Geeks OUT Podcast: Set Phasers to Oh My!

In this week's episode of the Geeks OUT Podcast, Kevin (@Gilligan_McJew) is joined by his friend Zack Simcoe (@NotruslyZack) as they discuss Sulu being revealed as gay in This Week in Queer, try to catch them all in their big opening, and celebrate Riri Williams as the Invincible Iron Man as our Strong Female Character of the Week.

BIG OPENING:

• Pokemon Go launches on IOS and Android devices

DOWN AND NERDY:

• KEVIN: Sam Wilson Captain America, Moon Knight, Scarlet Witch

• ZACK: Alice isn’t Dead, Within the Wires, Dr. Who

THIS WEEK IN QUEER: Sulu is gay in the new Star Trek movie

STRONG FEMALE CHARACTER: Riri Williams will become the new Invincible Iron Man

THE BIG CLIP: Trailer for Kubo and the Two Strings

MOVIES

• New trailer for Rogue One comes out July 15th as part of an ABC special
• John Malkovich to star in Comic-Con heist movie called Supercon
• Alien 5 will be like 3 and 4 never happened.

TV

• Marc Summers is hosting a one-day only live edition of Double Dare at San Diego Comic-Con July 22nd
• True Blood is in the early stages of being turned into a musical.
• Netflix will stream full seasons of CW shows 8 days after the season finale airs
• Supergirl season 1 will begin airing on CW starting Aug. 1st leading up to season 2’s debut.
• New teaser for Ash vs. Evil Dead season 2

COMICS:

• A bronze statue is going up in Prospect Park to honor 75 years of Captain America
• Marvel bringing back the Champions with Ms Marvel, Spider-man, Nova, Totally Awesome Hulk, kid-Cyclops, and Viv Vision
• The Great Lakes Avengers return
• Odinson looks for a new hammer in “The Unworthy Thor”
• The Death of X will cover the 8 months post Secret Wars

SHILF:

• Kevin: Sulu
• Zack: Cassidy (Preacher)