Nick Gregorio joins me for a brand new Geekscapepod! I review Abraham Lincoln Vampire Hunter and Ted! I'm excited to play The Walking Dead Episode 2 and Nick and I talk about the best Spider-Man video games! "Guardians of the Galaxy" is coming to theaters in 2014! "Big Hero 6" is coming from Marvel and Disney Animation! Edgar Wright has begun some "Ant Man" work! Before Watchmen continues to be good while the Punisher sets his sights on the Avengers! What's Nick's problem with Jim Lee? And HUGE ...
Jun 30, 2012•1 hr 4 min
Geekscape mainstay Brian Gilmore visits the Geekscape couch to talk some serious news and reviews! We discuss spammy Russian sex dealers, rural Chinese sex toys and reminisce about the growth of Geekscape! "Taken 2" and "Dredd" get trailers but which is worth watching? Jonathan talks "Safety Not Guaranteed" while Gilmore tears up at "Brave"! Are Firefly fans the most pathetic fans in Geekdom? The Nintendo 3DS XL sounds lame while a Castle Greyskull card holder sounds awesome! PLUS! How 60s TV Ba...
Jun 24, 2012•44 min
Geekscape writers Scott Alminiana and Shawn Madden join me on this Geekscapepod to talk through a few things! Green Lantern and Nightwing are going gay in Justice League XXX 3D! Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes is NOT cancelled… we think! Shawn recommends the Netflix Instant indie "Boy Wonder"! Play as Stan Lee in new Amazing Spider-Man preorder DLC! Monster University gets a trailer! More info on Geekscape at SDCC! And we say how much we love Geekscapist Xan! Learn more about your ad choices....
Jun 20, 2012•37 min
I start this episode off telling all of you to go pick up "The FP" this week! Also, "Adventure Time" Season 1 is coming to DVD in July! Fantastic! Falling Skies has returned to TV and why should you be watching it? Is "Before Watchmen" turning itself around? Ed Brubaker's got your Captain America fix! I review Pixar's "Brave" and it's fantastic! And Geekscape favorite BigYanks gets married… finally! But what do we get him? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices...
Jun 18, 2012•26 min
My wife Laura joins me on this episode to talk about the difference between the Resident Evil and Underworld films, talk fictitious characters we'd like to bang and George W Bush's cameo in Game of Thrones. I also review Beasts of the Southern Wild, Lego Batman 2 and The Amazing Spider-Man on 3DS and Michael Bay's Ninja Turtles gets delayed! Finally Disney might be bringing Marvel to theme parks and we both pretend we're eating at the late 90s Marvel restaurant… that really existed! Eat up! Lear...
Jun 15, 2012•28 min
Wow! I love this guest. Marc Zicree is a successful writer, director and producer who has worked in television and film for over 30 years. He's written on shows like Star Trek: The Next Generation, Sliders, Babylon 5, He-Man, Smurfs and tons more. Marc is also the author of The Twilight Zone Companion and has a million stories bridging classic Hollywood and the modern day. In this visit to Geekscape, Marc talks about his new project Space Command, what he thought of Prometheus and his friendship...
Jun 12, 2012•1 hr 10 min
Prometheus is finally here! But was it all that we'd hoped? I check out the mech simulator game Hawken and have a blast doing it! Predator is now 25 years old! Geekscape casts the JLA movie! And I am experience serious AvX fatigue! Stop it with these crossovers already! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jun 11, 2012•21 min
E3 2012 continues! Sony's press conference snoozes! The Nintendo WiiU innovates! The return of the Pikmin! Is Star Wars 1313 the Star Wars we've wanted for so long? New trailers for Django Unchained and Wreck-It Ralph! New directors for Captain America 2! Is a Justice League movie coming soon? First Class 2 and Black Panther movie rumors and goodbye Mr. Ray Bradbury! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jun 06, 2012•34 min
E3 2012 has begun! In this episode, I give my thoughts on the Nintendo WiiU announcements from yesterday as well as my thoughts after attending Microsoft's E3 press conference! Have they gone completely towards peripherals or are there actually any games coming out? PLUS! Why Batman doesn't work! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jun 04, 2012•31 min
We're trying something new in giving you back some news and reviews ON TOP of your regular Geekscape podcast with special guests! I talk Avengers box office, Battleship, Men In Black 3, Moonrise Kingdom, Ni No Kuni's new trailer, trying to Streetpass in Mexico, Harley Quinn's Revenge, Snow White and the Huntsman, Spoilers ruining movies, Astonishing X-Men 51 and a bit more! Man that's a mouth full! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices...
Jun 03, 2012•38 min
My guest this episode is my new friend Jon Schnepp, an animator, director, writer and pretty much all around creative. He's directed and produced episodes of Metalocalypse for Adult Swim, started out as an editor on Space Ghost Coast to Coast and has about a thousand and one stories about working in the zaniest parts of the industry. He also talks about his spot in the new documentary "Comic Con Episode 4: A Fan's Hope" as well as the upcoming "ABCs of Death"! And he also talks about directing o...
May 20, 2012•1 hr 20 min
The Avengers is out and it's time to get serious! Ian Kerner makes his triumphant return to Geekscape as he goes toe to toe with me on what he thought about "The Avengers"! We've both seen the movie twice and if there's one person who knows The Avengers comic and movie universe inside and out, it's Ian. I try desperately to play devil's advocate but Ian just won't have it. He explains to us the significance of all the little details in the movie, where he thinks the Marvel movie universe is head...
May 06, 2012•1 hr 18 min
Author S.G. Browne has been on Geekscape before. He's also signed at the Geekscape booth at San Diego Comic Con a few times. We first met when his zombie novel "Breathers" brought him onto the Geekscape radar. Last time he was on Geekscape he was promoting his follow up "Fated". Now, Scott has a crime novel called "Lucky Bastard" that should peak every single one of your interests. Scott reads the first chapter from the book, talks about his favorite crime novelists and gives advice to any aspir...
Apr 25, 2012•58 min
My friends The Suburban Legends join me for this musical episode of Geekscape! Years ago, we shot a video for their song "Please Come Back Home" and today, Vince, Brian and Derek come on Geekscape to talk about their new album Day Job and play a couple of songs for you! They talk about this new album, their return to straight up ska and what each of them do as their day job! Brian talks about his Killing Joke tattoo, geeks out over Farscape and Stargate with Jonathan and expresses his desire to ...
Apr 17, 2012•1 hr 12 min
If you'd have told me at age 10 that Kevin Eastman would be hanging out in my living room talking to me about co-creating the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, my head would have exploded! And you know what? It's just as fantastic today! Kevin emailed me last week about coming on the show and we get right to business, talking about his upcoming Heritage Auction of original Ninja Turtles items, the new TMNT series from IDW, creating the Turtles, the Michael Bay controversy and his return to making co...
Apr 11, 2012•1 hr 28 min
The American Pie franchise returns this week with its fourth theatrical release: American Reunion. All of the major and minor characters return this time but now the film is written and directed by Jon Hurwitz and Hayden Schlossberg, creators of the Harold and Kumar films. We sat down in my living room to talk about highschool, college, reunions and getting old. And of course we talked about sex! How did the guys approach putting together such a famous franchise and will we see a fourth Harold a...
Apr 01, 2012•58 min
Chris Hardwick is a- wait. Am I really explaining to you who Chris Hardwick is? Why would I do that? You probably already know who he and what his Nerdist brand are all about (unless you live in a cave)! In this episode, Chris and I talk about the formation of Nerdist, the new Nerdist Youtube channel, how he deals with criticism and a lot more. As someone who's been skeptical of Chris in the past, I found him to be immediately personable, even opening up about some of the more difficult parts of...
Mar 25, 2012•1 hr
Laura Ortiz is an actress who's first movie was the Alejandro Aja remake of The Hills Have Eyes. Since then she's been in tons of commercials, TV shows and films including a lead role in Disney Channel's "Fish Hooks" and the new FearNet original series "Holliston". I met Laura at Wondercon last weekend and thought it would be cool if she would come on the show and talk about Holliston, series creator and horror director Adam Green, co-star and horror director Joe Lynch and the craziest things th...
Mar 24, 2012•55 min
You might want to strap yourself in for this episode, featuring Brandon, Jason and Sarah Trost of the new film "The FP". I've been trying for weeks to get Geekscape involved in The FP as it's the most fun I've had watching a movie in a long time. Know going in that you'll either love or hate this movie. You'll probably love or hate this episode. But that's how shit gets in The FP. I'm pretty stoked to have gotten a chance to sit down with Jason, who plays the lead and co-wrote the script, Sarah,...
Mar 14, 2012•1 hr 4 min
This episode I sit down with Scott Gimple, producer and writer on AMC's The Walking Dead. Scott and I met while playing Left 4 Dead a few years ago. Scott and I talk about his career writing shows like Fast Forward with David Goyer and the recent Ghost Rider Spirit of Vengeance. And of course we talk about The Walking Dead. How does he deal with fan criticism as both a writer and a fan? Also, Scott gives advice to Geekscapists looking to start a TV writing career! Learn more about your ad choice...
Mar 03, 2012•1 hr 27 min
An episode a long time in the making! My friends K. Harrison Sweeney and Steve Palmer, voice actors from one of the greatest games of all time, Red Dead Redemption, come on Geekscape to talk about working on the game, their acting work and putting together their upcoming film "From the Trailer to the Grave", which will feature much of the RDR cast! It's a pretty awesome episode to listen to and you're sure to learn a ton about one of your most beloved games! Also, Steve talks about writing comic...
Mar 01, 2012•1 hr 13 min
This episode, I sit down with Christian Jacobs, aka MC Bat Commander, of the rock group The Aquabats, who have a new TV show premiering next month on The Hub! We spend an hour talking about music, their new TV show, comedy, creating Yo Gabba Gabba, keeping the creative faith and telling a ton of awesome stories! This was the first time I'd actually met Christian, but he took me through the Aquabats headquarters and we hit it off like old friends! Check out The Aquabats Super Show on The Hub on M...
Feb 17, 2012•1 hr 10 min
First, let me apologize for not cueing my mic properly! Second, let me tell you what great guests George and Jay are! Not only are they promoting their new, all-original card game, but they also wanted to come on Geekscape to help you guys meet girls for Valentine's Day! That's right! These dudes are hookup coaches! Listen and learn, my friends! And of course, check out Skittykitts, their brand new card game! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices...
Feb 09, 2012•1 hr 6 min
This conversation is one of the best I've ever had on Geekscape. Jamal Joseph is an Oscar nominated writer who grew up in the New York Panther Party and at the age of 16 was arrested as the youngest member of The Panther 21. While in jail off and on over the course of the next 15 years, Jamal developed his writing and is now a published poet, playwright and screenwriter. He was also one of my teachers at film school. Jamal and I talk about his new biography "Panther Baby", the transformative pow...
Feb 08, 2012•1 hr 21 min
On February 6th, 2012, Columbia Pictures organized a special multi-city sneak peak of brand new footage and a cast and director Q and A to promote this summer's Amazing Spider-Man! Of course, Jonathan and William Bibbiani were there! In this special mini-Geekscape, Jonathan and William give you their thoughts on the new footage, the difference between this Spider-Man and Sam Raimi's and what they think this means for this superhero summer of movies! SPOILERS (OF COURSE)! Learn more about your ad...
Feb 06, 2012•25 min
I met Yuri Lowenthal a few days ago at the Dungeons and Dragons benefit and we immediately hit it off. In voice over work, Yuri is the voice of the Prince of Persia in some of the most successful entries to the franchise as well as the voice of the popular cartoon character Ben 10. We get a chance to talk about his V.O. work as well as his video series Shelf Life, currently entering its second season on Youtube. I think you guys are going to love this guy and warm to him as quickly as I did! Lea...
Feb 02, 2012•1 hr 18 min
Doug Jones, maybe the nicest guest we've ever had, is back on Geekscape! Doug talks about his new book "Mime Very Own Book", his roles in the upcoming releases John Dies at the End and Neighborhood Watch and working with actors like Ben Stiller and Vince Vaughn. He also shares his love for all things Abe Sapien and how he felt having his performance as the Silver Surfer ADR'ed. Also, what did Doug, a mime and often silent actor, think of "The Artist"? Also, Jonathan explains why "The Grey" is th...
Jan 31, 2012•1 hr 13 min
Mike Park is a musician, activist and the owner of indie label Asian Man Records. A few years ago, my friend Todd Bell and I made a video for Mike's song "Asian Prodigy". But that's not my first exposure to Mike. As you'll learn from the episode, he's been a part of making great music for over 20 years, both as a musician and by releasing albums by his friends and artists he enjoys. In this Geekscape, we talk about getting older, Mike becoming a father, the state of the recording industry, his a...
Jan 29, 2012•50 min
Cheaters host Joey Greco invited me over to record a Geekscape conversation about Cheaters, acting and just plain old human honesty. I've been wanting to have Joey on the show since I met him at San Diego Comic Con in 2010 and I'm glad he was able to give me an hour to talk candidly about a lot of touchy subjects like infidelity, lawsuits that Cheaters has faced and Joey's own stabbing while filming an episode. We also talk a bit about Joey's other projects, including Ghostbreakers, his acting w...
Jan 25, 2012•1 hr 4 min
I've wanted to have my friend Cooper Barnes back on the show for a long time now. You guys might remember him from an episode from a few months ago. Well, that was before he auditioned for Saturday Night Live, a story that I had to have him come on the show and tell. Also, Cooper talks about his upcoming pilot The Men's Room and says that Red Tails is actually pretty good! Enjoy! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices...
Jan 23, 2012•49 min
