Geeks With Shields

Dune is dense. Stupidly dense. We're talking Red State voter levels' of Dense. So while you might have enjoyed Dune Prt 1, you were probably left with a few questions. So this week we're joined by lover of Dune and friend of the Podcast, Scott Rubin. Who was kind enough to answer questions like, who's the Emperor, why does Dave Batista look like that, and what can we expect in part 2 ? Help Donate...

Everyone, literally everyone, we've talked about this topic before, will tell you all the reasons a Warhammer TV show won't work. And we're talking about the bad reasons that tend to get tossed out, and the good reasons that we should actually discuss Help Donate to Striking Writers:https://entertainmentcommunity.org/ Discord:https://discord.gg/r6fjbbdh BluSky:@gwspodcast.bsky.social Patreon:https...

Oh what could have been. Help Donate to Striking Writers:https://entertainmentcommunity.org/ Discord:https://discord.gg/r6fjbbdh BluSky:@gwspodcast.bsky.social Patreon:https://www.patreon.com/GeeksWithShields Naming Your Little Geek:https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1641702214

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We seen books become tv series, anime become games, and movies become video games. But how do you do it right ? And when does a property just work best in it's set medium ? Help Donate to Striking Writers:https://entertainmentcommunity.org/ Discord:https://discord.gg/r6fjbbdh Twitter:https://twitter.com/GeeksWthShields Twitter Axle:https://twitter.com/AxleWright Patreon:https://www.patreon.com/Gee...

We've talked about the problems with Chaos in 40k and how GW treats them, now we're doing the same for Xenos. Help Donate to Striking Writers:https://entertainmentcommunity.org/ Discord:https://discord.gg/r6fjbbdh Twitter:https://twitter.com/GeeksWthShields Twitter Axle:https://twitter.com/AxleWright Patreon:https://www.patreon.com/GeeksWithShields Naming Your Little Geek:https://www.amazon.com/gp...

Everyone has the own idea of how magic should be represented. Should it be huge and powerful or small and limited. Help Donate to Striking Writers:https://entertainmentcommunity.org/ Discord:https://discord.gg/r6fjbbdh Twitter:https://twitter.com/GeeksWthShields Twitter Axle:https://twitter.com/AxleWright Patreon:https://www.patreon.com/GeeksWithShields Naming Your Little Geek:https://www.amazon.c...

We're continuing our series of spotlighting some of our favorite games from smaller developers, this time with a special guest. Help Donate to Striking Writers:https://entertainmentcommunity.org/ Discord:https://discord.gg/r6fjbbdh Twitter:https://twitter.com/GeeksWthShields Twitter Axle:https://twitter.com/AxleWright Patreon:https://www.patreon.com/GeeksWithShields Naming Your Little Geek:https:/...

We're continuing down the list of every Space Marine character and debating on whether they should stay as they are, be killed off, or cross the Rubicon Primaris Help Donate to Striking Writers:https://entertainmentcommunity.org/ Discord:https://discord.gg/r6fjbbdh Twitter:https://twitter.com/GeeksWthShields Twitter Axle:https://twitter.com/AxleWright Patreon:https://www.patreon.com/GeeksWithShiel...

If you're a comics fan you may have noticed the MCU has been slowly building a roster for Young Avengers. And if you have no idea who the Young Avengers are, you may have noticed an influx of younger superheros in the MCU recently. Either way, their inclusion has been less than seamless. Discord:https://discord.gg/r6fjbbdh Twitter:https://twitter.com/GeeksWthShields Twitter Axle:https://twitter.co...

Warhammer is king of the mountain in the world of Miniature Wargaming, but that doesn't mean it can't take some lessons from the competition. Discord:https://discord.gg/r6fjbbdh Twitter:https://twitter.com/GeeksWthShields Twitter Axle:https://twitter.com/AxleWright Patreon:https://www.patreon.com/GeeksWithShields Naming Your Little Geek:https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1641702214

Dial of Destiny is out in theaters right now so we're joined by Seth Decker ( Film Rescue Show, Two Whatevers Way Up, Mild Tik Tok Fame) to talk about the intrepid adventure Indiana Jones. The good, the bad, and the franchise over all. Discord:https://discord.gg/r6fjbbdh Twitter:https://twitter.com/GeeksWthShields Twitter Axle:https://twitter.com/AxleWright Patreon:https://www.patreon.com/GeeksWit...

We've got our index's, we've got our rules, and we have our models. So how are we feeling towards 10th ed ? What are we hoping to see GW avoid? Are we excited for this edition ? Discord:https://discord.gg/r6fjbbdh Twitter:https://twitter.com/GeeksWthShields Twitter Axle:https://twitter.com/AxleWright Patreon:https://www.patreon.com/GeeksWithShields Naming Your Little Geek:https://www.amazon.com/gp...

If you wargame in anyform you've probably seen a few historical Wargames, or at least their beautiful tables. But Historical Wargaming is a broad field, so we brought a guest who knows his stuff to talk us through getting into the hobby and answer some of our questions about it. Little Wars TV: https://youtu.be/jocWC-bMry Discord:https://discord.gg/r6fjbbdh Twitter:https://twitter.com/GeeksWthShie...

There is a pervasive idea in many nerd circles, that darker toned stories are not only more "adult", but better than lighter, less grimdark stories. Discord:https://discord.gg/r6fjbbdh Twitter:https://twitter.com/GeeksWthShields Twitter Axle:https://twitter.com/AxleWright Patreon:https://www.patreon.com/GeeksWithShields Naming Your Little Geek:https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1641702214

Mario made over a billion dollars, everyone loved The Last of Us, and they're still making Resident Evil movies. But why ? What is the benefit of translating videogames into movies ? Discord:https://discord.gg/r6fjbbdh Twitter:https://twitter.com/GeeksWthShields Twitter Axle:https://twitter.com/AxleWright Patreon:https://www.patreon.com/GeeksWithShields Naming Your Little Geek:https://www.amazon.c...

Warner Brothers had the template for a great cinematic universe, and instead we got what we got. So before The Flash resets it all let's compare what the DC Animated Universe did right, and what the Snyderverse failed to do.

Every Age of Sigmar player loves to tell you that Stormcast and Space Marines couldn't be more different from each other and have very little in common. Well Ulric took that as a challenge, dug through the deep lore and found the Space Marine Chapter that best matched the most popular Stormhosts. Discord:https://discord.gg/r6fjbbdh Twitter:https://twitter.com/GeeksWthShields Twitter Axle:https://t...

They're evil, they're nasty, they're opposed to our heroes, but boy do we love our Villains. And what do our favorite villains say about us ? Discord:https://discord.gg/r6fjbbdh Twitter:https://twitter.com/GeeksWthShields Twitter Axle:https://twitter.com/AxleWright Patreon:https://www.patreon.com/GeeksWithShields Naming Your Little Geek:https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1641702214

The Super Mario Brothers movie has already crossed the Billion Dollar mark, so what we thought doesn't realy matter. But what does matter is that we hurl Rotten Tomatoes into the Sun.

We're king off a new series for Geeks With Grimdark, and the first faction up is Chaos. What are the big problems holding Chaos back and what can GW do to fix it? Discord:https://discord.gg/r6fjbbdh Twitter:https://twitter.com/GeeksWthShields Twitter Axle:https://twitter.com/AxleWright Patreon:https://www.patreon.com/GeeksWithShields Naming Your Little Geek:https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/164170...

Dusting off an old episode format to talk about more loved but perhaps forgotten gems of movies, tv shows, and video games. Discord:https://discord.gg/r6fjbbdh Twitter:https://twitter.com/GeeksWthShields Twitter Axle:https://twitter.com/AxleWright Patreon:https://www.patreon.com/GeeksWithShields Naming Your Little Geek:https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1641702214

Axel and Ulric have both seen the complaints that a 12 hr game is too long, and they decided to call that bullshit. Discord:https://discord.gg/r6fjbbdh Twitter:https://twitter.com/GeeksWthShields Twitter Axle:https://twitter.com/AxleWright Patreon:https://www.patreon.com/GeeksWithShields Naming Your Little Geek:https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1641702214

More and more it seems like every villain comes with a sympathetic back story, redemption arc, and eventual nobel death the redeems them of all past wrongdoings. Does this mean we're done with the idea of Villain's ? Wretched joins the podcast to talk about the state of villain's in media today. Discord:https://discord.gg/r6fjbbdh Twitter:https://twitter.com/GeeksWthShields Twitter Axle:https://tw...

Axle loves TMNT, and Ulric realized it seems to be an evergreen franchise. So what's the secret ooze that keeps this franchise ever green Discord:https://discord.gg/r6fjbbdh Twitter:https://twitter.com/GeeksWthShields Twitter Axle:https://twitter.com/AxleWright Patreon:https://www.patreon.com/GeeksWithShields Naming Your Little Geek:https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1641702214