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On the latest episode of the Geektown Radio podcast, I'm joined by Matt from Entertainment Talk in the co-host chair to chat about our week in tv and film plus we have all the weekly tv news, renewals and cancellations, and a roundup of BATFA results.Reviewing the last 7 days in tv and film, Matt has been catching up on TV, films and games, including the recently released 'Ghost of Tsushima' game, along with the movie 'Midsommer', and Season 3 of comedy-drama 'Good Girls'. Meanwhile, I review Season 2 of 'The Umbrella Academy', Ryan Murphy's 'Hollywood', and 'Muppets Now!', along with us both giving our thoughts on 'Prodigal Son', which launched last week on Sky One.In the TV news, we have the renewals, cancellations and pickups, along with a run-through of some of the... interesting... BAFTA winners... We also chat about the 'Green Hornet’ animated series from Kevin Smith, the Disney+ 'Beauty and the Beast' spin-off 'This Little Town', and acting news for Netflix's adaptation ‘Sweet Tooth’. Support this show

Welcome to a new episode of the Geektown Behind The Scenes podcast. This week, we have not one but two interviews. Film editor Morten Højbjerg, and Cinematographer Ollie Downey, who both worked on the hit Amazon series 'Hanna', which was recently renewed for a 3rd Season.For those of you that haven't caught 'Hanna' yet, it follows the journey of an extraordinary young girl raised in the forest, as she evades the relentless pursuit by off-book CIA agents whilst trying to unearth the truth behind who she is. The series comes from 'The Night Manager's David Farr and stars Esme Creed-Miles in the lead as Hanna.Film editor Morten Højbjerg discusses getting into the film industry in his native Denmark before moving to London where he is now based. We talk about his editing process on the show, mixing together coming-of-age drama with thriller elements, and his use of sound in the mix to represent incomplete visual effects. We also chat about the responsibility of cutting the pilot episode, and setting the tone and

On the latest episode of the Geektown Radio podcast, I'm joined by Gray in the co-host chair to chat about our week in tv and film plus we have all the weekly tv news, renewals and cancellations, and a roundup of panels from Comic-Con@Home.Reviewing the last 7 days in tv and film, Gray has been catching up on TV following his holiday, and gives us his reviews of mockumentary 'The Kemps: All True', Amazon drama 'Little Fires Everywhere', and the BBC's 'I May Destroy You'. Meanwhile, I discuss Season 1 of Netflix comic book adaptation 'Warrior Nun', and we both rave about the fantastic 'Hamilton' on Disney+.In the TV news, we have the renewals, cancellations and pickups, along with a rundown of all the tv news and panels from Comic-Con@Home, including lots of 'Walking Dead' news. We also chat about streaming service BritBox commissioning four new British dramas, Robert Kirkman’s ‘Invincible’ animated series, and the new 'Witcher' spin-off series. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/geektown.  

On the latest episode of the Geektown Radio podcast, I'm joined by Bex from TristaBytes in the co-host chair to chat about our week in tv, film and gaming, plus we have all the weekly tv news, renewals and cancellations.Reviewing the last 7 days in tv, film and gaming, Bex has been scaring herself again, not only with Fluffy the xenomorph in 'Alien Isolation', but also in beautiful 2D puzzle/platformer 'Limbo'. On the TV side, we both watched the finale of the brilliant 'Snowpiercer' series, and give a spoiler-filled review of the last two episodes (there are warnings and info about how to skip the spoilers). Meanwhile, I give a review of Netflix's new Arthurian legend drama 'Cursed', along with 'Miracle Workers: Dark Ages' and Season 2 of 'Hanna'.In the TV news, we have the renewals, cancellations and pickups, along with news about Disney's new 'Clone Wars' related animated series ‘Star Wars: The Bad Batch’ from Dave Filoni. We also chat about casting for Amazon’s new animated series ‘Invincible’ from comic

Welcome to a new episode of the Geektown Behind The Scenes podcast. This week, I’m chatting with wildlife cinematographer and cameraman, Bertie Gregory.When I spoke to Bertie for this interview, he was a BAFTA nominee for his work on the BBC series 'Seven Worlds, One Planet', however, as of yesterday, he is a BAFTA winner for his incredible cinematography on the nature series. At only 26, Bertie has made a name for himself as one of the youngest and most sought-after wildlife filmmakers in the business. Along with Seven Worlds, he has contributed his talent to a variety of wildlife projects, including producing/hosting for National Geographic’s online series, WildLife: Resurrection Island and WildLife: The Big Freeze, which you can find on YouTube.In the interview, Bertie discusses his route into wildlife photography at such a young age, along with his unique behind-the-camera perspective on shooting wildlife. We chat about filming Spectacled bears in South America, walking with big cats, and using his vocal

