Bud's Weekly Geek-out - An Eye for AI

COMING SOON

Megalopolis

Cobra Kai

The Boys S4

Star Wars things starting with The Acolyte

Lego Star Wars and also Hamill on Colbert

Eric

Super Nintendo World

PWH joins FF & NG

Feilder & Stone

Yeoh in Blade Runner

Live Action Masters of the Universe

SPEED ROUND

X-Men 97 House

knuckles

The Watchers

Robot Dreams

28 Years Later

Next on Disney+

NOT COMING SOON

Nintendo Switch Replacement

Kraven the Hunter

NEWS PROPER

Hill dead at 79

Superman first look

Sony Helldivers Backlash

R&R - Roast of Tom Brady

R&R - Unfrosted

R&R - Anyone But You

R&R - Fallout

Bonus quote: ”Only the derivatives!” — Kirsten James

Bud’s Weekly Geek-out

08:17 – Eye for AI (take the quiz!)

Coming Soon

19:17 – Megalopolis

related: Vanity Fair first look

26:16 – Cobra Kai (Netflix series, S6 in three parts, Part I: July 18, Part II: November 28, The finalé event: 2025

27:53 – Wednesday (Netflix series, S2 cast announcement, in production, Jenna Ortega, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Steve Buscemi, Billie Piper, Luis Guzmɑ́n, Thandiwe Newton, Haley Joel Osment, Fred Armisen, Christopher Lloydְ)

29:48 – The Boys (Prime Video series, S4, June 13) (Zoner Mary)

34:49 – The Acolyte (Star Wars series, Disney+, June the 4th) (Zoner Mary) / LEGO Star Wars: Rebuild the Galaxy (Star Wars animated special, Disney+, September 13)

related: Colbert’s lost footage of Luke Skywalker at the Mos Eisley cantina (Zoner Mary)

39:25 – Eric (Netflix film, May 30, Benedict Cumberbatch)

40:23 – Super Nintendo World at Universal Epic Universe

– Donkey Kong Country: Mine-Cart Madness (coaster!)

– Mario Kart: Bowser’s Challenge (dark ride)

– Yoshi’s Adventure (omnimover, previously only in Japan)

42:34 – Paul Walter Hauser joins casts of Fantastic Four and Naked Gun

43:42 – Nathan Fielder, Emma Stone re-team for movie about infamous “anal bead” chess scandal

45:48 – Michelle Yeoh to Star in Amazon’s Blade Runner 2049 sequel series Blade Runner 2099

47:08 – Live-action ‘Masters of the Universe’ movie gets theatrical release date (June 5, 2026, dir: Travis ”Chilly Tee” Knight of Bumblebee, son of Nike’s Phil Knight, Laika lead animator/CEO)

Coming soon: SPEED ROUND!

49:10 – X-Men ’97’s X-Mansion on Airbnb

49:22 – Knuckles (Paramount+ 6-ep miniseries, out now)

43:51 – The Watchers (dir: Ishana Shyamalan, prod: M. Night Shyamalan, in theatres June 14)

51:03 – Robot Dreams (in theatres May 31)

51:27 – 28 Years Later casts Jodie Comer, Aaron Taylor-Johnson & Ralph Fiennes (dir: Danny Boyle)

51:55 – Next On Disney+ (Zoner Mary)

– Jim Henson: Idea Man (May 31)

– The Beach Boys (May 24)

– Darjeeling Limited, Daredevil 2003, That Thing You Do!, The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou (May 1)

– Doctor Who (S1 premiere May 10, 17, 24, 31)

– Tales of the Empire (S1, May the 4th)

– The Bad Batch (S3, May the 1th)

– Welcome to Wrexham (S3, Fridays in May)

– Black Twitter: A People’s History (S1, May 9)

– Monsters at Work (S2, May 5)

– X-Men ’97 Assembled (May 22)

– Queen Rock Montreal (May 15)

– The Beatles’ Let it Be (May 8)

NOT Coming Soon

52:10 – Nintendo to announce Switch successor before the end of this fiscal year

58:27 – Kraven the Hunter moves to December as Sony pushes Karate Kid to May 2025

Geek News Proper

59:16 – Bernard Hill: Lord of The Rings and Titanic actor dies aged 79

1:03:13 – James Gunn’s Superman suit: photo / article

1:11:04 – Sony backlash re: PSN account linking for Helldivers2 and all other PlayStation exclusives on PC (Zoner Spenny)

Reviews and Recommendayshes

1:12:29 – The Roast of Tom Brady (Art)

1:23:49 – Unfrosted: The Pop-Tart Story (Pol)

1:30:14 – Anyone But You (Art)

1:32:47 – Fallout (Pol & Bud)

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Bonus quote: ”Only the derivatives!” — Kirsten James
Bud’s Weekly Geek-out
08:17 – <a href="https://www.thezone.fm/2024/05/08/geekout-eye-for-ai/">Eye for AI</a> (<a href="https://cjf-fjc.ca/keep-truth-human/">take the quiz</a>!)
Coming Soon
19:17 – <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZZL3U1j3K1c">Megalopolis</a>
related: <a href="https://12ft.io/https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/story/megalopolis-francis-ford-coppola-first-look-exclusive">Vanity Fair first look</a>
26:16 – <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WPUGgxf3tx8">Cobra Kai</a> (Netflix series, S6 in three parts, Part I: July 18, Part II: November 28, The finalé event: 2025
27:53 – <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QkcokuXjSjM">Wednesday</a> (Netflix series, S2 cast announcement, in production, Jenna Ortega, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Steve Buscemi, Billie Piper, Luis Guzmɑ́n, Thandiwe Newton, Haley Joel Osment, Fred Armisen, Christopher Lloydְ)
29:48 – <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EzFXDvC-EwM">The Boys</a> (Prime Video series, S4, June 13) (Zoner Mary)
34:49 – <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6tzur6JrUEA">The Acolyte</a> (Star Wars series, Disney+, June the 4th) (Zoner Mary) / <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O77VTIAYGVA">LEGO Star Wars: Rebuild the Galaxy</a> (Star Wars animated special, Disney+, September 13)
related: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=00nmxR1mxIA&amp;t=81s">Colbert’s lost footage of Luke Skywalker at the Mos Eisley cantina</a> (Zoner Mary)
39:25 – <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eGaAl_8QW2c">Eric</a> (Netflix film, May 30, Benedict Cumberbatch)
40:23 – <a href="https://www.universalorlando.com/web/en/us/epic-universe/worlds/super-nintendo-world">Super Nintendo World at Universal Epic Universe</a>
– Donkey Kong Country: Mine-Cart Madness (coaster!)
– Mario Kart: Bowser’s Challenge (dark ride)
– Yoshi’s Adventure (omnimover, previously only in Japan)
42:34 – <a href="https://consequence.net/2024/05/paul-walter-hauser-fantastic-four-naked-gun/">Paul Walter Hauser joins casts of Fantastic Four and Naked Gun</a>
43:42 – <a href="https://consequence.net/2024/05/nathan-fielder-chess-emma-stone-checkmate/">Nathan Fielder, Emma Stone re-team for movie about infamous “anal bead” chess scandal</a>
45:48 – <a href="https://variety.com/2024/tv/news/michelle-yeoh-blade-runner-2049-sequel-series-amazon-1235993492/">Michelle Yeoh to Star in Amazon’s Blade Runner 2049 sequel series Blade Runner 2099</a>
47:08 – <a href="https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/masters-universe-movie-theatrical-release-date-1235888303/">Live-action ‘Masters of the Universe’ movie gets theatrical release date</a> (June 5, 2026, dir: Travis ”Chilly Tee” Knight of Bumblebee, son of Nike’s Phil Knight, Laika lead animator/CEO)
Coming soon: SPEED ROUND!
49:10 – <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RUPPRDQo7vo">X-Men ’97’s X-Mansion</a> on <a href="https://www.airbnb.ca/rooms/1131867334740957884">Airbnb</a>
49:22 – <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1kETt59yn6A">Knuckles</a> (Paramount+ 6-ep miniseries, out now)
43:51 – <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dYo91Fq9tKY">The Watchers</a> (dir: Ishana Shyamalan, prod: M. Night Shyamalan, in theatres June 14)
51:03 – <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DD4WBGptMSw">Robot Dreams</a> (in theatres May 31)
51:27 – <a href="https://deadline.com/2024/04/28-years-later-movie-aaron-taylor-johnson-jodie-comer-ralph-fiennes-1235894028/">28 Years Later casts Jodie Comer, Aaron Taylor-Johnson &amp; Ralph Fiennes</a> (dir: Danny Boyle)
51:55 – <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5f9ghagbVyI">Next On Disney+</a> (Zoner Mary)
– Jim Henson: Idea Man (May 31)
– The Beach Boys (May 24)
– Darjeeling Limited, Daredevil 2003, That Thing You Do!, The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou (May 1)
– Doctor Who (S1 premiere May 10, 17, 24, 31)
– Tales of the Empire (S1, May the 4th)
– The Bad Batch (S3, May the 1th)
– Welcome to Wrexham (S3, Fridays in May)
– Black Twitter: A People’s History (S1, May 9)
– Monsters at Work (S2, May 5)
– X-Men ’97 Assembled (May 22)
– Queen Rock Montreal (May 15)
– The Beatles’ Let it Be (May 8)
NOT Coming Soon
52:10 – <a href="https://apnews.com/article/nintendo-switch-console-zelda-5edd1eeb134bbfb6ce7680c935b3bf24">Nintendo to announce Switch successor before the end of this fiscal year</a>
58:27 – <a href="https://variety.com/2024/film/news/kraven-the-hunter-december-release-sony-1235984210/">Kraven the Hunter moves to December as Sony pushes Karate Kid to May 2025</a>
Geek News Proper
59:16 – <a href="https://news.sky.com/story/bernard-hill-lord-of-the-rings-and-titanic-actor-dies-aged-79-13129852">Bernard Hill: Lord of The Rings and Titanic actor dies aged 79</a>
1:03:13 – James Gunn’s Superman suit: <a href="https://www.threads.net/@jamesgunn/post/C6ogg_ux1r8">photo</a> / <a href="https://variety.com/2024/film/news/superman-suit-david-corenswet-costume-james-gunn-1235927192/">article</a>
1:11:04 – Sony backlash re: PSN account linking for <a href="https://www.forbes.com/sites/erikkain/2024/05/06/sony-is-making-a-truly-terrible-mistake-with-helldivers-2/?sh=32195d6631c0">Helldivers</a> <a href="https://www.forbes.com/sites/paultassi/2024/05/03/helldivers-2-pc-players-mad-about-psn-account-linking-arrowhead-responds/?sh=1519c94cb66d">2</a> and all other PlayStation exclusives on PC (Zoner Spenny)
Reviews and Recommendayshes
1:12:29 – The Roast of Tom Brady (Art)
1:23:49 – Unfrosted: The Pop-Tart Story (Pol)
1:30:14 – Anyone But You (Art)
1:32:47 – <a href="https://www.pcgamer.com/movies-tv/todd-howard-says-the-fallout-show-was-so-fanatical-about-detail-that-we-were-sharing-the-files-right-from-the-games-and-they-were-3d-printing-things/">Fallout</a> (Pol &amp; Bud)
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