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First Takes Star Trek: Picard S3 Premiere + More Masterful ‘The Last of Us’ Eps 4 & 5
The Squad returns to our Star Trek Academy to cover the anticipated season three premiere of Paramount+’s Star Trek: Picard. Admiral Longacre’s back with his biggest fan Norm to discuss the legacy of The Next Generation with Star Trek newcomers Emilia and Bridget. As we did with Strange New Worlds, we approach it in a way […] More
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The Most Emotional ‘The Last of Us’ (so far) + What it Means to Be Strong for ‘Vox Machina’
We discuss that must-see episode of HBO’s The Last of Us and more coverage of Amazon Prime Video’s The Legend of Vox Machina. Both are bringing TV storytelling to new heights. Since Bridget’s on a field trip with the bots this week but Emilia, Lucas, and Norm continue with our regularly scheduled programming. What did […] More
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Awards Radar TV’s: The Best of Television 2022
At Awards Radar, we know the staggering amount of content available to watch these days. For that reason we have allowed our writers an extra few weeks to take in all the amazing content that made up 2022. As is tradition, every Groundhog Day (or close to it) the Awards Radar TV team puts down […] More
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Talking More ‘The Last of Us’ (tendrils and all) + ‘The Legend of Vox Machina’
We’re just four FUN-GUYS (aka fungis) continuing our coverage of HBO’s The Last of Us, and there are more tendrils than ever. Just what the mycologist ordered. Tune in for our reactions, from video game noob perspective to those of us who have completed the whole thing “on hard” mode, Norm. Because of some of […] More
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TV Review: ‘The Legend of Vox Machina’ Grows Bigger (and Yet Smaller) in Season Two
Last year, The Legend of Vox Machina was a surprise favorite of mine; one I almost completely missed out on. As the producer of The ‘Verse! (the geek-centric podcast featured on Awards Radar) I was sent press screeners, but unfortunately with so much other content dropping and so little time, they sat unplayed for weeks. […] More
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‘The Last of Us’ + ‘The Legend of Vox Machina’ – Two Hotly Anticipated Premieres Discussed!
In this back to back premiere episode we start by covering HBO Max’s The Last of Us, a TV adaptation of the landmark 2013 video game. The series asks what would happen if a parasitic fungi evolved to infect humanity, with the chilling prediction, “We’d lose.” The squad has a range of different histories with the […] More
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Looking Forward at 2023 Geek Content – Star Wars, Marvel, Star Trek and Beyond
The Squad covers their news segment in record time under duress before jumping into The Future-‘Verse!, a spirited discussion of what releases we’re looking forward to in 2023. Marvel, Star Wars, Star Trek, Fast and Furious, Dungeons and Dragons, there’s so much to be excited about and we want to share it with you! All the […] More
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The ‘Verse! Outer Space Holiday & Marvel TV Show Ranking Special
Sure it’s January, but that’s not reason why The ‘Verse! Squad shouldn’t celebrate the holidays in the most geekdom and festive way possible with a can’t-miss, old-fashioned, outer space holiday special including special guests, a hefty dose of yuletide cheer (and rum), and plenty of surprises. You may even shed a tear. If you are […] More
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‘The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special’ and the Latest Trailer Reviews
Before The ‘Verse! Squad heads down to earth to celebrate the holidays with their families, friends and televisions, they gather to deliver their takes on the latest Guardians of the Galaxy content, the THE GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY HOLIDAY SPECIAL, as well as reviewing some of the latest film trailers in T3: Trailer: Trash, Treasure, […] More
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‘Andor’ Season 1 Finale and Visiting ‘Wakanda Forever’
The ‘Verse! Squad rings in the holiday season with two major segments. First we discuss the season one finale of dark horse Star Wars series Andor. It’s got action, political intrigue, a standout cast of rogues, criminal masterminds, reluctant and die-hard rebel double agents, what more can you ask for? The only notable exclusion? Light […] More
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Catching Up on ‘Andor’ with In-Depth Episode Discussions
The squad speeds off to a galaxy far, far away NOT to Tatooine for once, but Ferrix, Narkina 5, and Coruscant to discuss and break down Disney+’s ANDOR, following the titular hero (Diego Luna) from Rogue One to uncover his backstory. This series might just be a new squad favorite with our reactions ranging from […] More
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‘House of the Dragon’ Finale & S1 final takes + Ranking all A Song of Ice and Fire (aka GOT) seasons
The squad returns to Westeros to cover the finale of Hot D!! Or, as Norm prefers to call it, House of the Dragon… We unpack the episode from the point of view of ASOIAF experts and newcomers to determine how many dragons we would rate the show out of. We also share our theories (no […] More