Podcast appearances and mentions of thomas a fowler

Quarantine sucks so we present the Denver Pop Culture Con EXCLUSIVE panel about turning books to film featuring Melissa Koons, Thomas A Fowler, Ayla Larsen, Scott Beckman and Cyle Hirschfeld

Quarantine sucks so we present the Denver Pop Culture Con EXCLUSIVE panel about turning books to film featuring Melissa Koons, Thomas A Fowler, Ayla Larsen, Scott Beckman and Cyle Hirschfeld

Melissa Koons is a writer, blogger, and book formatter for Write Illusion. She has won 3 awards for her writing and has multiple traditionally and independently published works. She works at the University of Colorado by day and publishes by night. Thomas A. Fowler is the author of nerdy things. Starting out in theater and film, he shifted over to writing science fiction and found his passion. An award-winning author, he can be found in several anthologies and has self-published others. His debut novel, The Thales, the first in the Rising Current trilogy, was released in November of 2019. When not writing, Fowler can be found with his wife, son, and three daughters or indulging in all things entertainment. An important note: This interview was recorded before Melissa and Thomas decided to step back from Spine Press & Post. However, the content is still useful and relevant to authors of all stripes. Melissa can be found at writeillusionllc.com and Thomas can be found at thomasafowler.com. Intro music by Moby Outro by Dan-o-Songs

With the end of the Skywalker Saga, we also have to say farewell to new episodes for the foreseeable future. Melissa and Thomas will still be at conventions and pursuing Spine Press + Post and other opportunities so follow us @write_koons and @thomasafowler.Enjoy our Star Wars discussion and thank you for listening.

'Tis the season to watch all of our favorite holiday movies! From the anti-Christmas Christmas movies like Die Hard and Gremlins, to the newer classics like Elf and The Holiday, to the tried and true favorites like Christmas Story, Christmas Vacation, and It's a Wonderful Life, we walk through our favorites and talk about what place each one has in our heart.We also get into what version of Christmas Carol is our favorite, and neither Thomas A. Fowler or our special guest Aylâ Larsen picked a traditional interpretation!)

It's been an increasingly rough road for the Terminator franchise, and it seems with Dark Fate's box office returns, it's not getting any smoother after 1991.Authors Melissa Koons and Thomas A. Fowler talk about the ongoing series. From our hopes with Dark Fate to the innovation of the original movies, the forgettable nature of Salvation and Genysis' going out of its way to ruin what little parts were good to punch Thomas in the titanium part of his face.

We've had some wonderous ups and some Martha-induced downs. Authors Melissa Koons and Thomas A. Fowler break down the DCEU. From the kickoff with Man of Steel to the upcoming Birds of Prey, there's more to get into than many realize.Melissa and Thomas also found the perfect solution to the Snyder Cut. Let's get the cast together for a reading of his script at the Paley Center. It's cost-efficient and will finally give the world a glimpse of what could have been. Let's get it going with the hashtag #SnyderGabs.

We're headed to The Good Place, or are we? This episode, Melissa Koons and Thomas A. Fowler look at one of the best-written sitcoms on television and one of their favorites as the NBC show begins its fourth and final season.Hear about the unexpected twists, detailed character work, and amazing use of philosophy and theme in storytelling.Plus, we talk about what our houses in the Good Place would look like, whether we could tolerate a relationship with Jason, and more.

In our latest episode, we celebrate the release of Rambo: Last Blood by dissecting another essential 80s franchise that went too long, Die Hard! We're diving into one of the best Christmas movies of all time. And yes, it is a Christmas movie. And yes, we talk about the reasons why!We use two of our Porcelain Prompts books, Creating Characters and Conflict & Resolution, to discuss what makes Die Hard so iconic. From the unforgettable villain of Hans Gruber to not wasting any side-characters and giving them all great tags and traits, there's a reason Die Hard permeates through our pop-culture with references spanning from Friends to Brooklyn Nine-Nine to constantly bad ripoff versions.Have a listen, and as always find us @geekygabpodcast on social to also hear our Geekstarter for this episode, or at GeekyGab.com.

