WEEK IN GEEK: This week, Andrew actually gets into sports (kind of) after watching the first season of the new HBO basketball docu-drama, Winning Time. D. Bethel plays Studio Koba's recent release, Narita Boy, and is delighted by its retro stylings and gameplay but also impressed by its impressive step into modern storytelling and themes.

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• "Disco Medusae" by Kevin McLeod
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• "District Four" by Kevin McLeod
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SPIDERS-MAN: Now that both hosts have finally seen the most recent Sony-developed Spider-Man movie, Spider-Man: No Way Home, they use their thoughts about it to also discuss a bit about the narrative potential––and detriment––of multiverses.

RELEVANT EPISODES:

• "Unpop That Cork" (18 March 2022): Where our hosts talk about the impact and legacy of the three Raimi-directed and Maguire-led Spider-Man movies.
• "Zeldavania" (01 April 2022): Where Andrew recounts his complete rewatch (and first-time watch) of all of the Spider-Man movies, from Maguire through Holland.

RELEVANT LINKS:

• The trailer for the upcoming Disney+ MCU show, She-Hulk.

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• "Disco Medusae" by Kevin McLeod
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• "District Four" by Kevin McLeod
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STRANGE NEW WORLDS: Our hosts discuss the premiere episode of the brand new Star Trek show on Paramount+, Star Trek: Strange New Worlds, a show that's a throwback not only in continuity, but in its episodic approach to storytelling.

DOCTOR NEW: Last weekend brought the announcement of the actor who will replace Jodie Whittaker as the Doctor in the legacy BBC science-fiction show, Doctor Who. Our hosts discuss their excitement for the announcement of Ncuti Gatwa as the 14th Doctor.

RELEVANT LINKS:

• Gilliam, Ryan. "Ocarina of Time Headlines Video Game Hall of Fame Class of 2022." Polygon, 6 May 2022.
• The site that plagiarizes articles but changes key words.
• Ncuti Gatwa's first interview since his announcement.

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• "Disco Medusae" by Kevin McLeod
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• "District Four" by Kevin McLeod
  • Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3662-district-four
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RIP DCCW: In a DC-heavy episode, our hosts bring our on-the-ground-DC-correspondent, Taylor, to talk about all things DC Comics. First, it's sad news to fans of the tv-based DC universe as it was announced that only Flash and Superman & Lois return for another season, leaving fans of, especially Batwoman and Legends of Tomorrow to deal with their sorrow.

ACTUALLY DETECTIVING: Now that it has been out for awhile, our hosts and Taylor dive deep into Matt Reeves' The Batman, analyzing not only its story and characters and actors, but also its influences and legacy.

TOO WEIRD: Before closing out the episode, our hosts and co-host take a moment to discuss the very strange trailer for Weird: The Al Yankovic Story.

RELEVANT EPISODES:

• "Don't Stop Recording" (3 July 2015): Where D. Bethel discusses his impressions of Batman: Arkham Knight.
• "Keep Calm, You're a Warrior Princess" (1 April 2016): Where Andrew and D. Bethel discuss Batman v. Superman: Dawn of Justice.
• "#CyclopsWasRight" (21 October 2016): Where D. Bethel discusses his time (at the time) playing the Batman video game by Telltale Games.
• "The Baggage of Expectation" (10 July 2020): Where our hosts discuss the departure of Ruby Rose from the role of Batwoman, and the announcement of Javicia Leslie as the new protagonist of the DC/CW show, Batwoman.

RELEVANT EPISODES:

• Lang, Brent, and Matt Donnelly. "Warner Bros. Discovery Exploring Overhaul of DC Entertainment (EXCLUSIVE)." Variety, Variety Media, 14 April 2022.
• Tweet from @Mothra1996 that exposes the questionable UK subtitling on the 1990 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Blu-Ray.
• The teaser trailer for Weird: The Al Yankovic Story.

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FEATURED MUSIC:

• "Disco Medusae" by Kevin McLeod
  • Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3652-disco-medusae
• "District Four" by Kevin McLeod
  • Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3662-district-four
• Tracks are licensed under Creative Commons BY Attribution 4.0 License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/