Kirsten and Bud geek out about Lanterns, Lorne Michaels, lamentations of the women, and limits on Zoom rooms.



Bud’s Weekly Geek-out

03:25 – smart glasses detector

Coming Soon

08:51 – The Super Mario Galaxy Movie (final trailer, in theatres April 1)

related: Donald Glover is the voice of Yoshi

11:41 – Lanterns (8-ep series, co-creator: Damon Lindelof, Kyle Chandler as Hal Jordan, Aaron Pierre as John Stewart, article, HBO Max, August)

14:29 – The Boys (final S5, Prime Video, April 8)

15:41 – In The Grey (dir: Guy Ritchie, starring Jake Gyllenhaal, Henry Cavill, Eiza González, in theatres May 15)

16:27 – Man On Fire (remake of 2004 Denzel movie, seven-episode series, Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, Netflix, April 30)

18:17 – Lorne (in theatres April 17)

19:20 – Arnold Schwarzenegger says he’s making a new Conan movie with M:I director Christopher McQuarrie

21:45 – A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms S2 cast update

22:46 – Firefly somethingorother. Gina/Zoë, Morena/Inara, Sean/Simon, Summer/River, Jewel/Kaylee, and Adam/Jayne summoned, announcement March 15.

Geek News Proper

26:00 – Elijah Wood says no one else will play Frodo while he’s ”alive and able”

28:35 – Project Hail Mary 95% practical, contains not a single greenscreen shot in the entire movie, director says

33:10 – Quentin Tarantino hits back at Rosanna Arquette for n-word criticism

Tech Times w/ Kirsten

33:55 – The Start

38:00 – The End

RUMOURS and HEARSEY

38:40 – The Bear ending with season 5, accoRRRdiiing to Jamie Lee Curtis (source: red carpet chat w/ Access Hollywood)

Reviews and Recommendayshes

39:21 – War Machine (Bud)

related: War Machines?

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Kirsten and Bud geek out about Lanterns, Lorne Michaels, lamentations of the women, and limits on Zoom rooms.
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Bud&rsquo;s Weekly Geek-out
03:25 &ndash; <a href="https://www.TheZone.fm/2026/03/11/geekout-smart-glasses-detector/">smart glasses detector</a>
Coming Soon
08:51 &ndash; <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LX9kXRRJlPw">The Super Mario Galaxy Movie</a> (final trailer, in theatres April 1)
related: <a href="https://variety.com/2026/film/news/super-mario-galaxy-movie-donald-glover-yoshi-1236682959/">Donald Glover is the voice of Yoshi</a>
11:41 &ndash; <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z1jcPlGXnMo">Lanterns</a> (8-ep series, co-creator: Damon Lindelof, Kyle Chandler as Hal Jordan, Aaron Pierre as John Stewart, <a href="https://gizmodo.com/lanterns-trailer-dc-hbo-kyle-chandler-2000729587">article</a>, HBO Max, August)
14:29 &ndash; <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XNQbH1SDPRk">The Boys</a> (final S5, Prime Video, April 8)
15:41 &ndash; <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nufP15iN4GE&amp;t=6s">In The Grey</a> (dir: Guy Ritchie, starring Jake Gyllenhaal, Henry Cavill, Eiza Gonz&aacute;lez, in theatres May 15)
16:27 &ndash; <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bth5JO94ir8">Man On Fire</a> (remake of 2004 Denzel movie, seven-episode series, Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, Netflix, April 30)
18:17 &ndash; <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8jAzm4a5SLo">Lorne</a> (in theatres April 17)
19:20 &ndash; <a href="https://www.polygon.com/king-conan-arnold-schwarzenegger-christopher-mcquarrie/">Arnold Schwarzenegger says he&rsquo;s making a new Conan movie with M:I director Christopher McQuarrie</a>
21:45 &ndash; <a href="https://gizmodo.com/knight-of-the-seven-kingdoms-season-2-casting-lady-rohanne-ser-bennis-eustace-osgrey-2000729535">A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms S2 cast update</a>
22:46 &ndash; Firefly somethingorother. <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/DVHV3_ljlh7/">Gina/Zo&euml;</a>, <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/DVMYhlblStW/">Morena/Inara</a>, <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/DVRiH2SjjKd/">Sean/Simon</a>, <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/DVZQrMTlNIG/">Summer/River</a>, <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/DVeaFkfEVbS/">Jewel/Kaylee</a>, and <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/DVjqirjD2NC/">Adam/Jayne</a> summoned, announcement March 15.
Geek News Proper
26:00 &ndash; <a href="https://www.nme.com/news/film/elijah-wood-says-no-one-else-will-play-frodo-while-hes-alive-and-able-3933533?utm_source=feedly&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=elijah-wood-says-no-one-else-will-play-frodo-while-hes-alive-and-able">Elijah Wood says no one else will play Frodo while he&rsquo;s &rdquo;alive and able&rdquo;</a>
28:35 &ndash; <a href="https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/project-hail-mary-no-green-screen-budget-1236521355/">Project Hail Mary 95% practical, contains not a single greenscreen shot in the entire movie, director says</a>
33:10 &ndash; <a href="https://www.nme.com/news/film/quentin-tarantino-hits-back-at-rosanna-arquette-for-n-word-criticism-i-hope-the-publicity-youre-getting-was-worth-disrespecting-me-3933725">Quentin Tarantino hits back at Rosanna Arquette for n-word criticism</a>
Tech Times w/ Kirsten
33:55 &ndash; The Start
38:00 &ndash; The End
RUMOURS and HEARSEY
38:40 &ndash; <a href="https://consequence.net/2026/03/the-bear-season-5-final-jamie-lee-curtis/">The Bear ending with season 5, accoRRRdiiing to Jamie Lee Curtis</a> (source: red carpet chat w/ Access Hollywood)
Reviews and Recommendayshes
39:21 &ndash; War Machine (Bud)
related: <a href="https://www.forbes.com/sites/paultassi/2026/03/09/an-update-on-netflixs-war-machine-2-from-alan-ritchson/">War Machines</a>?
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Zoners Pol, Kirsten, Bud, and sometimes Art & Bryan (RIP) geek out about tech, movies, TV, comics, and more! New episodes every Thursday.

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