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This is it! The Geekscape San Diego Comic Con 2015 Special! SDCC is behind us and I'm joined by Geekscape contributors Kenny Craig, Derek Kraneveldt and Shane O'Hare to sift through the remains of an amazing week! What were the big surprises? Did 'Batman V Superman' surprise people as much as 'Suicide Squad' did? Did Star Wars own the convention? What swag did we end up with? Which Geekscapists hooked up when they hit the city? And can anyone stop yelling Danganronpa? PLUS! Cooper Barnes and Jace Lee Norman from Nickelodeon's 'Henry Danger' drop by to say hi! It's all here until next year! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The team behind the 'Doomed' documentary triumphantly returns to Geekscape after two years to talk about the finished film, premiering this week at the San Diego Comic Con! What revelations laid in store for the team and what were some of the highlights of making the documentary? Executive Producer Mark Sikes regales us with some of his new insights while the original Thing Carl Ciarfalio tries to calculate just how much weight he lost in that damn suit! Kenny and Jonathan talk say 'Terminator Genisys' is better off terminated and we give you some last minute advice for SDCC! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We're not ready for SDCC! But we've gotta scramble to do our best anyways! To help us out, Mr. Crazy 4 Comic Con himself, Tony Kim, guests to talk about the main things to look for at SDCC, whether you have a pass or not! What are the best ways to get a late pass, get into a party or find a good meal? What panels should we look out for? Also, we talk Tom Holland's casting as Spider-Man, Punisher VS Daredevil, whether or not the next season of Doctor Who will improve on the last and Kenny calls 'Batman: Arkham Knight' the best of the Arkham Games! It's all here so fasten your seat belts! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

E3 is behind us... and Kenny's here to help us sift through the aftermath! What won the show and what wasn't so great? Before we get into all that though, Adam Murray is here to let us know that 'Inside Out' is one of the best post-Wall-E Pixar films but his experience of going to see it was pretty traumatizing. We give our last words on the box office onslaught that is 'Jurassic World' and we talk about the Will Ferrell Lifetime Original curiosity 'A Deadly Adoption'! Enjoyables! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

E3 2015 is upon us! To help us sift through all of the biggest announcements, we're joined by Geekscape Games co-host Joshua Jackson and videogames insider Steve Selnick to talk about the latest news! The Last Guardian has returned! Final Fantasy 7 finally has a proper HD remake! Bethesda makes all of the Fallout fans happy! The Oculus Rift will only work on the XBox with a PC? And what is the Hollow Lens? Shenmue 3 raises a whole crapton of money on Kickstarter and a new South Park game is announced! ALSO! Is 'Jurassic World' as good as the original, we say goodbye to Christopher Lee and The Punisher has been cast! Enjoy! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Summer is definitely upon us... and that means San Diego Comic Con! To get you ready for the biggest Con of them all, I've invited The 2 Nerd Girls, Becca and Faith, on the show to talk cosplay, books and all the amazing things that summer has in store! I let you know that 'San Andreas' is awesomely outrageous if you have the sense of humor for it and we repeat our love for 'Mad Max: Fury Road' and 'Ex Machina'! We also look forward to 'Jurassic World' and discuss the divide in Game of Thrones fandom! The Summer is all about blockbusters and it all starts here! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Filmmaker Jason Trost arrives back on Geekscape to talk about his new film 'How To Save Us', opening in select markets this weekend! Along for the ride is Tallay Wickham, one of the actresses from the film, as they talk about the ghost story's origins in video games... like Silent Hill! Tallay and I share our love for all things Professor Layton and Jason calls 'The Witcher 3' the first Witcher title you definitely have to play! We discuss retro throwback indie films like 'Kung Fury' and how they often miss the point and I talk about Ron Gilbert's new game 'Thimbleweed Park'! Also, how this year's Nintendo Championship totally miss the mark and whether having The Rock remake 'Big Trouble In Little China' is a good thing or a bad thing! Enjoy, Geekscapists! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

i-Mockery's Roger Barr is finally a guest on the Geekscape podcast and we are talking a LOT of 'Mad Max: Fury Road'! This movie is pretty incredible and we delve into many of the ways we were both blown away by it's mere existence! But that's not all! We also talk about why the new 'Poltergeist' film can't possibly compare to the old ones and why not spoiling all the details is still crucial to storytelling! Roger also talks about creating indie games, some for Adult Swim, and the recent wave of retro gaming love letter titles! Plus! One young Geekscapist graduates college and another two get married! We're growing up here! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Robert Meyer Burnett should have guested on Geekscape YEARS AGO... but we're making up for it now! As a very knowledgeable geek, Robert predates the modern Geek Golden Age by a few years and we reminisce about dial bulletin board systems, pre-8-bit console games and his film 'Free Enterprise', which was part of the first wave of Clerks-era geek films! We cover a ton of crucially important topics, including discovering the script to 'Se7en', his work on 'Star Trek: Axanar' and the ridiculousness of 'Age of Ultron' bashing! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sci Fest is a month long theater festival of 1-Act science fiction plays put up here in Los Angeles. In it's second year, Sci Fest features plays written by such luminaries as Clive Barker and Neil Gaiman! Sci Fest organizer David Dean Bottrell and Star Trek Voyager's Tim Russ beam aboard Geekscape to discuss the heart of science fiction, the challenges of translating it to live theater and the stratospheric success of Sci Fest! In addition, we talk about the juggernaut that is 'Avengers: The Age of Ultron' and I tell you all to check out 'The Death of Superman Lives: What Happened?'! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Just in time for the Age of Ultron, Nerdist News reporter Dan Casey comes to Geekscape to talk about his brand new book "100 Things Avengers Fans Should Know & Do Before They Die"! While he's here we talk Avengers, the Joker's new image and continue to heap praise on Daredevil! We also talk about the troubling news out of Konami regarding Silent Hills and we give an update on DC's big crossover event 'Convergence'! Is it everything it's hyped up to be? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Horror screenwriter Stephen Lancellotti and I have known each other longer than Geekscape has been around, both as friends and collaborators! So it was great having him on Geekscape to talk about 'The Harvest', the brand new horror movie that he wrote featuring Michael Shannon and Samantha Morton! Stephen and I reminisce about old times and talk about the difficulties of bringing your film to the big screen! We also catch up on news like the new 'Star Wars: The Force Awakens', 'Batman V Superman: Dawn of Justice' and 'Fantastic Four' trailers! Also, Preacher has cast its Jesse Custer and Havoc is returning to the X-Men for 'Apocalypse'! Enjoy! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Thom Parham is a scholar AND a gentleman... and I'm not just saying that. He got a job at Paramount after grad school because he wrote his doctoral thesis on the languages in 'Star Trek: The Next Generation'. Now a professor himself, he comes on Geekscape to talk about Daredevil, Batman V Superman, Star Trek, Doctor Who, Flash, Arrow and the latest news in the geek world. He really knows his stuff and he helps Will, Kenny and I collectively scream for an end to geeks cannibalizing each other! We're in a Golden Age! Enjoy it! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Marvel and Netflix's 'Daredevil' is a 13 episode masterpiece. From the incredible performances to the perfectly picked classic Daredevil moments from the past 40 years, it changes the game for comic book adaptations. But what did you miss? How is this going to shape things to come for the great Marvel Cinematic Universe? Luckily, Ian Kerner is here to help me make sense of what I argue is the greatest thing Marvel has produced yet! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Chris Gore is trying to bring back Film Threat... and we're trying to help! Yes! The former host of DVDuesday's on G4's Attack of the Show is running a Kickstarter to bring things back in style! And he's asked Geekscape for help! There'd be no Geekscape without Film Threat so we're gonna give it to him! Also, Chris and I break down WonderCon and how it's a solid convention and Chris educates us on 'Star Lost', the forgotten TV sci fi gem from the 70s! And when does fandom go to far?!? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

WonderCon is upon us! And to help me preview this weekend's festivities, my co-host from The Comic Book Show (on Twin Galaxies Live, check it out!) Jacqueline Lopez joins in to break down the 3 days schedule! What's worth checking out? What can we skip? And is DC taking over the entire convention?!? Also, we talk news, with Stephen Amell joining TMNT 2, the Flash and Arrow spin off show getting Hawkgirl and Rip Hunter! Our thoughts on 'The Walking Dead' and a live action 'Mulan'! Plus, reviews of 'Cinderella', 'Chappie', 'The Gunman' and 'Run All Night'! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Two of my favorite Youtubers join me on Geekscape this week as Seth Hendrix and Raychul Moore drop by to talk about the newest generation of consoles, Youtube, cosplay modeling and Seth making a full size Stormtrooper uniform so he can join the 501st! As convention season starts up, we talk about how much someone should actually charge for photos and autographs (and meet and greets), when does cosplay actually equal consent and the riskiest moments that Seth and Raychul have experienced with fans in person! Plus, Arkham Knight got delayed so why buy a PS4 or XBox One right now? Well, we'll tell you why! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jason Inman, AKA Mr. DC, the host of 'DC All Access' arrives on Geekscape for the first time to prove without a doubt why Jonathan didn't get the hosting job! While he's on our home court, he dishes about the gig, getting free DC books, meeting Jim Lee and just how awesome the final season episode of 'Arrow' and 'The Flash' are going to be! We also talk the difference between the Marvel and DC cinematic universes and discover Thanos' big secret! And just in time for Daredevil to hit on April 10th! Will David Ayer's 'The Suicide Squad' open up the future for DC films and will Star Wars 'Rogue One' be the beginning of a Star Wars downturn for Disney? It's all discussed... right here! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mia and Omar, the '2 Broke Geeks', join us on the show to talk about their Geek & Sundry vlog channel and Will Sterling, my cohost from 'The Trailer Park Kids' drops by to do some heavy lifting with us! It's a crowded episode but we manage to break down the new Supergirl, Melissa Benoist, debate if DC movies are edgier than Marvel's, thank goodness that Harrison Ford is alive, wonder who The Avengers are still Avenging, bust the all-Male Ghostbusters team and wonder if Daryl on The Walking Dead should start playing for the other team! It's packed but it aint broken! It's Geekscape! Enjoy! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Writer Geoffrey Thorne has been a friend of Geekscape's for a long time... and now he's finally on the show! From writing the comic book version of 'Knight Rider' to writing and producing on TNT's 'The Librarians', Geoff's a pretty prolific guy with a lot of TV and comic book experience, a perfect geek fit for the show! Geoffrey helps us remember Leonard Nimoy, talk about the Golden Age of Geek TV that we find ourselves in and parse through the rumors of Drew Goddard taking on 'The Spectacular Spider-Man' film for Sony and Marvel! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices