Ka-Pow the Pop Cultured Podcast #23

Switch!  It's a second straight super-sized episode, as the Ka-Pow crew takes another detailed look at the latest episode of our new obsession, "Westworld," but doesn't short-change you on all the other nerdy news and reviews you tune in to hear us squabble over.  So sit back and enjoy the silliness, but don't skip Cliff's amazing Johnny Cash-inspired supercut at the end! Length - 01:53:45 Language - PG-13.  (Contains some adult language.) - 0:06:05 - GAMING The long-awaited trailer for "Red Dead Redemption 2," the announcement for the portable Nintendo Switch and video game voice actors go on strike. - 0:13:42 - STAR WARS NEWS Donald Glover cast as a young Lando Calrissian and Joss Whedon says he wants to direct a Star Wars spin-off. - 0:15:41 - TV RECAPS AND REVIEWS Predictions for the new season of "The Walking Dead," Metallo attacks and Cat Grant leaves in the latest "Supergirl," some Nazi-fighting fun with the Justice Society of America in "DC's Legends of Tomorrow," Jesse Quick (and a little genetic larceny) on "Flash," "Arrow" and "Timeless" continue to exist, the CW's new sci-fi show "Frequency" shows promise and Ghost Rider has a fiery showdown on "Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D." - 0:41:14 - MOVIE NEWS The first trailer for "Logan," a toe-tapping teaser for "Guardians of the Galaxy 2," Anna Kendrick fishing to play Carrie Kelley, director Taika Waititi promising strangeness for "Thor: Ragnarok," Captain Marvel revealed to be the most powerful hero in the Marvel Cinematic Universe and a biopic for Wonder Woman creator William Moulton Marston. - 0:50:54 - CROSSING THE STREAMS An iffy time travel movie called "Paradox," the third season of "Black Mirror" drops, some "Stranger Things" thoughts, Michael pitches a movie that ISN'T "The Matrix," the Stephen King adaptation "Gerald's Game" coming to Netflix, praise for "Luke Cage," and a trailer for Nicholas Cage's "Army of One." - 1:08:10 - WESTWORLD An in-depth, spoilery discussion of Episode #3, "The Stray," featuring new clues to Seth's "multiple timeline" theory, the mystery of Arnold, Teddy's ultimate role in the plot and a ghost in the machine.  We then conclude our show with some information about the local Marietta Zombie Fest and the nationwide Halloween Comic Fest happening at your favorite comic shop this weekend.