Geeky Geezers - 20 July 2025

Join Aged Boomer and Last Call w/Troy Pacelli for Geeky Geezers! Tonight – The gaming industry declares war on piracy, CBS Late Night collapse, and We’re Sorry Now…

Good Ol’ Days –

In Memoriam
• Connie Francis, 87 https://tinyurl.com/y9524vhm
• David Kaff, 79 https://tinyurl.com/3nzwnttw

Gaming
• Retro reviewer could face up to three years in jail over copyright https://tinyurl.com/yc3vda7e
• FBI seize well-known Nintendo Switch game piracy site https://tinyurl.com/bde3pmt3
• Nintendo Banned Switch 2 Owner After Playing Used Games — Reversed Ban Quickly After Appeal https://tinyurl.com/bdhvbym4
• Xbox graphics department lead puts out cringe-worthy hiring post... with AI graphics https://tinyurl.com/4ehhwsu9

Cinema
• (Marc) Nintendo Confirms Actors Set to Play Link and Zelda in Live-Action The Legend of Zelda Film https://tinyurl.com/4fjs8fkx
• Gender Activists Lash Out Over Hunter Schafer Not Being Cast as Zelda in Live-Action ‘Legend of Zelda’ Film https://tinyurl.com/5n6vd9tj
o @MidnightsEdge - Nintendo casts perfect Zelda, Activists in SHOCK and UPROAR https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NzkE3aR0SmE
• (Marc) ‘Friday the 13th’ Prequel Series ‘Crystal Lake’ Cast https://tinyurl.com/mrpdj5r8
• (Marc) Paramount bidder Skydance plays patriotism card in push for deal https://tinyurl.com/rcdeu497
• ‘Mortal Kombat II’s First Trailer Offers Look At Karl Urban As Johnny Cage https://tinyurl.com/2bakpykz
• ‘Tron: Ares’ Trailer: AI Runs Amok In An Allegory For Our Times https://tinyurl.com/2drarwfu
• Taika Waititi Tackling ‘Judge Dredd’ Movie https://tinyurl.com/3yd45aj6

Streaming
• ‘Tulsa King’ Spinoff ‘NOLA King’ Starring Samuel L. Jackson Ordered to Series at Paramount+ https://variety.com/2025/tv/news/tulsa-king-spinoff-nola-king-samuel-l-jackson-paramount-1236464061/
• ‘Harry Potter’ First Look https://variety.com/2025/tv/global/harry-potter-hbo-series-starts-filming-first-look-1236453094/

Misc.
• CBS Ending Late-Night Franchise in 2026 https://tinyurl.com/4vruyv39
• Jimmy Kimmel and Jimmy Fallon Shocked Over CBS’ Decision to End ‘Late Show’ https://tinyurl.com/4ndv2tyr
• (Marc) Directors of 'Billy Joel: And So It Goes' give update on singer https://tinyurl.com/szhfzb6r
• Mark Frost confirms Twin Peaks died with David Lynch https://tinyurl.com/2jdmk4pm

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