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The Geek Directive

15 Episodes

64 minutes | May 2, 2017
Movie Predictions & Hogwarts Dog Houses
This week Darth Taxus guest hosts as we attempt to predict how some of the summer movies will fare on Rotten Tomatoes. Will Wonder Woman break the DC losing streak?  Will Transformers: The Last Knight do worse?  How do you make a prediction for The Emoji Movie?  We try to figure it all out.  Also, GANNIN asks us to decide where our dogs would be sorted in Hogwarts.  We'll also try to gauge the level of interest in the new Disney Pandora Park and come up with our own fandom-theme park.  We'll discuss a new female Overwatch team and the interest in E-Sports.  And what did Harrison Ford mean when he said Han Solo is "resting"? All this, and John Phelan is back with another moment in geek history!
66 minutes | Apr 25, 2017
Life in Space & Diversity in Comics
Everyone's back from Star Wars Celebration, and Scott and Jeff talk about their experience at the convention.  We also react to the little girl dressed as Jyn Erso who handed Death Star plans to every Leia cosplayer.  We consider life in space...both in fantasy and reality.  We share some of Mike Massimino's comments about living in space and consider a Star Wars hotel experience.  Matt Moore joins us to discuss Marvel Vice President David Gabriel's comments about diversity in comic books.  We'll also talk about our interest in the Bill and Batman documentary and the five post-credit scenes in Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2.
59 minutes | Apr 4, 2017
Big Screen Batgirl & Wearing Wonder Woman
This week, Tony Kim joins us to discuss the Wonder Woman panel at WonderCon and some of the feedback surrounding his new Wonder Woman jacket.  We'll also react to the news surrounding a Batgirl film and talk about the trailer for the new IT movie. We'll also look at the amusing match-ups that are featured in video game character wrestling matches.  GANNIN tries out some jokes and a new superhero game.  Matt Moore guests hosts this week.
63 minutes | Mar 28, 2017
Justice League, Rotten Reviews & Geek Psychology
This week, Dr. Anthony Bean (Dr. Geek) joins us to talk about the psychology of a geek and gamer.  We'll share our reactions to the new Justice League trailer, as well as Brett Ratner's comments about Rotten Tomatoes destroying the film industry.
51 minutes | Mar 21, 2017
Star Wars Character Throwdown
It's time to fill out the brackets, and this year we infused them with Star Wars characters.  Caitlin and Charlotte (Skytalkers) join us to pick the winners.  We'll also react to news about a Matrix reboot and a Coming to America sequel.  We'll discuss whether or not a DC/Power Rangers movie crossover is a good idea. Regina has watched the first eight episodes of Iron Fist, and she shares her thoughts on the series.
64 minutes | Mar 14, 2017
The Reviews of Logan & The Crushers of Wesley
This week, we officially welcome Regina Davis as the new co-host and invite her Comic Book Noob counterpart to join our discussion about Logan.  We'll not only review the movie, but also discuss whether or not there's a cinematic lesson to be learned in Logan.  Should it be the new superhero standard?  Is that even a fair question?  We'll discuss it all.  Also this week, we'll react to the new Wonder Woman trailer and the news about Jason Issacs joining Star Trek Discovery. We'll also decide whether or not to be worried about the early reviews for the Iron Fist Netflix series.  Scott talks about his bowling team and unintentionally makes everyone laugh.  Regina gets to play her first rounds of Trigger Words. 
55 minutes | Mar 7, 2017
DC Comics Goes Looney
This is Looney Tunes!  This week we discuss the upcoming DC Comics/Looney Toones crossover and come up with a couple ideas of our own.  However, not everything is silly in the word of DC.  We also react to Tina Guo's metal version of the Wonder Woman theme. And how about that Deadpool teaser?  We'll share our thoughts on it.  In television news, we discuss the casting announcements for the Big Bang Theory spin-off and the idea of digitizing Spock into the new Star Trek series.  We'll also decide whether or not we will go and see the 3-D re-release of Terminator 2 this summer.  All this, plus two challenging rounds of Pick a Number and It's All Connected
58 minutes | Feb 28, 2017
More Star Wars is the Best Star Wars
This week, Caitlin Plesher and Charlotte Errity join us to talk about Skytalkers: This Galactic Life and play Star Wars: Blue Pill/Red Pill.  Play along and answer questions like - would you rather face Poe Dameron or Darth Vader in a dogfight. Also in this episode, we talk about how the latest Marvel video games won't tie into the MCU.  We react to the news of a Nightwing movie and Patrick Stewart's X-Men announcement.  We'll also take time to remember Bill Paxton. Emily announces that she has to step away from the show.
46 minutes | Feb 21, 2017
More Poppins, Toys and Big Bangs
All the geek directive hosts are back this week!  We kick things up by discussing several Star Wars toy topics, including The Last Jedi packaging, more 40th anniversary products and a new BB-8 toy that comes out on Force Friday.  We react to a report about a possible Big Bang Theory renewal and the upcoming debut of Cosplay Melee.    We'll discuss Angela Lansbury's Mary Poppins role.  Also this week, GANNIN talks about his new fandom.  Plus, we play two new wildcard games - Inside the Numbers and Blue Pill/Red Pill.
62 minutes | Feb 14, 2017
Movies & Music That Make Us Feel Old
RRRRIP!  Off we go with another Geek Directive Episode!  This week, Scott's wife, Jenn guests hosts, and GANNIN tries to get information out of her.  We react to the news of Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 getting a 100 percent score on its test screening.  Also, we decide whether or not we want a Firefly reboot after Fox announced it was open to the idea.  In other sci-fi news, we take time to remember Richard Hatch of Battlestar Galactica.  We'll also discuss the grades given to the current state of sci-fi franchises.  After Bruce Springsteen's Harry Potter song, temporarily leaked online, GANNIN asks us about some of our favorite movie songs of the past.  He also enjoys telling us that Star Wars: A New Hope is celebrating its 40th anniversary this year, and we learn about some of the special merchandise that will get released.  We also look back on some of those crazy classic superhero Valentine's Day cards.
64 minutes | Feb 7, 2017
Bat Tracks & Serenity Sequels
This week, Darth Taxus (Starships, Scoundrels and Sabers) guests hosts for Jeff. We pitch our storylines for a Serenity sequel.  Darth Taxus' co-host Dennis Keithly joins us for a round of Star Wars trivia.  We also discuss some of the music featured in The Lego Batman Movie Soundtrack.  We'll also share our thoughts on the premiere of Powerless, and check out other people's reviews of Rings.  We react to the news about a new Rocket Raccoon comic book series and Teri Hatcher's upcoming appearance in Supergirl.  
62 minutes | Jan 31, 2017
Powerless & The Last Jedi
This week, Scott interviews Ron Funches about his role in the new NBC series - Powerless.  We'll also discuss the new title for Star Wars Episode VIII.  We were saddened to learn about John Hurt passing away, and we talk about some of the of his most popular roles.  Also, we'll react to news about a new X-Men series and Bryan Singer's connection to the show.
57 minutes | Jan 24, 2017
Planes, Canes & Talking Automobiles
With the success of so many others, we discuss whether or not Disney should consider their own shared universe.   We'll also talk about some of the latest Star Wars news, including the Grand Admiral Thrawn book synopsis and the Carrie Fisher Event at Star Wars Celebration Orlando.  We'll share reactions to reports that James Cameron wants to take the Terminator franchise back and David Ayer's comments about The Joker in Suicide Squad.  Also this week, we'll talk about the new Logan trailer and how it may or may not fit into the X-Men Universe.  GANNIN tests our Smallville episode knowledge and makes us tell a very bizarre Indiana Jones story.
59 minutes | Jan 17, 2017
Captain Marvel & Debating Droids
In this week's episode, #1 New York Times Bestselling Author Margaret Stohl joins us to discuss her work on her new comic book series - The Mighty Captain Marvel. She also plays a round of "It's All Connected" with us.  Jeff and Matt Moore (Comic Book Noob) debate Star Wars droids in a new segment called TRAITOR. We discuss the latest Star Wars news relating to Episode IX and the Han Solo spin-off movie. 
54 minutes | Jan 11, 2017
Bibbidi Bobbidi Blasters
In the first episode of THE GEEK DIRECTIVE, we discuss whether or not Princess Leia should become an official Disney Princess.  We'll also discuss the new Disney Streaming Box and the prospects for a Obi-Wan Kenobi movie. The Thor: Ragnarok movie synopsis has been released, and we'll react to the revelation of a Hulk/Thor showdown!  Speaking of movies...what about this trend where scenes shown in a trailer don't make it to the final film?  We'll talk about Garreth Edwards explanation for this happening in Rogue One.  We cheer for the man that spent four years building a movie theater in his back yard, and think about how Robin Williams would've played Hagrid. GANNIN tests our fandom with two game segments called Trigger Words and It's All Connected.
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