Two Geeks Two Beers

Grab your Golden Joystick and give it a waggle, it's time to travel back to the 1990s and remember the underrated Channel 4 TV show, Gamesmaster. From Dominik Diamond's various incarnations, his brief Hollywood replacement and how Mario 64 brought down one of the show's cult heroes, we embrace our 'dweeb' 12-year-old selves by delving into the classic TV series. We also discuss: The utter basics o...

Yo audience – welcome to episode 114 of Two Geeks Two Beers, the podcast where we “eat lightning, crap thunder”, drink beer and revisit some of our favourite TV shows, games and movies. For this episode, Morgan is teaching Tom all about Sylvester Stallone's Rocky franchise, from 1976's Rocky to 2006's Rocky Balboa. With Creed III now at cinemas, it's the perfect time to revisit one of cinema's gre...

Never give up, never surrender! For this episode, Tom and Morgan look back at the cult 1999 sci-fi comedy Galaxy Quest. In the episode, Tom teaches Morgan all about the Tim Allen and Alan Rickman film's beginnings, how the cast could have looked very different and whether a sequel could be on the way. We also drunkenly chat about: Does the TV show Monk have a legacy? We tear up at two clips featur...

By the power of nerd-dom, we HAVE A PODCAST! Morgan teaches Tom all about one of the greatest cartoon TV shows of all-time: He-Man and the Masters of the Universe. We discuss the show's toy line beginnings, the creative minds behind the series and its enduring legacy - including its many spinoffs, remakes and sequels. We also delve into: Tom's traumatic He-Man toy story Is it Atom or Adam? Was he...

It's the 2022 Two Geeks Christmas special! And as promised, it's a sort-of-Christmas-romcom episode. Here, Tom looks back at the 2001 romance film Serendipity starring John Cusack and Kate Beckinsale, while Morgan delves into 1998's You've Got Mail with Tom Hanks and Meg Ryan. Sure, it doesn't sound like geek fodder that belongs on the podcast, and you might be right.... In the episode, we discuss...

Hey, you guys! It's time to look back and celebrate one of the greatest adventure films of all time, 1985's The Goonies. Tom can't quite believe that Morgan only watched this once a few years ago, and so it's up to him to teach him all about the legendary film starring Sean Astin, Josh Brolin and many others. From One Eyed WIlly's rich stuff to a missing octopus, we'll take you through the excelle...

Remember that vampire series on Channel 4 that starred Jack Davenport and Idris Elba before they were famous and it only ran for six episodes in 1998? No? Well, Morgan's going to refresh your memory. For this Halloween (sort of) special, Morgan will teach Tom all about the cult British TV drama, that also starred a pre-True Blood Stephen Moyer as a vampire 10 years before his American success. Oh,...

Whether you're a ticking time bomb of rage or a master of cutlery, we're here for you. In our latest episode we're tackling the underrated 1999 superhero comedy, Mystery Men! Tom teaches Morgan (though, it turns out Morgan didn't need any teaching) all about the making of the Ben Stiller comedy, also staring William H Macy, Hank Azaria, Jaenene Garofalo, Greg Kinnear, Geoffrey Rush, Eddie Izzard,...

Yes, we're tackling that 'loveable' green giant once more. With She-Hulk now unleashes, in this episode Morgan teaches Tom all about the 1982 animated version of the Incredible Hulk. We drunkenly discuss: How Hulk fit in with Spider-Man and his 'amazing' friends (what made them so amazing, anyway?) A look back at the forgotten '60s version and its incredible theme tune How Hulk enjoyed being slap-...

Dance your cares away, worries for another day, it's time for a new Two Geeks Two Beers podcast episode! This time, Tom fulfils a listener's wish by finally doing Fraggle Rock, as he teaches Morgan all about the classic '80s TV show from Jim Henson. In it, we discuss: The Muppetverse of Madness The various international human 'wraparounds' including a French bakery and Scottish lighthouse Will we...

All for one, and all for love! This episode sees Morgan take Tom back to 1993 and the strangely-forgotten action romp The Three Musketeers , starring Kiefer Sutherland, Charlie Sheen, Oliver Platt, Chris O'Donnell and Tim Curry. Tom thought he'd seen it, but when he watched it the night before, this was apparently not the case. But what did he think of it? We discuss: Why are they called Musketeer...

"And slowly, but surely, they drew their plans against us..." For this episode, Tom teaches Morgan all about a true one-off: the sci-fi prog rock concept musical album adaptation of HG Wells' War of the Worlds, by Jeff Wayne. Morgan gets flabbergasted at the album's enduring popularity, as he hears songs like 'Eve of the War' and 'Forever Autumn' for the first time, much to Tom's dismay. We discus...

ACTION! WAIT! ACTION! In this episode, Morgan takes a shot at looking back at the history of the classic Time Crisis video game series. It is an action series that has produced 11 games since first taking arcades by storm in 1995, some 27 years ago. In a rather drunken episode, we discuss: Morgan's recent stag do and his downright diva behaviour The fun and mystique of arcades - or 'arcade centres...

 People power has spoken! After literally hundreds a few tweets for #DoTheLakeHouse, Morgan has finally given in and is allowing Tom to do a whole episode on one of his favourite films of all time: The Lake House. After an hour of drunkenly banging on about the 2006 romcom starring Keanu Reeves and Sandra Bullock, the boys soon discover that it's far geekier than they ever thought. But will Morga...

Children of the Sun, this podcast has just begun... In our latest episode, we will be following the path of the setting sun that leads to El Dorado, as Morgan teaches Tom about the Mysterious Cities of Gold. In this episode, we discuss the classic 1980s cartoon series in depth, including its fantastic theme tune and soundtrack, characters, cast, sequels and more. We also chat about: Do you remembe...

Wow, we’re old! Yes, somehow we’ve made it to 100 EPISODES. To celebrate our milestone, we’re having something of a celebration and retrospective of the series so far. We also answer some of your questions, sent to us via email and socials. In this special look-back, we discuss our favourite episodes, the one episode Tom is desperate to do but Morgan keeps vetoing, the ‘lost’ episode you’ll never...

The wolves are running… For the 2021 Two Geeks Christmas special, Morgan is taking Tom back to 1984 for a look back at the cult BBC festive series The Box of Delights. In the episode, we cover: Were kids “cleverer” in 1984? How Tarantino may have been inspired by the show (he wasn’t) Why the cast was not handsome Tom’s annoyance at the posh kids having “far too much power” Possets Nick Berry’s rat...

Grab those ‘little grey cells’ and your finest moustache comb, as we take on the case of looking back at the history of Hercule Poirot on screen. Tom attempts (and fails) to pronounce the name of Agatha Christie’s iconic Belgian detective, as he takes Morgan back through all the depictions of the crime-solving sleuth, from Finney to Branagh, Suchet to Ustinov. Even Molina. We also discuss: The pow...

What seems to be your boggle? We’ve been away for a little while but now we’re back – like a BLAST FROM THE PAST – with an episode dedicated to 1993 action epic Demolition Man, starring Sylvester Stallone, Wesley Snipes and Sandra Bullock. Oh, and Benjamin Bratt. During the episode, we discuss: How so much must have happened in the world by the year 2032 in this universe… How has Tom never seen an...

Out of the way, peck! For this episode, Tom is taking Morgan back to another of his ’80s fantasy favourites as a kid: Ron Howard and George Lucas’s Willow, starring a very young Warwick Davis, the super-cool Val Kilmer and the incredible Jean Marsh. As well as Tom’s traditional drunkenly poor attempt to explain the plot, we discuss: How to say Madmartigan when you’re not American The crap Fellowsh...

Who are we? You sure you want to know? This podcast is not for the faint of heart! In this episode, Morgan takes Tom back to 2002 for arguably the start of the world’s love of big budget superhero movies: Sam Raimi’s Spider-Man starring Tobey Maguire. We discuss the film’s two-decade long journey to get to the big screen, the various casting decisions and how the film series may be revisited very...

 Save the cheerleader, save the world… or at least until season 5. For this episode, Tom takes Morgan on a look back at 2000s sci-fi series  Heroes,  and perhaps the biggest drop from gold to meh in TV history. We discuss the NBC comic-style drama’s fantastic first season, its disappointing follow-ups, and how it may have inspired our love of superhero films. Also in the episode: Tom ge...

It’s new, it’s intriguing, be sure to listen, you’ll find it exciting! Join us for a groovy jaunt back to the 1960s, where Morgan fondly recalls (and Tom learns all about) the cult TV classic that is… The Champions. In the episode, we discuss: How The Muppets were once linked to Sophie’s Choice Why The Persuaders was the coolest TV show ever Morgan explains to Tom what ‘pseudo-historical’ means Th...

And now for something totally Beano… For this episode, Tom takes Morgan back to his childhood for a look back at his favourite  comic book , the British institution that is… The Beano! So grab your pea shooters, catapults and your Dennis the Menace fan club membership card, and let’s discover nearly 100 years of cheeky cartoon brilliance. We drunkenly natter about: The Beano-Dandy feud that w...

30 years on, Morgan teaches Tom all about the Street Fighter franchise, particularly one of his favourite games growing up, the groundbreaking Street Fighter II. It’s now hailed as one of the greatest video games of all time, inspiring copycats like  Mortal Kombat  and the combat mechanics in games like  Streets of Rage 2 . In the episode, Tom shows his lack of geek cred by describi...