Multiple Nerdgasm

This didn’t come up in the main show but I want you to know that Luke made himself a lovely cocktail but he was unable to get the shaker open so he just had to stare it for the whole episode.

Rust docs are online so stop asking for them

DC stuff revealed

James Mangold to do the Swamp Thing movie

James Gunn comments on Zach Levi’s tweet

Batgirl was “unreleasable”Anya Taylor-Joy got hacked

Topics discussed

• "Can you feel wet" science tangent
• ChatGPT / AI limits & bias discussion
• Atomic Heart trailer hype
• PlayStation Plus tier confusion
• The Last of Us episode 3 backlash & review bombing
• Rust case documents released; Baldwin charge details
• Kunk on Earth (Netflix) review
• Netflix password-sharing crackdown & piracy debate
• All Quiet on the Western Front review
• DC Studios slate reveal (James Gunn's Chapter 1)
• Zachary Levi's Pfizer tweet controversy
• Batgirl "unreleasable" comments
• Australian $5 note redesign (Indigenous figure, no King Charles)
• Anya Taylor-Joy Twitter hack scam
• Twitter API paywall & spam bot debate

Dan’s been dipping his toe into the world of internet “theories”, an area Luke has been studying for years.• Rust will be completed• Rey was always a nobody

Topics discussed

• Sovereign citizen traffic-stop videos & debunking
• Prime Hydration drink discussion
• Rust film completion with Alec Baldwin news
• Brandon Lee/Rust misinformation era comparison
• Alex Proyas' virtual production studio
• Misattributed quotes tangent
• Sid Meier's autobiography & Civilization's Hitler decision
• Sierra Online hot tub culture & Softporn Adventure
• GoldenEye 007 N64 remaster release
• New indie arcade game impressions
• GoldenEye's Russian villains & Cold War tangent
• James Bond/Moneypenny sexual harassment critique
• Welcome to Wrexham review
• The Last of Us review
• Wednesday review
• The Fabelmans review & aging directors discussion
• Rey's parentage retcon controversy
• Star Wars sequel trilogy fantasy-booking bit

Matt is currently scouring the woods around Starbucks looking for Alec

Alec Baldwin facing charges

Wizards walk it back, a bit

Jerry talks about Acq Inc

Xboxeos

Red Letter Media raise $80k for charity

Vin Diesel will not be starring in an Avatar

Topics discussed

• Alec Baldwin Rust manslaughter charges
• D&D Open Gaming License walkback follow-up
• Acquisitions Incorporated unpaid work reveal
• Hasbro brand diversification & mystery playtest
• Logan Paul's Prime drink taste test & Coffeezilla apology follow-up
• Xbox-branded Oreos limited release
• HBO Max content removal & The Last of Us hype
• Targeted advertising paranoia tangent
• Red Letter Media's $80,000 charity VHS auction (Nukie)
• Vin Diesel's Avatar casting denial
• Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special mention
• Mandalorian season 3 & Boba Fett crossover confusion
• Buffy the Vampire Slayer rewatch tangent

What good is a fridge you can’t use all the time? Listen to find out (SPOILERS: Not much good at all)Have you seen this guy’s stapler?

Ezra Miller pleads guilty - but not to any of the really bad stuff

Severance is a BIT like LOSTNetflix has renewed… wait no they’ve still cancelled it

Let’s Game It Out

Real Civil Engineer

Retro Recipes

Topics discussed

• Xbox Series X mini fridge review
• Logan Paul's Prime drink hype & CryptoZoo/GameStop scam tangent
• Retail theft & embezzlement stories (Office Space scheme)
• Ezra Miller pleads guilty to trespassing
• The Batman sequel & Michael Keaton Flash crossover speculation
• Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery review
• Brendan Fraser Oscar buzz & Golden Globes controversy (The Whale)
• Inside Man (Netflix, Steven Moffat) review
• Severance season 2 structure follow-up
• YouTube channel & board game recommendations (Frost Haven)
• D&D Open Gaming License controversy
• Magic: The Gathering 30th Anniversary reprint controversy
• The Pale Blue Eye review
• Inside Job (Netflix) cancellation

Luke’s set himself a goal for 2023Ezra Miller might be sticking around

The Rock too, despite his cheeky behaviour

Bautista is done with Drax

HBO is done with Looney Tunes

Hugh Jackman recalls some toxicity on the X-Men set

Hugh Jackman bumps into an old student on the red carpet

Netflix is done with 1899Wednesday is sticking around

Greta Thunberg vs Andrew Tate

Topics discussed

• Xbox Gamerscore leaderboard chase
• Pentiment finishing impressions & achievements
• Assassin's Creed Valhalla Ireland/Scotland DLC
• Shadow of the Tomb Raider & PS5 God of War Ragnarok
• Ezra Miller staying on as The Flash
• Dwayne Johnson's DCU power struggle & Black Adam fallout
• HBO Max pulling Looney Tunes
• 1899 (Netflix) review & cancellation
• Wednesday viral dance & season 2 renewal
• Dave Bautista stepping back from Drax
• JFK (1991) tangent & conspiracy theories
• Hugh Jackman on X-Men set toxicity (Bryan Singer)
• Séance (Apple TV+) review
• Andrew Tate vs Greta Thunberg Twitter feud & arrest

We’re back and we’ve got some new toys

You can’t copyright your computer’s art Superman and Wonder Woman cut from The Flash

The Rock has been fired

Ray Fisher calls out James Gunn who responds

Studios can be sued for deceptive trailers

Topics discussed

• New phone & PS5 purchases (Pixel 7, PS5)
• Elden Ring impressions
• Pentiment continued impressions
• AI art copyright & plagiarism debate
• James Gunn fires Dwayne Johnson from DCU (Black Adam fallout)
• Ezra Miller / The Flash status update
• Ray Fisher vs James Gunn Twitter dispute
• Man of Steel & Zack Snyder Cut retrospective
• Marvel movie ranking tangent
• Studios can be sued for deceptive trailers
• Podcast advertising meta-discussion

Luke is back and not only has he been in hospital, he’s also been in a movie theatre!

