The Geeks OUT Podcast

In this week's super sized episode of the Geeks OUT Podcast, Kevin (@Gilligan_McJew) is joined by Jon Herzog (@JonHerzog) as they discuss John Constantine running into his ex King Shark in Justice League Dark: Apokolips War, Taika Waititi directing a new Star Wars movie, and celebrate all the queens announced for Drag Race All Stars in our Clip of the Week.

BIG OPENING:

• KEVIN: ABC brings back the Wonderful World of Disney
• JON: Taika Waititi directing & co-writing a new Star Wars movie

DOWN & NERDY:

• KEVIN: Gretel & Hansel, Westworld, The Outsider, Upload
• JON: Rewatching all the MCU Movies, The Half of It, Night Vale Books, Star Wars Clone Wars and Rebels, Carry On

STRONG FEMALE CHARACTER: New trailer for Becky

THIS WEEK IN QUEER: Constantine dated King Shark according to new Justice League Dark movie

CLIP OF THE WEEK: Drag Race All Stars staying on VH1

THE WEEK IN GEEK:

MOVIES

• Demolition Man sequel in development
• Tom Cruise developing space adventure movie with NASA & Elon Musk
• Neve Campbell in talks to return to Scream franchise
• Alamo Drafthouse launches their VOD service

TV

• Season 2 of The Mandalorian to feature Boba Fett
• Disney+ developing series based on National Treasure
• Disney+ orders Just Beyond anthology series based on R.L. Stine books
• The Right Stuff is coming to Disney+
• Muppets Now coming to Disney+ this summer
• Upload renewed for season 2
• CBS orders The Equalizer and Clarice to series
• CBS All Access is getting overhauled
• Nic Cage cast as Joe Exotic in new series
• American Horror Story may have to change storyline
• HBO Max orders adult animated series Santa Inc.
• New trailer for Adventure Time: Distant Lands
• New teaser for Netflix's revival of The Babysitters Club
• New teaser for Netflix's Space Force
• Adaptation of The Midnight Club coming to Netflix

COMIC BOOKS

• Marvel is releasing some "digital first" comics starting this week
• Joker's 80th Anniversary comic to feature Punchline's origin

SHILF

• KEVIN: Nandor
• JON: Taika Waititi

In this week's episode of the Geeks OUT Podcast, Kevin (@Gilligan_McJew) is joined by Keisha Zollar (@keishaz), from @Netflix's #AstronomyClub, as they discuss Disney making their own face masks, take a trip in the teaser for Lovecraft Country, and celebrate the announcement of season 2 of Kipo and the Age of the Wonderbeasts as our Strong Female Character of the Week.

BIG OPENING:

• KEVIN: Marvel announces new production schedule starting May 26th
• KEISHA: Disney Store releasing their own reusable masks

DOWN & NERDY:

• KEVIN: We're Here, 50 States of Fright, The Plot Against America
• KEISHA: DEVS, Definitely DEVS, UnDone, What We Do In the Shadows

STRONG FEMALE CHARACTER: New teaser for season two of Kipo and the Age of Wonderbeasts

THIS WEEK IN QUEER: Neil Gaiman commits to trans writers for Sandman series

CLIP OF THE WEEK: New teaser trailer for Lovecraft Country

THE WEEK IN GEEK:

MOVIES

• The complete Skywalker Saga is coming to Disney+ on May the 4th
• Disney is developing a live-action remake of Hercules produced by Russo Bros.
• AMC, Regal, and other theatres upset with Universal over Trolls 2 going VOD
• The Oscars change rules about non-theatrical movie releases
• We Are One: A Global Film Festival coming to YouTube
• New trailer for documentary My Comic Shop Country

TV

• New trailer for NOS4A2 season 2
• ABC is doing a Mother's Day sequel to their Disney Family Singalong
• One Day at a Time releasing animated election special
• HBO is developing a Hellraiser series
• New trailer for Reno 911! Revival
• Netflix orders an anthology Social Distance series from Jenji Kohan
• New trailer for Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt: Kimmy vs. The Reverend
• New trailer for final season of She-Ra and the Princesses of Power
• New sneak peek at Hulu's Love, Victor
• New trailer for Crossing Swords
• Greg Berlanti donates $1million to support cast/crew & COVID-19 relief funds

COMIC BOOKS

• Marvel launches Paul Scheer's World's Greatest Book Club w/ special guests
• The Creators4Comics campaign has brought in over $430k for comic shops & retailers

SHILF

• KEVIN: Patrick
• KEISHA: Dan Levy

In this week's episode of the Geeks OUT Podcast, Kevin (@Gilligan_McJew) is joined by the writer of Wonder Woman and Midnighter, Steve Orlando (@thesteveorlando) as they discuss the queer fantasy of Netflix's Hollywood, the new title for Venom 2, and celebrate Russian Doll co-creator, Leslye Headland, developing a new Star Wars series for Disney+ as our Strong Female Character of the Week.

BIG OPENING:

• KEVIN: Venom: Let There Be Carnage debuts new logo and moves to June 2021
• STEVE: Oni-Lion Forge and DC Comics create the Book Industry Charitable Foundation

DOWN & NERDY:

• KEVIN: The Willoughbys, Circus of Books, Mrs. America, Home Before Dark
• STEVE: The Kingdom, Dark Side of the Ring, Big O

STRONG FEMALE CHARACTER: A new female-led Star Wars series from Russian Doll showrunner, Leslye Headland, in development for Disney+

THIS WEEK IN QUEER: New trailer for Hollywood

CLIP OF THE WEEK: New trailer for Disney Gallery: The Mandalorian

THE WEEK IN GEEK:

MOVIES

• Trolls World Tour most successful digital debut
• Scoob! moves to VOD
• The Flash moves up and Shazam 2 moves back
• SXSW announces virtual film festival on Amazon

TV

• Season 3 of The Mandalorian is in pre-production
• Angel & Agents of SHIELD's J. August Richards comes out
• Westworld renewed for another season
• NOS4A2 delayed to June 21st
• Fraggle Rock is returning to AppleTV+
• HBO Max to launch May 27
• New trailer for HBO Max's Legendary
• New trailer for HBO Max revival of Looney Tunes
• New trailer for HBO Max's The Not-Too-Late Show with Elmo
• Harley Quinn season 1 episodes coming to Syfy

COMIC BOOKS

• DC announces they're expanding their Digital First and Essential Reads
• Doctor Aphra audiobook, based on Star Wars comic, is coming out in July
• AFTERSHOCK continuing production and development while other companies pause

SHILF

• KEVIN: Midnighter & Daken & Shatterstar
• STEVE: Black Bolt & Mon-El

*Photo Credit: Fwee Carter (@fweecarter)

In this week's episode of the Geeks OUT Podcast, Kevin (@Gilligan_McJew) is joined by Geeks OUT President, Nic Gitau (@cocodevaux), as they discuss our first look at all the thirst traps in the new Dune movie, DCUniverse's Harley Quinn revealing Clayface to be queer, and celebrate the trailer for Peacock's Angelyne as our Strong Female Character of the Week.

BIG OPENING:

• KEVIN: SDCC has been canceled for 2020
• NIC: First look at Dune reboot

DOWN & NERDY:

• KEVIN: Zombieland 2, What We Do in the Shadows, Killing Eve, Pennyworth
• NIC: The Secret Commonwealth (Book 2 in the follow up trilogy to His Dark Materials), Telling Lies

STRONG FEMALE CHARACTER: New teaser for Peacock's Angelyne

THIS WEEK IN QUEER: Harley Quinn reveals that Clayface is queer

CLIP OF THE WEEK: New teaser for interactive special of Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt

THE WEEK IN GEEK:

MOVIES

• Disney moves Soul & Raya and the Last Dragon back due to COVID-19
• Artemis Fowl coming to Disney+ June 12th
• Marvel meets with John Krasinski about possible future project(s)
• Fandango plans streaming festival to support movie theatre employees
• Boom! Studios inks development deal with Netflix
• New trailer for musical remake of Valley Girl

TV

• HBO Max orders Overlook series based on The Shining
• HBO Max developing Justice League Dark series
• Sesame Street releases special message for parents
• Peacock will launch on time, but without most original programs
• New teaser for Peacock's revival of Saved by the Bell
• New teaser for Peacock's revival of Punky Brewster
• New trailer for HBO's Perry Mason reboot
• New trailer for Never Have I Ever
• New trailer for Solar Opposites
• Mandalorian docuseries coming to Disney+
• Agents of SHIELD final season premieres May 27th
• New teaser for season 2 of NOS4A2

COMIC BOOKS

• Archie Comics celebrates 80th anniversary with digital exclusives
• DC announces limited shipping of comics while Diamond teases a May return

SHILF

• KEVIN: Josh Hartnett as Ethan Chandler
• NIC: Natalie Dormer as Magda in Penny Dreadful: City of Angels

In this week's episode of the Geeks OUT Podcast, Kevin (@Gilligan_McJew) is joined by J.W. Crump (@JWCrump) as they discuss how broadcast TV is changing due to the pandemic, the new-to-Netflix Code 8, initial thoughts on Quibi, and celebrate the first look at Rupaul's Secret Celebrity Drag Race in This Week in Queer.

BIG OPENING:

• KEVIN: Broadcast networks scramble to fill their schedules
• J.W.: All Rise first drama series to record in quarantine

DOWN & NERDY:

• KEVIN: Birds of Prey, Code 8, Charmed, Ducktales
• J.W.: Animal Crossing, One Day at a Time, Schitt's Creek

STRONG FEMALE CHARACTER: Barbara Gordon (s2 of Harley Quinn)

THIS WEEK IN QUEER: New promo for Rupaul's Secret Celebrity Drag Race

CLIP OF THE WEEK: SNL returns with socially distant show

THE WEEK IN GEEK:

MOVIES

• New trailer for Extraction
• Drive-ins are still going strong
• AMC Theatres faces possible bankruptcy
• Netflix is developing a sequel to Atomic Blonde
• Disney+ is developing "live-action" remake of Robin Hood

TV

• AppleTV+ programming now free for a limited time
• CBS moving to Sunday movies in May
• AMC announces Friday Nights In With the Morgans
• ABC is doing a Disney Family Singalong special
• Sesame Street doing a COVID-19 special
• Duncanville has been renewed
• Joel McHale hosting Tiger King aftershow
• First look at Netflix's Space Force
• New trailer for The Midnight Gospel
• New teaser for Adventure Time: Distant Lands
• New teaser for season 2 of Homecoming
• Disney+ developing female led reboot of Doogie Howser, M.D.
• The Simpsons short, Playdate with Destiny now on Disney+
• Disney Animation releasing new series At Home with Olaf
• Archer delayed to the fall
• New teaser for Quibi's revival of Reno 911!

VIDEO GAMES

• Google Stadia Pro is free for the next 2 months
• New controller revealed for Playstation 5

SHILF

• KEVIN: Jordan
• J.W.: Jessica???

In this week's episode of the Geeks OUT Podcast, Kevin (@Gilligan_McJew) is joined by Michelle Micor (@mrose220) as they discuss the internet phenomenon that is Netflix's Tiger King, the new convention coming to your home, and celebrate DuckTales introducing Violet's dads in This Week in Queer.

BIG OPENING:

• KEVIN: Marvel adjusts entire movie slate and officially announces Captain Marvel 2
• MICHELLE: HomeCon is coming to your home next week

DOWN & NERDY:

• KEVIN: Ma, Locke & Key, Tiger King, Amazing Stories, Vagrant Queen
• MICHELLE: Iron Man 3, Batwoman, Animal Crossing, Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order

STRONG FEMALE CHARACTER: Dark Horse hosting live reading of Legend of Korra with animated cast

THIS WEEK IN QUEER: DuckTales introduces Violet's dads

CLIP OF THE WEEK: New promo for Peacock's Cleopatra in Space

THE WEEK IN GEEK:

MOVIES

• Alamo Drafthouse continuing Terror Tuesdays online
• Sony moving Morbius, Ghostbusters: Afterlife and more to 2021
• Artemis Fowl now coming out on Disney+ exclusively
• A Quiet Place Part II coming out Labor Day
• Top Gun: Maverick moved to Christmas
• Mr. Tuesday has Colin Trevorrow's rejected Star Wars Episode 9 script animated

TV

• Superman & Lois gets a Nip/Tuck
• HBO offering free streaming for a limited time
• Season 2 of NOS4A2 is coming June 1
• TNT releasing Snowpiercer earlier
• New trailer for Rick & Morty
• New teaser for the Quibi revival of Punk'd
• New trailer for Quibi's 50 States of Fright
• Empire is not getting a planned series finale
• Locke & Key has been renewed
• Netflix is releasing a new episode of Tiger King next week
• Netflix cancels October Faction & V-Wars

COMIC BOOKS

• Organizers of San Diego Comic Con hopeful for July plans
• Marvel Unlimited announces free month of digital comics

SHILF

• KEVIN: Win
• MICHELLE: Lena Luthor

In this week's episode of the Geeks OUT Podcast, Kevin (@Gilligan_McJew) is joined by Brett Mannes from @comicbookqueers, as they discuss a proposed Marvel/DC crossover event, first look at Quibi's queertastic revival of Singled Out, and celebrate a special message from Jodie Whittaker's The Doctor as our Strong Female Character of the Week.

