Geekscape

Have you watched 'SpaceWorld', the brand new animated pilot starring 'The Room's Tommy Wiseau and Greg Sestero? Maybe you haven't and this is the first time hearing about it... but maybe you have and want to know more! Either way, this is a great episode! I sit down with 'SpaceWorld' creator Brock Laborde, publisher Octopie's Lon Strickland and Greg Sestero and talk about the weird as hell but rea...

Actor and comedian Matt Weinhold is one funny dude! He spent the last 30 years writing and performing standup and acting in shows on Comedy Central, MTV, VH1 and so many more and is now host of the fun horror podcast Monster Party (on top of still doing all of the acting and comedy)! On this episode, Matt invites me into his fortress of solitude to help me deconstruct good Trek vs bad Trek, why th...

Geekscapists! 'Magic: The Gathering' creator Richard Garfield joins us on this week's Geekscape episode to talk about his brand new trivia game 'Half Truth', made in partnership with Jeopardy world record holder Ken Jennings and Studio 71! Along the way, we discuss the early years of creating games, Richard's background in mathematics and storytelling, the resurgence of tabletop gaming and answer...

The 2019 Summer World Tour is over! I went to Russia (well... Crimea) to be a part of the Tavrida 5.0 Art Forum and it was completely insane! What is Tavrida 5.0 and what was I doing there? Can I still do live comedy and what does it mean for Geekscape? Are Russian fans just like fans from English speaking countries? What were some of my concerns about the trip? And does Super Action Man know that...

Steve Sobel may not be a household name to many Geekscapists... but I think he should be! In the late 90s, Steve was the host of Hot Newz 64, a VERY short-lived Nintendo 64 promotional video that has since made a name for itself on the internet for being cringeworthy. But where is Steve now... and how does he deal with the internet bringing back his first paying gig in Hollywood? Does he have regr...

San Diego Comic Con is always my yearly barometer for how Geekscape is doing! Am I still having fun? Are we still meeting new people? Do people still get excited about being a part of Geekscape? Well, this year the resounding answer to all of these questions was YES! And I think this SDCC 2019 Special episode is evidence to that! We take you behind the booth to talk to Geekscape guests and contrib...

San Diego Comic Con 2019 is upon us once again! What is in store for all of us as we venture into "Nerd Spring Break"!?! Geekscape's Matt Kelly joins us on the show to break down everything that's happening at the Geekscape booth and what we're looking forward to! Along the way we share our love for 'Stranger Things' Season 3, Matt dives into the gator horror film 'Crawl', I do my best to fix pro...

SPOILER WARNINGS! 'Spider-Man: Far From Home' is in theaters and marks the end of the MCU's Phase 3! But what does it mean for our favorite web slinger? How is Peter (and the entire world) recovering from the aftermath of End Game? Is Mysterio's arrival proof of a larger Marvel multi-verse? Will MJ and Peter finally get together? What hints does Far From Home give us for the Phase 4 of the MCU? An...

The Geekscape U.S. tour continues in Brooklyn with our musical friend Scott Klopfenstein, formerly of Reel Big Fish! We are huge fans of Scott's and he's got some new music out on the streaming services that you should go check out! We talk about releasing these new songs and the album's worth of new ones that he's got in store as well! Along the way we rave about 'Booksmart', go deep in Scott's l...

I met Ronald Ross several years ago and we immediately hit it off because he has an enormous love of old Hollywood. And he should... he was there for some of it! Now, whenever I visit my mother in Santa Fe, I make it a point to drop in with Ronald to hear how he's doing and to listen to some of his stories. Howard Hawks! The old studio system! Humphrey Bogart! The rise of television! Parties at Un...

Xidax PC founder Zack Shutt is on the show this week to talk about building high-end custom gaming PCs! Along the way we discuss starting one of the biggest gaming PC companies in his apartment with a credit card, the journey to this point and what got him into PC Gaming (and building)! We also talk his new Dopetek podcast and what he's seeing out of the recent E3 here in LA! We also do some catch...

'X-Men: Dark Phoenix' is the final chapter in the Fox X-Men story that began way back in 2000 with the first 'X-Men' film. But after so many ups and downs over the last two decades, is it the send off that the merry band of mutants deserve? Or are things truly darkest before the dawn? Luckily, Ian and I are here to navigate you through the questions. What were the high points in this final chapter...

Jason Inman returns to the show to talk about his new book 'Super Soldiers: A Salute to the Comic Book Heroes and Villains Who Fought for Their Country'! Along the way we discuss well known patriotic characters like Captain America, The Punisher and Green Lantern (two of them!) and lesser known ones like Gravedigger and Beetle Bailey! We also talk a bit about Jason's own experiences serving in the...

Writer Diallo Jackson finally guests on the show and we talk his new comic book 'Angela and the Dark'! We also talk through classic story hang ups like Raiders of the Lost Ark, Star Wars: Return of the Jedi and Avengers: Endgame! How do you tell a story that convinces the audience to just "go along for the ride" instead of picking it apart? And does this past weekend's 'Godzilla: King of Monsters'...

Aww... they grow up so fast! Former Geekscape writer and current big boy over at Inverse Eric Fancisco returns to the podcast for a good old fashioned pop culture conversation! We disagree on what we loved and hated about the new 'Hellboy' film! Where does the John Wick franchise go after 'John Wick 3's hyper violence? And did 'Detective Pikachu' solve the mystery of the missing quality videogame...

Here it is: the biggest movie in the history of the Marvel Cinematic Universe... and it has all been building up to this! And we know you've got questions! Is this the greatest film the MCU's 12 year history? How is this a love letter to everything that's come before? Where do you go after the cataclysmic events of Avengers: Infinity War? Who survives? Who doesn't? Who comes back? What were the bi...

In a flash of lightning, Shazam has arrived! Starring Zachary Levi, Shazam is DC's latest entry in their big screen universe... and arguably it's least well known character so far! Luckily, Ian Kerner joins me on a special Geekscape episode to discuss the film, the character's backstory, how the film deviates from the comic (or improves on it) and what we might see in a sequel! Who is Mr. Mind? Wi...

Douglas Tait has been acting professionally for over 15 years in some of your biggest films, from Star Trek to Thor to Freddy vs Jason! So why are you just now discovering him? Well, besides Geekscape being awesome and Neil Marshall's new cinematic take on the beloved 'Hellboy' character hitting the screens this weekend, it's because he does such an awesome part in becoming the characters he portr...

It's WonderCon weekend! So why am I not feeling so Wonderful? Is there a new existential crisis in the air? You know it! I take this opportunity to do a little bit of a State of the Union, talk about my experience at WonderCon, tell you that Tim Burton's 'Dumbo' really flies for me and that you should catch up on those old Daredevil comics! On top of that, I discover the true meaning of Geekscape,...

Filmmaker Marie Jamora isn't just one of my best friends and favorite filmmakers... We reconnected because she listened to my podcast! After going to film school together, Marie returned to her home town of Manila and directed music videos for a lot of the indie rock bands she called friends. This led to her first feature film 'What Isn't There' and once moving to the States, Marie started picking...

Episode Notes Captain Marvel has arrived in the MCU... and just in time for 'Avengers: End Game'! But just how is Marvel's first female fronted blockbuster? Taking place in the 90s, what works for the story and what doesn't quite line up? How is our first taste of iconic Marvel mainstays like The Skrulls, The Supreme Intelligence and The Kree Skrull War? How does Nick Fury lose his eye? What are t...

Episode Notes Ashley Robinson returns to Geekscape with her brand new comic book project 'Aurora and The Eagle!' Based on Ashley's quest to immigrate to the United States, this book is worth backing! Along the way, we talk 'Captain Marvel', which X-Men team member other than Wolverine we would want to protect a young girl and the status of the CW's DC Universe shows now that 'Arrow' is coming to a...

Finally! Jason Trost has made a sequel to 'The FP', my favorite post-apocalyptic, dance dance revolution to the death, action film! That's right! 'The FP2: Beats of Rage' has finally arrived in theaters and Jason is back on Geekscape to talk about fan-funding the follow up to the cult film, course correcting the project from a TV series to a film and why making things on an independent level is th...

Episode Notes Blake J. Harris, the author of the Geekscape favorite narrative non-fiction book 'Console Wars', returns to the podcast to talk about his new book 'The History of the Future'! Blake has spent the last 4 years heavily researching the story Oculus founder Palmer Luckey's rise through the tech ranks from creating his own virtual reality rigs in a mobile home in Long Beach to selling Ocu...

Episode Notes I first met comedian, actor and pro wrestler Jay Washington when we were both guests on Screenjunkies News. Since then, we've travelled in similar geek circles with Jay appearing recently on one of our LA Comic Con live episodes! But there's a LOT more to know about Jay... so I asked him onto the show! Now, you can also hear about Jay's tough childhood, losing both of his parents bef...