On this episode of The Geek Buddies, John Rocha, Michael Vogel and Shannon McClung discuss the war that broke out between Universal Pictures and both AMC Theaters and the National Association of Theater Owners over the performance of Trolls World Tour. They also look at what we can expect from Doctor Strange 2's rescheduling in terms of Wandavision and speculate what we might see from the Parks and Recreation special episode dropping tonight on NBC. And for the main topic, the Buddies look at ev...
Apr 30, 2020•1 hr 22 min
On this episode of The Geek Buddies, John Rocha, Michael Vogel and Shannon McClung discusses the newly released title for the Venom sequel: Venom Let There Be Carnage. The Buddies also give their thoughts on the glorious last few episodes of Star Wars: The Clone Wars, Scoob! being released on PVOD and VOD, and reveal who they each believe is the best Batman ever! It's a fun, informative and wide open episode of The Geek Buddies. Remember to Like and Share this episode on your social media and to...
Apr 23, 2020•1 hr 6 min
On this episode of The Geek Buddies, John Rocha, Michael Vogel and Shannon McClung discuss Shannon's rankings of all 23 MCU films after his recent #MCUrewatch and have some lively debates about his placement of some of these Marvel movies. They also discuss the first pictures of Denis Villenueve's remake of Dune that appeared in Vanity Fair, the download numbers for Trolls World Tour and when we might see the next studio take this chance. Also, it's week 3 of Get To Know The Geek Buddies and thi...
Apr 16, 2020•1 hr 23 min
On this episode of The Geek Buddies, John Rocha, Michael Vogel and Shannon McClung discuss the new release dates for all the movies in Marvel's Phase 4 slate. They also discuss that Ezra Miller video that seems to show him choking a young lady and forcing her to the ground and speculate if this will remove him from The Flash movie for WB. For the main topic, the Buddies revisit 2000's X-Men movie and reminisce on their experiences seeing the movie 20 years ago and its legacy to the world of supe...
Apr 09, 2020•1 hr 12 min
On this REVIEW episode of The Geek Buddies, John Rocha, Michael Vogel and Shannon McClung give you their spoiler filled review of the madness and mayhem that is Netflix's Tiger King! A seven episode documentary series focusing on personal zoo owner Joe Exotic and his insane exploits and interactions with a wide array of unsettlingly unique characters. The Buddies break down everything they liked, didn't like and flat out lost their minds over in the series. Enjoy this one, folks! Remember to Lik...
Apr 03, 2020•31 min
On this episode of The Geek Buddies, John Rocha, Michael Vogel and Shannon McClung discuss the recent reveal about the explosive origin of the Knights of Ren and what it means for the Star Wars universe. They also discuss Sony moving its entire summer slate to 2021 and what it could be signaling for the rest of the studios. They launch a new segment called Interview The Buddy and reveal what graphic novels you need to revisit or discover in self isolation . It's another fun, informative and wide...
Apr 03, 2020•1 hr 15 min
On this Spoiler Review episode of The Geek Buddies, John Rocha, Michael Vogel and Shannon McClung give you their thoughts on Episode 9 and Epsiode 10 of Star Trek: Picard on CBS All Access. The buddies reveal what they liked about this two part season finale and what they felt was a bit undercooked. They also break down the entire series as a whole and speculate about what they expect to see in a Season 2 of the show. There's a lot to be explored here and they are definitely going where no one h...
Mar 29, 2020•42 min
On this episode of The Geek Buddies, John Rocha, Michael Vogel and Shannon McClung discuss the delay of Wonder Woman 1984 by WB and DC and what it says about the summer season of movies and if we might not see the tentpole pictures until late summer. They also discuss the news that Rosario Dawson will be doing a live action Ahsoka Tano and what characters from the animated shows and books that thy'd like to see in live action in the future. Also, they settle the Iron Man 3 vs Thor 2 debate and a...
Mar 26, 2020•1 hr 3 min
On this episode of The Geek Buddies, John Rocha, Michael Vogel and Shannon McClung discuss the delay of Black Widow and what it will mean for the rest of the MCU's upcoming projects. They also discuss what these movie delays could mean to the livelihood of movie studios, Universal streaming some new releases like The Invisible Man and the Trolls sequel, Charlie Cox in Spider-Man 3 possibly and Star Wars Clone Wars and other recommended streaming suggestions now that we are all being asked to sta...
Mar 19, 2020•1 hr 6 min
The Geek Buddies are back with another SPOILER movie review and this time they're tackling Pixar's latest offering: Onward! The film features the voice talents of Tom Holland, Chris Pratt, Julia Louis-Dreyfus and Octavia Spencer. It's directed by Dan Scanlon and tells the story of two teenage elf brothers, Ian and Barley Lightfoot (Holland and Pratt), who embark on an extraordinary quest to discover if there is still a little magic left out there. It's produced by Kori Rae—the team behind “Monst...
Mar 14, 2020•25 min
On this episode of The Geek Buddies, John Rocha, Michael Vogel and Shannon McClung discuss their reactions to the brand new trailers for Black Widow and Jungle Cruise, the news that the Guardians of the Galaxy will be appearing in Thor 4, Zack Snyder Cut updates, and if this slew of LGBTQ representation is being done correctly in films or if film studios are dropping the ball on it. It's another fun, informative and wide open episode of The Geek Buddies. Remember to Like and Share this episode o...
Mar 12, 2020•1 hr 5 min
On this review episode of The Geek Buddies, John Rocha, Michael Vogel and Shannon McClung discuss their thoughts on episodes 5 and 6 of PICARD. The CBS All Access show has been highly touted since its announcement and even received a second season order before he first season even aired! The Buddies break down these two episodes and give you their thoughts on what they liked, didn't like, and what intrigues them about the continuing storyline sin the show including if we will see 7 of 9 again an...
Mar 07, 2020•40 min
On this episode of The Geek Buddies, John Rocha, Michael Vogel and Shannon McClung discuss their reactions to the release of the new pictures of the Batmobile from Matt Reeves upcoming The Batman movie starring Robert Pattinson. They also give their thoughts on the new Connected trailer from Sony Pictures Animation and the story that Last of Us will be an HBO series. On their main topic, they explore what the delay of James Bond's No Time to Die might signify for movies coming out later this yea...
Mar 07, 2020•1 hr 1 min
On this episode of The Geek Buddies, John Rocha, Michael Vogel and Shannon McClung discuss their reactions to the breaking news that Steven Spielberg might be out as the director of Indiana Jones 5 with James Mangold stepping in. They also discuss Bob Iger's sudden decision to step down as Disney CEO and what that could mean for the Mouse going forward. Also, the Project Luminous announcement and what they think about the rumors that Alison Brie might be She-Hulk in the upcoming Disney+ series. ...
Feb 27, 2020•1 hr 5 min
On this episode of The Geek Buddies, John Rocha, Michael Vogel and Shannon McClung discuss their reactions to The Batman costume reveal from Matt Reeves and Robert Pattinson. They also explore what the leaked images and videos from the set of The Matrix 4 reveal about the upcoming installment. They break own the Stranger Things 4 trailer and in their main topic discuss why they think Sonic the Hedgehog ran all over the box office while Birds fo prey couldn't get fully off the ground. It's anothe...
Feb 21, 2020•1 hr 5 min
On this review episode of The Geek Buddies, John Rocha, Michael Vogel and Shannon McClung are here to talk all about episodes 3 and 4 of PICARD. The CBS All Access show has been highly touted since its announcement and even received a second season order before he first season even aired! The Buddies break down the last two episodes and give you their thoughts on what they liked, didn't like, what intrigues them about the deepening storylines surround Picard and the Romulans and if the Borg and ...
Feb 20, 2020•28 min
On this episode of The Geek Buddies, John Rocha and Shannon McClung soldier on without Michael Vogel to discuss the breaking news that an Aladdin live action sequel is on the way from Disney, the possibility that Sam Raimi is directing the new Doctor Strange movie to close the Spider-Man loophole, and give their reactions to The French Dispatch trailer. For their main topic, they look at what happened to Birds of Prey and what might have led to its poor showing at the box office and what lessons...
Feb 13, 2020•1 hr
On this episode of The Geek Buddies, John Rocha, Michael Vogel and Shannon McClung discuss all the Super Bowl trailers from last Sunday focusing specifically on the Disney Plus trailer. They also give their reactions to the Spiral trailer starring Chris Rock that dropped this week and Quentin Tarantino's ideas for Rick Dalton after Once Upon a Time in Hollywood ended. For the main topic, the Buddies give you their Oscars predictions for Best Picture, Best Actor, Best Actress, Best Supporting Act...
Feb 07, 2020•1 hr 8 min
On this review episode of The Geek Buddies, John Rocha, Michael Vogel and Shannon McClung are here to talk all about the first two episodes of PICARD. The CBS All Access show has been highly touted since its announcement and even received a second season order before he first season even aired! The Buddies break down the episodes giving you their thoughts on what they y liked, didn't like, are intrigued by and where they think the show might be going. What's the deal with the Romulans? What is u...
Feb 02, 2020•24 min
On this episode of The Geek Buddies, John Rocha, Michael Vogel and Shannon McClung talk the news that the Obi-Wan Kenobi series has been delayed by Lucasfilm and Disney. They discuss what it means for the Transformers franchise that two new movies might be on the way. They also discuss The Good Place series finale and where it ranks amongst the best sitcoms. And in their main topic they discuss Captain Marvel 2 losing its directors and why marvel seems to be able to change or lose directors with...
Feb 01, 2020•1 hr 2 min
On this episode of The Geek Buddies, John Rocha and Shannon McClung carry on without Michael Vogel who is enjoying life on a cruise ship this week. The guys talk that new Star Wars: The Clone Wars trailer and what they hope to see from this last season of the show. They go in depth about Bad Robot possibly bringing a live action Justice League Dark to life and wonder if it's one step closer to J.J. Abrams doing a Superman movie. And in their main topic they reveal their level of excitement over ...
Jan 23, 2020•1 hr 9 min
On this episode of The Geek Buddies, John Rocha, Shannon McClung and Michael Vogel discuss the Colin Trevorrow script that was recapped on Reddit and covered by Robert Meyer Burnett. They discuss if the script really would have led to a better film than The Rise of Skywalker. The boys also discuss the new trailers for Jared Leto's Morbius and Scarlett Johansson's Black Widow. They also get into the backlash and anger that met the Oscar nominations earlier this week and wonder if the Oscars are s...
Jan 16, 2020•1 hr 16 min
HAPPY NEW YEAR!! On this episode of The Geek Buddies, John Rocha, Shannon McClung and Michael Vogel discuss the #ReleasetheJJCut that has consumed the Star Wars fandom over the last week, the interview with Patrick Stewart in Variety about Picard, the latest The New Mutants trailer and what the Knives Out sequel might say about the public's taste for NON superhero movies. Plus Rocha discusses the Collider situation and how it was all handled. Join the boys on this one and let them know the best ...
Jan 09, 2020•1 hr 14 min
The Geek Buddies aka John Rocha, Michael Vogel and Shannon McClung are back for their SPOILER filled review of the season finale of The Mandalorian on Disney Plus. The episode entitled Redemption answered a lot of questions we had about the back story of the Mandalorian and we got some more info on Moff Gideon. The guys break down what they liked, didn't like and what they thought of the direction, script and acting in this episode. They also speculate about that that final moment means for the ...
Dec 29, 2019•37 min
On Episode 33 of The Geek Buddies, John Rocha, Shannon McClung and Michael Vogel give you their year end break down of the best geeky pieces of entertainment in 2019 including Watchmen, Avengers: Endgame, The Mandalorian, The Ducktales, the Red Rising series and more! They also reveal what they are looking forward to in 2020 including the return of The Mandalorian, Phase IV of the MCU, No Time to Die, Mulan, the new PIXAR and Disney animated films as well as Ben Affleck's latest with Gavin O'Con...
Dec 29, 2019•1 hr 10 min
The Geek Buddies John Rocha, Michael Vogel and Shannon McClung get together to give you their SPOILER filled reviews of Episode 6 The Prisoner and Episode 7 The Reckoning of Disney Plus's The Mandalorian. They break down what they loved, liked and weren't 100% sure on in these episodes. Rocha finally explains why he didn't like Episode 6 while Vogel defends it. For their episode 7 review, they discuss why they think The Mandalorian is already better than The Rise of Skywalker and why they think ...
Dec 22, 2019•24 min
The Geek Buddies John Rocha, Michael Vogel and Shannon McClung give you their SPOILER filled review of the season (and possibly series) finale of Watchmen on HBO. They let you know if they thought it was a satisfying ending to the show, what they liked and didn't like in the episodes, if they paid off so many f the storylines they laid out during the season and if that final moment was the perfect note to end the season on. They also discuss if they actually want a second season or if there shou...
Dec 22, 2019•17 min
On Episode 32 of The Geek Buddies, John Rocha, Shannon McClung and Michael Vogel discuss their thoughts on the Top Gun: Maverick and Tenet trailers, J.K. Rowling's latest Twitter battle and the term TERF, and they go in deep to deliver their SPOILER review of Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker. They break down what they liked and didn't like about the film and what the legacy of this trilogy will be. Join the boys on this one and let them know what you thought about these stories on social media o...
Dec 22, 2019•1 hr 13 min
The Geek Buddies are back with a SPOILER review of Episode 8 of HBO's Watchmen. John Rocha., Michael Vogel and Shannon McClung breakdown and discuss "A God Walks into Abar". They dive deep into all the storylines and plot points that were presented in this episode including the Dr. Manhattan and Angela Abar situation as well as the continuing backstory of Ozymandius. So much to discuss in this one as the plot thickens and we get ready for the season finale this Sunday. Enjoy our breakdown and Re...
Dec 15, 2019•28 min
The Geek Buddies John Rocha, Michael Vogel and Shannon McClung get together to give you their SPOILER filled review of Episode 5 of The Mandalorian "The Gunslinger" on Disney Plus. They break down what they loved, liked and weren't 100% sure on in this one...including Amy Sedaris's hair! They discuss Dave Filoni's direction in this one and if they think the show has taken a turn into the more cheesier aspects of Star Wars. They also wonder if Tatooine will play a bigger role in the overall story...
Dec 13, 2019•19 min
