CULT FILM FANATICS IS BACK! Unfortunately, the discussion on Big Trouble In Little China and Roadhouse is delayed a bit due to scheduling BUT! Rick and Roy team up to discuss A RANDOM MOVIE PULLED OUT OF THE BOX! No prep, no warning just OFF THE FRIGGIN CUFF! The results turns into one of the the most never ending discussions about a single film. Plus we pay tribute to the classic comedy It's A mad mad mad Mad world to celebrate the incredible Criterion Collection release of it. Enjoy!

How does one adequately describe the nature of Z-List celebrity in a concise form?   That is certainly a compelling question to explore when seeking to introduce the latest episode of The United States of Geekdom, such being the topic of discussion and all.  When casting about for some analogue it proved fortunate that sometimes geekdom provides just what is needed.  In this case it is in the form of the trailer for Marvel’s upcoming Guardians of the Galaxy!   If the star-spanning, Rocket-proves-that-Wonder-Woman-is-not-too-confusing-a-concept-for-modern-cinematic-audiences espousing summer release being invoked in this capacity raises an eyebrow, worry not.  That is a natural response.  If such a connection being drawn sounds an awful lot like a JediCole kind of concept, well, you probably didn’t raise and eyebrow at all.  Either way you are about to have the method to this madness revealed.  In the trailer the question is posed about exactly who refers to Peter Jason Quill as “Starlord” with the reply, “Himself mostly.”    It is that kind of shameless self-promotion (crossing in that case to a species of self-aggrandizing) that typifies holding the status of Z-List celebrity. In short, this edition of the USG is all about what makes on a Z-Lister and demystifies the path taken to get there.  The path taken by a few of us that, by accident or design, found ourselves basking in the almost imperceptible limelight that finds its way to the bottom of the heap.  From convention fixtures to regional audience draws, we cover all aspects of elevating ones fandom to the point of being well known for having done so – at least locally.  Your USG Core Four have enjoyed being emcees, hosts, co-hosts, producers, and creators of a variety of events over the last decade or longer and share their experiences with you in this unique episode of our favorite ensemble podcasts (and facet of our own minor celebrity).

Welcome to our five year anniversary episode off our Summer Movie Preview show!  Rick and Andrew once again do their look at the upcoming movies for the summer and then (as per usual) they take a look at what is coming out for the rest of the year.  They get a little bit potty mouthed.  Okay they get a lot a bit potty mouthed.  Laughs are had, movies are discussed and they geek out over some of the biggest movies of the summer.  Enjoy and thanks for listening!

After months of internet loss, hard drive crashes, and the wrath of George Lucas (don't ask), Cult Film Fanatics on USG is finally bringing you the long overdue discussion on The Nightmare on Elm Street Franchise! Our panel discusses the entire film series, but as the disclaimer before the episode explains, this was not an easy episode to save due to lots of issues that made us eventually just lose the entire discussion about Wes Craven's New Nightmare completely. However, do not have that distract you from enjoy this fun open panel on one of the greatest horror franchises of the 80's through the 90's. Welcome to Prime Time, Bitch!

WARNING: This episode contains strong language and frank discussion of an adult nature.  Listener discretion is advised.  Welcome to our April Fool's special edition for United States of Geekdom!  This year, unfortunately, there is no gem file to share with you guys due to Rick's hard drive crashing and burning the way it did.  That said, we did not want to leave you guys with nothing and so we bring you a roundelay of dirty jokes.  We also delve into the history of the infamous Aristocrats joke and Cole even go so far as to tell his version of the joke. Enjoy, and thanks for listening!

Welcome to Part 2 of Episode 78!  In this episode, we cover the panel "Satellites, Mansions, Headquarters, and Halls of Justice" which is our superhero domicile discussion.  We also have our USG Con Wrap-Up where Rick and the gang reflect on their experiences from the con weekend.  Enjoy and thanks for listening!

Welcome to the United States of Geekdom, the podcast that talks about what makes us geeks go tick!  We bring you our 78th episode, in which we bring you the first part of All-Con 2014!  First up, you will hear our panel Podcasting Made Stupid Easy, where Rick is joined by Roy and also Jason from SCNS Live.  Then join Rick and Andrew as they are joined by Starman from My Geeky, Geeky, Ways and they talk up the Marvel Cinematic timeline!  Great times all around!  Thanks for listening!  Stay Geeky!

Welcome to the United States of Geekdom, the podcast that talks about what makes us geeks go tick!  We bring you this, our 77th episode in which Rick is joined by Francisco of USG West Coast and (briefly) Andrew, and our special guest Carlos, as we talk about classic gaming from the Atari 2600 all the way through to the Sony Playstation.  We are aware we missed some really iconic titles.  This will likely not be the last episode that we will do on the topic!  Next episode will be our annual All-Con coverage show!  Thanks for listening!  Stay Geeky!

Welcome to the 2014 edition of our annual Oscar prediction show!  Rick is joined by Jim  Dirkes from the Film Thugs Movie Show as they take a look at the nominees for the Academy Awards and give their predictions!  Thanks for listening!  Stay Geeky!

Welcome to the United States of Geekdom, the podcast that talkes about what makes us geeks go tick, now part of Project Nerd!  We bring you this, our 76th episode in which we talk about Greek mythology in film.  Be warned that potty mouth is prevalent throughout the show so listener discretion is definitely advised.  Thanks for listening!  Stay Geeky!