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Thank you for listening to the Geek Vs podcast, a nerd's eye view of pop culture. We're back from Dragon Con 2018 and wanted to  reflect on a fun year and let everyone know if we found that pie bar.  What were some of your favorite events from this years Dragon Con?   Dragon Con (previously Dragon*Con and sometimes DragonCon) is a North American multigenre convention, founded in 1987, which takes place annually over the Labor Day weekend in Atlanta, Georgia. As of 2017, the convention draws attendance of over 80,000, features hundreds of guests, encompasses five hotels in the Peachtree Center neighborhood of downtown Atlanta near Centennial Olympic Park, and runs thousands of hours of programming for fans of science fiction, fantasy, comic books, and other elements of fan culture. It is operated by a private for-profit corporation, with the help of a 1,500-member volunteer staff. Connect with us Subscribe to “Geek Vs” on Apple Podcastsor on Android. Join the Facebook Group and join in the conversation. Follo

We are recuperating from Dragon Con, but we didn't want the party to end. Just know we're all either sick, hung over, suffering from post-con depression (it's  a thing!) or all three.  But we didn't want to leave you all empty handed, so here's an oldie but goodie from Dragon Con 2017 when we had the opportunity to interview the always fun D. C. Douglas. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/tony-henderson7/support

DragonCon is here, so we talk about things we're looking forward to!   Dragon Con (previously Dragon*Con and sometimes DragonCon) is a North American multigenre convention, founded in 1987, which takes place annually over the Labor Day weekend in Atlanta, Georgia. As of 2017, the convention draws attendance of over 80,000, and runs thousands of hours of programming for fans of science fiction, fantasy, comic books, and other elements of fan culture. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/tony-henderson7/support

Ever have something in a movie that scares you, but it's not really supposed to? We're not talking about scary movies, but things in non-scary movies that really creep us out for some reason.  For example, an otherwise fun and colorful movie like "Who Framed Roger Rabbit" really scared Betty for some reason, and we can't blame her.  So we discuss that, and more creepy movie moments in this weeks episode of the Geek Vs podcast. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/tony-henderson7/support

The truth is out there!  Do you believe in alien life? Casey thinks about aliens a lot, like A LOT.  So we finally decided to record an episode about it and discuss what we really believe is out there, what aliens we like in media, and what tropes we're a bit tired of.  Then we wrap up with a fun game of "who's an alien?" What are your alien theories?  We'd like to know. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/tony-henderson7/support

The Russo Brother's recent announced the Hulk wasn't scared of Thanos.  In that case, what's his deal?! Infinity War was released on digital download this week, and will be coming soon to DVD and Blu Ray.  In the director's commentary, the Russo Brothers stated that the reason for the Hulk coming out was NOT because he was scared of Thanos as most fans originally theorized.  So what could it of been? --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/tony-henderson7/support

Sooo... what had happened was we were going to record an episode talking about cartoon remakes...but we were chit chatting about James Gunn, which led us talking to about Taika Waititi which led us down a long long Alice in Wonderland rabbit hole about Tim Burton. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/tony-henderson7/support

We just got back Atlanta Comic Con, and San Diego Comic Con is wrapping up so we wanted to chat a little bit about the different comic book conventions and what they all mean. Comic-cons were traditionally organized by fans on a not-for-profit basis, though nowadays most events catering to fans are run by commercial interests for profit. Many conventions have award presentations relating to comics (such as the Eisner Awards, which have been presented at San Diego Comic-Con International since 1988; or the Harvey Awards, which have been presented at a variety of venues also since 1988). At commercial events, comic book creators often give out autographs to the fans, sometimes in exchange for a flat appearance fee, and sometimes may draw illustrations for a per-item fee. Commercial conventions are usually quite expensive and are hosted in hotels. This represents a change in comic book conventions, which traditionally were more oriented toward comic books as a mode of literature, and maintained a less caste-like

It is the year 2032, and Taco Bell has won the fast food wars, but how?!?  In 1996, psychopathic career criminal Simon Phoenix kidnaps a number of hostages, and takes refuge with his gang in an abandoned building. LAPD Sgt. John Spartan uses a thermal scan of the building; finding no trace of the hostages, he leads an unauthorized assault to capture Phoenix. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/tony-henderson7/support

Some of us see Ant-Man and the Wasp, others try to guess what happened.  Spoilers mid way through with warning.  As Scott Lang balances being both a Super Hero and a father, Hope van Dyne and Dr. Hank Pym present an urgent new mission that finds the Ant-Man fighting alongside The Wasp to uncover secrets from their past. Starring Paul Rudd, Evangeline Lilly, Michael Pena, Michale Douglas, and Michelle Phiffer. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/tony-henderson7/support

It's the 4th of July which seems like a good time to have our first geek purge! But we're not out to murder and commit crime, we just want to get a few things off of our mind and try to make the geek community a better place.   Win Tickets To Atlanta Comic Con!  Sign up for our mailing list to enter: https://mailchi.mp/0bea45e51eb6/acctickets Thank you for the podcast reviews! Your written iTunes reviews make us feel good and help other people find the podcast. If you enjoy listening, please leave a review on iTunesor Stitcher!  Connect with us Subscribe to “Geek vs” on Apple Podcastsor on Android. Join the Facebook Group and join in the conversation. Follow @geekvspod on Twitter Email contact@geekversus.com Leave us a voicemail on Speak Pipe, we may use it on the show.   About the “Geek Vs” podcast Things are about to get weird when Tony, Casey, and Betty get together weekly to provide a “nerd’s eye view of pop culture.”  These only children geeks have somehow managed not to kill each other, as they do bat

We discuss The Toys That Made Us and our favorite toys.  The Toys That Made Us is an American television series created by Brian Volk-Weiss. The first four episodes of the series began streaming on Netflix on December 22, 2017, and the next four were released in May 25, 2018. The 8-episode documentary series, as it was originally touted, focuses on the history of important toy lines. The first four episodes focus on the Star Wars, He-Man, Barbie and G.I. Joe toy lines -with subsequent episodes featuring LEGO, Transformers, Hello Kitty, and Star Trek. WTF is up with the women from Barbie? Win Tickets To Atlanta Comic Con!  Sign up for our mailing list to enter: https://mailchi.mp/0bea45e51eb6/acctickets Thank you for the podcast reviews! Your written iTunes reviewsmake us feel good and help other people find the podcast. If you enjoy listening, please write your own review oniTunesor Stitcher!  Connect with us Subscribe to “Geek vs” on Apple Podcastsor on Android. Join the Facebook Group and join in the conv

We give a quick spoiler free review of "Incredibles 2" and talk about our favorite Pixar movies.    Incredibles 2 is a 2018 American 3D computer-animated superhero film produced by Pixar Animation Studios and distributed by Walt Disney Pictures. Written and directed by Brad Bird, it is the sequel to 2004's The Incredibles and second installment of the film series. The plot follows the Parr family as they balance regaining the public's trust of superheroes with their civilian family life, only to combat a new foe who seeks to turn the populace against all supers. The film stars Craig T. Nelson, Holly Hunter, Sarah Vowell and Samuel L. Jackson, who reprise their roles from the first film, while newcomers to the cast include Huck Milner, Bob Odenkirk, Catherine Keener and Jonathan Banks. Things We Enjoyed This Week Overwatch League  Legends of Tomorrow  Queer Eye  Thank you for the podcast reviews! Your written iTunes reviewsmake us feel good and help other people find the podcast. If you enjoy listening, plea

In part two of Regrettable Villains we discuss Animal, Vegetable, Mineral Man, He-She, MODOK and more.  Every hero needs a villain. But not every villain comes with a cool costume, sinister pseudonym, or functioning death ray. Some super-crooks are incompetent, some are comical, and some are just . . . weird. In this follow-up to The League of Regrettable Superheroes, author Jon Morris presents over a hundred of the strangest, most stupefying supervillains ever to grace the pages of comics. Meet D-list desperados like Brickbat (choice of weapon: poisonous bricks), Swarm (a crook made of bees; Nazi bees), Robbing Hood (steals from the poor to give to the rich), plus a surprising number of law-breaking apes. Drawing on the entire history of the medium, The Legion of Regrettable Supervillains affectionately and hilariously profiles the oddeset oddballs in comic book history. Regrettable Villains Part One.  The Passions of MODOK The Legion of Regrettable Super Villains on Amazon Thank you for the podcast rev

We discuss what the Solo movie COULD be, and what other characters deserve a stand alone movie. (Spoiler Free) Young Han Solo finds adventure when he joins a gang of galactic smugglers, including a 196-year-old Wookie named Chewbacca. Indebted to the gangster Dryden Vos, the crew devises a daring plan to travel to the mining planet Kessel to steal a batch of valuable coaxium. In need of a fast ship, Solo meets Lando Calrissian, the suave owner of the perfect vessel for the dangerous mission -- the Millennium Falcon. Why that Solo: A Star Wars Story cameo is the best thing in the movie Why Solo was destined to be the worst-performing live-action Star Wars film WEEKEND BOX OFFICE RESULTS: SOLOFLIES LOW WITH $103 MILLION MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND HAUL Public Enemy Gets Grooved By The Keepers Of Latin Funk Thank you for the podcast reviews! Your written iTunes reviewsmake us feel good and help other people find the podcast. If you enjoy listening, please write your own review oniTunesor Stitcher!  Conn

Break out your chimichangas because we all saw Deadpool 2 and discuss if it's better than Infinity War.  Deadpool 2is a 2018 American superhero filmbased on the Marvel Comicscharacter Deadpool, distributed by 20th Century Fox. It is the eleventh installment in the X-Menfilm series, and a sequel to the 2016 film Deadpool. The film is directed by David Leitchfrom a script by Rhett Reese, Paul Wernick, and Ryan Reynolds, with Reynolds starring in the title role alongside Josh Brolin, Morena Baccarin, Julian Dennison, Zazie Beetz, T.J. Miller, Brianna Hildebrand, and Jack Kesy. In the film, Deadpool forms the team X-Forceto protect a young mutant from Cable. 'Deadpool 2' topples 'Avengers: Infinity War' at the box office Deadpool 2 Most Surprising Cameos Thank you for the podcast reviews! Your written iTunes reviewsmake us feel good and help other people find the podcast. If you enjoy listening, please write your own review oniTunesor Stitcher! Connect with us Subscribe to “Geek vs” on Apple Podcastsor on And

Tony loves The Simpsons, but he checked out "The Problem With Apu" and wanted to chat about it with the Geek Vs crew. The Problem with Apuis a 2017 documentary film written by and starring comedian Hari Kondaboluand produced and directed by Michael Melamedoff. The film focuses on the character Apu Nahasapeemapetilon, an Indian immigrant in the animated sitcom The Simpsonswho, for a period, was the only figure of South Asianheritage to appear regularly on mainstream U.S. television. The film explores encounters with negative stereotypes, racial microaggressionsand slursagainst people of Indian and South Asian heritage disseminated through the character. You don’t have to take our word for it Hari Kondabolu Netflix special. Hari Kondabolu.com  SimpsonsStar Hank Azaria Wants to Finally Solve the Problem with Apu Hank Azaria addressed ‘The Problem With Apu’ on ‘Colbert’ SimpsonsStalwart Says the Show Already Addressed the Problem with Apu Thank you for the podcast reviews! Your written iTunes reviewsmake us

Everyone here at the Geek Vs podcast has MoviePass, and whenever we bring it up, we get a ton of questions about how does it work, and how do we like it, so we figured what better place to chat about it, then on the podcast. MoviePassis an American subscription-based movie ticketing service. Founded in 2011 and headquartered in New York City,[1]the service allows subscribers to purchase a single movie ticket per day for a flat subscription fee per month. The service utilizes a mobile app, where users check-intoa cinema and choose a film and showtime, which results in the cost of the ticket being loaded to a prepaid debit card, which is used to purchase the ticket from the cinema as usual. Thank you for the podcast reviews! Your written iTunes reviews make us feel good and help other people find the podcast. If you enjoy listening, please write your own review on iTunesor Stitcher! Connect with us Subscribe to “Geek vs” on Apple Podcastsor on Android. Join the Facebook Group and join in the conversation. Foll

We watched Avengers Infinity War!  We talk about it.  Not everybody in our group absolutely loved it, but you'll have to listen to find out why. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/tony-henderson7/support

The Infinity Gems, originally referred to as Soul Gems and later referred to as Infinity Stones, are six immensely powerful fictional gems appearing in American comic bookspublished by Marvel Comics. Whoever holds all six Gems and uses them in concert gains omnipotenceand omniscience. With Avengers Infity War coming very soon, we wanted to provide a recap of where each gem currently lies.  We may get a little silly in our predictions.   You don’t have to take our word for it Avengers: Infinity War': Pessimistic, Optimistic Box Office Predictions Hawkeye’s absence from Avengers: Infinity War ads is a blessing, exec says Avengers: Infinity War Bosses Promise Hawkeye Answers Are Coming--Eventually Thank you for the podcast reviews! Your written iTunes reviews make us feel good and help other people find the podcast. If you enjoy listening, please write your own review on iTunesor Stitcher! Connect with us Subscribe to “Geek vs” on Apple Podcastsor on Android. Join the Facebook Group and join in the conversa