A terrible week for celebrity deaths, an exciting new Loki trailer, and some interesting Disney/+ updates. Plus, more Barbie chat, console speculation, and an SNL rumour.

Bud’s Weekly Geek-out

04:26 – Right to RepAirpods

related geek news: You Can Finally Download Apple Maps Offline in iOS 17 (Android 2015)

Coming Soon

11:59 – Loki (Marvel series, S2, Disney+, October 6)

15:56 – Gen V (The Boys spinoff Prime Video series, September 29)

17:15 – Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 coming to Disney+ TODAY

Geek News Proper

18:03 – Paul Reubens, Pee-Wee Herman, dies age 70

30:42 – Sinéad O’Connor dies age 56

31:39 – Euphoria’s Angus Cloud dies age 25

32:57 – The 75th Emmy Awards show has been postponed

36:08 – Disney’s Murphy Maleficent robot dragon not returning (but beer)

44:01 – Donald Glover joining the D+ Lando series (co-writing with his brother Stephen)

46:21 – TikTok tries text-based posts

52:02 – Ultra-rare Apple sneakers on sale for $50,000 USD

55:56 – Henry Cavill’s final scene in ‘The Witcher’ leaves fans in tears

1:00:01 – Barbie cut a ”fart opera” from the middle of the movie

1:02:02 – Mattel: movies coming for Hot Wheels, Barney, Thomas and Friends, and Polly Pocket, along with Barbie sequel(s) (Greta Gerwig is not thinking about that right now, bless)

1:05:07 – Lizzo performs Lord of the Rings theme dressed as Legolas during Hobbiton visit

1:06:39 – Batman: Mask of the Phantasm is getting a 4K remaster (but nobody will watch it because it’s a cartoon movie 🤪)

RUMOURS and HEARSEY

1:08:38 – Tina Fey REPORTEDLY in talks to take over Saturday Night Live from Lorne Michaels (source: Consequence)

1:12:45 – Nintendo’s next-gen console COULD launch in 2024 (source: Mashable)

Reviews and Recommendayshes

1:17:19 – 91-Second Movie Review: They Cloned Tyrone (find more at TheZone.fm/movies/)

1:23:37 – Transformers: Rise of the Beasts

1:24:35 – Crimes of the Future

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