On this episode of The Joy of Geek Podcast, we take a look at the current state of streaming services like Netflix, Amazon Prime and Hulu, and explore the incredible rise and recent explosion of this increasingly dominant way to enjoy television. This is a medium that is growing and evolving so quickly that we actually had to break out an iPhone to record an additional news segment (which you'll find at the end of the podcast) to discuss a few big news stories that broke since we recorded.
Therefore, we start and end the podcast by talking about some of the latest streaming-related news stories - including the new trailer for David Fincher's Mindhunter, the debate over the size of Netflix's current debt, and the latest Stranger Things news, as well as some late-breaking stories about Disney's streaming plans, Netflix's acquisition of Millarworld, and Robert Kirkman's decision to take his future TV projects to Amazon.
And for the main topic this week, we count down our current favorite original shows from the big three streaming sources (although the majority of our choices come from Netflix, as it happens). We each offer up our top-five favorites, along with some honorable mentions (and one or two shows to be avoided at all costs). Oh, and shows that joined Netflix later in their runs like Black Mirror and The Killing are also fair game, in case you were wondering.
So join us, as we celebrate the best that TV has to offer, even when it's not technically "TV". This...is the Joy of Geek!
EDITOR'S NOTE: As you may have noticed, the numbering scheme of the episodes has recently changed - we will explain why on a future episode. Also, stay tuned after the end of the episode for some late-breaking news stories.
Episode Thirty - The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom - Early-Game Impressions
Episode Twenty-Nine - The Top 10 Best Games for the Nintendo GameCube
Episode Twenty-Eight - Xbox’s Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Week: Redfall, Phil Spencer Interview, CMA Blocks Acquisition & More
Episode 27 - The Legend of Zelda: Retrospective and Complete Series Chronology (Preparing for Tears of the Kingdom)
Episode Twenty-Six - Final Fantasy XVI State of Play, Nintendo Indie World, Redfall Hype Check, RE4 Remake Final Thoughts
Episode Twenty-Five - The Top 10 Best Games for the Nintendo 64
Episode Twenty-Four - Resident Evil 4 Remake Review, Tears of the Kingdom Gameplay Reveal Breakdown
Episode Twenty-Three - The Top 10 Best Games for the SNES
Episode Twenty-Two - Resident Evil Retrospective: Resident Evil (PS1) to Resident Evil 4 Remake (PS5/XSX)
Episode Twenty-One - Sea of Stars Demo, Resident Evil 4 Remake Reviews, Preparing for the Nintendo eShop Closing, and Remembering Lance Reddick
Episode Twenty - Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League, Final Fantasy XVI, Resident Evil 4: Chainsaw Demo & more
Episode Nineteen - The Top 10 Best Games for the NES
Episode Eighteen - February Nintendo Direct and Hogwarts Legacy
Episode Seventeen - Dead Space Remake, Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII Reunion, and The Last of Us: Part 1
Episode Sixteen - The 2022 Game of the Year Awards (GOTY 2022)
Episode Fifteen - The Callisto Protocol, Telling Lies and God of War: Ragnarök (Late-Game Impressions)
Episode Fourteen - The Game Awards 2022 Post-Show: Reactions to the Winners, World Premieres and Announcements
Episode Thirteen - The Game Awards 2022 Preview: Predicting the Winners and World Premieres
Episode Twelve - God of War Franchise Retrospective (2005-2022)
God of War: Ragnarok Celebration - Game Review, Part 1
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