Welcome to Episode 505 of Geektown Radio! It's a bumper edition this week as Dave is joined by Matt from Entertainment Talk for a packed show featuring reviews of Marvel's 'VisionQuest', the new 'Resident Evil' movie, gaming adventures, and some major developments in the worlds of Doctor Who, Stargate, Marvel and streaming.

We kick things off with our usual look at what we've been watching and playing. Matt has three reviews this week, starting with the supernatural horror 'Other Mommy', which unfortunately doesn't live up to its intriguing premise. Things improve considerably with 'Resonance: A Plague Tale Legacy', a prequel that blends action, stealth and puzzle-solving into an adventure that really won him over. He also reviews Zach Cregger's new 'Resident Evil' movie, explaining why its original story manages to capture the spirit of the games.

Meanwhile, Dave has watched all eight episodes of Marvel's 'VisionQuest', and delivers a glowing, spoiler-free review of the Disney+ series. With Paul Bettany returning as Vision and James Spader back as Ultron, could this be one of Marvel's best television outings yet? Dave also discusses his interview with showrunner Terry Matalas, Danny Dyer's surprisingly brilliant stint hosting 'Saturday Night Live UK', an AI-generated 'Doctor Who' episode, and finally completing 'Marvel's Midnight Suns' after around 90 hours of gameplay, just in time for 'Planet Zoo 2'!

In the TV and film news, we have renewals for 'The Hunting Wives', 'Anna Pigeon', 'Not Going Out' and 'Karen Pirie', alongside the end of 'A Thousand Blows'. There are also updates on 'Star Trek: Starfleet Academy', 'This City Is Ours', 'The Assassin', 'All's Fair' and more.

Then we get into some of the week's biggest stories:

• Paramount and Warner Bros. have officially merged under the Skydance umbrella. We discuss what this means for their enormous collection of franchises, the future of HBO Max and Paramount+, and whether putting so much entertainment under one roof is actually a good idea.
• Marvel's 'Zodiac' has been announced as a new Disney+ spy thriller, but its mysterious logo might be hiding clues about S.H.I.E.L.D., the Great Wheel and some familiar MCU faces. Plus, 'Marvel Zombies' is returning with three new Halloween specials.
• The future of 'Doctor Who' is taking shape as production companies reportedly submit their bids to take over the iconic sci-fi series. Jed Mercurio, World Productions and STV Studios are among the names in the conversation, but who should get the keys to the TARDIS?
• 'Stargate' could be getting another chance at Amazon, with 'WandaVision' creator Jac Schaeffer reportedly developing a new series. But after the studio scrapped Martin Gero's already-ordered continuation, can this new version win over the fans?

Finally, we run through the highlights heading to UK television, including 'VisionQuest', 'The Diplomat', 'Grey's Anatomy', 'Tulsa King', 'Dark Winds' and the 'Friday the 13th' prequel 'Crystal Lake'.

It's a big one, so grab a drink, get comfortable, and join us for another packed episode of Geektown Radio!

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On this week’s Geektown Radio, Dave is joined by Domingos from The Sunday Film Club to chat through another packed week of TV, film and gaming, including ‘Neagley’, ‘Marvel’s Midnight Suns’, ‘Lanterns’, and the possibility of ‘24’ bringing Jack Bauer back for another very bad day!

Domingos kicks things off with Prime Video’s ‘Neagley’, discussing how the ‘Reacher’ spin-off gives its leading investigator a distinct identity while retaining the action and humour that make the franchise so enjoyable. He also reviews the fourth season of ‘Ted Lasso’, as AFC Richmond’s women’s team takes centre stage, with some new faces making a big impression.

Then we get into a spoiler-filled discussion of the ‘Lanterns’ finale, looking at its central partnership, the mysteries surrounding Hal Jordan and John Stewart, and where the story could go next. There’s plenty to unpack in DC’s grounded detective drama, particularly when those detectives happen to possess rather unusual jewellery…

Meanwhile, Dave has finished the third season of ‘Vigil’ and caught up with ‘Toy Story 5’, which puts Jessie in the spotlight while exploring the battle between toys and screens. He also checks in on the second season of the ‘Scrubs’ revival, gives his first impressions of Sky’s divorce drama ‘WAR’, and continues enjoying ‘Slow Horses’. On the gaming side, he’s finally opened ‘Marvel’s Midnight Suns’ from his Steam library and discovered an absorbing mix of tactical battles, superhero friendships and mysteries around the Abbey.

In the news, we discuss renewals for ‘Reacher’, ‘Neagley’ and ‘Tulsa King’, alongside the endings of ‘The Cage’ and ‘Travel Man’. There’s also ‘The Watcher’ finally returning to production, Sky’s acquisition of ‘Line Of Fire’, a batch of UK premiere announcements, and the curious arrival of ‘NCIS’ Season 23 on Disney+ UK.

Plus, we explore a potential Spider-Man Clone Saga series, casting additions for ‘Bloodaxe’, and the latest talk surrounding a ‘24’ revival and ‘Young Guns 3’.

Finally, we look ahead to the next week’s TV, including ‘Carrie’, ‘Grimsburg’, ‘The Party’, ‘Time’ and ‘Treasure Island’.

Approximate timestamps:

00:00 – Welcome back, Domingos!

01:32 – Neagley Season 1

08:28 – Ted Lasso Season 4

12:59 – Lanterns finale discussion: spoilers!

22:12 – Vigil Season 3

23:30 – Toy Story 5

27:22 – Scrubs revival Season 2

27:44 – WAR: first impressions

30:25 – Marvel’s Midnight Suns

36:12 – TV renewals and cancellations

39:57 – The Watcher Season 2 finally starts production

42:02 – Line Of Fire heads to Sky Witness & NOW

43:40 – UK premiere news: Boston Blue, Sheriff Country, Crystal Lake, Dark Winds & The Audacity

47:11 – ITVX adds TLC and Quest shows

48:26 – NCIS Season 23’s unexpected Disney+ UK arrival

51:20 – A potential Spider-Man Clone Saga series

55:37 – Bloodaxe Season 2 casting news

58:45 – Could Jack Bauer return in a 24 revival?

1:03:12 – Young Guns 3 discussion

1:07:42 – Next week’s TV highlights

1:10:31 – Where to find Domingos and the Geektown team

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Dave is joined by Darryl from Hollywood North News for a packed week of TV, film and gaming chat. Darryl has been watching ‘Murder in a Small Town’, discovering ‘Bones’ for the first time, catching up with ‘Furies’ and ‘Star Trek: Strange New Worlds’, and checking out Bob Odenkirk’s action comedy ‘Normal’. He also reports back from the VS Fighting XIV tournament in Birmingham.

Dave has finished ‘Ludwig’ series two, ‘Supergirl’ and the first season of ‘Stuart Fails to Save the Universe’. He’s also working through ‘Dark Matter’, keeping up with ‘Slow Horses’ and ‘Lanterns’, and building a pirate settlement in ‘Corsair Cove’.

In the news, they discuss the planned endings for ‘Daredevil: Born Again’ and ‘A Man on the Inside’, Netflix’s new UK shows, Jensen Ackles leading ‘Rules of Prey’, a Mary Poppins series in development, and the return of ‘Darkwing Duck’ with Mark Hamill and Seth Rogen. Plus, there’s the usual look at what’s arriving on UK TV and streaming over the coming week.

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• 01:00 – Welcome back, Darryl
• 01:20 – ‘Murder in a Small Town’
• 05:42 – Darryl starts ‘Bones’
• 08:56 – VS Fighting XIV in Birmingham
• 11:37 – ‘Furies’ series two
• 14:56 – ‘Star Trek: Strange New Worlds’
• 19:24 – Bob Odenkirk’s ‘Normal’
• 22:18 – Dave finishes ‘Ludwig’ series two
• 25:40 – ‘Supergirl’
• 29:00 – ‘Stuart Fails to Save the Universe’
• 31:16 – ‘Dark Matter’, ‘Slow Horses’ and ‘Lanterns’
• 33:40 – Pirate city builder ‘Corsair Cove’
• 36:03 – Cancellations and renewals, including ‘Daredevil: Born Again’
• 42:07 – Air dates for ‘The Wanted Man’ and ‘Black Doves’
• 43:55 – ‘Dept. Q’ casting and Netflix’s new UK shows
• 50:04 – Jensen Ackles leads ‘Rules of Prey’
• 53:04 – A Mary Poppins TV series in development
• 55:46 – ‘Darkwing Duck’ returns
• 59:23 – Next week’s UK TV and streaming highlights

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Gray returns from his extended summer break to join Dave for Geektown Radio Episode 502, complete with tales of marriage, honeymooning, marking exams and a slightly worrying new padel obsession!

