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  • Geek Out Weakly 9 – 2021 and the Future of Cinema

    Ben and Aadil chat about the second round of film delays due to the pandemic, and the move of some studios to forego theatres entirely. We discuss how we think that will affect the already tentpole based industry and where it might go from here. The episode rounds out...
  • Geek Out Weakly 8 – WandaVision

    This week Ben and Aadil chat about the first two episodes of the genre-bending new Marvel series WandaVision. We talk about our history with black and white American sitcoms, our thoughts on the series and hopes/theories on what is to come. Our theme song is by captiveportalmusic, used under...
  • Geek Out Weakly 6 – The Mandalorian Season 2 (pt. 2)

    Join Ben and Aadil and special guest Dave Wyatt this week as they discuss the second half of The Mandalorian Season 2, as well as backdoor pilot a handful of new podcasts… Our theme song is by captiveportalmusic, used under the CC ShareAlike license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)....
  • ID: Invaded

    You awake on a bed in an unusual room. As soon as you gain consciousness you realise something is wrong. You start to fall apart. Your limbs split into a dozen pieces, your whole body splinters and you can’t even remember your own name. It’s not a dream, but...
  • Record Of Grancrest War

    Record Of Grancrest War is an anime that aired in 2018, based on a light novel series of the same name, by A-1 Pictures. It’s an anime I enjoyed watching but as I’ve sat with it since I’ve had more and more problems with it. I enjoyed it as...
  • Dying

    There’s no escaping it. For all that we avoid talking about it in real life, it’s a prevalent part of a lot of our creative endeavours. How a show, film or game deals with the deaths of characters can often be a defining part of its perception. Game of...
  • Nine Out Of Nine

    After an eternally long wait; Season 5 of Brooklyn Nine-Nine arrived on Netflix a few months ago and I’ve since bought Season 6 on Prime which is updating weekly. I absolutely love the first 4 seasons of the show, so to finally have the 5th season available has been...
  • Line of Duty

    I’ve just finished watching the first 3 seasons of Line of Duty on Netflix (UK) which feels like an excellent time to take a break and write about it. This may get a bit spoilery later on, so keep an eye out for the warning if you don’t want...
  • Simplicity & Joy

    “It’s the simple things in life that give you the most joy.” They stand the test of time in a way that more complicated things often, just, don’t. When I think back to my childhood many of the things I enjoyed fitted this particular bill. So many things that...