Episode 46 - I Defended Marvel's Capitalism - Week of 1/18/17
The Fellowship of the Geeks Podcast
Release Date: 01/15/2017
The Fellowship of the Geeks Podcast
The Fellowship is pleased to present our discussion of the Justice Society of America, now that it’s been around for 85 years. It set the template for super-teams, in more ways than one. Plus our usual crazy talk, geek news, and tangents🙂. What we're up to this week: Some illness last week, vacation, TV updates, The Ambushers (1967) on Tubi, more of the 15 terrible movies, reactions and pranks on YouTube Come see the articles we talked about in the Geek News segment ! Producer’s note: We record using Discord since Skype went away and, while Discord is much easier to use, it’s not...
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The Fellowship is pleased to present our discussion of crossovers and what we think would make an interesting one. Some crazy ideas that might just work, if you cross your fingers 😉 Plus our usual crazy talk, geek news, and tangents🙂. What we're up to this week: Manic decluttering, Superman (one more time - we should plan these things better 😉), tangents, Not Of This Earth (1957) on YouTube, Cynthia Rothrock movies, Marshall Rogers: Brightest Days and Darkest Knights (2025, TwoMorrows Publishing) - also, hi Phil 🙂 Come see the articles we talked about in the Geek News segment !...
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The Fellowship is pleased to present our Casting Call for a 1979 Fantastic Four movie. We’re excited about the new movie, so we’re making an old one (because it’s us). Plus our usual crazy talk, geek news, and tangents🙂. What we're up to this week: Starting Andor season 2, a Supernatural revival???, Reddit tangent, Quatermass 2 (1957) on Tubi, Heads of State (2025) on Prime, Superman (2025) in theaters (yes, again 😀) Come see the articles we talked about in the Geek News segment ! Producer’s note: We record using Discord since Skype went away and, while Discord is much easier to...
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The Fellowship is pleased to present our discussion of the 1985 Spider-man story The Death of Jean DeWolff. Not all comics stories are about supervillains. Plus our usual crazy talk, geek news, and tangents🙂. What we're up to this week: MeTV Toons is now on DirectTV, cartoon tangents, Nosferatu (2024) on Prime, Superman (2025) in theaters, Saw X (2023), Thunderbolts* (2025) 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 any time during the show. And...
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The Fellowship is pleased to present our discussion in which we each build a team of DC villains that we would make into good guys, a la Marvel’s Thunderbolts. Not the Suicide Squad, that’s totally different 🙂. Plus our usual crazy talk, geek news, and tangents🙂. What we're up to this week: Jensen’s new show on Prime (Countdown), The Ventures: Stars on Guitars (2020) on Tubi, Deep Cover (2025) on Prime, a potential movie night on Discord, Tim David Kelly from Kicking Harold (YouTube channel) Producer’s note: We record using Discord since Skype went away and, while Discord is much...
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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...
info_outlineThe Fellowship is pleased to present our discussion of how well we're adopting and adapting to digital comics. We address Marvel's changing their codes, waiting to buy trades, changes to the floppy paradigm, and a wee rant about petitions. And as always, our picks of the week.
What we're up to this week:
Nailbiter will end with issue 30 (which makes me sad)
Tim Allen-intensive movie session, especially Big Trouble
Bright Lights premiere (the Carrie Fisher/Debbie Reynolds documentary)
The See Bots Chat Twitch channel
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Link to the article that sparked our topic for this week
Picks for the week of 1/18:
D4veocracy #1
No Angel #2
Kamandi Challenge Special one-shot
Curse Words #1
The Comic Book History of Comics #3
Green Lantern: Hal Jordan volume 1
Honorable Mention: Postal #17
Honorable Mention: Wonder Woman '77 Meets the Bionic Woman #2
Honorable Mention: Star Trek/Green Lantern #2
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