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The Geekbox

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Are you a geek? Do you like geeky stuff? Do you like listening to other geeks talk about geeky stuff? Join professional nerds Ryan Scott and Ryan Higgins as they sound off on the latest happenings in the worlds of gaming, film, television, and comics. Head over to www.geekbox.net for the latest -- new episode every Tuesday!
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Episodes

The Geekbox: Episode 61

Wherein we discuss the horrors of morning radio, Penny Arcade's harrowing encounter with the worst podcast ever, Clash of the Titans (and a bit of Greek mythological learnin'), Burn Notice: The Musical, cool ensemble caper movies, Scott Pilgrim, Konami's recent press event, and Lost 6x11. Starring Ryan Scott, Karen Chu, Andrew Fitch, Ryan Higgins, and Brock Sager.

Apr 13, 20101 hr 9 min

The Geekbox: Episode 60

Wherein we discuss Fitch's mysterious life, WonderCon 2010, celebrity hobnobbing, the iPad revolution, Flash: Secret Origins, the aftermath of Green Lantern: Blackest Night, the Geekbox's 2010 Achievement Contest winners, Lost 6x10, tacky themed restaurants, and steamy Star Wars chat. Starring Ryan Scott, Karen Chu, Andrew Fitch, and Ryan Higgins.

Apr 06, 20101 hr 11 min

The Geekbox: Episode 59

Wherein we discuss the most poorly planned burglary of 2010, water-walking, Dunkin' Donuts, horrific culinary experiments, PAX East 2010, DeathSmiles, nerd-on-nerd violence, navel-gazing, crazy Indiana Jones stuff, wife aggro, Chatroulette, Green Lantern: Blackest Night, the Scott Pilgrim trailer, and Lost 6x09. Starring Ryan Scott, Karen Chu, Andrew Fitch, Ryan Higgins, and Brock Sager.

Mar 30, 20101 hr 15 min

The Geekbox: Episode 58

Wherein we discuss SXSW 2010, Lord British in space, sandwich-related awkwardness, PAX East party details, MLB 10: The Show, Sakura Wars, the end of David Tennant's Doctor Who run, the worst comic book ever, Captain America casting news, Lost 6x08, dumb amusement parks, and pie-throwers. Starring Ryan Scott, Karen Chu, Andrew Fitch, and Ryan Higgins.

Mar 23, 20101 hr 16 min

The Geekbox: Episode 57

Wherein we discuss Lost 6x07, subliminal advertising, Survivor (AKA the stupidest show ever), the awesomeness of Tim Burton, Shin Megami Tensei: Strange Journey, waiting in line for dumb Pokemon games, teasers for fan-made trailers, Star Wars: The Old Republic, the accessibility of MMOs, and things to do in San Francisco. Starring Ryan Scott, Mike Cruz, Andrew Fitch, and Ryan Higgins.

Mar 16, 20101 hr 16 min

The Geekbox: Episode 56

Wherein we discuss live recordings, official Geekbox achievement contest updates, SyFy original movies, Lost 6x06, Burn Notice 3x16, Final Fantasy XIII, RPG naming conventions, griefing on role-playing servers, Resident Evil, Ratchet & Clank Future: Tools of Destruction (AKA "Welcome to 2007"), and cranky old podcasters. Starring Ryan Scott, Andrew Fitch, Anthony Gallegos, and Ryan Higgins.

Mar 09, 20101 hr 29 min

The Geekbox: Episode 55

Wherein we discuss comic artist Nick Simmons' rampant plagiarism, Lost 6x05, PlayStation 3 meltdowns, the Geekbox's Xbox 360 Achievement Point contest, Mega Man 10, baseball videogames, exceedingly insane auctions, Burn Notice 3x15, Justice League: Crisis on Two Earths, listener mail, and violet proto-drakes. Starring Ryan Scott, Mike Cruz, Andrew Fitch, Ryan Higgins, and Alice Liang.

Mar 02, 20101 hr 18 min

The Geekbox: Episode 54

Wherein we discuss awesomely creative commercials, green-screening, Burn Notice 3x14, Spartacus, the truth about Fitch's age, nocturnal releases, BioShock 2 (pretty spoiler-free), The Misadventures of P.B. Winterbottom, Ace Attorney, Lost 6x04 (spoilers!), porno parodies, the million dollar comic, and editorial shakeups at DC Comics. Starring Ryan Scott, Karen Chu, Mike Cruz, Andrew Fitch, and Ryan Higgins.

Feb 23, 20101 hr 14 min

The Geekbox: Episode 53

Wherein we discuss Lost 6x03, Burn Notice 3x13, World of Warcraft server transfers, competitive games, Stadium Events, Kotaku's recent HDTV penetration survey, watching the Super Bowl for the commercials, and movie spoilers (and staying unspoiled). Starring Ryan Scott, Andrew Fitch, Ryan Higgins, and Brock Sager.

Feb 16, 20101 hr 16 min

The Geekbox: Episode 52

Wherein we discuss the Puppy Bowl, Lost 6x01 (including an awesome listener e-mail), Burn Notice 3x12, Smallville: Absolute Justice, Star Trek Online, our growing excitement for BioShock 2, bawwwwwwwwwwing about spoilers, Ace Attorney Investigations impressions, and Vegas vacation tips. Starring Ryan Scott, Karen Chu, Andrew Fitch, and Ryan Higgins.

Feb 09, 20101 hr 28 min

The Geekbox: Episode 51

Wherein we discuss Foursquare, Vegas vacations, Burn Notice 3x11, Mass Effect 2, Darksiders (spoilers!), White Knight Chronicles, Wizard: The Magazine of Absolute Failure, Star Trek Offline, classic Mega Man, SF Sketchfest, outdated TV rating systems, the Fall of the Lich King, and the first four minutes of Lost's sixth season (spoilers, obviously!). Starring Ryan Scott, Karen Chu, Mike Cruz, Andrew Fitch, and Ryan Higgins.

Feb 02, 20101 hr 25 min

The Geekbox: Episode 50

Wherein we discuss website redesigns, the Eatbox starring Karen Chew, MFing Avatar, Burn Notice 3x10, Buffy Season 8, the Gabrielle Anwar scale, Lost season 6 predictions, Mega Man, Vandal Hearts: Flames of Judgment, BioShock 2, dumb MMO character names, helping Haiti, and Mass Effect. Starring Ryan Scott, Karen Chu, Andrew Fitch, Ryan Higgins, and Patrick Joynt.

Jan 27, 20101 hr 20 min

The Geekbox: Episode 49

Wherein we discuss late-night dumbness, moneyhatting, the depths of MMO obsession, EA Sports Active, why Dragon Age is "a bunch of Lord of the Rings crap," developing relationships 101 (AKA the most awkward conversation ever), clones vs. clothes, Tatsunoko vs. Capcom, and the countdown to Burn Notice's return. Starring Ryan Scott, Karen Chu, Andrew Fitch, Ryan Higgins, and Brock Sager.

Jan 22, 20101 hr 9 min

The Geekbox: Episode 48

Wherein we discuss Torchwood, Tom Green's sheer idiocy, Demon's Souls, the Goonies, Bayonetta, Star Trek Online, the A-Team (including the first official Geekbox fanfic production), Avatar(d), Lost vs. Obama, Spider-Man 4's sudden downward spiral, and near-birthdays. Starring Ryan Scott, Karen Chu, Andrew Fitch, and Ryan Higgins.

Jan 15, 20101 hr 14 min

The Geekbox: Episode 47

Wherein we discuss playing games with the family, trivial information, The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks, our eternal love for Batman: Arkham Asylum, the A-Team, the most idiotic manbaby in comics, the Lost Supper, and learning to love the Venture Bros. Starring Ryan Scott, Andrew Fitch, Justin Haywald, and Ryan Higgins.

Jan 08, 20101 hr 7 min

The Geekbox: Episode 46

Wherein we discuss this week's special guest host, Burn Notice's impending return, the happy holidays, Sherlock Holmes, a dramatic reading from Entertainment Weekly, our favorite games of the decade, SyFy's Alice miniseries, Torchwood, Fitch's reaction to Venture Bros., and making the jump to Windows 7. Starring Ryan Scott, Karen Chu, Andrew Fitch, Ryan Higgins, and special guest-host Greg Ford.

Dec 31, 20091 hr 36 min

The Geekbox: Episode 45

Wherein we discuss our boring-ass Christmas plans, more fun racist Disney stuff, Microsoft's latest non-commitment to PC gaming, the new EGM, insane ramblings from Roadie Brock, speciesism, and more World of Warcraft 3.3 awesomeness. Starring Ryan Scott, Karen Chu, Andrew Fitch, Ryan Higgins, and Brock Sager.

Dec 24, 20091 hr 12 min

The Geekbox: Episode 44

Wherein we discuss Umloud 2009, obsessive gaming, The Princess and the Frog (the most racist movie ever), Doctor Who, the Venture Bros. season non-finale, Red Cliff, the Spike Video Game Awards, the most dangerous house in Sunnyvale, Mega Man 10, Karen's porno comic review, and the technical definition of a decade. Starring Ryan Scott, Karen Chu, Andrew Fitch, and Ryan Higgins.

Dec 17, 20091 hr 13 min

The Geekbox: Episode 43

Wherein we discuss Silent Hill: Shattered Memories, the insane Bayonetta demo, Assassin's Creed II frustration, unobtanium (Avatar: The Movie: The Game spoilers!), insane Duke Nukem Forever developer quotes, pre-order incentives, DC: Earth One, the latest episode of Venture Bros., and the man who beat World of Warcraft. Starring Ryan Scott, Andrew Fitch, Justin Haywald, Ryan Higgins, and Jade Kraus.

Dec 10, 20091 hr 18 min

The Geekbox: Episode 42

Wherein we discuss Thanksgiving turkey coma, Blu-ray indecisiveness, Dragon Age, New Super Mario Bros. Wii, League of Legends' insidious free-ness, Assassin's Creed II, more Turtles Forever, Who Framed Roger Rabbit, coming to grips with new types of games, MMOs and innovation, the upcoming Smallville/Justice Society movie, The Omega Man, and Halloween costume contest winners. Starring Ryan Scott, Karen Chu, Mike Cruz, Andrew Fitch, and Ryan Higgins.

Dec 03, 20091 hr 9 min

The Geekbox: Episode 41

Wherein we discuss the week's three-man band, rogue turkeys, Grand Theft Staleness, Final Fantasy IV: The After Years (and some annoying design decisions), marrying videogame characters, Star Trek Online, the nature of the game review process, Star Trek on DVD, Turtles Forever, and the Battlestar Galactica board game. Starring Ryan Scott, Andrew Fitch, and Ryan Higgins.

Nov 26, 20091 hr 22 min

The Geekbox: Episode 40

Wherein we discuss the return of our most polarizing guest host, New Super Mario Bros. Wii, Modern Warfare 2, Dragon Age: Origins, really nerdy Magic: The Gathering rules arguments (we apologize in advance), The Boondock Saints II, really bad tattoos, the impending end of Dollhouse (but hopefully not Joss Whedon's crazy career), the evil side of Alton Brown, and the upcoming Legendary Thread reunion. Starring Ryan Scott, Karen Chu, Andrew Fitch, Ryan Higgins, and Patrick Joynt.

Nov 19, 200957 min

The Geekbox: Episode 39

Wherein we discuss strip clubs and porno, layoffs at EA, Facebook games, the rise and fall of marginal MMOs, Ninteneverything, Space Hulk, random board games, Survivor schemers, Watchmen (again!), the V premiere, Venture Bros., vision problems, the Suicide Squad on Smallville (!?), Mike's Bruce Wayne fanfic, microtransactions in MMOs, world firsts, listener e-mail, and adventures in driving. Starring Ryan Scott, Karen Chu, Mike Cruz, Andrew Fitch, and Ryan Higgins.

Nov 12, 20091 hr 26 min

The Geekbox: Episode 38

Wherein we discuss Halloween festivities, porno candy, horror movies, Arkham Horror (and why Ryan Scott sucks at running games), free parking, really hard achievements, videogame addiction, I Made A Game With Zombies In It, holiday madness, Lego Indiana Jones 2, sequelitis, and the Prince of Persia movie trailer. Starring Ryan Scott, Karen Chu, Andrew Fitch, Ryan Higgins, and Brock Sager.

Nov 05, 20091 hr 15 min

The Geekbox: Episode 37

Wherein we discuss bouncing for strippers, the Fitch Mega-Hitch, Karen's take on Tropico 3, extreme RPG spoilers, Excitebike World Rally, Battle City, New Super Mario Bros. Wii, DSi penis envy, the Wizard of Oz, Night of the Creeps, our building excitement for Lost's final season, Venture Bros. season 4 (which more people need to watch!), Glee, Stargate SG-1, and magazines failing to justify their own existence. Starring Ryan Scott, Karen Chu, Andrew Fitch, Ryan Higgins, and Brock Sager.

Oct 29, 20091 hr 14 min

The Geekbox: Episode 36

Wherein we discuss dear frenemies, the fate of airplane lavatories, Star Wars in Concert, the history of Steve Guttenberg, Tekken 6, Borderlands, EverQuest (WTF?), the Persona MMO, aaaaanime, the life and times of Captain Lou Albano, the wonky west coast premiere of Venture Bros. season 4, all things Cartoon Network, Tropico 3, our first (annual?) Halloween costume contest, and whether the Geekbox gives AIDS. Starring Ryan Scott, Karen Chu, Mike Cruz, Anthony Gallegos, and Ryan Higgins.

Oct 21, 20091 hr 20 min

The Geekbox: Episode 35

Wherein we discuss the uproar over last episode's guest host, Dragon Quest and boycotts, really stupid bands, shocking comic mysteries (with a nod to the dumbest Internet message board theory you'll ever hear), 2009's lineup of awesome DC animated movies, Planetary #27 (beware spoilers!), giant Tekken 6 arcade machines, Tales of Vesperia, Legend of the Red Dragon, DJ Hero, John Lithgow's ass (and how much is too much), New Super Mario Bros. Wii, and an amazing Fitch Hitch development. Starring R...

Oct 15, 20091 hr 22 min

The Geekbox: Episode 34

Wherein we discuss Mr. Karen Chu, the PSP Go, choice in games, Splinter Cell Conviction, Modern Warfare 2, Burnout Paradise, Shadow Complex (and the controversies it inspired), one-trick-pony comic writers (go Grant Morrison and Garth Ennis!), Paranormal Activity, nerdy RPGs, post-apocalyptic mutant vampires, the horrors of Metacritic, and the latest Fitch Hitch update. Starring Ryan Scott, Andrew Fitch, Ryan Higgins, and Patrick Joynt.

Oct 08, 20091 hr 57 min

The Geekbox: Episode 33

Wherein we discuss Fitch's Japanese odyssey, Nigerian pimps, super-Internet-fame, Tokyo Game Show 2009, Super Street Fighter IV, Amazing Race, FlashForward, Heroes, V, Smallville, Superman/Batman: Public Enemies, longstanding comic book creative teams (or the lack thereof), and Halloween costumes. Starring Ryan Scott, Karen Chu, Mike Cruz, Andrew Fitch, and Ryan Higgins.

Oct 01, 20091 hr 31 min

The Geekbox: Episode 32

Wherein we discuss Japanese field trips, Michael Emerson's Emmy win, season 1 of Dexter, fake-ass movie computers, the awesomeness of RiffTrax, the possibility of a fifth Indiana Jones film, the Advertising Walk of Fame (WTF!?), Arkham Asylum's multiple endings, the ultimate World of Warcraft achievement whore, interesting smells, the secret origin of Willy Wonka, Canabalt, the biggest HDTV of all time, and Ron Gilbert's DeathSpank. Starring Ryan Scott, Karen Chu, Mike Cruz, and Ryan Higgins....

Sep 23, 20091 hr 9 min
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