Geek Shock

GeekShock #700 - Beef Slaps

Well... here we are. Another milestone. And what do we have to show for it? Well, Deb, of course. And Biggs. Sometimes Andy. K? Yeah, Kommander K. And Jeff. Vlarg and Torgo, not so much. But we wouldn't be here without you, dear listener. In this week's longer episode, we talk about The Michael Myers game, Minecraft, Jack Ryan, Baldur's Gate 3, Millenium Fandom Bar Karaoke, Chicago Joe, My Adventures with Superman, Dark Corners, Insufferable, Horrified board game, Cocaine Bear, DC Deckbuilding game, The Last Voyage of the Demeter, Renfield, The Prof, lab grown meat, Barbie owns the box office, Mattel Adventure Park, The Franchise, Stern's Venom Pinball, more Universal Monster mayhem, and Escape IT: Chapter 2. So, gear up for the journey to 800, it's time for a GeekShock! 

GeekShock #699 - Andorian Racism

When Deb is away, the dorks will... as we talk about Creation CrapCon, Haunted Mansion, Strange New Worlds Musical, Pinball: The Man Who Saved The Game, Clockwork Torgo: Ed Wood edition, Glen or Glenda, Authority, Everspace 2, The Warriors: The Musical, the Monopoly Movie, more Watchmen, Baldur's Gate 3, Kevin Smith's The 4:30 Movie, The Mole People, an Army of Darkness sequel comic, and Red Light/Green Light featuring: Ghosts of Ruin, Those About to Die, Inheritance Cycle, and The Adventuress. So paint those plates silver, it;s time for a GeekShock!

GeekShock #698 - Zombface

Professor Biggs begins his journey as a cast regular as we talk about Comic-Con 2023, Biggs v. Jim Lee, Pinball FX (The new one), Creepshow, Beyond the Dark, Oppenheimer, Weisenheimer, Big Jim, Captain Action, Conan Comics, Masters of the Universe no more, the return of the Return of the Living Dead, Paramount's animation plans, Disney stops physical media in Australia, Ahsoka, The Creator, Straczynski joins Dark Horse Comics, Fillion's Lantern, and Lando. So wave to the camera, It's time for a Geek Shock!

GeekShock #697 - Furries and Bronies and Torgo (oh My!)

Torgo returns to reign in the chaos with mixed results as we talk about Class of '09, American Born Chinese, The Flash, They Cloned Tyrone, Neon Abyss, Joel McGee Disney Auction, Disney Parks, Oppenheimer, Evil Dead Rise, Jung_E, Tulsa King, Con Man, Sierra Online games, Baman FOrever, TMNT Xbox Controller, and A.I. Issues. Put your hand inside the Barry head, it's time for a GeekShock!

GeekShock #696 - Adventures in Adjacency

It's a glorious Torgo-less episode as Quark's Most Famous Bartender joins the crew as we talk about 80s Jeff's and Darren's big geeky trip to Los Angeles, John Williams at the Hollywood Bowl, Dopl mini figures, Angel's Flight, the Bradbury Building, Scum & Villainy, geek museums, pickled eggs and pigs feet, almost Walt Disney's house, Lords of Waterdeep, Hogwarts Legacy, Stellaris, Dungeons & Drag Queens, Roll20 and Deb's D&D campaign, Comic-Con the Cruise, James Cameron vs AI, Vanderpump Rules (really?), Chuck, Faith movies and the Hollywood strike, and the rest of the week in geek news.  Pour yourself an oversized Saturday morning bowl of Geekios, it's time for GeekShock!

GeekShock #695 - 2 Fast 2 Frankenstein

This week we announce our next convention appearance. We also talk about the new Pinball FX3 tournament, the Conan board game, D&D Onslaught, Merchants of the Dark Road, The Bear, Clue (Finally!), Manos: Hands of Fate, Ed Wood, Human Centipede, Mark of the Vampire, Modern versus Classic Horror, Neuromancer's place in genre history, the Barney movie, the One Ring found, Magic 8 Ball, Tim Travers and the Time Traveller's Paradox, Blade Runner, Trevorrow's Atlantis, the original Wilhelm Scream discovered, and Something is Killing the Children. So, jack in, it's time for a GeekShock!

GeekShock #694 - Conquest of the Planet of the Queen of the Fae of the Cookies

This week brings us to the singing pants of Serpent and the Wings of Night, Queens of the Fae, Miss Scarlet and the Duke, Hogwarts Legacy, Arcade Paradise, Conquest of the Planet of the Apes, Blood Bowl 3, Black Mirror, Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny, Thieves' World, Marrion Zimmer Bradley, Steam v. A.I., Flying Cars, WB v. A.I., Dune 3, Space Nation, the return of Narnia, and The Flash: Escape the Midnight Circus. So grab your 'of the', it's time for a GeekShock!

GeekShock #693 - Moist is a Choice

Kontrarian K strikes again as we talk about Zombicide Black Plague, Star Wars Deck Building game, Plunder, Hogwarts Legacy, Knock at the Cabin Door, Brand New Cherry Flavor, Loki, What The-?, Starfield shenanigans, Comic-Con, Leprechaun, the end of Xbox One, Klara and the Sun, Dust Bunny, The Conjuring universe expands, What If? novels, and our least favorite comic book artists. So, grab the sponges, it's time for a GeekShock!

GeekShock #692 - Mel-ne-Bone

Are the evangelicals mad yet? This week we talk about Zombicide(s), Las Vegas Dungeon Master dot com, The Big Con, Citizen Sleeper, Diablo 4, Tainted Grail, Die By The Sword, Dashel Hammet, Neanderthal game, Echo, more G.I. Joe movies, Hel on 666, Alien vs. Predator anime, Superman NFTs, Flashman gets Batman, Ted Raimi and the 87 minute cut, Lord of the Rings MMO, and Them!. Does it stay or does it go, it's time for a GeekShock!

GeekShock #691 - Vanity and Peanut Butter Pickles

What does the title mean? I dunno. But I do know that we talk about Deadpool 3, Zazie Bootz, John Romita, Cormac Mccarthy, Robert E Howard, Orchard Keeper, Blood Meridian, All the Pretty Horses, No Country for Old Men, The Road, and Diablo 4. Buckle up, Buttercup, it's time for a GeekShock!

GeekShock #690 - Jeffler and Vlargdorf

Join Deb in confusion as we talk about Around the World in 80 Days, Spider-Man: Across the Spiderverse, Barton Fink, Gloomhaven, FUBAR, Back to the Future, St. Elmo's Fire, Dead Island 2, Episode Thirteen, Jordan Peele Movies, Dark Corner Reviews, Lon Chaney, Moviepass, Writer's Strike, Muppets, Miles Morales movie, Thread: An Insidious Tale, Apple Vision Pro, John Wick 5, Straczynski, and Barry gets his candy cigarettes crushed. Who? Next on GeekShock!

GeekShock #689 - Poistey

We're back and we have much to cover as we talk about Guardians of the Galaxy vol. 3, Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, Midnight Suns, Culdcept, Meepleville Flea Market, Taverns of Tiefenthal, a NEW DnD game, Still: A Michael J. Fox Movie, Knights of Badassdom, Tomorrow movie, Attack the Block, Clockwork Torgo: Meet the Feebles, Sorcery Against Ceasar, Dog awards, Minecraft updates, Punishers, Our ultimate movie props, grimlifecollective, Witcher spinoffs, Hulu and Disney+ combine, and How to Sell a Haunted House becomes a movie. So, what's your Poltergeist clown? It's time for a GeekShock!

GeekShock Special - The King’s Dilemma

Another plague has struck the GeekShock crew. Instead of leaving you without a show this week, we decided to release episodes #0 and #1 of our live play of King's Dilemma. If you would like to see what happens next in our Kingdom of Bad Decisions, please consider supporting us at www.ko-fi.com/geekshock for episode #2 (among other extra goodies). Episode #3 is in the editing bay and should be available soon. We hope you enjoyed this live play game experiment, and we will see you next week for a new episode of GeekShock!

GeekShock #688 - Twi’leks Off the Cliff

Darren, Quark's Favorite bartender, joins us as we talk about Disney Star Wars Nights, War of the Chosen, Heat, Michael Mann films, Charlie Wilson's War, Specter, The Keep, Breaking Bad, Better Call Saul, Asoka, Wane's World, Found Footage films, Magic: The Gathering, Hanz and Franz, Fanfic, Iron Lung, Cliffhanger, another Blair Witch film, Dungeons n' Dragons get their own streaming service, and the origins of our atheism. So, grab your Queen cassette, it's time for a GeekShock!

GeekShock #687 - So Wight

This week we talk about wistful Kickstarters, Heroforge, Online DnD, The Diplomat, Rock Falls Everyone Dies, Torgo's disdain for Redfall, Samaritan, Ghostwire: Tokyo, Hogwarts Legacy, Medieval, Critical Failures, Swords and Sorceries, Europa EELS, the lie of some physical media, the new Star Wars movie plan, Little Batman, PS5 breaking records, Babylon 5, Scott Pilgrim, Atari buys old stuff, and more. So, swing that war hammer, it's time for a Geek Shock!

GeekShock #686 - Yub Nub (a sandwich podcast)

This week, Barry tries out a new podcast pitch. We also talk about Parallels, The Power, Star Wars: Rebellion board game, Return of the Jedi, Renfield, The Offer, Loop Hero, Cinnamon Coke, Engage Beer, Can't Feel Nothing, Artificial Intelligence, Cannon Ball Run, and Red Light/Green Light featuring Struck By Lightning, Frankenstein Untold, Raven's Shadow, Christopher Robin, and Vampire Survivors. Get to Funny Lickin', it's time for a Geek Shock!

GeekShock #685 - Chaos Taint

This week gets wet with a one as we talk about Powerwash Simulator, Wasteland 3, Loop Hero, Tiny Tina's Buggerland, Lockwood and Co., Potable Door, Legendary Encounters: Alien, Lengthy Boardgame Setups, Last Action Hero, Vernon's Memorial, Metalocalypse returns, Star Tours updates, and Kommander K's epic RPG session. So hippo up, it's time for a GeekShock!

GeekShock #684 - Of Nostalgia and Reach Arounds

This week contains life lessons, nostalgia, and pontification as we talk about Picard, Breaking Bad, McDonald's Burgers, Sons of Anarchy, Pale Rider, Tales from the Magician's Skull, American McGee, Fame: The Musical, Twilight reborn, Baywatch reborn, more Walking Dead, Harry Potter goes tv, Star Trek: Section 31, Amazon mines MGM, Starfleet Academy, Street Fighter, and the Galaxy Quest TV show tries again. So flush, it's time for a Geek Shock.

GeekShock #683 - Super GeekShock Brothers

A plague has befallen the cast, but two soldiers carry on the fight. 80's Jeff and Kommander K climb the pile of skulls to talk about Star Wars Celebration: London, Tower of Silence, Super Mario Brothers movie, Ipcress Files, Spellslinger, Brandon Sanderson, Larry Correia, Al Jaffee, The Marvels, and the 40th anniversary release of Return of the Jedi. Let's get intimate, it's time for a GeekShock!

GeekShock #682 - Okra Slime

Biggs returns this week with a What's Going in My Mouth. We also talk about Abominable Science, Cryptids, Murder of Mr. Wickham, Tetris movie, Shrinking, Xcom 2, Pheonix Point, Shazam v Black Adam, The Rock losing his shine, Monster Energy gets sue-happy again, Witchboard, Largest boardgame revisited, and Ike Perlmutter is ousted. SO grab your Round Up's and dried Okra, it's time for a GeekShock!

GeekShock #681 - Sasquatron

This week, we talk about large board games, Namco patents, Hip Hop history, Hogwarts Legacy, Anomalous Subsurface Environment, YA novel issues, Funko fires Mondo, Vertigo, Knight goes to Wars, Warhammer 40k 10th Edition, Gears of War movie, Rebel Moon video game, Death Strikes: The Emperor of Atlantis, Brilliance, Feed, and Marjorie Finnegan: Temporal Criminal. And some very sad news.
This episode is dedicated to Vernon Wilmer.

GeekShock #680 - Squizz

This week, Vlarg gets a new name. We also talk about Dungeons and Dragons: Honor Among Thieves, Shazam: Fury of the Gods, King's Dilemma, Baseball in Vegas, Moonligter, War Room Games auction, Last Action Hero, Superhero morality, show mashups, preserving video games, Faces of Death, Superman: Legacy, Star Wars: Skeleton Crew, Doctor Who spinoffs, Lindelof leaves lightsabers, and one dirty duckie. So, fake that footage, it's time for a GeekShock!

GeekShock #679 - Celery Cotton Candy

This week one of you finds a new way to make Torgo eat celery. We also talk about The Last of Us, the Dungeons and Dragons cartoon, Hellbent, Atari 50, Air Awakens, Obscurio, Swordquest, How to Sell a Haunted House, Picard season 3, Elric, Ninja Golf, Cocaine Shark, Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League, Nerd Funk, Beetlejuice 2, Batman: Caped Crusader, and the Warhammer Recycling Program. So overuse that soap, it's time for a GeekShock!

GeekShock #678 - The Bathroom Adventures of Dr. Vlarg and 80’s Jeff

This week, there are Drinks and Dragons as we talk about History of the World part 2, Red Dwarf, Picard 3, Shadowdark, Dark Tide, Clockwork Torgo: Krull, Song of the South, a sensitive (sorta) 007, Five Nights at Freddys: The Cookbook, cellphone kissing, Attack of the Meth Gator, Dead by Daylight, Stranger Things: The First Shadow, the Exorcism of Lee Daniels, Dead Boy Detectives resurrects elsewhere, and drugged animal movies. So, grab some bread and lasagna, it's time for a GeekShock!

GeekShock #677 - Chaotic Stupid

This week we talk about more fantastic beasts that might be tasty and bad Disney Park choices as well as The Serpent Queen, Darkest Dungeon, Dusk till Dawn, Atomic Heart, The Woman King, Cowboys and Aliens, Devil in Ohio, Barbarian, The Menu, Duel, Arnold Schwarzenegger films, more Lord of the Rings films, Welcome to Derry, Rogers: The Musical, and Bruce-O-Rama. So, sharpen your steak knives, it's time for a GeekShock!

GeekShock #676 - Barbie Horse Adventures

This week we decide who narrates our lives. We also talk about Faygo, Ant-Man: Quantumania, Darkest Dungeons, The Callisto Project, Ori and the Blind Forest, New Edge Sword and Sorcery, Mutant Future, Fantastic 4, Luchador Wars, Smellovision, Cozy Fantasy, Hellboy Returns, Avatar's Water is number 3, Sleepy Hollow, Eight Billion Genies, The Electric State, and First Omen. Plus we figure out character classes of classic film characters. Faygo ain't just for clowns, it's time for a Geek Shock!

GeekShock #675 - Hotdog Mohel

The battle of the century begins here as Deb's choice of hot dog toppings nearly crashes the show. We also talk about Ori and the Will of the Wisps, Hunters, It Man, Warrior Nun, Robocop, Clockwork Torgo: Escape from New York, Eternals, Shang Chi, Serpico, Vox Machina, New Edge Sword and Sorcery Magazine, Star Wars, Grammy for best Video Game Score, Netflix v. Arrested Development, Super Mario viral marketing, and Marvel slows their roll. So, grab your ketchup, it's time for a GeekShock!

GeekShock#674 - Fair and Balanced Vlarg

When news hits, we hit back as we talk about the new DC movie slate, Powergrid, Hogwarts Legacy, That 90's Show, Sitcoms, The Animals in that Country, Oliver Stone's Conan screenplay, Salvation, Marvel's Midnight Suns, The Keep, Walking Tall, Age of Conan board game, Alamo Draft House, AMC's new tiered tickets, Trinity hunts again, Shoulda read it, Billy Summers, The Mighty Nein, and the resurrection of the Wooly Mammoth and another reason why Vlarg is a horrible creature. So grab the A1 sauce, it's time for a GeekShock!

GeekShock #673 - You Remind Me of the Babe....

It's only forever, not long at all as we talk about our adolescent crushes, Obscurio, Court of Fae and Flowers, Kingdom Builder, Board Game Arena Tournaments, DeadCon, Poker Face, LVO, Meepleville, Gauntlet, the fish that released its owners credit card to the world, damned critics, Peace and DnD, the DRACO Spacecraft, the Arachnophobia reboot, and Red Light/Green Light featuring: Last Known Position, The Moon Represents My Heart, The Chronicles of Thomas Covenant, and Tomb Raider. So hold out for a hero, hold out for GeekShock!

GeekShock #672 - A Clockwork Torgo

This week we talk about Vlarg's Skyrim woes, Meepleville's Flea Market, LVO, Mount & Blade, Hunters, Marvel's Midnight Suns, Knights of the Dinner Table reaches 300, The WORST game on Steam, Tron 3, Our not-so-super powers, Nintendo World's gamification, OGL 1.2a, Borderlands reshoots, the Alien tv show, Sister Darkness, and the reboot of the 80's film HOUSE. So force them eyelids, it's time for a Geek Shock!

GeekShock #671 - Dinky Doo the Barbarian

This week we add new ko-fi rewards. We also talk about Kaleidescope, Tiny Tina's Wonderland, Willow, board games, Smallville, Nerd Conventions, Becoming Superman, Black Pudding: Heavy Helping, Brony Personas, canned mocktails, Seth puts his foot in the butter, cordyceps, continued OGL fun, and gimme some more of that sweeeet Smith. So pop open a weak one, it's time for a Geek Shock!

Geek Shock #670 - Gatorland Snaparoo

For the first time in years, Fact-Check Andy returns to the studio as we talk about D&D OGL 2.0, They Might Be Giants, Jonathan Coulton, Pizza, Viticulture, Disney World, Love Letters, Vampire Survivors, Rules Lawyer, Warner hates cartoons, Avatar gets the numbers, return to Silent Hill, LEGO Dragon's Keep, and Red Light/Green Light featuring UnFaire, Sekret Machines, Almost Super, and Teeth. So grab your spillables, it's time for a Geek Shock! BUTT TEETH!

GeekShock #669 - Kitty Ben Wa Balls

The new year has begun but it's the same ol' Shock as we talk about King's Dilemma, Holmescoming, Flynn Books, Cory Doctorow, Babylon, Salvation, Gotham Knights, High on Life, Justified, Land of Earthquakes, Gozr, Risk, Dungeon Crawl Classics, Wild Cards, DC Comics NEW Reboot, Marvel Zombies, Westeros gets shelved, Amityville Christmas Vacation, Jack dies dammit, Elseworlds in development, Universal's Great Movie Escape, and Black. So pull that tinsel, it's time for a Geek Shock!

GeekShock #668 - WarHander

This week is inspired my Manfred Mann as we talk about Atlas 6, His Majesty's Dragon, the National Treasure TV series, Dungeons of Naheulbeuk, High on Life, Avatar: The Way of Water, Kagan the Damned, Black Pudding Heavy Helping, THAC0, The Bard's Tale, Warhammer 40k goes to Amazon, Robert McCammon's Stinger, Death Stranding, The Keep, and Hypno-Hustler. So grab Vlarg's phone, it's time for a Geek Shock!

GeekShock #667 - Tranquility Matt

The gang's all here as we talk about Escape from L.A., Rime of the Frost Maiden, Wednesday, the Board Game Arena app, Blockbuster game, Galaxy Trucker, Star Wars: Jedi Order, Pickled, Muppet Christmas Carol, Bullet Train, X, Troll, Story Engine, Warner axes Westworld, the GeekShock Christmas movie, Flanagan tries his hand at the Dark Tower, Shawn Levy Star Wars, Kim Mohan, Gears of War, Dungeons and Dragons movie prequel novels and transformers, and Red Light/Green Light featuring Witch Mountain, My Hero Academia, Scanners, and Kolchak: The Truth is Out There. So beware the Ghosts of Christmas Geek, it's time for a GeekShock!

GeekShock #666 - Devil in Butter Socks

This week we talk about Satan, Satan, Satan, Satan, and Satan (Satan not Guaranteed). We also talk about Violent Night, Ghostbusters: Spirits Unleashed, Wil Wheaton, Vampire Survivors, Rifts, teaching Sushi Go, 
more 8 Player Board Games, Xbox games price hike, Streets of Rage: the Movie, the Walking Dead Universe tabletop RPG, Escape from New York reboot, the next Ghostbusters, Silk: Spider Society, Clown in a Cornfield, Bob McGrath, Clarence Gilyard Jr., Terraforming Mars, and Red Light/Green Light featuring NoPoFo, Ender's Game, Goosebumps, and God of War. Also Satan and Andy as a milkshake spilling, spinning turtle for some reason. GeekShock!

GeekShock #665 - Vit-uh-min Keh Keh

This week we talk about The Mist, Terraforming Mars, Parkway of Broken Dreams, Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special, Glass Onion, Strange World, Namor, Willow, Dungeons & Dragons Trivial Pursuit, Theaters in Hollywood, and Steve Jobs' Shoes. Next item up for bid, Geek Shock!

Geek Shock #664 - Monopoly of Nothing

This week we talk about Galaxy's Edge, the LEGO Star Wars Holiday Special, Mysterium, Little Bird comic, Oculus, Hush, Doctor Sleep, The Void, Lords of Waterdeep, the Tron video game, Hardspace Shipbreaker, Iger is back at Disney, Has-bro, FTX, and more. Put off number one, It's time for a Geek Shock!

GeekShock #633 - Dredging The 4th Hole

Just Michael joins us as we talk about Lost Spirits Distillery, Infinite and the Divine, Ouija: Origins of Evil, Andor, Dark Intruder, Ghost of Sierra de Cobre, Wakanda Forever, Con Man, Hardspace Shipbreaker, Slaying the Dragon, a change of Lanterns, Who goes Mouse, Twister 2, Vision Quest, Kevin Conroy, Leslie Phillips, Venom 3, The Batman in Concert, Indiana Jones: The Series, Image joins LibraryPass and Red Light/Green Light featuring: Crystal Lake, Sausage Party, The Wicker Man, and Skin 4. What's in the boot? It's time for a GeekShock!

GeekShock #662 - Biggsbury

This week we talk about Golden Enclaves, Married to Magic, Rebirth of the Fallen, Pennyworth, Barbarian, Call of Cthulhu, Houston Renaissance Faire, Kings and Generals, Avatar: Way of Water, Degrassi, Westworld, Dune: The Sisterhood, The Dresden Files, and Star Wars: The Acolyte. So, Scut your Farkus, it's time for a GeekShock!