In this week’s episode of the Geeks OUT Podcast, Kevin is joined by Teri Yoshiuchi, 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.
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BIG OPENING
KEVIN: With COVID rates climbing Netflix mandating vaccination
TERI: Following widespread harassment allegations, Activision-Blizzard employees walk
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DOWN AND NERDY
KEVIN: Jungle Cruise, Jolt, Evil, Icon & RocketU: Revelations
TERI: Magic: The Gathering/D&D Crossover, Manifest, RPDR All Stars
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STRONG FEMALE CHARACTER
Scarlett Johansson suing Disney about Black Widow release, Emma Stone considers the same for Cruella
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THIS WEEK IN QUEER
New trailer for Chucky series featuring queer lead character
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CLIP OF THE WEEK
New trailer for Ghostbusters: Afterlife
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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
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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
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COMIC BOOKS
• Walmart launching “My First Comic” from DC
• Winston Duke to voice Bruce Wayne in Batman Unburied podcast
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SHILF
• KEVIN: Thena
• TERI: Shang-Chi