Geekscape

In the wake of George Floyd's murder and the ensuing protests and riots it's been difficult for me to concentrate on talking movies, videogames and comics. And at the top of the show I talk a little bit about our relationship with recent events and our framework of pop culture. It's a conversation we should always be having and are privileged by the fact that we don't always have to have it. But that doesn't mean we have to stop our goals of providing YOU with some respite from the real world as well. To help me with that is my friend Brian Klemm of the band Suburban Legends. We talk about making music under quarantine, why DC's Lobo is his favorite character and what DC or Marvel stories most parallel current events. Along the way we discuss Farscape's relationship to Guardians of the Galaxy, why I totally missed the boat on Stargate and a ton more! Enjoy! Subscribe to Geekscape on iTunes! Follow Jonathan on Twitter and Instagram! Join the Geekscape Forever Facebook Group! Visit Geekscape.net for more

Or did I save hers? Regardless, you need to know Natasha Halevi. I met her when we randomly saved each other's lives during a race several years ago (true story) and since then she's become a filmmaking triple threat (completely unrelated to the life saving story). We'll talk about her new short film, starting The Fatale Collective and being married to an LA Clippers fan (named Sean Gunn). We also shower love on Lloyd Kaufman and Troma Films, talk filmmaking and Sean joins us to talk about filming Guardians of the Galaxy and which sequels are better than the originals. Subscribe to Geekscape on iTunes! Follow Jonathan on Twitter and Instagram! Join the Geekscape Forever Facebook Group! Visit Geekscape.net for more Geekscape goodness! This podcast is powered by Pinecast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The COVID-19 Pandemic has brought live action film and TV production to a halt worldwide. But as it continues and quarantines are lifted, it's time to get back to work. What exactly does that mean to filmmakers, both at the studio level and independently? To help me with some of those questions is my own producer and friend Noam Dromi. Noam is a writer and producer with extensive and award winning film, video and new media experience (he also wrote 'Dolphin Tail'... one of Matt Kelly's favorite movies) and we discuss how technology is going to be a crucial part of changing the game and getting our films back up and running. Along the way I urge you all to go see 'The Vast of Night', we discuss what role podcasting and groups like Geekscape have in the future of entertainment and more! Also, previous Geekscape guest Matt Pinfield is in need of some help so I have linked his GoFundMe below along with some of the other podcasts Noam and I are producing during the Pandemic. Enjoy! Please visit our friend Matt Pi

Even though we're in quarantine for the COVID-19 pandemic, there's a lot of Star Wars news popping off! From 'The Mandalorian: Season 2' to the release of Colin Trevorrow's 'Duel of the Fates' script, we've got a lot to talk about! Helping me with the heavy lifting are Star Wars fans and indie creators Yehudi Mercado and Barbra and Bryant Dillon of Fanbase Press! We discuss the future of the Star Wars Disney+ shows, Star Wars extended universe titles that we miss, Mandalorian Season 2 rumors, look at the 'Duel of the Fates' concept art and more! This one is not to be missed, Star Wars fans! Enjoy! Subscribe to Geekscape on iTunes! Follow Jonathan on Twitter and Instagram! Join the Geekscape Forever Facebook Group! Visit Geekscape.net for more Geekscape goodness! This podcast is powered by Pinecast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

How do you make an original graphic novel? And how hard is it? Writer Chris Mancini and artist Fernando Pinto are longtime Geekscape friends with a brand new graphic novel called 'Rise of the Kung Fu Dragon Master' and are here to tell us all about it and offer some advice! Enjoy! Visit the Rise of the Kung Fu Dragon Master Kickstarter! Subscribe to Geekscape on iTunes! Follow Jonathan on Twitter and Instagram! Join the Geekscape Forever Facebook Group! Visit Geekscape.net for more Geekscape goodness! This podcast is powered by [Pinecast](https://pinecast.com). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In the early 80s, author Henry Vogel was one of the creators behind the indie comics 'Southern Knights' and 'The X-Thieves'! And today he's writing sci-fi novels like the recently released 'The Lost Planet'! I welcome Henry on the show to talk about creating indie comics during the 80s Black and White boom that gave birth to Cerebus and The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and discuss his brand new book! On top of that, actor Jack Seyvor McDonald drops in to talk about his role in the new Netflix series 'Never Have I Ever' and working with us on the Geekscape co-produced 'Chasing Fletcher Allen'! Enjoy! Subscribe to Geekscape on iTunes! Follow Jonathan on Twitter and Instagram! Join the Geekscape Forever Facebook Group! Visit Geekscape.net for more Geekscape goodness! This podcast is powered by Pinecast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

