Geeks on Trial

It's the final episode of Geeks on Trial! That means we need to clear our docket and go through dozens of cases revolving around movies, video games, board games, and more! We probably set a world record with this one, so you don't wanna miss it. Watch this episode at: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ https://www.youtube.com/@...

How strict should parents be when it comes to policing their kids' technology use? What about looking through their phones and laptops to see what they've been up to? We judge this week's defendant to see if he's gone too far. Watch this episode at: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@geeksontrial⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

Mobile games are a little too fun sometimes, am I right? This week's defendant might have gotten a friend hopelessly hooked on one of them. What's up with that? Hear our official verdicts on today's episode. Watch this episode at: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@geeksontrial⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Su...

Who are our favorite cast members from across all 50 years of Saturday Night Live? We try to narrow it down to just eight, to see who would make up our dream casts on this edition of Geeks on Trial: Sidebar. For more Sidebar episodes and other goodies, support us on Patreon at http://patreon.com/GeeksOnTrial. We'll be back next week with a brand new episode! Support us at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠http://patreon.co...

Halloween is upon us, but this week's defendant isn't excited. That's because he has to forego his usual horror movies and games to entertain a teenager... Is he right to be upset? Before the case, we discuss news of declining ratings for late night television. Watch this episode at: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com...

Parental Advisory Warning: Today's case features explicit language in the form of the band Slipknot's lyrics, and the discussion of whether or not a four year old should listen to them. Before the case, we discuss Nintendo's "secret" playtest, the details of which have been made fully public online. Watch this episode at: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

Phone calls - nobody likes to make them or receive them. But when it comes to your significant other, is it too much to ask that they text before calling? Before the case, we discuss the recent Game Freak hack that resulted in a mountain of secret Pokemon info being leaked online. Watch this episode at: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.y...

How long is too long to take your turn in a board game, and when is enough enough? Today's defendant walked out on a game because one player was drawing it out too far. Before the case, we discuss what spooky movies we'll be watching this Halloween season. Watch this episode at: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@geeksontrial⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

What's your policy on lending out video games? This week's defendant is being a bit stingy with a friend, and we'll judge them for it! Before the case, we examine the recent dispute between Firefox and popular adblocker uBlock Origin. Watch this episode at: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@geeksontrial⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Submi...

Politics are always a touchy subject, but what if you inject a little geekery into the proceedings? This week's defendant is on trial for being a Spaceballs fan, among other things. Before the case, we discuss the lawsuit being brought against Elon Musk's SpaceX by Cards Against Humanity. Watch this episode at: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠https://www....

The Renaissance Faire is a classic pastime for geeks and weirdos, but what do you do if your boyfriend isn't either of those things? We judge today's defendant for inviting a past fling instead. Before the case, we debate the merits of Wizards of the Coast incorporating A.I. tech into future Dungeons & Dragons development. Watch this episode at: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

Our defendant got a really good deal on a classic guitar... but was it too good? We'll decide if he should've been honest about its value. Before the case, we dissect Sony's decision to remove the game Concord from storefronts just weeks after its launch. Watch this episode at: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠https://www.youtube.com/@geeksontrial⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

This week, we bring in Magic: The Gathering expert Will Keeler from Roll For Crit to help judge a dispute between a Magic player and his friends. Are the decks he's bringing to their Commander games to strong, and therefore not fun to play against? Before the case, we go over the results of our 2024 Summer Movie Wager, and determine which movie the losers must watch. Watch this episode at: ⁠⁠⁠...

Where do you draw the line when playing a party game with friends? This week, our defendant is under scrutiny for telling some raunchy jokes that didn't go over too well... Before the case, we react to the online tour of Nintendo's first official museum. Watch this episode at: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@geeksontrial⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Submit...

What's more important, being a good friend, or avoiding attending a super boring party? Today's defendant will be judged for making one of those choices. Before the case, we respond to James Cameron's recent attack on critics of his recent 4K movie transfers. Watch this episode at: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@geeksontrial⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ S...

When it comes to Dungeons & Dragons, scheduling is most groups' biggest foe. If someone repeatedly cancels last minute, when is enough enough? Before the case, we run through some of the biggest announcements from Disney's D23 expo, including Avatar: Fire and Ash and Incredibles 3. Watch this episode at: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@geeksontrial⁠⁠⁠...

Social media has a big "share button" underneath every post, but are there limits to how you should use it? Today's case has us debating privacy, permission, and maternity photos. Before the case, we talk about Logitech's concept for a subscription based computer mouse. Watch this episode at: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@geeksontrial⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

We're all animal lovers, but do we love some of our animals a little more than others? Today's defendant is in trouble for playing favorites with his girlfriend's cats. Before the case, we give our review of Deadpool and Wolverine, plus our thoughts on the recent casting news of Robert Downey Jr. playing Dr. Doom. Watch this episode at: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.y...

You ever watch a little Borat when you've got time to kill? Our defendant has, but now his girlfriend is mad at him for doing so at an inappropriate time... Before the case, we praise Weird Al's new single Polkamania, and lament the news of Tenacious D's falling out. Watch this episode at: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@geeksontrial⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Submit yo...

This week's defendant is being accused of purposely excluding her classmate from an important study session. Is it her fault her friend failed? Before the case, we dissect some newly revealed court documents which detail Steam creator Valve's employee numbers. Watch this episode at: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@geeksontrial⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Submit your own case via...

Dad wants to game, but should he be paying attention to his actual family? We decide! Before the case, we talk about our future president MrBeast, as well as the current state of fast food prices. Watch this episode at: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@geeksontrial⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Submit your own case via ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠GeeksOnTrial@gmail.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, or our form: ⁠⁠⁠⁠...

Today's defendant is in trouble for letting her niece participate in the making of a troubling horror film. Should she be scared to hear our verdicts? Before the case, we ponder the possibilities of rumored Apple AirPods with IR cameras inside. Watch this episode at: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@geeksontrial⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Submit your own case via ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠GeeksOnTria...

Is sharing caring when it comes to a valuable sports jersey? Today's defendant refuses to let his daughter borrow his Oilers jersey for a day at work. Before the case, we examine a recent incident which saw some of NASA's jettisoned debris crashing into a civilian home. Watch this episode at: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@geeksontrial⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Submit your own case via ⁠...

What's a girlfriend to do when all her boyfriend wants is to play Magic: The Gathering and she's not interested? We try to settle this clash of geeky interests. Before the case, we run through the highlights of Nintendo's June 2024 Direct presentation, including Metroid, Zelda, and more. Watch this episode at: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@geeksontrial⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Submit y...

Today's case is a turducken of nerdy dilemmas, that culminate in a man trying to hurry a line along at GameStop so he can make a movie in time. Is he justified in his actions? Before the case, we analyze Dr. Pepper's recent victory in becoming the #2 soda on the market. Watch this episode at: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠https://www.youtube.com/@geeksontrial⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Submit your own case via ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠...