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Geek Fights

Intelligent discussion of inane topics.
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Geek Fights 163: Best Adventure Time Episode

Ok once again, I know nothing about this topic, but Karin, Christy Wooke, Brian Townsend, Alex and Chris Fiore do and they talk about the BEST ADVENTURE TIME EPISODE. Damon Shaw hosts, Mike Ortiz just screws up the recording and looses the last half hour. Seriously, one job and he cant handle it. No wonder we are ending this. PDF and Excel format....

Jul 22, 20131 hr 42 min

Geek Fights 162: Best Friends Episode

Damon Shaw, Mike Ortiz, Michael Felsher, Greg Blanchard and BJ Anderson discuss the BEST FRIENDS EPISODE. This episode was Michael's idea and he's decidedly unfriendly so go figure. At least it's the shortest episode in years after last week's marathon show. I guess Friends fans arent as long winded as Trek fans. PDF and Excel format....

Jul 16, 20131 hr 4 min

Geek Fights 161: Best Star Trek Character

It's a big international panel for a bigger interstellar topic! Join Damon Shaw, Mike Ortiz, Christy Wooke, John Champion, Teras Cassiday (Canada) , Paul V (Scotland), Chris Mitchell (England), Yossie Bloch (israel) and Allen (Geek Fights mailroom) as they discuss one of the big gun geek topics, BEST STAR TREK CHARACTER. And boy do they discuss, it's the longest episode ever. 2 people don't even last the whole show. The rest probably wish they hadn't. You may not either. Brackets: PDF and Excel ...

Jul 09, 20133 hr 51 min

Geek Fights 160: Best Fictional Lawyer

Have you recently been injured in a slip and fall Geek Fight? If so you may be eligible to receive millions. Contact the legal team at Shaw, Ortiz, Farrell, Wade and Patanjo. They will object, motion to dismiss, approach the bench and all the other stuff you see in movies, TV, books, comics etc. While they are at it, they may even talk about the BEST FICTIONAL LAWYER. Listen in or be held in contempt! Exhibit A: PDF . Exhibit B Excel format....

Jul 02, 20131 hr 51 min

Geek Fights 159: Christopher Walken vs. Christopher Walken

First there was Nicholas Cage vs Kurt Russell. Then there was Gary Oldman vs Liam Neeson. When it came time to do Christopher Walken, the only person who could possibly take him on was... Christopher Walken! Damon Shaw, Mike Ortiz, Michael Felsher and Greg Blanchard celebrate one of the best, with CHRISTOPHER WALKEN VS CHRISTOPHER WALKEN. It's Bat villains and Bond villains, butt watches and census takers, soft shoe and lunchtime reptiles. So grab your cowbells and champagne and give a listen! B...

Jun 25, 20131 hr 39 min

Geek Fights 158: Best War Movie

Geek Fights gathered in their masses. Just like Damon Shaw, Mike Ortiz, Christy Wooke, Pete Lucas and Yossie Bloch at black masses. Evil minds that plot destruction. Sorcerers of death's construction. In the fields the bodies burning. As the BEST WAR MOVIE keeps turning. Death and hatred to mankind. Poisoning their brainwashed minds... Oh Lord yeah! I was going to with with a "War what is it good for?" thing, but I am seeing Black Sabbath soon with Ozzy (new album coming too) and went with War P...

Jun 18, 20132 hr 20 min

Damon and Josh Saw Man of Steel

I ramble about my thoughts on Superman for 20 minutes with bad audio THEN Josh joins the party we see the movie then SPOIL the Sh!t out of it!

Jun 14, 201343 min

The Last Unnamed Superman Podcast

This is the Last Superman Unnamed podcast. I don't remember who is on this one or what we talked about! It was 3 months ago! I know Jason Ritter is on this one! Tomorrow is the Man of Steel Review!

Jun 13, 20131 hr 10 min

Geek Fights Bonus: The Many Origins of Superman

Superman week continues as Mike Ortiz takes a look at the MANY ORIGINS OF SUPERMAN. Explore the history of the Man of Steel's ever evolving origin story in comics, from a simple one page afterthought to year long multi-part epic. See how the origin has been used as an entry point for new audiences and jumping off point for a whole mythology.

Jun 12, 20132 hr 29 min

Geek Fights 157: Best of Superman

Faster than a speeding Damon Shaw! More powerful than a Mike Ortiz! Able to leap tall Brian Townsend at a single bound! Look! Up in the sky! It's Jason Thomson! It's Chuck Farrel! Its Greg Trahan! It's BEST OF SUPERMAN!... Yes, it's BEST OF SUPERMAN ... strange visitor from another podcast who came to earth with powers and abilities far beyond those of mortal men! BEST OF SUPERMAN ... who can change the course of mighty geek spite, bend geek logic in his bare hands, and who, disguised as Clark K...

Jun 11, 20132 hr 23 min

Unnamed Superman Podcast 4

The Unnamed Superman Podcast returns! As we await this weeks release of the Man of Steel, we present Damon Shaw, Chris Mitchell and Mike Ortiz doing a commentary for the Director's Cut of Superman the Movie. There's some audio echo on damon and Chris, but Mike sounds fine and he does a lot of the talking. He really dig the movie too much and knows way too much about it!

Jun 10, 20132 hr 34 min

Geek Fights Into Trekness

Damon Shaw, Mike Ortiz and Chris Mitchell didn't plan to do an episode talking about Star Trek Into Darkness, and yet they did. After recording their Superman The Movie commentary (which comes out next week) they just started talking trek, cause that's what they do. After 45 minutes, they realized they had an episode. Listen to them give negative reactions to the negative reactions of fans online.

Jun 07, 201347 min

Geek Fights 156: Best Deity

Our panelists who art in Geek Fights. Damon Shaw, Mike Ortiz and Jason Thompson be thy name. Thy recording come, thy podcast done. On air as it is in heaven. Give us this topic, our BEST DEITY And forgive us our geek logic As we forgive those who geek logic against us. And lead us not into inappropriate discussions about peoples personal religious beliefs, that in the past has caused Holy Wars. but deliver us from boredom Amen Brackets: PDF and Excel format....

Jun 04, 20131 hr 38 min

Geek Fights 155: Unknown

I'm not even gonna try to explain this. Damon Shaw, Mike Ortiz, Allen, Josh Van Valkenburg and Josh Perrigo discuss something. They aren't even sure. It's all UNKNOWN. Just a whole bunch of random. But there's space penis. Brackets: PDF and Excel format.

May 28, 20131 hr 54 min

Geek Fights 154: Best Fictional School

Time to get schooled, as Damon Shaw, Mike Ortiz, Kathy Lehman, Barry Ingram and BJ Anderson discuss the BEST FICTIONAL SCHOOL. It's mutants, wizards, nerds, slobs, stoners, surfers, time lords, winners and losers. Just like real school, only sometimes there are death traps, and they probably get laid more, at least more than i did. Brackets: PDF and Excel format....

May 21, 20131 hr 49 min

We saw Star Trek Into Darkness!!!

I know I say spoilers over and over and over again but there are no spoilers in this mini ep. We enjoyed the movie so much we wanted you to go in with just two things. One, we liked it a lot! Two, the fanboys are gonna be pisssssssed. Enjoy Mike Josh and I as we go to the movies and don't talk about the movie at all.

May 16, 201316 min

Geek Fights 153: Best Director

ACTION! It's time to celebrate the kings of cinema as Damon Shaw, Mike Ortiz, Christy Wooke, Greg Blanchard, Jeremy Sacher and Paul Kowalksi bring you the BEST DIRECTOR. From thrill-makers to surrealists, box office titans to arthouse darlings, these visionaries have crossed genres, decades and languages to make us, laugh, cry, rage, think and just plain marvel at the magic of movies. CUT! THAT'S A WRAP! Brackets don't seem to be working at the moment.

May 14, 20132 hr 50 min

Allen & Jerad DIDN'T See Star Trek Into Darkness, But Talk About It Anyway

Allen & Jerad Formby haven't seen Star Trek: Into Darkness yes, but they still talk about it. There's no spoilers (because they haven't seen it) and they don't spend the whole time talking about it (because they haven't seen it), but they spend a good deal of time talking about Star Trek 2009, Star Trek in general, hopes for the new movie, fears about the new move, and some thoughts on the next one.

May 12, 201346 min

Geek Fights 152: Best Sci-fi/Fantasy TV Show - C2E2 Drunk Show

On the off chance, that the idea of listening to us get together in one room and get drunk while we record still appeals to you after the previous two C2E2 shows, Damon Shaw, Mike Ortiz, Christy Wooke, Jerad Formby, Karin, Dave Gill, Tess Craft, Kathy Lehman, (spoiler alert) Anne Geyer, Allen (via Skype) and the incredibly handsome Matt do their best to make sure you never do again. Its less hate crime-y than before, but also somehow less coherent. The first half isnt too bad, but clearly the sh...

May 07, 20132 hr 2 min

Chris Mitchell saw Iron-Man 3!

Living in the UK has some perks Chris gets to see some movies earlier than us...some. I would say SPOILERS but I haven't listen to this one yet so... SPOILERS!!!!!!

May 01, 201313 min

Geek Fights 151: Best South Park Character

We just got back from C2E2 and Mike hadn't had time to make a clever statement for this but most of you don't read it any way! Join Damon, Mike, Chuck, Justin, and Jerad for the shortest episode in a LOOONG time but boy is it fun! Brackets: PDF and Excel format.

Apr 30, 20131 hr 39 min

Bonus Episode: C2E2 Day One

Collection of recordings, C2E2 day one. Thursday. In the room and at Star Trek TNG Best of Both Worlds.

Apr 26, 201330 min

Geek Fights 150: DC vs Marvel Showdown

It's been a while since we have done this one. since then DC has had a NEW 52 and Marvel is NOW. Will that matter any? probably not. Just in time for our annual C2E2 trip, we hit you with some more epic comic book battles. Join Damon Shaw, Mike Ortiz, Brian Townsend, Pete Lucas and Anthony Kennedy as they bring you the DC VS MARVEL SHOWDOWN. Its super soldiers, amazon princesses, web slingers and men of steel, vs world eaters, emerald warriors, big red cheeses and heroes for hire (and somehow fa...

Apr 23, 20132 hr 48 min

Geek Fights 149: Best of Time Travel

Fire up the Flux Capacitors, hop in the Tardis, and get ready to slingshot around the sun! Wait havenn't we already done his before? Nope that was Best Time Travel movie. But time travel is so much more than movies. It encompasses books, TV, comics and real life scientific theories. And this show encompasses all of that! Join Damon Shaw, Mike Ortiz, Dan Janes, Amin Amat and Lance Langford as they spin the earth backwards to discuss the BEST OF TIME TRAVEL. There's some real science in here too. ...

Apr 16, 20132 hr 41 min

Geek Fights 148: Best Of The X-Files

Aliens, monsters, freaks, paranoid weirdos and deliberate obfuscation of the truth. Yep it's time for Damon Shaw, Mike Ortiz, Michael Felsher, Dave Gill and Josh Perrigo. Oh yeah they are talking about the BEST OF THE X-FILES. The truth is in here! PDF and Excel format.

Apr 08, 20133 hr 9 min

Geek Fights 147: Number 1 Badass

Who's bad? Well certainly not Damon Shaw, Mike Ortiz, Chuck Farrell, Josh VanValkenburg and Leo Perez, but they can certainly talk about the NUMBER 1 BADASS. Listen in for what turns out to be probably the most educational episode of Geek Fights ever. Find out who kicks ass, who taps ass and who is just plain bad ass. And we warned you about goatse repeatedly. If you look, it's your own fault. Bad ass brackets! PDF and Excel format....

Apr 02, 20131 hr 56 min

Geek Fights 146: Best Best Picture

And the nominees are: Damon Shaw in Host. Mike Ortiz in Sidekick. Michael Felsher in One Angry Man. Jerad Formby in Milos Foreman Whore. John Champion in The Respectable One And the winner of BEST BEST PICTURE is... YOU! No statue, Brackets! PDF and Excel format.

Mar 26, 20132 hr 37 min

Unnamed Superman Podcast 3

It's Friday and you know what that means...I guess you don't. It's time for another USP this time on the USP we do a comic book club on the excellent Superman Earth One volumes 1 & 2. The amazing works by J. Michael Straczynski and Shane Davis. I suggest you pick up a copy if you haven't yet! This is all about these two great works of art.

Mar 22, 20131 hr 38 min

Geek Fights 145: Best Fictional Product

It's consumerism gone wrong. Join Damon Shaw, Michael Ortiz, Michael Felsher, Christy Wooke and Chuck Farrell discuss the BEST FICTIONAL PRODUCT. It's amazing how many of these became real products. You wouldn't think we could find away to be inappropriate but somehow we do. I'd buy that for a dollar! Brackets: PDF and Excel format....

Mar 19, 20131 hr 57 min

Geek Fights 144: Gene Hackman vs Michael Caine

In 1994 , the Caine-Hackman theory was first postulated at Port Charles University. The Theory states that at any given time, either a Gene Hackman or Michael Caine movie is playing on television. Damon Shaw, Mike Ortiz, Chris Mitchell, BJ Anderson and Barry Ingram neither prove nor disprove this hypothesis, but they do pit the two titans of cinema against each other in GENE HACKMAN VS MICHAEL CAINE. It's brilliants roles, questionable career choices, oscar, killer fish and the two hardest worki...

Mar 12, 20132 hr 16 min
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