In this week's episode of the Geeks OUT Podcast, Kevin (@Gilligan_McJew) is joined by Bobby Hankinson (@bobbyhank) as they discuss Cartoon Network's new anti-racist PSA, swoon over Timothy Olyphant in the new season of The Mandalorian, and with election day looming we celebrate AOC reaching out to voters while playing Among Us as our Strong Female Character of the Week.

This Week's Topics Include:

BIG OPENING:  

• KEVIN: Cartoon Network releases new Steven Universe Anti-Racist PSA
• BOBBY: HBO Max orders 2 seasons of Tiny Toons Looniversity

 

DOWN & NERDY: 

 

• KEVIN: The Connors, Superstore, Helstrom, Dept. of Truth
• BOBBY: The Mandalorian, Hocus Pocus - Search for the Sanderson Sisters, NXT Halloween Havoc … Degrassi

 

 

STRONG FEMALE CHARACTER: AOC reaches out to voters playing Among Us

 

THIS WEEK IN QUEER: CW developing adaptation of Tom Swift as a gay black billionaire inventor

 

CLIP OF THE WEEK:  New trailer for the Saved By the Bell revival

 

THE WEEK IN GEEK: 

MOVIES

• New teaser for Halloween Kills
• New trailer for The Midnight Sky
• New trailer for Songbird
• Amazon announces 2021’s Welcome to the Blumhouse movies

 

TV

• New teaser for the second season of the Are You Afraid of the Dark reboot
• The CW announces 2021 premiere dates
• First look at Javicia Leslie as Batwoman
• First look at Red Hood in the new season of Titans
• HBO brings in Clive Barker for their new Hellraiser series
• Peacock cancels Brave New World
• New teaser for the final season of Chilling Adventures of Sabrina
• Oscar Isaac in talks to play Moon Knight

 

VIDEO GAMES

• Gaming meets anime as Sony is buying Crunchyroll
• Ellen Page to play gamer coach in 1UP

 

SHILF

• KEVIN: Marc Spector
• BOBBY: Moon Knight