What franchise with bad lore do you love? and Far Cry 5 impressions - Episode 122

Pop in with your hosts, Cal and Mike, to discuss details behind Lord and Miller's actions behind the scenes in Solo A Star Wars story, New Mutants being pushed even further, JJ Abrams being in on the decision to not release Cloverfield Paradox theatruically, Cannes Film Fest banning Netflix and Amazon from awards, Uwe Boll's continuing insanity, debating whether we'd leak information to our hypothetical children and more.

After news, it's time again for Top Pop! At the end of each month they'll crown a winner for the art direction of a video game that spoke to them most.

Then, debut of Question of the Week where we read your answers to pressing questions. This week: What franchise with horrible lore/story do you inexplicably love?

Lastly, After Dark, what they've been reading, watching and playing including impressions of Farcry 5, Santa Clarita Diet Season 2 and more. Check the time stamps for spoiler warnings and what might be of interest to you!

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TIME STAMPS

02:08 - Anonymous actor on Lord and Miller's Solo Star Wars

07:05 - RUMOR Meryl Streep to play Princess Leia

10:42 - New Mutants pushed even further into 2019

13:52 - JJ Abrams Cloverfield Paradox wasn't commercially viable

16:17 - Cannes Film festival bans Netflix from awards

21:03 - Uwe Boll is crazy

28:10 - Final Fantasy XV director's new studio

29:46 - Todd Howard won't tell his kid about the next Elder Scrolls

33:56 - System Shock is back in devleopment

36:25 - Top Pop (Art of the Month)

48:00 - Question of the Week

After Dark

1:08:02 - Far Cry 5 (Beginning SPOILERS)

1:25:40 - Santa Clarita Diet S2

1:33:18 - Baroness Von Sketch

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