Robot-Kraken Podcast No. 063 “Everything Old is Old Again” Now Available!

Robot-Kraken Episode 063- November 2019 “Everything Old is Old Again“ 

This episode, hosts Thom ‘Third Rail Design Lab’ Chiaramonte and Kris ‘Deeply Dapper’ McClanahan present the first of a two-part Red Sky Roundup, featuring an overall primer of comics and entertainment news along with our unasked for seals of approval or rejection… recorded during Rose City Comic Con in Portland! Make sure you are subscribed and downloading, as part two will be forthcoming shortly!

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ROBOT KRAKEN is a MONTHLY podcast by two indie artists, Kristopher McClanahan of Deeply Dapper and Thom Chiaramonte of the Third Rail Design Lab. We get together and talk about comics, movies, working the table at comic cons, life in this nerdy wonderland, and whatever mumblings from the deep we come across. You can find out more about us, contact us or follow along our journey at robot-kraken.com

iTunes – http://bit.ly/RoboApple

Stream & Download – http://bit.ly/RoboDapper

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Show Notes!

Like the Statler and Waldorf of belated comics and entertainment news podcasting, here we come at you with the first of a two-part Red Sky Roundup session…. this time, recorded live and in person at Rose City Comic Con… you can almost smell the pizza breath and whiskey.

Sucking the Monkey:

• Kris and Thom: Bulleit and Coke

Red Sky Roundup! Each of us offered the familiar Red Tentacle or Black Octopus (yes please/hell no) for each of the news items, so you don’t have to. Service!

Throughout, 1 = Red Tentacle (yes please), 2= Black Octopus (hell no)

• SDCC News:
• The Witcher: is Henry Cavill ruined? https://io9.gizmodo.com/a-new-legend-begins-in-the-first-trailer-for-netflixs-t-1836391093 k1 t2
• Russo Brothers: Battle of the Planets? https://geektyrant.com/news/the-russo-bros-announce-film-projects-for-grimjack-and-battle-of-the-planets k1 t1
• Snowpiercer series: TBS, trains, ugh. BUT Conelly! https://io9.gizmodo.com/all-aboard-the-train-to-revolution-in-snowpiercers-firs-1836317480 k1 t2
• EXPANSE! https://io9.gizmodo.com/hell-yeah-the-expanse-season-4-finally-has-a-trailer-a-1836427380 k1 t1
• Westworld 3: https://io9.gizmodo.com/we-want-westworld-iii-in-our-eyeballs-right-now-but-th-1836393224 k1 t1
• Picard: So everyone is back I guess https://io9.gizmodo.com/in-the-first-full-trailer-for-star-trek-picard-jean-l-1836393349 k1 t2
• Watchmen: https://io9.gizmodo.com/a-new-watchmen-trailer-is-here-to-count-down-to-the-apo-1836491278 k1 t1
• Preacher S4: https://io9.gizmodo.com/the-trailer-for-preachers-final-season-is-here-to-usher-1836558801 k2 t1
• Robotech: Filmrise or Vudu: https://io9.gizmodo.com/every-episode-of-robotech-is-now-available-to-stream-fo-1836531128 k1 t1
• Carnivale Row I giess. https://io9.gizmodo.com/carnival-rows-first-trailers-just-debuted-at-sdcc-1836362862 k1 t1 “victorianesque but cooler I guess”
• Mahershala Ali as Blade https://io9.gizmodo.com/mahershala-ali-is-marvels-new-blade-1836568668 “he’ll move HIS eyes” k1 t2
• Black Widow and Taskmaster: https://io9.gizmodo.com/heres-what-happened-in-the-black-widow-footage-marvel-s-1836393723. also https://io9.gizmodo.com/new-concept-art-reveals-our-first-look-at-black-widows-1836582154 Harbour is playing The Red Guardian: https://geektyrant.com/news/david-harbour-says-marvels-black-widow-film-will-explain-her-sacrifice-in-avengers-endgame and is Rachel Weisz playing Taskmaster secretly? https://geektyrant.com/news/is-rachel-weisz-taskmaster-in-black-widow-she-says-the-character-has-a-significant-role-in-the-film the concept art in poster is drab https://io9.gizmodo.com/concept-art-gives-us-new-looks-at-black-widow-wandavis-1837559440  but costume at show is white https://geektyrant.com/news/scarlett-johanssons-new-white-costume-for-marvels-black-widow-unveiled-at-d23 k1 t1
• Natalie Portman Thor fuck yeah https://io9.gizmodo.com/natalie-portman-will-be-taking-up-the-hammer-as-the-mig-1836568483 and Valkyrie gets a queen? And, Natalie Portman holding the hammer: If this is her now how rad will she be after training? https://geektyrant.com/news/natalie-portman-shares-picture-and-thoughts-on-her-return-to-the-marvel-universe great concept art: https://geektyrant.com/news/fan-concept-art-for-natalie-portman-as-the-mighty-thor-in-thor-love-and-thunder also confirmed 2 Thors: https://geektyrant.com/news/director-taika-waititi-confirms-two-thors-for-marvels-thor-love-and-thunder k1 t1
• Simu Liu as Shang-Chi and Tony Leung as real Mandarin: https://io9.gizmodo.com/tk-will-play-marvels-martial-arts-superhero-shang-chi-1836417243 k1 t2
• Eternals: https://io9.gizmodo.com/marvels-eternals-are-angelina-jolie-salma-hayek-richa-1836416851 plus Celestials! https://geektyrant.com/news/poster-art-for-marvels-eternals-gives-us-our-first-look-at-the-celestials multiethnic 50/50 m/f cast https://geektyrant.com/news/the-cast-of-marvels-the-eternals-featured-in-new-ew-photo the costumes are drab, but Kit Harrington joined Richard madden   k2 t2 
• Young Avengers? https://geektyrant.com/news/new-marvel-rumor-claims-young-avengers-is-being-developed-as-a-disney-series k2 t2
• FF? Not yet; according to cosmic book news: According to the report, “the Fantastic Four will be shown as existing in the past alongside Michael Douglas’ Hank Pym and Michelle Pfeiffer’s Wasp.” So, where have they been the whole time? They say that they have been trapped in the Negative Zone, “and when they come out, it is the present day and that they haven’t aged.” K1 t1
• Endgame almost had Cap’s severed head. k1 t1
• Falcon and WS: Zemo masked: https://io9.gizmodo.com/daniel-bruhl-gives-us-our-first-look-at-the-falcon-and-1836360242 and the government doesn’t want a black Cap: https://geektyrant.com/news/the-falcon-and-the-winter-soldier-is-said-to-center-on-the-government-not-wanting-sam-wilson-to-be-the-new-captain-america Falcon’s outfit is white and red and looks iffy due to bad photoshop https://io9.gizmodo.com/concept-art-gives-us-new-looks-at-black-widow-wandavis-1837559440 k2 t1
• Commissioner Gordon: Before Blade, Mahershala Ali was apparently in talks to be Gordon in Matt reeves Batman k2 t1
• Nic Cage Lovecraft film color out of space looks ripped off of annihilation: https://geektyrant.com/news/first-look-at-nicolas-cages-hp-lovecraft-inspired-film-color-out-of-space k2 t2 
• Syfy cancels Krypton and Lobo https://io9.gizmodo.com/supermans-homeworld-is-dead-again-krypton-and-lobo-sp-1837314747 k2 t2
• Spider and Sony and Disney oh my k2 t1
• Matrix 4 https://io9.gizmodo.com/lana-wachowski-is-helming-the-matrix-4-with-keanu-reev-1837416713 k2 t2
• Moon Knight!! Who should Ryan Gosling fantasy cast as: https://geektyrant.com/news/taika-waititi-meets-with-ryan-gosling-and-has-fans-wondering-if-the-star-could-be-joining-thor-love-and-thunder I still say Moon KNIOGHTTTTTTT but many suggest an Egyptian, Jewish (national origin) and have said Rami Malik or Sasha Baron Cohen or Oscar Issacs (which I like but American Guatemalan with Cuban) k1 t1
• The Origin of Aliens documentary https://io9.gizmodo.com/the-first-trailer-for-the-origins-of-alien-is-almost-as-1837623177 t1 k1
• Final Joker trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5btyBWXgl44&t=2s k1 t2
• Penny Dreadful: 40’s LA  k1 t1
• Heat 2?!? k2 t2 
• Terminator: Mackenzie Davis is an ‘augmented human’ https://geektyrant.com/news/director-tim-miller-compares-terminator-dark-fate-star-mackenzie-davis-character-to-wolverine https://io9.gizmodo.com/a-new-terminator-dark-fate-trailer-ups-the-action-kee-1837727434    k1 t1

• Hawkeye: Haillee Stenfield? https://io9.gizmodo.com/marvel-studios-may-have-its-new-hawkeye-oscar-nominee-1837990740 helmed by creator linked to Masters of Sex, Sorry for your loss, and Mad Men: https://io9.gizmodo.com/the-hawkeye-tv-show-now-has-an-acclaimed-writer-at-the-1837956040 k1 t1 
• Mission Impossible: Hailey Atwell yes! https://io9.gizmodo.com/a-marvel-star-signs-on-for-the-most-impossible-of-missi-1837954730 k2 t1

Star Wars Stuff:

• Mandalorian: trailer awesome https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aOC8E8z_ifw&feature=youtu.be , and IG-11 mistaken for IG-88 could be a play on Mandalorian being mistaken for Boba Fett https://geektyrant.com/news/meet-the-new-star-wars-characters-being-introduced-in-the-mandalorian so many good details in the trailer, grimy stormtroopers and spinning IG units. https://io9.gizmodo.com/new-mandalorian-details-tease-a-lawless-galaxy-and-its-1837903336 k1 t1
• Ewan McGregor is Obi-Wan again: https://io9.gizmodo.com/report-ewan-mcgregor-will-return-as-obi-wan-kenobi-in-1837288832K1 t1
• Rise of Skywalker composite footage and dark Rey: https://io9.gizmodo.com/a-dark-vision-rises-in-new-footage-from-star-wars-the-1837574982K1 t1

Next shows: 

• Kris: TBD
• Thom: Wizard Bay Area Comic Con, Wizard Portland, Wondercon LA

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Robot-Kraken Episode 060- July 2019 “Snap Flinging and Web Slinging“

Robot-Kraken Episode 060- July 2019 “Snap Flinging and Web Slinging“ 

This episode, hosts Thom ‘Third Rail Design Lab’ Chiaramonte and Blake ‘Begin Again’ Simons talk current events, Avengers: Endgame, and Spider-Man: Far From Home. As usual, Spoilers abound!

iTunes – http://bit.ly/RoboApple

Stream & Download – http://bit.ly/RoboDapper

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Show Notes!

Sucking the Monkey:

• Blake: Some Random Canned Pre-Mixed Cocktail of Ill-Reputation
• Thom: Kentucky Lemonade

Red Tentacle:

• Thom: Drogon emerging from the snow
• Kris: Jon and Ghost, reunited

Red Sky Roundup:

• Wonder Woman 2 and the case of the zingy poster
• Robert Pattinson in the new Batman franchise
• Eternals casting rumors
• Hans Zimmer and Denis Villaneuve together again, as well as Dune casting
• New trailer for Jumanji 2: The Next Level
• Thoughts on Star Wars: Rise of Skywalker
• Christopher Nolan’s new project: take our money

Robot’s Root: Avengers: Endgame

Red Tentacle:

• Blake: “I am Iron Man”
• Thom: Recursive revisiting of major moments in franchise; Elevator fake-out

Black Octopus:

• Blake: Tony and Howard Stark
• Thom: Time-traveling Thanos fleets

Robot’s Root: Spider-Man: Far From Home:

Red Tentacle:

• Blake: Happy Hogan as a mentor, Well-developed Mysterio concept
• Thom: The MJ dynamic, ‘The Night Monkey’

Black Octopus:

• Blake: Jake Gyllenhal: Great performance, iffy character casting choice; MJ swinging sequence
• Thom: Drones, drones, drones; under-developed black costume design and bad ‘cammo’: too recognizable

Rum-Fueled Recommendations:

• Blake: Nosferatu, Dark, Black Mirror
• Thom: Jessica Jones S03, Stranger Things S03

Planned Plundering:

• Blake: Fall, or Dodge in Hell – Neal Stephenson
• Thom: Hotel Artemis, Dark Phoenix (I know, I know)

Please remember to subscribe, rank us (5 stars or better, of course) and submit reviews on iTunes. If you haven’t listened in awhile, be aware you need to restart your subscription downloads to your device!

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ROBOT KRAKEN is a MONTHLY podcast by two indie artists, Kristopher McClanahan of Deeply Dapper and Thom Chiaramonte of the Third Rail Design Lab. We get together and talk about comics, movies, working the table at comic cons, life in this nerdy wonderland, and whatever mumblings from the deep we come across. You can find out more about us, contact us or follow along our journey at robot-kraken.com