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Welcome to another edition of WEEK IN GEEK here at Fanboys Anonymous—a rundown of some of the events, news and stories that went down over the past few days in the geek culture spectrum.

Here are some of the topics I felt like voicing my opinions about:

Steve Ditko Passes Away at Age 90

Legend. RIP.

No Batgirl, but Barbara Gordon, in Birds of Prey

Look. I don't know if I trust any of this rumor stuff anymore when it comes to DC. I don't know if I trust the actual directors of the films themselves "confirming" anything anymore, for that matter. But if you told me no Barbara Gordon in Birds of Prey, I'd be dumbfounded and pissed. If you told me Barbara was in it, but she's not Batgirl, then okay, she's Oracle. She absolutely MUST be in the movie as either Batgirl or Oracle. It's just a necessity. You can't do X-Force without Cable, you can't do Teen Titans without a Robin, and you can't do Birds of Prey without Barbara in my mind.

Incredibles 2 Becomes Highest Grossing Animated Film Ever

Very cool. It's not my favorite animated movie of all time (either Aladdin, Toy Story or The Lion King) but it was still something I enjoyed quite a bit (see here) so I'm happy that it made a lot of money.

Gal Gadot Visits Inova Children's Hospital in Costume

I absolutely, absolutely love that celebrities do this. Whether you're Captain America or Wonder Woman or Superman or even a villain, it's so good to see that these icons put the time in to put a smile on these kids' faces.

J.B. Smoove Cast in Spider-Man: Far From Home

Supposedly as a "lead role", but I doubt it. Remember how many people were in the last film? I'm assuming he's just a chaperone for the class trip or whatever.

Lando Returning in Episode IX

It took three of these movies to bring Lando back. That's another reason to showcase how these people don't know what to do with this franchise. The one, very first thing that should have been in the works when it came to the script planning stage of Episode 7 should have been "well, we know we have Luke, Leia, Han, Chewie, Lando, Artoo and Threepio in the mix" and they managed to fuck that up in multiple ways. You had me worried with The Force Awakens, and you lost me at The Last Jedi. I'm more confident that this movie will suck more than that it could be a step in the right direction, even though I agree with the decision to finally bring Lando back. It's just a little too late.

Neil Blomkamp Manning RoboCop Returns

I don't get why the remake has so much hate. It isn't the original, but it isn't like it's so much worse or anything. In some ways, it's better, and in some ways, it's not as good. It just doesn't have the nostalgia. Having another reboot, sure, let's give it a shot.

Joaquin Phoenix Confirmed for The Joker

I can't have any faith that this will be anything but a mistake. Phoenix is too old and out of shape for the part, The Joker shouldn't have an origin film, it's not a good idea to have it set separately from the main continuity (which still needs to be cleaned up anyway) and I feel like this is an instance where people are too into the idea behind doing the movie, rather than doing the movie's ideas.

The 70th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards will be hosted by Michael Che and Colin Jost on September 17, 2018 at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles California, broadcast by NBC.

Here is a list of the nominees in all of the categories.

Outstanding Comedy Series

Atlanta (FX)
Barry (HBO)
Black-ish (ABC)
Curb Your Enthusiasm (HBO)
GLOW (Netflix)
The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (Amazon)
Silicon Valley (HBO)
Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt (Netflix)

Outstanding Drama Series

The Americans (FX)
The Crown (Netflix)
Game of Thrones (HBO)
The Handmaid's Tale (Hulu)
Stranger Things (Netflix)
This Is Us (NBC)
Westworld (HBO)

Outstanding Variety Talk Series

The Daily Show with Trevor Noah (Comedy Central)
Full Frontal with Samantha Bee (TBS)
Jimmy Kimmel Live! (ABC)
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)
The Late Late Show with James Corden (CBS)
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (CBS)

Outstanding Variety Sketch Series

At Home with Amy Sedaris (truTV)
Drunk History (Comedy Central)
I Love You, America with Sarah Silverman (Hulu)
Portlandia (IFC)
Saturday Night Live (NBC)
Tracey Ullman's Show (HBO)

Outstanding Limited Series

The Alienist (TNT)
The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story (FX)
Genius: Picasso (Nat Geo)
Godless (Netflix)
Patrick Melrose (Showtime)

Outstanding Television Movie

Black Mirror: "USS Callister" (Netflix)
Fahrenheit 451 (HBO)
Flint (Lifetime)
Paterno (HBO)
The Tale (HBO)

Outstanding Reality-Competition Program

The Amazing Race (CBS)
American Ninja Warrior (NBC)
Project Runway (Lifetime)
RuPaul's Drag Race (VH1)
Top Chef (Bravo)
The Voice (NBC)


Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series

Anthony Anderson as Andre "Dre" Johnson, Sr. on Black-ish (ABC)
Ted Danson as Michael on The Good Place (NBC)
Larry David as Larry David on Curb Your Enthusiasm (HBO)
Donald Glover as Earnest "Earn" Marks on Atlanta (FX)
Bill Hader as Barry Berkman / Barry Block on Barry (HBO)
William H. Macy as Frank Gallagher on Shameless (Showtime)

Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series

Pamela Adlon as Sam Fox on Better Things (FX)
Rachel Brosnahan as Miriam "Midge" Maisel on The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (Amazon)
Allison Janney as Bonnie Plunkett on Mom (CBS)
Issa Rae as Issa Dee on Insecure (HBO)
Tracee Ellis Ross as Dr. Rainbow "Bow" Johnson on Black-ish (ABC)
Lily Tomlin as Frankie Bergstein on Grace and Frankie (Netflix)

Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series

Jason Bateman as Marty Byrde on Ozark (Netflix)
Sterling K. Brown as Randall Pearson on This Is Us (NBC)
Ed Harris as The Man in Black on Westworld (HBO)
Matthew Rhys as Philip Jennings on The Americans (FX)
Milo Ventimiglia as Jack Pearson on This Is Us (NBC)
Jeffrey Wright as Bernard Lowe on Westworld (HBO)

Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series

Claire Foy as Queen Elizabeth II on The Crown (Netflix)
Tatiana Maslany as Various Characters on Orphan Black (BBC America)
Elisabeth Moss as June Osborne / Offred on The Handmaid's Tale (Hulu)
Sandra Oh as Eve Polastri on Killing Eve (BBC America)
Keri Russell as Elizabeth Jennings on The Americans (FX)
Evan Rachel Wood as Dolores Abernathy on Westworld (HBO)

Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited Series or Movie

Antonio Banderas as Pablo Picasso on Genius: Picasso (Nat Geo)
Darren Criss as Andrew Cunanan on The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story (FX)
Benedict Cumberbatch as Patrick Melrose on Patrick Melrose (Showtime)
Jeff Daniels as John O. Neill on The Looming Tower (Hulu)
John Legend as Jesus Christ on Jesus Christ Superstar Live in Concert (NBC)
Jesse Plemons as Captain Robert Daly on Black Mirror: "USS Callister" (Netflix)

Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited Series or Movie

Jessica Biel as Cora Tannetti on The Sinner (USA)
Laura Dern as Jennifer Fox on The Tale (HBO)
Michelle Dockery as Alice Fletcher on Godless (Netflix)
Edie Falco as Leslie Abramson on Law & Order True Crime: The Menendez Murders (NBC)
Regina King as Latrice Butler on Seven Seconds (Netflix)
Sarah Paulson as Ally Mayfair-Richards on American Horror Story: Cult (FX)

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series

Louie Anderson as Christine Baskets on Baskets (FX)
Alec Baldwin as Donald Trump on Saturday Night Live (NBC)
Tituss Burgess as Titus Andromedon on Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt (Netflix)
Brian Tyree Henry as Alfred "Paper Boi" Miles on Atlanta (FX)
Tony Shalhoub as Abraham "Abe" Weissman on The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (Amazon)
Kenan Thompson as Various Characters on Saturday Night Live (NBC)
Henry Winkler as Gene Cousineau on Barry (HBO)

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series

Zazie Beetz as Vanessa "Van" Keefer on Atlanta (FX)
Alex Borstein as Susie Myerson on The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (Amazon)
Aidy Bryant as Various Characters on Saturday Night Live (NBC)
Betty Gilpin as Debbie "Liberty Belle" Eagan on GLOW (Netflix)
Leslie Jones as Various Characters on Saturday Night Live (NBC)
Kate McKinnon as Various Characters on Saturday Night Live (NBC)
Laurie Metcalf as Jackie Harris on Roseanne (ABC)
Megan Mullally as Karen Walker on Will & Grace (NBC)

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series

Nikolaj Coster-Waldau as Jaime Lannister on Game of Thrones (HBO)
Peter Dinklage as Tyrion Lannister on Game of Thrones (HBO)
Joseph Fiennes as Commander Fred Waterford on The Handmaid's Tale (Hulu)
David Harbour as Jim Hopper on Stranger Things (Netflix)
Mandy Patinkin as Saul Berenson on Homeland (Showtime)
Matt Smith as Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh on The Crown (Netflix)

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series

Alexis Bledel as Emily / Ofsteven on The Handmaid's Tale (Hulu)
Millie Bobby Brown as Eleven on Stranger Things (Netflix)
Ann Dowd as Aunt Lydia on The Handmaid's Tale (Hulu)
Lena Headey as Cersei Lannister on Game of Thrones (HBO)
Vanessa Kirby as Princess Margaret on The Crown (Netflix)
Thandie Newton as Maeve Millay on Westworld (HBO)
Yvonne Strahovski as Serena Joy Waterford on The Handmaid's Tale (Hulu)

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or Movie

Jeff Daniels as Frank Griffin on Godless (Netflix)
Brandon Victor Dixon as Judas Iscariot on Jesus Christ Superstar Live in Concert (NBC)
John Leguizamo as Jacob Vazquez on Waco (Paramount Network)
Ricky Martin as Antonio D'Amico on The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story (FX)
Édgar Ramírez as Gianni Versace on The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story (FX)
Michael Stuhlbarg as Richard Clarke on The Looming Tower (Hulu)
Finn Wittrock as Jeffrey Trail on The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story (FX)

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited Series or Movie

Sara Bareilles as Mary Magdalene on Jesus Christ Superstar Live in Concert (NBC)
Penélope Cruz as Donatella Versace on The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story (FX)
Judith Light as Marilyn Miglin on The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story (FX)
Adina Porter as Beverly Hope on American Horror Story: Cult (FX)
Merritt Wever as Mary Agnes McNue on Godless (Netflix)
Letitia Wright as Nish on Black Mirror: "Black Museum" (Netflix)


Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series

Atlanta (Episode: "FUBU"), Directed by Donald Glover (FX)
Atlanta (Episode: "Teddy Perkins"), Directed by Hiro Murai (FX)
Barry (Episode: "Chapter One: Make Your Mark"), Directed by Bill Hader (HBO)
GLOW (Episode: "Pilot"), Directed by Jesse Peretz (Netflix)
Silicon Valley (Episode: "Initial Coin Offering"), Directed by Mike Judge (HBO)
The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (Episode: "Pilot"), Directed by Amy Sherman-Palladino (Amazon)

Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series

The Crown (Episode: "Paterfamilias"), Directed by Stephen Daldry (Netflix)
Game of Thrones (Episode: "Beyond the Wall"), Directed by Alan Taylor (HBO)
Game of Thrones (Episode: "The Dragon and the Wolf"), Directed by Jeremy Podeswa (HBO)
The Handmaid's Tale (Episode: "After"), Directed by Kari Skogland (Hulu)
Ozark (Episode: "The Toll"), Directed by Jason Bateman (Netflix)
Ozark (Episode: "Tonight We Improve"), Directed by Daniel Sackheim (Netflix)
Stranger Things (Episode: "Chapter Nine: The Gate"), Directed by The Duffer Brothers (Netflix)

Outstanding Directing for a Variety Special

Full Frontal with Samantha Bee (Episode: "Episode 2061"), Directed by Andre Allen (TBS)
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (Episode: "Episode 421"), Directed by Paul Pennolino (HBO)
The Late Late Show with James Corden (Episode: "Episode 0416"), Directed by Tim Mancinelli (CBS)
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (Episode: "Episode 438"), Directed by Jim Hoskinson (CBS)
Portlandia (Episode: "Riot Spray"), Directed by Carrie Brownstein (IFC)
Saturday Night Live (Episode: "Host: Donald Glover"), Directed by Don Roy King (NBC)

Outstanding Directing for a Variety Series

The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story (Episode: "The Man Who Would Be Vogue"), Directed by Ryan Murphy (FX)
Godless, Directed by Scott Frank (Netflix)
Jesus Christ Superstar Live in Concert, Directed by David Leveaux & Alex Rudzinski (NBC)
The Looming Tower (Episode: "9/11"), Directed by Craig Zisk (Hulu)
Paterno, Directed by Barry Levinson (HBO)
Patrick Melrose, Directed by Edward Berger (Showtime)
Twin Peaks, Directed by David Lynch (Showtime)

Outstanding Directing for a Limited Series, Movie or Dramatic Special

Big Little Lies, Directed by Jean-Marc Vallée (HBO)
Fargo (Episode: "The Law of Vacant Places"), Directed by Noah Hawley (FX)
Feud: Bette and Joan (Episode: "And The Winner Is… (The Oscars of 1963)"), Directed by Ryan Murphy (FX)
Genius (Episode: "Einstein: Chapter One"), Directed by Ron Howard (National Geographic)
The Night Of (Episode: "The Art of War"), Directed by James Marsh (HBO)
The Night Of (Episode: "The Beach"), Directed by Steve Zaillian (HBO)


Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series

Atlanta (Episode: "Alligator Man"), Written by Donald Glover (FX)
Atlanta (Episode: "Barbershop"), Written by Stefani Robinson (FX)
Barry (Episode: "Chapter One: Make Your Mark"), Written by Alec Berg & Bill Hader (HBO)
Barry (Episode: "Chapter Seven: Loud, Fast and Keep Going"), Written by Liz Sarnoff (HBO)
Silicon Valley (Episode: "Fifty-One Percent"), Written by Alec Berg (HBO)
The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (Episode: "Pilot"), Written by Amy Sherman-Palladino (Amazon)

Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series

The Americans (Episode: "START"), Written by Joel Fields and Joe Weisberg (FX)
The Crown (Episode: "Mystery Man"), Written by Peter Morgan (Netflix)
Game of Thrones (Episode: "The Dragon and the Wolf"), Written by David Benioff & D. B. Weiss (HBO)
The Handmaid's Tale (Episode: "June"), Written by Bruce Miller (Hulu)
Killing Eve (Episode: "Nice Face"), Written by Phoebe Waller-Bridge (BBC America)
Stranger Things (Episode: "Chapter Nine: The Gate"), Written by The Duffer Brothers (Netflix)

Outstanding Writing for a Variety Special

Full Frontal with Samantha Bee: The Great American* Puerto Rico (*It's Complicated) (TBS)
John Mulaney: Kid Gorgeous at Radio City, Written by John Mulaney (Netflix)
Michelle Wolf: Nice Lady, Written by Michelle Wolf (HBO)
Patton Oswalt: Annihilation, Written by Patton Oswalt (Netflix)
Steve Martin & Martin Short: An Evening You Will Forget for the Rest of Your Life, Written by Steve Martin & Martin Short (Netflix)

Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series

Full Frontal with Samantha Bee (TBS)
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)
Late Night with Seth Meyers (NBC)
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (CBS)
Saturday Night Live (NBC)

Outstanding Writing for a Limited Series, Movie or Dramatic Special

American Vandal (Episode: "Clean Up"), Written by Matthew McManus & Kevin McManus (Netflix)
The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story (Episode: "House by the Lake"), Written by Tom Rob Smith (FX)
Black Mirror: USS Callister, Written by Charlie Brooker & William Bridges (Netflix)
Godless, Written by Scott Frank (Netflix)
Patrick Melrose, Written by David Nicholls (Showtime)
Twin Peaks, Written by Mark Frost & David Lynch (Showtime)

Outstanding Writing for a Nonfiction Program

Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown (Episode: "Southern Italy"), Written by Anthony Bourdain (CNN)
The Defiant Ones (Episode 1), Written by Allen Hughes, Lasse Järvi, and Doug Pray (HBO)
Icarus, Written by Bryan Fogel, Mark Monroe, and Jon Bertain (Netflix)
Jane, Written by Brett Morgen (National Geographic)
Mister Rogers: It's You I Like, Written by JoAnn Young (PBS)
The Vietnam War (Episode 8: "The History of the World (April 1969-May 1970)"), Written by Geoffrey C. Ward (PBS)

Welcome to another edition of WEEK IN GEEK here at Fanboys Anonymous—a rundown of some of the events, news and stories that went down over the past few days in the geek culture spectrum.

Here are some of the topics I felt like voicing my opinions about:

Naomi Scott, Kristen Stewart and Lupita Nyong'o = New Charlie's Angels

Did we really need another reboot? These three don't strike me as the type of women for this role. Stewart is too deadpan (and not "hot" enough in my mind, but, then again, I wouldn't say Lucy Liu or Drew Barrymore were hot either) and Lupita strikes me as too good for this. Naomi Scott, sure. Go for it. Also, aren't their ages all over the place? Also, Elizabeth Banks is Bosley? I'm not getting a good vibe, but if the trailers look decent, maybe I'll see it. Cut to a future edition of 6 Flicks Picks where I end up putting it down on the list.

Jim Carrey Cast as Dr. Robotnik / Eggman

First off, what the fuck? That's a surprise. He's energetic enough, sure, but he looks nothing like the character. I hope they figure that out in a good way. Second, I still don't know if this movie can even be made without being laughable. Third, go with Robotnik, not Eggman! Eggman should be the nickname Sonic gives him to make fun of his fat shape.

Avengers: End Game

Rumored to be the title for Avengers 4. If so, it's not the most dynamic or interesting title, but I don't dislike it, either. I'd like something with more umph to it, or something that alludes to a particularly interesting storyline. Definitely better than some other pitches I've heard from fans online.

Batman and Catwoman Aren't Getting Married

The world is in such shock. This is what I don't like about comics. Not only is it so hard to keep track of all of the issues and storylines and continuity, but it seems like it's an industry built entirely on "coming up next...just kidding, but wait....just kidding...but hold on!" and I hate that kind of stuff. Of course Bruce and Selina didn't get married. The whole purpose of that storyline wasn't to tell that story, it was to get people to talk and buy a few issues and then retain the status quo. Lame. Get hitched already.

Ross Marquand Wants to be Moon Knight

And I want a billion dollars. These stories come out all the time and it never materializes. It's just actors saying they want to take on a role, and of course they want to, but that doesn't mean there's been any kind of discussion about that actually happening. For all we know, Moon Knight isn't coming to the MCU for 10 years.

Lewis Tan Possibly Considered for Nightwing

I don't really know anything about the actor, so I don't know if he's right for the part. For those having a discussion on changing the ethnicity of the character, I happen to think that if you're going to alter the looks of any of the Robins, I happen to think Dick Grayson and Tim Drake could potentially be Asian, while Jason Todd could potentially have a buzz cut or be a redhead who dyes his hair or something like that. I still prefer Dick Grayson to look like the version we're going to see on Titans, though, but we'll see what happens, if this movie ever even ends up being made, which I doubt will be the case. I still think it would make more sense to do a Red Hood film where Deathstroke works alongside Jason to fight Batman and Nightwing, and you can introduce Oracle as well and spin her off into Birds of Prey / Gotham City Sirens, while giving Nightwing a Titans or Young Justice movie.

Delmar Will Return in Spider-Man: Far From Home

Who the fuck is Delmar? Oh, it's the deli owner? Okay. Sure. Let's have another quick joke of Peter getting a sandwich there. I'm down for it.

Christopher McQuarrie No Longer Wants to Make a Star Wars Film

This is because of the fan response to Rian Johnson's The Last Jedi. Well, I see where McQuarrie is coming from, but I also have to counter with one thing: don't make a movie that actively tries to shit on what comes before it and knowingly changes one of the most beloved series in pop culture history, and you won't get that kind of a response. If you have that kind of agenda to make a divisive film, you should expect a portion of the fan base to not like you for doing that. Ask Joel Schumacher how that worked with Batman.

Child's Play Reboot Coming Soon

Never been a fan.

People Bitch About Scarlett Johansson Being Cast as Dante "Tex" Gill

Bob Dylan was played by a woman and nobody seemed to bitch about that. Our Superman and past two Spider-Man actors are British, not American. Should we have made sure Peter Parker was cast only from options of people from New York, and specifically Queens, because we all know Queens isn't Brooklyn? Meanwhile, net neutrality is a real issue that will have much bigger effects on a much bigger group of people, but by all means, Rub & Tug is the hill to die on.

Dark Phoenix Not Listed on 20th Century Fox Website

While I'm somewhat interested in what the movie has to offer, I think it can't possibly be worth the potential negatives. Seeing the Dark Phoenix storyline again, with actors who are younger and haven't connected as well, while also potentially screwing up the whole Skrull thing, or just oversaturating this X-Men universe, which is all over the place weird at the moment with stuff like New Mutants and television shows that have no continuity and whatnot...meh...I'm okay with it potentially not being released, if that's the situation. I doubt it, though. It's probably just a glitch or something.

r/thanosdidnothingwrong Planning to Ban Half its Members on July 9th

FUCKING BRILLIANT! I LOVE IT! LMAO!!!

On the latest edition of the Fanboys Anonymous REVIEWPOINT podcast, host Tony Mango breaks down the hits and misses of the latest entry in the Marvel Cinematic Universe series, Ant-Man and the Wasp, by discussing what worked, what didn't, and whether you should see it or skip it.

Scott Lang is grappling with the consequences of his choices as both a superhero and a father. Approached by Hope van Dyne and Dr. Hank Pym, Lang must once again don the Ant-Man suit and fight alongside the Wasp. The urgent mission soon leads to secret revelations from the past as the dynamic duo finds itself in an epic battle against a powerful new enemy.

