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The Geeks OUT Podcast: Supernatural(ly) Queer & Problematic

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In this week’s episode of the Geeks OUT Podcast, Kevin is joined by Kate Moran, as they discuss Supernatural problematically confirming a character’s queer identity, check out the new trailer for Shonda Rhimes’ Bridgerton, and celebrate Grant Morrison coming out as non-binary in This Week in Queer.

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BIG OPENING

KEVIN: Latest episode of Supernatural confirms a queer shipping
KATE: Kotaku publishes list of video game company execs and what campaigns they donated money

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DOWN AND NERDY

KEVIN: The Dead Don’t Die, Star Trek: Discovery, Queen’s Gambit, Legendary
KATE: Kipo, Korra, Steven Universe, Mandalorian, ACNH, Sims, Among Us, Phasmophobia

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STRONG FEMALE CHARACTER

New trailer for Shonda Rhimes’s new Netflix series Bridgerton

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THIS WEEK IN QUEER

Comic writer Grant Morrison comes out as non-binary

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CLIP OF THE WEEK

New red band trailer for Icelandic gay vampire movie Thirst

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THE WEEK IN GEEK

MOVIES

• New trailer for the Lego Star Wars Holiday Special
• Jordan Peele is producing a remake of The People Under the Stairs
• Ryan Reynolds’ Free Guy delayed
• Johnny Depp asked to leave Fantastic Beasts sequel
• New trailer for What Lies Below

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TV

• New teaser for Fox’s new animated series The Great North
• AMC announces a Walking Dead holiday special
• Hulu has canceled Castle Rock
• New trailer for HBO Max spanish language series Veneno

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VIDEO GAMES

• Due to COVID, Playstation 5 will sell exclusively online at launch
• Among Spider-Man: Miles Morales areas of representation, includes a deaf character

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SHILF

• KEVIN: Bolin
• KATE: Asami

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The Geeks OUT Podcast: Watching the Mandalorian’s Timothy OnlyFans

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The Geeks OUT Podcast returns this week as Kevin is joined by Bobby Hankinson, as they discuss Cartoon Network’s new anti-racist PSA, swoon over Timothy Olyphant in the new season of The Mandalorian, and with election day looming we celebrate AOC reaching out to voters while playing Among Us as our Strong Female Character of the Week.

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BIG OPENING

KEVIN: Cartoon Network releases new Steven Universe Anti-Racist PSA
BOBBY: HBO Max orders 2 seasons of Tiny Toons Looniversity

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DOWN AND NERDY

KEVIN: The Connors, Superstore, Helstrom, Dept. of Truth
BOBBY: The Mandalorian, Hocus Pocus – Search for the Sanderson Sisters, NXT Halloween Havoc … Degrassi

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STRONG FEMALE CHARACTER

AOC reaches out to voters playing Among Us

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THIS WEEK IN QUEER

CW developing adaptation of Tom Swift as a gay black billionaire inventor

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CLIP OF THE WEEK

New trailer for the Saved By the Bell revival

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THE WEEK IN GEEK

MOVIES

• New teaser for Halloween Kills
• New trailer for The Midnight Sky
• New trailer for Songbird
• Amazon announces 2021’s Welcome to the Blumhouse movies

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TV

• New teaser for the second season of the Are You Afraid of the Dark reboot
• The CW announces 2021 premiere dates
• First look at Javicia Leslie as Batwoman
• First look at Red Hood in the new season of Titans
• HBO brings in Clive Barker for their new Hellraiser series 
• Peacock cancels Brave New World
• New teaser for the final season of Chilling Adventures of Sabrina
• Oscar Isaac in talks to play Moon Knight

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VIDEO GAMES

• Gaming meets anime as Sony is buying Crunchyroll 
• Ellen Page to play gamer coach in 1UP

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SHILF

• KEVIN: Marc Spector
• BOBBY: Moon Knight 

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The Geeks OUT Podcast: Back to the Future State w/ DC

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The Geeks OUT Podcast returns this week as Kevin is joined by Jon Herzog, as they discuss the diverse characters and creators coming to DC’s Future State event in 2021, the new trailer for Raya and the Last Dragon and celebrate all of the winners of the 2020 Prism Awards in This Week in Queer.

