WELCOME BACK, KIRSTEN! The almost-complete crew compliment geek out about cyberattacks, MORE Lion King, Muppet colons, and let you know when Bud is laughing. Bud’s Weekly Geek-out 27:06 – London Drugs Coming Soon 41:10 – Mufasa: The Lion King (teaser trailer, in theatres December 20) 45:33 – Jim Henson Idea Man (Disney+ documentary, May 31) Geek News Proper 56:18 – The Falcon and The Winter Soldier deleted scene 48:58 – Chris Hemsworth takes blame for Thor: Love and Thunder failure 1:01:39 – The Fall Guy sets a new Guinness World Record In car stunt featurette (aforementioned featurette) related Beavis and Butt-Head 1:07:26 – Jerry Seinfeld says TV comedy is being killed by the ”extreme left and P.C. crap and people worrying so much about offending other people” related: Unfrosted’s bit about trademark infringement (Netflix, May 3) 1:10:28 – Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney taunted at Wrexham game as Stockport fly plane over stadium RUMOURS and HEARSEY, but hopefully REAL 1:12:16 – The Last of Us S2 filming in Nanaimo (source: @TheLastofUsNews) Reviews and Recommendayshes 1:14:15 – 3 Body Problem (Bryan) 1:18:06 – X-Men ’97 (and we phone Jubilee’s cell!) Join The Geek-out Podcast’s Facebook page (where we’ll release new episodes, and where you can talk with us) and Facebook group (where fans of the podcast can gather and talk geeky stuff)! Questions? Comments? Corrections? Suggestions? e-mail geekout@TheZone.fm Subscribe to The Zone’s Geek-out Podcast on Apple Podcasts. Or, copypasta this link to subscribe using your podcatcher of choice: https://omny.fm/shows/the-geek-out-podcast/playlists/podcast.rss And, get more Zone podcasty goodness at TheZone.fm/podcast

Pol, Bud, & Bryan talk terrifying robots, Deadpool & Wolverine and what it could mean to the greater MCU, and breaking your own rules, QUENTIN. Preamble 01:15 – Pol’s on a podcast! I’ll Keep You Wild, episode 101 Bud’s Weekly Geek-out 05:50 – Boston Dynamics’ electric Atlas Coming Soon 19:23 – Deadpool & Wolverine (in theatres July 26) 40:55 – Trap (in theatres August 1) 46:59 – Transformers One drops eye-popping 3D footage at CinemaCon with Chris Hemsworth and Brian Tyree Henry introducing origin story related: trailer! 51:28 – Pamela Anderson to star opposite Liam Neeson in ‘Naked Gun’ Remake 52:03 – As if Wes Anderson ran amok at Aardman: Harold Halibut, the visually stunning puppet adventure game (Zoner Ewan) 52:55 – Wednesday season 2 casts Steve Buscemi (Zoner Mary) 53:28 – The Office’ sets first castmembers for potential follow-up series 1:02:07 – The Movie Critic WON’T be Quentin Tarantino’s final film Listener mailbag (geekout@TheZone.fm) 1:14:33 – Zoner Ewan: BrickCan (Vancouver, April 20 & 21) Reviews and Recommendayshes by Pol 1:15:36 – The Trades 1:18:38 – Baby Reindeer 1:22:15 – Conan O’Brien Must Go Join The Geek-out Podcast’s Facebook page (where we’ll release new episodes, and where you can talk with us) and Facebook group (where fans of the podcast can gather and talk geeky stuff)! Questions? Comments? Corrections? Suggestions? e-mail geekout@TheZone.fm Subscribe to The Zone’s Geek-out Podcast on Apple Podcasts. Or, copypasta this link to subscribe using your podcatcher of choice: https://omny.fm/shows/the-geek-out-podcast/playlists/podcast.rss And, get more Zone podcasty goodness at TheZone.fm/podcast

Everybody but Kirsten (hope you’re having all the Parisian fun!) geek out about robots, the moon, turtles, superhero movies, superhero commercials, Ford Broncos, and war. What is it good for? Bud’s Weekly Geek-out 05:57 – the browser wars continue Coming Soon 12:57 – Transformers 40th Anniversary Event (SilverCity May 15 at 7p, May 18 at 12:30p, May 19 at 3:00p, trailer) (Zoner Bryce) 20:53 – Fly Me To the Moon (in theatres July 12) 23:59 – The Beach Boys (Disney+ documentary, May 24) (Zoner Mary) 27:13 – Kinds of Kindness teaser / trailer (in theatres June 21) 28:33 – Keanu Reeves joins Sonic 3 as Shadow 30:49 – First look at next Captain America: Brave New World (Zoner Ewan) 37:39 – Star Trek: Strange New Worlds renewed for season 4; Lower Decks to conclude with season 5 (Zoner Mary) 40:23 – Chris Farley biopic in the works with Josh Gad and Paul Walter Hauser 42:38 – Live-Action, R-Rated ‘Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles’ Movie in the Works From Producer Walter Hamada (Zoner Mary) 46:45 – Jim Henson: Idea Man (dir: Ron Howard, Disney+ documentary, May 31) (Zoner Mary) 47:24 – Kendrick Lamar making comedy film with Matt Stone and Trey Parker 48:28 – Aang: The Last Airbender, the first animated movie in Avatar trilogy, will follow Aang as an adult NOT Coming Soon 49:12 – Jon Snow spin-off canned by HBO, says Kit Harington Geek News Proper 50:58 – O.J. Simpson dies at 76 59:51 – Coca-Cola x Marvel: The Heroes RUMOURS and HEARSEY 1:02:32 – one fan’s hopes for live action Hercules casting (source: Disney fan Markell Bailey on IG) (only announced in 2022, nothing else confirmed) Reviews and Recommendayshes 1:04:51 – Civil War (Bryan & Pol) related: Civil War sets A24 record with $25 million debut 1:29:36 – Fallout E01/02 (Bud) 1:30:58 – Curb Your Enthusiasm S12 (Pol & Art) 1:37:19 – X-Men ’97 (Bryan) Join The Geek-out Podcast’s Facebook page (where we’ll release new episodes, and where you can talk with us) and Facebook group (where fans of the podcast can gather and talk geeky stuff)! Questions? Comments? Corrections? Suggestions? e-mail geekout@TheZone.fm Subscribe to The Zone’s Geek-out Podcast on Apple Podcasts. Or, copypasta this link to subscribe using your podcatcher of choice: https://omny.fm/shows/the-geek-out-podcast/playlists/podcast.rss And, get more Zone podcasty goodness at TheZone.fm/podcast

Bud, Bryan, and Art (who hosted ep 1 of this podcast) talk schoolboard lawsuits, the endless trash that is Star Wars (or so Pol would say were he here), the fresh Joker: Folie à Deux trailer, and the miracle of a movie which is Monkey Man. Previously, on The Geek-out Podcast . . . 07:45 – Amazon ditches ”Just Walk Out” checkouts at its grocery stores Bud’s Weekly Geek-out 09:33 – schoolboard social suits Coming Soon 14:45 – Tales of the Empire (six-episode Star Wars animated series, Disney+, May the 4th be with you) 18:25 – Joker: Folie à Deux: teaser of the first full trailer (in theatres October 4) 19:56 – 1999’s The Mummy returns to theaters on April 26 20:45 – The Phantom Menace? 23:21 – wrestling? 28:59 – Joker: Folie à Deux FOR REAL NOW 35:05 – New Matrix movie in the works with Drew Goddard writing, directing (Zoner Ewan) Geek News Proper 41:01 – Fantastic Four casts Julia Garner as Silver Surfer related: Free comics! Tweet o̶n̶ T̶h̶r̶e̶a̶d̶s̶, 404, Marvel Unlimited related: Zoner Ewan question re: free Moon Knight comics 49:18 – Disney to crack down on password-sharing after CEO Bob Iger wins board fight 50:27 – Netflix’s Avatar: The Last Airbender changes showrunners again 51:46 – ”Ten hours of being waterboarded”: Hannah Waddingham says Game of Thrones left her with chronic claustrophobia (Zoner Ewan) Reviews and Recommendayshes 55:35 – Monkey Man (Bryan) 1:10:50 – A Death in Cryptoland (Bud, via Zoner Tim) 1:12:18 – The Three-Body Problem (Bud) related: Murder. Death. Join The Geek-out Podcast’s Facebook page (where we’ll release new episodes, and where you can talk with us) and Facebook group (where fans of the podcast can gather and talk geeky stuff)! Questions? Comments? Corrections? Suggestions? e-mail geekout@TheZone.fm Subscribe to The Zone’s Geek-out Podcast on Apple Podcasts. Or, copypasta this link to subscribe using your podcatcher of choice: https://omny.fm/shows/the-geek-out-podcast/playlists/podcast.rss And, get more Zone podcasty goodness at TheZone.fm/podcast

Sans vacationing Kirsten, the gents talk Linux infections, R&R jogging monsters, and pay (proper?) tribute to three lost souls this week. Bud’s Weekly Geek-out 12:57 – xz Utils’ near-disaster Coming Soon 19:06 – The Spider Within: A Spider-Verse Story (dropped March 27, Kevin Love Fund fundraiser) 22:48 – Unfrosted: The Pop-Tart Story (Netflix movie, May 3) 25:24 – The Sandman, season 2 (Netflix series, August 5, titles revealed) (Zoner Mary) 27:51 – Joker: Folie à Deux first poster shows a dancing Joaquin Phoenix and Lady Gaga 29:00 – Dev Patel says ‘Monkey Man’ shoot faced ”absolute catastrophe” ( . . . uh, IN THEATRES FRIDAY! 😅) 30:06 – Constantine 2 story being hashed out, script has to be written Geek News Proper 32:27 – Louis Gossett Jr. dies at 87 33:15 – Chance Perdomo, Gen V star, dies at 27 33:59 – Joe Flaherty, original SCTV castmember, dies at 82 Reviews and Recommendayshes 41:05 – The Walking Dead: The Ones Who Live (Bryan) 51:07 – Tokyo Vice (Art) 1:00:05 – Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire (Bryan) (baby-whooshing clip) 1:07:08 – Just Walk Out tech at Modo Centre in Portland (Art) (controversy) Join The Geek-out Podcast’s Facebook page (where we’ll release new episodes, and where you can talk with us) and Facebook group (where fans of the podcast can gather and talk geeky stuff)! Questions? Comments? Corrections? Suggestions? e-mail geekout@TheZone.fm Subscribe to The Zone’s Geek-out Podcast on Apple Podcasts. Or, copypasta this link to subscribe using your podcatcher of choice: https://omny.fm/shows/the-geek-out-podcast/playlists/podcast.rss And, get more Zone podcasty goodness at TheZone.fm/podcast

After an epic preamble, Pol, Bud, and Art geek out about Princess Peach, cover two weeks’ worth of stuff coming soon, and R&R 3 Body Problem, X-Men ’97, and Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire. Bud’s Weekly Geek-out 16:05 – Princess Peach: Showtime! related: Bud’s kidlet finds the Weekly Geek-out archives Coming Soon 20:39 – Beetlejuice Beetlejuice (in theatres September 6) (Zoner Mary) related: Michael Keaton says he wanted Beetlejuice Beetlejuice to ”feel handmade” 26:04 – The Penguin (eight episode Max series, late 2024) 26:29 – Bad Boys: Ride or Die (very NSFW trailer, in theatres June 7) 28:20 – Doctor Who: Season 1??!? (BBC iPlayer May 11, Disney+ May 10, series 14) (Zoner Mary) 28:53 – Marvel 1943: Rise of Hydra (WWII-era action-adventure game, 2025) 29:26 – X-Men ’97: Previously On / creators interview (Disney+ series, out today) 29:53 – The Spider Within: A Spider-Verse Story (short, 👈🏽 click that to watch March 27) (Zoner Ewan) 30:31 – Back to Black (in theatres May 17) 32:03 – Rebel Moon — Part Two: The Scargiver (Netflix movie, April 19) 33:18 – Atlas (Netflix film, May 24, JLo/Simu Liu/Mark Strong, sweet title treatment) 34:17 – The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar and Three More (Wes Anderson Netflix film, out now) 35:46 – Scoop (Netflix inspired-by-real-events film, April 5, w/ Gillian Anderson, Keely Hawes, and Billie Piper) 39:08 – Franklin (8 ep Apple TV+ miniseries, April 12) 39:37 – Sweet Dreams (select theatres April 12, VOD April 16) 41:35 – Fraggle Rock: Back to the Rock (Apple TV+ series, S2, March 29) 42:13 – The Crow (Bill Skarsgård, FKA twigs, in theatres June 7) (Zoner Mary) 44:49 – Our Living World (Netflix documentary series, hosted by Cate Blanchett, April 17) 45:18 – The Beach Boys (Disney+ documentary film, May 24) (Zoner Mary) 46:19 – Island Fancon guests (April 13 & 14, City Centre Park in Langford) 49:37 – All 8 live-action Spider-Man films return to movie theaters this summer for Spider-Mondays 50:51 – Teen Titans live-action movie a . . . Go . . . at DC Studios 51:19 – next season of Star Trek: Discovery will be the last (Zoner Mary) 51:30 – Hans Zimmer maps out North American tour (ends in Vancouver, October 6) 54:07 – Among Us animated series at CBS Studios sets voice cast (Randall Park, Ashley Johnson, Yvette Nicole Brown, and Elijah Wood) 54:28 – Black Mirror season 7 to hit Netflix in 2025, including USS Callister sequel 55:18 – Winnie the Pooh horror film will get a crossover sequel featuring Bambi, Tinker Bell, and Pinocchio Geek News Proper 55:57 – Michael Imperioli agreed with protestors who interrupted Enemy of the People — but his character did not 57:27 – The Visual Effects of Godzilla Minus One Reviews and Recommendayshes 57:45 – Class of 88 (Bud) 59:19 – Ricky Stanicky (Pol) 1:04:45 – 3 Body Problem (Bud) 1:09:46 – Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire (Pol & Bryan) 1:16:04 – X-Men ’97 Join The Geek-out Podcast’s Facebook page (where we’ll release new episodes, and where you can talk with us) and Facebook group (where fans of the podcast can gather and talk geeky stuff)! Questions? Comments? Corrections? Suggestions? e-mail geekout@TheZone.fm Subscribe to The Zone’s Geek-out Podcast on Apple Podcasts. Or, copypasta this link to subscribe using your podcatcher of choice: https://omny.fm/shows/the-geek-out-podcast/playlists/podcast.rss And, get more Zone podcasty goodness at TheZone.fm/podcast

Due to bonkers schedules, emotional exhaustion, and geek availability, we make the best use we can of a 40 minute lunch break to record a pod with one trailer (BUT IT’S A GOODER), two R&Rs, and three listener mailbags. Bud’s Weekly Geek-out (but not really) 13:08 – BMW i5 Flow Nostokana Coming Soon 13:48 – The Acolyte (Star Wars series, Disney+, June the 4th be with you) (Zoner Mary) Listener mailbag (geekout@TheZone.fm) 24:03 – Zoner Tim: wants Moon Knight S2 24:27 – Zoner Scott: Zack Snyder’s killing Batman 24:46 – Zoner Ewan: AT-J R&H, for Kirsten re: watching your parents have sex, and of COURSE he found our original Neilson/Neeson chat Reviews and Recommendayshes 31:07 – Taylor Swift | The Eras Tour (Taylor’s Version) (Bud) 32:08 – Damsel (Bud) Join The Geek-out Podcast’s Facebook page (where we’ll release new episodes, and where you can talk with us) and Facebook group (where fans of the podcast can gather and talk geeky stuff)! Questions? Comments? Corrections? Suggestions? e-mail geekout@TheZone.fm Subscribe to The Zone’s Geek-out Podcast on Apple Podcasts. Or, copypasta this link to subscribe using your podcatcher of choice: https://omny.fm/shows/the-geek-out-podcast/playlists/podcast.rss And, get more Zone podcasty goodness at TheZone.fm/podcast

Bagpipes. Before we lose Kirsten for a coupla weeks, our full house of geeks talk chatbots, LeVar Burton’s career, James Gunn Tweeting on Threads, and whose AC/DC was better. Bud’s Weekly Geek-out 11:19 – fun with AI chatbots Coming Soon 16:03 – Fallout (Prime Video, April 11) 18:28 – 3 Body Problem (final trailer, Netflix series, March 21) 21:21 – Butterfly in the Sky (AMC limited US theatre release March 17 & 20, VOD April 30, article) 24:55 – New Super Mario Bros. world animated movie in development (article) related: Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door – May 23 / Luigi’s Mansion 2 HD, June 27 / Game Boy games Dr. Mario, Mario Golf, and Mario Tennis, NSO today 28:56 – Parasyte: The Grey (Netflix series, April 5) 30:33 – Nicholas Braun to play Jim Henson in SNL 1975 origin movie 35:17 – Biopic on late AC/DC Singer Bon Scott in the works 39:29 – James Gunn: Superman & Peacemaker updates 48:46 – S1 Disney+ shows coming to 4K UHD and Blu-ray (source & source) 51:33 – Avatar: The Last Airbender renewed at Netflix for final two seasons 51:43 – The Great Salish Heist (Cinecenta, March 15, 5:00p, 7:30p, Q&A following) Geek News Proper 52:05 – The Oscars 2024 1:06:44 – Akira Toriyama, creator of the Dragon Ball manga, dead at 68 1:06:58 – X-Men ’97 creator Beau DeMayo fired weeks before premiere (Zoner Mary) 1:07:29 – Anthony Daniels auctioning off his Star Wars stuff (March 13) 1:08:12 – Rust armorer found guilty of involuntary manslaughter 1:09:30 – US lawmakers vote 50-0 to force sale of TikTok despite angry calls from users Reviews and Recommendayshes 1:10:35 – Spaceman (Bryan) 1:12:42 – Hideo Kojima: Connecting Worlds (Bud) 1:14:15 – Freelance (Art) 1:16:43 – The Greatest Night in Pop (Bryan) 1:21:38 – The Murderbot Diaries (Bud) 1:23:35 – Reign of Fire (Kirsten) Join The Geek-out Podcast’s Facebook page (where we’ll release new episodes, and where you can talk with us) and Facebook group (where fans of the podcast can gather and talk geeky stuff)! Questions? Comments? Corrections? Suggestions? e-mail geekout@TheZone.fm Subscribe to The Zone’s Geek-out Podcast on Apple Podcasts. Or, copypasta this link to subscribe using your podcatcher of choice: https://omny.fm/shows/the-geek-out-podcast/playlists/podcast.rss And, get more Zone podcasty goodness at TheZone.fm/podcast

Tho’ we ALL went to see Dune Part Two, Pol, Bud, & Kirsten discuss the movie, tabling a bunch of other R&Rs, and we try yet again not to screw up some death tributes. Bud’s Weekly Geek-out 02:54 – Lockbit liars Coming Soon 05:09 – Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire (FINAL trailer, in theatres March 22) 10:13 – Next On Disney+ related: Taylor Swift | The Eras Tour (Taylor’s Version) 19:54 – STEVE! (martin) a documentary in 2 pieces (Apple TV+ series — in 2 pieces — March 29) 20:38 – Pokémon Legends: Z-A (simultaneous worldwide release sometime in 2025) (Apple TV+ series — in 2 pieces — March 29) 21:01 – The Wild Robot (in theatres September 20) 24:23 – I Saw The TV Glow (A24, Justice Smith, 16 artists, in theatres May 3) 29:31 – The Great Salish Heist (Chemainus Theatre Festival Saturday) 33:27 – The Garfield Movie (in theatres May 24) 39:04 – Bad Boys 4 (not life) filming wrapped 39:45 – House of the Dragon season 2 to premiere in June 41:28 – Wendell Pierce Cast as Perry White in James Gunn’s Superman related: James Gunn’s retort to AI-generated Superman set photo 48:40 – The Naked Gun rebooting with Liam Nieson (in theatres July 18 2025) 51:06 – David Dastmalchian (Gurathin) joins Alexander Skarsgård in Murderbot (Apple TV+ series, in production) 54:46 – Rebel Moon sequel and SIX-HOUR director’s cut likely dropping day and date (summer 2024) 58:02 – Action-packed Baywatch reboot coming to Fox Geek News Proper 49:07 – Richard Lewis has died at 76 1:02:37 – Mark Dodson has died at 64 1:03:05 – More UMG music is getting removed from TikTok 1:03:45 – Dakota Johnson not looking to reenter superhero space any time soon 1:05:09 Sydney Sweeny Madame Web jab 1:06:50 – Sony is laying off 900 PlayStation employees and EA is laying off over 650 employees 1:08:28 – Star Tours adding Ahsoka, Mandalorian, and Andor content (Disneyland, Walt Disney World, Disneyland Paris) related: avian flu and fricking MEASLES found at WDW Reviews and Recommendayshes 1:11:16 – Dune Part Two 1:32:36 – Dune Part Two ***SPOILERS*** related: Fatboy Slim – Weapon of Choice (it’ll make sense when you listen) Extro! 1:38:15 – Dune spoilers OVER and goodbye now please Join The Geek-out Podcast’s Facebook page (where we’ll release new episodes, and where you can talk with us) and Facebook group (where fans of the podcast can gather and talk geeky stuff)! Questions? Comments? Corrections? Suggestions? e-mail geekout@TheZone.fm Subscribe to The Zone’s Geek-out Podcast on Apple Podcasts. Or, copypasta this link to subscribe using your podcatcher of choice: https://omny.fm/shows/the-geek-out-podcast/playlists/podcast.rss And, get more Zone podcasty goodness at TheZone.fm/podcast

Missing Kirsten, the boys geek out about age verification, awards show speeches, and Pol takes a huge steaming dump on the boring lazy train wreck waste of time known as Madame Web. Bud’s Weekly Geek-out 05:42 – porn age verification in Canada Coming Soon 13:55 – The Gentlemen (Netflix 8-episode series, March 7) 16:00 – The Boys S4 date announce (Prime Video series, June 13, episode titles) Geek News Proper 16:47 – ‘Drunk’ Pedro Pascal Swoops Succession Stars in Surprise SAG Award Win for The Last of Us 18:53 – Independent Spirit Awards, where Nick Offerman speaks the truth Listener mailbag (geekout@TheZone.fm) 21:06 – Zoner Ewan: dot butt / Jurassic League rUmOuR/hEaRsEy / Game of Thrones’ final two seasons were originally going to be three movies? Reviews and Recommendayshes 29:17 – Nimona (Bud) 34:15 – The Walking Dead: The Ones Who Live (ep 1, Bryan) 43:13 – Concrete Utopia / Badland Hunters (Bud) 49:29 – Avatar: The Last Airbender (Bud) 1:02:47 – True Detective: Night Country 1:12:28 – Madame Web (Pol) (boom mic cameo, which is apparently the cap brim of her fellow paramedic) 1:30:52 – The Marvels (Art) Join The Geek-out Podcast’s Facebook page (where we’ll release new episodes, and where you can talk with us) and Facebook group (where fans of the podcast can gather and talk geeky stuff)! Questions? Comments? Corrections? Suggestions? e-mail geekout@TheZone.fm Subscribe to The Zone’s Geek-out Podcast on Apple Podcasts. Or, copypasta this link to subscribe using your podcatcher of choice: https://omny.fm/shows/the-geek-out-podcast/playlists/podcast.rss And, get more Zone podcasty goodness at TheZone.fm/podcast

Pol, Bud, Kirsten (and Aurelia) geek out about phones, rice, mutants, mountains, Culkins, aphantasia, and bad Sony business. Bud’s Weekly Geek-out 10:12 – no more phone-in-rice? Coming Soon 14:12 – Nintendo Direct: Partner Showcase (Q1/Q2 2024, including Disney Epic Mickey: Rebrushed, Star Wars: Battlefront Classic Collection, and one of the four Xbox games, Pentiment) 15:15 – X-Men ’97 (Marvel Animation series, March 20 on Disney+) (Zoner Mary) 23:31 – The Sympathizer (Max miniseries, April 14) 24:45 – Civil War (A24 film, in theatres April 12) 28:56 – The Fantastic 4 poster (in theatres July 25, 2025) (Zoner Mary) 32:55 – Inaugural Langford convention to feature Game of Thrones’ The Mountain, Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson 36:40 – Sam Mendes to direct four separate Beatles movies 38:18 – More Pokémon Concierge episodes are coming to Netflix 38:58 – Venom 3 adds The Changeling & Letterkenny star Clark Backo 41:18 – All five Culkin Brothers to star in animated series The Second Best Hospital in the Galaxy (article, Prime Video animated series, Friday) 43:46 – Updates on the Xbox Business 46:17 – Avatar: The Last Airbender (final trailer thank the gods, Netflix series, Thursday) NOT Coming Soon 46:35 – Sony is erasing digital libraries that were supposed to be accessible ”forever” 47:54 – Madame Web Box Office Hits Record Low For Sony Spider-Man movies (yes, even worse than Morbius) with SPECIAL GUEST, Darren-who-watches-everything! 53:28 – HBO delays posting Last Week Tonight With John Oliver clips to YouTube in hopes of signing up more Max subscribers 57:11 – Disney Movie Club subscription service to shutter this summer Listener mailbag (geekout@TheZone.fm) 58:59 – Zoner Ewan: Ewencyclopedia Brytannica + aphantasia + Reign of Fire Reviews and Recommendayshes 1:05:31 – True Detective: Night Country (mini R&R from Pol, full Art & Pol review next week) Join The Geek-out Podcast’s Facebook page (where we’ll release new episodes, and where you can talk with us) and Facebook group (where fans of the podcast can gather and talk geeky stuff)! Questions? Comments? Corrections? Suggestions? e-mail geekout@TheZone.fm Subscribe to The Zone’s Geek-out Podcast on Apple Podcasts. Or, copypasta this link to subscribe using your podcatcher of choice: https://omny.fm/shows/the-geek-out-podcast/playlists/podcast.rss And, get more Zone podcasty goodness at TheZone.fm/podcast

The FULL CREW OF GEEKS talks Deadpool & Wolverine + the rest of the Super Bowl trailers. We also argue about The Phantom Menace, The Oscars, and those damn dirty apes. Bud’s Weekly Geek-out 15:36 – Xbox sets the record straight . . . Thursday Coming soon: Superb Owl 19:36 – Deadpool & Wolverine (in theatres July 26) 36:58 – Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes (in theatres May 10) 43:00 – A Quiet Place: Day One – SB spot / trailer (in theatres June 28) 46:16 – Wicked (in theatres November 27, Cynthia Erivo, Ariana Grande, Michelle Yeoh, Jeff Goldblum) (Zoner Mary) 49:49 – The Fall Guy (in theaters May 3) 50:05 – Twisters (in theaters July 19) 52:51 – Monkey Man (in theaters April 5) 53:04 – IF (in theatres May 17) 54:09 – Inside Out 2 (in theaters June 14) 54:14 – Despicable Me 4 (in theatres July 3) Coming Soon 54:45 – Oscars 2024 (Jimmy Kimmel, Kate McKinnon, America Ferrera, Ryan Gosling) 1:02:03 – Avatar: The Last Airbender (BTS, Netflix live-action series, February 22, Bud’s still giving it a chance) 1:02:31 – Damsel (Netflix film, March 8) 0:03:01 – Iwájú (Disney+ limited series, all eps drop February 28) 1:03:28 – Masters of the Air (9-episode Apple TV+ series, out now) 1:044:08 – Moana 2 gets surprise 2024 release date 1:07:40 – Oppenheimer hits Prime Video February 16 1:08:14: Prime Video drops Dolby Vision and Atmos unless you pay extra 1:12:23 – Star Wars Episode I – The Phantom Menace (returning to theatres May 4 weekend, so probably 2 or 3) 1:20:39 – The Bear season 3 will premiere in June 1:22:32 – The Last of Us: Greenplace Market (Kamloops) Geek News Proper 1:25:05 – Bell to cut 4.8K jobs, sell 45 radio stations in major shake-up 1:35:21 – Disney invests $1.5B in Fortnite maker Epic Games 1:36:12 – Tim Robinson announces I Think You Should Leave tour 1:38:18 – ESPN, FOX and Warner Bros. Discovery Forming Joint Venture to Launch Streaming Sports Service in the U.S. RUMOURS and HEARSEY 1:42:34 – Ayo Edebiri REPOoOoOoOoOoORTEDLY being eyed to lead new Pirates of the Caribbean movie (source: ComicBookMovie.com) Listener mailbag (geekout@TheZone.fm) 1:45:57 – Zoner Ewan: dragon movies for LNY 1:50:56 – Zoner Bryce: Hazbin Hotel Reviews and Recommendayshes 1:52:55 – American Fiction (Bryan) 1:59:10 – Masters of the Air (Art) Join The Geek-out Podcast’s Facebook page (where we’ll release new episodes, and where you can talk with us) and Facebook group (where fans of the podcast can gather and talk geeky stuff)! Questions? Comments? Corrections? Suggestions? e-mail geekout@TheZone.fm Subscribe to The Zone’s Geek-out Podcast on Apple Podcasts. Or, copypasta this link to subscribe using your podcatcher of choice: https://omny.fm/shows/the-geek-out-podcast/playlists/podcast.rss And, get more Zone podcasty goodness at TheZone.fm/podcast

Pol, Kirsten, & Bud chat deepfakes, Death Stranding, Mr. & Mrs. Smith, and the Grammy Awards. We definitely didn't discuss password sharing. Definitely not. Bud’s Weekly Geek-out 05:08 – deepfake executives Coming Soon 09:08 – Death Stranding 2: On The Beach (PS5, 2025, Norman Reedus, Léa Seydoux, Elle Fanning, Troy Baker) related: Kojima Productions announces a new action/espionage game (beginning after DS2 releases, working with Sony, working title Physint, no further details) 12:31 – Road House (Prime Video film, Doug Liman, March 21) 14:17 – Mario vs. Donkey Kong (Switch game, February 16, demo available now) (Zoner Ewan) 14:56 – Cobra Kai (Netflix series, S6 production trailer) 15:58 – Mainstream (in theatres and VOD May 7, Andrew Garfield, Maya Hawke, Nat Wolff, Johnny Knoxville, Jason Schwartzman) 19:19 – Cat Person (Hulu movie, February 9) (stars Geraldine Viswanathan, who takes over from Ayo Edebiri in Thunderbolts, and Emilia Jones, who auditioned to be Rhaenyra Targaryen in HotD) 22:50 – Sonic The Hedgehog 3 (December, dropped Groundhog Day) 24:18 – IF (in theatres, May 17) related: Stopping Bad Actors with Tommy Wiseau (1Password, Maximum Effort) 28:26 – True Detective: Night Country episode 5 to debut early this week due to the Super Bowl (February 9, 6:00 pm PT) 30:49 – Universal Epic Universe at Universal Orlando Resort (Florida, 2025, Celestial Park, HTTYDragon: Isle of Berk, Dark Universe, The Wizarding World of HP: Ministry of Magic, Super Nintendo World) 32:55 – Beetlejuice Beetlejuice (September 6) 35:00 – Quentin Tarantino will reunite with Brad Pitt for The Movie Critic 36:18 – Donald Glover confirms the Community movie script is ”done” 37:58 – Catherine O’Hara joins The Last of Us S2 in secret role 39:23 – Jack Black joins Jason Momoa in Minecraft movie (Zoner Spenny) Geek News Proper 40:35 – Carl Weathers dies at 76 46:09 – The 66th annual Grammy Awards related: Boygenius hiatus: ”We’re going away for the foreseeable future” 58:02 – Hulu/Disney+ password crackdown kills account sharing on March 14 Reviews and Recommendayshes 59:20 – Mr. & Mrs. Smith (Bud) 1:04:27 – Curb Your Enthusiasm (the final season) Join The Geek-out Podcast’s Facebook page (where we’ll release new episodes, and where you can talk with us) and Facebook group (where fans of the podcast can gather and talk geeky stuff)! Questions? Comments? Corrections? Suggestions? e-mail geekout@TheZone.fm Subscribe to The Zone’s Geek-out Podcast on Apple Podcasts. Or, copypasta this link to subscribe using your podcatcher of choice: https://omny.fm/shows/the-geek-out-podcast/playlists/podcast.rss And, get more Zone podcasty goodness at TheZone.fm/podcast

Pol, Bud, Kirsten, and Aurelia talk about Ghostbusters, monkeys, Catholicism, Minions, Emmys, Oscars, toy naming, public domain, and ****ing a popcorn bucket. Typical geek stuff. =) Bud’s Weekly Geek-out 10:51 – The Week in Geek, edition #15 Coming Soon 16:18 – Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire (in theatres March 22) (Zoner Ewan) 21:25 – Monkey Man (Dev Patel dir/star/prod, Jordan Peele prod, in theatres April 5) 23:36 – Immaculate (in theatres March 22) 29:02 – Tuesday (A24 film, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, 2024) 31:31 – Despicable Me 4 (in theatres July 3, there are FOUR of them now?) 33:39 – The Legend of Zelda Orchestra Concert (February 9 on YouTube) 35:13 – Super Nintendo World coming to Universal Orlando Resort in 2025 36:35 – Ayo Edebiri to host Saturday Night Live February 3 (w/ JLo!) (EYE-oh ih-DEB-ir-ee) related NOT coming soon: Geraldine Viswanathan replaces Ayo Edebiri in Thunderbolts (vis-uh-NAHTH-un) 41:49 – Milly Alcock (House of the Dragon) is Supergirl 45:32 – David Duchovny, Jack Whitehall (Jungle Cruise, Good Omens), and Carice Van Houten (Melisandre) to star in a new Prime thriller, Malice 46:05 – William Shatner as Keldor (Netflix series, out now, trailer reminder / Revelation, Revolution) (Zoner Mary) 48:51 – Star Trek: Section 31 in production (original movie event) (Zoner Mary) 50:22 – TENET (February 23, one week only, 70mm and IMAX, tickets on sale now) 51:41 – The Return of Steamboat Willie (no date because vapourware? Unreal Engine 5) 54:14 – Severance S2 filming NOT Coming Soon 57:26 – 299 Queen Street West DIDN’T win its war with Universal; pulled from Crave (Zoner Laura) Geek News Proper 1:03:22 – Dune: Part Two pOpCoRn cUp Reviews and Recommendayshes 1:06:19 – Wonka (Kirsten) 1:07:51 – The Holdovers (Kirsten) 1:12:54 – Past Lives (Kirsten) Join The Geek-out Podcast’s Facebook page (where we’ll release new episodes, and where you can talk with us) and Facebook group (where fans of the podcast can gather and talk geeky stuff)! Questions? Comments? Corrections? Suggestions? e-mail geekout@TheZone.fm Subscribe to The Zone’s Geek-out Podcast on Apple Podcasts. Or, copypasta this link to subscribe using your podcatcher of choice: https://omny.fm/shows/the-geek-out-podcast/playlists/podcast.rss And, get more Zone podcasty goodness at TheZone.fm/podcast

Geek News Proper 52:12 – 96th Academy Award nominations (Sunday, March 10) (graph) related: Greta Gerwig and Margot Robbie snubbed sidebar: How Greta Gerwig got Ryan Gosling to sing related: Godzilla Minus One nomination reaction 1:04:09 – American Federation of Musicians (AFM) ”prepared to do whatever it needs to get what we have to have” 1:05:01 – Palworld sells 1M copies in 8 hours, 3M copies in 40 hours, 5M in its first three days, 7M in its five days (OG trailer, copyrights, Pokémod, ”Nintendo has come for me”) 1:08:47 – WWE Monday Night Raw is ditching cable for Netflix 1:12:37 – Pitchfork to be absorbed into GQ 1:14:51 – Crave’s ”premium ad-free” package jumping $2/mo 1:18:57 – Ted is surprisingly great, with better VFX than the MCU 1:19:33 – Larry Smoot, Disney Imagineer (extendable lightsaber, non-hostage omnidirectional treadmill) 1:21:02 – Solo Stove and Snoop Dogg: a once lauded partnership now up in smoke (OG post, more) 1:24:37 – Oblivia Coalmine Listener mailbag (geekout@TheZone.fm) 1:25:27 – Zoner Ewan: DC public domain = Marvel character steal? 1:30:21 – Zoner Scott (FB group): Mjölnir lifting update Reviews and Recommendayshes 1:32:48 – Bud is 1.5 episodes away from finishing Echo, Pol finished The Bear and The Curse, Kirsten has “Plastino’d” Echo (hasn’t started it) Join The Geek-out Podcast’s Facebook page (where we’ll release new episodes, and where you can talk with us) and Facebook group (where fans of the podcast can gather and talk geeky stuff)! Questions? Comments? Corrections? Suggestions? e-mail geekout@TheZone.fm Subscribe to The Zone’s Geek-out Podcast on Apple Podcasts. Or, copypasta this link to subscribe using your podcatcher of choice: https://omny.fm/shows/the-geek-out-podcast/playlists/podcast.rss And, get more Zone podcasty goodness at TheZone.fm/podcast

Why did anyone else bother to show up for the Emmys? 🤪 Pol, Bud, and Art chat CES, the (Adam) Sandman, and resurrecting the dead with AI. Icky. Bud’s Weekly Geek-out 12:36 – CES 2024 Coming Soon 19:33 – in trailers: The Walking Dead: The Ones Who Live (AMC Rick & Michonne series, February 25) 22:14 – Mr. & Mrs. Smith (Prime Video series, February 2) 23:57 – 3 Body Problem (Debbie Offenweiss Netflix series, March 21) 26:01 – Badland Hunters (Korean Netflix sequel to Concrete Utopia, January 26) 28:26 – Masters of the Universe: Revelation (Netflix animated film, January 25) (Zoner Mary) 30:05 – Spaceman (Netflix film, March 1) 34:41 – in gaming: Mario vs. Donkey Kong — Pieces of the Puzzle (Nintendo Switch game, February 16, preorders open now) 36:24 – Nicole de Boer returning as Captain Ezri Dax for Star Trek Online: Both Worlds game 37:59 – in music: Stop Making Sense tribute album (featuring Paramore Burning Down the House, A24, coming soon) 40:23 – in movies: Sony Pictures launches new visualization facility Torchlight in California 41:40 – 28 Years Later in development (Danny Boyle & Alex Garland) 43:23 – in TV: The Last of Us S2: Kaitlyn Dever is Abby, Isabela Merced is Dina NOT Coming Soon 44:32 – David Gordon Green departing 2025 Exorcist sequel, search underway for new director Geek News Proper 46:01 – The 2023 Primetime Emmy Awards 58:03 – George Carlin’s daughter slams ai-generated comedy special 1:01:08 – Gina Carano invited to Fan Expo Vancouver, comments riot RUMOURS and HEARSEY 1:04:05 – Top Gun 3 IN THE WORKS at Paramount (source: puck dot news) 1:04:48 – Simply made up: RUMORED Disney maternity ward at Magic Kingdom has expectant parents buzzing (source: satire IG account Mouse Trap News) Listener mailbag (geekout@TheZone.fm) 1:09:18 – Zoner Ewan: What person in real life would be worthy to hold Mjolnir? (The 87™: February 2, 2023) Reviews and Recommendayshes 1:09:18 – True Detective: Night Country (Pol) 1:17:36 – Night Swim 1:20:04 – Echo Join The Geek-out Podcast’s Facebook page (where we’ll release new episodes, and where you can talk with us) and Facebook group (where fans of the podcast can gather and talk geeky stuff)! Questions? Comments? Corrections? Suggestions? e-mail geekout@TheZone.fm Subscribe to The Zone’s Geek-out Podcast on Apple Podcasts. Or, copypasta this link to subscribe using your podcatcher of choice: https://omny.fm/shows/the-geek-out-podcast/playlists/podcast.rss And, get more Zone podcasty goodness at TheZone.fm/podcast

As we send him off to the Stormtrooper lyfe, Bryan’s last podcast for a while sees us talking about data breaches, Smokey and The Bea— erm, The Mandalorian & Grogu, and the disastrous Golden Globes (and also the Emmyyyyyyyyys! Bud’s Weekly Geek-out 05:57 – 23andMe customer blame and lawsuit discouragement Coming Soon 15:40 – In The Know (Peacock claymation/live action series, January 25) 22:38 – The Mandalorian & Grogu journey to the big screen 28:54 – White Lotus season 3 cast additions (Leslie Bibb, Jason Isaacs, Parker Posey, Michelle Monaghan, Dom Hetrakul, and Maethi/Tayme Thapthimthong, joining Natasha Rothwell as Belinda from S1) 32:21 – Ready Player One to be turned into massive metaverse experience 37:23 – Warner Bros & Tom Cruise to develop & produce new Cruiser franchise 42:29 – Patrick Stewart reveals Star Trek: Picard movie is being written 45:43 – Martin Scorsese says HIS NEW JESUS FILM will remove “negative” association with organized religion 49:40 – Apple Vision Pro is coming on February 2 ($3,500 USD) NOT Coming Soon 51:51 – Steven Yeun says sorry for quitting Thunderbolts, still wants to do a Marvel movie 53:00 – Benny Safdie admits split from co-directing brother, not sure they’ll reunite 54:20 – Jonathan Majors says he hopes to work in Hollywood again Geek News Proper 58:15 – The 2024 Golden Globes were a near-total disaster 1:15:21 – Jimmy Kimmel issues challenge to Aaron Rodgers in scathing monologue 1:21:00 – Alan ”Reacher” Ritchson stopped a carjacking in Montreal Reviews and Recommendayshes 1:22:34 – Satan Wants You (Bud) 1:25:12 – Saltburn (Pol) Join The Geek-out Podcast’s Facebook page (where we’ll release new episodes, and where you can talk with us) and Facebook group (where fans of the podcast can gather and talk geeky stuff)! Questions? Comments? Corrections? Suggestions? e-mail geekout@TheZone.fm Subscribe to The Zone’s Geek-out Podcast on Apple Podcasts. Or, copypasta this link to subscribe using your podcatcher of choice: https://omny.fm/shows/the-geek-out-podcast/playlists/podcast.rss And, get more Zone podcasty goodness at TheZone.fm/podcast

For our first pod back of 2024, we share some news about Bryan, talk about handy apps, scary public domain mice, Wes Anderson, What If…?, and Rebel Moon. That sure was a movie. Bud’s Weekly Geek-out 28:18 – apps to start your year off right Coming Soon 35:16 – What If…? (season THREE??!? first look trailer, sometime later, Disney+) 37:26 – Infestation: Origins (FKA Infestation 88, public domain Steamboat Willie, details) 42:22 – New official photos from Avatar: The Last Airbender series 43:09 – 299 Queen Street West (Crave, January 26) 45:44 – Prime Video to start showing ads on February 5 in Canada Geek News Proper 50:17 – Warner Bros. Discovery and Paramount in discussions for a max merger (Badnewsbears?) 51:51 – Sir Anthony Hopkins plays piano at the Shangri-La Vancouver Listener mailbag (geekout@TheZone.fm) 53:46 – Zoner Ewan . . . SORRY I MISSED 87 E-MAILS Reviews and Recommendayshes 59:53 – Asteroid City (Bud) 1:05:45 – What If…? (Bryan), and the greater MCU 1:22:49 – Reacher S2 (Art) 1:28:06 – Looper (Bud) 1:31:35 – Rebel Moon 1:40:56 – Letterkenney S12 (Pol) Join The Geek-out Podcast’s Facebook page (where we’ll release new episodes, and where you can talk with us) and Facebook group (where fans of the podcast can gather and talk geeky stuff)! Questions? Comments? Corrections? Suggestions? e-mail geekout@TheZone.fm Subscribe to The Zone’s Geek-out Podcast on Apple Podcasts. Or, copypasta this link to subscribe using your podcatcher of choice: https://omny.fm/shows/the-geek-out-podcast/playlists/podcast.rss And, get more Zone podcasty goodness at TheZone.fm/podcast

In our last pod of 2023, Pol, Bryan, and Bud chat about cheating, mull over Majors, analyze Echo, bandy about Bialik, and discuss the Doctor. Alliteration, eh? Bud’s Weekly Geek-out 07:38 – A ban for Christmas! Geek News Proper 10:52 – Jonathan Majors found guilty of assault, harassment . . . and is dropped by Marvel (Zoner Mary) 22:33 – Netflix dropped its most extensive viewing data yet (the spreadsheet) Coming Soon 28:11 – Echo (Marvel series, all five episodes, a day early, 6:00p Pacific TUESDAY, January 9) 32:22 – Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F (Netflix film, not a series, summer 2024) 33:41 – Civil War (A24, in theatres April 26) (the map) 36:07 – The Kitchen (Netflix film, January 19) 37:20 – Mouse (early gameplay trailer, rubber hose FPS, PC, 2025) 39:07 – Miller’s Girl (in theatres January 26) 42:53 – Love Lies Bleeding (in theatres March 8) 44:25 – The American Society of Magical Negroes (in theatres March 22) 47:38 – IF (in theatres May 17) 49:5 – Time Bomb Y2K (Max special, December 30) 51:33 – Netflix Is a Joke Fest unveils 2024 lineup featuring David Letterman, John Mulaney, and a Tom Brady roast 55:59 – Death Stranding live-action movie in the works from A24 and Hideo Kojima NOT Coming Soon 57:22 – Mayim Bialik out (fired) as Jeopardy! host (MB statement, Jeopardy! statement) 1:01:52 – The Last of Us multiplayer game canceled, will focus on single-player games going forward 1:04:21 – Quentin Tarantino didn’t make his Star Trek movie because he didn’t want it to be his last film 1:08:54 – Curb Your Enthusiasm to end following season 12 (statement) Reviews and Recommendayshes 1:11:00 – Doctor Who: The Star Beast (Bud) Extro! 1:17:12 – A holiday treat! Movies you (can/should/do) watch (or allow to permeate your house) every Christmas Join The Geek-out Podcast’s Facebook page (where we’ll release new episodes, and where you can talk with us) and Facebook group (where fans of the podcast can gather and talk geeky stuff)! Questions? Comments? Corrections? Suggestions? e-mail geekout@TheZone.fm Subscribe to The Zone’s Geek-out Podcast on Apple Podcasts. Or, copypasta this link to subscribe using your podcatcher of choice: https://omny.fm/shows/the-geek-out-podcast/playlists/podcast.rss And, get more Zone podcasty goodness at TheZone.fm/podcast

