Therefore I Geek

The gang discusses some geek topics of note this week, beginning with the Pokémon GO phenomenon, which threatens to take over the world. After that, there is a conversation about Frank Cho's sudden departure from DC Comics. Finally, none of our heroes really enjoyed Ghostbusters for a variety of reasons: Tracy hates Kate McKinnon, Dude takes issue with beefcake, dumb Thor, and Andrew makes the excellent point that if Ghostbusters were a baseball game, the cast were essentially t-ball players.

Tracy and Dude break down the final episode of HBO's Game of Thrones season 6 in all of its glory. Dude postulates that there were no surprises in season 6, but Tracy disagrees. They cover the neat packaging of myriad storylines into three relatively neat packages, have a moment of mourning for Maergery's hottness, and discuss whether aunt/nephew incest is creepier than sibling incest. Last but not least, Dude points out that Gilly is Game of Thrones' cute pet rock.

In which, Andrew, Tracy, and Dude break open the '06-07 Marvel event Civil War. We discuss who was responsible for missed deadlines and delayed releases, whether inking had something to do with the hit-or-miss artwork, and the likelihood that some characters were ventriloquists, due to the ambiguity of various speech bubbles. Tracy reveals an intense dislike of Mariam Sharpe. We also raise the question: "why won't Punisher fight Captain America?" Noteworthy event: if you listen carefully, you will hear Dude also actually admit that Tracy was not wrong.

In which, Andrew, Tracy, and Dude discuss the new restrictions handed down by CBS and Paramount regarding Star Trek films. Andrew and Dude end up on opposite sides of the opinion spectrum regarding what does and what should constitute a copyright--with Andrew arguing from the viewpoint of the struggling artist, and Dude arguing from the viewpoint of a good public relations campaign. Intrigued? You should be.

In which, Andrew and Dude discuss the new Warcraft movie. They both have an extensive personal history with the franchise, but even this does not save them from the sad, boring experience.

In which, Tracy and Dude follow up on the previous podcast on freedom of speech with a podcast on censorship and how it is different in geek culture than it is in the larger American culture. We discuss the difference between bottom up and top down censorship, the difference between voting with one's wallet and screaming for censorship of art, and why the religious right of the 80's and 90's are both similar and not to today's third wave feminists and progressives.

In which, Andrew celebrates his bachelor party in true geeky fashion at Phoenix Comicon 2016 with the Dude. They discuss the growth of the convention in the past few years, unusual panels, awesome guests that they bumped into (including an unknown relative of Dude's SO, and some cool board games that the guys got to play. Mitch Gerads, the artist of Sheriff of Babylon, makes a surprise guest appearance introducing the show.

In which, Andrew, Tracy, and the Dude take on X-men: Apocalypse. In this episode, we revisit Dude's mildly disturbing affinity for Michael Fassbender, we discover that Tracy fixates on strange details in movies, and Andrew once again pulls oddly specific and not-so-oddly relevant minutia from the depths of his brain on demand.

In which, Therefore I Geek takes a field trip to Tidewater Comicon. Due to some technical difficulties–including EUE (end user error)–this is a fairly short podcast; however, we had a blast as always and can’t wait to do it all again next year.

In which, Andrew, Tracy, and the Dude take on a plethora of geeky news. From whether or not Captain America should remain sexually ambiguous to a possible Black Widow solo movie, Steven Spielberg’s return to the fantasy genre, and the fallout from Fox’s decision to eschew Hall H at SDCC this year, we discuss it all.