Geekville Radio #264

Geekville Radio #264

Seth and Crazy Train reunite to talk Star Wars news as well as Marvel’s potential Secret Wars movie. Then they pay tribute to four iconic entertainment legends who passed away over the last month.

Star Wars News

1:15 – The Bad Batch on Disney+

Disney+ will air the Clone Wars spinoff show The Bad Batch in 2021. It will follow a team of Clonetrooper Special Forces during the fallout of Revenge Of The Sith. It sounds like The Bad Batch, lead by their Space Rambo leader, could a Star Wars version of The A-Team. Will that connect with fans? It certainly seems possible.

The Bad Batch unleashed in Clone Wars

10:15 – Hayden Christensen Reprising Anakin Skywalker

Rumors abound that Hayden Christensen may reprise the role of Anakin Skywalker for the Kenobi series on Disney+. How will fans react to a live-action Anakin after 16 years?

Marvel MCU News

17:00 – Marvel MCU Secret Wars?

The Russo Brothers, who directed the last two Avengers films, have dropped hints that they would like a crack at adapting Secret Wars to the big screen. Are they serious? Could it be done? And do you need Doctor Doom? (Spoiler: YES!).

Tributes

27:45 – Ian Holm

Sir Ian Holm may best be known for portraying Bilbo Baggins in the Lord of the Rings films. However, he had geek cred in films like Alien, The Fifth Element, and horror titles like From Hell. He had film credits dating back to 1957.

One of hs memorable roles in Alien (NSFW)

32:30 – Carl Reiner

Comedian, actor, director, producer… Just about any kind of job to be had in Hollywood Carl Reiner did. From the 2000 Year Old Man skits to Hollywood blockbusters, his career was unparalleled.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UVkyv1aEpIg
Carl Reiner and Mel Brook’s 2000 Year Old Man Sketch

37:40-Ennio Morricone

One of the most prolific careers in cinema history. Train calls him the John Williams of Italian Cinema. His IMDB Page has 520 credits, including movies that haven’t been released yet.

https://youtu.be/h1PfrmCGFnk

48:15 – Charlie Daniels

Charlie Daniels transcended all musical genres. He was Country, he was Southern Rock, he was Gospel. And he wasn’t afraid to speak his mind. His most known song is “The Devil Went Down To Georgia” which was a crossover hit on the Billboard charts. As Train said, they don’t make them like him anymore.

Charlie Daniels performing “The Devil Went Down To Georgia” for the first time
Charlie Daniels musically duels with each of his band members including drums!

As mentioned at the end of the show, bot Train and Seth have playlists featuring the musicians mentioned above