Geeks Unleashed

Episode 145 - Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special (2022) Review

Chuggin' along with our Guardians franchise re-watch, and we've made it to the Disney+ Holiday Special! Joined again by Devaughn of Good Game Guys, he helps to hold down the fort while Mark is away. First time in 145 episodes the Geeks were split up! It's temporary, fret not!

Tracklist:
1:41 - Geek of the Week - DeVaughn: Grand Theft Auto Trailer Drop Date; Jasmin: Dangerous Convenience Store Manhwa (vol 1)
6:45 - Guardians Special summary and fun facts!
11:53 - Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special Review

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Episode 144 - Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 2 (2017) Review

We're back this week with the second film of this franchise and the 15th release of the MCU. Joined again by Devaughn of Good Game Guys, we were actually all agreed on one thing about this movie. Gotta give it a listen to find out what it was!

 

Tracklist:
2:55 - Geek of the Week! Mark - The Lazarus Project (TV series); Jasmin - New Mass Effect Artwork; Devaughn - Evil West (video game)
13:59 - Guardians summary and fun facts!
25:35 - Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 2 Review

 

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Episode 143 - Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 1 (2014) Review

We're kicking off another round of a whole franchise to wrap up this year, and it's time we take a look at Marvel's Misfits! We are joined by Devaughn from The Good Game Guys Podcast to help us break down the Guardians franchise.

Tracklist:
1:53 - Geek of the Week - Devaughn: Attack on Titan; Jasmin: The Fast and the Furious (2001); Mark: Doctor Who Series 13 Flux
10:52 - Guardians summary and fun facts!
30:32 - Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 1 review

 

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Episode 142 - Gran Turismo (2023) Review

How was this film made with ONLY a $60M budget??? Your Geeks are very confused by this because we were surprised by the production value here!

Tracklist:
1:18 - Geek of the Week: Jasmin, Aoashi (Crunchyroll); Mark, Orphan Black: Echoes
10:34 - Gran Turismo summary and trivia!
21:33 - Gran Turismo review

 

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Episode 141 - Blade: The Series (2006), Episodes 7-12 Review

This marks the final entry in our Blade series, where we've tackled all three films plus the Spike TV series! If you missed part one of this season long review, check it out here. Spoiler alert, the back half of this series was much better than the first six episodes. Did you stick around to watch the whole thing back in 2006?

Tracklist:
1:14 - Geek of the Week: Jasmin - My New Boss is Goofy (anime); Mark - An ode to Matthew Perry
12:16 - Fun rumors and summary of Blade: The Series episodes 7-12
17:46 - Blade: The Series, review of the back half of season 1

 

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Episode 140 - Blade: The Series (2006), Episodes 1-6 Review

And here we are with the first half of Blade: The Series! This Spike original didn't make it past the first season, but was that necessarily a bad thing?

Tracklist:
1:15 - Geek of the Week: Jasmin - Given Vol 8; Mark - Gravity 10 year anniversary
12:10 - Blade: The Series summary and fun facts
17:31 - Blade: The Series, episodes 1-6 review

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Episode 139 - Blade Trinity (2004) Review

We're here with the final installment of the original Blade trilogy, and let's be real.... This film leaves a lot to be desired. Agree? Disagree? Let us know!

 

Tracklist:
1:17 - Geek of the Week: Mark - The Lost Boys (1987); Jasmin - Sasaki & Miyano: Graduation (Crunchyroll)
7:01 - Blade Trinity summary and fun facts
19:10 - Blade Trinity review
45:33 - With the new Blade MCU film, is it possible fans may get a live-action version of the Midnight Sons?

 

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Episode 138 - Blade II (2002) Review

We're back with our month of Blade! We've moved on to the sequel and realized there was a lot about this film that we didn't remember. Did you know this film is Wesley Snipes' favorite in the franchise? You've gotta listen to see if it is our favorite as well!

 

Tracklist:
1:43 - Geek of the Week: Jasmin - Black or White vol 7 (manga); Mark - Sliders (1995)
9:34 - Blade II summary and fun facts!
22:24 - Blade II review

 

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Episode 137 - Blade (1998) Review

Our summer break lasted longer than we planned, but we are back at it! For the month of October, we're going to be talking our way through one of our favorite vampire franchises; and this week we're starting with Blade! Our biggest question to each other and to our audience: Is Blade just a vampire movie, or the beginning of the MCU as we know it?

 

Tracklist:
1:36 - We're back! Catching up on our two month break
4:40 - NEW SEGMENT: Geek of the Week! | Jasmin - Yowamushi Pedal, Mark - Only Murders in the Building S3
10:13 - Blade background and fun facts
22:31 - Blade review

 

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Late to the Party Book Club - Episode 15 - Fantastic Four: Full Circle

It's been a while, but we're back! And we're covering something that is fairly recent. For our 15th book club episode, we're joined by Stef of Missing Lynk Comics. In this Late to the Party Book Club we're covering Fantastic Four: Full Circle, by Alex Ross.

Tracklist:
1:57 - Intro to our book, Fantastic Four: Full Circle
2:46 - Our background knowledge on the Fantastic Four in general
14:35 - How we read the book and how it influenced the experience (Jasmin and Stef on digital, and Mark got a hard copy)
20:27 - Thoughts on the artwork itself 
29:08 - Story and structure
36:37 - Opinion on the use of flashback in the story
42:35 - Themes throughout the story
53:27 - Would we recommend this book as an entry point for hero comics?
55:26 - Where you can find our guest, Stef of Missing Lynk
56:38 - Any graphic novels Stef would recommend

 

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