This week, Phill & Nick are joined by some special guests to discuss the remainder of E3 2021.

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Show Outline and Time Stamps:

Intro 0:00:17

TV/Film news 0:02:52

- The Suicide Squad Trailer

- Batman oral sex debate

- Shang Chi Trailer

- Transformers 7

- Ford injured on set of Indy 5

- Nicolas Cage news

Discussion: E3 2021 00:41:40

We cover the remainder of E3 2021

- Starfield

- Halo Infinite

- Sea of Thieves Expansion

- Square Enix's Guardians of the Galaxy

- Breath of the Wild sequel

- Metroid Dread

Outro 1:59:57

This week, Phill and Nick cover the beginning of E3 2021 and the Summer Games Fest.

Other news includes the new name for Aquaman 2, a Cruella sequel and Nintendo winning in court against a major ROM distributor.

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Show Outline and Time Stamps:

Intro 0:00:40

TV/Film news 0:02:20

- Aquaman 2 gets a new title: Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom

- Shazam 2 teaser trailer

- Teaser image of the Michael Keaton Batman symbol for Flashpoint

- Set photos emerge from Thor: Love & Thunder

- Tick Tick Boom trailer - Andrew Garfield is definitely in this movie

- Ron Gone Wrong trailer

- America: The Motion Picture trailer

- Cruella sequel confirmed (Cruella spoilers from 18:33-21:07)

- Pedro Pascal’s Mandalorian likely to be in “Book of Boba Fett”

- Jurassic World Dominion clip to be shown in IMAX viewings of Fast and Furious 9

- Indiana Jones 5 set pictures + speculation

Gaming news 0:35:01

- Gran Turismo 7 joins new Horizons and God of War in getting a PS4 port

- God of War sequel delayed

- Final Fantasy 7 Remake getting a tool for moving save data from PS4 to PS5

- Nintendo win $2.1m in damages from lawsuit with ROMUniverse

- Nintendo to open museum of their history in Japan

- New background information found relating to Earthbound on an old floppy disc

- Battlefield 2042 announced, focused on the world in a climate emergency - but not political says DICE

- Evo running a series of community tournaments this year

- Superman and Rick from “Rick and Morty” coming to Fortnite

- Weird Product of the Week: Playdate pre-orders open soon - console actually looks super cool - visit them at https://play.date

Discussion: E3 2021 1:00:17

Phill and Nick cover the first half of E3 2021:

The Summer Game Fest Kick Off

Koch Media E3 (albeit briefly)

Guerilla

Wholesome Direct

Ubisoft E3 #UbiForward

Devolver Digital E3 masterpiece

Gearbox

VR showcase (albeit briefly)

Outro 1:23:21

This week, Phill and Nick pitch their own Mario movie. Neither have planned anything. It’s terrible.

Other news includes Dragon Quest 12, Marvel and Sony superhero casting and a town in England with pots that look like warp pipes.

(There is a little bit of squeaky leather and some other slight background noises including a neighbour’s baby this episode due to us recording on the same sofa which is a less controlled environment than usual)

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Show Outline and Time Stamps:

Intro 0:00:38

TV/Film news 0:04:26

- Marvel casting news

- Cruella releases (spoilers from 06:46-07:24)

- Emma Stone gives vague answer about appearing in Spider-Man: No Way Home

- Oscar Isaac confirmed as Moon Knight

- Aaron Taylor-Johnson confirmed as Kraven the Hunter for standalone movie

- The Eternals trailer releases, Kit Harrington confirmed to star

- Star Wars: Rangers of the New Republic is being quietly shelved in light of Gina Carano controversy

- Brief Star Wars: Bad Batch thoughts

- Edgar Wright’s new film Last Night in Soho trailer released

- Timothy Chalamet to play Willy Wonka in origin story Wonka

- Todd Phillips looking at making a Joker 2

- Amazon Studios Head wants people to watch “Lord of the Rings” Amazon TV show because they spent a lot of money on it

- Amazon purchases MGM for a record sum of £8.5bn - more than Disney paid for LucasFilm and Marvel

Gaming news 0:36:23

- Sonic 30th announcements bring Sonic Colours Deluxe, a new game teaser, appearances in the Official Olympic Games video game, and jewelry?

- Dragon Quest 3 is getting a remake

- Dragon Quest 12 is being teased

- New gameplay was shown from the Horizon: Zero Dawn sequel, Horizon: Forbidden West

- Rumours about Valve making a portable gaming PC

- Fresh rumours about the New Nintendo Switch Pro including an Amazon Mexico listing

- Ultimate Team modes make up 29% of EA's business

- Xbox and Bethesda games showcase set for June 13

- Smash boss Sakurai allegedly considering retirement, maybe ending 20 year Famitsu column

- Dodgeball brawler Knockout City has already hit 2 million players

- Rambo and John McClane lead Call of Duty's slew of mid-season content

- Rockstar Games launches record label

- Sony temporarily shuts down LittleBigPlanet servers amid ongoing attacks

- Twitch adds over 350 new tags related to gender, race, mental health and… hot tubs

- Super Mario Bros. 'warp pipe' pot plants anger UK residents

- Game Builder Garage looks really cool - new overview video released

Discussion: Pitch a Mario Movie 1:13:00

Phill and Nick pitch their own Mario movies and they range from confusing to terrible.

Outro 1:36:41

This week, Phill and Nick talk about the latest superhero show from Amazon Prime, Invincible!

Other news includes trailer for The Green Knight, Venom 2, Stranger Things 4 as well as Lawsuits galore and SEGA announcements.

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Show Outline and Time Stamps:

Intro 0:00:22

TV/Film news 0:03:51

- Venom: Let There be Carnage Trailer

- The Green Knight Trailer

- Stranger Things 4 Teaser

- Is Andrew Garfield in Spider-Man: No Way Home? (Probably)

- Knives Out 2 Casting

- MCU Teasers

Gaming news 0:34:04

- New Pokemon Snap and Resident Evil Village release to positive reviews

- Konami and EA missing E3 this year

- Microsoft *not* cutting share of sales of console games, just PC games

- Microsoft launching Console Purchase Pilot scheme via Xbox Insider

- Sony have 25 first party titles in development

- Target stops selling trading cards following increased disruption and scalping

- Apple v Epic talks about a naked banana mascot

- UK class action lawsuit launched against Apple over “anti-competitive practices”

- Lawsuit launched against Sony for its monopoly on digital PlayStation games

- Ubisoft to focus less on AAA games and more on F2P games

- SEGA working on a “Super Game”

- Sonic fan games are okay, just not for profit

- Stadia “alive and well” - Google

- Fall Guys midseason updates releases, accidentally leaking source code online

- Katy Perry made a Pokemon song and Pikachu is in the music video

- Valve may have console release news coming this year, following a cryptic answer from Gabe Newell speaking to a school assembly

- The Witcher 3 PS5 And Xbox Series X Upgraded Version Might Use Fan-Made HD Mods

- Weird Product of the Week: a to scale Millenium Puzzle from Yu-Gi-Oh

Discussion: Invincible Season One 1:03:24

Phill and Nick talk about Amazon Prime’s Invincible and whether it’s worth watching.

Outro 1:31:32

This week, Phill and Nick take a more in-depth look at the Disney+ original show, The Falcon and the Winter Soldier.

Other news includes news on a new West Side Story, a plethora of Marvel news and a leaked document showing EA’s push for lootboxes in FIFA.

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Show Outline and Time Stamps:

Intro 0:00:38

TV/Film news 0:03:19

- Oscars 2021

- UK Cinemas reopen May 17

- Sonic 2 speculation

- New West Side Story trailer - movie from Steven Spielberg

- Darth Vader comics latest issue discussion (minor spoilers 0:10:31-14:50)

- Russell Crowe is Zeus in Thor: Love and Thunder

- Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings trailer

- MCU Phase 4 speculation

- Captain America 4 announced

- Cancelled storyline from The Falcon and the Winter Soldier

- Marvel’s Secret Invasion new casting

- Sony is testing a PlayStation Plus video pass

- Borderland movie gets more casting

Gaming news 0:31:11

- EA leaked document: pushing people to Ultimate Team in FIFA

- Activision move Toys for Bob to support Call of Duty, seemingly ending work on Crash and Spyro games

- CD Projekt Red execs make big bonuses; Cyberpunk 2077 refunded only 30,000 copies

- Super Mario Party gets online mode

- A search bar is coming to Google Stadia

- Google and 2K Games launch open source cloud saving system

- Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic remake rumoured

- Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order getting a next gen version

- Microsoft drop their share for games sold on the Microsoft PC store

- Discord ends discussions with Microsoft about acquisition

- Fall Guys delayed on Switch and Xbox; cross-play incoming

- Batman in Fortnite

- 66% of gamers more likely to play socially responsible games

- LEGO Luigi

- Mr. Men X Assassin’s Creed - why is this a thing?

Discussion: The Falcon and the Winter Soldier 0:57:47

Phill and Nick talk about the newest Marvel TV offering, The Falcon and the Winter Soldier, and what it could mean for the newly announced Captain America 4. (Spoilers from 1:01:59 onwards)

Outro 1:17:46

This week, Phill, Nick and their guest James talk about the new campaign on the rise with DC fans, the quest to #RestoreTheSnyderVerse - is it a good idea?

Other news includes news on Indiana Jones 5, the ongoing updates of Cyberpunk 2077, a new trailer for Zack Snyder’s Army of the Dead, and we remember the late Helen McCrory.

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Thanks to our guest James for joining us (insta: @urbenjames).

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Show Outline and Time Stamps:

Intro 0:00:42

TV/Film news 0:03:24

- RIP Helen McCrory

- Bridgerton renewed for third and fourth seasons

- Mads Mikkelsen signed on for Indiana Jones 5; John Williams returning to do the music

- Spider-Man No Way Home: Alfred Molina discussed returning as Dr. Octopus

- Falcon and Winter Soldier Ep.5 discussion (spoilers from 0:11:09 - 0:15:05)

- New Army of the Dead trailer (dir: Zack Snyder)

- Weird (Film) story of the week: Black Astronaut Character Aku become the first NFT optioned for Film and TV

- NFT discussion (we are not financial advisors!!)

Gaming news 0:21:50

- Apple vs. Epic: what could it mean for the games industry?

- CD Projekt Red committed to Cyberpunk 2077; CDPR records record sales from launch of game

- Nintendo Indie World showcase

- E3 returning virtually this year

- “It Takes Two” releases from developer of “A Way Out” (watch our LP of A Way Out: https://youtu.be/APnCGB8Aplg)

- Ubisoft dev wants to set Assassins Creed in Brazil

- Naughty Dog “wishes” they were working on new Jak & Daxter but they aren’t

- Microsoft tests removal of Xbox Live requirement for free-to-play games

- Nintendo to focus more on original IP

- Mini-discussion on Pokemon Sinnoh games (Diamond and Pearl remakes; Legends Arceus)

- Weird (Gaming) Product of the Week: Bootleg Mobile Smash Bros.

Discussion: #RestoreTheSnyderVerse 0:52:18

Phill, Nick and James look at the mess that is WB’s approach to making DC movies and ask: what does it mean to restore the “Snyder Verse” or are deeper changes to decision making needed?

Outro 1:20:45

Phill and Nick review Zack Snyder's Justice League.

The Cynical Optimists podcast will return on Monday 19 April.

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The Cynical Optimists podcast will return on Monday 19 April.

We originally recorded this for YouTube but it was pointed out that some people primarily listen so we're trying something new and uploading here - let us know what you think of this idea!

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In our mid-season finale, we talk Mando S2, the Lego Star Wars Holiday Special, our favourite Christmas movies, and our viewing/playing recommendations.

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Show Outline and Time Stamps:

Intro 0:00:24

Mandalorian S2 review (SPOILERS) 0:04:23

The Lego Star Wars Holiday Special (SPOILERS)0:27:53

The best Christmas movies 0:36:32

Our film/game/TV recommendations 0:54:58

Outro 1:19:27

This week, Phill and Nick talk about the future of the MCU following an enormous announcement of upcoming Disney content.

Other news includes this year's Game Awards, Nintendo's cease-and-desist letters, and of course, Star Wars.

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Show Outline and Time Stamps:

Intro 0:00:20

TV/Film news 0:02:59

Gaming news 0:51:34

Discussion: The MCU Phase 5 and beyond 01:16:15

Phill and Nick talk about the future of the MCU following an enormous announcement of upcoming Disney content.

Outro 1:46:33