As we sit here and recap a few things for 2019 we are ending the year with more questions thanks to what happened in The Rise of Skywalker. No need to worry, this is a spoiler-free Geek Freak. In a few weeks we will be discussing a few things regarding the movie in the Geek Freak of the Week Podcast. So you have time to go see the movie. For now padawan learner, you are safe.
2019 was a HUGE year for being a fan of well, anything. This year we saw companies trying to outbid each other to buy 20th Century Fox while movies like Avengers: Endgame were breaking records at the box office and others were bombing hard. *Cough X-Men Dark Phoenix* Along with that, we also witnessed one of the biggest let downs in a TV series history with the final season of Game of Thrones while others were drooling over The Joker origin film. Who would have thought we needed an origin film for the craziest character in comics? Below is a quick recap of what happened month-by-month in this year of geek. So, without further ado AND for the final time of 2019, let's geek out!
MARCH 2019
- Disney kicks off by outbidding Comcast and officially buys 20th Century Fox
- Captain Marvel arrived showing us what life in the MCU was like in 90's
APRIL 2019
- DC's superhero movie redemption came with the release of Shazam! on April 5
- Star Wars Episode 9 was officially titled The Rise of Skywalker with the first teaser at Star Wars celebration in Chicago.
- One of the biggest and most anticipated movies of the year, Avengers Endgame arrived and became the highest grossing movie of all time. R.I.P. Tony.....
- Game of Thrones season 8 began on HBO
MAY 2019
- Game of Thrones season 8 ended and many MANY were upset. In fact, some believe it did not happen at all.
JUNE 2019
- After several delays and re shoots X-Men: Dark Phoenix or Dark Phoenix, whatever it was called, arrived on June 7th and became a huge flop for X-Men franchise.
JULY 2019
- We all became members of the Scoops Troop when season 3 of Stranger Things landed on Netflix on July 4th
- Phase 4 of the MCU was announced at Comic Con in San Diego! Titles included: Black Widow, Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness along with the Disney+ series, Wondavision, The Falcon and the Winter Soldier, What If...? and more!
- Spider-Man Far From Home swung in theaters which made Sony and Disney splitting up because of money and profits. All seemed lost until a month later it was announced both companies came to an agreement and announced a third movie starring Tom Holland coming out in July of 2021.
- Dacre Montgomery, who plays Billy in Stranger Things announced that he and the rest of the cast from the 2017 Power Rangers film will not be returning for a sequel. Later it was announced that Hasbro will work with Paramount Pictures on a reboot.
- The Boys started streaming on Amazon Prime Video.
OCTOBER 2019
- Joaquin Phoenix becomes the Joker in the first ever solo film of the clown prince of crime. It grossed $1.060 Billion.
- Pre-order for Disney+ hits records
- HBO began airing The Watchmen
NOVEMBER 2019
- In Titans, Dick Grayson finally suites up as Nightwing in the DCUniverse series. This marks the first on screen & live action appearance of the character.
- Disney+ launches for all subscribers and debuts the new series set in a galaxy far far away, The Mandalorian giving us a new obsession with "The Child" aka Baby Yoda. The final episode of season one is now streaming.
- Batwoman premieres on the CW in her own on-going series.
DECEMBER 2019
- Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker jumps out of light-speed and wraps up the Skywalker Saga. Also gives more questions than answers...but oh well! On to the next trilogy.
- On the CW, the Arrowverse's Crisis on Infinite Earths crossover starts crossing the multiverse and marks the beginning of the end for the show that started it all Arrow.
I know, wow! That's a lot and you're probably thinking "wait, all that happened this year?" YUP it did night nerds! What was your favorite moment of 2019? There's a lot to choose from, or maybe I missed something? Let me know if I did!
Now let's get into what came out THIS WEEK!
A Third Superhero Landing Is Coming!
Disney has answered all of our wishes. Ryan Reynolds announced that "the whole team" is back for a third Deadpool movie under the Marvel Studios brand. Will they let Deadpool be Deadpool? What will the rating be? They can have some fun with this. Make Deadpool movies the R it wants to be but when he's in team ups, he's bleeped out and we can see him react to that. Also, who wants to see him wearing that Micky Mouse ears hat while punching someone to a pulp?
New Year New Who
Right now on BBC America it's a Doctor Who marathon. Not just from the newer episodes but going back to the ninth and tenth Doctors! This is leading up to the premier of a new episode on New Years Day. So while you are on the couch trying to get rid of your hangover and remembering who you actually kissed at midnight, the Doctor can help! The New Years Day episode arrives from space at 8pm this Wednesday January 1st 2020.
New Years Eve Watch List
Speaking of new years, what will you do on the last day of the year? Go out and bar hop with friends? Order in some Chinese food? Or...go see a movie? If you want to skip being squeezed into a bar that night, waiting three hours for food, or going out in general, check out these options. You can time out certain movies so at midnight, instead of a ball dropping you can see something in the movie happen instead!
For example: if you throw on Star Wars: A New Hope, hit play at 10:02:42 (yes, that has the hour, minute, and seconds in it) at midnight the Death Star will go BOOM! If you're a Marvel fan, ring in the new year in Wakanda! Start Avengers: Infinity War at 9:48:54 and at midnight you can watch Thanos' wipe out half of the universe with his famous snap. There are others that you can find but these seem to be the most popular.
Whatever it is you do on New Years Eve just remember to be safe and be responsible as you bring in the new decade.
Also in 2019 was the debut of the Geek Freak of the Week PODCAST! A 10 year dream finally came true. You can listen to that anytime FOR FREE on the iHeart Radio App on your smartphone, tablet, or smart speaker. Until next year...I'm Maz and that's the Geek Freak of the Week!