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The Weekly Planet
The Weekly Planet covers all things movies, TV shows and comics. Often considered the first and worst podcast on the Planet Broadcasting Network.
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Episodes
The Weekly PlanetThe Maze Runner - Caravan of Garbage
The 2010's were absolutely choked with movie adaptations of young adult dystopian novels where the world is bad but there's a special girl or guy and also…
The Weekly Planet646 Clayface!
Welcome back to a brand new episode of The Weekly Planet where this week we review the latest DCU movie Clayface, the B-tier Batman villian. We also discuss…
The Weekly PlanetStreet Fighter: The Legend of Chun-Li - Caravan Of Garbage
You can blame the MCU for giving the good people over at Street Fighter HQ the idea they could make a series of prequels leading up to an actual Street Fighter…
The Weekly Planet645 Street Fighter 2026!
Street Fighter has returned in live action form! And third times a charm is what we say we invented that saying. We review that plus take a look at the first…
The Weekly PlanetStreet Fighter II: The Animated Movie - Caravan Of Garbage
1994 gave us two video game to movie adaptations of Street Fighter, Street Fighter starring Jean-Claude Van Damme, which, although fondly remembered now, was…
The Weekly Planet644 The Social Reckoning & Skydance Swallowing
Social media is bad. That’s what The Social Reckoning reckons anyways. We review that plus talk Zodiac the latest MCU streaming show and the first reactions to…
The Weekly PlanetBlade Runner 2049 - Caravan Of Garbage
There are very few legacy sequels that match or potentially surpass the original, often they end up being tired retreads of what came before. Blade Runner 2049…
The Weekly Planet643 Digger & Avengers: Endgame Encore
The Weekly Planet returns the only way they know how, with another podcast. This week we discuss Tom Cruise’s latest film and attempt to finally win that…
The Weekly PlanetSoldier - Caravan Of Garbage
In between Blade Runner, original Blade Runner and Blade Runner 2049 there exists a movie positioned snugly in the middle, set in Ridley Scott's groundbreaking…
The Weekly Planet642 Coyote vs. ACME
Welcome and hello! This week we discuss the long delayed and previously cancelled Coyote vs. ACME. We also take a look at the first image from the next Lord of…
The Weekly PlanetBlade Runner - Caravan Of Garbage
It's impossible to list all the visual design elements, tropes and world building that Blade Runner had on popular culture upon its initial release in 1982…
The Weekly Planet641 Resident Evil 2026
RESIDENT EVIL. That's right we're back to talk the eighth movie (second reboot) of the video game to movie franchise this time directed by Zach Cregger of…
The Weekly PlanetResident Evil: The Final Chapter - Caravan Of Garbage
Our long and winding tour down the Resident Evil road is coming to an end with The Final Chapter. Time to say goodbye to Milla Jovovich's Alice and the one or…
The Weekly Planet640 Wolverine Disappoints & Runner (not The Runner)
Okay so I think it’s time for another episode of The Weekly Planet podcast. We discuss the less than stellar reviews of Insomniac's latest superhero game…
The Weekly PlanetResident Evil: Retribution - Caravan Of Garbage
We've been looking at the Paul WS Anderson/Milla Jovovich Resident Evil movies for what feels like one hundred million years. And it's a crying shame that all…
The Weekly Planet639 Biggest "Jumping the Shark" Moments in Movies & TV Shows
BOO. Sorry that wasn't okay. But what is okay is that we're talking the greatest jumping the shark moments from across tv and film. James Bond, Indiana Jones…
The Weekly PlanetResident Evil: Afterlife - Caravan Of Garbage
Oh no it looks as if the Resident Evil movies might be on the decline after the incredible (by Resident Evil movie standards) third entry. Paul WS Anderson…
The Weekly Planet638 The Dog Stars
Ridley Scott is back it again with his seven thousandth movie The Dog Stars! We review that and also talk his potential return to the Alien franchise. We also…
The Weekly PlanetResident Evil: Extinction - Caravan Of Garbage
The end of this third entry in the franchise officially marks the halfway point of our look at the six Milla Jovovich/Paul WS Anderson Resident Evil movies…
The Weekly Planet637 Lanterns Episode One & D23 Big News Catch-Up
We’re back and more powerful than ever! This week we discuss al the big reveals from D23 including a new Avengers: Doomsday trailer, the Bluey movie, the new…
The Weekly PlanetResident Evil: Apocalypse - Caravan Of Garbage
We are off and running with our look at the six Resident Evil movies! Well the six starring Milla Jovovich as Alice and either produced or directed by Paul WS…
The Weekly Planet636 Marvel/Star Wars Crossover & The End of Oak Street
Unfortunately we recorded this a little bit before all the big reveals of D23 (new X-Men cast, trailers for Avengers: Doomsday and Vision Quest, Bluey the…
The Weekly PlanetResident Evil - Caravan Of Garbage
On the eve of a brand new Resident Evil movie from director Zack Cregger we aim to achieve something heroes only dream of, taking a look at all six movies from…
The Weekly Planet635 Spider-Man Success & Best/Worst Comic Adaptations (Part 2)
In an unprecedented move, something we almost never do we’re returning to a topic we covered just over a month ago! Best and worst comic adaptations. Plus we…
The Weekly PlanetSpace Jam: A New Legacy - Caravan Of Garbage
It's a very upsetting time for us all having to revisited Space Jam 2. I mean sure it stars four times champion NBA superstar LeBron James plus the Looney…
The Weekly Planet634 Spider-Man: Brand New Day
Is that the big movie alarm that I hear? It absolutely is because it turns out we've had one of the biggest movie openings of all time with Spider-Man: Brand…
The Weekly PlanetLooney Tunes: Back In Action - Caravan Of Garbage
Looney Tunes: Back In Action has been much requested since we covered the original Space Jam in 2021. And in the lead up to Coyote vs. Acme in 2026 and in the…
The Weekly Planet633 Best & Worst of Comic Con 2026
Big woos are back for San Diego Comic Con 2026! We’re talking a new Lanterns trailer, Ryan Gosling heads up the Ghost Rider movie, David Jonsson takes on the…
The Weekly PlanetWho Framed Roger Rabbit - Caravan Of Garbage
Despite being released in 1988, Who Framed Roger Rabbit remains the pinnacle of blending 2D animation with live action photography. Set in Hollywood after…
The Weekly Planet632 The Odyssey! (big movie)
Big movie alert! It’s time for our review of Christopther Nolan’s The Odyssey, a movie which is defying the definitely real and genuine backlash already on its…
The Weekly PlanetGods of Egypt - Caravan Of Garbage
The time of Christopher Nolan's The Odyssey is upon us. And to cap off our look at three inspirations of his 2026 epic we're going back ten years to 2016's…
The Weekly Planet631 Moana Bombs & Evil Dead Burn
Another Monday another incredible podcast. This week we talk the live action Moana with a live action Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson plus Evil Dead Burn. There's…
The Weekly PlanetTroy - Caravan Of Garbage
We continue our epic and cinematic journey towards Christopher Nolan's The Odyssey by taking a look at a second inspiration behind his adaptation. This time…
The Weekly Planet630 Best/Worst Comic Adaptations & The Death of Physical Media
Incredible week for doing a great podcast! In this latest episode of The Weekly Planet we talk the best and worst comic adaptation choices from modern and…
The Weekly PlanetJason and the Argonauts - Caravan Of Garbage
By way of Christopher Nolan, The Odyssey is hitting cinemas in July, an epic fantasy action bonanza based on Homer's Odyssey. Its use of scale and practical…
The Weekly Planet629 Supergirl!
The second movie entry in James Gunn's DCU is here, 2026's Supergirl starring Millie Alcock and it is not doing well at the box office and also people don't…
The Weekly PlanetThe Flash - Caravan Of Garbage
For our final look at Supergirl, we're returning to the DCEU. And also Earth 89, Earth 789, Earth 30, Earth 66, Earth 203, Earth 789, and a reboot. That's…
The Weekly Planet628 Toy Story 5
Welcome one and all to this brand new episode of The Weekly Planet! This week we're talking Toy Story 5, first reactions and box office for Supergirl 2026, a…
The Weekly PlanetThe Supergirl TV Show (Extended) - Caravan Of Garbage
It's time to enter the universe of Earth-38, more commonly referred to as The Arrowverse. Amazingly we're haven't really covered much of this in Caravan Of…
The Weekly Planet627 More Spider-Man leaks & Disclosure Day!