On the latest episode of the Geektown Radio podcast, I'm joined by Matt from Entertainment Talk in the co-host chair to chat about our week in tv, film and gaming, plus we have all the weekly tv news, renewals and cancellations.Reviewing the last 7 days in tv, film and gaming, has been playing 'The Last Of Us, Part II', and gives us his thoughts on the latest edition to the global smash hit video game. He also Australian drama 'Stateless' starring Yvonne Strahovski, Cate Blanchett and Dominic West, and Brazilian zombie series 'Reality Z', based on Charlie Brooker's 'Dead Set', both of which are available on Netflix UK. Meanwhile, I have been playing through survival horror game 'Green Hell', so I give my thoughts on that, along with a (very late!) review of Amazon drama 'Hanna', Netflix's 'Unsolved Mysteries', and BBC's 'Seven Worlds, One Planet'.In the TV news, it's more renewals, cancellations and new US pilots, as FOX announces six new pilots it intends to shoot at some point before the end of the year. We

On the latest episode of the Geektown Radio podcast, I'm joined by Bex from TristaBytes (aka "Sneezy", due to hay fever) in the co-host chair to chat about our week in tv, film and gaming, plus we have all the weekly tv news, renewals and cancellations.Reviewing the last 7 days in tv, film and gaming, Bex has not only been playing, but also appearing in the new video game 'Alien Scumbags', which is a lovingly handcrafted 8-bit graphics action game, with a surprising amount of depth, and truckloads of sci-fi humour. She also chats about failing at classic video game 'Asteroids', which she's been playing on Antstream Arcade, where you can get 50% off using the code "tristabytes". I review new Netflix series 'Warrior Nun', along with giving my thoughts on the movie version of 'Hamilton', which is now on Disney+, and on playing the beta of video game 'Starbase Startopia'. In the TV news, it's more renewals, cancellations and new US pilots, as ABC announces a string of new pilots it intends to shoot at some p

Welcome to a new episode of the Geektown Behind The Scenes podcast. This week, I’m chatting with Natalie Bronfman, costume designer on 'The Handmaid's Tale' Season 3, Quibi series 'Most Dangerous Game' starring Liam Hemsworth & Christoph Waltz, and Season 2 of Steven Knight's brilliant Apple drama 'See' starring Jason Momoa.Along with those shows, Natalie has previously worked on 'Alias Grace' (also by Handmaid's author Margaret Atwood), mini-series '11.22.63', Netflix's 'Hemlock Grove', and 'Transporter: The Series'. She also worked on the 2013 film 'Carrie', the movie 'Jumper' starring Hayden Christensen & Jamie Bell, and 2004 horror 'Dawn of the Dead'.In the interview, we discuss stepping up to take over the reins of Handmaid's from original designer Ane Crabtree, just as the number of costumes on the drama grew by an extraordinary amount! We also chat about some of the amazingly sharp suits she created from scratch for 'Most Dangerous Game', and joining the unique drama 'See', where she has to des

On the latest episode of the Geektown Radio podcast, I'm joined, after rather a long break, by Darryl from Hollywood News Source in the co-host chair to chat about our week in tv, film and gaming, plus we have all the weekly tv news, renewals and cancellations.Reviewing the last 7 days in tv, film and gaming, Darryl has been mixing up the old and the new with the vampire detective procedural 'Blood Ties' on Amazon, along with Part 3 of 'Chilling Adventures of Sabrina' and 'The Order' on Netflix. He's also been catching up with the 'Aurora Teagarden Mysteries' which can be found on various streaming platforms. Meanwhile, I have been watching Sky Original series 'Gangs Of London', and new HBO drama 'Perry Mason', so I give you my thoughts on both of those.In the TV news, it's more renewals, cancellations and new US pilots, as NBC announces a string of new pilots it intends to shoot at some point before the end of the year. We also chat about two pilots which were still in limbo at the time of recording - 'Debri

On the latest episode of the Geektown Radio podcast, I'm joined by Bex from TristaBytes in the co-host chair to chat about our week in tv, film and gaming, 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 knocking herself out, Bex has been scaring herself with more 'Alien Isolation', along with playing classic Neo Geo game 'Metal Slug X'. I have been playing realtime strategy city builder 'Anno 1800', which is rather more frantic than you'd think, and watching 'Birds of Prey (And The Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn)', so we both give you our thoughts on that.In the TV news, we're all about the renewals, cancellations and new US pilots, as the "big five" US networks finally all announced which shows had hit the trash heap, and which would be returning for the new year. We also run through all the shows which have been picked up to series so far this season, along with the pilots that are still in contention at the

Welcome to a new episode of the Geektown Behind The Scenes podcast. This week, I’m chatting with Carl Johnson, the composer behind the music for a brand new set of Looney Tunes Cartoons airing on HBO Max in the US. No news on where they may pop up in the UK at the moment, but you can watch some of them via the HBO Max YouTube channelCarl Johnson is an Emmy-winning composer known for his work on ‘Animaniacs', ‘Gargoyles’, ‘Pinky and the Brain', 'Piglet's Big Movie’ among many others. He is one of two composers who scored the ‘Looney Tunes Cartoons’, which includes 80 eleven-minute episodes made up of animated shorts, each varying in length. In addition to composing, Carl is a highly sort after orchestrator, and has worked on films such as 'Skyfall', 'The Amazing Spider-man', 'WALL·E' and 'Finding Dory'.In the interview, we discuss how it felt following in the footsteps of the legendary originator of the Looney Tunes sound, Carl Stalling, and reworking some of the classic compositions such as 'What's Up Doc'. W

On the latest episode of the Geektown Radio podcast, I'm joined by Matt from Entertainment Talk in the co-host chair to chat about our week in tv, film and gaming, plus we have all the weekly tv news, renewals and cancellations.Reviewing the last 7 days in tv, film and gaming, Matt has been wandering around with VR zombies in 'The Walking Dead: Saints & Sinners', so give us his thoughts on the game. He also reviews Netflix animated series 'The Dragon Prince', along with 'Artemis Fowl' (which lives up to its name) and the stupidly titled 'High School Musical: The Musical: The Series', both on Disney+. Meanwhile, I have stepped away from my 'Satisfactory' addiction and also ended up in the apocalypse, this time with 'Surviving The Aftermath', so I give my thoughts on that. I also review the brilliant and hilarious David Tennant and Michael Sheen comedy 'Staged'.As it was the launch of the Playstation 5 this week, Matt and I discuss our thoughts on the new console, along with the games which were announced a

After a short break, we are back with a new episode of the Geektown Behind The Scenes podcast, and we return with two interviews on this show! The first is with cinematographer Brad Smith, and the second features production designer Daniel Novotny, both who were involved in creating the hit Netflix series 'Outer Banks'.Cinematographer Brad Smith was responsible for the beautiful photography of the series. In the interview, we talk about how they used documentary film techniques to provide a sense of reality and to show the socioeconomic divide the two sides of the island. We also discuss the look of the series, and the incredible drone camera work which helped to immerse viewers in the island location.Along with working on 'Outer Banks', Brad has served as director of photography on series such as 'Manifest', 'The Americans', 'Quantico' and 'Billions'.The second interview features production designer Daniel Novotny. Daniel is something of a legacy production designer, as his father, Michael Novotny was also a

On the latest episode of the Geektown Radio podcast, I'm joined by Bex from Trista Bytes in the co-host chair 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 and film, Bex has been recovering from the traumatic experience thrust upon her by her lovely Twitch followers, of playing 'Alien: Isolation'. Being a big scaredy-cat when it comes to all things horror, her fans voted that it would be an excellent idea for her to play through one of the most terrifying games based on one of the most terrifying movies out there, so she gives us her review of the game and the experience! She also gives us her thoughts on episode one of tv drama 'Snowpiercer'. I have been playing the rather less terrifying 'Satisfactory', so I give an update on that, along with reviewing the brand new Amazon drama 'Alex Rider'.In the latest tv news, we chat about the latest casting developments in the ongoing 'Batwoman' saga, and give an update on the cas

We are back with another episode of the Geektown Radio podcast and I'm joined by Gray in the co-host chair 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 and film, Gray has been catching up on a huge amount of television as he gives us his thoughts on 'Normal People', 'Dead to Me', 'Upload', 'Zoey’s Extraordinary Playlist', 'Schitt’s Creek', and 'Run', along with the 'Snowpiercer' movie. We also both have been watching the 'Snowpiercer' tv-series and 'Space Force' on Netflix alongside 'McMillions' on NOW TV and Sky On Demand.In the latest tv news, we chat about the announcement that ‘Dr. Strange’s Scott Derrickson is set to helm a sequel to classic Jim Henson movie ‘Labyrinth’. We also discuss ‘Hedy Lamarr’, the new Apple TV+ pick up produced by & starring Gal Gadot; Berlanti Productions tackling an adaptation of ‘The Forbidden Game’ novels from ‘The Vampire Diaries’ author LJ Smith; And Doug Liman joining Tom Cruise t

