The Omega Beam

Appropriately for a special 200th episode in which David Raiklen and Orren Merton discuss AI, we've decided to see what AI has to say about the content. AI says: *In Episode 200 of The Omega Beam, the hosts discuss two key topics: toxic fandom and artificial intelligence in entertainment. They reflect on the impact of toxic fandom on well-integrated projects and the effect of AI on the movie industry. The discussion draws connections to acclaimed sci-fi literature and recent media releases. They conclude by introduce a new segment to their show, where they share what they're currently watching.* We also used the image prompt "a benign robot calms angry science fiction fans in a movie theater" to generate the thumbnail and show note art for the episode. What do you think?

Join Orren Merton, Golden, and David Raiklen for an in-depth discussions about 'The Marvels', lauding the film's character-driven plot, fun and engaging narrative structure, and its prime acting. They also discuss the unfair criticism the movie received and the narrative of superhero movie fatigue that was in play during its release. During their 2023 wrap up hosts also touch upon the surprising and innovative 'Barbie' film, and the visually stunning 'The Boy and the Heron,' and 'Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny.'

Paramount has just released Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves, based on the popular role-playing game set in a fantasy world of knights and monsters and magic. As fantasy buffs and D&D players, you knew we had to discuss this one! We start out spoiler free and give you warning before we get spoilerific.

This week we talk about the new Netflix series Lockwood & Co., now airing in its entirety. And we keep the entire episode spoiler-free!

If you pay attention to genre news, you've heard of the independent sci-fi multiversal romp Everything Everywhere All At Once. We give it The Omega Beam treatment, with a non-spoiler section up front and spoilers after our spoiler warning.

Time to discuss a DC movie for a change! Late last year, Black Adam hit the theaters, and now that it's available for streaming, it's time for us to discuss it. We start spoiler-free, and give ample warning before we start going into spoilers.

Tim Burton co-created this series featuring Wednesday Addams, previously portrayed only as a child, now a teenager attending Nevermore, a creepy high school for "misfits" and people with supernatural abilities. The first season of Wednesday is streaming in it's entirety, so that means it's time to discuss it! Since it's a mystery, we didn't want to give *too* much away, so while we do go into spoilers at the end, we keep them generally lighter.

Golden and I discuss season 1 of the latest Star Wars show on Disney+, Andor. We start spoiler-free, and give you warning before we get spoilerific.

Season three of Star Trek: Lower Decks is now streaming on Paramount+, which means it's time for us to discuss it! We start spoiler-free, and give ample warning before we dive in with spoilers.

Marvel Studios released a one-off Halloween special on Disney+ called Werewolf by Night, and in this episode we discuss it. First spoiler-free, then with some spoilers.