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On this week's Geektown Radio podcast, Matt from Entertainment Talk joins me 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, including Apple TV+ series 'Ted Lasso', which Matt had been watching, along with Netflix docuseries 'The Vanishing at the Cecil Hotel', and a review of a potential early game of the year contender, 'Little Nightmares 2'. Meanwhile, I chat through completing season one of prison drama 'For Life', along with international drugs drama 'ZeroZeroZero'. This week has also seen a lot of online discussion about two people who make and star in tv dramas - Joss Whedon and Gina Carano - so we run through the various events, and give our thoughts on the latest developments.In the TV news, we have all the usual renewals, cancellations and pickups. We also chat about The CW remaking 'The 4400', and their three pilot pickups, including a new DC Comics show, and a series about

On this episode of the Geektown Behind The Scenes Podcast, I'm chatting with Jack Wall, composer on a multitude of video games including Mass Effect, Jade Empire, Call Of Duty: Black Ops, and Myst, along with a number of tv shows and other projects.In the latest iteration, Call Of Duty: Black Ops Cold War, the game (as you may have guessed from the title) takes the player back to the 80s to the high of the tensions between the USA and the USSR. The gripping single-player campaign has you come face-to-face with historical figures and hard truths, as you battle around the globe through iconic locales like East Berlin, Vietnam, Turkey, Soviet KGB headquarters, and more.Jack Wall is an ASCAP award-winning and BAFTA-nominated composer best known for his rich, cinematic scores found within popular video game franchises. He also the score for tv series 'Shadowhunters: The Mortal Instruments', and has provided additional music on shows and films such as 'Reign', 'Emerald City', and 'Hard Target 2'.In the interview, w

On this week's Geektown Radio podcast, Bex from TristaBytes joins me to chat through our week in tv, film & gaming, along with all the weekly tv news, renewals and cancellations!We would usually begin by reviewing the last 7 days in tv and gaming, and we do chat about some shows, such as the return of 'Snowpiercer', and the Apple TV+ series 'Dickinson'. However, the largest portion of this section comes in the form of a spoiler-filled chat about the wonderfully bonkers 'WandaVision' which has just reached its mid-season point (there is a spoiler warning beforehand, and you need to jump forward 22m 50s from the warning to skip past it if you aren't up-to-date). We take a dive into the various theories floating around about what is actually going on, and how THAT reveal at the end of episode five could potentially have some groundbreaking effects across the MCU.In the TV news, we have all the usual renewals, cancellations and pickups. We also chat about a potential 'Time Team' replacement, Ryan Coogler's ne

On this week's Geektown Radio podcast, Gray The Geek joins me to chat through our week in tv, film & gaming, along with all the weekly tv news, renewals and cancellations!Reviewing the last 7 days in tv and gaming, Gray has actually been watching some films (finally) so he gives us a review of 'Like A Boss', and 'Stage Mother', which can both be found on Netflix UK. He also chats through 'Staged' Season 2, Netflix's 'History of Swear Words', 'Moonbase 8', 'Industry', 'For Life', and the return of Channel 4's 'Back'. Meanwhile, I chat through new Alan Tudyk sci-fi 'Resident Alien', 'Snowpiercer' Season 2, and we both chat about the recent 4th episode of 'WandaVision'.In addition to all that, we both wanted to have a big discussion about Russell T Davies’ stunning five-part drama ‘It’s A Sin’, which is available right now on All 4. There are some spoilers in here, but it is clearly marked. I will say, if you haven't watched and finished the series, I strongly urge you to binge through it. In the TV new

On this week's Geektown Radio podcast, Darryl from HollywoodNorthNews.net joins me to chat through our week in tv, film & gaming, along with all the weekly tv news, renewals and cancellations!Reviewing the last 7 days in tv and gaming, Darryl has finished Amazon series 'The Wilds', so gives us his recommendations on whether to watch that, plus he reviews the Stephen King adaptation 'The Stand' on Starzplay, the film 'Outside The Wire' on Netflix, and chats through 'Star Wars: Light of the Jedi', the new novel set in the High Republic era of our favourite "Galaxy Far, Far, Away..." Meanwhile, I have been playing with 'Dyson Sphere Program' on Steam, a new intergalactic factory-building game, along with watching 'Star Trek: Lower Decks', which has just launched on Amazon Prime UK, and Russell T Davies new series 'It’s A Sin' on Channel 4.In the TV news, we have all the usual renewals, cancellations and pickups, along with a pile of new shows from Sky, including 'Bloods', a new comedy from the people behind

On this week's Geektown Radio podcast, Matt from Entertainment Talk joins me to chat through our week in tv, film & gaming, along with all the weekly tv news, renewals and cancellations!Reviewing the last 7 days in tv and gaming, Matt has been had a mixed week of positive and negative things he has been watching and playing. They include 'Wonder Woman 1984', 'Spider-man: Miles Morales', Netflix series 'Workin' Moms', and the 'Hell House LLC' movies. I'm not going to tell you which are positives and negatives, you'll have to listen to find out! Meanwhile, I have been playing more of the 'Oxygen Not Included: Spaced Out' DLC, so I chat a little about that, along with catching up on the tv series 'Vikings', which I fell very behind on. We also both give our thoughts on the return of the MCU with 'WandaVision' on Disney+.In the TV news, we have all the usual renewals, cancellations and pickups, along with stories about NBC's new drama and comedy pick ups, a tv adaptation of the ‘Powder Mage’ fantasy novels, m

The first "return to normal" Geektown Radio podcast of 2021, sees the triumphant return of Bex from TristaBytes to chat through our week in tv, film & gaming, along with all the weekly tv news, renewals and cancellations!Reviewing the last 7 days in tv and gaming, Bex has been working her way through a few Netflix shows, which (surprisingly for her) didn't have spaceships in them! As one of the 60m people to have watched 'The Queen's Gambit', she gives us her thoughts on that, along with some rather less complimentary remarks about ballet series 'Tiny Pretty Things'. We also chat through the current season of 'Star Trek Discovery', whilst I review 'History Of Swear Worlds'... presented by Nicolas Cage... We also chat through games such as 'Chrono Trigger', 'Crusader Kings 3' and the 'Oxygen Not Included: Spaced Out!' DLC.In the TV news, we have all the usual renewals, cancellations and pickups, along with stories about casting for the 'Dexter' revival series and 'Legends Of Tomorrow', and news of a 'Star

Welcome to the first Geektown Radio podcast of 2021! As always, we return in the new year with the results of our the 9th Annual Geektown Awards which ran all throughout December, and saw all you Geektowners pick the tv shows, games and movies which have kept you entertained over the past 12 months.This year's awards have thrown up some really interesting results, from the Best Sci-fi or Fantasy series, through to the Most Anticipated Movies of 2021, I'm joined by Matt from Entertainment Talk and our Film Reviewer Gray to chat through the shows which took the top 3 places in each category. We also reveal exclusively on the podcast which tv series you voted as your Top Ten TV Shows Of All Time! Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/geektown.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This episode of the Geektown Behind The Scenes Podcast we feature Amy Williams, the production designer on Amazon's new series 'The Wilds', which has just been renewed for a 2nd Season.Described as "part survival drama, part dystopic slumber party", ‘The Wilds’ follows a group of teen girls from different backgrounds who must fight for survival after a plane crash strands them on a deserted island. The castaways both clash and bond as they learn more about each other, the secrets they keep, and the traumas they’ve all endured. There’s just one twist to this thrilling drama… these girls did not end up on this island by accident...In the interview, Amy discusses filming the series on location in New Zealand, from finding the right beaches, to building realistic makeshift shelters, to finding somewhere else shoot water scenes when a big shot movie director is taking up all the existing water tanks in the country! She also discusses recreating parts of the US in New Zealand, and what happens when a pandemic hits

This week's episode of the Geektown Radio podcast will be the last one of 2020, but we're sending you off with a massive bumper edition! Matt from Entertainment Talk returns once again to chat through our week in tv, film & gaming, along with all the weekly tv news, renewals and cancellations... and thanks to Disney, there is a LOT of it!Reviewing the last 7 days in tv and gaming, Matt has been watching the first 'Euphoria' special, along with more of 'Raised By Wolves', so gives us his thoughts on those. Meanwhile, I have been running around in 'Cyberpunk 2077' on PC, so I let you know what I think of the game. We also discuss some of the trailers which dropped at the Game Awards last week, and the first episode of new Amazon series 'The Wilds'.The tv news this week is a little different, due to the massive amount of shows announced by Disney during their Investors Day live stream. We go through all the tv and films announced from Disney, Pixar and Nat Geo, along with discussing the new "mature content"

On this week's episode of the Geektown Radio podcast, Matt from Entertainment Talk returns to chat through our week in tv, film & gaming, along with all the weekly tv news, renewals and cancellations.Reviewing the last 7 days in tv and gaming, Matt has been getting some retro-gaming in, playing through 'Super Mario Sunshine' on the Switch, along with giving his thoughts on 'The Undoing' finale, and the 4th Season of Netflix's 'Big Mouth'. Meanwhile, I have been attempting to figure out the brilliant, but complex, mechanics behind 'Crusader Kings 3', along with catching up with 'Supernatural', 'Agents Of Shield' and 'The Mandalorian'. I also review new sci-fi/documentary crossover series 'Alien Worlds' on Netflix, and we both discuss the opening few episodes of Ridley Scott's new sci-fi drama 'Raised By Wolves', which is now on Sky and NOW TV.In the TV news, we have all the usual renewals, cancellations and pickups, along with this week's tv news and how the coronavirus is affecting production. We also tal

Hello and welcome to a new episode of the Geektown Behind The Scenes podcast. This week we feature Rich Newbold, Game Director on Jurassic World Evolution: Complete Edition from Frontier Developments, which has recently been released on Nintendo Switch. For those of you that haven't played 'Jurassic World Evolution', it is a building business management game which places you at the heart of the Jurassic franchise and lets you build your own Jurassic World! The game comes from Frontier Developments, who were also the people behind Planet Coaster, Planet Zoo and the RollerCoaster Tycoon games.In the interview, Rich discusses the challenges of bringing a game like Jurassic World Evolution to the Switch, his favourite parts of the game, and what he might include if they were to make a Jurassic World Evolution 2. We also talk about working with the original cast of the movies who returned to voice their characters for the video game.  Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/geektown.  See

It's December, and here at Geektown, that means one thing - The Geektown Awards 2020 are now open for voting!To launch this year's awards and announce the nominations on this special episode of the Geektown Radio podcast, I'm joined by Matt from Entertainment Talk, and Gray, our film reviewer, to run through all the categories, and we'll chat about which shows we think should win... along with which shows we think will win in the public vote!As always with The Geektown Awards, we might give our opinions on the podcast, but the ultimate winners are up to you, the public. We want to know which tv shows you found yourself binge-watching until 3am or were glued to whilst you were stuck in lockdown. Which film you managed to venture out to the cinema to see, or enjoyed from your sofa on a streaming service. For the gamers, we want to know what you’ve played so much, you’re afraid to look at your “hours played” stats.As the Awards have returned, so has the MASSIVE AWARDS GIVEAWAY, a huge box chocked full of geeky s

This episode of the Geektown Behind The Scenes Podcast features 'Gears Tactics' composer, Edward Patrick White.For those of you that haven't played 'Gears Tactics', it is the latest instalment in the 'Gears Of War' franchise, which was released in April on Windows, and arrive this November on Xbox One and the new Xbox Series X/S. Produced by Splash Damage in conjunction with The Coalition, 'Tactics' is something of a break from the norm for the 'Gears' franchise. Not only is it a prequel to the other 5 outings, but it is also a turn based tactical game, rather than a third-person shooter.In the interview, Edward discusses how he became involved with the game, and following in the footsteps of original composer Kevin Riepl, Steve Jablonsky (Gears 2 & 3), and Ramin Djawadi (Gears 4 & 5... and 'Game Of Thrones', 'Westworld'). As a huge ‘Gears of War’ fan, Edward took extra care in bringing the score to life and often paid homage to the original sound, referring to the music as his “love letter to fans.”A

On this week's episode of the Geektown Radio podcast, Gray joins me to chat through our week in tv, film & gaming, along with all the weekly tv news, renewals and cancellations.Reviewing the last 7 days in tv and gaming, Gray has been watching Channel 4 comedy 'Maxxx', so gives us his review of that, along with chatting about Netflix's 'Unsolved Mysteries', and getting into the procedural drama 'FBI' on Sky Witness. Meanwhile, I review Nxivm docuseries 'The Vow' on Sky Documentaries and NOW TV, alongside Nicholas Pinnock drama 'For Life' on Sky Witness, and 'The Crown' Season 4 on Netflix.In the TV news, we have all the usual renewals, cancellations and pickups, along with this week's tv news and how the coronavirus is affecting production. We also chat about some new information on 'The Walking Dead' Season 10, some ‘Stranger Things’ casting, HBO raiding video games and comic books for new shows in ‘The Last of Us’ and 'DMZ', and a possible new Arrowverse series with 'Wonder Girl'. Support this show http

On this week's episode of the Geektown Radio podcast, Darryl joins me to chat through our week in tv, film & gaming, along with all the weekly tv news, renewals and cancellations.Reviewing the last 7 days in tv and gaming, Darryl has been stretching his streaming subscriptions, as he reviews South Korean tv series 'The Guardians', which you can find on Netflix, along with tv series 'Impulse', which you can find on YouTube, and Michael Shanks disaster movie 'Arctic Blast', which you can find on Amazon Prime. He also reviews the Blumehouse horror film 'Happy Death Day', and 'The Division 2: Warlords of New York', the latest DLC for the video game. Meanwhile, I review the opening episodes of 'The Crown' Season 4 on Netflix, new BBC Two drama 'Industry', HBO docuseries 'The Vow', and the brand new game 'Spider-Man: Miles Morales'. In the TV news, we have all the usual renewals, cancellations and pickups, along with this week's tv news and how the coronavirus is affecting production, including how shows a

This episode of the Geektown Behind The Scenes Podcast features the wonderful composer, Sean Callery, the man behind the music on a huge array of brilliant tv series!If you've been paying attention to the credits on some of your favourite tv shows, the chances are you have seen Sean's name pop up. He has received 17 Emmy nominations and 4 wins, making him one of the most nominated composers of all time.He has worked on shows including '24', 'Bull', 'Jessica Jones', 'Homeland', 'Bones', 'Marvel's InHumans', 'Designated Survivor', 'Minority Report', and Nat Geo's 'The Hot Zone' which has just been renewed for a second season. Most recently he has been working on 'NeXt', which stars John Slattery as a former tech CEO who joins a Homeland Cybersecurity Agent to stop the emergence of a rogue Artificial Intelligence, and has been airing on FOX in the USA.This is the second time I've interviewed Sean, the first being back in 2013, so it was great to catch up again around after so long! Whilst this interview was init

On this week's episode of the Geektown Radio podcast, Matt from Entertainment Talk returns to the podcast for a chat through our week in tv & gaming, along with all the weekly tv news, renewals and cancellations.Reviewing the last 7 days in tv and gaming, Matt has been watching 'Workin' Moms' a Candian sitcom about working mums, which is currently available on Netflix, along with catching up with 'Jack Whitehall's Travels with Father', and 'The Expanse' on Amazon. He's also been playing through 'The Walking Dead: Onslaught' on PSVR, so gives us his thoughts on that. Meanwhile, I have dived back into the freezing waters of 'Subnautica: Below Zero', which recently released a new update, along with watching 'Star Trek: Discovery', and 'The Mandalorian'. In the TV news, we have all the usual renewals, cancellations and pickups, along with this week's tv news and how the coronavirus is affecting production. We also talk about how the various US shows are handling the pandemic in their storylines now many

This episode of the Geektown Behind The Scenes Podcast FuseFX’s Wayne England, a VFX supervisor on Amazon series 'Utopia' from 'Gone Girl' writer Gillian Flynn.Based on the beloved British series of the same name, 'Utopia' follows a group of young adults who have previously only met online, that come together to try and get a hold of a cult underground graphic novel. However, their quest not only pins them as a target of a shadowy deep state organisation, but also burdens them with the dangerous task of saving the world!The VFX team worked together diligently to create exciting and realistic visuals that build the chaos and disasters the group of young adults are forced to fight off. These exhilarating effects guide the story as it dives deeper and deeper into a dystopian nightmare.In the interview, Wayne discusses his work both behind the camera and on set, working as the 2nd unit director to prepare live scenes for VFX, and on the process of creating these effects with his team through the use of lighting,

On this week's episode of the Geektown Radio podcast, Bex from TristaBytes returns to the podcast for a chat through our week in tv & gaming, along with all the weekly tv news, renewals and cancellations.Reviewing the last 7 days in tv and gaming, Bex has ventured outside for the first time in months to go and see a spectacular screening of classic anime movie 'Akira' in IMAX, so gives us her thoughts on that. Meanwhile, I chat about the opening episode of 'The Mandalorian' Season 2, along with the 3rd episode of 'Star Trek: Discovery', and we both discuss our thoughts on the new 'Batwoman' and 'Titans' Red Hood costumes revealed this week (and their cosplay potential!)In the TV news, we have all the usual renewals, cancellations and pickups, along with this week's tv news and how the coronavirus is affecting production. We chat about CBS trimming of various season lengths of their upcoming shows, and run through the return dates for The CW's "Fall" season... which is now in January... We also discuss Net