In our final pod of 2024, Pol, Bud, Kirsten, and Art chat codewords, Thailand, Captain Superman, and Bluey. We also laugh at Kraven the Hunter and marvel at Christmas movies nowadays.

Bud’s Weekly Geek-out

08:32 – deepfake codeword

Coming Soon

10:57 – The White Lotus (HBO series, S3, February 16)

12:39 – Captain America: Brave New World (“special look,” in theatres February 14)

17:06 – Karate Kid: Legends (in theatres May 30) (Zoner Mary)

19:33 – Novocaine (in theatres March 14)

22:29 – Cunk On Life (BBC movie, December 30, Netflix movie, January 2)

24:18 – The Day the Earth Blew Up: A Looney Tunes Movie (in theatres February 28)

28:58 – Malcolm in the Middle is returning to Disney+ (Frankie Muniz post w/ Bryan Cranston and Jane Kaczmarek)

33:08 – Bluey animated film announced

39:44 – Wicked 2 named Wicked: For Good (in theatres November 21, 2025)

40:52 – 28 Days Later (on digital December 18; we made it happen!) (this trailer looks like junk tho’)

44:39 – What If…? (Marvel animated series, third and final season, title reveals, once daily December 22–28, Disney+) (Zoner Mary)

– What If… The Hulk Fought The Mech Avengers?

– What If… Agatha Went to Hollywood?

– What If… The Red Guardian Stopped The Winter Soldier?

– What If… Howard the Duck Got Hitched?

– What If… The Emergence Destroyed the Earth?

– What If… 1872?

– What If… The Watcher Disappeared?

– What If… What if?

Geek News Proper

46:45 – Kraven the Hunter sets record with $11 Million opening weekend bomb, worst start of Sony-Produced Marvel films

Reviews and Recommendayshes

50:07 – The Sympathizer (Art)

53:13 – The Game Awards (Bud)

58:26 – Red One (Art & KJ)

Extro!

1:17:32 – Art’s late thoughts on Captain America: Brave New World and The White Lotus S3

1:23:09 – Spongebob Nosferatu

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VERY NSFW preamble! Then, Pol, Kirsten, and Bud talk about pushing buttons, getting scratched by a lion, misspelling “Santa,” robot infidelity, and the great and powerful land of Oz.

VERY NSFW preamble

00:41 – Swearsky – all swears/only swears being posted to Bluesky (NSFW, obvy)

Bud’s Weekly Geek-out

09:36 – vehicular screenifications

Coming Soon

18:15 – 28 Years Later (Danny Boyle & Alex Garland return, Jodie Comer, Ralph Fiennes, Aaron, Taylor, and Johnson, in theatres June 25)

22:03 – From the World of John Wick: Ballerina (that’s literally its title) (Lionsgate film, June 6, starring Ana de Armas, Norman Reedus, Anjelica Huston, Keanu Reeves, and Lance Reddick’s final screen appearance 😭)

23:27 – Severance (Apple TV+ series, S2, January 17)

25:07 – The Gorge (Apple TV+ film, Valentine’s Day)

26:21 – Star Trek: Section 31 (Star Trek: Discovery spinoff movie, Paramount+, January 24, Michelle Yeoh, shot in Toronto) (Zoner Mary)

27:51 – Kraven the Hunter (opening 8 minutes)

RUMOURS and HEARSEY

31:25 – Chris Evans CIRCLING appearance in Avengers: Doomsday (source: Variety?)

Reviews and Recommendayshes

33:44 – Dear Santa (Pol)

36:22 – Blood, Sweat, and Pixels – Jason Schreier (Bud)

38:26 – Subservience (Pol)

43:07 – Venom: The Last Dance (Kirsten)

54:22 – Fly Me to the Moon (Pol)

57:30 – Wicked

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Pol, Kirsten, and Bud chat polyfluoroalkyl substances, Snow White and copyrights, The Sandman, rumours, and hearsey.

Preamble

01:37 – Pol & Kirsten’s Art rebuttals & coffee price texts

05:08 – Everybody’s Wrapped (Bud is a robot: confirmed)

Bud’s Weekly Geek-out

15:54 – Esquimalt firefighters getting PFAS-free turnout gear

Coming Soon

19:39 – Snow White (in theatres March 21) (Zoner Mary)

31:00 – Squid Game 2 (Netflix series, December 26)

32:02 – The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim (extended sneak preview, in theaters December 13)

34:17 – The Sandman (Netflix series, S2 BTS, 2025)

35:12 – Coming soon to Victoria: Jerry Seinfeld (April 26, tickets onsale Friday)

Geek News Proper

41:40 – Vin Diesel Fast & Furious ”update”

RUMOURS and HEARSEY

43:36 – Wild new rumor claims Hulk vs. Wolverine movie is now in ”pre-production” at Marvel Studios (source: ComicBookMovie.com)

Reviews and Recommendayshes

51:28 – Moana 2 (Kirsten & Pol, Indy’s first theatre movie!)

1:06:09 – Wicked (Kirsten)

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Pol, Bud, and Art chat robots, comics, aliens, Christmas specials, and karateka. Y’know . . . a normal week. 🤪

Bud’s Weekly Geek-out

18:11 – robot ”kidnapping”

Coming Soon

20:33 – Lilo & Stitch (live-action Disney movie, in theatres May 23, 2025) (Zoner Mary)

23:12 – Watchmen Chapter II (out now, digital, Chapter I $7/10 CAD rent/buy, Chapter II $20 CAD, purchase only)

27:28 – Parthenope (A24, Gary Oldman, February 7)

29:24 – A Nonsense Christmas with Sabrina Carpenter (Netflix special, December 6 at 6:00 pm Pacific)

38:48 – Disney+ has all the Alien movies, including Prometheus

41:17 – Analogue’s 4K Nintendo 64 launches in 2025 for $249 USD (preorders sold out)

Geek News Proper

42:14 – Chuck Woolery, Love Connection host, dead at 83

Reviews and Recommendayshes

46:07 – The Penguin (Art)

56:07 – Glad-II-ator (Pol & Art)

1:10:51 – Cobra Kai part 2 (Art)

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Pol, Kirsten, and Bud talk Wicked, AI, all the live-action movies, and Jar Jar Binks even comes up today!

Preamble

04:36 – Wicked marketing followup

Bud’s Weekly Geek-out

10:52 – Daisy the AI scambaiter

Coming Soon

22:44 – Severance S1 recap (but for real) (Apple TV+ series, S2, January 17)

23:53 – Beatles ’64 (Disney+ documentary, November 29)

29:44 – The Studio (Apple TV+ series, March 26)

30:58 – A Minecraft Movie (in theatres April 4)

35:57 – How To Train Your Dragon (in theaters June 13)

related: HTTYD: first look

40:07 – The Amateur (Rami Malek, in theatres April 11)

45:15 – Secret Level (Prime Video anthology series, December 10)

47:34 – Sophie Turner poised to play Lara Croft in Tomb Raider series on Amazon

48:28 – Lady Gaga joins Wednesday season 2

49:15 – Conan O’Brien tapped to host the 2025 Oscars

53:16 – James Bond: next actor will be in his 30s and ‘whiteness is not a given’

Reviews and Recommendayshes

56:10 – The Substance (Pol & Bud)

1:03:00 – Agatha All Along (Kirsten)

1:06:55 – Dune Prophecy (Pol)

1:08:05 – Heretic (Pol) (bonus Jar Jar Hugh Grant)

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Need an escape from, y’know, reality? Pol, Kirsten, Bud, and Art talk Squid Game, Stranger Things 5, Martha Stewart, and more, and don’t mention anyone who should not be named.

Bud’s Weekly Geek-out

06:16 – Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp Complete

Coming Soon

17:14 – Squid Game (Netflix series, S2, December 26)

23:08 – Marvel Studios’ look ahead (Zoner Mary)

30:13 – Stranger Things 5 (Netflix series, final season, 2025)

– The Crawl

– The Vanishing of __________

– The Turnbow Trap

– Sorcerer

– Shock Jock

– Escape from Camazotz

– The Bridge

– The Rightside Up (S01E01: The Upside Down)

34:01 – Moana 2 (clip: Big, Bad Matangi, Disney animated sequel, November 27)

36:44 – Star Wars: Skeleton Crew (Disney+ series, December 3)

46:18 – September 5 (strangely, in theatres November 29, based on the Munich Massacre)

49:37 – Oregon Trail action-comedy movie in development at Apple

Reviews and Recommendayshes

54:28 – Trap (Art, Pol, and Kirsten)

1:04:02 – Conclave (Kirsten)

1:10:44 – Shrinking (Art)

1:14:41 – Martha (Pol)

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