Episode 29 - Occupied or Distracted or Whatever - Week of 9/14/16
The Fellowship of the Geeks Podcast
Release Date: 09/11/2016
The Fellowship of the Geeks Podcast
The Fellowship is pleased to present our discussion of the origin story of Disneyland. It’s more complicated than you might think, given that it’s the first of its kind. Plus our usual crazy talk, geek news, and tangents🙂. What we're up to this week: Continuing Andor, grief and Supernatural, Kiss of the Vampire (1963) on Tubi (dubbed in Spanish), the YouTube rabbit hole, top sequels in history (according to a dude on the internet) Producer’s note: We record using Discord since Skype went away and, while Discord is much easier to use, it’s not perfect. You may notice some brief...
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The Fellowship is pleased to present our discussion of the TV show Lost In Space, wrapping up our Classic TV Month. Early TV sci-fi with a more interesting beginning than you might think. Plus our usual crazy talk, geek news, and tangents🙂. What we're up to this week: Andor (and some tangents), internet issues, Zardoz (1974) on Prime, The Music Man (1962), Bullet Train (2022), all 4 REC movies (2007-2014) on Tubi Producer’s note: We record using Discord since Skype went away and, while Discord is much easier to use, it’s not perfect. You may notice some brief dropouts from any of us at...
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The Fellowship is pleased to present our discussion of the TV show Hogan’s Heroes, continuing our Classic TV Month. Comedy in a Nazi POW camp? Sure, let’s give it a shot. Plus our usual crazy talk, geek news, and tangents🙂. What we're up to this week: Sonic Prime on Netflix, Universe of Light Featuring DC Legends at the Gaylord Texan (here in the DFW area), Gaslight (1940) on YouTube, Greedy People (2024), Cocaine Bear (2023), Strange Darling (2023), traffic dashcam madness Producer’s note: We record using Discord since Skype went away and, while Discord is much easier to use, it’s...
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The Fellowship is pleased to present our discussion of the TV show Get Smart, continuing our Classic TV Month. Superspies and Mel Brooks? Yes please. Plus our usual crazy talk, geek news, and tangents🙂. What we're up to this week: Superman movie marathon, Pee-wee As Himself (2025) on HBO, children’s TV tangent, Murderer’s Row (1966) on (or off) Tubi, Becky (2020) and The Wrath of Becky (2023), Universal Horror Unleashed (movie-based haunted house) in Las Vegas Come see the articles we talked about in the Geek News segment ! Shoutouts: podcast network - go check them out! 🙂 - an...
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The Fellowship is pleased to present our discussion of the TV show I Dream of Jeannie, kicking off our Classic TV Month. Astronauts and mythical creatures on TV? Sure, but no navels. Plus our usual crazy talk, geek news, and tangents🙂. What we're up to this week: Holiday and research, Vampire Circus (1972) on Tubi, Shadow Force (2025) in theaters, baby tangent, movie tangent, traveling for family stuff Come see the articles we talked about in the Geek News segment ! Shoutouts: podcast network - go check them out! 🙂 - an awesome group of indie podcasters supporting each other; find a...
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The Fellowship is pleased to present our discussion of X-Men (2000). While it may not be a perfect comic movie adaptation, it’s got its strengths (and weaknesses). Plus our usual crazy talk, geek news, and tangents🙂. What we're up to this week: A random John Candy marathon on TV, a new grandbaby, Who Done It: The Clue Documentary (2022) on Tubi and YouTube, Sebs Duran (reaction videos) on YouTube, back to the weather, The Mouse Trap (2024) on Tubi Come see the articles we talked about in the Geek News segment ! Shoutouts: podcast network - go check them out! 🙂 - an awesome group of...
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The Fellowship is pleased to present our Casting Call for a 1978 Flash TV series. This one moves pretty fast… okay, that was bad 😉 Plus our usual crazy talk, geek news, and tangents🙂. What we're up to this week: The Kung Fury 2 “trailer”, The Magic Sword (1962) on Tubi (not the MST version, believe it or not), more So Bad It’s Good on YouTube, rereading Lazarus, podcast planning, more retro TV Come see the articles we talked about in the Geek News segment ! Shoutouts: podcast network - go check them out! 🙂 - an awesome group of indie podcasters supporting each other;...
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The Fellowship is pleased to present our discussion of the Star Wars novel (and graphic novel) Splinter of the Mind’s Eye (1978) to wrap up our month of Star Wars. Wasn’t this supposed to be the sequel? Plus our usual crazy talk, geek news, and tangents🙂. What we're up to this week: Deep Water (2022), messing with the schedule, John Q (2002), Blood For Dracula (1974), The Terror of Tiny Town (1938), Little Cigars (1973), Ten Little Indians (1989) Come see the articles we talked about in the Geek News segment ! Shoutouts: No new episode next week - scheduled week off 🙂 podcast...
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The Fellowship is pleased to present our discussion of Star Wars Episode VII: The Force Awakens (2015) as we continue our month of Star Wars. Sure, it was controversial, but was it any good? Plus our usual crazy talk, geek news, and tangents🙂. What we're up to this week: Kenobi, Gemini Man, The Fall Of The House Of Usher (1928) on Tubi, The Killer’s Game (2024), Death Race 2000 (1975), The Cancellation of Benny Hill (2025) Come see the articles we talked about in the Geek News segment ! Shoutouts: podcast network - go check them out! 🙂 - an awesome group of indie podcasters...
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The Fellowship is pleased to present our discussion of Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back (1980) as we continue our month of Star Wars. The best of the bunch? Could be... Plus our usual crazy talk, geek news, and tangents🙂. What we're up to this week: Star Wars marathons, Secretary (2002), Baby’s birthday party, Time Warp part 3 on Tubi, boring Tom & Les again with Tolkien talk, Support The Girls (2018) on Max, the funniest movies you’ve never seen Come see the articles we talked about in the Geek News segment ! Shoutouts: podcast network - go check them out! 🙂 - an...
info_outlineThe Fellowship is pleased to present our discussion of Amalgam Comics, the DC/Marvel crossover from 20 years ago. We touch on characters, events both crossover and summer, and the likelihood (or not) that it will ever happen again. And as always, our picks of the week.
What we're up to this week:
Trivia Crack (smartphone/Facebook app)
Les' Big Bag o' Nothing® (a quiet weekend)
College football (Texas v Notre Dame - 2 overtimes!)
The Chris Reeve Superman movie marathon on El Rey
Building Star Trek (documentary about Trek tech)
And here's the promised link to the Amalgam Comics Wikipedia page
And the offer stands, if any Marvel or DC execs want to come on the show and discuss ideas :-)
Dan Abnett, too, for that matter
Picks for the week of 9/14:
Hawaiian Dick: Screaming Black Thunder collection
Resident Alien: The Man With No Name #1
Punisher War Journal collection
Richard Matheson: Master of Terror collection
Prometheus: Life and Death #4
Jack Kirby's Kamandi: The Last Boy on Earth Volume 2 Artist's Edition
Honorable Mention: Lady Killer 2 #2
Tangent: The Bojeffries Saga by Alan Moore & Steve Parkhouse
Shoutouts:
Manny the Martyr - local (DFW area) show coming very soon
You, dear listeners!
Question of the Week: Who are your favorite superhero characters, Amalgam or otherwise? Let us know on social media!
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