In the first episode of 2019 of the Geeks OUT Podcast, Kevin (@Gilligan_McJew) greets the new year with a new guest, Chris Chianesi (@seriouslychris), as they discuss the female led Bird Box taking in 45 million viewers on Netflix, wonder if the Avengers are going to rally to save the Oscars, and celebrate Batwoman getting a pilot order from the CW in This Week in Queer.
This Week's Topics Include:BIG OPENING:
KEVIN: Avengers may “host” the Oscars CHRIS: Sequel to Mary Poppins Returns in development
DOWN & NERDY:
KEVIN: Escape Room, The Orville, Star Trek: Short Treks, Iceman, Young Justice CHRIS: Black Mirror: Bandersnatch, David Sedaris’ Calypso
STRONG FEMALE CHARACTER: Netflix’s Bird Box reportedly gets 45 million viewers in first week
THIS WEEK IN QUEER: Batwoman gets pilot order
CLIP OF THE WEEK: New trailer for Netflix’s Velvet Buzzsaw
THE WEEK IN GEEK:
MOVIES
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse won a Golden Globe New trailer for Captain Marvel Aquaman has crossed 1 billion in sales New trailer for Netflix’s IO New trailer for Netflix’s Polar based on the graphic novel Black Mirror: Bandersnatch sued by Choose Your Own Adventure publishers New trailer for The Prodigy
TV
Supergirl gets a visit from a Mean Girl New trailer for season 2 of The Punisher Sarah Michelle Gellar returning to tv in Sometimes I Lie New trailer for Jordan Peele YouTube series Wicked City Netflix orders David Fincher animated anthology series Love, Death, & Robots New trailer for Netflix’s animated Carmen Sandiego New trailer for Netflix series Sex Education starring Gillian Anderson New trailer for Netflix series Russian Doll New teaser and poster for Stranger Things season 3 Luke Wilson joins DC Universe’s Stargirl First look at Watchmen and last season of Game of Thrones
COMIC BOOKS
DC working on an animated adaptation of Batman: The Long Halloween Robert Kirkman doesn’t think The Walking Dead is repetitive
SHILF
KEVIN: Captain Marvel CHRIS: Ant-Man (Paul Rudd)
