This week, Phill and Nick review Terminator Dark Fate and give their thoughts on Joker, before tackling the biggest news stories of the week from film, TV and gaming.

Other news includes Game of Thrones showrunners cancelled Star Wars trilogy, the Call of Duty controversy, Fallout First, Doctor Who, and more!

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Show Outline and Time Stamps:

Intro / Joker Mini-Discussion 0:00:35

**Spoilers for Joker around 0:03:55**

TV/Film news 0:08:31

- Spider-Verse 2 announcement

- BeeGees Movie

- Game of Thrones prequel series “House of Dragon” announced

- Game of Thrones showrunners out of Star Wars trilogy

- New Doctor Who book about Ace and the thirteenth Doctor

- Doctor Who filming has begun for new series

- Pennyworth Season 2

Gaming news 0:23:48

- EA x Steam

- Fallout First's nuclear launch

- Call of Duty's Highway of Death controversy

- Mario Kart Tour surpasses 123m downloads, beta multiplayer locked behind paid membership

- Death Stranding coming to PC

- The World's Most Expensive Pokemon Card

- New Zealand commits $10m to growth of local games industry

- Shigeru Miyamoto: Person of Cultural Merit in Japan

Discussion: Terminator Dark Fate Review and series retrospective 0:46:11

Minor spoilers for every Terminator film throughout, major Dark Fate spoilers from 1:03:42

Outro 01:10:33

Some housekeeping re: Spotify and YouTube.

This week, Phill and Nick discuss E3 2019 (season finale).

Other news includes Banjo in Smash, Pennyworth trailer and planned Skrulls in X-Men Dark Phoenix.

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Nick "NGM" Mortimer (@MickNortimer)

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Cynical Optimists Theme and Stingers by Joe Hayward

Edited by Phill

Show Outline and Time Stamps:

Skip intro: 00:36

TV/Film news: 02:20

- Pennyworth trailer

- Dr. Sleep trailer

-Skrulls in Dark Phoenix

- People still want the Snyder Cut (still!)

Gaming news/Discussion: E3 2019 16:41

- Google's Stadia Connect (Launch Titles, Price and Minimum Internet Speeds)

- Nintendo Invitational Tournament

- EA Play / Jedi: Fallen Order

- Microsoft

- Forza Horizons 4 LEGO

- LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga

- Project Scarlett / Halo

- Keanu Reeves / Cyberpunk 2077

- Square Enix / Avenger's gameplay

- Ubisoft / Watch Dogs / Just Dance 2020 on Switch

- Nintendo Direct

- Banjo in Smash

- Witcher 3 on Switch

- Luigi's Mansion 3

- Pokemon National Dex in Sword and Shield

Outro 1:10:07

This week, Phill and Nick talk about the... ambitious(?) final film in the X-Men saga - Dark Phoenix, plus the usual Gaming, TV and film news.

0:00:34 Skip intro

0:01:53 TV/Film News

- Bond 24

- Lucky 8 Ball Movie

- WW84

- Uncharted Movie

0:17:11 Gaming News

- Pokemon Sword and Shield

- Ubisoft

- Yooka Layle

- Fornite's Dance Moves

0:36:01 Discussion: X-Men: Dark Phoenix

(Spoilers from 0:50:17)

0:59:30 Outro

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Phill and Nick pitch their ideas for the upcoming Star Wars film The Rise of Skywalker, both taking great care to immediately forget the subtitle when coming up with their stories.

Other news includes Pokemon Sleep, Mario Maker 2 online and Robert Pattinson as Batman. Show outline with time stamps below.

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Nick "NGM" Mortimer (@MickNortimer)

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Cynical Optimists Theme and Stingers by Joe Hayward

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Show Outline and Time Stamps:

0:00:40 Skip the intro

0:01:23 TV/Film News

- Jessica Jones Season 3 Trailer

- Gavin & Stacey Christmas Special

- Cast news for The Suicide Squad

- Robert Pattinson is Batman

- Terminator Dark Fate trailer

- Pixar's Onward trailer

- Sonic Movie delayed to February 2020

0:23:47 Gaming News

- Super Mario Maker 2 Online mode

- Detective Pikachu on Switch

- Pokemon Sleep, Pokemon Home and Pokemon Go Plus+

- Mario Kart Tour details + closed beta

- Smash Bros. for Labo VR

- New Simpsons Game?

- Square Enix's Avengers @ E3 2019

- Australia sues Sony

- Xbox Game Pass coming to PC

- Ghostbusters: The Video Game Remastered trailer

- Spyro Reignited Trilogy coming to PC

- Call of Duty: Modern Warfare announcement

- YouTube Gaming shutting down

- More details for Death Stranding

- Pupperazzi - a game where you take pictures of dogs

0:49:04 Discussion: Pitch Star Wars Episode 9

Phill and Nick pitch their masterpieces about how they'd bring the saga to an end.

1:21:03 Outro

Millie and Brad join Nick and Phill in the 50th episode of The Cynical Optimists!

In honour of our very first episode, Nick hosts an MCU quiz, so feel free to play along & let us know how you did!

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Phill and Nick see if Detective Pikachu can crack the case of how to be a good video game movie. Other news includes NeatherRealms Crunch allegations, What We Do in the Shadows and John Wick Hex. Show outline with time stamps below.

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Nick "NGM" Mortimer (@MickNortimer)

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Cynical Optimists Theme and Stingers by Joe Hayward

Edited by Phill

Show Outline and Time Stamps:

00:36 Skip the intro

01:23 TV/Film News (Avengers Endgame Spoilers 3:45 - 7:30)

- IT Chapter 2

- Spider-Man: Far From Home (*Endgame Spoilers*)

- Netflix's Dark Horse comics deal

- Watchmen TV show

- What We Do in the Shadows TV adaptation

- Avatar sequels scheduled

14:41 Gaming News

- John Wick Hex announced

- Gearbox Allegations

- NeatherRealm Crunch and " toxic bro-centric work environment"

- Final Fantasy VII Remake trailer

- US Senator introducing Loot Box Ban Legislation / Jedi: Fallen Order won't have them

- SEGA buys Two Point Studios

- Cities Skylines DLC

- Microsoft's Braille Controller

- Japanese Ambassador to Sweden see's Pikachu as his son

35:54 Discussion: Detective Pikachu (2019)

Phill and Nick discuss Detective Pikachu. Spoilers from 46:36.

57:45 Outro

Phill, Nick and guests pitch their own video games based off famous movies alongside the film, tv and gaming news of the week. Show outline with time stamps below.

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Show Outline and Time Stamps:

0:00:36 Skip the intro

0:03:14 TV/Film News (Game of Thrones Spoilers 6:00 - 12:50)

0:27:47 Gaming News

0:46:48 Discussion: Pitch that Movie Video Game! (With guests)

1:37:43 Outro

Phill and Nick discuss Avengers: Endgame alongside the film, tv and gaming news of the week. Show outline with time stamps below.

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Cynical Optimists Theme and Stingers by Joe Hayward

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Show Outline and Time Stamps:

0:00:40 Skip the intro

0:02:24 TV/Film News

0:20:27 Gaming News

1:03:02 Discussion: Avengers: Endgame (Spoilers at 1:05:22)

1:33:20 Outro

The Awards 2018 - The Cynical Optimists #46 by The Holoprojectors

Phill and Nick discuss Aquaman alongside the film, tv and gaming news of the week. Show outline with time stamps below.

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Nick "NGM" Mortimer (@MickNortimer)

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Cynical Optimists Theme and Stingers by Joe Hayward

Edited by Nick

Show Outline and Time Stamps:

0:00:40 Skip the intro

0:02:37 TV/Film News

- The Mandalorian soundtrack

- Brexit on TV

- Men in Black: International trailer

- Hellboy trailer

- Aladdin's rebooted genie revealed

0:14:57 Gaming News

- Fortnite's dancing lawsuits

- Kingdom Hearts 3 spoilers

- Nintendo's refund policy

- Fallout '76... again

- Xbox 'Anaconda'

0:39:21 Discussion: Aquaman

Phill and Nick discuss the newest entry into the 'Worlds of DC', will it sink or swim? Spoilers from 0:58:48

1:09:14 Don't @ Me and Outro

Phill talks about a nostalgic anime revival in this series' final "Don't @ Me".