Hey You Geeks

This week on Hey You Geeks, we’re talking about the awesomeness that is the Star Wars: The Force Awakens trailer. We’re doing a bit of speculating, a lot of geeking out and touching on some of the criticisms of the trailer, many of which are completely preposterous and disconcerting. This leads us to talk about the new Terminator film and sequels in Hollywood today, using film marketing as the basis for a debate on what we see as a lack of originality in and imminent implosion of movies as we know them. We’re also discussing the casting announcement of the Suicide Squad movie, with a debate on the pros and cons of Jared Leto in the role of Joker. Finally, we share some thoughts on news of Mark Hamill’s return to The Flash, Ryan Reynolds return as Deadpool, and more.

This week, we’re talking all about comics! With the recent influx of new Superhero books on shelves, it’s a great time for change in the comics landscape and the perfect time for new readers to jump on. We’re talking about everything from the new Superior Iron Man, All-New Captain America and Lady Thor titles to new event titles including DC’s Batman: Endgame and Marvel’s AXIS. We also talk about the new and many titles interweaving (pun intended) Marvel’s Spiderverse. After that, we sift through some news and rumors about the upcoming Fantastic Four movie, Star Wars: The Force Awakens, Atari: Game Over and Jurassic World.

Last week, we attended our local comic convention, Rhode Island Comic Con, with the goal of interviewing some of the cons amazing guest lineup for Hey You Geeks. Turns out, the con was a case-study on how not to run a convention. The geeks came in force, but the con just wasn’t equipped to handle the masses. This got us to thinking about the state of geek culture. As experiences have shown, geek culture is booming, but we wonder; Is this the peak? In the long shadow of geekdom, a sub-culture built from outcasts and niche obsessions, what does it mean to be a geek today? After pondering these questions, we end the show with the two fun interviews we did manage to grab at RI Comic Con, one with Reb Brown, the first Captain America, and the other with Sesame Street and Great Space Coaster puppeteer, Jim Martin.

There’s much to discuss after last weeks unexpected, announcement-heavy press/fan conference put on by Marvel Entertainment to announce Phase 3 of the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU).There’s so much to talk about that we’ve invited Bryan White of Cinema Suicide on to break it all down with us. From Doctor Strange, Captain America: Civil War, Black Panther and Inhumans to Thor: Ragnarok, Avengers: Infinity War, Guardians of the Galaxy 2 and finally, an announcement of a Captain Marvel movie, we’re talking potential plotlines, casting and crossovers. We also talk about the remaining films of Phase 2, Ant-Man and Avengers: Age of Ultron and how Marvel’s new slate of films shapes up against DC’s upcoming superhero slate. Finally, it wouldn’t be Hey You Geeks without a little bit of Star Wars talk, so we’re sharing our thoughts on the Episode VII concept art that leaked last week.

We’re back from this years New York Comic Con, the biggest mass media and geek culture conglomeration on the East Coast. We have a lot to talk about, from the Birdman panel with Michael Keaton and Edward Norton and Batman’s 75th Anniversary panel to the Occulus Rift, the new Daredevil series and more. Cons can be a daunting and overwhelming setting, so we’re sharing our experiences, both wins and losses, from battling panel lines, contending with floor traffic and planning ahead as a guide to doing Comic Con the right way. We also offer our opinions on the state of geek culture and shifts we observed at this years con.

Gotham, the biggest new show of the Fall and perhaps the biggest television premiere of the year, has finally arrived. Las year, we dedicated an entire episode of Hey You Geeks to breaking down all of the Batman films, so you better believe we’re all over Gotham. The big question is; did we like it? Did you? We’re dissecting it all; story, character and setting to determine whether or not Gotham is the Batman (though technically not) series comic book fans like us have been waiting for. After that, we talk about news suggesting there will finally be a Deadpool movie, weigh in on the True Detective season 2 casting and discuss the big purchases of Twitch and Minecraft that have shaken up the gaming industry.

When we decided to do a double-feature episode on Terry Gilliam’s The Zero Theorem and Ari Folman’s The Congress, we had no idea how deep of a sci-fi journey of existentialism we were in for. This week, we are looking at these two, slightly under-the-radar movies (both recently released in select theaters and on VOD) that absolutely moved us. Our conversation goes deep into religion, technology and the importance of thought-provoking stories in science fiction. The question is, were we moved in positive or negative directions? All that, plus we talk about some new things were reading and playing as well as our new geeky obsessions for the week.

Fall movie season is right around the corner. This week, we take a look through the slate of movies coming this Fall in search of anything exciting coming from the genre world. Unfortunately, the pickings are slim, with a few movies we’re excited about (Mockingjay, Birdman, The Zero Theorem, Interstellar), a bunch we’re mildly intrigued by (Sin City: A Dame to Kill For, Space Station 76, Horns, Automata, Maps to the Stars) and some others that we just don’t care about at all. All that, plus we talk about some new Marvel news that may spare us from our case of origin fatigue.

Finally, Guardians of the Galaxy is out in theaters and Hey You Geeks are here to offer our review, dive into those easter-eggs and post-credits teasers and talk about our most anticipated movie of 2014! There are loads of spoilers, so if you haven’t yet seen the film, check it out before listening. After our Guardians breakdown we’re talking about Marvel’s new Thanos led graphic novel by Jim Starlin; Thanos: The Infinity Revelation. We also discuss the six-year slate of dates DC and Marvel have released for their upcoming films, speculating on what films and franchises could pop up in the future.

With San Diego Comic Con concluding last weekend, we had so much to talk about that we’ve split our coverage into two episodes! On this first episode, we broke down all of the movie news from the Con and on this episode; we’re discussing the TV and Comics news. In TV news, we’re talking about Constantine, Gotham, The Flash, Arrow, Agent Carter, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., Mike Tyson Mysteries, The Walking Dead, Game of Thrones, Dr. Who, Ascension, Hannibal, Outlander and more as well as new comics news from Marvel, DC and Image.