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Here's a special treat for those of you still subscribed to GEEK THIS! It's the debut episode of our new show, TO THE MOVIE & BACK! We hope you enjoy it and subscribe over at https://geekthispodcast.com/ttmb

Yes indeedy! David Hunt and Dave Clements are getting back together behind microphones in order to talk about movies! After many conversations about bringing GEEK THIS back, we decided it would be best to have a fresh start and focus on one topic because, quite frankly, GEEK THIS simply became too much. We were dipping into industry news, comics, movies, TV, and video games, which sounds like a great idea. It was all over the place, especially when we weren't making it together. So now we're making TO THE MOVIE & BACK (or TTMB for short). Rather than discussing what's new in theaters, we're taking a page from our own book and extending the concept we put into place with the Batman On Film series. We're compiling lists focused on characters, actors, directors, and franchises, then reviewing each of those films. It's a way for us to ensure we don't get too lost in the weeds, yet always have something new to talk about every episode. We've also decided to batch-record each month. In theory, it should be less of a struggle to get episodes out this way. Subscribe now so you don't miss the first episode, due to be released in October 2022, then twice per month after that!

It's time to make that episode. The one where we lay the show to rest. It's not the final goodbye, just because we really want both Dave and David to say goodbye together. In this episode, Dave gives shares why Geek This! had to end and what could be on the horizon.

It's been a week since I got my Xbox Series S and I thought I'd talk about it. This one's rambly, like always, but in the near future I'm hoping to have some friends - new and old - join me in a discussion about all three of the new generation of consoles!

Some may consider this a pipe dream, but we're hoping to start things up again once our schedules line back up.

I had some things on my mind that I felt the need to share regarding the way we, as pop culture fans, handle changes to franchises and characters we love. I hope you enjoy this impromptu rant. I'd love to know what you think, too! Let me know on Twitter: https://twitter.com/mrdaveclements Thanks for listening.

As we enter the Christmas season, it was only fitting to review some of my favorite heist movies. It is the biggest time of year for consumerism, so why not celebrate like this!? For my first installment of Heistmas, I'm talking about Ocean's Eleven, which will always hold a special place in my thief-movie-loving heart. The original Ocean's Eleven starred The Rat Pack - Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, and Sammy Davis, Jr - and was released in 1960. That, however, is not the movie I’m talking about today. I’m referring to the 2001 Steven Soderberg-directed film starring George Clooney, Brad Pitt, Julia Roberts, Matt Damon, Bernie Mac, Eliott Gould, Casey Affleck, Scott Caan, Don Cheadle, Shaobo Qin, and Carl Reiner. What a cast! If you’ve somehow missed Ocean's Eleven, the plot is simple: Danny Ocean (played by George Clooney) is released from prison after serving 4 of his 5-year sentence for felony fraud. Within 24 hours, he and his old partner, Rusty (Brad Pitt), put together a plan to rob three big-time Las Vegas casinos simultaneously. I know there are better heist movies out there but this movie holds its place of my favorite in the heist genre because the reveal at the end was something I had never seen before. In addition to that, the complexity of weaving the storylines of each character into the overall plan Danny and Rusty have required a lot of planning on writer, Ted Griffin’s part, as well as Soderberg’s as the director. The casting for Ocean's Eleven is spot-on and I can’t think of any other people who would have been better in any of the roles, aside from possibly Andy Garcia. I would have rather seen Al Pacino in that role, but we do get him in the second sequel, Ocean's Thirteen, so I guess it’s better than not getting him at all. Music tends to play a big part in my enjoyment of movies. Luckily the music here fits the mood of the entire film and rings back to the original from 1960. The one song that always pops into my head when thinking of Ocean's is “A Little Less Conversation” by Elvis Presley. While it’s easy to get stuck on well-known songs like that, David Holmes’ original music has the right energy and truly sets the tone for this particular heist. It’s cool, energetic, and keeps your attention during the montages where the crew is setting up or pulling off the job. The only problem I have from a music standpoint is that I can’t listen to the music without some of the lines from the movie when I pull it up on a streaming platform like Spotify. Nevertheless, I still love the feel it adds to the movie and, in a way, is a character itself. What are your thoughts on Steven Soderberg’s Ocean's Eleven? Have thoughts about this episode? I'd love to hear them! Use the contact form or hit me up on Twitter! Use the promo code GEEKTHIS for a free month at Blubrry.com Coming to you this week from the Friendlies + Co Studio in Logansport, Indiana.

With the recent release of El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie on Netflix, I decided it was time to share my impression of Breaking Bad as whole, with a brief overview of the show, touching on Better Call Saul, and a short piece on El Camino itself.

Golden. Silver. Bronze. Modern. All of these are eras in comic book history that had their own stories to tell and over the course of the last 80 years, there have been hundreds of thousands of issues published between the main two publishing companies - Marvel Comics and DC Comics - alone. They have pushed what we know about characters beloved for decades and, at times, have published story lines that have had dramatic and long-lasting effects on their universes. Sadly, we’re not super humans, so attempting to read every issue ever published is an impossibility. But what if you could go through the ones that mattered? The ones that set new precedents, created alternate timelines, ret-conned some of our favorite moments, and in some cases, changed the landscape of the comic industry as a whole? In this monthly series, I’ll be exploring many of those stories and getting a better grasp on how the issues, story arcs, and events shaped what we know, love, and hate. It’s important to know where our heroes came from so we can understand where they might be headed.

It only took $72 billion dollars to bring the X-Men and Fantastic Four rights to Disney. So what’s next and what could the impact be on Disney’s new intellectual properties? At the end of 2017, a battle began for the acquisition of rights to many of 21st Century Fox’s assets. The ones we’re immediately interested in here at GEEK THIS were, of course, those surrounding the X-Men, Fantastic Four, and other Marvel intellectual property. For most of us, this was one of those things that seemed unimaginable – all of the Marvel characters under one roof, with the ability to produce live-action versions of our favorite comic book storylines and scenes. After spending $72 billion and fighting with Comcast, The Walt Disney Company is now holding the rights to many of Fox’s assets. One thing was 30% of Hulu, which is interesting, due to the upcoming debut of the Disney+ streaming platform. With this particular acquisition, it actually gives Disney a majority of control, at 60% (they had a 30% share before the deal). No one is sure of those ramifications, but there are, of course, suspicions. It will be interesting to watch, to say the least. Episode photo courtesy of Ryan Reynolds Links from this episode * “Disney and Fox Merger Officially Closes” – Comicbook.com * “Disney-Fox Deal Update: The Fox Movies and TV Shows Disney Now Owns” – Polygon * “What’s going to happen to Hulu now that Disney owns it?” – Polygon Connect with us * Facebook * Twitter Support the show * Make a donation via PayPal * Buy a Shirt