OH IT’S A HECKUVAPOD THIS WEEK. Sharkula, Super Pets, Bendergate, ten minute TikToks, late-breaking Jedi, and ALL the R&Rs, including The Batman!

Bud’s Weekly Geek-out

05:23 – Airbnb Ukraine

Listener mailbag ([email protected])

07:59 – Zoner Ewan: Listening to podcasts on headphones increases ‘perceived intimacy’ with host, research finds

12:28 – Zoner Ewan: Sharkula trailer features a great white shark cursed by Dracula

Coming Soon

15:29 – Bullet Train (Brad Pitt movie, in theatres, July 15)

19:44 – Our Flag Means Death (HBO Max series, dropped March 3, Taika Waititi stars/directs/produces)

20:37 – DC League of Super-Pets (in theatres THIS SUMMER) (May 20) (Zoner Mary)

20:50 – Is May summer?

25:30 – Julia (HBO Max series, March 31)

Geek News Proper

27:53 – Disney+ to launch cheaper ad-supported tier later this year

32:29 – Futurama will return with John DiMaggio Bender after all

33:51 – Dr. Teeth and the Electric Mayhem getting its own Disney+ show: The Muppets Meyhem (coming soon, w/ human Lilly Singh)

35:57 – Weird: The Al Yankovic Story now stars Evan Rachel Wood and Rainn Wilson (along with Toby Huss and Julianne Nicholson)

36:52 – Will Smith and Michael B. Jordan starring in I Am Legend sequel (in development)

40:43 – God of War TV series in the works at Prime Video (in negotiations)

42:59 – Raymond Lee to headline Quantum Leap reboot (NBC series, in development) (Zoner Mary)

47:11 – Lauren Cohan, Jeffrey Dean Morgan’s Walking Dead spinoff: Isle of the Dead (2023, six episodes, set in Manhattan, they’re also executive producers)

50:07 – TikTok announces 10-minute videos

58:42 – Doom 2 co-creator releases new level with proceeds going to Ukraine

59:45 – EA to remove “all Russian clubs” from FIFA and NHL titles

Reviews and Recommendayshes

1:02:39 – tick, tick…BOOM! (Art, Netflix)

1:11:02 – Ghosts (Bryan, CBS/CBC Gem)

1:17:06 – 91-Second Movie Review: The Batman (find more at TheZone.fm/movies/) (HBO Max, April 19)

Related: Zoë Kravitz’s kitty corset dress

Related: Zoë Kravitz talks losing ‘Dark Knight Rises’ audition because of her skin color

Related: An actual bat was released in a Texas theater while it was screening The Batman

1:19:01 – *SPOILERS* The Batman

1:59:40 – Picard S2 (Pol, Paramount+/Crave)

2:02:30 – The Cuphead Show (Pol, Netflix)

2:02:49 – Murderville (Pol, Netflix)

2:05:19 – Letterkenny: International Women’s Day (Pol, Crave)

Coming Soon Again

2:05:54 – Obi-Wan Kenobi (Disney+ series, May 25)

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