War Machine, Peaky Blinders Film, SNL UK & Spider-Man: Brand New Day | Geektown Radio Episode 490

About this episode

In this episode, the hosts review various films and discuss the launch of Saturday Night Live UK and the new Spider-Man trailer.

Dave is joined by Darryl for Geektown Radio Episode 490, and this week’s show is led by reviews of War Machine, Peaky Blinders: The Immortal Man, and the launch of Saturday Night Live UK, alongside a big chat about the new Spider-Man: Brand New Day trailer. On the review side, Darryl covers 96 Minutes, War Machine, Furies and Cross Season 2, while Dave dives into Peaky Blinders: The Immortal Man, Saturday Night Live UK and Invincible Season 4. So there’s everything from military action and crime thrillers to sketch comedy, superheroes and Tommy Shelby stomping back into view. The news section is packed too, with discussion around Spider-Man: Brand New Day and what the trailer reveals about Tom Holland’s next outing as Peter Parker, including Punisher, Scorpion, Bruce Banner, and a more isolated, comic-book-style version of Spidey than we’ve seen before. There’s also an update on the Firefly animated series, which is set between the original show and Serenity, meaning it lands in the very specific and very welcome “Wash is still alive” period of the timeline. Plus there’s chat about HBO Max launching in the UK, Netflix’s live-action Assassin’s Creed series being set in Ancient…

People in this episode

Host: Dave

Topics covered

• TV Shows
• Film
• Comics
• Entertainment
• News

Keywords

• War Machine
• Peaky Blinders: The Immortal Man
• Saturday Night Live UK
• Spider-Man: Brand New Day
• Firefly animated series
• HBO Max
• Netflix
• Daredevil: Born Again Season 2
• Harley Quinn Season 5

Mentioned in this episode

Products: HBO Max, Netflix

Books & works: War Machine, Peaky Blinders Film, SNL UK, Spider-Man: Brand New Day, Peaky Blinders: The Immortal Man, Saturday Night Live UK, Furies, Cross Season 2, Invincible Season 4, Spidey

Places: UK, Ancient Rome

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