Geek In Review Podcast

It's console season! Listen as the guys warp the way you'll think about the Wii U, talk about gamers in medicine, and much more. Featuring- Wii U, Wii U, Wii U, Wii U, Wii U.- The obsticles forcing the console- A hilarious joke and frank discussion of vaginas.- Skyfall lights up Rotten Tomatoes... Jeramy, not so much.- A poorly timed discussion of Inception LinksWii U, Wii U, Wii U, Wii U.Are Video Game Players Better at Laparoscopic Surgical Tasks?Skyfall on Rotten Tomatoes   Subscribe on iTunes!  Follow us on twitter @GiRPodcast or shoot us an e-mail at girpodcast@gmail.com  

Let's all go to the lobby, Let's all go to the looooooobby, Let's all go to the lobby... but return quickly because this podcast is mostly about movies. Yeah, that works.  Featuring- Some impromptu tips to maximize the effectiveness of your GameFly que- RZA's new movie Man With the Iron Fists ain't nuttin to f*ck wit.- Is Adele's Skyfall theme the best Bond theme ever? Short answer: No. Long answer: noooooooooooooo- World War Z is controversial on the internets- The discussion: are fast zombies actually zombies? LinksMan with the Iron Fists on IMDBBruceploitationAdele's Skyfall themeAndt tapped to pen Star Wars 7, 8, and 9Brad Pitt's hilariously bad perfume commercialWorld War Z trailer    Subscribe on iTunes!  Follow us on twitter @GiRPodcast or shoot us an e-mail at girpodcast@gmail.com  

*cue Imperial March... Darth Vader dons mouse ears* Featuring- George Lucas in bed with Walt Disney, and other images you'll never be able to unthink about- What the move means for other Lucas IPs: Star Wars TOR, Clone Wars, comics, and more.- Yes, this podcast is all about Star Wars being sold to Disney- Wanna fight about it? LinksLucas Donating the Money to CharityStar Wars legend Tim Zahn on the announcementHow deep does the universe go? 10 Minor Star Wars Characters with Completely Unnessecary Backstories   Subscribe on iTunes!  Follow us on twitter @GiRPodcast or shoot us an e-mail at girpodcast@gmail.com  

Tablets are all the rage this week, with offerings from both Apple AND Microsoft. Plus, the saga of Arrow continues with no end in sight. Featuring- iPad Mini? More like iPad skinny, AMIRIGHT?- The problem: aspect- Damnit Surface. Stop making me want you.- Arrow again? Yes. Again. LinksiPad Spec ComparisonThe hilarious Surface launch video   Subscribe on iTunes!  Follow us on twitter @GiRPodcast or shoot us an e-mail at girpodcast@gmail.com    

Big Marvel and DC news plus, episode 2 of Arrow manages to top the first. Featuring- Ant-Man release date... but what ant-man?- Marvel's Thor: Dark World has a setting and a villian!- James Gunn helming Guardians of the Galaxy- The JLA movie has a tentative release date- The problems with a JLA movie - Arrow episode two *minor spoilers*    LinksMarvel Studios Update: Thor, Iron Man & Ant-ManJustice League Aims for Summer 2015JL8 Webcomic  Subscribe on iTunes!  Follow us on twitter @GiRPodcast or shoot us an e-mail at girpodcast@gmail.com

The aftermath of the VP debate drinking game, a length discusson about CW's Arrow and the Best. Sound. Ever. WARNING: This podcast contains spoilers for the series premier of Arrow. Featuring- Paul Ryan tried to kill you last Thursday - A polite discussion about Arrow ***SPOILERS***- Jeramy hates everything- Creating the greatest sound in the world... or opening a pit to the underworld?   LinksGive Joe the BirdCW's Arrow The Worst Sounds EverMeltdown Celebrity D&D 2013: Penance   Subscribe on iTunes!  Follow us on twitter @GiRPodcast or shoot us an e-mail at girpodcast@gmail.com

Russ returns to Arkansas, Marvel at The Avengers, Taken Again, and the officially official GiR VP debate drinking game! Featuring- A brief discussion of shops- The Avengers is out of blu-ray. Commentary and deleted scenes!- Jeramy's thoughts on Taken 2: Electric Boogaloo- Getting hammered with Joe and Paul! LinksThe Avengers of Blu-rayTaken 2  Official Geek in Review Vice-Presidential Debate Drinking Game For multiple players If either candidate says… Welfare: Drink from someone else’s glass/bottle Obamacare/Romneycare: Take two drinks, call me in the morning Libya/Libyan: Be the first to say “Holy shit!” Anyone who doesn’t immediately respond with “I’ll draw their fire!” must drink Bin laden: Anyone who doesn’t scream “BOOM! HEADSHOT!” must drink “You have my word”: Respond immediately with “And my axe!” or drink “kill Medicare”: Drink, then pour some out for your homie Medicare If Paul Ryan&hel

A special themed edition of the podcast, just in time for debate season: internet freedom, Halo armor, and drinking. Lots of drinking. Featuring- A very quick aside about WoW: MoP- Rep. Zoe Lofgren fighting for freedom with the Global Free Internet Act of 2012- How the act could work... and how it might not.- Free Halo armor for watching the debates?- A geek guide to the 2012 debates (drinking game coming soon!)- Curiosity makes history again LinksZoe Lofgren lays down marker on Internet freedomWatch election coverage on Xbox Live, get avatar armor2012 Election drinking game guidelinesCuriosity finds what was once water Subscribe on iTunes!  Follow us on twitter @GiRPodcast or shoot us an e-mail at girpodcast@gmail.com

Do you smell that? Smells like new fall TV. And hobbitses. Featuring- Russell gets a new old iPhone, Jeramy gets a new new mic- Fall TV is here! New Shows! More exclamations!- The night the lights whet out in Revolution- Noted Sherlockophile Russell and Elementary- Arrow goes for broke with a BSG alumn- NBC... run by cats?- New Hobbit trailer. Seriously. Watch it. It's the one. LinksBlue Snowball iCENew fall TV scheduleBSG actor on ArrowNew Hobbit trailer. Watch this.  Subscribe on iTunes!  Follow us on twitter @GiRPodcast or shoot us an e-mail at girpodcast@gmail.com    

The boys are back on course and set for adventure with a new game from Obsidian, Wii U, and a musical about the grandfather of TCGs (sorta). Featuring- Project Eternity promises to make the old new again! And adultier!- What Nintendo is trying to do with Wii U - A brief rage incident involving HDMI cables- Why Nintendo will not succeed with what they're trying to do with Wii U- Musical, Muppets, and Magic: The Gathering LinksProject Eternity KickstarterWii U RundownMagic: The Gathering the Musical  Subscribe on iTunes!  Follow us on twitter @GiRPodcast or shoot us an e-mail at girpodcast@gmail.com

A better-late-than-never look at the iPhone 5 announcement, ways to ensure Russell sleeps on the couch, the story about the wolf and the turtle, and Hansel and Gretel (the movie and the "fable"). Featuring- A frank discussion about Russell's bedroom activities- Apple set to unveil the iPhone 5, just days after the internet did it.- They're making a new Furby. Just when you thought you were safe.- Jizzchina reports that Goophone plans to stick it to Apple. Rowl.- Kindle is on fire again with the Kindle Fire HD 4G LTE LMNOP- What's the moral of Hansel and Gretel: Witch Hunters?- Russell's favorite Hugh Jackman "story" Links"Accidental" iPhone 5 previewThe New Furby Hansel and Gretel Subscribe on iTunes!  Follow us on twitter @GiRPodcast or shoot us an e-mail at girpodcast@gmail.com    

Not even a hurricane can stop a new episode of the podcast, especially when Joss Whedon is coming back to the small screen!   Featuring- Who we might see on S.H.I.E.L.D- More Whedon news: Dr. Horrible Part 2!- The Hobbit answers what and when.- The Sims in Skyrim- Farmville in WoW- We eulogize City of Heroes Links ABC Greenlights Joss Whedon’s S.H.I.E.L.D. TV series'Sing-Along' sequel on the horizonThe Hobbit titles and release dateSkyrim HearthfireCity of Heroes shutting down   Follow us on twitter @GiRPodcast or shoot us an e-mail at girpodcast@gmail.com  

How can you go from international lawsuits, to DC comics, to Calvin and Hobbes, to Randy Travis? You'll have to listen to find out, on a very special (read: weird) episiode. Featuring- Apple V. Samsung V. Technological Innovation- The Oatmeal raises a cool mil. In 9 days.- Death comes to Madden- Take my Star Wars Detours... please!- Jeramy has a problem with The CW- Dark Tower likely to stay very dark- Randy Travis has lost his f***ing mind  Links $1 billion loss for SamsungTesla museum fundingStar Wars Detours trailerMadden's new featureRandy Travis arrested (again)   Follow us on twitter @GiRPodcast or shoot us an e-mail at girpodcast@gmail.com    

Smell that? Smells like a new D&D Next playtest. Also, the scent of death. Flash death. Featuring- D&D Playtest 2: Electric Boogaloo- The biggest development out of Gencon- Flash goes terminal.- Derailing trains WWII-style. Links D&D Next Playtest Unlocking the D&D Digital archives Flash: Gone in a Flash Experiments to Derail a Train   Follow us on twitter @GiRPodcast or shoot us an e-mail at girpodcast@gmail.com  

NASA piques everyones Curiosity, D&D on your TV (or whatever), and the delicate issue of Red Dawn Featuring- Curiosity proves there's still intelligent life on Earth- Boston Based Brass Monkey's Dragons Gameboard- Russell doesn't read Dog Fancy- Joss Whedon, Avengers 2, and the small screen- Red Dawn 2012: A good fit? Links Dragons Gameboard Kickstarter Brass Monkey teamThe Italian Greyhoud Club of AmericaJoss Whedon writing and directing Avengers 2Red Dawn Trailer   Follow us on twitter @GiRPodcast or shoot us an e-mail at girpodcast@gmail.com    

iCloud gets iHacked leading to guy getting iScrewed, Ghosts are getting busted again, and The Hobbit will bring three times the fun. Featuring- Gizmodo's Mat Honan gets pwned by the iCloud- A cautionary tale for those who revel in user friendly tech- Ghostbusters 3 sans Dr. Venkhman- Three movies for The Hobbit? Sign us up. Links How an American Can Stream the BBC’s Official Olympics CoverageMat Honan gets hackedGhostbusters 3 to go ahead without Bill MurrayThe official Hobbit 3D glassesOculus Rift virtual-reality headset   Follow us on twitter @GiRPodcast or shoot us an e-mail at girpodcast@gmail.com  

An Olympic size problem with Olympic live streams, Chick-fil-a's lack of internet know-how leads to a collosal PR disaster, and Google wants you to have all the internets. All of them. Featuring- The Olympics goes for the gold... in making itself unavailable online- The nightmarish hellscape that is Chick-fil-a's online PR- Google Fiber sounds too good to be true. Except it's not- Jeramy's essence of Doritos story- World of Warcraft announces the release date for Mists of PandariaPOKEMANS Links Did Chick-fil-A Pretend to Be a Teenage Girl on Facebook?Google Fiber in KCMists of Pandaria launch datePOKEMANS Follow us on twitter @GiRPodcast or shoot us an e-mail at girpodcast@gmail.com  

The Dark Knight has risen and it's the big topic for this week's podcast. Plus, Marvel dazzles at ComicCon, and if you can't get enough 13th Age... well, we have that too. Featuring- The Dark Knight Rises in theaters (Spoiler free!)- Jeramy's odd relationship with the bat- The elephant in the room: The Justice League- The secret origin of Harley Quinn- Marvel puts on a ComiCon panel you need to smoke a cigarette after- Russell is DMing 13th Age... how's that going? LinksThe Dark Knight Rises on Rotten TomatoesHarley Quinn's secret originsMarvel Owns ComiCon13th Age on Pelgrane Press Follow us on twitter @GiRPodcast or shoot us an e-mail at girpodcast@gmail.com  

D&D 3rd Edition lead designer Jonathan Tweet joins the guys to talk about his latest tabletop RPG (with co-designer and 4th Edition D&D auteur Rob Heinsoo) 13th Age!  Featuring- 13th Age with designer Jonathan Tweet!- Power to the player: how 13th Age redifines what you can do in an RPG- Jonathan talks about the RPG industry as a whole, the future, publishing, and what's going on with D&D- Amazing Spider-Man: the best movie no one has been excited to see. Links13th Age on Pelgrane PressJonathan Tweet on G+Amazing Spiderman at the Box Office Look for 13th Age this fall from Pelgrane Press! Follow us on twitter @GiRPodcast or shoot us an e-mail at girpodcast@gmail.com

Russ is playing Funcom's Secret World and Jeramy blows a small gasket over Blizzard. Featuring- Secret World could be a secret hit.- Blizzard admits Diablo 3 is unsustainable. Really.- Jeramy makes no friends at Blizzard LinksSecret WorldBlizzard's big "announcement"    Follow us on twitter @GiRPodcast or shoot us an e-mail at girpodcast@gmail.com.