The Popcast returns! Join your hosts, Cal and Mike, to delve into this week's newsiest news including James Gunn's firing, Joss Whedon's new series at HBO "The Nevers" , Joss Whedon's old series "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" getting not quite a reboot but kinda and Smash Bros. Ultimate director Sakurai thoughts on the future of the series.

Then, a San Diego Comic Con 2018 Trailer breakdown including Invader Zim's return, The Dragon Prince's choppy showing, Matt Groening's Disenchantment and more.

Finally, a return to After Dark where your hosts talk about what they've been reading, watching and playing. This week they give impressions of Stephen King's Castle Rock, GLOW's second season, the BBC's spy thriller Killing Eve, an anime classic Yu Yu Hakusho, Square Enix's latest Octopath Traveler and No Man's Sky NEXT.

As always, time stamps are below

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Newsy News

04:15 - James Gunn fired from Guardians of the Galaxy Vol.3

14:24 - Joss Whedon lands series at HBO "The Nevers"

22:50 - Buffy the Vampire Slayer is being rebooted, but not really

33:17 - Smash Bros. Director questions what they'll do with the future of the franchise

SDCC 2018 Trailer Talk

37:20 - Invader Zim Enter the Florpus

40:14 - The Dragon Prince

45:36 - Disenchantment

49:18 - Young Justice Season 3

52:52 - Aquaman

58:20 - Shazam

After Dark

1:06:40 - Castle Rock

1:13:49 - GLOW Season 2

1:19:45 - Killing Eve

1:25:35 - Final Space

1:32:12 - Yu Yu Hakusho

1:37:12 - Octopath Traveler

1:46:24 - No Man's Sky NEXT

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