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We are back with another Geektown Radio podcast, and in a packed show, I'm joined by our film reviewer Gray to chat through our week in tv, film & gaming, along with all the weekly tv news, renewals and cancellations.We begin by reviewing the last 7 days in tv, film and gaming. Gray has ventured out to the cinema to see Marvel's latest offering 'Shang-Chi', so gives us a spoiler-free review. He also recommends his movies of the month for August and September, along with chatting through BBC's 'The Cleaner' with me. Meanwhile, I talk through the Surviving Mars Below & Beyond DLC, new Sky Max drama 'Wolfe', and my first impressions of 'Lucifer' Season 6.In the TV news, we run through the renewals, along with some cancellations and pickups. We also talk through Georgia & David Tennant's new take on an old classic, Phoebe Waller-Bridge's "creative differences", a new Channel 4 drama with Christopher Eccleston & Connie Nielsen, and FOX trying, again, to bring back '24'...Support this show http://su

We are back with another Geektown Radio podcast, and in a packed show, I'm joined by Robert from Entertainment Talk to chat through our week in tv, film & gaming, along with all the weekly tv news, renewals and cancellations.We begin by reviewing the last 7 days in tv, film and gaming. Robert has been... well, moving house, so a bit limited on what he has had time to watch and play, but we do discuss some updates for games including 'State Of Decay 2', and Discovery series 'Gold Rush'. Meanwhile, I chat through the latest Festival DLC for the wonderful city-builder Tropico 6, which is currently on a Steam sale. I also discuss new comedy 'Only Murders In The Building' which began last week via Star on Disney+ in the UK and FX On Hulu in the USA.In the TV news, we run through a stack of renewals, along with some cancellations and pickups. We also talk through the things which DC have announced they will be covering in their upcoming DC FanDome event next month. In the wider news, we talk through the casting

We are back with another Geektown Radio podcast, and in a packed show, I'm joined by Darryl from Hollywood North News to chat through our week in tv, film & gaming, along with all the weekly tv news, renewals and cancellations.We begin by reviewing the last 7 days in tv, film and gaming. Darryl has been having something of a wibbly wobbly timey wimey time with his tv and film watching recently, as many of the projects involve time jumps or time loops. These include the films 'Happy Death Day 2 U' which is available to buy or rent, and 'Boss Level' which you can find on Amazon Prime UK, both of which have stories with time loops. He also chats about the series 'Cruel Summer', also on Amazon Prime UK, and the newly released 'Batman: The Long Halloween' which is out now on streaming and disc. Meanwhile, I have completed the wonderful 'Psychonauts 2', so chat through that, along with new BBC drama 'Vigil', the interesting new comedy-drama 'Kevin Can F**k Himself', and I give my thoughts on 'Wonder Woman 1984'

We are back with another Geektown Radio podcast, and I'm joined by Matt from Entertainment Talk to chat through our week in tv, film & gaming, along with all the weekly tv news, renewals and cancellations.We begin by reviewing the last 7 days in tv, film and gaming. Matt has had an eventful week and drops some news which also happens to tie into the series 'Love, Victor', which had its finale on Disney+ this week. He also chats about the final season of Netflix's wonderful comedy 'Atypical', along with the news that 'Black Canary' is getting her own film on HBO Max, and how that could fit into the wider DC world on-screen. Meanwhile, I review the new strategy game 'Humankind' which landed on PC this week, along with my thoughts on 'The Handmaid's Tale' finale. We also both chat through some very opposing view on the first two episodes of Marvel's 'What If...?' series.In the TV news, we run through the various renewals, cancellations and pickups. In the news we chat about the potential resurrection of 'Man

We are back with another Geektown Radio podcast, and I'm joined by Matt from Entertainment Talk to chat through our week in tv, film & gaming, along with all the weekly tv news, renewals and cancellations.We begin by reviewing the last 7 days in tv, film and gaming. Matt has mainly been gaming the last few weeks, so chats about returning to 'Cyberpunk 2077' after the game had... shall we say, a rocky release... He also gives us some thoughts on 'Call of Duty: Black Ops - Cold War', and talks about reintroducing his father to gaming with 'Crash Bandicoot 4'. Meanwhile, I have been watching a string of new shows. They include the return of 'Stargirl' for a 2nd Season, and also chat about previewing the first 3 episodes of 'Titans' Season 3 (no spoilers!). 'Star Trek: Lower Decks' also returned for a 2nd Season, and Starzplay's new wrestling show 'Heels' starring Stephen Amell and Alexander Ludwig.In the TV news, we run through the various renewals, cancellations and pickups. In the news, ViacomCBS getting s

On this episode of the Geektown Behind The Scenes podcast, I am chatting with VFX Supervisor of Folks VFX, Philippe Thibault, to chat about his recent work on Disney+ series 'The Mysterious Benedict Society', along with a number of other projects.Based on the best-selling book series of the same name, 'The Mysterious Benedict Society' follows a group of gifted orphans who are recruited by an eccentric benefactor to go on a secret mission. With the fandom surrounding this book series already strong, Philippe and his team at Folks VFX worked hard to bring the amazing world to life with the utmost respect to the fans of the source material.The VFX work on this particular series is seamless and invisible, though a lot of complex CG work went into building the world. For example, there is one unconventional and imaginative town built entirely digitally, and Phillipe and his CG team researched and developed new tools to help create a vast environment of immeasurable detail and complexity. CG backgrounds, CG animals

We are back with another Geektown Radio podcast, and I'm joined by Robert from Entertainment Talk to chat through our week in tv, film & gaming, along with all the weekly tv news, renewals and cancellations.We begin by reviewing the last 7 days in tv, film and gaming. Robert has been testing out the closed Beta for 'New World', a new open-world MMO PC game from Amazon Games. He also gives us his thoughts on 'Masters of the Universe: Revelation', which are somewhat different to mine! On the gaming side, I've been failing at 'Crusader Kings 3' once again, so took a break to pick up the wonderful 'Psychonauts' after chatting to Matt about it last week. On the tv and film side, I've finished my run through the whole of 'The Clone Wars', so give my thoughts on the final season. I also watched much talked about movie 'The Suicide Squad', so give a spoiler-free review of that.In the TV news, we run through the various renewals, cancellations and pickups. In the news, we discuss another big US streaming service c

We are back with another Geektown Radio podcast, and I'm joined by Matt from Entertainment Talk to chat through our week in tv, film & gaming, along with all the weekly tv news, renewals and cancellations.We begin by reviewing the last 7 days in tv, film and gaming. Matt has been doing some retro gaming in preparation for an upcoming sequel, as he plays through the utterly brilliant 'Psychonauts', which also happens to be one of my favourite games ever. He's also been catching up on tv with HBO's 'The Nevers' and Netflix series 'Warrior Nun'. Meanwhile, I have been getting into some geeky documentaries, with 'The History Of Comedy' on Sky Documentaries, and 'Secret History Of Comics' on Sky History. I also chat about the opening couple of episodes of 'Outer Banks' which returned last week for Season 2.In the TV news, we run through the various renewals, cancellations (or rather, lack of cancellations!) and pickups. In the news, we discuss the big upcoming changes to Sky, as the broadcaster says goodb

We are back with another Geektown Radio podcast, and I'm joined by Darryl Of HollywoodNorthNews.net to chat through our week in tv, film & gaming, along with all the weekly tv news, renewals and cancellations.We begin by reviewing the last 7 days in tv, film and gaming. Darryl has been focusing on streaming films, so brings us a set of reviews. First up, the French Netflix movie 'How I Became A Superhero', followed by 'Blood Red Sky', also on Netflix, and the film 'Escape Room' over on Amazon Prime Video. He also reviews all three films in the 'Fear Street Trilogy', the horror movies which Netflix have been advertising everywhere! Meanwhile, I review Kevin Smith's (somewhat controversial) ‘Masters Of The Universe: Revelation' on Netflix, the opening of 'War Of The Worlds' Season 2, and the finale of 'Manifest' Season 3.In the TV news, we run through the various renewals, cancellations and pickups, which includes a list of all the shows paused by COVID this week, and the possible return of 'Manifest'. In t

On this episode of the Geektown Behind The Scenes podcast, I am chatting with Jeff Grace, composer on Netflix wonderful fantasy adventure series 'Sweet Tooth'.Based on the DC/Vertigo comic book, 'Sweet Tooth' is set ten years after “The Great Crumble”, an event that wreaked havoc on the world and led to the mysterious emergence of hybrids — babies born part human, part animal. Unsure if hybrids are the cause or result of the virus, many humans fear and hunt them.After a decade of living safely in his secluded forest home, a sheltered hybrid deer-boy named Gus (Christian Convery) unexpectedly befriends a wandering loner named Jepperd (Nonso Anozie). Together they set out on an extraordinary adventure across what’s left of America in search of answers — about Gus’ origins, Jepperd’s past, and the true meaning of home.Jeff Grace is an award-winning composer who has scored a multitude of films and tv series, a number of which have been collaborations with 'Sweet Tooth' showrunner Jim Mickle. They include the Sund

We are back with another Geektown Radio podcast, and I'm joined by film editor Gray to chat through our week in tv, film & gaming, along with all the weekly tv news, renewals and cancellations.We begin by reviewing the last 7 days in tv, film and gaming. Gray gives us his film of the month for June (as he missed it last month) and for July. He's also been catching up with the wonderful 'Solar Opposites', the second and final season of 'Feel Good', and the last season of 'Kim’s Convenience'. Meanwhile, I have been working my way through 'Manifest' Season 3, which landed on Sky this week. We also both discuss the spectacular finale to Marvel series 'Loki' which ended this week on Disney+.In the TV news, we run through the various renewals, cancellations and pickups, which includes NBC cancelling a new 'Law & Order' series before it had even shot an episode! In the news, we discuss 'Charmed' losing a sister, True Crime coming to Channel 4, AMC's new sci-fi drama 'Moonhaven', and the return of 'Never Mind

In this Behind The Scenes Podcast, I'm handing over the reins to Bex, aka Twitch streamer and YouTuber TristaBytes, as she interviews Twitch Streamer, activist, and Streamer Square co-founder TheHunterWild.To make the connection between streamer and audience stronger, Hunter co-founded Streamer Square, which is a streamer education program that provides guides, hands-on services and coaching, reviews, and captivating live shows to help creators bring their stream to the next level.After starting his own game development studio at 19 and a career of being a fine artist, Hunter decided to go back to school and get a degree in environmental philosophy, both of which he brings to the table in his streaming career and connection with his audience of over 68,000.Streamer Square is first and foremost a community that educates its members on business, gaming, and provides gaming news. Inclusivity is one of their primary orientations, ensuring a safe space for people from all walks of life. Respect, integrity, an

After a couple of weeks break, we are back on the Geektown Radio podcast, and I'm joined by Matt from Entertainment Talk to chat through our week in tv, film & gaming, along with all the weekly tv news, renewals and cancellations.We begin by reviewing the last 7 days (and a bit longer, as we've been off) in tv, film and gaming. Matt hands out rave reviews to Season 2 of Netflix zombie drama 'Black Summer', along with heaping praise on to Apple TV+ series 'SEE'. He's also been retro(ish) gaming as he plays through the remastered version of 'Mafia'. Meanwhile, I have finished Amazon series 'Clarkson’s Farm', and we both give our thoughts on the Disney+ series 'Monsters At Work', and the return of the MCU movies with 'Black Widow'.In the TV news, we run through the various renewals, cancellations and pickups, which includes the final NBC cancellation in 'Good Girls' and the surprising return of 'Good Omens' on Amazon. In the news, we discuss all the highlights from Netflix's WitcherCon, along with AMC adding

On this episode of the Geektown Behind The Scenes podcast, I am chatting with Emmy-nominated score mixer and recording engineer/producer Phil McGowan.Phil has become a recognised face in the music scoring industry for specialising in recording and mixing music for films, television and video games. He is the score mixer on Netflix’s Golden Globe and Emmy Award-nominated series 'Ozark', for which he received an Emmy nomination himself in 2020 for Outstanding Sound Mixing, and Netflix’s wonderfully fun martial arts series 'Cobra Kai'. He also worked on HBO Max’s recently released documentary feature 'Tina', and has mixed the music on many of the 'Call of Duty' games, including the recent 'Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War'.Some of McGowan’s past score mixing credits include Universal Pictures’ Oscar and Golden Globes-nominated revenge thriller 'Promising Young Woman', starring Carey Mulligan and Bo Burnham, History Channel’s 'Vikings', Showtime’s Golden Globe-nominated series 'The Borgias', HBO's 'The Outsider',

On this week's Geektown Radio podcast, I'm joined by Gray to chat through our week in tv, film & gaming, along with all the weekly tv news, renewals and cancellations.We begin by reviewing the last 7 days in tv, film and gaming. Gray has finally got to the end of 'Invincible', so gives us his thoughts on the series as a whole. He's also finished up the BBC shows 'This Time with Alan Partridge' and 'Inside No 9', so reviews both of them. Meanwhile, I have finished 'The Nevers' and 'Sweet Tooth', so chat through those series finales. I also discuss the opening episode of 'The Handmaid's Tale', and the return of both '9-1-1' series. We also both give an update on our thoughts of 'Loki' as that enters episode two.In the TV news, we run through the various renewals, cancellations and pickups, which includes another NBC cancellation in 'Manifest'. In the news, we discuss 'The Blacklist' losing a major cast member, ‘NCIS’ possibly getting a new leading man, and Disney+ returning to the live-action 'Beauty and th

