Geekscape

Power Morphicon was this past weekend and everyone was there celebrating all things Mighty Morphin Power Rangers! Oh, except me. I don’t know up from down when it comes to Power Rangers so I recruited our resident expert Eric Francicso, who has been going to Morphicon since 2007, to break things down for me. How was Morphicon? What were the big announcements? And for a newbie like me, what’s the best way to start watching the series? He spells things out pretty clear on this new episode so I guess it’s Morphin Time! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Another San Diego Comic Con is in the books! Derek Kraneveldt, Shane O’Hare and brand new Geekscapist Stanley Wong join me to regale you with tails from SDCC! First off, Derek and I attend the Guardians of the Galaxy premiere and tell you why it’s the best Marvel movie yet! Shane talks about his San Diego drunken escapades and losing an entire bag of SDCC swag! Stanley dares to find Comic Con lodging on Tinder! And all of us get harassed by new Geekscape villain Mordecai The Dark Lord! So what were the victories and tragedies of SDCC 2014? Listen up and join us! It’s the second best thing to being there yourself! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Blake Harris is the author of ‘Console Wars’, the story about Sega VS Nintendo and the battle that defined a generation! Who doesn’t remember Sonic vs Mario or the arguments they had about the Sega Genesis being better than the Super Nintendo? Blake spent three years interviewing and researching the behind the scenes events that brought these moments to life. On this episode, we talk about the Mortal Kombat Blood Code, Sonic Tuesday, what were the best video game moments of the early 90s and whether or not there really were any other console wars? This is a great episode, whether or not you’re a video game fan! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

E3 is upon us and we’ve got a whole bunch of rumors and predictions swirling around! To help us pick through them, Nerdist video game specialist Malik Forté joins on this video game heavy episode! What is Mario Maker and will we get a Majora’s Mask 3D? Will we ever see The Last Guardian? Will Microsoft actually make any original programming for their XboxOne channel? Will we see Fallout 4? It’s all in this episode as we set our sites on a week of gaming news, both expected and unexpected! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Indie Sci Fi director Neil Johnson has been a friend for a few years and an avid Geekscape listener for the same amount of time! One of the first directors to make a fully digital film, and science fiction film at that, Neil and I sat down to talk about the challenge of making low budget science fiction movies and indie filmmaking. Neil also justifies the Star Wars prequels better than anyone ever has before and talks about his upcoming film ‘Starship Rising’. Things get very personal on this episode as we talk about our approaches and inspirations. This is easily one of my favorite Geekscape’s yet! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

’X-Men: Days of Future Past’ is upon us and here is our spoiler-filled review and breakdown of the latest Marvel Mutant Epic! Ian Kerner, the Encyclopedia of all things four color funny, joins me to discuss what this movie fixes in the X-Men cinematic universe, what it establishes and what might still be up in the air! How does the movie differ from the comic book storyline and what can we expect in X-Men: Apocalypse? If you haven’t seen the movie, you’re gonna want to steer clear… but if you have you should dive right in with all six claws swinging! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ian Kerner wasn’t shy about his dislike of The Amazing Spider-Man… in fact, I don’t think either of us were. So what drew us back to the theaters for The Amazing Spider-Man 2, a movie that has received the worst reviews of any movie in the Spider-Man franchise? Well, it’s Spider-Man! That’s why! But would we be surprised by the outcome? Is it possible that we will dislike this movie more than the last… or could it possibly surprise us? Prepare yourself for one of the most surprising and insightful Geekscape episodes yet! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Brian Walton is the current Editor in Chief of Nerdist.com and Nerdist News… but more importantly, Brian is a beloved Geekscape alumnus! Not since he left Geekscape all those years ago for greener pastures has Brian been a Geekscape guest and now he returns to talk WonderCon, Coachella and the April Fool’s Nerdist acquisition of Geekscape! But that’s not all. We have an incredibly candid heart to heart that helps make this Geekscape episode one of my personal favorites of all time. Oh, and we discuss horse fucking. Really. And when horses fuck… they fuck to kill. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It’s time! Captain America: The Winter Soldier has arrived so it’s time for Ian Kerner to tell us everything there is to know about both the movie and the comic book origins! Is this the strongest Marvel movie yet? How faithful did they stick to the source material and where might things go from here? And do the events of the film mean you should go back to watching Agents of SHIELD? And can Ian convince me that all of the monologuing in the movie is justified? Just know one thing… THERE WILL BE SPOILERS! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It’s been a while since comic book writer Tom Pinchuk has been on Geekscape! Luckily, we correct that oversight in this episode in which Tom drops by to talk to us about his new comic book Maxx Steel, coming soon from Viz Media! Tom also educates us on the differences in some of the various conventions as Con Season starts up and also about the cultural and narrative differences between Manga and traditional US comic books! Also, when is a character’s internal dialogue too much…? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

I’ve been friends with André Meadows, aka BlackNerd, for a few years, since running into him at SDCC while he was wearing a giant Scooby costume! Finally, I have him on Geekscape to talk about online comedy, his Youtube channel BlackNerd Comedy and his love of video games… which sometimes gets confused as Nintendo fanboyism! I tell André about ‘Non-Stop’ and Miyazaki’ ‘The Wind Rises’ and we both share our excitement on the new Godzilla trailer! Oh yeah… and what about Michael Bay’s Ninja Turtles movie?!? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