BIG OPENING:

• KEVIN: Diamond suspending shipping of comics
• BRETT: Geoff John's open letter re: Stargirl, premiere pushed back a week

DOWN & NERDY:

• KEVIN: Child's Play, Black Christmas, Star Trek: Picard, Steven Universe Future
• BRETT: Harley Quinn, The Magicians, I'm Not Okay With This

STRONG FEMALE CHARACTER: Doctor Who shares a special message

THIS WEEK IN QUEER: New trailer for Quibi reboot of Singled Out

CLIP OF THE WEEK: New teaser for Solar Opposites

THE WEEK IN GEEK:

MOVIES

• Wonder Woman 1984 pushed to Flame Con weekend
• Jason Blum from Blumhouse discusses how movies will likely change
• Golden Globes changing rules regarding screening eligibility
• New trailer for Into the Dark's Pooka 2: Pooka Lives!
• New trailer for The Main Event
• Dragon's Lair in development with Ryan Reynolds in talks to star/produce

TV

• Emmy nominations pushed back
• Nickelodeon and Disney releasing special content addressing COVID-19 fears
• CW rerunning Crisis on Infinite Earths
• Netflix orders animated Angry Birds: Summer Madness series
• Netflix orders another season of Castlevania
• Cast of Big Mouth did a live table read for charity
• New trailer for Defending Jacob
• New trailer for Quibi's Survive
• New trailer for Quibi's Dishmantled
• AT&T offering free month of HBO, Cinemax, Epix, and Starz
• Season 3 of Star Trek: Discovery may be delayed
• The Letter for the King continues the "bury your gays" trope
• New trailer for final season of Future Man
• Season 3 of Killing Eve coming much sooner

COMIC BOOKS

• CAKE has been postponed until 2021
• Creators call for a Marvel/DC crossover

SHILF

• KEVIN: Hulkling
• BRETT: Hulkling

In this week's episode of the Geeks OUT Podcast, Kevin (@Gilligan_McJew) is joined by Bobby Hankinson (@bobbyhank) as they discuss all the movies shifting to on-demand to binge during quarantine, the questionable name choices in the upcoming New Warriors, and celebrate Rosario Dawson joining The Mandalorian as Ahsoka Tano for our Strong Female Character of the Week.

BIG OPENING:

• KEVIN: Invisible Man, The Hunt, Trolls World Tour, Emma, Birds of Prey, Sonic the Hedgehog, and Bloodshot rushed to home video and on-demand, Onward coming to Disney+ April 3rd
• BOBBY: Cats was the big winner at the Razzies

DOWN & NERDY:

• KEVIN: Motherland: Fort Salem, Westworld, Supergirl, Something is Killing the Children, Yoshi's Crafted World
• BOBBY: Onward, Frozen 2, Drag Race, WWE, The Simpsons, McMillions, NatGeo, Brawlhalla

STRONG FEMALE CHARACTER: Season 2 of The Mandalorian to feature Rosario Dawson as Ahsoka Tano

THIS WEEK IN QUEER: Marvel announces new New Warriors team members to much backlash

CLIP OF THE WEEK: New trailer for Upload

THE WEEK IN GEEK:

MOVIES

• Black Widow joins the list of other movies now delayed
• Simon Pegg & Nick Frost release Shaun of the Dead inspired PSA

TV

• New trailer for season 2 of Harley Quinn
• New trailer for season 2 of What We Do in the Shadows
• New trailer for season 4 of One Day at a Time
• New trailer for season 4 of Nailed It!
• While The Resident is on hold, they donated medical supplies to local hospital
• The Friends reunion special is on hold
• New teaser for Reno 911! revival
• She-Ra and the Princesses of Power to end with season 5
• New teaser for Midnight Gospel
• Some series are getting shorter seasons, while others finished filming
• Lots of free streaming options, plus free 30-day trials for premium services

COMIC BOOKS

• Willow mini-series coming from Mariko Tamaki & Natacha Bustos
• Free Comic Book Day has been postponed
• Image, Dynamite, and Diamond working to alleviate retailers concerns during quarantine
• Devil's Due has made digital comics library free

SHILF

• KEVIN: Anacostia Quarter-maine
• BOBBY: Agent Doug Matthews

In this week's episode of the Geeks OUT Podcast, Kevin (@Gilligan_McJew) is joined by Jon Herzog (@jonherzog) as they discuss all the shows they'll be binging while social distancing, new trailers for Disney's Jungle Cruise & Pixar's Soul, and celebrate Wonder Woman's new writer Mariko Tamaki as our Strong Female Character of the Week.

