The Order." One of the better-animated movies of the year, "Flow" follows a kitty trying to survive a catastrophic flood and has absolutely no dialogue whatsoever. On streaming, a couple of Netflix movies might catch your interest, including "Mary," which imagines what *could* have happened with the mother of Jesus. It's a Nativity Action Movie… kind of. And in a sweet story, the animated movie "That Christmas” follows a once-in-a-generation snowstorm on Christmas Eve in a small English seaside town, creating new opportunities for fun and human connection. 

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

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

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

Andy Farnsworth joins KSL-TV to help audiences decipher #WhatToWatch for the long Thanksgiving weekend of 2024. “Moana 2” is already breaking records this Thanksgiving weekend and while kids are loving it, reviews are mixed. Also out this week is a couple of streaming Christmas movies, including Netlfix’s "Our Little Secret" stars Lindsay Lohan and Kristin Chenoweth, which mixes funny with many cringe moments, and Utah filmed “Deck the Walls” in a Hallmark Movie formula standard. 

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

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

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

“Wicked: Part 1” is now in theaters, and the Broadway musical spectacular turned silver-screen sensation has defied our producer/cohost KellieAnn Halvorsen’s expectations. On this episode of Fan Effect, she is joined by her fellow fangirl Katelynn VanBuren to explore all things Oz and how the various book, stage, and movie adaptations come together beautifully in this latest on-screen offering. 

While Andy Farnsworth gave his spoiler-free opinion on KSL’s Movie Show, we are getting into the glorious weeds of the various production similarities and restrictions, behind-the-scenes details, and interwoven themes from both “The Complete Collection Wizard of OZ” series and the 1995 book “Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West.” So brace yourself for some high-flying fangirling on this extended exploration of the Yellow Brick Road. 

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

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

Fan Effect is sponsored by Megaplex Theatres, Utah's premiere movie entertainment company.  

Andy Farnsworth joins KSL-TV to help audiences decipher #WhatToWatch for the weekend of November 22, 2024." Wicked" (Part 1) is a stunningly beautiful, colorful, fun, and vibrant cinematographic adaption of the stage production. While the John M. Chu film might be long, it doesn’t seem like it, and it’s not the only solid movie this week. “Wicked” faces of with “Gladiator II,” which is not as enjoyable as the first “Gladiator,” but satisfying nonetheless.  On Apple TV+, get a feel for what it was like in London during one portion of World War II in the movie "Blitz." And over on Netflix, there is a charming animated musical movie "Spellbound.”

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

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

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