As promised, one of my Miami Vice artists, Mr. Carl Reed, was in town this week to shoot some promotional videos with me for our upcoming book… so why not have him on an episode of Geekscape to talk comics!?! In this episode, we not only talk about and review the ‘RoboCop’ remake but Carl also talks about his creative process, how deep his love of comic books really goes and what properties he would like to see adapted into a comic. Plus! Is there a way to expand the comic book market through female readers? Will they ever buy comics? And we also give some hints on an upcoming Miami Vice project that we have yet to reveal! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

After a mini hiatus we are back with my friend and fellow filmmaker Marie Jamora! Not only do I catch you up on the 1,001 things Geekscape has been working on recently, but we talk a lot of news! Marie tells us about studying under the late Philip Seymour Hoffman at Columbia as we say goodbye. The two of us tell you why ‘The LEGO Movie’ is the feel good movie of the 2014s and why Paul Bettany is going to make an awesome Vision. Plus, Marie tells us why her film ‘Ang Nawawala’ has yet to be released… and pirated! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Last week the Oscar nominations were announced! There were surprises, snubs and favorites but what’s what? Luckily, I have friends who are smarter than me and have better taste! One such friend is Witney Siebold, former Geekscape writer and current movie critic for Crave Online… as well as co-host with William Bibbiani of the B-Movies Podcast! So after recording a sister episode of the B-Movies Podcast, we sat down to talk Oscars as well as Michael Douglas being cast as Hank Pym in ‘Ant-Man’, more Star Wars talk (as if there’s ever enough) and Geekscape’s very own ‘Doc of the Dead’ premiering at SXSW 2014! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Longtime Geeskcapist Zack Haddad returns to the show to talk news, both personal and pop culture! We talk about his recent surprise marriage and whether or not Shane O’Hare is allowed to stay this summer for Comic Con Tuesday after almost falling on his cat. We also talk about Star Wars comics leaving Dark Horse for Marvel and what it means to the Star Wars Extended Universe! CES is going on and the big news is Michael Bay bombing and the Steam Machines impressing! Plus, Matt Reeves is directing the third Planet of the Apes movie and the Robocop reboot gets not so impressive video game trailer! Also, Agents of Shield steps up but Arrow is still the show to watch! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On the final day of 2013, Jon Schnepp joins me to talk about our favorite movies of 2013… and some of our not so favorite! Will ’12 Years a Slave’ be a shoe in at the Oscars or ‘American Hustle’? Will people forget movies like ‘Gravity’ or ‘Prisoners’? What about ‘Her’ and ‘The Wolf of Wall Street’? As great as ‘Pacific Rim’ was… is it as much geek fun as ‘Man of Steel’ and ‘Thor 2’? Really, this is a super long episode because there’s just so much to talk about! As great as movies were in 2013, we help you navigate your thoughts, our thoughts and everybody’s thoughts! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jon Hotchkiss is a TV show creator with extensive credits for shows like 'Penn and Teller's Bullshit!' and 'Politically Incorrect'. Last week I discovered Jon Hotchikiss' 'This VS That' website through a friend and read a story about his TV show 'This VS That', a science test show that has never aired in the US and that Jon distributes independently through his website. The blog post talked about how his show was "taken" by Discovery Channel and Mythbusters. Wow. I know there are a lot of Mythbusters fans on Geekscape so I thought I'd sit down with Jon and get his side of the story… and here it is! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Every time Ian Kerner guests on a new Geekscape episode, it's like a major event… just like the release of 'The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug'! Ian and I sit down, break down Peter Jackson's second film in The Hobbit trilogy and how it just feels good to be back among old (and new friends) in Middle Earth! Spoilers abound, obviously, as we get right to the thick of it, just like journeying into the wilds of Mirkwood! Also, we get Ian's take on Sony's announcement of 'Venom' and 'Sinister Six' films and we also talk about the Wachowski's 'Jupiter Ascending' and Tom Cruise in 'Edge of Tomorrow'! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mel Caylo is a longtime friend of Geekscape so it's surprising that this is his first appearance! Don't worry, because the popular comic book everyman has a lot to say! From his work at Boom! Studios to his previous gig at Archaia (now a part of Boom!), Mel knows the indie comics industry backwards and forwards. He takes this opportunity to give you the latest on what Boom! is putting out and what to pick up for the Holidays! Plus! We talk some news, like Paul Walker's tragic death, the casting of Gal Gadot as Wonder Woman in 'Man of Steel 2', 'The Amazing Spider-Man 2' trailer and Bryan Singer and Fox announcing 'X-Men: Apocalypse' for 2016! Oh! And we also get to the bottom as to whether or not Mel tortures his interns! This is one not to miss! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Not all good things can last and while the live shows at Toadhop have been a blast, the studio is closing up and it's time to go another way. Geekscape will always keep trucking, as you know, but this is the last Toadhop episode for the time being. Matt Raub and Ben Dunn join Kenny and I on a classic Geekscape episode in which we review 'Hunger Games: Catching Fire' and 'The Dallas Buyers Club', talk about how you shouldn't be missing 'Arrow' and that The Governor has completely reinvigorated 'The Walking Dead'! Also, Ben talks about his love for 'Zelda: A Link Between Worlds', I enthusiastically support 'Super Mario 3D World' and Matt chooses the XBox One over the PS4… and tells us why! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices