Geeks OUT Podcast: The Blizzard of our Discontent

In this week's episode of the Geeks OUT Podcast, Kevin (@Gilligan_McJew) is joined by Teri Yoshiuchi (@TeriPrime) as they discuss the lawsuit (alleging widespread harassment) that is blowing up at Activision-Blizzard, the new trailer for Ghostbusters: Afterlife, and celebrate our first look at the Chucky series which features a queer lead in This Week in Queer. 

This Week's Topics Include:

BIG OPENING:  

• KEVIN:  With COVID rates climbing Netflix mandating vaccination
• TERI:  Following widespread harassment allegations, Activision-Blizzard employees walk

 

DOWN & NERDY: 

 

• KEVIN:  Jungle Cruise, Jolt, Evil, Icon & Rocket
• TERI:  Magic: The Gathering/D&D Crossover, Manifest, RPDR All Stars

 

 

STRONG FEMALE CHARACTER:  Scarlett Johansson suing Disney about Black Widow release, Emma Stone considers the same for Cruella

 

THIS WEEK IN QUEER:  New trailer for Chucky series featuring queer lead character

 

CLIP OF THE WEEK: New trailer for Ghostbusters: Afterlife

 

THE WEEK IN GEEK: 

MOVIES

• New trailer for Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings
• Paramount pulls Clifford the Big Red Dog from schedule
• New trailer for Lamb
• Blumhouse producing a new trio of Exorcist movies

 

TV

• A series followup to Waterworld is being developed
• TNT renews Snowpiercer for season 4
• Matt Ryan to play a new character next season on Legends of Tomorrow
• New trailer for season 12 of Archer
• New teaser trailer for American Horror Story: Double Feature
• Disney announces November premiere for Hawkeye
• New trailer for Only Murders in the Building
• Hulu renews Love, Victor for season 3
• Netflix renews Sweet Tooth for season 2
• Netflix developing live action Pokemon series
• New trailer for Brand New Cherry Flavor

 

COMIC BOOKS

• Walmart launching “My First Comic” from DC
• Winston Duke to voice Bruce Wayne in Batman Unburied podcast

 

SHILF

• KEVIN:  Thena
• TERI:  Shang-Chi