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Turn out the lights, the party’s over, gang! Celebrate the end of 2017 and the end of the LeagueCast with Jeff, Shawn, Adam, Shmozz, Announcer Bob, and a few surprise guest hosts from the show’s history! It’s a loose, unedited, uncensored, fun, and heartfelt reflection on five years of podcasts about superheroes, Jedi masters, monsters, robots, hobbits, wizards, replicants, xenomorphs, hover boards, video games, comic books, genre TV shows, and all the ephemera of this beautiful thing we call “geek culture.” We hope you all had as much fun listening to these shows as we did making them for you. Farewell, and have a wonderful 2018, everyone!

Join The League this week as they assemble to dissect and discuss the biggest, most anticipated nerd film event of the year — Star Wars: The Last Jedi! Jeff, Shawn, Adam, and The Shmozz tackle this controversial, bold, dark, funny, quirky, challenging, and complex eighth episode in the Star Wars saga. Plus, an update on the Fox/Disney merger in the headlines segment, the box office draws with the Shmozz, and a HUGE, major announcement about the future of the LeagueCast. As always, you can listen to the LeagueCast right here in your browser, download the MP3 file, or check out the show and subscribe to the podcast in the iTunes store or on Stitcher Smart Radio. We welcome your comments and suggestions here in the comment section below, or via our email address: GLAFanMail@gmail.com! All music used for review purposes. Theme music by Jeremy Simonich. Additional music by Kevin MacLeod.

Star Wars: The Last Jedi is rapidly approaching, so to celebrate, the League is taking a look back at the previous chapter in the Disney era of the saga – Episode VII: The Force Awakens. Join Jeff, Adam, Shawn, and The Shmozz, as they re-watch JJ Abrams directorial debut on the beloved franchise and deliver their verdict on how it holds up and its place in the Star Wars pantheon. Everything from the historical context of the Lucasfilm sale to Disney, to the somewhat chaotic production schedule, to the new characters, to the comparisons to Episode IV: A New Hope, to the Rey “Mary Sue” controversy, to the shock of Han Solo’s death, is discussed and debated in this Star Wars special edition of the LeagueCast! All this, plus news headlines, the box office draws with the Shmozz, and the usual banter and tangents in the mighty League manner! [Header image by Paul Shipper Studio] As always, you can listen to the LeagueCast right here in your browser, download the MP3 file, or check out the show and subscribe to the podcast in the iTunes store or on Stitcher Smart Radio. We welcome your comments and suggestions here in the comment section below, or via our email address: GLAFanMail@gmail.com! All music used for review purposes. Theme music by Jeremy Simonich. Additional music by Kevin MacLeod.

Finally, the one of the most anticipated movie trailers in geek culture history has arrived — Avengers: Infinity War! Join Jeff, Shawn, Adam, and The Shmozz in this week’s LeagueCast as they react to the Mad Titan Thanos reaching Earth to complete his quest to assemble the Infinity Stones and destroy Earth’s Mightiest Heroes. Captain America with a beard! Blonde Black Widow! The Iron Spider! Vision with Hair! Bruce Banner smashing through the skylight of the Sanctum Santorum! The Black Order! Avengers and Wakandans vs. an alien army! And so much more! Plus, the geek movie and TV news headlines with Shawn, the Box Office Draws With The Shmozz, Mannequin 2: On The Move references, and the usual banter and tangents in the mighty League manner! As always, you can listen to the LeagueCast right here in your browser, download the MP3 file, or check out the show and subscribe to the podcast in the iTunes store or on Stitcher Smart Radio. We welcome your comments and suggestions here in the comment section below, or via our email address: GLAFanMail@gmail.com! All music used for review purposes. Theme music by Jeremy Simonich. Additional music by Kevin MacLeod.

Prepare for punishment on this week’s episode of The LeagueCast, as the crew takes a deep dive into the hardcore military drama/personal revenge saga of Marvel Netflix’s latest series, The Punisher! Jeff, Adam, Shawn, and The Shmozz take an in-depth, spoiler-laden look at the Frank-Micro dynamic, the brutal violence of the show, its explorations into PTSD and how surviving the horrors of war affects soldiers in their post-service lives, and so much more. Plus, more information on the potential Disney acquisition of 21st Century Fox and other geek movie & TV news in the Headlines segment, the box office report with the Shmozz, and the usual banter and tangent in the mighty League manner! As always, you can listen to the LeagueCast right here in your browser, download the MP3 file, or check out the show and subscribe to the podcast in the iTunes store or on Stitcher Smart Radio. We welcome your comments and suggestions here in the comment section below, or via our email address: GLAFanMail@gmail.com! All music used for review purposes. Theme music by Jeremy Simonich. Additional music by Kevin MacLeod.

The most anticipated LeagueCast of all time is finally here! It’s a review and reaction show literally years in the making, as countless news stories, podcast debates, and knock-down, drag-out arguments have led to this moment — the League reviews Zack Snyder and Joss Whedon’s Justice League! Every aspect of the film is debated and analyzed, from the digital mustache removal controversy, to the extensive rewrites and reshoots Joss Whedon was brought on to perform. Did the studio-mandated two-hour run time hurt the movie overall? Do the characters have great chemistry together? Does the CGI on Steppenwolf really look like a PS3 cutscene? How much booze does Aquabro swill? Does Superman finally get to act like Superman? Is this the Justice League film fans have been waiting for their whole lives? Find out on this week’s epic episode! Plus, Box Office Draws With The Shmozz, bad Owen Wilson impressions, Fake News spin on the Justice League box office gross, and the usual banter and tangents in the mighty League manner! As always, you can listen to the LeagueCast right here in your browser, download the MP3 file, or check out the show and subscribe to the podcast in the iTunes store or on Stitcher Smart Radio. We welcome your comments and suggestions here in the comment section below, or via our email address: GLAFanMail@gmail.com!

It’s a smorgasbord of tasty geek news delights on the LeagueCast this week! Join Jeff, Adam, Shawn, and The Shmozz as they catch up on some earth-shattering news headlines and announcements from the world of geek movies and television, in between last week’s Thor: Ragnarok review episode, and next week’s highly-anticipated Justice League reaction show. First up, the gang tries to figure out why Amazon would shell out $250 just for the rights to make a Lord Of The Rings TV show on their Prime video service. Then, the guys share their reactions to Wonder Woman 2 moving up a month, and Sony’s baffling decision to make a Morbius movie. Finally, the show wraps up with a huge, in-depth discussion of Disney’s bold Star Wars and Marvel announcements, which range from tapping Rian Johnson to direct an new Star Wars trilogy that is entirely separate from the Skywalker saga, to their ambitious plans to consolidate all Marvel & Star Wars programming on their exclusive streaming service! Plus, the box office draws with the Shmozz, and the usual banter and tangents in the mighty League manner! As always, you can listen to the LeagueCast right here in your browser, download the MP3 file, or check out the show and subscribe to the podcast in the iTunes store or on Stitcher Smart Radio. We welcome your comments and suggestions here in the comment section below, or via our email address: GLAFanMail@gmail.com!

This week on The LeagueCast, Jeff, Shawn, Adam, and The Shmozz ride the Bifrost back to the mystical land of Asgard to review the latest entry into the Marvel Cinematic Universe canon – Thor: Ragnarok! Does the film rise above the previous two entries? Are director Taika Watiti’s Kiwi comedy stylings too much? Does Cate Blanchett’s vampy Hela help to solve Marvel’s “villain problem?” Does the movie lay down the proverbial Hammer of the Gods enough from an action perspective? Does the Thor vs. Hulk gladiator fight live up to the hype? How badass is Tessa Thompson’s Valkyrie? All these questions and so many more are answered in this epic episode! Plus, big Disney and DC news in the headlines,The Shmozz finally gets a majestic new bumper for the Box Office Draws segment, and the usual banter and tangents in the mighty league manner! As always, you can listen to the LeagueCast right here in your browser, download the MP3 file, or check out the show and subscribe to the podcast in the iTunes store or on Stitcher Smart Radio. We welcome your comments and suggestions here in the comment section below, or via our email address: GLAFanMail@gmail.com!

Return to Hawkins, Indiana with the League this week, as they review and analyze every aspect of the second season of the hit Netflix phenomenon, Stranger Things! Jeff, Shawn, Adam, and The Shmozz talk adolescent love triangles, mullet-haired psychopaths, epic Dragon’s Lair sessions, rotting pumpkin patches, shadow monsters, way-too-accurate Ghostbusters Halloween costumes, misguided backdoor pilot episodes, nougat-loving Demodogs, sassy little sisters, Steve Harrington’s glorious mountain of hair, and so much more! Plus, big Justice League score news in the Headlines segment, the box office report, and the usual banter and tangents in the mighty league manner! As always, you can listen to the LeagueCast right here in your browser, download the MP3 file, or check out the show and subscribe to the podcast in the iTunes store or on Stitcher Smart Radio. We welcome your comments and suggestions here in the comment section below, or via our email address: GLAFanMail@gmail.com!

This week on the LeagueCast, the gang celebrates Halloween with their yearly tradition of recapping and analyzing the season premiere of everyone’s favorite horror-action drama, The Walking Dead! Jeff, Adam, and The Shmozz somehow manage to carry on despite the absence of a Honeymooning Shawn, and talk Rick’s renewed leadership mojo, Tara chewing on 5-year-old Twizzlers, mysterious flash-forwards with Weird Al music playing, a suddenly much older and bigger Judith hanging around, Maggie’s preggo belly still not showing, Negan’s “shitting pants”, and more! All this, plus geek movie & TV headlines with Jeff, the box office report with The Shmozz. some Halloween chit-chat, and the usual banter and tangents in the mighty League manner! As always, you can listen to the LeagueCast right here in your browser, download the MP3 file, or check out the show and subscribe to the podcast in the iTunes store or on Stitcher Smart Radio. We welcome your comments and suggestions here in the comment section below, or via our email address: GLAFanMail@gmail.com! All music used for review purposes. Theme music by Jeremy Simonich. Additional music by Kevin MacLeod.

It’s back to normal on the Leaguecast this week, as headlines with Shawn and the box office draws with The Shmozz returns! Join Jeff and the gang as they discuss geek news stories ranging from The New Mutants trailer and the planned trilogy of horror-themed X-Men movies Fox is hoping to spin out of it, to Chris Pine’s mysterious return in Wonder Woman 2! In the main topic, the guys have a debate over whether or not Marvel Studios should recast “The Big 3” characters—Captain America, Thor, and Iron Man—after Phase 3 comes to an end in 2019 with Avengers 4. Plus, some analysis of the new Black Panther trailer, weekly media recommendations, and the usual banter and tangents in the mighty League manner! As always, you can listen to the LeagueCast right here in your browser, download the MP3 file, or check out the show and subscribe to the podcast in the iTunes store or on Stitcher Smart Radio. We welcome your comments and suggestions here in the comment section below, or via our email address: GLAFanMail@gmail.com! All music used for review purposes. Theme music by Jeremy Simonich. Additional music by Kevin MacLeod.

On this bonus edition of the LeagueCast from New York Comic-Con 2017, Adam brings you audio hilarity from the press room of AMC’s Comic Book Men! First up are Walt Flanagan and Brian Johnson, then Michael Zapcic and Ming Chen, and last but certainly not least, the man himself, Kevin Smith! As always, you can listen to the LeagueCast right here in your browser, download the MP3 file, or check out the show and subscribe to the podcast in the iTunes store or on Stitcher Smart Radio. We welcome your comments and suggestions here in the comment section below, or via our email address: GLAFanMail@gmail.com! All music used for review purposes. Theme music by Jeremy Simonich. Additional music by Kevin MacLeod.

