Geeks OUT Podcast: Nintendo Switch Hitter

In this week's episode of the Geeks OUT Podcast, Kevin (@Gilligan_McJew) is joined by special guest co-host @JohnBalash as they get their thumbs ready for the new Nintendo Switch, discuss Disney's history of gay characters now that we have an "out" character in Beauty & the Beast for This Week in Queer, and celebrate the women of G.L.O.W. as our Strong Female Characters of the Week.

BIG OPENING:

• KEVIN:  Stephen Moyer cast as the dad in Fox’s X-Men pilot also Amy Acker and added Polaris
• JOHN: Batman vs Superman tops Razzie winners & Suicide Squad wins an Academy Award

DOWN AND NERDY:

• KEVIN: Supergirl, Bates Motel, Flash

• JOHN: Fire Emblem Heroes, Schitt’s Creek

STRONG FEMALE CHARACTER:  First teaser released for G.L.O.W. on Netflix

THIS WEEK IN QUEER:  Beauty & the Beast will debut Disney’s first gay character

CLIP OF THE WEEK: New trailer for Guardians of the Galaxy: Vol. 2 reveals Ego

THE WEEK IN GEEK:

MOVIES

• David Ayer teases Black Mask as the villain in Gotham City Sirens
• Russell Crowe teases playing Cable in Deadpool 2
• New trailer for Alien: Covenant

TV

• Cress Williams cast as Black Lightning and his daughters have been cast
• Gotham has cast their Ra’s al Ghul
• First teaser released for the final season of Orphan Black
• Star Trek: Discovery to now debut late summer/early fall
• Marvel’s Inhumans cast Black Bolt and Medusa...also now Karnak
• Ducktales reboot has a new trailer and already renewed for season 2

COMICS

• Riverdale one-shot

VIDEO GAMES

• Nintendo Switch comes out tomorrow

SHILF:

• KEVIN: Ego
• JOHN: Unworthy Thor/Launchpad