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The Geeks OUT Podcast: Singled, Out & Queer

Geeks OUT Podcast: Singled, Out & Queer

In this week’s episode of the Geeks OUT Podcast, Kevin (@Gilligan_McJew) is joined by Geeks OUT President Nic Gitau (@cocodevaux), as they discuss the trailer for the new reboot of The Baby-Sitters Club, the first look at AppleTV+’s adaptation of Isaac Asimov’s Foundation, and celebrate Quibi renewing Singled Out hosted

In this week’s episode of the Geeks OUT Podcast, Kevin is joined by Geeks OUT President, Nic Gitau, as they discuss the trailer for the new reboot of The Baby-Sitters Club, the first look at AppleTV+’s adaptation of Isaac Asimov’s Foundation, and celebrate Quibi renewing Singled Out hosted by the queertastic Keke Palmer & Joel Kim Booster in This Week in Queer. 

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BIG OPENING

KEVIN: Multiple comic professionals face harassment accusations

NIC: Disney re-themes Splash Mountain after The Princess and the Frog

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DOWN AND NERDY

KEVIN: Harley Quinn, The Floor is Lava, You Brought Me the Ocean
NIC: Drag Race, Hannibal, This One Summer

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STRONG FEMALE CHARACTER

New trailer for The Baby-Sitter’s Club reboot

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THIS WEEK IN QUEER

Quibi renews the queertastic Singled Out for a second season

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CLIP OF THE WEEK

New trailer for Foundation

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THE WEEK IN GEEK

MOVIES

• Michael Keaton in talks to play Batman in new Flash movie
• Queer filmmaker and icon Joel Schumacher passes away
• New trailer for animated movie Superman: Man of Tomorrow
• Tenet & Mulan pushed back again, to August
• Elizabeth Banks to star in live action Magic School Bus movie
• New trailer for Over the Moon 
• New trailer for The King’s Man
• SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run moving to onDemand & CBS All Access 

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TV

• New trailer for Brave New World
• Central Park, Big Mouth, Family Guy, & The Simpsons recasting non-white roles being played white actors
• New trailer for Muppets Now
• New trailer for docuseries Into the Unknown: Making Frozen 2
• New trailer for Unsolved Mysteries revival
• Netflix picks up Cobra Kai
• Syfy cancels Vagrant Queen  
• New trailer for Crunchyroll’s animated latinx series Onyx Equinox 

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COMIC BOOKS

• Eisner Awards redoing voting process after anomalies occur
• Skybound announces virtual Skybound Expo

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The Geeks OUT Podcast: Snyder Cut or Uncut?

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 super sized episode of the Geeks OUT Podcast, Kevin is joined by comedian Jay Jurden, as they discuss the first look at the Snyder Cut of Justice League, get a taste of the new Candyman, and celebrate the Daria spinoff, Jodie coming to Comedy Central as our Strong Female Character of the Week.

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BIG OPENING

KEVIN: 13 Reasons Why ends with horribly inaccurate AIDS death
JAY: New animated teaser for Candyman reboot

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DOWN AND NERDY

KEVIN: Superman: Red Son, Roswell, NM, One Day at a Time, Kipo, Wynd
JAY: The Last Airbender, One Piece, X-titles

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STRONG FEMALE CHARACTER

Daria spinoff, Jodie, coming to Comedy Central

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THIS WEEK IN QUEER

Noah’s Arc: The ‘Rona Chronicles coming to YouTube July 5th

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CLIP OF THE WEEK

First look at the Snyder Cut of Justice League

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THE WEEK IN GEEK

MOVIES

• Oscars 2021 delayed until late April
• New trailer for Palm Springs
• Jurassic World and Avatar sequels among the first to go back into production
• New trailer for Deathstroke: Knights & Dragons
• AMC Theatres & Regal will reopen in July now requiring masks
• Scholastic is developing an adaptation of Animorphs 

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TV

• Warner Bros announces DC Fandome virtual event
• The CW announces they’re finally blocking hateful comments on social media
• New trailer for season 2 of Doom Patrol features the SeX-Men
• Doctor Who audio series introduces the first trans companion ever
• New trailer for Warrior Nun
• New trailer for Cursed
• Shudder greenlights a season 3 of Creepshow  
• Nickelodeon orders reboot of The Smurfs
• New trailer for Close Enough 

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COMIC BOOKS

• Marvel Unlimited releases free books from black artists/writers
• DC Comics producing podcasts exclusively for Spotify
• Milestone Comics may make a return
• Free Comic Book Day turning into Free Comic Book Summer

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SHILF

• KEVIN: Wiccan
• JAY: King Teddy (Hulkling)

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The Geeks OUT Podcast: CW Coming Out Party

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 super sized episode of the Geeks OUT Podcast, Kevin is joined by Calvin Cato, as they discuss J.K. Rowling’s latest TERF musings and the new Chuck Tingle book inspired by it, and celebrate CW stars Chyler Leigh & Lili Reinhart coming out as our Strong Female Characters of the Week.

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BIG OPENING

KEVIN: JK Rowling makes more TERF statements, HP stars and Nicole Maines speak out, WB less so, which inspired a new book from Chuck Tingle 
CALVIN: Actor who played Elongated Man on Flash fired for racist tweets

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DOWN AND NERDY

KEVIN: Artemis Fowl, Stargirl, The Great, Snowpiercer, The Hollow, Ring Fit
CALVIN: She-Ra, Our Worlds at War, Steel, Shantae & the Seven Sirens, Streets of Rage

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STRONG FEMALE CHARACTER

Chyler Leigh from Supergirl and Riverdale’s Lili Reinhart come out

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THIS WEEK IN QUEER

Nickelodeon celebrates Pride by highlighting LGBTQIA+ characters & actors

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CLIP OF THE WEEK

New trailer for Lovecraft Country

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THE WEEK IN GEEK

MOVIES

• Disney developing a Lionel Ritchie inspired movie musical
• New trailer for Bill & Ted Face the Music
• Wonder Woman 1984, Tenet, and Matrix 4 all have been pushed back
• The Oscars look to become more inclusive
• New trailer for You Should Have Left
• New trailer for Archive 

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TV

• Promised Neverland is being developed by Amazon
• Watchmen & Stranger Things win Peabody Awards
• New trailer for Crossing Swords
• New trailer for season 2 of Doom Patrol 
• Batwoman will not use the “Bury Your Gays” trope
• Riverdale EP apologizes after being called out by Vanessa Morgan
• Premiere of Love, Victor moved out of respect for Juneteenth 
• MTV Movie & TV Awards postponed
• Revival of Looney Tunes decides no guns for Elmer Fudd 

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COMIC BOOKS

• New details of SDCC’s Comic-Con@Home
• Marvel’s Free Comic Book Day coming in July
• DC Comics officially breaks ties with Diamond

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SHILF

• KEVIN: Wrong Hordak
• CALVIN: Hordak

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The Geeks OUT Podcast: Hedy Lamarr is a Wonder Woman

Geeks OUT Podcast: Hedy Lamarr is a Wonder Woman

In this week’s episode of the Geeks OUT Podcast, Kevin (@Gilligan_McJew) is joined by 2x Hugo Award nominee, Tana Ford, as they discuss Syfy & USA Network teaming up with GLAAD for Pride month, the new trailer for Hulu’s Love, Victor, and celebrate AppleTV+ ordering the Gal Gadot starring series

In this week’s episode of the Geeks OUT Podcast, Kevin is joined by by 2x Hugo Award nominee, Tana Ford, as they discuss Syfy & USA Network teaming up with GLAAD for Pride month, the new trailer for Hulu’s Love, Victor, and celebrate AppleTV+ ordering the Gal Gadot starring series about Hedy Lamarr as our Strong Female Character of the Week.  

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BIG OPENING

KEVIN: Christian Cooper, former Marvel editor, thrust into spotlight by a Karen
TANA: New trailer for Perry Mason

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DOWN AND NERDY

KEVIN: Greta, Devs, Upload, Legendary
TANA: Killing Eve, Rick and Morty, Bob’s Burgers

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STRONG FEMALE CHARACTER

AppleTV+ orders Hedy Lamarr series starring Gal Gadot 

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THIS WEEK IN QUEER

Syfy & USA Network team up with GLAAD for Pride month

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CLIP OF THE WEEK

New trailer for Love, Victor

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THE WEEK IN GEEK

MOVIES

• New trailer for Secret Society of Second-Born Royals
• New trailer for Into the Dark: Good Boy
• New update to Hulu adds a Watch Party feature
• Henry Cavill in talks to return as Superman but only in a supporting role
• Cate Blanchett joins Borderlands movie
• Miami Dolphins’ stadium being converted into a drive-in theatre 

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TV

• HBO Max launches, but not for all
• Fraggle Rock has been revived for a full series on AppleTV+
• Amazon developing series based on the Girl with the Dragon Tattoo books
• New trailer for season 2 of NOS4A2 

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COMIC BOOKS

• Marvel makes more comics digital-first, while marking the return to comic shops
• DC turns to Instagram with an exclusive Joker & Punchline story

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SHILF

• KEVIN: Henry Cavill
• TANA: Renfri the Princess

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The Geeks OUT Podcast: Coming “Out” on Disney+

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 Steve Gianaca, as they discuss HBO Max’s decision to release the Snyder Cut of Justice League, get excited about Tuca & Bertie getting a second season on Adult Swim, and celebrate Out, the first Pixar SparkShort on Disney+ to feature a queer main character in This Week in Queer. 

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BIG OPENING

KEVIN: Justice League the Snyder Cut is coming to HBO Max is 2021
STEVE: Season 2 of Umbrella Academy coming July 31

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DOWN AND NERDY

KEVIN: Hightown, Stargirl, Mythic Quest
STEVE: She-Ra, Picard, FF7 Remake, Animal Crossing, Lore Olympus

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STRONG FEMALE CHARACTER

Tuca & Bertie has been picked up by Adult Swim

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THIS WEEK IN QUEER

New Pixar SparkShorts Out now on Disney+ featuring first queer main character

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CLIP OF THE WEEK

New trailer for The Old Guard

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THE WEEK IN GEEK

MOVIES

• Shazam director releases short-form horror film Not Alone in Here
• New music video for Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga
• David Arquette officially signs on to Scream 5
• Disney adapting The Snow Queen for live-action movie
• New trailer for The Last Days of American Crime
• New trailer for Antebellum
• New trailer for Tenet
• New trailer for We Bare Bears: The Movie

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TV

• Ruby Rose is leaving Batwoman
• First look at the new limited series The Stand remake
• Motherland: Fort Salem renewed for season 2
• New trailer for Space Force
• Muppets Now coming to Disney+ July 31
• Peacock is developing Little Mermaid inspired series Washed Up
• New trailer for season 2 of The Alienist
• What We Do in the Shadows renewed for 3rd season

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COMIC BOOKS

• Boom! Studios announces early launch for Wynd
• Scribd expands into comics and more in new streaming service
• DC Universe celebrating Pride by featuring LGBTQ+ stories

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SHILF

• KEVIN: The Dad from Out
• STEVE: Cloud

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The Geeks OUT Podcast: Enter Sandman

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 super-sized episode of the Geeks OUT Podcast, Kevin is joined by artist & Geeks OUT co-founder Josh Siegel, as they discuss an audio drama of The Sandman coming to Audible, get excited about Star Trek: Strange New Worlds, and celebrate Harley Quinn getting her moment with Poison Ivy in This Week in Queer. 

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BIG OPENING

KEVIN: New seasons of CW shows delayed ‘til 2021 while airing Swamp Thing in the fall
JOSH: Star-studded audio adaptation of Neil Gaiman’s The Sandman coming to Audible

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DOWN AND NERDY

KEVIN: Kimmy vs. The Reverend, Penny Dreadful: City of Angels, Hollywood
JOSH: Star Wars, Westworld, Journey to the Microverse

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STRONG FEMALE CHARACTER

Katee Sackhoff join season 2 of The Mandalorian

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THIS WEEK IN QUEER

Harley Quinn finally shares her feelings with Poison Ivy

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CLIP OF THE WEEK

CBS All Access orders Star Trek: Strange New Worlds

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THE WEEK IN GEEK

MOVIES

• Hamilton is coming to Disney+
• Disney developing live action remake of Atlantis: The Lost Empire
• New Mutants gets new late August release date

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TV

• Disney+ developing a Percy Jackson series
• Season 2 of Doom Patrol coming June 25
• Season 5 of Riverdale will have a time jump
• AMC developing two Anne Rice series
• New trailer for season 2 of The Twilight Zone
• Ryan Murphy announces American Horror Stories

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COMIC BOOKS

• DC introduces new vigilante Clownhunter
• Amazon options queer comic mini-series Youth

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SHILF

• KEVIN: Kipo
• JOSH: She-Ra and the Princesses of Power

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The Geeks OUT Podcast: Daddy Shark Do Do Do

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 John Constantine running into his ex King Shark in Justice League Dark: Apokolips War, Taika Waititi directing a new Star Wars movie, and celebrate all the queens announced for Drag Race All Stars in our Clip of the Week. 

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BIG OPENING

KEVIN: ABC brings back the Wonderful World of Disney
JON: Taika Waititi directing & co-writing a new Star Wars movie

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DOWN AND NERDY

KEVIN: Gretel & Hansel, Westworld, The Outsider, Upload
JON: Rewatching all the MCU Movies, The Half of It, Night Vale Books, Star Wars Clone Wars and Rebels, Carry On

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STRONG FEMALE CHARACTER

New trailer for Becky

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THIS WEEK IN QUEER

Constantine dated King Shark according to new Justice League Dark movie

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CLIP OF THE WEEK

Drag Race All Stars staying on VH1

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THE WEEK IN GEEK

MOVIES

• Demolition Man sequel in development
• Tom Cruise developing space adventure movie with NASA & Elon Musk
• Neve Campbell in talks to return to Scream franchise
• Alamo Drafthouse launches their VOD service

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TV

• Season 2 of The Mandalorian to feature Boba Fett
• Disney+ developing series based on National Treasure
• Disney+ orders Just Beyond anthology series based on R.L. Stine books
• The Right Stuff is coming to Disney+
• Muppets Now coming to Disney+ this summer
• Upload renewed for season 2
• CBS orders The Equalizer and Clarice to series
• CBS All Access is getting overhauled
• Nic Cage cast as Joe Exotic in new series 
• American Horror Story may have to change storyline
• HBO Max orders adult animated series Santa Inc.  
• New trailer for Adventure Time: Distant Lands
• New teaser for Netflix’s revival of The Babysitters Club  
• New teaser for Netflix’s Space Force
• Adaptation of The Midnight Club coming to Netflix

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COMIC BOOKS

• Marvel is releasing some “digital first” comics starting this week
• Joker’s 80th Anniversary comic to feature Punchline’s origin

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SHILF

• KEVIN: Nandor
• JON: Taika Waititi

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The Geeks OUT Podcast: Baby Yoda is Mask4Mask

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 Keisha Zollar, from Netflix’s #AstronomyClub, as they discuss Disney making their own face masks, take a trip in the teaser for Lovecraft Country, and celebrate the announcement of season 2 of Kipo and the Age of the Wonderbeasts as our Strong Female Character of the Week. 

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BIG OPENING

KEVIN: Marvel announces new production schedule starting May 26th
KEISHA: Disney Store releasing their own reusable masks

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DOWN AND NERDY

KEVIN: We’re Here, 50 States of Fright, The Plot Against America
KEISHA: DEVS, Definitely DEVS, UnDone, What We Do In the Shadows

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STRONG FEMALE CHARACTER

New teaser for season two of Kipo and the Age of Wonderbeasts

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THIS WEEK IN QUEER

Neil Gaiman commits to trans writers for Sandman series

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CLIP OF THE WEEK

New teaser trailer for Lovecraft Country

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THE WEEK IN GEEK

MOVIES

• The complete Skywalker Saga is coming to Disney+ on May the 4th
• Disney is developing a live-action remake of Hercules produced by Russo Bros.
• AMC, Regal, and other theatres upset with Universal over Trolls 2 going VOD
• The Oscars change rules about non-theatrical movie releases
• We Are One: A Global Film Festival coming to YouTube
• New trailer for documentary My Comic Shop Country

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TV

• New trailer for NOS4A2 season 2
• ABC is doing a Mother’s Day sequel to their Disney Family Singalong
• One Day at a Time releasing animated election special
• HBO is developing a Hellraiser series
• New trailer for Reno 911! Revival
• Netflix orders an anthology Social Distance series from Jenji Kohan
• New trailer for Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt: Kimmy vs. The Reverend
• New trailer for final season of She-Ra and the Princesses of Power
• New sneak peek at Hulu’s Love, Victor 
• New trailer for Crossing Swords
• Greg Berlanti donates $1million to support cast/crew & COVID-19 relief funds

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COMIC BOOKS

• Marvel launches Paul Scheer’s World’s Greatest Book Club w/ special guests
• The Creators4Comics campaign has brought in over $430k for comic shops & retailers

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SHILF

• KEVIN: Patrick
• KEISHA: Dan Levy

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The Geeks OUT Podcast: Bi the Bi w/ Steve Orlando

Geeks OUT Podcast: Bi the Bi w/ Steve Orlando

In this week’s episode of the Geeks OUT Podcast, Kevin (@Gilligan_McJew) is joined by the writer of Wonder Woman and Midnighter, Steve Orlando (@thesteveorlando) as they discuss the queer fantasy of Netflix’s Hollywood, the new title for Venom 2, and celebrate Russian Doll co-creator, Leslye Headland, developing a new Star Wars series for Disney+ as our Strong Female Character of the Week.

In this week’s episode of the Geeks OUT Podcast, Kevin is joined by the writer of Wonder Woman and Midnighter, Steve Orlando, as they discuss the queer fantasy of Netflix’s Hollywood, the new title for Venom 2, and celebrate Russian Doll co-creator, Leslye Headland, developing a new Star Wars series for Disney+ as our Strong Female Character of the Week.

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BIG OPENING

KEVIN: Venom: Let There Be Carnage debuts new logo and moves to June 2021
STEVE: Oni-Lion Forge and DC Comics create the Book Industry Charitable Foundation

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DOWN AND NERDY

KEVIN: The Willoughbys, Circus of Books, Mrs. America, Home Before Dark
STEVE: The Kingdom, Dark Side of the Ring, Big O

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STRONG FEMALE CHARACTER

A new female-led Star Wars series from Russian Doll showrunner, Leslye Headland, in development for Disney+

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THIS WEEK IN QUEER

New trailer for Hollywood

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CLIP OF THE WEEK

New trailer for Disney Gallery: The Mandalorian

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THE WEEK IN GEEK

MOVIES

• Trolls World Tour most successful digital debut
• Scoob! moves to VOD
• The Flash moves up and Shazam 2 moves back
• SXSW announces virtual film festival on Amazon

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TV

• Season 3 of The Mandalorian is in pre-production
• Angel & Agents of SHIELD’s J. August Richards comes out
• Westworld renewed for another season
• NOS4A2 delayed to June 21st
• Fraggle Rock is returning to AppleTV+
• HBO Max to launch May 27
• New trailer for HBO Max’s Legendary
• New trailer for HBO Max revival of Looney Tunes
• New trailer for HBO Max’s The Not-Too-Late Show with Elmo 
• Harley Quinn season 1 episodes coming to Syfy
• Agents of SHIELD final season premieres May 27th
• New teaser for season 2 of NOS4A2

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COMIC BOOKS

• DC announces they’re expanding their Digital First and Essential Reads
• Doctor Aphra audiobook, based on Star Wars comic, is coming out in July
• AFTERSHOCK continuing production and development while other companies pause

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SHILF

• KEVIN: Midnighter & Daken & Shatterstar
• STEVE: Black Bolt & Mon-El

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The Geeks OUT Podcast: Queerantine with Angelyne

Geeks OUT Podcast: Queerantine with Angelyne

In this week’s episode of the Geeks OUT Podcast, Kevin (@Gilligan_McJew) is joined by Geeks OUT President, Nic Gitau (@cocodevaux), as they discuss our first look at all the thirst traps in the new Dune movie, DCUniverse’s Harley Quinn revealing Clayface to be queer, and celebrate the trailer for Peacock’s

In this week’s episode of the Geeks OUT Podcast, Kevin is joined by Geeks OUT President, Nic Gitau, as they discuss our first look at all the thirst traps in the new Dune movie, DCUniverse’s Harley Quinn revealing Clayface to be queer, and celebrate the trailer for Peacock’s Angelyne as our Strong Female Character of the Week. 

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BIG OPENING

KEVIN: SDCC has been canceled for 2020
NIC: First look at Dune reboot

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DOWN AND NERDY

KEVIN: Zombieland 2, What We Do in the Shadows, Killing Eve, Pennyworth
NIC: The Secret Commonwealth (Book 2 in the follow up trilogy to His Dark Materials), Telling Lies

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STRONG FEMALE CHARACTER

New teaser for Peacock’s Angelyne

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THIS WEEK IN QUEER

Harley Quinn reveals that Clayface is queer

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CLIP OF THE WEEK

New teaser for interactive special of Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt

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THE WEEK IN GEEK

MOVIES

• Disney moves Soul & Raya and the Last Dragon back due to COVID-19
• Artemis Fowl coming to Disney+ June 12th
• Marvel meets with John Krasinski about possible future project(s)
• Fandango plans streaming festival to support movie theatre employees
• Boom! Studios inks development deal with Netflix
• New trailer for musical remake of Valley Girl

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TV

• HBO Max orders Overlook series based on The Shining
• HBO Max developing Justice League Dark series
• Sesame Street releases special message for parents
• Peacock will launch on time, but without most original programs
• New teaser for Peacock’s revival of Saved by the Bell
• New teaser for Peacock’s revival of Punky Brewster
• New trailer for HBO’s Perry Mason reboot
• New trailer for Never Have I Ever
• New trailer for Solar Opposites
• Mandalorian docuseries coming to Disney+
• Agents of SHIELD final season premieres May 27th
• New teaser for season 2 of NOS4A2

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COMIC BOOKS

• Archie Comics celebrates 80th anniversary with digital exclusives
• DC announces limited shipping of comics while Diamond teases a May return

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SHILF

• KEVIN: Josh Hartnett as Ethan Chandler
• NIC: Natalie Dormer as Madga in Penny Dreadful: City of Angels