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

We return for our first Geektown Radio podcast of 2019, and it's jam-packed full of reviews, UK TV premiere date info, and US TV news!In our first show back, I'm joined by Matt from Entertainment Talk, as we chat over the tv shows and films we've been watching over the holidays. On the gaming front, Santa brought Matt a Playstation VR, so we give our thoughts on the best games you can get for the console, and I look through some of my purchases from this year's annual wallet drain, the Holiday Steam Sale.We also run through all the winners voted for by the thousands of people who entered this year's Geektown Awards. Thank you to everyone that voted, you can find out more information here, and see a list of the winners here.Also On This Week's Show:No time for an interview this week, but things will revert to normal next week!We take a look at all the latest tv & film news, including renewals & cancellations.We give you our recommendations for upcoming TV in the next 7 days. Su

Welcome to the last Geektown Radio podcast of 2018! On the show this week we have all the usual tv news, UK TV air date information and other general geekiness, plus Dave and Ross take a look at their favourite tv and films of the year.Whilst the public are voting in this year's Geektown Awards (you can still enter, and win a MASSIVE prize!), we take a look at what we personally thought were the best shows and best films of the year. We also look at shows we will miss, and discuss new series to look out for in the next 12 months.Also On This Week's Show:I'm joined by Ross in the co-host seat this week, so we chat about the tv shows, games and films we've been playing and watching.We take a look at all the latest tv & film news, including renewals & cancellations.We give you our recommendations for upcoming TV in the next 7 days. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/geektown.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

The Geektown Radio podcast returns for our penultimate show before the Christmas break, and I'm joined by the dread pirate Bex Trista from TristaBytes, who is currently recovering from being a klutz and smashing up her knee... Something which I was, of course, completely sympathetic about... Along with all the usual tv news and air date info, we also have an interview with Olivia Williams, Harry Lloyd & Nicholas Pinnock, three of the stars of StarzPlay's brilliant sci-fi thriller 'Counterpart'.If you haven’t caught the spy thriller yet, it stars J.K. Simmons (J. Jonah Jameson in ‘Spider-man’, and Commissioner Gordon for the DCU), as Howard Silk, a low-level bureaucrat at a seemingly innocuous UN agency, the Office of Interchange or OI. He’s trudging through his latter years of a life filled with regret, that is until he discovers the agency is hiding a secret… It’s protecting a gateway to a parallel universe.Olivia Williams ('Dollhouse', 'The Sixth Sense') plays Emily Silk/Burton, wife (and, confusin

The Geektown Radio podcast returns to a regular show this week, as co-host Gray joins me to chat about Marvel's STATION Experience, all the latest TV News and premiere date info, plus we have an interview with 'The Romanoffs' composing duo, Sonya Belousova & Giona Ostinelli.'The Romanoffs' comes from 'Mad Men' creator and nine-time Emmy-winner Matthew Weiner, and is available to watch right now on Amazon Prime. the drama featuring eight separate stories about people who believe themselves to be descendants of the Russian royal family. Set in seven countries around the globe, the series was shot on location in three continents collaborating with creative talent from around Europe, the Americas, and the Far East. Each story takes place in a new location with a ridiculous A-List cast including people such as Diane Lane, Christina Hendricks, Aaron Eckhart, Corey Stoll, and Noah Wyle.Originally from Saint Petersburg, Russia - the same city as the royal Romanoff family - Sonya received the prestigious

This week's Geektown Radio podcast is a special edition from MCM Birmingham Comic-Con, as we interview 'Man In The High Castle' & 'Agents Of Shield' star Jason O’Mara, 'The Walking Dead' & 'Britannia' star David Morrissey, and had a really interesting chat with 'Rogue One' actress Ingvild Deila.Irish actor Jason O’Mara is probably best known for his roles as Wyatt in Amazon's 'Man In The High Castle' and playing Jeffrey Mace, aka The Patriot in Marvel's 'Agents Of Shield'. He's also popped up in shows such as 'The Good Wife', starred in cruelly cut short sci-fi 'Terra Nova', and is has voiced Bruce Wayne/Batman in a number of WB's animated movies.David Morrissey is a familiar face to viewers in the UK and around the world having starred as Philip 'The Governor' Blake in 'The Walking Dead', and most recently, as Aulus in Sky Atlantic's 'Britannia'. He starred in 'State of Play', played Gordon Brown in Peter Morgan's 'The Deal', starred as Tobi