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BIG OPENING

KEVIN: Quibi to shut down
JON: New trailer for HBO Max’s Flight Attendant

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DOWN AND NERDY

KEVIN: Roald Dahl’s The Witches, The Haunting of Bly Manor, Lovecraft Country
JON: Hannibal, Oryx & Crake, Star Trek: Discovery

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STRONG FEMALE CHARACTER

New trailer for Raya and the Last Dragon

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THIS WEEK IN QUEER

The 2020 Prism Awards were announced

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CLIP OF THE WEEK

New trailer for revival of Animaniacs

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THE WEEK IN GEEK

MOVIES

• New teaser trailer for The Prom
• New trailer for Once Upon A Snowman
• First look at the Hocus Pocus reunion
• Daniel Kaluuya producing a live-action Barney film

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TV

• New trailer for Netflix X-mas series Dash & Lily
• Netflix cancels Away
• Tim Burton developing a sequel series to The Addams Family
• Archer has been renewed for season 12
• Disney+ orders sequel series to Willow 
• Peanuts holiday specials are now exclusive to AppleTV+

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COMIC BOOKS

• DC announces Future State event with focus on diverse creators and characters 

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SHILF

• KEVIN: Sterling Archer
• JON: the cast of Archer, but they’re taking a full spectrum STI test first 

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The Geeks OUT Podcast: Witches Get Stitches

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In this week’s episode of the Geeks OUT Podcast, Kevin is joined by Jon Herzog, as they discuss the new trailer for the remake of The Witches, get excited for NewFest’s all trans table read of Brokeback Mountain, and celebrate the news of Iman Vellani being cast as Ms. Marvel for our Strong Female Character of the Week. 

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BIG OPENING

KEVIN: Regal Cinemas to close all theaters
JON: New trailer for remake of The Witches

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DOWN AND NERDY

KEVIN: Boys in the Band, Julie & The Phantoms, The Immortal She-Hulk
JON: Enola Holmes, The Boys, The Great British Baking Show

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STRONG FEMALE CHARACTER

Newcomer Iman Vellani cast as Ms. Marvel

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THIS WEEK IN QUEER

The NYC LGBTQ Film Fest is doing a virtual reading of Brokeback Mountain with an all trans cast

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CLIP OF THE WEEK

New trailer for The Orange Years

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THE WEEK IN GEEK

MOVIES

• Warner Bros. orders film adaptation of Black
• Disney+ adds a GroupWatch option
• Jamie Foxx to return as Electro in Spider-Man 3
• New trailer for The Craft: Legacy
• New animated Dr. Seuss movies announced
• New trailer for Bad Hair
• New trailer for Spell
• New trailer for Jingle Jangle: A Christmas Journey

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TV

• New trailer for Marvel’s 616
• Netflix orders Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story from Ryan Murphy
• New promo for The Connors
• ABC announces new diversity & inclusion standards
• New teaser for The Snoopy Show 

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COMIC BOOKS

• L.A. Comic-Con schedules in-person event for December      
• Milestone Comics’ library is now available for digital downloads 

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SHILF

• KEVIN: BooBoo Stewart
• JON: Kamala Khan

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The Geeks OUT Podcast: We’ve Got 20/20 WandaVision

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In this week’s episode of the Geeks OUT Podcast, Kevin is joined by Eric Green, as they discuss the new trailer for WandaVision, get excited for the first look at Javicia Leslie as Batwoman, and celebrate Jonathan Bennett being cast in Hallmark’s first queer Xmas movie in This Week In Queer. 

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BIG OPENING

KEVIN: Marvel rearranges movie schedule again in light of COVID
ERIC: Marvel reintroducing S.W.O.R.D. in December

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DOWN AND NERDY

KEVIN: Enola Holmes, Fantasy Island, Lovecraft Country
ERIC: X-Men as always, the Leprechaun movies

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STRONG FEMALE CHARACTER

First look at Javicia Leslie as Batwoman

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THIS WEEK IN QUEER

Hallmark’s first queer X-mas movie casts Jonathan Bennett

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CLIP OF THE WEEK

New trailer for WandaVision 

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THE WEEK IN GEEK

MOVIES

• New trailer for The Croods: A New Age
• Zack Snyder gets $70mil for Justice League reshoots
• Black Adam finds it’s Hawkman
• New trailer for Books of Blood
• New trailer for Over the Moon

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TV

• Supergirl is ending with season 6
• Disney+ developing a Nick Fury series starring Samuel L. Jackson
• New trailer for Helstrom
• The Simpsons and Family Guy announce new voice actors for POC characters
• A spinoff of The Boys is being developed for Amazon
• HBO Max orders The Suicide Squad spinoff series Peacemaker   
• New trailer for The Haunting of Bly Manor     
• Netflix cancels The Dark Crystal: The Age of Resistance 

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COMIC BOOKS

• Hellboy and Savage Dragon endorse Biden/Harris      
• Archie Comics will release same-day on Comixology Unlimited 

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SHILF

• KEVIN: Monet
• ERIC: Apocalypse

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The Geeks OUT Podcast: Tatiana Maslany: Attorney-at-Law

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In this week’s episode of the Geeks OUT Podcast, Kevin is joined by Jon Herzog, as they discuss Lifetime casting a real-life couple as the leads in their first queer X-mas movie, the new trailer for season 2 of The Mandalorian, and celebrate Disney+ casting Tatiana Maslany as She-Hulk for our Strong Female Character of the Week.

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BIG OPENING

KEVIN: New Harry Potter game reportedly doesn’t involve J.K. Rowling
JON: New trailer for season 2 of The Mandalorian

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DOWN AND NERDY

KEVIN: We Are Who We Are, Ratched, Away
JON: The Boys, GLOW Season 2, A Wizard of Earthsea, The Invisible Man

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STRONG FEMALE CHARACTER

Tatiana Maslany cast as She-Hulk for Disney+ series

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THIS WEEK IN QUEER

Lifetime casts married gay couple as leads in The Christmas Setup

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CLIP OF THE WEEK

New trailer for Love and Monsters

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THE WEEK IN GEEK

MOVIES

• Ant-Man 3 adds Jonathan Majors as Kang the Conqueror
• New trailer for Synchronic
• New trailer for Evil Eye
• New trailer for The Lie
• New trailer for Nocturne
• New trailer for Black Box

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TV

• HBO Max renews Raised by Wolves for a second season & Harley Quinn
• DC Universe becomes DC Universe Infinite and only offers comics
• CBS All Access is rebranding to Paramount+
• SNL adds first out Black LGBTQ cast member Punkie Johnson
• First look at the black-ish animated election special
• Netflix orders animated reboot of Good Times   
• New BTS look at the Animaniacs revival 

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VIDEO GAMES

• Sony announces more details for Playstation 5 but screws up pre-orders

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SHILF

• KEVIN: RBG
• JON: RBG

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The Geeks OUT Podcast: Crash Into Diversity

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In this week’s super-sized episode of the Geeks OUT Podcast, Kevin is joined by President of NYCGaymers, Raffy Regulus, as they discuss the new diversity/inclusivity initiatives coming to the Oscars in 2024, get excited for a redesigned and playable Tawna in Crash Bandicoot 4, and celebrate the news of a new season of Kipo & the Age of Wonderbeasts in This Week in Queer. 

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BIG OPENING

KEVIN: Ubisoft apologizes for misconduct & “inappropriate content” in a game
RAFFY: The Oscars release new inclusivity requirements for Best Picture nominees

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DOWN AND NERDY

KEVIN: Mulan, The Babysitter: Killer Queen, For All Mankind, Empyre Aftermath
RAFFY: X-Men comics (Johnathan Hickman oriented), Spellbreak, Lovecraft Country, Upcoming Hyrule Warriors game, Raised by Wolves

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STRONG FEMALE CHARACTER

New look at Crash Bandicoot 4: It’s About Time finally gives Tawna a redesign and makes her playable

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THIS WEEK IN QUEER

Netflix announces 3rd and final season of Kipo and the Age of Wonderbeasts

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CLIP OF THE WEEK

New teaser for the animated movie Wolfwalkers

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THE WEEK IN GEEK

MOVIES

• New trailer for Hulu’s movie anthology series Monsterland
• New trailer for the remake of Dune
• Sony Pictures waiting until the pandemic is over before releasing big movies
• New trailer for Freaky
• Neve Campbell joins Scream 5 as 3rd original cast member returning

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TV

• The Walking Dead is coming to an end, but adds two spinoffs
• New trailer for The Walking Dead: World Beyond
• Peacock orders 2 seasons of dramatic reboot of Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
• New trailer for season 3 of Star Trek: Discovery
• Adult Swim cancels The Venture Bros. 
• New trailer for Ratched 

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VIDEO GAMES

• Microsoft gives more details on Xbox Series X & introduces Series S
• New trailer for the documentary Console Wars

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SHILF

• KEVIN: Leah Williams
• JOHN: Jonathan Hickman

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The Geeks OUT Podcast: Scary Stories to Tell in the Park

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In this week’s episode of the Geeks OUT Podcast, Kevin is joined by John Jennison, as they discuss Sony developing a Silk series from Marvel, a new trailer for Jurassic World: Camp Cretaceous, and celebrate Star Trek: Discovery introducing a non-binary and a trans character in This Week in Queer.

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BIG OPENING

KEVIN: Nickelodeon pulls Made by Maddie after Hair Love comparisons & a new trailer for Netflix series Grand Army drops that is already falling into controversy
JOHN: New teaser for The Haunting of Bly Manor

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DOWN AND NERDY

KEVIN: New Mutants, I’m Thinking of Ending Things, Empyre, Guardians of the Galaxy
JOHN: Supernatural, Lucifer, Oracle Decks

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STRONG FEMALE CHARACTER

Sony developing Silk series along with other Marvel based shows

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THIS WEEK IN QUEER

Star Trek: Discovery is introducing a trans and a non-binary character

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CLIP OF THE WEEK

New trailer for Jurassic World: Camp Cretaceous 

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THE WEEK IN GEEK

MOVIES

• New trailer for The Boys in the Band
• Production on The Batman shuts down after the star tests positive for COVID
• John Boyega calls out Star Wars/Disney on their treatment of POC characters
• New trailer for Welcome to the Blumhouse
• New trailer for No Time to Die

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TV

• CBS All Access announces a virtual Star Trek Day
• New teaser for The Stand remake
• Netflix orders The Three-Body-Problem from Game of Thrones ep’s
• New trailer for We Are Who We Are
• AMC cancels NOS4A2 

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COMIC BOOKS

• DC Comics hires former Activision marketing officer as new GM
• Dark Horse teams with Comixology to print Comixology Originals
• Hasbro follows DC Fandome with their own PulseCon

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SHILF

• KEVIN: Dean Winchester
• JOHN: Dean Winchester

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The Geeks OUT Podcast: The Killer Babysitter’s Club

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In this week’s episode of the Geeks OUT Podcast, Kevin is joined by J.W. Crump, as they discuss Marvel (finally) canonically acknowledging Hercules’ queer identity in the latest issue of Guardians of the Galaxy, the new trailer for The Babysitter: Killer Queen, and celebrate Big Mouth re-casting Missy with comedian Ayo Edebiri, as our Strong Female Character of the Week. 

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BIG OPENING

KEVIN: After 4 years of battling colon cancer, Chadwick Boseman passes away
J.W.: HBO Max announces docuseries Equal about LGBTQ+ activists

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DOWN AND NERDY

KEVIN: Freak Show, Bloodshot, Bill & Ted Face the Music, Trinkets
J.W.: Stage Mother, The Goes Wrong Show, Fangs, The Wig, The Bitch, and the Meltdown, The Memo, Happy & You Know It, Cinderella and the Glass Ceiling

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STRONG FEMALE CHARACTER

Big Mouth has found their new Missy

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THIS WEEK IN QUEER

This coming week’s Guardians of the Galaxy confirms Hercules queerness

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CLIP OF THE WEEK

New trailer for The Babysitter: Killer Queen 

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THE WEEK IN GEEK

MOVIES

• New trailer for Enola Holmes
• New trailer for Justice League: Directors Cut
• New trailer for Tremors: Shrieker Island
• New trailer for Come Play
• Disney developing movie based on The Haunted Mansion

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TV

• New poster for The Conners promotes mask use
• HBO developing an adaptation of Michael Crichton’s Sphere
• New teaser for season 2 of His Dark Materials
• New trailer for Raised by Wolves
• Netflix orders a series adaptation of Resident Evil
• Networks fill their fall lineups with game shows, sports, and DISCO  
• The Stand is coming to CBS All Access in December 
• NBC orders Kate McKinnon led Joe Exotic limited series
• Fox is developing an animated X-Files series  
• Live-action Powerpuff Girls series is in development

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VIDEO GAMES

• New teaser for Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League
• New trailer for Gotham Knights
• Marvel and Galactus are invading Fortnite

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The Geeks OUT Podcast: Suicide Squad Goalz

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In this week’s episode of the Geeks OUT Podcast, Kevin is joined by Lynae DePriest, as they discuss news from DC Fandome, including the first look at The Suicide Squad, The Batman, and celebrate the new trailer for Wonder Woman 1984 as our Strong Female Character of the Week. 

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BIG OPENING

KEVIN: Massive layoffs happen at DC including Editor in Chief & a third of their editors & name new co-interim-editors in chief – DC Universe shows moving to HBO Max
LYNAÉ: Stranger Things to go past 4 seasons

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DOWN AND NERDY

KEVIN: Project Power, Umbrella Academy, Teenage Bounty Hunters
LYNAÉ: 3%, Lovecraft Country, I May Destroy You, The Chi

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STRONG FEMALE CHARACTER

New trailer for Wonder Woman 1984

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THIS WEEK IN QUEER

New teaser for Bad Hair

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CLIP OF THE WEEK

New look at The Suicide Squad

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THE WEEK IN GEEK

MOVIES

• Olivia Wilde to direct female led “spider” movie for Sony
• New trailer for The Batman
• Netflix gets the R.L. Stine Fear Street trilogy
• Amazon announces Welcome to the Blumhouse movie series

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TV

• Netflix renews Warrior Nun for season 2
• Netflix cancels The Society and I Am Not Okay With This due to COVID
• Showtime cancels Penny Dreadful: City of Angels
• Writers quit All Rise after clashing w/ showrunner on depiction of gender/race
• New trailer for Earth to Ned
• Supernatural announces return date for final “season”  
• AppleTV+ orders an animated Harriet the Spy series 

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COMIC BOOKS

• The Other History of the DC Universe finally getting released
• Milestone Comics returning early 2021
• Marvel announces Marvel’s Voices: Indigenous Voices one-shot