Geeky Geezers - 26 October 2025

Join Aged Boomer and Last Call w/Troy Pacelli for Geeky Geezers! Tonight: AI mimicking real people is uncool, Why is TwitchCon still a thing? Warner up for sale, and our favourite TV mom is “Lost…”

Good Ol’ Days – Dr. Demento

In Remembrance
• June Lockhart dead at 100 https://tinyurl.com/34wvem6n
• Dr. Demento ends 55-year run as radio's weirdest DJ https://www.avclub.com/dr-demento-final-show

A.I.
• [Op Ed By Geek Flag With Nate Knows]
• OpenAI strengthens Sora 2 guardrails after actor Bryan Cranston raises alarm https://tinyurl.com/5n89k36j

Gaming
• After Xbox price hikes, Microsoft is now reportedly raising the cost of Xbox Development Kits, too https://tinyurl.com/s9fhajae
• After Releasing a $1,000 Handheld, Microsoft Has Said Its Next-Gen Xbox Console 'Is Going to Be a Very Premium, Very High-End Curated Experience' https://tinyurl.com/4z4x74xm
• Inside Xbox’s profit pressure — How a 30% margin target is reshaping everything https://tinyurl.com/4phykazc
• Halo Confirmed for PS5, Remake of First Game Out in 2026 https://tinyurl.com/3e98z736

TwitchCon (Note: Kind of a pivot from Gaming to Streaming, if you want to pivot that way)
• Twitch faces backlash after popular streamer Emiru says she was assaulted at TwitchCon https://tinyurl.com/49ehs3rz

Streaming
• Disney+, Hulu Cancellation Rates Doubled Amid Jimmy Kimmel Suspension and Price Hikes — but Sign-Ups Also Increased https://tinyurl.com/4ysbcw4k
• The Latest HBO Max And Disney+ Price Increases Make It Clear: The Dream Of Streaming Is Dead https://tinyurl.com/3258yzkb
• Daily Wire Releases Trailer for Fantasy Series ‘The Pendragon Cycle’ https://tinyurl.com/bdhse3z6
• No, Shout Factory Is Not Shutting Down https://tinyurl.com/fvsd336v
o @FanZceneVids Conflicting Shout Factory Reports What's Going On!? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JZFBKrtCPb0

Warner Bros./Paramount
• Warner Bros. Discovery Is for Sale After All, as “Multiple Parties” Circle https://tinyurl.com/4w4arkua
• Paramount Mulls Next Move After Second Bid For Warner Bros Discovery Is Rejected https://tinyurl.com/348f3urb
• Paramount Skydance to cut 2,000 jobs starting final week of October https://tinyurl.com/2r4v4537
• Johnny Depp To Star In ‘Ebenezer: A Christmas Carol’ At Paramount With Ti West Directing

Misc.
• Scott Bakula’s Star Trek Comeback Has A Game-Changing Mission For President Archer https://tinyurl.com/4sjjdn8p
• Keira Knightley angers liberals for refusing to condemn JK Rowling https://tinyurl.com/2hftjxzt
• John Carpenter to executive produce supernatural horror anthology series https://tinyurl.com/y24mzxxd
• ‘The Goonies’ Gets the Lego Treatment https://tinyurl.com/5ynjvwnt

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