Gray attempts to condense more than 80 completed shows into a manageable update, including Ludwig, Bookish, Vigil, Lanterns, Taskmaster, SNL UK, Mock the Week and Live from the Lycett Arms.

Meanwhile, Dave reviews the opening episode of Slow Horses Season 6, the latest season of Reacher, its new spin-off Neagley, Apple TV comedy Brothers, the fourth season of Trigger Point, and tactical strategy game Star Wars: Zero Company.

Over in the news, the pair discuss Prime Video’s cancellation of Hannah Waddingham and Octavia Spencer comedy-thriller Ride or Die, along with the endings of House of David, Sweet Magnolias and several reality shows.

There is better news for Slow Horses, which has already been renewed for Season 8, although Apple’s remarkably efficient production machine is now rapidly catching up with Mick Herron’s novels. The US version of The Traitors also lands a huge multi-season renewal, while the BBC brings back The Walsh Sisters.

Dave also takes a look at the new Goodnight Sweetheart novel Many Happy Returns, the latest HBO updates on The Last of Us, The White Lotus, Heated Rivalry, Big Little Lies and Harry Potter, plus the celebrity line-up heading into the castle for The Celebrity Traitors Series 2.

The biggest story of the week sees the BBC formally beginning its search for the production company which will take charge of the next era of Doctor Who. Dave and Gray dig into the tender document, its planned 2028/29 return, the desire for a fresh perspective, and what the BBC might mean when it says it is not necessarily looking for another traditional showrunner.

Lastly, there are previews of HBO Max family drama How to Survive Without Me, starring Ray Romano, Kaley Cuoco and Joshua Jackson, and ITV legal drama In Contempt, starring Jodie Whittaker.

All that, plus the TV highlights to watch out for next week.

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After an extended summer break, Geektown Radio is finally back for Episode 501, and Dave is joined by Matt from Entertainment Talk for a suitably bumper return show!

Matt kicks things off with his thoughts on ‘Toy Story 5’, having somehow already watched it five times, along with the long-delayed ‘Coyote vs Acme’ and new game ‘Life is Strange: Reunion’.

Dave, meanwhile, has spent the break working through a mountain of television, including ‘House of the Dragon’ Season 3, ‘Silo’ Season 3, ‘Star Trek: Strange New Worlds’, ‘Ghosts Australia’, ‘Interview with the Vampire’, ‘Reacher’, ‘Outer Banks’, ‘Dark Matter’, ‘Lanterns’ and the wonderfully bonkers ‘Stuart Fails To Save The Universe’. On the gaming side, there are also thoughts on ‘Breathedge 2’ and ‘Star Wars: Zero Company’.

Then we dive into three months of TV and film news, which means there is rather a lot to cover!

We discuss the cancellations of ‘Wonder Man’, ‘The Boroughs’, ‘Spider-Noir’ and ‘Ransom Canyon’, alongside renewals for shows including ‘The Gentlemen’, ‘Rivals’, ‘Ludwig’, ‘MobLand’, ‘It: Welcome To Derry’ and ‘Stuart Fails To Save The Universe’.

There is also UK air date news for ‘NCIS’, ‘Sheriff Country’, ‘Boston Blue’, ‘Dexter: Resurrection’, ‘Black Doves’, ‘Yellowjackets’, ‘Sweetpea’, ‘Ahsoka’ and the final season of ‘Silo’.

Elsewhere, Henry Cavill confirms Mike Flanagan is writing ‘Warhammer 40,000’, Steve Buscemi joins FX’s ‘Far Cry’, Dave Bautista steps into the role of Kratos for ‘God of War’, and Disney+ heads back to Riverdale for zombie series ‘Afterlife With Archie’.

We also chat about HBO Max’s gloriously ridiculous ‘The People v. Gorilla Grodd’, Marvel’s new ‘X-Men’ cast, Charlie Hunnam reuniting with his ‘Sons of Anarchy’ co-stars for meta-thriller ‘Legends’, Netflix expanding the ‘Manifest’ universe, Alicia Silverstone returning for a ‘Clueless’ sequel series, Dan Stevens becoming ‘RoboCop’, and AMC and Canal+ bringing ‘Point Break’ back as a TV sequel.

Finally, we run through some of the big shows landing over the next week, including ‘Neagley’, ‘Slow Horses’, ‘Monster: The Lizzie Borden Story’, ‘MobLand’, ‘The Walking Dead: Dead City’, ‘Outlander: Blood of My Blood’ and ‘The Split Up’.

TIMESTAMPS

00:00 - Welcome back to Geektown Radio!

01:45 - Matt: ‘Toy Story 5’

07:54 - ‘Coyote vs Acme’

12:05 - ‘Life is Strange: Reunion’

17:28 - Dave’s huge summer TV catch-up

17:28 - ‘House of the Dragon’ Season 3

19:41 - ‘Silo’ Season 3

22:28 - ‘Star Trek: Strange New Worlds’

23:55 - ‘Ghosts Australia’ & ‘Ghosts US’

24:42 - ‘Interview with the Vampire’

25:41 - ‘Reacher’ Season 4

27:07 - ‘Outer Banks’ final season & Fil Eisler interview

27:49 - ‘Dark Matter’, ‘Trigger Point’ & ‘Vigil’

28:11 - ‘Lanterns’

29:39 - ‘Stuart Fails To Save The Universe’

33:04 - Gaming: ‘Breathedge 2’ & ‘Star Wars: Zero Company’

36:00 - TV renewals, cancellations & endings

48:29 - UK air date and streaming news

50:45 - What is happening with ‘NCIS’ Season 23 in the UK?

52:50 - Upcoming premiere dates

55:49 - TV, film & gaming adaptation news

56:12 - ‘Warhammer 40,000’

57:16 - ‘Far Cry’

58:00 - ‘God of War’ recasts Kratos

1:00:46 - ‘Afterlife With Archie’

1:02:52 - ‘The People v. Gorilla Grodd’

1:04:27 - Marvel, ‘Black Panther’, ‘Ghost Rider’ & ‘X-Men’

1:08:23 - ‘Sons of Anarchy’ cast reunite for ‘Legends’

1:10:10 - ‘Manifest’ expands with ‘Arrivals’

1:12:47 - Alicia Silverstone returns for ‘Clueless’ sequel series

1:14:06 - Dan Stevens becomes ‘RoboCop’

1:15:24 - ‘Point Break’ returns as a TV sequel

1:18:25 - Highlights coming to TV next week

1:22:14 - Matt at Entertainment Talk & the usual outro

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On this episode of Geektown Talks To…, Dave Elliott sits down in person with composer Fil Eisler for an eighth interview, five years after their last conversation.

Fil has created the music for a huge range of film and television projects, including Revenge, Empire, UnREAL, Thunder Force and The Desperate Hour. His latest work includes Netflix’s Outer Banks, CBS dramas Fire Country and Sheriff Country, and the fantasy film Momo.

During the interview, Fil discusses bringing Outer Banks to an end after five seasons, how its music grew alongside the Pogues, and the unusual instrument behind one of the show’s most recognisable themes. He also talks about expanding the world of Fire Country through Sheriff Country, giving the spin-off its own more acoustic identity and encouraging UK viewers to “spot the dulcimer”.

The conversation also explores Fil’s deeply personal connection to Momo and the creation of its end-title song, “Time Is All We Have”, with Sam Ryder. That leads to stories from a songwriting retreat near Glastonbury, rediscovering his songwriting muscles and discovering that Sam apparently possesses an inexhaustible supply of energy.

Elsewhere, Fil takes us around his Los Angeles studio and its collection of guitars, vintage synths, homemade instruments and things which make strange noises when attached to large pieces of metal. There is also a detour into his years touring with Robbie Williams, why he only managed around five minutes of Netflix’s Robbie documentary.

Finally, Fil shares his candid thoughts on AI-generated music, why the creative process matters more than simply producing an end result, and the importance of keeping music, film and art connected to actual human beings.

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