Geeks OUT Podcast: It's the Great David S. Pumpkins, Charlie Brown

In this week's episode of the Geeks OUT Podcast, Kevin (@Gilligan_McJew) is joined by @JWCrump as they discuss David S. Pumpkins becoming an animated special, preview the first 6 minutes of The Gifted, and celebrate the premiere of Star Trek: Discovery and their Strong Female Characters of the Week. 

This Week's Topics Include: 

BIG OPENING:

• KEVIN: Arrowverse 4-part crossover to feature Flash wedding & gay superhero, The Ray played by Russell Tovey
• J.W.: First look photos of Hulu’s Runaways

 

DOWN AND NERDY:

 

• KEVIN: Gotham, Kingsman: The Golden Circle, Star Trek: Discover, Marvel Legacy #1

• J.W.: Episode by Episode recap shows, The Good Place, The Orville

 

 

STRONG FEMALE CHARACTER: Opening title sequence to Star Trek: Discovery & the premiere draws in 9.6 mil viewers

 

THIS WEEK IN QUEER: DC comics to receive LGBT Visionary Award from GLSEN

 

CLIP OF THE WEEK: The first 6 minutes of The Gifted released

 

THE WEEK IN GEEK:

 

MOVIES

• Teaser trailer for Annihilation starring Natalie Portman released
• Trailer for Maze Runner: The Death Cure released
• Blade Runner 2022, prequel to the new movie released on Crunchyroll
• The 4 sequels to Avatar have started production
• Hocus Pocus remake is in the works
• First glimpse of The Ghost from Ant-Man & The Wasp
• DC announced a Teen Titans Go! Animated movie coming out in July 2018

 

TV

• Bollywood star, Amy Jackson joins Supergirl as Saturn Girl
• Russo Bros. bringing Deadly Class to SyFy
• Disney strong armed ABC into renewing Agents of SHIELD
• Neil Gaiman is going to voice Snowball V on The Simpsons Treehouse of Horror
• NBC to air animated David S. Pumpkins special

 

COMICS

• Avengers is going weekly for 3 months starting in January

 

SHILF

• KEVIN: Michael Burnham
• J.W.:  Blink