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Welcome to another Netflix ongoing episode commentary! Season 2 of GLOW came out several days ago, and I'm just now getting around to it. Normally, I like to binge these shows as soon as they are released, but I was unable to do that this time around. Nevertheless, this will work the same as it normally does, where in this post, I'll be documenting my running commentary of thoughts as I watch every episode. I'll be adding notes almost as a stream of consciousness and when everything has concluded, I'll be wrapping everything up with a full season recap and review to see just how good or bad the overall package was.

I invite you to follow along and to leave your thoughts in the comments below just the same!

Episode 1 - "Viking Funeral"

• So last season, I liked pretty much all of the characters except the tag team women. Of course, I liked some more than others, like Welfare Queen being hilarious, Machu Picchu being great, and Sam Sylvia being awesome. Just putting that out for context.
• That's what you get when you mess with the warrior, Carla. (10 pts to anyone who gets that reference)
• See. Love Sam.
• Ellen Wong, still cute. 
• I have a feeling I'm going to like Yolanda, and it isn't just because she's attractive.
• Contracts!
• Well, we have our villain. Suave Director Man.
• Hm. I forgot about this one woman dressed as the Native American.
• Dave's World?
• Blockbuster! I miss you.
• There isn't always tomorrow.
• I don't want to harp on the looks here, but Alison Brie, top 10 celeb for me at the moment, and Britt Baron, very cute.
• And now I want pizza.
• That is an UGLY suit, discount Zac Efron (Bash Howard)
• Douche ego move, Sam.
• And I'm back to hating Debbie again.

Episode 2 - "Candy of the Year"

• Co*ol! Voice crack. 
• All hail Welfare Queen!
• See, everybody. Kids ruin everything, including production meetings.
• LMAO A SUICIDE VEST!
• Yolanda's quite a dancer.
• Worldstar!
• Yeah, fuck you, Billy.
• Tamme is awesome. So self-actualized. 
• That's some quality fathering right there.
• Suddenly, I'm having flashbacks of Adam Bomb.
• Why do I feel like this dance-off would be accepted by WWE in 2008 as an alternative to a wrestling match? Oh, because that's what happened. That's why.
• So nobody cares enough about Reggie to try to bring her back?
• Time for a break, as I started watching this 3 hours after I was tired enough to fall asleep. Two episodes in, I'm still enjoying it, but I just flat out need sleep. I'll pick up tomorrow. Stay tuned.

Episode 3 - "Concerned Women of America"

• Fuck wasting the budget on that preachy stuff.
• She has a bio quiz already? No wonder she hates high school.
• Aaaaah I want donuts. 
• I like Russell now that he shot down Debbie with that "star whose name I haven't learned" line.
• Very nice transition there with the scripts.
• Maybe you haven't been laid in weeks because Justine's hot and dating a musician and all?
• LOL I love Yolanda, with being less graphic.
• Cherry's husband Keith is great. "She needs to get the fuck out that trailer."
• Good lord, if Carmen was my baby at that size, I'd just lose it.
• Don't shit on Russell. He's a nice guy. Probably the nicest out of everyone in the area.
• Scott Baio needs to be at the party and needs to hit on Jenny.
• Nice touch with the mannequin on the float.
• Debbie is suuuuuuuuch a biiiiiiitch.

Episode 4 - "Mother of All Matches"

• LMFAO THE KFC BUCKET. OMG I love the white meat pun!
• Well...is it Ethan Allen? 
• Sup Charlotte? You can't tell the difference between Tyler and Ernest? Check yourself.
• Give Liberty Belle some liberty hell!
• Kia Stevens is really so much better than I thought she would be.
• Mark's right. It does look like two dildos groping each other.
• Everything is $5 and you grab books, instead of a couch?!
• You didn't get rid of the lamp. I bet that reminds you of Mark.
• That's pretty American, Bash.
• Nice marketing with Patio Town.
• Glad to see Ernest is digging it.
• Never mind.
• Now, Liberty Belle needs to turn heel.
• Ernest is such a fucking good kid. That guy's going places.

Episode 5 - "Perverts Are People, Too"

• Creepy stalker fans like that would drive me crazy.
• No fucking water, no fucking respect. Good logic.
• Maybe don't dress like a psycho if you don't want people to mock you and such?
• Yeah, this guy wants to destroya Zoya in the bedroom.
• Repeat. Keith is a good husband.
• I hope Glen actually comes back with dinner menus.
• Tom is such a creep, but this isn't surprising at all, as I've seen SO many people act like this.
• Right move, Ruth, even though it's a bad move for the show.
• If Debbie doesn't support Ruth...ugh. Of course not. Horrible person.

Episode 6 - "Work the Leg"

• You can steal signature moves in rival promotions without looking as bad. Just saying.
• All the in-fighting. Can't we all just get along?
• Damn right, Carmen! Tell them to shut the fuck up and get them to knock it off.
• You're gonna need a montage.
• I'm guessing Reggie really isn't coming back if she's not been brought up after all this. Poor Reggie. Nobody cares about her.
• I hate these types of horror films so much. It just isn't my kind of thing.
• "I'm accustomed to a certain level of failure." Good lord do I know how that feels.
• Yeah!!! See, Sam supports Ruth! Damn right. This is why I like him and why I hate Debbie. Even if I understand her point of view sometimes, it doesn't make her actions right.
• And I like Glen now, too.
• Rhonda hasn't had much to do this season. Actually, has she done anything at all?
• Well damn. Even on a show like this, I didn't predict the scripted match finish and thought Black Junkchain would win.
• You can't say Boston Crab?

Episode 7 - "Nothing Shattered"

• Based off the title, I wonder if she shattered anything. Ha. I know that I'm not funny. You don't need to tell me.
• "I'll go get a wheelchair. They're free." haha
• Hey there, Debbie's naked body.
• I know the context of Stan Hansen and Bruno Sammartino beforehand and as soon as he mentioned it, I smiled.
• Shit, I'll take a cookie, too. Nutter Butters are good.
• Oh fuck you, Debbie. Goddamn.
• Hahaha Reggie. Okay. You proved me wrong.

Episode 8 - "The Good Twin"

• Poor goat, having to see Cats, especially alone.
• I don't think Jenny needs a makeover if she has that jacket.
• Noooo not Thomas's arm!
• I wonder if anyone ships Black Magic and Papa Shango.
• "It's hard to enjoy my cereal" hahaha
• I get the idea, but I'm kind of over this episode. This has been my least favorite one so far, even though I'm sure that's the opposite intention and probably an unpopular opinion.

Episode 9 - "Rosalie"

• I want pasta.
• Sandlot!
• Not a fan of Rosalie.
• Go with the black one.
• I don't think Sam and Ruth is a couple I want to see, necessarily.
• I have a really good version of There's No Hiding Place. Good song.

Episode 10 - "Every Potato Has A Receipt"

• Strip clubs, for the record, aren't arousing. They're gross on so many levels.
• Chavo! Carlito!
• Keith is perpetually a nice guy. Awesome.
• Uh...so, I was really thinking the Florian thing was more like Bash was gay. I don't remember any signs that he was into Rhonda.
• Hit her with the three suplexes, Chavo.
• Nothing's gonna stop us nooooow
• I can't help but feel like there are a lot of plots still left hanging, so I definitely need a third season.

Welcome to another edition of 6 Flicks Picks, wherein I list all of the upcoming films that are scheduled to be released in the United States for the month which is about to begin and break down which ones I'll be watching in theaters, which ones I'll wait to rent at home, and which ones I'll be skipping out on entirely. After going through the list, I'll choose which six films stand out to me as the ones I want to see the most, even if there are more or less than six that interest me.

Note: The list below is based primarily off the expanded nationwide USA release dates on IMDB as well as some other random outlets if possible, so some information may be different. If I am missing some of the limited releases or the dates conflict in some fashion, please let me know in the comments below and any adjustments and corrections will be made!

Without further ado, another new month means another new set of films, so what's coming soon to theaters in July 2018?

Ant-Man and the Wasp

Synopsis: As Scott Lang balances being both a Super Hero and a father, Hope van Dyne and Dr. Hank Pym present an urgent new mission that finds the Ant-Man fighting alongside The Wasp to uncover secrets from their past.

Will I watch? = Yes

The First Purge

Synopsis: The film will be a prequel that will focus on the events that lead up to the very first Purge event.

Will I watch? = Yes

Whitney

Synopsis: An in-depth look at the life and music of Whitney Houston.

Will I watch? = No


Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation

Synopsis: Mavis surprises Dracula with a family voyage on a luxury Monster Cruise Ship so he can take a vacation from providing everyone else's vacation at the hotel. The rest of Drac's Pack cannot resist going along. But once they leave port, romance arises when Dracula meets the mysterious ship Captain, Ericka. Now it's Mavis' turn to play the overprotective parent, keeping her dad and Ericka apart. Little do they know that his "too good to be true" love interest is actually a descendant of Abraham Van Helsing, ancient nemesis to Dracula and all other monsters.

Will I watch? = No

Skyscraper

Synopsis: FBI Hostage Rescue Team leader and U.S. war veteran Will Sawyer now assesses security for skyscrapers. On assignment in Hong Kong he finds the tallest, safest building in the world suddenly ablaze, and he's been framed for it. A wanted man on the run, Will must find those responsible, clear his name and somehow rescue his family who are trapped inside the building...above the fire line.

Will I watch? = No

The Nun

Synopsis: A priest named Father Burke is sent to Romania to investigate the mysterious death of a nun.

Will I watch? = No

Don't Worry, He Won't Get Far on Foot

Synopsis: On the rocky path to sobriety after a life-changing accident, John Callahan discovers the healing power of art, willing his injured hands into drawing hilarious, often controversial cartoons, which bring him a new lease on life.

Will I watch? = No

Eighth Grade

Synopsis: A teenager tries to survive the last week of her disastrous eighth-grade year before leaving to start high school.

Will I watch? = No


Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again

Synopsis: In this sequel to Mamma Mia!, Sophie learns about her mother's past while pregnant herself.

Will I watch? = No

The Equalizer 2

Synopsis: Robert McCall serves an unflinching justice for the exploited and oppressed, but how far will he go when that is someone he loves?

Will I watch? = No

Mile 22

Synopsis: An elite American intelligence officer, aided by a top-secret tactical command unit, tries to smuggle a mysterious police officer with sensitive information out of the country.

Will I watch? = No

Generation Wealth

Synopsis: A documentary that investigates the pathologies that have created the richest society the world has ever seen.

Will I watch? = No


Mission: Impossible - Fallout

Synopsis: Ethan Hunt and his IMF team, along with some familiar allies, race against time after a mission gone wrong.

Will I watch? = Yes

Teen Titans Go! To the Movies

Synopsis: A villain's maniacal plan for world domination sidetracks five teenage superheroes who dream of Hollywood stardom.

Will I watch? = Maybe

Blindspotting

Synopsis: Lifelong friends Daveed Diggs and Rafael Casal co-wrote and star in this timely and wildly entertaining story about the intersection of race and class, set against the backdrop of a rapidly gentrifying Oakland.

Will I watch? = No


Which films make the cut?

6. Skyscraper — This looks dumb as all hell, but I needed a sixth movie, and given the other options in a very small amount of releases, this overtakes the more boring and less interesting premises for me. At least I can shut my brain off and look at explosions and Movie Pass this and not feel too guilty, whereas other things like Mamma Mia will make me want to blow my brains out.

5. The Equalizer 2 — I've never seen the first one, but it looked somewhat interesting. Maybe I'll go back and check that out and then see this.

4. Teen Titans Go! To the Movies — I've only seen some clips here and there of the show, as I'm 30 and this isn't marketed to me, but my niece watches it and it seems pretty funny from what I've checked out. Naturally, as you should know by now if you've followed the site, I'm a huge DC comics fan, so when they have things like this, it'll make the list by default just because I'm interested in the adaptation aspect, if nothing else, but this seemed kind of funny.

3. The First Purge — When I saw the first Purge film, I wasn't too impressed, but for some reason, I decided to watch the second one. That was pretty damn good, and I checked out the third as a result of that, and was impressed as well. They've earned my actual money this time with a 2/3, instead of just watching it at home.

2. Mission: Impossible - Fallout — Somehow, this series gets better with every movie. Yes, I'll say that #2 is better than #1, if not just for the soundtrack, which is amazing. #3 is better than #2, #4 amps things up again, and #5 was the best one yet. I didn't even have to see a trailer to know that I would be seeing this movie. As soon as they said it was coming out, I would have bought a ticket.

1. Ant-Man and the Wasp — It's an MCU movie. I don't think I need to clarify anything else, do I? Look at this site. This is the bread and butter of Fanboys Anonymous, and for as much as I shat all over Ant-Man before it came out, assuming it would be a flop, it's enjoyable as hell and I was wrong. This, naturally, also looks good and has me sold.

Welcome to another edition of WEEK IN GEEK here at Fanboys Anonymous—a rundown of some of the events, news and stories that went down over the past few days in the geek culture spectrum.

Here are some of the topics I felt like voicing my opinions about:

Christopher Markus and Stephen McFeely Want M.O.D.O.K. in the MCU

They say it's too tricky, and I fully agree with them. How do you pull off even the visuals of this character, without it being too laughable? Still, at some point, we need some M.O.D.O.K. I have all the faith in the world they'll figure it out the right way. Hell, they did with Arnim Zola. Then again, they screwed up Baron Zemo, so...

Campaign to Remake The Last Jedi

Look, I want there to be a complete erase of this movie and to have a redo. But I don't buy this for one second, in any fashion. Sadly.

Lucasfilm Drops Mos Eisley Spaceport Spinoff

See, this is the type of stupid stuff I don't understand. Why did anybody think this would be a good idea for a billion dollar film? This is a standalone comic issue, not a whole big budget movie.

Spider-Man: Far From Home

That's a stupid title. I liked Homecoming, as it fit the high school idea and the homecoming of Spidey to the MCU, but Far From Home, not a fan. I don't like that they're taking Spider-Man off to another field trip. I like Spider-Man in New York, not at the Washington Monument and in Paris and whatnot. I'm also very hesitant to trust the idea of introducing another love interest and making her some hybrid of a bunch of characters like what they had done in Homecoming.

Ewan McGregor Rumored to Reprise Obi-Wan Kenobi Role in Episode IX

Good. He should have been in The Last Jedi with Yoda. And he should have been part of the quartet (along with Luke and Anakin) that revealed that Rey is either Luke's daughter that was in hiding, Han and Leia's kid that was wiped from everyone's memories by Kylo Ren and Snoke, or the next incarnation of "the chosen one" who is tasked to cleanse things again by having a kid with Kylo Ren hahaha. Then, the movie should have been completely different in multiple other ways, too. I don't understand why there wasn't at least one shot of McGregor as Kenobi in the movie, but I also don't understand why 90% of the movie was the way it was.

More LGBT Characters in the MCU

I have no problem with this, as long as it serves a purpose. In my mind, you can assume any character is straight/bi/whatever if they aren't addressed as such, and if it's not part of the plot, there's no reason to make a stance on that character's preferences. It bugs me when there's an obligatory scene where someone has to just state that they're bisexual or something merely for the sake of saying it, rather than it serving any kind of functional purpose whatsoever. Valkyrie had an implied scene where she was potentially in love with another female warrior and that had a point to it, because her death was why she left Asgard. If it had been a man, it would have served the same purpose, but who cares, so making it a woman ended up giving people who need to feel represented something to latch onto (which I think is kind of dumb, personally, but I'm a straight white male, so I apparently can't have an opinion on this, but I'm also the type of person that never looks at ANYBODY as a role model in any fashion, so I'm weird like that). My point of view: the MCU and every film and television franchise should be open to the idea of LGBT representation, but there shouldn't be any concerted efforts to force and shoehorn the idea into anything, just the same as I don't need to have any political messages or propaganda—even the things I personally agree with—put out there if it doesn't serve the story itself. The one lesbian character in Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom was exactly the same character to the plot with or without that line about her not being into men. That's the difference. If we have Northstar in a future X-Men film, he should be gay. Having Negasonic Teenage Warhead have a girlfriend was just as functional as if she had a boyfriend, and I didn't care one way or the other, so sure, go with Yukio. I liked Yuko. Don't just suddenly throw a scene in there where Falcon goes "By the way, I'm also gay!" for the hell of it, just the same as I don't need Black Widow going "I prefer Pepsi instead of Coca-Cola!" if it has no context. Aaaaand now that I've said all that, someone's going to read this and think I'm somehow anti-LGBT, because everyone always jumps to those extreme conclusions instead of looking at what I'm actually saying.

Legends of Tomorrow Season 4 Set for Magical Premise

Oh great. Just what I wanted. More magic stuff. I think this is going to be the season I stop watching. I've said before that I'm not a big fan of the campy nature of this program, nor has the Arrowverse really kept my favor with the way the writing went downhill. Season 2 of Arrow was my favorite, with season 1 being decent, and 3 being horrible. I stopped watching when they killed Laurel as I saw that as the point of no return. Flash season 1 was great, but it's struggled ever since then. Legends has always been something on the ropes for me and I've never liked the magic side of the DC (or Marvel) universe, and with the cast changing and the campy nature seemingly being on no path to stop, I just don't have high hopes for season 4.

Raphael is Team Leader in New Ninja Turtles Series

So the writers either don't understand the characters, or they're far too obsessed with "doing something different for the sake of it" or the whole point is to illustrate a character arc of how Raphael isn't the best leader and he passes it off to Leonardo. The whole point is that Mikey is the fun idiot, Donny is on the wimpier side but the smartest, Leo is the burdened rational leader and Raph is the strongest, but also the bitter and angry one who can't keep his emotions in check. Making Raph the leader negates Leo's purpose and likely ignores Raph's anger issues. You might as well make Anakin Skywalker the head of the Jedi Council instead of Yoda.

Struggling to Find Replacement for Kathleen Kennedy

Dave Filoni. There. I just did your job for you.

Jumanji 3 Coming December 2019

Welcome to the Jungle was better than I thought it would be. I'm up for another if they have the right idea.

Pennyworth Pilot

Stop it! Stop trying to do these shows where it all takes place before the story. You're going to fall into the same trap every single one of them does, where you'll introduce Batman villains that make no sense. I don't want Alfred fighting proto-Joker or a version of Solomon Grundy.

Jared Leto Cast as Morbius

I hate the Sony approach to Spider-Man and how they want to have a movie for everyone, but this is one of the exceptions. Morbius could actually potentially work as a standalone film. I would be cool with it not happening, though, and the character coming into the MCU fold elsewhere, but okay. As far as casting, no issues. I thought this was an opportunity to cast someone who isn't white, but sure, Leto could pull it off.

Another Look at Robin from Teen Titans

Yesssssss. That is how Dick Grayson / Robin should look! One of the best representations of a comic book character brought to life. Awesome.

Halo TV Series in Production

I'll check it out, maybe. I only played the first video game's multiplayer for a little bit one time, so I'm obviously not too invested in it, but I've always been curious about a live action adaptation of the story, since I'm not particularly familiar with it. Aliens and a faceless military general guy mostly, right? Totally ignorant here. But hey, maybe it'll be cool.

Season 2 of Marvel's Luke Cage is set to premiere at 3am EST on Netflix, and per usual, this post will be documenting my running commentary of thoughts as I binge-watch every episode. I'll be adding notes almost as a stream of consciousness and when everything has concluded, I'll be wrapping everything up with a full season recap and review to see just how good or bad the overall package was and the hits and misses in a Reviewpoint podcast video.

I invite you to follow along and to leave your thoughts in the comments below just the same!

Episode 1 - "Soul Brother #1"

• So Luke Cage is a ninja now?
• Directed by Lucy Liu? Weird.
• LOL at the breakdown of the whole "he's a dark roast" and whatnot
• "The selfies, the groupies, the dick pics" - LMAO
• He came back again, too. Who is he? I'm guessing Danny Rand. I'm probably wrong.
• Shades was one of my favorite characters last season. I hope he keeps up that trend.
• LOL at the plastics exchange.
• Shades and Mariah are so gross together. Exactly what they should be. Good job, Theo and Alfre.
• It's good to see Claire again after missing her for a season. Even though I'd be okay with her getting killed off in order to make room for Jessica Jones and merging the shows to not have a full Jessica Jones season, I do like Claire.
• Who is this dude with the car? I can't remember. Am I supposed to be able to remember him?
• I really hope this exposition-heavy episode means there's less of a lag for this season. I don't want to be saying AGAIN that 13 episodes should have been cut down to 10....but I'm probably going to have to.
• Stephanie's cute.
• This young kid working at Pop's is so, so dead.
• Cockroach's pitch to Mariah was basically "I'm Black Ya'll" from CB4
• "I need my cape." / "Whatever, Power Man." - I liked that
• Shades always looks like he's trying so hard to be cool and failing. It makes me laugh.
• He fucking dabs!! LOL
• Well I'm turning on the subtitles to understand Bushmaster, that's for sure.
• Oh fuck. That knife to the eye part was pretty damn brutal.

Episode 2 - "Straighten It Out"

• I hope this whole "Judas bullet doesn't matter anymore" thing isn't as cliche as them creating a new thing just the same
• "I will deal with him when I'm ready." aka "I will give some resolution to this plotline at least a few episodes in the future. We need to stall.
• THE SHORT ARM OF THE LAW. ARTURO IS THE MAN.
• The Incident, eh? Yaaaaaaaaay reference! It's sad how little they give us to show connectivity. 
• Aw :( I wanted more of Arturo.
• Old woman wants to give Luke Cage some coffee hahaha.
• Obeah Man. Now I want to watch Meet Joe Black.
• I feel like if we cut out all the musical performances and lingering shots of Mariah looking at the musicians, we'd cut out a full episode of stalling.
• Oh my god, this scene has been like 5 minutes of nothing. It could have been accomplished in 30 seconds. We're only on episode 2 and I'm starting to feel the drag. Pleeease don't be one of those seasons.

Episode 3 - "Wig Out"

• Even with the subtitles, I'm having trouble understanding the Jamaicans. I'm glad Shades said the same thing before. Rhaatid.
• Whoa. Seet.
• Headed elsewhere. Nice.
• MORTY. LMFAO. DIP DIP YOUR TOES IN THE CONVERSATION? WTF?!
• Worldstar!
• I'd eat some piranha.
• I heard that Claire's place was a real hole in the wall, but c'mon.

Episode 4 - "I Get Physical"

• This show relishes in itself too much and spends WAY too much time taking something that could be done in a minute or so and dragging it out just so the music can tell you what you're supposed to be thinking. When done right, it can be really effective, but this is overboard.
• Totally thought the bad news was going to be that Nike dropped the deal because of the Bushmaster video.
• Wait a fucking minute, I'm still on episode 4???? This feels like it's not too far off from ending. Are they actually going to have a season where it has multiple mini-arcs instead of one big, over-elongated one? Probably not.
• Aaaand this whole legal drama is going to tie up a bunch of time.

Episode 5 - "All Souled Out"

• Please don't be what I think you're going to be. Please don't be an unnecessary side story that takes up like 3-4 episodes' worth of time for no reason other than to stall.
• Hey there Foggy.
• At least they acknowledged that Danny could pay the 100 grand.
• You're on time out? Really? Fuuuuuuuuck this dude. 
• "Who's tougher, you or the green monster?" / "That's not his name." - I appreciate the reference, but why can't you say Hulk?

Episode 6 - "The Basement"

• It's 7:45am. I'm starting to get really tired. I hope this picks up and keeps me entertained, because right now, I'm thinking I've got this episode and maybe one more before I start falling asleep.
• Hey, Warriors reference.
• Shades is the man. Just give him the keys to the kingdom.
• I don't know if it's because I'm getting sleepy, or because this is in a real lull, but I have pretty much nothing to comment on.

Episode 7 - "On and On"

• Ha. Piranhas. I get it.
• Alright, so, theories on Tilda's dad? Seems too easy to go with the cop.
• Oh great, let's have the same "You should stop being so focused on Mariah" speech again. It's not like we didn't get the gist of this the last time. 
• Also, that teeth sucking thing is always on the captions. 
• That's cold, Shades. Not cool, man. 
• If you're going to do this shit with the music taking focus and playing full songs every single episode, can you not pick songs that repeat the same goddamn line over and over again? Jesus that got annoying.

Episode 8 - "If It Ain't Rough, It Ain't Right"

• Zzzzzzzzz
• Wait, did I really just go through a whole episode with nothing at all to say?

Episode 9 - "For Pete's Sake"

• Holy shit. I'm actually excited to see Danny Rand. After that terrible season of Iron Fist, it shows how boring this season of Luke Cage has been that I'm excited to see Rand of all people. I'm really disappointed with how slow this is. If it were just a few episodes, I feel like it would be great, but it's just going at a snail's pace.
• Oh my god. Can something happen? I hate to sound like someone who comes off wanting action 24/7, but it's not even like these conversations are going anywhere but in circles!! How many times can we have the SAME conversation?
• I'm really struggling here. This isn't a show you can binge from 3am until 4pm, and I'm the type of person who usually doesn't struggle too much to stay awake for 24 hours straight. 
• Black Mariah. Finally, the name pops up. 
• Way to go both sympathetic and horrible with Mariah. I both feel bad for her and want her to bite the dust. 
• Here we go again with a repetitive song. Bushmaster. Bushmaster. Bushmaster. Bushmaster. Bushmaster. I get it. His name is Bushmaster. They've said it a million times each episode.

Episode 10 - "The Main Ingredient"

• I'm taking a break before this episode begins. I need it. Sorry.
• "Power Man and Iron Fist, that's got a good ring to it." - Ha. I get it. References. 
• Convenient that they just dropped the whole being broke thing out of nowhere. Lame.
• TURK! I was waiting on him. 

Episode 11 - "The Creator"

• So it turns out I actually fell asleep during this episode and had to go back and get caught up. That's how boring I've been finding this. A good way for me to sum things up this season is that while they might do something and then do another thing, almost none of it leads anywhere that couldn't have just been a much straighter line.
• Also, fuck yeah, Shades. Take down Mariah. You deserve to rule Harlem.

Episode 12 - "Can't Front On Me"

• I really just want this to end. Sorry for not having anything to say. It's the same stuff over and over and over again.

Episode 13 - "They Reminisce Over You"

• How is there still a whole episode left?
• Oh my god, it's nothing but the resolution of the stuff that should have been solved a long time ago.
• How is there still 25 minutes left?
• How is there still 11 minutes left?
• So we just left the whole Bobby thing, and ugh, you know what, screw this. This season was awful. I'm so ready to put it behind me.

On the latest edition of the Fanboys Anonymous REVIEWPOINT podcast, host Tony Mango breaks down the hits and misses of Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom by discussing what worked, what didn't, and whether you should see it or skip it.

Three years after the destruction of the Jurassic World theme park, Owen Grady and Claire Dearing return to the island of Isla Nublar to save the remaining dinosaurs from a volcano that's about to erupt. They soon encounter terrifying new breeds of gigantic dinos while uncovering a conspiracy that threatens the entire planet.

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Welcome to another edition of WEEK IN GEEK here at Fanboys Anonymous—a rundown of some of the events, news and stories that went down over the past few days in the geek culture spectrum.

Here are some of the topics I felt like voicing my opinions about:

Hartley Sawyer to be a Series Regular for The Flash Season 5

I'm guessing this is partially because Kid Flash isn't returning and because the writers have no idea what to do with the main core cast, so they needed to introduce a fresh person just so there could be more episodes of "well, we haven't done X with THIS person yet." I did like Ralph Dibny, don't get me wrong, but I kind of can't really imagine too much of an arc for him this next season, outside of maybe finding Sue. Then again, what's the next season even going to focus on? It better not be a full 20-something episodes about one single elongated (lol) plot like the last few. I'd rather have 3 mini-seasons with shorter arcs than one giant one that gets dragged out and is annoying to sit through.

Netflix Picks up Lucifer for Season 4

FUCK YES!!!! This was one of the only shows on television that I genuinely loved, and I was really disappointed to see it get cancelled. After the support from people out there, it's so refreshing to see that it will be brought back. I know 10 episodes isn't the same as a full season of a normal network season, but that's one hell (lol) of a lot better than I was expecting, and I'm certainly not going to complain. As I just said above about The Flash having too many episodes and not enough story, I assume this means Lucifer will be able to do an even better, tighter, more concise job of telling me the same stories that I dig, and will be able to have all the fun without needing to stretch things out, so this is a great thing all around. I hope it continues past this next season, too. This is awesome! Oh, and this means they can get even more risque. Without a leash, that's even better!

Jessica Parker Kennedy to be a Series Regular for The Flash Season 5

Again, not surprised. However, at least with this one, it makes more sense to me, since that was the cliffhanger of the last season and she's literal family.

MTV Movie and TV Awards

Black Panther won Best Movie, Best Performance (Chadwick Boseman), Best Hero, Best Villain. Nice. Super glad nobody else won Best Hero, in particular.

I wouldn't have voted for Wonder Woman for Best Fight.

Disappointed Thanos didn't win Best Villain.

Big fan of Stranger Things getting some love. That show is so good. Also a big fan of Star Wars not winning anything. 

Rogue and Gambit Get Married

I haven't followed comics in a long, long time, because it's just impossible to jump in and not waste money on events that will be rebooted and such, but sure, thumbs up. I tend to like teenager Rogue more than southern belle adult Rogue, despite growing up with the animated series, but I'm not going to complain.

Disney Bids $71.3 Billion for 21st Century Fox

FOR GOD'S SAKE, JUST TAKE IT!!! JUST TAKE IT!!! We need the Fantastic Four and X-Men characters in the MCU, and Comcast can't get more powerful!!!

Creed II Trailer

I mean, they had to go with Drago's kid, right? That had to be the next direction. I'm really glad to see that's the case. It's weird that the Rocky films might not necessarily be all amazing, but I do think they tend to have some of the best transitional elements. The plot tends to make a lot of sense from film to film without rehashing too much, but still remaining cyclical. I'll be seeing this opening night for sure.

Star Wars Spinoffs Put on Hold

The problem isn't that they're doing spinoff movies. The problem is everything else! The Last Jedi really divided fans and soured them on Star Wars in general, so of course there was less of a turnout to Solo. Then, you're doing a spinoff film with a brand new person playing an iconic character, so some people are already put off about that. Then, you had virtually no advertising campaign for it. And you put it only a few months after the previous film, instead of waiting until December. And Kathleen Kennedy and everyone in charge has the wrong direction for this franchise. And maybe you shouldn't have directors who are also just as desperate to "change things up" and "put a new spin on things" just for the sake of it, even if they don't necessarily have a great idea of how to execute that. And maybe it would help if you didn't keep losing your directors and could let them finish a movie without hacking their films to pieces and replacing them?

Why would you put the films on hold before the ONE spinoff that people are actually clamoring for, with Obi-Wan Kenobi?! Why are you continually making stupid decisions?!!

On the latest edition of the Fanboys Anonymous REVIEWPOINT podcast, host Tony Mango breaks down the hits and misses of Incredibles 2 and the short film Bao by discussing what worked, what didn't, and whether you should see it or skip it.

Elastigirl springs into action to save the day, while Mr. Incredible faces his greatest challenge yet -- taking care of the problems of his three children.

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Welcome to another edition of WEEK IN GEEK here at Fanboys Anonymous—a rundown of some of the events, news and stories that went down over the past few days in the geek culture spectrum.

Here are some of the topics I felt like voicing my opinions about:

Marvel TV Shows Will Ignore Avengers: Infinity War

Of course they will. I mean, it's not like they're in the same connected universe or anything, right? So stupid. I hate how the TV division can't figure out ways to follow the movies.

Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order

I hate to be so cynical, but The Last Jedi really ruined things for me, and when you tell me a video game is going to follow the events of a Padawan that survived Order 66, my first thoughts are "Neat, but it doesn't matter cause it will only lead to The Empire coming back when Luke fails to reestablish the Jedi Order and this will be a character that never pops up anywhere and serves no functional purpose."

E3

Admittedly, I'm not a gamer. Every time there was some kind of big news, I had no idea what any of that meant, or it was something I didn't care about. Still, that Spider-Man game looks good, and I'm glad all of the Smash Bros characters are available to pick from. That's how things should progress in 2018 (and should have been years ago). People want the most bang for their buck. They like crossovers and options. Credit to Nintendo for pulling off what people always want. It's the same for how everyone is constantly talking about wanting a Pokemon game that allows you to catch all of them and go through every town from every game. Virtually impossible, but you get the idea.

Deathstroke in Suicide Squad 2

DC doesn't seem to be able to get past rumors and announcements for any of their projects, so I'm taking this and all other ones with a grain of salt, but the current report says Deathstroke will either fight the Suicide Squad or join them against the villains. I'd rather see both. I'd like Deathstroke to challenge for leadership and have in-fighting, and then join up with them against whatever the other menace is.

Hal Jordan and John Stewart for Green Lantern Corps

Well, last week, I had said I liked the idea of Jessica Cruz, but despite how that works out for an angle of diversity, I do think Jordan and Stewart are the two most prominent Green Lantern members. Very glad it isn't Guy Gardner, as that character sucks. Kyle Rayner, meh, he's someone I think serves no real functional purpose and could be merged with the other ones. That's my issue with the Green Lantern series. If you had one or two GLs with the combined stories and character traits as the other members, it would be much better than splitting everyone. Jordan is cocky, Gardner is an asshole but you can just merge that with Jordan's cockiness, Stewart is a hard-ass so he's different, Rayner is a boy scout from my POV but that's a bit unnecessary, I know nothing about Baz and Cruz, but from what I gather, Baz is a bit more violent, right? Maybe make him a Red Lantern. Cruz, maybe combine her with Rayner and make her the younger recruit and an idealist or something? I'm rambling. Jordan/Stewart as a buddy cop film works for me.

AT&T Merger with Time Warner Approved

Fuck. I hate this, and I knew it would happen right after this net neutrality ordeal. I hate how much this country is run by corporations. This better not lead to Comcast getting Fox's assets. Disney needs them instead. At least when it comes to Disney, we get an upgrade to Marvel. We get nothing positive with Comcast—a company I absolutely hate. I can't wait for 2020...

Dumbo Teaser Trailer

I never liked Dumbo as a kid. I'm not going to like this. I'm not even going to watch it.

George Lucas Reveals Original Plans for Episode VII

They were "going to get into a microbiotic world" and deal with the Whills, who "actually control the universe. They feed off the Force." Well, at least he acknowledges that "a lot of the fans would have hated it, just like they did Phantom Menace and everything, but at least the whole story from beginning to end would be told."

Now, I absolutely hate the direction the films have gone, but I hate this, too. At the very least, I would be interested to know just what Lucas had in mind, cause despite the whole midichlorians thing being stupid, maybe the actual story would have been better than "idk, how about we just have The Empire come back and another Rebellion, but change their names and shit, and make everything Luke and company did completely pointless as we're just resetting everything back to A New Hope with a new cast?"

Comcast Bids $65 Billion for 21st Century Fox

What did I just fucking say?

Cheetah's Arc in Wonder Woman 1984

Apparently, she'll be Diana's friend, who gets cheetah powers and goes berserk. Meh. I don't know if I really want to see that. I'll be okay with it if Circe is the person who gives her her powers, and she's the real villain of it, but that doesn't seem to necessarily be the case. Also, setting the movie in 84 just seems like a weird decision to me. Until I see something that proves otherwise, I'm getting the feeling it was done just for the sake of "wouldn't it be interesting? I love the 80s!" and nothing more.

Aquaman Set Photos and Magazine Cover

Neat. Still not sold that this is going to be a good movie, but I'll obviously be checking it out. Realistically, it will probably be the best Aquaman film we'll ever get, but is that really saying much?

On the latest edition of the Fanboys Anonymous REVIEWPOINT podcast, host Tony Mango breaks down the hits and misses of Tag by discussing what worked, what didn't, and whether you should see it or skip it.

One month every year, five highly competitive friends hit the ground running for a no-holds-barred game of tag -- risking their necks, their jobs and their relationships to take one another down. This time, the game coincides with the wedding of the only undefeated player. What should be an easy target soon becomes an all-out war as he knows they're coming to get him.

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