Geeks With Shields

With the release of Coyote Vs ACME it seemed like a good time to talk about the legacy and importance of The Looney Toons. Axle and Ulric dive into some deep, and difficult topics, and we're more than open to discussion;but be respectful.Discord:https://discord.gg/r6fjbbdhBluSky:@gwspodcast.bsky.socialPatreon:https://www.patreon.com/GeeksWithShieldsNaming Your Little Geek:https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1641702214

We're joined by Horror Podcaster and movie critic Matthew Jackson to talk about one of his Nerdy Pillars, Horror Movies.Follow Matthew on Blusky:https://bsky.app/profile/awalrusdarkly.bsky.socialThe Scares that Shaped Us:https://redcircle.com/shows/41a2d437-a8bb-4c11-b251-2b82469dd883Discord:https://discord.gg/r6fjbbdhBluSky:@gwspodcast.bsky.socialPatreon:https://www.patreon.com/GeeksWithShieldsNaming Your Little Geek:https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1641702214

We asked Hector Navarro if he had some idea's for how he'd handle the next few phases of the MCU, and he returned with his vision of the next decade of MarvelDiscord:https://discord.gg/r6fjbbdhBluSky:@gwspodcast.bsky.socialPatreon:https://www.patreon.com/GeeksWithShieldsNaming Your Little Geek:https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1641702214Hector's Vision Board:https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ix3gS5Vb51GAnVimSgkaLEy2HeJZexSfQ95LboEF_7g/edit?tab=t.0

Despite the fact that Cristopher Nolan will be the first filmmaker to directly adapt The Odyssey, it somehow doesn't feel like that. What is it about this ancient story that makes it so pervasive ? Discord:https://discord.gg/r6fjbbdhBluSky:@gwspodcast.bsky.socialPatreon:https://www.patreon.com/GeeksWithShieldsNaming Your Little Geek:https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1641702214

Please Note, this episode was recorded before 11th Ed Codex's were revealed.Does GW has a problem with their codexs ? Some people argue 3 years isn't enough time to cover all the armies and make sure that you've had enough time to use them before they're out of date. And then there's the question of lore and value of the Codex's. Discord:https://discord.gg/r6fjbbdhBluSky:@gwspodcast.bsky.socialPatreon:https://www.patreon.com/GeeksWithShieldsNaming Your Little Geek:https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1641702214

So the rumor is Disney is rebooting the MCU, so this week we're joined by mega nerd Hector Navarro to talk about what exactly that means, and if we think it's necessary. Heroes Reforged:https://www.youtube.com/@HeroesReforgedDiscord:https://discord.gg/r6fjbbdhBluSky:@gwspodcast.bsky.socialPatreon:https://www.patreon.com/GeeksWithShieldsNaming Your Little Geek:https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1641702214

We're back to rank the Kaiju of the Heisei Era, and I'll be honest this era is interesting. With some realy notable highs and then some of the worst designs to date Discord:https://discord.gg/r6fjbbdhBluSky:@gwspodcast.bsky.socialPatreon:https://www.patreon.com/GeeksWithShieldsNaming Your Little Geek:https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1641702214

Some of you may remember back around the beginning of the year for our anniversary episode we pitched our idea for a Horus Heresy TV series. We only got halfway through before we realized we needed help. So we recruited friend of the podcast and robot friend, Bit O'Honey; and now we're back with a 5 season outline. Discord:https://discord.gg/r6fjbbdhBluSky:@gwspodcast.bsky.socialPatreon:https://www.patreon.com/GeeksWithShieldsNaming Your Little Geek:https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1641702214

GW loves Space Marines, there are countless chapters. Most of which never realy experience the spotlight, relegated to a single passage in a codex or a throw away line in a book. So we're back to highlight five Space Marine Chapters that deserve your attention. Discord:https://discord.gg/r6fjbbdhBluSky:@gwspodcast.bsky.socialPatreon:https://www.patreon.com/GeeksWithShieldsNaming Your Little Geek:https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1641702214

Maybe you haven't seen The Orville, a surprisingly great scifi series from Seth McFarlane, but we've got you covered. We recruited professional Nerd Jessica Lynn Verdi to talk about how The Orville is more than just Star Trek with the serial numbers filed off.Discord:https://discord.gg/r6fjbbdhBluSky:@gwspodcast.bsky.socialPatreon:https://www.patreon.com/GeeksWithShieldsNaming Your Little Geek:https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1641702214

If you enjoy Wargames and have an internet connection you're probably aware of Trench Crusade. With a massive kick starter and roster of ex GW Writers, Sculptors, and game developers it's hugely popular in Wargaming right now. But what can we take away from Trench Crusades success ? We talked with Trench Crusade creator Tuomas Pirinen to get his insight into the game, the creative process, and why he thinks the game is proving to be such a juggernaut. Discord:https://discord.gg/r6fjbbdhBluSky:@gwspodcast.bsky.socialPatreon:https://www.patreon.com/GeeksWithShieldsNaming Your Little Geek:https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1641702214

As many of you may know Axle and Ulric love Godzilla, so they decided to sit down and rank all of the Kaiju from the Showa Era (54-75). If you liked this and want to see us do the other eras let us know !Discord:https://discord.gg/r6fjbbdhBluSky:@gwspodcast.bsky.socialPatreon:https://www.patreon.com/GeeksWithShieldsNaming Your Little Geek:https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1641702214

As we approach the end of 10th ed and the begging of 11th it's time to begin the End of Edition Postmortem. 10th Ed was an edition that a lot of people had issues with, but was there anything realy wrong with it ?Discord:https://discord.gg/r6fjbbdhBluSky:@gwspodcast.bsky.socialPatreon:https://www.patreon.com/GeeksWithShieldsNaming Your Little Geek:https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1641702214

Ulric spent the last year not buying from GW and instead playing other wargames and now he's back to share 10 things he learned. Discord:https://discord.gg/r6fjbbdhBluSky:@gwspodcast.bsky.socialPatreon:https://www.patreon.com/GeeksWithShieldsNaming Your Little Geek:https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1641702214

It's that time of year again, Axle and Ulric rank there top ten favorite movies of the year !Discord:⁠https://discord.gg/r6fjbbdh⁠BluSky:@gwspodcast.bsky.socialPatreon:⁠https://www.patreon.com/GeeksWithShields⁠Naming Your Little Geek:⁠https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1641702214⁠

So to celebrate 8 years of doing this podcast we're bringing an end to a project we've been building with our community for awhile, figuring out what a Horus Heresy TV show would look like. From deciding if it should be live action or animated, casting, and season breakdowns, we did it all*. Thank you for being with us for 8 years, here's hoping we make it to 10 !Discord:https://discord.gg/r6fjbbdhBluSky:@gwspodcast.bsky.socialPatreon:https://www.patreon.com/GeeksWithShieldsNaming Your Little Geek:https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1641702214*We barely scratched the surface of the first 3 books, we're coming back to better hammer it out. Please bear with us.

It's been long speculated, perhaps even announced by now, that Creative Assembly is working on a Total War Warhammer 40k game. But is such a thing even possible ? We talked with our Total War "Insider" Loremaster of Sotek about that exact thing.Discord:https://discord.gg/r6fjbbdhBluSky:@gwspodcast.bsky.socialPatreon:https://www.patreon.com/GeeksWithShieldsNaming Your Little Geek:https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1641702214Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/46JjqwoxSyKxIeiqOMQqWw?si=1f39637e608b4

We've reached the end of another season, and we had a change in plan so we had to throw something together real quick. So we took Chris out of the basement one last time, and set him up as a judge in our Tournament of Killers ! We took 13 of Horrors most iconic killers, paired them off and decided who would be the King of the Killers ! Discord:https://discord.gg/r6fjbbdhBluSky:@gwspodcast.bsky.socialPatreon:https://www.patreon.com/GeeksWithShieldsNaming Your Little Geek:https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1641702214Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/46JjqwoxSyKxIeiqOMQqWw?si=1f39637e608b41d5

