More TV news than you can shake a stick at! Plus, the craziest episode of Doctor Who that we've seen in a long time.
00:35 - We start off by anticipating some surprising Superbowl commercials.
02:36 – Universal and Blumhouse are coming together to adapt the novella ‘Who Goes There?’. Is it a remake of THE THING or its own thing? Brian and Mandy go over the long and involved history of various adaptions to figure it all out.
08:23 – NBCUniversal’s streaming platform, Peacock, will be launching mid-July. Happily for MONSTER fans, this platform’s tiered levels will allow some episodes to be available to viewers for free.
10:41 – Marvel is on a canceling spree with HOWARD THE DUCK and TIGRA & DAZZLER removed from Hulu. Brian anticipates that M.O.D.O.K. and Hit Monkey will likely be next.
13:19 – A major corporate fight is underway as Apple and Netflix begin talks about buying MGM. This production giant gave us JAMES BOND, MAD MAX, THE PINK PANTHER, ROCKY, etc. Whoever wins gets to take home decades of nostalgia content for their own platform.
15:15 – While we wait for the next season of THE WITCHER, Netflix is cashing in on our cravings by releasing an anime version this summer. You can also now listen to ‘Toss a Coin to Your Witcher’ on Spotify.
17:11 – PICARD’s first episode is out and people are unhappy. Brian breaks down why, but also points out to fans that STAR TREK has been making political commentary relevant to the times since the very beginning.
29:21 – As always, we close the episode with an in-depth discussion of DOCTOR WHO. The fifth episode is out and we have mysteries upon mysteries.
