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The Geeks OUT Podcast: Shadowcat Throws Shade

Geeks OUT Podcast: Shadowcat Throws Shade

In this week’s episode of the Geeks OUT Podcast, Kevin (@Gilligan_McJew) is joined by Nick Reid (@NickReidTime) as they discuss Disney/Pixar’s latest short Purl, take a bite out of the new What We Do in the Shadows trailer, and celebrate Ellen Page calling out Chris Pratt and his anti-LGBTQ church in This Week in Queer.

In this week’s episode of the Geeks OUT Podcast, Kevin is joined by Nick Reid as they discuss Disney/Pixar’s latest short Purl, take a bite out of the new What We Do in the Shadows trailer, and celebrate Ellen Page calling out Chris Pratt and his anti-LGBTQ church in This Week in Queer.

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BIG OPENING

KEVIN: FX orders Y: The Last Man to series
NICK: New poster for Jordan Peele’s Us

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DOWN AND NERDY

KEVIN: The Lego Movie 2, Star Trek: Discovery, Voltron
NICK: My Hero Academia, The Dragon Prince, Kingdom Hearts 3

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STRONG FEMALE CHARACTER

New Pixar short Purl released

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THIS WEEK IN QUEER

Ellen Page puts Chris Pratt on blast for anti-LGBTQ church

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CLIP OF THE WEEK

New trailer for What We Do in the Shadows

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THE WEEK IN GEEK

MOVIES

• New animated Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles movie coming to Netflix
• New trailer for Justice League vs. The Fatal Five
• New trailer for live-action remake of Dumbo
• Michael B. Jordan producing Black Leopard, Red Wolf
• New trailer for remake of Pet Sematary
• First trailer for remake of Child’s Play
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TV

• Danai Gurira is leaving The Walking Dead
• Chad Michael Murray is coming to Riverdale
• Josie is moving to Katy Keene
• A queen joins Batwoman pilot
• The Simpsons renewed for two more seasons
• Gus Kenworthy joins new season of AHS
• Legion introducing Professor X and Season 3

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COMICS

• Wendy’s got into the DC vs. Marvel debate
• The Boondocks returns

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BSHILF

• KEVIN: Black Lightning 
• NICK: Okoye

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The Geeks OUT Podcast: Birds of Slay

Geeks OUT Podcast: Birds of Slay

In this week’s episode of the Geeks OUT Podcast, Kevin (@Gilligan_McJew) is joined by Calvin Cato (@catocalvin) as they discuss all the Super Bowl trailers that came out for Avengers: Endgame, Captain Marvel, and Birds of Prey, celebrate the return of Black Panther to theatres for Black History Month, and

In this week’s episode of the Geeks OUT Podcast, Kevin is joined by Calvin Cato as they discuss all the Super Bowl trailers that came out for Avengers: Endgame, Captain Marvel, and Birds of Prey, celebrate the return of Black Panther to theatres for Black History Month, and talk about the return of The L-Word and the state of queer television then and now, in This Week in Queer. 

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BIG OPENING

KEVIN & CALVIN: Black Panther cast wins at SAG Awards & returning to theatres for free

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DOWN AND NERDY

KEVIN: Supergirl, Age of X-Man Alpha, Heroes in Crisis
CALVIN: Russian Doll, Carmen Sandiego

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STRONG FEMALE CHARACTER

New Captain Marvel trailer

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THIS WEEK IN QUEER

Revival of The L-Word is coming later this year

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CLIP OF THE WEEK

First teasers of Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark

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THE WEEK IN GEEK

MOVIES

• New Avengers: Endgame trailer
• New teaser for Toy Story 4
• New trailer for Us
• New trailer for Fast & Furious spinoff Hobbes & Shaw
• James Gunn to write/direct a relaunch of Suicide Squad
• New teaser for Birds of Prey
• An animated DC Super Pets is coming in 2021
• Ben Affleck is officially no longer The Batman
• Zack Snyder directing Netflix’s Army of the Dead
• First look at poster for Zombieland 2

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TV

• New trailer for Big Mouth Valentine’s Day special
• New teaser for season 3 of The Handmaid’s Tale
• CW renews (almost) all of their shows
• CW teases next year’s Crisis on Infinite Earths
• New trailer for season 6 of Agents of SHIELD
• CBS All Access orders remake of Stephen King’s The Stand
• The revival of The Twilight Zone coming April 1st (teaser)
• Syfy is developing a Chucky series
• New trailer for season 2 of The Dragon Prince

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COMICS

• Iconic St. Mark’s Comics is closing down

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BSHILF

• KEVIN: Shade 
• CALVIN: Cecilia Reyes

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The Geeks OUT Podcast: Thor’s Trap Centr-al

Geeks OUT Podcast: Thor’s Trap Centr-al

In this week’s episode of the Geeks OUT Podcast, Kevin (@Gilligan_McJew) is joined by @LynaeDePriest as they discuss Black Panther’s historic Oscar nomination, wonder if we’ll get as swole as Chris Hemsworth with his new fitness app Centr, and celebrate the nominees for this year’s GLAAD Media Awards in This

In this week’s episode of the Geeks OUT Podcast, Kevin is joined by Lynaé DePriest as they discuss Black Panther’s historic Oscar nomination, wonder if we’ll get as swole as Chris Hemsworth with his new fitness app Centr, and celebrate the nominees for this year’s GLAAD Media Awards in This Week in Queer.

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BIG OPENING

KEVIN: Bryan Singer still directing Red Sonja despite new allegations (Content Warning)
LYNAÉ: Oscar nominations announced & Black Panther becomes first superhero movie nominated for Best Picture

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DOWN AND NERDY

KEVIN: Glass, Deadly Class, Buffy, The Immortal Hulk
LYNAÉ: The Passage, Good Trouble

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STRONG FEMALE CHARACTER

She-Ra and the Princesses of Power returns for season 2 in April

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THIS WEEK IN QUEER

GLAAD Media Award nominations announced

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CLIP OF THE WEEK

New trailer for The Umbrella Academy

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THE WEEK IN GEEK

MOVIES

• New images from Captain Marvel
• Chris Hemsworth wants to help you get swole
• Matt Smith joins Morbius
• Sequel to Bumblebee is already in development
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TV

• Freeform’s Siren exploring polyamory
• CW orders pilots of The Lost Boys, Nancy Drew, and Riverdale spinoff
• First look at Jon Cryer as Lex Luthor on Supergirl
• Netflix in early development of Resident Evil series
• Hulu raising rates on most plans
• First trailer for The Boys

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COMICS

• DC offered fans a chance to tour their collections if they donated to GLSEN
• Kickstarter’s Comics had a record year last year

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SHILF

• KEVIN: Billy (Deadly Class) 
• LYNAÉ: Nathan (Misfits)

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The Geeks OUT Podcast: Nancy Drew & The Shade of it All

Geeks OUT Podcast: Nancy Drew & The Shade of it All

In this week’s episode of the Geeks OUT Podcast, Kevin (@Gilligan_McJew) is joined by @JWCrump as they discuss the new Nancy Drew movie coming from Ellen Degeneres, wonder if the new mutant drag queen Shade will be sticking around, and celebrate Zach Barack, the first trans actor to appear in

In this week’s episode of the Geeks OUT Podcast, Kevin is joined by J.W Crump as they discuss the new Nancy Drew movie coming from Ellen Degeneres, wonder if the new mutant drag queen Shade will be sticking around, and celebrate Zach Barack, the first trans actor to appear in an MCU movie (Spider-Man: Far From Home) in This Week in Queer. 

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BIG OPENING

KEVIN: Star Trek: Discovery spinoff starring Michelle Yeoh officially ordered
J.W.: Sina Grace introduces Marvel’s first mutant drag queen Shade

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DOWN AND NERDY

KEVIN: Star Trek: Discovery, Deadly Class, The Passage
J.W.: Walking Dead: The Final Season, Chicago MedFireCops

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STRONG FEMALE CHARACTER

New trailer for Nancy Drew and the Hidden Staircase

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THIS WEEK IN QUEER

New trailer for Spider-Man: Far From Home features MCU’s first trans actor

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CLIP OF THE WEEK

New trailer for season 2 of Happy!

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THE WEEK IN GEEK

MOVIES

• New character posters for Captain Marvel
• A new Ghostbusters movie is coming
• Disney developing a live-action remake of The Hunchback of Notre Dame
• The Witches remake to star Anne Hathaway
• New posters for Hellboy remake
• New trailer for Shazam!
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TV

• First look at Dreamer, TV’s first trans superhero, in costume
• Riverdale is doing Heathers the Musical
• New trailer for Now Apocalypse from Greg Araki
• New trailer for American Gods season 2
• Syfy cancels Channel Zero after 4 seasons
• Space Force is coming to Netflix from Steve Carell
• Revival of Unsolved Mysteries coming to Netflix
• Netflix is raising their rates

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COMICS

• Rob Liefeld has created a new X-Men character
• DC launches literacy campaign Be A Hero Read A Book

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The Geeks OUT Podcast: Choose Your Own Bird Box

Geeks OUT Podcast: Choose Your Own Bird Box

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

In the first episode of 2019 of the Geeks OUT Podcast, Kevin greets the new year with a new guest, Chris Chianesi 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.

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BIG OPENING

KEVIN: Avengers may “host” the Oscars
CHRIS: Sequel to Mary Poppins Returns in development

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DOWN AND NERDY

KEVIN: Escape Room, The Orville, Star Trek: Short Treks, Iceman, Young Justice
CHRIS: Black Mirror: Bandersnatch, David Sedaris’ Calypso

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STRONG FEMALE CHARACTER

Netflix’s Bird Box reportedly gets 45 million viewers in first week

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THIS WEEK IN QUEER

Batwoman gets pilot order

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CLIP OF THE WEEK

New trailer for Netflix’s Velvet Buzzsaw

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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

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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 Russian Doll
• New trailer for Netflix series Sex Education starring Gillian Anderson
• 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

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COMICS

• DC working on an animated adaptation of Batman: The Long Halloween
• Robert Kirkman doesn’t think The Walking Dead is repetitive

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SHILF

• KEVIN: Captain Marvel
• CHRIS: Blue Devil

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The Geeks OUT Podcast: The Year in Queer – 20GayTeen

The Geeks OUT Podcast

Opinions, reviews, incisive discussions of queer geek ideas in pop culture, and the particularly cutting brand of shade that you can only get from a couple of queer geeks all in highly digestible weekly doses.

In this special year end edition of the Geeks OUT Podcast, Kevin and Jon Herzog look back at the highs and lows of pop culture through a queer lens. We list our favorite moments, characters, and creators, and look to the future for our hopes for 2019.

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The Geeks OUT Podcast: Sonic the Hedgehog, Tails of the City

Geeks OUT Podcast: Sonic the Hedgehog, Tails of the City

In this week’s episode of the Geeks OUT Podcast, Kevin (@Gilligan_McJew) is joined by Jon Herzog (@JonHerzog on Instagram) as they discuss Sonic the Hedgehog taking in the view of San Francisco in his new movie, confirm that the #futureisfemale where female led movies outperform those led by men, and peep our Clip of the Week for season 2 of Star Trek: Discovery.

In this week‘s episode of the Geeks OUT Podcast, Kevin is joined by Jon Herzog as they discuss Sonic the Hedgehog taking in the view of San Francisco in his new movie, confirm that the #futureisfemale where female led movies outperform those led by men, and peep our Clip of the Week for season 2 of Star Trek: Discovery.

 

BIG OPENING

KEVIN: Details emerge of sexual harassment of Eliza Dushku on the set of Bull
JON: Marvel announces all-female team limited series from Gail Simone

 

DOWN AND NERDY

KEVIN: Nightflyers, Elseworlds, Once Upon a Deadpool, X-Men Red
JON: The Mortal Engines

 

STRONG FEMALE CHARACTER

Study confirms women-led movies do better at the box office

 

THIS WEEK IN QUEER

New trailer for season 2 of Future Man reveals poly/bi main character

 

CLIP OF THE WEEK

New trailer for season 2 of Star Trek: Discovery

 

THE WEEK IN GEEK

MOVIES

• First posters for Sonic the Hedgehog movie draw mixed reaction
• New trailer for Godzilla: King of the Monsters
• We’re now closer to reboot/revival of The Toxic Avenger
• Birds of Prey gets a new villain
• Doctor Strange director returning for sequel
• New details for Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse sequel & spinoff
• Pixar announces new movie and cast

 

TV

• First look at Lighting in costume in Black Lightning
• Stargirl adds Hourman, Starman, and Wild Cat
• Swamp Thing adds Blue Devil
• Arrowverse crossover next year to be a “Crisis”
• Titans season finale to feature Robin vs. Batman
• First look at Netflix’s Carmen Sandiego reboot
• Season 2 of The Punisher coming in January
• Full cast revealed for Star Wars series The Mandalorian

 

COMICS

• The Other History of the DC Universe by John Ridley potentially canceled
• DC canceled Border Town after allegations of abuse against the writer

 

SHILF

• KEVIN: Hourman
• JON: Blue Devil

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The Geeks OUT Podcast: Avengers 4-play

The Geeks OUT Podcast

Opinions, reviews, incisive discussions of queer geek ideas in pop culture, and the particularly cutting brand of shade that you can only get from a couple of queer geeks all in highly digestible weekly doses.

In this week‘s episode of the Geeks OUT Podcast, Kevin is joined by Andrew Fafoutakis as they discuss Marvel finally releasing the Avengers 4 teaser, a new trailer for Captain Marvel, and celebrate SonicFox winning at The Game Awards in This Week in Queer.

 

BIG OPENING

KEVIN: Kevin Hart withdraws from hosting the Oscars after finally apologizing for homophobic tweets
ANDREW: New trailer for Avengers 4: Endgame

 

DOWN AND NERDY

KEVIN: Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse, The Grinch, Doomsday Clock, Uncanny X-Men
ANDREW: Nailed It, She-Ra, Ralph Breaks the Internet

 

STRONG FEMALE CHARACTER

New trailer for Captain Marvel

 

THIS WEEK IN QUEER

SonicFox wins at The Game Awards and our hearts

 

CLIP OF THE WEEK

New teaser trailer for The Umbrella Academy

 

THE WEEK IN GEEK

MOVIES

• New trailer for live-action Kim Possible movie
• Marvel developing a Shang-Chi movie
• New details about Spider-Man: Far From Home
• Warner Bros. developing a Plastic Man movie
• New trailer for Brightburn

 

TV

• New adaptation of Ghost in the Shell coming to Netflix
• Syfy developing revival of Night Gallery
• Golden Globe nominations announced
• The Good Place renewed for season 4
• Doctor Who renewed for season 12
• New trailer for Chilling Adventures of Sabrina holiday special
• New trailer for Arrowverse’s Elseworlds

 

COMICS

• BOOM! unveils new character designs for Buffy reboot
• Marvel bringing Conan the Barbarian into new Avengers event

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The Geeks OUT Podcast: #BuryYourGays—WWJD?

The Geeks OUT Podcast

Opinions, reviews, incisive discussions of queer geek ideas in pop culture, and the particularly cutting brand of shade that you can only get from a couple of queer geeks all in highly digestible weekly doses.

In this week‘s episode of the Geeks OUT Podcast, Kevin is joined by Jon Herzog as they discuss Netflix’s continued purge of Marvel shows with the cancelation of Daredevil, check out the teaser for The Lion King remake, and lament The Walking Dead’s continued use of the #BuryYourGays trope in This Week in Queer.

 

BIG OPENING

KEVIN: New trailer for Happy Death Day 2U
JON: Netflix cancels Daredevil

 

DOWN AND NERDY

KEVIN: Ralph Breaks the Internet, Sonic Forces, Heroes in Crisis, Uncanny X-Men
JON: Adventurers Guild: Twilight of the Elves, Binge Mode: Harry Potter, Return of Wolverine

 

STRONG FEMALE CHARACTER

Sony orders Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse sequel & female spinoff

 

THIS WEEK IN QUEER

The Walking Dead continues to “Bury Your Gays”

 

CLIP OF THE WEEK

New teaser trailer for The Lion King “live-action” reboot

 

THE WEEK IN GEEK

MOVIES

• New trailer for The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part
• Jordan Peele officially producing Candyman remake
• New teaser for Disney’s Artemis Fowl
• New trailer for Once Upon a Deadpool and another one here!
• Julie Andrews voicing a character in Aquaman
• DC developing Blue Beetle movie
• Margot Robbie revealed official title Birds of Prey (And The Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn)

 

TV

• Adult Swim orders a Blade Runner anime series
• Netflix orders live-action Cowboy Bebop series
• Alexis Denisof joins Chilling Adventures of Sabrina season 2, plus new teaser
• New trailer for final season of Voltron Legendary Defender
• New trailer for Young Justice: Outsiders
• New trailer for season 2 of Marvel’s Runaways
• Disney releasing new animated Star Wars web series on YouTube
• YouTube to feature the return of Woody Woodpecker

 

VIDEO GAMES

• Bethesda bans Fallout 76 players over targeting gay players
• Xbox promoting their Adaptive Controller for the holidays (and there’s a great behind the scenes video with more info about the Reindeer Games commercial’s star, Owen!)

 

SHILF

• KEVIN: Reed Richards
• JON: Tony Stark

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The Geeks OUT Podcast: Fantastic Queers and Where to Find Them

The Geeks OUT Podcast

Opinions, reviews, incisive discussions of queer geek ideas in pop culture, and the particularly cutting brand of shade that you can only get from a couple of queer geeks all in highly digestible weekly doses.

In this week‘s episode of the Geeks OUT Podcast, Kevin is joined by Calvin Cato as they eulogize Stan Lee while discussing his history as an ally, wonder if the new Alita: Battle Angel trailer is enough reason to see the movie, and celebrate Ezra Miller living his queer fantasy while promoting Fantastic Beasts 2 in This Week in Queer.

 

BIG OPENING

KEVIN & CALVIN: Comics pioneer Stan Lee passed away

 

DOWN AND NERDY

KEVIN: Fantastic Beasts 2, Uncanny X-Men, Plastic Man
CALVIN: Supergirl, Flash, Ducktales

 

STRONG FEMALE CHARACTER

New trailer for Alita: Battle Angel

 

THIS WEEK IN QUEER

Ezra Miller spills the tea in Playboy spread

 

CLIP OF THE WEEK

New teaser trailer for Toy Story 4 plus bonus “reaction video”

 

THE WEEK IN GEEK

MOVIES

• New trailer for Pokemon Detective Pikachu
• New poster for Child’s Play reboot
• New trailer for Leprechaun Returns
• New trailer for Disney’s live action Dumbo remake
• Disney reveals sneak peak at new Star Wars rides

 

TV

• Agents of SHIELD renewed for season 7
• Supergirl  casts Jon Cryer as Lex Luthor
•Young Justice: Outsiders to premiere Jan. 4th
• Syfy announces animated comedy Alien News Desk
• First look at Hooded Justice in HBO’s Watchmen series
• Doctor Who doing New Year’s Day special instead of X-Mas
• Gotham promo teases introduction to Bane
• Promos for Arrowverse Elseworlds tease role reversals
• Netflix announces a Chilling Adventures of Sabrina X-mas special
• Big Mouth renewed for season 3

 

COMICS

• Kelly Thompson writing new Sabrina the Teenage Witch miniseries
• Marvel officially announces War of the Realms