12. Top Gun Shout Out
Who doesnt love Top Gun? Sure, its all kinds of camp, cheesy and just all-out over-the-top, but for those of a certain generation its a staple of their youth. And to those people, theyll have been sure to have been grinning when Ray Palmer put his own spin on a classic Top Gun quote by spouting out Its a MIG-21. No ones ever been this close to one before. Just to make sure that what we were thinking was the same thing as what Ray was thinking, Leonard Snart was kindly on hand to call out Palmer and his reference. And there was me thinking that film quotes and nods were reserved solely for The Flashs Cisco Ramon.
Andrew Pollard
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Once described as the Swiss Army Knife of WhatCulture, Andrew can usually be found writing, editing, or presenting on a wide range of topics.
As a lifelong wrestling fan, horror obsessive, and comic book nerd, he's been covering those topics professionally as far back as 2010. In addition to his current WhatCulture role of Senior Content Producer and Presenter, Andrew previously spent nearly a decade as Online Editor and Lead Writer for the world's longest-running genre publication, Starburst Magazine, and his work has also been featured on BBC, TechRadar, Tom's Guide, WhatToWatch, Sportkskeeda, and various other outlets, in addition to being a Rotten Tomatoes-approved film critic.
Between his main day job, his role as lead panel host of Wales Comic Con, and his gig as a pre-match host for Wrexham AFC games, Andrew has also carried out a hugely varied amount of interviews, from the likes of Robert Englund and Eli Roth to Kevin Smith and the Russo Brothers, to Kevin Conroy and Frank Miller, to Bret Hart and Sting, to Mickey Thomas, Joey Jones, Phil Parkinson, and Brian Flynn, to many, many more. Where his beloved Wrexham AFC is concerned, Andrew is a long-standing season ticket holder and an FSA Award-winner for his time co-hosting the Fearless in Devotion podcast.
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