In this bonus edition of the LeagueCast from New York Comic-Con 2017, Adam brings us adio from the press room of Marvel’s Agents of SHIELD! First up, Adam talks to Yo-Yo and Mack, aka Natalia Cordova-Buckley and Henry Simmons. Up next is FitzSimmons themselves, Ian De Caestecker and Elizabeth Henstridge, followed by Marvel TV head Jeph Loeb and the Calvary, Ming Na-Wen. The interviews wrap up with Agent Coulson himself, Clark Gregg, and Quake, Chloe Bennet. As always, you can listen to the LeagueCast right here in your browser, download the MP3 file, or check out the show and subscribe to the podcast in the iTunes store or on Stitcher Smart Radio. We welcome your comments and suggestions here in the comment section below, or via our email address: GLAFanMail@gmail.com! All music used for review purposes. Theme music by Jeremy Simonich. Additional music by Kevin MacLeod.

Hail to the king, baby! In this bonus NYCC LeagueCast, Adam talks to Ash Williams himself, Bruce Campbell! That’s followed up with press room audio from fellow Ash Vs. Evil Dead co-stars Lindsay Farris, Arielle Carver-O’Neill, Ray Santiago, and Dana DeLorenzo. As always, you can listen to the LeagueCast right here in your browser, download the MP3 file, or check out the show and subscribe to the podcast in the iTunes store or on Stitcher Smart Radio. We welcome your comments and suggestions here in the comment section below, or via our email address: GLAFanMail@gmail.com! All music used for review purposes. Theme music by Jeremy Simonich. Additional music by Kevin MacLeod.

On this bonus audio content from NYCC 2017, LeagueCast co-host Adam talks to some of the cast and crew of Fox’s new hit sci-fi-comedy, The Orville. First up are producers Brannon Braga & David A. Goodman, then stars Scott Grimes and Adrianne Palicki, and the press room audio wraps up with Penny Johnson Jerald. (Photo credit: cdn.newsday.com) As always, you can listen to the LeagueCast right here in your browser, download the MP3 file, or check out the show and subscribe to the podcast in the iTunes store or on Stitcher Smart Radio. We welcome your comments and suggestions here in the comment section below, or via our email address: GLAFanMail@gmail.com! All music used for review purposes. Theme music by Jeremy Simonich. Additional music by Kevin MacLeod.

On this NYCC 2017 bonus LeagueCast, Adam speaks with the stars and producers of two Philip K. Dick projects – The Man In The High Castle and the new anthology series, Philip K. Dick’s Electric Dreams. You’ll first hear from producers Ronald D. Moore and David Kantar, then Adam talks with Sir Davos himself, Liam Cunningham, followed by producer Michael Dinner and Esa Dick Hackett (daughter of Philip K. Dick), and wrapping up with Rufus Sewell and Jason O’ Mara. As always, you can listen to the LeagueCast right here in your browser, download the MP3 file, or check out the show and subscribe to the podcast in the iTunes store or on Stitcher Smart Radio. We welcome your comments and suggestions here in the comment section below, or via our email address: GLAFanMail@gmail.com! All music used for review purposes. Theme music by Jeremy Simonich. Additional music by Kevin MacLeod.

The LeagueCast hits another huge milestone this week as Jeff, Shawn, Adam, and The Shmozz celebrate reaching 200 episodes! In this huge, blockbuster show, the gang shares their opinions and breaks down the final theatrical trailers for Justice League and Star Wars: The Last Jedi! Plus, Adam and Shawn regale the listening audience with tales from their experience at the East Coast’s largest conglomeration of all things nerdy and awesome – the New York Comic-Con. Everything from the crowds, to the vendors, to the cosplayers, to the interactive “activations”, to the celebrity interviews and photo ops, are discussed in this massive LeagueCast extravaganza. All this, plus Jeff loses his temper (again), a big thank you to the audience, and the usual banter and tangents in the mighty League manner! As always, you can listen to the LeagueCast right here in your browser, download the MP3 file, or check out the show and subscribe to the podcast in the iTunes store or on Stitcher Smart Radio. We welcome your comments and suggestions here in the comment section below, or via our email address: GLAFanMail@gmail.com! All music used for review purposes. Theme music by Jeremy Simonich. Additional music by Kevin MacLeod.

Throw on your orange puffy vest and Nikes, fire up the flux capacitor in the DeLorean, set the time circuits, and travel to the golden geek days of yesteryear on another special episode of the League’s series, BACK IN TIME! In this third installment, Jeff is joined by Shawn and special guest hosts Announcer Bob and Marc Lapierre of the SuperFogeys webcomic, to discuss all the nerdy films, TV shows, toys, video games, and other pop culture from the year 1986! Listen in as the guys extol the virtues of the swaggering Jack Burton, six demon bags, 12-foot-tall undead Chinese sorcerers and other Big Trouble In Little China craziness; debate which is the superior fighter jet film – Top Gun or Iron Eagle; discuss what action figure caused the G.I. Joe toy line to jump the shark; share fond memories of the launch of the greatest video game console of all time; and try to get over the traumatic, childhood-destroying events of Transformers: The Movie! It’s a nostalgia-fueled blast from the year of Aliens, Laser Tag, Labyrinth, Alf, Silverhawks, and so much more! As always, you can listen to the LeagueCast right here in your browser, download the MP3 file, or check out the show and subscribe to the podcast in the iTunes store or on Stitcher Smart Radio. We welcome your comments and suggestions here in the comment section below, or via our email address: GLAFanMail@gmail.com! All music used for review purposes. Theme music by Jeremy Simonich. Additional music by Kevin MacLeod.

This week on the LeagueCast, Jeff is laid up on the couch with a nasty cold, so it’s up to Adam, Shawn, and The Shmozz to deliver an engaging podcast as the gang’s trip to New York Comic-Con looms. And speaking of NYCC, Adam welcomes back the man in charge of the New York Comic-Con – ReedPop Event Director Mike Armstrong, to get the lowdown on what fans can expect to see at one of the world’s biggest comic and pop culture conventions! Plus, the guys discuss a wide variety of geek movie and TV topics, including the Star Trek: Discovery premiere, four Avatar sequels heading into production with a $1billion budget, Matthew Vaughn possibly directing Man Of Steel 2, The completed Flashpoint screenplay being turned in to Warner Brothers, and much more! Plus, the box office numbers with Shmozz, and the usual banter and tangents in the mighty league manner! As always, you can listen to the LeagueCast right here in your browser, download the MP3 file, or check out the show and subscribe to the podcast in the iTunes store or on Stitcher Smart Radio. We welcome your comments and suggestions here in the comment section below, or via our email address: GLAFanMail@gmail.com! All music used for review purposes. Theme music by Jeremy Simonich. Additional music by Kevin MacLeod.

It’s a super-sized edition of the LeagueCast this week as Jeff, Shawn, Adam, and The Shmozz bring you a huge preview of all the returning superhero, sci-fi, fantasy, and horror TV shows on CW, Fox, ABC, Netflix, Hulu, Amazon and more! The guys discuss all the details surrounding your favorite returning superhero television programs like Arrow, The Flash, Gotham, Supergirl, DC’s Legends Of Tomorrow, as well as new and returning genre programs like Seth McFarlane’s The Orville, X-Men offshoot The Gifted, and the long-awaited Stranger Things season 2! The League talks premiere dates, returning characters, new arrivals, previews of the main storylines for the coming season, and of course they share their unique opinions about our beloved small screen heroes and villains. All that, plus two sad deaths in the geek community, and the usual banter and tangents in the Mighty League Manner! As always, you can listen to the LeagueCast right here in your browser, download the MP3 file, or check out the show and subscribe to the podcast in the iTunes store or on Stitcher Smart Radio. We welcome your comments and suggestions here in the comment section below, or via our email address: GLAFanMail@gmail.com! All music used for review purposes. Theme music by Jeremy Simonich. Additional music by Kevin MacLeod.