This week, Phill and Nick look at one of Netflix’s new coming-of-age teen drama shows with I Am Not Okay With This.

Other news includes Ms. Monopoly’s odd ad, Boba Fett in the Mandalorian, Tom Cruise in Space, and the Xbox Series X “gameplay reveal” event.

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The Cynical Optimists is created and hosted by

Phill "haddowinc" Haddow (@haddowinc)

Nick "NGM" Mortimer (@MickNortimer)

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Cynical Optimists Theme and Stingers by Joe Hayward

Edited by Phill

Show Outline and Time Stamps:

Intro 0:00:39

TV/Film news 0:07:08

- Space Force trailer released

- The Mandalorian Season 2 casting and speculation

- Taika Waititi to direct new Star Wars movie

- Should the Star Wars films follow the MCU approach?

- The New Mutants possibly coming to both video-on-demand and in the cinemas

- NASA working with Tom Cruise for movie aboard the space station

Gaming news 0:37:38

- Ms. Monopoly’s odd ad

- The Last of Us Part 2 Leaks and Controversy

- Xbox Series X’s “Gameplay Reveal” event

- Super Mario 64 PC Port created; taken down

- Nintendo leak released Wii source code, development details, N64 tech demos

- Activision Blizzard contracts betting monitor for their eSports leagues

- EA plans to make more Star Wars games

- LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga due in October

- High-end fashion designers are utilising Animal Crossing New Horizons

Discussion: I Am Not Okay with This Review 1:01:51

Phill and Nick watch I am Not Okay With This, and wonder whether they were okay with it? Maybe they even liked it? (Spoiler-free despite indications otherwise).

Good News Story & Outro 1:18:39

https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2020-03-25-games-industry-rallies-in-fight-against-covid-19

This week, Phill and Nick celebrate May 4th by reviewing The Mandalorian.

Other news includes cinemas boycotting Universal, Rise of Skywalker coming to Disney+, Google Stadia’s Connect showcase and a late night talk show in Animal Crossing New Horizons.

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Phill "haddowinc" Haddow (@haddowinc)

Nick "NGM" Mortimer (@MickNortimer)

Logo by Nick

Cynical Optimists Theme and Stingers by Joe Hayward

Edited by Phill

Show Outline and Time Stamps:

Intro 0:00:39

TV/Film news 0:04:52

- Space Jam 2 subtitle revealed “A New Legacy”

- Odeon/Cineworld cinemas boycott Universal over plans to release more movies on video-on-demand

- RIP Irrfan Khan and Sam Lloyd

- Live Action Hercules will join the long list of Disney live-action remakes, produced by Russo Brothers

- Rise of Skywalker coming to Disney+ (followed by Phantom Menace vs. Attack of the Clones for some reason)

- Behind the Scenes documentary of The Mandalorian coming to Disney+

Gaming news 0:27:14

- Google Stadia Connect presentation

- Assassin’s Creed Valhalla announced for current and next-gen consoles

- Final DLC released for Star Wars Battlefront II

- Rogue One writer Gary Whitta starts late-night talk show in Animal Crossing New Horizons

- Xbox Series X gameplay reveal set for May 7

- No Nintendo Direct coming in June for first time in years due to COVID-19

- UK Piracy up 60% since the start of lockdown (overall, not just in games)

Discussion: The Mandalorian Review 0:45:31

We go to a gun-slinging galaxy a long time ago in a galaxy far far away to look at the adventures of The Mandalorian – does it live up to the hype? (Spoilers from 1:08:15)

Good News Story & Outro 1:32:10

This week, Phill and Nick begin their exploration of single-season streaming shows with Amazon Prime’s Good Omens.

Other news includes details of a new animated show with Danny DeVito, a One Punch Man movie, a new Star Wars show, and a new update for Super Mario Maker 2!

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Phill "haddowinc" Haddow (@haddowinc)

Nick "NGM" Mortimer (@MickNortimer)

Logo by Nick

Cynical Optimists Theme and Stingers by Joe Hayward

Edited by Phill

Show Outline and Time Stamps:

Intro 0:00:38

TV/Film news 0:06:25

- New FX Animated Comedy with Danny & Lucy DeVito, Aubrey Plaza, Dan Harmon is Exec Producer

- New Parks & Rec special coming next week to raise money for COVID-19 relief efforts

- One Punch Man movie coming from writers of Venom

- Venom sequel titled “Venom: Let There Be Carnage”

- Scoob! film going straight to VOD

- Sonic the Hedgehog 2 speculation out of nowhere

- New Ben Schwartz comedy specials on Netflix

- New Star Wars show announced as coming to Disney+

- The Mandalorian confirmed for a third season already

- James Gunn has shared Meredith Quill’s full awesome mix playlist on Spotify from Guardians of the Galaxy

Gaming news 0:28:59

- Recap: so far in 2020 / PS5 controller reveal

- Animal Crossing New Horizons sales success

- Elijah Wood is a very polite Animal Crossing player

- Animal Crossing’s bank has had to lower its interest rates

- 160,000 Nintendo Network IDs stolen by hackers

- Super Mario Maker 2 adds World Maker plus ton of new content in free (final) update

- Dr. Goomba Tower, three Goomba’s stacked on top of each other, is coming to Dr. Mario World

- Fallout 76 releases Wastelanders update which adds NPCs

- Star Wars Episode I Racer releases on Switch, PS4 next month

- No new WWE game this year

- Call of Duty Warzone cheaters pitted against each other by match-making

Discussion: Good Omens Review 0:45:38

Take your mind off of the global pandemic with a show about the apocalypse – is it worth your time?

Good News Story & Outro 1:04:46

This week, Phill and Nick recap their top ten films, TV seasons, and video games of the last ten years (mid-season finale).

The Cynical Optimists podcast will return on 27 April 2020.

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Phill "haddowinc" Haddow (@haddowinc)

Nick "NGM" Mortimer (@MickNortimer)

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Cynical Optimists Theme and Stingers by Joe Hayward

Edited by Phill

Show Outline and Time Stamps:

Intro 0:00:36

**CORRECTION: we get two half seasons a year, Nick, it's why they're called half seasons**

Top Films of the Decade 0:02:04

- Drive

- Call Me By Your Name

- Spider-Man: Into the SpiderVerse

- Roma

- Moonlight

- Rogue One: A Star Wars Story

- The Perks of Being a Wallflower

- Ex Machina

- Get Out

- Knives Out

Honourable Mentions: Logan

TV Seasons of the Decade 0:20:47

- Watchmen Season 1

- Sherlock Season 2

- Game of Thrones Season 3

- Rick and Morty Season 3

- Fleabag Season 1

- Stranger Things Season 1

- The Thick of It Season 4

- Archer Season 5

- Bojack Horseman Season 4

- Community Season 2

Honourable Mentions: Daredevil Season 3, The Mandalorian Season 1, GLOW Season 3

Video Games of the Decade 0:49:20

- Shovel Knight

- Super Smash Bros. Ultimate

- Super Mario Odyssey

- The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild

- Spider-Man PS4

- Portal 2

- Assassin’s Creed 3

- Minecraft

- Pokemon Go

- Rocket League

Honourable Mentions: DOOM 2016, Fortnite, The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, The Witcher 3, Grand Theft Auto V, Mario Kart 8, Hollow Knight, Batman: Arkham City, Sonic Generations, Super Scribblenauts, Red Dead Redemption / Red Dead Redemption 2, Super Mario Galaxy 2, Limbo, Overcooked 2

Outro 1:08:26

This week, Phill and Nick tackle the final entry of the Skywalker saga of Star Wars when they review The Rise of Skywalker!

Other news includes the trailers for Tenet and Top Gun Maverick, early reviews of Cats, and a few different options for gaming related purchases this Christmas season!

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Phill "haddowinc" Haddow (@haddowinc)

Nick "NGM" Mortimer (@MickNortimer)

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Cynical Optimists Theme and Stingers by Joe Hayward

Edited by Phill

Show Outline and Time Stamps:

Intro 0:00:40

TV/Film news 0:02:31

- Steven Moffat's Dracula trailer

- Top Gun Maverick trailer

- Tenet trailer

- JK Rowling causes controversy on Twitter: separating art from the artist

- Cats movie releases: reviews so far and it's getting a patch in cinemas

Gaming news 0:19:51

- Microsoft's “simpler” branding

- Google buys Typhoon Studios to make Stadia games

- Bethesda shows off first bits of Fallout 76's NPC update

- CD Projekt Red has a new deal with The Witcher author

- Luigi's Mansion 3 getting more DLC

- Santa hats in Death Stranding update

- Atari offers 88% revenue share for games exclusive to new VCS retro consoles

Weird Product of the Week: Christmas Bumper Edition

- Nintendo Play Station to auction in February 2020

- Pokemon making shirts based off the first 151 Pokemon (https://www.pokemon.co.jp/ex/shirts/en/)

- Puma are selling “Gaming Socks”

Star Wars X Fornite:

- Mark Hamill plays Fortnite with Ninja

- Palpatine's message from The Rise of Skywalker plays during Fornite Star Wars event

- Porche product placement in Star Wars

Discussion: Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker Review 0:45:10

The end of an era – did it live up to expectations? Does it retcon The Last Jedi?

Spoilers from 1:01:31

Outro 1:26:22

This week, Phill and Nick review the sequel to the surprisingly good Jumanji reboot when they look at Jumanji: The Next Level.

Other news includes the trailers for Wonder Woman 84 and Ghostbuster Afterlife, the Game Awards 2019 and even more bugs in Fallout 76.

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Phill "haddowinc" Haddow (@haddowinc)

Nick "NGM" Mortimer (@MickNortimer)

Logo by Nick

Cynical Optimists Theme and Stingers by Joe Hayward

Edited by Phill

Show Outline and Time Stamps:

Intro 0:00:35

TV/Film news 0:03:57

- Arrowverse Crisis on Infinite Earths (minor spoilers throughout)

- The Flash release date announced for 2022

- Will there be a DCEU version 2?

- Ghostbusters Afterlife trailer

- Wonder Woman 1984 trailer

- Last Christmas discussion out of nowhere (with spoilers no doubt)

- Shazam 2 release date for 2022

Gaming news 0:30:01

- Angry Birds is 10 this week!

- Shovel Knight: King of Cards First Impressions

- Muppets X Untitled Goose Game skit

- The Game Awards Winners and Trailers

**CORRECTION 1: Bravely Default was a 3DS game**

- Xbox Series X reveal trailer

**CORRECTION 2: The Xbox Series X will have a disc drive – whether it will read old discs still TBC I think**

- Fallout 76: More bugs

- Star Wars: Rey and Finn in Fortnite

- Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker clip shown to Fortnite players

- Modern Warfare requires £16 DLC for players to get their Kill to Death ratio

- Mario is popular, but is COD more popular?

- Two Point Hospital coming to consoles on February 25

- Nintendo Switch launches in China

- Epic files pre-emptive lawsuit against viral video creator, “Dancing Pumpkin Man”

- Twitch exclusivity deals

- Baby Yoda in Sims 4

- TV show under development based on streamers fictional persona

Discussion: Jumanji: The Next Level Review 1:00:20

Phill and Nick look at Jumanji: The Next Level – was it any good?

Spoilers from 1:06:19

Outro 1:15:54

This week, Phill and Nick recap the Daniel Craig James Bond films and speculate wildly about the upcoming entry, No Time to Die!

Other news includes the trailers for Mulan and Black Widow, a Minecraft server in the Vatican, and Amazon UK sending people everything except the Nintendo Switch they ordered.

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Phill "haddowinc" Haddow (@haddowinc)

Nick "NGM" Mortimer (@MickNortimer)

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Cynical Optimists Theme and Stingers by Joe Hayward

Edited by Phill

Show Outline and Time Stamps:

Intro 0:00:35

TV/Film news 0:01:59

- Star Wars Game Show announced

- Arrowverse's Crisis on Infinite Earths

- Zach Snyder tweets photo of the #SnyderCut

- The Boys Season 2 teaser trailer

- Black Widow trailer

- Mulan trailer

- No Time to Die trailer – brief mention – main conversation in the Discussion segment

Gaming news 0:14:46

- Priest sets up Minecraft server in the Vatican to mixed response

- Playstation pull an ad which appears to plagiarise a lot of animations

- Super Mario Maker 2 add Link from The Legend of Zelda amongst its other

- Star Wars Battlefont II Celebration Edition released

- Star Wars Battlefront II adds BB-8 as playable character

- Fan adds Mandalorian mod to Star Wars Battlefront II

- CD Projekt Red isn't nervous about Half-Life: Alyx

- Shenmue III has low launch sales – is it a flop?

- Patrick Stewart to narrate an expansion for Plants vs. Zombies Battle for Neighbourville

- Amazon UK sends a plethora of wrong items to customers instead of the Nintendo Switch they ordered

Discussion: Daniel Craig Bond Film Retrospective 0:31:54

Looking back at the last four Bond films, discussing Bond in relation to pop culture and how progressive ideas can translate into the series. Includes speculation for No Time to Die.

Outro 0:56:57

Includes ranking of Daniel Craig James Bond films.

This week, Phill and Nick discuss the new whodunnit mystery film from Rian Johnson, Knives Out!

Other news includes the return of #ReleaseTheSnyderCut, the launch of the Google Stadia and Half-Life: Alyx.

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Phill "haddowinc" Haddow (@haddowinc)

Nick "NGM" Mortimer (@MickNortimer)

Logo by Nick

Cynical Optimists Theme and Stingers by Joe Hayward

Edited by Phill

Show Outline and Time Stamps:

Intro 0:00:40

TV/Film news 0:03:38

- Doctor Who series 12 trailer

- #ReleaseTheSnyderCut returns – Phill and Nick make a bet

- Cats Second Trailer

- Sonic Movie redesign cost revealed

- Phill and Nick's TV Update Winter 2019

Gaming news 0:20:14

- Google Stadia Launch

- Amazon entering the video game streaming market

- Valve announces Half-Life: Alyx

- Valve discontinues the Steam Controller

- Phil Spencer: Project Scarlett won't have VR

- Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order break records

- Should I get a Switch Lite?

- Pokemon Sword and Shield break records

- Paid subscriptions come to Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp

- Xbox publishes accessibility guidelines

- Hearthstone streamer signs exclusivity deal with Facebook

- Geese: Not as Bad as Thought

Discussion: Knives Out Review 0:42:28

Spoilers from 0:49:43

Outro 0:57:34

This week, Phill and Nick discuss the film which tells the epic story of Ford vs. Ferrari in Le Mans '66.

Other news includes Sonic the Hedgehog's redesign, the new Scooby-Doo trailer, and the upcoming release of the Google Stadia.

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The Cynical Optimists is created and hosted by

Phill "haddowinc" Haddow (@haddowinc)

Nick "NGM" Mortimer (@MickNortimer)

Logo by Nick

Cynical Optimists Theme and Stingers by Joe Hayward

Edited by Phill

Show Outline and Time Stamps:

Intro 0:00:40

TV/Film news 0:03:02

- Joker surpasses $1bn Box Office

- Andy Serkis confirmed as Alfred in new Batman movie

- Star Wars: A New Hope edit for Disney Plus (#Mclunky)

- Sonic Movie redesign and new trailer

- Scoob! (clarification: the actor who played Shaggy in the older movies was Matthew Lillard)

- Spongebob SquarePants Trailer

Gaming news 0:26:44

- Google Stadia Launch Library announced

- Google Stadia missing features at launch

- X019: Project Scarlett – not much news

- Age of Empires IV Gameplay

- Firebombs in Sea of Thieves

- New Game from Rare: Everwild

- New Game from Obsidian: Grounded

- Jurassic Park cast to appear in Jurassic World Evolution

- Stormtrooper skin added to Fortnite

- Super Mario 64 Land released

- Man goes out of bounds in Mario Party 4 by mashing too hard

Discussion: Le Mans '66 / Ford vs. Ferrari Review 0:50:18

*Minor Spoilers throughout but it is a historical film so is that spoilers really?*

Outro 01:03:46

This week, Phill and Nick discuss the latest version of Mario and Sonic at the Olympic Games, and pitch their own Mario spin-off games.

Other news includes Martin Scorsese's NYT article, Fantastic Beasts 3 news, Blitzchung and Blizzard controversy and #ThankYouGameFreak.

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The Cynical Optimists is created and hosted by

Phill "haddowinc" Haddow (@haddowinc)

Nick "NGM" Mortimer (@MickNortimer)

Logo by Nick

Cynical Optimists Theme and Stingers by Joe Hayward

Edited by Phill

Show Outline and Time Stamps:

Intro 0:00:35

TV/Film news 0:02:10

- Disney+ UK Update

- Star Wars: Interview with Carrie Fishers brother – is Leia the Last Jedi?

- Pixar's Soul trailer

- Fantastic Beasts 3 starts shooting in 2020

- Martin Scorsese's NYT Article

- Suicide Squad, David Ayer's Cryptic Instagram post

- James Dean resurrected for Finding Jack

Gaming news 0:37:08

- Blizzard and Blitzchung

- Fortnite Player banned for life for using an aimbot

- Star Wars Battlefront II modded with LEGO Yoda

- Death Stranding is getting mixed reviews

- #ThankYouGameFreak

- EA FIFA employee harassment

- Terry Bogard joins Super Smash Bros. Ultimate

- Super Smash Bros. Ultimate is the best selling fighting game of all time

- Playtonic dismisses Microsoft buy-out rumours

- Outer Worlds coming to Switch Q1 2020

- Rumour: Valve working on a Google Stadia rival

Discussion: Mario and Sonic at the Olympics 2020 and pitching Mario spin-offs 1:03:36

Clarification 1:07:36 – 1964 is the last time Japan held the Summer Olympics – they have held the Winter Olympics twice since 1964.

Outro 01:23:09