The Geek-out Podcast

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

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 (Bad news bears?) 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