Oh my gosh good news everyone movies are back and we also have news of new movies being made. This week we review Steven Spielberg's latest alien sci-fi…
The Weekly PlanetSmallville's Supergirl - Caravan Of Garbage
Its time to return to Earth-167! Which you would obviously know as the universe of Smallville, the smash hit ten season long Superman original series that…
The Weekly Planet626 Masters of the Universe & Summer Games Fest 2026
Dead franchises are back! That’s right, Masters of the Universe is finally in cinemas again after a near four decade break and its (Sword Talk/Quickstophers…
The Weekly PlanetThe Fifth Element (Extended) - Caravan Of Garbage
To conclude our look at classic 90s sci-fi we've hit The Fifth Element! A wonderful action adventure movie starring Bruce Willis, Milla Jovovich and Gary…
The Weekly Planet625 Backrooms & Spider-Noir
Welcome back everyone to a new episode of The Weekly Planet! This week we review two hot propeties that in a way have nothing in common, Backrooms and also…
The Weekly PlanetStarship Troopers - Caravan Of Garbage
It's absolutely bizarre that the first live action adaptation of Starship Troopers from director Paul Verhoeven bombed as badly as it did. Not only that but…
The Weekly Planet624 The Mandalorian vs Groglet & The Boys Series Finale
Incredible week for both big movie and big tv show! That’s right, both The Mandalorian VS. Groglet and The Boys Season 5 finale have arrived to varying degrees…
The Weekly PlanetDemolition Man - Caravan Of Garbage
Stallone, always on the hunt for the next action blockbuster, took a shot at sci-fi in 1993 with the release of Demolition Man. Set in the future of 1996 and…
The Weekly Planet623 The Punisher: One Last Kill
It's high time for another Weekly Planet podcast! This week we're talking the latest MCU Special Presentation The Punisher: One Last Kill, box office tracking…
The Weekly PlanetTotal Recall - Caravan Of Garbage
Over the next four weeks we're taking a trip through some classic 1990's science fiction films. An interesting era which still encorporated old school film…
The Weekly Planet622 Daredevil, The Boys & Mortal Kombat 2
Welcome back to another episode of The Weekly Planet where wer talk movies (Mortal Kombat 2), comics (some Doctor Strange Thing) and TV Shows (Daredevil: Born…
The Weekly PlanetX-Men: The Last Stand REDUX - Caravan Of Garbage
The only logical solution to wrap up our look at the original X-Men trilogy is a updated re-release of our Caravan Of Garbage review from 2019. Sure Bryan…
The Weekly PlanetX2: X-Men United - Caravan Of Garbage
By 2003 superhero movies were well back in vogue. Sam Raimi's Spider-Man from 2002 had become a massive hit, a serious Batman reboot was in the works and of…
The Weekly Planet621 Django/Zorro Crossover & The Devil Wears Prada 2
We won't be silienced. By hook or by crook we're going to discuss and review The Devil Wears Prada 2. Plus we're going to talk the Django/Zorro sequel movie…
The Weekly PlanetX-Men - Caravan Of Garbage
Cast your mind back to the year 2000. Okay great. And now think about the movie X-Men which introduced the world to the modern superhero movie with the likes…
The Weekly Planet620 Clayface, Exit 8 & Michael Movie
It’s kind of hard to believe that it is yet again time for another Weekly Planet podcast. It’s even harder to believe we talk about the movie Exit 8 and also…
The Weekly PlanetWar of the Worlds (2025) - Caravan Of Garbage
All good things must come to an end, like for example our War of the Worlds retrospective. But at lease we're going out on the lowest of the lows, the 2025 but…
The Weekly Planet619 Cinema Con Reveals & Lee Cronin's The Mummy
CinemaCon 2026 brings us news and footage from all the major studios most of which we are not allowed to see. We're talking Avengers: Doomsday and Spider-Man…
The Weekly PlanetWar of the Worlds (2005) - Caravan Of Garbage
Aliens continue to be real on our journey through three very distinct War of the Worlds adaptations. This week it's the second collaboration between Steven…
The Weekly Planet618 The Drama & The Boys Final Season (so far)
The Boys are back in town. For their fifth and final season, we talk the first two episodes. Plus we review The Drama, the somewhat controversial A24 film…
The Weekly PlanetThe War of the Worlds (1953) - Caravan Of Garbage
ALIENS ARE REAL. I mean, statistically the chances of there being life in an ever expanding universe is pretty much a lock. And to celebrate that and the…