The gents discuss recycling LEGO, Doctor Who, strike updates, the Superb Owl, and Old Man Scorsese again.

Bud’s Weekly Geek-out

07:38 – LEGO drops recycled blocks

Coming Soon

15:15 – Doctor Who 60th Anniversary Specials (three hour-long BBC specials, sometime in November, Fourteenth Doctor, previously Tenth, preview of Fifteenth) (Zoner Mary) (Zoner Mary)

19:24 – Rick and Morty (Adult Swim series, season 7, October 15)

related: new (mystery) voice actors (yes, plural)

related: charges dropped

21:11 – The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes (in theatres November 17)

22:06 – Once Upon a Studio (Disney short film, ABC, The Wonderful World of Disney: Disney’s 100th Anniversary Celebration!, October 15) (Zoner Mary)

24:49 – The Marvels (”Journey to” trailer, in theatres November 10) (Zoner Mary)

25:59 – Loki (Disney+ series, season 2, ”through the years” trailer, October 5) (Zoner Mary)

27:51 – Onimusha (Netflix anime series, based on the Capcom video game, November 2)

32:40 – Old Dads (Netflix film, October 20)

Geek News Proper

36:41 – WGA, AMPTP reach historic contract agreement to end 146-day writers strike (still needs ratification)

40:29 – SAG-AFTRA authorizes a strike against the video game industry (not a strike yet)

42:57 – T̶h̶e̶ ̶F̶a̶l̶l̶ ̶o̶f̶ ̶t̶h̶e̶ ̶H̶o̶u̶s̶e̶ ̶o̶f̶ Usher to headline Super Bowl 2024 halftime show

51:55 – Amazon adding ads to Prime Video in 2024 unless you pay $2.99 extra

56:31 – Disney+ uPdAtInG its subscriber agreement w/ new tiers, end password sharing out-of-household

1:01:59 – Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles get their handprints on the Hollywood Walk of Fame (September 7)

1:07:26 – Nathan Fielder and Emma Stone’s bizarre, home improvement series The Curse gets fall release date

1:08:58 – Martin Scorsese: Christopher Nolan and the Safdie brothers can ‘save cinema’ from comic book movies

RUMOURS and HEARSEY

1:17:27 – The Office reboot REPORTEDLY in the works with Greg Daniels (source: Consequence)

Reviews and Recommendayshes

1:22:24 – 91-Second Movie Review: EXPEND4BLES (find more at TheZone.fm/movies/)

1:25:33 – 91-Second Movie Review: No One Will Save You (find more at TheZone.fm/movies/)

1:29:50 – Ahsoka: Part Six: Far, Far Away

1:30:59 – Ahsoka ***SPOILERS***

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