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Mark returns to help Seth provide their humor and insight to the grand finale of The power Of The Daleks. Only broadcast once in 1966, this adaption is the closest we may ever get to seeing the long lost classic starring Patrick Troughton, Michael Craze, and Anneke Wills.
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It’s the penultimate episode of the long lost Doctor Who story The Power Of The Daleks! Seth flies his TARDIS solo to provide commentary on the animated adaption. In this episode, Bragan assumes control of the colony while The Daleks continue to organize their extermination of all humans.
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Seth flies his TARDIS solo for part five of The Power Of The Daleks. Only broadcast once in 1966, this adaption is the closest we may ever get to seeing the long lost classic starring Patrick Troughton, Michael Craze, and Anneke Wills.
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It’s a news packed week at The Geekville Radio Studio. Seth and Crazy Train are back to cover the major stories, as well as the return of the Arrowverse to TV.
First up, Fox has ordered a X-Men TV series that will be in continuity with the movie franchise, much like Disney has with the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Not only that, Bryan Singer himself has been tapped to direct the pilot episode.
“The still untitled X-Men TV series will focus on two ordinary parents who discover their children possess mutant powers. Forced to go on the run from a hostile government, the family joins up with an underground network of mutants and must fight to survive. The series will be produced by 20th Century Fox Television and Marvel Television, with 20th Century Fox handling physical production.”
However, the series will not coincide with FX’s Legion TV series.
Speaking of Legion, Hollywood Reporter sums up their review of the show as “Lock yourself in a rubber room and binge”.
In DC News, Deadline reports that Ben Affleck will not be directing his standalone Batman film after all. Affleck cites the double duty being too great to allow the best of both worlds.
“There are certain characters who hold a special place in the hearts of millions. Performing this role demands focus, passion and the very best performance I can give. It has become clear that I cannot do both jobs to the level they require. Together with the studio, I have decided to find a partner in a director who will collaborate with me on this massive film. I am still in this, and we are making it, but we are currently looking for a director. I remain extremely committed to this project, and look forward to bringing this to life for fans around the world.”
Over in the Doctor Who universe, Peter Capaldi confirmed that Series 10 of the revived show will be his last.
The middle part of the show reviews the mid-season return of the entire “Arrowverse”. Supergirl, Flash, Legends Of Tomorrow, and Arrow all made their premieres last week, and all four shows hit the ground running. Hear thoughts on Kevin Smith’s Supergirl directorial debut, Flash’s next chapter about changing the future, Legends Of Tomorrow with George Lucas, and the reveal of Laurel and Talia in Arrow.
In the final segment of the show, Seth and Train pay tribute to the legendary actor Sir John Hurt. The resume this man had fills just about any element of Geekery you could imagine.
All this and more in another fun-filled episode of Geekville Radio!
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Fox has ordered an in-continuity X-Men TV show to coincide with the ongoing X-Men movies. On top of that, Bryan Singer is tapped to direct the pilot. In DC news, Ben Affleck has announced that he will not direct the stand-alone Batman film. In Doctor Who news, Peter Capaldi has confirmed that he is leaving Doctor Who at the end of 2017. Plus, all four Arrowverse shows hit the ground running in their mid-season returns. Finally, Seth and Train pay tribute to the late great John Hurt.
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Star Wars Episode VIII now has the official title The Last Jedi. What does this mean for Luke and Rey? Seth flies solo to contemplate these thoughts. In the main part of the show, Seth and Mark sit down with Jason Hunt and Paul Gann of Talking Timelords to talk the recently released Doctor Who animated adaption The Power Of The Daleks. It’s a fun filled discussion that covers a lot of Doctor Who fandom and history. If you’re a Doctor Who fan, it’s a must listen!
Warner Bros. Interactive has released the second trailer for the upcominig Injustice 2 game. In the two and a half minute video, the story is outlined via a narration by Braniac. It certainly appears that the heroes are under some sort of control, as Superman does some very non-superheroic things.
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Injustice 2 is slated for a May 16th, 2017 release for XBox One and PS4.
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It’s our annual look at the upcoming year in film. Join Seth and Crazy Train as they look at many of the major releases coming out, month by month.
We used the page Movie Insider as a guide for the release dates if you would like to follow along. Many of the movie links also have teaser trailers attached.
Are there any movies you’d like us to preview? Sound off in the comments below if there are any we missed.
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It’s our annual movie preview episode. Seth and Crazy Train are back to talk the major geek films for the year. From January’s XXX 3 to December’s Episode VIII. Hear thoughts on Power Rangers, Spider-Man Homecoming, Thor Ragnarok, Justice League ad tons more!
Welcome to the inaugural edition of Sci-Fi Saturday, a new weekly column for Geekville. Each week we will take a look at a certain, possibly lesser known piece of Sci-Fi lore. It could be a movie, TV show, book, video game, or even a specific character. The goal, as usual, is to educate and hopefully entertain.
This week, 1983’s ABC TV show Automan
In 1982, Disney released the groundbreaking film Tron. As with many innovations in entertainment, it inspired many similarities or “knock offs”. One such inspiration was the TV show Automan, which ran for only a half season on ABC. Premiering in December of 1983, it was in simple terms an inverse of Tron. Instead of a human entering the computer world like Jeff Bridges did, it was a computer creation existing in the real world.
Automan told the story of Walter Nebicher, who inexplicably was both a computer programmer and police officer. His best creation was Automan, a humanoid shaped hologram that could exist in the real world. Automan’s best tool was Cursor, which could create holographic objects such as vehicles and equipment. Kind of like a Green Lantern. Only Blue. And without a ring…
In most cases, Automan and Walter would use a Cursor created car that resembled a Lamborghini Countach with neon lights. It would travel at ridiculous speeds with precision handling. Somehow the physics and G-Forces were nonexistent when inside the car, because anybody riding in the car seemed unaffected by high speed turns.
Cursor could also create flying vehicles such as helicopters and planes. Really, Cursor was the MacGuffin that could just make whatever was needed for a cool scene.
When in danger, Automan could “combine” with Walter, essentially making himself into a forcefield forWalter’s protection. Automan and Walter would share conscience during this time, though it was unclear if this was any limit to how long this could be done.
Like most 80s action shows, episodes dwelled around crime fighting, solving murder plots, or exposing corruption. The villains were usually mere mortals, so it was difficult to truly believe the heroes were in peril when they had a device that could create anything. But hey, it was the 80s. Computers were a relatively new and exciting world that the average kid didn’t really understand yet. If you were able to suspend disbelief for the sake of sci-fi silliness, Automan was an enjoyable romp.
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