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DC announces the first cancellations of their “DC52″ line.

DC Comics get a new logo.

“Smallville’s” Erica Durance as Wonder Woman in recent episode of NBC’s “Harry’s Law”.

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Next: Tom Baker and “City of Death”!!

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Lily has gone all out decorating the apartment in a Winter Wonderland as a reward for Marshall finishing his paper. All goes haywire when an old answering machine message from Ted to Marshall over the summer reveals that Ted called Lily a really bad name. Lily removes all decorations from the apartment in anger causing Ted to spend his holiday with family in Staten Island. Elsewhere, Barney is sick and Robin must take care of him.

What did Ted really call Lily? Can she forgive him? What has a beer got to do with it? What has Marshall secretly been doing all day? And can the Winter Wonderland be restored before he arrives home?

Find out the answers to these questions and more in this week’s podcast!

Merry Christmas everyone and a safe and happy holiday season. Talk to you in 2012!

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Next: Matt Smith and “The Doctor, The Widow, and The Wardrobe”!!

Join us next week for Matt’s pick of “The Godfather”

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Poor Barney is left out in the cold as the rest of the gang are too busy enjoying being in ‘couple hibernation’ to go out on the town with him. Enter Barney’s gay and ultimate wingman brother, James. All seems well, the rest of the gang even drag themselves out to a club for a night, but some slightly off behaviour by James causes them to believe he is keeping something from Barney concerning his ’single stamina’ or lack thereof.

How come Barney and James look so different? Will Ted and Marshall learn what it’s like to be hit on by guys? What is James hiding from his brother? And when he finds out, can Barney accept the man James has become?

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Next: Jon Pertwee and “The Time Warrior”!!

Next: Peter Davison and “Kinda”!!

SPOILERS for the film begin at 23:05.

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• Prize Giveaway Question of the Week

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Next: William Hartnell and “The Aztecs”!!

SPOILERS for the film begin at 20:20.

Join us next week for Scott’s pick of “Hot Fuzz”

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Next: Christopher Eccleston and “The Long Game”!!

Robin freaks out when the gang want to go to a mall. Not wanting to reveal why she doesn’t like malls, Ted is left to make up his own ideas (assisted by the others) as to what her secret might be. Marshall falls on one side of the argument, thinking Robin got married at a mall, while Barney believes she has a hidden past as a porn star. The two make a slap bet over who is right about Robin’s secret.

How will Ted cope if he learns his girlfriend is secretly married? What rulings will Lily lay down in her role as Slap Bet Commissioner? Who is right: Marshall or Barney? And what does a bedazzled jean jacket have to do with why Robin doesn’t want to go to the mall?

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Ultimate 4-man Superhero Team Battle

• Vince’s Team

The Hurricane
Donatello
The Green Ranger
Piccolo

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• Ryan’s Team

Thomas Wayne as Batman
Wolverine
Dr. Vincent Morrow from Witch Doctor comics
Tony Chu (Chew Comic)

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• Jacob’s Team

Batman
Red Hulk
Hawkeye
Kilowag

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• Brian’s Team

Professor X
Green Lantern Sinestro
The Hulk
Hiro Nakamura

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• Don’s Team

Batman
Violet
Red Hulk
Spawn

SPOILERS for the film begin at 19:50.

Join us next week for out bonus pick of “North By Northwest”

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After six months apart, the faithful couple are back together and are going to get married. Frightened by the idea of having to face their families since their first failed wedding, the pair decide to marry in Atlantic City with the rest of the gang in tow. When all does not going according plan Lily and Marshall decide to find a ship captain to marry them in international waters despite the $5000 price tag to do so.

Where on earth did Robin find her hideous “bridesmaid’s shirt”? Why is Ted so fascinated by it? Why are all these Chinese men saying hello to Barney? And will Lily and Marshall finally get married???

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Next: Sylvester McCoy and “Delta and the Bannermen”!!

SPOILERS for the film begin at 4:28.

Join us next week for Matt’s pick of “Rear Window”

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Next: David Tennant and “The Next Doctor”!!

SPOILERS for the film begin at 16:20.

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After some encouragement from Ted, Marshall spreads his bachelor wings and asks a girl other than Lily out on a date. All seems to be well until Barney and Ted tell Marshall his new squeeze has “the crazy eyes”. Lily does her best to cope with her former fiancee moving on in spite of the fact she still loves him. Meanwhile, after a case of mistaken identity, Barney is christened with a new name – which the gang use profusely!

Does Chloe really have the crazy eyes? Will Marshall be able to call it off before something bad happens? What will Lily do to stop Marshall from dating? And which name will Barney go with: Swarley or Jennifer?

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Still reeling from the upsetting events in her life over the previous few months, Lily just doesn’t know who she is or what she wants to be. After a series of unsuccessful and short-lived careers, she takes a job at Ted’s architecture firm as an office assistant. When Ted’s boss proves himself to be mean, Lily decides to take matters into her own hands to teach him a lesson. Meanwhile Marshall is having trouble at law school when his professor takes her bad divorce out on her students. Barney steps up to save his friend’s grades by trying to “tame the cougar”.

Why did Lily take Mr Druthers’ ball? Can Ted convince her to give it back? What does the building really look like? And can Barney get Professor Lewis to grade higher than a B+?

Find out the answers to these questions and more in this week’s podcast!

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SPOILERS for the film begin at 15:30.

Join us next week for Scott’s pick of “Vertigo”

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Next: William Hartnell and “The Gunfighters”!!

• Thomas’ son, Xander dressed as Captain America for Halloween!!

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Next: Colin Baker and “The Ultimate Foe”!!

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SPOILERS for the film begin at 12:37.

Join us next week for listener Hayden Jones’ pick of “Poltergeist”

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• Have you seen Real Steel? Go see it, and then listen to our review. Mild spoilers, 2:50-11:30
• We went to New York Comic Con this weekend – and were underwhelmed. Or maybe overwhelmed?
• Zachary Quinto (Star Trek, Heroes) came out last week!
• Community is definitely one of the best shows on television right now. Mild spoilers for season 3, episode 4
• The National Book Award is in a bit of a clusterfuck over its handling of the Young Person’s lit award

And in honor of the record-breaking premier of season two of The Walking Dead, we talk about the premier episode (with some spoilers, proceed at your own risk from 32 minutes onward), as well as news about Zombieland, World War Z and Jonathan Maberry’s Dust and Decay

Next: Colin Baker and “Terror of the Vervoids”!!

Barney thinks Lily will try to change his apartment but all all of it’s “charms” fail to dissuade one of his hookups, Barney sees an opportunity with his unexpected houseguest. Lily agrees to pose as his “wife” – with hilarious results! Elsewhere, Marshall has fallen into his own usual relationship with his law buddy Brad.

Can Lily fight the urge to try to change Barney? Can two bros really do brunch and a Broadway show with no strings attached? What are Marshall’s favourite kind of flowers? And what are Barney and Lilly doing in bed together?

Find out the answers to these questions and more in this week’s podcast!

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SPOILERS for the film begin at 16:37.

Join us next week for John’s pick of “Night of the Creeps”

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Next: Colin Baker and “Mindwarp”!!

SPOILERS for the film begin at 17:01.

Join us next week for Scott’s pick of “Near Dark”

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• Review of Jeff Ryan’s Super Mario, about the rise of Nintendo in America
• The New DC52 story arc – what we’ve read, and why we’ve skipped the rest
• Explaining the feasibility of The Hunger Games and other dystopian stories
• Spoiler-free review of Contagion
• And a quick spoiler-free recap of why Supernatural is already shaping up to have an awesome season – totally serious!

After watching this kid watch Vader’s big reveal in Empire Strikes Back, combined with a bit of epic role play on Angela’s part this week, we got to thinking about the Big Reveals in geekdom – the moments where Everything Changes, either for the characters and/or the audience. We keep it pretty spoiler free, so feel free to listen on and tell us your own favorites!

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Robin is sick of Ted complaining about his job and when she tells him she’s had enough Ted goes out for a night on the town – with another woman! With Lily in tow, Robin sets out to find him but she might not like the trail she has to follow. Meanwhile Barney and Marshall try to convince Ted that being an architect is attractive to women, despite what Robin says, and that he should use that as an angle to pick up.

Will Robin find Ted in time to apologise? Can Lily figure a way to get past the bouncer? What is Robin’s go-to bad movie? And what exactly has Ted been doing all night?

Find out the answers to these questions, plus Hayley discusses film “Happy Thankyou More Please”, all in this week’s podcast!

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Next: Colin Baker and “The Mysterious Planet”!!

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SPOILERS for the film begin at 16:05.

Join us next week for Matt’s pick of “The Thing”

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• Pardon us while we indulge in a little cooing over our shiny new laptop/foldable PC
• City of Heroes has officially gone free-to-play! We’d love to hear reviews from any new or returning players
• The Netflix/Qwikster…move? Debacle?
• Anonymous is Occupying Wall Street – our observations as citizens of New York City, the United States, and the Internet generation

And then exciting news as all of our favorite TV shows came back in one week! Here’s the approximate time stamps for each show we discuss, so you can avoid what you need to.

• 28-34 minutes: Supernatural
• 34-38 minutes: The Big Bang Theory
• 38-43 minutes: Community
• 43-47 minutes: Modern Family
• 47-52 minutes: Glee (which Angela may have finally lost faith in)
• 52-56 minutes: Terra Nova (no spoilers here, just Billy’s hearty recommendation!)

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Next: Matt Smith and “The Wedding of River Song”!!

While all appears rosy, many issues are bubbling under the surface – Marshall and Lily are struggling with their new status as “just friends”; Barney is competing with Robin for Ted’s parents’ affections; and Ted learns a secret about his father that could mean the end of his parents’ marriage – in more ways than he knows!

Will Robin be able to impress Ted’s parents? Who is Barney’s new wingman? Can Ted find the courage to confront his father? And what secret is Mrs Mosby hiding?

Find out the answers to these questions and more in this week’s podcast!

Plus, Hayley answers some listener comments from last week.

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Next: Matt Smith and “Closing Time”!!

Marshall finally exhibits signs he is ready to start dating again and Barney joyfully offers to take him under his wing. Marshall finds single life hard to navigate and wonders if he can really do it. Elsewhere Ted and Robin make a bet over whether Lily is really happy after her summer in San Francisco and all the adventures she claims to have had.

What’s up Barney’s sleeve and what’s behind Marshall’s ear? Who will win the bet between Ted and Robin? Can Marshall get it together and get a girl’s number without Barney interfering? And why has Lily returned to New York?

Find out the answers to these questions and more in this week’s podcast!

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SPOILERS for the film begin at 16:02.

Join us next week for listener Sunshineyness’s pick of “Unforgiven”

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With Lily having gone off to her art fellowship in San Francisco, Marshall is struggling to cope with his sudden new status as a single man. When he discovers her credit card statement in the mail and some new charges that have been made in NY, Marshall concludes that she has come back home – without telling him. Moreover, it appears that she has moved on with another man. Ted, Robin and Barney try all in their power to cheer him up and prevent him from confronting Lily in his current state.

Can Marshall cope with a life without Lily? Will Ted and Robin find some time to be alone? What on earth is a B-Peg? And who is the guy staying in Lily’s room?

Find out the answers to these questions and more in this week’s podcast!

Find out more about Speak Out With You Geek Out here.

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• A discussion of what Speak Out With Your Geek Out is all about – celebrating geeks and letting our geek-flags fly! Thanks to Mandarific!
• Current City of Heroes subscribers are getting the first look at the FREEDOM expansion tonight!
• ChronoFett tells us about HeroClix
• What do Billy and Angela geek out about?
• Walker shares how a hobby has influenced his career
• Self-lacing shoes from Back to the Future are real!
• An excerpt from the new book Super Mario, on how Mario has influenced geek culture
• Morgan has a geeky hobby near and dear to our hearts – zombie apocalypse preparedness!

Thanks again to everyone who contributed to the podcast this week, and we’d love to hear more stories! Let us know if you’re participating in Speak Out With Your Geek Out week and share your posts with us. Reach us by…

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Also: Torchwood Talk!!

Next: Matt Smith and “The God Complex”!!

SPOILERS for the film begin at 23:17.

Join us next week for Matt’s pick of “Time Bandits”

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SuperGeeks #24

Speak out With Your Geek Out–A Nationwide Geek Pride Event

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• Tell us what makes you a Geek and how you like to Geek out!

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Comics Reviews

• Flashpoint #5—The end of the DC Universe
  
• Detective Comics #1—A truly twisted tale of Batman and the Joker

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Guest Listener steveyschoice

• Action Comics #1–A tale of Superman in the early days.

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Scott Carelli

• Animal Man #1–One of the new mature themed DC 52 issues.
• Batgirl #1—Barbara Gordan triumphantly returns in the purple suit!!
• Detective Comics #1 —Scott’s take on this dark story
• Swamp Thing #1—Big Green returns for this DC Dark mature title

Also: Torchwood Talk!!

Next: Matt Smith and “The Girl Who Waited”!!

• We’re hosting guest-podcast-posts as part of the Speak Out With Your Geek Out celebration, 9/12-9/16!
• Warhammer 40K role playing – we give a run down of the various games, as well as ask for your feedback on what sort of character Angela should play next!
• Cool stuff on the internet: Epic Rap Battles of History
• The ethics of hacking and piracy
• Updates on The Walking Dead TV show

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Topics of Discussion

• The premise of the show
• The characters – including listener favourites!
• Episodes
• Supporting characters
• The sets
• Music
• Dancing
• Catch phrases and lines
• Storytelling devices, gimmicks and split screens
• The first Season as a whole

Hayley’s Episode Ratings:

1. Pilot – 3 suits
2. Purple Giraffe – 2 suits
3. The Sweet Taste of Liberty- 3 suits
4. Return of the Shirt – 3.5 suits
5. Okay Awesome – 5 suits
6. The Slutty Pumpkin – 4 suits
7. Matchmaker – 3.5 suits
8. The Duel – 3.75 suits
9. Belly Full of Turkey – 2.5 suits
10. The Pineapple Incident – 5 suits
11. The Limo – 3.5 suits
12. The Wedding – 3.5 suits
13. Drum Roll, Please – 4 suits
14. Zip, Zip, Zip – 5 suits
15. Game Night – 3.75 suits
16. Cupcake – 4 suits
17. Life Among the Gorillas – 4 suits
18. Nothing Good Happens After 2 AM – 3 suits
19. Mary the Paralegal – 3.5 suits
20. Best Prom Ever – 4 suits
21. Milk – 3.5 suits
22. Come On – 5 suits

Average – 3.72 suits

Huge thanks to all who contributed their thoughts. Keep those opinions coming. Stay tuned for Part 2 of the Lost Episode Transcript later this week.

Next week, Season Two begins!

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SuperGeeks #23

• Emails from Listeners
• Who would win in a fight???  Batman vs. Iron Man

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Superhero News and Discussion

• More Dark Knight Spoilers have come out.
• Is Christopher Waltz in the new “Amazing Spiderman”
• Are the Skrulls part of “The Avengers” movie?

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SuperTopic

• Justice League #1 was released in stores last week!
• Listener review
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Comic Book Reviews

• Guest Scott Tofte reviews the new rebooted Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles comic

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Prize Giveaway Contest

• This week’s Prize Winner is announced!!!
• Question of the Week: What is the coolest looking superhero costume ever?
• This week’s Prize:

Superman: Doomsday animated DVD

SPOILERS for the film begin at 24:40.

Join us next week for John’s pick of “Mystery Team”

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Also: Torchwood Talk!!

Next: Matt Smith and “Night Terrors”!!

SPOILERS for the film begin at 26:45.

Join us next week for Scott’s pick of “The Last Action Hero”

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• Angela’s been watching more Amazon Prime…and isn’t terribly impressed
• We got to watch a preview of Fox’s upcoming show Terra Nova!
• Following up on Angela’s take on City of Heroes last week, Billy chimes in with his thoughts on the game
• And in other superhero news, DC’s big reboot starts this week, but what’s a newbie comic geek to do?

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Also: Torchwood Talk!!

Next: Matt Smith and “Let’s Kill Hitler”!!

After months of trying to get over it and failing, Ted vows that he wants one last chance to make it happen between him and Robin. The gang are against it but Ted is adamant that he just needs to make one big romantic gesture to win the girl. To the side of this, Lily finally has to come clean to Marshall about the art fellowship in San Francisco she applied for and the two are forced to face what it really means for their relationship.

How will Ted top the blue French horn? Will Barney really be the voice of reason for once? Will Lily and Marshall still make it down the aisle? And the ultimate question of the season – will Ted and Robin finally get it together?

Find out the answers to these questions and more in this week’s podcast!

And don’t forget to get your answers in ASAP for the season wrap-up episode coming really soon!

Questions:

1. Who is your favourite character and why?
2. What is your favourite episode and why and what is your least favourite episode and why?
3. What is your favourite Barney-ism?
4. Who is your favourite supporting character?
5. What did you think of the season as a whole?

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The transcript is separated into two parts to make it easier to digest since the discussion ran at about 50 minutes of recorded dialogue back and forth. Please enjoy and feel free to leave any comments below.

Hayley: So we’re going to get stuck into today’s discussion. This week instead of going thru the normal episode commentary we’re just gonna have just a quick synopsis and then just discuss things ‘cause there’s probably lots to discuss and its easier rather than just going thru the whole episode, so sorry if you were expecting that but we’re not going to do that this episode.

So the plot synopsis for this episode, thanks to the lovely Wikipedia, the font of all knowledge, says:

“Ted, having given up his previous date with his supposedly perfect match (which is what happened last episode), has decided to pursue Robin yet again. Barney (acting on behalf of the Universe) slaps Ted, telling him it’s a bad idea. Ted tells them that he will try only one more time, and if it does not work out, he will accept that it is not meant to be. He then surprises her in her apartment with candy, flowers, and a group of musicians with blue instruments (in reference to the Blue French horn he stole for her on their first date). Robin, while surprised, cannot give Ted a definite answer, especially after he learned that Robin’s company camping trip is back on and Sandy Rivers is trying to date her now that he is moving on to CNN. Ted finally accuses Robin of ignoring her true feelings and urges her to “touch the ground”, but it fails to win her over. Ted walks out frustrated, but breaks his promise by trying to get Robin again by doing a rain dance. After he convinces a girl Barney hooked up with twice to help him (as she has a Ph.D. in Native American studies), Ted tries to do a rain dance, which ultimately proves successful, and he then goes over to Robin’s. Ted yells up to her from the street, telling her to come down (alluding to his previous demands for her to “touch the ground”), and the two finally become a couple.

“While Ted is finally finding success, Marshall is encountering the opposite. After having learned about Lily’s acceptance into an art fellowship in San Francisco, he begins to worry that their relationship is in danger. Marshall and Lily argue almost non-stop as to what will happen and Lily reveals that, despite having promised herself she would not go, she actually wants to, even though the wedding is only weeks away. Due to the length of their arguments, Marshall and Lily have developed a “pause function”, allowing them to temporarily drop the argument to do something else. As the argument reaches a head, Lily tries to pause the argument but Marshall refuses, which leads to the two having sex.

“As Ted heads back in a cab from Robin’s apartment, Future Ted tells his kids that although New York looked the same, in one night everything had changed. Ted’s high spirits quickly dampen when he finds Marshall sitting on the steps of the apartment complex in the rain, with Lily having gone to San Francisco and called off the engagement. Ted comforts him, knowing that Marshall has lost the only girl he had ever loved.”

So John, what did you think of this episode as a whole?

John: Well first off, I have to say that’s a pretty good synopsis of the entire episode even though we’re not going thru a sort of running commentary, I think that summed everything up.

Hayley: Pretty much. Like I was reading it before and I was thinking ‘that hits all the beats’. I don’t think there’s anything they really left out.

John: No, they really didn’t miss anything.

Hayley: No, no. There was a rating system down the bottom. There’s an option where you can say how well-written it was and it’s five star as far as I’m concerned. So anyway…

John: On the whole this is one of my favourite episodes of the series overall so far which is why I wanted to come on here and talk about it. Really for me, it does a great job of moving deftly between comedy and drama that a lot of shows don’t do this well, especially within a 30 minute and 20 minute sort of sitcom genre as this show is. I also and, it was really kind of that end moment where they had the Bloc Party song playing in the background that for me really cemented that show as something special. I had been watching it sort of casually the first season as it was going on and I was thinking ‘Yeah, this is cute, you know this is fun”. But really when I got to that end it was like wow, I really like that they did sort of take the time to deal with really serious important issues, it’s not just you know, with wacky fun and games all the time with no consequences. It kind of reminds me a little of what Friends did back in its day. It was around for like ten years. And like that’s the only kind of show that I can sort of compare this to. They’re both set in New York and they both have an ensemble cast that you love that go thru an awful lot and it’s not just wacky pratfalls and slapstick, although there is some of that here.

Hayley: (laughs) Lots of slapping in this one!

John: Yeah, yeah! And the other thing I also like… I had forgotten how early they started building their mythology. You have the slapping and in the previous episode you had the thing with showing someone pictures of, when someone picks up a glass to drink from it, then gets shown a picture of ‘No apparently I did something horrible to that glass so you can’t drink out of it’. And I hadn’t realised that they started that kind of stuff this early and sometimes they would carry that stuff sometimes seasons ahead. Sometimes we’ll get a call back to it, way later and I think that’s something How I Met Your Mother does all on its own. I can’t think of anything else to compare it to in that regard.

Hayley: I definitely agree. I keep thinking I want to write this article about how How I Met Your Mother is the new Friends and just all the dynamics so I think you definitely hit that on the head. I was reading an article the other day with the series creators and they were talking about how they were kind of the Lost of sitcoms where they take things and run with it three seasons later and you go, ‘Oh yeah. That was that episode where this happened’ and it’s very well done and they obviously have great continuity and know their characters inside out and to know where they’re going with the story and being able to just pull those tiny little threads and draw it back. As you say, this season has just been ripe with all that stuff that as we get further into the show is just really really going to open up and draw on things that they’ve laid here in this first season. You really don’t realise just how much mythology and things they’re really laying the groundwork for and just how well built up it is. I mean, in, as you say twenty five, thirty minutes, so much happens. Like, we have so much happen just in the first four minutes. We’ve got Ted talking to that gang, and then we cut in quickly to Robin and then back to them and then back to Robin. It cuts so quickly and so much happens that I just think that they’re so brilliant. I love this show. So that’s just me.

So, we’ll start with probably the lesser…what did you think of what was going on with Barney in this episode?

John: You mean in relation to his relationship with the girl that he had hooked up with?

Hayley: Yep.

John: I actually thought it was funny that they…cause I think this is actually the first time, and one of the only times, that we get one of Barney’s conquests sort of come back, and naturally she’s angry at him for you know, hooking up with her twice. And apparently he also hit on her mother. But I like that their relationship is not so far gone (chuckles) that apparently they end up hooking up again by the episode end and just immediately jumping each other and making out at the bar. The other thing that made me happy was that that character was played by Amy Acker.

Hayley: Yay! Yeah, Amy Acker, she’s gorgeous.

John: Yeah from Dollhouse and as well Angel. A Joss Whedon staple. You know, those show creators for How I Met Your Mother, they’re huge Buffy fans so in order to get Alyson Hannigan, Amy Acker and Alexis Denisof, who plays Sandy Rivers, all in an episode together I think is pretty awesome. And you know, also now, although not at this time, we have now Neil Patrick Harris is added to that list and we get sort of Joss Whedon…

Hayley: Whedonites.

John: Yeah. You know, they have that. I think also, Cobie Smulders is in The Avengers so there you go.

Hayley: Yes. Yeah, we’re racking them up.

John: Anytime any of those actors show up on a show like this it makes me happy, because it also gives them a chance to do that sitcom flavour of comedy. Cause, Amy Acker, I think I’d actually like to see that character show up again cause we don’t know if, like okay, did they just hook up again that one time and they just did that as a fun joke or did they…at least not at this point, they’ve never brought that character back and I’d like to see them do so.

Hayley: Yeah. She’s really sweet. I love Amy Acker so I completely agree. It’s fun having all those Buffy characters show up. I’m a big Buffy fan, I mean my username on the site is Aussie Slayerette so you know, right there, that’s a given. So I really love that in this episode. I actually realised when I watched it again that this is another time where we do see Sandy Rivers, Alexis Denisof, which I think I mentioned either last week or previous week’s that that was the final time but this is actually the final time for this season.  And I think he was really cute in that role that he plays it so well and we get to see a slightly different side of him where he’s being a bit sincere and not just the cocky sort of guy so that was really cool to see as well. Love the Joss Whedon people!

John: Yeah, you kind of find out in this episode he’s not a complete snake. He’s sort of crass and overly cocky but he’s also kind of a nice guy. He tells Robin, ‘No, I genuinely like you’ and he also goes out of his way to make sure that she gets his job that he leaves for CNN. And he didn’t have to do that. He would have gained nothing from doing that especially if he were leaving. I think that’s really cool.

Hayley: And I love the banter that they have onscreen where they’re just like, ‘Oh, you better take a rain check’ and they do the tv reporter thing which I thought was really cute. They had a nice little rhythm there.  And you guys will notice that the weatherman there which they call ‘Lou’ is actually the same guy who did ‘Vampire Lou’ in the previous episode with the award show a couple of episodes ago.

John: Oh yeah!

Hayley: Yeah, it’s the same guy. Like ‘Oh, it’s you’. Which I only worked out from listening to the cast commentary for this episode so I can’t say I’m that good. (Laughs) I was told. From the cast.

John: Well I had completely forgotten about it so that’s a new one on me.

Hayley: So that’s a little fun fact for that aspect.  So just still on Barney, what did you think of him on his relationship with Ted in this episode?

John: I think it was interesting that Barney was actually the voice of reason for Ted.

Hayley: Yeah, that’s a great line.

John: And he even says, you know ‘You’re making me the voice of reason and I don’t like it’. It’s interesting considering, especially concerning Ted confidence over his efforts to win the girl, usually Barney would be all for that and would be going out of his way to help him.

Hayley: Oh yeah. That completely. And it’s such a crazy scheme really and Barney’s all about the crazy schemes so it’s interesting to see him not jumping on the band wagon with that one.

John: Even if it was just to laugh at Ted, but no, this is the one instance where he really asserts himself as Ted’s best friend as he likes to call himself. And he says, ‘No. I think what you’re doing is awful and I think you should stop it’. I think that says a lot about Barney, about he’s approaching this because normally he would just be like, ‘Yeah. Totally do it.’ Either be like ‘I’m gonna help you achieve your goal’ or ‘I’m gonna be sitting in the background laughing at you’ when at one point, when Ted is doing his rain dance he does kind of go…he’s looking at his watching and he goes ‘Funny. Still funny. Funny. And now it’s just sad.’ But he does stay up there with Ted the whole time.

Hayley: He does, yeah, even after Penelope’s gone.

John: Yeah, she leaves.

Hayley: Yeah, and he still supports him. I think I’ve said this before on the show, I think Barney does have that depth to him that we do get to see in these shining moments where he does care about his friends, he does genuinely want the best for them and if he sees them doing something which is not going to get them there he does he will do what he can to correct them back onto what he thinks is a better path by in this episode, by telling Ted that it’s a silly idea and stuff. That the Universe is going to slap him and stuff. And I think too, on another note, this kind of plays into Barney’s thing too where he doesn’t like committed relationships, like he’s always going on at Marshall and Lily for getting married and stuff. And I think really in this instance he tries to get Ted to back down because, I mean, he’s always gun-ho for Ted to just hook up with someone for the fun of it, but when it’s something actually serious he doesn’t want to go there. Maybe that’s part of his motivation there as well. He wants Ted to stay single like him and enjoy that sort of lifestyle rather than lose his best friend to a committed relationship perhaps.

John: Definitely. I think that’s a lot of what Barney does and says. And I think also that one of the reasons why Barney in that regard doesn’t want to lose Ted is that he feels like he wants Ted to be his sort of partner in his pursuit of having these one night stands with these women. It’s interest because Barney, as we’ll learn later, is a very lonely character and not for the reasons you might think. It’s not necessarily just because of all these women that he goes thru as if they were tissue paper. It runs a lot deeper than that. There’s a lot of different layers to it. So I like…I think it’s interesting that…he’s not necessarily wrong that it’s crazy to keep going after Robin like this but there is also that aspect where he doesn’t want to see all his friends go off and have relationships and get married because he feels like they’re just going to forget about him and abandon him and he’s just going to be alone again.

Hayley: Definitely. All right. So moving from Barney, aside from the whole Ted/Robin stuff, the biggest stuff in this episode is what’s going on with Marshall and Lily. So we have the phone call from last week’s episode about the art fellowship that Lily was trying to get into and she got it, so we kind of have the fallout from that decision in this episode. What did you think of Lily’s decision and all that?

John: On the one hand I have sympathy for Lily and what she’s going thru in term of , you know, sometimes you can get married too young and it’s not that you don’t love the person that you’re with it that you feel like there’s so much stuff you need to get out of your system first before you settle down. My feeling was always just, why can’t they still be engaged and push the wedding back a little. They hadn’t set a date yet…

Hayley: No they had, because they had that dream place booked which was what pulled it forward in the first place.

John: Oh, that’s right. So yeah, I almost feel like man, you know it’s gonna be a little bit crazy and tough but support your wife like, ‘I know I think that’s awesome and you should totally go for it and I’m gonna come with you. We’ll be together on this and I’ll be there to share in this experience that you’re probably gonna have to support you and everything’. I feel like they’re making this bigger than it needs to be and into an argument which it shouldn’t be. But I also understand why Lily was doing it but it’s also unfortunate that she couldn’t just go to Marshall and talk about it with him.

Hayley: And I think that’s the stuff that Marshall is struggling with. He says, ‘I want to support this, I do, but it just feels like you’re gonna have this experience and it’s gonna change you and you’re not going to want to be with me anymore’. I think you’re right. Probably if this was a bit more real world they would have a fight and then discuss it and maybe try and make it work. It’s only for a couple of months really and if they’ve been together for like ten years at this point then really a couple of months should not shake them that much.

John: Right. I think that’s the other too is if he’s not going to go with her, if there’s a reason why he can’t or something, then with technology and communication being what it is today, I mean, for example, you’re in Australia and I’m not and we’re practically a day apart in time and we’re carrying on a conversation right now talking about this show and how much we love it. So there’s ways around this stuff even though Lily is in one part of the world and Marshall is in another, they can still interact with each other, keep in touch.

Hayley: And it’s the same country. Telephones work in the same country.

John: Exactly. The other things too, I think to remember, is that both Lily and Marshall are young. And the thing that’s there but clearly doesn’t get addressed is that Marshall feels…he’s feeling insecure. He’s having some self esteem issues about how strong their relationship is. He’s worried that he’s…if they’re separated she’ll see grass greener on the other side and not want to come back to him. He feels that he’s not enough for her.

Hayley: Completely.

John: He takes it personal for her to decide that she wants to go off and do this.

Hayley: And I think too that, which is quite warranted, the fact that she did keep it from him must hurt a lot.

John: Yeah. The fight would not have been as severe and it might not have even happened at all if she would have actually approached this situation calmly. If she’d have just come to him, like initially. The fact that she tried to hide it from him kind of raised a red flag, like ‘Why did you need to keep this from me? What does that mean for our relationship?’

Hayley: I think you can even, even from the word go and the answering machine message plays you see Marshall look at her and the look he has on his face and even just his tone of voice when he’s all ‘What do you mean art fellowship?’ and Lily’s all shocked and upset. And I think just that tiny little bit he just played so well, he’s so in the character and you can see the insecurity on his face that he’s trying to maintain his cool but he’s clearly upset by what he’s just heard and he wants an explanation because he’s been blind sighted by it.

John: Especially considering they’ve been together for so long and so they share everything so it’s really got to mess with his head when he gets something big like this on an answering machine and it’s not…he’s not aware of it, it doesn’t involve him at all so he’s really been blind sighted by it all. Like ‘I can’t even trust my soon-to-be wife to be open and honest with me’.

Hayley: Yeah. Poor Marshall. Poor Lily.

John: Yeah. I have sympathy for Lily but Marshall is the one I feel the worst for.

Hayley: Totally. She’s clearly done the wrong thing and should have spoken to him and then she just decides to bolt in the end really, and walk out on the relationship so that’s pretty crummy. I can just hear Thomas/ChronoFett just crying in this episode because of all this happening, Hi there to Thomas, but yeah. All right. So we’ve got Marshall and Lily in disarray. I love the pause function they have on their fights. I thought that was cute.

John: Yeah. Cause you at it and you think, ‘You know what? I’d really like to use that in my next relationship’. You also see it not working like when they both start breaking down in the seafood restaurant. Even butter sauce can’t save this moment.

Hayley: Yep. And they’re clapping and crying.

John: Yeah, with the Happy Birthday thing. Yeah. And it’s also kind of like a young, childish thing where they can go, ‘Yeah we’ll just pause this like a video game’. Where like, no you really, you have to deal with it. Only then, when you’ve dealt with it and hopefully had a happy resolution to that incident, only then can you go ‘Okay let’s go out and enjoy ourselves publicly in a seafood restaurant’ and enjoy butter sauce. You can’t really just stick a pin in this and then go have fun.

Hayley: (Laughs) Yeah, exactly right. And they even do it around their friends and stuff. There’s a bit where the gang leave them alone at the bar and then they un-pause and keep going on with their fight and stuff. I think it adds…something this show does well, as you said before, it cuts between drama and comedy and we’ve had all this seriousness that’s between them that sort of makes you feel uncomfortable because you do love these characters and you don’t like seeing them go thru this stuff so they throw in this little light bit to divert you from the seriousness but also to get deeper into what’s really happening so I thought that that was a really great thing that the writer’s threw in there.

John: Right. I do also like that they use the pause function, when they’re around their friends, to sort of couch it and say ‘Ok, this is about us and we’re not going to drag our friends into it’ and they take the time to go ‘Hmm maybe there is something our friends are going thru that we can take the time to help them with so we’re not going to make this about us right now’. It’s interesting how in the previous episode Lily kind of dragged Ted into everything that was going on with her and that, again like I was saying, building the mythology, that I forgot they set up some of these things this early. She will end up doing that later where instead of talking to Marshall she specifically contacts Ted and has him meet her somewhere. That comes later in the series, and I think that’s really interesting.

Hayley: Yeah, definitely. And the three of them definitely have an interesting and perhaps a little unhealthy family dynamic. I mean there’s three of them essentially in that relationship and it’s not always for the betterment of those three people. Ted gets pulled in. Brief spoilers. There’s an episode ahead next season I think, where Marshall and Lily have just come to some sort of an agreement and Ted’s gone somewhere and he comes back and they’re hugging him very smotheringly because they’re like ‘Don’t ever leave us again’ and stuff. Bit of an unhealthy relationship between the three of them, I think it’s sort of now, moving past that, we’ll see a little bit of that divulging and having the three of them broken up and Ted being forced ultimately to take a side between the two of them.

Stay tuned for Part Two of the transcript where Hayley and John discuss the characters Ted and Robin in depth. Coming very soon!

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SuperGeeks #22

• Emails from Listeners
• Discussion of the new 52 titles coming out from DC soon!
• Thomas discusses being at the filming of the new “Man of Steel” movie

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Superhero News and Discussion

• Stan Lee files lawsuit against Conan the Barbarian movie
• Marvel releases first unofficial “The Avengers” movie poster!!
• “Wolverine 2″ will be delayed for another year
• “X-Men: First Class” deleted scene show Magneto in drag?!?!
• Why do we keep seeing footage of “The Dark Knight Rises” filming?

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• Lister suggested discussion topics!!
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• Question of the Week: What is the coolest looking superhero/supervillain costume ever?
• This week’s Prize:

“Superman: Doomsday” the animated DVD

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Stay tuned for Episode 22 very soon as well as the transcript of the episode than never was.

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Billy is still out of commission, but I wanted to get a show out this week! Here’s a short grab-bag episode of Angela’s ramblings. Man, doing a podcast by yourself is hard!First, important image:

Billy is asleep. Post Ponies.

Thanks for the suggestion, Daniel.

Topics aside from Ponies:

• Star Trek: Deep Space 9 is on Amazon streaming!
• Played The Laundry RPG
• Gamerati Tour – coming to a friendly local gaming store near you!
• Lady Geek stereotypes
• City of Heroes – why it’s awesome

Billy’s work has been kicking his ass for the last two weeks – leave him some love and admiration in the comments! And as always, you can also reach us…

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Plus: Torchwood Talk!!

Next Week: Paul McGann and “Storm Warning”!!

Editor’s Note: We hoped you enjoyed this TV show commentary guys.  As I will announce in the next podcast episode, I am hoping to encourage a listener guest host for a future episode.  If you have any means of recording yourself on your computer in MP3 format, getting on Skype, and watching the 90’s X-men cartoon, there’s a good chance you could be on the show with us.  Email the show if you’re interested!  And keep on SuperGeekin folks!

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SPOILERS for the film begin at 18:16.

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SuperGeeks #21

New Prize Giveaway contest winner

• Wins the animated DVD, “Ultimate Avengers”

Superhero News and Discussion

• New photos revealed of Anne Hathaway as Catwoman in “Dark Knight Rises”.
• Laurence Fishburne is hired to play Perry White in “Man of Steel”.
• Marvel anime begins with “Wolverine” and “Iron Man.”

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• Haley and Thomas look back at “Captain America”

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SuperTopic

• Chicago Wizard World comic con 2011 (Check out the pictures HERE)
• Thoughts and Discussion
• Interview with Brian Azzarello

SPOILERS for the film begin at 14:05.

Join us next week for Matt’s pick of “Lethal Weapon”

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Also: Torchwood Talk!!

Next Week: Tom Baker and ‘The Invisible Enemy’!!

SPOILERS for the film begin at 14:05.

Join us next week for John’s pick of “Labyrinth”

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Next Week: Patrick Troughton and ‘The War Games’ (Part 2 of 2)!!

• We saw Let Me In rather than go out see Rise of the Planet of the Apes this weekend. Heard Apes was good, but we don’t regret our decision to watch this terrifying movie. No spoilers here, but it spawned some general horror-discussion
• We (finally) played Warhammer 40k Deathwatch this weekend.  Our thoughts on playing powerful Space Marines, and some observations on what makes a great game experience.

And then, what was supposed to just be some musings on spoilers led to a debate about the new Spider-Man, what makes a spoiler, and how long you have to wait before a potential spoiler should just be considered general knowledge.

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Ted is now 28 and Love Solutions has finally found his perfect match, the woman who ticks all the points on his list for a compatible partner. Ted can’t believe he is about to meet her. Lily, meanwhile, is freaking out about getting married to Marshall which results in her applying for an art fellowship in San Francisco for dates that conflict with the wedding. A flat tyre on Marshall’s car forces Lily to confide in Ted about her cold feet. Elsewhere, Barney recruits Marshall to be his Executive Mischief Consultant at the office as they wage war against another office worker in a building across the way.

Who fired the first shot – Barney or Butterfield? Why is Robin wearing a hat? Will Lily get the art fellowship? And will Ted finally meet the woman of his dreams?

Find out the answers to these questions and more in this week’s podcast!

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SuperGeeks #20

• Big announcement about the future of the show….
• Happy birthday to our loyal listener, Don!!!!!

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• Superhero News

• SDCC: Arkham City game makers announce that The Penguin and Talia al Ghul are characters in the new game.
• The Dark Knight Rises pictures released showing Batman fighting Bane!!!
• Pictures released of Henry Cavill as Superman in the new “Man of Steel” film!

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• Super Topic

• Peter Parker has died in the Ultimate universe….the new Spiderman is a half black, half Hispanic young man named Miles Morales.
• Marvel announced this news weeks before the new rebooted Ultimate Spiderman #1 came out.
• Does the early spoil ruin it for you?  Should comic companies let big reveals happen by surprise?
• Are comic companies justified in trying to get the word out to increase sales?
• Is Miles Morales’ ethnicity a refreshing step towards positive diversity or a thin attempt at PC pandering?

• .DC Comics review

The conclusion and aftermath of “War of the Green Lanterns”

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• Question of the Week:

If you could be a made up super hero with crazy powers or crazy abilities, who would you be?
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SPOILERS for the film begin at 14:05.

Join us next week for Scott’s pick of “Stardust”

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SPOILERS for the film begin at 20:18.

Join us next week for listener Hayley White’s pick of “The Prestige”

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• We respond to some comments on previous episodes that we didn’t have a chance to address on the site.
• A detour into Angela’s deprived childhood regarding the Smurfs
• Billy rants about how Rotten Tomatoes has ruined movie viewing
• We saw William Shatner’s new documentary The Captains this weekend. Wow, what a train wreck.
• And we finally got to play Hollow Earth Expeditions, the new-to-us RPG we picked up at Origins in June. We review the game, from the point of view of both player and Game Master.

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SuperGeeks #19

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• Your summer Top 5 lists.
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Highlights from SDCC including LOTS of Avengers reveals!! Plus the new Marvel cartoon series!

• DC Comics review
• With special guest, listener, Don!
• Flashpoint, Batman: Knight of Vengeance and more!

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• “If you could be a superhero with a goofy power and a goofy name, who would you be??”
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• This week’s prize, The Ultimate Avengers animated DVD

]]> http://www.geekshow.us/content/podcasts/supergeeks/supergeeks-19-comic-con-has-gone/feed/ 3 Flashpoint,Geekshow,SDCC11,SuperGeeks Join Jeff and Thomas for a look back at some highlights from SD Comic Con as well as a DC Comics review with a special guest listener?! Plus, with Captain America out, what was the best movie all summer?!  All this plus a new Prize Giveaway contest!!, Join Jeff and Thomas for a look back at some highlights from SD Comic Con as well as a DC Comics review with a special guest listener?! Plus, with Captain America out, what was the best movie all summer?!  All this plus a new Prize Giveaway contest!!, Be part of the show: Comment on the website. Leave us Itunes reviews. Email us at the new email address:  Supergeeks@geekshowentertainment.com Keep up with the show BEFORE we record by following Thomas on Twitter—-@ChronoFett . SuperGeeks #19 Emails and tweets Your summer Top 5 lists. Plus last week's prize winner . Superhero News Highlights from SDCC including LOTS of Avengers reveals!! Plus the new Marvel cartoon series! DC Comics review With special guest, listener, Don! Flashpoint, Batman: Knight of Vengeance and more! . Prize Give-away  Contest "If you could be a superhero with a goofy power and a goofy name, who would you be??" Funniest, goofiest superhero wins!! This week's prize, The Ultimate Avengers animated DVD Geekshow Entertainment Podcasts no 1:19:50 http://www.geekshow.us/content/podcasts/doctorscompanion/the-doctors-companion-ep-61-bond-and-moriarity/ http://www.geekshow.us/content/podcasts/doctorscompanion/the-doctors-companion-ep-61-bond-and-moriarity/#comments Thu, 28 Jul 2011 17:58:06 +0000 Scott http://www.geekshow.us/?p=8566 The Master is scheming and Scott and Matt are really impressed with the Jon Pertwee 6-part serial “The Mind of Evil”. The Doctor and Jo attend a demonstration at a prison for a new device capable of extracting negative thoughts out of hardened criminals, causing them to be completely rehabilitated. The Doctor’s skepticism and investigation of the Keller Machine leads him to it’s creator: The Master. Can the Doctor stop his old foe from using the Keller Machine to destroy the world? Just how smooth is Delgado’s take on The Master? Is Pertwee auditioning to be James Bond? Find out in the newest episode of The Doctor’s Companion! And remember, BEWARE OF SPOILERS!!

Also: Torchwood Talk!!

Next Week: Patrick Troughton and ‘The War Games’ (Part 1 of 2)!!

• What’s the big news out of Comic Con? And was the bigger news who didn’t bother to show up?
• We saw Captain America this weekend – our spoiler-free thoughts on the movie as well as the previews
• There was some quite entertaining/infuriating/confusing drama in the tabletop RPG community over the past week! We recap it and add in our thoughts
• As mentioned in the podcast: here’s the link to the Women Gamers circle forming on G+!  Women Gamers

We’d absolutely love to hear your thoughts this week – chime in here in the comments, or…

• E-mail: coupleofgeeks@geekshow.us
• Twitter: @AngelaCraft
• Google+: Angela

As Lily and Marshall head full into planning mode, the subject of wedding band makes Lily freak out. Marshall assures her he has booked the perfect band but Lily insists on checking the band out first. Her only option is to sneak into a High School Prom where the band is playing or else lose the booking. Barney and Robin accompany her while Ted tries to have a wild boys night with Marshall – only to have it curtailed by more wedding jobs.

Will Lily get to hear The 88 play “Good Feeling”? How will Barney get into Prom? Why is Robin tearing up? And what kind of prize will Ted get if he beats Marshall at stuffing wedding invitations?

Find out the answers to these questions and more in this week’s podcast!

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Also: Torchwood Talk!!

Next Week: Jon Pertwee and “The Mind of Evil”!!

• Netflix is raising it’s prices – our opinion on the raise!
• Some of our latest Geeky Finds on Netflix
• The Game Chef annual table top design contest is up and running!
• Geek blind spots – what does everyone say you’d love and you just can’t get it?

And our main topic of the night – NERD RAGE! (Sorry, I just feel like it always needs caps) What sets you off on a bout of nerd rage? Has it ever been harnessed for something good – or at least not-evil? We chime in with our own thoughts, along with plenty of input from Twitter and Google +

As always we love to get comments from readers here at Geekshow or e-mail at coupleofgeeks@geekshow.us, and you can follow Angela on Twitter @angelacraft

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Super Geeks #17

• Last week’s Contest Prize winner!!
• Listener emails
• The Goon–mock promotional trailer (This is for you Patrick)
• Aussieslayerette reviews last week’s movie commentary “Batman: Under Hood”
• (Check out Haley’s How I Met Your Mother podcast here.)

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Superhero News

• The Dark Knight Rises teaser trailer is now out!
• Quentin “Rampage” Jackson is in talks to play Luke Cage??
• Transformers 3 wins #1 two weeks in a row

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Super Review

• Discussion of the new animated DVD “Green Lantern: Emerald Knights
• Starring Nathan Fillion as Hal Jordan

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Super Topic

• Superhero gaming and Heroclix
• Check out Thomas’ Heroclix collection here.

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College Guys convince me to see Harry Potter 7.2

• Special thanks to Ben, Daniel, and Mike

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Marvel Comics Review

• Fear Itself— Issues 1-4
• Venom —the new series begins with Flash Thompson hosting the alien symbiote.
• Uncanny X-Men: Fear Itself crossover as the Juggernaut gains the power of an Asgardian warrior
• Deadpool vs the Hulk??

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New Prize Giveaway Contest!!!

• With the release of Harry Potter, list the Top 5 movies of the summer so far!
• Where do you think next week’s Captain America would fit on your list?

Chance to win the comics from today’s Marvel Comics review!! Good luck!

SPOILERS for the film begin at 17:01.

Join us next week for Matt’s pick of “The Matrix”

You can email your comments and film suggestions to movienight(at)geekshow.us

• Our favorite MMO is going free to play – what’s with this trend in MMOs?
• More Google+ love, now that invites have been open for awhile. If you’re not on yet…why not?
• While some MMOs are going free to play, Star Wars Galaxies is folding at the end of the year
• Question posed to Twitter and G+ followers: what Geek hobby would you pick up if you had $1 million?

And our topic of the week: sidekicks, as suggested by fellow-podcaster AussieSlayerette. We look at some of our favorite geeky sidekicks, and what makes side-characters so interesting.

Thanks so much for listening, and as always we love to hear feedback! Start the discussion in the comments, e-mail us at coupleofgeeks@geekshow.us or follow Angela on Twitter @AngelaCraft

Robin has been nominated for an award for her journalism and the gang are all going to be there to support her in this week’s episode, “Mary the Paralegal”. Even Ted will be there, despite the current distance between them. This distance is widened when both of them insist on bringing dates to the event – Ted’s date being a hooker picked out for him by Barney!

Will Ted and Robin make each other jealous? Why is Lily so cranky? What is Barney’s surprise twist ending? And will Ted really go there with a prostitute?

Find out the answers to these questions and more in this week’s podcast!

Show Artwork by Ash Jeffs.

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Also: Torchwood Talk!!

Next Week: Peter Davison and “Four to Doomsday”!!

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SPOILERS for the film begin at 20:22.

Join us next week for John’s pick of “Die Hard”

You can email your comments and film suggestions to movienight(at)geekshow.us

• We spent time with friends playing a variety of tabletop games – a deck building game, a card game, and an inventive board game
• We both managed to get into Google+! What’s working so far on the service, and what’s missing
• There’s news on the superhero movie sequel front, and we look ahead at some of the summer movies we’re still waiting for
• And a random look at geeky Twitter accounts – and a call to listeners to tell us about more

And our topic of the week celebrates the release of four of the five Star Trek series onto Netflix Instant streaming, at least for US users. We’ve spent the weekend re-watching some of our favorite episodes, and dedicate our topic of the week to examining every Star Trek series, from the maligned Enterprise to the little-seen Animated Series, and the big hitters in between.

Next Week: Tom Baker and “Terror of the Zygons”!!

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SPOILERS for the film begin at 19:00.

Join us next week for Scott’s pick of “Close Encounters of the Third Kind”

You can email your comments and film suggestions to movienight(at)geekshow.us

Next Week: David Tennant and “The Idiot’s Lantern”!!

• We got to try out several new-to-us games, but Hollow Earth Expeditions was probably our favorite gaming experience, for multiple reasons!
• Every con has its downsides, but Origins seemed to have more than its fair share this year…and we’re not the only ones that noticed.
• It wasn’t just about the RPGs for us – we played card games and attended seminars too!
• We answer reader questions and comments about con experiences in general and this year’s Origins in particular.

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It’s after 2am and Robin calls Ted to come over and make some juice with her. Ted agrees but battles with his subconscious, in the form of girlfriend Victoria, over his motives. Marshall and Lily try to convince Ted that he should just go home and go to sleep. Meanwhile, Barney tries to prove that legendary things happen after 2am.

Who gets serenaded by Korean Elvis? What on earth does Barney do for a living? Will Ted stay true to Victoria or make a move on Robin? And is it possible for something good to happen after 2am?

Find out the answers to these questions and more, as well as some surprise announcements in this week’s podcast!

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SuperGeeks  15

Superhero News

SPOILERS for the film begin at 32:25.

Join us next week for listener Polygon Wizard’s pick of “The Fall”

You can email your comments and film suggestions to movienight(at)geekshow.us

• Billy’s been playing Fallout New Vegas, while Angela wastes way too much time on Gemcraft: Labyrinth
• Celebrate long-form journalism as well as one of the first computer games many of us ever played, with this piece on the history of Oregon Trail
• Gender!Fail last week from one of Wizards of the Coast’s writers
• Book reviews: Flesh Eaters by Joe McKinley for the zombie fans and Beauty Queens by Libba Bray for some feminist satire

And then: conventions! We discuss our past experiences at the Origins convention, plus what we’re looking forward to this year, as well as a few other conventions we’d like to hit up…some day.

As always we love to continue the conversation with our listeners! Join in the comments here, e-mail us at coupleofgeeks@geekshow.us, or follow Angela on Twitter @AngelaCraft – I promise I’ll livetweet Origins as much as possible – or at least until my phone gives out!

Will Marshall learn the meaning of “steak sauce”? Can Lily get her real fiancee back? And just how many cupcakes can Ted eat?

Find out the answers to these questions and more in this week’s podcast!

Show Artwork by Ash Jeffs

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Next Week: William Hartnell and “The War Machines”!!

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• We saw Super 8 this weekend – a spoiler free examination of the latest summer epic!
• We played another New World of Darkness psychological horror campaign – our review of the game, and a look at our improvisational character creation process
• Next weekend we’re road tripping to Ohio for the Origins gaming convention!
• And we’ve picked up another TV show, based on listener recommendations

A few weeks back we looked at geeky media of our childhoods – but this time we take a look at what, and who inspired us (and some of our listeners who chimed in on Twitter!) to become the geeks we are today.

We love hearing from our listeners, and this week in particular we’re looking for more in-depth topic suggestions! Show us what you got here in the comments, on Twitter @AngelaCraft or send us something longer via e-mail CoupleOfGeeks@Geekshow.Us Thanks again for listening!

SPOILERS for the film begin at 19:41.

Join us next week for Matt’s pick of “Cloverfield”

You can email your comments and film suggestions to movienight(at)geekshow.us

After being offered a culinary fellowship in Germany, Victoria must decide if she will take it and risk losing Ted or stay and see where their relationship will go. Robin finds it difficult to be impartial in the situation because of her feelings for Ted. Elsewhere, Marshall needs a new suit and Barney offers his own brand of assistance. Lily meanwhile prepares for her wedding to Marshall by going dress shopping.

Can Barney convince Marshall to come work at his company and not the NRDC? Will Lily find a dress that makes her look like a princess? And what will Ted and Victoria decide about the future of their relationship?

Find out the answers to these questions and more in this week’s podcast!

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SuperGeeks  13

Superhero News

• Matthew Vaughn comments on the status of “Kick Ass 2″ movie.
• Isaiah Mustafa’s promo video for a Luke Cage movie
• 2nd villain in “The Avengers” to be Thanos??
• The “Dark Knight Rises” is looking for extras!!
• G4 Channel to debut Marvel Comics anime in July
• ****Featuring Wolverine, Iron Man, X-Men, Blade

The Super Topic

• DC Comics announces they will relaunch their entire universe!!
• 52 brand new #1 issues to come out in Sept.
• New costumes, origins, and mythologies
• DC Comics titles will now be available for Digital Download on the SAME DAY as the comics release!

SPOILERS for the film begin at 16:26.

Join us next week for John’s pick of “Kiss Kiss Bang Bang”

You can email your comments and film suggestions to movienight(at)geekshow.us

Next Week: Jon Pertwee and “The Curse of Peladon”!!

SPOILERS for the film begin at 21:05.

Join us next week for Scott’s pick of “The Man From Earth”

You can email your comments and film suggestions to movienight(at)geekshow.us

• Our spoiler-free mini-review of X-Men: First Class!
• Hunger Games news – Angela’s thoughts on casting now that all of the roles have been cast, and the news on just how many films Lionsgate plans on producing
• Big news on Twitter this weekend: the #YAsaves tag
• As suggested on Twitter last week, TV shows that ended too soon

And our main topic, also suggested by a friend on Twitter, are Geek Tearjerker moments. Sad and happy, the moments that have tugged at the heartstrings and really illustrate the humanity in the often fantastic stories that geeks are drawn to.

And then, in bonus content, we get into spoilers for X-Men: First Class. It’s like a DVD Easter egg (do they even do those anymore?), but we’re telling you up front. We’re also telling you do not listen to this part if you haven’t seen the movie and still intend to, because it’s really worth seeing some of these scenes with no clue of what’s coming.

As always, we live off of your comments! So much of our content is inspired by listeners – talk back to us here, via e-mail at coupleofgeeks@geekshow.us and follow Angela on Twitter @angelacraft

This week’s interlude music courtesy of YouTube user largefry – X-Men Cartoon Theme on Mario Paint Composer

Victoria is joining the group for game night and Ted warns the gang not to embarass him in front of her by revealing the dirt from his past, especially his history with Robin. From left field, however, a secret from Barney’s past comes up and the group are perplexed by a video showing a very different side to their friend. Reluctant to reveal the details, the gang offer up their own most embarassing tales in hopes of getting the explanation from him.

Will Ted get to keep his secrets? What did Barney do before he met the gang? Has Marshall created the best game of all time? And which one of them will win game night?

Find out the answers to these questions and more in this week’s podcast!

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As always, we have another LONGGG episode for you. (Sorry about that……)    Jeff and I can’t wait for you listeners at home to be part of our “X-Men: First Class” discussion!!  We’d love to hear your thoughts and opinions of the movie.   Be part of the show by telling us your thoughts on………

• Did you like the movie?
• What was your favorite scene?  Quotes from the movie?
• What were the weak parts of the movie?  What did you dislike?

• Who is your favorite X-Men character?  Movies and comics?
• What was the best X-men movie in the franchise?

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• Pick up a copy of “Green Lantern: First Flight” so you can watch the film with us!!!
• We will countdown a timer so you can sync the podcast with your movie!
• We discuss the film as well as talk Green Lantern history and comics!!

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***And make sure you join us this weekend for the SuperGeeks review and discussion of “X-Men: First Class”!!!

Next Week: “A Good Man Goes To War”!!

• The presidents of both ABC and NBC agree that this past year wasn’t a great one for network television
• We reminisce about this past season of our favorite shows – Modern Family, Glee, Supernatural and How I Met Your Mother (spoilers for the season finales of all of those, plus a little bit about their upcoming seasons)
• Angela watched a show listeners and Twitter followers have been talking about for ages
• A look ahead at what’s coming up in the fall, especially for genre television!
• Listener comments – and a tease for next week: favorite TV shows that ended too early (yes, we know about Firefly, people)

As always we love listener comments! Leave them here, follow Angela on Twitter @AngelaCraft or e-mail us at CoupleOfGeeks@Geekshow.Us. Thanks for listening!

Will Ted score with Victoria? Will Marshall and Lily ever make it out of the bathroom? And who will win the game of Battleship between Robin and Barney?

Find out the answers to these questions and more in this week’s podcast!

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SPOILERS for the film begin at 14:41.

Join us next week for listener Cassandra Fredrickson’s pick of “The Faculty”

You can email your comments and film suggestions to movienight(at)geekshow.us

Next Week: “The Almost People”!!

SPOILERS for the film begin at 13:10

Join us next week for Matt’s pick of “Easy A”

You can email your comments and film suggestions to movienight(at)geekshow.us

Join Thomas and Jeff later this week for an extra “Green Lantern: First Flight” movie commentary!!

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SuperGeeks  11

Superhero News

• Ryan Reynolds chose between Deadpool and The Flash!
• LOTS of “Dark Knight Rises” news
• Bane picture released, casting news and a possible teaser trailer???
• Green Lantern for dummies new trailed debuts for “Pirates 4″.
• Stan Lee spoils his “Amazing Spiderman” cameo!!  (Spoiler Warning!)
• Image released of Wonder Woman TV show final costume.
• Spiderman: Musical preview

Comic Book Reviews—-DC Comics Review

• Batman Incorporated Continues
• War of the Green Lanterns—Part 7,8,9
• Flashpoint—-the new Flash-centric Multiverse adventure

Questions of the Week

• Email or comment on the website for a chance to win this week’s prize!!
• This week’s prize……..

“Next Avengers” animated DVD movie!!

• Of course we saw Pirates – and we even saw it at midnight in 3D, so you don’t have to – SPOILER FREE discussion!
• Discussing the merits of midnight showings
• Answering listener questions
• In video game news, Mass Effect 3 news!

And in honor of surviving the Rapture (and/or the whole thing being a terrible hoax), we discuss various hypotheses of how the world could end and fictional visions of the apocalypse.

Please keep the comments, tweets and especially e-mails coming! We’re dedicating all of next week’s episode to TV news and reviews: looking forward to the 2011-2012 season and looking back at the highs and lows of 2010-11. Send us your ode to a cancelled show, scathing critique of a terrible sophomore season, and what you’re most excited about next year!

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This week’s theme music courtesy of FordPrefect86

Next Week: “The Rebel Flesh”!!

The Skyward Staff gathers to try and figure out what Anderson’s plan is. A confession ensues.

Missed the Series Finale?  Catch it here!!!!

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SuperGeeks  10

Superhero News

• NBC explains why they passed on the “Wonder Woman” TV show pilot.
• Ambiguously Gay Duo returns in Live-Action!!!
• Thor takes #1 at the box office again.

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The Greatest Villains in Comics

• What makes a great villain?
• Types of villains
• Top 5 villain Lists
• Who has better villains??  Marvel or DC?

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Silliness of the Week

• Last week’s Prize Giveaway winners
• Listener emails and tweets

• Big entertainment news of the weekend: Bridesmaids exceeded box office expectations! We’re both excited for what this means for women in comedy, and the real star of the show, Melissa McCarthy
• On the role playing front, review of a great new World of Darkness campaign
• Angela hit up one of the NYC stops of the Diversity in YA book tour and recommends some titles
• Quick shout outs to some prime TV and music offerings
• Continuing last week’s female action heroes discussion

And finally, as suggested by Twitter followers, a discussion of villains, both real life villains of geekiness, and our favorite fictional villains.

We’re planning ahead (for once!) and have already slated May 31st as our episode devoted to television, looking back at the 2010-11 season and ahead to the 2011-12 season as the networks finish rolling out their fall lineups. What are your thoughts on the year that was and what’s coming up? Any standouts (good and bad!) Shows you’re sorry or happy to see go? Send us an e-mail at coupleofgeeks@geekshow.us and we’ll read your thoughts on the show!

Left to go stag to Claudia and Stuart’s wedding, Ted sets about to have a no-strings-attached/no names/no nothing perfect night with Victoria. The next day, Marshall and Lily encourage Ted not to leave it at that but to pursue this girl as she might be “the one” for him. Meanwhile Robin reveals something shocking that just might change everything.

Who is Victoria? Will Ted find her? Should he even try? And will Marshall find out who on earth made the wedding cake??

Find out the answers to these questions and more in this week’s podcast!

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SuperGeeks  9

• Responses from the Thor review episode

Superhero News

• French magazine, “Fantastique” reveals Ant Man and Wasp will be in the “Avengers” movie???
• Rhys Ifans cast as The Lizard in upcoming “Amazing Spiderman” movie.
• Marvel show now available on Netflix Instant Streaming!!
• Marvel MMO game coming soon!!
• “X-Men: First Class” Character trailers appear online
• “The Dark Knight Rises” pictures show Ra’s Al Ghul’s Lazuras Pit??

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TV show/Media Reviews

• “Avengers: Earth’s Mightiest Heroes” returns with new episodes May15.
• Smallville airs final episode before 2 part finale this Friday.
• Scott Carelli gets a special sneak peek of the “Wonder Woman” pilot and reviews it.
• (Editor’s Note: NBC passed on WW pilot episode just 2 days after this recording.)

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Comic Book  Reviews/Discussion

• Free Comic Book Day!!!!!
• Discussion of free books that we got.
• All comics are available as prizes for this week’s contest giveaway!!

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Question of the Week

• Last 2 week’s prize winners
• Questions of the week!!
• Answer questions for a chance to win this week’s prize giveaway
• This week’s prize giveaway:

Free Comic Book Day—free comics (multiple winners possible)

SPOILERS for the film begin at 21:30

Join us next week for John’s pick of “Three O’Clock High”

You can email your comments and film suggestions to movienight(at)geekshow.us

Having broken up with her boyfriend, Ted seizes the perfect opportunity to finally get it together with Robin by asking her to be his “plus one” at his friends’ wedding. Robin accepts, however, Ted discovers courtesy of the bride-to-be that he RSVP’ed that he would be attending alone and therefore must tell Robin that she cannot come. Meanwhile Marshall and Lily cannot agree on anything for their own upcoming nuptuals.

Will Ted get to take Robin to the wedding? Will Barney score with any of the bridesmaids? And will there even be a wedding at all?

Find out the answers to these questions and more in this week’s podcast!

Show Artwork by Ash Jeffs

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• Movies we’ve seen recently: Hanna, Thor, Kick-Ass, Sorcerer’s Apprentice and Salt. Spoiler-free for Thor and Hanna. The rest…have been out for a year and are available on Netflix, so spoilers for those. You’ve been warned!
• The talk of my Twitter this week: What makes the perfect female action hero? Thanks for all the Twitter comments on this one, folks!

That movie discussion took up a lot of time, so we moved right into our listener-suggested topic of storytelling, starting from the end and working back towards the beginning. Relying heavily on geek TV examples like Lost and Supernatural, as well as some roleplaying game archetypes, we examine what makes each part of a story work, or fail. What makes a good ending, and how can a bad one shape our perception of the overall series? Where should your characters start?

As always, we love hearing from listeners! Join in the conversation in the comments, or e-mail us at coupleofgeeks@geekshow.us. If you’re on Twitter, follow Angela @angelacraft to contribute ideas and get a sneak peek at our weekly topic!

Next Time: “The Doctor’s Wife”!!

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SuperGeeks 8

Thor the movie

• Starting out with a “Pre-viewing” discussion.  Expectations and Thoughts.
• (25:10) Discuss movie “post-viewing”.  Non Spoiler discussion
• (34:00)  Full Spoilers discussion of the movie.
• Reading listener emails and Tweets

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Questions of the Week

• What were your thoughts on the Thor movie? What did you like or dislike?
• What do you know of the Thor comics?  Did you know nothing about Thor when you saw it?
• Let us know what you thought about the “after-credits” scene.
• This Week’s Prize Giveaway:

Hulk Vs. Thor animated DVD & “The Mighty Thor #1″ by Matt Fraction comic.

]]> http://www.geekshow.us/content/podcasts/supergeeks/supergeeks-8-the-mighty-thor-movie/feed/ 21 SuperGeeks,Thor,Thor movie This week, Thomas and Jeff take a break to check out the release  of Thor the movie with Chris Hemsworth and Natalie Portman.  A spoiler free review followed by a FULL Spoilers discussion.  They are joined by special guest Caitlin as well as listene... This week, Thomas and Jeff take a break to check out the release  of Thor the movie with Chris Hemsworth and Natalie Portman.  A spoiler free review followed by a FULL Spoilers discussion.  They are joined by special guest Caitlin as well as listener reviews and emails.  Plus, tune in for a chance to win a Thor comic/DVD prize pack!! Email the show at: SuperGeeks@geekshowentertainment.com Join Thomas’ Twitter feed to learn show topics early at: @ChronoFett. . SuperGeeks 8 Thor the movie Starting out with a "Pre-viewing" discussion.  Expectations and Thoughts. (25:10) Discuss movie "post-viewing".  Non Spoiler discussion (34:00)  Full Spoilers discussion of the movie. Reading listener emails and Tweets . Questions of the Week What were your thoughts on the Thor movie? What did you like or dislike? What do you know of the Thor comics?  Did you know nothing about Thor when you saw it? Let us know what you thought about the "after-credits" scene. This Week’s Prize Giveaway: Hulk Vs. Thor animated DVD & "The Mighty Thor #1" by Matt Fraction comic. Geekshow Entertainment Podcasts no 1:13:56 http://www.geekshow.us/content/podcasts/doctorscompanion/the-doctors-companion-ep-50-silencing-the-silence/ http://www.geekshow.us/content/podcasts/doctorscompanion/the-doctors-companion-ep-50-silencing-the-silence/#comments Wed, 04 May 2011 15:10:27 +0000 Scott http://www.geekshow.us/?p=8102 The Silence have invaded and Scott and Randy have a ton to discuss about the second episode of series 6, “Day of the Moon”. It’s three months later and the Doctor, with the help of Amy, Rory, River, and Canton, has formulated a plan to take down the Silence. Can he succeed? What does it have to do with Neil Armstrong’s foot? Who is the mysterious little girl? Find out in the newest episode of The Doctor’s Companion! And remember, BEWARE OF SPOILERS!!

Next Week: “The Curse of the Black Spot”!

SPOILERS for the film throughout I suppose, but can you really consider them spoilers?

Join us next week for Scott’s pick of “Can’t Hardly Wait”

You can email your comments and film suggestions to movienight(at)geekshow.us

With only three hours before midnight and five parties to hit, the gang sets out to have a wild night of fun. Robin leaves to hang out with her boyfriend for the night, much to Ted’s dismay despite the fact that he himself has a date. Meanwhile the gang pick up a few random partygoers along the way with hilarious and potentially dangerous results.

Will Marshall and Lily find each other before midnight? Can Runjit fix the flat tire? Who will Ted end up kissing? And really who the heck is the guy who isn’t Moby??

Find out the answers to these questions and more in this week’s podcast!

Show Artwork by Ash Jeffs

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Plus, don’t forget to join the fun of FREE COMIC BOOK DAY—May 7th!!!

• Email the show at: SuperGeeks@geekshowentertainment.com
• Join Thomas’ Twitter feed to learn show topics early at: @ChronoFett.

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Super Geeks  7

Super Hero News

• Avengers movie started filming this week!
• Batman 3–Tom Hardy and Bane news
• Chris Evan and Samuel L. Jackson film a mysterious (Avengers?) scene.
• Warner Brothers raises the budget of Green Lantern movie to get it finished on time.
• Marvel parodies “Darth Vader kid” commercial to advertise THOR.  See it here.

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Comic Book Reviews

• Green Lantern–The War of the Lanterns
• Batman Titles
• The Finale of Brightest Day
• Action Comics #900 (This week’s Prize Giveaway)

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Super Topic

• Do all Heroes follow the same patterns, traits, and characteristics?
• What are some examples that we didn’t mention??
• Can you think of other characteristics, traits, patterns??
• Describe other Heroes who fits Joesph Campbell’s mold for this week’s Prize Giveaway!!

**Quoting Joesph Campbell’s “A Hero With a Thousand Faces.”  Thanks to our listener Married2Superman for inspiring this week’s topic!

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TV Show Reviews

• Smallville—”Booster”
• Episode written by DC Comics rockstar Geoff Johns
• Who is Booster Gold?
• Discussion of episode and guest heroes Booster Gold and Blue Beetle
• Missed the episode??  Catch it here!!
• Only 2 Weeks until the Smallville Series Finale on May 13!!!  Don forget to tune in!

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Questions of the Week

• No Question of the Week this episode.
• Instead give us your thoughts and opinions on this week’s Super Topic.
• What are some other Heroes that fit Joseph Campbell’s “Hero with 1000 Faces”??
• This Week’s Prize Giveaway:

Action Comics—#897-899 plus the milestone issue, Action Comics #900!!!

Next Week: “Day of the Moon”!!

• Billy is still on his anime kick, with three very different anime recommendations
• A brief detour into geek fantasy jobs
• And then we’re even further off track, imagining the ultimate cheesy SyFy movie of the week monster
• There’s a Youtube interview with the girl who joined Darth Vader in Disney Land
• A script has been finished for Bill & Ted 3! Who saw that one coming?

Last week there was a bit of an uproar in the comments about whether or not Supernatural should count as a guilty pleasure, which inspired us to think even more about what we consider to be our guilty pleasures, and what are those geeky things that we cling to unapologetically when the going gets tough. From MMOs to reality TV to beloved books, tune in to hear our thoughts, and feel free to send us your own, here in the comments or at CoupleOfGeeks@Geekshow.Us!

• Email the show at: SuperGeeks@geekshowentertainment.com
• Join Thomas’ Twitter feed to learn show topics early at: @ChronoFett.

Episode 6

Superhero News

• Batman 3 Casting News???
• Green Lantern movies casts Michael Clarke Duncan.
• Bryan Singer admits “Superman Returns” made mistakes.
• “Batman: Year One” animated movie coming soon to DVD.
• “The Dark Knight Returns” movie is in the works??

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Buffythe Vampire Slayer: Season 8

• Introducing guest host: Caitlin!!!
• Why focus on Buffy?  Is she a superhero??
• How did you get into Buffy?  Who were your favorite characters?
• Thoughts on Season 7 Series Finale

Season 8 comic and DVD

• A short history on the release of the Season 8 comic book.
• We will NOT be discussing the complete Season 8.  Why?
• Overall, what are your thoughts on the growth of the characters?
• Overall, what are your thoughts on Season 8?

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Weekly Prize Giveaway

• Last Week’s Prize Winner
• Question of the Week: Tell us your favorite memories about Buffy or tell us if you have read/seen “Buffy:Season 8″.
• This week’s Prize Giveaway:

Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Season 8–Motion DVD Blueray disc!!!!

SPOILERS for the film begin at 17:30

Join us next week for listener Stephanie Merchant’s pick of “A Hard Day’s Night”

You can email your comments and film suggestions to movienight(at)geekshow.us

Anderson’s plan begins to take shape as Shelly deals with her unexpected guest

• Angela has spent a ton of time recently re-living her tweenage year, reading the re-release of the Animorphs books and re-watching old episodes of Gargoyles. Who else remembers these?
• Billy has been on an anime kick. He liked Shuffle! – but tune in to hear the one he’s wild about.
• Supernatural is back on the air for the last half of its sixth season. We don’t get into it too terribly much, but this is definitely Angela’s guilty pleasure TV show

And the big topic of the week: geek heroes! The real life people that make geek culture possible, influence geek culture, or serve as inspiration to geeks everywhere. Scientists, actors, artists and TV pioneers all make our list. Who are some of yours?

As always, start up a discussion in the comments, or e-mail us at CoupleOfGeeks@Geekshow.Us and we promise to read your e-mail on the show!

Who wrote on Ted’s arm? What happened to his jacket? Who is the girl in his bed? And what on earth is up with the pineapple?

Don’t forget to leave your pineapple theories in the comments below!

Show Artwork by Ash Jeffs

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Next Week: “The Impossible Astronaut”!!

• Plus….don’t miss the special episode, full review of “Buffy the Vampire Slayer–Season 8″ next week!.

Episode 5

Superhero News

• Batman 3 rumors
• “Batman Live” stage show
• Wonder Woman’s shorty shorts
• Who the hell is Michael Shannon??
• Ant-Man movie….really?

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Super Topic

Can something be both “girly” and “geeky”?

• What options do females have for “geeky” enjoyment?
• What do female geeks get into?
• Do female superheroes appeal to a female audience?
• Some examples of great Geek entertainment that is also “girly”.

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Comic Book Reviews

• Brightest Day
• Batman Beyond
• DC’s new event….Flashpoint

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Silliness at the end

• Last week’s prize winner
• The Questions of the Week
• This week’s prize:

Batgirl #1-10

Next week—Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Season 8!!!!!

• Issue 20 of Billy’s favorite MMO, City of Heroes, has been released!
• On Saturday, Angela got to GM an RPG of her own for the first time – hacking the Cortex system’s Supernatural game to fit a steampunk theme. We discuss the game here, and on Friday you can listen to the podcast of the first installment at Fandible.Com
• We took Polygon_Wizard’s suggestion from last week and saw Source Code this weekend. We give a spoiler free review (spoiler for the review: we really liked it!)

And then inspired by some of the conversation about Moulin Rouge in the comments last week, we discuss how to define what is geeky before wandering off on a little bit of a gender studies tangent about women and geek and why so often the two are seen as mutually exclusive.

Our main topic this week was totally inspired by feedback from the comments last time, so please keep them coming! We’ve also solved our e-mail woes at last and can definitely be reached at coupleofgeeks@geekshow.us. Comment or e-mail us your feedback or suggestions for future topics!

Marshall and Lily are off to Minnesota to visit the Eriksons for Thanksgiving but Lily doesn’t feel she fits into their big lives. Meanwhile Ted and Robin decide to spend Thanksgiving helping the less fortunate and are met with an unexpected surprise in the form of Volunteer Barney.

Is Lily carrying a fifteen pound baby inside her? Can Marshall win the Bask-ice-ball game? And will Ted ever get to help out someone less fortunate? Find out the answers to these questions and more.

Show Artwork by Ash Jeffs.

Email Hayley: HYMT AT geekshow DOT us or comment below

Next Week: Tom Baker and “The Deadly Assassin”!

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Episode 4

Superhero News

• Jeremy Renner in “THOR” movie as Hawkeye
• Wonder Woman’s final costume
• The Governator will be back!
• The Siegel family still asks for money for “Superman”.
• JLA movie coming soon?
• The new Green Lantern footage

Comic Book Reviews

• Uncanny X-Force
• Uncanny X-men
• The RETURN OF KICK ASS 2!!!!!!!

The Super Topic

• Could superheroes really exist in our world?
• How would the government react?
• Would we trust superheroes?
• Marvel vs. DC’s versions of this topic

Video Game News

• Spiderman:  The Edge of Time

Silliness of the Episode

• Listener e-mails
• bikinis vs. Speedos
• Last week’s prize winner
• QUESTIONS OF THE WEEK
• Next weeks prize

• Uncanny X-Force 1-6

Email us at: Supergeeks@geekshowentertainment.com

SPOILERS for the film begin at 19:08

Join us next week for Matt’s pick of “The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly”

You can email your comments and film suggestions to movienight(at)geekshow.us

• It’s pretty much a universally accepted truth that Pixar makes some of the greatest movies of our time – we spend a lot of time talking about some of Pixar’s greatest moments, while we simultaneously dread their next contribution: Cars 2.
• Speaking of Cars 2, did you know that 2011 will have the highest number of sequels ever? 27 movies are coming out this year that are part of a continuing series – from direct sequels like Cars 2 and The Hangover 2 all the way up to the 8th installment of the Harry Potter series.
• Lots of that movie conversation in the comments last week was about Sucker Punch – we spend a little time talking about why we haven’t seen it and probably won’t until we can Netflix it.
• Movies that shouldn’t exist: Smurfs. Mr. Popper’s Penguins.
• Horror movies are awesome and at the same time easily scare the crap out of us. Paranormal Activity and The Grudge are among those. And while it was a little more funny than scary, Billy loved Drag Me To Hell. Angela has only read the theory that Drag Me To Hell is actually about bulimia.
• In response to kalindidur’s questions about some introductory geek movies, Billy makes fun of Angela’s suggestions. She maintains that she’s right, Billy just isn’t sophisticated enough to see it. We get in a lot of variety, from classic Disney to horror films to Oscar-nominated science fiction…to chick flicks. Seriously, give them a chance!!!

As always, thanks for listening, and we always love to hear from our listeners! Engage in the comments or e-mail us privately at CoupleG33k AT Gmail.com

Phonebooths, coffee pots and alien restaurants abound this week with hilarious results!

Who will win in the sword fight? Will the Lemon Law become a “thing”? And has Robin met the man of her dreams? Find out the answers to these questions and more.

Show Artwork by Ash Jeffs.

Email Hayley: HYMT AT geekshow DOT us or comment below

Next Week: David Tennant and “The Sontaran Stratagem/The Poison Sky”

SPOILERS for the film begin at 22:00

Join us next week for John’s pick of “Cemetary Man”

You can email your comments and film suggestions to movienight(at)geekshow.us

Updated Correction: The email address issues have been fixed.  The email address  given in this episode is correct.  The “new” email address is:     supergeeks@geekshowentertainment.com We apologize for any inconvenience.

Episode 3

Super Hero News

• Batman 3 News
• More Wonder Woman TV casting news and plot details
• Amy Adams as Lois Lane??
• Smallville to have an episode with Blue Beetle and Booster Gold
• New “Captain America” movie trailer

The Super Topic

Is “Sucker Punch” really THAT bad?!  Our meager defense of the film.

• Is style over substance acceptable?
• The music in the movie.
• Should you go see it in the theater?

Comic Book Reviews

• Green Lantern books—”War of the Lanterns”
• Batman Incorporated—Bruce Wayne makes MORE Batmen!!
• Brightest Day—Firestorm vs The Anti-Monitor

Questions of the Week

• Winner of last week’s contest!!
• New email address: supergeeks@geekshowentertainment.com
• Next week’s prize:

The Collected Batman movies 1-4 DVD Set!!!!

Tune in to learn how to win!!!

Ted joins a dating service in hopes of meeting the woman of his dreams in this week’s episode “Matchmaker”. Meanwhile Marshall and Lily battle an unlikely pest in the apartment much to the scepticism of Robin. Will Ted find his perfect match? Will Marshall and Lily make a believer out of Robin? And will Barney be able to get to finish a single drink at the bar without Lily stealing it from him?

Show Artwork by Ash Jeffs.

Email Hayley: HYMT AT geekshow DOT us or comment below

• To follow up on a big topic in our sex podcast, we look at the “Straight Male Gamer” who complained about his privilege to Bioware, and was smacked down for it
• Billy discovered DeviantArt this week. Next he’ll be asking for cheezburgers (Speaking of internet flashbacks, private to Kalin Didur: got your e-mail. We lol’ed.)
• A belated take on Rebecca Black and “Friday”
• Homophobia in a young adult anthology, and the inspiring response

Normally I’m not big on celebrating the various “diversity history” months, since I strongly believe the achievements of women and other disadvantaged groups should be recognized year round. But I figure I’ve got my feminist cred pretty established around here, so to finish off Women’s History Month, Billy and I fangirl/boy over our favorite female geek figures (and there are some hilarious brainfarts in this part as Billy’s sleepless night catches up with him!)

We’ve been having some trouble accessing our geekshow.us e-mail, so if you want to chime in on this week’s topic, leave us a comment here! We promise to be slightly more serious and “with it” next week, and would love your input on what we should talk about next!

Next Week: William Hartnell and “The Time Meddler”!!

Reading Listener emails

• What was your first comic book ever?

News

• Darren Aronofsky OFF “The Wolverine”
• Batman 3 casting news
• “Wonder Woman” TV show premieres new costume
• Superman casting news
• Trailer for Independent super hero movie, “Super” came online

C2E2 Comic book/entertainment Convention

• Chris Hemsworth Q&A Panel
• Marvel and DC Creators Panel
• Dressing up in costume

Comic Book Reviews

• Fantastic Four canceled?
• Steve Rogers: Super Soldier
• Wolverine and Jubilee
• Generation Hope

TV Show/Media Reviews

• Young Justice—New Episode:  “Bereft”
• DVD release of “Astonishing X-Men” Motion comic
• It turns out “Chuck” likes Brian K. Vaughn

The Super Topic Discussion

• Is it better to read the book first or watch the movie first??
• Our review of “All-Star Superman” the DVD and the graphic novel.

Video Games

• Marvel vs. Capcom 3
• DCU Online

Silliness at the End

• Winner of last weeks email contest!!!
• Questions of the week
• This weeks contest prize!

SPOILERS for the film begin at 30:31

Join us next week for Scott’s pick of “HappyThankYouMorePlease”

You can email your comments and film suggestions to movienight(at)geekshow.us

• First image of Wonder Woman from new TV series
• Terra Nova holding off until fall for premiere

• Arnold Schwarzenegger’s first post-political project will be a TV series tba on April 4
• Steven King will be writing an episode of The Walking Dead
• Game of Thrones Episode titles. 1: Winter is Coming, 2: The Kingsroad, 3: Lord Snow, 8: The Pointy End

• Is Joseph Gordon-Levitt playing Alberto Falcone in The Dark Knight Rises?
• Darren Aronofsky leaves The Wolverine
• Jennifer Lawrence cast as Katniss Everdeen

• Through To You, a sci-fi romance, gets greenlit
• Shia LeBeouf set to star in Joe Hill’s Horns
• Michael Gough passes away
• David Slade’s Daredevil will NOT be a sequel
• DJ Caruso in talks with Chris Pine for Preacher
• Steve Jobs having Disney problems

• AT&T buys T-Mobile USA after rumors that Sprint & T-Mobile would be merging

GeekJerk Reaction: Sucker Punch, Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules

The gang deals with the aftermath of Anderson’s attack. Heartbreak ensues.

• We spend far more time than is probably healthy dissecting the 3/18 episode of Glee – so spoiler warning if it’s taking you more than a week to catch up!
• Casting news – following up on last week’s Hunger Games discussion, along with some thoughts on those Batman rumors for Joseph Gordon-Levitt
• It wasn’t on our agenda, but the release of a new trailer for Pirates of the Caribbean 4 got me on a tangent.

And then the big topic: tabletop roleplaying games. The ones that usually require an obnoxiously large book, pencils, paper and funny-looking dice. We recount our personal roleplaying histories before looking ahead to other systems and settings we want to try. If any fellow role players are out there with suggestions, we’d love to hear them! As always, leave your comments here or e-mail us at CoupleOfGeeks AT Geekshow.us

Show Artwork by Ash Jeffs.

Email Hayley: HYMT AT geekshow DOT us or comment below

Next Week: Tom Baker and “The Horns of Nimon”!!

SPOILERS for the film begin at 23:08

Join us next week for listener Sara Cali’s pick of “Amadeus”

You can email your comments and film suggestions to movienight(at)geekshow.us

• Netflix will produce and distribute first original series, House of Cards
• Kristoffer Polaha from Life Unexpected joins Sarah Michelle Gellar’s CBS drama Pilot, Ringer
• Edgar Wright was offered the opportunity to direct a Walking Dead episode for season 2, but turned it down

• Sandman adaptation was dead, but now it isn’t and involves Geoff Johns and Neal Gaiman
• Thomas Dekker joins Secret Circle
• HBO ramps up Game of Thrones campaign by releasing videos for each of the major houses
• Doctor Who to premiere April 23 on BBC and BBC America, episode titles are “The Impossible Astronaut” and “Day of the Moon” for 2-part premiere

• David Slade to direct Daredevil
• Jackass director Jeff Tremaine to helm “Revenge of the Jocks”

• The Fighter might be getting a sequel
• RASL comic optioned by Sherlock Holmes producer
• Universal developing a 3D Doom reboot
• Josh Zetumer is writing a Robocop reboot
• Elysium gets a release date of March 8, 2013

• Duncan Jones’ Mute to become graphic novel before it will be filmed
• AT&T moves to cap DSL & U-Verse data, will impose overage fees
• iPad 2 and iOS 4.3 launch

GeekJERK Reaction: Limitless, The Lincoln Lawyer, Paul

Another chapter in Gloria’s childhood is revealed. A promise ensues.

• Tying up loose ends with listener comments from last week’s sex talk
• Billy gives a spoiler-free review of Dragon Age II
• Some highlights of the latest tabletop RPG our group has picked up – The Dresden Files (which will be featured soon on the roleplaying podcast Fandible)
• More trouble for the musical Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark
• Casting rumors for the highly anticipated Hunger Games movie make it look like the cast is being whitewashed

And then the big topic: character building. We discuss the dreaded Mary Sue/Gary Stu trope and theorize what are the best ways to avoid creating a character like that. Includes discussion of our favorite villains and heroes as well as our philosophies on creating fun RPG characters.

Thanks again for listening, and as always we’d love to hear from you! Comment below or e-mail us at CoupleOfGeeks AT Geekshow DOT us!

Also, more responses to listener comments this week!

Show Artwork by Ash Jeffs

Email Hayley: HYMT AT geekshow DOT us or comment below

Next week: Jon Pertwee and “The Green Death”!!

SPOILERS for the film begin at 21:45

Join us next week for Nick’s pick of “The Apartment”

You can email your comments and film suggestions to movienight(at)geekshow.us

DISCUSSION

Television

• First details released for The Last Airbender: The Legend of Korra; premieres in 2012
• HIMYM renewed for 2 more years
• AMC’s new series The Killing gets a trailer
• Emily Vancamp cast in ‘Revenge’ pilot for ABC. Reimagining of Count of Monte Cristo

Quick Hits:

• Tricia Helfer and Kristin Kreuk joins Jamie Bamber and James Callis on Ron Moore’s NBC Pilot, 17th Precinct
• On April 3rd at 9pm EST, HBO will air the first 15 minutes of Game of Thrones

Movies

• At The Mountains of Madness is dead. Del Toro’s next film is now Pacific Rim

Quick Hits:

• Marvel developing Inhumans
• Star Wars Episode 1 will be released in theaters in 3D on Feb. 10, 2012
• Tomb Raider reboot set for 2013

Video Games

• Microsoft posts “next generation console architecture” job listings via Linked-In

Other

• Julie Taymore has been fired and a new creative team will be hired to fix Spider-Man:TOTD; will take hiatus and open in June.
• A Dance with Dragons gets a release date of July 12, 2011
• The iPad 2 launches on Friday, with Best Buy, Target, Wal-mart, Verizon, and AT&T joining The Apple Store to sell the device at 5pm. In addition the online Apple Store will sell the device at 12:01 PST.

Geek Jerk Reaction: Battle: Los Angeles, Mars Needs Moms, Red Riding Hood

Full list of topics after the jump!

• A quick rundown of the geekier aspects of our vacation
• Listener responses to last episodes question about geeky vacations
• Catching up on the latest eBook controversy, this time over Harper Collins’ new library ebook policy
• Mostly spoiler-free review of The Adjustment Bureau

And then the big topic – sex and nudity. When does it contribute to the story? Why do they affect the ratings differently than violence? Is it different when it’s an animated game vs. a movie with real actors? What about when it’s female nudity vs. male nudity?

As always, we’d love to hear your thoughts, either in a comment here, or at our new official e-mail address CoupleOfGeeks AT geekshow DOT us!

Gloria’s plan is carried out, with unexpected results. Murder ensues.

I also answer some comments from the first episode of the podcast from you lovely listeners.

Show Artwork by Ash Jeffs

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Next Week: David Tennant and “Smith and Jones”!!

SPOILERS for the film begin at 29:12

Join us next week for John’s pick of “No Country For Old Men”

You can email your comments and film suggestions to movienight(at)geekshow.us