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On this week’s show the Humans (Joe, Caleb, and Jason) discuss new Watership Down miniseries, Science analyzing Feddie Mercury’s voice, and transparent wood?! Plus, Watch Party and so much more!!!
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Geek Talk
Watch Party –
Daredevil Season 2 Episode 7.
New Releases
In Theaters:
- The Angry Birds Movie – On an island populated entirely by happy, flightless birds (or almost entirely), Red (Jason Sudeikis), a bird with a temper problem, speedy Chuck (Josh Gad), and the volatile Bomb (Danny McBride) have always been outsiders. But when the island is visited by mysterious green piggies, it’s up to these unlikely outcasts to figure out what the pigs are up to.
- Neighbors 2 Sorority Rising – Now that Mac (Seth Rogen) and Kelly Radner (Rose Byrne) have a second baby on the way, they are ready to make the final move into adulthood: the suburbs. But just as they thought they’d reclaimed the neighborhood and were safe to sell, they learn that the new occupants next door are a sorority even more out of control than Teddy (Zac Efron) and his brothers ever dreamed of being.
- The Nice Guys – In 1970s Los Angeles, down-on-his-luck private eye Holland March (Ryan Gosling) and hired enforcer Jackson Healy (Russell Crowe) must work together to solve the case of a missing girl and the seemingly unrelated death of a porn star. During their investigation, they uncover a shocking conspiracy that reaches up to the highest circles of power.
Music:
- I Still Do by Eric Clapton – The latest solo release for the British rock artist produced by Glyn Johns features some originals as well as Blues standards/covers.
- Strangers by Marissa Nadler – The seventh full-length release for the Boston singer-songwriter was produced by Randall Dunn.
- The Triad by Pantha du Prince – The first solo full-length release in six years for the experimental electronic artist features guest appearances from Queens, Joachim Schutz, and Kassian von Troyer.
- Oh Inhuman Spectacle by Methyl Ethel – This is the debut full-length release for the Australian pyschedelic pop trio led by Jake Webb.
Video Games:
- Homefront: The Revolution – Coming May 17, 2016 – PC, PS4, XONE, MAC, LNX
DVD/Blu-ray:
- Dirty Grandpa – Blu/DVD – A young up and coming lawyer is on the fast track to a patnership! The final piece is to marry the controlling daughter of his boss. Things go awry when he is tricked into driving his grandfather-in-law-to-be to Daytona for spring break. This brings the upcoming nuptials into question and the pairing shows that the freewheeling grandpa and the straight edged son-in-law have something to learn and appreciate about each other.
- The Program – DVD – A Irish sports reporter suspects that Lance Armstrong’s winning streak isn’t just hard work and determination. This follows his quest to expose the cheating.
- Theeb – Blu/DVD – In 1916 Arabia a young boy sets out on a journey across the desert, hoping to live up to his name Theeb which translates to “wolf”.
- The Witch Blu/DVD – In New England during the early 1600’s a family comes under suspicion of witchcraft. While they remain firm in their denial of the accusation, the circumstances around them become more and more disastrous.
Comics:
DC
- Future Quest #1 – The world, no! The Galaxy is in danger! It’s going to take the combined strength of The Space Rangers, Team Quest, Inter-Nation Security, Space Ghost, and many more from the archives of Hanabarbara to save us!
Marvel
- Deadpool: Mercs For Money #4 – Deadpool and company are enlisted to take care of a big rig. Oh it has an immortal demonic driver, so a normal day?
Dark Horse
- Mae #1 – As a young girl Abbie found a doorway into another world where was a hero! She toppeled evil nobels and mosters, but now at twenty-one she wants to go home, and her sister Mae. The stories seemed too amazing to be real, but now the monsters and wonders are on this side of the door too.
Image
- Spawn #263 – New world for the Hellspawn! The Angels and demons are all gone. The Hellspawn himself is now … human!
IDW
- Archangel #1 – From the pen of William Gibson come a new graphic story! The earth is a radio active wasteland, and the government has a new project, The Splitter that will take humanity to a new world!
Wow Cool Recommends!
Fantagraphics has all the hot books this week.
- Barnaby #3
- Boys Club by Matt Furie
- Disquiet by Noah Van Sciver
News
Joe:
- Netflix’s Watership Down miniseries to star John Boyega, Ben Kingsley
- What’s the Difference Between Rabbits and Hares?
- This Day in History
Caleb:
- Science also knows the power of Freddie Mercury
- The ISS has completed its 100,000th orbit of the earth
- Science shows that being geeky can lead to greater happiness
Jason: