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Fritz Böhm's film 'Wildling' is a supernatual fairy tale coming of age story that I was immediately hooked on from the opening moments. Starring Liv Tyler, Brad Dourif and Bel Powley, the film isn't necessarily a horror movie or a werewolf movie as much as it's something new entirely (with some very cool familiar elements). In this episode, Fritz and I talk about playing between the familiar and the fresh and the origins of the film's story. We also talk about the challenges of bringing the film to life over several years and filming the rural story in one of the most populated places on the planet! As much as I enjoyed the film, I enjoyed Fritz and I's conversation even more and hope you do as well! Support indie film! Subscribe to Geekscape on iTunes! Follow Jonathan on Twitter and Instagram! Join the Geekscape Forever Facebook Group! Visit Geekscape.net for more Geekscape goodness! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jack Kenny's TV writing and showrunning career goes back over 30 years and includes geek favorite shows like 'Warehouse 13' and 'Marvel's Jessica Jones'! I recently visited Jack's home office to wind back the clock and talk to him about his career in television. From modern day politics to Jack's recent short filmmaking to his thoughts on the future of television, this episode covers a lot of bases, both professional and personal. Jack's been a good friend and mentor for a few years now and I definitely want to give him a big thanks for being so candid with me! I think it's a great, candid view into TV writing and 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! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Rocker and famous partier Andrew W.K. is back with "You're Not Alone", his first studio album in 12 years. I was totally blown away by it and knew that I had to talk to Andrew about this incredible piece of art. Luckily enough, Andrew and I connected over Twitter and here we are! Over the course of our conversation, we talk motivation, depression, partying (of course), what it means to be successful, facing fears and being true to yourself! Yeah! There's a lot to digest here so I hope you enjoy our talk! And go pick up "You're Not Alone", available right now! Subscribe to Geekscape on iTunes! Follow Jonathan on Twitter and Instagram! Join the Geekscape Forever Facebook Group! Visit Geekscape.net for more Geekscape goodness! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Before watching Jon Schnitzer's documentary 'Haunters' I thought that haunted houses, haunted hayrids and local horror nights were just a Halloween time event! Boy was I wrong! It turns out that "haunts" not only happen year round but sometimes spring up right in our back yard! And some of them push not only the willing visitors but the haunt creators themselves to the edges of their own sanity! I was both inspired and troubled by some of the subjects in this documentary and couldn't wait to get Jon on the show to talk about fear, horror movies, the evolution of haunts and what it really means to be an artist! 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! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Didn't make it down to Anaheim for WonderCon 2018? Don't worry! We've got you covered! We walked the floor this year and got a chance to catch up with some of our friends, both new and old! We talk to Carlos Ferro about playing Dominic Santiago in the 'Gears of War' series and Leonardo DaVinci in 'Assassin's Creed'! Andre Blacknerd nerds out with us all about 'Power Rangers' and 'Pacific Rim: Uprising' (plus a little 'Ready Player One')! Tony Kim returns to the show to catch us up on his Hero Within clothing line! Marc Andreyko has to sit there and take my praise for his comics industry charity book 'Love Is Love'! And Daniel Corey and Yehudi Mercado and I sit on the floor of WonderCon and discuss the state of the con from a veteran's perspective! It's as if you were right there with us! Subscribe to Geekscape on iTunes! Follow Jonathan on Twitter and Instagram! Join the Geekscape Forever Facebook Group! Visit Geekscape.net for more Geekscape goodness! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adch

Danish filmmaker Anders Walter has won an Academy Award for his short film directing but now he's on the Geekscape podcast after tackling a much larger beast: the feature film adaptation of Joe Kelly's beloved 'I Kill Giants'! Based on the popular Man of Action comic, the film follows a young girl's quest to kill giant behemoths that threaten her hometown. Not an easy project to take on as an indie film! We talk about the hurdles of bringing such an ambitious story to screen, the lessons Anders learned on set and a lot, lot more! This is a giant of a filmmaking conversation so be ready for it because we really get down to brass tacks! Subscribe to Geekscape on iTunes! Follow Jonathan on Twitter and Instagram! Join the Geekscape Forever Facebook Group! Visit Geekscape.net for more Geekscape goodness! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Marvel and Netflix's 'Jessica Jones' Season 2 is here and that means it's time to sit down with Ian Kerner and break it all down! Ian and I sift through the ins and outs of the season and answer the big questions! What were the highlights of the Season and what did they mean? Is Season 2 an improvement on Season 1? How do things effect the rest of the Defenders and MCU as a whole? What were the big Easter Eggs and some of our favorites? There are MAJOR SPOILERS in this episode so unless you've watched 'Jessica Jones' Season 2 or just want it completely spoiled for you, go listen to something else on the Geekscape feed! Subscribe to Geekscape on iTunes! Follow Jonathan on Twitter and Instagram! Join the Geekscape Forever Facebook Group! Visit Geekscape.net for more Geekscape goodness! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

For years, Jenny Lorenzo has amassed a following with her hilarious character work and biting geek commentary on social media video platforms like Buzzfeed and Mitú. Now she is back to working for herself on her individual Jenny Lorenzo channel, concentrating on branded her signature content while expanding into several new, exciting arenas! We sit down and talk about her origins in video content, developing her popular Abuelita character, creating Latino flavored content and the hurdles of being an independent new media creator. And that's just the tip of the iceburg on this supersized episode (sorry if you listen on your lunch break!) so enjoy! Visit Jenny's site for more from our amazing guest! Subscribe to Geekscape on iTunes! Follow Jonathan on Twitter and Instagram! Join the Geekscape Forever Facebook Group! Visit Geekscape.net for more Geekscape goodness! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Rocco Romeo is the co-host of Geekscape's The Overleague Podcast, an ESPN style show covering the exciting new Overwatch League! Rocco was in L.A. to catch an official Overwatch League match so we took the time to sit down and talk about Overwatch, videogames and the phenomenon that is eSports! Subscribe to Geekscape on iTunes! Follow Jonathan on Twitter and Instagram! Join the Geekscape Forever Facebook Group! Visit Geekscape.net for more Geekscape goodness! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

'Midnighters' is a Hitchcock-style, modern thriller done on an indie budget and it definitely deserves a place on your radar! To celebrate the release of the film this past weekend, I had director Julius Ramsay, screenwriter Alston Ramsay and star Alexandra Essoe on the show to talk about inspirations for the real-world story, shooting the film in New England the middle of winter and motivations for some of the movie's unique scenes. Along the way, we discuss The Oscars, the reality of indie fundraising and how awesome 'Bomb Cyclone' looks! This is a really big filmmaking episode so it should appeal to all of you film fans out there! Enjoy, share and all that! Check the 'Midnighters' website to see if it's playing near you! Subscribe to Geekscape on iTunes! Follow Jonathan on Twitter and Instagram! Join the Geekscape Forever Facebook Group! Visit Geekscape.net for more Geekscape goodness!   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Friend, Writer, Director and Producer James Cotten has 4 features under his belt but has never been on Geekscape! What is going on in the world!?! Obviously, this must all be corrected... and it is when James arrives on the show this week to talk about his newest film 'Painted Woman'. Along the way, we talk about the difficulties of making an indie Western, James' career that led to it and growing up (and making a movie) in Oklahoma and Arkansas. We also share some further thoughts about 'The Force Awakens' and the state of Star Wars in general and I profess my love for the most loyal city in the entire Geekscape! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

After this past weekend, 'Black Panther' isn't just a movie! It's a full blown movement! Seriously, it seems like we've been waiting for this character to get his own film for a long time and now that it's here there's a lot to talk about! You know how we do these Geekscape Specials so SPOILER WARNING as Ian Kerner and I sit down to talk about Marvel's latest. What worked (and didn't work) in bringing these characters to the screen? Is Killmonger the greatest villain in the MCU? What does this movie mean for the upcoming Avengers: Infinity War? What Black Panther comic book runs set the stage for the film or are great jumping on points for new readers? And we also answer YOUR questions! Enjoy! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

For almost a year Lindsey Kay Floyd has been the engineer of the Geekscape podcast. But our history together goes back much, much further! On this special Geekscape Hang Session, we get to know Lindsey, talk about her introduction to podcasting and radio, the awkward transition from conservative Catholic school girl to recording the sex talk filled 'Love Line' with Dr. Drew! Also, a horse took off a chunk of her finger so we discuss having short digits! Enjoy! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Here it is! Another episode of Geekscape Origins... and this one is a biggie! For 4 years in undergrad, Kevin McCaffrey and I hosted a weekly radio show (or two) from the University of Pennsylvania. The show included punk rock, interviews, pranks and over 200 original voice characters. Without those years, there is no Geekscape. This is probably the most influential single event in the birth of the podcast you now listen to so strap yourself in and get ready for almost 2 hours of truly ridiculous stories! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Teymur Madjderey from Cologne, Germany has been a Geekscapist since before there was a Geekscape, way back on the Geekdrome Revision3 forums where he was known as the mysterious 'IcedSoul'! Now, he's a successful lifestyle photographer working around the world... and still an avid Geekscapist! We sit down in Los Angeles over lunch to talk about his early geek days, growing up in a divided Germany, getting into photography and the recent events in his life. It's always good to sit down with one of our own so enjoy this conversation with Teymur! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Carly Sullivan may not be a household name to some of you Geekscapists... but she should be! As one of the stars of SyFy's new comic book adaptation 'Happy!', based on the hilariously deranged series by Grant Morrison and Darick Robertson, Carly is making a name for herself as a comedic force... and a big nerd that you're sure to love! We talk about her origins in Florida, working through life hurdles and self-doubt and how Happy! came at just the right time! I also sit down with my good friend Tobin Addington to start the episode to plug his brand new podcast 'The Contenders', all about women in film! It's a pretty packtastic episode so enjoy! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Author Adam Korenman arrives on the show to talk about his brand new science fiction novel 'When Skies Fall', the second book in The Gray Wars Saga! Along the way, he talks about the current state of indie publishing, the decade plus struggle it took to get The Gray Wars Saga published and the impetus for the story! We also talk about the early days (and frustrations) of Star Wars MMORPGs, I freak out over the new Star Wars VR experience from TheVoid and Adam offers up some very good advice to writers! If you love books, sci-fi or just great conversation, this is a solid episode! Enjoy! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Geekscapists! It's 2018 and a lot has happened over the past 12 months! To celebrate, this is the Geekscape State of the Union podcast in which Zack Haddad joins me to talk about the last year, both personally and as far as Geekscape is concerned and hash out some big news! Along the way, we talk about the new Nintendo LABO announcement, lay praise on the Switch and Breath of the Wild, talk to God, catch you up on things in Zack's life and how Geekscape helped turn around a bad situation and basically try and catch you up on all of the good things going on! This one is a fun hour plus of hanging with an old friend so listen up and enjoy! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's time for some serious Super Action on Geekscape! Longtime Geekscape friend Casper Van Dien paradrops back onto the show and brings his Russian action star buddy Alexander Nevsky along for the ride! Together, the tag team is promoting the new action film 'Showdown in Manila', featuring not just Alexander and Casper but an all-star action cast including Don 'The Dragon' Wilson, Cynthia Rothrock, Mark Dacascos and more! It's an explosive time as we talk about making the film, what each of them took from their fellow action stars and the challenges of making a modern day, independent action film! Alexander also discusses growing up in a Soviet Union where bodybuilding was illegal, discovering action movies as a teenager and his coming to America to follow in the footsteps of his Super Action heroes! Enjoy! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Here's a special episode to ring in 2018... and you longterm Geekscapists are going to love it as we explore a time before Geekscape! Before there was Geekscape, before there was Geekdrome, before there was college radio... there was my first job: at Westlake Comics And Cards in Austin Texas. Over 2 decades later, I'm joined by my two friends and coworkers, Daryl Beard and Adnan Qureshi, as we share war stories from our time at the shop. From the dangers of Crazy Charlie to mysterious Folgers Crystals cans to hazardous spills to run ins with the cops to camping out for Episode 1 tickets to the girl at the pet store and more, this episode is packed with stories. You'll either love them or hate them as we take you down memory lane to show you a big stop on the path that led to Geekscape. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices