Geeks OUT Podcast: The Blizzard of our Discontent

The Geeks OUT Podcast

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