COVID 19 is still raging and we're still quarantined in our homes! 'The Last Of Us 2' has been delayed and we're trying to make do with 'Animal Crossing: New Horizons'! Is this pandemic even survivable? Luckily, we're getting the Geekscape video game crew back together to walk you through the one media industry that hasn't been destroyed by the pandemic! Shane O'Hare and Josh Jackson return with surprise guest and occasional podcaster Derek Kraneveldt to talk about the latest video game news and to announce a return of a Geekscape Games (or whatever Shane and Josh want to call it at this point)! Along the way we discuss and speculate on the XBox Series X, the Playstation 5, when I might see the Breath of the Wild sequel or a new Metroid Prime game and everyone convinces me to get Animal Crossing! We also talk about new video game inspired shows like 'Upload' and 'Mythic Quest' and do a lot of reminiscing on old San Diego Comic Con mishaps! Enjoy! Subscribe to Geekscape on iTunes! Follow Jonathan on Twitt

Filmmaker Issa López's 'Tigers Are Not Afraid' is a horror fairytale told against the backdrop of Mexico's violent drug world... but through the eyes of a child. Using fantastical elements similar to Guillermo Del Toro films like 'Pan's Labyrinth' and 'The Devil's Backbone', it tells the story of abandoned street children fighting for survival and the ghosts that follow them in their journey. Issa took some time to talk about making the film, the challenges of mixing supernatural elements into a gritty, realistic story and working with such a young cast. Along the way, we talk growing up as a film and horror geek and a bit more! Enjoy! Subscribe to Geekscape on iTunes! Follow Jonathan on Twitter and Instagram! Join the Geekscape Forever Facebook Group! Visit Geekscape.net for more Geekscape goodness! This podcast is powered by Pinecast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

You might know Dan Murrell from his time on Screen Junkies and other awesome online movie shows... but now Dan is doing his own thing, starting his own Youtube channel and bringing you new film and box office analysis videos! In this episode, we talk a bit about striking out on your own, the rapidly changing landscape of online video companies and his amicable departure from Screen Junkies! Along the way, we discuss Picard, the future of theatrical films and the cyclical nature of filmmaking genres! Yup, it's a lot of film talk so strap up and enjoy! Subscribe to Geekscape on iTunes! Follow Jonathan on Twitter and Instagram! Join the Geekscape Forever Facebook Group! Visit Geekscape.net for more Geekscape goodness! This podcast is powered by Pinecast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ultimate Fakebook's Bill McShane has been a friend for a long time... so why hasn't he been on Geekscape already to talk about his awesome band? Well, maybe because that band hasn't put out a new album in 16 years! But that all changed last month with the release of Ultimate Fakebook's 'The Preserving Machine'! Bill arrives on the show to talk about the influences that went into the album, how it's the closing of a chapter in the Ultimate Fakebook story and why they would never have turned down shows with The Descendents! Along the way we talk a little emo history, I put my next haircut in the hands of the viewers and discuss how destructive we were as kids! Enjoy! Subscribe to Geekscape on iTunes! Follow Jonathan on Twitter and Instagram! Join the Geekscape Forever Facebook Group! Visit Geekscape.net for more Geekscape goodness! This podcast is powered by Pinecast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We don't talk much sports on Geekscape, but ESPN's multipart Michael Jordan documentary 'The Last Dance' is a major event. And with the Coronavirus Pandemic shutting down sports, who knows when I'll get a chance to geek out on the NBA again. Luckily, Zach Harper is a basketball writer for The Athletic and a personality on SiriusXM's NBA channel and is here on Geekscape to talk about the NBA shutdown, how esports is continuing to take over in the wake of the pandemic and when we might see basketball again! Along the way, we discuss the best basketball documentaries, the best basketball videogames (is it NBA Jam?) and what NBA players are total geeks themselves! Former Geekscape guest Erin Darling Torralva also drops in to talk about her new online comedy course and how she and Zach are navigating the quarantine together! Enjoy! Subscribe to Geekscape on iTunes! Follow Jonathan on Twitter and Instagram! Join the Geekscape Forever Facebook Group! Visit Geekscape.net for more Geekscape goodness! This podcast

