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NRC Episode Sixty-Five: Superman: Legacy Begins, Writer's Guild Of America; A Knight Of The Seven Kingdoms

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97.85% of eligible WGA members voted to authorize a strike, with 9,218 members taking part.

1. Neo-Reality Collective covers Superman: Legacy, the WGA strike vote, Game of Thrones spinoff news, and multiple game-industry updates. 2. Eric Brown hosts the show and frames the episode as a catch-up on pop-culture news after being "about a week or so late." 3. The episode asks what happened across comics, film, TV, gaming, and streaming during the past week. 4. James Gunn announced that Superman: Legacy entered early pre-production on Superman Anniversary Day with a completed script cover page. 5. Gunn said costume production and design were already underway, while casting announcements remained off the table. 6. Eric Brown wants Superman to stay grounded in Clark Kent, Lois Lane, and Jimmy Olsen rather than "the generic end of the world event." 7. He also references the DCU Chapter One: Gods and Monsters and says the film is expected to arrive on July 11, 2025. 8. Josh Sawyer’s comments on the shelved Aliens RPG underline how Obsidian had "a lot of cool ideas" but did not ship a finished game. 9. Frank O'Connor’s departure from Halo is described as the end of an era for the series’ old guard. 10. Star Wars Battlefront III is discussed as a nearly finished project that was cancelled before release. 11. George R. R. Martin said A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms is only a working title and that "Dunk and Egg sounds like a sitcom." 12. Martin said HBO gave the prequel a full season, likely six episodes, instead of just a pilot. 13. Eric Brown notes that the source material comes from A Hedge Knight, The Sworn Sword, and Mystery Knight. 14. Martin also mentions other Dunk and Egg stories he has in mind, while The Winds of Winter remains unfinished. 15. Netflix’s DVD rental business is presented as ending with the last red envelope on September 29, 2023. 16. Eric Brown contrasts that with Netflix’s paid sharing rollout, ad-tier expansion, and 1.8 million new subscribers in Q1 2023. 17. The WGA strike authorization vote drew 9,218 eligible members and 97.85% support before the contract deadline. 18. The episode’s tone is fast, opinionated, and newsy, with Eric Brown moving quickly between headlines and personal reactions. 19. Listeners who follow superhero film, fantasy TV, and game-industry news will get the most out of it. 20. Listeners seeking one focused topic rather than a multi-news roundup may skip it.

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A fast, opinionated pop-culture roundup that turns current headlines into a brisk reaction piece.

This catch-up episode jumps from Superman to Netflix's subscriber gains, Hugh Jackman's return as Wolverine, and Square Enix's ongoing push into blockchain.

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