Appropriately for a special 200th episode in which David Raiklen and Orren Merton discuss AI, we've decided to see what AI has to say about the content. AI says: *In Episode 200 of The Omega Beam, the hosts discuss two key topics: toxic fandom and artificial intelligence in entertainment. They reflect on the impact of toxic fandom on well-integrate…

Join Orren Merton, Golden, and David Raiklen for an in-depth discussions about 'The Marvels', lauding the film's character-driven plot, fun and engaging narrative structure, and its prime acting. They also discuss the unfair criticism the movie received and the narrative of superhero movie fatigue that was in play during its release. During their 2…

Paramount has just released Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves, based on the popular role-playing game set in a fantasy world of knights and monsters and magic. As fantasy buffs and D&D players, you knew we had to discuss this one! We start out spoiler free and give you warning before we get spoilerific.…

This week we talk about the new Netflix series Lockwood & Co., now airing in its entirety. And we keep the entire episode spoiler-free!

If you pay attention to genre news, you've heard of the independent sci-fi multiversal romp Everything Everywhere All At Once. We give it The Omega Beam treatment, with a non-spoiler section up front and spoilers after our spoiler warning.

Time to discuss a DC movie for a change! Late last year, Black Adam hit the theaters, and now that it's available for streaming, it's time for us to discuss it. We start spoiler-free, and give ample warning before we start going into spoilers.

Tim Burton co-created this series featuring Wednesday Addams, previously portrayed only as a child, now a teenager attending Nevermore, a creepy high school for "misfits" and people with supernatural abilities. The first season of Wednesday is streaming in it's entirety, so that means it's time to discuss it! Since it's a mystery, we didn't want to…

Golden and I discuss season 1 of the latest Star Wars show on Disney+, Andor. We start spoiler-free, and give you warning before we get spoilerific.

Season three of Star Trek: Lower Decks is now streaming on Paramount+, which means it's time for us to discuss it! We start spoiler-free, and give ample warning before we dive in with spoilers.

Marvel Studios released a one-off Halloween special on Disney+ called Werewolf by Night, and in this episode we discuss it. First spoiler-free, then with some spoilers.

It took years to get to the screen, but all eight episodes comprising the first season of Amazon Prime Video's The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power are available to stream. We start spoiler-free, and give ample warning before we dive deep into this first TV series adapted from JRR Tolkien's epic.…

There's a new lawyer in town, and she's a Hulk! All nine episodes of She-Hulk: Attorney At Law are now streaming on Disney+, which means it's time for it to get The Omega Beam analysis. We start out spoiler-free, and give you warning before we go full-spoilers.

We give our impressions of the nine episodes in volume 3 of Netflix's Love, Death & Robots, without giving any spoilers.

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 finished watching season 3 of The Umbrella Academy on Netflix, which means it's time for a short discussion of our thoughts.

The last Arrowverse show standing, CW's The Flash is now streaming it's 8th season on the CW site and app, which means it's time to discuss it. We start spoiler-free, then get into spoilers.

The CW is now streaming Superman & Lois season 2 in it's entirety, which means it's time for us to discuss it! We start spoiler free before going into full spoilers.

Neil Gaiman's epic graphic saga The Sandman finally makes it to live action! Netflix has dropped both the 10-episode first season, and a bonus episode consisting of two short stories. We dive into both! Fair warning: while we don't go into massive spoilers, because the story itself is over 30 years old, we don't adhere as tightly to our usual "spoi…

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.

We discuss the latest MCU series on Disney+, Ms. Marvel. Spoiler-free up front, then spoilers.

We discuss the first season of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds, now streaming on Paramount+, with friend of the show David Raiklen. First spoiler-free, then with full spoilers.

We discuss the latest entry in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Thor: Love and Thunder, with friend of the show David Raiklen. We start spoiler-free, then go full-spoilers.

The wait is over: Stranger Things, Season 4, volume 2, is now streaming on Netflix, and that means it's time for us to discuss it! We start out spoiler-free, but then discuss the whole thing, spoilers and all.

We discuss the latest Star Wars series streaming on Disney+, Obi-Wan Kenobi. First spoiler-free, then with spoilers.

We discuss the Disney Pixar animated musical Encanto, now streaming on Disney+. Our conversation was recorded when Orren had a cold, sorry for the state of his voice!

Netflix has just dropped Stranger Things, Season 4, volume 1, and that means it's time for us to discuss it! We start out spoiler-free, but then go into the full season.

We discuss Morbius, Sony's latest film to feature a Marvel character that is part of Spider-Man's rogue's gallery and adjacent characters. Spoiler-free first, then spoilers.

All ten episodes of Star Trek: Picard are now streaming, which means it's time for us to give you our thoughts! We start out spoiler free, and warn you before we go into spoilers.

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 latest Marvel TV series, Moon Knight, is now streaming in it's entirety on Disney+. We begin our discussion spoiler-free, then go full-spoilerific.

Free Guy came out in the theaters a while ago, and is now streaming on Disney+. So it's time for us to discuss it, first spoiler-free, then after ample warning we go full-spoiler.

Critical Role is an award-winning Dungeons & Dragons liveplay show that has millions of followers, and ran a successful Kickstarter to bring their first campaign to animation. Now that the first season of their show, The Legend of Vox Machina, is streaming on Amazon Prime Video, it's time to discuss it!…

The Netlfix original movie The Adam Project has been a massive hit for them, and it's sci-fi--so that means it's time for us to discuss it! We start out spoiler-free, then warn you before we go in depth.

Let's talk about DC's Legends of Tomorrow, season 7, now streaming in its entirety on the CW app and Netflix. We start spoiler-free and then go into spoilers.

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.

Ready for more He-Man? The second half of season 1 of Kevin Smith's Netflix animated series Masters of the Universe: Revelation has been streaming for a while now. Our discussion is short and with spoilers, so be forewarned!

Matt Reeves has made a dark noir thriller that just so happens to feature one of the most widely known comic book characters of all: The Batman. We start out giving you a spoiler-free review of the movie, and give you ample warning before we start getting into the nitty gritty.

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.