We’ve seen a couple of short teaser trailers for Marvel’s upcoming Jessica Jones series released recently, and now another one has been released online.
The teaser was released on the French Netflix Twitter account, and lasts approximately 50 seconds.
Star Wars fans rejoice! A new TV spot for the second season of Star Wars: Rebels has been released on YouTube. Do not fret! The date and time you see in the TV spot (and the above image) are for the Disney XD that airs in Asia. The US airing of the second season premier is still on schedule and will come to your screens on the 14th of October.
The TV spot can be viewed below:
The spot begins with the first dialogue from the new villain – The Fifth Brother. If you ask me, the voice sounds like either Steve Blum (who already voices Zeb Orrelios in the show or Andrew Kishino (who already has Star Wars experience having voiced Saw Gerrera in Star Wars: The Clone Wars). The latter has previously been rumoured to be voicing in Rebels.
The new season of Star Wars: Rebels begins on Wednesday October 14th with the episode “The Lost Commanders”, featuring the return of fan favourite clones Captain Rex, Commander Wolffe and Captain Gregor.
Seth Grahame-Smith (Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter, Dark Shadows, The Lego Batman Movie) has reportedly been hired to direct and write the screenplay for the upcoming The Flash film.
The film stars Ezra Miller as Barry Allen, and Smith’s script will be based on a treatment by Phil Lord and Christopher Film (who will soon begin working on an animated Spider-Man film).
The Flash film is scheduled for release on March 23rd, 2018.
Thoughts on this report? Would you like to see Seth Grahame-Smith direct The Flash film?
George Miller has confirmed that Warner Bros. are working on two more instalments to his Mad Max series.
Miller, who has directed all of the previous films in the series, is quoted as saying the following:
“This film, was green lit three times and fell over three times over a decade. We went to shoot with Mel Gibson back in 2001, but then 9/11 happened, and the American dollar collapsed against the Australian dollar close to 30 per cent, so we lost that amount of budget overnight.
We were then rained out of Australia. The desert rained for the first time in 15 years, and we ended up in South West Africa, Namibia. But in this process, we had dug down deep into the backstory, not only of the characters, but of every vehicle. How the steering wheels became religious artefacts and things like that.
So we ended up with two scripts, without really trying. We’re talking to the studio about it as we speak, but which one of the two stories will happen next, I’m not so sure.”
In summary, Fury Road had been in development for 30 years, and the development over this time left him with two scripts full of unused material that will become the basis for the next two films.
Thoughts on this news? Are you excited to see two more Mad Max films?
A new poster for the sixth season of AMC’s The Walking Dead has been released online.
Sticking with the hints towards the “No Way Out” story-line from the comics being incorporated into the show, the latest poster features Maggie Greene and a Walker (on opposite sides of a wall).
The sixth season of The Walking Dead begins airing on October 11th.
Thoughts on the poster? Are you looking forward to seeing more of Maggie Greene in the sixth season?
The first season of The Walking Dead’s companion series Fear The Walking Dead is over almost as soon as it started, and what an explosive season finale it was.
Even though the first season of Fear The Walking Dead only had six episodes (much like the main series), I was impressed watching the episode and seeing how far all of the characters have come already. This is most clear in Travis when he severely beats up Andrew Adams after he shoots Ofelia non-fatally, as Travis had let him go earlier in the episode (does anyone else think that Adams told the three guards who harassed Chris and Alicia about where they would be?). Of all of the main characters, Travis has been the most criticised character but after this episode I don’t think he’ll be getting a lot of criticism.
In contrast, Daniel Salazar has been one of the most praised characters so far and his performance was again one of the highlights. The way Daniel casually tells two soldiers to save their ammunition right before the infected show up was cold, and his plan to get the infected out of the arena to attack the compound was a pretty dangerous plan (and you could argue he inadvertently is the reason Liza got killed). I wonder if Travis and Chris will think that way…
Speaking of Liza, even though she (for me) only started getting major character development in episode four and five it’s very sad to see her go. I think she really started to shine in those two episodes (as well as this episode) and became one of the most useful members of the group. Elizabeth Rodriguez did a great job throughout the season as the character and it’s sad to see her leave so soon. More on Liza’s death scene a couple of paragraphs below.
I have to be honest, I was surprised that the showrunners made the brave decision to kill one of the main characters in the first season. The finale of the main series’ first season only featured supporting character deaths (like Jacqui and Edwin Jenner) so I expected this first season finale to follow suit and only kill off supporting characters- though a couple of the supporting character deaths, like Bethany Exner and Andrew Adams, can only be assumed as we don’t actually see them die.
I have to admit, even though I didn’t expect any main cast members to die I definitely wasn’t expecting it to be Liza. My predictions for possible main character deaths were either Travis or Alicia, but looking back on it the decision to kill Liza makes sense- she was the only member of the group who had learned that traumatic brain injury was required to kill the infected and was able to pass on the information before Travis shot her out of mercy, though I think they should have kept her around as the group will need a nurse or doctor.
Speaking of deaths, the death of the soldier (Williams) by getting bitten and then sliced and diced by a helicopter propeller was intense. I think that has to be one of my favourite deaths in The Walking Dead universe so far.
The acting in this episode was absolutely outstanding. I haven’t found a criticism in any of the cast members acting so far, but they really went above and beyond in this episode. The scene where Liza tells Madison and Travis about her bite was done really well, and the moment where Travis and Liza touch heads (pictured above) is especially sad to watch. Chris’ reaction to seeing Liza’s dead body is equally gut-wrenching.
Looking to the future of Fear, I hope we see Victor Strand become a main character next season. Even though I was unsure of his purpose in the previous episode, he played an important role in this episode and helps the group decide on a new destination. The idea of the group going on a boat, called Abigail, is something I want to see. Both the main series and the Telltale game have hinted at boats but neither have shown how you would attempt to survive an apocalypse by boat travel so this is something I would like to see Fear The Walking Dead do.
Lastly, if you haven’t liked the lack of the infected in the show so far the finale will blow your mind. The amount of infected that Daniel set loose was a large amount, rivalling some of the biggest herds we’ve seen on the main series.
In my opinion, the first season finale of Fear The Walking Dead was everything I wanted it to be. It was intense, had lots of infected and there are some truly outstanding character moments, with the surprise major character death of Liza. Even though I’ve enjoyed the show from the beginning, I know some people thought it was slow but this season finale was excellent and sets up a big second season. We already know that the second season will have 15 episodes and a lot more of the infected so the future is very bright for Fear The Walking Dead.
My rating: 10/10
By Ruari Williamson
*The opinions in this article are of the writer and do not represent the views of all of the Everything Geek Podcast staff*.
Just like how Serena’s first showcase win was followed by an episode that focused more on entertaining than showing important events, this episode of Pokémon XY does much the same following on from Pumpkaboo evolving into Gourgeist in the previous episode.
While nothing major happens in this episode (aside from Gourgeist now knowing the move Seed Bomb), the episode is still important in its own way because (once again) we get an episode that illustrates just how much the group of Ash, Serena, Clemont and Bonnie are like a family and how they balance each other really well. The final scene in this episode is a great example of this, and it’s moments like those that make you know how difficult it will to see Ash leave Serena, Clemont and Bonnie after the Kalos League.
Putting those gloomy thoughts aside, the episode was good in my opinion without ever needing to be brilliant. Almost the whole episode (aside from the opening scene) is featured in snow and visually I think the animators did a great job on the snowy terrain in this episode, and having almost the whole episode in the snowy terrain was impressive. The cold weather gear Ash and co. wore was nice as well.
The plot of the episode revolves around the group needing to use two Mamoswine to help them get over a snowy mountain so they can reach their destination (Anistar City). Of course, travelling over a mountain isn’t easy and leads to some interesting and funny moments (like Serena using her Rhyhorn racing experience to control Mamoswine). I was a little disappointed that Dawn didn’t get referenced when the group were riding on Mamoswine (but her Piplup did get referenced in an earlier XY episode so I can’t really complain as that reference was a surprise).
While on the way to their destination, the group encounters an Abomasnow and a Snover (the latter is sick and so the group decides to help out). The group needs to find two ingredients to help it, with Ash and Serena finding the Leafy Shiverwort and Clemont and Bonnie finding the Harsh Maricold. Upon their return, Abomasnow and Mamoswine are abruptly trapped by Team Rocket, who naturally get sent blasting off. Note: Did anyone else notice the current dub main theme “Be a Hero” was used during the battle between the heroes and Team Rocket here?
The episode ends with the group spotting a town where they can rest, while reflecting on how well they work together.
In my opinion, this episode was a good episode without it really ever needing to excel. That said, it illustrated again how Ash, Serena, Clemont and Bonnie are such a strong group which is always nice to see, the snow setting for the entire episode was great (and visually impressive in my opinion) and we got to see some familiar Pokémon like Mamoswine, Abomasnow and Snover. A solid episode of Pokémon XY.
My rating: 7/10
By Ruari Williamson
*The opinions in this article are of the writer and do not represent the views of all of the Everything Geek Podcast staff*.
The latest episode of Doctor Who moves away from Davros and his Daleks, instead bringing fans to an underwater mining facility in the year 2119. However, it’s no ordinary base as it is threatened by mumbling Ghostswho are terrorizing the Crew. How did they end up in there? What do they want? This is why the T.A.R.D.I.S brings The Doctor and Clara Oswald to the facility.
Upon arrival, the base seems fairly quiet and possibly abandoned however they are greeted by two transparent like figures- both of them are ghosts, with one of them being Moran, the leader of the crew who got killed at the beginning of the episode. They leadboth of themto the spacecraft (where Moran was killed earlier). Subsequently, they are terrorised and chased by the ghosts down the corridor until they encounter the remaining surviving crew in the Faraday cage which is ghost protected.
Despite not believing the fact the creatures are ghosts at first, The Doctor eventually comes to the conclusion that was already plain obvious that if a dead form is see-through it’s a GHOST. He goes into his amusing hyperactive – curious state where we wants to investigate and find out what the ghost want.
Throughout the episode, Clara is trying to help The Doctor understand feelings better or trying to change his personality, considering she asks him for cue cards each for what I assume is different situations and what’s appropriate to say in what situations.
TheDoctortraps himself with the ghoststo find out what they want, and with his new sonic sunglasses and the help of Cassthey figure out what the ghost have been one lining for most of the episode:
“The dark, the sword, the forsaken, the temple…”
He then realizes that it’s related to a location on a map, rather than some ancient transcript or just random words stringed together. The base has to be abandoned so they all decide to head for the T.A.R.D.I.S and get out of the base. However, due to the floods they are split into groups of three- with The Doctor, Bennett and O’Donnell able to make it to the T.A.R.D.I.S.
After being separated from Clara, The Doctor decides the best option to discover what happened and why the alien ghosts are there is to travel back in time, so he travels to the location decades prior to the events of this episode. However, out of the window Clara notices a new ghost- only to discover that it’s The Doctor.
In my opinion, I really enjoyed this episode. I personally believe this episode and this series is giving Peter Capaldi the scripts and story plots that suit him better than the previous series, and overall I really enjoyed how this episode was panned out while setting up another intense episode next week.
My rating: 9/10
By Daniel Adam Schofield
*The opinions in this article are of the writer and do not represent the views of all of the Everything Geek Podcast staff*.
The long awaited Season 3 premier of Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D kicked off recently, following on from the jaw dropping finale of the explosive second season.
The previous season saw many changes to the show and events that carry into the third season- Bobbi Morse and Lance finally rekindling their relationship, Skye discovering her origins and name- Daisy Johnson (which she now uses instead of Skye), Phil Coulson losing his left arm, Melinda May taking a much needed extended vacation and Ward taking charge of the disbanded Hydra whilst also declaring war of S.H.I.E.L.D. As for Simmons, well you’ll find out later on in the review.
All in all, a lot happened last season and thus I was expecting an equally explosive epic season premier, and you know what? It was delivered.
The most memorable moment of the episode was definitely the first sequence. We are introduced to our first new Inhuman of the season, Joey, and no less in a good old fashioned game of capture-the-flag, albeit capture-the-Inhuman between S.H.I.E.L.D and the ATCU in this case. We are introduced to a new government secret ops team which rivals our favourite secret ops team. This was what I loved about the first two seasons of Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D- the espionage-centric themes and tropes such as our heroes having to deal with Hydra in the first season and in the second season with Gonzales’s ‘so-called’ Real S.H.I.E.L.D.
Another great and memorable moment was the introduction of Lash, interestingly only a recent addition to the comics (first appearing in Inhuman #1 last year). Lash is clearly a villainous Inhuman and a powerhouse with superhuman durability, evidenced when he was able to withstand attacks from both Daisy and Lincoln at the same time, and is also able to take bullets from Mack. Another important detail to point out is his ability to drain the life force of people, with his goal apparently being to search out other Inhumans for their presumed greater life force.
A few other great moments to point out include Coulson and Rosalind Price’s back and forth, Bobbi and Lance showing what a great couple they are, and finally Coulson and Fitz’s emotional scene regarding Simmons’s situation.
Just a few things to address which include the absence of Grant Ward. Hydra was name dropped as still active but not significant enough to gain their attention with the missing new Inhumans, but expect Coulson and the rest of S.H.I.E.L.D to get a big shock when he returns. No appearance from May, with it being stated she is on extended leave. I must say, even with almost half of the original cast missing, the episode was still exciting whilst still making it a traditional Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D episode.
In traditional Marvel fashion, the end-credits scene leaves more questions than answers. After Simmons disappeared in the Season 2 finale, fans have been speculating for a long time as to what happened to her. Even though we don’t get many details, we see that Simmons is on an alien world. We’ll have to keep watching to find out what will happen to her…
In my opinion, the episode was very enjoyable. The episode introduces us to great new characters like Rosalind and Joey, while also catching us up quite admirably with how the world is moving on from The Battle of Sokovia and the Pym Tech incident. I am looking forward to seeing what the cast and crew of Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D bring us for the rest of this season.
My rating: 8/10
By Al Basharu
*The opinions in this article are of the writer and do not represent the views of all of the Everything Geek Podcast staff*.
As you know if you read my review of The Big Bang Theory’s Season 9 premier, while there were parts I enjoyed I felt like they made a poor decision with the direction to go in with the wedding. You’ll be happy to know that I think the second episode of this season turned things around and reminded why I’ve always kept watching the show.
While my main complaint with the premier was (in my opinion at least) the mis-handling of the wedding, I felt the premier was (surprisingly) lacking in humour and I felt like it needed more. Inside the first few minutes this episode had turned that around, with a hilarious dream of Leonard’s where Sheldon and Penny kiss and get a bit physical (one for the shippers which should hold them over for a while). I thought it was an excellent start and the episode only got better.
The episode features the debut of Melissa Tang as Mandy Chao, the woman Leonard kissed on his expedition to the North Sea. While the scene with Leonard and Mandy may be uncomfortable it’s well acted by Johnny Galecki and Melissa (and some funny jokes from Howard and Raj), it’s important as it helps Leonard realise what the problems is with his and Penny’s relationship on his side.
The episode handles the Leonard and Penny situation very well, such as when Penny realises how much she has changed Leonard- helping him to become more confident among other things. I’ve found it interesting in this and last season how the roles in the relationship have changed, with Penny the insecure one and Leonard not being so. The contrast this shows compared to earlier in the show (when Leonard was insecure) has been very interesting to watch in the recent seasons. The scene where they both talk and Leonard says he has loved her since they first met is excellent (until Leonard makes it cheesy of course) and Leonard asks her to stay married to him. They then head into Penny’s bedroom to consummate their marriage.
The episode also features another edition of the fan-favourite “Fun with Flags”, though it does feel a little weird without Amy hosting with Sheldon, but she does watch it and identifies several comments Sheldon makes that are clearly insulting to her- showing how little Sheldon still understands about relationships and he’s only making things worse. The ending where Sheldon actually believes Amy still wants him is hilarious, even more so than him buying tickets for Leonard, Penny and himself to go to San Francisco.
In other character moments, Bernadette feels guilty about keeping the Mandy secret from Penny. However, I don’t feel this was expanded upon. It was shown in one scene with the three leading ladies but afterwards the writers didn’t seem to follow up on her guilt, which I felt would have added another twist to Leonard and Penny’s marriage.
In my opinion, this episode was the perfect follow up to the (in my opinion) inconsistent first episode of the ninth season. While it had its moments, the premier had several problems and the mis-handling of the wedding was the obvious one. That said, the episode restored the relationship perfectly, continued the Sheldon/Amy drama brilliantly, had outstanding humour and excellent character moments. My only flaw was not expanding on certain character moments that could’ve done with more exploration, particularly Bernadette’s guilt. However, if you were disappointed in the premier I’m sure you’ll think the second episode has turned the season around.
My rating: 9/10
By Ruari Williamson
*The opinions in this article are of the writer and do not represent the views of all of the Everything Geek Podcast staff*.
