Welcome to the All-New Geek Actually Podcast
Welcome to the All-New Geek Actually Podcast – This week we talk about Artificial Intelligence, The Three Strikes Law, ID4 2, Mark Ruffalo, Star Trek, Japanese game shows and the Star Wars trailer! We also have some weird food and a film review of “While We’re Young”.
And Richard Gray is back too!
Hosted by: David McVay and Dave Longo with guest Richard Gray
As always this episode carries an explicit tag due to possible bad language.
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SHOWNOTES
Tech and Geek News
Ex Machina seems to have gotten the science right.
http://www.gizmodo.com.au/2015/04/this-movies-realistic-ai-scared-the-shit-out-of-me/
What is the current state of torrenting now?
http://www.gizmodo.com.au/2015/04/iinet-lost-its-fight-against-dallas-buyers-club/
http://www.gizmodo.com.au/2015/04/iinet-lost-to-dallas-buyers-club-what-happens-next/
How does the Three Strikes Law work?
http://www.gizmodo.com.au/2015/04/australias-new-anti-piracy-code-is-being-signed-off-by-acma/
And just to add insult to injury…
http://www.gizmodo.com.au/2015/04/australian-government-considering-implementing-gst-on-overseas-purchases-netflix-subscriptions/
The Impending Robot Apocalypse
We here at Geek Actually Central don’t believe in the fairy tale that is a zombie apocalypse, however we have been collecting evidence for years that The Impending Robot Apocalypse is not that far away. I, for one, salute our robot overlords!
Film Actually
What we’ve been watching
Daredevil and more Star Trek!
Entertainment News
Judd Hirsh and Bill Pullman are back for Independence Day 2
http://www.firstshowing.net/2015/judd-hirsch-bill-pullman-are-both-back-for-independence-day-2/
Zemeckis adapts another award winning documentary
http://www.firstshowing.net/2015/steve-carell-joins-robert-zemeckis-adaptation-of-marwencol-doc/
The second Star Wars The Force Awakens trailer hits. ‘nuff said
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ngElkyQ6Rhs
Patty Jenkins left Marvel and has now joined DC
http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/wonder-woman-movie-finds-a-789099
Mark Ruffalo reveals why there is no stand alone Hulk film yet.
http://collider.com/new-hulk-solo-movie-mark-ruffalo-says-universal-owns-the-rights/
Film Review
‘While We’re Young’ written and directed by Noah Baumbach. It stars Ben Stiller, Naomi Watts, Adam Driver and Amanda Seyfried.
A middle-aged couple’s career and marriage are overturned when a disarming young couple enters their lives. Source: IMDB
Watch the trailer here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v726Dufa3IU
Weird Food
Chocobatch!!!
http://www.gizmodo.com.au/2015/04/this-life-size-benedict-cumberbatch-was-made-with-500-bars-of-chocolate/
And Finally, Just because we can…
More unbelievable Japanese game shows.
http://gawker.com/japanese-late-night-show-makes-guys-sing-karaoke-while-1698217692
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Housekeeping
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