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

Normal service is resumed this week after the Geektown Awards launch show (you can still vote to win our huge prize here http://www.geektown.co.uk/geektown-awards/) This week we have as our guest, Supergirl & The Expanse Production Designer, Seth Reed. Seth has been a go-to designer for many hit shows including Supergirl, which airs on Sky 1 and The Expanse, which streams on Netflix in the UK. He's also uplifted many independent and studio films such as I Heart Huckabees, Real Steel, and Minority Report. Highly esteemed by his peers, Seth received a Primetime Emmy Nomination and Art Directors Guild Nomination for his work on Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey starring Neil deGrasse Tyson. He's currently working on Shut Eye which premieres December 7th on Hulu in the US (no UK pick up yet), and stars Burn Notice’s Jeffrey Donovan as a failed magician Charlie Haverford, who now works as a psychic. Also On This Week's Show: Bex Trista returns to the show so we chat about the latest tv shows we've been watching..

In a change to our regular show, this week sees us launch the Geektown Award 2016! It's our 5th year running the awards, and this year it's bigger and better than ever, with a prize draw worth over £500! On the show this week we're joined by Mike, Ross, Matt, Bex, and newcomer Sophie, to talk through all the tv, film and games from the past 12 months, and reveal the 'Geektown Council' picks of our shows of the year. However, our votes aren't the important ones. We want to know what you think. You can now vote for you top shows, films, and games of the year over on the Geektown Awards page. By voting, you're automatically entered into the prize draw for the MASSIVE AWARDS GIVEAWAY worth over £500! Prizes include a NOW TV box, an Amazon Tablet, a £100 Amazon Voucher, plus a HUGE pile of DVDs, books, and other geeky paraphernalia. There is a full list of the prizes on the Awards page. Just head to http://www.geektown.co.uk/awards/ and start voting! Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/geektown. &

This week we have another show for you filled to the brim with two interviews and lots of entertainment news and uk air date info! The first interview this week is with Arthur Parsons, the Head Of Design at Traveller's Tales, the company behind the amazing Lego Dimensions. We got to have a chat with him about all the new kits released just in time for Christmas, which include Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, Gremlins, Sonic the Hedgehog, E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial and Adventure Time. We also discuss the upcoming Goonies pack, and hear about some secret Red Dwarf content which is hidden in the game… The second interview is with production designer Cabot McMullen, who recently was set the challenge of recreated one of the world's most well-known rooms, the Oval Office, for Kiefer Sutherland's hit new show Designated Survivor. Cabot has had an amazing career working on a number of high profile US shows. From Michael J Fox's Spin City, to Smash, Scrubs, sci-fi show Extant, and developing Supergirl....

We're back for another week of fun and entertaining TV chat to take your mind of the world around you, and this week we have a great interview with none other than DC’s Legends of Tomorrow Director of Photography, Mahlon Todd Williams! Mahlon is an award-winning Canadian Director of Photography, and is currently the cinematographer for the brilliant Sky 1 'Berlantiverse' series DC's Legends of Tomorrow. Mahlon’s intensely dramatic visuals capture the evolution of the show’s team of heroes and villains as they journey through time to prevent the world’s ultimate destruction. Mahlon has work on series such as Syfy's Alphas, the Painkiller Jane tv series, and a number of movies and other tv shows. In the interview we get to talk to him about working in the 'Berlantiverse', dealing with the complexities of a time travel show, and an 'sfx heavy' drama. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/geektown.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

As a new day dawns, where it appears orange really *is* the new black, we bring you a brand new Geektown Radio, packed full of stuff to take your mind off... other things... that might be going on in the world right now! Along with the usual news, reviews and air date info, this week we have an interview with Costume Designer Jo Korer. Jo has had a long career working as a costume designer for many films and tv shows, but is currently the person behind the incredible outfits on Netflix’s epic drama, Marco Polo. She talks about recreating costumes from the 12-1300s yet making them unique at the same time, the creative/research process, and the thousands of costumes she and her team created. On This Week's Show: Mike returns to the show so we chat about the latest tv shows we've been watching, comic books and games we've been playing. A look at all the latest tv news from the UK and the USA including casting updates for Arrow and Gotham, plus news of a new Big Bang Theory spin-off. We have the interview...

After a hectic weekend down in London, this week we have our MCM London Comic Con special featuring multiple guest interviews, including the full press round table interview with voice acting legends Troy Baker & Nolan North! We also have clips from our interviews with Emily Rose & Lucas Bryant from Haven, Enver Gjokaj from Marvel's Agent Carter & Dollhouse, and DC actors Violett Beane - aka Jesse Quick in The Flash, and Michael Rowe aka Deadshot in Arrow. Although you might not know the names, if you've picked up any video game, or watched any DC/Marvel cartoons in recent years, you will have heard the voices of Nolan North & Troy Baker, two of the most prolific voice actors working today. Nolan North voices Nathan Drake in the Uncharted game series, Penguin in the Batman: Arkham series, David in The Last of Us, Deadpool in various Marvel animations, Superboy in Young Justice, and took over the role of Ghost from Peter Dinklage in Destiny. Fans of Pretty Little Liars may also recognise him

This weeks show is PACKED full of amazing awesomeness, with not one, but TWO interviews PLUS a brand new co-host, in the form of Geektown's very own TV Editor, Andrew! The first interview we have this week is with actress Susan Wokoma, who plays Raquel in E4's brand new horror comedy CRAZYHEAD, which is airing Wednesday nights at 9pm on E4 in the UK, and will come to Netflix worldwide later in the year. Raquel’s a self-made demon hunter with a whole lot of baggage and an impressive lack of social skills, who teams up with Amy (Downton Abbey's Cara Theobold). Amy discovers she's started to see demons who are masquerading as people... which is rather disturbing, so she obviously thinks she's going crazy. That is until Raquel shows up, and explains to her that what she's seeing is very real, and she needs her help battling the legions of hell... The second interview this week is with radio & tv presenter Jamie East, who is about to scary the life out of a bunch of famous people in Celebrity Haunted Hotel..

On the show this week we have all your latest tv news and air dates, plus an interview with Cynthia Summers, the costume designer from the tv show UnREAL, which you can currently catch on Amazon Prime in the UK. Cynthia has worked across a huge range of shows, from the critically acclaimed L-Word, to smash hit shows such as Bones and Smallville. She’s currently the costume designer on UnREAL, which is a fictional drama set behind the scenes of a ‘Bachelor’ style US dating show. So we talk about her work on that, designing non-superhero superhero costumes for Smallville, setting fashion trends in the L-Word, and her work on Microsoft's ten million dollar 'web series' Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/geektown.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This week we have a very special show for you. We have a long chat with the man behind the music not only for Joss Whedon's brilliant Firefly tv series, but also the composer of the soundtracks for Naughty Dog's Uncharted video games, Greg Edmonson. Greg moved to LA as a session guitar player, before landing a scoring job with animation company Hanna Barbera. From there he moved on to working with Hollywood uber-composer, the multiple Emmy-winner Mike Post. He is the man responsible for many of the the tv themes we know and love, including The A-Team, Magnum, P.I., NYPD Blue, Hill Street Blues, and The Rockford Files. After leaving Mike's wing, Greg worked on Mike Judge's long-running animated series, King of the Hill, before coming to a little sci-fi series from Joss Whedon... Firefly. Following that, he moved on to work on the first 3 of the hugely successful Uncharted video games. The Firefly Soundtrack is available right now on exclusive vinyl, on CD and on MP3. Support this show http://supporter.acast.

Welcome back to Geektown Radio! We have a great show for you this week, and a brilliant guest in the form of Murphy from the tv show Z Nation, actor Keith Allan! Z Nation Season 3 is due to start in the UK on Weds 11th October 2016 at 10pm on Pick (Freeview 11, Sky Channel 152, Virgin Media Channel 123), and to help launch it, the actor who plays the man with the zombie cure racing through his veins, Keith Allan, joined us for a chat. For those of you who haven't caught the show, Z Nation is set in post-zombie apocalypse America, and follows a group of survivors. One of the group is Murphy, an ex-con, who was experimented on by doctors looking for a cure to the outbreak. Murphy is now the sole hope for the world in saving it from zombie armageddon, a role he didn't choose and doesn't want, but the rest of the gang are determined to get him to a lab who can analyze his blood, and save the planet. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/geektown.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out in

In the show this week we have a special featuring a number of interviews from this year's EGX 2016 Gaming Event in Birmingham, an interview with actor Leroy Osei-Bonsu who plays the Genie in the children's show Jamillah and Aladdin. This week Geektown took a trip to EGX 2016, the UK's biggest games event, to take a look at the latest games, and have a chat with a number of the developers. For more on any of the stories in the show, see the show notes at http://www.geektown.co.uk Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/geektown.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

The show this week sees Bex Trista from TristaBytes return as co-host, and a slightly different interview, as we're chatting to a fellow podcaster! Max Cutler is the creator of the Remarkable Lives, Tragic Deaths and Unsolved Murders: True Crime Stories podcasts. Both shows have become hugely successful, with the latter reaching the top 5 on iTunes within a week of its premiere, and has now achieved over 1 million listens. Unsolved Murders: True Crime Stories is a podcast drama with a modern twist on old time radio that delves into the mystery of true cold cases and unsolved murders. With the help of an ensemble cast, follow our hosts as they take you on an entertaining journey through the crime scene, the investigation and attempt to solve the case. Remarkable Lives, Tragic Deaths examines the lives and deaths of prominent... Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/geektown.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This week's packed show sees Mike back from his travels and returning to the co-host chair, and an interview with Grammy-winning and Golden Globe-nominated composer and producer Simon Franglen. Although you might not know his name, you have most definitely heard his music and seen his films. Simon Franglen's credits include 4 of the top grossing films of all time and 6 of the top selling albums of all time! Over the years, Simon has worked with artists across the board including Michael Jackson, Madonna, Celine Dion, Boyzone, Gary Barlow, and even a number of London grime bands. Since moving into film scoring, he's become known for his handling of complex, demanding projects, in particular those that involve orchestra and electronica. Working closely with James Horner, he won a Grammy for his work on Celine Dion's smash hit single My Heart Will Go On from James Cameron's Titanic, and received Golden Globe, Grammy Award and World Soundtrack Award nominations for work on Cameron's Avatar. His work can also...

This week's packed show sees Ross return as co-host, and an interview with Emmy nominated director Dale Stern for his work on the fantastic VEEP! Dale has been working on Veep since the beginning as an assistant director, but this season had the chance to fully take the helm in the episode 'Mother'. This sees Selina forced to put her election campaign on hold, when her mother suffers a stroke and she has to go to the hospital. It's a fabulously dark and emotional episode of the show, and won Dale an Emmy nomination for Best Director. Not bad for his first time in the big chair! Dale's also worked on Curb Your Enthusiasm, The Detour, Borat & Brüno. https://youtu.be/i5V_SYYsk4A In this weeks show: Chat with co-host Ross about the tv shows we've been watching, and games we've been playing, including Deus Ex: Mankind Divided, Batman: A Telltale Game, The Night Of, Narcos and an update on my Gilmore Girls obsession! A look at all the latest tv news from the UK and the USA... Support this show http://suppor

The show this week sees the two people returning to the show. Matt as co-host, and actor Brad Moore, who we first interviewed in 2014. We also discuss Captain America leaving the MCU, the new Snatch tv series, Robot Wars & BattleBots, and Deus Ex: Mankind Divided. Brad Moore has become best known for his work on the big screen and his collaborations with a host of incredible actors. Brad’s career began with a role in the BAFTA winning film THE RISE, where he worked alongside Timothy Spall followed by the critically acclaimed, Montana, with Lars Mikkelsen and Michelle Fairly. Last year Brad played his first lead role in North Vs South as psychotic villain Gary Little, alongside another incredible cast boasting Bernard Hill, Steven Berkoff, Keith Allen and Freema Agyeman. Brad’s latest role in GOLDEN YEARS, which is out now on DVD, follows a group of pensioners robbing banks in order to steal back their pensions. Brad plays the narcissistic copper intent on foiling the pensioner's plans, in... Support this

The show this week sees the return of Bex Trista from Tristabytes to the co-hosting chair, along with an interview with Robert Clyde, one half of directing duo the Clyde Brothers, discussing his new film 'If I Could Tell You', which features Backstreet Boy Kevin Richardson. 'If I Could Tell You' is a short film which sheds light on how fertility issues could drive someone to take drastic measures, even without their spouse’s knowledge! This thought provoking film won the TV category at the Hollyshorts Film Festival in Los Angeles, stars Backstreet Boy Kevin Richardson, Avery Clyde (NCIS), Sharon Lawrence (Shameless, NYPD Blue), Jim O’Heir (Parks and Recreation) and is directed by the Clyde Brothers, Rob & Ben Clyde. This story is close to Kevin Richardson and the Clyde’s hearts, as they experienced their own issues with fertility. Abby Taylor (Clyde) believes in her soul that she was meant to be a mother. But starting late in life, she and her husband were forced to try fertility... Support this show http

On this week's show, not only is it packed with all the usual TV News and Air Date info that you love, but we have a very special guest co-host - actor Danny Kirrane, one of the star's of E4's brilliant new comedy series WASTED! You might know Danny from his role as Dave on Sky 1's Trollied, or as Billy on medical drama Critical, but most recently you may have caught his performance as Morpheus on WASTED, one of 4 friends stuck in a sleepy West Country village, who also happens to have the actual Sean Bean as his spirit guide! Click here for our full review of the show. We also have an interview this week with Christopher Glass, the Production Designer on Jon Favreau's recent retelling of The Jungle Book. In it we discuss how he blended digital animation with real life sets to create the stunning looking Jungle world you saw on screen, and also how they managed to avoid falling into 'uncanny valley'... In this weeks show: Chat with guest co-host Danny Kirrane about the... Support this show http://supporter.

  We are back once again for a brand new Geektown Radio. This week we discuss Suicide Squad, Star Trek Beyond, Batman: The Killing Joke, and Batman: The Telltale Game. Plus we have an interview with Todd Haberman (@toddhaberman), composer on shows such as Arrow, Hemlock Grove, No Ordinary Family, Warehouse 13, Body of Proof, Revolution, and Flashforward. He's recently completed work on the soundtrack for horror movie Satanic, which is available in theatres, On Demand, on Amazon and iTunes! In this weeks show: Chat with co-host Ross about the latest shows we've been watching, and games we've been playing. Reviews of Suicide Squad, Star Trek Beyond, Batman: The Killing Joke, and Batman: The Telltale Game. A look at all the latest tv news from the UK and the USA including the latest DC show casting, new Sky dramas and George R.R. Martin's new superhero show! Interviews with Composer Todd Haberman. As usual, all the latest tv air date updates, and a look... Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/g

It's the 75th episode of Geektown Radio, and we have lots of tv news and uk tv air date info for you. We also discuss Channel 5's new mockumentary, Borderline, PLUS have an interview with the lovely Dominique Provost-Chalkley who plays Waverly Earp new drama Wynonna Earp, which airs 9pm, Fridays on Spike UK. We discuss the show, moving from UK to Canada, and of course, #WayHaught shippers... Pitched as 'Frozen' Meets 'Buffy The Vampire Slayer', Wynonna Earp (Melanie Scrofano - The Listener, Being Erica) sees Wyatt Earp’s heir travel back to her home town of Purgatory to reluctantly take on the role for which she was destined... To kill demons (know as Revenants), who are the resurrected (and twisted) souls of the criminals Wyatt Earp once took down. Using only her wits and her wit, Wynonna, along with sister Waverly (Dominique Provost-Chalkley - Avengers: Age of Ultron), associate Agent Dolls (Shamier Anderson - Defiance) and Wyatt’s cursed-with-immortality-best-friend Doc Holliday (Tim... Support this show h

This week we have a huge, bumper edition of Geektown Radio! There have been so many events over the past few week, we had to double the length of the show just to fit everything in! We cover all the things we did at Star Wars Celebration 2016, all the news from San Diego Comic Con 2016 (SDCC), and the E4 #Staycation event, which launched all their Summer shows. We also have interviews with all 4 main cast members of the new comedy WASTED, which starts on the 26th July at 10pm on E4. About Wasted https://youtu.be/Lb9OtTDNh8c Lovable fantasy fanatic Morpheus, (Danny Kirrane - Trollied), manages a bong shop, (Stoned Henge) with his neurotic sister Sarah (Rose Reynolds -The World’s End). His secret crush is their mate Alison (Gwyneth Keyworth - Game of Thrones), the quirky girl who runs a tattoo business out the back of the shop, and his cocky best friend Kent (Dylan Edwards -The Job Lot) sleeps on the sofa, rent free. Together they’ve been living in each other’s pockets since school and... Support this show http