We are back with another episode of the Geektown Radio podcast and I'm joined by Matt from Entertainment Talk in the co-host chair to chat about our week in tv and film, plus we have all the weekly tv news, renewals and cancellations.Reviewing the last 7 days in tv, gaming and film, Matt has been playing through the first part of the 'Final Fantasy 7' remake, as his first experience of the Final Fantasy world, so give us his thoughts on that. He also has another monster update for 'Call Of Duty', so we discuss the pain of that, along with reviewing the hilarious Sky One comedy 'Brassic'. I have been obsessing over conveyor belts in 'Satisfactory', and also watched new sci-fi series 'Pandora' which premiered last week on Syfy UK. We also discuss the 'Disney Gallery: The Mandalorian' docuseries', and chat about the incredible and heartbreaking finale to 'Zoey’s Extraordinary Playlist'.In the latest tv news, we have had a couple of huge announcements this week. Firstly, DC is finally set to #ReleaseTheSnyderCut of the 'Justice League', so we give our thoughts on that. We also discuss the bombshell news that Ruby Rose is leaving the role of 'Batwoman' after one season. Additionally, we have all the latest renewals, cancellations and new tv show pickups, including some big announcements from US network ABC.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

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Geektown Radio 251: 'Final fantasy 7', 'Pandora' Reviews, Plus TV vs Coronavirus News, Renewals & UK TV Air Dates!

This episode of the Geektown Behind The Scenes Podcast I’m chatting with Barry Robison, production designer on the much anticipated tv adaption of 'Snowpiercer'. Set more than seven years after the world has become a frozen wasteland, Snowpiercer centres on the remnants of humanity, who inhabit a gigantic, perpetually-moving train that circles the globe. Class warfare, social injustice and the politics of survival play out in this riveting television adaptation.Barry is a highly experienced production designer who has mainly been working in features up until this point, but decided to take on the challenge of a tv series. I previously interviewed Barry for his amazing work on the film 'Hacksaw Ridge'. His other work can be seen on movies such as 'Pitch Perfect', 'X-Men Origins: Wolverine', and 'The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader'.In the interview Barry talks about how he went back to the graphic novel to shape the creation of the stylistic elements in the post-apocalyptic world, and how the train moves from dark to light as you head through the different socio-economic classes. This led to having the cars move from the windowless and dark tail of the train to the bright and opulent first-class cars, which were shown through large windows and a copper finish. He also points out some interesting little bits and pieces to look out for when you're watching the series, which launched May 17, 2020 on TNT in the US, and 25th May 2020 on Netflix in the UK.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Geektown Behind The Scenes Podcast 17: Barry Robison, Production Designer On 'Snowpiercer'

It's our 250th episode of the Geektown Radio podcast! We were thinking of doing something special, but there was so much news around this week, we didn't want to deprive you, so I'm joined by Bex from TristaBytes in the co-host chair to chat about our week in tv and film, plus we have all the weekly tv news, renewals and cancellations... Plus, Bex was in something of a musical mood, so you have that to look forward to!Reviewing the last 7 days in tv, gaming and film, Bex has been repeatedly drowning a digital cat on her Twitch stream (that's not as bad as it sounds when I type it out!), and also catching up on the Channel 4/Netflix drama 'Kiss Me First'. In tv, I have completed Season 2 of Ricky Gervais' phenomenal 'After Life', and also Season 2 of the wonderfully dark comedy 'Dead To Me'. Whilst over in gaming, I have spent most of my week building mechanical contraptions in the fantastically fun 'Satisfactory'.In the latest tv news, we chat about The CW changing up their schedules to deal with the COVID-19 virus, which means late returns for all of our superheroes. We discuss 'The Vampire Chronicles' finally finding a home on AMC, and the return of Captain Pike, Spock & Number One in 'Star Trek: Strange New Worlds'. We also have all the latest renewals, cancellations and new tv show pickups.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Geektown Radio 250: Bex Gets Musical, 'Dead To Me', 'Satisfactory' Reviews, Plus TV Vs Coronavirus News, Renewals & UK TV Air Dates!

In this episode of the Geektown Behind The Scenes Podcast I’m chatting with the legendary David Bateson, who this year is celebrating 20yrs as the voice of Agent 47, the protagonist of IO Interactive's video game series 'Hitman'.David was born in South African to English parents but has, for many years, been settled in Denmark. He’s worked across film, tv and theatre, but what we know and love him best for, is his voice work as Agent 47 in the long running Hitman video games. He has voiced the character since its inception in the year 2000, and, as far as we can tell, he is one of the longest serving voice actors in gaming history. We got to talk to him about what it's like playing Agent 47 for 20yrs, his favourite games, locations and kills, his thoughts on the movie versions (and how he was nearly involved.) We also chat a little about Lightmatter, a first-person puzzler where shadows kill you, and how he got involved with voicing that game. I also want to say a huge thanks to the people over at the Hitman Subreddit who either directly provided or influenced the questions.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Geektown Behind The Scenes Podcast 16: David Bateson - Voice Of 'Hitman's Agent 47 Interview

It's another week in lockdown, and time for the latest Geektown Radio podcast, which sees me joined by Ross in the co-host chair to review our week in tv and film, plus we chat about the weekly tv news, renewals and cancellations.Reviewing the last 7 days in tv, gaming and film, Ross has been rewatching 'Scrubs' on All4, so reminisces about the show, and we both have been watching 'Upload' on Amazon Prime starring Robbie Amell, so we discuss that in more detail. I have been playing newly released video game 'Old World', so give my first impressions of that, and we talk about the recently released trailer for 'Space Force', the new comedy from Steve Carell & Greg Daniels.In the latest news, we run through a stack of renewals and cancellations from CBS and other networks, along with discussing the latest developments in COVID-19 affected tv. This includes the CBS pilot pickups, a pile of Star Wars news, ‘The Blacklist’s inventive way to finish off their current season after the drama's filming was cut short due to the pandemic, and the news that there is a ‘National Treasure’ tv series in the works.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Geektown Radio 249: 'Outer Banks', 'Upload', 'Old World' Reviews, Plus TV Vs Coronavirus News, Renewals & UK TV Air Dates!

This episode of the Geektown Behind The Scenes Podcast I'm chatting with Peter G. Adams, composer on Qubi series 'Survive' starring 'Game Of Thrones' Sophie Turner, and 'The Walking Dead's Corey Hawkins.For those of you who have not yet come across Quibi, it is a mobile-centric streaming service founded by Dreamwork's Jeffrey Katzenberg, and is devoted to short-form programming, so that means all the episodes are around 10 mins long. Although it is short form, they have a stunning array of talent producing and starring in their shows, from a version of 'The Fugitive' starring Kiefer Sutherland and Boyd Holbrook, to a horror series from Steven Spielberg, to a racing competition series with Idris Elba!'Survive' is based on the acclaimed novel by Alex Morel, and follows the character Jane (Sophie Turner - 'Game Of Thrones'), who was involved in a deadly plane crash in the middle of nowhere. Jane and the only other survivor, Paul (Corey Hawkins - 'Walking Dead', '24: Legacy'), embark on a journey through the wilderness where they battle brutal conditions and deal with their own personal traumas.It was Peter's job to compose music that reflects both Jane's inner conflicts as well as the harsh, new environment she is stuck in. In the interview, Peter goes in-depth about his scoring process for the series, the range of themes in the music - from terrifying and harsh, to personal and intimate, and why he wanted to create a more cinematic sounding score for the short episode format.In addition to 'Survive', Peter has worked on a range of tv, film and video games. He provided additional music for 'American Crime Story', 'American Horror Story' and 'Cold Case', along with the video games 'Far Cry 4' & 'Skylanders: Spyro's Adventure', and the movies 'War Dogs' & 'Game Night'.One other project we touch on in the interview is the as-yet-unreleased 'Star Wars: Detours' animated series, which was made by 'Robot Chicken's Seth Green & Matthew Senreich. Unfortunately, this was just as Disney bought Lucasfilm, which led to the series being shelved, however, you can find trailers for it up on YouTube.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Geektown Behind The Scenes Podcast 15: Qubi's 'Survive' Composer Peter G. Adams Interview

We return again for the latest Geektown Radio podcast, which sees me joined by Bex from TristaBytes in the co-host chair to review our week in tv and film, plus we chat about the weekly tv news, renewals and cancellations.Reviewing the last 7 days in tv, gaming and film, Bex has been playing 'Xeno Crisis', the retro-style top-down arena shooter from Bitmap Bureau, so lets us know her thoughts on that... Also... If you listen carefully to the show this week, I'm somewhat suspicious Bex may actually be moonlighting as a Disney Princess, as there was an awful lot of bird song in the background of her audio this week... Meanwhile, I have been watching the new Greg Daniels comedy 'Upload' on Amazon Prime starring Robbie Amell, along with the new Ryan Murphy series 'Hollywood' on Netflix, so we review both of those.In the latest news, we run through the latest renewals and cancellations, along with discussing the latest developments in COVID-19 affected tv. This includes the return of 'Borgen', new versions of Alan Bennett’s Talking Head monologues, the live-action ‘Green Lantern’ series for HBO Max, and HBO's potential ‘Hellraiser’ series. We also bring you the latest UK TV premiere dates.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Geektown Radio 248: 'Upload', 'Hollywood', 'Xeno Crisis' Reviews, Plus TV Vs Coronavirus News, Renewals & UK TV Air Dates!

This episode of the Geektown Behind The Scenes Podcast I'm chatting with Steve Fanagan, supervising sound editor, sound designer, and re-recording mixer on the BBC Three & Hulu drama 'Normal People'.Steve is an award-winning sound designer, supervising sound editor and sound re-recording mixer. He has worked on a wide variety of productions including tv shows such as 'Game of Thrones' and movie 'Room' starring Brie Larson and directed by Lenny Abrahamson, who was also one of the directors behind 'Normal People'. His also worked on the upcoming film 'Radioactive', which sees Rosamund Pike star as world-renown physicist and chemist, Marie Curie.Based on Sally Rooney’s New York Times best-selling novel, 'Normal People' tracks the tender but complicated relationship of Marianne (Daisy Edgar-Jones) and Connell (Paul Mescal) from the end of their school days in a small town in the west of Ireland to their undergraduate years at Trinity College. At school, he’s well-liked and popular, while she’s lonely, proud, and intimidating. But when Connell comes to pick up his mother from her cleaning job at Marianne’s house, a strange and indelible connection grows between the two teenagers – one they are determined to conceal. A year later, they’re both studying in Dublin and Marianne has found her feet in a new social world but Connell hangs at the sidelines, shy and uncertain.In the interview we discuss Steve's work creating the uniqueness of the sound design in the series, where he had to balance sound appropriate to the story, its characters, and the director's intent and feeling. If you have any interest in sound for film and tv, it's a fascinating deep dive into what goes into creating the audio world of a tv drama.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Geektown Behind The Scenes Podcast 14: ‘Normal People’ Sound Editor/Designer Steve Fanagan Interview

We are back for another lockdown edition of the Geektown Radio podcast, which sees me joined by Matt from Entertainment Talk in the co-host chair to review our week in tv and film, plus we chat about the weekly tv news, renewals and cancellations.Reviewing the last 7 days in tv, gaming and film, Matt has been playing the solo campaign in 'Call Of Duty', so gives us his thoughts on that. He also has been playing 'Doom Eternal', so delves into his review of the latest version of the long-running franchise. I have been playing another old game with a new version - 'X-Com: Chimera Squad', so I give you my impressions of that. We also review the second seasons of 'Manifest' & 'After Life', along with the opening episodes of 'Emergence' and 'Lincoln Rhyme: Hunt for the Bone Collector', and the phenomenal 8th episode of 'Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist'.In the latest news, we run through the latest renewals and cancellations, along with discussing the latest developments in COVID-19 affected tv. This includes 'The Last Leg' with 'Locked Down Under', and Charlie Brooker's return to his 'Wipe' series. We also chat about a potential new female-led ‘Star Wars’ show on Disney+, and Apple's new comedy ‘The Shrink Next Door’ starring Will Ferrell & Paul Rudd.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Geektown Radio 247: 'After Life', 'Emergence', 'X-Com: Chimera Squad', Reviews, Plus TV Vs Coronavirus News, Renewals & UK TV Air Dates!

This episode is a little bit different as I chat with composer Sam Hulick along with his wife, Sara Pocius. Sam is a BAFTA-nominated and NBC News award-winning composer for film, television and video games, who is best known for his work on the original Mass Effect trilogy, and the Baldur's Gate games. However, he also has a background in computer programming, and this led to him, along with Sara, who has a background in design, building the app ReelCrafter.Frustrated with the lack of a decent platform for composers and musicians to present their demo reels, Sam and Sara decided to develop their own. It has become a huge success, being used by some of Hollywood’s biggest composers including five-time Emmy-winning composer Jeff Beal ('House of Cards'), Christopher Lennertz ('Lost in Space', 'Supernatural'), Trevor Morris ('Olympus Has Fallen', 'The Tudors'), and many others.ReelCrafter lets composers create personalised reels with images, video, and biography, removing the use of clunky file sharing links, or low-grade audio. It also allows the composer to see when reels are viewed (or ignored), and gives real-time listening events right in the account dashboard.In the interview, we chat with Sam and Sara about what led them to build the ReelCrafter app in the first place, and how they approached designing it. We also talk with Sam about his work with Jack Wall creating the award-winning soundtracks for the Bioware's epic space saga video game, Mass Effect.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Geektown Behind The Scenes Podcast 13: Sam Hulick & Sara Pocius Interview - 'Mass Effect' Composer & Creators Of 'ReelCrafter'

It's another week, and another fourth lockdown edition of the Geektown Radio podcast, which sees me joined by Bex from TristaBytes in the co-host chair to review our week in tv and film, plus we chat about the weekly tv news, renewals and cancellations.Reviewing the last 7 days in tv and film, Bex has been watching South Korean high school comedy 'Fashion King', so gives us her thoughts on that. She has also *checks watch*... nearly finished watching 'Picard', so updates us on her impressions so far. I have been playing the new Wastlanders expansion for 'Fallout 76', so we discuss whether it improves the game. I also review tv series 'Devs' and 'Run', along with the Stephen/Robbie Amell movie, 'Code 8'. In the latest news, we run through the latest renewals and cancellations, along with the various "bubble shows" - i.e. shows which have a 50/50 chance of returning next season. We discuss the latest tv trailers, including ‘Penny Dreadful: City of Angels’, and the new Peacock series including the 'Saved By The Bell' reboot. We also talk about the new HBO Max shows from which includes a 'Justice League Dark' series from J.J. Abrams' Bad Robot. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy

Geektown Radio 246: 'Code 8', 'Fashion King', 'Fallout 76', 'Devs' Reviews, Plus TV Vs Coronavirus News, Renewals & UK TV Air Dates!

In the latest Geektown Behind The Scenes Podcast, I'm chatting with Jacob Bloomfield-Misrach, the Sound Supervisor for documentary ‘Crip Camp’, which can be found on Netflix worldwide.From the Obama's Higher Ground production company, ‘Crip Camp’ is directed by Nicole Newnham & Jim LeBrecht and follows a summer camp for disabled teenagers that becomes the landmark platform for the disability rights movement in America. The majority of the doc is archival footage recorded by the 15yr old Jim LeBrecht on a handheld recorder while he was at the camp in the early ‘70s.Jim is an accomplished sound designer himself, along with being a filmmaker and disability rights activist. However, for this project, he handed over the Sound Supervisor reins to Jacob.Jacob is a sound designer, editor and composer who has over 20 years experience working on tv shows such as 'Saturday Night Live', Amazon's 'Tales from the Loop', Marvel's 'Runaways', and 'The North Pole', along with films including 'Bathtubs Over Broadway', 'Decade of Fire', and the upcoming documentary 'You Cannot Kill David Arquette'. In the interview we discuss the painstaking work Jacob and his team went through to maintain the genuine and heartfelt archival footage, whilst also making it useable for the documentary. This resulted in recreating around 80% of the sound by editing and recreating the audio in foley, then distressing it to maintain the original feel.If you are interested in sound mixing and sound design, this is well worth a listen. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy

Geektown Behind The Scenes Podcast 12: 'Crip Camp' Sound Supervisor Jacob Bloomfield-Misrach Interview

It's the fourth lockdown edition of the Geektown Radio podcast, and I'm joined by Gray in the co-host chair to review our week in tv and film, plus we chat about the weekly tv news, renewals and cancellations.Reviewing the last 7 days in tv, film and gaming, Gray has been watching the phenomenon that is Netflix series 'Tiger King', so he gives us his thoughts on that. He also discusses season 2 of Jim Carrey's 'Kidding' and the various ways tv shows are changing their format to cope in these "corona times". I review the recently concluded HBO series 'The Outsider', along with the feature-length 'Red Dwarf: The Promised Land' episode. I also review the new mobile streaming service Quibi, which quietly launched in the UK this week.In the latest news, we discuss how Channel 4 has taken a battering over the CoVid-19 Coronavirus, and the drastic action they are having to take. We run through a bunch of movie release date shake-ups, along with talking more ‘Superman & Lois’ casting, a new chatshow from 'The Walking Dead's Jeffrey Dean Morgan, and HBO Max's 'Grease' inspired new tv show. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy

Geektown Radio 245: 'Tiger King', 'Red Dwarf' & Quibi Reviews, Plus TV Vs Coronavirus News, Renewals & UK TV Air Dates!

In the latest Geektown Behind The Scenes Podcast, I chat with Composer Torin Borrowdale, the man behind the music for recently renewed Netflix series 'Locke and Key'.If you haven't yet caught the show, it is based on best-selling IDW comic book by Joe Hill and Gabriel Rodriguez and follows the three Locke siblings and their mother who move into their ancestral home, Keyhouse, after the death of the father. Once there, they discover the house is full of magical keys that may be connected to their dad’s unfortunate demise. As the Locke children explore the different keys and their unique powers, a mysterious demon awakens – and will stop at nothing to steal them.Torin's other recent projects include Lionsgate’s upcoming feature film 'Run', which is the composer's third collaboration with director Aneesh Chaganty, and stars the brilliant Sarah Paulson ('American Horror Story', 'The People v. O. J.') with Kiera Allen as a homeschooled teenager begins to suspect her mother is keeping a dark secret from her.Torin previously worked on Chaganty’s movies 'Seeds' and 'Searching', starring John Cho, which premiered at the 2018 Sundance Film Festival where it was picked up by Sony Pictures for worldwide distribution. His additional credits include D.C. Hamilton's action thriller, 'The Midnight' Man, starring Will Kemp, William Forsythe and Brent Sinner; 'The Fare', starring Gino Anthony Pesi; the "zen mode" music for Snowman's hit iOS games 'Alto’s Adventure' and 'Alto’s Odyssey'; Apple Arcade’s iOS game 'Where Cards Fall'; and more. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy

Geektown Behind The Scenes Podcast 11: 'Locke & Key' Composer Torin Borrowdale Interview

We are back with the third lockdown edition of the Geektown Radio podcast, and I'm joined by Bex from TristaBytes in the co-host chair to review our week in tv and gaming, plus we chat about the weekly tv news, renewals and cancellations.Reviewing the last 7 days in tv, film and gaming, Bex has been playing point and click adventure game Deponia, and at the other end of the scale, Doom Eternal, so she gives us her thoughts on those. She also revealed she had to be bribed to watch the first episode of 'Stranger Things'... so she gives us some thoughts on that... I would comment "Shame... Shame..." here, but given she hasn't watched 'Game Of Thrones' either, she wouldn't get the reference! Meanwhile, I have been playing more Star Trek Online and discovered you can play through as a classic Star Trek: TOS character, so we discuss that, along with Sky's handling of the Arrowverse "Crisis", 'Cosmos: Possible Worlds' and the return of 'Black Lightning'.In the latest news, the CoVid-19 Coronavirus is still wreaking havoc on the TV and film schedules. We run Disney's new MCU release date line-up, along with discussing the various ways shows are dealing with missing finales, and how the virus is affecting the gaming releases. We also have the first Coronavirus comedy series in development and chat about the latest Arrowverse casting. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy

Geektown Radio 244: Bex Bribed To Watch 'Stranger Things', Star Trek Online & Picard, Plus TV Vs Coronavirus News, Renewals & UK TV Air Dates!

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