Episode Notes 'The Monster Squad' is a definitive 80s Cult Movie. It went almost completely ignored upon its release and only decades later has it amassed the audience it always deserved. And what took so long? With a plot that is basically The Little Rascals versus the classic Universal Monsters, everyone who sees the movie falls in love with it! Well, on this LA Comic Con panel, we've got two of the original Squad members, Andre Gower and Ryan Lambert, talking about their experiences making th...
Oct 31, 2018•49 min
Episode Notes We love Giant Robots and Kaiju monsters! Even more, we love talking about them! And this past weekend, at Los Angeles Comic Con, Geekscape hosted a panel talking all about these larger than life passions of ours! Couldn't make it? All good! Now you can listen in to a panel of expert pros and fans alike as we talk some serious deep cuts! From Voltron to Godzilla to Pacific Rim... and including all of the really obscure and hard to find movies, comics, TV shows and art inbetween, we ...
Oct 29, 2018•55 min
Episode Notes Marvel's popular Daredevil has returned to Netflix for a 3rd Season... but does this one hit a bullseye!?! Bad pun. I know. But things are a bit rockier for the Devil of Hell's Kitchen in the wake of Netflix's cancellation of both Iron Fist and Luke Cage. What does that mean for future Marvel Netflix shows? Or the upcoming Disney streaming app? And as we get into this SPOILER FILLED episode, what were the highlights of the season? What do we still have questions about? Where do we ...
Oct 26, 2018•1 hr 10 min
Episode Notes CONAN writer Rob Kutner has been writing for shows like The Daily Show, Dennis Miller Live!, Late Night With Conan O'Brien and more for almost two decades... and now he's on the Geekscape podcast! Rob talks to us about the ups and downs of his career as a comedy writer, the instability of writing for late night TV and the general instability of everything everywhere! In the course of discussing the oncoming apocalypse, we talk about his new digital graphic novel 'Shrinkage', about ...
Oct 23, 2018•1 hr 8 min
Longtime Geekscape friend Yuri Lowenthal has been keeping a secret... that he's Spider-Man! But now, the entire world knows because Spider-Man on PS4, in which Yuri plays Peter Parker and Spider-Man, is one of the hottest, system selling games of the year! In this episode, Yuri talks about the long process of auditioning for the roll, having to keep such a giant secret and performing as one of the most iconic characters of all time! What was the process of performing some of the action packed mo...
Oct 18, 2018•1 hr 10 min
Episode Notes Mega Ran and MC Lars are Nerdcore rappers at the top of their game. And they took some time off from their Rushmore of Nerdcore tour to sit with me and talk about some history. It's like 3 old friends catching up as we talk about their separate histories and what got them into music and about the beginnings of the Nerdcore scene in general. Their most recent collaboration 'The Dewey Decibal System' is discussed as well as a bit of religion and politics... the things we're supposed ...
Oct 15, 2018•1 hr 14 min
Finally! Hollywood had its way and successfully released the stand-alone 'Venom' movie that they've been trying to make for years! But... is it really a success? What can be argued against an $80 Million opening weekend? Well... a lot. This movie isn't exactly a critical darling. From the script to the fx to the acting to the entire point of making a stand-alone Venom movie in the first place, there's a lot that doesn't work. So why did we still have fun watching it? Did it have anything to do w...
Oct 08, 2018•54 min
Our beloved friend, documentary filmmaker Tommy Avallone is back on the show to talk about his latest film 'The Bill Murray Stories: Life Lessons Learned From A Mythical Man'! This one documents the numerous Bill Murray sightings across the country, from Bill showing up at a frat party to do dishes to taking part in a couple's engagement photo shoot, and tries ot make sense of it all! We've seen the movie and we love it... so how did it come together? What is it about Bill Murray that we find so...
Oct 06, 2018•1 hr 1 min
Here's a special mini episode of Geekscape focusing on the idea of strategic quitting! And I wouldn't have brought it to you if I didn't think it wasn't important to hear. We've all found ourselves bogged down in life, especially if we're geek collectors of things like DVDs, comic books, videogames, etc. Maybe we find ourselves in an unfulfilling job or relationship? But what are these things actually adding to our lives? More importantly, what are they taking away? I sit down with Dr. Lynn Mari...
Sep 28, 2018•28 min
It's been a long time since Chris Fafalios of Punchline has been on the podcast (unless you count his involvement in the Geekscape theme song which is on EVERY episode)! And a lot has changed in the 10 years since. Punchline continues to put out albums, they're finally touring the West Coast again and Chris has discovered his love of Pokémon, thanks to Pokémon Go! After a show in San Diego, we sit in the tour van and talk about our love of Nintendo, why Breath of the Wild might be our favorite p...
Sep 24, 2018•1 hr 12 min
Jason Inman (and his wife Ashley Victoria Robinson) have been personal friends of both myself and Geekscape for a long time! And they're also burgeoning comic book creators with last year's successful 'Jupiter Jet' hitting stands! They're back now with their really cool second comic 'Science!', about a school for young genius that may be home to more than just a good education! Jason and Ashley join me to talk about the graphic novel, the Kickstarter campaign going on RIGHT NOW for the book and ...
Sep 12, 2018•1 hr 14 min
Netflix and Marvel's 'Iron Fist' Season 2 is out... and is a huge improvement over the controversial first season! There's a new showrunner and only 10 episodes as things get shaken up for both the show and Danny Rand after the events of 'The Defenders' crossover! And Ian and I answer all of your questions and give you a couple Easter Eggs in the process! How is Alice Eve as villain Typhoid Mary? Is Davos the best villain in the Marvel Netflix universe? What's the next step in Danny Rand and Col...
Sep 12, 2018•51 min
As I tell you in the intro, my knowledge of MC Chris was fairly minimal when he was proposed to me as a guest... but I knew he was really cool and a lot of my friends were fans and that was good enough for me! Well, after having him on the podcast I gotta tell you that I'm now a fan and he IS very cool! But the pop culture rapper, animator, comedian and actor is so much more than that! As we soon discover in our conversation, it's not all Star Wars and comic books in MC Chris' world (although th...
Sep 04, 2018•1 hr 27 min
Udo Kier is one of the most recognizable cult actors working today! Sure, he regularly works with critically acclaimed auteurs like Lars Von Trier, Gus Van Sant and Wim Wenders, but he can also be seen in fun, popular movies like 'Blade', 'Armageddon', 'Ace Ventura: Pet Detective' and 'Iron Sky'! This week, Udo returns in the next chapter of the Puppet Master horror series... 'Puppet Master: The Littlest Reich'! Starring Thomas Lennon (really!), Barbara Hampton and Michael Paré, Udo plays the Pu...
Aug 14, 2018•1 hr 9 min
I may have mentioned back during Season 1 just how great Cinemax's 'Outcast' series, based on the Images Comics series by Robert Kirkman and Paul Azaceta, is! Well, I hope you listened because Season 2 is airing right now and it is just as great! To celebrate the show's return, I sat down with series star Patrick Fugit and showrunner Chris Black and talked about the uniqueness of this supernatural possession series. What went into crafting the specific tone? Did they have trouble portraying the ...
Aug 10, 2018•46 min
The RKSS Film Collective, directors François Simard, Anouk Whissell and Yoann-Karl Whissell, first came on the scene a few years ago with their Mad Max meets comic books and VHS nosalgia celebration 'Turbo Kid'. Now, RKSS is back with the equaly nostalgic yet entirely different 'Summer Of '84', a serial killer next door suspence thriller that mixes 'The Goonies' with 'Rear Window'. RKSS sat down with me at San Diego Comic Con to talk about making 'Turbo Kid', playing with nostalgia and filmmakin...
Aug 06, 2018•52 min
Geekscapists! We're back from San Diego Comic Con 2018 but that doesn't mean that the work is over! Just the opposite! Filmmaker, actress and multi-hyphenate Heidi Cox returns to the show to tell us all about the new crowdfunding campaign for the Stalking LeVar short film that her company Dweeb Darlings is producing with Geekscape and FonCo studios! Why did she team with us? What's the story? Where did the idea originate? And why should YOU help out? In addition, we talk about the apparent, abru...
Jul 31, 2018•1 hr 13 min
This is it! The San Diego Comic Con 2018 Spectacular! But it comes with a heavy heart as we remember one of our own: our beloved Jon Schnepp, frequent Geekscape guest and dear friend. We start things off on a somber note with Jon's good friend Maddox, who shared a booth with Jon as our neighbor at SDCC's past. We reflect on Jon's influence on us and share a few Jon memories. Following up are Geekscape booth signees Don Nguyen and Andy Nordvall, discussing their Ink-tober inspired book 'Siren's S...
Jul 26, 2018•1 hr 34 min
San Diego Comic Con 2018 is upon us! And to prep you for it, I sit down with Geekscape staff members Matt Kelly and Derek Kraneveldt to talk about everything coming up in the world of Geekscape this week! But first, we tell you about the wonder that is Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson's Die Hard-like epic 'Skyscraper' (really)! From there we get into the going ons of Geekscape's Booth #3919, talk about our new ConQuest Scavenger Hunt with the Dweeb Darlings, Derek tells you about all the off-site event...
Jul 17, 2018•55 min
After the universe shattering events of 'Avengers: Infinity War' you might be asking yourself what the consequence of Marvel's new 'Ant-Man And The Wasp' are! Maybe you just have a ton of questions! Like where was Scott? Does this movie take place at the same time as 'Inifinity War'? Why should we care about a funny movie about two tiny heroes after everything that just happened? What Easter Eggs pop up that might shed light on the rest of the Marvel Universe? Or is this movie even a lot of fun?...
Jul 09, 2018•44 min
Season 2 of Netflix and Marvel's 'Luke Cage' has returned to the streets of Harlem and this season picks up right where 'The Defenders' and Season 1 left off! Luke and Claire are trying to further their relationship after the revelations about Luke's father in Season 1 and Claire Temple is dealing with the injury she suffered battling The Hand in 'The Defenders'! On top of that, new villain Bushmaster has hit the streets and he wants to take back what he thinks is rightfully his: Harlem's Paradi...
Jul 04, 2018•48 min
John Fugelsang is a comedian, an actor, a radio host, a political commentator and so much more! And now... he's a guest on the Geekscape podcast! Know that John is vocal about both politics and religion (the two things you're NOT supposed to talk about on the internet), we dive head first into both! We discuss the current climate of bullies, both in gradeschool and in society, and growing up with them as geeks! We can't seem to avoid talking about the Star Wars Prequels and how there might have ...
Jun 28, 2018•1 hr 6 min
Straight from New York City (and from a New York City diner no less!) I sit with old friends Jim Pellegrinelli, Nicole Walker and Scott Klopfenstein and discuss 'Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom'... which we all just survived (MAJOR SPOILERS)! Do we wish it had gone extinct? Were there parts that we liked? Are all the good stories being told on TV now? We discuss Westworld Season 2 and if we're still hooked! And Scott proposes the dangers of binge viewing or how long form serialized content can le...
Jun 25, 2018•1 hr 4 min
'WolfCop' is back for 'Another WolfCop', the sequel to one of the most outrageous cult films in recent memory! Along for the ride is returning writer/director Lowell Dean, who Skypes with me on a new Geekscape podcast to talk about werewolves, horror movies, the challenges of making indie films no matter where you live and a lot more! What was up with the first WolfCop sex scene? And did he set out to top it? How do you embrace "the weird"? And what are his favorite on-screen Werewolves of all t...
Jun 22, 2018•33 min
E3 2018 is NEXT WEEK and there are so many anticipated video games and potential announcements to talk about! Luckily, Geekscape Games co-host Josh Jackson is on the show to talk through all of them with me! Is Nintendo phasing out their super successful 3DS? Can Microsoft and the XBox One earn back fans' good will? What surprises does Sony have in store for the rest of the PS4 lifetime? How will the Let's Go Pokemon games play out? How will the Overleague compete against Twitch viewership and w...
Jun 08, 2018•1 hr 21 min
There's a lot of controversy about 'Solo: A Star Wars Story', Disney's latest entry in the rapidly expanding Star Wars cinematic universe! From the box office to the story to the actors, nobody quite seems to be in agreement about film... but everyone is talking about it! And that includes Ian Kerner and I as we sit down to discuss pretty much every aspect of the film! Does it work? Was it necessary? What did we like? What worries us going forward? What was up with that surprise cameo? Where doe...
May 30, 2018•1 hr 4 min
It's been several years since Tim Jennings has been on the podcast so we welcome him back with open arms! Tim is one of the comedic performers behind 'The Lusty Horde', a longstanding improv group that is now an improvised genre storytelling podcast! Tim tells us about the history of the Horde, some hilarious stories about what worked and what didn't when turning the live show into a podcast and more! Along the way we talk about some Infinity War and Deadpool 2 and I posit that the existence of ...
May 24, 2018•1 hr 21 min
'Deadpool 2' is out! But now we've got a lot of questions! Like who is Cable? Who is Domino? They did WHAT in the first 15 minutes? How does Deadpool 2 fit with the X-Men films? How close is Cable's origin story to the one in the comics? How does Deadpool 2 movie set up an X-Force film? What characters would be in an X-Force movie? Does this change the X-Men timeline? Should you bring your kids to see Deadpool 2? Is Deadpool 2 as funny as the first movie? And more! So obviously we have to get Ia...
May 22, 2018•52 min
'Henry Danger' star Cooper Barnes is a longtime Geekscapist and one of the only superheros that we can also call our friend (most are our enemies)! Before he suits up for a fifth season as Captain Man, Cooper drops by Geekscape to talk about whether or not this will be the show's final season, how Nickelodeon broke it to him that Captain Man's name won't be in the title of the Henry Danger cartoon spin off and talk to us about Gremlins. Actually, about 80% of this episode is Cooper and I talking...
May 17, 2018•1 hr 6 min
'The Concessionaires Must Die!' is an independent film years in the making! Just how many? Well, you'll have to listen to the podcast for answers like that! Directed by longtime Geekscape friend America Young and starring previous Geekscape guests David Blue and Stan Lee, the film is best described as "Empire Records in a movie theater"! But it's not as simple as that. A lot of love, sweat and tears went into putting this film together. To get the full story, I sat down with America, David, actr...
May 08, 2018•1 hr 8 min
