Robot-Kraken Ep 75 Now Available: Vocal Fries From Bearded Guys
Your intrepid hosts this episode, Thom ‘Third Rail’ Chiaramonte and ‘Narrative Mic’ Rowe, joined by podmaster prime Kris ‘Deeply Dapper’ McClanahan, talk news and entertainment, plus explore ‘Unpopular Nerd Opinions’ in a special segment added to the show.
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Segments and Notes:
Sucking the Monkey:
- Mike- Pineapple Kettle Sour
- Kris- Doc Ock – Kraken and Dr. Pepper
- Thom- Grapefruit-infused vodka and Limon La Croix [ “the vocal fryyyyyyy”]
Red Sky Roundup:
As we started last episode, we are giving each item a rating. Like it? Red Tentacle [R] ! Hate it? Black Octopus [B] ! Grey Kraken [G] for ambivalence. Three IS the magic number. Listen to the show to see how we landed…
- Trailers
- Lupin III The First (?)
- Utopia
- Synchronic (but, like, don’t go see it)
- DUNE
- Marvel:
- Kang the Conqueror (Jonathan Majors) to appear in Ant-Man 3?
- New Wanda/Vision trailer – which stories are adopted?
- Tatiana Maslany tapped for She-Hulk with Kat Coiro directing
- Ms. Marvel has a significantly POC production leadership
- Black Widow and Eternals delayed again
- DC:
- Henry Cavill signed on for 3 films plus cameos?
- Supergirl cancelled
- John Cena’s Peacemaker gets HBO Max series
- Star Wars:
- New director on Cassian Andor
- Mandalorian S02 trailer
- Obi Wan series to reportedly include Commander Cody with Clone Wars flashbacks including Hayden Christiansen?
- Live action series with Thrown and Ezra maybe?
- No plans for a SOLO sequel but Mando may get a series
- Ray Park dropped for Maul because terrible
- Bad Batch spin off series
- Ashoka series to feature Sabine Wren and Rex?
- Misc:
- Michael Hogan from BSG in a bad way
- Dark Crystal cancelled
- Expanse gets one final book: Leviathan Falling; Cas Anvar disaster; Expanse Soundtrack Special Edition includes Belter versions of rock classics (Highway Star)(TIGHTEN UP!)
- Robocop prequel about Dick Jones I mean…
- Alan Ritchson cast for Jack Reacher
- Gal Gadot in new spy thriller from Rucka…. Queen and Country?
- City of Angels cancelled; Altered Carbon cancelled (Rene Elise Goldsberry)
- Witcher prequel because of course
- 47 Ronin far-future cyberpunk sequel
- Superworld with Jason Bateman (but will he star)
- Jon Hamm rebooting Fletch?
- Boys spin-off: super-college…
Unpopular Nerd Opinions:
- Mike:
- I hate BSG.
- I hate David Lynch.
- Bringing Hal Jordan and Barry Allen back from the dead was a bad idea.
- Kris:
- I hate the first John Wick.
- I’ve never seen 2001.
- I like the Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy movie.
- Thom:
- I find Harley Quinn grating.
- I like a pre-Venom symbiote better.
- Bill and Ted’s Bogus Journey was one fo the worst movies I’ve ever seen.
Planned Plundering:
- Mike- Kirkman’s Firepower
- Kris- Lovecraft Country, Destroy all Humans
- Thom- Moonbase 8 ; Fargo S4 ; SW Squadrons , Raised by Wolves, Teenage Bounty Hunters
Rum-Fueled Recommendations:
- Mike- Cloak and Dagger
- Kris – Cabinets of Barnaby, Maine. Muppets Now
- Thom- SW Squadrons: Hunted short film, Boys S02, Lovecraft Country, Peripheral, Beastie Boys Story, Ghosts of Tsushima, Picard
