The Geekdom Fancast

Episode 218: Critical Entertainment II: The Kickstarter Chapter Sep 26, 2024

It's the return of Critical Entertainment to The Geekdom Fancast! Writer and Co-Founder Christopher Reda comes back to the Fancastle to talk about Critical Entertainment's FIRST Kickstarter campaign. Chris speaks about why they wanted to launch their first Kickstarter, the catalog of their library they are offering for sale, and he breaks down all the origins and details about each one of their exciting titles! Plus we get a little bit of filmtalk about some of the movies he liked in 2024. Checkout their page below and see how you can get in on the rewards before time runs out.

https://t.co/4ErsylUtAl

Episode 217: SDCC (San Diego Comic-Con) 2024 Sep 01, 2024

That's right we're back with another year of the biggest collection of geek culture there is: San Diego Comic-Con! Derek is joined by everyone's favorite foodie geek Greg Mucino as they reminisce about the four (and a half) day annual event that brings over 100K geeks to one location. They talk about their favorite panels, activations, celeb sightings, comic artists, swag, More Panels, and too much shopping. It took over 90 minutes but you all deserve as much as we can deliver!

Episode 216: Wondercon 2024 crossover with the Stuff/Junk show Jul 25, 2024

It's better late than never! With SDCC coming back we're doing the full embrace of con season with good friend Albert of the Stuff/Junk show for Wondercon 2024! We cover how it was with a post strike WC and the difference of what to see, hear, and do. Plus how that damn rain as messing with the weekend!

Episode 215: Best TV of 2023 Feb 03, 2024

Derek sits down with fellow TV fans Bobby Bexar (A Toy Kinda Mood) and Greg Mucino (Burger and TV Lord) to discuss their favorites from the small screen in 2023. At almost three hours this is for all you hardcore couch potatoes!

Episode 214- NYCC 2023 Dec 28, 2023

Before the year ends Derek was able to get one last episode out! Joining Derek on this episode is Robert Bexar (A Toy Kinda Mood) and they go over NYCC 2023, GenV vs. Loki and a little sports talk. If you are NOT interested in the sports part just skip ahead to the 5:00 mark.

Happy New Year!

Episode 213: Mason Mendoza & Christopher Reda from Critical Entertainment Sep 13, 2023

On this episode Derek is joined by comic book pulishers/writers Mason Mendoza & Christopher Reda from Critical Entertainment. They take us back to their adolescent roots and talk about what pop culture properties made them fall into the geek world and the road that eventually led them to start their own comic book company Critical Entertainment llc! Now they're a part of Diamond Distributors and everyone can order their books to enjoy.

Find out more about their library of selections at:

https://www.criticalentertainmentla.com/

Episode 212: SDCC 2023 Aug 12, 2023

It's that time of year again! All of the Geeks flood to the mothership that is San Diego Comic-Con. Derek is joined by SDCC veteran Greg Mucino to talk about all the Pop Culture delights that were there for their taking. Panels, activations, swag, fanboy moments, and more! If you weren't able to make it out to San Diego I hope our coverage gives you all the info on what was going on for the four days of Geekness.

Check out the YouTube Channel for the video version of the episode with our nerdy faces.

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Episode 211- Spider-Man: Across The Lasso-Verse Jul 28, 2023

When two great pieces of entertainment come out at the same time it's just the perfect Pop Culture sandwhich that has to devoured & discussed. Derek is joined by Bobby Bexar (A Toy Kinda Mood) to go over all their favorite moments from the film Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse and Season Three of the TV show Ted Lasso. Hope you all enjoy the tasty meal.

Bonus Episode: Geek Sneak Peak: Air Movie Apr 03, 2023

We have a bonus film review for you all. Derek is joined by Jason Avalos (Schoolhouse Pictures) to talk about the new film AIR from Amazon Studios! Starring Matt Damon, Chris Tucker, Jason Bateman, Viola Davis, and Ben Affleck. Also directed by Ben Affleck. This film is the true story of how Nike took a chance and made a big pursuit of the great Michael Jordan which would lead to them becoming the biggest company in basketball shoes.

In theaters Wednesday, April 5th!

Episode 210- Best TV of 2022 Feb 24, 2023

Yes, it's already February and we're just now wrapping up 2022. But at least it's a fat episode for you all! Derek is joined by Robert Bexar ( A Toy Kinda Mood) and Burger Lord Greg Mucino to give their top picks of the small screen.

Episode 209- Avatar: The Way of Water Dec 28, 2022

When the highest grossing film of all time makes a sequel it might as well be a requirement to record an episode about it! Derek and Bobby Bexar (A Toy Kinda Mood) take the trip to Pandora again and have quite a lenghty discussion to go over the three hour plus blockbuster.

Episode 208- NYCC 2022 Dec 01, 2022

Derek is joined by Bobby Bexar from A Toy Kinda Mood on the show to talk about the pop culture bonanza that was New York Comic Con 2022. The big reunion panels, new shows and movies, celebrities, cosplay, and that Massive Artist's Alley! It's a long episode but we tried to cover it all. Enjoy all you Fanboys and Fangirls!

Episode 207- Lumpia with a Vengeance Pt.3 with Patricio Ginelsa Nov 15, 2022

Wrapping up the Lumpia Movie series with Part 3: creator/writer/director/ Patricio Ginelsa!

Pat takes us down the timeline of the birth of the Deep Fried Universe. He digs into his memories and shares about the original Lumpia movie, using Kickstarter to help fund Lumpia with a Vengeance, and those wonderfully fun line of Lumpia comic books!

Find more info at: www.lumpiamovie.com

Episode 206- Lumpia with a Vengeance Pt. 2 (Gerald Pilare) Oct 29, 2022

It's the second part of our Lumpia Movie Week (month) series! Derek sits down with artist Gerald Pilare to talk about being a storyboard artist for the film, working on the Lumpia comics, and his secret love of robots.

Episode 205- Lumpia with a Vengeance Pt. 1 (Lawrence & Diego Iriarte) Sep 25, 2022

Lumpia with a Vengeance is the independant action film that has been created, written, and performed by an entire Filipino-American ensemble. In Part One of this series Derek sits down with father and son duo Lawrence & Diego Iriarte to discuss working on the film, their love of comic books/ film, and what it's like sharing the same goals of being artists.

In theatres September 30th!

Episode 204- San Diego Comic Con (SDCC) 2022 Aug 21, 2022

It is summertime and that brings the heat plus Con Season. We made our trip back to the original mothership that is SDCC 2022! Derek is joined by Bobby Bexar from A Toy Kinda Mood and the Burger Lord, Greg Mucino to give their take on four (and a half) days of the Geektastic Wonderland. We dive into panels, offsites, signings, comics, toys, and embracing the feeling of being back after so many years. Geeeeekkkkssss.

Episode 203- Wondercon 2022 Jul 16, 2022

With SDCC upon us what a perfect time to look back on all the fun we had at Wondercon 2022! Derek is joined by Ana Mendoza as they reminisce about all their favorite highlights from the convention and how great it was to be back in Anaheim. Plus we add a bonus segment of Derek and Ana's appearance on The Stuff & Junk Show. And if that's not quite enough, Derek got to sit in on a Press junket for Amazon Prime's show Undone! So whether you were there or wish you had been hope you enjoy our recap.

Episode 202-"The Batman" Movie Review May 09, 2022

We've always been late with our DC film reviews so why would things change any in the P.M. era?! Derek is joined by three of Gotham City's finest: Ana Mendoza, Greg Mucino, and Jason Avalos to weigh in on the three hour epic movie.

Episode 201- Euphoria Season 2 Review Mar 20, 2022

We are BACK! This is the first show in the new time era of P.M. (Post-Myke) so I had to bring in some solid folks to begin our next phase of TGF. Ana Mendoza and Greg Mucino joined to share their thoughts on HBO's Euphoria Season 2. This is a spoiler filled review so if you haven't seen Euphoria stop at (23:40) but jump back in at (1:01:45). We talk what other shows that keep our butts on the couch.

Episode 200 - Ladiona Later (End of an Era) Feb 03, 2022

A little over eight years to the day we started it is time to say goodbye to one half of the founding members of the podcast - it's Myke's last episode and all we do is reminsice about starting the podcast, our favorite memories and guests, and where Derek is going to go from here! Don't worry though, Myke will eventually come back as a guest - and he'll also be @onemyke on Twitter and Instagram.

Bonus Episode - #CCSE21 [The Stuff and Junk Show] Dec 06, 2021

Great friend of the pod Albert recently had Derek on The Stuff and Junk show to talk about this year's Comic Con Special Edition - featuring our other great friend Ana from PopPrismPower. Albert so graciously allowed us to cross-post the episode on this feed so our subscribers don't miss it! As always, listen to The Stuff and Junk show wherever you find our podcast, and check out Albert's other shows and blogs at https://www.whowhatwhereswhy.com/

Here's the more detailed description of the episode via Stuff and Junk:

Episode 515 (53 mins 58 secs) Still more to say about Comic-Con Special Edition, including Scott Shaw’s commentary about the show. Albert is joined by Derek of the Geekdom Fancast, and Ana of Pop Prism Power, to share their thoughts and experience from this scaled down Comic-Con. Was it a pop-up convention?

Episode 199 - What All Our Favorite Guests Have Been Geekin' Out on (aka Myke's Send Off) Sep 16, 2021

Yeesh, if you think the episode title was a mouthful, wait until you hear the episode! But in a good way! In Myke's penultimate episode we wanted to catch up with all our favorite guests who haven't been on in awhile and see what they've been watching, reading, and playing in general! It's a round robin conference call with people who've been with us from almost the very beginning to our newest and most favoritest humans. First we talk with our Texans Ryan and Robert, then our south of LA peeps from other podcasts: Albert, Jiaming, and Ana, and finally with some of our most frequent guests and good friends Dana, Sherice, and Greg!

If for some reason you want to skip to different people, here's some time stamps!

Ryan and Robert @ 00:09:07

Jiaming, Albert, Ana @ 00:57:40

Greg, Sherice, Dana @ 1:31:30

Episode 198 - Filipino Artist's Alley with Patrick Ballesteros and Leah Abucayan May 07, 2021

In honor of this year's Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month we had the honor of talking to TWO amazing Filipino artists in the fields of illustration, graphic design, and more! Since we can't go to Artist's Alley at SDCC, or any other con, for awhile - we decided to bring it to you! We sat down with Patrick Ballesteros to talk about his con experiences, combining his nerd fandoms with his art, and the upcoming LUMPIA Movie comic book!

Then we talk to Leah Abucayan about how she was inspired by the Sistine Chapel AND the Disney Channel, what it's like to work as a professional graphic designer for CNN, and how she's getting into puppets!

Patrick's Carpenter Kids Piece

Buy Patrick's prints, stickers, and more here.

Find Patrick on Instagram @patrickballesteros

Check out Leah's Instagram.

Find out more about here.

Episode 197 - Zack Snyder's Justice League (Kinda) with The DC Boys Apr 23, 2021

There couldn't be a more appropriate movie for the last DC Boys appearance on this version of the podcast than Zack Snyder's Justice League. DJ, James, and Gabe return to tackle The Snyder Cut in its full form, beat by beat, chapter by chapter. We actually go into so many tangents, there isn't really the threat of any real spoilers, not that you haven't had 4 years to watch either cut of this movie.

BUT, have no fear, most of the discussion is born from the Snyder cut, but goes into comics, other movies (a random segue into BvS again for some reason), video games and more.

As referenced in the episode:

Snyder's Plans for Justice League Sequel

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BONUS Film Review - The Courier (NON SPOILER) Mar 21, 2021

While Zack Snyder has just delivered his cut of 'Justice League' this weekend, we decided to spare ourselves 2 more hours (for now - we will be doing a ZS JL episode in the future) and check out Benedict Cumberbatch delivering film of his own - as a businessman turn spy in his new film 'The Courier'. We get into how this differs from a lot of other Cold War thrillers, the surprises of Cumberbatch's performance, and how 'The Courier' turns the spy thriller on its head in subtle ways.

Episode 196 - WandaVision Season Review (with Guy Copes) Mar 11, 2021

After our heroes' zany antics with the dastardly villain Thanos, Wanda and Vision find themselves in the most unlikely place - our television sets! Comic book fan, artist, writer, and old geek friend Guy Copes join us to recap the madcap antics of the soon to be Scarlet Witch. Listeners beware, spoilers abound as we break down how most of the fan theories wouldn't work and how the weekly release schedule whipped us all into a frenzy.

Follow Guy on Twitter @GuyCopes3 and check out his art here.

Episode 195 - Our 2020 Best Ofs... Jan 28, 2021

...or how to survive a pandemic as a geek.

Even though we didn't get to see half of the movies promised to us in 2020, we did end up watching a lot of television! It wouldn't be a 2020 wrap up episode if we didn't get into the random binges that we got into during the pandemic, and whatever else we did to fill the time being stuck inside (more than usual).

Episode 194 - Wonder Woman 1984 with the DC COMICS Boys (SPOILER EPISODE) Jan 14, 2021

Through an unprecedented rift in the major motion picture studio system, we were able to transport back into the DCEU during a global pandemic in order to catch up with Diana Prince in Wonder Woman 1984, which was mostly cool because it gave us a chance to reunite with our Metasquid Studios bros, the DC Boys! Gabe, DJ, and James return to navigate the cloudy return of the Trinity's demi-god. We also discover which DC boy is which member of the Justice League, unwrap how Geoff John's could do us like this, and James yells!!!

Check out Gamesters Pairofdice, and our eventual appearance on Jamesflix at Metasquid Studios on your podcast feed!

Episode 193 - Lost Conventions, Starting Podcasts, and Marrying Nerds with the Pod Clubhouse (Paul and Caroline)! Dec 17, 2020

In an episode that was a long time coming, we finally get to sit down with the founders of the Pod Clubhouse, Paul Daley and Caroline Kupstas Daley to talk about meeting Derek at the ATX Festival, starting a podcast to save their family, and the television that really got them into television media. We hear about them raising children with special needs while seeing various successes on different tv shows about their same situation, how certain geek communities can be bad for your mental health, and also nerd out with us about all the shows we watched in 2020!

Find their show, and the other PCH crew at podclubhouse.com!

Episode 192 - The Mandalorian Season 2 With Greg Mucino and Lance Paul Dec 10, 2020

It's good to know that even a pandemic can't stop a certain Mandalorian from his quest to deliver a certain Child to the sorcerer's known as the Jedi, because it was almost a year without a Marvel and/or a Star War! Greg Mucino and Lance Paul return to show to talk about the adventures of Grogu and his metal dad! Most specifically we wax poetic about the (as of recording) latest, Robert Rodriguez episode, but we spare no time getting into the entire season itself.

SPOILER WARNING!!!!

Episode 191 - The Trial of the Chicago 7 with Robert Bexar Nov 10, 2020

What better way to distract yourself from the current events than by listening to us talk about the newest political courtroom drama from Aaron Sorkin, The Trial of the Chicago 7. In a movie that no way mirrors the exact issues we're going through right now, Robert Bexar joins us to talk about the themes of this newest effort from the guy who brought you The American President, The West Wing, and The Newsroom. We're not a political podcast and we would never do anything like give you a live look into the moment where four swing states were in the balance.

Episode 190 - Train To Busan Presents Peninsula Sep 17, 2020

A real life pandemic was apparently not enough to derail the release of the sequel to the cult-favorite Korean horror-action zombie flick Train to Busan: Peninsula so we decided to brave the outbreak in order to watch another one! Not only that, but in preparation Derek and our guest watched the original Train to Busan for the first time (finally)! Of course this particular set of movies gave us the perfect excuse to bring back our friend from MAActionCinema.com - David Vo! We get into their impression of the first movie, then dive into a spoiler free review of Peninsula!

Episode 189 - The DC Fandome Episode with the DC Boys (Gabe, DJ, James) Sep 10, 2020

Although there isn't going to be a DC movie out for awhile (if those rumors about Wonder Woman being pushed back are to be believed), DC made a big enough splash in the news with their huge media event DC Fandome that happened a week after an unfortunate round of layoffs. It was a one two punch that made us reach out to our DC Boys from Metasquid Studios - DJ, Gabe, and James - for an emergency episode to unpack it all. Gabe brings us the industry insider perspective, James seeks compensation for his ideas, and DJ saves the day by steering the ship as usual.

We specifically touch on all the major trailers, the DC shows DJ has been watching (Harley Quinn and Doom Patrol), and the two blockbuster DC games that were announced.

Check out their shows Jamesflix and the Gamesters Pairofdice wherever you get your podcasts by searching 'Metasquid Studios'.

Episode 188 - Gangs of London & The Raid Movies Aug 30, 2020

It's a Gareth Evans triple feature! Earlier this year the acclaimed action director made his television series showrunner and directorial debut with the hit Sky Atlantic show 'Gangs of London' (which will premiere in the US on October 1st) and Derek was hooked from the very beginning! After much prodding he finally got Myke to check out the show. In this special episode we talk (without spoilers) about the entire first season of Gangs of London - then as an added bonus - get into spoiler thoughts at the end.

But first Derek finally caught up with, and we finally review The Raid Redemption & The Raid 2: Berandal!

If you want to just skip to the 'Gangs of London' review it starts at exactly 54 minutes into the podcast.

Bonus SPOILER-SODE - The Last of Us Part II with Dana Keels and Dee Assassina Aug 16, 2020

FULL SPOILER WARNING FOR THE LAST OF US PART II

We may have not gotten any big movie blockbusters this year, but in video games it has been a huge year - and this might be at the top list. That's right, Fancast and Gamescast friend of the show Dana Keels and our new, but now regular, Gamescast guest Dee Assassina join Myke to talk about the entire experience that is The Last of Us Part II. This is a full spoiler episode from the get-go, and because of the polish of a game this caliber, we mainly talk about the artistic merits of the game: the narrative, the themes, the characters, and the overall story.

Episode 187 - SDCC @ Home, Emmys, & More with JL Caraballo Aug 07, 2020

We continue catching up with our friends over Zoom this week with our old pal, and new writer for ScreenRant, JL. We find out what he's been filling the time with (Bond, of course), his thoughts on what he's caught on SDCC @ Home this year, and we finally get into our thoughts about the Emmy nominations!

Myke's Birthday Bonus Episode - All Things Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles with Kevin Palma Jul 30, 2020

We've all done crazy things in this COVID Quarantine, the least crazy of which is Myke reuniting with his old brothers Leo, Raph, Donnie, and Mikey - the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles! As a special treat to himself he enlisted the help of his fellow SDCC Scooter Gang member Kevin Palma, #1 TMNT fan and huge comic book aficionado. Together they talk about EVERYTHING green from the 1990 live action movie to Kevin Eastman's 2012 IDW run and everything in between and ever since! It's a shell of a time!

Episode 186 - Mooby's, SDCC, and Catching Up With Greg Mucino and Jason Avalos Jul 23, 2020

We continue our Safer-At-Home check-ins with our favorite guests with one of the first friend's of show, Greg Mucino, and one of our busiest pals Jason Avalos! Greg and Derek talk about their recent trip to the Mooby's Pop-Up in West Hollywood, we find out how Jason is coping with Hollywood on lockdown, get into our feelings about this year's SDCC, and get into what we've been consuming in the meantime!

Episode 185 - Quarantine Catch Up with Dana and Sherice and What We Do in the Shadows (TV and MOVIE REVIEW) Jul 09, 2020

There may be nothing but takes flying around on the internet during the pandemic, about all sorts of geek things, but the one thing that most geeks (who have seen it) tend to agree upon is that the second season of 'What We Do in the Shadows' is really good, so we brought two of our most vocal friends, and favorite guests, Dana and Sherice on to talk about it!

We also get into what everyone has been up to since we've been on hiatus, and since we've seen Dana and Sherice last!

Episode 184 - Snowpiercer (2020) vs Snowpiercer (2013) May 28, 2020

As Derek continues his discovery of Mr. Bong Joon-Ho, TBS has finally premiered its long gestated TV show adaptation of his 2013 cult-hit Snowpiercer and what an appropriate time to ingest a movie about class warfare and the end of the world! We first get into Derek's thoughts on the movie (after 7 years), the changes made to the show, and our thoughts on the show in general. SPOILERS THROUGHOUT - mostly for the movie, but if you wanted to watch the show completely fresh, beware!

Episode 183 - Westworld Season 3 Recap and Finale Review with Robert Bexar May 21, 2020

Longtime friend, and past guest, of the podcast Robert Bexar (of Bayou City Geeks) for some reason didn't watch Westworld season's one and two when they first came out - weird, especially for someone who we knew would have LOVED it. After a years long campaign by Derek we're here! Robert joins us to talk about his first watch of Westworld all the way through to the season finale!

Be sure to check out www.bayoucitygeeks.com if you want to see more of Robert Bexar and/or watch our zoom recording of this episode!

Episode 182 - Our 'Tigertail' Review with Jiaming Liou and Albert Patrick Apr 23, 2020

Tigertail is the feature film directorial debut of 'Master of None's' Alan Yang and our non-spoiler review episode of it features the return of our friends from The Stuff & Junk Show, Albert Patrick and Jiaming Liou! We go over how this film hits our own experiences in the various different ways, why people choose to immigrate, and how this film works - or for some of us - didn't.

Check out Albert and Jiaming on The Stuff & Junk Show at whowhatwhereswhy.com!

Episode 181 - Hurly Burly and Getting Into Theater with Patrick Croghan Apr 16, 2020

One of our favorite things about doing this podcast is getting to have in depth conversations with our friends in ways we normally don't get to, about things they've really geeked out about. This time we have Derek's old theater buddy Patrick Croghan! He talks about going from wanting to do a drunken cable access show with his friends to getting into gritty theatrical dramas. Then we get into everything we've been consuming lately!

The Geekdom Gamescast Episode 16 - Quarantine Gaming with Doom Eternal, Resident Evil 3 Nemesis Remake, Persona 5, and More Apr 09, 2020

The Geekdom Gamescast is a monthly video game bonus episode in collaboration with God Hates Geeks hosted by Myke and God Hates Geek's own Travis Moody.

Moody and Myke have set off on two very different paths when it comes to their quarantine gaming. While Myke is getting sweaty with Doom Eternal (which Moody got a little into), Resident Evil 3: Nemesis, and intense sessions of Warzone; Moody has taken the more chilled out JRPG approach playing Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age and Persona 5. We also get into the latest console reveals for the Xbox Series X and the PS5, trailers for upcoming games, and Myke's Gamespass backlog.

If you want to skip to a certain section here's some timecodes:

Intro and the PS5 Dual Sense News (Start - 11:53)
Final Fantasy VII Remake Review Roundup (11:54 - 21:44)
Resident Evil 3 Nemesis Remake and RE VIII Rumors (21:55 - 35:31)
Doom Eternal (35:32 - 56:12)
Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age (56:27 - 1:10:50)
Inside Xbox and Myke's Quarantine Games (1:11:00 - 1:35:24)
Persona 5 Royal (1:35:25 - End)

Episode 180 - Devs, PEN15, and The Hunt Mar 26, 2020

As we continue to self isolate and stay at home as much as we can we check out a movie that was supposed to come to theaters that has thankfully been made available to everyone On Demand - The Hunt, but before we get into our non-spoiler review of that Derek talks about how he's catching up on last year's coming-of-age comedy PEN15 and Myke scratches the surface of the intriguing Devs.

The Geekdom Gamescast Episode 15 - E3 CANCELLED, GVO, and Warzone Mar 19, 2020

The Geekdom Gamescast is a monthly video game bonus episode in collaboration with God Hates Geeks hosted by Myke and God Hates Geek's own Travis Moody.

With the pandemic we're facing, big changes are happening everywhere - including the gaming industry. Moody and Myke get into E3 being cancelled and what that means. We then look forward to the releases this month, talk about the Geekdom Gamescast's GVO fighting tournament and then Myke gets into Call of Duty's new Free-to-Play Battle Royale mode: Warzone.

Episode 179 - The Westworld Season 3 Premiere Mar 19, 2020

Social distance with us as we get into Derek's recent trip to Portland, the crazy situation the world is in today, and then a full episode of a TV show?! That's right, we're doing a FULL SPOILERS episode review of the Westworld Season 3's Premiere! We finally reunite with Delores and Bernard and meet new characters outside the park. Derek and Myke theorize about the show, talk about the world building of the future, and how LA still kinda looks like LA!

Episode 178 - The 2020 TCAs with Damian Holbrook Mar 06, 2020

Damian Holbrook, one of our favorite con panel moderators, TV Guide Network hosts, TV Insider writers, and TCA Board members, returns to the podcast just in time to help you set your DVRs for the upcoming year. We talk to him about the 2020 TCAs, the big television press tour for the Television Critics Association where networks, streaming channels, and premium cable channels show off what they've got going on!

This year Damian surprises himself with how much he loves the upcoming Alex Garland thriller Devs, speculates about the new Paris Hilton doc, and discusses the monumental experience of having Hillary Clinton show up for a visit!

Follow Damian on Twitter @damianholbrook and find all his coverage there!

Episode 177 - Our Harley Quinn: Birds of Prey FULL SPOILER REVIEW with the Gabe, DJ, and James Feb 27, 2020

Once again we've sent out our Batsignal to summon our favorite DC BoiZ, DJ and James from Gamesters Pairofdice, and we got a bonus guest in the process! Their co-host, and one of our first guests, Gabe joins us to get into the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn and her adventures with the Birds of Prey! Of course the show goes off the rails and is as long as the movie, and of course it's a load of laughs throughout, but we also really get into the movie. Gabe defines the distinction between a comic book movie and a comic book movie, we get into what makes the action work, the virtue of killing off villains in superhero movies, and DC's watering down of their characters.

Check out DJ, James, and Game on their shows Gamesters Pairofdice and Jamesflix, on the MetaSquid Studios feed on your favorite podcast app!

Episode 176 - Our NON SPOILER Reviews of Buffaloed and Downhill Feb 20, 2020

Thanks to Derek's intrepid work, we were able to see two of the more under the radar movies that came out last week and we're here with host-only, non-spoiler reviews! First we have the new movie starring Zoey Deutch 'Buffaloed' about debt collectors and the American Dream. Then we talk about the new Nat Faxon & Jim Rash movie 'Downhill' starring Julia Louis-Dreyfus and Will Ferrell about the American family!

Episode 175 - The 92nd Academy Awards with Sherice Feb 13, 2020

The first Oscar's of the decade and history is already made. Great friend of the podcast Sherice joins us to talk about the ceremony that was still infected by a Parasite even though there was no host. We get into all of it. The weird speeches, random musical performances, huge upsets, and the TRIUMP OF BONG JOON-HO!

Episode 174 - Derek at the 2020 AVN Adult Entertainment Expo Feb 06, 2020

We're spicing things up with Derek's latest fanboy expedition. This time he went out to Las Vegas to check out the AVN Adult Entertainment Expo! We first get into his experience walking around the con, how it's different from other conventions, and what his highlights were. Then we get into on the floor interviews with actresses, directors, and models about what they geek about, what they like about AVN, and what stereotypes they want to break!

Special thanks to AVN, and to:

Alexis Fawx (heard from 33:38 - 41:06)
Ricky Greenwood (41:07 - 50:26)
Jane Bee (50:27 - 56:29)
@lily2silly (56:30 - 1:04:08)
Vina Sky (1:04:09 - 1:11:20)

The Geekdom Gamescast Episode 14 - Moody's Japanese Gaming Hour & 2020 Delays Feb 04, 2020

The Geekdom Gamescast is a monthly video game bonus episode in collaboration with God Hates Geeks hosted by Myke and God Hates Geek's own Travis Moody.

It's the premiere of our second season of the Gamescast and we're starting out with a BANG. Moody gets into his recent visit to the mecca of video games - Tokyo, Japan! From arcades to game stores to - basements? He gets into some new discoveries, a little bit of what the gaming culture is like, and the massive haul that he brought back to the states. We then have to talk about all the huge delays that have staggered the video game releases for 2020.

Episode 173 - Rise of the Resistance, Disneyland, and Weathering with Ana Mendoza Jan 30, 2020

With Derek away this time Myke gets to helm the ship with the return of our now go-to host replacement Ana Mendoza! We get into all the things that Derek doesn't usually care about podcasting about - theme parks and anime! Okay, maybe not all the things. Luckily Ana is a specialist on both! We go through her latest experience getting to ride the new Rise of the Resistance ride at Galaxy's Edge! Then we geek out about Disneyland in general.

Finally Ana and Myke saw the new breakout anime movie 'Weathering With You'! It's one of the few anime movies that gets an actual release in a good amount of theaters in the US, and is a blockbuster success in Japan! We go in spoiler free for the first part and you'll be warned when we get into spoiler territory!

Episode 172 - Our 2020 Spring Movie Preview with Jason Avalos Jan 23, 2020

With the Oscars right around the corner, and the Golden Globes in our rear view its about that time we check into the new decade to see what movies are coming out! Friend of the show, Jason Avalos, joins us to give our thoughts about all the movies that are coming out from now until the end of April! There aren't any obvious standouts, but there's a few surprises along the way!

Episode 171 - Our Favorite TV Shows and Movies of 2019 Jan 09, 2020

As we start of a new decade we look back on the last year of the old one and go over our favorite movies and TV shows of 2019! Then, as a bonus, we each chose our 10 favorite films of the decade!

Episode 170.5 - Live from an FYC of Avengers: Endgame Jan 02, 2020

As a treat for you we're starting off the year with an exclusive gift! Derek recently had the opportunity to attend a special screening of Avengers: Endgame and recorded the panel post-movie featuring Kevin Feige, the Russos, the screenwriters, Alan Silvestri, and MORE! It was recorded off of his phone, but Myke tweaked it to make sure that everything is completely audible, but forgive us for the lack of studio clarity. Happy New Year Everyone!

Episode 170 - Our 'Star Wars Episode IX: The Rise of Skywalker' Full Spoiler Review Dec 26, 2019

Nothing quite caps off a year than watching a new 'Star Wars' movie and yelling about it with our friends, and this might be the episode to end all episodes for the movie to end all the movies. That's right, with the end of the Skywalker Saga its only fitting that we reunite with the geeks that we started it all with! GHG-family, and good friends of the podcast Eva Ceja and Travis Moody join us to talk about Episode IX 'THE RISE OF SKYWALKER'! We go FULL SPOILERS RIGHT AWAY so, if for some reason you listen to this podcast but haven't seen the movie yet, save it! Then come listen to us talk about it with our favorite geeks!

Episode 169 - The Jay and Silent Bob Reboot Episode with Matt Man from Deep Fried Geeks Dec 19, 2019

We've been invited back into the View Askew-neverse once again to visit with our old friends Jay and Silent Bob. Going with us on this journey is friend of the podcast Matt Man from Deep Fried Geeks! We of course get into our reviews of the Popeye's Chicken Sandwhich and how it compares to Chick-Fil-A before getting into the newest offering from Kevin Smith - 'Jay and Silent Bob Reboot'.

The Geekdom Gamescast Episode 13 - Our 2019 Games of the Year Dec 11, 2019

The Geekdom Gamescast is a monthly video game bonus episode in collaboration with God Hates Geeks hosted by Myke and God Hates Geek's own Travis Moody.

Although it's weird to think about how long 2019 has felt (Apex Legends came out this year) it's even weirder that we're already talking about our Game of the Year. So many titles have come and gone, so we take a look back on the year in the Gamescast, all the games we somehow missed, and all the games that made news. We then get into our top games of the year! After some honorable mentions, Myke and Travis countdown their top five games of 2019 - some that we've gone into great detail about, and some that we're deep diving into for the first time.

Episode 168 - The December Movie Preview with Sherice Dec 05, 2019

Although we've been able to preview an entire season worth of movies in an episode, for some reason this December is stacked with enough exciting movies to spend one episode discussing. Sherice joins us to talk about some smaller movies that aren't getting enough hype, some movies Derek and Sherice have already seen that are amazing, and of course - Star Wars.

Episode 167 - The Irishman, The Mandalorian and More Nov 27, 2019

Myke is back before the Thanksgiving break to join Derek for a quick recap of all the movies they've been watching! Derek has seen Waves, Harriet, and more while Myke talks about Ford Vs Ferrari and Knives Out.

Then we get into a NON SPOILER review of the new Scorsese movie, The Irishman followed by a spoilers up until episode 3 review of The Mandalorian.

Episode 166 - PopPrismPower Takeover with Ana Mendoza! Nov 22, 2019

It's a takeover!! Derek invites Ana from the PopPrismPower Podcast to join him since Myke is galavanting. They talk about Booksmart, Charlie's Angels, and how hot Zendaya is! Ana also trashes Game of Thrones once again!!

Episode 165 - Our Joker FULL SPOILER REVIEW with DJ, James, and Jason Avalos Oct 24, 2019

Did you think we were going to let a DC movie come and go without bringing our favorite BoiZ back onto the show? That's right - from Metasquid Studios - James and DJ, our DC Boys, are back on the podcast to talk about the latest offering from Warner Bros and DC, Joker. Coming along for the ride is our favorite actor/writer/director/producer/everything Jason Avalos! We get into spoilers for the movie from the get go so WARNING, if you have yet to see the movie and do not wish to hear what happens then maybe download this one for later!

Check out DJ and James on their shows Gamesters Pairofdice and Jamesflix, respectively, on the MetaSquid Studios feed on your favorite podcast app!

Keep up with Jason @JasonAvalos on Twitter!

The Geekdom Sportscast NFL Edition (2019) - Week 6 Oct 18, 2019

The Geekdom Sportscast is our spinoff podcast format about fantasy leagues, and pro sports in general! This is the NFL Edition hosted by Derek and Robert.

It's week 6 of the NFL here on the Sportscast as Derek and a sleepy Bobby Bexar go over that questionable MNF game, the undefeated 49ers and those winning Texans. Well, that last one is just for Bobby of course.

Episode 164 - Our Non-Spoiler Review of 'Parasite' and an Interview with the Cast! Oct 17, 2019

This is a very special episode of The Geekdom Fancast, not just because the film we're talking about is one of the best reviewed movies of the year (deservingly so) but also because we were able to chat with the cast! That's right, we were able to watch a special screening of Bong Joon Ho's new masterpiece Parasite! We get into our non-spoilers review of the film and its multilayered laughs and thrills. Then we chat with Song Kang Ho, Park So Dam, and Choi Woo Shik about what they hope audiences take away from the film, what it was like shooting on such elaborate sets, and the experience of working with Bong Joon-Ho!

Warning: the interview contains MAJOR spoilers for the film, so make sure you watch it before listening!

The interview with the cast begins at 27 minutes and 51 seconds (27:51)

Episode 163 - 'Ad Astra' and 'Lucy in the Sky' Reviews Oct 11, 2019

Welcome to the Geekdom... Spacecast? This week Derek and Myke tackle two fall, attractive people in space films of the year: Brad Pitt in Ad Astra and Natalie Portman in Lucy in the Sky. For some reason Derek watched the artsy, indie one with Lucy and Myke took on Brad Pitt and a baboon in Ad Astra. There are slight spoilers but nothing to specific.

Episode 162 - Our 2019 Emmy's Recap with Ana Mendoza Oct 03, 2019

How does one pop culture podcast cover the Emmy's if one of the hosts wasn't able to watch it? Easy. We invite a guest on who is a delight to talk to regardless of what the subject is, and that guest this episode is our friend from PopPrismPower: Ana Mendoza! Ana reconciles her hate of Game of Thrones with the fact that they took home a big prize, Derek (as the only person who watched the ceremony) talks about the lack of a host and the flow of the show, and Myke finds out just what shows everyone did watch this year.

The Geekdom Sportscast NFL Edition (2019) - Week 3 Sep 27, 2019

The Geekdom Sportscast is our spinoff podcast format about fantasy leagues, and pro sports in general! This is the NFL Edition hosted by Derek and Robert.

Yes, we know it's already been three weeks but we're back! Life gets in the way but Robert and Derek are here with their first episode of the new season! Call this their pre-season episode as they talk about all the news highlights from Week 3!

Episode 161 - The Summer Movie Wager Follow Up and Summer Movie Review (w/ Albert, Jiaming, and Tyler) Sep 19, 2019

Ten episodes ago (literally - Episode 151) we were challenged by our friends Jiaming Liou and Albert Patrick to participate in the /Film Summer Movie Wager. Collectively we each made our predictions of what would be the top ten movies, in their exact order, at the domestic box office from Memorial Day to Labor Day. Eventually our friend Tyler McPhail from The Grand Geek Gathering network joined us and we played a game of fantasy movie box office.

Now all three join Derek and Myke to assess the damage. We all comment on our biggest disappointments, what movies we personally loved regardless, how Pikachu pulled an unfortunate shocker, and how John Wick blasted his way through to the top.

Catch Albert on his many podcasts at whowhatwhereswhy.com including his show with Jiaming: Spoilers, Pleeze.

Catch Tyler McPhail moderating a panel at a con near you and on his many shows that he hosts and/or produces at thegrandgeekgathering.com!

@albert5x5 @jiamingliou @TheGrandGeekG

Episode 160 - Our IT Chapter 2 Full Spoiler Review Sep 12, 2019

Now that our time with our favorite Losers seems to be done, we had to bring back our most read, hilarious and insightful friend of the show Dana Keels to talk about our collective return to Derry in Stephen King's IT Chapter 2. Dana takes us through the various changes in the book, for better or for worse, and what his own thoughts about the blockbuster horror sequel. Derek and Myke supplement their own God Hates Geeks written review and expand on how much they loved the performances, directing, while also going into more of their nit picks of the movie. We go into full spoilers off the bat, so if you haven't seen the movies stay away from this episode like a sewer drain on a rainy day.

Episode 159 - 2019 Fall Movie Preview with JL Caraballo Sep 05, 2019

Now that Labor Day has come and gone it's time to gear up for a new season of non-capes and tights movies and we could think of no one better to join us than past guest, friend of show, and film school alum JL Caraballo. We get into the spattering of movies that he's the most excited for including the new IT that comes out this weekend, Tigers Are Not Afraid, and more! Then Derek and Myke spare JL their own geekery and go over the rest of the movies that they're excited for up until Thanksgiving Day weekend.

If you want to read more of JL, check out his reviews on GodHatesGeeks.com

The Geekdom Gamescast Episode 12 - Astral Plane vs Astral Chain & Gamescom 2019 Sep 04, 2019

The Geekdom Gamescast is a monthly video game bonus episode in collaboration with God Hates Geeks hosted by Myke and God Hate's Geek's own Travis Moody.

The fall season has finally begun and we've got the games to prove it. First we get into all the news coming from this year's Gamescom and PAX, because we live in a world where there's a video game conference almost every other week. We then follow up with an update on Moody's time with Fire Emblem: Three Houses, and Myke's own Blue Lions run since getting the game right after recording the last episode. Then we get on another level, psychically, as we get into Astral Chain and the Astral Plane of Remedy's Control.

Episode 158 - The Terror: Infamy with Showrunner Alexander Woo Aug 22, 2019

As of this release, we're two episodes into the second season of AMC's horror anthology show 'The Terror' and we were lucky enough to have the showrunner, Alexander Woo on the pod! We talk to him about how he came to the show, his background in theater and how it led to television, the universal immigration themes of 'Infamy' (the title of this season of the show), and the Chinese horror stories that he was told as a kid.

We then expand on our thoughts of the pilot episode of the show, which we highly recommend you check out!

Follow Alex on Twitter @thealexwoo and make sure to check out 'The Terror: Infamy' on AMC Mondays 9/8c!

The Geekdom Gamescast Episode 11 - Our Summer 2019 Games and Marvel Ultimate Alliance 3 Aug 14, 2019

The Geekdom Gamescast is a monthly video game bonus episode in collaboration with God Hates Geeks hosted by Myke and GHG's own Travis Moody.

Usually the summer months are a good time to catch up on games we didn't get to play in the winter and spring, but not this year! Between the two of us we played four games that range from 10 - 100 hours! Myke talks about Wolfenstein: Youngblood and Travis weebs out with Judgment and Fire Emblem: Three Houses then we both get into Marvel Ultimate Alliance 3: The Black Order.

On top of that there were several fighting game announcements, just in time for GEVO (listen in to hear what that's all about) and we have a Gamescom preview!

Episode 157 - The 50th San Diego Comic Con with Greg Mucino Aug 02, 2019

Here we are with our SDCC 50th Birthday episode! Derek is joined by our resident foodie-geek Greg Mucino to go over the four day festival of geeks. There's cosplay, new TV shows, off-sites, that Marvel panel, and of course LINES GALORE! There was so much to cover but we tried to get to as much as we could for you all.

Episode 156 - Our Spider-Man: Far From Home SPOILER REVIEW with Jason Avalos Jul 11, 2019

Just like the torch was passed from Tony Stark to Peter Parker in Far From Home, we pass our Marvel Movie Guy torch to friend of the pod / one of our favorite guests - Jason Avalos! After a hip movie date with Derek, Jason joins us to go over all our thoughts about Spidey's new adventure! We spoil everything from the get go so make sure you go out and see it! We get into Quentin Beck, the fun of the high school romp, MJs expanded character, and who's on Derek's lawn now!

Follow Jason @JasonAvalos and visit his production company's website theschoolhousepictures.com!

Episode 155 - San Diego Comic Con and More with Tony Kim Jul 04, 2019

Just in time for this year's SDCC, we have a very special guest on the podcast that we've been meaning to talk to for awhile - Tony Kim of Crazy 4 Comic Con and the Hero Within apparel company! We get into Tony's geek origin story, his first Comic Cons, what its like to experience SDCC from every different angle, moderating, geek clothes, and more!

Make sure you check out Crazy 4 Comic Con and Hero Within before you head out to the show and follow Tony @Crazy4ComicCon and @HeroWithinInc!

Episode 154.5 - Interviews with the Casts and Crews of 'Perpetual Grace, LTD' and 'Grown-ish' from the 2019 ATX Television Festival Jun 27, 2019

We're not done with ATX 2019 just quite yet, in face we've kind of saved the best for last: Derek was once again invited to talk to the people behind two great shows - 'Perpetual Grace, LTD' and 'Grown-ish'! I assume there's going to be some Grown-ish spoilers so we time-stamped them for you here:

Perpetual Grace, LTD

[9:30 - 32:02] Bruce Terris Steve Conrad (Producers & Showrunners)
[32:03 - 49:43] Luis Guzman & Jimmi Simpson (Cast)

Grown-ish

[49:44 - 59:39] Francia Raisa and Craig Doyle (Cast and Producer)
[59:40 - 1:11:21] Trevor Jackson and Jordan Muhat (Cast)

Episode 154 - The 2019 ATX Television Festival (with Dominick Dusseault) Jun 20, 2019

It's been a week since Derek has made his return from the scorching heat of Austin, Texas where he spent another year mingling with actors, actresses, writers, producers, and TV fans! That's right, another ATX Television Festival has come and gone and as always, Derek was lucky to attend, and spend some time with our first friend of the podcast Dominick Dusseault! Dominick talks about what it was like to work the Fest as a professional photographer, which panels were his favorites to cover, and Derek gets into all the new pilots he saw and which ones he was really excited for!

Make sure you check out Dominick's photos at www.TheGeekLens.com!

The Geekdom Gamescast Episode 10 - Our Top 25 Games of E3 2019 with Artez Bailey Jun 19, 2019

The Geekdom Gamescast is a monthly video game bonus episode in collaboration with God Hates Geeks hosted by Myke and GHG's own Travis Moody.

Here it is folks, between 3 different GHG members we demoed and covered 25 plus games at this year's E3 and get into all of them. We've got multiple Avengers games, multiple Star Wars games, new Doom and Wolfenstein entries, and even some Battletoads. Moody and Artez breakdown their experiences as Myke geeks out as always! Remember to check out GodHatesGeeks.com for full write-ups for every demo - including some by Gamescast family Sarah Obloy!

Episode 153 - Barry, APAHM, and Godzilla Jun 06, 2019

Myke doesn't know how he waited this long into May - so long that it's June now - to talk about Asian Pacific American Heritage Month, but don't you worry - he does. Well mostly just the Asian movies he's watched lately. Derek has also finally caught up with Barry so we talk about that before we finally get to talking about the big boy of the weekend, Godzilla, as we get into a spoiler review of King of the Monsters.

BONUS EPISODE [WONDERCON 2019] : NOS4A2 and Fear the Walking Dead PRESS PANELS Jun 03, 2019

Derek was able to attend a few roundtables for the new AMC show NOS4A2 and Fear the Walking Dead and we're bringing you the uncut sessions as a bonus episode. If you want to skip to your favorite show, or actor, here are some timestamps for ya:

NOS4A2 Creators: 3:45 - 24:24

Panel Includes:

Author Joe Hill
Showrunner Jami O'Brien

NOS4A2 Cast: 24:25 - 51:37

Panel Includes Cast Members:

Zachary Quinto
Ashleigh Cummings
Olafur Darri Olafsson
Ebon Moss-Bachrach
Jahkara Smith

Fear the Walking Dead Cast Part 1: 51:54 - 1:06:04

Panel Includes Stars:

Alycia Debnam-Carey
Maggie Grace

Fear the Walking Dead Cast Part 2: 1:06:05 - 1:21:53

Panel Includes Cast Members:

Jenna Elfman
Garret Dillahunt

Fear the Walking Dead Part 3: 1:21:54 - 1:36:18

Panel Includes:

Alexa Nisenson
Danay Garcia
Show Runner Andrew Chambliss

Fear the Walking Dead Part 4: 1:36:19 - 1:51:30

Panel Includes:

Cast Member Colman Domingo
Executive Producer and Co-Showrunner Ian Goldberg
Cast Member Ruben Blades

Fear The Walking Dead Part 5: 1:51:31 - 2:05:20

Panel Includes:

Cast Member Lennie James
Producer Scott Gimple
Cast Member Austin Amelio

The Geekdom Gamescast Episode 9 - Our E3 2019 Preview with Patrick and Sarah Obloy Jun 02, 2019

The Geekdom Gamescast is a monthly video game bonus episode in collaboration with God Hates Geeks hosted by Myke and GHG's own Travis Moody.

It's our one year anniversary, which also means its time for another E3! With Sony not attending this year's conference how's everyone going to step up to full the void? Will this be Microsoft's year? Our fellow GHG gamers, Patrick and Sarah Obloy join us to go over all the major conferences and the games from all the other publishers and developers that are going to be at this year's show! Moody also gives us his review of Rage 2!

Episode 152 - Our Full Game of Thrones SPOILER Series Review with Ana Mendoza May 23, 2019

After eight long seasons Game of Thrones has finally come to an end, and somehow we barely have talked about it on our podcast. Well we end that on this episode where we talk about THE ENTIRE SERIES in an epic review of unprecedented proportions. To help us unravel this epic fantasy tale, Ana Mendoza from the PopPrismPower Podcast, and Song of Ice and Fire book reader, joins us as we get into the divisive final season and series finale as she successfully convinces Myke to read the books. Derek talks about his impressions of his binge of the series, and we all get into what could have happened and how we felt about what did happen.

Subscribe to PopPrismPower wherever you find your podcasts!

Episode 151 - Our First Inaugural Summer Movie Wager with Albert Patrick and Jiaming Liou May 09, 2019

The Summer Movie Preview takes on a new life with our friends from The Stuff & Junk Show, Albert Patrick and Jiaming Liou. We join all the readers of Slash Film in what is essentially geek fantasy sports with the Summer Movie Wager and try and predict what this summer's highest grossest movies are going to be. Listen to us go over our picks while discussing what our post-Endgame movie future holds. Find out what blockbuster animated franchise Myke completely forgot about, how much hope Albert has for the Aladdin movie, and what movies Jiaming wants to torture us with if he wins our special bet.

Check out Albert's blogs and podcasts at whowhatwhereswhy.com and subscribe to The Stuff & Junk Show he does with Jiaming everywhere you get podcasts!

Follow along with all our picks here.

Make sure to fllow Albert and Jiaming on Twitter!

Episode 150 - Avengers Endgame FULL SPOILER REVIEW with Travis Moody, Dana Keels, and Eva Ceja May 03, 2019

Dread it. Run from it. 150 episodes came all the same. What better way to celebrate this milestone than a movie 11 years in the making technically, but really something we've kind of been waiting for all of our lives! In order to celebrate with us, and to gush IN FULL SPOILER MODE we have a murderer's row of past heroes: Dana Keels, Eva Ceja, and Travis Moody! WARNING: we get into the movie RIGHT OFF THE BAT - there is no safety here for those of you who haven't seen it! We get into what we liked, what we LOVED, and what we enjoyed. We tried to nitpick but it never quite added up to how much we just wanted to heap praise on this movie.

Follow our lovely guests @evaceja, @hatandwand, and @travmoody!

The Geekdom Gamescast Episode 8 - Travis's PAX East Trip, Division 2, Mortal Kombat 11 And More! May 02, 2019

The Geekdom Gamescast is a monthly video game bonus episode in collaboration with God Hates Geeks hosted by Myke and GHG's own Travis Moody.

While Myke was stuck in Washington DC helping out the Strategic Homeland Division take on the Black Tusk, Travis went out to Boston in real life for a bunch of things, but especially PAX East! He compares it to E3, talks about seeing a band play Devil May Cry music, and of course they get into it about all the video game news of April and what they've been playing! They get into Division 2, Devil May Cry, and then close it all off with Mortal Kombat 11!

Episode 149 - Reime Schemes Returns Apr 25, 2019

When we first talked to Reime Schemes on our 85th episode, we instantly were charmed by the unique journey that led him to being a hip hop artist on the verge of releasing his first record. One drop and four music videos later, we caught up with him in what seems like a pivotal moment in his career. We talk to him about how he's been touring the world, embracing his mixed race background, and how he's finding a newer audience through the internet. Myke also pitches him some business ideas and he takes us through the making of his new music and the music for his new single "Thief Ah Whine".

Listen to his new song on Reime Schemes' Soundcloud, and check out his video on YouTube! Follow him on Instagram @ReimeSchemes for news about any upcoming shows!

Episode 148 - Hellboy and our FULL SPOILER SHAZAM REVIEW (w/ DJ and James) Apr 18, 2019

The DC Boys are back in town just in tome to bring their magic to our drunken double feature! James and DJ from MetaSquid Studios shows Jamesflix and Gamesters Pair of Dice hit the podcast hot, like a bolt of lightning, as we talk about the two non-Marvel comic book movies that are coming out this season. For those of you not keeping score that means we're going to quickly give our overall, non-spoiler thoughts on the new Hellboy THEN we get into the boy-wizard extraordinnaire himself: Shazam! Not only is it a full spoiler review of Shazam, it's a drunken review as well SO OF COURSE we also talk about a bunch of other stuff other than the movies. Arnold Schwarzenegger, the Fantastic Four, ninja movies, some inappropriate coming of age "firsts", and tons more.

Make sure you subscribe to MetaSquid Studios on whatever you listen to your podcasts, and follow on twitter @GamestersDice!

Episode 147 - Wondercon 2019 Crossover (w/ Tyler McPhail and Albert Patrick) Apr 11, 2019

Good news, bad news members of the Geekdom. Bad news is that Myke wasn't able to be part of this episode because he was too sick to attend this year's Wondercon. Good news is Derek was joined by two of our favorite friends of the show / podcast extraordinaires in their own right: Tyler McPhail of the Grand Geek Gathering and Albert Patrick from Who What Wheres Why! Tyler talks about his panels and we all talked about all the cosplayers this year, especially compared to SDCC and LA Comic Con. Albert and Derek then talk about the panels they went to including Dark Phoenix, Deadly Class, and Into the Badlands.

Make sure to find Albert https://www.whowhatwhereswhy.com/

and listen to Tyler's shows at https://www.thegrandgeekgathering.com/

Episode 146 - Shazam! Captain Marvel, and Us (w/ Lance Paul and Jason Avalos) Mar 28, 2019

We have what might be our first triple feature movie discussion podcast this week as Captain Marvel has already flown into our lives, Us has made us afraid of Santa Cruz, and we're about to hear DC say the magic word -- Shazam! We have two of our own Captain Marvels joining us, producer, actors, and pop culture personality extraordinaires Lance Paul and Jasan Avalos on panel to discuss three of the biggest movies that are coming out this season.

First Lance gives us his early, rough impressions of Shazam - the hero formerly known in the comics as Captain Marvel. Then we talk about the current, MCU newcomer and title owner, Captain Marvel and then we finish with a light spoiler free discussion of Us!

Follow Lance @thetravelingnerd and follow Jason @JasonAvalos and find out about all their cool film, and otherwise, projects coming out!

Episode 145 - Damian Holbrook, the 2019 TCAs, and your 2019 TV PREVIEW Mar 14, 2019

Damian Holbrook, one of our favorite con panel moderators, TV Guide Network hosts, TV Insider writers, and TCA Board members, returns to the podcast just in time to help you set your DVRs for the upcoming year. We talk to him about the 2019 TCAs, the big television press tour for the Television Critics Association where networks, streaming channels, and premium cable channels show off what they've got going on! He dishes about the best panels, the new shows he's excited for, "journalists" that ask terrible questions, George Clooney overshadowing an entire A-List TV cast, and more!

Follow Damian on Twitter @damianholbrook and check out his coverage on TV Insider!

Episode 144 - The 91st Academy Awards with Ryan Scott Mar 07, 2019

When we originally pitched this episode to Ryan we had thought it would be about trashing this trainwreck of on an Oscar ceremony - suffice to say we were kind of wrong. We still had to bring our favorite movie critic and journalist, Ryan Scott, on to talk about the 2019 Oscars! We get into how the ceremony actually went pretty well, how this year felt different, the surprises of the night, what we thought was snubbed for nominations in general, and how why there might have been a ratings jump!

Follow Ryan at @ryanscottwrites on Twitter and check out his great reviews and articles!

The Geekdom Gamescast Episode 7 - ANTHEM FIRST IMPRESSIONS, Apex, and Division 2 (w/ Adam Bowers) Mar 04, 2019

The Geekdom Gamescast is a monthly video game bonus episode in collaboration with God Hates Geeks hosted by Myke and GHG's own Travis Moody.

We had so much to say about our main subject of this episode that we ended up breaking it apart to stand on its own - and it is worth it for our guest, Adam Bower's expertise in looter shooters alone. That's right, we have GHG's resident Destiny expert on to talk about the newest, and biggest, looter shooter to come out this quarter - Bioware's ANTHEM. Before we take off in our Javelin's we do talk about Apex Legends and the Division 2 beta a little as well.

Episode 143 - The 2019 Spring Movie Preview Feb 28, 2019

If you've heard our previous episode with our returning guest, Albert Patrick, then you know that we weren't going to spend only one hour to cover two months worth of movies that are coming out because he'll probably watch more movies than any of us combined this year! That doesn't mean that we won't have TONS to say about the movies we're excited for, though. It's a brisk, yet meaty block of movie previews for the months of March and April of 2019! Joining Albert is one of the new hosts of his Stuff & Junk Show - Jiaming Liou! Through the course of the episode you'll hear how Jiaming and Albert are basically the bizarro-world Myke and Derek and how that's a recipe for GREAT TIMES.

Check out Albert's blogs and podcasts at whowhatwhereswhy.com and subscribe to The Stuff & Junk Show everywhere you get podcasts!

The Geekdom Gamescast Episode 6 - 2019 So Far and What's to Come Feb 27, 2019

The Geekdom Gamescast is a monthly video game bonus episode in collaboration with God Hates Geeks hosted by Myke and GHG's own Travis Moody.

After our month long hiatus, we're back and just in time especially with there big a TON of new releases and news to talk about, both gaming and personal! We get into the new developments in our lives, and why we took a month off, then get into what we've been playing, some news, and the games we are looking forward to that have a confirmed release date in 2019! All that and Artez Bailey returns to talk to us about Kingdom Hearts III!

Episode 142 - Alita Battle Angel Review Feb 21, 2019

Even before we could get our first movie preview episode of the season out, a big movie dropped! Listeners will know how excited Derek was for this movie, so you know that if we did an episode on Bohemian Rhapsody then of course we were going to do a review of ALITA! Did it live up to his expectations? What happens when Robert Rodriguez gets a TITANIC budget? How anime did Myke feel it was? WE Motor Ball our way into it all! NOTE: This is HALF a spoiler review episode, the back half is spoilers and we will give you substantial warning!

Episode 141 - Best Movies and TV of 2018 Feb 07, 2019

Now that we're finally going to start to get the goods of 2019 we take one last look back at our year in movies and TV. While we did episode reviews on a lot of our favorite movies, there were a lot that we caught up on or missed for one reason or another. We also got to finally talk about the TV we watched!

The Geekdom Sportscast NFL Edition - Pre Big Game Edition & NBA All Stars w/ Dana Keels Jan 30, 2019

With the Big Game around the corner and the NBA mid season right behind it we decided to have another big panel discussion. Producer Myke joins Robert and Derek as they welcome friend of the show and longtime Fancast guest Dana Keels on to talk about the two semi-finals NFL games and the upcoming NBA All Star draft!

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