BIG OPENING:

• KEVIN: Mulan, New Mutants, and A Quiet Place Part II postponed, Disney, Shang-Chi, Netflix, Jurassic World: Dominion, The Batman, Countless shows halt productions, and WonderCon has been postponed, DragConLA has been canceled.
• JON: New trailer for Disney's Jungle Cruise

DOWN & NERDY:

• KEVIN: Yesterday, Steven Universe Future,Giant Size X-Men: Jean Grey & Emma Frost
• JON: Star Wars: Clone Wars, Star Trek: Picard, Evil, Bob's Burgers, Will & Grace

STRONG FEMALE CHARACTER: Mariko Tamaki taking over Wonder Woman this summer

THIS WEEK IN QUEER: Y: The Last Man casts trans actor Elliot Fletcher

CLIP OF THE WEEK: New trailer for Pixar's Soul

THE WEEK IN GEEK:

MOVIES

• New trailer for Black Widow
• Frozen 2 is coming to Disney+ 2 months early
• New Mutants might have queer representation
• New red band trailer for Mortal Kombat Legends: Scorpion's Revenge
• Scream 5 is in the works

TV

• New trailer for Central Park
• New trailer for The Letter for the King
• Lost in Space renewed for final season
• Bruce Banner (Mark Ruffalo) will appear in Disney+'s She-Hulk
• New character teaser for DC Universe All Star Games
• New trailer for Stargirl
• New trailer for 50 States of Fright

COMIC BOOKS

• Steve Orlando moves to Marvel with Darkhold
• Immortal Hulk's Dr. McGowan outs herself as trans

SHILF

• KEVIN: Ben Schnetzer
• JON: Elliot Fletcher

In this week's episode of the Geeks OUT Podcast, Kevin (@Gilligan_McJew) is joined by Eric Green (@ericopolis) as they discuss the canceling/postponing of SXSW & ECCC as fears mount over the corona virus, the controversy that struck Rupaul's Drag Race, and celebrate Dreamer getting the spotlight on Supergirl in This Week in Queer.

This Week's Topics Include:

BIG OPENING:

• KEVIN: Rupaul's Drag Race season 12 starts with controversy & Netflix cancels AJ and the Queen
• ERIC: Hocus Pocus 2 gets a director

DOWN & NERDY:

• KEVIN: Onward, The Invisible Man, Horse Girl
• ERIC: X-Men (as always), The Wicked + The Divine, Picard

STRONG FEMALE CHARACTER: New trailer for Home Before Dark

THIS WEEK IN QUEER: Dreamer takes on transphobic villain in upcoming episode of Supergirl

CLIP OF THE WEEK: New trailer for Connected

THE WEEK IN GEEK:

MOVIES

• SXSW film fest canceled due to coronavirus fears
• Christian Bale confirmed to be playing the villain in Thor: Love & Thunder
• Onward's "queer content" has been banned in multiple countries
• New trailer for Scoob!
• No Time To Die moved to November
• First look at the redesigned Batmobile from The Batman
• New trailer for animated Justice League Dark: Apokolips War
• New trailer for Artemis Fowl

TV

• New trailer for Penny Dreadful: City of Angels
• Disney+ developing a prequel to Beauty & the Beast starring Gaston and LeFou
• Season 3 of Ducktales premiering in April
• Quibi announces free trial and 50 shows at the premiere
• Amazon announces revival of The Kids in the Hall
• Taika Waititi developing two animated shows based on Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
• HBO developing series based on video game The Last of Us
• Stargirl to premiere in May on DC Universe and a day later on the CW
• Supergirl is pregnant

COMIC BOOKS

• Sean Gordon Murphy pulls variant cover for anti-LGBTQ writer's comic
• ECCC is officially postponed until the summer
• Marvel teasing Black Cat's queer identity

SHILF

• KEVIN: Rios (Santiago Cabrera)
• ERIC: Narek (Harry Treadaway)