With Pol & Art on assignment, Kirsten, Bryan, and Bud chat Terminators, how conTROversy spreads, crouching tiger hidden accents, and we kinda sorta don’t mess up three death tributes!

Bud’s Weekly Geek-out

04:28 – liquid metal robot

Coming Soon

07:05 – Ant-Man and The Wasp: Quantumania (clips/BTS/theatre plea) (in theatres February 17)

10:07 – The Super Mario Bros. Movie (in theatres April 7)

11:35 – Succession (HBO series, S4, March 26)

12:08 – Hi-Fi RUSH (rhythm combat game, Xbox X|S, PC, out now)

13:44 – Shazam! Fury of the Gods (in theatres March 16)

related: controversy? rumours? hearsey?

Geek News Proper

17:28 – Annie Wersching, Renee Walker in 24 and Tess in The Last of Us (game), dies at 45 (fuck cancer) / Lisa Loring, the original Wednesday Addams, dies at age 64 (stroke) / Cindy Williams, Shirley of Laverne & Shirley, dies at 75 (brief illness)

21:06 – Oscar nominations 2023 (Brendan Fraser and Ke Huy Quan in a movie together 31 years ago!)

29:39 – Black Panther: Wakanda Forever deleted scenes (article/Upstairs Toilet / Daughter of the Border / Outside The Scope)

30:23 – Zoe Saldaña is first actor to star in four films that broke $2 billion at box office

31:19 – Benedict Cumberbatch brings Empress apology letter to London stage: article / video)

35:43 – Nintendo, Xbox, and Sony Won’t Be Part of E3 2023

39:33 – Will Smith and Martin Lawrence announce B4D BOYS (B4D BOYS © Kirsten James Creative)

41:08 – Adult Swim cuts ties with Justin Roiland, Rick and Morty will continue (Zoner Spenny: ”Listening to you guys talk about this currently and this popped up”)

44:19 – James Gunn’s DC slate revealed: first 10 projects (also The Batman 2)

53:25 – Fox renews The Simpsons (and Family Guy) (and Bob’s Burgers) for two more seasons

54:36 – Japanese pet fish playing Nintendo Switch run up bill on owner’s credit card (story / video)

Reviews and Recommendayshes

56:50 – 91-Second Movie Review: You People (find more at TheZone.fm/movies/)

Listener mailbag ([email protected])

59:18 – Zoner Ewan: Wongers’ American accent (Will Sharpe, Ethan on The White Lotus real voice WHOA) / Extraordinary review

And now, back to . . . Reviews and Recommendayshes

1:03:18 – GoldenEye 007 (Bryan) Switch control issues / fix! / no online multiplayer on Xbox)

1:05:30 – The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent (Kirsten)

1:07:41 – The Last of Us S01E03 – Long, Long Time (clicker VAs / renewed!)

1:07:41 – *SPOILERS* for The Last of Us (honest and for true reactions)

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