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In the wake of George Floyd's murder and the ensuing protests and riots it's been difficult for me to concentrate on talking movies, videogames and comics. And at the top of the show I talk a little bit about our relationship with recent events and our framework of pop culture. It's a conversation we should always be having and are privileged by the fact that we don't always have to have it. But t...

Or did I save hers? Regardless, you need to know Natasha Halevi. I met her when we randomly saved each other's lives during a race several years ago (true story) and since then she's become a filmmaking triple threat (completely unrelated to the life saving story). We'll talk about her new short film, starting The Fatale Collective and being married to an LA Clippers fan (named Sean Gunn). We also...

The COVID-19 Pandemic has brought live action film and TV production to a halt worldwide. But as it continues and quarantines are lifted, it's time to get back to work. What exactly does that mean to filmmakers, both at the studio level and independently? To help me with some of those questions is my own producer and friend Noam Dromi. Noam is a writer and producer with extensive and award winning...

Even though we're in quarantine for the COVID-19 pandemic, there's a lot of Star Wars news popping off! From 'The Mandalorian: Season 2' to the release of Colin Trevorrow's 'Duel of the Fates' script, we've got a lot to talk about! Helping me with the heavy lifting are Star Wars fans and indie creators Yehudi Mercado and Barbra and Bryant Dillon of Fanbase Press! We discuss the future of the Star...

How do you make an original graphic novel? And how hard is it? Writer Chris Mancini and artist Fernando Pinto are longtime Geekscape friends with a brand new graphic novel called 'Rise of the Kung Fu Dragon Master' and are here to tell us all about it and offer some advice! Enjoy! Visit the Rise of the Kung Fu Dragon Master Kickstarter! Subscribe to Geekscape on iTunes! Follow Jonathan on Twitter...

In the early 80s, author Henry Vogel was one of the creators behind the indie comics 'Southern Knights' and 'The X-Thieves'! And today he's writing sci-fi novels like the recently released 'The Lost Planet'! I welcome Henry on the show to talk about creating indie comics during the 80s Black and White boom that gave birth to Cerebus and The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and discuss his brand new bo...

COVID 19 is still raging and we're still quarantined in our homes! 'The Last Of Us 2' has been delayed and we're trying to make do with 'Animal Crossing: New Horizons'! Is this pandemic even survivable? Luckily, we're getting the Geekscape video game crew back together to walk you through the one media industry that hasn't been destroyed by the pandemic! Shane O'Hare and Josh Jackson return with s...

Filmmaker Issa López's 'Tigers Are Not Afraid' is a horror fairytale told against the backdrop of Mexico's violent drug world... but through the eyes of a child. Using fantastical elements similar to Guillermo Del Toro films like 'Pan's Labyrinth' and 'The Devil's Backbone', it tells the story of abandoned street children fighting for survival and the ghosts that follow them in their journey. Issa...

You might know Dan Murrell from his time on Screen Junkies and other awesome online movie shows... but now Dan is doing his own thing, starting his own Youtube channel and bringing you new film and box office analysis videos! In this episode, we talk a bit about striking out on your own, the rapidly changing landscape of online video companies and his amicable departure from Screen Junkies! Along...

Ultimate Fakebook's Bill McShane has been a friend for a long time... so why hasn't he been on Geekscape already to talk about his awesome band? Well, maybe because that band hasn't put out a new album in 16 years! But that all changed last month with the release of Ultimate Fakebook's 'The Preserving Machine'! Bill arrives on the show to talk about the influences that went into the album, how it'...

We don't talk much sports on Geekscape, but ESPN's multipart Michael Jordan documentary 'The Last Dance' is a major event. And with the Coronavirus Pandemic shutting down sports, who knows when I'll get a chance to geek out on the NBA again. Luckily, Zach Harper is a basketball writer for The Athletic and a personality on SiriusXM's NBA channel and is here on Geekscape to talk about the NBA shutdo...

Jason Inman and Jay Washington drop in to for J-Town, the 3 man pop culture news team, united for the first time ever! On this episode we discuss the newly announced all-female Star Wars series for Disney+, JJ Abrams' JLA Dark series, if the MCU has "filler" movies and when we'll start seeing the Fantastic Four and why DragonCon hasn't canceled their Labor Day convention yet! We also take your que...

Geekscape is LIVE with our 520th episode... and it only took a Pandemic! That's right! Streaming live over Facebook, Twitch, Periscope and Youtube, Matt and Derek join me to talk about what movies, comics and games we've been consuming in quarantine! Derek says there's good stuff on Quibi while Matt tells us 'Taste of London' is one of the funniest shows on TV! Matt's brother Brian joins us to tal...

With the Corona Virus keeping us quarantined in our homes and Summer just around the corner, there's no doubt that major geek events like the San Diego Comic Con are going to cancel or postpone until later in the year! That leaves the door open for 2020 becoming the year of the Virtual Comic Convention! Already, several virtual online comic book conventions have started to spring up to give fans t...

Quarantine continues in the face of the Corona Virus Pandemic... but that's not enough to stop Ian Kerner! In this episode, Ian checks in to talk about the state of the comics industry, if COVID 19 will be the end of local comic book shops as we know them and if Marvel and DC Comics can weather the storm. We also discuss the sliding Marvel slate and what this means for blockbuster films getting gr...

As COVID-19 burns around the world, the Geekscape team is quarantining at home! In the spirit of Social Distancing, Matt and Derek report in to talk about their quarantine experiences from Philadelphia and Vancouver while I share the news from Los Angeles! Matt talks about how his father has one of the most essential jobs of all and Derek is worried about living with a full time nurse... but not e...

Welcome to the apocalypse! How are you holding up? Doing okay? We're still alive at least! So why not try and make things a little more normal by listening to a brand new Geekscape episode? My guest this week is Ralph D'Amato, the producer of 'Pretending I'm A Superman'... the upcoming documentary about the Tony Hawk Pro Skater series! Ralph was also a producer on the games as well so we talk abou...

'The VelociPastor filmmaker Brendan Steere returns to Geekscape for a full episode of filmmaking talk! We talk about making the film on such a tiny budget, the challenges of hiring the right people and how making The VelociPastor compares to making Predator (which you should never see for the first time on a plane)! Along the way we talk about Brendan's film school thesis, getting away with making...

Paula Rhodes might not be a household name to some Geekscapists but you've probably heard her voice in games like GTA V, Red Dead Redemption 2 and the Resident Evil series! Beyond that she's been in fan favorite projects like 'The New Adventures of Pete and Wendy' and 'Elf Quest: A Fan Imagining'! Well now she's on Geekscape talking about her new project 'Delicate State', a modern day civil war th...

Yay! The Harley Quinn solo movie is here! But it's not REALLY a solo movie because they introduce the Birds of Prey characters and force Harley to be in what sometimes feels like THEIR movie! Does it sound like a mess? Well, you've got NO IDEA how much it is! Ian Kerner joins me for a new Geekscape Special as we piece through Harley's movie, celebrate the things that worked in it... and then detai...

Friend Ivan Van Norman is back on the show to talk about his brand new 'Altered Carbon' RPG! It's available right now as a brand new Kickstarter so get in on the ground floor! We talk some Philip K. Dick, cyberpunk and sci-fi, proto-humanity and what goes into making a successful RPG! Along the way, I tease the 'Soldier' game I haven't been designing, catch up with Ivan on all things gaming and di...

Kat Riquelme may not be the most active Geekscapist on social media... but she's one of the longest listening! Although she doesn't hang out on the Facebook group, our Instagram or tweet at us (and never hung out on our forums), she's been a Geekscapist since the age of 14! She even still has a very early Geekscape shirt that I mailed to Melbourne, Australia! In this special Geekscape Hang Session...

Chris DeMakes is the lead singer and guitarist for Less Than Jake, one of my favorite bands... and now he's a Geekscape guest! I went down to Hermosa Beach this week to talk to Chris before his solo show and we got into a fantastic discussion about Less Than Jake, making a life and career out of music, the ups and downs of the last 30 years, battling public perception and a ton more! Along the way...

Season 1 of 'The Mandalorian' has concluded... and it did NOT disappoint! It DID leave us with a lot of questions though! Good thing Ian Kerner is here to help us answer a few of them and also help us highlight some of the best parts of the 8 episodes! There will be MASSIVE SPOILERS ahead for 'The Mandalorian' but also some helpful hints and answers like who was the mysterious figure teased at the...

'Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker' is finally here... and we've got a lot to say about it! In this SPOILER FILLED episode, Ian Kerner returns to pick through the ins and outs of J.J. Abrams' finale to the Skywalker saga that started 42 years ago! Where does Episode 9 pick up and where do we find Rey, Finn and Poe? How does the film react to the events of 'The Last Jedi'? Does the work as a satisfy...