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The boys are back in our TENTH EPISODE! We made it to double digits and we are darn proud of it. To go along with it, we’ve got a whole new set for the Cinemasters to broadcast from and we think you’ll love the new digs. Picking up where we left off, our Cinemasters have been tasked with recasting two iconic films. Ron challenged Adam to recast the dismal Star Wars prequel often mocked for its CGI Pear scene, “Attack of the Clones” and Adam viciously assaulted Ron by demanding he recast the beloved Tom Hanks in one of his greatest roles ever, Forrest Gump. Both of our heroes made some interesting and bold choices in their recasting and we think you’ll be surprised and pleased with the results. From there we move on to our Main Event which should be music to your ears. Dust off your Discman as our Cinemasters go through 10 of the greatest movie soundtracks of all time. Disclaimer: These are not the TOP TEN of all time as that’s simply too big of an undertaking. The fellas recall some great moments in movie

Welcome back to another exciting installment of Cinemasters of the Universe! In Episode 9 we see the Rise of the Cinemasters as they change things up a bit with the visual aesthetic. What Adam lacks in overall appeal and personality, Ron more than makes up for in technical ability and general likability. Our heroes kick off this episode with another round of “WHAAAAT??? You haven’t seen _______”. This time Ron is going over his experience with Tom Hanks and his crazy “Bachelor Party” antics, pre “Man with One Red Shoe” fame. Adam is giving us the low down on a nitty gritty cop flick with Gene Hackman and Roy Scheider called “The French Connection”. You’ll have to see what these fellas have to say about their films of bygone era and whether or not you should check them out too.  Then we get into our main event as always. The boys will be covering the films of SNL fame. This doesn’t just include the movies that have been specifically produced by Saturday Night Live but rules that Ron and Adam arbitrarily, bu

It's Christmastime for gamers as E3 2019 is just days away and the BitGeek crew has come together once again to see if they can't predict what Nintendo and Microsoft (and maybe others) have in store for us.  

Ok kids, this is the big one. Episode 8. This is the one where a portion of you will hate us so much you organize a petition to erase this episode from our canon simply because we killed off Luke Skywal….oh crap. I gave away the ending. Dang it. Well, you should still watch/listen because there’s other really compelling stuff in this podcast too. Like….uh….RAD DADS! Yeah, we did a Rad Dads and oh man are you gonna love it. Ron watched E.T. the Extra Terrestrial (not like that’s redundant, Mr. Spielberg…) and I don’t like to throw around things like “Game Changer” because it seems like that’s just too played out these days but boy was this a game changer. Adam shared a tremendous moment with his kids by showing them the immortal classic The Mighty Ducks. Now we only have to ask the question, “Were our Cinemasters Rad Dads or Bad Dads?” You’ll soon find out. Then we jump into a topic that will bring out the kid in all of us. Our multiplex masters are covering their top 5 animated films of all time. This is a

In this installment our boys are busting out a brand new segment called who played it better. If you recall in our last episode Ron challenged Adam to recast the classic thriller “Silence of the Lambs”. Adam returned the volley with an 80’s classic to find new, young talent for “The Breakfast Club”. Whatever you do, don’t check his browser history, folks. After this interesting change of pace we revisit a formula that worked for our Cinemasters once before. They’re going through the most anticipated theatrical releases this summer as they countdown their Top 5 films for June through August. What makes this episode even more special than the others is the fact that Ron has “had a few drinks” and is nearly unfiltered. The laughs don’t stop as we visit 10 different summer hits. Finally we round it out with a fan favorite, Rad Dads. Both of our dads are on a roll. Can they keep their rad status alive? Will they select all together wildly inappropriate films to watch with their children? Just how many Zimas DID

Ever since the announcement of the SEGA Genesis Mini, SEGA has been drop feeding the announcement of 10 games at a time. To date half of those games have been revealed, but we thought it would be fun to try and predict which other 20 games will be in store for the nostalgia hungry SEGA fans. Will the final list be a love letter to it's fans (Nintendo) or will SEGA spit in the face of it's fans (SONY)?

