Dissecting This Fiction Podcast

Umbrella Academy Season 2 review, Fall Guys Ultimate Knockout, Halo Infinite delay, Apple v Epic Fortnite lawsuit, Next-gen Xbox and Avengers leaks, Star Trek Lower Decks, Rob Schneider: Asian Momma Mexican Kids,

Welcome to Dissecting This Fiction! It's episode 54, so come join along as co-hosts Jessica and Steven go over the latest in movies, tv shows, and games.

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There is still a Blockbuster in the wild and you can stay overnight! DC Fandome is happening this weekend. Will we get some exciting new announcements after these recent layoffs? 

In gaming, The Last of Us 2 gets an update with new game modes. Remedy revealed their plan for playing Control on next-gen consoles and it doesn't favor the day one fans. Xbox Series X, Marvel's Avengers, and The Legend of Zelda Skyward Sword walk into a bar to take a leak. Ubisoft fires their Assassins Creed Valhalla creative director, don't worry the game is basically finished. Rocksteady teases another Batman game reveal. Fingers crossed it's at DC Fandome. Halo gets delayed until 2021. Apple and Epic Games battle with Fortnite through court. Who will build a better case and who will be eliminated!?

In television, Olivia Munn may return to G4TV. Fresh Prince of Bel-Air will get a dramatic reboot. Tacoma FD returns for a third season. The Crown adds Elizabeth Debicki to the cast for seasons 5 and 6. Avatar The Last Airbender on Netflix loses the original show creators and Patriot Act hosted by Hasan Minhaj has been cancelled. The Boys cast Jensen Ackles in for season 3. Disney rebrands the old FOX logos to erase the past and Disney Plus announces The Lego Star Wars Holiday Special for November.

In film, Zac Efron will be a part of a 3 Men and a baby remake, but it is unclear which one he will play. New Mutants stand their ground for an August 28th release date. Hans Zimmer creates a new intro for Netflix films. Will Smith and Kevin Hart team up for a Planes Trains and Automobiles remake. Antebellum skips theaters in favor of PVOD. AMC is probably upset about it, but at least they have their 15 cent opening day promotion. Spider-man 3 has a rumored title, while Jared Leto leaks the name of Tron 3. 

In reviews, Steven played Fall Guys: Ultimate Knockout on Playstation Plus. We check out the first episode of Star Trek Lower Decks. Heads up it is free on Youtube. We binged season 2 of Umbrella Academy and give our thoughts. Lastly, we watched Rob Schneider's stand-up special on Netflix.  

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Playstation State of Play, Spider-man in Marvel's Avengers, Mulan on Disney Plus, Grounded, The Capture, An American Pickle, Pikmin 3 Deluxe, The Boys Season 2, 

Welcome to Dissecting This Fiction! Come join along as co-hosts Jessica and Steven go over the latest in movies, tv shows, and games.

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In News, Who's the Boss gets a sequel show while Friends gets delayed. The Woman in the Window heads to Netflix, that is, if she can ever leave her home. Dr DisRespect makes a streaming comeback on Youtube. GTA5 Online has another unnecessary update for next gen. The Suicide Squad game has finally been revealed by Rocksteady. Harry Potter magically finds itself on Peacock along with the new Macgruber series. John Wick fights many mobs back to back. A new game network called Venn enters the streaming fight. Creators of The Toys That Made Us give us a new documentary called Video Game Box Art. Nintendo brings Pikmin 3 Deluxe to Switch. The Boys add another cast member to Season 2. Assassin's Creed Valhalla will allow cats to be pet. Hell Yeah! Microsoft doubles down on Xbox Live while leaking the Xbox Series X/S controllers. Meanwhile, Playstation restricts use of PS4 controllers for the PS5. State of Play had a bunch of games to look forward to before the year is over. Square Enix takes a page out of the Sony handbook and gives the middle finger to Xbox and PC players before the launch of Marvel's Avengers. Yes, you guessed right, it's about Spider-man exclusivity. Old Hollywood laws have become a thing of the past. Disney tests a new business model on Mulan heading to Disney Plus. 

In Trailers, We Get Duked! by the new Amazon Prime Original and visit the world of Ridley Scott's Raised by Wolves on HBO Max.

In Reviews, we expand more on the open beta of Obsidian's Grounded on Game Pass and give our thoughts on the Peacock Original The Capture and An American Pickle on HBO Max.

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Episode 52: DC Harley Quinn, Transformers War for Cybertron Trilogy Siege, Peacock Streaming Service, 30 Rock Special, Brave New World, Intelligence, Crossing Swords, Universal and AMC Theater Deal

Welcome to Dissecting This Fiction! Come join along as co-hosts Jessica and Steven go over the latest in movies, tv shows, and games.

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In TV and movie news, Jason Bateman is in talks to direct Here Comes the Flood for Netflix. Jean-Claude Van Damme joins along with his own action-comedy called The Last Mercenary. Just give us Sudden Death 2 already! Netflix is also adapting the popular video game, Beyond Good and Evil, into a hybrid live-action/animated feature with Ubisoft, along with an anime based on Splinter Cell. Disney Pixar announces their next film called Luca. Kevin Smith is in production on an animated series based on the Green Hornet property. Courteney Cox joins Scream 5 to reprise her role as Gale Weathers. Universal throws a dog a bone in their deal with AMC theaters. I hope they said thank you. NBC Peacock launched and we have a lot of opinions on it, especially about 30 Rock's reunion special.

In trailers, we watched Jurassic World Cretaceous headed to Netflix, Marvel's Helstrom on Hulu, Utopia and His Dark Materials season 2, both headed to Amazon Prime this fall.

In Reviews, we have created a new rating system for our podcast so make sure you study it! We start out by giving our impressions on Crossing Swords on Hulu. Move over to DC Harley Quinn on HBO Max and finish up with our thoughts on Transformers War for Cybertron Trilogy Siege on Netflix. 

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Welcome to Dissecting This Fiction! It's episode 51, so come join along as co-hosts Jessica and Steven go over the latest in movies, tv shows, and games.

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In gaming, August brings Fall Guys and Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2 Remastered to Playstation Plus, while Xbox gets Portal Knight, Override: Mech City Brawl, MX Unleashed, and Red Faction 2 for Games with Gold. Battletoads finds an August release date for Xbox and Game Pass simplifies it's branding for gamers. Cuphead surprises everyone with a Playstation 4 release, but no word on the delayed dlc called The Delicious Last Course. Phil Spencer hints at more backwards compatibility information this month and maybe we get news on the rumored Xbox Series S. Blizzard corrects a mistake on the release of World of Warcraft: Shadowlands. Did you hear the news about Hawkeye in the new Marvel's Avengers game? It doesn't sound like he did either! Nintendo gets their secrets of abandoned game concepts leaked on the internet. Halo Infinite goes free to play for the multiplayer, but people aren't too thrilled about the graphic so far. The creators of Bulletstorm, People Can Fly, are hard at work on a new untitled AAA game. CD Projekt Red has to inform the public of a Cyberpunk 2077 scam that they have no part of. Clowns became victorious in the Red Read Online community with a new update called The Naturalist. Game Informer revealed fine print that the next Marvel's Spider-man Miles Morales game may come with a remastered version of the PS4 game, Marvel's Spider-man. Sounds like an "expansion" was an accurate statement after all and we should probably expect a full price tag, but we will see. Finally, We give our early impressions on Grounded, a survival game on Xbox and PC, as well as our review on Carrion, a metroidvania style survival horror game. 

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Welcome to Dissecting This Fiction! It's episode 50, so come join along as co-hosts Jessica and Steven go over the latest in movies, tv shows, and games.

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In TV and movie news, G4TV teased a 2021 comeback. Netflix announces another Witcher show and buys a short horror story on Reddit. Thor Love and Thunder has an almost complete script and film date. Disney reschedules Star Wars and Avatar through 2028. Sony delays the third Spider-man film. Paramount delays A Quiet Place 2 and Top Gun Maverick. Tenet gets a scattered release plan. Bill and Ted get an excellent release in September. AMC theaters refuse to open. Sonic the Hedgehog sets a release date for the sequel. Brie Larson wants to play Samus from Metroid in a film. 

Comic-Con @ Home: Mega-man gets an update for the film or does it? Jurassic World Dominion gets practical. New Mutants gives a new trailer to fans. The Boys ramps everything up in season 2. Amazon shares Truth Seekers. Star Trek takes over CBS All Access with new shows. The Walking Dead lives on with more episodes for season 10. 

In reviews, we watched Unsolved Mysteries and The Old Guard on Netflix. Don't worry, we have a resolution to our thoughts on both.  

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Welcome to Dissecting This Fiction! It's episode 49, so come join along as co-hosts Jessica and Steven go over the latest in movies, tv shows, and games.

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In gaming, EA:: will make last minute changes to their upcoming sports titles. Gamestop:: sets new rules for pandemic shopping. "Yakuza Like a Dragon":: gets timed exclusivity on "Xbox Series X":: Insomniac:: gives "Spider-Man Miles Morales":: a smooth swing to next gen. Rocket League":: goes free to play this summer. "Square Enix":: begins work on part 2 of "Final Fantasy 7 Remake":: Sony:: doesn't want multi console households for the PS5:: launch. Metacritic:: changes the review process for new released games. Ubisoft:: announces round 2 of the Ubiforward:: event. Nintendo:: reveals "Cadence of Hyrule":: "Rogue Company":: "WWE 2K Battlegrounds":: "Shin Megami Tensei 3 Nocturne HD Remaster":: and "Shin Megami Tensei 5":: during their "Nintendo Direct Mini":: 

Lastly, Microsoft:: showed off their games line up for the "Xbox Series X":: during their "Xbox Series X Games Showcase":: Including  the titles "Halo Infinite":: "State of Decay 3":: "Forza Motorsport":: Everwild:: Avowed:: "Tetris Effect Connected":: "The Medium":: and "Fable 4"::  

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Welcome to "Dissecting This Fiction!" podcast. It's episode 47, so come join along as co-hosts Jessica and Steven go over the latest in movies, tv shows, and games.

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In gaming, "Marvel's Avengers":: gets beta dates for 3 weeks in August, across Playstation:: for Xbox One:: and PC. "Red Dead Redemption":: gets a bunch of clowns online. Ubisoft:: showcased "Watch Dogs Legion" :: "Assassin's Creed Valhalla":: "Hyperscape":: and "Far Cry 6":: At least what wasn't already leaked. "Skull and Bones":: gets a reboot before release. Sony increases production on the "PS5":: while dealing with pre order rumors. Nintendo:: gets some spotlight with an unopened copy of "Super Mario Bros.":: selling for a new record amount and Lego releases a replica on the "Nintendo Entertainment System":: (NES) for fans to build. Microsoft discusses the architecture of the "Xbox Series X":: while discontinuing the production of the "Xbox One X":: "Game Pass Ultimate":: adds "Xcloud":: to the service in September. What does this mean for "Games with Gold":: ? Rumors are swirling. We end our episode with a spoiler free review of "Marvel's Iron Man VR":: on "Playstation VR":: 

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Welcome to Dissecting This Fiction! It's episode 46, so come join along as co-hosts Jessica and Steven go over the latest in movies, tv shows, and games.

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In TV and movie news, "The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina":: gets canceled on Netflix, while "Run":: loses steam after 1 season on HBO Max. "Ready Player Two":: will be the sequel book to...you guessed it, "Ready Player One":: Something tells us, there will be a movie at some point. Cate Blanchett signs a deal with FX Productions after her success with "Mrs. America":: on Hulu. Ludacris suggests that the "Fast and Furious":: franchise could be going to space with "FF9": Jude Law could be playing Captain Hook in Disney's live-action "Peter Pan":: The Capcom video game to movie adaptation of "Monster Hunter":: has been delayed until next year. Oscar Isaac and Michelle Williams will star in an HBO limited series based on the Swedish series "Scenes From a Marriage":: Netflix extends "The Crown":: to season 6. "Stargirl":: gets renewed for a season 2, but it's moving over to the CW. Marketing for "Wonder Woman 1984":: shows off a tame Cheetah design. The CW recasts it's "Batwoman":: for season 2 and HBO Max green lights "The Batman":: prequel series called "Gotham PD":: Chris Hemsworth hangs up the hammer for a role as Hulk...Hogan. That's right, it's a biopic of "Hulk Hogan":: The Sims gets a reality show called "The Sims Spark'd":: The "Wonder Years":: will be getting a pilot episode for a reboot on ABC.

In trailers, "The Boys":: are back in town with another trailer for season 2. "The Umbrella Academy":: debuts it's trailer for season 2. Seth Rogen gets himself in a pickle with "An American Pickle":: and we explore the new animated CBS All Access show, "Star Trek Lower Decks"::

In reviews, we go over "Star Trek Discovery":: A recap of our thoughts on "The Princess Bride":: on Quibi. "Yesterday":: on HBO Max and "Palm Springs":: on Hulu.

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Welcome to Dissecting This Fiction! Its episode 45, so come join along as co-hosts Jessica and Steven go over the latest in movies, tv shows, and games.

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In gaming, Steven and Jessica get off topic right away with a slightly game related news story. Capcom:: reveals their digital success data. Mark Hoppus plays "The Last of Us Part 2":: and dammit, it was good. "Call od Duty Modern Warfare Warzone":: removes some features. Ninja:: gets indecisive about his streaming future. Nintendo:: gives us a few sales on older games. "Fallout 76":: heads to Game Pass while "Cyberpunk 2077":: takes a different road. Microsoft:: gets plenty of spotlight with a date for the 1st party "Xbox Series X":: game reveals, rumors of more acquisitions, and upgrade rules going into next-gen. Sony has another patent spotted for backwards compatibility and invests into a big game engine. Ubisoft:: has surprises planned for their "UbiForward":: event, but not "Far Cry 6":: or "Assassin's Creed Valhalla":: , those have been leaked, but nobody is surprised by this. Linkedin reveals a new open-world VR game planned with Rockstar:: Lastly, the developer of "Superhot":: has another game in the franchise available for free, if you qualify, of course. No reviews this week, we tried being Ironman for the week, but time was not on our side. 

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