On this week's Geektown Radio podcast I'm joined by Matt From Entertainment Talk to chat through our week in tv, film & gaming, along with all the weekly tv news, renewals and cancellations.We begin, as ever, by reviewing the last 7 days in tv, film and gaming. Matt is still on an Apple TV+ binge, and gives us his thoughts on 'Dickinson' Season 2, and 'The Mosquito Coast' Season 1. Meanwhile, I have been working through 'Sweet Tooth' on Netflix, and chat about the return of 'Prodigal Son' for a 2nd (and unfortunately, final) season. We have both, of course, been watching 'Loki' on Disney+, so we give our collective review of the opening episode. We also discuss the various gaming announcements from this years E3.In the TV news, we run through the various renewals, cancellations and pickups. That includes updates on the various Star Wars and Star Trek series productions, chatting through all the announcements from Netflix's "Geeked Week", some Marvel casting, and the new 'Ted' tv show. We also lament the d

On this episode of the Geektown Behind The Scenes podcast, I am chatting with actress Katherine McNamara about her new film 'Untitled Horror Movie'.Katherine, you will probably know as Mia from The CW series 'Arrow', Clary Fray on the supernatural drama 'Shadowhunters', or Sonya in the 'Maze Runner' films. More recently she has appeared in the CBS adaptation of Stephen King's 'The Stand', and now re-teams with her 'Shadowhunters' castmate Luke Baines in the wonderfully fun 'Untitled Horror Movie'.'Untitled Horror Movie' is described as a comedy about making a horror movie by Nick Simon, the director who brought you, 2017 film 'Truth or Dare'. When six co-stars learn their hit TV show is about to be cancelled, they decide to shoot their own movie - after all, how hard can it be? Stuck for a plot, they unintentionally summon a demonic spirit with an affinity for violence that starts picking them off, one vapid actor at a time.The film stars Luke Baines and Katherine McNamara from 'Shadowhunters', Claire Holt ('

On this week's Geektown Radio podcast I'm joined by Darryl From Hollywood North News to chat through our week in tv, film & gaming, along with all the weekly tv news, renewals and cancellations.We begin, as ever, by reviewing the last 7 days in tv, film and gaming. Darryl has been bouncing around the streaming services digging up treats, as he reviews the Norwegian-language fantasy drama 'Ragnarok' on Netflix, along with Amazon film 'Without Remorse', and Amazon teen drama 'Panic'. Meanwhile, I chat through Netflix family adventure series 'Sweet Tooth', and BBC's prison drama 'Time'.In the TV news, we run through the various renewals, cancellations and pickups. We also discuss the reasons why Netflix may be decided to cancel 'Jupiter’s Legacy', the ending of 'Holby City', a whole string of new shows coming to STAR on Disney+, and Oscar Isaac joining the MCU. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/geektown.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

On this episode of the Geektown Behind The Scenes podcast, I am chatting with Fausto Tejeda from Visual Effects company Pixomondo Toronto, who are the people behind the VFX for 'Star Trek: Discovery'.Fausto specialises in sci-fi/action genres in both traditional VFX and Virtual Production formats, most notably the streaming series Star Trek: Discovery, a hybrid of both. Throughout the show’s four seasons, Fausto helped bring to the screen various creatures (Gormagander/Space Whale, Tardigrade), environments (rocky terrains of large asteroids) and ships (USS Discovery). His spectacular work on the final battle sequence in Season Two, between Section 31, The Enterprise and Discovery ships, earned Fausto an Emmy nomination.Fausto worked in various supervisory capacities on Discovery, including CG Supervisor, On-set Supervisor, and VFX Supervisor. In 2021, Fausto helped guide the show towards a new filmmaking era when Discovery transitioned to shooting on PXO’s LED Volume stage in Season Four, where Fausto served

With this week's Geektown Radio podcast, we've, somehow, made it to 300 episodes of the show! Joining me to celebrate this milestone are Matt from Entertainment Talk and our film reviewer Gray. Not only do we chat through our week in tv, film & gaming, along with all the weekly tv news, renewals and cancellations, but I also put their geek knowledge to the test!We begin, as ever, by reviewing the last 7 days in tv, film and gaming. Matt has been watching 'Dickinson' on Apple TV+, so gives us his thoughts on that, and also finds the first Apple show which he hasn't got along with, so tells us about that! Gray reviews Andy Sanberg movie 'Palm Springs', which is a rom-com with a surprising twist, and also chats about the BBC series 'Motherland'. They also both give a review of Sky's new comedy series 'Bloods'. I talk through the wonderfully weird but brilliant masterpiece that is 'Bo Burnham: Inside', and we all give our thoughts on the 'Friends Reunion'.In the TV news, we run through the various renewals, c