Sci Fest is a month long theater festival of 1-Act science fiction plays put up here in Los Angeles. In it's second year, Sci Fest features plays written by such luminaries as Clive Barker and Neil Gaiman! Sci Fest organizer David Dean Bottrell and Star Trek Voyager's Tim Russ beam aboard Geekscape to discuss the heart of science fiction, the challenges of translating it to live theater and the stratospheric success of Sci Fest! In addition, we talk about the juggernaut that is 'Avengers: The Ag...
May 05, 2015•51 min
Just in time for the Age of Ultron, Nerdist News reporter Dan Casey comes to Geekscape to talk about his brand new book "100 Things Avengers Fans Should Know & Do Before They Die"! While he's here we talk Avengers, the Joker's new image and continue to heap praise on Daredevil! We also talk about the troubling news out of Konami regarding Silent Hills and we give an update on DC's big crossover event 'Convergence'! Is it everything it's hyped up to be? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit...
Apr 28, 2015•53 min
Horror screenwriter Stephen Lancellotti and I have known each other longer than Geekscape has been around, both as friends and collaborators! So it was great having him on Geekscape to talk about 'The Harvest', the brand new horror movie that he wrote featuring Michael Shannon and Samantha Morton! Stephen and I reminisce about old times and talk about the difficulties of bringing your film to the big screen! We also catch up on news like the new 'Star Wars: The Force Awakens', 'Batman V Superman...
Apr 21, 2015•54 min
Thom Parham is a scholar AND a gentleman... and I'm not just saying that. He got a job at Paramount after grad school because he wrote his doctoral thesis on the languages in 'Star Trek: The Next Generation'. Now a professor himself, he comes on Geekscape to talk about Daredevil, Batman V Superman, Star Trek, Doctor Who, Flash, Arrow and the latest news in the geek world. He really knows his stuff and he helps Will, Kenny and I collectively scream for an end to geeks cannibalizing each other! We...
Apr 14, 2015•57 min
Marvel and Netflix's 'Daredevil' is a 13 episode masterpiece. From the incredible performances to the perfectly picked classic Daredevil moments from the past 40 years, it changes the game for comic book adaptations. But what did you miss? How is this going to shape things to come for the great Marvel Cinematic Universe? Luckily, Ian Kerner is here to help me make sense of what I argue is the greatest thing Marvel has produced yet! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices...
Apr 13, 2015•1 hr 21 min
Chris Gore is trying to bring back Film Threat... and we're trying to help! Yes! The former host of DVDuesday's on G4's Attack of the Show is running a Kickstarter to bring things back in style! And he's asked Geekscape for help! There'd be no Geekscape without Film Threat so we're gonna give it to him! Also, Chris and I break down WonderCon and how it's a solid convention and Chris educates us on 'Star Lost', the forgotten TV sci fi gem from the 70s! And when does fandom go to far?!? Learn more...
Apr 07, 2015•56 min
WonderCon is upon us! And to help me preview this weekend's festivities, my co-host from The Comic Book Show (on Twin Galaxies Live, check it out!) Jacqueline Lopez joins in to break down the 3 days schedule! What's worth checking out? What can we skip? And is DC taking over the entire convention?!? Also, we talk news, with Stephen Amell joining TMNT 2, the Flash and Arrow spin off show getting Hawkgirl and Rip Hunter! Our thoughts on 'The Walking Dead' and a live action 'Mulan'! Plus, reviews o...
Apr 01, 2015•1 hr 13 min
Two of my favorite Youtubers join me on Geekscape this week as Seth Hendrix and Raychul Moore drop by to talk about the newest generation of consoles, Youtube, cosplay modeling and Seth making a full size Stormtrooper uniform so he can join the 501st! As convention season starts up, we talk about how much someone should actually charge for photos and autographs (and meet and greets), when does cosplay actually equal consent and the riskiest moments that Seth and Raychul have experienced with fan...
Mar 24, 2015•48 min
Jason Inman, AKA Mr. DC, the host of 'DC All Access' arrives on Geekscape for the first time to prove without a doubt why Jonathan didn't get the hosting job! While he's on our home court, he dishes about the gig, getting free DC books, meeting Jim Lee and just how awesome the final season episode of 'Arrow' and 'The Flash' are going to be! We also talk the difference between the Marvel and DC cinematic universes and discover Thanos' big secret! And just in time for Daredevil to hit on April 10t...
Mar 17, 2015•47 min
Mia and Omar, the '2 Broke Geeks', join us on the show to talk about their Geek & Sundry vlog channel and Will Sterling, my cohost from 'The Trailer Park Kids' drops by to do some heavy lifting with us! It's a crowded episode but we manage to break down the new Supergirl, Melissa Benoist, debate if DC movies are edgier than Marvel's, thank goodness that Harrison Ford is alive, wonder who The Avengers are still Avenging, bust the all-Male Ghostbusters team and wonder if Daryl on The Walking D...
Mar 10, 2015•47 min
Writer Geoffrey Thorne has been a friend of Geekscape's for a long time... and now he's finally on the show! From writing the comic book version of 'Knight Rider' to writing and producing on TNT's 'The Librarians', Geoff's a pretty prolific guy with a lot of TV and comic book experience, a perfect geek fit for the show! Geoffrey helps us remember Leonard Nimoy, talk about the Golden Age of Geek TV that we find ourselves in and parse through the rumors of Drew Goddard taking on 'The Spectacular S...
Mar 03, 2015•48 min
We've got another comic book heavy episode as 'Wonder Woman '77' writer Marc Andreyko guests on Geekscape to talk comic book writing and to break down the 2015 Oscars! What won? What should have won? And did 'Boyhood' get the shaft? Also, is DC's 'Convergence' event just a giant jumping off point for readers? Why should you stick with it? Also, Marc explains the joy of writing Linda Carter's 70s Wonder Woman and Jonathan warns that Shane O'Hare is back to roaming World of Warcraft for cyber! Lea...
Feb 25, 2015•50 min
Geekscape is feeling a little bit guilty after the Valentine's Day weekend! Kevin McKee of the 'Guilty Films' podcast joins us to talk about his guiltiest cinematic pleasures! We discuss the ramifications and our wildest dreams of Spider-Man finally joining the Marvel Cinematic Universe! And what will this mean for the Fantastic 4 and X-Men? Ben reviews 'Kingsman: The Secret Service' and Jonathan has a message for Freddy Krueger! And are all James Bond movies the same? Learn more about your ad c...
Feb 17, 2015•48 min
It's time to just break it down among us Geekscape hosts when Kenny, Ben and I talk about the onslaught of awesome TV that's coming at us! 'The Walking Dead' returns for the second half of Season 5 and brings 'Better Call Saul with it! 'Arrow' and 'The Flash' are still rocking on CW and is '12 Monkeys' and the second season of 'Helix' worth watching Syfy? In video games Ben gets scared out of his wits by 'Dying Light' but may not survive the real world Marvel Experience without falling asleep! A...
Feb 11, 2015•50 min
An old acquaintance and brand new friend joins Geekscape this week when Geek of All Trades Alan Kistler arrives on the show to talk Game of Thrones, Back to the Future, Doctor Who and tons more! We profess our love of all things Telltale Games and issue a warning on the new 'Fantastic Four' trailer! Is training Velociraptors in 'Jurassic World' necessarily a good thing to do? Alan tells us about his time writing the 'Unofficial Game of Thrones Cook Book' and 'Doctor Who: A History'... and he kno...
Feb 03, 2015•48 min
Frank Portman has been a big influence on me for over half my life. From his days as the songwriter and front man for the popular rock group The Mr. T Experience to his current work as an author, Frank's writing has played a big role in how I see and reinterpret the world in my own storytelling. Obviously, I jump at the chance to talk writing with him any chance I get and in this special bonus episode we catch up to talk about his new book 'King Dork Approximately', the demise and resurgence of ...
Jan 26, 2015•49 min
Author Robert Peterson guests on the show this week to talk about his brand new book 'The Odds'! Set in a post-apocalyptic future where people are forced to fight in a Mad Max style game of chess, this book sounds like it's right up our alleys! Ben is back on the show and shares with us his adventure over the weekend in Milwaukee... and why you may not want to go to a convention in the mid-west in the middle of Winter. We sift through the Oscar controversies and pick out some favorites and Ameri...
Jan 20, 2015•47 min
Voice actor Roger Craig Smith returns to Geekscape to talk about his upcoming role in the open world zombies meets parkour game 'Dying Light'! He impressed us as Batman in 'Arkham Origins' so obviously this one's going to be awesome too, right? And what's the difference between his depiction of Batman and Captain America on the 'Avengers' cartoon? And how has his Sonic the Hedgehog voice changed over the year? Did 'Batman: Arkham City' get a bad rap? Plus! Jonathan reveals a story about burning ...
Jan 13, 2015•49 min
Amber Benson arrives on the Geekscape show to talk about her brand new novel "The Witches of Echo Park"! We talk to Amber about writing, what her literary influences are and of course 'Buffy the Vampire Slayer'! What are the dangers of doing a 3 hour Reddit AMA? What is her best and worst exchange with a fan? And just how sexual a book is "The Witches of Echo Park"? Things get a little raunchy as Ben geeks out and we all go a little blue! I recommend 'Essex County' to Amber and she talks about h...
Jan 07, 2015•47 min
Happy Holidays! We're out of the TradioV studios this week but that's no excuse for not bringing you this week's episode! This week I'm joined by Geekscape Games co-host Juan Carlos Marquez as we weather the worst of Amiibogeddon! Listen to us as we talk about how our lives have become a modern day version of 'Jingle All The Way'! We also sift through the remnants of 'The Hobbit: Battle of the Five Armies' in hopes of finding survivors! I fall hook line and sinker for the emotional roller coaste...
Dec 24, 2014•1 hr 7 min
Battlestar Galactica's Richard Hatch joins us on this Geekscape to talk about BSG, keeping it alive all these years and ending a solid sci-fi TV show on a high note! He also tells us about his new series 'Loadout: Going In Hot' and whether or not he's played online! We talk about what are some of the most overrated movies in recent history and try and figure out why 'The Hunger Games' became such huge hits! Also, are there any possibly positive takeaways from the recent Sony hacks? It's all on t...
Dec 16, 2014•47 min
SourceFed's Trisha Hershberger joins us this week to help wrap up my birthday weekend! Trisha tells us about her upcoming gig competing in Red Bull LAN: Seattle this weekend even though she's new to DOTA 2! I try to give her some positive confidence after running The Spartan Race Malibu this past weekend for Fox and Team Maze Runner! We share your favorite all time video game related holiday gifts and Ben explains why Krypton might be a doomed premise for a brand new SyFy show! And I geek out qu...
Dec 09, 2014•49 min
Writer Kevin Jakubowski joins us on Geekscape to talk about his new book 8-Bit Christmas! Drawing inspiration from that time in our lives when all we wanted was that brand new game system, 8-Bit Christmas leads us into a discussion of our favorite Holiday related gaming memories, including Ben's betrayal of his parents' No Gameboy Rule! Also, what did we think of the teaser trailer for The Force Awakens and AMC spoils their own mid-season finale of The Walking Dead... and the internet erupts! Le...
Dec 02, 2014•49 min
It's been a while since we talked comics... so this episode is going to roll deep in the four colored funnies! Matt Hiscox, my cohost from The Comic Book Show on Twin Galaxies Live, guests on Geekscape to talk about all things Marvel and DC (and maybe some indie titles too)! Are the big events starting to wear the comic book renaissance thin again? What comic book TV shows are worth watching? Can Jonathan stay on top of DC's Multiversity (especially after Pax Americana)? Is Grant Morrison the gr...
Nov 25, 2014•1 hr 9 min
One thing we don't cover enough on Geekscape is the hugely popular world of RPGs and tabletop gaming! Both have been on a huge upswing in popularity for the past few years and it's about time we reflected that on the show! To help us wade through the deep waters as a bunch of noobs, Ivan and Dom from Saving Throw join their buddy Ben Dunn to teach Kenny and I about the new generation of tabletop RPGs. We discuss the new mechanics of DnD and the difference between it and Pathfinder. Also, we sugg...
Nov 19, 2014•48 min
Dian Bachar is an actor best known for comedies BASEketball, Cannibal: The Musical and Orgazmo! But now he's on Geekscape to talk about his upcoming project My Neighborhood, for which he is writer, director, lead actor and producer! We talk about trying to make it in Hollywood and working with the legendary Zucker Brothers and Trey Parker and Matt Stone! Kenny schools us on Call of Duty: Advance Warfare, we love Big Hero 6 and lose our minds at the possibility of Ash VS The Evil Dead on TV! Lear...
Nov 11, 2014•48 min
Our successful 2013 panel on Kaiju VS Giant Robots is BACK at Stan Lee's Comikaze 2014! We talk all things Japanese monsters and giant robots with our panel of amazing guests Robert Burnett, F.J. DeSanto George Krstic and Tommy Yune! What were our first forays into Giant Robots and Kaiju movies and cartoons! How have the different properties involved over time and in their arrival in the U.S.? What would we recommend to someone starting out and what are the highlights in each series? Really, if ...
Nov 06, 2014•52 min
We talked zombies at Stan Lee's Comikaze Expo 2014! For the second year in a row, Geekscape put together a panel of horror and zombie experts to present 'Everything You Wanted To Know About Zombies (But Were Too Alive To Ask)! This year, we were joined by writer Gavin Hignight and Bloodcast hots Clarke Wolfe and Ryan Turek! What weapon would you use in a zombie apocalypse? Where would you go? And could any of this really happen!?! It's all here, folks! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit meg...
Nov 06, 2014•53 min
We're back in the studio with Brandon Cox of 505 Games! We talk about the brand new editions of cult Steam zombie game 'How to Survive', now getting Special Editions on XBoxOne and PS4! We wrap up our experiences at Stan Lee's Comikaze Expo and take a stance on Gamer Gate. Plus! What everyday tools would we craft together to kill a zombie is we were stranded on a zombie infested island? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices...
Nov 04, 2014•48 min
This past weekend, at the Stan Lee's Comikaze Expo in Los Angeles, we went 1 on 1 with Deadpool creator Rob Liefeld on the Main Stage. Rob took the reigns right off the bat and raced off at breakneck speed! He tells the crowd about breaking into comics, his career and whether or not he considers himself a controversial figure. We also talk about Ryan Reynolds as Deadpool, bringing that character to the big screen and what makes that character work! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megapho...
Nov 03, 2014•23 min
