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

The Geeks OUT Podcast: Netflix and Fever Chills

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 Eric Green as they discuss the canceling/postponing of SXSW & ECCC as fears mount over the corona virus, the controversy that struck Rupaul’s Drag Race, and celebrate Dreamer getting the spotlight on Supergirl in This Week in Queer.

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BIG OPENING

KEVIN: Rupaul’s Drag Race season 12 starts with controversy & Netflix cancels AJ and the Queen
ERIC: Hocus Pocus 2 gets a director

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DOWN AND NERDY

KEVIN: Onward, The Invisible Man, Horse Girl
ERIC: X-Men (as always), The Wicked + The Divine, Picard

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STRONG FEMALE CHARACTER

New trailer for Home Before Dark

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THIS WEEK IN QUEER

Dreamer takes on transphobic villain in upcoming episode of Supergirl

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CLIP OF THE WEEK

New trailer for Connected

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THE WEEK IN GEEK

MOVIES

SXSW film fest canceled due to coronavirus fears
Christian Bale confirmed to be playing the villain in Thor: Love & Thunder
• Onward’s “queer content” has been banned in multiple countries
• New trailer for Scoob!
• No Time To Die moved to November
• First look at the redesigned Batmobile from The Batman
• New trailer for animated Justice League Dark: Apokolips War
• New trailer for Artemis Fowl

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TV

• New trailer for Penny Dreadful: City of Angels
• Disney+ developing a prequel to Beauty & the Beast starring Gaston and LeFou
• Season 3 of Ducktales premiering in April
Quibi announces free trial and 50 shows at the premiere
• Amazon announces revival of The Kids in the Hall
• Taika Waititi developing two animated shows based on Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
• HBO developing series based on video game The Last of Us
Stargirl to premiere in May on DC Universe and a day later on the CW
Supergirl is pregnant

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COMIC BOOKS

Sean Gordon Murphy pulls variant cover for anti-LGBTQ writer’s comic
ECCC is officially postponed until the summer
• Marvel teasing Black Cat’s queer identity

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SHILF

• KEVIN: Rios (Santiago Cabrera)
• ERIC: Narek (Harry Treadaway)

The Geeks OUT Podcast: Super Thankful for Melissa & Billy Dee

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 extra stuffed episode of the Geeks OUT Podcast, Kevin is joined by Nick Reid as they discuss the latest revelations from HBO’s Watchmen, applaud Billy Dee Williams coming out as gender fluid, and for speaking out about IPV, we celebrate Melissa Benoist as our Strong Female Character of the Week.

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BIG OPENING

KEVIN: Watchmen reveals identity of Hooded Justice, while exploring race and sexuality
NICK: The Proud Family revival ordered for Disney+

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DOWN AND NERDY

KEVIN: Parasite, Noelle, The Dragon Prince, Avengers, Killadelphia
NICK: Frozen 2, His Dark Materials, The Mandalorian

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STRONG FEMALE CHARACTER

Melissa Benoist opens up about IPV

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THIS WEEK IN QUEER

Billy Dee Williams reveals gender fluidity

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CLIP OF THE WEEK

New trailer for Onward

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THE WEEK IN GEEK

MOVIES

Elizabeth Banks to direct/star in Invisible Woman

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TV

• New teaser for Dispatches from Elsewhere
• New trailer for The Walking Dead: World Beyond
• Don’t expect queer love in the first season of Harley Quinn

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COMIC BOOKS

• Icon Howard Cruse passes away

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SHILF

• KEVIN: Gabriel Kringle
• NICK: Elsa

The Geeks OUT Podcast: Dream a Little Dreamer

Geeks OUT Podcast: Dream a Little Dreamer

In this week’s episode of the Geeks OUT Podcast, Kevin (@Gilligan_McJew) is joined by Rachel Greeman (@zaricharlie) as they discuss Avengers Endgame breaking box office records while introducing the first out gay character in the MCU, check out the new trailer for Men in Black International, and celebrate Supergirl’s Dreamer

In this week’s super-sized episode of the Geeks OUT Podcast, Kevin is joined by Rachel Greeman, as they discuss Avengers Endgame breaking box office records while introducing the first out gay character in the MCU, check out the new trailer for Men in Black International, and celebrate Supergirl’s Dreamer (@NicoleAMaines) as our Strong Female Character of the Week.

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BIG OPENING

KEVIN: Avengers Endgame breaks box office records
RACHEL: Star Wars comic stirs controversy

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DOWN AND NERDY

KEVIN: Avengers Endgame,Titans, Buffy the Vampire reboot
RACHEL: Gotham, Legends of Tomorrow, Justice League Dark, Wonder Woman

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STRONG FEMALE CHARACTER

Supergirl features Dreamer’s official coming out to the public

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THIS WEEK IN QUEER

Avengers Endgame director plays MCU’s first gay character

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CLIP OF THE WEEK

New trailer for Men in Black International

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THE WEEK IN GEEK

MOVIES

New look at Detective Pikachu
• New trailer for Gemini Man
• A remake of Salem’s Lot is happening
New details for James Bond 25
Final trailer for Godzilla: King of the Monsters

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TV

• Netflix cancels Santa Clarita Diet
• New trailer for season 4 of Lucifer
• New trailer for Catch-22
• New trailer for Swamp Thing
• The CW renews Roswell, New Mexico and most of their shows
• New teaser for Pennyworth
• Disney Channel cancels groundbreaking Andi Mack
• Nickelodeon developing animated Star Trek series

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COMIC BOOKS

DC Universe grows to over 21k digital comics

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SHILF

• KEVIN: Charlie
• RACHEL: Zari

The Geeks OUT Podcast: Supergirls Just Wanna Have Fun

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 Tom Lotito from Geeks OUT DC as they discuss the demise of Luke Cage, the promises from Geoff Johns of queer characters (maybe) in the next season of Titans, and celebrate Supergirl focusing less on romance and more on empowerment as our Strong Female Character of the Week.

 

BIG OPENING

KEVIN: Jason Blum gets called out for minimizing female directors
TOM: Netflix cancels Luke Cage

 

DOWN AND NERDY

KEVIN: Halloween, Venom, Flash
TOM: Bad Times at the El Royal, Daredevil, O.K. KO let’s be heroes hits Hulu, Unstoppable Wasp

 

STRONG FEMALE CHARACTER

Supergirl to focus on empowerment not romance

 

THIS WEEK IN QUEER

Geoff Johns makes vague promise to add queer character for Titans

 

CLIP OF THE WEEK

New trailer for Escape Room

 

THE WEEK IN GEEK

MOVIES

The Warrens return for Annabelle 3
 New trailer for The Kid Who Would Be King
 New trailer for The Curse of La Llorona
 New music video/trailer for Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse
 
Tom Holland shows off new Spider-Man costume

 

TV

•  Supergirl adding Lex Luthor to season 4
New trailer for Legends of Tomorrow
 Poster for Arrowverse Elseworlds crossover
New look at Raven & Starfire in Titans
New trailer for Super Drags

 

COMICS

Playboy to feature James Bond comics
Boom! Studios releasing a Rugrats Chanukah special

 

SHILF

KEVIN: Chris Evans
TOM: Evangeline Lily