The place is England. The Year is 787. Our Cinemasters are embroiled in the fight of their life. Each of them have selected a movie they've somehow never actually seen and challenged themselves to do the unthinkable. Watch. That. Movie. Ron has selected a classic piece of theatrical genius and has enriched his mind, body and soul with the wisdom contained within. Adam watched a movie with people who do stuff and its pretty alright. They'll tell you things about these movies but if you want to know just what it is that they watched...you'll have to tune in to see the big reveal. Once you've managed to navigate the enthralling nature of their distinguished tales of motion picture glory, you're in for a real treat this time kids. These boys are marching their way through superheroes/comic book lore as it plays out on the silver screen through the decades. You'll laugh. You'll cry. If you don't pay close attention to your bladder, there's a good chance you could inadvertently wet yourself with sheer delight. T

As we last left our heroes they were embroiled in another fantastic quandary of whether or not they were, in fact, Rad Dads. This cliffhanger ending (nearly 2 months ago) had us on the edge of our seats as Ron, our Courageous Cinematic Commander, and Adam, the Plucky Theatric Rascal, vowed to bring two classic films from the annals of their infancy in filmdom to the forefront of their own children’s theatrical education today. This is always a risky endeavor as some films don’t have the movie magic to pass the test of time. How will their families respond? Are Ron and Adam Rad Dads or Bad Dads? You’ll have to watch or listen to find out. But the fun doesn’t stop there. Once we get their full check in from that mission its straight on to the next. This time the boys decided to pick their favorite year in movies. For these fellas we knew it was going to be difficult as that’s a lot of years of movie watching. You might be surprised where they land and even more surprised as they burn through 10 movies a piec

The 2019 Louisville Arcade Expo had its share of highlights but for us the biggest may have been the surprise inclusion of, what we described as, "Multiplayer Asteroids" and "Asteroids Battle Royale". The game was called Cosmotrons and the makers were a two-person developer team based out of Wisconsin. Joining us for this episode we have those two very talented gentlemen, Shane Gutbrod AKA "Cosmo-Shane" and Dave Furrer AKA "Dave-o-Tron" on the show to talk about their company, the game we loved, what games they grew up playing and much, much more.

Ladies and gentleman, boys and girls. Please gather round for another exciting installment of THE CINEMASTERS OF THE UNIVERSE! In this latest edition we are lovingly subtitling "A New Hope" we find our heroes Ron Avis and Adam Peterson wrestling with a new foe. They take on the idea that somehow there is a classic movie, new or old, that they've not seen. Shudder! In a new segment titled "WHAAAAAAAAT?? You've not seen that? The boys each pick a movie considered some kind of classic and purposefully sit down for a viewing. Once those coming attractions have concluded we move directly into the main event. Ron and Adam go through the films coming to theaters between March and May to hand pick their most anticipated picks this spring. Certainly the Superhero genre with the likes of "Captain Marvel" "Shazam!" and "Avengers: Endgame" are all automatic picks so they make the cut regardless. But the boys react to trailers live as they make their way through each of their top 5's. Finally we conclude the feature w

Microsoft saw what Sony did to Nintendo and SEGA, soundly defeating one titan while putting another out of the hardware business for good and they figured, "why not us?" The Xbox may have seemed like a novelty when it first launched in 2001, but despite soft sales in Japan, the west seemed to dig what Microsoft had to offer. For the first time PC gamers were taking notice of what consoles could be like with first person shooters playable with a controller *GASP* and not a mouse and keyboard. Oh, not to mention, changing the way we all play games online with Xbox Live. Join Nick and Ron as they pay tribute to the original Xbox.  Endgadget article about "The Duke" https://www.engadget.com/2018/03/23/xbox-controller-retrospective-hyperkin-duke-gamepad/

Do you remember the first time you plugged in your computer to the information super highway? After 15-20 seconds of awful screeching you had the world at your fingertips! Cheat codes for Mortal Kombat 3, screenshots of Super Mario 64 and low-res images of Cindy Margolis. Anything you wanted, it was all possible online. It was the mid-to-late 90's and the Internet was the wild west. The BitGeeks talk about their first experiences, trends, viral videos and flash cartoons. Lots and lots of flash cartoons. Hey kid! Stop all the downloadin' and get ready to laugh at what we all thought was so great about the golden age of the Internet. #BitGeekPodcast

Picking up from episode 2 'Rad Dads' Adam and Ron discuss watching classic films from the 80s and 90s with their children. This time around Adam shows his kids 'Space Jam' and Ron 'Beetlejuice' with his. But the main event is our recap of the top movies from 2018. Adam's Top 10 10) Halloween 28:03 9) Peppermint 54:31 8) Tag 1:08:35 7) Eighth Grade 6) Unsane 1:44:31 5) Mission Impossible 6: Fallout 1:56:44 4) Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse 2:13:19 3) Avengers: Infinity War 2:41:00 2) Bohemian Rhapsody 3:01:37 1) Deadpool 2 Ron's Top 10 10) Aquaman 42:22 9) Overlord 1:01:43 8) Eighth Grade 1:18:08 7) Ready Player One Ready Player One 1:34:07 6) Incredibles 2 1:50:26 5) Green Book 2:03:36 4) Bumblebee 2:30:43 3) Deadpool 2 2:52:30 2) Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse 1) Avengers: Infinity War

Happy 20th Birthday (in Japan) SEGA Dreamcast. Nick and Ron take a historical look back at the legendary companies final foray into the console business with the superb little machine that was too little, too late. Also, 10 favorite games.

Adam reviews Moonwalkers and Ron reviews Moon for Netflix Vice Versa, 10 really bad movie sequels and the reveal of "Rad Dads".

Undisputed champions of the home console market vs. the upstart kings of the arcade once went head to head in a battle for the ages that generation X can never forget. Sonic vs Mario. Edgy vs. Family Friendly. Nintendo vs SEGA and all other casualties of the great console war of the 1990's.

Every great podcast has a beginning and this is Adam and Ron's. And what better way to reveal one's character than by exploring their "guilty pleasures"? Watch the first ever episode of Cinemasters of the Universe starring Ron S Avis Esquire and Adam Theodore Logan as they explore the origins of their fandom as well as reveal 10 movies, considered by most, to be "guilty pleasures", but to them... "good movies". Netflix Vice Versa for Episode 2 will be Moonwalkers (from Ron) and Moon (from Adam). Watch 'em before you watch episode 2!

In a twist on our "10 favorite" topic format, Nick and Ron assume the role of general manager and select the Top 10 TV shows from the 1980s. Whose team would you rather watch? 

Ever since Sony revealed plans to release its own mini version of the original Playstation we knew there would be 20 games included, but they only told us about five up front: Final Fantasy VII, Wild Arms, Ridge Racer Type 4, Tekken 3 and Jumping Flash. Retro lovers, the BitGeeks, invite Martin Reimer over to argue their case for which other 15 titles you can expect to see on the Playstation Classic when it’s released on December 3rd.

Mommy's Best Games is know for its bright colorful graphics, imaginative gameplay and outlandish sense of humor. The BitGeeks were privileged to welcome Nathan Fouts into the studio for an interview to promote the release of its latest game, Pig Eat Ball, available September 27th on Steam (also coming soon to PS4 and Xbox One) and we quickly discovered he was very much the linchpin of the company. History of Mommy's Best Games 1:12 Pig Eat Ball Trailer and "Elevator Pitch" 22:53 "Lightening" Round 33:08 5 Parting Questions with Nathan 45:33