Geeks & Marriage Podcast

So today we discuss the aspects of Amazon's latest TV extravaganza, their adaptation of a Lord of the Rings TV show. We discuss the few details that have been released so far...that is to say almost none. We can theorise though!

Today we talk about an observation we've been pondering for a little while now and that is how TV shows are comparable to our own personal relationships. We just talk about how sometimes there are ups and downs, laughs and tears, sometimes you want to quit but can't and sometimes you've quit but want to go back. Fun.

Today we talk about that age old geek question, Iron Man vs Batman...or more specifically Marvel Comics vs DC Comics. Although we do talk about it strictly from the stand point of film releases, even more specifically the gross amount they made in their opening weekends in the USA.

So, today we have a discussion about Avengers: Infinity War - Part 1, mainly about the absolute scale of the project and how difficult it's going to be to bring these characters together. Overall, Alex thinks they chose the wrong writers and directors (same guys that did Captain America 2 & 3) but he personally thinks they'll do a decent job of bringing the characters together. Maggie, on the other hand, doesn't have a whole lot of faith that they'll give the depth and complexities of the situation justice.

So, today we talk about the long wait for new books from our favourite authors, how long we wait for them, how we react to bad news or no news at all and debate whether it's our right as customers to complain and moan or whether we have to take into consideration the lives authors have too. Some authors publish multiple books a year, whereas some take the time to enjoy life in-between book releases.

Today we talk about geekdom and nerdom, what they represent, what they mean, how they've changed and how people seem to interact with those communities nowadays.

So today we talk about being married at quite a young age, the impact it's had on our lives and the misconceptions from those around us. People seem to have this adverse opinion about marriage that it somehow 'tames' a person or destroys their lives, but we don't feel that's the case. We're not here to talk about how people should be married or how people should be in love, just about our personal experiences. FOREWARNING - This is cheesy.

If you've looked on our website or our profiles you'll know that we own a dog. A big, fluffy dog called Duke. We're not sure what breed he is specifically or what age he is (the rescue we got him from didn't have the complete profile) but if you imagine a 7 year old white German Shepherd (we think he's actually either a Swiss Shepherd or a German Shepherd/Samoyed cross) who is totally harmless and lovely. Today we talk about some of the issues of owning a big dog, especially as a young couple, and some of the misconceptions people like us face.

One could be good, one could be bad. We'll see.

We don't care about the gender, race, creed, culture or religion of whoever or whatever they pick to play any of the Doctors.