Jason Inman and Jay Washington drop in to for J-Town, the 3 man pop culture news team, united for the first time ever! On this episode we discuss the newly announced all-female Star Wars series for Disney+, JJ Abrams' JLA Dark series, if the MCU has "filler" movies and when we'll start seeing the Fantastic Four and why DragonCon hasn't canceled their Labor Day convention yet! We also take your questions and comments and Jason and Heidi give their opinions on Star Trek: Picard and whether it's a great fit for Star Trek fans! We're surviving the Pandemic TOGETHER on a brand new Geekscape! Subscribe to Geekscape on iTunes! Follow Jonathan on Twitter and Instagram! Join the Geekscape Forever Facebook Group! Visit Geekscape.net for more Geekscape goodness! This podcast is powered by Pinecast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Geekscape is LIVE with our 520th episode... and it only took a Pandemic! That's right! Streaming live over Facebook, Twitch, Periscope and Youtube, Matt and Derek join me to talk about what movies, comics and games we've been consuming in quarantine! Derek says there's good stuff on Quibi while Matt tells us 'Taste of London' is one of the funniest shows on TV! Matt's brother Brian joins us to talk about his wedding in late May... right after they've lifted the Florida stay at home order and we discuss how comfortable we'll be going back to the movies! Matt and I bully Derek to go back to podcasting and we take comments from the live viewers! It's a whole new kind of old school Geekscape! Enjoy! Subscribe to Geekscape on iTunes! Follow Jonathan on Twitter and Instagram! Join the Geekscape Forever Facebook Group! Visit Geekscape.net for more Geekscape goodness! This podcast is powered by Pinecast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

With the Corona Virus keeping us quarantined in our homes and Summer just around the corner, there's no doubt that major geek events like the San Diego Comic Con are going to cancel or postpone until later in the year! That leaves the door open for 2020 becoming the year of the Virtual Comic Convention! Already, several virtual online comic book conventions have started to spring up to give fans their fix... but how do they hope to compare to the real thing? What do they mean to celebrities, exhibitors, fans and indie creators? Luckily, FilmThreat's Chris Gore guests on a new Geekscape to share his insight on the future of virtual cons! How did last weekend's virtual WonderCon go? Can SDCC move to later in the year? Can comic book shops, indie exhibitors and publishers survive until then? And how does this change the landscape for film, TV, comics and videogames going forward? It's all in this episode so enjoy! Subscribe to Geekscape on iTunes! Follow Jonathan on Twitter and Instagram! Join the Geekscape

Quarantine continues in the face of the Corona Virus Pandemic... but that's not enough to stop Ian Kerner! In this episode, Ian checks in to talk about the state of the comics industry, if COVID 19 will be the end of local comic book shops as we know them and if Marvel and DC Comics can weather the storm. We also discuss the sliding Marvel slate and what this means for blockbuster films getting greenlit in the future! When will Hollywood get back to normal... if ever? Along the way, we espouse the wonders of 'Onward', let you know if 'Bloodshot' is worth a shot and I go to bat for Ben Affleck in 'The Way Back'! And the question is raised after Ian gives us some concerning information... was Ian infected with the Corona Virus? Subscribe to Geekscape on iTunes! Follow Jonathan on Twitter and Instagram! Join the Geekscape Forever Facebook Group! Visit Geekscape.net for more Geekscape goodness! This podcast is powered by Pinecast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

