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Marvel's 'VisionQuest' has arrived on Disney+, and in this episode of Geektown Talks To…, Dave sits down with showrunner Terry Matalas for an exclusive chat about the brilliant new series, James Spader's extraordinary return as Ultron, and the wonderfully weird world inside Vision's head!Terry, whose previous work includes '12 Monkeys' and 'Star Trek: Picard', reveals how a conversation with Marvel boss Kevin Feige sparked the idea of filling Vision's mind with a dysfunctional family of familiar AIs, including J.A.R.V.I.S., F.R.I.D.A.Y., E.D.I.T.H., D.U.M.-E., U., and the rather dangerous Ultron, who's been locked away in the attic!We explore the fantastic retro design of Vision's Mindspace home, the surprising parallels with 'WandaVision', and the philosophical questions surrounding Vision's memories, identity and humanity.Of course, we couldn't talk about 'VisionQuest' without discussing James Spader's incredible performance as Ultron. Terry reveals how they developed this older, wiser and disturbingly charming version of the villain, the extraordinary chemistry between Spader and Paul Bettany, and, perhaps most importantly, the story behind Ultron's MAGNIFICENT beard!There's also a fascinating discussion about just how much creative freedom Marvel gave Terry, how the cast helped shape some of the show's funniest moments, and whether Ultron can ever truly change his nature.And because we couldn't resist squeezing in a little extra sci-fi chat, Terry also discusses the proposed 'Star Trek: Legacy' series, reveals he's a huge 'Stargate' fan, and answers whether he'd ever consider taking over 'Doctor Who'.But it turns out there's another iconic franchise he'd REALLY love to tackle... GHOSTBUSTERS!'VisionQuest' premieres on Disney+ UK on Wednesday, 14 October 2026, with new episodes released weekly.You can also watch the video version of our interview and read more about 'VisionQuest' on Geektown:https://www.geektown.co.uk/2026/10/14/terry-matalas-talks-visionquest-james-spaders-ultron-marvels-creative-freedom-his-dream-sci-fi-project/For more exclusive interviews, TV news, reviews and podcasts, visit https://www.geektown.co.uk/

Welcome to Episode 505 of Geektown Radio! It's a bumper edition this week as Dave is joined by Matt from Entertainment Talk for a packed show featuring reviews of Marvel's 'VisionQuest', the new 'Resident Evil' movie, gaming adventures, and some major developments in the worlds of Doctor Who, Stargate, Marvel and streaming.We kick things off with our usual look at what we've been watching and playing. Matt has three reviews this week, starting with the supernatural horror 'Other Mommy', which unfortunately doesn't live up to its intriguing premise. Things improve considerably with 'Resonance: A Plague Tale Legacy', a prequel that blends action, stealth and puzzle-solving into an adventure that really won him over. He also reviews Zach Cregger's new 'Resident Evil' movie, explaining why its original story manages to capture the spirit of the games.Meanwhile, Dave has watched all eight episodes of Marvel's 'VisionQuest', and delivers a glowing, spoiler-free review of the Disney+ series. With Paul Bettany returning as Vision and James Spader back as Ultron, could this be one of Marvel's best television outings yet? Dave also discusses his interview with showrunner Terry Matalas, Danny Dyer's surprisingly brilliant stint hosting 'Saturday Night Live UK', an AI-generated 'Doctor Who' episode, and finally completing 'Marvel's Midnight Suns' after around 90 hours of gameplay, just in time for 'Planet Zoo 2'!In the TV and film news, we have renewals for 'The Hunting Wives', 'Anna Pigeon', 'Not Going Out' and 'Karen Pirie', alongside the end of 'A Thousand Blows'. There are also updates on 'Star Trek: Starfleet Academy', 'This City Is Ours', 'The Assassin', 'All's Fair' and more.Then we get into some of the week's biggest stories:Paramount and Warner Bros. have officially merged under the Skydance umbrella. We discuss what this means for their enormous collection of franchises, the future of HBO Max and Paramount+, and whether putting so much entertainment under one roof is actually a good idea.Marvel's 'Zodiac' has been announced as a new Disney+ spy thriller, but its mysterious logo might be hiding clues about S.H.I.E.L.D., the Great Wheel and some familiar MCU faces. Plus, 'Marvel Zombies' is returning with three new Halloween specials.The future of 'Doctor Who' is taking shape as production companies reportedly submit their bids to take over the iconic sci-fi series. Jed Mercurio, World Productions and STV Studios are among the names in the conversation, but who should get the keys to the TARDIS?'Stargate' could be getting another chance at Amazon, with 'WandaVision' creator Jac Schaeffer reportedly developing a new series. But after the studio scrapped Martin Gero's already-ordered continuation, can this new version win over the fans?Finally, we run through the highlights heading to UK television, including 'VisionQuest', 'The Diplomat', 'Grey's Anatomy', 'Tulsa King', 'Dark Winds' and the 'Friday the 13th' prequel 'Crystal Lake'.It's a big one, so grab a drink, get comfortable, and join us for another packed episode of Geektown Radio!Find us online:Website: https://www.geektown.co.ukMatt's podcasts: https://entertainmenttalk.orgEmail: podcast@geektown.co.ukFollow Geektown on X, Facebook, Bluesky, Instagram, Threads, TikTok and YouTube for more TV, film and gaming news!

On this week’s Geektown Radio, Dave is joined by Domingos from The Sunday Film Club to chat through another packed week of TV, film and gaming, including ‘Neagley’, ‘Marvel’s Midnight Suns’, ‘Lanterns’, and the possibility of ‘24’ bringing Jack Bauer back for another very bad day!Domingos kicks things off with Prime Video’s ‘Neagley’, discussing how the ‘Reacher’ spin-off gives its leading investigator a distinct identity while retaining the action and humour that make the franchise so enjoyable. He also reviews the fourth season of ‘Ted Lasso’, as AFC Richmond’s women’s team takes centre stage, with some new faces making a big impression.Then we get into a spoiler-filled discussion of the ‘Lanterns’ finale, looking at its central partnership, the mysteries surrounding Hal Jordan and John Stewart, and where the story could go next. There’s plenty to unpack in DC’s grounded detective drama, particularly when those detectives happen to possess rather unusual jewellery…Meanwhile, Dave has finished the third season of ‘Vigil’ and caught up with ‘Toy Story 5’, which puts Jessie in the spotlight while exploring the battle between toys and screens. He also checks in on the second season of the ‘Scrubs’ revival, gives his first impressions of Sky’s divorce drama ‘WAR’, and continues enjoying ‘Slow Horses’. On the gaming side, he’s finally opened ‘Marvel’s Midnight Suns’ from his Steam library and discovered an absorbing mix of tactical battles, superhero friendships and mysteries around the Abbey.In the news, we discuss renewals for ‘Reacher’, ‘Neagley’ and ‘Tulsa King’, alongside the endings of ‘The Cage’ and ‘Travel Man’. There’s also ‘The Watcher’ finally returning to production, Sky’s acquisition of ‘Line Of Fire’, a batch of UK premiere announcements, and the curious arrival of ‘NCIS’ Season 23 on Disney+ UK.Plus, we explore a potential Spider-Man Clone Saga series, casting additions for ‘Bloodaxe’, and the latest talk surrounding a ‘24’ revival and ‘Young Guns 3’.Finally, we look ahead to the next week’s TV, including ‘Carrie’, ‘Grimsburg’, ‘The Party’, ‘Time’ and ‘Treasure Island’.Approximate timestamps:00:00 – Welcome back, Domingos!01:32 – Neagley Season 108:28 – Ted Lasso Season 412:59 – Lanterns finale discussion: spoilers!22:12 – Vigil Season 323:30 – Toy Story 527:22 – Scrubs revival Season 227:44 – WAR: first impressions30:25 – Marvel’s Midnight Suns36:12 – TV renewals and cancellations39:57 – The Watcher Season 2 finally starts production42:02 – Line Of Fire heads to Sky Witness & NOW43:40 – UK premiere news: Boston Blue, Sheriff Country, Crystal Lake, Dark Winds & The Audacity47:11 – ITVX adds TLC and Quest shows48:26 – NCIS Season 23’s unexpected Disney+ UK arrival51:20 – A potential Spider-Man Clone Saga series55:37 – Bloodaxe Season 2 casting news58:45 – Could Jack Bauer return in a 24 revival?1:03:12 – Young Guns 3 discussion1:07:42 – Next week’s TV highlights1:10:31 – Where to find Domingos and the Geektown teamFind Domingos’s reviews and interviews at The Sunday Film Club, and visit Geektown for the latest TV news and UK air dates.Got a question or comment? Email podcast@geektown.co.uk.

Dave is joined by Darryl from Hollywood North News for a packed week of TV, film and gaming chat. Darryl has been watching ‘Murder in a Small Town’, discovering ‘Bones’ for the first time, catching up with ‘Furies’ and ‘Star Trek: Strange New Worlds’, and checking out Bob Odenkirk’s action comedy ‘Normal’. He also reports back from the VS Fighting XIV tournament in Birmingham.Dave has finished ‘Ludwig’ series two, ‘Supergirl’ and the first season of ‘Stuart Fails to Save the Universe’. He’s also working through ‘Dark Matter’, keeping up with ‘Slow Horses’ and ‘Lanterns’, and building a pirate settlement in ‘Corsair Cove’.In the news, they discuss the planned endings for ‘Daredevil: Born Again’ and ‘A Man on the Inside’, Netflix’s new UK shows, Jensen Ackles leading ‘Rules of Prey’, a Mary Poppins series in development, and the return of ‘Darkwing Duck’ with Mark Hamill and Seth Rogen. Plus, there’s the usual look at what’s arriving on UK TV and streaming over the coming week.Find the latest TV air dates at geektown.co.uk, and send your questions and comments to podcast@geektown.co.uk.Chapters01:00 – Welcome back, Darryl01:20 – ‘Murder in a Small Town’05:42 – Darryl starts ‘Bones’08:56 – VS Fighting XIV in Birmingham11:37 – ‘Furies’ series two14:56 – ‘Star Trek: Strange New Worlds’19:24 – Bob Odenkirk’s ‘Normal’22:18 – Dave finishes ‘Ludwig’ series two25:40 – ‘Supergirl’29:00 – ‘Stuart Fails to Save the Universe’31:16 – ‘Dark Matter’, ‘Slow Horses’ and ‘Lanterns’33:40 – Pirate city builder ‘Corsair Cove’36:03 – Cancellations and renewals, including ‘Daredevil: Born Again’42:07 – Air dates for ‘The Wanted Man’ and ‘Black Doves’43:55 – ‘Dept. Q’ casting and Netflix’s new UK shows50:04 – Jensen Ackles leads ‘Rules of Prey’53:04 – A Mary Poppins TV series in development55:46 – ‘Darkwing Duck’ returns59:23 – Next week’s UK TV and streaming highlights

After an extended summer break, Geektown Radio is finally back for Episode 501, and Dave is joined by Matt from Entertainment Talk for a suitably bumper return show!Matt kicks things off with his thoughts on ‘Toy Story 5’, having somehow already watched it five times, along with the long-delayed ‘Coyote vs Acme’ and new game ‘Life is Strange: Reunion’.Dave, meanwhile, has spent the break working through a mountain of television, including ‘House of the Dragon’ Season 3, ‘Silo’ Season 3, ‘Star Trek: Strange New Worlds’, ‘Ghosts Australia’, ‘Interview with the Vampire’, ‘Reacher’, ‘Outer Banks’, ‘Dark Matter’, ‘Lanterns’ and the wonderfully bonkers ‘Stuart Fails To Save The Universe’. On the gaming side, there are also thoughts on ‘Breathedge 2’ and ‘Star Wars: Zero Company’.Then we dive into three months of TV and film news, which means there is rather a lot to cover!We discuss the cancellations of ‘Wonder Man’, ‘The Boroughs’, ‘Spider-Noir’ and ‘Ransom Canyon’, alongside renewals for shows including ‘The Gentlemen’, ‘Rivals’, ‘Ludwig’, ‘MobLand’, ‘It: Welcome To Derry’ and ‘Stuart Fails To Save The Universe’.There is also UK air date news for ‘NCIS’, ‘Sheriff Country’, ‘Boston Blue’, ‘Dexter: Resurrection’, ‘Black Doves’, ‘Yellowjackets’, ‘Sweetpea’, ‘Ahsoka’ and the final season of ‘Silo’.Elsewhere, Henry Cavill confirms Mike Flanagan is writing ‘Warhammer 40,000’, Steve Buscemi joins FX’s ‘Far Cry’, Dave Bautista steps into the role of Kratos for ‘God of War’, and Disney+ heads back to Riverdale for zombie series ‘Afterlife With Archie’.We also chat about HBO Max’s gloriously ridiculous ‘The People v. Gorilla Grodd’, Marvel’s new ‘X-Men’ cast, Charlie Hunnam reuniting with his ‘Sons of Anarchy’ co-stars for meta-thriller ‘Legends’, Netflix expanding the ‘Manifest’ universe, Alicia Silverstone returning for a ‘Clueless’ sequel series, Dan Stevens becoming ‘RoboCop’, and AMC and Canal+ bringing ‘Point Break’ back as a TV sequel.Finally, we run through some of the big shows landing over the next week, including ‘Neagley’, ‘Slow Horses’, ‘Monster: The Lizzie Borden Story’, ‘MobLand’, ‘The Walking Dead: Dead City’, ‘Outlander: Blood of My Blood’ and ‘The Split Up’.TIMESTAMPS00:00 - Welcome back to Geektown Radio!01:45 - Matt: ‘Toy Story 5’07:54 - ‘Coyote vs Acme’12:05 - ‘Life is Strange: Reunion’17:28 - Dave’s huge summer TV catch-up17:28 - ‘House of the Dragon’ Season 319:41 - ‘Silo’ Season 322:28 - ‘Star Trek: Strange New Worlds’23:55 - ‘Ghosts Australia’ & ‘Ghosts US’24:42 - ‘Interview with the Vampire’25:41 - ‘Reacher’ Season 427:07 - ‘Outer Banks’ final season & Fil Eisler interview27:49 - ‘Dark Matter’, ‘Trigger Point’ & ‘Vigil’28:11 - ‘Lanterns’29:39 - ‘Stuart Fails To Save The Universe’33:04 - Gaming: ‘Breathedge 2’ & ‘Star Wars: Zero Company’36:00 - TV renewals, cancellations & endings48:29 - UK air date and streaming news50:45 - What is happening with ‘NCIS’ Season 23 in the UK?52:50 - Upcoming premiere dates55:49 - TV, film & gaming adaptation news56:12 - ‘Warhammer 40,000’57:16 - ‘Far Cry’58:00 - ‘God of War’ recasts Kratos1:00:46 - ‘Afterlife With Archie’1:02:52 - ‘The People v. Gorilla Grodd’1:04:27 - Marvel, ‘Black Panther’, ‘Ghost Rider’ & ‘X-Men’1:08:23 - ‘Sons of Anarchy’ cast reunite for ‘Legends’1:10:10 - ‘Manifest’ expands with ‘Arrivals’1:12:47 - Alicia Silverstone returns for ‘Clueless’ sequel series1:14:06 - Dan Stevens becomes ‘RoboCop’1:15:24 - ‘Point Break’ returns as a TV sequel1:18:25 - Highlights coming to TV next week1:22:14 - Matt at Entertainment Talk & the usual outro

On this episode of Geektown Talks To…, Dave Elliott sits down in person with composer Fil Eisler for an eighth interview, five years after their last conversation.Fil has created the music for a huge range of film and television projects, including Revenge, Empire, UnREAL, Thunder Force and The Desperate Hour. His latest work includes Netflix’s Outer Banks, CBS dramas Fire Country and Sheriff Country, and the fantasy film Momo.During the interview, Fil discusses bringing Outer Banks to an end after five seasons, how its music grew alongside the Pogues, and the unusual instrument behind one of the show’s most recognisable themes. He also talks about expanding the world of Fire Country through Sheriff Country, giving the spin-off its own more acoustic identity and encouraging UK viewers to “spot the dulcimer”.The conversation also explores Fil’s deeply personal connection to Momo and the creation of its end-title song, “Time Is All We Have”, with Sam Ryder. That leads to stories from a songwriting retreat near Glastonbury, rediscovering his songwriting muscles and discovering that Sam apparently possesses an inexhaustible supply of energy.Elsewhere, Fil takes us around his Los Angeles studio and its collection of guitars, vintage synths, homemade instruments and things which make strange noises when attached to large pieces of metal. There is also a detour into his years touring with Robbie Williams, why he only managed around five minutes of Netflix’s Robbie documentary.Finally, Fil shares his candid thoughts on AI-generated music, why the creative process matters more than simply producing an end result, and the importance of keeping music, film and art connected to actual human beings.Visit Geektown.co.uk for the latest TV news, reviews and UK premiere dates, plus more episodes of Geektown Talks To…, Geektown Radio and Geekstorians.

WARNING: This interview contains major spoilers for the final season and series finale of ‘The Boys’.On this episode of Geektown Talks To, Dave Elliott chats with Emmy-nominated sound effects editor and sound designer Russell Topal about bringing the gloriously violent world of ‘The Boys’ to life.Russell joined the Prime Video series for Season 4 before returning for its fifth and final season, earning an Emmy nomination for his work on the series finale, ‘Blood and Bone’. He discusses the challenge of inheriting the show’s established sonic identity, developing the sounds of its superpowers, and ensuring that a room full of battling Supes doesn’t become one exhausting wall of noise.We also discover why Eric Kripke’s notes usually involve making things wetter and more disgusting, how some very ordinary materials became some extremely unusual body parts, and which new characters gave Russell the greatest creative challenge.Away from ‘The Boys’, Russell talks about working on the global phenomenon ‘KPop Demon Hunters’, creating the more grounded world of the ‘Yellowstone’ franchise, and offers a tantalising clue about his next project.Visit Geektown.co.uk for the latest TV, film and gaming news, interviews, UK premiere dates and more.

This week on Geektown Talks To…, Dave Elliott sits down with Graham Yost, showrunner of Apple TV’s acclaimed sci-fi drama ‘Silo’.With Season 3 approaching its finale, some of the huge questions hanging over the series are finally beginning to get answers. Graham talks about the challenge of making those answers as satisfying as the mysteries which came before them, and why Hugh Howey’s original novels gave him confidence that the story could deliver on its promises.We also discuss the challenges of adapting the second novel, keeping Rebecca Ferguson’s Juliette at the centre of the television series, and why memory became such an important part of Season 3.Graham also takes us behind the writing process for Season 3’s two timelines, explains how the team decided where to jump between them, and reveals just how far ahead they were able to plan the show’s four-season story.And, without spoiling anything, there are still some very big answers coming. Graham teases a “huge reveal” in the opening episode of Season 4 and gives us an indication of when we might finally see the concluding season.Plus, for those listening via the Geektown Radio feed, Dave has an update on when the main show will finally return after its post-Episode 500 break.Geektown Radio returns 15th September 2026.For more TV, film and gaming news, interviews and podcasts, visit Geektown.co.uk.