The Geek-out Podcast

Pol, Kirsten, and Bud talk about smartphone shortcomings and brilliant solutions, tax writeoffs and money being the root of all stupid, originals vs memberberries, and have a passionate discussion about Apple. Bud’s Weekly Geek-out 05:27 – DualShot Recorder Coming Soon 10:29 – Coyote vs. ACME (in theatres August 28) 15:55 – The Mandalorian and Grogu (in theatres May the 4̶t̶h̶ 22nd) 19:35 – Practical Magic 2 (in theatres September 11) (Zoner Mary) 20:59 – Street Fighter (in theatres October 16) 22:18 – Spaceballs: T̶h̶e̶ ̶S̶e̶a̶r̶c̶h̶ ̶F̶o̶r̶ ̶M̶o̶r̶e̶ ̶M̶o̶n̶e̶y̶ The New One (Amazon MGM movie, in theatres April 23, 2027) related: Rick Moranis (and more) reveal 27:21 – Focker-In-Law (in theatres November 25) 28:15 – Super Troopers 3 (in theatres August 7) 30:42 – Ladies First (Netflix film, May 22) 31:41 – The Transporter, but make it organ donation: Runner (Alan Ritchson, Owen Wilson, in theatres September 11) (Zoner Mary) 33:41 – The Dog Stars (in theatres August 28) 35:30 – Insidious: Out of the Further (in theatres August 21) 38:35 – Evil Dead Burn (in theatres July 10) 42:03 – Hershey (in theatres November 26) (Zoner Mary) 46:01 – The Brink of War (in theatres August 14) 50:31 – Neglected (in theatres May 8) (Zoner Mary) 53:00 – The Magic Faraway Tree (August 21) (Zoner Mary) 54:39 – Star Trek: New movie confirmed at CinemaCon, they cancelled Starfleet Academy last month and are selling off the sets and props, but separately, they’re making THREE copies of a $165,000 USD TOS communicator wristwatch Geek News Proper 57:56 – Apple CEO Tim Cook is stepping down 1:05:05 – The Onion says it has a deal to take over Alex Jones’ Infowars, plans to relaunch right-wing site as parody of itself 1:07:17 – Pedro Pascal in legal battle with Chilean spirit brand Pedro Piscal (Zoner Ewan) related: The Galaxy’s Edge Han Solo proves you really can’t replace Harrison Ford related: Oscar Isaac says ‘’Somehow, Palpatine returned’’ came from reshoots Reviews and Recommendayshes 1:15:17 – NINE INCH NOIZE (Bud) 1:17:59 – Anaconda (Kirsten) 1:18:19 – Ready or Not 2: Here I Come (Kirsten) 1:19:35 – Nirvanna The Band The Show The Movie (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. And, get more Zone podcasty goodness at TheZone.fm/podcast

Pol, Kirsten, and Bud chat about swinging, octopii, leaks, and the fact that Ian McKellen is old. Bud’s Weekly Geek-out 01:59 – AI councillor Coming Soon 06:18 – Mortal Kombat II (it’s-out-now-please-buy-tickets trailer) 07:37 – Coyote vs. Acme (teaser for the trailer, next week, in theatres August 28, article) (Zoner Ewan) 11:41 – Godzilla Minus Zero (in theatres November 6) 12:33 – The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping (in theatres November 20) 16:29 – The Invite (Olivia Wilde, who also directed, Seth Rogen, Penélope Cruz and Edward Norton, in theatres June 26) 21:25 – Passenger (in theatres May 22) 24:01 – The Punisher: One Last Kill (Marvel special, Disney+, May 12) 26:01 – Remarkably Bright Creatures (Netflix film, May 8) 28:53 – The Boroughs (Netflix series, May 21) 31:10 – Entire Avatar: Aang, The Last Airbender animated film leaked (October 9, only on Paramount Plus??!?) 34:33 – The Lord of the Rings: The Hunt for Gollum sets cast: Ian McKellen and Elijah Wood officially return, with Jamie Dornan as Aragorn 44:18 – We don’t get to see it yet, but a teaser/trailer for Zach Cregger’s Resident Evil movie (as well as Practical Magic 2) was shown at CinemaCon in Las Vegas. Reviews and Recommendayshes 45:08 – The Boys (Kirsten & Bud) 48:18 – Euphoria (Pol) Extro! 54:09 – SNL UK 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. And, get more Zone podcasty goodness at TheZone.fm/podcast

Pol, Kirsten, Bud, and a special ghost chat robots, the Hulkster, The Studio, and then review and recommendaysh all the things! Bud’s Weekly Geek-out 02:23 – Esquimalt Atom Smashers Coming Soon 11:53 – Daredevil: Born Again (it’s-out-now-please-watch-it trailer, still atrocious fork CG) 13:49 – Hulk Hogan: Real American (Netflix documentary, April 22) 17:06 – CBS sets Late Show replacement: Comics Unleashed With Byron Allen (11:35p slot, May 22) 29:55 – Caravan Palace – Good Mouse (Mouse: P.I. for Hire, April 16 on Steam, Xbox, PS5, and Switch 2) 31:39 – Madonna to play herself in The Studio S2 (in production) 33:15 – Zach Shields set to pen Weapons prequel screenplay alongside Zach Cregger 36:01 – Steven Spielberg liked Weapons so much he no longer wants to make a horror movie 37:58 – Project Hail Mary IS coming to Victoria’s IMAX (soon!) Reviews and Recommendayshes 42:12 – Project Hail Mary (Art) 53:12 – Daredevil: Born Again (Art) 58:08 – Super Mario Galaxy Movie (Pol) 1:05:50 – Maul: Shadow Lord (Kirsten) 1:06:43 – The Sopranos S2 (Kirsten) Bud’s Weekly Geek-out followup 1:10:02 – Atom Smashers episode feedback Reviews and Recommendayshes AGAIN 1:11:22 – Your Friends & Neighbo(u)rs S2 (Art) 1:15:04 – some final thoughts on Independence Day (1996) 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. And, get more Zone podcasty goodness at TheZone.fm/podcast

