Geektown Radio - Tv News, Interviews & Uk Tv Air Dates

As we've been away this week collecting lots of great new content for the show, we're bringing you a special edition of the Geektown Radio podcast featuring, not only an interview with 'Supernatural's Castiel, Misha Collins, but also a chat with the developers of the upcoming 'Doctor Who' VR game, 'Doctor Who: The Edge of Time'.Published by PlayStack and developed by Maze Theory, Doctor Who: The Edge Of Time will transport fans into a globally-beloved world of aliens, mystery and wonder, letting them embark on a brand-new and fully-interactive adventure, inspired by the show’s 55-year history and starring the Doctor’s current incarnation, played by Jodie Whittaker.Also on this week's show, we have star of 'Supernatural', Misha Collins. Misha, of course, plays the angel Castiel on the series, and was on top form at his panel on Sunday. Have you ever wanted to know the colour of Castiel’s wings, or if he will get them back? Or would like to know what Misha would be doing if he wasn’t an actor? Would you like to

We are back to a somewhat normal show on the Geektown Radio podcast. I'm joined by Darryl from Hollywood News Source to review the week's tv and discuss the trailers from the US TV Upfronts. We also have an interview with Miles Hankins, co-composer of Seth Rogen and Charlize Theron’s latest movie 'Long Shot'.Miles Hankins, award-winning composer, orchestrator, and music producer, boasts a diverse body of work spanning the entertainment industry. Based in Los Angeles, his lifelong passion for sound, the moving image, and musical narrative have earned him a reputation as a dedicated craftsman in the storytelling process.Miles often works alongside Oscar-nominated composer Marco Beltrami, with the duo creating music for several projects including 'A Quiet Place' (nominated for a Golden Globe for Best Original Score), Marvel’s 'Fantastic Four', 'The Shallows', and Universal’s 'The Snowman'. His latest collaboration with Beltrami was for the Seth Rogen and Charlize Theron comedy 'Long Shot'. This is Mile

The Geektown Radio podcast is a little different this week. In the busiest week in US TV, I'm joined by Matt from Entertainment Talk for our usual review of the week's gaming and tv, but we also delve into all the renewals, cancellations and new series pickups from the US TV Upfronts in a bumper-sized episode of the show.For those of you that haven't been following on the website, US TV Upfronts are when the five big US networks (ABC, NBC, FOX, CBS and The CW) all present the new shows they have picked up for the next 12 months to advertisers and media. They also announce which series have been cancelled and which are renewed out of the shows they currently have on air. We go through all the renewals and cancellations as they relate to UK broadcasters, along with some of our highlights from the new series which the US networks have picked up. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/geektown.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Once again, we return for a packed Geektown Radio podcast, and I'm joined Bex Trista of TristaBytes (who is amazingly not injured this week!) to discuss all the usual tv & film new and air date info, along with a rundown of the fun she had at Play Expo Manchester. We also have an exclusive interview with Production Designer Melanie Jones.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. She is most well-known for her production design on Damien Chazelle's Oscar-winning 'Whiplash', but is also having a busy spring with three new and completely different projects debuting.For Warner Bros' upcoming horror film, 'The Curse of La Llorona', starring Green Book's Linda Cardellini, Melanie created a haunting, supernatural story world where a family tries to survive the wrath of La Llorona, the ghost of a woman who drowned her children.On Netflix's period Mötley Crüe biopic 'T

We are back with our 202nd episode of the Geektown Radio podcast, and I'm joined by our film reviewer Gray to discuss a little movie called 'Avengers: Endgame', along with all the usual tv & film new and air date info. We also have an exclusive interview with Ryan Shore, composer for 'Star Wars: Galaxy of Adventures', 'Star Wars: Forces of Destiny' and new VR film 'Cave'.Ryan Shore is a two-time Emmy Award and Grammy Award nominated composer, songwriter, music director, and conductor for film, television, virtual reality, games, records, concerts, events, and theatre. He has over 60 scoring credits to his name, but we really wanted to have a chat with him about his work with Lucasfilm on 'Star Wars: Galaxy of Adventures', 'Star Wars: Galaxy of Adventures Fun Facts', and 'Star Wars: Forces of Destiny'. These animated shorts are available on YouTube, and serve as a way to introduce younger audiences to the wondrous world of 'Star Wars'.We also chat with him about 'Cave', a new VR film which has recently pre

After last week's 200th episode celebration, we return to a more normal show this time around. Matt returns to the co-host chair once again as we discuss the latest tv and film news, plus we have an interview with Emmy-winning film & tv editor, Nena Erb.Nena Erb is the Emmy-winning editor of 'Insecure' & 'Crazy Ex-Girlfriend'. Raised in an Asian immigrant family, Nena’s father wanted her to be a doctor and her mother wanted her to be a pianist with the LA Philharmonic. Nena wanted to be Andy Warhol... After graduating with an art degree, a friend brought her into the industry and she started working in various capacities in production. It was her stint as an associate producer that gave her the opportunity to work closely with editors. This proved to be a defining moment for her interest in post-production.Nena has been the editor on productions for HBO, Lionsgate, 20th Century Fox, CBS, ABC, and others. She is experienced in multiple genres from drama series to feature films, documentaries and comedy

It's a historic day here at the Geektown Radio podcast, as we reach our 200th episode of the show! To join the celebration, we have not one, but two co-hosts - Bex from TristaBytes joins me, along with Matt from Entertainment Talk. On the show this week we have all the usual tv news, reviews, and UK air date info, plus I test the co-host's geek knowledge as we play the first ever edition of the Geekmaster Quiz.Bex plays Matt, as we see who knows the most about various geeky subjects, from general tv, Marvel, Disney, Star Wars and other genre shows and films. We also discuss the Disney+ announcements, 'Titans' casting, the new 'Walking Dead' spin-off, Star Wars Celebration, and the trailers for 'The Rise Of Skywalker' and 'Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order'. It's a packed hour this week, so make sure you listen here or on your favourite podcast app! Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/geektown.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

On the Geektown Radio podcast this week I am joined by Darryl from Hollywood News Source, to chat about Walker Stalker Con, the latest tv and film news, and all the UK TV premiere date info. We also have an exclusive interview with Lawson Demming, co-founder of visual effects company, Barnstorm VFX.Barnstorm VFX is a boutique effects house specialising in high-quality digital effects, design, and production. They are the visual effects company behind shows such as 'Silicon Valley' and 'Room 104', and 'Get Shorty', along with working on series such as 'Outlander', 'Fargo', 'Lost' and 'The Gifted'. Barnstorm most recently worked on Amazon's brilliant 'The Man in the High Castle', which tells the story of a dystopian America dominated by Nazi Germany and Imperial Japan.Lawson Demming, a co-founder of Barnstorm VFX and VFX Supervisor for 'The Man in the High Castle', joins us to discuss the amount of historical research they do for the show. WARNING - there are some Season 3 spoilers in the interview if you haven

This week's Geektown Radio podcast sees an ill Gray crawl from his sickbed to join the show and discuss the latest films, games, all the UK TV premiere date info, and US TV news. Amongst other things we chat about 'Fleabag', 'Line Of Duty', 'Dead Pixels' & Project Blue Book', and we also have an exclusive interview with Supervising Sound Editor, Trevor Gates.With a background in music; playing piano and writing from a young age, Trevor Gates has always had an affinity for sound and sonic arrangement. Growing up in the San Francisco Bay area and Portland, Oregon, Trevor decided to take a leap of faith to pursue a career in sound. After attending The Art Institute of California Los Angeles and earning a Bachelor of Science degree in Audio Production, Trevor started working as an engineer and producer with an established R&B music producer. Trevor was next presented an opportunity to create sound for film. Within six years, Trevor has creatively participated in the soundscape of over 100 films.Most recen

This week on the Geektown Radio podcast Bex from TristaBytes returns to the show (with all her limbs intact for once!) to discuss the latest films, games, all the UK TV premiere date info, and US TV news. We also report on our weekend at MCM Birmingham Comic Con, plus we have an interview with Tom Hopper & Emmy Raver-Lampman, aka Luther & Allison from Netflix's 'The Umbrella Academy'.On the same day in 1989, forty-three infants are inexplicably born to random, unconnected women who showed no signs of pregnancy the day before. Seven are adopted by Sir Reginald Hargreeves, a billionaire industrialist, who creates The Umbrella Academy and prepares his "children" to save the world. But not everything went according to plan. In their teenage years, the family fractured and the team disbanded. Now, the six surviving thirty-something members reunite upon the news of Hargreeve’s passing. Luther, Diego, Allison, Klaus, Vanya and Number Five work together to solve a mystery surrounding their father's death. But

This weeks Geektown Radio podcast sees Matt from Entertainment Talk joins me as co-host to discuss the latest films, games, all the UK TV premiere date info, and US TV news. We also have an exclusive interview with Mark LeDoux, VFX Supervisor at visual effects company Crafty Apes.You might not have heard of Crafty Apes, but you have definitely seen their work. The company's crazy portfolio includes such projects as… 'Thor: Ragnarok', 'Doctor Strange', 'Captain America: Civil War', 'Guardians of the Galaxy: Vol. 2', 'Avengers: Age of Ultron', 'Ant Man & Wasp', 'Spider-Man: Homecoming', 'La La Land', 'Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle', 'John Wick: Chapter 2', '12 Years a Slave', 'Constantine', 'Sleepy Hollow', 'The Walking Dead', 'The Blacklist', 'Fargo', 'The Originals', 'Legacies', 'Stranger Things', 'Westworld', 'Legion', 'Better Call Saul', 'Deadpool 2', 'Star Trek: Discovery' and 'The Orville'.We sat down with Mark LeDoux, one of the three brothers that run the company, who have offices in LA, New York a

On this week's Geektown Radio podcast things return to normal, as all the technical problems have been sorted, so I'm joined by Ross to discuss the latest films, all the UK TV premiere date info, and US TV news. We also have an exclusive interview with 'Brooklyn Nine-Nine' composer Dan Marocco.Dan Marocco is a Los Angeles-based composer for film and television. Born in Texas, and raised in Osaka, Japan, Dan's music builds from an eclectic range of influences. As the son of a music teacher, he got an early start playing the piano, trumpet and guitar. While studying at NYU, he began scoring music to picture.From his comedic-action score for the Golden Globe winning 'Brooklyn Nine-Nine', to his foreboding orchestral score for the Dimension thriller 'Demonic', Dan thrives on creating a unique sound for each project. In the interview we discuss finding the sound for 'Brooklyn Nine-Nine', and of course, his thoughts on the cancellation and subsequent rescue by NBC. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/geekt

We have something very special for you on the Geektown Radio podcast this week. Due to the technical problems we mentioned last week, we decided not to do a normal show, but we do have two excellent interviews for your listening enjoyment relating to 'Strike Back' and 'American Gods'.The first interview is with Kenton Oxley, CEO of Knockout Productions. Kenton and Knockout help films and tv shows with creative, financial and logistical solutions when they are working abroad. This includes shows such as 'Top Gear', 'The Grand Tour', ITV's 'Next Of Kin' and, our main focus, Sky One's 'Strike Back', which recently returned for its 7th Season. We chat with Kenton about the complex problems organising shootouts in the streets of Kuala Lumpur, along with finding amazing locations, such as the rooftop where Jamie Bamber made his dramatic entrance. We also chat a little about some of the crazy things they had to organise for both those aforementioned car shows...The second interview comes from the recent press screen

On the Geektown Radio podcast this week our film reviewer Gray return to the show and discuss the latest tv, including 'Flack', 'The Umbrella Academy', and 'Curfew', all the UK TV premiere date info, and US TV news. We also discuss all things Oscar related after the 91st Academy Awards were presented this week.This is the point I would usually write something about the interview, however, due to technical issues (i.e. Dave's computer deciding to break), we're skipping the interview this week. We do still have a show packed full of tv news for you, along with our thoughts on the winners and losers at this year's Oscar Awards. Who we thought came out top, and who we thought was robbed. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/geektown.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

The Geektown Radio podcast this week sees the world's clumsiest co-host, Bex from TristaBytes, return to the show and discuss the latest tv, including 'The Umbrella Academy', film reviews of ‘Alita: Battle Angel’, UK TV premiere date info, and US TV news. We also have an exclusive interview ‘Alita: Battle Angel’ co-production designer, Caylah Eddleblute.From visionary filmmakers James Cameron ('Avatar') and Robert Rodriguez ('Sin City'), comes ‘Alita: Battle Angel’, an epic adventure of hope and empowerment. When Alita (Rosa Salazar) awakens with no memory of who she is in a future world she does not recognize, she is taken in by Ido (Christoph Waltz), a compassionate doctor who realizes that somewhere in this abandoned cyborg shell is the heart and soul of a young woman with an extraordinary past.As Alita learns to navigate her new life and the treacherous streets of Iron City, Ido tries to shield her from her mysterious history while her street-smart new friend Hugo (Keean Johnson) offers instead to help tr

We return with another Geektown Radio podcast, and this week, Matt from Entertainment Talk joins as co-host to discuss the latest tv reviews, film news, UK TV premiere date info, and US TV news. We also have an exclusive interview Vik Sharma, composer of the new film from Stephen Merchant and Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson, ‘Fighting With My Family’.Some of you may know composer Vik Sharma from Stephen Merchant's Sunday afternoon on 6Music where he popped up occasionally as a contributor, but it's extremely likely you have also heard some of his music. Vik has written for a host of tv series including 'An Idiot Abroad', 'The Moaning of Life', 'Hello Ladies', 'The Undateables', 'Mary Queen of Frocks', and 'Hoff The Record'. His latest gig saw him team up with Stephen Merchant again, as he scored the film ‘Fighting With My Family’, roping in legendary Blur guitarist Graham Coxon, and The Cure's Jason Cooper to play on the soundtrack.Based on a true story, 'Fighting With My Family' tells the tale of reformed gan

On the Geektown Radio podcast this week, Ross joins as co-host to discuss the latest tv reviews, film news, UK TV premiere date info, and US TV news. We also have a great exclusive interview with Patrick J. Don Vito, the film editor behind the Oscar-nominated and award-winning film 'Green Book'.Academy Award nominee Viggo Mortensen and Academy Award winner Mahershala Ali star in a film inspired by a true friendship that transcended race, class, and the 1962 Mason-Dixon line. When Tony Lip (Mortensen), a bouncer from an Italian-American neighbourhood in the Bronx, is hired to drive Dr. Don Shirley (Ali), a world-class Black pianist, on a concert tour from Manhattan to the Deep South, they must rely on "The Green Book" to guide them to the few establishments that were then safe for African-Americans. Confronted with racism, danger as well as unexpected humanity and humor—they are forced to set aside differences to survive and thrive on the journey of a lifetime.Also On This Week's Show:I'm joined by Ross, so we

The Geektown Radio podcast returns this week to discuss the latest tv reviews, film news, UK TV premiere date info, and US TV news as Dave is joined by Darryl from Hollywood News Source as co-host. We also have not one but two interviews with composers whose films premiered this weekend at the Sundance Film Festival, Roger Suen & Piers Burbrook de Vere.Roger Suen is best known for scoring Justin Chon's 2017 Sundance award-winning film, 'Gook'. This year, Roger reunites with Chon to score the emotional Asian-American family drama 'Ms. Purple' which premiered at Sundance last weekend. The movie tells the story of Kasie, a young girl who has to seek help from her estranged brother when her bedridden father's caretaker unexpectedly quits. The siblings are forced to reconnect and reconcile the suppressed trauma that led to their separation.When Roger isn't working on his own films, he helps out other composers, providing additional music for their scores. This has led to his work being featured in Guiller

On the Geektown Radio podcast this week, for the first time in ages, we are joined by a fully functioning (i.e. one without broken limbs or throat problems) Bex Trista from TristaBytes as co-host to discuss the latest tv reviews, film news, UK TV premiere date info, and US TV news. We also have an interview with comedy duo Gary Tro and Javier Jarquin, who together form the Just Us League, to chat about their new show, MARVELus.MARVELus: The Unofficial Marvel Parody Show, is the smash hit Edinburgh Fringe Festival 2017 and 2018 "sell out" sketch show that squeezes almost a decade of the Marvel Cinematic Universe into one action-packed hour of comedy.Gary and Javier join to create the double act THE JUST US LEAGUE; using their signature high-energy style to create short, punchy scenes, it's weapons free comedy that takes no prisoners - High octane, channel surfing hilarity for your inner geek.Click here to find out more and buy tickets to MARVELus: The Unofficial Marvel Parody Show.Also On T

This week on the Geektown Radio podcast we have all the usual reviews, film news, UK TV premiere date info, and US TV news, plus an exclusive interview with Matt Johnson, the Visual FX Supervisor on the highly acclaimed 'Mary Poppins Returns'.Directed by Rob Marshall, 'Mary Poppins Returns' is a followup to the classic 1964 movie about everyone's favourite nanny. Mary Poppins is back to help the next generation of the Banks family find the joy and wonder missing in their lives following a personal loss. Emily Blunt stars as the practically-perfect nanny with unique magical skills who can turn any ordinary task into an unforgettable, fantastic adventure and Lin-Manuel Miranda plays her friend Jack, an optimistic street lamplighter who helps bring light—and life—to the streets of London.VFX Supervisor Matt Johnson was given the somewhat daunting task of recreating the magic of the first film but for a modern audience. We discuss how he reacted to getting the job, and his approach to the project. We al