Geek Syndicate

  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 are joined by a special guest, Barry Nugent, the co-host of Geek Syndicate to discuss another film from the 1980s that he chose, The Golden Child starring Eddie Murphy. How does it hold up today?  Loaded with trivia they dig deep its into similarities with...

After the usual news and reviews, Steve imprisons Scott in a crashing spacecraft with limited time to salvage all of his favourite genre media before he gets marooned forever on an alien world.  Come hear what he picks!

Good morning geeks, and welcome to the inaugural episode of Stace & Barry In The Morning! Join your titular hosts, Stacey Taylor & Barry Nugent, as they bring you a delicious and nutritious* nerdy breakfast in bed. Grab a brew and enjoy! *Nutritional value may be a lie. If you liked this episode then in the future you will be able to pick new episodes over on Stacey's website.   http://popculturep...

Matt and Kehaar take another turn off from the Legendary Creators series to speak to James Desborough, Game Designer of Dark and Controversial Games, to speak on his current project; bringing to life John Norman's "Gor". This series of novels inspires a number of  reactions across fandom, many of them unfavorable, but it also has its own cult (and as we discuss, Actual Cult) following. We also get...

This June saw the massive E3 event take place in Los Angeles. Join Ant, Barry and Casey as the dust, announcements and trailers settle. The team look back at the event and pick out some of their highlight games - not all for good reasons!

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 are joined by a special guest, Andy Schmidt, to discuss a classic film of his choosing, Highlander from 1986. It's been a long time since they've all seen the film, so does it hold up today? Is there anything they'd change about it, and what's the difference...

The Original Geeks are back and they ain't playing!  Dave and Barry return to the podcast airwaves refreshed and ready to talk more nonsense than you can shake Wonder Woman's sword at. This week the lads review I Am Hero , Aldous Spark  and Trollhunters . They finish things up with a look at the Wonder Woman film.   Share your thoughts with the Geeks! Email:  thegeeks@geeksyndicate.co.uk Subscribe...

Matt and Kehaar are joined by a very professional podcaster Roifeld Brown to discuss imaginary maps although it's fair to say we wander off the beaten track a fair bit. We cover a lot of ground, including * childhood imaginary worlds * the joy of maps * Sim City and its successors * the mysteries of Marvel geography * the greater mysteries of marvel comic marketing * warning may contain cricket (a...

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 discuss a modern action film, from 2016, The Nice Guys. The film has an all star cast, it is directed and written by one of their favourite directors and yet both hosts missed it at the cinema? So how does it hold up a year later? To talk about this episode a...

This month Steve and Scott talk about some of the good, the bad, and the very disappointing news in the last month. The show cancellations, the announcements and the lack of focus on some forthcoming projects. There's also an update from both Old Geeks about their new fitness regimes! For our main feature there's a new twist on Challenge Scott, as he firmly moves into the 21st century and Steve ha...

Welcome to a special episode of Bags of Action. This episode Steve and Pete spoke to John Hennigan aka John Morrison who is a professional wrestler, WWE veteran, parkour runner, fitness guru and actor. He came on to the show to talk about his new movie, Boone The Bounty Hunter. Inspired in part by Dog the Bounty Hunter, this action comedy sees reality TV show bounty hunter, Boone, trying to take d...

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 revisit the classic action film that spawned a host of sequels and me-too films with one man, fighting against ridiculous odds. But does the film hold up after all this time? To talk about this episode and any other episode you can visit the Bags of Action Fa...

This week the lads play catch up with the CW shows and talk about keeping secrets. More  comic chat with Civil War 2, Flash Gordon, Spiderman and A-Force.   Nuge gives out an apology (enjoy it while it lasts) and Dave is still in love with Lethal Weapon.     Share your thoughts with the Geeks! Email:  thegeeks@geeksyndicate.co.uk Subscribe to GS on iTunes:   http://geeksyndicate.co.uk/subscribe/ S...

Its Killer Space Robots (technically cyborgs) and Fascist Analogies as two 70s genre stalwarts go head to head. From the UK we have Terry Nation, of Daleks, Blakes 7 and the Survivors, and from across the Atlantic we have Glen A Larson, bringing Battlestar Galactica, Buck Rogers, Knight Rider and more! Joined by Alasdair Stuart (@alasdairstuart) we discuss: Creative Conflicts with Nations work on...

Monts and Nuge return to do what they do best...talking absolute nonsense about the stuff they love.   Pull up a chair and pour yourself a drink, it's going to be a laugh...they hope.   This week the lads talk about Black Widow, Hammerhead, Power Man and Iron Fist, Into the Badlands,Dr Who, Lethal Weapon and Train to Busan     Share your thoughts with the Geeks! Email:  thegeeks@geeksyndicate.co.u...

Scott and Steve catch up with their exercise regimes then talk about some of the latest sci-fi news, including a claim from Scott that could end up bringing the podcast to an early close.  After that the grouchy old geeks go all Room 101 and decide which shows it's time to consign to history and cancel from ever making a new episode.

This is Bags of Action. The podcast devoted to  action movies, both old and new, but all of them are awesome! In this episode we discuss the 2013 Gerard Butler led action extravaganza, Olympus Has Fallen. This was Steve's choice and neither hosts had seen it before. The discussion went in a few unexpected directions and it proved to be quite a fun and interesting talk. To talk about this episode a...

Welcome back to the world of all things geek with your guides Monts and Nuge.    In this episode the lads respond to some listener feedback on the search for the next Dr. Barry also gets his hands on a samsung gear   Reviews   Magnificent Seven Black Widow Agents of Shield Lethal Weapon   Share your thoughts with the Geeks! Email:  thegeeks@geeksyndicate.co.uk Subscribe to GS on iTunes:   http://g...

The Legend of Zelda is one of the most beloved franchises in video gaming and in this quest of The Next Level podcast, Ant is joined by Stacey Taylor from Stacey's Pop Culture Podcast to have a look back at Nintendo's premiere game series. That's right - Mario can take a step down. Hear tales of drunken back-seat gaming, adventures in Hyrule, share in some fond gaming memories and listen to some b...

Welcome to Grouchy Old Geeks, a monthly podcast that discusses everything and anything in geek news, from the Statler and Waldorf of British podcasts hosts. Previously GoG was called Comic Book Outsiders, and we've been podcasting for 9 years. We decided a rebrand and refresh was in order to reflect how the show has changed over the years. This month we discuss some of the latest news and reviews,...

Drawing their demon swords and gruntingly grappling the inadvertently homoerotic couple of Kehaar & Matt Burrough into Moorcock.   Now that's out our system we compare two pulp titans - Edgar Rice Burroughs & Michael Moorcock   Topics include * John carpenter of mars (no that wasn't a typo!) * Philip Jose Farmer & William S Burroughs * adaptations from Netflix to Hawkwind * dodging the horror * wh...

This week our two infamous podcasters Dave (Monts) and Barry (Nuge) tackle one of their fave yearly tasks - looking at the upcoming US TV Pilots. Buckle in geeks cause its about to get real. Direct Download: GSN PODCAST: Geek Syndicate – Episode 279 Share your thoughts with the Geek s! Email:  thegeeks@geeksyndicate.co.uk Subscribe to GS on iTunes:   http://geeksyndicate.co.uk/subscribe/ Subscribe...

This is Bags of Action. The podcast devoted to action movies, both old and new, but all of them are awesome! In this episode we return to a more relaxed approach to selecting film. Pete chose this film, on the basis of wanting some more Donnie Yen after seeing Rogue One and neither he or Steve had see this film before. The film follows Donnie Yen's character, a former martial arts instructor for t...

This week Monts and Nuge chat about The search for a new Doctor and 2000AD 40th anniversary, which includes a look at the Strontium Dog fan film 'Search and Destroy' Share your thoughts with the Geek s! Email:  thegeeks@geeksyndicate.co.uk Subscribe to GS on iTunes:   http://geeksyndicate.co.uk/subscribe/ Subscribe to GS on YouTube:  http://bit.ly/SubGeekSyndicate Support GS on Patreon: https://ww...

Stand By. Stand By. GO! Geek Syndicate Agents GSA0000001 and GSA0000007 join GSA0000006 for this eighty-third mission of The Next level. The team have been inserted into Bolivia in an effort to curb the activities of a notorious drug cartel... The Ghost Recon Wildlands closed beta happened from 03 Feb 2017 to 05 Feb 2017 and Barry, Amy and Ant were there to try it out. In this episode, the team hi...