Geektown Radio - TV News, Interviews & UK TV Air Dates

We are back with another Geektown Radio podcast, and I'm joined by Robert from Entertainment Talk to chat through our week in tv, film & gaming, along with all the weekly tv news, renewals and cancellations. We begin by reviewing the last 7 days in tv, film and gaming. Robert has been testing out the closed Beta for 'New World', a new open-world MMO PC game from Amazon Games. He also gives us his thoughts on 'Masters of the Universe: Revelation', which are somewhat different to mine! On the gaming side, I've been failing at 'Crusader Kings 3' once again, so took a break to pick up the wonderful 'Psychonauts' after chatting to Matt about it last week. On the tv and film side, I've finished my run through the whole of 'The Clone Wars', so give my thoughts on the final season. I also watched much talked about movie 'The Suicide Squad', so give a spoiler-free review of that. In the TV news, we run through the various renewals, cancellations and pickups. In the news, we discuss another big US streaming service coming to the UK... and also what is missing from it... We talk through 'Law & Order: Organized Crime' attempting to "keep up with the Jones" in their new casting, and the possible revival of the wonderful 'Zoey’s Extraordinary Playlist'. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/geektown.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

We are back with another Geektown Radio podcast, and I'm joined by Matt from Entertainment Talk to chat through our week in tv, film & gaming, along with all the weekly tv news, renewals and cancellations. We begin by reviewing the last 7 days in tv, film and gaming. Matt has been doing some retro gaming in preparation for an upcoming sequel, as he plays through the utterly brilliant 'Psychonauts', which also happens to be one of my favourite games ever. He's also been catching up on tv with HBO's 'The Nevers' and Netflix series 'Warrior Nun'. Meanwhile, I have been getting into some geeky documentaries, with 'The History Of Comedy' on Sky Documentaries, and 'Secret History Of Comics' on Sky History. I also chat about the opening couple of episodes of 'Outer Banks' which returned last week for Season 2. In the TV news, we run through the various renewals, cancellations (or rather, lack of cancellations!) and pickups. In the news, we discuss the big upcoming changes to Sky, as the broadcaster says goodbye to Sky One, and talk through the new lineup. We also discuss the announcement that the Peacock streaming service will be landing in the UK later this year, and the rumours of a merging between NBCUniversal and ViacomCBS. We also talk about the news that 'Doctor Who' will be getting a new face as The Doctor and as showrunner next year. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/geektown.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

We are back with another Geektown Radio podcast, and I'm joined by Darryl Of HollywoodNorthNews.net to chat through our week in tv, film & gaming, along with all the weekly tv news, renewals and cancellations. We begin by reviewing the last 7 days in tv, film and gaming. Darryl has been focusing on streaming films, so brings us a set of reviews. First up, the French Netflix movie 'How I Became A Superhero', followed by 'Blood Red Sky', also on Netflix, and the film 'Escape Room' over on Amazon Prime Video. He also reviews all three films in the 'Fear Street Trilogy', the horror movies which Netflix have been advertising everywhere! Meanwhile, I review Kevin Smith's (somewhat controversial) ‘Masters Of The Universe: Revelation' on Netflix, the opening of 'War Of The Worlds' Season 2, and the finale of 'Manifest' Season 3. In the TV news, we run through the various renewals, cancellations and pickups, which includes a list of all the shows paused by COVID this week, and the possible return of 'Manifest'. In the news, we discuss announcements from Comic-Con@Home, Amazon ordering another Neil Gaiman adaptation, and casting in the Arrowverse Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/geektown.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

On this episode of the Geektown Behind The Scenes podcast, I am chatting with Jeff Grace, composer on Netflix wonderful fantasy adventure series 'Sweet Tooth'. Based on the DC/Vertigo comic book, 'Sweet Tooth' is set ten years after “The Great Crumble”, an event that wreaked havoc on the world and led to the mysterious emergence of hybrids — babies born part human, part animal. Unsure if hybrids are the cause or result of the virus, many humans fear and hunt them. After a decade of living safely in his secluded forest home, a sheltered hybrid deer-boy named Gus (Christian Convery) unexpectedly befriends a wandering loner named Jepperd (Nonso Anozie). Together they set out on an extraordinary adventure across what’s left of America in search of answers — about Gus’ origins, Jepperd’s past, and the true meaning of home. Jeff Grace is an award-winning composer who has scored a multitude of films and tv series, a number of which have been collaborations with 'Sweet Tooth' showrunner Jim Mickle. They include the Sundance TV drama 'Hap and Leonard' which ran on Amazon in the UK, the Netflix film 'In the Shadow of the Moon', starring Boyd Holbrook and Michael C. Hall, the movies 'Cold In July', starring Michael C. Hall, Sam Shepard and Don Jonson, and 'Night Moves', starring Jesse Eisenberg and Dakota Fanning. More recently Jeff has been scoring Facebook Watch series 'The Birch', and Tom Dolby's film 'The Artist's Wife' starring Lena Olin and Bruce Dern. In the interview, Jeff discusses his long collaboration with Jim Mickle, and how he came up with the unique hybrid sound of 'Sweet Tooth'. There are a number of spoilers in this interview, so I would strongly suggest you watch the series first before listening. The drama comes from Robert Downey Jr. and Susan Downey’s Team Downey, and Netflix has recently revealed it has been watched by 60 million member households, placing it as the 6th most-watched English-language original series on the streaming service Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/geektown.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

We are back with another Geektown Radio podcast, and I'm joined by film editor Gray to chat through our week in tv, film & gaming, along with all the weekly tv news, renewals and cancellations. We begin by reviewing the last 7 days in tv, film and gaming. Gray gives us his film of the month for June (as he missed it last month) and for July. He's also been catching up with the wonderful 'Solar Opposites', the second and final season of 'Feel Good', and the last season of 'Kim’s Convenience'. Meanwhile, I have been working my way through 'Manifest' Season 3, which landed on Sky this week. We also both discuss the spectacular finale to Marvel series 'Loki' which ended this week on Disney+. In the TV news, we run through the various renewals, cancellations and pickups, which includes NBC cancelling a new 'Law & Order' series before it had even shot an episode! In the news, we discuss 'Charmed' losing a sister, True Crime coming to Channel 4, AMC's new sci-fi drama 'Moonhaven', and the return of 'Never Mind the Buzzcocks'. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/geektown.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

In this Behind The Scenes Podcast, I'm handing over the reins to Bex, aka Twitch streamer and YouTuber TristaBytes, as she interviews Twitch Streamer, activist, and Streamer Square co-founder TheHunterWild. To make the connection between streamer and audience stronger, Hunter co-founded Streamer Square, which is a streamer education program that provides guides, hands-on services and coaching, reviews, and captivating live shows to help creators bring their stream to the next level. After starting his own game development studio at 19 and a career of being a fine artist, Hunter decided to go back to school and get a degree in environmental philosophy, both of which he brings to the table in his streaming career and connection with his audience of over 68,000. Streamer Square is first and foremost a community that educates its members on business, gaming, and provides gaming news. Inclusivity is one of their primary orientations, ensuring a safe space for people from all walks of life. Respect, integrity, and empathy are core qualities that Hunter safeguards and emphasizes alongside his community providing guidance. The platform produces several talk shows that promote a forum for dialogue on issues such as accessibility, transparency, and best financial practices. They invite veteran streamers and industry professionals to share their experiences in thought-provoking discussions about the streaming community and the latest news. Hunter is passionate about Twitch and his fans and plans on creating a Twitch-specific environmental charity. He wants to influence the industry and streaming culture with a network of sustainably focused content creators, to make the integration of climate change and gaming more accessible. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/geektown.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

After a couple of weeks break, we are back on the Geektown Radio podcast, and I'm joined by Matt from Entertainment Talk to chat through our week in tv, film & gaming, along with all the weekly tv news, renewals and cancellations. We begin by reviewing the last 7 days (and a bit longer, as we've been off) in tv, film and gaming. Matt hands out rave reviews to Season 2 of Netflix zombie drama 'Black Summer', along with heaping praise on to Apple TV+ series 'SEE'. He's also been retro(ish) gaming as he plays through the remastered version of 'Mafia'. Meanwhile, I have finished Amazon series 'Clarkson’s Farm', and we both give our thoughts on the Disney+ series 'Monsters At Work', and the return of the MCU movies with 'Black Widow'. In the TV news, we run through the various renewals, cancellations and pickups, which includes the final NBC cancellation in 'Good Girls' and the surprising return of 'Good Omens' on Amazon. In the news, we discuss all the highlights from Netflix's WitcherCon, along with AMC adding more human-shaped people eaters to their lineup with 'Interview With The Vampire'. We also discuss the potential of a new 'Supernatural' spin-off on The CW (and its slightly awkward announcement!)' Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/geektown.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

On this episode of the Geektown Behind The Scenes podcast, I am chatting with Emmy-nominated score mixer and recording engineer/producer Phil McGowan. Phil has become a recognised face in the music scoring industry for specialising in recording and mixing music for films, television and video games. He is the score mixer on Netflix’s Golden Globe and Emmy Award-nominated series 'Ozark', for which he received an Emmy nomination himself in 2020 for Outstanding Sound Mixing, and Netflix’s wonderfully fun martial arts series 'Cobra Kai'. He also worked on HBO Max’s recently released documentary feature 'Tina', and has mixed the music on many of the 'Call of Duty' games, including the recent 'Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War'. Some of McGowan’s past score mixing credits include Universal Pictures’ Oscar and Golden Globes-nominated revenge thriller 'Promising Young Woman', starring Carey Mulligan and Bo Burnham, History Channel’s 'Vikings', Showtime’s Golden Globe-nominated series 'The Borgias', HBO's 'The Outsider', AMC's 'Fear the Walking Dead' and Starz 'American Gods'. In the interview, Phil chats about his job as a score mixer, and talks us through some specifics on some of his recent projects. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/geektown.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

On this week's Geektown Radio podcast, I'm joined by Gray to chat through our week in tv, film & gaming, along with all the weekly tv news, renewals and cancellations. We begin by reviewing the last 7 days in tv, film and gaming. Gray has finally got to the end of 'Invincible', so gives us his thoughts on the series as a whole. He's also finished up the BBC shows 'This Time with Alan Partridge' and 'Inside No 9', so reviews both of them. Meanwhile, I have finished 'The Nevers' and 'Sweet Tooth', so chat through those series finales. I also discuss the opening episode of 'The Handmaid's Tale', and the return of both '9-1-1' series. We also both give an update on our thoughts of 'Loki' as that enters episode two. In the TV news, we run through the various renewals, cancellations and pickups, which includes another NBC cancellation in 'Manifest'. In the news, we discuss 'The Blacklist' losing a major cast member, ‘NCIS’ possibly getting a new leading man, and Disney+ returning to the live-action 'Beauty and the Beast'. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/geektown.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

On this week's Geektown Radio podcast I'm joined by Matt From Entertainment Talk to chat through our week in tv, film & gaming, along with all the weekly tv news, renewals and cancellations. We begin, as ever, by reviewing the last 7 days in tv, film and gaming. Matt is still on an Apple TV+ binge, and gives us his thoughts on 'Dickinson' Season 2, and 'The Mosquito Coast' Season 1. Meanwhile, I have been working through 'Sweet Tooth' on Netflix, and chat about the return of 'Prodigal Son' for a 2nd (and unfortunately, final) season. We have both, of course, been watching 'Loki' on Disney+, so we give our collective review of the opening episode. We also discuss the various gaming announcements from this years E3. In the TV news, we run through the various renewals, cancellations and pickups. That includes updates on the various Star Wars and Star Trek series productions, chatting through all the announcements from Netflix's "Geeked Week", some Marvel casting, and the new 'Ted' tv show. We also lament the demise of 'Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist'... Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/geektown.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

On this episode of the Geektown Behind The Scenes podcast, I am chatting with actress Katherine McNamara about her new film 'Untitled Horror Movie'. Katherine, you will probably know as Mia from The CW series 'Arrow', Clary Fray on the supernatural drama 'Shadowhunters', or Sonya in the 'Maze Runner' films. More recently she has appeared in the CBS adaptation of Stephen King's 'The Stand', and now re-teams with her 'Shadowhunters' castmate Luke Baines in the wonderfully fun 'Untitled Horror Movie'. 'Untitled Horror Movie' is described as a comedy about making a horror movie by Nick Simon, the director who brought you, 2017 film 'Truth or Dare'. When six co-stars learn their hit TV show is about to be cancelled, they decide to shoot their own movie - after all, how hard can it be? Stuck for a plot, they unintentionally summon a demonic spirit with an affinity for violence that starts picking them off, one vapid actor at a time. The film stars Luke Baines and Katherine McNamara from 'Shadowhunters', Claire Holt ('Vampire Diaries'), Emmy Raver-Lampman ('The Umbrella Academy'), Darren Barnet ('Never Have I Ever') and Tim Granaderos ('13 Reasons Why') as the main six. There are also a few other familiar faces who pop up too including Kal Penn ('House', ' Designated Survivor'), Aisha Tyler (' Whose Line Is It Anyway?', 'Archer'), Kevin Daniels ('Why Women Kill', 'Council of Dads'), Lesly Kahn ('Quantum Leap'), and Sohm Kapila ('Jane The Virgin'). Written by star Luke Baines & director Nick Simon, the entire movie was shot during the pandemic by the actors in their own homes, with them doing their own lighting, makeup, and stunts! Nick describes it as "Part ghost movie, part self-aware comedy, part deranged Gen-Z satire," which I think sums it up nicely! It's a tremendously fun and entertaining send-up of the genre Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/geektown.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

On this week's Geektown Radio podcast I'm joined by Darryl From Hollywood North News to chat through our week in tv, film & gaming, along with all the weekly tv news, renewals and cancellations. We begin, as ever, by reviewing the last 7 days in tv, film and gaming. Darryl has been bouncing around the streaming services digging up treats, as he reviews the Norwegian-language fantasy drama 'Ragnarok' on Netflix, along with Amazon film 'Without Remorse', and Amazon teen drama 'Panic'. Meanwhile, I chat through Netflix family adventure series 'Sweet Tooth', and BBC's prison drama 'Time'. In the TV news, we run through the various renewals, cancellations and pickups. We also discuss the reasons why Netflix may be decided to cancel 'Jupiter’s Legacy', the ending of 'Holby City', a whole string of new shows coming to STAR on Disney+, and Oscar Isaac joining the MCU. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/geektown.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

On this episode of the Geektown Behind The Scenes podcast, I am chatting with Fausto Tejeda from Visual Effects company Pixomondo Toronto, who are the people behind the VFX for 'Star Trek: Discovery'. Fausto specialises in sci-fi/action genres in both traditional VFX and Virtual Production formats, most notably the streaming series Star Trek: Discovery, a hybrid of both. Throughout the show’s four seasons, Fausto helped bring to the screen various creatures (Gormagander/Space Whale, Tardigrade), environments (rocky terrains of large asteroids) and ships (USS Discovery). His spectacular work on the final battle sequence in Season Two, between Section 31, The Enterprise and Discovery ships, earned Fausto an Emmy nomination. Fausto worked in various supervisory capacities on Discovery, including CG Supervisor, On-set Supervisor, and VFX Supervisor. In 2021, Fausto helped guide the show towards a new filmmaking era when Discovery transitioned to shooting on PXO’s LED Volume stage in Season Four, where Fausto served as one of the on-set Virtual Production Supervisors. For those of you that don't know what a "Volume" is, we do explain that more in detail in the interview. However, it was the groundbreaking technology that was first developed by the team behind 'The Mandalorian', to spectacular effect. The tech has begun sweeping through the VFX industry as a brand new way of creating virtual environments and worlds, not only speeding up production, but also giving the actors much more to work with than a standard green screen. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/geektown.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

With this week's Geektown Radio podcast, we've, somehow, made it to 300 episodes of the show! Joining me to celebrate this milestone are Matt from Entertainment Talk and our film reviewer Gray. Not only do we chat through our week in tv, film & gaming, along with all the weekly tv news, renewals and cancellations, but I also put their geek knowledge to the test! We begin, as ever, by reviewing the last 7 days in tv, film and gaming. Matt has been watching 'Dickinson' on Apple TV+, so gives us his thoughts on that, and also finds the first Apple show which he hasn't got along with, so tells us about that! Gray reviews Andy Sanberg movie 'Palm Springs', which is a rom-com with a surprising twist, and also chats about the BBC series 'Motherland'. They also both give a review of Sky's new comedy series 'Bloods'. I talk through the wonderfully weird but brilliant masterpiece that is 'Bo Burnham: Inside', and we all give our thoughts on the 'Friends Reunion'. In the TV news, we run through the various renewals, cancellations and pickups. We also discuss Amazon's acquisition of MGM, and talk through the latest pilot updates from The CW, including new DC Comics series 'Naomi', and the reworking of the 'Powerpuff' pilot. However, as it's the 300th episode, we wanted to do something a little different, so I test Matt and Gray's geek TV knowledge, as we bring back the GeekMaster Quiz! Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/geektown.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

On this week's new episode of the Geektown Radio podcast, Matt from Entertainment Talk returns to chat through our week in tv, film & gaming, along with all the weekly tv news, renewals and cancellations! We begin by reviewing the last 7 days in tv, film and gaming. A little late to the party, Matt has been watching the first season of 'Line Of Duty', so gives us his thoughts on coming to that highly acclaimed series. He has also been hanging around Disney+ as he chats through... *deep breath* 'High School Musical: The Musical: The Series: Season 2'... along with sports comedies 'Big Shot' and 'The Mighty Ducks: Game Changers'. Meanwhile, I chat through the new stop-motion animated series 'Marvel's MODOK' and the new fantasy drama 'The Nevers'. In the TV news, we run through the various renewals, cancellations and pickups from the US Upfronts, along with chatting about the closing down of FOX UK. We also discuss the new Batman and Superman animated series, and Julie Plec getting her fangs into the ‘Vampire Academy’ novels. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/geektown.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.