The Omega Beam

Star Trek may be Paramount+ major science fiction franchise, but that doesn't mean that they aren't trying for another! The first season of Halo, based on the video game of the same name, is available to stream in its entirety, which means it's time for us to discuss it! Spoiler-free first, then spoilers.

We discuss the latest Pixar movie, Lightyear. The whole conversation is very short, but the first minute or so is spoiler free, then we get into the movie as a whole.

Friend of the show David Raiklen joins us to discuss the latest MCU movie, Dr. Strange in the Multiverse of Madness. We don't do a very good job of sticking to our "first no spoilers and then spoilers" routine, so a general spoiler warning is in effect.

The fourth season of Star Trek Discovery is now streaming in its entirety, which means it's time for us to discuss it! First without spoilers, then with full-tilt spoilers.

We discuss the Netflix movie Don't Look Up, starting spoiler-free and then getting spoilerific.

Peacemaker was one of the characters James Gunn brought over from his hit movie The Suicide Squad, and like many of you, we didn't know much about him. And now here we are: HBO Max is streaming all eight episodes of Peacemaker, Season 1. The first half of the episode is spoiler-free, and then we get spoilerific.

There's a second live-action Star Wars TV series now streaming on Disney+: The Book of Boba Fett, which means it's time to discuss it! We start spoiler-free, then dive deep.

We discuss November 2021's entry into Marvel Cinematic Universe: The Eternals. We start spoiler-free, then get spoilerifc (but we warn you when we do).

Netflix has just aired the first season of Arcane, an animated series based on League of Legends by Riot Games. We don't get into spoilers until pretty late in the discussion, but we do have some in there.

Summer school is out! That's right, season two of Stargirl, Stargirl: Summer School is now streaming in its entirety on the CW app and HBO Max, which means it's time for us to discuss it! We do a quick spoiler-free review at the beginning, then go deep into the season.

One of the classic science fiction movies of all times, The Matrix, has a new sequel: The Matrix Resurrections. We start our discussion spoiler-free, and give you warning before we go into spoilers.

Season 2 of The Witcher is now streaming on Netflix, which means it's time for us to discuss it! We start out spoiler-free, then go deep into our thoughts on this season, spoilers and all.

Do you want Clint Barton? Kate Bishop? Yelena Belova? Pizza Dog? Well this is the show for you! We discuss the final Marvel Cinematic Universe TV show of 2021, Hawkeye, now streaming on Disney+. We start spoiler-free, then go full spoiler.

The third and final Spider-Man film in the Sony/Marvel "Homecoming" trilogy, Spider-Man: No Way Home, is now in theaters. Friend of the show David Raiklen joins us for a far-reaching discussion of the movie. We start out spoiler-free, and give you ample warning before we get into the details.

It's been 37 years since the original Ghostbusters movie, and here we are, with Ghostbusters: Afterlife picking up the story. We begin our discussion of the movie spoiler-free, and give ample warning when we get into spoiler territory.

Let's talk about the new Venom movie, Venom: Let There Be Carnage, now playing in theaters worldwide! We begin relatively spoiler-free, before we get into spoilers.

Apple TV+ is now streaming all ten episodes of season one of Foundation, the series based on the seminal Isaac Asimov classics. In order to give this work it's due, we are joined by friend of the show David Raiklen for a wide-ranging discussion. We start spoiler-free, then go full-spoiler.

The entire Season 3 of the DC Comics show Titans is now streaming on HBO Max. Our discussion does go into spoilers, so if you haven't watched it yet, keep that in mind.

We begin our discussion of the new Marvel movie Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings spoiler-free, and we give ample warning before we slip into spoilers.

Here we are—season 6 of Lucifer, the final season of the show, now streaming on Netflix! We start spoiler-free but go into spoilers pretty quickly, so be forewarned.

Paramount+ is streaming season two of Star Trek: Lower Decks and we discuss it with a minimum of spoilers!

It's finally here: the first half of the latest cinematic adaption of Frank Herbert's 1965 seminal science-fiction classic, Dune. Our discussion begins spoiler-free, then goes into spoilers, but it feels a little odd putting a spoiler warning on a discussion of a story that is over 56 years old...

Disney has a muppets Halloween special streaming on Disney+, Muppets Haunted Mansion, a family affair based on their spooky-themed ride. We offer our impressions of the 1-hour special in a short, 7-minute episode.

DC recently held their second annual online fan event, DC Fandome. Darcee and I watched the replay so we could discuss it in this special episode!

Season 1 of Marvel Studio's first animated tv show, What If...?, is now streaming on Disney+ in the USA (and Star around the globe). We discuss the show with a minimum of spoilers.

We discuss the Hulu stop-motion animated series Marvel's M.O.D.O.K with a minimum of spoilers.

Let's talk about DC's Legends of Tomorrow, season 6, now streaming in its entirety on CW in the USA and Netflix worldwide. We get into spoilers pretty quickly, so keep that in mind.

We discuss the first season of Shadow and Bone, a new urban fantasy series streaming on Netflix. Very light spoilers, not much beyond the trailer.

Netflix has wrapped up their Trollhunters: Legends of Arcadia franchise with the big-budget animated movie Trollhunters: Rise of the Titans. We begin our discussion of the film spoiler-free, and give you ample warning before we go into spoilers.

The first season of Superman & Lois, the new Arrowverse show on the CW, is now streaming in its entirety. Which means, time to discuss it! We start spoiler-free, then give you warning when we start talking spoilers.

Netflix and Mattel teamed up with Pop culture filmaker and podcaster Kevin Smith to bring a new animated series, Masters of the Universe: Revelation, based on the longstanding Masters of the Universe franchise. Season 1, Part 1 is now streaming, and we give you our thoughts. Be warned, however, we *definitely* go into spoilers on this episode! So watch the 5 episodes first.

James Gunn is back with a new superhero movie, this time for the DCEU! The Suicide Squad is in theaters and streaming on HBO Max, which means it's time for us to discuss it! We start out spoiler-free, and give ample warning before we switch into spoiler mode.

Let's talk about Disney's latest movie based on one of their theme-part attractions, Jungle Cruise—in theaters and streaming on Disney+ Premiere access. We start out spoiler-free, and give you ample warning before we go into spoilers.

Season 7 of CW's The Flash is now streaming in it's entirety on the CW app (and Netflix) and it's time to weigh in. We do go into medium level of spoilers (meaning no arcs given away, but more than you'll find in the trailers).

All six episodes of the first season of Loki, the new MCU series, are now streaming on Disney+. You know what that means: time for us to discuss it! We start spoiler-free, and give you warning before we get into spoilers later on in the episode.

We've seen Black Widow for a second time (this time in a movie theater) and this time, we talk about the film with full spoiler warning in effect!

Marvel's first new movie in years, Black Widow, is finally out in theaters and streaming (for an extra charge) on Disney+! We're splitting up our discussion into two episodes; this first one is very short and spoiler-free.

Season 2 of Mythic Quest is now streaming on Apple TV+, which means it's time for us to talk about it! We keep it spoiler-free, so if you haven't watched it yet you're good to go.

Do you like cult classics? We do, and this week we discuss a 1980 classic, Hawk the Slayer, streaming on Amazon Prime Video! It's a 41 year old movie, so we're fairly liberal with spoilers, so keep that in mind. But even if you haven't seen it yet, don't worry, you'll still have fun if you see it after listening to the episode!

Good news for those of us who have been waiting: season 5, part B of Lucifer is now streaming on Netflix! As ever, we have a devil of a good time discussing it! We keep this episode spoiler-free, so if you haven't finished all the episodes yet, you're still good to listen.

Love, Death & Robots is a *Heavy Metal*-esque adult animated sci-fi anthology series that streams on Netflix. We give our impressions of the eight episodes in volume 2, without giving any spoilers.

Let's talk about The Mitchells vs. The Machines, the new animated movie produced by Lord and Miller (Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse) streaming on Netflix. We discuss it with minimal spoilers, so if you've seen it or not, you're covered!

Warner Brothers has released a new DC Animated film, Justice Society: WWII, and we discuss it along with the included short film, Kumandi: Last Boy on Earth. We don't give any more spoilers than you'd find in the trailer, so if you've seen it or not, you're covered.

Amazon video is streaming the first season of Invincible, a new animated series based on Robert Kirkman's excellent, long-running superhero comic. We start out spoiler-free, and give you ample warning before we get spoilerific.

Disney+ has just aired aired its second Marvel series: The Falcon and the Winter Soldier—and we discuss our thoughts about it with you! The first part of the discussion is spoiler-free, so if you haven't seen it yet, you'll get ample warning before we get spoilerific.

Alan Tudyk stars in a new sci-fi comedy, Resident Alien, and now that season 1 is complete and streaming on SyFy and Peacock in the USA, it's time to discuss it. We keep spoilers to what you could find out from the trailer and synopsis, so if you haven't watched it yet, we've got you covered.

We talk about the latest entry into the Legendary Pictures MonsterVerse, Godzilla vs. Kong, in theaters as well as streaming on HBO Max. We begin our discussion spoiler-free, and we give you ample warning when we get into spoilers.

We discuss American Gods, the Starz original series based on Neil Gaiman's bestselling novel of the same name. Like most TV show seasons we cover, we keep spoilers to a minimum.

It's finally here! Zack Snyder's Justice League, his original, 4-hour vision of what his version of the DCEU could be, is streaming on HBO Max. We start our discussion spoiler-free, and after about 10-minutes (and a very prominent spoiler warning) we dive in deep.

If you've been paying attention to genre television, you have no doubt heard of WandaVision, Marvel's first TV show directly tied to the

We discuss the animated movie Wolfwalkers, now streaming on Apple TV+. Very light spoilers, nothing you wouldn't get from the trailer.

Just like our last episode, it's time for a Middle Earth series rewatch! Like The Hobbit, Warner Brothers recently released updated theatrical and extended editions of all three Lord of The Rings movies in 4k and with enhanced sound, and we share our thoughts on the films and the new editions with you!

Warner Brothers recently released updated theatrical and extended editions of all three Hobbit movies in 4k and with enhanced sound. We watched the entire extended edition Hobbit trilogy in 4k, and we'd like to share our thoughts with you! Since these are 7-9 year-old movies based on a many decades old book, we're looser with spoilers.

We talk about season 1 of the recent adult swim animated series Primal. We keep spoilers to a minimum.

We discuss the 2019 Netflix original sci-fi/thriller I Am Mother. We keep spoilers to just what you'll get from the trailer, so if you haven't seen it yet, you're covered.

Let's talk about Star Trek: Discovery, which now has all of season 3 available for streaming! We discuss the season with our usual minimum of spoilers, so if you've seen it or not, you're covered.

Let's talk about the recently aired 2021 Doctor Who Holiday Special, Revolution of the Daleks, aired on New Years Day and currently streaming and for digital purchase. We keep spoilers to a minimum in case you haven't seen it yet.

Wizards: Tales of Arcadia ties together the other two shows in Guillermo Del Toro's animated universe on Netflix. We discuss Wizards without any spoilers you wouldn't get from the trailer, so if you've finished it yet or not, you can enjoy our discussion!

It's the first episode of 2021! And what better way to start off than with Soul, the new Pixar movie streaming free on Disney+ in the USA! We keep spoilers to a minimum, nothing more than you'd get out of the trailer.

Let's talk about the year's biggest superhero movie, Wonder Woman 1984, currently in theaters (where they're open) and streaming on HBO Max (in the USA) as well. We're joined by friend of the show David Raiklen for a wide-ranging discussion. If you haven't seen it yet, don't worry, we give ample warning before we go into any spoilers!

The entire 8-episode season 2 of The Mandalorian is now streaming, which means it's time to discuss it in detail! We couldn't really talk about the show without spoilers, so what we've done is we start the episode with a spoiler-free discussion, and then we give you ample warning before we go into any spoilers.

Let's talk about the second show in Guillermo Del Toro's "Tales of Arcadia,"3 Below! Just as with the first show in the shared universe, *Trollhunters*, we keep spoilers to a minimum, not too much more than you'd find in the trailer.

We watched all three parts, 53 episodes, of Trollhunters: Tales of Arcadia, the first show in Guillermo Del Toro's Netflix animated "Tales of Arcadia" trilogy. We keep spoilers to a minimum, so if you've seen some, all, or none of the episodes, you're good to go!

Orren picks one for Golden: the 2009 indie sci-fi film Moon, the first film by Duncan Jones. Spoiler alert: it's an 11 year old film, so we discuss the entire movie. If you haven't seen it yet (and it's a masterpiece!) then please see it first, unless you truly don't care about spoilers!

Golden picks one for Orren: the 2011 sci-fi thriller Source Code! It's a nine-year-old movie, so we're not as worried about spoilers, but in the end of the episode there are some serious spoilers; don't worry, we let you know in advance so you can avoid them if you want.

After years of hesitating to see it because of how much I loved the original 1982 Blade Runner, Golden finally convinced me to watch the 2017 sequel, Blade Runner 2049. We share our thoughts with some, but minimal, spoilers.

The Omega Beam has reached a milestone: our 100th episode! To celebrate, we have a wide-ranging conversation with friend of the show, special guest David Raiklen, covering our thoughts on the future of genre (sci-fi, fantasy, superhero, etc) film and television production. Enjoy!