Look who decided to stick around for another episode. This time we're breaking down one of Horror's more creative franchises, Final Destination. Discord:https://discord.gg/r6fjbbdhBluSky:@gwspodcast.bsky.socialPatreon:https://www.patreon.com/GeeksWithShieldsNaming Your Little Geek:https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1641702214Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/46JjqwoxSyKxIeiqOMQqWw?si=1f39637e608b41d5

We were trying to summon a Kandarian Demon, and instead we got friend of the Podcast Chris Chipman to come on and talk forgotten spooky media Discord:https://discord.gg/r6fjbbdhBluSky:@gwspodcast.bsky.socialPatreon:https://www.patreon.com/GeeksWithShieldsNaming Your Little Geek:https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1641702214Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/46JjqwoxSyKxIeiqOMQqWw?si=1f39637e608b41d5

It's Bootober once again and we're giving you 10 of our favorite horror movies from the last ten years. Did any of your favorites make the list ? Discord:https://discord.gg/r6fjbbdhBluSky:@gwspodcast.bsky.socialPatreon:https://www.patreon.com/GeeksWithShieldsNaming Your Little Geek:https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1641702214Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/46JjqwoxSyKxIeiqOMQqWw?si=1f39637e608b41d5

Much like Mjolnir in this movie we're setting out to see if we can take the broken disjointed pieces of this episode and reforge it into a better movie. Did we succeed ? You be the judge.Discord:https://discord.gg/r6fjbbdhBluSky:@gwspodcast.bsky.socialPatreon:https://www.patreon.com/GeeksWithShieldsNaming Your Little Geek:https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1641702214Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/46JjqwoxSyKxIeiqOMQqWw?si=1f39637e608b41d5

Having covered all of James Bond, and Austin Powers Axle and Fred have reached the end of there Spy Franchise review with The Kingsmen Franchise. Covering Kingsmen, Kingsmen 2: The Golden Circle, The Kingsman, and Argyle. Ulric was away on Statemen business at time of recording, but his thoughts are as follows. "I like the first two, The Kingsman is a sad misfire, and Argyle is just plain weird."Discord:https://discord.gg/r6fjbbdhBluSky:@gwspodcast.bsky.socialPatreon:https://www.patreon.com/GeeksWithShieldsNaming Your Little Geek:https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1641702214Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/46JjqwoxSyKxIeiqOMQqWw?si=1f39637e608b41d5

We're starting off a new series we're calling Fantasy Armchair Generals. Where we take a fictional battle or war, and try to compose a winning strategy. And because we're GOT Nerds, we thought we'd take a crack at the unwinnable war, the War of the 5 Kings. We had to contend with betrayal by the Freys, manipulation of the Lannister's, and the looming threat of the Tyrells. Where we successful ? Did we place Rob Stark on the Throne ? Discord:https://discord.gg/r6fjbbdhBluSky:@gwspodcast.bsky.socialPatreon:https://www.patreon.com/GeeksWithShieldsNaming Your Little Geek:https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1641702214Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/46JjqwoxSyKxIeiqOMQqWw?si=1f39637e608b41d5

With season 15/Revival of King of the Hill it seemed like a good time to talk about the shows original run. Discord:https://discord.gg/r6fjbbdhBluSky:@gwspodcast.bsky.socialPatreon:https://www.patreon.com/GeeksWithShieldsNaming Your Little Geek:https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1641702214Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/46JjqwoxSyKxIeiqOMQqWw?si=1f39637e608b41d5

We're back with Jackson from Golden Dragon Games to talk about the rules, mechanics, and future of Marcher Empires at WarDiscord:https://discord.gg/r6fjbbdhBluSky:@gwspodcast.bsky.socialPatreon:https://www.patreon.com/GeeksWithShieldsNaming Your Little Geek:https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1641702214

We're back with another Indie Wargame Spotlight with Marcher Empires at War. An Alt History World War Weird Dieselpunk Wargame that was made for Ulric. This is part one of a two part interview we did with lead game developer Jackson where we covered the basics of the setting and the games inspirations.Golden Dragon Games:https://linktr.ee/goldendragongamesUlric's NA Marcher Dealer:https://www.etsy.com/shop/carbonminiatures?dd_referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.goldendragongames.net%2FDiscord:https://discord.gg/r6fjbbdhBluSky:@gwspodcast.bsky.socialPatreon:https://www.patreon.com/GeeksWithShields

Ulric is joined by good friend Ben Goddard to discuss the Seminal Dinosaur franchise of Jurassic Park and Jurassic World, and ask the important question; where did it all go wrong ?Discord:https://discord.gg/r6fjbbdhBluSky:@gwspodcast.bsky.socialPatreon:https://www.patreon.com/GeeksWithShieldsNaming Your Little Geek:https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1641702214

Lets talk about one of the last BIG Sitcoms, the highs and lows of the Millennial Successor to Friends, How I Met Your Mother.Discord:https://discord.gg/r6fjbbdhBluSky:@gwspodcast.bsky.socialPatreon:https://www.patreon.com/GeeksWithShieldsNaming Your Little Geek:https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1641702214

40k's popularity continues to grow and with the announcement of a remastered Space Marine 1 and Dawn of War, more people are going to be drawn in. So we decided it was long past time to do a primer to help people figure out if Warhammer was right for them.Discord:https://discord.gg/r6fjbbdhBluSky:@gwspodcast.bsky.socialPatreon:https://www.patreon.com/GeeksWithShieldsNaming Your Little Geek:https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1641702214

So you want to play an RPG ? Well we've got options from Baldur's Gate 3 to Dragon Age Veilguard ! Oh, you want to play the bad guy ? Well it's probably going to suck compared to playing the paragon. Discord:https://discord.gg/r6fjbbdhBluSky:@gwspodcast.bsky.socialPatreon:https://www.patreon.com/GeeksWithShieldsNaming Your Little Geek:https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1641702214

Having now finished James Bond, Axle and Fred have moved on to its adjacent franchise Austin Powers, how does it hold up after over 30 years ?Discord:https://discord.gg/r6fjbbdhBluSky:@gwspodcast.bsky.socialPatreon:https://www.patreon.com/GeeksWithShieldsNaming Your Little Geek:https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1641702214

This week we're once again joined by Bit O' Honey to talk about the potential events in 40k lore that could make for compelling book series now that the Horus Heresy and the Siege of Terra have "concluded". Discord:https://discord.gg/r6fjbbdhBluSky:@gwspodcast.bsky.socialPatreon:https://www.patreon.com/GeeksWithShieldsNaming Your Little Geek:https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1641702214

With the first Season of Daredevil Born Again coming to an end, we thought it was a good time to revisit The Defenders and all of Marvels Netflix run. Which for long long long time fans is a fun callback to the first episode. Discord:https://discord.gg/r6fjbbdhBluSky:@gwspodcast.bsky.socialPatreon:https://www.patreon.com/GeeksWithShieldsNaming Your Little Geek:https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1641702214

We brought on friend of the podcast and realy life Slannesh Cultist Scott Rubin to talk about how Games Workshop has handled Chaos and the God Specific Legions (World Eaters, Death Guard, Thousand Sons, and Emperors Children), and what there future might hold ? (Please note we recorded this weeks before Adepticon, we had no idea how low the bar would be)Discord:https://discord.gg/r6fjbbdhBluSky:@gwspodcast.bsky.socialPatreon:https://www.patreon.com/GeeksWithShieldsNaming Your Little Geek:https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1641702214

We're kicking off yet another new series ! This time we're talking with Dylan Green, creator of Brimstone and Lead, a skirmish style wargame that seeks to bring the kinetic moment to moment game play of Doom to the table top !Discord:https://discord.gg/r6fjbbdhBluSky:@gwspodcast.bsky.socialPatreon:https://www.patreon.com/GeeksWithShieldsNaming Your Little Geek:https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1641702214

We're introducing a new show, Geeks With Shields Reforged. The premise being we take a flawed show or movie and pitch our "fixed" version. What sets us apart from all the other movie rescue style podcasts is we have to keep a couple key features.   And who better to bring on to reforge GOT, than friend of the podcast Ben Goddard ! The Rules for this episode1.We can't go over 8 seasons2. Actors that left the show still left the show 3. We have to use George's ending. Bran becomes king and Daenerys dies How'd we do ? What should we do next ?

GW loves there Space Marines, and there's a lot of them. But even with all the games, books, and animated shorts there's still a ton that are left to languish in the back of their codex. So Ulric picked five to spotlight to Axle, that he thinks deserve the GW Spotlight. Did we miss your favorite ? Let us know. And let us know if we should do a sequel, there are still so many Space Marine Chapters to cover. Discord:https://discord.gg/r6fjbbdhBluSky:@gwspodcast.bsky.socialPatreon:https://www.patreon.com/GeeksWithShieldsNaming Your Little Geek:https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1641702214

Well, at long last Axle and Fred the Dino have reached the most recent James Bond, Daniel Craig. Discord:https://discord.gg/r6fjbbdh BluSky:@gwspodcast.bsky.social Patreon:https://www.patreon.com/GeeksWithShields Naming Your Little Geek:https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1641702214

It's that time of year again and we saved the best for last ! We're talking about our top ten favorite movies of 2024 ! Discord:https://discord.gg/r6fjbbdh BluSky:@gwspodcast.bsky.social Patreon:https://www.patreon.com/GeeksWithShields Naming Your Little Geek:https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1641702214

We've been doing this podcast for seven years, and nerds have carried a lot of these gripes for a lot longer. So we present, Seven Nerd Gripes that people need to let go. Discord:https://discord.gg/r6fjbbdh BluSky:@gwspodcast.bsky.social Patreon:https://www.patreon.com/GeeksWithShields Naming Your Little Geek:https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1641702214

We had a special roundtable discussion with our good friends and Total War Veterans Donal Lucey and Bit O'Honey about some of the big rumors and what the future of the franchise is post Warhammer. Luc Discord:https://discord.gg/r6fjbbdh BluSky:@gwspodcast.bsky.social Patreon:https://www.patreon.com/GeeksWithShields Naming Your Little Geek:https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1641702214

We took the most popular Warhammer Hot Takes, as submitted by our community, and ranked them from Melta Hot to Valhallan Cold Discord:https://discord.gg/r6fjbbdh BluSky:@gwspodcast.bsky.social Patreon:https://www.patreon.com/GeeksWithShields Naming Your Little Geek:https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1641702214

It's come time to talk about Ulric's favorite James Bond, and unfortunately he's not realy in this episode because of a multitude of technical issues. Please forgive the bad audio, we did our best to fix it. Discord:https://discord.gg/r6fjbbdh BluSky:@gwspodcast.bsky.social Patreon:https://www.patreon.com/GeeksWithShields Naming Your Little Geek:https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1641702214

Later than intended, but here's everything you need to know going into year number 7

It is once again the end of the Season, but we have one last episode for you all. This week Axle and Ulric are joined by horror author Scott Drebit to talk about that wonderful combo genre, Horror Comedies. Discord:https://discord.gg/r6fjbbdh BluSky:@gwspodcast.bsky.social Patreon:https://www.patreon.com/GeeksWithShields Naming Your Little Geek:https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1641702214

And now we arrive at the end, with our own Final Girl Chris Chipman, to talk about what may be the most prolific genre of Horror, Slashers.

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We promise this one wont suck, because Slagathor is joined by Chris Rubin to talk about sexy leaches, I mean Vampires !

Time for a treat with an all new season of Geeks Who Haunt. First up is Zombies with special Guest Ben Goddard