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On this week's episode of the Geektown Radio podcast, Darryl 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, Darryl has been catching up with 'The Boys' in original paper form, as we discuss the comic books and how they compare to the TV show. He also reviews Disney+ film 'Secret Society of Second Born Royals', Netflix series '3%' and the original 2013 'Utopia' which is currently streaming on Amazon alongside the US remake. We also both chat through the return of 'Star Trek Discovery' for Season 3, and ask the question "is it Star Trek?", whilst I review the entire season of 'Brave New World', along with 'Fear The Walking Dead' Seasons 5 and the Season 6 premiere.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 the return of 'Dexter', and the influence the ser

Welcome to the latest Geektown Behind The Scenes podcast. On this episode, I'm chatting with Paul Santagada, VFX supervisor from FuseFX for Ryan Murphy's smash hit series 'Ratched'.Inspired by ‘One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest’, ‘Ratched’ is a suspenseful drama series that tells the origin story of asylum nurse Mildred Ratched, played by Sarah Paulson. In 1947, Mildred arrives in Northern California to seek employment at a leading psychiatric hospital where new and unsettling experiments have begun on the human mind. On a clandestine mission, Mildred presents herself as the perfect image of what a dedicated nurse should be, but the wheels are always turning and as she begins to infiltrate the mental health care system and those within it, Mildred’s stylish exterior belies a growing darkness that has long been smouldering within, revealing that true monsters are made, not born.In a very rare viewing figures update from Netflix, they recently announced the series had been watched by a staggering 48 million membe

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 discusses the new 'Haunting of Bly Manor' series on Netflix, along with reviewing 'Little Fires Everywhere' on Amazon, and the launch of 'Crash Bandicoot 4: It's About Time'. We also both chat through the return of 'The Walking Dead' to our screens, including the main show, 'Fear The Walking Dead', and 'Walking Dead: World Beyond', which launched this week on Amazon. I also review Disney+ series 'The Right Stuff', and we chat about 'The Boys' Season 2 finale.In the TV news, we have all the usual renewals, cancellations and pickups, along with this week's tv news and a list of the tv shows which have returned to filming, post-shutdown. We also chat about HBO Max's new 'Green Lantern' series, the first casting for 'Game Of Thrones' prequel 'House Of T

On this week's episode of the Geektown Radio podcast, Gray returns to the podcast for a chat through our week in tv & film, along with all the weekly tv news, renewals and cancellations.Reviewing the last 7 days in tv and gaming, Gray discusses his mammoth September task of trying to watch 30 new shows over 30 days, along with finishing 30 old shows which have been cluttering up his various streaming playlists! Meanwhile, I review new series 'Brave New World' which began this week on Sky One, along with the return of 'Spitting Image' which landed on Britbox this week.  In the TV news, we have all the usual renewals, cancellations and pickups, along with this week's tv news and a list of the tv shows which have returned to filming, post-shutdown. We also chat the renewal of 'Cobra Kai', Marvel finding its ‘Ms. Marvel’, Ryan Murphy's new Netflix miniseries about Jeffrey Dahmer, and the adaptation Of Scott Westerfeld’s YA sci-fi novel ‘Uglies’ for Netflix. Support this show http://supporter.acast.c

Welcome to the latest Geektown Behind The Scenes podcast. On this episode, I'm chatting with Melanie Jones, Production Designer on the wonderful 'Bill & Ted Face The Music'.In the third instalment of the film series, a visitor from the future tells best friends Bill and Ted that only their song can save all life on Earth as we know it, and bring harmony to the universe... The only problem is, the boys have yet to write it, and they aren't getting any younger, so they set out on their next adventure to find the song and save the world!Melanie Jones is an award-winning Los Angeles based production designer, with a diverse body of work which includes commercials, television, feature films, print and stage design. Her previous work includes things such as the horror film, ‘The Curse of La Llorona‘, Mötley Crüe biopic ‘The Dirt‘, ABC comedy ‘Bless this Mess‘, and the Oscar-winning movie ‘Whiplash’.Melanie, who we previously interviewed for 'The Dirt', talks us through her work on 'Bill & Ted Face The Music

On this week's episode of the Geektown Radio podcast, Bex From TristaBytes (still trapped in a well, with surprisingly good wifi!) returns to the podcast for a chat through our week in tv, gaming & film, along with all the weekly tv news, renewals and cancellations.Reviewing the last 7 days in tv and gaming, Bex gives us her review of Brazilian Netflix dystopian thriller '3%', along with chatting about retro platformer 'Eternum Ex', and, having finally finish 'Alien Isolation', her new "Scream Stream" game 'Dead Space'. Meanwhile, I review the new Alibi series 'Evil', along with Amazon's take on 'Utopia', and new '9-1-1' spin-off series '9-1-1: Lone Star'.In the TV news, we have all the usual renewals, cancellations and pickups, along with this week's tv news and a list of the tv shows which have returned to filming, post-shutdown. We also chat through ‘Pretty Little Liars: Original Sin’ getting picked up to series, Disney+ making a ‘Nick Fury’ series, Amazon's possible spin-off to 'The Boys', and HBO Max

Welcome to the latest Geektown Behind The Scenes podcast. On this episode, I'm chatting with Lance Drake, director of the film, MUSE: Simulation Theory.Lance has been directing videos for the band MUSE for many years, but this latest project is somewhat unconventional! Rather than just produce a straight "concert film", the band approached Lance about building a full narrative script around the live concert footage.The story follows a team of scientists as they investigate the source of a paranormal anomaly appearing around the world. It blends live concert footage from MUSE's 2019 Simulation Tour (in which they travelled to over 28 countries) with scripted narrative videos that carry the story throughout a 90-minute show.In the interview, we discuss how the film was produced in late 2019/early 2020 but took on a scary new relevance once the global pandemic struck. We also talk about the creative techniques his team used to create a cohesive show that incorporates narrative with live elements, and how this co

On this week's episode of the Geektown Radio podcast, because Bex has fallen down a well/given herself concussion/tripped down a flight of stairs (delete as applicable) I'm joined once again by Matt From Entertainment Talk for a chat through our week in tv, gaming & film, along with all the weekly tv news, renewals and cancellations.Reviewing the last 7 days in tv and gaming, Matt gives us his review of the rather controversial Square Enix/Crystal Dynamics 'Marvel's Avengers' video game, along with his thoughts on Netflix series 'Jurassic World Camp Cretaceous', and South Korean zombie film '#Alive'. Meanwhile, I chat about the movie ‘Bill & Ted Face The Music’, the ITV series 'Des' starring David Tennant, and Season 2 of Netflix's 'Criminal'. In the TV news, we have all the usual renewals, cancellations and pickups, along with this week's tv news and a list of the tv shows which have returned to filming, post-shutdown. We also chat through the results of the recent Emmy Awards, the casting for M

Welcome to the latest Geektown Behind The Scenes podcast. On this episode, I'm chatting with Goran Backman, VFX Supervisor for Pixomondo on superb Star Wars series 'The Mandalorian'.As you'd expect with a show like 'The Mandalorian', there we a lot of visual effects sequences split between various VFX companies. One of the areas Pixomondo specialised in for the series was the creature creation. This led to the company developing some innovative techniques to produce various alien animals, most notably the Blurrgs, which Mando has to learn to tame and ride. They also produced versions of the classic Dewbacks, along with the "flying beast" Reptavian, the tiny Gorvin Snu lizard, and the Qartuum... otherwise known as the "space goat"!Outside of the various creatures, Pixomondo worked on the Pit Droids, various environment such as Mos Eisley, the Jawa camp, Arvala, lava fields and even got a chance to play with the Mandalorian's ship, The Razor Crest.'The Mandalorian' has been nominated for 15 Emmys and already pi

On this week's episode of the Geektown Radio podcast, I'm joined by Matt From Entertainment Talk for a chat through our week in tv, gaming & film, along with all the weekly tv news, renewals and cancellations.Reviewing the last 7 days in tv and gaming, Matt has been playing through the "New Game Plus" version of 'The Last Of Us II', and tells us his thoughts, along with lamenting the lack of support 'Iron Man VR' seems to be getting online. He also reviews Maisie Williams new Sky series 'Two Weeks To Live', and we both discuss the brilliance that is '9-1-1'. Meanwhile, I give a full review of Netflix sci-fi drama 'Away', along with Billie Piper's hilarious new Sky show 'I Hate Suzie', and discuss some issues I have with Netflix's 'Young Wallander' series.In the TV news, we have all the usual renewals, cancellations and pickups, along with this week's tv news and a list of the tv shows which have returned to filming, post-shutdown. Stories this week include The end of 'The Walking Dead' main show and it's

Welcome to the latest Geektown Behind The Scenes podcast. On this episode, I'm chatting composer Matthew Janszen.Matthew began performing piano at the age of 5, but, as is somewhat appropriate for us, he is a bit of geek, and has always been fascinated with the correlation between math and music. This led him to a degree in Acoustical Engineering from Purdue University in Indiana, before receiving a scholarship to the Henry Mancini Institute in Los Angeles and later the BMI Pete Carpenter Fellowship to study with composer Mike Post. He also studied at the ASCAP Film and TV Workshop with Richard Bellis and was awarded the Harold Arlen Film and TV Award.Since 2007, Matthew has worked on a string of movies and tv shows for people such as Lifetime, SYFY and Hallmark, working in both animation and live-action. He's also provided additional music for shows such as 'Law and Order: SVU', 'Be Cool Scooby-Doo', and our very own 'Line Of Duty'.His latest work saw him score the Netflix film 'Fatal Affair' starring Omar E

On this week's episode of the Geektown Radio podcast, I'm joined by Darryl From Hollywood News Source for a chat through our week in tv, gaming & film, along with all the weekly tv news, renewals and cancellations.Reviewing the last 7 days in tv Darryl has been catching up with German Netflix drama 'Dark', so gives us his thoughts on that. He's also been trawling through the streaming services to dig out some interesting shows you may have missed, such as the procedural drama 'Unforgettable', and Candian crime drama 'Intelligence'. We also have both been watching 'The Boys', which returned for Season 2, so we chat through that, whilst I give my thoughts on Qubi series 'The Fugitive', and episode one of new Netflix sci-fi drama 'Away'.In the TV news, we have all the usual renewals, cancellations and pickups, along with this week's tv news and a list of the tv shows which have returned to filming, post-shutdown. Stories this week include a potential 'Pretty Little Liars' reboot from the creator of 'Riverdal

On this week's episode of the Geektown Radio podcast, I'm joined by Bex from TristaBytes for a chat through our way through our week in tv, gaming & film, along with all the weekly tv news, renewals and cancellations.Reviewing the last 7 days in tv & gaming, Bex has continued to scare herself whilst hiding in cupboards in 'Alien Isolation', and also been scaring herself with the rather disturbing imagery of 'Minskies Furballs' on Antstream. She also talks about her growing career as a gaming voiceover artist... so long as you need the voice of a spaceship... Meanwhile, I have completed season one of DC's 'Stargirl', so I give my full review of that, and also discuss episode one of 'Strike: Lethal White', which returned to our TV screens this week.In the TV news, we have all the usual renewals, cancellations and pickups, along with this week's tv news. Stories this time around include details of Netflix's upcoming 'Resident Evil' tv series, HBO working on an adaptation of Michael Crichton’s ‘Sphere’, a

Welcome to the latest Geektown Behind The Scenes podcast. On this episode, I'm chatting Costume Designers Lou Eyrich & Sarah Evelyn who has recently been Emmy-nominated for their stunning work on Ryan Murphy's Netflix drama 'Hollywood'.From Murphy and collaborator Ian Brennan (‘Glee’, ‘Scream Queens’, ‘The Politician’), the alt-history series follows a group of aspiring actors and filmmakers in post-World War II Hollywood try to make it big – no matter the cost. Each character offers a unique glimpse behind the gilded curtain of Hollywood’s Golden Age, spotlighting the unfair systems and biases across race, gender and sexuality that continue to this day. Provocative and incisive, ‘Hollywood’ exposes and examines decades-old power dynamics, and what the entertainment landscape might look like if they had been dismantled.The impressive cast includes David Corenswet (‘The Politician’) as Jack, Darren Criss (‘American Crime Story’) as Raymond, Jim Parsons (‘The Big Bang Theory’) as He

Welcome to a new episode of the Geektown Behind The Scenes podcast. On this episode, I'm chatting Music Editor Ryan Rubin who has recently been Emmy-nominated for Season 1 of the utterly spectacular Disney+ Star Wars series 'The Mandalorian'.For those of you that haven't caught 'The Mandalorian', the series is set after the fall of the Empire and before the emergence of the First Order. We follow the travails of a lone gunfighter in the outer reaches of the galaxy far from the authority of the New Republic. It has also been renewed for a 2nd Season, which is due to drop later this year, so if you've been thinking about getting Disney+, now is a great time to dive in and catch up!Season 1 of 'The Mandalorian' stars ‘Narcos’ & ‘Game Of Thrones’ actor Pedro Pascal in the title role, with Gina Carano (‘Deadpool’), Giancarlo Esposito (‘Breaking Bad’), Emily Swallow (‘Supernatural’), Carl Weathers (‘Predator’), Omid Abtahi (‘American Gods’), Werner Herzog (‘Grizzly Man’), and Nick Nolte (‘Affliction’). The upco

This week's episode of the Geektown Radio podcast is a bumper edition, as I'm joined by Matt from Entertainment Talk for a roundup of the massive DC FanDome event, plus we chat our way through the week in tv and film, along with all the weekly tv news, renewals and cancellations.Reviewing the last 7 days in tv & gaming, Matt has been flying around as Tony Stark in 'Iron Man VR', so gives us his thoughts on the game, along with a review of a selection of "found footage" horror movies, and a roundup of his week in tv including 'Superstore', 'Wentworth', and animated musical 'Central Park' on Apple TV+. Meanwhile, I chat through Season 5a of 'Lucifer' which returned to Netflix this week, along with episode one of German drama 'Biohackers', and we both chat about 'Stargirl', who just landed in the UK on Amazon.In the TV news, we have the renewals, cancellations and pickups, but the main news this week comes from Saturdays massive DC FanDome online event. We talk through all the news and stories from the panel

On the latest episode of the Geektown Radio podcast, I'm joined by Gray as we chat our way through the week in tv and film plus we have all the weekly tv news, renewals and cancellations.Reviewing the last 7 days in tv we have both been catching up on some older shows, along with new series. Gray reviews 'Young Offenders', 'Homecoming', 'Insecure' and 'Harlots', whilst I give my views on episode one of new Netflix dramedy 'Teenage Bounty Hunters', Season 2 of 'Doom Patrol', and my first run through 'Line Of Duty'... (I know... I'm very late to that!) We also both give our opinions on 'Prodigal Son' now a few episodes have gone out on Sky One.In the TV news, we have the renewals, cancellations and pickups, along with news of casting for 'The Crown', the possible return of the ‘CSI’ franchise, and our thoughts on Disney remaking the beloved film, 'Three Men And A Baby'.  Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/geektown.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Welcome to a new episode of the Geektown Behind The Scenes podcast. On this episode I'm chatting Supervising Sound Editor Wade Barnett, who is a 2020 Emmy nominee for his brilliant work on Amazon's hit series 'The Boys'.For those of you that haven't caught 'The Boys' yet, the series comes from ‘Supernatural' and 'Timeless' creator Eric Kripke, alongside Seth Rogen & Evan Goldberg, and examines what happens when superheroes – who are as popular as celebrities, as influential as politicians, and as revered as Gods – abuse their superpowers rather than use them for good. This leads a small band calling themselves "The Boys", led by Karl Urban's Billy Butcher, to try and expose the truth about the worlds most popular "superhero" team, The Seven, alongside Vought – the multi-billion dollar conglomerate that manages these so-called heroes and covers up all of their dirty secrets.In the interview, Wade discusses coming up with sounds for the super-powered people on the show, and goes into detail about that iconi

On the latest episode of the Geektown Radio podcast, I'm joined by Bex from TristaBytes as we melt in the sun to chat about our week in tv and film plus we have all the weekly tv news, renewals and cancellations.Reviewing the last 7 days in tv, film and gaming, in between bouts of running away from Fluffy the Xenomorph, Bex has been honking at unsuspecting residents of a small village in the wonderfully bonkers 'Untitled Goose Game', so gives us her review of that. She has also finally finished 'Good Omens'... I mean, it's only taken 15 months since she was interviewing the cast on the red carpet to get around to it... Meanwhile, I have finished Netflix’s Arthurian legend drama ‘Cursed’, along with catching the new Quibi drama 'The Fugitive' starring Kiefer Sutherland & Boyd Holbrook. In the TV news, we have the renewals, cancellations and pickups, along with news of a new 'A League of Their Own' series coming to Amazon (based on the film, not the Sky One quiz show!), Disney's new "Star" internationa

Welcome to a new, and a slightly different, episode of the Geektown Behind The Scenes podcast! This week, we are chatting with Miles Thomas, Director of Social Media and Editorial Programming for the world's best-known anime streaming service, Crunchyroll.For those of you that don't know about Crunchyroll, it is an on-demand streaming service which specialises in Japanese content, such as anime, manga, and dorama. The service operates in more than 200 countries and territories and offers fans the chance to stream one of the largest collections of anime content through Crunchyroll, Anime Digital Network, and Anime on Demand video streaming services, translated in multiple languages for viewers worldwide. Viewers can also access simulcasts - top series available immediately after Japanese broadcast. Crunchyroll's services also extend to licensing of theatrical, TV, home video, and consumer product rights.Due to Dave knowing nothing about anime, presenting duties for this episode were handed over to regular Geek