We return to the Geektown Radio podcast with lots of recommendations for new shows, film and games to watch and play as the nights turn darker and the days grow colder. We also have a brand new interview for you with Joseph Fraioli, Sound Designer on the sci-fi movie 'KIN'.Joseph Fraioli has established a reputation for complex and fearless sonic experimentation with his critically acclaimed albums as Datach'i. In his sound design work for advertising and film, he strives to create an equally unique and immersive world that pushes boundaries and surprises listeners.His latest project sees him developing the amazing magnetic sci-fi sound for Jonathan and Josh Baker’s sci-fi movie ‘KIN’ starring Jack Reynor, Myles Truitt, Dennis Quaid, Zoë Kravitz and James Franco. The film is described as a crime thriller with a sci-fi twist, and tells the story of an unexpected hero destined for greatness. Chased by a vengeful criminal (Franco) and a gang of otherworldly soldiers, a recently released ex-con (Reynor)

Once again we return for a brand new episode of the Geektown Radio podcast. This week we have the usual tv news and premiere date info, plus an interview with Guy Toubes, showrunner for Amazon Prime's 'The Stinky & Dirty Show'.Guy burst onto the children’s television scene with 'Mowgli: The New Adventures of the Jungle Book', a series he co-created and produced for Fox Kids Network. As a prolific writer and story editor, his experience spans many genres in kids' TV including action and comedy from Nicktoons’ 'Edgar & Ellen', Hasbro’s 'Transformers: Robots In Disguise', and PBS’s 'Odd Squad'.Most recently, Guy has been executive producer and showrunner of the Emmy and Annie-nominated Amazon Prime series 'The Stinky & Dirty Show'. Based on the books by Jim and Kate McMullan the animated series follows the adventures of best friends and unlikely heroes, Stinky the garbage truck and Dirty the backhoe loader. They are a dynamic and hilarious duo of resourcefulness who learn tha

After last week's Comic-Con show, things are returning to normal here at Geektown Radio podcast, as we have all the usual tv news and premiere date info, plus an interview with composer Pat Irwin.Pat Irwin has been living in and making music in New York City since the late 1970’s. He was a member of the band The B-52's for over 20 years (You can see him on keyboard in the famous 'Love Shack' video) and he also was the composer of classic, hit cartoon series 'Rocko's Modern Life', 'Nurse Jackie' and 'Feed the Beast' to name a few.More recently, Pat has been Netflix series 'The Good Cop', which stars Tony Danza as Tony Sr. (aka Big Tony), a lovable yet not exactly honourable, former NYPD officer who never followed the rules. He lives with his son, Tony Jr. (TJ), played by Josh Groban, a brilliant, straight-laced NYPD detective who makes a point of always following the rules while solving Brooklyn’s toughest cases. This “odd couple” become unofficial partners as Tony Sr. offers his overly-cautious son blunt, str

On the Geektown Radio podcast this week, we have a very Con-lagged Dave and Bex as we talk all things MCM London Comic Con! It was a brilliant three days in the UK capital celebrating all sorts of assorted geekery. We chat about the Con in general, the guests, the interviews, the comic book creators, and of course, the cosplay. We also have the press panel interview from MCM with 'Doctor Who' star, Paul McGann. Paul McGann has starred in a host of tv, film, theatre and audio dramas over the years, but in our geeky circles, is best known as the 8th incarnation of The Doctor. Whilst he only appeared on screen in the 1996 television film (and reprised the role for 'The Night of the Doctor' mini-episode), he has been playing the part in the Big Finish audiobooks for years. Technically, he is the longest-serving Doctor, despite having the shortest amount of screen time. He's also famous for his part in classic British film 'Withnail and I', and has appeared tv shows such as 'The Bletchley

This week's Geektown Radio podcast is a must listen for any 'Star Trek' fans out there. Along with the usual tv news and UK TV premiere date info, we have not one, not two, but three interviews with the cast from 'Star Trek: The Next Generation' and 'Star Trek: Deep Space Nine'.Thanks to the lovely people at the 'Destination Star Trek' convention, we sat down with Marina Sirtis, who played Counsellor Deanna Troi on TNG, along with Nana Visitor who starred as Kira Nerys and Terry Farrell who played Jadzia Dax, both on DS9. We chat about a host of 'Star Trek' related things including their characters, their favourite episodes, the show in general, and their upcoming projects.Also On This Week's Show:I'm joined by Gray in the co-host seat this week, so we chat about the tv shows and films we've been watching since he was last on.We take a look at all the latest tv & film news, including renewals & cancellations.We give you our recommendations for upcoming TV in the next 7 da

