Episode 168 - Skillverine

Welcome to Episode 168 of Broadcast Geeks! On this podcast we discuss all things geek and nerd related, provided our DVR’s have space and our Netflix accounts are our own and none others.  This week, the Geeks (Jeff, Jake, Mitch, Chris Baker and Matt Orrin) are joined by Josh Skillman, and are back in the Quantum Realm to discuss all things geek. 

D23 just passed and we were ALL a buzz over the news!!  So much Disney stuff to talk about, especially since they own everything these days.  Firstly, we had to talk about the Sony Marvel news, in which Spiderman will become disconnected from the MCU as a result of Feige not having involvement.  Disney wants a huge chunk (half!?) of earnings from the next Spiderman movie, as well as involvement in a Venom movie.  The question is:  Can Sony make a movie without Marvels help and still make a ton of money?  Based on past movies, it doesn't seem too likely.  Venom did fine, but Spidey must have ridden on the coattails of Endgame to pull in the kinds of numbers it did.  All other Sony superhero movies have pretty much flopped. 

Marvel on the other hand has a great track record of making superhero stuff, and it looks like more is on the way.  Between the shows coming to Disney+, and new movies coming out such as Eternals, we should be good for years to come.  They are also making a She-Hulk, which makes some (Matt Orrin) wonder if its be like Jessica Jones, but with less alcohol. We will also get more diversity, other than green, with the first muslim superhero, Ms. Marvel.  The Geeks are excited about that! We're also spreading the rumor that Nathan Fillion might play Booster Gold, though it DOES seem likely.  Fingers crossed!!

Ok, Star Wars.  New footage released, shows a darker Rey with a badass, RED switchblade lightsaber.  We continue to discuss her lineage...word is that she might be Hans daughter, but with another woman.  Qira from the movie Solo seems the most likely.  We also talk about the Mandalorian, which is shaping up to be interesting.  We talk about its time placement, and which bounty hunters we might see.  It looked like IG-88 in the picture, but who knows?  We also know that Ewan Mcgregor is back as Obi Wan, and Jeff was geeked about that!

 

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