Garhdo Goes Geek

By Garhdo

Join your host Garhdo as they infodump on geek film, tv, video games and comics in this lightly scripted and informal podcast. From franchise and lore deep dives, to discussions of incidents that chan... more

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The podcast currently has 103 episodes available.

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June 14, 2023The Reappraisal of Starship Troopers
Join your host Garhdo as they take a look at the 1997 film adaptation of Starship Troopers, a film that took one of the most influential science fiction stories ever made and satirized it into a parody of fascism. Unfortunately it was a satire that many missed on release, but the critical and cultural reappraisal this film has had in the 25 years since its release is fascinating, and so they are going to explore how and why it happened.
0:00 Intro

0:59 Subverting The Novel

27:55 Film and Franchise

52:35 Why Did It Fail?

1:00:59 Propaganda and Pageantry

1:25:35 What it Means to be a Citizen

1:42:40 How I Learned to Love the Bug

2:00:16 Outro

2:03:36 Post-credits

2:03:52 Sign-Off

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Season 5, Episode 01
Published June 14th 2023

Music Credits
OneEightFour, In The Back Room, Vinyl Couch , and Ultima Thule by Blue Dot Sessions https://www.sessions.blue
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2h 5min
June 04, 2023The 2023 Writer's Guild of America Strike
Join your host Garhdo as they take a look at the developing story of the 2023 Writer's Guild of America Strike, and the productions that have and haven't been affected, as well as looking back on the WGA's last big strike in 2007-08, and how that affected movies and TV back then. Are we about to see a case of history repeating?
0:00 Intro

0:49 What is the Strike About?

26:23 Echoes of the 2007-08 Strike

50:27 History Repeating?

1:15:51 Sign-off

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News Episode 02
June 4th 2023

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OneEightFour, In The Back Room, Vinyl Couch , and Ultima Thule by Blue Dot Sessions https://www.sessions.blue
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1h 17min
May 15, 2023The Pure Fun of Dungeons & Dragons: Honour Among Thieves
Join your host Garhdo for a review of the critically praised but underperforming Dungeons & Dragons movie. Garhdo will hope to convince you that Honour Among Thieves is worth checking out, whatever your experiences with and familiarity of D&D. Also contains some interesting tangents, like any good D&D campaign should!
0:00 Intro

0:49 The World of Dungeons & Dragons

28:57 Hidden Lore

50:51 Sign-off

Review 06
Published May 15th 2023

Music Credits
OneEightFour, In The Back Room, Vinyl Couch , and Ultima Thule by Blue Dot Sessions https://www.sessions.blue
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52min
May 04, 2023 Season 5 teaser!
A brief announcement and teaser of what is coming for the podcast soon!
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2min
May 04, 2023Was I Wrong to Worry About The Super Mario Bros. Movie?
Join your host Garhdo for another review as they give their thoughts on the Super Mario Bros Movie! Garhdo will take you through the concerns and worries they had going in to this movie - were the fears justified, or was the film a smash hit?
0:00 Intro

0:30 My Concerns Going In

14:29 Mario Movie Review

41:21 Sign-off

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Review 05
Published May 4th 2023

Music Credits
OneEightFour, In The Back Room, Vinyl Couch , and Ultima Thule by Blue Dot Sessions https://www.sessions.blue
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43min
April 19, 2023How Once & Always Matures the Mighty Morphin Power Rangers
Join your host Garhdo for a review of the Mighty Morphin Power Rangers 30th Anniversary Special - Once & Always. In a tease for a special episode coming later this year Garhdo will discuss one of their favourite franchises ever as they look at this nostalgic special, packed with action, spandex, cheesy one-liners, and unexpected emotional weight. Go Go Power Rangers!
0:00 Intro

1:02 Background

25:10 Spoilers

42:42 Outro

44:26 Sign-Off
Power Rangers All Killer No Filler Watch Order Part 1: The Zordon Era -
https://garhdogoesgeek.blogspot.com/2024/08/power-rangers-all-killer-no-filler.htmlPower Rangers All Killer No Filler Watch Order Part 2: The Crossover Era - https://garhdogoesgeek.blogspot.com/2024/12/power-rangers-all-killer-no-filler.htmlPower Rangers All Killer No Filler Watch Order Part 3: The Experimental Era - https://garhdogoesgeek.blogspot.com/2024/12/power-rangers-all-killer-no-filler_26.htmlPower Rangers All Killer No Filler Watch Order Part 4: End of An Era - https://garhdogoesgeek.blogspot.com/2024/12/power-rangers-all-killer-no-filler_5.html
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Review 04
Published April 20th 2023

Music Credits
OneEightFour, In The Back Room, Vinyl Couch , and Ultima Thule by Blue Dot Sessions https://www.sessions.blue
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46min
April 17, 2023How Strange New Worlds Restores Episodic Star Trek
Join your host Garhdo for a review of what is, in their opinion, the best new Star Trek show - Strange New Worlds. Garhdo will discuss the characters, episodes, storylines and plots of the first season of this new show, as well as how it relates to the wider Star Trek franchise as a prequel, a sequel, and a show in its own right. This episode also contains discussions of some of the more controversial moments of the season, for better or worse. And finally Garhdo will explore how he thinks Strange New Worlds echoes back to and enhances the original Star Trek series from 1966.
0:00 Intro

0:51 Discovery Background

14:50 Trek Recontextualised

31:47 New Old Characters

56:31 Episodic Serialisation

1:52:07 Outro

1:56:18 Sign-Off

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Review 03
Published April 17th 2023

Music Credits
OneEightFour, In The Back Room, Vinyl Couch , and Ultima Thule by Blue Dot Sessions https://www.sessions.blue
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1h 58min
April 16, 2023The Charm of The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog
Join your host Garhdo for a short review of an unexpected Sonic game shadow-dropped on April Fools Day. A fantastic and delightfully charming visual novel, that sees all of our favourite Sonic characters solving the murder of the titular hero! Who murdered Sonic the Hedgehog and why?
0:00 Intro

0:38 April Fools Game

16:12 The Murderer Revealed!

27:31 Sign-Off

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Review 02
Published April 16th 2023

Music Credits
OneEightFour, In The Back Room, Vinyl Couch , and Ultima Thule by Blue Dot Sessions https://www.sessions.blue
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29min
March 29, 2023 The Best of the Rest of 2022
Join your host Garhdo as they take a shorter look at some of the other great things in Geek Culture that debuted in 2022 that they haven’t yet spoken about. From Edgerunning with Cyberpunks, exploring the Strangest of Things, Making Peace at any cost, and experiencing Everything Everywhere All At Once, Garhdo will give some shorter reviews on both sensations and underrated gems.

0:00 Intro

1:02 Where is “X” Show?

4:26 Glass Onion

13:11 Lightyear

23:30 Sonic 2

35:48 MCU and Wakanda Forever

58:35 Stranger Things

1:05:47 Tales of the Jedi

1:11:56 Power of the Doctor

1:22:17 Cyberpunk: Edgerunners

1:38:42 Peacemaker

1:55:26 Everything Everywhere All At Once

2:07:45 Outro

2:09:45 Sign-Off

Marvel Cinematic Universe Watch Order -
https://garhdogoesgeek.blogspot.com/2024/07/marvel-cinematic-universe-watch-order.html

How To Watch Star Wars -
https://garhdogoesgeek.blogspot.com/2024/08/how-to-watch-star-wars.html

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Season 4, Episode 10
Published March 29th 2023
42nd Episode

Another that had been delayed several times, this episode was a collection of shorter reviews looking at some of the notable geek releases of 2022, such as Peacemaker, Stranger Things, Cyberpunk: Edgerunners, and Everything Everywhere All At Once. That said there are things like Star Trek: Strange New Worlds and House of the Dragon that I have yet to review, and will get them as reviews of their own going forwards.
Still there is a lot to discuss that I might not otherwise, and some shorter reviews like this will be more common going forwards.

Music Credits
OneEightFour, In The Back Room, Vinyl Couch , and Ultima Thule by Blue Dot Sessions https://www.sessions.blue
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2h 13min
March 29, 2023Ranking Stan Lee's Cameos
Join your host Garhdo as they rank all of the cameos from Stan "the Man" Lee, one of the founders of Marvel Comics, in celebration of what would have been his 100th Birthday. Stan Lee's legacy as the King of Cameos will be explored, as Garhdo ranks 40 of his greatest cameos across films and television.
0:00 Intro

1:08 Stan "the Man" Lee

10:52 Honourable Mentions

16:45 Numbers 40-31

28:05 Numbers 30-21

47:23 Numbers 20-16

1:02:07 Numbers 15-11

1:14:42 Number 10

1:18:47 Number 9

1:25:35 Number 8

1:30:57 Number 7

1:33:50 Number 6

1:38:52 Number 5

1:41:36 Number 4

1:44:02 Number 3

1:49:05 Number 2

1:56:07 Number 1

2:08:39 Thank you Stan

2:13:02 Sign-off

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Season 4, Episode 09
Published March 29th 2023
41st Episode

Another episode that had been delayed, but this one was a hell of a lot of fun to make. While there is plenty of much more nuanced discussion I could have about Stan Lee and his legacy, both good and bad, I instead decided to honour something about him that bought me and many others a lot of joy - his cameos!
I rank over 40 of Stan the Man's cameos, giving my thoughts on each and why they do or do not resonate with me.

Music Credits
OneEightFour, In The Back Room, Vinyl Couch , and Ultima Thule by Blue Dot Sessions https://www.sessions.blue
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2h 17min

FAQs about Garhdo Goes Geek:

How many episodes does Garhdo Goes Geek have?

The podcast currently has 103 episodes available.