Geekscape

This is my WiiU camp out audio diary! From 4pm to midnight, I camped out in front of a Los Angeles Best Buy with other Nintendo Die Hards, excited to be one of the first to get my hands on the Wii U! What dangers did we face? What games were we looking forward to the most? Would we fight with the guy in the Black Friday line? Would I even get a chance to get a system? Listen to all the excitement and drama of the WiiU Launch Day! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Tripp Vinson is the producer of the brand new 'Red Dawn' remake, out in the U.S. Thanksgiving week. He took time from his busy pre-release week to sit down with me and talk about the film, why he wanted to take on the remake of a cult classic and the hurdles he had to cross to bring it to the screen! He also talks about casting talented actors-turned-megastars, his approach to an audience's reaction and turning the entire Chinese Army into North Koreans! PLUS! What's up for the 'Baywatch' remake and has John Milius contacted him about the remake of his beloved film? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Derek Miller returns to Geekscape to talk about his new TBS comedy series "The Wedding Band", premiering this weekend! Derek talks about getting the gig after not knowing how to play the drums, becoming friends with Brian Austin Green and Megan Fox and talking to Lost's Harold Perrineau about the series ending! Also, what Derek gave up comic books for, making it in Hollywood and what games he's still playing. Oh yeah, and Megan Fox is a serious gamer. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Fanboy Comics crew have been supportive of Geekscape for a long time and it's about time they got a chance to say hello to all of you! I ran into Bryant, Barbra and Sam at LBCC and we talked about their brand new graphic novel "Identity Thief" and drawing real world inspiration into their work! Also, how are things going with their book "Something Animal"? Is there a truth behind the Fanboy Comics horror titles? Listen and find out! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

At LBCC I got a chance to talk to one of my favorite creators… Mike Mignola of Hellboy and B.P.R.D. fame. In this short conversation, we talk about the death of Hellboy, if he'll return and the evolution of the B.P.R.D. (one of my favorite regular comics). We also talk about the future of Baltimore, one of Mike's collaborations, and one of my favorite regular miniseries. I can't recommend it enough for fans of gothic horror and giant monsters! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Gilmore is back and things get pretty rude pretty quickly! Longtime Geekscape contributor Brian Gilmore is back on the show to talk Halloween, the rise of Cosplay and why Jonathan is a massive jerk. In news, all we can talk about is Disney's acquisition of Lucasfilm and the Avenger-izing of the X-Men franchise at Fox! What does the future of Star Wars look like? Plus, Gilmore says 'Wreck It Ralph' is worth the trip and Jonathan says thanks for all the 'Doc of the Dead' love! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This episode I talk to filmmaker Ward Roberts about his film 'Dust Up', currently available on VOD. A loud and gritty, violent, modern Western, 'Dust Up' is the kind of cult movie we love to introduce you to here on Geekscape. Similar to 'The FP' and other uniquely awesome films, I think you'll get a kick out of our conversation, talking about making the film, casting Buffy's Amber Benson… and what I think is the craziest 'money shot' in film! Enjoy! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What a week! While I was working on our slew of Geekscape related projects, like 'Doc of the Dead', the Geekscape went crazy! New trailers for 'Iron Man 3', 'Django Unchained' and the 'Evil Dead' remake! Is Frank Grillo suiting up for Captain America 2? Ant Man starts filming in January! 'Arrow' steps up its game and 'The Walking Dead' REALLY steps up its game! Plus! What's with soft hearted assassins? And 'Silent Hill: Revelation 3D' director Michael K. Bassett talks being a serious gamer! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A man just jumped from the edge of space! Is there anything else to talk about than Felix Baumgartner? Yes… but not much! How about some new Spider-Man change ups from NYCC? Is Logan taking on the webslinger's role? Is "The American Scream" worth scaring up this Halloween? How badly does "Arrow" miss the mark… if at all? What's the latest on Comics on Comics? What about Doc of the Dead? Oh… AND A MAN JUMPED FROM THE EDGE OF SPACE!!! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

AvX has come to a close and Uncanny Avenger's has ushered in the beginnings of Marvel Now! So… what do we think? Was AvX a giant event worth experiencing? Does Scott Summers deserve to be public enemy number one? How will Marvel Now integrate the Avengers and X-Men teams and lead to a better Marvel Universe? Enthusiast and expert Ian Kerner is on the podcast to help me figure it all out! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

How fit are you? I start this episode trying to find out! Then I tell you how good or just silly 'Taken 2' is! Plus, is AvX really over? Where does it go from here? What Batman comics should I read if I'm scared of crossovers? Why Jeff Lemire's 'The Underwater Welder' is definitely something you should pick up! Does the New Super Mario Bros 2 'DLC' add anything and is 'Resident Evil 6' deserving of all the hate? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

I sit down with director Ciaran Foy to talk about his psychological thriller 'Citadel' and its autobiographical roots. Is it a horror movie? Is it not a horror movie? I really enjoyed this conversation, getting to talk to another director about motivated camera movements, externalizing the internal character beats and working to make an original piece of cinema. Did Ciaran succeed? Well, 'Citadel' won the midnight audience award at SXSW and comes out November 9th so be ready to find out for yourself! And in the meantime, I'm pretty sure you'll enjoy this Geekscape! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

I'm trying a brand new offering to the Geekscape podcast, dictated by my rambling streams of consciousness and obsessive need to over think the media that I take in. Today, let's talk about P.T. Anderson's 'The Master', specifically the metaphor that Scientology provides and how it can be used to talk about art, film and Anderson himself. If you've got something to say, throw it on the site! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This GeekscapePod is a bit packed! I give an update on 'Doc of the Dead' and our friend Matt Mogk's campaign to get George Romero his star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame! Three really strong movies are out now that you should see: 'Looper', 'Dredd 3D' and 'End of Watch'. I list why Rion Johnson should be at the top of the list for Doctor Strange directors! 'Happy' is almost more of the same from Grant Morrison! Our 'Sinister' screening kicked ass! 'Marvel NOW' can't come soon enough and I take it upon myself to welcome Nintendo into the 21st Century! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

'Generic Girl' producer Victor Solis came by the Geekscape Comikaze booth to talk about 'Generic Girl' making its way to Youtube! A love letter to the positive aspects of comics, and the classic Adam West 'Batman' TV show, I think it's a series worth watching! Also, Victor tells us about a brand new initiative to give Jack Kirby the recognition he deserves! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Thundercats writer Brandon Easton took the time from his busy Comikaze schedule to drop by Geekscape and talk about his brand new comic book Shadowlaw. This is a much delayed visit because I've literally been sitting on Brandon's new book for MONTHS! Yeah. I'm an awful friend. You can literally hear the guilt in every moment of this episode! Brandon catches us up with what's happening with Thundercats, what Shadowlaw is all about and about this own podcast, which is perfect for aspiring writers! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

My friend Matt Mogk from the Zombie Research Society dropped by the Geekscape Comikaze booth this past weekend to announce a brand new initiative that he's starting up that I think we can all get behind. Matt's spearheading a Kickstarter campaign to get zombie legend George Romero his own star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame! How's that for a slam dunk? Listen up for this exclusive announcement! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This was a lot of fun! While wandering the floor at Comikaze, I discovered an entire Intellivison booth and met original game programmer Keith Robinson, who began creating games for Intellivision back in 1981! This episode is great for old school and new school gamers alike! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sifl and Olly creator Liam Lynch sits down with me to talk about the return of Sifl and Olly, this time reviewing made up videogames on Machinima! Liam discusses making up fake games to parody, what real games he's playing and how it feels to bring Sifl and Olly back after 8 years! We also talk about Tenacious D and the Pick of Destiny, what other projects he has swimming around Hollywood and just how awesome of a game Red Dead Redemption is! Plus a ton more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Flixist managing editor Alex Katz joins me to talk about a ton of name changes! Star Trek 2 gets a name! G4 is getting rebranded in 2013! Wonder Woman is getting another crack at TV on the CW! Will Cloud Atlas be a giant mess or a giant accomplishment? Alex tells you why you should be playing 'Horn' on your iOS devices! PLUS! Will Doctor Strange be in Thor 2 and who should play him? And who should play Ant-Man while we're at it?!? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices