The 1980s had a long history of pop culture fads. Those fads were often used as plot points in TV shows, especially in cartoons and animated series. The greatest example of this is arguably the cult-favorite GI Joe episode “Cold Slither”.
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Geekville Radio #290 Snake Eyes Review, Flash Season 7, Silverhawks, Netflix Video Games, MCU News
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Seth flies solo to discuss a Silverhawks reboot, Netflix getting video games, and the MCU series yet to air in 2021. Plus he looks at The Flash Season Seven finale and gives a quick summary review of Snake Eyes: GI Joe Origins.
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GI Joe: Operation Blackout Trailer
A full-blown trailer for GI Joe: Operation Blackout was released today. Screenshots and footage have been leaked before, but this is the first official look at the game.
Continue reading GI Joe: Operation Blackout TrailerHasbro Releases Original GI Joe Episodes on YouTube
If you’re a GI Joe fan looking for stuff to tide you over during this time of quarantine, you’re in luck. Hasbro has released the first three GI Joe mini-series for free on YouTube. These were the five-part mini-series that aired before the regular series began in 1985.
Continue reading Hasbro Releases Original GI Joe Episodes on YouTubeGeekville Radio #253: Big Game Trailers and 2020 Movie Previews
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The New Year is established, and so is one of the biggest sporting and pop culture events of the year! Many people watch The Superb Owl (Sorry, afraid to use the real term) simply for the commercials. Seth and Train return to talk about the Big Game movie trailers.
The second half is devoted to previewing the year 2020 in Geek Film.
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Geekville Radio #242: Obi-Wan Is Back!
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Obi-Wan Kenobi Is Back (0:00)
After literally YEARS of rumors, Star Wars fans have confirmation that Ewan McGregor will finally be reprising the role of Obi-Wan Kenobi for Disney+. Disney will likely make its official announcement at the upcoming D23 Expo.
Other rumors persist that McGregor will not only star in the yet-untitled series, but will also direct a few episodes as well.
An Obi-Wan Kenobi spin-off feature film has been rumored ever since the announcement of standalone Star Wars movies was made. However, the less than stellar performance of Solo played a factor in those projects getting put on hold.
The format change to a series could be an
In addition to the Kenobi series, McGregor will be portraying the villain in two upcoming feature films, Doctor Sleep,
Snake-Eyes Movie (18:20)
Actor Henry Golding is rumored to be portraying Snake-Eyes in a spin-off film. This casting seemingly goes against the history of the popular GI Joe Character. In the franchise lore, Snake-Eyes was the lone American student in the Arashikage Clan and did not have Asian heritage.
That said, like with so many other remakes and rebrandings, the original lore is still there. It won’t get erased from existence if a retelling of Snake-Eyes happens.
Crisis On Infinite Earths Update (34:30)
The Arrowverse crossover Crisis On Infinite Earths continues to get more epic and amazing.
Airdates will be Supergirl 12/8, Batwoman 12/9, Flash 12/10. Then Arrow and Legends Of Tomorrow on 1/14. So that’s five episodes in two parts, meaning it will also double as the mid-season cliffhanger.
Here is the list of guest characters we know
- Superman – Tyler Hoechlin
- Superman – Brandon Routh (Kingdom Come rumored)
- Lex Luthor – Jon Cryer
- Lois Lane – Elizabeth Tulloch
- Black Lightning – Cress Williams
- Bruce Wayne – Kevin Conroy (likely a future Batman)
- Robin – Burt Ward
- Monitor – LaMonica Garrett
- Anti-Monitor – LaMonica Garrett
- Pariah – Tom Cavanagh
Rumors persist that another Arrowverse show may be added in the 2020/2021 season. While nothing has been confirmed, there are several rumors.
- Titans has Berlanti’s name on it but takes advantage of DC Universe’s uncensored format and has a TV-MA rating.
- Booster Gold has been rumored for years.