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Join host Garhdo as he discusses the latest geeky things on his mind in this unscripted and informal podcast. https://linktr.ee/Garhdo

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    Content Update - Heading into Year Five

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 19, 2025 14:54


    An update from your host Garhdo on what to expect on the Podcast, Streaming and Blog as they head into their fifth year of creating content.Community Posts and Polls - https://www.youtube.com/@garhdogoesgeek/communityGaming Channel - https://www.youtube.com/@garhdogoesgamingBlog Page - https://garhdogoesgeek.blogspot.comhttps://linktr.ee/garhdo

    April Fools: The Year of Disney

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 1, 2025 1:56


    A special promo for the Year of Disney, which is coming to this channel over the immediate future! Join your host Garhdo as they look at everything Disney, from the original animated features, Disney Channel childhood favourites, live-action remakes, Pixar's incredible animations, and even ride reviews at the parks around the world!

    Jurassic Park: When Dinosaurs Ruled the Cinema

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 18, 2025 200:57


    Join your host Garhdo as they take a look at the Jurassic Park and Jurassic World franchise, looking at every film in the series and how they bought their dinosaurs to life, and developed this alternate history where dinosaurs and man share the globe. What differences were made from the inspirational novels, and what effect did these films have on general audience perception of these fascinating creatures? This episode has been in production for some time and Garhdo is happy for everyone to finally be able to enjoy it! 0:00 JP Intro 0:59 Franchise Overview  18:42 Welcome to Jurassic Park  48:07 Bringing Dinosaurs Back to Life  58:47 Site B 1:27:45 Apex Predator 1:56:02 One Step Forward, Two Steps Back 2:22:21 Life Finds A Way 3:02:34 What's Next? 3:15:11 Outro 3:19:18 Sign-Off https://linktr.ee/garhdo Season 6, Episode 2 January 18th 2025 Music Credits OneEightFour, In The Back Room, Vinyl Couch , and Ultima Thule by Blue Dot Sessions https://www.sessions.blue 

    Warhammer - A Love/Hate Relationship

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 19, 2024 108:44


    Join your host Garhdo as they take another look at Warhammer, highlighting the things they love about it as a franchise, as well as the problems with elements of its fanbase that are making it a difficult franchise to be a fan of at points. What is the best solution when right-wing drifters miss the satire in a grimdark setting, and idolise the fictional fascists by linking them with real life ones? Garhdo will give their opinions on how to find the balance. 0:00 Intro 0:42 How Warhammer Began 9:51 The Lore of Warhammer 40,000 20:14 How I Became a Warhammer Fan 33:04 Advancing the Storyline 47:03 The Shine Starts to Fade 1:07:55 Warhammer Goes Woke? 1:35:13 Rise of CHUDhammer 1:35:06 Finding the Positives 1:46:49 Outro 1:48:44 Sign-Off https://linktr.ee/garhdo Season 6, Episode 1 October 19th 2024 Credits OneEightFour by Blue Dot Sessions In The Back Room by Blue Dot Sessions Vinyl Couch by Blue Dot Sessions Ultima Thule by Blue Dot Sessions --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/garhdogoesgeek/support

    Podcast Update October 2024

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 16, 2024 44:20


    After some time away for their mental health, Garhdo has returned with an update on the future of the podcast, as well as some other projects to expand the Garhdo Goes Geek experience. This episode was part of a livestream hosted on October 6th 2024, but has been edited to be presented here as an audio experience. https://linktr.ee/garhdo Credits OneEightFour by Blue Dot Sessions In The Back Room by Blue Dot Sessions Vinyl Couch by Blue Dot Sessions Ultima Thule by Blue Dot Sessions --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/garhdogoesgeek/support

    Podcast Update July 2024

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 21, 2024 16:33


    Your host Garhdo is here to give you an update and explain where they have been, as well as provide a guide of what to expect from this podcast for the rest of 2024. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/garhdogoesgeek/support

    S5E12 - Doctor Who 60th Part III - The Twelfth Doctor Stories

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 23, 2024 264:48


    Join your host Garhdo as they continue their look back at Doctor Who, by discussing the episodes of Peter Capaldi's Twelfth Doctor. The Doctor is joined by companions Clara, Bill and Nardole as he explores many mysteries and foes throughout this era, including the Zygon rebels, Harmony Shoal, the mysterious Monks, superhero the Ghost, the Hybrid, the Mondasian Cybermen, the secrets of the Doctor's Confession Dial, and the enigmatic Missy. Its an era of the modern franchise that fans can be quite harsh towards, but Garhdo will explain their own re-evaluation of this part of the franchise, and what high points they found to enjoy. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/garhdogoesgeek/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/garhdogoesgeek/support

    S5E11 - The Astonishing History of the Uncanny X-Men Part 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 16, 2024 326:18


    Join your host Garhdo as they look at the history of the Uncanny X-Men for the 60th anniversary of these astonishing heroes. A team of mutants superheroes protecting a world that hates and fears them, the X-Men have long served as an allegory for many minority groups seeking greater civil rights, while also providing tremendous action stories as they built into a blockbuster comic franchise. How did they become so big? What stories drove their growth and influenced the medium around them? Learn the first part of that story here as Garhdo goes through the first thirty-five years of the X-Men, from their creation under Stan Lee and Jack Kirby to their growth under Chris Claremont and his collaborators to record breaking heights. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/garhdogoesgeek/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/garhdogoesgeek/support

    S5E10 - The Perfection of Pacific Rim

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 3, 2024 131:12


    Join your host Garhdo as they take a look at what they consider to be a perfect blockbuster - the film Pacific Rim by Guillermo del Toro. Garhdo will analyse the film, its story, pacing and theming, as it combines to make what they consider to be an incredibly satisfying action spectacle, featuring giant monsters fighting awesome robots for the fate of the world! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/garhdogoesgeek/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/garhdogoesgeek/support

    Anniversary Special - The Hidden Lore of the Skibidi Toilet War

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 1, 2024 14:16


    Join your host Garhdo for a special anniversary episode as they take a look at one of 2023's biggest sensations and analyse the rich hidden lore of the Skibidi Toilet War series. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/garhdogoesgeek/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/garhdogoesgeek/support

    S5E09 - How Deep Space Nine Redefined Star Trek

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 6, 2024 272:49


    Join your host Garhdo as he takes a deep dive to look at one of the Star Trek franchise's most divisive entries, Deep Space Nine. A series that people either love or decry for what it does differently from the rest of the franchise, Garhdo is here to argue that it is these differences and how they counteract the groundwork and expectations laid by both the original series and especially the Next Generation that makes Deep Space Nine so good. Let Garhdo take you through the show, season by season, highlighting key character arcs, episodes and stories that demonstrate the true potential of this show and what it can offer to a modern viewer, whether you are a fan of Star Trek or not. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/garhdogoesgeek/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/garhdogoesgeek/support

    S5E08 - Doctor Who 60th Part 2: The Eleventh Doctor Stories

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 3, 2024 201:13


    Join your host Garhdo as they continue their rewatch and review of the entire modern Doctor Who series by taking a look at the stories of the Eleventh Doctor as played by Matt Smith. As Steven Moffat took over as showrunner to bring in a new Doctor and new companions the series went through several reinventions as it drew closer to the 50th Anniversary, adding a new and unexpected piece of mythos to the Doctor. Garhdo will give their thoughts on this entire run of episodes, including the Day of the Doctor special, as they continue their journeys through time and space. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/garhdogoesgeek/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/garhdogoesgeek/support

    S5E07 - Power Rangers: 30 Morphinomenal Years

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 1, 2024 356:37


    Join your host Garhdo in their 75th episode for a special looking at the entire Power Rangers franchise for its 30th Anniversary. From the franchise's origins in Japan and links to Marvel Comics that helped to bring it to the West, through the original Mighty Morphin Mania, into the franchise's early revivals, its time under the Disney corporation, through to its modern anniversaries, coming under the ownership of Hasbro, right through to the conclusion of its current run with Cosmic Fury. It is one of Garhdo's favourite franchises, and they have pulled out all the stops to create one of the most comprehensive discussions of the entire franchise that they can, from in front of and behind the camera. Its Morphin Time!! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/garhdogoesgeek/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/garhdogoesgeek/support

    S5E06 - Why Cyberpunk 2077 Became My Favourite

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 28, 2024 186:10


    Join your host Garhdo as they explain how and why they fell in love with Cyberpunk 2077 to the point that it became their absolute favourite game ever made. From the wonderful cast of characters, to the very developed plot, as well as some rich side missions and a discussion on the varied gameplay available in the incredible open world of Night City, Garhdo will explain exactly why they think this game is worth reconsidering despite its troubled history. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/garhdogoesgeek/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/garhdogoesgeek/support

    S5E05 - The DC Extended Universe - In Memoriam

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 26, 2024 244:43


    Join your host Garhdo as they take a post-mortem look at Warner Brothers' DC Extended Universe, which has recently come to its conclusion. Garhdo will explore the highs and lows of every film in this franchise, as well as providing behind-the-scenes news and rumours that may explain some of the decisions made in bringing this cast of characters to screen to often mixed results. This episode also includes a full ranking of the films of the DCEU. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/garhdogoesgeek/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/garhdogoesgeek/support

    Review - The Creator

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 25, 2024 61:46


    Join you host Garhdo for another review as they look at filmmaker Gareth Edwards's visually stunning sci-fi The Creator. An efficiently made film exploring a future war against artificial beings, but in a different way to many others, with themes that resonate quite strongly with Garhdo themself. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/garhdogoesgeek/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/garhdogoesgeek/support

    Bloody New Year - John Carpenter's They Live

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 24, 2024 39:46


    In this second delayed Halloween special join your host Garhdo for a look at John Carpenter's underrated anti-consumerist horror They Live. Garhdo will discuss the anti-capitalist themes that keep this film so relevant, and have a little breakdown as they realise they are part of the problem. Wake up and see the truth! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/garhdogoesgeek/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/garhdogoesgeek/support

    Bloody New Year - Killer Klowns From Outer Space

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 24, 2024 37:21


    In the first delayed Halloween episode join your host Garhdo on a trip to a circus of horrors, as they take a look at the cult hit Killer Klowns from Outer Space. They'll discuss how the impressive special effects work here has helped this film to have a memorable legacy as it throughly explores its core concept, creating one of the zaniest and unexpected funny horror films ever made. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/garhdogoesgeek/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/garhdogoesgeek/support

    Review 21 - Willow

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 3, 2024 83:08


    Join your host Garhdo as they take a look at the recent Willow series released by, and now removed from, Disney+. Willow is a show following up on a cult 80s fantasy film, but taken in a very different direction tonally and stylistically, avoiding nostalgia bait to positive critical reception, yet the series has been vaulted by Disney and removed from any legal means of acquisition in an example of the worst of the current streaming landscape. Is the series still worth watching however? --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/garhdogoesgeek/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/garhdogoesgeek/support

    2023 Short Review Roundup

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 2, 2024 124:35


    Join your host Garhdo as they take a look at some other films and TV shows that caught their eye in 2023, and give their thoughts on them, from Inside Job and Strange Planet, to M3GAN, 65 and Renfield, including a look at the latest project from Final Space's Olan Rogers - Godspeed. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/garhdogoesgeek/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/garhdogoesgeek/support

    Review 20 - Good Omens

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 31, 2023 105:12


    Join your host Garhdo along with their co-host Zulu as they discuss Amazon's adaptation of Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett's collaboration Good Omens, as well as the sequel season, and look at what has made it such a fan favourite. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/garhdogoesgeek/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/garhdogoesgeek/support

    Review 19 - The Last of Us

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 31, 2023 82:20


    Join your host Garhdo as they discuss HBO's incredible adaptation of hit video game The Last of Us. What does it offer that differentiates it from standard zombie fiction like the Walking Dead? How well does it use the medium of television as opposed to its video game origins? What does Garhdo think of the divisive ending to the series? And what can we expect from this franchise going forward? All this and more answered inside! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/garhdogoesgeek/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/garhdogoesgeek/support

    Review 18 - Star Trek: Lower Decks

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 26, 2023 121:55


    Join your host Garhdo as they explore Star Trek's latest animated series, focusing on the crew on the Lower Decks of one of Starfleet's most unappreciated ships. Its a very different kind of Star Trek, and one that is very interesting for its own unique quirks. So how do the four seasons we have had so far hold up?  --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/garhdogoesgeek/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/garhdogoesgeek/support

    Christmas Special - Why Shazam is a Christmas Movie

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 25, 2023 49:44


    For a special Festive episode snuggle up to the fire with your drink of choice and listen to your host Garhdo-Ho-Ho as they do their very best to convince you that DC's Shazam is actually a very well-disguised Christmas movie that deserves to be in your rotation with other classics like Christmas Carol, Miracle on 24th Street, Santa Claus the Movie and Die Hard. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/garhdogoesgeek/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/garhdogoesgeek/support

    Review 17 - Gen V

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 24, 2023 37:30


    Join your host Garhdo as they take a look at the first spin-off from Amazon's The Boys, Gen V, based upon the classic comic arc We Gotta Go Now. Like its parent show this series takes its own direction, drifting away from the source material in interesting ways, but in a year where more and more comic book adaptations are struggling, is Gen V a success? --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/garhdogoesgeek/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/garhdogoesgeek/support

    Review 16 - Five Night's At Freddy's

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 23, 2023 26:56


    Join your host Garhdo as they take a look at the latest video game movie to join the small group of successes, as well as the viral horror franchise that inspired it, Five Nights at Freddy's. Garhdo will discuss their history with the franchise back when it started, and thoughts on the early games, as well as discuss the film itself, and how the debut movie adapts this multi-media franchise. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/garhdogoesgeek/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/garhdogoesgeek/support

    Review 15 - Star Trek: Strange New Worlds Season 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 22, 2023 102:05


    Join your host Garhdo for a review of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds' sophomore season. Strange New Worlds does some interesting things this year, confronting franchise tropes like time travel and trial proceedings, as well as the horrors of war, but it also explores more comedic elements and takes the franchise in new directions with an animated crossover episode and the first ever musical episode of Star Trek. Can it continue to build on the strong foundation laid by the first season to reach newer and greater heights? --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/garhdogoesgeek/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/garhdogoesgeek/support

    Review 14 - Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 21, 2023 75:06


    Join your host Garhdo for a discussion of the Phantom Liberty expansion for Cyberpunk 2077. Garhdo will give a spoiler light review of the Phantom Liberty questlines and the new characters introduced there, including the mysterious Songbird and Idris Elba's Solomon Reed, as well as taking a look at the other new elements that the location of Dogtown and the related 2.0 Update bring to the game, from the new Gigs provided by Mr Hands and El Capitan Reyes, to the new repeatable airdrop and car theft missions, new crime activity and cyberpsychos, the development of the NCPD and vehicle combat, the new Trauma Drama minigame, and even some hints at the new ending, although without major spoilers. Fire up that BD and take a return to Night City chooms! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/garhdogoesgeek/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/garhdogoesgeek/support

    Review 13 - Power Rangers: Cosmic Fury

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 20, 2023 34:24


    Join your host Garhdo for a spoiler-light look at the latest Power Rangers series - Cosmic Fury. As a new team of teenage heroes chase Lord Zedd into space in what might be the final series of Power Rangers as we know it, Garhdo examines what it could mean for the upcoming reboot. Does the storytelling and production design of this show prove that Power Rangers can survive without its Super Sentai origins, or does it fail to launch? Link to Morphin Grid and let's find out! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/garhdogoesgeek/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/garhdogoesgeek/support

    Review 12 - Blue Beetle

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 5, 2023 56:01


    Join your host Garhdo for a review of the latest DC superhero film, Blue Beetle, focusing on young Latino hero Jaime Reyes and his family. Garhdo will give his thoughts on the film, its actors, themes, visual effects and more, with a brief discussion of spoilers in a marked section, to assess what happened that caused this Certified Fresh film to become the worst box-office bomb among a run of recent DCEU failures. Did it deserve the audience snubbing it received? Or was this a poorly marketed and overlooked gem? --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/garhdogoesgeek/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/garhdogoesgeek/support

    Season 5 Trailer

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 19, 2023 22:29


    We're back! Now that the strikes have concluded your host Garhdo is able to provide an update on the future of this podcast, and the placed on hiatus Season 5. They will provide an overview of what episodes you can expect over the coming few months, what state those episodes are currently in, as well as roughly when they can be expected. Learn what has been reviewed, and what episode topics you can expect, as well as some early hints at the long-term future of this podcast in 2024 and beyond. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/garhdogoesgeek/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/garhdogoesgeek/support

    Review 11 - Mortal Kombat 1: Story Mode

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 7, 2023 109:53


    Join your host Garhdo for a spoiler review of the story mode of Mortal Kombat 1, and what the exploration of this New Era could mean for the future of the franchise. Contains discussion of the new versions of all characters and their differences to the original versions, as well as story mode spoilers. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/garhdogoesgeek/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/garhdogoesgeek/support

