Podcast - Dallas Geek (Updated)

James Marsters has made a career out of playing the irresistible villain who is everyone’s type thanks to iconic roles like Spike from Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Captain John Hart on Torchwood. Join us on today’s edition of Dallas Geek as we talk vampires, anime, & rock music with the ultimate TV bad boy!

As the longest tenured James Bond, Daniel Craig has earned a prestigious place within the legacy of both the franchise & the character. But is the Bond mythology truly better for this? On today’s audio-exclusive edition of Dallas Geek, we will breakdown the legacy of the franchise & see if WE can agree on how important Daniel Craig’s tenure as the most infamous man-of-mystery has truly been!

If you missed the first day of Fan Expo Dallas, don’t worry. We’ve got you covered! Here’s a quick peak into the opening day with special guest Andrew Moyes to talk about everything you can expect to see & experience this weekend.

Clickbait has become increasingly pervasive in our digital lives. While frustrating, the question is, “Is it dangerous & irresponsible?” With articles like Variety’s interview with Anthony Mackie that created a fake homophobia problem with Falcon & The Winter Soldier, we tend to say…it’s complicated. Join us on today’s edition of Dallas Geek as we dive into the dark side of internet clickbait!

For a year mostly devoid of fresh entertainment news, A LOT happened this past week. DC & Marvel both pulled out of SDCC; Black Widow hit box offices with HUGE weekend expectations; & cinematic/directing legend, Richard Donner, passed away. Obviously, we have…a FEW thoughts about all of this. So, join us LIVE at Madness Games & Comics as we dive into this tempest of nerdy news!

With so many major announcements hitting the internet all year long, there have been far fewer genuine surprises left to announce at the granddaddy of the gaming industry hype-machine. Is E3 still worth our attention or is it time to let this gaming pioneer fade into the sunset? Find out all this & more on today’s edition of Dallas Geek!

For all the gamers old enough to remember the golden age for arcades in the 1980’s & 90’s, we have a real treat for you today! Back in 2019, we had the chance to speak with Brian Colin, the creator of Rampage, shortly before he was inducted into the International Video Game Hall of Fame. So, let’s dive in with the legend himself on today’s edition of Dallas Geek!

In case you were living under a rock for the past few months, Pokémon cards are back in the news. People are literally getting into fights at Walmart & stealing cereal for a chance to get card worth thousands or…millions. What does this all mean? Have millennials lost their minds during this pandemic or is there more to the resurgence of Pokémania? Find out on today’s edition of Dallas Geek!

For those of you who did not already know, this year is Pokémon’s 25th anniversary. As with any franchise this large that survives 25 years in pop culture, fans are expecting a spectacular celebration to ring in the occasion. Will this year be everything fans hope it will be? Join us on today’s live edition of Dallas Geek to see what you might have missed & what surprises are still to come!

Ok Disney…we need to talk. We get it. You’re large, in charge, & own basically everything that we have loved since childhood. However, you have this terrible habit of canceling our favorite shows right when they’re hitting their peak. We understand that you are INCREDIBLY cheap & you do this to prevent syndication payouts, but…can you stop already???

In 2017, he found himself voicing Elias, the lead The Ancient Magus’ Bride (the new cult favorite for every goth desperate for something to latch onto once they finished Death Note & Black Butler). It is a fantastic gothic romance that we cannot wait for a new season to be greenlit for production. So, join us as we dive into the career of Brian Mathis on today’s edition of Dallas Geek.

Does social commentary really ruin nerdy entertainment? If you believe much of the internet, then the answer is apparently yes. However, when most every franchise from Captain America, Star Trek, & Lord of the Rings were created to discuss real world issues, it seems there is more to the conversation than what the internet thinks. So, let's find out on today's edition of Dallas Geek!

Is it still ok to enjoy entertainment that was made by someone who did something wrong after they have been exposed or do we have a responsibility to remove ourselves from them so the creator doesn’t financially benefit from us? Join us as we dive into what is bound to be one of our more controversial episodes on today’s edition of Dallas Geek!

**We apologize for the momentary static that happens around 20 minutes into the interview. The technical difficulty passes quickly.

Jim Foronda, aka the one & only Claptrap, is exactly the zany character you would expect from his performance in Borderlands 3. So, join us as we jump back into the wacky world of voice acting with one of the most hyper happy people we’ve met on today’s edition of Dallas Geek!

For those of you not as fanatically obsessed with the history of video games, you can be forgiven for not knowing the history of how Nintendo literally created the modern video game industry. However, that is exactly why we love to gush about it every chance we get. So, join us today as we give out history lesson on video games & Nintendo’s utter domination of their competition on today’s edition of Dallas Geek!

With every major video game studio reaching for the easy cash grab that is the HD remake of a classic game or franchise, the question needs to be asked: are these remakes even worth it? So, on today’s edition of Dallas Geek, we will dive into the history of HD remakes & if they have a legitimate place in the modern gaming landscape!

We’re about to talk to Brianna Roberts: voice actor, singer, theatrical actress, & fellow survivor of the Mega Apocalypse of 2020. So, let’s dive deep into the world of anime & find out what it’s like to be a theater nerd on today’s edition of Dallas Geek!

The anime fans out there may know the fabulous Brianna Roberts, like we do, as the voice of Grammi in Fairy Tail or Emma Spring from Astra Lost in Space or even Valerie Hawthorne from Ace Attorney. On the other hand, you may be more of a gamer & know Brianna as either Crystal Gaze Medusa or Ragnarok Hera from SMITE. Join us yet again as we dive head first into the world of voice acting in today’s edition of Dallas Geek!

Disney Plus’s weekly episode release schedule presents an opportunity for cinematic franchises, like Marvel, to develop much deeper stories with more profound character development on Disney Plus, than they could ever accomplish on the big screen. So, join us as we analyse how this could forever change our favorite cinematic franchises on today’s edition of Dallas Geek!

The Silence of the Lambs was a groundbreaking moment in modern cinema that shaped the next three decades for the horror thriller genre primarily thanks to Anthony Hopkins’ performance as Hannibal Lecter. Today, we are going to dive into the deep end of this classic & see why it is still as influential as it is on today’s edition of Dallas Geek!

Now that Disney+ is expanding the Marvel & Star Wars cinematic universes in ways that have never been explored before, we thought it was time to take a deep dive into the Star Wars EU & see how it is holding up under Disney’s guidance. What have they done right & does it deserve the heavy criticism that has been lobbed at Disney in recent years? Find out all this & more in the first “audio exclusive” edition of Dallas Geek!

With the chaos of recent events, we thought now would be the perfect time to discuss the most controversial comic book movie from the 2000’s all about anarchy & Alan Moore’s crazy ideas about how to avert the end of the world. So, let’s follow in Zack Snyder’s footsteps & try to avoid talking about “the squid” as we dive into the latest edition of Does It Still Hold Up!

We made it through 2020! And as a special way to get 2021 started right, we decided to show off one of the fantastic local comic & game stores here in North Texas that you NEED to know about: Madness Comics & Games!

Released in 1996, Jingle All The Way came out the same year as the Nintendo 64 & at the peak of the Beanie Baby & Tickle Me Elmo craze. Can this movie starring Arnold Schwarzenegger & Sinbad still hold up with modern audiences or does it stumble on reality & fall flat? Find out all this & more on today’s edition of Does It Still Hold Up!

For all of the fans of 80’s B-Movie Sci-Fi, there is one that stands out above the rest as THE Must-See Cult Classic: Flash Gordon! Since this month is its 40th Anniversary, we thought it would be fun to look back on the wonderful camp that made this movie what it is & see why it is still held in such high regard. Find out all this & so much more on today’s edition of Dallas Geek!

As promised, we’re back with our biggest Horror Movie Debate, yet! Rather than go for the cliché “scary” things like masked strangers with big knifes or haunted houses, It’s time to dig down to our deepest fears with Psychological Thrillers. Think you know what the scariest Thriller is, join us & see if your choice made the cut on Dallas Geek’s Halloween Special!

Today we look back at the chaotic mess from 1991 that was Ernest Scared Stupid, as we ask ourselves…was Jim Varney secretly a comedic genius? Or did our parents just want to punish us? Find out all this & more on today’s edition of Does It Still Hold Up?

As a bit of a change up today, we decided to take a step back from our usual nerdy topics & look back at a revolutionary piece of cinematic history: Charlie Chaplin’s The Great Dictator. While it may be a tall order, we have decided to use its 80th Anniversary (technically, it was last Thursday) to give our thoughts on the movie itself & our views on its place in cinematic history.

Fifteen years ago, Universal Studios did the one thing that Fox proved too short-sighted to do three years earlier: let Joss Whedon be Joss Whedon. Now, we look back at the legacy of the cult classic, Serenity, & see what significance it still has in today’s cinema landscape. Was it good? Did it actually provide closure to the fans? Does it hold up against other sci-fi films now? Find out on today’s edition of Dallas Geek!

With the announcement of the specs for the new Xbox Series X, we found ourselves talking about what the implications are of this next console generation for the future of entertainment. What does this mean? Why should you care? And of course, how can you take advantage of what’s coming? We will answer all this & more on today’s edition of Dallas Geek!

In honor of the start to the major league baseball season, we decided to talk about our top ranked baseball movies with friend of the show, David, from The Last Call Podcast!

If there is one thing that Hollywood loves to make movies about more than superheroes, it’s stories of the people rising up against a tyrannical government. We thought it would be a good idea to take a look at the quintessential anarchist movie in modern cinema, V for Vendetta, & see if it really holds up today.

Today, friend of the show, David, from The Last Call Podcast, has offered to help us solve this lifelong question by playing the part of our knock-off Alex Trebek for the first ever DG Trivia Game Show! Who will win, who will lose , & who’s the bigger nerd (…does it really matter)? Be sure to watch our first ever Ultimate Trivia Battle to find out!

With all the hype around the Disney Princesses, the one question that has become all but forgotten today is, “are their movies actually good?” That’s the question we will be looking into in today’s edition of Does It Still Hold Up? First up on the chopping block is the highly beloved The Little Mermaid!

After months of sitting through the pandemic wasteland that is the entertainment news cycle right now, we finally have some stuff to talk about: POKEMON!!!

In the ongoing debate around Star Wars ever since the Disney purchase, we find that most arguments come back to the same, simple debate, “which trilogy was better: the prequels or the sequels?” Find out all this & more today on Dallas Geek!

With everyone talking about James Cameron's Avatar lately, we wanted to ask the question that everyone’s been avoiding, “was Avatar actually any good?” That’s the question we hope to answer in today’s edition of Does It Still Hold Up!

With all of the chaos today, we wanted to know if there is still room in our movie viewing experience for violent escapism in cinema & what better way to do that than with the pinnacle of Zack Snyder’s career: 300!

We decided to do something a little different today & throw out another of our top 5 lists. Today, we’re going to recap our Top 5 Most Underrated Sci-Fi Movies of all time!

So…Mike may actually kill me for this title…but it’s NOT stopping me!!! Today we’re talking about the Robert Zemeckis classic & maybe Mike favorite film of all time: Back to the Future!

The Matrix may be the most heavily analyzed movie in the 21st Century aside from Star Wars. While it was praised for its provocative philosophical ideas & cyberpunk imagery, does it still have the same relevance today as it did when it first came out? That is the question we will dive into in today’s installment of Does It Still Hold Up!

Today, we take a look back at Fight Club & see if it really deserves the title of Cult Classic or if it has secretly been a well marketed dud this whole time.

We’re back today with yet another potentially controversial addition to our “Does It Still Hold Up” series. The Boondock Saints is one of those movies that is practically a right of passage for middle school & high school boys around America.

For anyone who grew up in the 90’s, one of the most beloved movies for most of us is easily the original Home Alone. However, would this smash hit from our childhoods be as big of a deal if it were released to audiences today, without the benefit of nostalgia to help it along?

While it is easy to think of Memorial Day as just another day off from work, it is important to remember that this is meant to be a day where we respectfully remember the men & women of the military who have given their lives to protect the people here at home & all around the world. With that, we decided to offer our Top 5 movie recommendations to watch today to help celebrate the occasion.

In our next look back at popular media from the past & see if it would still hold up in today’s entertainment landscape, we decided to take one out of left field & look at the original War of the Worlds radio broadcast!

Can modern audiences appreciate the 1960’s Batman the same way they did when it first came out? Is there anything that could make it hold it’s own against the likes of the MCU or Shazam? Let’s take a look & find out!