Hey You Geeks

San Diego Comic Con just concluded and we have so much to talk about that we’ve split our coverage into two episodes! On this first episode, we’re breaking down all of the movie news from the Con. From Mad Max: Fury Road to The Death of Superman Lives we’re discussing every tease, trailer, panel and announcement we can. Other movies we discuss include Avengers: Age of Ultron, Guardians of the Galaxy 2, Ant Man, Batman v. Superman: Dawn of Justice, Godzilla 2, Skull Island, Pacific Rim 2, TMNT, Warcraft, Tusk, Horns, Halo, Fantastic Four, Sinister Six, Jupiter Ascending and more.

We’re one week away from San Diego Comic Con and already the big comics news is breaking. Marvel announced a new Avengers team led by the newly outfitted Superior Iron Man, a female spinoff of Thor, the new Captain America (formerly Falcon) and a handful of other interesting characters pointing towards greater diversity in the comics landscape. This week, we’re breaking down what this means for the series and the industry itself. We’re also reviewing the new, surprisingly epic return of Damian Wayne in DC’s new series, Robin Rises: Omega as well as sharing our thoughts on The Strain, the TV spinoff of Guillermo Del Toro’s book and comic series and our thoughts on Universal’s announcement of plans to spinoff a whole new Universal Monsters multiverse.

The big question of the week is; Why do overstuffed, critically panned films like Transformers: Age of Extinction continually break box-office records while great films like Snowpiercer are left to struggle with a limited release? Luckily, it turns out that Snowpiercer is about to break into a wider release, but will it bring financial success? We look back across the 1980’s and 90’s in search of a trend in summer box-office. Does conformity trump originality when it comes to tallying box-office receipts or is summer box-office an enigma with no definable trends to point to? We do our best to find an answer. After that, we discuss new comics, Disney World and more of the latest Star Wars news, including Kevin Smith’s set visit and the addition of Rian Johnson to the SW team.

E3, the biggest videogame showcase in the world just ended, so for episode 26 of Hey You Geeks, we’re looking through the massive list of game announcements to preview the games we’re most looking forward to. From Arkham Knight, Destiny and Evolve to new games in the Tom Clancy, Alien, Star Wars and Tomb Raider franchises, there’s a lot to discuss. We’re also talking a few table-top games including the awesome X-Wing Miniatures Game. But first, we put our geek dad hats back on for a trip to the Wii U to discuss the exciting new titles that may launch Nintendo towards a whole new generation. New Zelda, Smash Bros. and Yoshi games as well as Disney Infinity and an exciting Mario World building game have us excited for the chance to play videogames with our kids.

It’s our 25th episode and we’re celebrating the milestone by talking about another milestone anniversary. In episode 25 we’re discussing the movie that shaped us and so many others born in the 1980’s; Ghostbusters. In celebration of the Ghostbusters 30th anniversary we’re breaking down the qualities that make this movie great. From the cast, effects, story and score to the animated series and merchandising, we’re celebrating every aspect of this timeless film. We even go so far as to discuss the cast that could have been if the films original casting plans were realized. But first, we review the biggest surprise of 2014 thus far, the Tom Cruise and Emily Blunt led Edge of Tomorrow.

In episode 24 we’re reviewing the latest comic book movie to hit theaters this Summer, X-Men: Days of Future Past. We’re discussing the idea of canon as it exists in todays comic book movie landscape. We’re also talking about a lot of the big news, rumors and shakeups in Geek Cinema over the past couple of weeks. From Edgar Wright’s departure from Ant Man, the first picture of Ben Affleck as Batman, Jurassic World plot details, trailers for new DC shows The Flash and Constantine, changes on the Netflix Daredevil series, Star Wars spinoffs and more, we certainly have a lot to discuss.

For episode 23 we invited Director Richard Griffin back on the show to discuss his latest, post-apocalyptic action film Future Justice. We’re discussing the making of the film as well of some of Richard’s other films, Nun of That and The Disco Exorcist. In a greater discussion about the post-apocalyptic genre itself, Richard discusses some of the films that inspired Future Justice, like the Italian post-apocalyptic wave of Bronx Warriors and Fall of New York. Our conversation eventually turns to the world of indie filmmaking and some of the challenges and privileges of working on the indie level.

Just as we did with the inaugural episode of Hey You Geeks, Episode 22 is dedicated entirely to Star Wars. With the announcement of the new cast, the release of the trailer for the new Rebels animated series, official statements on the Expanded Universe in regards to canon and a rumored title for Episode VII, there’s a ton of developments to dissect. We’re discussing each announced cast member, their bodies of work and wether we think they’ll be on the Dark or Light side, as well as predictions about a few other actors rumored to be announced soon.

Amazing Spiderman 2, Godzilla and Guardians of the Galaxy to Rise of the Planet of the Apes, X-Men: Days of Future Past and more, we look at the big comic and sci-fi films coming our way and ponder why, on Batman’s 75th anniversary, we don’t have a new Batman film to look forward to. First, we discuss the unofficial summer kickoff film of 2014, Captain America: The Winter Soldier, and its implications on ABC’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. All that, plus Star Trek 3 rumors, DC Comics questions and so much more.

Joining us for the 20th episode of the Hey You Geeks podcast is director Frank Pavich, here to discuss his incredible, hit documentary, Jodorowsky’s Dune. We discuss the film, the enigma of Jodorowsky, alternate timelines and so much more. Pavich shares fascinating stories about first meeting the legendary Jodorowsky, H.R. Giger and Michel Seydoux. From Jodorowsky’s Paris apartment and Giger’s museum to Cannes, Pavich takes us on a journey through the creation of the documentary, and what could have been if Jodorowsky’s visionary epic made it to the big screen. With names like David Carradine, Orson Welles, Dali, Pink Floyd and Mick Jagger attached to Jodorowsky’s adaptation of Dune, the doc is full of fascinating casting stories and a visual tour through a unique vision in film.