Pol, Bryan, & Bud chat about chatbots, ponder Dune 2, dive into the Game Awards, and R&R Godzilla: Minus One (GO SEE IT). Bud’s Weekly Geek-out 04:52 – AI Turing test Coming Soon 10:03 – Dune: Part Two (in theatres March 1) 14:58 – Mr. & Mrs. Smith (S1 teaser trailer, Prime Video, February 2) 16:20 – Kung Fu Panda 4 (in theatres March 8) 19:20 – Super Nintendo World’s Donkey Kong Country expansion at Universal Studios Japan 20:28 – Barbie coming to Max December 15, ASL version available 22:21 – Zelda movie director wants it to be more Miyazaki than The Lord of The Rings sidetrack: GTA VI vs real Florida Coming soon: The Game Awards 25:56 – OD (Kojima Productions w/ Jordan Peele) related: Hideo Kojima: Connecting Worlds (documentary, 2024, D+ in Japan) 31:42 – Blade (in development at Bethesda w/ Marvel Games) 32:09 – LEGOFortnite, Fortnite: Rocket Racing, Fortnite Festival (all built into Fortnite) 36:46 – God of War Ragnarök: Valhalla (PS4/PS5, out now) 37:44 – Sega remakes (Jet Set Radio, Shinobi, Golden Axe, Streets of Rage, and Crazy Taxi, all being developed as remakes over the next five years) 38:06 – World of Goo 2 (2024, 15 YEARS AFTER the OG) 39:51 – Rise of the Rōnin (PS5, March 22) 39:56 – Jurassic Park: Survival (initially cancelled in the early aughts, resurrecting soon (?) for PC, PlayStation 5, Xbox X|S, 7 seconds of pre-alpha in-game footage) 40:19 – Big Walk (2025, from House House + Panic) Geek News Proper 41:18 – Andre Brauger dies at 61 43:19 – SAG-AFTRA members have ratified the 2023 TV/theatrical contracts (by a vote of 78% to 22% with a turnout of 38%) 43:57 – HBO & Max sign exclusive multiyear ”Pay-One” agreement with A24 46:46 – Tubi to stream DC Universe movies and TV shows (The Batman, Suicide Squad, Black Adam, Wonder Woman, Gotham, Lois & Clark) (NOT SO FAST) 49:14 – Hugh Grant loathed playing an Oompa Loompa in Wonka: ”I couldn’t have hated it more” Reviews and Recommendayshes 51:04 – Godzilla: Minus One (Bud & Pol) Join The Geek-out Podcast’s Facebook page (where we’ll release new episodes, and where you can talk with us) and Facebook group (where fans of the podcast can gather and talk geeky stuff)! Questions? Comments? Corrections? Suggestions? e-mail geekout@TheZone.fm Subscribe to The Zone’s Geek-out Podcast on Apple Podcasts. Or, copypasta this link to subscribe using your podcatcher of choice: https://omny.fm/shows/the-geek-out-podcast/playlists/podcast.rss And, get more Zone podcasty goodness at TheZone.fm/podcast

Art R&Rs Thailand and, along with Pol and Bud, we talk about the CG-lookin’ epic Furiosa, the faithful-lookin’ Fallout, and the modern throwback-lookin’ GTA VI. preamble/Art’s travel review 01:01 – Art begins talking 24:53 – Art ends talking Bud’s Weekly Geek-out 26:08 – Game Pass on every screen? Coming Soon 31:37 – Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga (in theatres May 24) 37:06 – House of the Dragon (”Max” series, S2, summer 2024) (Zoner Mary) 39:08 – GTA VI (2025, pre-leak/drop article about the hype 46:15 – The Boys (Prime Video series, S4, sometime next year) related: The Boys creators forget it’s supposed to be a satire of modern superhero media, announce second spinoff 49:54 – Fallout (Prime Video series, April 12) 52:51 – Godzilla x Kong (in theatres, also April 12) 56:47 – ted (Peacock series, January 11, ”Let’s take a look!”) 1:00:29 – Beetlejuice 2 is done filming, looks to be on track for fall release 1:02:42 – Timothy Olyphant joins Noah Hawley’s Alien prequel series on FX 1:07:17 – Turning Red, Luca, and Soul Will release in theaters in 2024 (Soul: January 12 / Turning Red: February 9 / Luca: March 22 / Tickets on sale January 2) Geek News Proper 1:08:38 – actual headline: Disney CEO Thinks The Marvels Is Underperforming Because There Weren’t Enough Executives 1:13:22 – Zack Snyder’s next cut: no capes allowed (reminder trailer) 1:17:57 – Marvel just made a seismic change to the origin of the X-Men’s Nightcrawler and Mystique Listener mailbag (geekout@TheZone.fm) 1:21:28 – Zoner Ewan: Art’s friend, Kevin 🤪 1:25:08 – Zoner Spenny: Pixar advance Easter eggs Join The Geek-out Podcast’s Facebook page (where we’ll release new episodes, and where you can talk with us) and Facebook group (where fans of the podcast can gather and talk geeky stuff)! Questions? Comments? Corrections? Suggestions? e-mail geekout@TheZone.fm Subscribe to The Zone’s Geek-out Podcast on Apple Podcasts. Or, copypasta this link to subscribe using your podcatcher of choice: https://omny.fm/shows/the-geek-out-podcast/playlists/podcast.rss And, get more Zone podcasty goodness at TheZone.fm/podcast

Pol, Bryan, and Bud geek out about the MuchMusic documentary 299 Queen Street West (I hope we get to see it on streaming!), rejig what constitutes as coming soon, and review some truly great stuff. Bud’s Weekly Geek-out 08:52 – 299 Queen Street West Coming Soon 27:26 – Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny is coming to Disney+ December 1 29:34 – Portal: Revolution (fan-made Portal 2 mod, January 5, free-to-play) 32:47 – Ultimate Spider-Man (Jonathan Hickman/Marco Checchetto comic arc) 35:51 – Jackie Chan and Ralph Macchio to star in new Karate Kid movie (announcement video, casting ”website”) 44:01 – Spin̈al Tap sequel to begin filming in February with guests Paul McCartney and Elton John 49:49 – Fallout First Look (Prime Video series, Jonathan Nolan and Lisa Joy, April 12) Geek News Proper 52:30 – Daryl Hall gets restraining order against John Oates in secretive legal battle 53:57 – Mrs. Doubtfire used 2 million feet of film because Robin Williams improvised so much dialogue 56:15 – Mark Hamill voices air raid warnings in Ukraine as Luke Skywalker (sample) 57:56 – Tim Burton says that The Nightmare Before Christmas is too important and personal for a sequel or reboot 1:01:28 – Loki creator Michael Waldron to write Avengers: The Kang Dynasty 1:02:47 – Howard Stern almost played Sam Elliott’s Role in A Star Is Born 1:05:16 – Zaslav: Max confirms that Looney Tunes is *not* leaving the platform, but some Adult Swim shows still are 1:11:57 – Ranker: The most hated TV characters of all time (single graphic of top 12) Reviews and Recommendayshes 1:11:57 – Spider-Man 2 on the PS5 (Bryan) 1:17:30 – Pluto (Bud) 1:23:23 – The Curse (Pol) 1:28:46 – Fargo S5 (Pol) Join The Geek-out Podcast’s Facebook page (where we’ll release new episodes, and where you can talk with us) and Facebook group (where fans of the podcast can gather and talk geeky stuff)! Questions? Comments? Corrections? Suggestions? e-mail geekout@TheZone.fm Subscribe to The Zone’s Geek-out Podcast on Apple Podcasts. Or, copypasta this link to subscribe using your podcatcher of choice: https://omny.fm/shows/the-geek-out-podcast/playlists/podcast.rss And, get more Zone podcasty goodness at TheZone.fm/podcast

Pol ‘n Bud host a two-part weekly geek-out about AI drama, marvel 😉 at the Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom trailer, commiserate on rhythm game-based levels, and speculate wildly about FantMarvelStic. Bud’s Weekly Geek-out 07:39 – OpenAI Coming Soon 20:52 – Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom (onsale trailer, in theatres December 22) (Zoner Mary: ‘I’m still gonna see this’) 23:22 – A Disturbance in the Force (Star Wars Holiday Special Documentary, in theatres now, VOD December 5, website) 27:04 – Role Play (Prime Video movie, January 12) 28:44 – The Abyss (remastered 4K, in theatres for ONE DAY ONLY: December 6) 32:01 – Leo (Netflix CG film, November 21) Geek News Proper 33:44 – Peter Cullen, voice of Optimus Prime, to receive life time achievement award 37:49 – Jeremy Renner runs uphill on video celebrating 10 months of recovery since snow plow accident 39:18 – The Last of Us Part II Remastered coming to PS5 on January 19, 2024 (no punctuation) (W.L.F. edition, upgrade price) 40:58 – Super Mario Bros. Wonder (Fluff-Puff Peaks Special – Climb to the Beat) 44:17 – back to The Last of Us 45:13 – Scott Pilgrim Takes Off guest cast 48:50 – Dune 2 now dropping two weeks early (March 1 instead of March 15. Initially November 3 this year) (Zoner Spenny) 49:41 – coupla Culture Crave Tweets: Antony Starr (NSFW) & Ke Huy Quan 51:35 – Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs accused of years of rape and abuse by singer Cassie in lawsuit update: settled? RUMOURS and HEARSEY 54:45 – Deadline HEARS from SEVERAL SOURCES that Nicholas Hoult will be Lex Luthor in Superman: Legacy 59:30 – Fantastic Four EYES Pedro Pascal to Play Mr. Fantastic (and full casting rumours) Review . . . but not Recommendaysh 1:04:05 – Monarch: Legacy of Monsters Join The Geek-out Podcast’s Facebook page (where we’ll release new episodes, and where you can talk with us) and Facebook group (where fans of the podcast can gather and talk geeky stuff)! Questions? Comments? Corrections? Suggestions? e-mail geekout@TheZone.fm Subscribe to The Zone’s Geek-out Podcast on Apple Podcasts. Or, copypasta this link to subscribe using your podcatcher of choice: https://omny.fm/shows/the-geek-out-podcast/playlists/podcast.rss And, get more Zone podcasty goodness at TheZone.fm/podcast

A bushel of trailers, too much information about many topics, and Kirsten James reviews the Gen V timeline by yelling, ”People, stop doing making separate things of things! I just wanna watch the one thing!” Bud’s Weekly Geek-out 11:07 – NASA+ Coming Soon 14:38 – Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire (in theatres March 29) (Zoner Ewan, Zoner Mary) 21:18 – What If…? (Disney+ series, S2, DAILY releases from December 22) 24:32 – Madame Web (in theatres February 14, 2024) 33:04 – Avatar: The Last Airbender (Netflix live-action series, February 22) 36:14 – Masters of the Universe: Revolution (Netflix animated series, January 25) 37:50 – Mean Girls (in theatres January 12) 39:48 – Inside Out 2 (Pixar CG film, in theatres June 14) (Zoner Mary) 43:41 – Reacher (season 2, Prime series, December 15) (Zoner Mary) 44:49 – Monarch: Legacy of Monsters (Apple TV+ series, November 17, continues to look meh) 48:00 – Pokémon Concierge (Netflix stop-motion animated series, December 28) 49:29 – Scott Pilgrim Takes Off (final trailer, Netflix animated series, drops FRIDAY, final trailer) 50:24 – Exploding Kittens (Netflix animated series, coming soon, based off the card game, creator of The Oatmeal) 54:24 – The Garfield Movie (CG film, in theatres May 24, oh fuck it’s Chris Pratt, also Samuel L. Jackson’s in it) (Zoner Mary) 57:40 – Candy Cane Lane (Prime Video Christmas movie, December 1) (Zoner Mary) Geek News Proper 58:32 – SAG-AFTRA approves deal to end actors’ strike (still needs ratification) 59:50 – Legend of Zelda live-action film in development from Nintendo and Maze Runner director Wes Ball 1:05:57 – Taika Waititi says he won’t be involved in Thor 5 anytime soon 1:06:55 – Marvel Studios’ woes are overstated 1:07:16 – Jeremy Allen White recalls failed meeting for a Marvel-y movie (”They were like, ‘F**k you.’ And I was like, ‘Right on.”’) 1:09:17 – Coyote Vs. Acme shelved related: Congressman slams Warner Bros., calls for federal investigation 1:12:59 – Anonymous Chatroulette-like website Omegle shuts down after 14 years RUMOURS and HEARSEY 1:14:37 – Pedro Pascal REPORTEDLY no longer returning to The Mandalorian for season 4 (physically; he’ll still V/O) (source: the Bespin Bulletin) 1:16:27 – Destin Daniel Cretton departs as director on Avengers: The Kang Dynasty (but he’ll stay for his other MCU projects) Reviews and Recommendayshes 1:17:50 – Gen V, season 1 (Bud & Bryan) 1:20:51 – Behind the Attraction season 2 (Kirsten) 1:22:38 – Jurassic Park in Concert (Pol) 1:24:57 – Pluto (Bud) 1:28:52 – A Haunting In Venice (Kirsten) 1:32:11 – 91-Second Movie Review: The Marvels (find more at TheZone.fm/movies/) *SPOILERS* 1:54:45 – Loki S02E06 – Glorious Purpose 1:57:24 – Loki *SPOILERS* start 2:15:14 – Loki *SPOILERS* end Join The Geek-out Podcast’s Facebook page (where we’ll release new episodes, and where you can talk with us) and Facebook group (where fans of the podcast can gather and talk geeky stuff)! Questions? Comments? Corrections? Suggestions? e-mail geekout@TheZone.fm Subscribe to The Zone’s Geek-out Podcast on Apple Podcasts. Or, copypasta this link to subscribe using your podcatcher of choice: https://omny.fm/shows/the-geek-out-podcast/playlists/podcast.rss And, get more Zone podcasty goodness at TheZone.fm/podcast

Before Art jets off to Thailand, we chat about flying cars, Echo and Kingpin, damn dirty apes, radioactive kaiju, the troubles of modern Marvel, and the penultimate episode of Loki S2. Bud’s Weekly Geek-out 10:06 – Jetson ONE (literally from the future) Coming Soon 16:44 – Echo (Disney+ series, January 10, all episodes, Disney+ AND Hulu, poster) (Zoner Mary) 22:13 – Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes (in theatres May 24, 2024) 27:03 – Godzilla Minus One (in theatres December 1) 29:18 – The Fall Guy (Ryan Gosling, Emily Blunt, real doggo, in theatres March 1) 33:21 – Timeless Heroes (NO PUNCTUATION) Indiana Jones & Harrison Ford (Disney+ documentary, December 1) (Zoner Mary) 37:01 – Please Don’t Destroy: The Treasure of Foggy Mountain 40:38 – The Boy and The Heron (in theatres December 8) 41:24 – David Holmes: The Boy Who Lived (Max doc, November 15) 44:24 – Shōgun (FX series, February 2024) 45:10 – Letterkenny (12th and final season, December 25 on Crave, December 26 on Hulu ”if you want to”) Geek News Proper 50:47 – Disney has bought out Comcast’s last 1/3 of Hulu 51:53 – Crisis at Marvel: Jonathan Majors back-up plans, The Marvels Reshoots, reviving original Avengers and more issues revealed 1:06:48 – End of The CW’s DC Era: Superman & Lois to conclude with season 4 1:11:08 – White Lotus season 3, It prequel series likely moving to 2025, HBO boss says 1:15:06 – House of the Dragon will return next summer 1:15:09 – The Last of Us Season 2 expected to begin filming in Vancouver in early 2024 (if the actors’ strike ends before then) 1:15:17 – The Bear renewed for season 3 by FX 1:18:54 – Sam Levinson teases Euphoria season 3 as a film noir set in a corrupt world 1:19:43 – Huey Lewis’ Heart of Rock & Roll will beat on Broadway in spring 1:20:31 – A thousand streams in your pocket: Spotify’s new royalty model explained by an expert 1:24:17 – Joe Biden grew more ”concerned” about AI after watching Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Reviews and Recommendayshes 1:26:20 – 91-Second Movie Review: Quiz Lady (find more at TheZone.fm/movies/) 1:31:28 – Now And Then – The Last Beatles Song (Short Film) 1:34:53 – Pluto S01E01/02 (Bud) 1:38:32 – Loki S02E05 (not Bud) Join The Geek-out Podcast’s Facebook page (where we’ll release new episodes, and where you can talk with us) and Facebook group (where fans of the podcast can gather and talk geeky stuff)! Questions? Comments? Corrections? Suggestions? e-mail geekout@TheZone.fm Subscribe to The Zone’s Geek-out Podcast on Apple Podcasts. Or, copypasta this link to subscribe using your podcatcher of choice: https://omny.fm/shows/the-geek-out-podcast/playlists/podcast.rss And, get more Zone podcasty goodness at TheZone.fm/podcast

Pol, Bryan, and Bud geek out about Indigenous heroes, Matthew Perry, Garth Brooks’ brilliant marketing, and how much the aura of Loki S2 permeates into Pol’s house. Bud’s Weekly Geek-out 10:28 – Chee’ilth Coming Soon 17:08 – Doctor Who 60th anniversary specials (Disney+ . . . November 25: The Star Beast / December 2: Wild Blue Yonder / December 9: The Giggle) 18:12 – Fargo (S5, ”Installment 5,” FX/Hulu series, November 21) 21:20 – Finestkind (Paramount+ movie, December 15) (Zoner Ewan) (”As a Canadian, I think I may end up cheering AGAINST the protagonists in this movie”) 23:07 – Pluto (from the Astro Boy universe, Netflix anime series, dropped October 26) 25:51 – Orphan Black: Echoes (AMC series, 2024, filmed in Canada again, no longer Tatiana Maslany, but now Krysten Ritter, also stars my favourite Brit, Keeley Hawes) 28:32 – South Park ”New Exclusive Event” (Paramount+,October 17) 32:00 – Daniel Radcliffe making film about paralyzed Harry Potter stunt double David Holmes (HBO documentary, November 15) Geek News Proper 33:49 – Matthew Perry dies at 54 40:20 – Disney delays Snow White and Elio a year, removes Jonathan Majors’ Magazine Dreams from calendar 41:05 -Hasan Minhaj responds to accusations from “needlessly misleading” New Yorker story (the video) 44:14 – The White Lotus’ third season got a $4.4 million rebate by shooting in Thailand, Not Japan 47:47 – Garth Brooks releasing new album ‘Time Traveler’ exclusively through Bass Pro Shops (product page) 49:53 – Fantastic Beasts is probably dead, as it should be 51:31 – Killers of the Flower Moon intermission ViOlAtIoNs 52:39 – Once Upon a Story BTS Listener mailbag (geekout@TheZone.fm) 52:58 – Zoner Ewan: The Downloaded by Robert J. Sawyer 54:02 – Zoner Rob: Ocie Elliott on Upload Reviews and Recommendayshes 57:07 – 91-Second Movie Review: Five Nights at Freddy’s (find more at TheZone.fm/movies/) 1:05:20 – Loki S02E04 – Heart of the TVA (”midseason” trailer) Join The Geek-out Podcast’s Facebook page (where we’ll release new episodes, and where you can talk with us) and Facebook group (where fans of the podcast can gather and talk geeky stuff)! Questions? Comments? Corrections? Suggestions? e-mail geekout@TheZone.fm Subscribe to The Zone’s Geek-out Podcast on Apple Podcasts. Or, copypasta this link to subscribe using your podcatcher of choice: https://omny.fm/shows/the-geek-out-podcast/playlists/podcast.rss And, get more Zone podcasty goodness at TheZone.fm/podcast

Two Asians and an Italian walk into a podcast and talk about dress tech, blowing up scammers, comedic hyperbole, and WHY IS THIS DANG MOVIE SO LONNNGGG-UH? Bud’s Weekly Geek-out 16:15 – Project Primrose Coming Soon 20:37 – The Beekeeper (in theatres January 12) 24:07 – Leave The World Behind (Netflix film, December 8) 25:22 – LEGO Marvel Avengers: Code Red (Disney+, Friday) (Zoner Mary) 27:05 – Ghostbusters: Spirits Unleashed Ecto Edition (out now, review) 30:56 – Jurassic Park in Concert (November 9, Royal Theatre) Geek News Proper 31:54 – SAG-AFTRA and the AMPTP have resumed negotiations 33:15: Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part Two delayed a year (June 28, 2024 to May 23, 2025) RUMOURS and HEARSEY 36:43 – Hasan Minhaj REPORTLY out as new host of The Daily Show (source: Consequence) Listener mailbag (geekout@TheZone.fm) 41:42 – Zoner Ewan: SAG-AFTRA Hallowe’en Reviews and Recommendayshes 43:35 – 91-Second Movie Review: Killers of the Flower Moon (find more at TheZone.fm/movies/) ***INCLUDES SOME SPOILERS*** 1:10:58 – The Fall of the House of Usher (Bryan) 1:13:30 – The Simpsons, S35 (Pol) 1:19:09 – Super Mario Bros. Wonder (Bryan) Join The Geek-out Podcast’s Facebook page (where we’ll release new episodes, and where you can talk with us) and Facebook group (where fans of the podcast can gather and talk geeky stuff)! Questions? Comments? Corrections? Suggestions? e-mail geekout@TheZone.fm Subscribe to The Zone’s Geek-out Podcast on Apple Podcasts. Or, copypasta this link to subscribe using your podcatcher of choice: https://omny.fm/shows/the-geek-out-podcast/playlists/podcast.rss And, get more Zone podcasty goodness at TheZone.fm/podcast

Pol, Bryan, and Bud talk about a LOT of trailers, three-year-old news about a hundred-year-old movie, and the fallout of the SAG-AFTRA strike on talk shows. Bud’s Weekly Geek-out 06:18 – consensual doxxing Coming Soon 08:29 – The Walking Dead: The Ones Who Live (AMC series, February 2024) related: Carol will officially return in The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon season 2 18:10 – Scott Pilgrim Takes Off (Netflix series, November 17) 21:38 – Wonka (in theatres December 15) 26:56 – The Iron Claw (A24 movie, December 22) 32:11 – American Fiction (limited theatrical release, December 15, expanded release December 22) 34:06 – Tomb Raider: The Legend of Lara Croft (Netflix series, in development/coming soon) 35:15 – The Santa Clauses (Disney+ series, S2, two-episode premiere November 8) (Zoner Mary) 37:01 – Slayers: A Buffyverse Story (Audible series, coming soon) (Zoner Mary) 41:33 – Werewolf by Night . . . IN COLO(U)R!!! (Disney+ content padding, October 20) 43:32 – Hot Potato: The Story of The Wiggles (Prime Video, October 24) Geek News Proper 46:14 – AMPTP suspends talks with SAG-AFTRA 49:40 – Kevin Afghani is the new voice of Mario and Luigi 52:32 – Netflix’s Avatar: The Last Airbender live-action series’ first looks at Iroh, Azula, and Fire Lord Ozai (OG Gaang reveal) 54:26 – How Disney brought back Robin Williams’ genie for the animated short Once Upon a Studio without using AI (released Sunday on Disney+) 54:26 – Atomic Monster (Gary Dauberman and James Wan) is tackling live-action Gargoyles for Disney+ (1995 Sega Genesis remaster of Gargoyles dropped today on Switch, PS4/5, Xbox X/S, and PC) 58:45 – Robert Rodriguez is releasing a film on November 18, 2115 (OG 2015 article, teasers: Retro/Nature/Future) 1:02:21 – Kid Cudi / new song / Heaven’s Galaxy / Star Trek / Fortnite 1:07:04 – Jerry Seinfeld and Larry David are working on a ”secret” to do with the Seinfeld finalé 1:09:32 – Because it’s 2003, Netflix plans to open brick and mortar locations Listener mailbag (geekout@TheZone.fm) 1:12:15 – Zoner Mary’s visits to Disney shops for us, parts 1 & 2 1:13:28 – Zoner Shep comes to visit! Reviews and Recommendayshes 1:15:56 – 91-Second Movie Review: Fair Play (find more at TheZone.fm/movies/) 1:19:31 – The Continental (Zoner Mary) 1:20:17 – Keys to the Kingdom (Bud + Zoner Maxine) 1:25:13 – Gen V S01E04/05 (Bud) 1:26:20 – Once Upon a Studio (Bud & maybe others?) 1:29:06 – the city of Seattle (Bud) 1:34:35 – The Creator (Pol, this time) 1:40:44 – Loki S02E02 – Breaking Brad 1:46:10 – Loki S02E02 ***SPOILERS***

Bud’s away so Boitano steps up to host, edit and post this week’s podcast…he apologizes for this week’s subpar quality. I’m sure next week, Art will have some apologizing of his own to do! Bud’s Weekly Geek-out (sort of) 09:06 – Bud Talks about the Made By Google 2023 Event Coming Soon 17:28 – Argylle Trailer (in theatres on February 2 21:15 – SNL Season 49 24:55 – Night Swim Trailer (in theatres on January 5) 29:25 – Behind The Attraction S2 (on Disney Plus on November 1) 32:15 – Fair Play Trailer (Drops on Netflix) Geek News Proper 34:34 – Patrick Stewart says Ian McKellen tried talking him out of Star Trek: TNG 38:17 – A24 to adapt Paris Hilton’s memoir into a TV series 41:21 – R.I.P. Shawna Trpcic (costume designer for The Mandalorian, Ahsoka, etc) Listener mailbag (geekout@TheZone.fm) 44:33 – Zoner Ewan: Pre-trailer teasers Reviews and Recommendayshes 48:07 – 91-Second Movie Review: The Creator (find more at TheZone.fm/movies/) 53:58 – Ahsoka Season 1 Finale 1:10:25 – Loki Season 2 Premiere 1:20:46 – Haunted Mansion (Kirsten & Bryan) 1:26:54 – Only Murders in the Building 1:27:26 – General Reviews on The Exorcist: Believer Join The Geek-out Podcast’s Facebook page (where we’ll release new episodes, and where you can talk with us) and Facebook group (where fans of the podcast can gather and talk geeky stuff)! Questions? Comments? Corrections? Suggestions? e-mail geekout@TheZone.fm Subscribe to The Zone’s Geek-out Podcast on Apple Podcasts. Or, copypasta this link to subscribe using your podcatcher of choice: https://omny.fm/shows/the-geek-out-podcast/playlists/podcast.rss And, get more Zone podcasty goodness at TheZone.fm/podcast

This week, we talk about the .AI domain, football (but make it Toy Story), the PENULTIMATE Ahsoka, and we definitely come prepared to talk about the WGA contract with the AMPTP. Definitely, yes. Bud’s Weekly Geek-out 11:22 – Anguilla Coming Soon 18:17 – Wish (in theatres November 22) (Zoner Mary) 19:56 – Toy Story Funday Football (happened this past Sunday, article, CLIPPET!) 24:12 – The Curse (Paramount+ series ” . . . with the Showtime plan . . . ?,” November 10) 26:05 – True Detective: Night Country (Max series, January 14) 29:27 – Scott Pilgrim Takes Off (Netflix animated series, November 17) 32:07 – Hallowstream 2023 (Disney+ programming, now) (full list) (Zoner Mary) Geek News Proper 37:21 – Michael Gambon, Dumbledore in Harry Potter franchise, dies at 82 41:56 – The new WGA contract will change how Hollywood works related: Hollywood studios, actors on strike to resume talks next week Listener mailbag (geekout@TheZone.fm) 53:04 – Zoner Mary: Doctor Who Reviews and Recommendayshes 57:33 – Kirsten’s baby 1:06:05 – 91-Second Movie Review: Reptile (find more at TheZone.fm/movies/) 1:11:20 – Shoresy (Pol) 1:15:20 – The Creator (Art) 1:22:19 – Gen V (Bud ‘n Bryan) 1:28:58 – Ahsoka – Part Seven: Dreams and Madness 1:32:33 – Ahsoka ***SPOILERS*** 1:45:03 – The Bear (Art & Pol) Join The Geek-out Podcast’s Facebook page (where we’ll release new episodes, and where you can talk with us) and Facebook group (where fans of the podcast can gather and talk geeky stuff)! Questions? Comments? Corrections? Suggestions? e-mail geekout@TheZone.fm Subscribe to The Zone’s Geek-out Podcast on Apple Podcasts. Or, copypasta this link to subscribe using your podcatcher of choice: https://omny.fm/shows/the-geek-out-podcast/playlists/podcast.rss And, get more Zone podcasty goodness at TheZone.fm/podcast

The gents discuss recycling LEGO, Doctor Who, strike updates, the Superb Owl, and Old Man Scorsese again. Bud’s Weekly Geek-out 07:38 – LEGO drops recycled blocks Coming Soon 15:15 – Doctor Who 60th Anniversary Specials (three hour-long BBC specials, sometime in November, Fourteenth Doctor, previously Tenth, preview of Fifteenth) (Zoner Mary) (Zoner Mary) 19:24 – Rick and Morty (Adult Swim series, season 7, October 15) related: new (mystery) voice actors (yes, plural) related: charges dropped 21:11 – The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes (in theatres November 17) 22:06 – Once Upon a Studio (Disney short film, ABC, The Wonderful World of Disney: Disney’s 100th Anniversary Celebration!, October 15) (Zoner Mary) 24:49 – The Marvels (”Journey to” trailer, in theatres November 10) (Zoner Mary) 25:59 – Loki (Disney+ series, season 2, ”through the years” trailer, October 5) (Zoner Mary) 27:51 – Onimusha (Netflix anime series, based on the Capcom video game, November 2) 32:40 – Old Dads (Netflix film, October 20) Geek News Proper 36:41 – WGA, AMPTP reach historic contract agreement to end 146-day writers strike (still needs ratification) 40:29 – SAG-AFTRA authorizes a strike against the video game industry (not a strike yet) 42:57 – T̶h̶e̶ ̶F̶a̶l̶l̶ ̶o̶f̶ ̶t̶h̶e̶ ̶H̶o̶u̶s̶e̶ ̶o̶f̶ Usher to headline Super Bowl 2024 halftime show 51:55 – Amazon adding ads to Prime Video in 2024 unless you pay $2.99 extra 56:31 – Disney+ uPdAtInG its subscriber agreement w/ new tiers, end password sharing out-of-household 1:01:59 – Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles get their handprints on the Hollywood Walk of Fame (September 7) 1:07:26 – Nathan Fielder and Emma Stone’s bizarre, home improvement series The Curse gets fall release date 1:08:58 – Martin Scorsese: Christopher Nolan and the Safdie brothers can ‘save cinema’ from comic book movies RUMOURS and HEARSEY 1:17:27 – The Office reboot REPORTEDLY in the works with Greg Daniels (source: Consequence) Reviews and Recommendayshes 1:22:24 – 91-Second Movie Review: EXPEND4BLES (find more at TheZone.fm/movies/) 1:25:33 – 91-Second Movie Review: No One Will Save You (find more at TheZone.fm/movies/) 1:29:50 – Ahsoka: Part Six: Far, Far Away 1:30:59 – Ahsoka ***SPOILERS*** Join The Geek-out Podcast’s Facebook page (where we’ll release new episodes, and where you can talk with us) and Facebook group (where fans of the podcast can gather and talk geeky stuff)! Questions? Comments? Corrections? Suggestions? e-mail geekout@TheZone.fm Subscribe to The Zone’s Geek-out Podcast on Apple Podcasts. Or, copypasta this link to subscribe using your podcatcher of choice: https://omny.fm/shows/the-geek-out-podcast/playlists/podcast.rss And, get more Zone podcasty goodness at TheZone.fm/podcast

Pol, Bud, and Art chat game dev gouging, weird movies, and quiet revolts. Bud’s Weekly Geek-out 07:50 – Unity’s game install fee Coming Soon 14:02 – Monsters Of California (in theatres December 5) 17:37 – Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom (in theatres December 20) (Zoner Mary) 23:07 – Percy Jackson and The Olympians (eight-episode Disney+ series, December 20, two-episode premiere) 24:58 – The Fall of the House of Usher (Netflix eight-episode series, October 12) 28:57 – Frasier (Paramount+ series, October 12) 32:18 – Dream Scenario 35:30 – The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar (Netflix film, September 27) 38:05 – Nandor Fodor & The Talking Mongoose (in theatres September 1, digital September 19) 39:53 – Our Flag Means Death (Max series, S2, October 5) 40:59 – Stop Making Sense (A24 remaster, IMAX September 22, theatres September 29) 43:34 – The Marvels in IMAX (November 10) NOT Coming Soon 44:45 – Winning Time canceled at HBO after two seasons 49:18 – Lando on Disney+ is going from a series to a movie Geek News Proper 52:59 – Marvel visual effects workers unanimously vote to unionize 55:43 – Which streaming service cancels TV series at the highest 58:50 – Tim Burton says he’s in “quiet revolt” over Michael Keaton reprising Batman 1:03:10 – Stephen King says his wife threatened divorce if he didn’t stop playing Mambo No. 5 1:04:13 – September 14 Nintendo Direct Super Mario RPG (November 17) Luigi’s Mansion 2 HD (Dark Moon, previously only on DS, 4-player co-op, summer 2024) Princess Peach: Showtime! (March 22) (Swordfighter Peach, Detective Peach, Kung-Fu Peach, and what looks like Chef Peach?) Paper Mario: The Thousand Year Door (2024, played it and four other games, but not the OG) Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown (January 18, or January 15 w/ deluxe edition) Trace Memory (now called Another Code: Recollection, with the OG + sequel, January 19) Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – Booster Course Pass FINAL Wave 6 Mario vs. Donkey Kong (puzzle platformer w/ stolen Mini Mario toys, February 16) Trombone Champ (out now, gyro or IR controls, nearly 50 songs, up to 4-player co-op) Nintendo Museum (opening March 2024 in Uji, Kyoto Prefecture) Zelda & Ganondorf amiibo (November 3) Noah & Mio amiibo (Xenoblade Chronicles, January 19) Sora amiibo (Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, 2024) Tomb Raider I–III Remastered (February 14, old/new graphics, all expansions, secret rooms) Detective Pikachu Returns (October 6) Contra: Operation Galuga (2024) WarioWare: Move It! (November 3) Splatoon 3 DLC: Side Order (spring 2024) new Among Us map (“the Fungle”) Reviews and Recommendayshes 1:11:56 – last week’s Ahsoka Join The Geek-out Podcast’s Facebook page (where we’ll release new episodes, and where you can talk with us) and Facebook group (where fans of the podcast can gather and talk geeky stuff)! Questions? Comments? Corrections? Suggestions? e-mail geekout@TheZone.fm Subscribe to The Zone’s Geek-out Podcast on Apple Podcasts. Or, copypasta this link to subscribe using your podcatcher of choice: https://omny.fm/shows/the-geek-out-podcast/playlists/podcast.rss And, get more Zone podcasty goodness at TheZone.fm/podcast

A full geek compliment talks China (Ernie and Apple stock), Japan (Godzilla & Ghibli), Canada (Mr. Dressup), and America (pretty much everything else). Bud’s Weekly Geek-out 08:44 – China’s Ernie AI and iPhone share dropping Coming Soon 16:08 – Godzilla Minus One (in theatres December 1) related: Monarch: Legacy of Monsters (another Godzilla because why?) 18:42 – Carl’s Date (dropping on Disney+ Wednesday) (Zoner Mary) 19:07 – Haunted Mansion (dropping on Disney+ October 4) (Zoner Mary) 20:45 – The Boy and The Heron (in theatres December 8, retirement fail) 23:26 – Mr. Dressup: The Magic of Make-Believe (Prime Video documentary, October 10) (Zoner Kendra) 26:16 – The Bikeriders (in theatres December 1) 26:57 – Stray, that cute cat game from last year, is getting an animated movie (trailer for the game) Geek News Proper 28:09 – iPhone 15 event in 17 minutes 39:13 – Jimmy Fallon apologizes to Tonight Show staff after Rolling Stone report 50:28 – D23 (next: August 9-11, 2024, Anaheim Convention Center) (Zoner Mary) 57:08 – Nintendo’s Martinet + Miyamoto Mario Ambassador announce 1:00:00 – Chris Evans marries Alba Baptista in intimate, at-home wedding 1:04:24 – Danny Masterson sentenced to 30 years to life in prison after rape conviction related: Ashton Kutcher and Mila Kunis say they’re aware their letters on behalf of Danny Masterson caused pain SPEED ROUND! 1:11:51 – The Mandalorian, Loki, and WandaVision are headed to Blu-ray 1:14:15 – Disney is releasing a $1,500 USD 100-movie Blu-ray collection 1:14:39 – Ken Jennings to host Jeopardy! solo as game show returns for strike-altered season 1:16:21 – Beetle2Juice was 99% done before the WGO strike??!? 1:17:54 – DC announces Batman 35th anniversary concert tour 1:18:39 – Mario Kart Tour crosses the finish line 1:19:56 – Liev Schreiber’s Sabretooth is RUMORED to be part of Deadpool 3 Listener mailbag (geekout@TheZone.fm) 1:21:09 – Zoner Ewan: a Deadpool answer from Bryan Reviews and Recommendayshes 1:23:53 – Star Trek: Lower Decks S04E01/02 (Pol) related: Star Trek shows exit streaming in Canada, will continue broadcasting on CTV Sci-Fi 1:27:08 – I Am Groot S2 (Kirsten) 1:29:21 – The Bear S1 (Pol) 1:31:25 – The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon (Bryan) 1:36:14 – Jurassic World: Dominion (Pol) 1:38:46 – Ahsoka 1:45:17 – invoking The James Child 2.0 Join The Geek-out Podcast’s Facebook page (where we’ll release new episodes, and where you can talk with us) and Facebook group (where fans of the podcast can gather and talk geeky stuff)! Questions? Comments? Corrections? Suggestions? e-mail geekout@TheZone.fm Subscribe to The Zone’s Geek-out Podcast on Apple Podcasts. Or, copypasta this link to subscribe using your podcatcher of choice: https://omny.fm/shows/the-geek-out-podcast/playlists/podcast.rss And, get more Zone podcasty goodness at TheZone.fm/podcast

Kirsten, Bryan, and Bud talk tech bros, new trailers, actors’ strike updates, video game updates, and more! Bud’s Weekly Geek-out 02:04 – California Forever Coming Soon 06:22 – Loki, season 2 (Marvel series, Disney+, October 6) 11:51 – Gen V (Prime Video spinoff, September 29) 14:51 – Reptile (Netflix, October 6) Geek News Proper 16:24 – Steve Harwell, Smash Mouth founding singer, dead at 56 23:27 – SAG-AFTRA national board votes unanimously to send Interactive Media (video game) strike authorization vote to members 26:30 – AMC reaches a deal with SAG-AFTRA to resume production 28:46 – Nintendo won’t release any Tears of the Kingdom DLC 34:05 – Super Mario Bros. Wonder Direct (October 20) no reports on Mario’s voice actor Mario/Peach/Daisy/Toads/Toadette (no play difference) or Yoshi/Nabbit for no-damage Yoshi can eat/spit & flutter jump BowserCastle (Wonder Flower) set in the Flower Kingdom (7 areas) li’l caterpillar hiding behind player’s head (Prince Florian) baddies: Hoppycats/Melon Piranha Plants/Condarts/Konks/Mumsies/Maw-Maws/MORE power-ups: Elephant/Bubble/Drill/Fire store/swap spare power-ups Wonder Flower effects = drugs badges: Parachute Cap/Wall-Climb Jump/Dolphin Kick/Crouching High Jump/Grappling Vine/Safety Bounce/Sensor/Coin Magnet/Invisibility/Jet Run/MORE local co-up 1–4 (can revive friends post-death online ghosts (can revive ghosts post-death) standee to revive post-death heart points for helping (revive, items) can also create rooms to race courses against friends online Nintendo Switch OLED Mario Red Edition (October 6) Listener mailbag (geekout@TheZone.fm) 37:25 – Zoner Lara recommended us in her stories among FUN podcasts 38:42 – Zoner Mary: 254 pod review 42:18 – Zoner Ewan: Kirsten baby predictions Reviews and Recommendayshes 43:36 – 91-Second Movie Review: You Are So Not Invited To My Bat Mitzvah (find more at TheZone.fm/movies/) 50:56 – Ahsoka 59:25 – Ahsoka *SPOILERS* Join The Geek-out Podcast’s Facebook page (where we’ll release new episodes, and where you can talk with us) and Facebook group (where fans of the podcast can gather and talk geeky stuff)! Questions? Comments? Corrections? Suggestions? e-mail geekout@TheZone.fm Subscribe to The Zone’s Geek-out Podcast on Apple Podcasts. Or, copypasta this link to subscribe using your podcatcher of choice:https://omny.fm/shows/the-geek-out-podcast/playlists/podcast.rss And, get more Zone podcasty goodness at TheZone.fm/podcast

Kirsten, Pol, and Bud talk microchipping cheese, not Dune 2 this year, the great Bob Barker, and more discussion of trailers we haven’t seen. Bud’s Weekly Geek-out 09:38 – microchipping cheese Coming Soon 14:40 – Good Burger 2 (Paramount+, November ??) 15:46 – The Killer (in theatres and on Netflix, November 10, dir: David Fincher, starring Michael Fasbender & Tilda Swinton) 20:33 – Army Of The Dead 2 & beyond teased by Zack Snyder NOT Coming Soon 23:32 – Dune 2 (was November 3, now March 15, 2024) related: Denis Villeneuve has started writing Dune 3 31:03 – The Idol canceled by HBO after one season Geek News Proper 33:32 – Bob Barker dies at 99 43:49 – Blue Beetle unseats Barbie atop box office, ending 4-week reign 47:42 – Barbie will be rereleased in IMAX w/ new post-credits footage (September 22, FOR ONE WEEK) 50:48 – New Haunted Mansion grounds expansion, retail shop coming to Disneyland Resort in 2024 (Zoner Mary) 56:02 – PlayStation Portal (PS5 remote play handheld, $200 USD, later this year, also earphones/buds) 58:59 – The Atari 2600 Plus will play your old cartridges (November 17, $130 USD) 1:01:25 – Adam Sandler breaks Rotten Tomatoes record with new Netflix movie, You Are So Not Invited to My Bat Mitzvah Listener mailbag . . . for us! (geekout@TheZone.fm) 1:06:48 – Thanks for bringing back stuff for us, Zoner Mary! 💛 Reviews and Recommendayshes 1:09:30 – Ahsoka S01E01/02 Join The Geek-out Podcast’s Facebook page (where we’ll release new episodes, and where you can talk with us) and Facebook group (where fans of the podcast can gather and talk geeky stuff)! Questions? Comments? Corrections? Suggestions? e-mail geekout@TheZone.fm Subscribe to The Zone’s Geek-out Podcast on Apple Podcasts. Or, copypasta this link to subscribe using your podcatcher of choice: https://omny.fm/shows/the-geek-out-podcast/playlists/podcast.rss And, get more Zone podcasty goodness at TheZone.fm/podcast

The cuesheet was short, but the discussion was long. The voice of Mario steps back, Scott Pilgrim takes off, Rebel (“That’s no”) Moon looks epic, and Disney gets a clock. Bud’s Weekly Geek-out 07:51 – Charles Martinet related: Nintendo confirms that Charles Martinet is not involved in Super Mario Bros. Wonder (reverse caboose for Bud) Coming Soon 27:24 – Percy Jackson and the Olympians (Disney+ series, December 20) (Zoner Mary) 29:41 – Scott Pilgrim Takes Off (Netflix animated series, November 17) (article) 33:02 – Rebel Moon (two-part Zach Snyder space opera, Netflix, Part 1: A Child of Fire, December 22, Part 2: The Scargiver, April 19, 2024) (article) 36:53 – Oppenheimer at the RBCM IMAX related: Barbie coming to digital SEPTEMBER 5! 🤯 Geek News Proper 45:26 – PRAISE DISNEY. Ahsoka episodes will debut at 6:00p Pacific / 9:00p Eastern 47:18 – Suicide Squad director David Ayer regrets giving Jared Leto’s Joker a forehead tattoo Listener mailbag (geekout@TheZone.fm) 51:06 – Zoner Bryce: Denmark photos! 55:31 – Zoner Ewan: Captain Marvel VFX trivia / QUIZ: find the CGI cat! Reviews and Recommendayshes 1:02:47 – Insidious: The Red Door (Kirsten) 1:04:54 – No Hard Feelings (Kirsten) 1:12:05 – UPDATE: Kirsten’s video game saga Join The Geek-out Podcast’s Facebook page (where we’ll release new episodes, and where you can talk with us) and Facebook group (where fans of the podcast can gather and talk geeky stuff)! Questions? Comments? Corrections? Suggestions? e-mail geekout@TheZone.fm Subscribe to The Zone’s Geek-out Podcast on Apple Podcasts. Or, copypasta this link to subscribe using your podcatcher of choice: https://omny.fm/shows/the-geek-out-podcast/playlists/podcast.rss And, get more Zone podcasty goodness at TheZone.fm/podcast

A full house of geeks passiontately discusses trailers we haven’t seen, dog costumes, MORE price hikes, and some gaming sadness. Bud’s Weekly Geek-out 11:31 – PixMob Coming Soon 15:03 – The Continental: From the World of John Wick (Peacock series, September 22) (Zoner Mary) 17:55 – The Pod Generation (Emilia Clarke & Chiwetel Ejiofor, in theatres now) 23:23 – Ahsoka (”in 10 days” mini-trailer, Star Wars series, Disney+, August 23) (Canadian connections) (Zoner Mary) 23:58 – Good Boy (limited release in theatres September 8) weirdly related: article / video 30:44 – Rift of the NecroDancer coming in 2024 (NME) Geek News Proper 33:38 – Prices of Disney+, Hulu premium plans going up in the US October 12 related: Canada updates: ad-supported tier November 37:05 – Disney+ follows Netflix’s lead and will crack down on password sharing 39:20 – The Little Mermaid coming to Disney+ Canada September 6 43:21 – NASA on-demand streaming coming soon 45:56 – Replacing Justin Roiland on Solar Opposites Didn’t Just Save the Show — It Made It Better Reviews and Recommendayshes 50:40 – 91-Second Movie Review: Heart of Stone (find more at TheZone.fm/movies/) 1:00:26 – The Bear (Art) 1:05:33 – Winning Time (Art) 1:08:33 – Bud ALSO saw Rise of the Beasts, but he’ll probably just echo Kirsten and Bryan on how blah it was 1:10:19 – Oppenheimer (Art) 1:17:44 – Kirsten’s gaming saga Join The Geek-out Podcast’s Facebook page (where we’ll release new episodes, and where you can talk with us) and Facebook group (where fans of the podcast can gather and talk geeky stuff)! Questions? Comments? Corrections? Suggestions? e-mail geekout@TheZone.fm Subscribe to The Zone’s Geek-out Podcast on Apple Podcasts. Or, copypasta this link to subscribe using your podcatcher of choice: https://omny.fm/shows/the-geek-out-podcast/playlists/podcast.rss And, get more Zone podcasty goodness at TheZone.fm/podcast

Pol, Bryan, and Bud chat Star Wars, Star Trek, Barbie breaking records, and deep turtle lore. Bud’s Weekly Geek-out 07:31 – https://www.TheZone.fm/2023/08/09/geekout-google-grammar-check/ Coming Soon 13:31 – I Am Groot (Marvel series, S2, Disney+, September 6) 15:17 – Only Murders In The Building (S3, Disney+, Tuesday) (Zoner Mary) 17:30 – Ahsoka (Star Wars series, Disney+, two-episode premiere August 23, posters) (Zoner Mary) Geek News Proper 21:29 – Mark Margolis, actor on Breaking Bad and Better Call Saul, dies at 83 23:40 – William Friedkin, Oscar-winning director of The Exorcist, dies at 87 29:54 – Barbie surpasses $1B USD globally after 17 days 34:15 – Marvel Studios’ VFX Staff Is Aiming to Unionize 37:06 – the Saanich Police have your lightsabres 39:32 – Post Malone has acquired the One Ring 42:50 – The Witcher producer blames simplified plot on Americans’ inability to follow complex storylines 47:15 – Fallout TV series leak reveals new images from set 49:08 – Leslie Baker (from The Office) to return over $100,000 in fan donations for Stanley spin-off 53:08 – The perfect cosplay doesn’t exis— RUMOURS and HEARSEY 54:48 – Scream 7 (Scream Vi-I) REPORTEDLY in development with director Christopher Landon (source: Bloody Disgusting/Consequence) 56:02 – Gal Gadot HAS HEARD that ”we’re (James Gunn and Peter Safran) gonna develop a Wonder Woman 3 together.” (source: Comicbook.com/Consequence) Listener mailbag (geekout@TheZone.fm) 56:43 – Zoner Mary: Disneyland! TRON Lightcycle // Run and Guardians — Mission: BREAKOUT! Reviews and Recommendayshes 1:02:23 – 91-Second Movie Review: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem (find more at TheZone.fm/movies/) 1:15:59 – Transformers: Rise of the Beasts (Kirsten’s review without Kirsten) Join The Geek-out Podcast’s Facebook page (where we’ll release new episodes, and where you can talk with us) and Facebook group (where fans of the podcast can gather and talk geeky stuff)! Questions? Comments? Corrections? Suggestions? e-mail geekout@TheZone.fm Subscribe to The Zone’s Geek-out Podcast on Apple Podcasts. Or, copypasta this link to subscribe using your podcatcher of choice: https://omny.fm/shows/the-geek-out-podcast/playlists/podcast.rss And, get more Zone podcasty goodness at TheZone.fm/podcast

A terrible week for celebrity deaths, an exciting new Loki trailer, and some interesting Disney/+ updates. Plus, more Barbie chat, console speculation, and an SNL rumour. Bud’s Weekly Geek-out 04:26 – Right to RepAirpods related geek news: You Can Finally Download Apple Maps Offline in iOS 17 (Android 2015) Coming Soon 11:59 – Loki (Marvel series, S2, Disney+, October 6) 15:56 – Gen V (The Boys spinoff Prime Video series, September 29) 17:15 – Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 coming to Disney+ TODAY Geek News Proper 18:03 – Paul Reubens, Pee-Wee Herman, dies age 70 30:42 – Sinéad O’Connor dies age 56 31:39 – Euphoria’s Angus Cloud dies age 25 32:57 – The 75th Emmy Awards show has been postponed 36:08 – Disney’s Murphy Maleficent robot dragon not returning (but beer) 44:01 – Donald Glover joining the D+ Lando series (co-writing with his brother Stephen) 46:21 – TikTok tries text-based posts 52:02 – Ultra-rare Apple sneakers on sale for $50,000 USD 55:56 – Henry Cavill’s final scene in ‘The Witcher’ leaves fans in tears 1:00:01 – Barbie cut a ”fart opera” from the middle of the movie 1:02:02 – Mattel: movies coming for Hot Wheels, Barney, Thomas and Friends, and Polly Pocket, along with Barbie sequel(s) (Greta Gerwig is not thinking about that right now, bless) 1:05:07 – Lizzo performs Lord of the Rings theme dressed as Legolas during Hobbiton visit 1:06:39 – Batman: Mask of the Phantasm is getting a 4K remaster (but nobody will watch it because it’s a cartoon movie 🤪) RUMOURS and HEARSEY 1:08:38 – Tina Fey REPORTEDLY in talks to take over Saturday Night Live from Lorne Michaels (source: Consequence) 1:12:45 – Nintendo’s next-gen console COULD launch in 2024 (source: Mashable) Reviews and Recommendayshes 1:17:19 – 91-Second Movie Review: They Cloned Tyrone (find more at TheZone.fm/movies/) 1:23:37 – Transformers: Rise of the Beasts 1:24:35 – Crimes of the Future Join The Geek-out Podcast’s Facebook page (where we’ll release new episodes, and where you can talk with us) and Facebook group (where fans of the podcast can gather and talk geeky stuff)! Questions? Comments? Corrections? Suggestions? e-mail geekout@TheZone.fm Subscribe to The Zone’s Geek-out Podcast on Apple Podcasts. Or, copypasta this link to subscribe using your podcatcher of choice: https://omny.fm/shows/the-geek-out-podcast/playlists/podcast.rss And, get more Zone podcasty goodness at TheZone.fm/podcast

Before we Barb the Heimer, we bid farewell to Twitter, recap SDCC, and spend a fascinating amount of time talking about the first movie in an upcoming Exorcist TRILOGY. #DoWeNeedThis Bud’s Weekly Geek-out 04:19 – Twitter X (amazing CNN eulogy) Coming Soon 14:26 – The Marvels (in theatres November 10) 17:55 – SDCC: The Walking Dead: The Ones Who Live (AMC series, 2024) + The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon (AMC series, September 10) 19:10 – SDCC: Strange New Worlds: Subspace Rhapsody (Paramount+ S02E09, August 3) (Zoner Mary) 21:26 – SDCC: Lower Decks Season 4 trailer (Paramount+ series, September 7) (Zoner Mary) 22:04 – One Piece (Netflix series, August 31) (dub) 23:35 – The Creator (in theatres September 29) (Zoner Mary) 24:34 – Strange Planet (Apple TV+ 10 episode miniseries, August 9) 30:13 – The Exorcist: Believer (in theatres Friday the 13th of October) Geek News Proper 41:53 – SAG-AFTRA gives go-ahead to Paul Rudd and Jenna Ortega film amid strike 43:27 – Dwayne Johnson Contributes ‘historic’ donation to SAG-AFTRA Foundation Relief Fund 45:12 – Meanwhile, at Castle Grayskull, Netflix kills the He-Man movie 46:14 – Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom REPORTEDLY in hot water 49:00 – DC will bring Crisis on Infinite Earths and Watchmen to (animated) life in 2024 53:51 – Doctor Who’s new Sonic Screwdriver Is a blinding throwback (video) 56:18 – Mike White is behind Migration, and The Emoji Movie??!? (but also, School of Rock! 🤘🏽) (IMDB) 1:01:00 – ”I warned you guys in 1984,” James Cameron says of AI’s risks to humanity 1:04:19 – Lady Gaga wanted to be addressed as Lee on Joker 2 set 1:05:02 – Transforming Grimlock. $1,700 USD Listener mailbag (geekout@TheZone.fm) 1:08:12 – Zoner Mary re: Olivia Colman, Skrulls, Strange New Worlds, and Spock Reviews and Recommendayshes 1:11:12 – 91-Second Movie Review : Barbie . . . 1:25:00 – 91-Second Movie Review : Oppenheimer (find more at TheZone.fm/movies/) related: sex scenes 1:41:48 – Secret Invasion S01E06 – Home Join The Geek-out Podcast’s Facebook page (where we’ll release new episodes, and where you can talk with us) and Facebook group (where fans of the podcast can gather and talk geeky stuff)! Questions? Comments? Corrections? Suggestions? e-mail geekout@TheZone.fm Subscribe to The Zone’s Geek-out Podcast on Apple Podcasts. Or, copypasta this link to subscribe using your podcatcher of choice: https://omny.fm/shows/the-geek-out-podcast/playlists/podcast.rss And, get more Zone podcasty goodness at TheZone.fm/podcast

In a pod that, spoiler, goes quite off the rails when we get to the Emmy nominations, Pol, Kirsten, & Bud (when he’s not cut off by Zoom) discuss the dearth of movies and shows coming soon, along with workers’ rights, rich studios, and the cultural phenomenon which is Barbenheimer. Bud’s Weekly Geek-out 06:32 – CIRA Canadian stock photography Coming Soon 13:37 – Migration (not the Duck Hunt movie, December 22) (Zoner Ewan) 18:21 – Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem clip: Welcome to Eastman High (in theatres August 2) 20:13 – Sharksploitation (Shudder movie, July 21) 24:47 – Meg 2: The Trench (in theatres August 4) Geek News Proper 27:46 – Screen Actors Guild strike related: Striking SAG actors in disbelief over studios’ dystopian AI proposal related: David Duchovny is out there… with a perfect X-Files-themed picket sign (more quotes) (Zoner Ewan) related: free groceries for SAG-AFTRA/WGA folks related: House of the Dragon can continue filming in U.K. related: SAG-AFTRA demands “not realistic,” says billionaire Bob Iger 41:59 – Disney pulling back on making Marvel, Star Wars content, says billionaire Bob Iger 48:04 – Emmy nominations are out 53:51 – Barbenheimer or Oppie: What’s the best double-feature viewing order? related: Matt Damon told his wife he would take a break — unless Christopher Nolan called Reviews and Recommendayshes 1:02:23 – Strange New Worlds (first half of S2) (Pol) 1:06:01 – Sex With Sue (Pol) 1:14:25 – Secret Invasion S01E04 – Beloved related: How long has *SPOILER* *SPOILER* *SPOILER*? (warning: *SPOILER*) Join The Geek-out Podcast’s Facebook page (where we’ll release new episodes, and where you can talk with us) and Facebook group (where fans of the podcast can gather and talk geeky stuff)! Questions? Comments? Corrections? Suggestions? e-mail geekout@TheZone.fm Subscribe to The Zone’s Geek-out Podcast on Apple Podcasts. Or, copypasta this link to subscribe using your podcatcher of choice: https://omny.fm/shows/the-geek-out-podcast/playlists/podcast.rss And, get more Zone podcasty goodness at TheZone.fm/podcast

This week, we spend too much time on a one-week-old social media platform, Kirsten gives her pre-Ahsoka watchlist for the cartoon shows, and boy oh Bob, do we ever R&R Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny. Bud’s Weekly Geek-out 06:45 – Threads Coming Soon 20:52 – Ahsoka (Star Wars series, Disney+, two-episode premiere August 23) (Zoner Mary) related: Kirsten James’ pre-Ahsoka watchlist: Clone Wars S05E20, S07E09–12, Rebels S01E15, S02E18/21/22, S04E13 28:23 – Godzilla: Minus One (in theatres December 1) 32:10 – Dune: Part Two (in theatres November 3) 33:30 – Wonka (in theatres December 15) (Zoner Mary) 37:00 – Blue Beetle (final trailer, in theatres August 18) (Zoner Mary) 41:27 – Killers of the Flower Moon (Apple film, in theatres October 6) 43:24 – Napoleon (Apple film, in theatres November 22) 44:37 – Corner Office (in theatres August 4) 46:09 – Strange Planet (Apple TV+ miniseries, three episodes, August 9) 46:22 – New EA studio Cliffhanger Games announces upcoming title based on Black Panther (in development) 46:33 – Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – Booster Course Pass wave 5 (Nintendo Switch DLC, TODAY) Geek News Proper 48:33 – SAG strike (Fran Drescher trip) (Hollywood studios’ WGA strike endgame is to let writers go broke before resuming talks in fall) 54:05 – Alan Arkin dies aged 89 54:45 – Google blocks news in Canada 57:28 – Jonah Hill’s ex Sarah Brady accuses him of emotional abuse 1:02:53 – Art CW: SET PHOTOS – Deadpool 3 costumes 1:06:40 – Superman Legacy Casts Nathan Fillion as a Green Lantern Alongside Hawkgirl and Mister Terrific 1:09:58 – Daedalic Entertainment (Lord of the Rings: Gollum) dev team shut down Listener mailbag (geekout@TheZone.fm) 1:11:20 – Zoner Bryce: Batman/Soundwave remix Reviews and Recommendayshes 1:12:06 – Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny 1:29:59 – Secret Invasion S01E02/03 – Promises/Betrayed 1:41:59 – Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One Join The Geek-out Podcast’s Facebook page (where we’ll release new episodes, and where you can talk with us) and Facebook group (where fans of the podcast can gather and talk geeky stuff)! Questions? Comments? Corrections? Suggestions? e-mail geekout@TheZone.fm Subscribe to The Zone’s Geek-out Podcast on Apple Podcasts. Or, copypasta this link to subscribe using your podcatcher of choice: https://omny.fm/shows/the-geek-out-podcast/playlists/podcast.rss And, get more Zone podcasty goodness at TheZone.fm/podcast

It’s halfway through the year, it’s been a slow news week, and it’s funny summer schedules, so . . . IT’S A CLIP SHOW! =) Join The Geek-out Podcast’s Facebook page (where we’ll release new episodes, and where you can talk with us) and Facebook group (where fans of the podcast can gather and talk geeky stuff)! Questions? Comments? Corrections? Suggestions? e-mail geekout@TheZone.fm Subscribe to The Zone’s Geek-out Podcast on Apple Podcasts. Or, copypasta this link to subscribe using your podcatcher of choice: https://omny.fm/shows/the-geek-out-podcast/playlists/podcast.rss And, get more Zone podcasty goodness at TheZone.fm/podcast

Please don’t switch on unsolicited tech mailed to your house, please enjoy Severance S1 ’cause that’s probably all we’ll have, and please stop letting Ryan Seacrest take every job in the world. Bud’s Weekly Geek-out 07:10 – trojan smartwatch Coming Soon 14:25 – Challengers (in theatres September 15) 16:40 – FYC – I’m The Homelander 18:55 – Warrior Nun will return for S2 NOT coming soon 20:42 – Netflix phases out ‘basic’ streaming plan from its subscription options in Canada 28:42 – Meta will end news (reading and sharing) on Facebook and Instagram for all Canadians 33:44 – Severance Season 2 has been halted indefinitely 36:38 – The Idol now ending this Sunday after 5 episodes, not 6 Geek News Proper 39:28 – June 21 Nintendo Direct (Bud recaps) 48:13 – Ryan Seacrest will host Wheel of Fortune after Pat Sajak retires next year 56:08 – 299 Queen Street West premieres in Toronto (September 22, then tours Canada) 57:00 – Arnold Schwarzenegger makes ST5 casting announcement 58:43 – David Corenswet Is Superman, Rachel Brosnahan Is Lois Lane in James Gunn’s Superman: Legacy 1:07:56 – Microsoft is raising Xbox Series X and Game Pass prices in most countries Listener mailbag (geekout@TheZone.fm) 1:08:49 – thanks to Zoner NinjaFlyer for the new five-star review! ”Started listening during the Snap and haven’t stopped. 2-hour pod, 2-hour pod!!” Reviews and Recommendayshes 1:10:58 – 91-Second Movie Review: Extraction 2 (find more at TheZone.fm/movies/) related: amazing chase scene BTS, helicopter BTS 1, 2, 3 1:20:04 – Asteroid City (Pol) – Secret Invasion E01 – Resurrection related: SLJ says Marvel has shot down drones that fly over setsarticle 1:42:27 – The Flash (Pol) 1:51:12 – Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (Kirsten) 1:53:37 – submersible followup Join The Geek-out Podcast’s Facebook page (where we’ll release new episodes, and where you can talk with us) and Facebook group (where fans of the podcast can gather and talk geeky stuff)! Questions? Comments? Corrections? Suggestions? e-mail geekout@TheZone.fm Subscribe to The Zone’s Geek-out Podcast on Apple Podcasts. Or, copypasta this link to subscribe using your podcatcher of choice: https://omny.fm/shows/the-geek-out-podcast/playlists/podcast.rss And, get more Zone podcasty goodness at TheZone.fm/podcast

Yeah? The Flash’s CGI was intended to look like that? Mmkay, Andy. We R&R The Flash, talk bad behaviour, and salute a local teenager with connections to the Spider-Verse! Bud’s Weekly Geek-out 07:14 – Bill C-18 Coming Soon 14:03 – Fable (Xbox Series X game, coming soon) 16:08 – Nimona (Netflix series, June 30) 16:35 – Kraven The Hunter (Marvel-adjacent Sony movie, October) 21:40 – One Piece (Netflix series, August 31) 22:32 – Avatar: The Last Airbender live-action series first look (the Tweet / the title treatment) Geek News Proper 26:05 – Jonathan Majors’ domestic violence charge will go to trial 28:50 – Quentin Tarantino draws the line at animal cruelty in his movies 34:24 – Why did the missing titanic sub use a $40 video game controller? 40:24 – Saanich teen’s software (plugin) featured in blockbuster Spider-Verse movie (Zoner Jes) 42:10 – Mike Judge announces new Adult Swim series Common Side Effects 44:03 – Fate of The Idol up in the air amid criticism of The Weeknd’s egomaniacal behavior Listener mailbag (geekout@TheZone.fm) 47:39 – Zoner Mary: Doctor Who and more Reviews and Recommendayshes 51:41 – 91-Second Movie Review: The Flash And Batman And Supergirl And Batman Also And The Flash (find more at TheZone.fm/movies/) related: performing below expectations 1:10:15 – Van Gogh Victoria 1:20:13 – Black Mirror (Joan is Awful & Beyond The Sea) (Pol) Join The Geek-out Podcast’s Facebook page (where we’ll release new episodes, and where you can talk with us) and Facebook group (where fans of the podcast can gather and talk geeky stuff)! Questions? Comments? Corrections? Suggestions? e-mail geekout@TheZone.fm Subscribe to The Zone’s Geek-out Podcast on Apple Podcasts. Or, copypasta this link to subscribe using your podcatcher of choice: https://omny.fm/shows/the-geek-out-podcast/playlists/podcast.rss And, get more Zone podcasty goodness at TheZone.fm/podcast

In a pod that seemed more off the rails than usual (strange, seeing as Bud returned from his absence last week to crack the formatics whip), we kind of cover geek news, but also get in to preparing our own death tributes, discussing when our documentaries can be made, and channeling our pets’ voices. Bud’s Weekly Geek-out 06:13 – Vision Pro Coming Soon 17:50 – Secret Invasion encrypted file (first five minutes, Marvel series, Disney+, June 21) (Password: RSD3PX5N7S) (Zoner Mary) related: pub clip 25:32 – The Expendables (in theatres September 22) 28:17 – Good Omens (Prime Video series, S2, July 28) (Zoner Mary) 30:34 – Stan Lee (Disney+ documentary, June 16) (Zoner Mary) 34:06 – Elio (Pixar film, March 21, 2024) 39:28 – Carl’s Date (Pixar short, June 16, ahead of Elemental) 45:04 – The Sanderson Sisters’ Cottage LEGO set (July 4) 45:49 – Pikmin 4 (Nintendo Switch game, July 21) Geek News Proper 48:13 – Treat Williams dead at 71 (motorcycle crash) 50:29 – Disney Delays all its upcoming Star Wars and Avatar movies 53:06 – Steven Yeun releases full cover of Incubus’ Drive from Beef 57:14 – Summer Game Fest related: The Witcher: Season 3 (Netflix series trailer premiered at Summer Game Fest, June 29) RUMOURS and HEARSEY 1:04:40 – The Legend of Zelda REPORTEDLY being adapted for the big screen (source: Consequence) 1:09:19 – Fans baffled by rumours that Kelis (43) and Bill Murray (72) are dating (source: Daily Mail) Reviews and Recommendayshes 1:12:13 – 91-Second Movie Review: Flamin’ Hot (find more at TheZone.fm/movies/) 1:21:27 – Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse related: Spider-Sound Join The Geek-out Podcast’s Facebook page (where we’ll release new episodes, and where you can talk with us) and Facebook group (where fans of the podcast can gather and talk geeky stuff)! Questions? Comments? Corrections? Suggestions? e-mail geekout@TheZone.fm Subscribe to The Zone’s Geek-out Podcast on Apple Podcasts. Or, copypasta this link to subscribe using your podcatcher of choice: https://omny.fm/shows/the-geek-out-podcast/playlists/podcast.rss And, get more Zone podcasty goodness at TheZone.fm/podcast

Bud's Podcast falls apart without Bud. Trying to feel firm, but mostly soft we talk about Apple's new AR, a death tribute to someone known of us knew, early flash reviews and we R&R Across the Spider-Verse! Bud's Weekly Geek-out 3:28 - Bud's NON Weekly Non geek-out Coming Soon 13:45 Black Mirror: Season 6(June 15  Netflix) 17:36 Jack Ryan –The Final Season(June 30th on Prime) 18:47 TMNT: Mutant Mayhem Trailer(Aug 2nd in Theatres) 21:38 And Just Like That Season 2 Trailer(June 22 on Max) Related:Kim Cattral reportedly filmed a secret cameofor the S2 finale(her and Sarah Jessica Parker have been feuding for years). 25:27 Transformers: Rise of the Beasts Featurette(June 9 in Theatres) 38:33 Star Wars: Ahsoka Trailer (August 23) Geek News Proper 32:13 Sergio Calderón Dies at 77(from Pirates of the Caribbean & Men In Black) 35:07 Danny Masterson convicted on two counts of forcible rape, faces 30 years in prison 37:11 Dwayne Johnson returning as Hobbs in new Fast & Furious spinoff(will bridge the gap between Fast X and Fast X: Part IIbut will NOT be a Hobbs & Shaw II) 42:53 “Oppenheimer”Earns R Rating, IMAX Film Prints are 11 Miles Long and Weigh 600 Lbs 47:01 Mark Hamill skywalks away from Star Wars: “They don’t need Luke anymore.” 50:25 Review: HBO’s “The Idol”Premiere Provides No Reason  50:41 Early Reviews of “The Flash” • “The Flash”is the Best DCEU Superhero Movie Yet, But Can’t Outrun Ezra Miller • The Flash Movie Review: Batman, Supergirl Enrich Personal Story 51:18 Apple bought the AR company behind the techin Nintendo’s “Mario Kart”ride 51:54 Captain America 4 title change: “Brave New World” 52:36 Tom Holland Reveals He’s Taking a Year Off from Acting after ‘Tough Time’Making New Series 53:21 Chris Hemsworth things Thor 4 was “too silly”, wants to “do some other stuff for a while. 55:47 Jenna Ortega says Wednesday (S2) will lean into horror Reviews and Recommendayshes  57:28 91-SecReview: “Spider-Man: Across The Spider-Verse”(R&R discussion w/ Bryan & Art) 1:06:57 R&R:“The Little Mermaid”(Pol) 1:18:17 R&R:“The Idol”(Pol & Art) 1:23:26 R&R:“Love & Death”(Art) Join The Geek-out Podcast's Facebook page (where we'll release new episodes, and where you can talk with us) and Facebook group (where fans of the podcast can gather and talk geeky stuff)! Questions? Comments? Corrections? Suggestions? e-mail geekout@TheZone.fm Subscribe to The Zone's Geek-out Podcast on Apple Podcasts. Or, copypasta this link to subscribe using your podcatcher of choice: https://omny.fm/shows/the-geek-out-podcast/playlists/podcast.rss And, get more Zone podcasty goodness at TheZone.fm/podcast Pedro Pascal photo © Angela Weiss, Getty Images

Missing Art (OR ARE WE?), the geeks talk Star Trek, Deadpool improvisation, wholesome Pedro Pascal, and a buncha great reviews & recommendayshes. Bud’s Weekly Geek-out 04:11 – Discover Tectoria Coming Soon 07:04 – Star Trek: Strange New Worlds (season 2, Paramount+ series, June 15) 10:19 – I Think You Should Leave with Tim Robinson (season 3 trailer, dropped Tuesday) Geek News Proper 12:22 – Tina Turner dies at 83 (Tina Turner/David Bowie Pepsi commercial) 16:07 – WGA strike: Deadpool 3 has started filming, and Ryan Reynolds isn’t allowed to improvise 19:46 – Sony announces new PlayStation streaming handheld, and their first wireless earbuds 25:10 – Pedro Pascal got an infection after years of letting Game of Thrones fans put their thumbs in his eyes related: Pedro Pascal confirms that his work on The Mandalorian is now mostly voiceover work 34:02 – Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross composing terrifying score for Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles movie 35:44 – The Lord of The Rings: Gollum reviews 39:31 – update: Tears of the Kingdom sells faster than any Nintendo game in history RUMOURS and HEARSEY and CLICKBAIT 42:41 – Marvel’s Echo is so bad that it was deemed ”Unreleasable” by Kevin Feige (source: ”Cosmic Book News”) Reviews and Recommendayshes 46:19 – American Born Chinese (Bryan) 49:27 – Mrs. Davis (Bud) 52:05 – Succession (Pol and…Art?) 1:07:27 – Ted Lasso (Kirsten, and Art’s ghost) 1:19:39 – Platonic (Pol) 1:22:27 – Fubar (Bryan) 1:25:45 – Marvel S.T.A.T.I.O.N. (Bryan) 1:29:41 – Jurassic World Live (Bryan) Join The Geek-out Podcast’s Facebook page (where we’ll release new episodes, and where you can talk with us) and Facebook group (where fans of the podcast can gather and talk geeky stuff)! Questions? Comments? Corrections? Suggestions? e-mail geekout@TheZone.fm Subscribe to The Zone’s Geek-out Podcast on Apple Podcasts. Or, copypasta this link to subscribe using your podcatcher of choice: https://omny.fm/shows/the-geek-out-podcast/playlists/podcast.rss And, get more Zone podcasty goodness at TheZone.fm/podcast Pedro Pascal photo © Angela Weiss, Getty Images

Kirsten, Pol, & Bud chat floating solar, the return of Hulurama— er, Futurama, and we get to see what a Bryan/Bud hybrid would look like, thanks (?) to Zoner Shep. Bud’s Weekly Geek-out 02:16 – floating solar Coming Soon 10:48 – Conan O’Brien Must Go (four-episode Max travel series, coming soon) 13:31 – The Creator (JDW, Dream On, in theatres September 29) 15:22 – Full Circle (six-episode Steven Soderbergh miniseries, Max, July 13) 16:21 – Killers of the Flower Moon (in theatres October 6) 20:05 – Nimona (Netflix film, June 30, K.Flay tie-in, Wikipedia) 22:07 – (now a Hulu series, season 8, July 24article) 27:35 – Mortal Kombat 1 (PS5, Xbox X/S, PC, Switch, September 19) Geek News Proper 29:47 – Ray Stevenson dies at 58 31:52 – Star Wars: Galactic Starcruiser to close in late September (Zoner Jes) 41:02 – Disney removes dozens of series from Disney+ & Hulu 45:45 – LEGO Pac-Man (10323, June 4, $350 USD, article) 47:12 – The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom sells 10m units in three days 54:00 – Tenacious D – Video Games 54:41 – Harrison Ford receives a five-minute standing ovation at Cannes 57:00 – Ming-Na Wen will receive a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame May 30 Listener mailbag (geekout@TheZone.fm) 58:01 – Zoner Shep: Bud/Bryan hybrid Reviews and Recommendayshes 1:01:56 – 91-Second Movie Review: Fast X (find more at TheZone.fm/movies/) 1:09:20 – Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves Join The Geek-out Podcast’s Facebook page (where we’ll release new episodes, and where you can talk with us) and Facebook group (where fans of the podcast can gather and talk geeky stuff)! Questions? Comments? Corrections? Suggestions? e-mail geekout@TheZone.fm Subscribe to The Zone’s Geek-out Podcast on Apple Podcasts. Or, copypasta this link to subscribe using your podcatcher of choice: https://omny.fm/shows/the-geek-out-podcast/playlists/podcast.rss And, get more Zone podcasty goodness at TheZone.fm/podcast

The geeks (sans Art) talk Tears of the Kingdom, Beetlejuice 2 realness, Wes Anderson trailer fakeness, more WGA updates, and a coupla business stories (Microsoft/Vice Media) as a treat. Bud’s Weekly Geek-out 09:15 – Tears of the Kingdom related: Hillside Gamestop lineup related: Goddess statues pop up in Brazil related: ”Rediscover your sense of adventure” TotK commercial related and stupid: A speedrunner has beaten TotK in 94 minutes Coming Soon 19:09 – Haunted Mansion (trailer, in theatres July 28) (Zoner Mary) 21:11 – Dead City (six-episode The Walking Dead spinoff, AMC, June 18) 26:04 – Arnold (Netflix three-part documentary, June 7) 26:52 – Secret Invasion (featurette, Marvel series, Disney+, June 21) 27:26 – The Whimsical Fellowship: A Lord of The Rings Story (Curious Refuge) related: The Matrix by Wes Anderson (not Curious Refuge) related: Wes Anderson by American Express 29:16 – Marvel series news: Loki S2 starts October 6. All Echo episodes drop November 29. Geek News Proper 30:51 – 2 Beetle 2 Juice: cast addition and release date (September 6, 2024) 36:13 – The Super Mario Bros. Movie is on digital now (odd Google Play pricing) 37:53 – Guardians Vol. 3 box office related: FAKE CHRIS PRATT related: Guardians Vol. 3 breaks world record for most prosthetics in a film with 22,500-plus pieces 49:41 – Michael J. Fox decided to retire after watching Once Upon a Time in Hollywood (and only recently realized that he’s ”really good” in Back to the Future) (STILL: A Michael J. Fox Movie, streaming now on Apple TV+) 56:44 – WGA update: The Tony Awards will go on without writers or pickets (original update) related: Jimmy Fallon puts his non-writing staff on ‘unpaid leave of absence’ during strike 1:05:21 – Microsoft’s acquisition of Activision Blizzard approved by EU (UK CMA response, US FTC next) 1:08:51 – Vice Media files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy Listener mailbag (geekout@TheZone.fm) 1:11:20 – Zoner Ewan: Cap suit, strong wills Reviews and Recommendayshes 1:15:09 – 91-Second Movie Review: The Mother (find more at TheZone.fm/movies/) 1:20:59 – Come From Away (Pol) 1:24:13 – Renfield (Kirsten & Bryan) Join The Geek-out Podcast’s Facebook page (where we’ll release new episodes, and where you can talk with us) and Facebook group (where fans of the podcast can gather and talk geeky stuff)! Questions? Comments? Corrections? Suggestions? e-mail geekout@TheZone.fm Subscribe to The Zone’s Geek-out Podcast on Apple Podcasts. Or, copypasta this link to subscribe using your podcatcher of choice: https://omny.fm/shows/the-geek-out-podcast/playlists/podcast.rss And, get more Zone podcasty goodness at TheZone.fm/podcast