Sans Art (until about 42 minutes in) and Kirsten (for the whole pod 😢), we geek out about WandaVision, The Muppet Show, WandaVision, buncha game stuff, relationships, and yes, WandaVision.

Bud’s Weekly Geek-out

07:05 – CES 2021

Coming Soon

12:33 – The Equalizer (CBS series, February 7, 2021, Queen Latifah)

18:30 – Pixar Popcorn (Disney+ shorts, January 22) (Dancing with the Cars, Unparalleled Parking, Soul of the City, Cookie Num Num, Chore Day The Incredibles Way, Dory Finding, A Day in the Life of the Dead, To Fitness and Beyond, Fluffy Stuff with Ducky & Bunny,

20:47 – Pokémon Snap (Nintendo Switch, April 30, $80)

Geek News Proper

21:38 – The Muppet Show coming to Disney+ (all five seasons, February 19)

24:17 – Chris Evans nears deal to reprise role in future Marvel project (“sources tell Deadline” “expected to reprise the role [of Captain America] in the MC in some form”)

26:33 – Spider-Man 3 set photos reveal MCU sequel is set at Christmas (not entirely accurate; could simply be set “during the winter”) (December 17, 2021, SR)

29:47 – Mortal Kombat first look: Inside the R-rated reboot, fatalities and all (theatres and HBO Max April 16, SR)

33:12 – Nintendo Switch: 2020 sees the second-highest annual dollar sales in US Console history

36:51 – Pol would like to talk more about Super Mario 3D World + Bowser’s Fury =)

42:08 – Amazon’s Lord of the Rings show is about the return of Sauron

49:58 – Ben Affleck and Ana de Armas split after nearly a year together

53:47 – John David Washington addresses age gap backlash on Malcolm and Marie (he’s 36, she’s 24, 12 year difference)

SPEED ROUND!

58:37 – Disneyland cancels Annual Pass program (no details on some sort of replacement membership, except that one’s coming)

58:55 – Ivan Reitman watched Jason Reitman’s Ghostbusters Afterlife and cried! “I’m so proud to be your father.”

59:39 – Chris Hemsworth crashes an Australian weather forecast (Weekend Today, Scone NSW, Aussie Ark & Wildlife ARC — not to be confused with the BC SPCA’s Wild ARC, wild animal rehabilitation centre in Victoria — protecting Australia’s ecosystems. Weather forecaster in on it, anchors not.)

1:00:15 – Gotham PD (The Batman HBO Max spin-off series) gets a new showrunner (Joe Barton, writer of Netflix’s The Ritual)

1:00:51 – A strange analysis of Leonardo DiCaprio’s neckbeard in the Netflix 2021 preview video

1:01:16 – Ethan Hawke cast as villain opposite Oscar Isaac in Marvel’s Moon Knight

1:01:52 – Important clarification: Zack Snyder’s Justice League is a 4-hour movie, not a 4-hour miniseries (HBO Max, March 2021)

1:02:16 – Mentioning Wonder Woman here so I can link to 16 Tweets about Wonder Woman 1984 that basically sum up the entire movie and the Honest Trailers take on Wonder Woman 1984 in the show notes!

Rumours, Hearsey, wishes, and almost-news

1:02:28 – Matt Damon reportedly joins Thor: Love and Thunder

1:03:25 – Liam Neeson wants Qui-Gon Jinn return for ‘Star Wars’ Obi-Wan Kenobi series (re: fan campaign to bring QGJ back: “I’ll be honest with you: I haven’t heard that at all. Sure, I’d be up for that, yeah.”)

1:04:13 – Daredevil actor Charlie Cox wraps filming for Spider-Man 3 (source: comicbook.com 🙄)

Reviews and Recommendayshes

1:04:30 – 91-Second Movie Review: Outside The Wire (find more at TheZone.fm/movies/)

1:07:49 – WandaVision (reviews, accessibility, “indestructible head” gag, R&H of Evan Peters as Quicksilver)

Extro!

1:56:31 – Bud attempts the extro, anyway.

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Sans Art (until about 42 minutes in) and Kirsten (for the whole pod 😢), we geek out about WandaVision, The Muppet Show, WandaVision, buncha game stuff, relationships, and yes, WandaVision.
Bud&rsquo;s Weekly Geek-out
07:05 &ndash;&nbsp;<a href="https://www.thezone.fm/2021/01/20/geekout-ces-again/" data-pjax-state="">CES 2021</a>
Coming Soon
12:33 &ndash;&nbsp;<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u1QU2_NFd9Y" data-pjax-state="">The Equalizer</a>&nbsp;(CBS series, February 7, 2021, Queen Latifah)
18:30 &ndash;&nbsp;<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R9DEbXYGWCk" data-pjax-state="">Pixar Popcorn</a>&nbsp;(Disney+ shorts, January 22) (Dancing with the Cars, Unparalleled Parking, Soul of the City, Cookie Num Num, Chore Day The Incredibles Way, Dory Finding, A Day in the Life of the Dead, To Fitness and Beyond, Fluffy Stuff with Ducky &amp; Bunny,
20:47 &ndash;&nbsp;<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mq8Kn6mhUxA" data-pjax-state="">Pok&eacute;mon Snap</a>&nbsp;(Nintendo Switch, April 30, $80)
Geek News Proper
21:38 &ndash;&nbsp;<a href="https://variety.com/2021/tv/news/the-muppet-show-disney-plus-1234887422/" data-pjax-state="">The Muppet Show coming to Disney+</a>&nbsp;(all five seasons, February 19)
24:17 &ndash;&nbsp;<a href="https://deadline.com/2021/01/captain-america-eyes-return-to-the-mcu-as-chris-evans-nears-deal-to-reprise-role-in-future-marvel-project-1234672430/" data-pjax-state="">Chris Evans nears deal to reprise role in future Marvel project</a>&nbsp;(&ldquo;sources tell Deadline&rdquo; &ldquo;expected to reprise the role [of Captain America] in the MC in some form&rdquo;)
26:33 &ndash;&nbsp;<a href="http://www.justjared.com/2021/01/17/zendaya-tom-holland-film-scenes-for-spider-man-3-see-the-set-pics/" data-pjax-state="">Spider-Man 3 set photos reveal MCU sequel is set at Christmas</a>&nbsp;(not entirely accurate; could simply be set &ldquo;during the winter&rdquo;) (December 17, 2021,&nbsp;<a href="https://screenrant.com/spiderman-3-mcu-christmas-set-photos-holland-zendaya/" data-pjax-state="">SR</a>)
29:47 &ndash;&nbsp;<a href="https://ew.com/movies/mortal-kombat-first-look-lewis-tan-joe-taslim-hiroyuki-sanada/" data-pjax-state="">Mortal Kombat first look: Inside the R-rated reboot, fatalities and all</a>&nbsp;(theatres and HBO Max April 16,&nbsp;<a href="https://screenrant.com/mortal-kombat-movie-images-sub-zero-liu-kang/" data-pjax-state="">SR</a>)
33:12 &ndash;&nbsp;<a href="https://www.ign.com/articles/nintendo-switch-2020-sees-the-second-highest-annual-dollar-sales-in-us-console-history" data-pjax-state="">Nintendo Switch: 2020 sees the second-highest annual dollar sales in US Console history</a>
36:51 &ndash;&nbsp;<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ppkX8epoD9g" data-pjax-state="">Pol would like to talk more about Super Mario 3D World + Bowser&rsquo;s Fury</a>&nbsp;=)
42:08 &ndash;&nbsp;<a href="https://io9.gizmodo.com/amazons-lord-of-the-rings-show-is-about-the-return-of-s-1846049314" data-pjax-state="">Amazon&rsquo;s Lord of the Rings show is about the return of Sauron</a>
49:58 &ndash;&nbsp;<a href="https://etcanada.com/news/736079/report-ben-affleck-and-ana-de-armas-split-after-nearly-a-year-together/" data-pjax-state="">Ben Affleck and Ana de Armas split after nearly a year together</a>
53:47 &ndash;&nbsp;<a href="https://www.nme.com/news/film/john-david-washington-zendaya-age-gap-backlash-malcolm-marie-2855772" data-pjax-state="">John David Washington addresses age gap backlash on Malcolm and Marie</a>&nbsp;(he&rsquo;s 36, she&rsquo;s 24, 12 year difference)
SPEED ROUND!
58:37 &ndash;&nbsp;<a href="https://www.laughingplace.com/w/news/2021/01/14/disneyland-cancels-annual-pass-program/" data-pjax-state="">Disneyland cancels Annual Pass program</a>&nbsp;(no details on some sort of replacement membership, except that one&rsquo;s coming)
58:55 &ndash;&nbsp;<a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/CKL_ajFl6j8/" data-pjax-state="">Ivan Reitman watched Jason Reitman&rsquo;s Ghostbusters Afterlife and cried!</a>&nbsp;&ldquo;I&rsquo;m so proud to be your father.&rdquo;
59:39 &ndash;&nbsp;<a href="https://twitter.com/TheTodayShow/status/1304569782616887297" data-pjax-state="">Chris Hemsworth crashes an Australian weather forecast</a>&nbsp;(Weekend Today, Scone NSW, Aussie Ark &amp; Wildlife ARC &mdash; not to be confused with the BC SPCA&rsquo;s Wild ARC, wild animal rehabilitation centre in Victoria &mdash; protecting Australia&rsquo;s ecosystems. Weather forecaster in on it, anchors not.)
1:00:15 &ndash;&nbsp;<a href="https://news.avclub.com/hbo-maxs-the-batman-spin-off-series-gets-a-new-showrunn-1846047489" data-pjax-state="">Gotham PD (The Batman HBO Max spin-off series) gets a new showrunner</a>&nbsp;(Joe Barton, writer of Netflix&rsquo;s The Ritual)
1:00:51 &ndash;&nbsp;<a href="https://www.esquire.com/uk/culture/a35199420/leo-dicaprio-neckbeard/" data-pjax-state="">A strange analysis of Leonardo DiCaprio&rsquo;s neckbeard in the Netflix 2021 preview video</a>
1:01:16 &ndash;&nbsp;<a href="https://consequenceofsound.net/2021/01/ethan-hawke-villain-marvel-moon-knight/" data-pjax-state="">Ethan Hawke cast as villain opposite Oscar Isaac in Marvel&rsquo;s Moon Knight</a>
1:01:52 &ndash;&nbsp;<a href="https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/important-clarification-zack-snyders-justice-232000511.html" data-pjax-state="">Important clarification: Zack Snyder&rsquo;s Justice League is a 4-hour movie, not a 4-hour miniseries</a>&nbsp;(HBO Max, March 2021)
1:02:16 &ndash; Mentioning Wonder Woman here so I can link to&nbsp;<a href="https://www.buzzfeed.com/stephaniehope/wonder-woman-1984-tweets" data-pjax-state="">16 Tweets about Wonder Woman 1984 that basically sum up the entire movie</a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pSryeC-g0Jc" data-pjax-state="">the Honest Trailers take on Wonder Woman 1984</a>&nbsp;in the show notes!
Rumours, Hearsey, wishes, and almost-news
1:02:28 &ndash;&nbsp;<a href="https://collider.com/matt-damon-thor-4-love-and-thunder-cast/" data-pjax-state="">Matt Damon reportedly joins Thor: Love and Thunder</a>
1:03:25 &ndash;&nbsp;<a href="https://www.nme.com/news/tv/liam-neeson-qui-gon-jinn-return-star-wars-obi-wan-kenobi-series-2855721" data-pjax-state="">Liam Neeson wants Qui-Gon Jinn return for &lsquo;Star Wars&rsquo; Obi-Wan Kenobi series</a>&nbsp;(re: fan campaign to bring QGJ back: &ldquo;I&rsquo;ll be honest with you: I haven&rsquo;t heard that at all. Sure, I&rsquo;d be up for that, yeah.&rdquo;)
1:04:13 &ndash;&nbsp;<a href="https://comicbook.com/marvel/news/daredevil-charlie-cox-scenes-spider-man-3-tom-holland/" data-pjax-state="">Daredevil actor Charlie Cox wraps filming for Spider-Man 3</a>&nbsp;(source: comicbook.com 🙄)
Reviews and Recommendayshes
1:04:30 &ndash;&nbsp;<a href="https://www.thezone.fm/2021/01/15/91-second-movie-review-outside-the-wire/" data-pjax-state="">91-Second Movie Review: Outside The Wire</a>&nbsp;(find more at&nbsp;<a href="https://www.thezone.fm/movies/" data-pjax-state="">TheZone.fm/movies/</a>)
1:07:49 &ndash; WandaVision (<a href="https://mashable.com/article/wandavision-review-roundup/" data-pjax-state="">reviews</a>,&nbsp;<a href="https://slate.com/culture/2021/01/wandavision-marvel-mcu-disney-plus-review.html" data-pjax-state="">accessibility</a>,&nbsp;<a href="https://screenrant.com/wandavision-infinity-war-gag-vision-death-worse-sad/" data-pjax-state="">&ldquo;indestructible head&rdquo; gag</a>,&nbsp;<a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/CKJHMItlAx6/" data-pjax-state="">R&amp;H of Evan Peters as Quicksilver</a>)
Extro!
1:56:31 &ndash; Bud attempts the extro, anyway.
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Zoners Bryan, Art, Pol, Kirsten, and Bud geek out about tech, movies, TV, comics, and more! New episodes every Thursday.

Zoners Bryan, Art, Pol, Kirsten, and Bud geek out about tech, movies, TV, comics, and more! New episodes every Thursday.

The Geek-out Podcast

Zoners Pol, Kirsten, Bud, and sometimes Art & Bryan (RIP) geek out about tech, movies, TV, comics, and more! New episodes every Thursday.

Zoners Pol, Kirsten, Bud, and sometimes Art &amp; Bryan (RIP) geek out about tech, movies, TV, comics, and more! New episodes every Thursday.