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This is Bags of Action. The podcast devoted to  action movies, both old and new, but all of them are awesome! In this episode Steve and Pete talk about the 2018 film Death Wish. This is a remake of the original 1970s Death Wish film starring Charles Bronson which spawned a whole franchise of 5 films that started in 1974 and wrapped up in 1994. How will this remake compare to the classic and will i...

In this special episode Barry and Dave invite us into the conversations they would have about comics, tv, film and books that led to the creation of Geek Syndicate twelve years ago. This by the means of an trial app on Barry's phone that was recording unbeknown t o him or Dave at the time. This was the first phone conversation the guys had ha in around five months. Anyway this is GS Unplugged and...

After a Star Trek heavy news and reviews section Steve and Scott settle down to talk about the Black Mirror choose-your-own-adventure Bandersnatch.  First they go over some of the history of the genre, including some of their early experiences of it, before dissecting what they thought of the episode and where things might go in the future.      

Welcome to Crash Landing. In this episode Steve speaks to Barry Nugent, the author of Fallen Heroes and Forgotten Warriors, as well as a number of tie in comics and an audio drama set in the same universe. Barry has just 60 minutes to choose 5 books that he couldn't live without if he was going to crash land on an alien world.

After a long hiatus the two geeks with the biggest mouths, Monts and Nuge are back and they're still bringing the sass with them kicking and screaming. Before hitting the Week that Was the lads have a quick chat about Captain Marvel  and Avengers: Endgame and their thoughts on trailers in general. Week that was Hilda The Protector Bird Box Blame Main The lads take their yearly dive into the TV pil...

This month, the team delve into four offerings from the comic world: Atomic Robo and the Dawn of a New Era #1  ( Writer:  Brian Clevinger,  Artist:  Scott Wegener,  Colourist:  Shannon Murphy,  Letters and Design:  Jeff Powell - Science adventure at its best? The Shadow Volume 1: The Fire of Creation  ( Writer:  Garth Ennis,  Artist:  Aaron Campbell,  Colourist:  Carlos Lopez,  Letterer:  Rob Stee...

This week Ant  and Barry take one more trip in the TARDIS as they review the New Year's Day special episode ' Resolution'. Email:   thegeeks@geeksyndicate.co.uk Subscribe to GS on iTunes:   http://geeksyndicate.co.uk/subscribe/ Instagram:  https://instagram.com/geeksyndicate/ Facebook:  www.facebook.com/geeksyndicate Twitter:  https://twitter.com/geeksyndicate Pinterest:  https://uk.pinterest.com/...

  This is Bags of Action. The podcast dedicated to action movies, both old and new, but all of them are awesome. In this episode Steve and Pete talk about the classic Christmas movie from 1987, Lethal Weapon starring Mel Gibson and Danny Glover. Somehow we've gone 57 episodes and not managed to cover this classic film! Is it as good as we remember? And is it the best Christmas movie ever?   To tal...

This month Steve and Scott kick off with some news in what has been a fairly quiet month at the end of the year. For our main feature we are Building a Better Batman, talking about some of our favourites - who was the best Batman? The best Bruce Wayne? Who has the best voice and which director did it the best? We talk through some of the best and worst and what we'd like to see in the future.   To...

Amy and her crack team of eagle-eyed birds are back, casting their eyes over three comics. Reviewed this week are: Also Known As  (Writer:Tony Lee. Art: Christopher Jones. Colours: Charlie Kirchoff. Letters: Aditya Bidikar) - Supernatural Science Fiction at its Finest; The Intrepid Escapegoat  (Writer / Artist: Brian Smith. Colours: Jon Conkling, Michael DeVito) - All ages pulp adventure with a ba...

Ant and Barry travel in the TARDIS one last time as they head to the mysterious planet of Ranskoor Av Kolos for the series finale of Doctor Who Series 11.

In this special episode Steve is joined by Barry from Geek Syndicate to talk about the Netflix TV show Travelers, ahead of its return next month as season 3 airs on December 14th.   Created by Brad Wright, one of the people behind the Stargate TV series, he has a lot of experience with creating shows focusing on groups of characters. This SF show is set in the present day and it focuses on a group...

Barry and Ant review the penultimate adventure of the 13th Doctor's first outing.

Amy, co-host of one of the UK's first ever Comics Podcast, Birds of Geek, leads Barry and Ant as they review some of their recent comic reads. The Thirteenth Doctor #1 (Titan Comics) Books of Magic #1 (Vertigo) Hobbes and Newbury (Titan Comics) Conspiracy of Ravens (Dark Horse )

In this special episode Barry and Ant discuss the first 4 -5 episodes of the latest seasons of The Flash, Supergirl, Legends of Tomorrow and Arrow. Be warned there will be spoliers aplenty!   Email:  thegeeks@geeksyndicate.co.uk Subscribe to GS on iTunes:   http://geeksyndicate.co.uk/subscribe/ Instagram:  https://instagram.com/geeksyndicate/ Facebook:   www.facebook.com/geeksyndicate Twitter:   h...

This week Ant and Barry join the Witchfinders as they tackle episode 8 of the series 11 Email:  thegeeks@geeksyndicate.co.uk Subscribe to GS on iTunes:   http://geeksyndicate.co.uk/subscribe/ Instagram:  https://instagram.com/geeksyndicate/ Facebook:   www.facebook.com/geeksyndicate Twitter:   https://twitter.com/geeksyndicate Pinterest:   https://uk.pinterest.com/geeksyndicate/

This is Bags of Action. The podcast devoted to  action movies, both old and new, but all of them are awesome! In this episode Steve and Pete talk about the modern action film, Message from the King from 2016, starring Chadwick Boseman. This film is a crime action revenge film with Chadwick Boseman's character, Jacob King, travelling to LA to find out what has happened to his missing sister.    To...

Ant and Barry decide to head to the galaxy's biggest retailer,  Kerblam  to review the latest episode of series 11.

News this weeks is dominated by the sad passing of Stan Lee.  Then Scott and Steve get on with discussing the Rocky franchise, from the 1976 original all the way to Creed 2 which is due for release soon.  

Ant and Barry face the Demons of the Punjab in the their latest review of Doctor Who series 11. Email:  thegeeks@geeksyndicate.co.uk Subscribe to GS on iTunes:   http://geeksyndicate.co.uk/subscribe/ Instagram:  https://instagram.com/geeksyndicate/ Facebook:   www.facebook.com/geeksyndicate Twitter:   https://twitter.com/geeksyndicate Pinterest:   https://uk.pinterest.com/geeksyndicate/

Ant and Barry head into the not so wild west to give some first thoughts on Rockstar's Red Dead Redemption 2. Email:  thegeeks@geeksyndicate.co.uk Subscribe to GS on iTunes:   http://geeksyndicate.co.uk/subscribe/ Instagram:  https://instagram.com/geeksyndicate/ Facebook:   www.facebook.com/geeksyndicate Twitter:   https://twitter.com/geeksyndicate Pinterest:   https://uk.pinterest.com/geeksyndica...

With Barry back in the co-host chair he and Ant head into the depths of space to try and unravel The Tsuranga Conundrum. Email:  thegeeks@geeksyndicate.co.uk Subscribe to GS on iTunes:   http://geeksyndicate.co.uk/subscribe/ Instagram:  https://instagram.com/geeksyndicate/ Facebook:   www.facebook.com/geeksyndicate Twitter:   https://twitter.com/geeksyndicate Pinterest:   https://uk.pinterest.com/...

Welcome to Crash Landing. In this episode Steve speaks to Cameron Johnston, the author of The Traitor God, a fantasy novel from Angry Robot books. Cameron has just 60 minutes to choose 5 books that he couldn't live without if he was going to crash land on an alien world.

This week Ant is down a co-host and Dr Karl Byrne steps into the hot seat as the duo tackle the giant Spider problem in their review of  'Arachnids in the UK'.   Email:  thegeeks@geeksyndicate.co.uk Subscribe to GS on iTunes:  http://geeksyndicate.co.uk/subscribe/ Instagram:  https://instagram.com/geeksyndicate/ Facebook:  www.facebook.com/geeksyndicate Twitter:  https://twitter.com/geeksyndicate...

This month Steve and Scott start with some news and reviews. For our main feature we start what will undoubtedly become a multi-part subject we'll revisit in the future, we discuss some of our favourite film directors. Who they are, what they've done, and why they are on our list of favourites. To support this podcast and all of the others on the Geek Syndicate network please leave an iTunes music...