Geek Shock

GeekShock #775 - Siri-ously

This week gets dicey as we talk about SNL50, Offensive tv commercials from the past, Jenny Sparks comic, The Authority, The Picture of Dorian Gray, Foreign Correspondent, The Big Country, Harry Potter Hogwarts Battle game, The Gorge, Monarch, Mount and Blade 2: Bannerlord, Blink Twice, Civilization 7, Goonies 2, Forgotten Realms TV show, Fighting Fantasy Game Books, Spielberg's next UFO pic, Art Bell biopic, Crystal Lake, Primitive War, Disneyland's 75th anniversary announcements, Predator: Badlands, and a remake of Idle Hands. Roll to see if you hit, it's time for a GeekShock!

GeekShock #774 - Buttfloss Bikini

This week we assault your imagination with discussions on the Mall Madness board game, Twilight Imperium, The Car, Foundation, Mount and Blade Bannerlord, Balatro, Civilization, The Gunfighter, Fandango, The Big Short, Hostiles, Conan the Barbarian, Gilmore Girls, Lithgow in Potter, Connecticut vs movie trailers and ads, and the Magic: The Gathering cinematic universe. So tighten that speedo, it's time for a GeekShock!

GeekShock #773 - Debbie Does Viking War Eagles

This week we discuss Severance, Civilization, Far Cry New Dawn, Horrified: World Monsters, Section 31, War Eagles, Companion, Universal Sherlock Holmes movies, Oliver Stone's The Doors, Beau is Afraid, Orcs in Dungeons and Dragons, Seven Tales in Amber, Critical Role firefighter charity, Audition, Big Rig, the return of Buffy the Vampire Slayer, The Fly, Rooster Teeth, Godzilla vs Hulk, Epilogue, and 3 new Lego movies. So eat your cereal, it's time for a GeekShock!

GeekShock #772 - Professor Jingle T*ts

This week we discuss The Princess Bride, Muppets in Movies, Sushi, Rogue Hex, Mythic Quest, The Big Door Prize, Blood Magick, Golem of 2020, Saturday Night, Dexter, Smile 2, the Kenny G Board Game, Corum, playing bad guys in RPGs, and a new wrinkle in A.I. So, jingle away, it's time for a GeekShock!

GeekShock #771 - Quantum Ogre

A double whammy of Barry's Steamer (Go Home Dinosaurs) and Clockwork Torgo (War of the Gargantuas)! Plus, we talk about Sophie's Revenge mini, Silo, Slay the Spire board game, Frozen Hell, Hangar 18, the Poseiden Adventure mini-series, the DC Style Guide, Smile 2, the Beastie Boys story, Days of the Dead Las Vegas, Paper Finz, Enterprise, the next Netflix increase, Shawn Levy's Star Wars film, Robert Eggers' Werewulf, Nintendo Switch 2, Outlast: The Movie, Horrified: Dungeons and Dragons, and New Line's The Mummy. Keep it Saxy, it's time for a GeekShock!

GeekShock #770 - Dracula vs Lazerwolf

This week we begin K vs The Machine. We also talk about more Enterprise, Double or Nothing, The Voice of Terror, Beetlejuice Beetlejuice, the Dark Shadows movie, Hap and Leonard, Dragon Age: Veilguard, Nosferatu, Dirty Harry, the Star Trek escape room, Lifeforce, Superman IV, Broccoli, Sizzler, the Goonies sequel, the He-Man movie, Captain Laserhawk: The G.A.M.E., the Bond war, and King and Straub's the Talisman 3. The ship...out of danger? It's time for a GeekShock!

GeekShock #769 - Tomatoes For Steve

Surprise, Fucktards!  We have one more day of Andy and we talk Dungeons and Dragons, Neuromancer, sapient AI, literature and poetry, star man, Biggs' hospital adventure, skeleton crew, laser wolf, Star Trek: Enterprise, bad alien makeup and bad acting, even more Star Trek, the dark knight (not that one), superman, new star wars, the last of us, meta community notes, Youtube algorithm issues, and a lot more dumbness. Yeah, it's a Geekshock.

GeekShock #768 - Driving Miss Barry

A new year of Geekery begins with 2 What's Going in my Mouths, a Barry Steamer and a plethora of subjects including The Return of Pocket Grimace, Eggers' Nosferatu, Obscurio, Dungeons and Dragons, Secret Level, Pixie and Torgo's Disneyland adventure, Call of Duty 6 Zombies, Minecraft's Pale Forest, Baldur's Gate 3, Kraven the Hunter, Wolfs, Borderlands movie, Hook, Lower Decks, a Labyrinth reboot, Momoa is Lobo, Emily the Strange movie, Nolan's The Odyssey, and more. So grab your Ranger Stick, it's time for a GeekShock!

GeekShock #767 - Gen Z, Not THAT Gen Z

Chaos! Torgo, Biggs, and Deb go missing, but we have Vlarg, K, Fact Check Andy, and introducing Not Biggs (aka  Elora), a representative from Gen Z, here to spew her unique brand of vitriol at the old geeks as we discuss Disney Lightsabers, Halloween 3: Season of the Witch, The Last Star Trek the Experience Christmas Party, Terrible Karaoke, the 28 Years Later trailer, Terrible Trivia at Dave and Busted with Celestia from Squaring the Strange, Andy's Garfield Phone, Creature Commandos, The Teaser for the Teaser Trailer for the Trailer for Superman, the Karate Kid Legacy, White Christmas and Wicked, Vlarg Dislikes Musicals, Geek Conventions, FanX Salt Lake, Comic-Con, Female Cosplayer Woes, Death of a Unicorn, Sesame Street, Spanish Scrabble World Title, monkeys loose in South Carolina, Monkey biscuits, Mr. Beast rents out the pyramids, pancakes, national film registry, and more.  How many times do we gotta teach you this lesson, old nerd? It's time for Geekshock.

GeekShock #766 - Ice Ice Grumpy

Andy returns to us as we talk about Red One, Unpredictable WITT, the MCU, Creature Commandos, Superman and Lois finale, Yacht Rock Dockumentary, MetaQuest 3, Ghosts of Saltmarsh, Star Trek Deck Building game, Horrified: American Cryptids, Casablanca TV show, The Mummy, Dark Universe, Watchmen, the Scrubs reboot, Musk threatens to buy Hasbro, Deeper, GOG vs Blizzard, the end of consoles, The Great When, Evil Dead Burn, the Shinobi movie, and the live-action Gundam movie. Plus Clockwork-Torgo: The Iron Giant. So, roll your spite dice, it's time for a GeekShock!

GeekShock #765 - Pocket Grimace

This week we hide the Grimace as we talk about Barry's Steamer: Cat Herder, Baldur's Gate 3, joining Bluesky, Slay the Spire: The Board Game, Dragonfall, Wicked, A Man Inside, First Blood, Rocky, the Spirit Island Board Game, Christmas Trees, the Toys R Us TV show, Splinter Cell get canned, McG buys the Chaplin Studio, The Running Man, and Torgo's fear of the ghost of Toys r Us. So, haunt that clown, it's time for a GeekShock!

GeekShock #764 - Woodcuts or It Didn't Happen

The proof is in the etching as we talk about Barry's Steamer: 911 Operator, K vs The Machine, Giant's Causeway, Belgravia, Baldur's Gate 3 on Xbox, Bluesky, Star Wars: Outlaw, Player Jolliffe Mysteries, Jeckyl and Hyde, Wolf, Fritz Lieber, stealth games, Shock Monkey Holiday Gift Exchange, X-Men in the MCU, Never Flinch, Forbidden Planet remake, The End of the World as We Know It, Xbox expands the cloud, Sophie Turner as Lara Croft, and Dogma 2. Get ready to rage quit, it's time for a GeekShock!

GeekShock - Remembering 80's Jeff

This week, we lost a friend, a partner, and a beautiful heart. "80's" Jeff Gunter died. We are heartbroken. We wanted to share some memories with you, Shock Monkeys. This episode is all about 80's Jeff.

GeekShock #763 - Bart Bart

(WARNING: Torgo has rescinded the "No Inebriation" rule for this episode.) We are in the worst timeline, but that does not stop, nor will it EVER stop Geekdom. This week we select an new Barry's Steamer. We also talk about Risk: Global Domination, Call of Duty Modern Warfare 6, Cafe Bonita Mi Amore, Nothin' but a Good Time, The Substance, Back to the Future: The Musical, Outer Limits, Nosferatu parfum, a new Godzilla movie from the director of Godzilla Minus One, Arcane, and Ridley Scott jumps back onto Alien. Won'tcha Come Out Tonight? It's time for a GeekShock!

GeekShock #762 - Aardvark Party

Instead of biting our nails off over the upcoming election, we talk about Barry's Steamer Hand Simulator Horror, Clockwork Torgo: American Psycho, the Press Your Luck scandal, KingCon, Wrath of N'Kai, The Raven, Doctor Rx, The Batman, Mass Effect, Tulsa King, YouTube woes, Superman, Kindred: The Embrace, the Oregon Trail movie, the return of Scary Movie, Rey setback, and Fincher's Squid Game. Vote your conscience, it's time for a GeekShock!

GeekShock #761 - Doki Doki Cornball McGee

This week Vlarg and Biggs create the worst Only Fans destination. We also talk about Mass Effect, Planet Crafter, Jekyll and Hyde: Consulting Detectives, The Birds, The office, Doki Doki Literature Club, Autopsy of Jane Doe, Early Voting, Nethack, Call of the Void, legacy media, a new VHS tape, God of War TV show, Flanagan's Carrie, Hasbro Unscripted TV, Ice Cream Man, a new Clue movie, and Last Train to Hiroshima, plus Barry's Steamer: Motorcycle Repair Simulator. SO, call up Willy Wanky, it's time for a GeekShock!

GeekShock #760 - Furries at the Faire

This week (most) of us went to see Terrifier 3. We also talk about Minesweeper and Dungeon RPG, RogueHex, Banshee TV series, Guardians Gambit, Thing from Another World, The Thing, The Tingler, Curse of the Demon, House of Bone and Rain, Cocaine Bear, Shadowdark, Dungeon Crawler Carl, Furries at the Renn Faire, KingCon, Annie, the View-Master movie, the FTC "Click to Cancel" rule, Raimi and Doctor Strange 3, Stephen King's Fairy Tale goers to series, Queens of the Dead, and Devilina. So, bring your garbage bag of death, it's time for a GeekShock!

GeekShock #759 - Ubistank

The GeekShock drinking game is OFFICIALLY launched (drink responsibly, unlike Vlarg). We also talk about Fondue, the new Barry's Steamer, Dog Soldiers, Werewolf movies, Salem's Lot 2024, Trick R Treat, Mr. Robot, From, Glitter Gulch Tiki, Superman and Doomsday, Joker 2, Train to Busan, HROs, Platform, Howard Andrew Jones, California's new law targeting digital content, Alien Isolation gets a sequel, Soulm8te, and A Vicious Circle. So, lease that content, it's time for a GeekShock!

GeekShock Special - AfterShock for #758 - BridgerDashCon

Wait! What's this? Did Torgo push the wrong button ? YES, I mean, NO! Here is a special AfterShock for all listeners. If you like what you hear, check out our Ko-Fi at Ko-Fi.com/geekshock.

GeekShock #758 - Butt Mana

Deb returns as we talk about the Nevernight Chronicles, Khaos, Renegade Nell, Thundar the Barbarian, Green Acres, Saturday Morning Cartoons, Sufficiently Advanced Magic, Lord of the Rings, Oogie Boogie Bash, Starcom: Unknown Space, .Forty, Shadowdark, Dungeon Crawler Carl, Equilibrium, New Age Sword and Sorcery Double, Insidious: The Red Door, Pearl, Evil, Commercials in streaming, What's Next: Inside the West Wing, Super/Man, and Clockwork Torgo: Idiocracy. So, drink your Brawndo, it's time for a GeekShock!

Geekshock #757 - Rainbow Batman and the AI Singularity

Settle in for a long one, as the boys discuss the terrible memory of Salsaghetti, the brutal heat of Las Vegas, Blazing Saddles, the failure of the Borderlands movie, Beetlejuice Beetlejuice, The Killers Game, Agatha All Along, Penguin, The Acolyte, Batman and the DC cinematic universes, where is The Question, It! The Terror From Beyond Space, Witchfinder General, Root, Tsuro of the Seas, Frostrain, gross humid hot and rainy Disneyworld, rollercoasters at Universal, Space Mountain, a deep dive into Vlarg's lightsaber collection, free convention swag, and a big ol discussion about the domination of AI (LLMs, really) in sales, marketing, and hemming and hawing about AI in general (to the point we even start talking about the freaking cotton gin), and beyond.  So, life sucks, have a salad, I dunno what to fuckin tell ya, it's time for GeekShock.

 

GeekShock #756 - Vegas Devil Slayers

This week in the hotbox we talk about Oreo Coke/Coke Oreo, Carl's Doomsday scenario, Dominion of Blades, Vegas Devil Slayers, the new edition of DnD, Shadowdark, Dragonraid, Amway, Esoteric RPG systems, Blazing Saddles, The Omen, Sherlock Holmes and the Telegram from Hell, Gaslands, Twilight, Indiana Jones style movies, the Matchbox movie, the Penguin pecker, McG v KISS, Batman gets a star, Sputore on Godzilla, They Will Kill You, Resistor, Enemy Mine, and Uncharted 2. Roll for your savior, it's time for a GeekShock!

GeekShock #755 = Deus Ex NPC

This week we puzzle out some sliding topics like Apprentice to the Villain, Star Wars History, Arkham Horror TTRPG, Puzzles in RPGs, The Fall Guy, Losin' It, Metalstorm, Star Trek music, Dungeon Crawler Carl, Porn in drive-ins, Saturday Night Fever, cancelling streaming services, Star Trek: The Experience costumes, the PS5 Pro, Cola Wars, Halloween video games, and The Challenger. So, have faith of the heart, it's time for a GeekShock!

GeekShock #754 - Voldemort Shrugged

This week we cover the bleeding edge of geekdom as we talk about The Continental. the Maltese Falcon, Kite Man, Superman and DC comics, the new Time Bandits series, Horrified board game, Suitable Flesh, Smile, the nature of language, Twilight: Midnight Sun, PS5's Concord gone after 2 weeks, Joe Ledger books series coming to TV, the Golden Joystick awards, Knight's Camp, the next XBoxes, and Crossed. So, gather the JusticeBolts, it's time for a GeekShock!

GeekShock #753 - Wanksaber

Vlarg is ready to give his review of Wanking Simulator for Barry's Steamer. We also talk about Wishmaster, Terrifier, Rear Window, Rebel Moon part 2, Late Night with the Devil, the Shadowdark RPG, Universal Fan Fest, Deadpool and Wolverine becomes the highest grossing rated R picture, the Atari 7800+, and Amazon's Secret Level. So, hold down your Caps Lock, it's time for a GeekShock!

GeekShock #752 - Amityville Pak-Man

Here are the trailers that freaked us out as kids. We also talk about Candy Bars, The Immortal Dracula, My Favorite Martian, Pumpkin Spice Oreos, Alien: Romulus, Dark Shadows, Ur-Quan Masters, Rolling Stone's 150 top Sci-Fi films, The Dragon Lives Again, Chick-Fil-A's streaming service, Eternal Champions, Liquid Death's hot fudge sundae, Barry's Steamer: Bionic Commando Rearmed, and Clockwork Torgo: Casablanca. Here's lookin' at you Pac, it's time for a GeekShock!

GeekShock #751 - GeekShock Conspiracy/Boardgame

Disney announced a HUGE number of additions to their parks. WE talk about them as well as Umbrella Academy, Theater of Blood, Bordello of Blood, Lawrence of Arabia, the Call of Cthulhu RPG, the GeekShock Boardgame, Ghost Eaters, Nevernight, 100 Yokai, Johnny Quest, Barbarian movies, the Chuck E. Cheese subscription service, poisoning at a chess tournament, and Red Light/Green Light featuring: High on Life, Hostel, Wings of Fire, and Golden Axe. SO don't pass Go, it's time for a GeekShock!

GeekShock #750 - Biggs vs The Star Trek Gummy

Five years of planning led Biggs up to this moment until... the Gummy. We also talk about Barry's Steamer: Stray Gods: The Role-Playing Musical, Trek Conventions, Caped Crusader, U.F.O., Borg 4D, Longlegs, Color Out of Space, The Bear, Warcraft: The Movie, the Borderlands Movie, Nevernight, the Bioshock movie gets smaller, Disney+ price increases, WB has a bad time, Dungeon Masters, Waiting for Godot, Poppy Playtime, and Shadow Ghost. So, choose the right bear, it's time for a GeekShock!

Geekshock #749 - Pegging and Comic-Con

Pon Farr Andy is still with us, we get into Comic-Con news, and discuss Horrified, Black Orchestra, Tiki bars in Vegas, Thunderball and Bond theme songs, Ferris Bueller's Day Off, Neverending Story, Brats, Idea Man, Presumed Innocent, The Fall Guy, 6 Nimmit/Take 5, DC Deck Builder, Knight & Day Games, Cthulu Wars, Deadpool & Wolverine, what Pegging is, The Perils of Lady Catherine de Bourgh by Claudia Gray, Comic-Con News, Frank & Sons, Hall H, Thunderbolts*, 42, Creature Commandos, Fantastic Four: First Steps, Transformers One, Avengers: Doomsday, Avengers: Secret Wars, RDJ, Penguin, The Boys: Vaught Rising, Strange New Worlds, Lower Decks, new Star Trek series, Star Trek: Prodigy, Starfleet Academy, and a lot more.  Shits O'God, it's a Geekshock!

GeekShock #748 - Miami Pocket Rum

This week we discuss mobile game blues, Stray Gods, Dyson Sphere, Nintendo Powerglove, Slay the Spire, Marvel Legendary deck building game, Star Wars Trivial Pursuit, the Gong Show, Damoren, The Acolyte, Chuck Tingle's Bury Your Gays, The Seal of Karga Kul, The Invaders, Bumbu Rum, Skibidi Toilet, the expensive book on Elden Ring lore, Perlmutter sells his stake in Disney, a new The Batman series, the official NOVA, and The Breed. So, sing your way into Vlarg's heart, it's time for a GeekShock!

GeekShock #747 - Lather Rarge

Andy returns as we talk about Torgo's horrible failure as a film viewer, Wishmaster, Picklefest, Tulsa King, Raft, Town that Dreaded Sundown, Bridgerton: The Tabletop Game, Reign of Cthulhu, the 80's All Over podcast, Stephen King books, She is Conann, The Day the Clown Cried, Arkham Asylum cancelled, the disappearance of the Micronauts, the end of Redbox, Inside Out 2 breaking records, the All-Movie Hotel, 11817, the Deadpool X-Box controller, and Clockwork Torgo: The Hudsucker Proxy. So toss your pickle, it's time for a GeekShock!

GeekShock #746 - Bric-a-brackish

This week we discover the offical-ish Geek Shock future Christmas drank. We also talk about Raft, Close Encounters of the Third Kind, Star Trek: The Motionless Picture, Pinball: The Graphic History of the Silver Ball, Boulder City Ghost Walk, Nevada Smith, Brotato, Minecraft, Critical Match, PS5 Trophies, Skydance buys Paramount, Game Pass increases, A Fistful of Dollars, DC's Lanterns, Jim Henson Company to sell their studio lot, Raimi's next horror movie, the end of two Star Wars comics, and the Tipsy Challenge. So, build that Devil's Tower, it's time for a GeekShock!

Geekshock #745 - Low Grade Disappointments

Welcome to the cool kids table.  We talk about how Monopoly sucks, Steve's ongoing low-grade disappointments, Cinnabon, even more Planet of the Apes, acting through masks, Guardians of the Galaxy 3, Furiosa, watching movies at home, Adventures of Robin Hood, commercials, The Acolyte, Star Trekkin' in Vegas with Goldie and Biggs, alien makeup, Pandemic: Reign of Cthulhu, the Crown & Anchor closed, Steve vs. spicy food, Cyberpunk 2077, Raft, Superman set pics, Batman: Caped Crusader, Agatha All Along, protagonists vs. villains, Hit Monkey season 2, Renaissance TX podcast, and more.  Get ready to be disappointed, it's time for your dose of Geekshock!

GeekShock #744 - Catsligula

It happened! Vlarg wanted to punish Torgo by making him watch Caligula. Torgo agreed, but only if Vlarg would watch the movie version of Cats. An agreement was made. Everyone else was invited. Catsligula was born. Two horrible tastes that go even worse together. Here, we discuss the aftermath. We also talk about Dead Boy Detectives, Bridgerton, The Nevernight Chronicles, Boy Kills World, Blade Runner, Chronicles of St. Mary's, and The Fury. Cats are not dogs, it's time for a GeekShock!

GeekShock #743 - Gadballs

This week we talk about Blackbird, Emily, Max Steiner, Silent Movies, Kards, Star Wars: Acolyte, Things Have Gotten Worse Since We Last Spoke, Southern Book Club's Guide to Slaying Vampires, You're So Cool Brewster, Legends of Waterdeep, Board Game Expansions, Dead by Daylight, McDonald's halts AI, Gadballs, Megalopolis, Blumhouse Games, The Big War, Batman: Resurrection, and Evil Dead. Get creped, it's time for a GeekShock!

GeekShock #742 - Electric Deleteloo

It turns out that bubblegum cigars aren't as good as their candy cig counterparts as we talk about Murder Your Employer, Accomplice, Assassination Bureau, The Acolyte Ren Faire, Earth of the New Sun, Man, F**ck This House, The September House, Blade changes hands again, American Gladiators, Multiversus, Sunrise on the Reaping, The Neverending Story Reboot, Dungeons and Dragons Stamps, Sony buys Alamo Drafthouse, and Avengelyne. So blow that bubble, it's time for a GeekShock!

GeekShock $741 - Vlarg Fact

Things get saucy as we talk about Barry's Steamer: Minami Lane, Clockwork-Torgo: Ronin, Nobody Does it Better, Star Trek Discovery, Claw of the Conciliator, board games, Botany, Ren Faire, Pink Flamingos, Star Citizen, the AI takeover of movies, IKEA in Roblox, Grendel, the Watch Dogs movie, and Eight Billion Genies. Vlarg Fact! It's time for a GeekShock!

GeekShock #740 - Hot Boxin the Ho Ho

The election almost wipes out half the cast as we talk about new Doctor Who, the Halo series, Boy Kills World, Haunting of Hill House, Jaws 2, Cruel Jaws, Matt Helm movies, Home Before Dark by Riley Sager, Silk: Spider Society, Friday the 13th Activations, Wonder Man, Just Cause: The Movie, Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man, Batman The Long Halloween: The Last Halloween, A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms, and a special What's Goin in my Mouth. It's time to activate another GeekShock!

GeekShock #739 - Kung Fu Lip

Torgo cuts his eye(!), Vlarg juts his lip fur, and everyone goes on a reading tear as we talk about Balatro, 3 Body Problem, Warrior, Fallout games, Winter Tide, Man, F*ck this House, The Devil Rides out, The Book of Accidents, Shadow of the Torturer, Black River Orchard, 101 Horror Books to Read before You Get Murdered, Gamma World, Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes, The Vision get its own series, the Star Tre prequel movie, Club 33: the Movie, and Apple+ suggests a new talent payment structure. So, watch those paper cuts, it's time for a GeekShock!

GeekShock #738 - Operation: Baby Shower

For good or ill (probably ill), Torgo strikes again in his years running prank war with Basil and Debbo. We also talk about Barry receiving the BEST SHIT IN THE WORLD, Barry's Steamer: I am Bread, Shower with your Dad Simulator, Jeff vs Live TV, Clybourne Park, Karaoke, Marvel hunts for scoopers, the last gasp of the Xbox 360, The Hunt for Gollum, Spider-Man Noir, Tomb Raider: the TV show, new Harry Potter audiobooks, and Barbarella. Gotta find em all, it's time for a GeekShock!