Although Netflix has had its ups and downs with the TV adaptations of Marvel franchises, in general the shows have been well-received. But with Disney announcing a new streaming service and the cancellation of every Marvel show on Netflix, how would the highly anticipated second season of The Punisher fare? […]
Podcasts
S16E02 – Swollen Dennis Approved
Max and The Geek Show are friends! The Robs return dip their toes into the paddling pool of science, technology and geek news to bring you the tastiest nougat (because juiciest nuggets just sounds wrong), and first up this week is the new trailer for TV series spin-off of Taika […]
Keyframe 137 – Somewhere Over The Redub
Subs versus dubs. It’s the oldest continuing debate in anime, and with a variety of arguments for and against one or the other, it doesn’t look like ending any time soon. But there is one particular aspect of the debate that’s often overlooked – songs – and with that in […]
Salinger Versus Predator – Literary Loitering 99
Don your leather jackets, wheel out your tricycles, and join Graham, Sarah and Rob for another anarchic slow-ride through arts, books and culture. Kicking things off this week, yet another former member of Donald Trump’s staff has released a tell-all book – which is more proof that if you want […]
Cinema Eclectica 192 – Bring Out The Two Men In The Elephant Costume!
Your “Burning” desire to hear a review of the new Lee Chang-Dong film can finally be satiated, as Rob, Graham and Tim take on the adaptation of a Haruki Murakami short story is our Film Of The Week. Capital O-Opinions will be had. Tim kicks off our Off the Shelf […]
S16E01 – Furby II: The Owlening
If you thought Furbies were creepy, then wait till you meet the Ulo Owls as we kick off a new year, a new series of The Geek Show, and at some point during 2019 our 9th birthday (crazy isn’t it?), with a look at some of the stranger devices being […]
Cinema Eclectica 191 – Deep Purple’s Oscar Beef
Burnt-out, scrappy-haired and squinting through an agonising hangover – but that’s enough about Graham and Aidan as they’ve got to discuss Nicole Kidman’s transformative turn in Karyn Kusama’s grittier-than-thou cop thriller “Destroyer”. Does it pack the same tooth-loosening impact as the butt of Kidman’s gun? After some discussion of the […]
4-Panel Vol. 2, Issue 20 – Comics That Would Make Good TV Shows
The Flash TV series proved that it was possible to do superpowers well on the small screen, so this week Andrew, Mick and Producer Rob are looking at other comic-book possibilities for television. We’ve got a whole range of possibilities that include Suicide Squad as Mission Impossible, B.P.R.D. in the […]
Keyframe 136 – Bardock’s Geordie Genes
Computer graphics have become the norm in animation thanks to their versatility and efficiency, but there are certain types of CG animation that some people just don’t like. With that in mind, Rob and Andrew investigate cel-shaded CG animation and some of the possible reasons why it divides opinion. After […]
Literary Loitering 98 – Badgers Don’t Knit
Literary Loitering returns for another year of cultural anarchy, and with all the gang present and correct there should be nothing to stop us! Except for technology (apologies for the poor audio quality in parts of this episode). Anyway, the show must go on as they say, and this week […]