Pol, Kirsten, Bud, and special ghost Art once again ask HOW MANY STRANGE THINGS CAN HAPPEN? Also: Funko Pops, audio animatronics, and Larry David and Barack Obama, together at last!

Bud’s Weekly Geek-out

06:35 – Commodore 64 Ultimate

Coming Soon

11:17 – Stranger Things 5 (Netflix series, final season, Vol 1 Nov 26, Vol 2 Dec 25, finalé Dec 31) (Zoner Ewan)

16:05 – Nintendo announces first cast members for The Legend Of Zelda Movie (both English: Bo Bragason — 20/21, Roxy in Renegade Nell, Luna mocap in a 2015 Japanese FFXV movie — as Zelda, Benjamin Evan Ainsworth — 16, voice of 2022 Pinocchio — as Link) (UPDATE on their set photo-ness)

19:45 – Just Beyond (”from the mind of R.L. Stine”, spoopy series, Disney+, October 13)

21:14 – Exit 8 (Japanese horror film, based on a game, August 29 in Japan, international release sometime in September, Bud’ll probably play the game before either)

23:32 – Firefly Funko Pops (announce video w/ cast)

32:52 – Walt Disney returns as a surreal animatronic for Disneyland’s 70th anniversary (video whoa)

37:37 – HP first looks: Harry and Hagrid

43:52 – The Office spin-off The Paper sets release date (first four eps drop September 5 on Peacock in the US and Sky in the UK, then two episodes weekly until September 25)

46:47 – Larry David & Barack Obama team for HBO sketch comedy

NOT Coming Soon…

51:11 – …your seats for The Odyssey (tickets on sale July 17, 2025, in theatres July 17, 2026)

56:57 – …Nintendo Switch game vouchers

Geek News Proper

57:57 – George Lucas is coming to Comic-Con for the first time ever

1:02:20 – Andor gets 14 Emmy nominations in a genre-heavy year

1:12:49 – Rian Johnson aimed to make the Empire Strikes Back of the Star Wars sequels

Listener mailbag ([email protected])

1:14:42 – Zoner Ewan: There’s a Schumacher Cut of Batman Forever??!?

Reviews and Recommendayshes

1:18:24 – Murderbot (Murderbud, Kirstensah)

related: renewed for S2!

related: Alexander Skarsgård ruined multiple Murderbot finale scenes by crying

1:21:37 – Superman redux w/ Art PLUS late-breaking Supergirl poster reveal

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