Hosts: David McVay and Josh Philpott
The Geek Actually Podcast, your weekly dose of ‘the week in geek’. This week David McVay and Josh Philpott are sick but doing their best to stay on top of things. This week we examine the new iPhone OS 4.0 and the new Apple social gaming network before reviewing the most anticipated geek film of the year, ‘Kick-Ass’. We also talk a little about the new Doctor Who season and the Toxic Avenger remake. Your show links follow.
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Tech News
iPhone 4.0 software announced and it will finally multitask and have a unified inbox.
http://www.apple.com/iphone/preview-iphone-os/
Apple to create a new social gaming system for their mobile games.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/livescience/20100409/sc_livescience/applecreatessocialgamingnetworkforiphone
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Entertainment News
It is a really slow news week but here goes…
Lucasfilm and Robot Chicken team up for Star Wars comedy series!
http://www.variety.com/article/VR1118017233.html?categoryid=14&cs=1&nid=2562&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed:+variety/headlines+(Variety+-+Latest+News)
We watch the new ‘Resident Evil : Afterlife’ trailer
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-deR34VdJ5k&feature=player_embedded
No longer just talk, Brad Bird in actual negotiations on directing ‘Mission: Impossible 4’
http://nymag.com/daily/entertainment/2010/04/brad_bird_mission_impossible_i.html
Rose McGowan is out of ‘Red Sonja’, but Megan Fox might be in…really!!
http://www.pajiba.com/trade_news/exclusive-red-sonja-update-rose-mcgowan-out-megan-fox-in.php
The remake we have all been waiting for – ‘The Toxic Avenger’…LOL
http://www.deadline.com/2010/04/the-toxic-avenger-mops-up-in-redo-deal/
We take a look at the original films trailer
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=27E4Qfj7iEY&feature=player_embedded#
We watch the new trailer for ‘Salt’
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CCgFi-Cvt50&feature=player_embedded
Feature Review
‘Kick-Ass’ the new film by Matthew Vaughn and written by Jane Goldman and Matthew Vaughn based on the comic by Mark Millar and John Romita Jr. It Stars Aaron Johnson, Chloe Moretz, Nicolas Cage, Clarke Duke, Evan Peters, Lyndsy Fonseca, Christopher Mintz-Plasse and Mark Strong.
Kick-Ass is the story of one loveable loser/comic geek who decides that he can be a superhero and make a difference. Getting hospitalised on his first encounter doesn’t deter him and he soon becomes an internet sensation. This attracts the attention of the mob and two other superheroes, Big Daddy and Hit Girl who are much better at the job than he is. All of this while trying to balance a love life and home life.
The film is a fantastic romp that is as brutal and confronting as it is fun and action packed. Highly recommended.
Watch the Red Band Trailer
http://www.firstshowing.net/2010/02/19/another-new-red-band-trailer-for-kick-ass-arrives-online/
Kick-Ass UK online ad campaign!
http://chud.com/articles/articles/23277/1/CHUD-STAYS-CLASSY-IN-THIS-KICK-ASS-AD/Page1.html
I also want to review ‘Kick-Ass Creating the Comic, Making the Movie’ by Mark Millar. Published by Titan Books.
http://www.amazon.com/Kick-Ass-Creating-Comic-Making-Movie/dp/1848564090/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1270808963&sr=8-2
This episode carries an explicit tag due to infrequent coarse language.
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