Pol, Kirsten, and Bud talk about password managers, musicals, rehashing of IP ad infinitum, spoopy liminal spaces, Nintendo, and Project Hail Mary. Please note: the alternate title of this podcast, volunteered by Pol before we began, was ”Bud is a big butt and his butt smells.” Bud’s Weekly Geek-out 04:53 – LastPass class action Coming Soon 09:33 – from last week: The Incredibles 3 (title treatment, June 16, 2028) 16:50 – Supergirl (in theatres June 26) 18:57 – Masters of The Universe (in theatres June 5) 25:03 – Cape Fear (Apple TV 10-ep series, June 5) 26:55 – Backrooms (A24 film, Chiwetel Ejiofor, in theatres May 29, playlist of Kane Parsons’ Backrooms videos) 33:32 – Stop! That! Train! (in theatres June 12) 35:19 – The End of Oak Street (in theatres August 14) 36:34 – Forgotten Island (Dreamworks/Universal animated film, in theatres, September 25) 37:58 – NSFW: They Will Kill You (just released, March 27) related: Project Hail Mary makes $54.5 million USD in second weekend ($164.3M USD domestically), Hoppers makes $12.2M, They Will Kill You flops with $5 Million 40:47 – NSFW: The Furious (in theatres May 29) 41:52 – Apex (Netflix film, Charlize Theron, Taron Egerton, April 24) (Zoner Ewan) 46:05 – Avatar: The Last Airbender (S2, BTS/date announce, Netflix series, June 25) 46:23 – Deep Water (Sir Ben Kingsley, Aaron Eckhart, in theatres May 1, ”aaaaaaaaaa”) 48:29 – Himesh Patel (Yesterday) joins Danielle Deadwyler in Ryan Coogler’s X-Files reboot on Hulu 49:13 – Nintendo confirms Star Fox hero Fox McCloud Is in The Super Mario Galaxy Movie Not Coming Soon, but . . . Eventually 55:11 – The Academy Awards will move from the Dolby ‘Theater’ to Peacock ‘Theater’ (joining the Emmy Awards) when they switch to YouTube in 2029 (10-year contract) Geek News Proper 58:55 – from last week: Lion King Chant composer files $27m lawsuit against comedian over song’s alleged misinterpretation (OG clip, initial reaction, second statement) 1:01:11 – Marvel says the real world parallels in Daredevil: Born Again are coincidental related: Marvel just put Daredevil: Born Again S2 in a very weird place in the MCU timeline related: the complete MCU timeline on Disney+ RUMOURS and HEARSEY 1:04:32 – It looks like we’re finally getting an Ocarina of Time remake (source: NateTheHate) Reviews and Recommendayshes 1:08:26 – Paradise S2 (Bud) 1:10:50 – Pol Hail Mary Extro! _____ – A radio guy, The Kid Mero, on The Daily 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. And, get more Zone podcasty goodness at TheZone.fm/podcast

Returning to form, Pol, Kirsten, and Bud geek out about The Lord of The Rings, Project Hail Mary, and The Rock’s wig. Bud’s Weekly Geek-out 08:13 – your ai slop bores me Coming Soon 13:27 – Moana (live-action remake, in theatres July 10) (Zoner Mary) 18:30 – Maul – Shadow Lord (10-ep Star Wars series, two per week, ending May the 4th, Disney+, April 6) 21:03 – The Rise of the Red Hot Chili Peppers: Our Brother, Hillel (article) 27:24 – What’s after The Hunt for Gollum in 2027? A new movie written by Stephen Colbert and his son (article) 37:01 – Wonder Man renewed for season 2 at Disney+ 34:40 – Jon Bernthal’s Punisher TV special titled ‘One Last Kill” and sets May release date, one week after Daredevil: Born Again season 2 finale 41:18: Pol & Kirsten talk about the Spider-Man: Brand New Day trailer from last week 46:08 – Heated Rivalry announces vinyl & CD soundtrack + score (presale March 26, release date July 10) Geek News Proper 50:45 – Chuck Norris somehow dies at 86 (clip: AIDS, ERB vs Abe Lincoln) 54:28 – Nicholas Brendon, Buffy the Vampire Slayer star, dies at 54 57:09 – Are Princess Peach and Rosalina related? The Super Mario Galaxy Movie will tell us Reviews and Recommendayshes 59:33 – Project Hail Mary 1:06:20 – Project Hail Mary SPOILERS START 1:06:55 – Project Hail Mary SPOILERS END Other stuff that ALMOST didn’t make the pod 1:11:08 – Late-breaking trailer: Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone (HBO Max series, 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. And, get more Zone podcasty goodness at TheZone.fm/podcast

In our first ever solo pod (saving you from a week of nothing followed by a four-hour pod stuffed with two weeks’ worth of content), Bud (very quickly) covers the new Spider-Man trailer, cautiously freaks out about Firefly, and reviews Bonnie Bear Saves Frogtime (it’s a game). Bud’s Weekly Geek-out 01:49 – Meta dropping IG E2EE Coming Soon 03:12 – Spider-Man: Brand New Day (in theatres July 31) (Zoner Ewan and Zoner Mary) related: Zendaya on Tom Holland A.I. Wedding Pics, Robert Pattinson Lying & Seeing the New Spider-Man 05:18 – Dune: Part Three (in theatres December 18, just like Avengers: Doomsday) (Zoner Mary) related: Timothee Chalamet’s ”ballet and opera” comments, and Steven Spielberg’s response, Oscar roasting 06:30 – Daredevil: Born Again (Marvel series, S2, 8-ep, Disney+, March 24) 07:10 – Disclosure Day (in theatres June 12) 08:23 – Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan: Ghost War (Prime Video movie, May 20) 10:49 – Big Mistakes (Netflix film, Dan Levy, April 9) 11:20 – Sonic the Hedgehog 4 (in theatres March 19, 2027) 11:59 – Firefly returning as an animated series, hopefully (this is the post they want boosted) (Zoner Rob) 13:20 – Kate Winslet is joining The Hunt for Gollum (along with Ian McKellen, Andy Serkis, and Elijah Wood) 13:51 – White Lotus S4 casts Max Greenfield, Kumail Nanjiani, Chloe Bennet, Charlie Hall, Jarrad Paul 14:32 – Two more missing episodes of Doctor Who have finally been found (BBC’s iPlayer, next month) NOT Coming Soon 15:09 – Planned Buffy the Vampire Slayer reboot cancelled, says Sarah Michelle Gellar (SMG’s post) (Zoner Darren across the wall) Geek News Proper 15:40 – Sony Pictures Animation’s GOAT makes history as first major studio film looped by an all-disability group (great BTS video) Reviews and Recommendayshes 17:20 – Bonnie Bear Saves Frogtime 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. And, get more Zone podcasty goodness at TheZone.fm/podcast

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Pol, Kirsten, and Bud do NOT talk about trucks. Bud’s Weekly Geek-out 07:58 – BMW screw / screw BMW & moisture farming IRL Coming Soon 12:49 – Toy Story 5 (in theatres June 19) 18:11 – Mortal Kombat II (in theatres May 8 ) 22:35 – Scary Movie (not the movie from 2000, June 5, 2026) 25:09 – Tommy (IMAX remaster, Tuesday & Wednesday, March 17 & 18) 27:24 – Doctor Who The TV Movie (1996 original, pilot for a failed American series, restored to 4K UHD, coming to Blu-ray soon) 29:12 – Pokémon Winds and Pokémon Waves (2027) 32:06 – Lee Cronin’s The Mummy(not Brendan Fraser and Rachel Weiss, Blumhouse, in theatres April 17) 36:33 – Is God Is (in theatres May 15) 38:15 – Paradise (Hulu show, S2, Disney+, out now, plus Bud’s micro-review of the first few eps so far) 38:57 – Normal (in theatres April 17) 40:40 – Backrooms (A24 film, in theatres May 29) 41:44 – The Fall and Rise of Reggie Dinkins (NBC series, pilot last month, E02 February 23 at 8p on NBC, Peacock the next day, Tracy Morgan, Daniel Radcliffe, Bobby Moynihan) 44:18 – Ryan Coogler’s X-Files reboot has found its star (Danielle Deadwyler) 46:00 – God of War Amazon series first look, casting so far, Jaffe yelling (in production in Vancouver) 50:12 – Project Hail Mary: theatre tour + LEGO 11389 (March 1, $130 CAD) + early reviews + US/Alamo-only popcorn bucket, dangit! 54:36 – Game of Thrones movie in the works at Warner Bros. (dependent on Paramount sale) Geek News Proper 1:00:15 – Eric Dane (Grey’s Anatomy, Euphoria) dies at 53 from ALS (final message to his daughters) 1:01:11 – Phil Spencer leaving Xbox (also Sarah Bond, Core AI lead Asha Sharma to take over, cofounder/designer opinion) 1:03:34 – Netflix vs Paramount for Warner Bros: Netflix out, Paramount ”wins”, breakup fee, HBO Max and Paramount+ to merge 1:12:47 – Jim Carrey did attend César Awards, was not Alexis Stone Reviews and Recommendayshes 1:19:21 – A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms (Pol & Kirsten) 1:24:34 – Marty Supreme (Kirsten) 1:32:05 – first few episodes of The Sopranos (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. And, get more Zone podcasty goodness at TheZone.fm/podcast

Pol, Kirsten, and Bud catch up on THREE WEEKS of missed pods due to scheduling difficulties, and somehow managed NOT to make it a three hour pod! Three hour pod! Bud’s Weekly Geek-out 10:06 – Samsung privacy screen tech / Discord Coming Soon 13:49 – The Mandalorian and Grogu (in theatres May 22, Super Bowl :36) 17:47 – The Super Mario Galaxy Movie (Super Bowl :30, in theatres April 1) 18v01 – Spider-Noir (Sony/Marvel series, Prime Video, May 27, colour or black & white) (Zoner Mary) 19:09 – Project Hail Mary: trailer, article explaining the revealed plot elements (in theatres March 20) _____ – Disclosure Day (Super Bowl :60, in theatres June 12) 24:06 – The Devil Wears Prada 2 (in theatres May 1) 24:28 – Stranger Things: Tales from ’85 (conveniently-timed Netflix animated series, April 23) 26:09 – Monarch: Legacy of Monsters (Apple TV series, S2, February 27) 27:48 – [STROBE LIGHT WARNING AGAIN UGH] Scream 7 (February 27) 29:53 – Michael: trailer, 2m first look (in theatres April 24) 30:04 – Rooster (10-ep miniseries, Steve Carell, John C. McGinley, HBO Max, March 8) 31:07 – In The Blink of An Eye (dir: Andrew Stanton, starring Kate McKinnon, Rashida Jones, Daveed Diggs, basically Cloud Atlas?, Disney+, film February 27) 32:25 – War Machine (Netflix film, March 6) 33:18 – Lucky (Apple TV series, Anya Taylor-Joy, Annette Bening, Timothy Olyphant, July 16) 34:30 – Exit 8 (in theatres April 10) related: Bud’s micro-R&R of The Exit 8 and Platform 8 (games) 36:16 – Supergirl (Super Bowl :30, in theatres June 26) 37:09 – What’s Your Favorite? (Pokémon Super Bowl :60, Trevor Noah, Lady Gaga, Blackpink’s Jisoo, Formula One driver Charles Leclerc, Spanish professional footballer Lamine Yamal, Canadian actor/voice actor Maitreyi Ramakrishnan, and Puerto Rican rapper, singer, songwriter and former footballer Young Miko) 40:31 – The Adventures of Cliff Booth (written by Quentin Tarantino, Directed by David Fincher, Netflix film, also in theatres sometime this year) related: Quentin Tarantino’s new Beverly Cinema goes back to its porno roots this month also related: Paul Dano reacts to Quentin Tarantino dissing him: ‘Incredibly grateful the world spoke up for me so i didn’t have to’ 44:06 – White Lotus season 4 casts Helena Bonham Carter, Chris Messina, Marissa Long (HBO series, preproduction, location reveal) 45:05 – Ted Lasso to return for fourth season this summer (Apple TV series) 45:34 – Baldur’s Gate Series in the works at HBO (creator/writer/EP/showrunner: Craig Mazin) related: The Last of Us to film S3 in BC March 2–November 27 Geek News Proper 48:30 – The Grammys 49:05 – Gone too soon: Catherine O’Hara, 71, James Van Der Beek of Dawson’s Creek, 48, Jesse Jackson, 84, and Robert Duvall, 95 59:28 – John Lithgow on playing Dumbledore in Harry Potter series and J.K. Rowling’s trans-exclusionary views Reviews and Kirstemendayshes 1:02:24 – IT: Welcome to Derry (Kirsten & Pol) 1:05:16 – The Muppet Show (Kirsten & Pol) 1:07:22 – Wonder Man (Bud) 1:09:10 – The Secret Agent (Kirsten) 1:11:22 – Fallout S2 (Kirsten & Pol) 1:13:48 – Heated Rivalry (Kirsten) 1:20:28 – Send Help (Pol) 1:22:24 – Wuthering Heights (Pol) Other stuff that didn’t make the pod – Resident Evil Requiem – Evil Has Always Had A Name: short film, article w/ background – Unable to stop AI, SAG-AFTRA mulls a studio tax on digital performers 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. And, get more Zone podcasty goodness at TheZone.fm/podcast

Pol & Bud host a shortyboi pod, missing our other geek pals, Kirsten, Bryan, and Art, and chat about the Oscars, smartwatches, and Hallmark movies. Bud’s Weekly Geek-out 06:07 – Pebble update Coming Soon 16:38 – Daredevil: Born Again (Marvel series, S2, Disney+, March 24) (Zoner Mary) 18:59 – The Super Mario Galaxy Movie (first look at Yoshi, in theatres April 1) 21:31 – Supergirl (Jason Mamoa as Lobo, in theatres June 26) 24:57 – The Muppet Show (Disney+ special, February 4, that’s like a week and a half out!) 29:16 – The Stars Between Us (Hallmark movie, February 21, starring DJ Boitano as…a DJ) 31:25 – Melania (Amazon MGM movie, in theatres Friday) (Zoner Ewan, ”NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOooooooooooooooooooooooooo! ”) Geek News Proper 35:30 – Academy Awards 2026 nominations (Conan O’Brien to host, ABC & Hulu, Sunday, March 15) 44:50 – Hudson Williams and Connor Storrie announced as Olympic torchbearers for Milano Cortina 2026 RUMOURS and HEARSEY 45:09 – Marvel reeepoooRRRrrrt reveals exactly when MCU’s new Black Panther will arrive (source: The Direct / Daniel Ricthman/DanielRPK’s Patreon??!? It’s literally titled ”creating News, Scoops, Stories.”) Reviews and Recommendayshes 46:58 – Shoresy S6 (Pol?) 49:00 – Wonder Man S01E01–E04 (Bud) 52:22 – Wonder Man SPOILERS 1:00:28 – A Knight of The Seven Kingdoms S01E02 (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, Kirsten, and Bud memberberry Darth Maul, He-Man, The Mummy, Robin Hood— holy crunch. Is Crime 101 the only original IP in this pod??!? Bud’s Weekly Geek-out 16:33 – game dev deletes his own game Coming Soon 18:52 – Star Wars: Maul – Shadow Lord (Star Wars CG animated series, Disney+, April 6, trailer teaser) 19:02 – Masters of the Universe (in theatres June 5, trailer teaser) 23:35 – Lee Cronin’s The Mummy (in theaters April 17) 23:25 – The Death of Robin Hood (A24, in theatres…I dunno, sometime in 2026?) 25:14 – Crime 101 (Amazon/MGM, Chris Hemsworth/Mark Ruffalo/Barry Keoghan/Halle Berry, in theatres and IMAX February 13) 28:24 – The Bride! (in theatres March 6) 29:09 – The Dreadful (in theatres AND digital February 20) related: first look at Sophie Turner as Lara Croft, Tomb Raider 30:42 – God of War live-action series casts Ryan Hurst as Kratos (voiced Thor in GOW: Ragnarök) 31:59 – The live-action Zelda movie is coming to Netflix after its theatrical and VOD periods Geek News Proper 35:05 – Kathleen Kennedy is stepping down as the president of Lucasfilm (Dave Filoni and Lynwen Brennan take over) related: Maybe a Han Solo movie wasn’t a great idea, admits Kathleen Kennedy 45:03 – Peter Jackson took a 12-year movie hiatus after the death of his trusted cinematographer, Andrew Lesnie (heart attack, 2015, age 59) 47:39 – Matt Damon says Netflix wants movies to restate the plot ‘three or four times in the dialogue’ because viewers are ‘on their phones while they’re watching’ 53:41 – Dunesday is what Robert Downey Jr and Timothée Chalamet call their simultaneous Avengers: Doomsday and Dune: Part 3 day 55:40 – Harry Potter fans unsure about Hans Zimmer score: ”Will never beat John Williams” 58:13 – Meta plans to cut around 10% of employees (1,500 jobs) in Reality Labs division Reviews and Recommendayshes 1:00:43 – The Rip (Kirsten) 1:04:45 – A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms S01E01 (Pol) 1:07:33 – 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple (Pol) 1:14:32 – Heated Rivalry (Bud and Kait) 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 almost a month away due to holidays and scheduling issues, the geek pod gang’s back for 2026! And we talk Avengers, The Odyssey, The Golden Globes, and more! Bud’s Weekly Geek-out 12:10 – CES Coming Soon 21:09 – Avengers: Doomsday Cap · Thor · X · Wak-astic · (in Theaters December 18, 2026) 29:53 – Wonder Man (Marvel 8-episode series, Disney+, January 27 at 6:00 pm Pacific) (Zoner Mary) 31:19 – The Odyssey (in theatres July 17) 35:15 – Euphoria (S3, HBO Max, April 12) 36:05 – Digger (dir: Alejandro G. Iñárritu, in theatres October 2) 37:06 – Dracula (dir: Luc Besson, in theatres February 6) 38:14 – Godzilla Minus Zero coming to North America November 6 38:44 – Good Luck, Have Fun, Don’t Die (dir: Gore Verbinski, in theatres February 13) 43:56 – Malcolm in the Middle: Life’s Still Unfair (Hulu four-episode miniseries, 30 mins each, Disney+, April 10) 44:24 – New Jackass movie coming to theaters in June (in theatres June 26) 45:31 – Paul King (Paddington and Wonka) to direct Labubu movie (early development) 47:57 – Lars Eidinger will play Brainiac in Man of Tomorrow 50:58 – Live-action Tangled casts its Rapunzel (Teagan Croft) and Flynn (Milo Manheim) NOT Coming Soon 51:48 – Bowen Yang to exit Saturday Night Live after 7 seasons 53:32 – The Last of Us to recast Danny Ramirez’s Manny for season 3 54:16 – House Of The Dragon ends with season 4 and Black Mirror ends with season 8 55:26 – Ubisoft closes Halifax studio weeks after workers vote to unionize Awards Shows! 56:43 – Golden Globes winners 1:08:48 – The Emmys create a new Legacy Award to honor old favorites 1:09:50 – Disney Loses the Oscars to YouTube . . . AND . . . The Grammys will be on Disney+ starting in 2027! Geek News Proper 1:12:21 – Scott Adams, Dilbert creator, dies at 68 1:14:06 – Rian Johnson confirms Rickroll in Wake Up Dead Man 1:16:39 – Watch the Jim Henson Company bring Magic: The Gathering to life (Lorwyn Eclipsed set, January 23, amazing BTS) 1:18:20 – The Muppet Show returning for one night only (Disney+, February 4, teaser, trailer 1:19:43 – Rhea Seehorn’s career began as the ‘tutorial sorceress’ in a Magic The Gathering PC game from 1997 1:20:38 – Of course Avatar: Fire and Ash has made a billion dollars already 1:24:08 – Pokémon fans outraged by ‘insane’ ~$900 Canadian dollar Lego set 1:25:27 – Disney+ to start throwing vertical videos at our poor, attention-deficient brains RUMOURS and HEARSEY 1:26:41 – Something something The Hunt for Gollum nothing confirmed Reviews and Recommendayshes 1:32:11 – Anaconda (Pol) related: Mashable review with terribly-written subhead 1:34:02 – CFNY: The Spirit of Radio (Bud) 1:36:31 – Stranger Things (everyone but Bud) 1:44:15 – Heated Rivalry 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 (where’s Bud? #BudFlood) remember Rob Reiner, and talk Tik Tok, blue kitties, running men, and feet pics. Coming Soon 14:41 – Supergirl (teaser, Milly Alcock, in theatres June 24) 16:44 – Billie Eilish – Hit Me Hard and Soft: The Tour (Live in 3D) (trailer, article) 18:43 – The Moment (less-strobey mockumentary, in theatres January 30) 19:48 – Disclosure Day (created & directed by Steven Spielberg, screenplay by David Koepp, in theatres June 12) (KEP; SILENT O) 21:23 – The Life of Chuck (Stephen King adaptation, Mike Flanagan dir, BONKERS CAST, Hulu film, on Disney+ December 26) 22:58 – The Drama (A24, Zendaya, Robert Pattison, in theatres April 3) 24:39 – PONIES (Peacock series, Emilia Clarke, Haley Lu Richardson, January 15) 26:16 – The Copenhagen Test (Peacock series, Simu Liu, December 27) 27:13 – Hijack (Idris Elba, Apple TV series, S2, January 14, S1) 28:48 – The inaugural U.S. TikTok Awards (December 18, hosted by…Ciara?) 31:20 – Wonder Man: Ben Mankiewicz interviews Trevor Slattery (Zoner Ewan) Geek News Proper 33:09 – Rob (78) and Michele Reiner (70) found dead 43:31 – ”The Walt Disney Company and OpenAI reach landmark agreement to bring beloved characters from across Disney’s brands to Sora” related: Disney fires off cease-and-desist letter to Google claiming its ai services infringe on copyright on a ”massive scale” 46:27 – KPop Demon Hunters Is TIME’s 2025 Breakthrough of the Year 46:54 – Millie Bobby Brown says she and David Harbour have a ‘great relationship’ amid bullying rumors 49:51 – Avatar: Fire and Ash: How can a film be so stunning, yet so disappointing? (Mashable) related: Read James Cameron’s ‘critical’ letter to theater technicians showing Avatar: Fire And Ash 55:25 – Daisy Ridley was as surprised as anyone that Adam Driver wanted more Star Wars (The Hunt For Ben Solo) Listener mailbag (geekout@TheZone.fm) 59:45 – Zoner Ewan: New horror movie sending feet pics to those who buy tickets RUMOURS and HEARSEY 1:03:10 – Helena Bonham Carter is REPORRRTEDLYYY being lined up for the next season of The White Lotus. (source: NME) Reviews and Recommendayshes 1:04:32 – Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery (Kirsten) 1:10:59 – Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country (Pol) 1:12:02 – The Running Man 1987 (Kirsten) 1:13:40 – The Running Man 2025 (Kirsten) Other stuff that didn’t make the pod – Bud’s Weekly Geek-out: The Game Awards 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, and Bud talk Warner Bros wooing, the end of The Boys, and celebrities chirping at each other. Bud’s Weekly Geek-out 07:43 – retro listening Coming Soon 16:58 – The Boys (Amazon series, final season 5, Prime Video, April 8) 18:55 – Paradise (Huhu series, S2, February 23, LOUD HULU LOGO AT THE END) 20:51 – A Private Life (in theatres January 16) 23:54 – Ready or Not 2: Here I Come (in theatres April 10, amazing SMG moment in the trailer, 2006 OG) 28:34 – A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms (”Official Final Trailer,” HBO Max series, January 18) 32:30 – F1 (Apple TV, December 12, was in theatres June 27) 33:41 – Columbia’s New Endor-Inspired Star Wars Collection (drops December 11, BTS) 35:40 – Star Wars returns to theaters for 50th anniversary (February 19, 2027) 39:42 – New 4K restorations of Studio Ghibli movies are coming to IMAX screens in 2026 40:55 – Stranger Things 5 coming to the Odeon at 6:30 pm and 10:00 pm on NYE (adding 11:40a and 3:10p showings NYD) Geek News Proper 42:09 – Netflix Wins Bidding War to Purchase Warner Bros. BUT: Paramount makes $108 billion hostile bid for Warner Bros 1:01:37 – Golden Globes 2026 nominations 1:04:22 – Joel Edgerton says James Cameron shouldn’t ‘be squabbling’ over ‘what has a right to be seen’ after arguing Netflix films don’t belong at the Oscars 1:05:02 – Quentin Tarantino calls Paul Dano a ”weak, uninteresting guy” related: Dano love, we got Dano love 1:09:02 – wholesome chat beetween Jonathan Bailey and David Corenswet re: levitating kisses (article, full Actors on Actors episode) RUMOURS and HEARSEY 1:10:58 – Scarlett Johansson in taaaAAAaaalks to join The Batman: Part II (source: Consequence) Reviews and Recommendayshes 1:16:00 – Eternity 1:18:47 – Squid Game 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 post-shot Kirsten talk AI (ew), Letterman (aw), F––kboats (um), and real live puppets (yay)! Bud’s Weekly Geek-out 06:45 – datacentre home heating Coming Soon 08:35 – The First Snow of Fraggle Rock (Apple TV special, December 5) 11:49 – Mother Mary (A24 film, Anne Hathaway, Michaela Coel, Hunter Schafer, fka twigs, in theatres April 2026) 15:12 – Run Away (Netflix film, January 1) 16:46 – My Next Guest Needs No Introduction With David Letterman (Netflix series, S6, December 16) 24:06 – Taylor Swift | The Eras Tour | The Final Show (6-episode documentary, Vancouver concerts, with songs from The Tortured Poets Department, Disney+, two-episode premiere December 12) 26:09 – Glen Powell is chartering a Fuckboat NOT Coming Soon 29:39 – Netflix is killing casting from your phone Geek News Proper 33:38 – A Critter Carol (shot on iPhone 17 Pro, BTS, LNY’s, LNY’s BTS) 50:20 – Kpop Demon Hunters is now officially eligible in the Animated Feature category for the 2026 Oscars 54:49 – Stranger Things 5 criticised for Nintendo ”cardinal sin”: showing a TV w/ NES running the arcade version of Ghosts ’n Goblins, NOT the NES port related: Dick Extro! 57:40 – Festive Face-Off (Christmas movie bracket) Late-breaking listener mailbag (geekout@TheZone.fm) 1:10:44 – Zoner Spenny: Westhills’ heat transfer 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

What makes a film eligible for an Oscar? We dig in to that, the 100 best movies of all time, and no-your-child-didn’t-download-porn-on-your-account comeuppance for Kirsten. Preamble 01:21 – Kirsten vs Playstation 11:03 – The Bombadiloff Bud’s Weekly Geek-out 18:03 – Vine is long dead. Long live diVine? Coming Soon 23:04 – The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping (in theatres ONE YEAR from trailer drop: November 20, 2026) 24:28 – Scrubs (reboot series, ABC, February 25) (Zoner Ewan) 26:04 – How to Make a Killing (A24, in theatres February 20) 27:23 – We Bury The Dead (Daisy Ridley zombie film, in theatres January 2) 30:58 – STROBE WARNING · The Moment (mockumentary, in theatres January 30) 33:18 – Hoppers (Disney/Pixar animated film, in theatres March 6) 36:06 – Scarlett Johansson to star in Mike Flanagan’s ”radical new take” on The Exorcist 44:13 – Mashable’s 60 second Stranger Things recap (Netflix series, final season, Vol 1 5p November 26, Vol 2 5p Christmas Day, finalé 5p New Year’s Eve ALSO in theatres, Netflix recap, click the thumbs up for a ) 49:10 – Shoresey (Crave series, S5, December 25) Geek News Proper 51:33 – Empire’s fan-voted 100 best movies of all time 1:00:59 – In Australia, under-sixteens will be banned from major social media plaforms from December 10th 1:02:17 – James Cameron thinks Netflix’s theatrical strategy is ”rotten to the core” 1:05:23 – House of the Dragon renewed for season 4 at HBO (based on Fire & Blood, final season? non-story non-answer) related: A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms renewed for season 2 ahead of its premiere on HBO (based on Dunk and Egg, S1: Janaury 18, S2: 2027) 1:06:51 – Olaf has been added to the list of Disney (audio) animatronics we’d fear in a robot uprising (article) Reviews and Recommendayshes 1:11:40 – Good Fortune (Kirsten) 1:14:55 – Wicked: For Good (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

Pol ‘n Bud geek out about AI, Nintendo live-action movies, Disney live-action movies, SpongeBob not-live-action movies, well-deserved recognition for Chadwich Boseman and Tom Cruise, and a cake R&R. Bud’s Weekly Geek-out 03:25 – Data! in! spaaaaaace! Coming Soon 15:37 – Nintendo issues first official The Legend of Zelda movie photos showing Link and Zelda in costume 21:12 – Moana (live action Disney movie, in theatres July 10) (Zoner Mary) 23:34 – Project Hail Mary (in theatres March 20) 25:34 – The Devil Wears Prada 2 (in theatres May 1, 2026) 26:33 – Wake Up Dead Man (in select theatres November 26, Netflix December 12) 28:34 – Fallout (S2, Prime Video, December 17, BLESS WEEKLY THIS TIME) 30:33 – The SpongeBob Movie: Search for SquarePants (in theatres December 19) 35:42 – Marty Supreme (in theatres Christmas day) 37:09 – Is This Thing On? (in theatres December 19, perfect! ) 38:36 – Taylor Swift | The End of an Era (6-episode documentary, Vancouver concerts, Disney+, two-episode premiere December 12) 43:54 – Labyrinth returning to theaters in 4K for 40th anniversary (January 8–11) 45:42 – Steam Hardware (Controller, Machine, Frame, 2026) 52:40 – Sabrina Carpenter to Produce and Star in New Alice in Wonderland Movie Musical 55:18 – New Star Trek movie in works at Paramount from Jonathan Goldstein & John Francis Daley 1:00:35 – Animated series Death Stranding Isolations coming to Disney+ from Hideo Kojima (TANGENT: a href=”https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2bJQfUHDZsM” target=”_blank”>new practical Apple TV logo) Geek News Proper 1:03:31 – Chadwick Boseman to get posthumous star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame 1:04:06 – Tom Cruise has finally been awarded an Honourary Oscar (video) 1:04:26 – Disney+ plans to add user-generated, short-form AI content with its characters 1:05:37 – $320 CAD iPhone sock condom Listener mailbag (geekout@TheZone.fm) 1:07:33 – Zoner Ewan: the Batman ’89 soundtrack by Prince Reviews and Recommendayshes 1:11:57 – Frankenstein (again) (Bud) related: they should totally make a Mary Shelly biopic 1:17:39 – Nicole’s birthday cake for Pol 1:19:27 – It: Welcome to Derry (Pol, first four eps) 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 & Bud are joined by on-vacation Pol, and they geek out about Mario, Michael, and Mr. Bean. Bud reviews PLUR1BUS (currently 100% Tomatometer), and Kirsten reviews . . . EVERYTHING ELSE. Bud’s Weekly Geek-out 12:50 – robot vacuum security Coming Soon 15:50 – The Super Mario Galaxy Movie (in theatres April 3, 2026, Nintendo Direct w/ new cast announcements) 17:47 – Toy Story 5 (Disney/Pixar CG-animated movie, June 19, 2026) 21:23 – Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair (in theatres December 5) 24:00 – Stranger Things: Tales from ’85 (Netflix ANIMATED series, taking place between seasons 2 and 3, 2026) 26:25 – A Pol Simpsons tangent? Quelle surprise! 30:48 – Michael (Michael’s nephew Jaafar Jackson, in theatres April 24, 2026) 35:46 – Keeper (A Dark Trip from Osgood Perkins) (Neon film, in theatres Friday) 36:41 – Arco (in theatres November 14) 38:49 – Man vs Baby (Netflix Christmas movie, December 11, Mr. Bean at the 2012 Olympic Games) 42:04 – First look: Taron Egerton movie ”Everybody Wants to F— Me” (Zoner Ewan) 45:08 – How millennials’ Y2K nostalgia is fueling this new round of TV revivals — including Scrubs, Buffy and Malcolm in the Middle 47:56 – We’re really getting a Gremlins 3 51:43 – Miss Piggy Movie in the Works from Jennifer Lawrence & Emma Stone 52:46 – New Roger Rabbit & Jessica Rabbit movies in development from original creator after reacquiring rights (Zoner Ewan) Geek News Proper – KPop Demon Hunters nabs 5 Grammy nominations 58:02 – So many directors want to be on The Studio that Seth Rogen’s issuing rejections 59:10 – Shigeru Miyamoto discusses stepping back from Mario Reviews and Recommendayshes 1:00:25 – PLUR1BUS 101 + 102 (Bud, first five minutes, DON’T WIKIPEDIA IT) 1:04:03 – Kirsten’s Many Reviews™ The Catfish Killer Adolescence True Haunting Behind Her Eyes Department Q Broadchurch The Woman in Cabin 10 Wayward Bring Her Back Good Boy 1:28:15 – Frankenstein (Kirsten & 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

Bud’s Weekly Geek-out 08:05 –LinkedIn AI slopping Coming Soon 13:49 – Stranger Things 5 16:35 – Wildwood 20:08 – Scream 7 21:48 –Godzilla Minus One sequel to be titled Godzilla Minus Zero 25:03 – LEGO Iron Man Mark 3 collectors' edition 32:03 –The Mummy is returning with Brendan Fraser and Rachel Weisz 35:08 –the next Murderbot novel — Platform Decay NOT Coming Soon 35:58 – Doctor Who leaving Disney+ Geek News Proper 38:11 – Hopkins shoots his mouth offc 44:40 – Good Guy Homelander 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 special ghost Art talk UV, NYCC, HBO, and TMNT. Also, Bud R&R’s the movie Pol thought NOBODY would see. Bud’s Weekly Geek-out 10:17 – airborne allergies vs UV light Coming Soon 17:04 – Wonder Man (8-episode series, January 27) related: everything else Disney TV/animation from NYCC 25:57 – A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms (Ser Duncan the Tall, 100 years before GoT, HBO Max, January 18) 28:47 – Downey Wrote That (Peacock documentary, out now) 31:32 – Who Killed the Montreal Expos? (Netflix documentary, out now) 34: – PLUR1BUS teaser · trailer (Sony/Apple TV…PluuuUUUuuus??!? series, November 7) 36:27 – The Chair Company (HBO Max series, October 12) 38:19 – Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Chrome Alone 2 (short, showing with The SpongeBob Movie, in theatres October 19) 40:02 – The Running Man (in theatres November 14) 44:52 – Send Help (in theatres January 30) 45:54 – Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair (both films, with a new animated sequence, in theatres December 5) 49:10 – ”Batman: Knightfall Part 1: Knightfall” (comic adaptation to a two-part film, 2026 for Part 1) (Zoner Ewan) 52:19 – Stranger Things series finale officially coming to theaters, despite previous statements Geek News Proper 53:48 – Diane Keaton, famed for roles in Father of the Bride, First Wives Club, and more, dies at 79, and Ace Frehley, KISS lead guitarist, dies at 74 55:05 – Jim Caviezel won’t return as Jesus for Resurrection of the Christ (2027) 56:07 – Ridley Scott: ”We’re drowning in mediocrity. I’ve started watching my own movies, and actually they’re pretty good!” Reviews and Recommendayshes 1:02:13 – Peacemaker S2 (Art) 1:05:57 – Chernobyl (Bud) 1:09:21 – TRON: Ares (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