    Review 10 - Barbie (Featuring Tallulah)

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 16, 2023 47:21


    Join your host Garhdo with guest star Tallulah as they discuss all things Barbie, from a relatively spoiler-free review of the recent hit movie, to the toy franchise phenomenon, to discussions about whether Barbie is a good role model for little girls in the modern world, and how the film approaches this rich, complex and sometimes controversial legacy. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/garhdogoesgeek/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/garhdogoesgeek/support

    Strike Update

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 21, 2023 5:07


    An important update for the immediate future of this channel during the current SAG-AFTRA and WGA Strikes. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/garhdogoesgeek/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/garhdogoesgeek/support

    Review 09 - Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 11, 2023 47:39


    Join your host Garhdo for a review of Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse, the much anticipated sequel to one of the best animated movies ever made. This episode will discuss the themes, animation, behind the scenes turmoil, the ongoing strikes and story beats as Garhdo asks if this film is as good as the first film? And stick around for the second half for an extended discussion of some easter eggs and character beats, but beware of spoilers! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/garhdogoesgeek/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/garhdogoesgeek/support

    Review 08 - Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 3, 2023 22:32


    Join your host Garhdo for a short spoiler-free review of the recent animated film Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem. Is it worth watching? What makes it different to the previous versions of the characters? --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/garhdogoesgeek/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/garhdogoesgeek/support

    S5E4 - Doctor Who 60th Part 1: The Russell T Davies Era

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 28, 2023 272:17


    Join your host, Garhdo, as he takes his first real look at the universe of Doctor Who, a British based science fiction series about a time-travelling alien, his human companion, and their adventures across time and space in a blue police box that is bigger on the inside. The series is approaching its 60th anniversary this year, and like many others Garhdo had no experience of it until the franchise's 2005 revival, and so it is through looking at those stories that Garhdo wants to celebrate this franchise. Learn all about the Ninth and Tenth iterations of the Doctor, his history against the Daleks in the Last Great Time War, his companions Rose, Martha and Donna, and meet aliens like the Slitheen, the Judoon, The Face of Boe and the Nestene Consciousness, as well as historical figures like Charles Dickens, Madame de Pompadour and Agatha Christie. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/garhdogoesgeek/support

    Review - Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 21, 2023 41:04


    Join your host Garhdo as he discusses Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3, the latest big-screen offering from Marvel Studios, and a film that seems to have been almost universally praised. Garhdo however, has some issues with it, and he will do his very best to explain why elements of the story being told don't sit well with him. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/garhdogoesgeek/support

    S5E3 - The Time Marvel Nearly Destroyed the Comics Industry

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 1, 2023 201:40


    Join your host Garhdo as he takes a special deep dive into one of the most interesting stories in comic history! Nowadays Marvel is the biggest franchise in the world, but in the late 1990s, after years of ownership by a capitalist corporate raider, they declared bankruptcy on the back of the comic book industry crash, something that their own actions a few years before to feed the comic spectator boom had helped to create. This is the story of how Marvel caused the comics crash. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/garhdogoesgeek/support

    S5E2 - Red Dwarf Roundtable Discussion (with Tallulah and Zulu)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 17, 2023 146:45


    In this 50th episode spectacular join your host Garhdo and his guest hosts Tallulah and Zulu for a roundtable discussion looking back at sci-fi sitcom Red Dwarf, produced by the BBC and celebrating its 35th Anniversary this year. Together they will give their thoughts on this seminal show, the colourful cast of characters within - including the last human being Dave Lister, the stylishly cool Cat, the prissy mechanoid Kryten, and the insufferable smeghead Arnold Rimmer - as well as the fantastic episodes that make this show so good. From the clever sci-fi of Future Echoes, the excellent Camille, the hilarious Quarantine, the subversive Back to Reality, to the bittersweet Stoke Me A Clipper. Let Garhdo and his partners introduce you thoroughly to the "Boys from the Dwarf". --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/garhdogoesgeek/support

