Middle-aged Geeks

Middle-Aged Geeks

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A podcast where your hosts Daz and Phil discuss different topics from across geek culture. There is a mix of old and new as we review movies, videogames and TV shows and also discuss retro games and movies and their effect on the culture at large. We would love for you to get involved so if you have any suggestions for stuff you would like to see covered, feel free to shoot us a mail at middleagedgeeks@yahoo.com. Thanks for listening!

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Episode 17: "Party like its 1999 - Part 2" - Fight Club, Donkey Kong 64 12.02.2024 1:39:16

Welcome to part two in our "Party like its 1999" series. This week we're revisiting the incredible Fight Club by David Fincher. We'll then be looking at the good and bad from Rare's last Donkey Kong offering - Donkey Kong 64. You can find us on ⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠ , ⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠ , ⁠⁠⁠YouTube ⁠⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠⁠TikTok 00:00:00 Introduction and what we've been playing/watching 00:15:...

Episode 16: "Party like its 1999 - Part 1" - The Green Mile, Worms Armageddon 05.02.2024 59:53

Welcome to part one in our "Party like its 1999" series. This week we're revisiting the Frank Darabont classic - The Green Mile. We'll then be reminiscing about the multiplayer madness that is Worms Armageddon. You can find us on ⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠ , ⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠ , ⁠⁠YouTube ⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠TikTok 00:00 Introduction, news and what we've been playing/watching 13:00 The Green Mile 50:45 Wo...

Episode 15: "Furious Jumping" - Poor Things (2023), Nintendo DS 20th birthday 29.01.2024 1:15:31

Welcome to this week's episode. We kick off this week as usual with a chat about what we've been playing and watching. We then get stuck into our spoiler-heavy movie review of Poor Things (2023) We round things off with our Retro Corner where we celebrate the 20th birthday of the Nintendo DS. Thanks for listening as always You can find us on ⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠ , ⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠ , ⁠⁠Youtube ⁠⁠ and...

Episode 14: "In space no one can hear you scream" - A brief history of the Alien Franchise, Alien (1979) 22.01.2024 1:30:27

This week, for its 45th anniversary, we're doing a Xenomorph special. That's right, we're going to go through a brief history of the Alien franchise from the release of the first movie right up to the present and what the future may hold. Then for our Retro Corner, we will be revisiting the movie that started it all - Ridley Scott's 'Alien' (1979). You can find us on ⁠Faceb...

Episode 13: "I hear you can talk to fish" - Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom, Prince of Persia - Sands of Time 15.01.2024 1:14:02

Welcome to this week's episode. We kick off this week as usual with a chat about what we've been playing and watching. We then get stuck into our spoiler-heavy movie review of Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom. We round things off with our Retro Corner where we revisit Prince of Persia - Sands of Time. Thanks for listening as always You can find us on Facebook , Instagram , Youtube and TikTok 0...

Episode 12: "Don't release the Snyder cut" - Rebel Moon, Grim Fandango 08.01.2024 1:40:29

We're back!! Happy New Year and thanks for tuning in for the new season of Middle-Aged Geeks. As per usual we kick off with a discussion about what we've been playing and watching since the last episode. After that we chat about what we're most looking forward to in 2024. Next up is our review of the 2023 movie Rebel Moon - Part one: A Child of Fire. If you watched this because we told...

Episode 11: "Our 2023...wrapped" - Our favourite games, movies and shows from 2023 18.12.2023 1:58:39

Welcome to our end-of-year episode. It's a longer episode than usual as we take the time to each name our favourite entertainment offerings from 2023. We start off as normal with what we have been playing and watching this past week. Then we kick off our top 5's by discussing what movies made our shortlist of favourites from 2023. Next up, we run through our top 5 TV shows, before rounding...

Episode 10: "And the award goes to..." - The 2023 Game Awards 11.12.2023 1:14:35

Welcome to episode 10. We kick off as usual with what we have been playing/watching, and also some feedback from one of our listeners. Then for our main content, we have something different for you this week as we recap the 2023 Game Awards. We run through the winners of each award along with the announcements and surprises from the big night. But not before Daz springs an impromptu quiz on Phil a...

Episode 9: "It's too dangerous to go alone! Take this." - Uncharted movie (2022), The Legend of Zelda - Ocarina of Time 04.12.2023 1:28:36

Welcome to episode 9. We kick off as usual by discussing what we've been playing and watching this past week. Next, Phil guides us through our movie review of Uncharted (2022). But before that, Daz takes part in a little quiz to see if he can guess how Uncharted stacks up review-wise against other videogame to movie adaptations. We then finish with our Retro Corner as Daz reminisces about his...

Episode 8: "Flawless Victory" - Mortal Kombat movies revisited, Mortal Kombat 2. 27.11.2023 1:11:31

MORTAL KOMBAAAAT! Welcome to episode 8 where we will be diving deep into the world of Mortal Kombat. We kick off as always with a discussion about what we have been playing/watching this week and also touch on the news of the nominees for the Game Awards coming up in a couple of weeks. Next, we give a brief overview of the three Mortal Kombat movies and have a discussion about what makes them good...

Episode 7: "Its life, Jim, but not as we know it." - The current state of Star Trek, Galaxy Quest 20.11.2023 1:50:45

*Extra-long episode* We decided to cleanse ourselves after 3 weeks of bad movies by taking a trip to the stars for our 7th episode. We kick things off as always with a discussion around what we've been playing/watching and our reaction to the new Madame Web trailer. Next up, Daz guides us through a chat about Star Trek, where it began for us, the current state of Trek and what the future looks...

Episode 3: "Virtual Insanity" - Current state of V.R., Tron 19.11.2023 58:46

On this week's episode we have a discussion about VR including it's history and what the future may hold. We then stay (kinda) on topic for our Retro Corner by revisiting the 1982 movie 'TRON'. We can't imagine anyone needs spoiler warnings for a 41 year old movie but if you want to skip that section, see the timestamps below. If you'd like to contact us: You can mail us: M...

Ep 4 - Five Nights at Freddy's 19.11.2023 2:09:05

Welcome to our bumper, extra long, Spooktacular (not sorry) Halloween episode. This week we kick off as usual by discussing what we've been playing this past week. Spider-Man 2 features prominently but the discussion is spoiler free. Next up we take a trip back through the decades as we look at some of the stand-out horror videogames we've both enjoyed. Then we welcome our special guest Dee Reddy...

Episode 5: "Shōryūken" - Knights of the Zodiac, Street Fighter 2 19.11.2023 1:14:41

Welcome to episode 5! We have an action-packed episode for you this week. We kick off as usual with a discussion about what we have been playing and watching. Both of us have been revisiting some not so new releases. Then for our movie review we discuss the 2023 disasterpiece 'Knights of the Zodiac'. Why, you ask? You'll have to listen to find out. Spoiler: its Phil's fault. Then w...

Episode 6: "Higher, further, faster, baby" - The Marvels, Blast Corps 13.11.2023 1:09:07

Welcome to this week's Marvel-ous (ahem) episode. First up we will be discussing what we've been playing/watching and also reacting to some gaming news. Next up we will have a short spoiler-free review of the 2023 movie The Marvels before moving onto a fairly spoiler heavy discussion about the plot. Following this, we will have a discussing about what the future looks like for the MCU base...

Episode 2: "If you ain't first, you're last" - Gran Tourismo the movie, Burnout 13.10.2023 55:26

Welcome to episode 2 where we are, amongst other things, discussing the 2023 movie Gran Tourismo and the video game series - Burnout. If you check down below you will find the timestamps for the episode in case you want to skip any spoilers. If you'd like to contact us: You can mail us: Middleagedgeeks@yahoo.com You can also find us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=615520704...

Episode 1: "Hello there" - The Creator, Conker's Bad Fur Day 05.10.2023 50:56

Hello and thanks for checking out the first episode of our podcast. We are Daz and Phil, and as the name suggests, we're a pair of old gits who love all things geeky. In this episode we'll be giving you a little background on us and why we decided to start the podcast. We'll then be having a fairly spoiler-heavy discussion/review of Gareth Edwards' The Creator before jumping into o...