Apologies for the lateness of the Geektown Radio podcast this week, but we are finally live and packed full of tv news, film news and UK tv premiere date information. We also have an exclusive interview with Myron Kerstein, editor of the smash-hit film 'Crazy Rich Asians'.Myron Kerstein is an editor for tv and film who has worked on projects such as ‘Sex and the City’, ‘Girls’, ‘House of Lies’, ‘The Dukes of Hazzard’ and ‘Fame’. He’s also been Zach Braff’s go-to editor for his movies ‘Garden State’, ‘Wish I Was Here’ and ‘Going in Style’.His latest project has been the smash hit movie ‘Crazy Rich Asians’ with director Jon M. Chu, which follows native New Yorker Rachel Chu (Constance Wu) as she accompanies her longtime boyfriend, Nick Young (Henry Golding), to his best friend’s wedding in Singapore. Nick has neglected to mention that he not only comes from one of the country’s wealthiest families but also one of its most sought-after bachelors, and Nick’s mother (Michelle Yeoh) is not impressed with his c

This week's Geektown Radio podcast is a bit of a bumper edition, mainly due to the avalanche of news last week courtesy of New York Comic Con. We cover all the new trailers and news from the various panels, plus the regular tv news and UK tv premiere date information. If that wasn't enough, we also have an exclusive interview with Emmy-winning Sound Re-Recording Mixer, Andy D'Addario.Andy D’Addario was nominated this year, previously won two consecutive Emmys for his sound mixing on the brilliant Amazon series 'Mozart in the Jungle'. He is a veteran of the industry and has worked on tv shows such as 'The X-Files', 'Transparent', 'Hawaii Five-0', and 'Alias'. His film work includes the 'Rush Hour' and 'Scream' films, 'Reality Bites', and 'Wedding Crashers'. In the interview, we chat with Andy about what his job entails, working on such a complex show as 'Mozart in the Jungle', along with a number of his other series, and generally about his work in the industry over the

As we head into October the TV craziness begins, when all the US shows start to return to our screens. Fear not though, the Geektown Radio podcast is here to help, as we break down all the latest tv news and UK tv air date info, so you never miss a thing! This week, we also have an exclusive interview with 'Man In The High Castle' & 'Ducktales' Composer, Dominic Lewis.Dominic Lewis is a British-born composer with sensational talents that have catapulted him to the forefront of music in television and film. He is currently scoring Season 3 of Amazon and Ridley Scott’s Emmy-winning series, 'The Man in the High Castle', which premieres on 5th October 2018. Dominic’s ghostly, haunting music for the show’s first two seasons earned him two BMI Streaming Media Awards. He is also composing Sony’s upcoming comedy adventure, 'Goosebumps 2: Haunted Halloween', opening in UK theatres 19th October (12th in the US), and Disney XD’s revitalized 'DuckTales', starring Lin-Manuel Miranda and David Tennant.Ea

On this week's Geektown Radio podcast we're all about the games, as we have spent the 4 days absorbing all the gaming awesomeness that is the EGX Gaming Event in Birmingham. I'm joined by YouTuber Bex Trista of TristaBytes as we chat about our favourite games from the show, and also have exclusive interviews with the developers of adventure/puzzle game 'The Bradwell Conspiracy', and 'Tanglewood', a brand new game... for the SEGA Mega Drive!The brainchild of developer Matt Phillips, ‘Tanglewood’ sees you take control of a young creature, Nymn, who is separated from the pack after the sun sets. Unable to get back to the safety of the family’s underground home, Nymn must find a way to survive the night terrors and get to morning. Tanglewood’s world is a dangerous one after dark; guiding Nymn you must use your skills of evasion, traps and trickery to defeat predators. Whilst ‘Tanglewood’ is available on Steam, for those of you with old SEGA Mega Drive’s gathering dust in your lofts, you can order the ga

As the weather begins to turn, what better way to spend your evenings (or break up your commute) than listening to the latest Geektown Radio podcast. This week we have all the usual tv news and UK tv premiere date information, plus we have an exclusive interview with the Academy Award-winning composer, Federico Jusid.Originally from Argentina, Federico is best known for scoring the Academy Award-winning Best Foreign Language film, 'The Secret in Their Eyes', for which he won the Best Music award from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences of Argentina. He also recently scored the Spanish drama, 'Loving Pablo', starring Javier Bardem and Penelope Cruz. In 2016, Federico was recognized as Composer of the Year by the Spanish Music Critics Association and he won five International Film Music Critics Association (IFMCA) awards for his music on the Spanish historical fiction series, 'Isabel' and 'Carlos, Rey Emperador'. He is currently scoring the new BBC/Netflix animated mini-series adaptation o

On the Geektown Radio podcast this week we have all the usual tv news and UK tv premiere date information, plus we have an exclusive chat with the Cinematographer for ‘Berlin Station’ & ‘Counterpart’, Hagen Bogdanski.Hagen Bogdanski is a German-born and based cinematographer, whose previous work includes the movies 'Young Victoria', 'The Life Of Others' and a whole host of German language tv shows and films. His most recent film project saw him work with 'Sons Of Anarchy's' Charlie Hunnam and 'Mr. Robot’s' Rami Malek on the acclaimed period thriller 'Papillion'.Over on the tv side, he has been working as the cinematographer for sci-fi drama 'Counterpart' starring JK Simmons, which comes to STARZPlay at the end of September in the UK, and cinematographer & director on 'Berlin Station', which is coming to More4 later this Autumn. From acclaimed author Olen Steinhauer (‘The Tourist’, ‘All The Old Knives’) ‘Berlin Station’ is a contempo

We return once again with a brand new Geektown Radio podcast filled with all the latest tv news and UK tv air date info, plus we have an exclusive interview with Emmy nominated makeup artist Joe Dulude II - the man behind the makeup for tv broadcast 'Jesus Christ Superstar Live' and the smash hit stage musical 'Wicked'.Joe is most well-known for designing the original makeup for 'Wicked', though his work also includes Broadway’s 'Grease!', 'Into the Woods', 'Allegiance', 'Anastasia', and the recent 'Spongebob Squarepants The Musical'.For NBC's 'Jesus Christ Superstar', Joe was given the freedom to use the inspiration from all the design elements (costumes, sets, etc...) and to create a dewy, fresh and slightly dirty look on all of the ensemble. The tattoos he designed were based upon sacred geometry and religious iconography representing the Holy Trinity, crosses, churches and stained glass windows.Also On This Week's Show:Ross returns to the co-host so we chat about games we've been playing, tv sho

On the Geektown Radio podcast this week we have a little change from our usual tv and film people interviews. We've recently returned from a long weekend at the brilliant Insomnia 63 Gaming Festival, and had a chance to chat with a number of the indie game developers. We also have all the usual latest UK TV news, air date information.The first developer we spoke to was Sole Survivor Games, the duo behind the wonderfully entertaining 'Honey, I Joined a Cult', which puts you in control of your own 1970s cult. The object is to build and expand your base, manage your resources, and generally make as much money out of your followers as humanly possible! We chatted with the guys, neither of whom have any background or experience in game development, about coming up with the concept, the obvious 'Prison Architect' inspiration (and more importantly, how it differs), and about risking quitting perfectly good jobs to put it all on the line and live their dream of developing a video game!The sec

On the Geektown Radio podcast this week we have all the latest UK TV news, air date information, and a first for us, as we interview a stunt coordinator for the first time! In this case, we're chatting Cort Hessler, the Emmy winning man behind the action on 'The Blacklist'.Cort L. Hessler III (to use his full name) has just landed his 10th Emmy nomination for 'Outstanding Stunt Coordination For A Drama Series' for his work on 'The Blacklist', making him the most Emmy nominated Stunt Coordinator. He previously won once in 2014, also for 'The Blacklist', and has been nominated every year since then.For Cort, one of the reasons why he thinks he keeps getting nominated is because he uses very minimal CGI with his work. All of the things he does are in camera and on screen. So when someone falls off a building, it is a real person falling off the building. When the cars are crashing, the cars really crash. He wants to makes it as authentic as possible. He also directed an episode of the show last se

We are back with a new episode of the Geektown Radio podcast. The show this week is a little on the DC heavy side, but we still have all the latest UK TV news, air date information, and a brand new interview with the lovely composer Sherri Chung.Sherri Chung is a composer for film and television and currently composes and conducts the scores for 'Blindspot' and 'Riverdale'. Her compositional work includes both songs and scores for t.v., films, documentaries, commercials, musicals and music libraries. One of her recent films, 'The Other Side of Home' was shortlisted for the 2017 Oscars for Best Short Documentary.A longtime collaborator with composer Blake Neely, they have worked together on a number of scores, including those for CW’s 'Arrow', 'The Flash', 'Supergirl' and 'DC’s Legends of Tomorrow'.Also On This Week's Show:The wonderful Bex Trista from Trista Bytes returns to the show so we chat about tv shows and films we've been watching since she was last on. Plus we catch up with her lightsaber a