    S5E1 - The Reappraisal of Starship Troopers

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 14, 2023 124:56


    Join your host Garhdo as he takes a look at the 1997 film adaptation of Starship Troopers, a film that took one of the most influential science fiction stories ever made and satirized it into a parody of fascism. Unfortunately it was a satire that many missed on release, but the critical and cultural reappraisal this film has had in the 25 years since its release is fascinating, and so we are going to explore how and why it happened. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/garhdogoesgeek/support

    News - The 2023 Writer's Guild of America Strike

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 4, 2023 76:56


    Join your host Garhdo as he takes a look at the developing story of the 2023 Writer's Guild of America Strike, and the productions that have and haven't been affected, as well as looking back on the WGA's last big strike in 2007-08, and how that affected movies and TV back then. Are we about to see a case of history repeating? --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/garhdogoesgeek/support

    Review - Dungeons & Dragons: Honour Among Thieves

    Play Episode Listen Later May 15, 2023 51:56


    Join your host Garhdo for a review of the critically praised but underperforming Dungeons & Dragons movie. Garhdo will hope to convince you that Honour Among Thieves is worth checking out, whatever your experiences with and familiarity of D&D. Also contains some interesting tangents, like any good D&D campaign should. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/garhdogoesgeek/support

    Review - The Super Mario Bros. Movie

    Play Episode Listen Later May 4, 2023 42:26


    Join your host Garhdo for another review as he gives his thoughts on the Super Mario Bros Movie! Garhdo will take you through the concerns and worries he had going in to this movie - were his fears justified, or was the film a smash hit? --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/garhdogoesgeek/support

    Review - Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: Once & Always

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 19, 2023 45:32


    Join your host Garhdo for a review of the Mighty Morphin Power Rangers 30th Anniversary Special - Once & Always. In a tease for a special episode coming later this year Garhdo will discuss one of his favourite franchises ever as he looks at this nostalgic special, packed with action, spandex, cheesy one-liners, and unexpected emotional weight. Go Go Power Rangers! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/garhdogoesgeek/support

    Review - Star Trek: Strange New Worlds

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 17, 2023 117:23


    Join your host Garhdo for a review of what is, in his opinion, the best new Star Trek show - Strange New Worlds. Garhdo will discuss the characters, episodes, storylines and plots of this show, as well as how it relates to the wider Star Trek franchise as a prequel, a sequel, and a show in its own right. This episode also contains discussions of some of the more controversial moments of the show, for better or worse. And finally Garhdo will explore how he thinks Strange New Worlds echoes back to and enhances the original Star Trek series from 1966. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/garhdogoesgeek/support

    Review - The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 16, 2023 28:36


    Join your host Garhdo for a short review of an unexpected Sonic game shadow-dropped on April Fools Day. A fantastic and delightfully charming visual novel, that sees all of our favourite Sonic characters solving the murder of the titular hero! Who murdered Sonic the Hedgehog and why? --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/garhdogoesgeek/support

    S4E10 - The Best of the Rest of 2022

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 29, 2023 132:51


    Join your host Garhdo as he takes a shorter look at some of the other great things in Geek Culture that debuted in 2022 that he hasnt yet spoken about. From Edgerunning with Cyberpunks, exploring the Strangest of Things, Making Peace at any cost, and experiencing Everything Everywhere All At Once, Garhdo will give some shorter reviews on both sensations and underrated gems. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/garhdogoesgeek/support

    S4E9 - Ranking Stan Lee's Cameos

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 29, 2023 136:07


    Join your host Garhdo as he ranks all of the cameos from Stan "the Man" Lee, one of the founders of Marvel Comics, in celebration of his recent 100th Birthday. Stan Lee's legacy as the King of Cameos will be explored, as Garhdo ranks 40 of his greatest appearances. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/garhdogoesgeek/support

    S4E8 - How Changing the Source Material Made The Boys A Sensation

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 29, 2023 177:31


    Join your host Garhdo as he takes a close look at Amazon's superhero TV satire The Boys, and the cynical Garth Ennis scripted comic book that inspired it. What changes from the source material have helped to launch this adaptation of a comic dropped by its original publisher into one of the most popular streaming shows ever made? --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/garhdogoesgeek/support

    Review - Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 28, 2023 40:27


    Join your host Garhdo as he discusses the launch of Marvel's Phase 5 with a review of Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania. What did he think of Kang the Conqueror? Which member of the Ant Fam did he think was underused? And what surprising DCEU movie did the film remind him of? All this and more are shrunk down within! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/garhdogoesgeek/support

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