As COVID-19 burns around the world, the Geekscape team is quarantining at home! In the spirit of Social Distancing, Matt and Derek report in to talk about their quarantine experiences from Philadelphia and Vancouver while I share the news from Los Angeles! Matt talks about how his father has one of the most essential jobs of all and Derek is worried about living with a full time nurse... but not enough to stop snuggling. Meanwhile, I'm just trying to keep myself sane! It's a new Geekscape podcast! Enjoy! Subscribe to Geekscape on iTunes! Follow Jonathan on Twitter and Instagram! Join the Geekscape Forever Facebook Group! Visit Geekscape.net for more Geekscape goodness! This podcast is powered by Pinecast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Welcome to the apocalypse! How are you holding up? Doing okay? We're still alive at least! So why not try and make things a little more normal by listening to a brand new Geekscape episode? My guest this week is Ralph D'Amato, the producer of 'Pretending I'm A Superman'... the upcoming documentary about the Tony Hawk Pro Skater series! Ralph was also a producer on the games as well so we talk about his work in video games, how he got involved in the film and the specific challenges of each. Along the way, we discuss the cultural (and musical) changes over the past two decades, what it took to make a AAA title back in the day and the ins and outs of building a classic game soundtrack! I also take a moment to talk about my recent experiences in the CoronaVirus world and more! Enjoy and take care of each other! Please! Visit the Film's Website! Subscribe to Geekscape on iTunes! Follow Jonathan on Twitter and Instagram! Join the Geekscape Forever Facebook Group! Visit Geekscape.net for more Geekscape goodne

'The VelociPastor filmmaker Brendan Steere returns to Geekscape for a full episode of filmmaking talk! We talk about making the film on such a tiny budget, the challenges of hiring the right people and how making The VelociPastor compares to making Predator (which you should never see for the first time on a plane)! Along the way we talk about Brendan's film school thesis, getting away with making a feature film for almost nothing and whether or not he'd like to make more VelociPastor films! I take the opportunity to pitch Brendan on a VelopiPastor spin off film and we start plotting the insane idea together! Plus! I tell you guys about a time I got bullied in middle school for being a geek! Enjoy! Subscribe to Geekscape on iTunes! Follow Jonathan on Twitter and Instagram! Join the Geekscape Forever Facebook Group! Visit Geekscape.net for more Geekscape goodness! This podcast is powered by Pinecast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Paula Rhodes might not be a household name to some Geekscapists but you've probably heard her voice in games like GTA V, Red Dead Redemption 2 and the Resident Evil series! Beyond that she's been in fan favorite projects like 'The New Adventures of Pete and Wendy' and 'Elf Quest: A Fan Imagining'! Well now she's on Geekscape talking about her new project 'Delicate State', a modern day civil war thriller that she made while she was pregnant! Paula talks about the difficulties of writing an improv heavy production, shooting on a shoe string budget around real world events, possibly stealing locations while pregnant and tons more! Along the way, I rave about the 'Sonic The Hedgehog' movie and talk about why comparing it to 'Harley Quinn: Birds of Prey' is dumb, dumb, dumb. Enjoy! Support the 'Delicate State' Campaign! Subscribe to Geekscape on iTunes! Follow Jonathan on Twitter and Instagram! Join the Geekscape Forever Facebook Group! Visit Geekscape.net for more Geekscape goodness! This podcast is power

Yay! The Harley Quinn solo movie is here! But it's not REALLY a solo movie because they introduce the Birds of Prey characters and force Harley to be in what sometimes feels like THEIR movie! Does it sound like a mess? Well, you've got NO IDEA how much it is! Ian Kerner joins me for a new Geekscape Special as we piece through Harley's movie, celebrate the things that worked in it... and then detail the rest. What changes were made from the comics and did they hurt or help the movie? How was Ewan McGregor as Black Mask and what other Gotham City villains make an appearance? And WHY was the box office so tepid for this movie? It's all here in a new Geekscape Special! Enjoy! Subscribe to Geekscape on iTunes! Follow Jonathan on Twitter and Instagram! Join the Geekscape Forever Facebook Group! Visit Geekscape.net for more Geekscape goodness! This podcast is powered by [Pinecast](https://pinecast.com). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices