In My Day

Posted on | May 25, 2011 | 2 Comments

Growing up one of my favorite movies was Errol Flynn’s Robin Hood. Cool archery, great fencing, that movie brought my family’s house to a stop whenever it showed up on tv. I also read Greek and Roman mythology like a mad fiend. Edith Hamilton’s Mythology, Bernard Evslin’s The Trojan War and Robert Graves’ The Greek Myths gave me tons of tales of magic and heroics. So it was only natural that when I came across The Lord of the Rings and Conan I would be swept up in some truly awesome shit.

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Geek Shock 96 – Fart Opera

Posted on | May 3, 2011 | 2 Comments

Charles “The Cheese” from the “WHO ASKED YOU” podcast joins us in our geeky frivolity and helps us answer the all important question, “What effect does super-wang have on Kandor?” Plus all the other nerdity that happened this week like more damn Spider-Dark, one less dwarf, orc stink, capes for dignity, fighting the return of Pac Man, Sony’s protects your privacy, Wii 2 (us 0), SETI shutdown, B&N now with C, cable who(?), the loss of grandpa chiptunes, the self-opening store, the FTC, the Walking Book, Opera, Game of Deadly Thrones, and Depression for writers. So pour yourself a cup of arsenic, it’s Geek Shock.

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Geek Shock 95 – Aged in a Hobo’s Shoe

Posted on | April 20, 2011 | No Comments

To all members of the “Yar’s Revenge” Reboot Development Team: The opinions of the Geek Shock Team do not reflect those of it’s parent company UCS Inc. But, let’s face it, your game sucked. It was rancid toe-shoes. Ewe Boll hated it. Satan gives it two thumbs up. But don’t take my word for it. Take Paul’s and Barry’s words for it. Many, many words. Plus we run down the geek events of the week both great and small and we STILL fit in time for a Big List – Shatner style!

Rest in Peace, Sarah Jane…

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Geek Shock 92 – Jeff Gets Upset

Posted on | April 1, 2011 | No Comments

Finally, the show is up and next week we will be back to our regular Tuesday postings. Meanwhile…Look Out! Jeff’s gonna blow! Was it something I said(read)? You’ll have to find out. And while you are with us, get caught up on al the latest geek-foonery like our take on Sucker Punch, How not to write a cover letter, Spider-man: Bitch Slap the Dark, DN-uh-oh, Venezuelan Science, Assassin’s Job, Pet Food awesomeness, Duke Nukem-the joke, American Gods, The House of Starbucks, DC Nation, Laptop justice, Dark Knight Re-Rises, the MCP, Lois among us, Wynne, Game of Food Trucks, Chew, Fringe, Netflix, more X, and Nelson’s Experiment. Which one of these categories sets Jeff off? Can you guess? Compare notes and tune into this week’s Geek Shock.

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