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20th Century Geek

Scott Weatherlywww.20thcenturygeek.com
Whether by myself or with one of my friends, each episode I will look at some aspect of pop culture in the 20th Century. This may be looking at the history involved or just reviewing a film, comic or book was important or we just like.
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Episodes

Black Christmas: Lethal Boy Scout

Man of Letters Mike and I kick off our Shane Black Christmas reviews with Lethal Weapon and The Last Boy Scout. We also discuss the top 5 alternate Christmas films

Dec 12, 20161 hr 29 min

90's Wrestling Pt2 : The attitude decade

Mad Mike and John Bull get stuck into what made the 90's such an interesting decade in Wrestling. The Monday night wars, ECW and the Attitude Era, we cover it all.

Nov 18, 20162 hr 6 min

90's Wrestling: Our time in the ring

Mike and I start talking wrestling. We start by discussing out time working as wrestlers on the British indie circuit as John Bull and Mad Mike.

Nov 11, 201654 min

Made and made again

Mike and Scott discuss movie remakes and if they are any good.

Sep 29, 20161 hr 2 min

Adventurers, Swashbucklers and Mystery Men

A look at the heroes that came before Superman and how they were influenced by the events of the time. Quote from Batman Begins (2005) Warner Bros - Research book notes Superheroes: Capes, cowls and the creation of comic book culture – Laurence Maslon and Michael Kantor (2013) Crown Archetype A brief History of Superheroes – Brian J. Robb (2014) Robinson / Running Press The Shadow #1: The living shadow – Maxwell Grant (originally 1931 / reprinted 1977) New English Library The Avenger #2: The Yel...

Aug 12, 201634 min

Intro Episode

Hi and welcome to the intro episode of 20th Century Geek. This is my first episode and I wanted to give an overview of who I am and what you can expect. So pull up a bean bag and enjoy. Show Notes: information on Lore can be found at www.lorepodcast.com and more information about Imaginary Worlds can be found at www.imaginaryworldspodcast.org

Jul 26, 201612 min
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