The Legal Geeks

Shawn Sheridan from Monster Party joined Joshua Gilliland, Esq., to discuss The Mummy (1932) in part three of our Universal Monster series. Shawn shared memories of TV horror hosts on the east coast in his journey as a horror archeologist analyzing the Mummy. Shawn and Josh unwrapped 4,000 years of legal issues in their discussion of this monster classic.

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Larry Strothe from Monster Party joined me to discuss the Creature from the Black Lagoon in part 2 of our Universal Monster series. Larry shares his love of the Creature, reflects on the film’s historical importance, and has a wonderful story of his young daughter meeting Julia Adams. Larry also asks the hard legal questions on a fossil expedition in Brazil switching to big game hunters during their trip. Jump into these murky legal depths and more on this episode.

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The Universal Monsters set the gold standard for horror movies starting in the 1930s. The four members from Monster Party each joined Joshua Gilliland, Esq., to help celebrate Halloween with a special four part series on the Wolf Man (1941), Creature from the Black Lagoon (1954), The Mummy (1932), and Frankenstein (1931). Each member of Monster Party selected a film to discuss its historical significance, what the films meant to each guest, and posed legal questions to Josh on these classic movies. The first film discussed is with James Gonis on the Wolf Man. Get ready to take a bite out of the law with James and Josh.

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Jessica Mederson and Joshua Gilliland breakdown the legal issues in the Mel Brooks classic Young Frankenstein! Was it disturbing a corpse in order to extract Victor Von Frankenstein’s will from his dead body? What are the legal issues with digging up corpses in order to reanimate them? Just who are the Creature’s parents for a birth certificate? Join Jess and Josh as discuss these issues and more from Young Frankenstein.

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Army JAG Officer Thomas L Harper and Joshua Gilliland, Esq., discuss the season four premiere of Star Wars Rebels. Would the “Duchess” be classified as a Weapon of Mass Destruction? Would using the Ark weapon be a war crime? Join Thomas and Josh as they discuss Rebels, share their thoughts on The Last Jedi trailer, and react to the news of Solo, A Star Wars Story.

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CA Judge Carol Najera, Army JAG Officer Thomas Harper, and Joshua Gilliland discuss the interrogation issues in Star Wars. Could Darth Vader use truth serum on Princess Leia to find the location of the Rebel Base? What were the civil rights issues of Kylo Ren reading Poe Dameron’s mind? Tune in to find out these issues and more. Please note that the opinions expressed on the use of the Force do not constitute the views of the United States Army or the State of California.

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It’s time to boldly go into the legal issue of the Star Trek Discovery episodes The Vulcan Hello, Battle at the Binary Stars, and Context is for Kings. Could Sarek adopt Michael Burnham? Could Captain Lorca put Prisoner Burnham press into service on Discovery? And just what is up with those Klingons? Join Jessica Mederson and Joshua Gilliland as they share their impressions of Star Trek Discovery.

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The Law Will be With You: Celebrating 40 Years of Star Wars Law, was recorded live at San Francisco Comic Con, on Sunday, September 3, 2017. Circuit Judge John B. Owens from the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, Angela Storey, Esq., and Joshua Gilliland, Esq., discussed the the top legal issues from A New Hope, The Force Awakens, Rogue One, and more. Was it a war crime to destroy Jedha? Was it legal for the Mos Eisly Cantina to discriminate against Droids? Tune in to find out.

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Jack Kirby on Civil Rights, was recorded live at San Francisco Comic Con, on Saturday, September 2, 2017. Jack “King” Kirby helped tell stories with a core message of freedom and justice. Attorneys Michael Dennis, Crystal Swanson, and Joshua Gilliland, explored the legal issues from the Golden and Silver Ages of Comics, including Captain America, X-Men, Fantastic Four, and Hulk.

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Defending the Defenders, was recorded live at San Francisco Comic Con, on Friday, September 1. Angela Storey and Joshua Gilliland discussed the long list of legal issues for Marvel’s Daredevil, Jessica Jones, Luke Cage, and Iron Fist.

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