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The Kybercast

The Kybercast

By: Joseph Becker and Michael Diaz
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 The Kybercast podcast is a podcast rooted in Geek culture — covering topics from film to comics and everything in between. Grounded in Star Wars but runs the table with Sci-Fi, Marvel and DC. hosted by Joe Becker and Michael Diaz.All rights reserved Social Sciences
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  • Kyber303-Tear-Stained Vision_mixdown

    Kyber303-Tear-Stained Vision_mixdown
    Nov 9 2026
    NEWS - …DOOMSDAY advance sales surge: $128M+ globally - …DOOMSDAY opens early overseas: UK Dec 16 - …DOOMSDAY test-screening wave: Downey praised as Doom, Marsden standout Cyclops, - Episode X casting report: Jon Watts film, two new leads, Rey as mentor (report, NOT a Lucasfilm announcement) - HOPE ASSEMBLES: first-ever Star Wars/Marvel crossover, Kevin Smith / David Marquez, 5 issues, A New Hope on Earth-616, Jan 13, 2027 - Scott Free looking to produce a new ALIEN film (rant) TRIBUTE - Sir Patrick Stewart died Oct 28, aged 86 — Picard, Professor X, and one last Xavier in …DOOMSDAY (Dec 18) - Walter Koenig, the original Chekov, died Oct 25, aged 90 — keep navigating a steady course SHOWDOWN: - Week 2 results: Darth Vader def. Savage Opress, (voting closed) - Week 3 ballot: Din Djarin vs. Grogu OGTW: - BECKER: SMALL PROPHETS, POLTERGEIST (2015; Sam Rockwell), LOTR - DIAZ: THE OTHER DR. GILMER by Benjamin Gilmer, TNG s05e25 "The Inner Light" MAIN TOPIC: This week the team takes on the fifth and sixth episodes of VISIONQUEST, one of which is a bit slow and clearly saved money on the budget, and the other saw the return of a character we had not seen in almost 20 years. Are Joe and Michael on the same page? Listen and find out! But what did you think? Let us know! Welcome to the Kybercast! #VisionQuest #StarWarsBracketChallenge #AvengersDoomsday #EpisodeX #HopeAssembles #Alien #Din Djarin #Grogu #SmallProphets #Poltergeist #LOTR #TheOtherDrGilmer #STTNG
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    1 hr and 13 mins
  • Kyber302_ A Clear Vision of Things To Come

    Kyber302_ A Clear Vision of Things To Come
    Oct 23 2026
    NEWS - STAR WARS: STARFIGHTER budget revealed (Forbes): $226.5M - EA shuts down BioWare - CLAYFACE opens in theaters tomorrow (Oct 23) — the DCU first R-rated horror film - Taika Waititi puts his Star Wars movie ""on ice"" - RED RISING being developed for film by Paramount STAR WARS BRACKET CHALLENGE: Week 1 results — Luke Skywalker defeats Finn! Week 2 ballot - Darth Vader vs. Savage Opress MIDDLE-EARTH MINUTE - THE HUNT FOR GOLLUM is ~two weeks from wrapping (Jackson at Sitges) — Jackson’s next directing project is TINTIN 2, not Middle-earth, while THE SHADOW OF THE PAST (co-written by Stephen Colbert) is still in script stage. First hard production milestone on the franchise's theatrical return, Dec 17, 2027. - Jamie Dornan's first public word on taking over Aragorn — co-star Leo Woodall: "my Aragorn is Jamie Dornan." The torch-passing quote that'll frame every Gollum-film interview for a year. - RINGS OF POWER s03 trailer; Four episodes drop on November 11, two more November 18, finale November 25. OGTW: - BECKER: SMALL PROPHETS, LOTR (back to reading) - DIAZ: THE OTHER DR. GILMER by Benjamin Gilmer, AKIRA 4K MAIN TOPIC: The team starts this week off by sharing the results of the first week of "The Great Star Wars Character Showdown," though the results may not be too surprising. From there, Michael and Joe jump right into their take on episodes 2-4 of Marvel's VISIONQUEST. Is this the show that nerds like us needed after the spectacular LANTERNS? Listen and find out. But what did you think? Let us know! Welcome to the Kybercast! #VisionQuest #StarWarsBracketChallenge #LOTR #RingsOfPower #HuntforGollum #ShadowOfThePast #TedLasso #SmallProphets #TheOtherDrGilmer #ReservoirDogs #Akira
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    1 hr and 1 min
  • Kyber301_When Lanterns Fade-Vision Renews

    Kyber301_When Lanterns Fade-Vision Renews
    Oct 21 2026
    Kyber301: When Lanterns Fade, Vision Renews! NEWS - STAR WARS: AHSOKA - ESCAPE FROM THRAWN: Filoni-based comic prequel to AHSOLA s02, #1 out Jan 20, 2027 - STAR WARS X MARVEL: HOPE ASSEMBLES variant covers revealed, including Vader with Infinity Gauntlet - Mangold's DAWN OF THE JEDI effectively dead - NARNIA: THE MAGICIAN'S NEPHEW trailer is thefirst to allow "Stairway To Heaven" in 50 years - Steven Soderbergh finishing filming of BATMAN: PART II for Matt Reeves - STAR WARS: STARFIGHTER footage from D23 leaked - STAR WARS BRACKET CHALLENGE! (Joe to explain): https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfL4kcJ-9yeoz8zXFhw8cem0klHnnrpioNtyU0adcs3QWJulA/viewform MIDDLE-EARTH MINUTE: - RINGS OF POWER s30 teaser: "One month. One ring." Premieres November 11, four episodes day one; EW Barad-dur deep dive - HUNT FOR GOLLUM filming nearly wrapped; set photos may show Elijah Wood's Frodo (unconfirmed) - Report: Skydance pauses Colbert's SHADOW OF THE PAST LOTR film (reports, not official) OGTW: - Becker: SMALL PROPHETS, BRAND NEW DAY rewatch, TED LASSO - Diaz: TED LASSO, THE SINGER'S GUN by Emily St. John Mandel (finished), THE OTHER DR. GILMER by Benjamin Gilmer, THE FURIOUS, THE EDGE OF TOMORROW MAIN TOPIC: After technical difficulties and the plague, the team is back to close the door on the first season of LANTERNS. Did it stick the landing? You tell us! Then the team takes on the first episode of VISIONQUEST, “No Strings,” which sets the stage for the series. Did it draw you in? Let us know! Welcome to the Kybercast! #Lanterns #VisionQuest #StarWarsAhsoka #DawnOfTheJedi #NarniaTheMagiciansNephew #BatmanPartII #StarWarsBracketChallenge #LOTR #RingsOfPower #HuntforGollum #ShadowOfThePast #TedLasso #SmallProphets #BrandNewDay #TheSingersGun #TheOtherDrGilmer #TheFurious #TheEdgeOfTomorrow
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    1 hr and 13 mins
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