People are loving Avatar 2, maybe even Luke

Cameron has a 9 hour cut of Avatar 3James Cameron says it does female empowerment better than Marvel

Henry Cavill will not be Superman anymore

He will also not be Geralt

But he will be in a Warhammer 40k series

Wonder Woman 3 canned

Patty Jenkins wrote a shit treatment?

She says she didn’t “walk away”, she was fired

Apparently The Flash is as good as Spiderman No Way Home

James Gunn says they’re considering lots of stuff so don’t believe everything

And despite this going viral, they are not incorporating the Pattinson Batman

Black Adam set to lose big

Wednesday is fun

Christmas traditions follow up!

Topics discussed

• Luke's hospital recovery & Harper's toddler milestones
• Avatar: The Way of Water review
• Oppenheimer trailer & Nolan's practical effects buzz
• Tenet full rewatch follow-up
• Henry Cavill fired as Superman by James Gunn
• Wonder Woman 3 cancelled & Patty Jenkins exit
• The Flash & Ezra Miller controversy
• Black Adam box office flop & HBO Max shakeup
• Henry Cavill's Warhammer 40K Amazon series
• Star Wars: Rian Johnson trilogy status
• Wednesday (Netflix) review
• Gilligan's Island & Magnum P.I. retro TV tangent
• Christmas traditions: KFC in Japan & Kalle Anka in Sweden
• James Cameron's feminism comments on Avatar

Luke’s away so Matt and Dan take advantage of the situation and talk about cars for longer than Luke would normally allow.

Dune part two is filmed

Jedi Survivor

Death Stranding 2Dune Awakening

Elden Ring

Diablo 4Cyberpunk: Phantom Liberty

Topics discussed

• Luke's hospital recovery update
• New Volkswagen Atlas car purchase (Carvana)
• Dream cars & sports car musings
• Poirot (Branagh films) mustache tangent
• Tenet rewatch & time-loop structure
• Pentiment first impressions
• Conan Exiles & Skyrim revisit (Todd Howard interview)
• Resident Evil Village scare highlight
• Game Awards 2022 recap (Jedi Survivor, Death Stranding 2, Elden Ring, Diablo 4, Cyberpunk: Phantom Liberty)
• Dune: Part Two wraps filming
• Kids' books nostalgia & problematic classics
• Apple moving manufacturing out of China
• SpaceX Dear Moon civilian lunar mission

It’s a legally distinct song that we wrote all on our own.

Indy VGuardians 3Avatars 6 & 7Strange World

Andor Season 2 directors

Mando Season 3Flannazon

Midnight Club Cancelled

Val Kilmer was supposed to be in Willow

Kanye goes too far, again. Too too far.

And gets banned from Twitter, again.

RIP Splash Mountain

Topics discussed

• Luke's hospital treatment update
• Indiana Jones: Dial of Destiny trailer reaction
• Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 trailer & James Gunn's pitch
• Avatar: The Way of Water anticipation & James Cameron retrospective
• Strange World backlash & Disney marketing
• Excalibur (1981) retrospective review
• Andor review & season 2 renewal news
• Deadwind season 3 & Nordic noir shows
• Midnight Club cancellation & Mike Flanagan's move to Amazon
• Willow: Val Kilmer's absence from the revival
• Kanye West antisemitism controversy & Twitter ban
• Splash Mountain rebrand to Tiana's Bayou Adventure (Geek of the Week)

Yay we like Star Wars again!

Gary Whitta’s Star Wars show idea

Indy 5 News

Fancy Witcher

Jason David Frank

Mikey Kuhn

Mehran Karimi Nasseri

Topics discussed

• Andor review & praise
• Vikings (History Channel) rewatch tangent
• Last Jedi & Rise of Skywalker critique
• Gary Whitta's unrealized Nazi-hunter Star Wars pitch
• Battlestar Galactica/ILM & Star Wars VFX history
• Spielberg/Lucas backend profit-share bet story
• New car purchase & Carvana vending machine
• Neighborhood bin/garden waste tangent
• Daycare germs, sick days & toddler milestones
• The Witcher 3 Next-Gen update (Henry Cavill)
• Xbox All Access & subscription economics
• Pentiment impressions & Name of the Rose/Cadfael comparisons
• Ultra-wide monitor Xbox aspect ratio gripe
• Indiana Jones 5 news
• Denholm Elliott (Marcus Brody actor) tribute
• Jason David Frank (Green Power Ranger) death tribute
• Mickey Kuhn (Gone with the Wind) death tribute
• Rust shooting follow-up: gun-malfunction claim
• Escape from New York remake announcement
• Conan the Barbarian (1982) rewatch
• "Killer Sally" true crime documentary discussion
• Mehran Karimi Nasseri ("The Terminal" inspiration) tribute