We are back with another episode of the Geektown Radio podcast and I'm joined by Matt from Entertainment Talk in the co-host chair 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, gaming and film, Matt has been playing through the first part of the 'Final Fantasy 7' remake, as his first experience of the Final Fantasy world, so give us his thoughts on that. He also has another monster update for 'Call Of Duty', so we discuss the pain of that, along with reviewing the hilarious Sky One comedy 'Brassic'. I have been obsessing over conveyor belts in 'Satisfactory', and also watched new sci-fi series 'Pandora' which premiered last week on Syfy UK. We also discuss the 'Disney Gallery: The Mandalorian' docuseries', and chat about the incredible and heartbreaking finale to 'Zoey’s Extraordinary Playlist'.In the latest tv news, we have had a couple of huge announcements this week. Firstly, DC is finally set to #ReleaseTheSnyderCut

This episode of the Geektown Behind The Scenes Podcast I’m chatting with Barry Robison, production designer on the much anticipated tv adaption of 'Snowpiercer'. Set more than seven years after the world has become a frozen wasteland, Snowpiercer centres on the remnants of humanity, who inhabit a gigantic, perpetually-moving train that circles the globe. Class warfare, social injustice and the politics of survival play out in this riveting television adaptation.Barry is a highly experienced production designer who has mainly been working in features up until this point, but decided to take on the challenge of a tv series. I previously interviewed Barry for his amazing work on the film 'Hacksaw Ridge'. His other work can be seen on movies such as 'Pitch Perfect', 'X-Men Origins: Wolverine', and 'The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader'.In the interview Barry talks about how he went back to the graphic novel to shape the creation of the stylistic elements in the post-apocalyptic world, and

It's our 250th episode of the Geektown Radio podcast! We were thinking of doing something special, but there was so much news around this week, we didn't want to deprive you, so I'm joined by Bex from TristaBytes in the co-host chair to chat about our week in tv and film, plus we have all the weekly tv news, renewals and cancellations... Plus, Bex was in something of a musical mood, so you have that to look forward to!Reviewing the last 7 days in tv, gaming and film, Bex has been repeatedly drowning a digital cat on her Twitch stream (that's not as bad as it sounds when I type it out!), and also catching up on the Channel 4/Netflix drama 'Kiss Me First'. In tv, I have completed Season 2 of Ricky Gervais' phenomenal 'After Life', and also Season 2 of the wonderfully dark comedy 'Dead To Me'. Whilst over in gaming, I have spent most of my week building mechanical contraptions in the fantastically fun 'Satisfactory'.In the latest tv news, we chat about The CW changing up their schedules to deal with the COVID-19

In this episode of the Geektown Behind The Scenes Podcast I’m chatting with the legendary David Bateson, who this year is celebrating 20yrs as the voice of Agent 47, the protagonist of IO Interactive's video game series 'Hitman'.David was born in South African to English parents but has, for many years, been settled in Denmark. He’s worked across film, tv and theatre, but what we know and love him best for, is his voice work as Agent 47 in the long running Hitman video games. He has voiced the character since its inception in the year 2000, and, as far as we can tell, he is one of the longest serving voice actors in gaming history. We got to talk to him about what it's like playing Agent 47 for 20yrs, his favourite games, locations and kills, his thoughts on the movie versions (and how he was nearly involved.) We also chat a little about Lightmatter, a first-person puzzler where shadows kill you, and how he got involved with voicing that game. I also want to say a huge thanks to the people over at the Hi

It's another week in lockdown, and time for the latest Geektown Radio podcast, which sees me joined by Ross in the co-host chair to review our week in tv and film, plus we chat about the weekly tv news, renewals and cancellations.Reviewing the last 7 days in tv, gaming and film, Ross has been rewatching 'Scrubs' on All4, so reminisces about the show, and we both have been watching 'Upload' on Amazon Prime starring Robbie Amell, so we discuss that in more detail. I have been playing newly released video game 'Old World', so give my first impressions of that, and we talk about the recently released trailer for 'Space Force', the new comedy from Steve Carell & Greg Daniels.In the latest news, we run through a stack of renewals and cancellations from CBS and other networks, along with discussing the latest developments in COVID-19 affected tv. This includes the CBS pilot pickups, a pile of Star Wars news, ‘The Blacklist’s inventive way to finish off their current season after the drama's filming was cut short