What movies, books, and tv shows scared the life out of you as a kid? Authors Melissa Koons and Thomas A. Fowler are joined by The Revisionists podcast co-host Brian Flynn to talk about theirs as they talk about Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark.From demonic toys to weather and alien abduction to sharks coming out of pool drains, our childhoods were filled with media-induced nightmares and we're working our way through it all, digging up our youthful fears and working our way through them.As always, check out our website at GeekyGab.com and check out our TeePublic store at teepublic.com/user/geekygab to get shirts of our favorite moments and pop-culture references.

From Reservoir Dogs to Once Upon a Time in Hollywood to his upcoming Star Trek projects, Melissa and Thomas go through the filmography of Quentin Tarantino. We include talks about the projects he wrote, plus his directing credits from the beginning to the violent, dialogue-filled road ahead.Will we get Kill Bill Vol. 3? Will Stranger Things breakout, and daughter of Uma Thurman, Maya Hawke be involved? What can we expect from the Star Trek movie he's slated to direct? Will we get the Django & Zorro team up? And more importantly, will we get Antonio Banderas return to his role from over twenty years ago?Have a listen, and as always, follow along @geekygabpodcast or at GeekyGab.com.

In this episode, Melissa and Thomas talk about the X-Men movies. For every X-Men United, there's been an Apocalypse. As a result, we've gone through each installment of the franchise and created our own machete order!We swapped which movies to watch and when, we also remove some of the stinkers, but keep one that some may disagree with, but we feel it's a necessary evil to make sure the payoff of Days of Future Past resonates properly.Have a listen and, per usual, follow us on social @geekygabpodcast.

From Denver Pop Culture Con comes our second live episode, with special guest Aylâ Larsen, returning to talk about how Marvel has created a long-form storytelling masterpiece with their shared cinematic universe.From the slip-ups (Dark World) to its big finale (Endgame), we go through what it took to accomplish this, how they gave us characters we could stick with for nearly two-dozen movies, and why so many studios have failed to build their own and copy Marvel's insane success.

Special guest Ryan Holt joins Thomas A. Fowler to go through all 32 of Godzilla's villains, from the ones who didn't even get names like Giant Condor to the transforming Ultraman ripoff Jet Jaguar to the iconic ones all kaiju fans know and love!Recorded live at Denver Pop Culture Con, hear who made it to the final four and who the crowd decided was the ultimate foe to the king of the monsters.Play along by downloading the bracket over at Geeky Gab's website.As always, get the latest and greatest over at Geeky Gab or on social @geekygabpodcast.

With John Wick 3 in theaters, authors Melissa Koons and Thomas A. Fowler are joined by special guest, and fantasy author, Scott Beckman, as they look at the career of Keanu Reeves.From dealing with the pesky pop-up virus known as Agent Smith in The Matrix Trilogy and double-tapping as assassin John Wick to his singular adventures like Constantine, Parenthood, he's spanned a ton of genres and accrued quite the collection.Hear Thomas scratch his throat while trying to go full Pacino as they discuss Devil's Advocate. Also hear Thomas and Melissa's love for the Lake House, or as Scott thought the title should be: Time-Traveling Mailbox.As always, find more on GeekyGab.com or on social @geekygabpodcast.

Joined by special guest Cyle Hirschfeld for a live recording at the Starfest convention, authors Melissa Koons and Thomas A. Fowler discuss the newly released Detective Pikachu movie and the Pokemon franchise. From asking which Pokemon we'd want for our partner to the evolution of the franchise, we talk about how we feel with Ryan Reynolds portraying the most recognizable Pokemon.We're on social @geekygabpodcast or find out more at GeekyGab.com

Last episode, authors Thomas A. Fowler and Melissa Koons went through their choices for their lower half of Marvel's Phase Three, which kicked off with Captain America: Civil War and thought would end with Avengers: Endgame, but a recent interview with Kevin Feige revealed Spider-man: Far From Home will now be considered the end of Phase Three, not the start of Phase Four.From Infinity War to Ant Man and the Wasp, Thor: Ragnarok to Black Panther, join them as they go through their top five movies from Phase Three (not including Endgame!).

Getting ready for Avengers: Endgame, authors Melissa Koons and Thomas A. Fowler begin ranking Phase Three of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. With nine movies and a tenth arriving soon, they talk about the bottom half of their rankings, which is crazy since this phase doesn't really have an "Incredible Hulk" or "Dark World." While there are a few weaker ones they discuss in these lower rankings, none of them are bad apples.Have a listen and follow along for more, join us in two weeks to rank our top half @GeekyGabPodcast on social or at GeekyGab.com

Join authors Thomas A. Fowler and Melissa Koons as they discuss the wave of live action Disney remakes hitting theaters these past few years and what's to come. From the early ones like Cinderella to the uniqueness of Maleficent, to the updates on Jungle Book and Beauty and the Beast, they ask which ones worked, which ones needed to be left alone.The two also dive in to the three live action remakes of 2019 between Dumbo, Aladdin, and Lion King as well as the movies coming out in 2020. Have a listen and as always, find us on social @geekygabpodcast or see the latest on our website at GeekyGab.com.

One of Netflix's gems among its original content, authors Melissa Koons and Thomas A. Fowler dive into the Santa Clarita Diet. The odd, dark, zombie comedy series starring Drew Barrymore and Timothy Olyphant is one of their current favorites.From being a weird example of what you should look for in a relationship to being a great example of what it takes to plant seeds, utilize supporting characters, and give meaningful arcs audiences can get behind, even if they're doing some decidedly dicey life choices.Listen to also hear our Geekstarter, one we're a bit skeptical about talking about too publicly so check out the episode to hear what it is!As always, see our latest content at GeekyGab.com or follow us on social @GeekyGabPodcast.

With the release of Glass, authors Melissa Koons and Thomas A. Fowler dive into the filmography of M. Night Shyamalan. From his odd two credits beforehand that included Rosie O'Donnell playing a nun and somehow baseball, to his meteoric rise with The Sixth Sense. We talk about the twists that worked, the ones we saw coming, and the ones that fell flat, which are not all movies of his that are mutually exclusive.With his Shyamallaissance in full swing with Split, we also trudge through some dark times while people had to run from breezes incited by plants, a beloved cartoon becomes a depressing interpretation everyone wants to forget, and Will Smith is inexplicably drained of his charisma for the first time. We also get into one of his movies that was panned but both Koons and Fowler think you should revisit.Have a listen and keep visiting GeekyGab.com to see our latest and greatest.

It's Academy Awards season, and hosts Thomas A. Fowler and Melissa Koons break down the nominations for this year. Who are our favorites? Who do we want to win compared to who we think will win. On several occasions we discuss the need to recognize genre more as well as stop promoting horrible people doing horrible things. And those horrible things also include how the Academy has handled the show this year from trying to shove Black Panther into the ill-advised "Popular Film" category and relegating certain categories to commercial breaks because they aren't sitting with the "cool kids."Have a listen and find us on social media @geekygabpodcast and at GeekyGab.com.

In our 25th episode, special guest Aylâ Larsen returns to talk all our hopes and dreams for entertainment in 2019 alongside hosts Melissa Koons and Thomas A. Fowler. From the big franchises that are wrapping up (Avengers, Game of Thrones, Star Wars) to the television shows we want to see thrive (Good Place, Brooklyn 99), we break down what we want from this year.

Joined by special guests Aylâ Larsen, authors Thomas A. Fowler and Melissa Koons look at everything in entertainment in 2018.From our geekstarter asking what surprised us all this past year to what disappointed us, we look at the ups and downs from what felt like the longest year of all time.Learn more by following us on social @GeekyGabPodcast or at GeekyGab.com.

In our third minisode, author Thomas A. Fowler discusses the box office insanity that is the holidays for 2018 with a staggering amount of releases all coming out within a week of one another, creating one of the most saturated markets for the Christmas to New Years sessions we've ever seen.Also discussed are the Golden Globe Nominations, Game Awards wins and surprises, The Defenders may not be gone after all, and why authors selling their books on Amazon will have to monitor how the seller suggests your books based on consumer activity.Check out our final episode of 2018 before we return next year with new content, new guests.Mentioned in the minisode is Melissa Koons' new horror anthology, Aberration, out now and available on eBook and Print here: https://www.amazon.com/Aberration-Horror-Anthology-Melissa-Koons-ebook/dp/B07KSG8PZM/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1545329229&sr=8-1&keywords=aberration+melissa+koonsCheck out our free content at GeekyGab.com or become a Patron for exclusive content and merchandise not available on our free episodes at Patreon.com/GeekyGab.

Hop in the Delorian! Authors Thomas A. Fowler and Melissa Koons talk about the Back to the Future trilogy with returning special guest Aylâ Larsen. They discuss their early crushes on Michael J. Fox and Lea Thompson, why the trilogy can never be remade, and the 2015 the sequel predicted was both wonderful and terrible foreshadowing. From iconic music to classic visual effects and interweaving plot narratives, the three praise the Robert Zemekis-directed trilogy of films and why they've remained so...wait for it...timeless!Listen to our latest episode and check out our free content at Geeky Gab.com. You can get exclusive merchandise and bonus content at Patreon.com/GeekyGab as well.

In our second minisode, Thomas A. Fowler, author of science fiction and nerdy things, dives into geeky news including Sony's success in building out their Spider-man universe with Venom and the upcoming animated movies, Fantastic Beasts' mixed reception, Netflix adapting Roahl Dahl, and Guillermo Del Toro's scripts that never saw the light of day.Finally, Thomas begins a dive into fandoms and why we need to be allowed to love the franchises that make us happy, regardless of the reason. If it's stupid? Fine, let people have their escape. If it's not your cup of tea? Fine, order coffee but don't yell at someone for sipping their Earl Gray!Have a listen and we'll see you next week for Back to the Future! Visit GeekyGab.com for more free content and become a Patron at Patreon.com/GeekyGab.

Joined by special guests Aylâ Larsen and Amber Fowler, authors Thomas A. Fowler and Melissa Koons dive into the Outlander franchise. From the sexy stuff to the detailed production challenges, the group of four takes the journey with Claire and Jamie from Scotland to France (bleh), Jamaica and now America (Lollybroch YEAH!)Bonus content can be found if you become a patron at Patreon.com/GeekyGab, free content always available at GeekyGab.com

In our first minisode, that will bridge the gap between main episodes, Thomas A. Fowler discusses all the major geeky news. From Avengers 4 & Godzilla vs. Kong casting to WWE in hot water over their ties to Saudia Arabia, to Halloween making a killing on screen and at the box office.Listen to our newest episode and check out our content at GeekyGab.com. Become a Patreon for even more exclusive content not available on our free podcast at Patreon.com/GeekyGab.

It's time to attend some operas and break out the cookware as we look into the multiple interpretations of Hannibal Lecter.Beginning with the books by Thomas Harris, authors Thomas A. Fowler & Melissa Koons look at the initial interpretation of Red Dragon with "Manhunter." Then the infamous Academy Award winning "Silence of the Lambs," other movies. Finally, we discuss the Brian Fuller show "Hannibal."The episode, our longest yet, discusses the moral cloud the Hannibal works provide, often blurring the line between who is a hero and who is a villain.Our regular episodes and free blogs can be found at GeekyGab.com, social is @GeekyGabPodcast.Finally we provide additional content for our Patrons including bonus episodes, movie commentaries, and exclusive merchandise at Patreon.com/GeekyGab.

Zombies can be fun too! Thomas & Melissa go into more of the lighthearted zombie movies like Shaun of the Dead, Night of the Living Deb, and Life After Beth.Why do zombie movies merge with other genres like Romantic Comedies, Musicals and Nazis so well? It's hard to tell but we look at how the undead don't always have to cause drama. With movies like Zombieland, stakes can still exist without losing the comedy.Bonus content can be found if you become a patron at Patreon.com/GeekyGab, free content always available at GeekyGab.com

October crawls on with hordes of the undead incoming. We start with the conversation about the granddaddy of modern zombie formula. Aim for the head as we break down George Romero's classics, and latter zombie movies. We discuss whether 28 Days/Weeks Later qualifies as zombie movies and more.Bonus content can be found if you become a patron at Patreon.com/GeekyGab, free content always available at GeekyGab.comPart two of five in our October horror discussion dives into the more surreal horror.

From Stephen King to Fatal Frame, Resident Evil to Bubba Ho Tep, hosts Thomas A. Fowler & Melissa Koons look at the more surreal horror. From video games to books, they cover all the topics horror brings like traumatic elementary school library choices with "Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark" to the differences from book adaptations to film for The Relic, I am Legend, The Mist and more. Dive into surreal horror in part two of four with October dedicated solely to horror. Bonus content can be found if you become a patron at Patreon.com/GeekyGab, free content always available at GeekyGab.com

We kick of October for a month long of horror-specific discussions. This week we start with a lot of unnecessary tripping and slow pacing villains as we look at the history of slashers, with a few diversions into the DCEU and alien invasion classics like The Thing. This week's Geekstarter asks "If you were in a horror or slasher movie, do you think you'd survive?" Find out in this week's episode! Our Patreon account is live and running, get your bonus content at Patreon.com/GeekyGab As always, our free content is available at GeekyGab.com

Have you watched a horror franchise outstay its welcome? Or perhaps and action movie was awesome, and then threw the first movie's arc out the window to make those sequels? Join Thomas & Melissa as they continue asking "Why is THIS a franchise?" We look at action franchises like The Expendables, and Universal Soldier (lots of Jean Claude Van Damme and Dolph Lungren!) then how horror movies can even make money by the seventh or eleventh installment. We also want Tommy Wiseau in the next Puppet Master movie to join his best friend, Mark! Have a listen and you can see all of our free content and the latest episodes at GeekyGab.com. We also release monthly bonus episodes for Patrons, get those by helping us out at Patreon.com/GeekyGab.

A free sneak peek into our monthly Patreon bonus content, we're giving you a sample of our 45-minute bonus episode, exclusive only to our Patrons. For our September bonus episode, we're looking at writing lessons we can learn from Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom. Because Thomas A. Fowler is such a fan of Jurassic Park, he looks at the good and bad. The incredible atmospheric setting to the unrewarded seeds planted that resulted in nothing. Have a listen and if you enjoy the bonus content, $5 per month gets you our monthly bonuses and there's plenty more to offer. Check it out at Patreon.com/GeekyGab. For all of our free content, you can check out GeekyGab.com.

Have you ever watched a comedy sequel, or sequels, and asked "Why is this a franchise?" Thomas & Melissa did too, which is what we're talking about in this episode. From American Pie's excessive legs to the copy and paste scenarios of The Hangover Trilogy, we dissect which comedies needed to have died long before they called it quits. We also talk about the often missed steps with waiting too long for a comedy sequel and somehow missed discussing Police Academy. What are some comedy franchises you think should've been solo endeavours? Let us know. As always, enjoy our episodes and find more free content at GeekyGab.com. For bonus materials and exclusives, you can become a Patron of Geeky Gab at Patreon.com/GeekyGab.

Part two of our Alien and Predator franchise discussion as Shane Black's "The Predator" is about to hit theaters. Our second installment looks at "Predator" and its sequels, why the second is an underrated worthy follow up, Predators is completely fine for the lane it chose. Why method acting and living in the jungle may be a bit too extreme. Authors Thomas A. Fowler and Melissa Koons bring up the split nature of 'Aliens vs. Predator" and the schlock-filled mess known as "Aliens vs. Predator: Requiem" where all the rules and canon of the franchises are forgotten for the sake of narrative convenience. Check it all out, as well as a sneak peek at our Patreon, arriving in August. Follow along with everything at GeekyGab.com.

"The Predator" returns to hunt unwilling human prey soon. Authors Thomas A. Fowler & Melissa Koons kick off Monster Month with a look at the Alien franchise, with some mild Predator sprinkled in there for good measure. From the confusion of the new entries to the classic influence of the first two entries, we look at the deadliest ant colony in space with the Alien franchise.

From Shaun of the Dead to Baby Driver, authors Thomas A. Fowler & Melissa Koons dive into the films of Edgar Wright. With Ant Man and the Wasp hitting theaters, they also discuss the Ant Man that could've been, what lead to Wright's departure from the MCU weeks before production, then the impact of the Cornetto Trilogy and musical influences that have defined his style. Listen and look for the latest episodes at GeekyGab.com.

Last week we looked at numbers 20-11, now we get into it from our number 10-6 rankings. From talking about past connections to Pixar movies to the traumatizing emotional catharsis Pixar slams us with, authors Thomas A. Fowler and Melissa Koons dive into the next installment of ranking the best Pixar has to offer.

Check out our very fist episode of "Geeky Gab," where everything goes according to fan! Celebrating our favorite fandoms, we rank every Pixar movie ever made, predicting where we believe the upcoming Incredibles 2 will land! From Thomas A. Fowler's indifference to Cars, both the franchise and vehicles in general, to Melissa Koons' not dealing with metaphors for death well, we get into our first ten rankings going from number 20 to 11!

Urban Fantasy author, Laurence MacNaughton, joins us to talk about his writing, name pronunciation, and telemarketers. Mentioned this week: IT HAPPENED ONE DOOMSDAY by Laurence MacNaughton Hugh Howey Publishers Weekly RT Book Reviews Library Journal Kirkus Review The Matrix (Movie) Patrick Hester Kristen Nelson CHRISTINE by Stephen King THE SPIDER THIEF by Laurence MacNaughton http://booktrack.com Soundcloud http://laurencemacnaughton.com "Am I Evil" (Song) by Metallica DAGON by H.P. Lovecraft THE CASE OF THE GREEN EYED WEREWOLF by Laurence MacNaughton THE CASE OF THE MUMMY'S SECRET by Laurence MacNaughton Alasdair Stuart EscapePod PsuedoPod PodCastle Thomas A. Fowler jbCM Radio "In The Air Tonight" (Song) by Phil Collins Mr. Angry MAGIC CARPET RIDE by Laurence MacNaughton

Thomas A. Fowler joins us to talk about three new projects he's been working on. Mentioned on this episode: Denver Comic Con http://writersconquest.com THE WRITER'S CONQUEST: ESTABLISH A BRAND by Thomas A. Fowler Nerdy Things Publishing JURASSIC PARK by Michael Crichton DISCLOSURE by Michael Crichton CONGO by Michael Crichton SPHERE by Michael Crichton THE LOST WORLD by Michael Crichton Neal Stephenson SHATTER YOUR IMAGE (Anthology) Edited by Thomas A. Fowler Tracy Thornton Brisendine Beyond the Trope Episode 93 (http://beyondthetrope.libsyn.com/episode-93-forensics-with-tracy-brisendine) Alasdair Stuart Stephen Hood Storium Vimeo Lego Bricks and Toys Kleenex http://thomasafowler.com Crash Philosophy (Launching March 2017) http://twitter.com/thomasafowler

Ali Golightly joined us in the studio to talk about the United Authors Association.   Mentioned in this episode: Pop Culture Classroom Thomas A. Fowler J.T. Evans Pikes Peak Writers RMFW Gail Carriger Field of Dreams (Movie) Ernest Hemingway Wordfire Press Kevin J. Anderson Rebecca Moesta James A. Owen Diana Gabaldon Star Fest Vin Browder Gigi Edgley Jim Butcher Neil Gaiman Harrison Ford Amanda Palmer theuaa.org Johnny Depp The Secret Window (Movie)

This week, Thomas A. Fowler is back to talk about marketing tools for authors.   Mentioned in this episode: JURASSIC PARK (Book) by Michael Crichton JK Rowling Miss Marvel (Comic Book Series) Pixar Legend of the Gamers (Movie) Harvey (Play and Movie) Chuck Wendig Chuck Sambuchino Squarespace Weebly WordPress Kickstarter J. A. Konrath Travis Heerman Penny Arcade John Scalzi The Oatmeal Exploding Kittens Hugh Howie

Our friend, Thomas A. Fowler, joins us this week to talk about author branding and platforms.   Mentioned in this episode: Book Riot Kotaku Quincy J. Allen George R. R. Martin Gail Carriger J. K. Rowling/Rober Galbraith JURASSIC PARK by Michael Crichton THE OLD MAN AND THE SEA by Ernest Hemingway Aaron Michael Ritchey