Geek Bits

Episode 128 – ORIGINALS: Interview with Lance Fensterman of ReedPop

Matt — Thu, 22 Mar 2012 03:02:27 +0000

We love geek-related conventions but admittedly didn’t know much about what it actually takes to organize one. We were fortunate enough to talk to Lance Fensterman of ReedPop, an organization that helps puts these type of events together. He talked about ReedPop began and what it takes to organize these events. Not only did we have a great time but also learned a lot, and our thanks goes out to Lance for taking the time to talk with us!

Episode 127 – TV: The Walking Dead Season 2 Finale

Matt — Wed, 21 Mar 2012 02:13:34 +0000

Wow. Just wow. This episode was one of the best, if not the best, episode of The Walking Dead so far. It delivered on so many levels and teased so many more things to come. If next season goes where it appears to be going then we’re all in for a real treat.

Episode 126 – GAMES: Star Wars: The Old Republic

Matt — Mon, 19 Mar 2012 05:02:45 +0000

Once again we’ve all been bitten by the MMO bug, this time with Star Wars: The Old Republic. Opey and Dave have been playing this for a while but thanks to a 7-day free trial Matt and Dan, along with some other of our friends, jumped on the bandwagon. Give a listen to this episode to find out what we like and don’t like so far about this game.

Episode 125 – ORIGINALS: Shout-Outs!

Matt — Tue, 13 Mar 2012 02:52:43 +0000

At long last, the return of shout-outs! It’s been quite some time since we’ve done these so the topics are all over the place (and somewhat dated) but we have so much fun doing these episodes that when we had an opening in our schedule we just couldn’t pass it up. A BIG thanks to everyone who communicate with us on Facebook and Twitter. You’re the ones that make these episodes possible!

Episode 124 – GAMES: Mass Effect 3 and SSX Demos

Matt — Mon, 05 Mar 2012 04:56:35 +0000

We love demos because we love video games but we’re also very cheap. Recently Xbox Live saw the release of two highly-anticipated upcoming (or recently released, depending on the date this post is released) releases, Mass Effect 3 and SSX. We tried out both and really enjoyed one while we thought the other was just mediocre. Which was which? Listen and find out!

Episode 123 – MOVIES: Bloodrayne: The Third Reich

Matt — Fri, 02 Mar 2012 05:25:02 +0000

A while back we were challenged by longtime Geek Bits fan @JohnWBell to watch Bloodrayne: The Third Reich. This being a Uwe Boll film, we really didn’t want to do it, but we love our fans and we take our challenges seriously so we watched it. Listen to the episode below to hear our thoughts. (Hint: There’s a reason the episode is only 17 minutes long)

Geek Byte #24 – NerdPunch.com

Matt — Fri, 24 Feb 2012 12:47:59 +0000

We’re so excited to tell you about a new project that we’ve been working on for a while that we wanted to record a separate Geek Byte about it. Today sees the “official” launch of our new website, NerdPunch.com. Listen to the Geek Byte for more information, but it’s our new site where we can post all kinds of geek- and nerd-related things that we can’t cover on this podcast.

For the seven of you who listen to the show, fear not. Nothing with the Geek Bits podcast or website is changing. We’ve just created a new place where we can share all the nerdy things we see and do. So listen to this episode then head over to NerdPunch.com for even more great stuff!

Episode 122 – TV: The Walking Dead Mid-Season 2 Premier & Comic Book Men

Matt — Mon, 20 Feb 2012 04:31:10 +0000

At long last! We once again have a reason to stay up past 9:00 on Sunday night! The Walking Dead is back! And not only that, but afterwards was the premier of the new show Comic Book Men about the day-to-day shenanigans at Kevin Smith’s comic book store Jay and Silent Bob’s Secret Stash in Red Bank, New Jersey. We watched both of these shows so you wouldn’t have to (though we’re sure you did) and have lots to say about them. What did you think about either, or both, of them?

Episode 121 – GAMES: Interview with Philip Asher of Trendy Entertainment

Matt — Tue, 14 Feb 2012 05:42:35 +0000

Ah, interviews. We LOVE doing interviews. Getting to talk to the people that have a hand in creating the stuff that we love is simply awesome. This episode we had Philip Asher, Marketing Director & Designer for Trendy Entertainment, join us to talk about Dungeon Defenders, the history of Trendy and a little sneak peek of things to come.

Not only that, but he also gave us four codes to download the game on Steam and we want to share those with you. All you have to do is either tweet the link to this episode with the hashtag #geekbits121 or share it on Facebook. We’ll give these codes to two random users from each network who do this, so start listening and start sharing!

Episode 120 – TV: Super Bowl 2012 Commercials

Matt — Sat, 11 Feb 2012 21:10:58 +0000

It’s that time of year again (at least, it was last week) when companies across the globe spend LOTS of money on commercials that are intermixed with a major football game. While we’re all football fans and were interested in the game, it’s the commercials that we wanted to talk about this episode. There were a few great ones and a few terrible ones but mostly everything was just average. Which commercials were your favorite or most hated?

Episode 119 – GAMES: Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning

Matt — Sun, 05 Feb 2012 03:42:04 +0000

Hark, another game! This time we take a look at the demo for the new fantasy action RPG from EA and 38 Studios called Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning. We all enjoyed it for the most part, though some more than others, and there was more than one comparison to that other action RPG that rhymes with “Cry Tim.” Have you played the demo (or the full game) and if so, who (if any) do you agree with?

Episode 118 – TV: Alcatraz

Matt — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 05:41:34 +0000

Once again we’re taking a look at a new TV show, this time being the new Fox drama Alcatraz. While we all overall really like the show, there were a few differing opinions, as well as some comparisons to Lost. We’re not saying it’s that good, but we definitely think it could fill the void you might be feeling in between seasons of some of your other favorite shows.

Episode 117 – GAMES: Dungeon Defenders

Matt — Sat, 21 Jan 2012 20:42:39 +0000

We love games, and even more than that we love playing games together. So you can imagine our excitement when Dave bought us all a copy of a lesser-known, tower defense/action RPG hybrid called Dungeon Defenders. We played this together over the course of a few nights (and some of us even longer than that) and, as you’ll hear, we think it’s definitely one you should check out.

Awesome Panels – Chauvinist Bone

Matt — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 18:07:18 +0000

“…and make me some pie!”

“…and fetch me a drying cloth!” (that one’s for Dan and Opey)

Source: Bone #3

Episode 116 – TECH: CES 2012

Matt — Sun, 15 Jan 2012 03:51:38 +0000

One of our favorite episodes each year is when we get to talk about all the cool stuff shown at CES, and this episode was no exception. There were so many cool things (and a few silly ones) displayed but we managed to pick a few of our favorites. What were you impressed with at CES?

Project Fiona

LG 55″ OLED TV

LG Magic Remote (2:00)

Simple.TV

Roku Streaming Stick

Blue Stacks for Windows

Vlingo Voice Command for TV

Windows 8

Kinect coming to Windows 8

Samsung Smart Window

Seagate 4G LTE Server

Aurasma for iOS and Android

Victorinox 32GB Swiss Army Knife

iPad Inflatable Cube

Sony Tablet P (2:30)

Game Reviews – E3 2012 – CES ’12 Live

Mugtuk

Episode 115 – ORIGINALS: Happy New Year!

Matt — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 05:54:13 +0000

Happy New Year everyone! We decided to do our New Year’s show exactly the same way we did last year and run down some of the most anticipated movies, games and events of 2012. It’s a long list and we ran a little long but we hope you enjoy. What are your most anticipated things for 2012?

Awesome Panels – World of Spider-Craft

Matt — Sat, 07 Jan 2012 04:41:12 +0000

I have a level 80 Horde Jameson in Tier 4 moloid gear.

Source: Avenging Spider-Man #2 (2011)

Awesome Panels – Brutally Honest Spider-Man

Matt — Fri, 06 Jan 2012 03:38:42 +0000

At least Spider-Man knows his limits.

Source: Avenging Spider-Man #2 (2011)

Awesome Panels – Relaxin’ Batman

Matt — Tue, 03 Jan 2012 18:03:16 +0000

It’s not often that you see Batman takin’ it easy, and even less often that he does it on Commissioner Gordon’s couch.

Source: Batman #409

Episode 114 – ORIGINALS: 2011 Year in Review

Matt — Sat, 31 Dec 2011 21:10:21 +0000

It’s that time of the year again where the year…ends. It’s also that time of the year where we recap the year by listing the top five things that we most enjoyed during the year, with some honorable mentions thrown in for good measure. It’s been a great year for geeks, and for us. A big thank you to everyone who listened and supported us throughout the year. You are the reason we keep doing this and we hope to keep doing so for many years to come. Happy New Year!

Review: Superman #4

Matt — Thu, 29 Dec 2011 16:28:45 +0000

WHY ARE THERE SO MANY WORDS IN THIS BOOK?! Don’t get me wrong, I want to do more than just look at pictures in a comic. I really do want to read a good story. But when a Superman book is filled with nothing but talking heads then something is wrong. This issue is filled with people who are obsessed with knowing where Clark was during the events of the last issue instead of focusing on the fact that yet another alien menace nearly destroyed Metropolis. That’s it. That’s literally all that happens in this book with the exception of a tussle between Superman and all of the aliens we’ve seen so far in this book at the end, but it was so poorly written I didn’t even understand what happened.

The only reason this doesn’t get one star is because I really do like Jesus Merino’s art, even if his Superman does squint a little too much, and the fact that they mentioned that Clark hasn’t been acting himself lately. That gives me hope that emo Clark/Superman we’ve had to deal with for four issues now will be going away soon.

I loved the first issue of this series but from there it’s just been one letdown after another.

2/5 stars.

Episode 113 – ORIGINALS: Merry Geeksmas!

Matt — Sat, 24 Dec 2011 19:16:53 +0000

Here it is, just in time for Christmas, our present to you. Not only is Opey not in this episode, but the rest of us tell Santa Claus what geeky things they want for Christmas. After that we recount some of our favorite geek-related Christmas memories. Be sure to let us know what you want/receive for Christmas!

Also, thanks to everyone for listening to the show and supporting us. We hope you have a Merry Christmas!

Episode 112 – MOVIES: Trailers

Matt — Sat, 24 Dec 2011 05:40:19 +0000

Let us go ahead and preface this by saying this was recorded over a week ago, and we made the list of trailers we wanted to talk about a few weeks before that. With that said, these trailers are a little outdated. Still, there have been a lot of good trailers pop up on the internet over the last couple of months so we wanted to spend a little time talking about them. As you’ll hear, we definitely have some varying opinions. Who do you agree with?

Review: Green Lantern Corps #4

Matt — Thu, 22 Dec 2011 16:28:17 +0000

To be honest, I didn’t really expect to enjoy this book as much as I have been. I’ve always been either a Hal Jordan or Kyle Rayner fan, and neither of those characters are featured here. But this current story is so fun that it doesn’t matter who’s in it, I’ll read it.

A handful of members of the Green Lantern Corps have spent the last couple of issues fighting an army of armor-clad, energy weapon-weilding bad guys, and in this issue we finally learn who said bad guys are and what they want. The “bad cop, idiot cop” scene between Guy Gardner and Salaak is pretty amusing, and we get a surprise guest appearance from another character which helps connect this book with another from the DCnU which I thought was a very nice touch.

I’m not crazy about Fernando Pasarin’s art but I’ve definitely seen a lot worse. As for the aforementioned story, while it is simple, it’s still very interesting and entertaining without being too overtly for beginners like, say, the current story in Justice League. The action is great and the little character moments that are sprinkled in throughout are quite interesting. I would definitely recommend this book to anyone.

4/5 stars.

Review: Justice League #4

Matt — Thu, 22 Dec 2011 05:10:02 +0000

I really want to like this series. Geoff Johns is one of my favorite writers and is solely responsible for getting me into DC comics with his epic Green Lantern run beginning in 2005. Jim Lee has been my favorite artist for almost 20 years. The two of them together on a book should make that book my most favorite of all time. But so far Justice League has been very…average…and this issue is no different.

The art is great. I have absolutely no problem with anything that Lee is doing here. But the story is overly simplistic and a bit silly. Darkseid is sending his minions to Earth to mine it for resources and then destroy it. Our heroes, who don’t know each other, must band together to stop Darkseid and the aforementioned minions. That’s pretty much it. I understand that this is meant as a jumping-on point for new readers but I wish Johns would throw us vets a bone.

I think my biggest problem, however, is the characterization of the heroes. This takes place five years ago before our heroes knew each other and are still a bit wet behind the ears. But I don’t really like any of the characters in this book. Green Lantern is a douche. Superman doesn’t speak. Flash appears to have no confidence in himself whatsoever. And they all spend a page or two in this issue arguing like children over who should be the leader, complete with less than stellar dialogue, not to mention that the “what can you do?” plot device is used for the third or fourth time to explain a character’s powers (this time Aquaman’s). It all just makes for a rather mind-numbing read.

I’m definitely sticking with this as it was cool to finally see Darkseid in the book (though he didn’t do anything) and for the promise of better things to come. Once we get past this introductory arc and can finally be brought into real-time I’m hoping the book may shine. However, if things don’t get better after the second arc then I’m out.

3/5 stars.

Episode 111 – GAMES: Spike TV VGA 2011 Winners

Matt — Thu, 15 Dec 2011 05:18:11 +0000

Oh Spike TV, how you amuse us with your video games “awards” show. We definitely have some thoughts on the show itself but first we run down the list of winners to see how we did with our picks. Do you agree with the winners?

Episode 110 – GAMES: Spike TV VGA 2011 Nominees

Matt — Fri, 09 Dec 2011 04:00:08 +0000

The Spike TV VGAs have about as much clout in the game industry as the MTV Movie Awards do in the movie industry. Still, we’re suckers for awards shows, especially ones that involve video games. As such, we thought we’d run down the list of nominees and make our predictions as to which games will win. Take a listen and let us know if you agree with our choices.

Episode 109 – ORIGINALS: Shout-Outs!

Matt — Wed, 07 Dec 2011 05:14:49 +0000

Ah one of our favorite types of episodes. We love giving props to you, the listeners, and we also love the freedom to be complete idiots that these episodes bring. And, as you’ll hear, this one is no different.

Jennifer Valimont and Jeff Trammell
- agree with us that Lori is triflin’ in The Walking Dead
Caroline Selby
- thankful for Dr. Who
Dean Oliver
- thankful for The Walking Dead, Battlestar Galactica and Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chonicles (we think)
Kendall Bess
- got the Batman: Arkham bundle and Yakuza 4 on Black Friday
Caroline Selby
- got Big Bang Theory season 4 for $9 on Black Friday
Aaron Wagner
- got Battlefield 3 for $30 on Black Friday
- posted a video for Lord of the Metal Rings on Facebook
Dave2 and Mags Ruch
- like Dave’s like of Rayman Origins
Geoff Ellingwood
- In response to the gingerbread AT-AT, “If I’m destroying an AT-AT, I’m going after the Empire”
Jeremy Burg
- likes The Walking Dead Omnibus vol. 1
- said the mid-season finale of The Walking Dead was an amazing episode
- likes the interview with Norman Reedus about the mid-season finale of The Walking Dead
- likes the new YouTube look
@traviswyatt
- said the most fun he had in WoW was getting his Kaza key and ganking Horde on the boats
@JohnWBell
- wants us to watch/review Bloodrayne: The Third Reich
@GreaAreaPodcast
- ROFL at Matt’s randy Thanksgiving mood in episode 107. “Some people eat turkey, some people stuff it.”
@Tinzien
- ALL his tweets
E-mail from Jason Elam

Episode 108 – TV: The Walking Dead Mid-Season 2 Finale

Matt — Sat, 03 Dec 2011 04:01:06 +0000

Still reeling from our over-indulgence of turkey and yams, we decide to break routine just a bit this episode and talk about the mid-season finale of The Walking Dead. We wouldn’t be doing this if it weren’t outrageously good (at least three of us thought so) as we normally just bookend the season of a TV show instead of talking about it in the middle of the season. Be warned, we definitely talk spoilers so if you haven’t watched it yet do yourself a favor and do so before listening to this episode. Trust us, you don’t want this ruined.

Review: The Flash #3

Matt — Wed, 30 Nov 2011 15:12:06 +0000

SPOILER ALERT! I love this book. This and Scott Snyder’s Batman have to be the two best things currently being published by DC (no I’m not reading Animal Man or Swamp Thing). In issue #2 Barry learns that he can tap his brain into the Speed Force just as he can tap his body into it. This essentially lets him see the outcome of every possible choice he could make before he makes it. If you’re like me you’re probably thinking that might make him a bit overpowered, but the end of this issue shows us exactly why that’s not always a good thing. The continued story with Barry’s friend and his dozens of clones, collectively called Mob Rule, is still fairly interesting but I’m afraid I’m getting a little lost with all the supporting characters we’re being introduced to. I’m sure it will make more sense when I inevitably re-read this entire arc in one sitting when it’s complete.

I want to start a petition that Francis Manapul draw every comic I’m currently reading. His art style and use of layouts is so good it’s just not fair to all of the other artists in the industry. The way he and co-writer Brian Buccalleto have chosen to show not only the Flash’s physical speed but also the way he sees every outcome is genius in its purest form. If this series remains even half as good as it is currently then I’m in for the long, long haul.

5/5 stars.

Review: Superman #3

Matt — Mon, 28 Nov 2011 15:15:46 +0000

Wow that issue had a lot of words. And they weren’t very good words. This issue focuses a LOT on the public’s uncertainty of Superman and whether or not he’s to blame for all of the trouble that has befallen Metropolis since his arrival. I’m not a fan of this plot device as Superman is supposed to be the greatest hero the world has ever known. Instead we get a Superman who doesn’t seem very sure of himself and who is not trusted by everyone. The story in this issue involves yet another strange alien attacking Superman for no reason. There are some references to the aliens in the previous two issues which help solidify the idea that there’s a larger force at work here.

Nicola Scott provides the pencils for this issue and while I enjoyed her work in the last several issue of the pre-New 52 Teen Titans I must admit I prefer Jesus Merino’s work. Overall not a bad-looking book; I just wish the story held up as well.

2/5 stars.

Review: Red Hood and the Outlaws #2

Matt — Fri, 25 Nov 2011 15:10:02 +0000

Ah that’s better. I thought Red Hood and the Outlaws #1 was farily decent but that whole whore-alien thing with Starfire really brought the issue down a bit. We don’t get any of that here, but rather a fun Indiana Jones-style adventure story complete with Asian gangsters and a secret temple. I’m intrigued by Jason Todd’s antihero but I’m don’t like the removal of Starfire’s personality, and Roy is just an idiot. Still, I’m interested to see where this is going and to learn more about this secret society that taught Jason Todd how to kill (as the solicits say). I’m also loving Kenneth Rocafort’s art and it seems really well suited for this book.

4/5 stars.

Episode 107 – ORIGINALS: Happy Geeksgiving!

Matt — Thu, 24 Nov 2011 05:22:36 +0000

Ah, Thanksgiving. The time of year when we reflect on our lives and give thanks for all of our good fortunes. The time we get together with family and eat until we can’t eat any more but do so anyway. We wanted to do that same thing here on Geek Bits (only without the food, though it’s likely Opey was eating during the recording) but with an obvious geeky twist. In this episode we go around the virtual table and talk about any and all geek-related things that we’re thankful for. What in the geek world are you thankful for?

Review: Incredible Hulk #2

Matt — Wed, 23 Nov 2011 15:11:46 +0000

I’m still really enjoying the concept of Banner being the monster (figuratively speaking) with the Hulk tasked to take him down. I found the new secret organization we’re introduced to in this issue to be a bit silly. I mean, how many of these secret organizations can possibly exist? There wasn’t much Hulk action in this issue but Banner’s descent into madness more than made up for it. Silvestri didn’t pencil the entire book but I still really enjoyed the art and think it fits this book really well. I’m extremely interested in where this story is going.

4/5 stars.

Review: Wonder Woman #2

Matt — Tue, 22 Nov 2011 15:21:08 +0000

I picked up the first issue of the New 52 Wonder Woman completely on a lark. I have never owned any Wonder Woman books let alone read any. But I was interested in what Brian Azzarello was going to do with the character and Cliff Chiang’s art is gorgeous. I thought the first issue was a little strange and not quite my cup of tea but I wanted to give the book one more chance before I dropped it. I’m glad I did. I’m finding the new origin of Wonder Woman that Azzarello is telling to be very interesting (I won’t spoil it here), and the entire sequence on Paradise Island (which was most of the issue) was fun as hell. Cliff Chiang’s Wonder Woman is beautiful. I don’t mean that to say his art his amazing (which it is) but he draws Diana as a stunningly beautiful woman which she should be. I’m definitely on board with this series at least through the first arc.

4/5 stars.

Review: Incredible Hulk #1

Matt — Mon, 21 Nov 2011 15:05:06 +0000

I’ve always been hot and cold about the Hulk. I’ll read for a while and then stop and then jump back on when there’s an interesting story. I must say this story, at least for now, has me back on. Hulk and Banner are split. Not quite sure how but apparently it was explained at the end of Fear Itself which I still can’t bring myself to read. The long and short of it is the Hulk has (somewhat) found peace living in the center of the earth while Banner has gone crazy on an island trying to recreate the Hulk. I really love this concept as for the last 50 years we’ve been told that the Hulk is the monster but now the roles seem to be reversed. Marc Silvestri’s art is gorgeous as always but I doubt he’ll be on the book for very long. If you’ve been looking to get back into Hulk (or start it) then give this a try.

4/5 stars.

Review: The Flash #2

Matt — Mon, 21 Nov 2011 05:12:48 +0000

One of the best books DC is putting out right now. This issue Flash learns that he can think as fast as he moves which is such an interesting concept. He can see all possible outcomes and always make the right decision. However, I can’t help but wonder if that makes him a little overpowered. Guess we’ll find out. I want Francis Manapul to draw every book I’m reading. Love his art style, the colors, and the way he uses layouts to convey the way Flash moves and thinks.

5/5 stars.

Episode 106 – GAMES: What We’ve Been Playing

Matt — Mon, 21 Nov 2011 04:51:41 +0000

It’s no secret that our episode schedule has been a little haphazard lately, and as much as we’d like to say it’s because we’ve been contemplating world peace, alas, that’s not true. We’ve been playing video games. Really good video games at that. So we thought we’d spend an hour (and twenty minutes) telling you about the games we’ve been playing and what we love so much about them that we have shunned all of our other responsibilities. What games have you been playing lately?

Review: Justice League #3

Matt — Sun, 20 Nov 2011 06:07:23 +0000

Another fun issue. It was cool to see Wonder Woman finally show up but the issue was mostly filled with mindless action. The creation of Cyborg seemed to have happened too fast. The art was gorgeous, as expected, and I’m still 100% on board with this title.

Episode 105 – TV: Homeland

Matt — Thu, 17 Nov 2011 03:53:34 +0000

Not only do we once again talk about another TV show, but this time we do it completely opposite of the way we normally do by discussing the new Showtime drama Homeland in the middle of the season rather than the beginning and end. We absolutely love this show and talk about it all the time anyway when we’re not recording so we figured we’d go ahead and make an episode about it. Not only do we highly recommend watching this show but we also highly recommend you listening to our thoughts on it.

Episode 104 – TV: Hell on Wheels

Matt — Wed, 16 Nov 2011 03:58:10 +0000

We know what you’re thinking…TV? Again? Yes, TV again. We honestly didn’t plan it this way but there’s so much good stuff on TV right now that that’s all we’ve been doing lately (when we’re not playing Batman: Arkham City and Skyrim, but that’s for another show). This time we take a look at the new AMC drama ~~Red Dead Redemption~~ Hell on Wheels. Do we think this is worthy enough to follow The Walking Dead on Sunday nights? You’re one click of a “Play” button away from finding out.

Episode 103 – GAMES: (Retiring from) World of Warcraft

Matt — Fri, 11 Nov 2011 05:48:59 +0000

Oh World of Warcraft, how we’ve invested years of our lives in you. But like all good things, our relationship with you must too come to an end. We realized that our lack of excitement about the new WoW expansion during this year’s Blizzcon meant that we were finally moving on from this most massive of MMOs so we thought we’d give it a proper send off by remembering some of our favorite moments from the game. With this episode we are officially retiring from the game and this topic and we finally hang the WoW jersey from the Geek Bits rafters.

Episode 102 – TV: Grimm

Matt — Mon, 07 Nov 2011 13:24:44 +0000

We stick with TV for this episode and give our opinions about another premier, this time about the new NBC fantacy/crime drama Grimm. Dan was had been very excited for this show for a long time while the other guys were just lukewarm about it. Did anyone’s opinions change after seeing the premier episode? Click the “play” button below and find out.

Episode 101 – TV: Beavis and Butt-Head

Matt — Sun, 06 Nov 2011 04:08:30 +0000

We begin our second set of 100 episodes by offering some thoughts on the return of a beloved (to some) show about two complete losers making fun of things on TV and getting into all kinds of trouble. No, they didn’t make a show about Opey and Dan, we’re talking about Beavis and Butt-Head. Does the show still hold up today? Does it offer anything new or the same dumb humor from 15 years ago? Take a listen and find out.

Episode 100 Spooktacular!

Matt — Tue, 01 Nov 2011 01:37:03 +0000

We did it! After more than two long years we finally entered triple digits with episode 100. And given the time of year, what better way to celebrate than by serving up an extra-special Halloween-themed episode. We kick things off with our review (sort of) of the 2007 Halloween classic Trick ‘r Treat. We even have some clips of us watching it to boot. Then we move to the silver screen and offer up some thoughts on the new FX hit American Horror Story. After that we just sit back and talk about some scary stories that actually happened to us. We hope you enjoy, and we definitely want to give a big THANK YOU to all of our loyal listeners have stuck with us over these last 100 episodes and continue to do so week-to-week (or day-to-day). We couldn’t do it without you! Well, we could, but we wouldn’t! Probably.

Episode 99 – ORIGINALS: Shout-Outs!

Matt — Wed, 26 Oct 2011 03:11:54 +0000

Here it is! The last of our double-digit episodes and the precursor to our gala 100th episode! We decided to dedicate this monumental occasion to you, our loyal fans, by giving you more shout-outs and talking about the things that you guys are talking to us about (get all that?). We had a blast recording this episode and hope you like listening to it just as much.

Cindy Duck
- likes The Walking Dead season 2 props video
Trevor Martin, Johnathan Bell and Caroline Selby
- likes the Avengers trailer
Geoff Ellingwood
- shared the link about Barnes & Noble pulling DC Graphic Novels from shelves
Beth Litke
- likes the Star Wars Scout Trooper PC tower
Jeremy Burg
- rolls his eyes at CW signing a deal with Netflix
- likes the Walking Dead half-off sale on comiXology (no longer active)
Trevor Martin
- liked the season 2 premier of The Walking Dead
Bev Witt
- didn’t like how the season 2 premier of The Walking Dead ended
Dean Oliver
- said the season 2 premier of TWD was decent w/ lots of character development but didn’t have much action. Still, likes what it’s building up to
- glad to see the lack of an Anakin coin in the Star Wars legal tender coins
- posted a link to an article about Mark Hamill retiring as the Joker after 20 years
@Tinzien
- wonders if the zombies in The Walking Dead have some degree of sentience since they were sitting in the church
Lisa Miller Milam
- likes the Bricks of War video
Trevor Martin
- thought the Lego Starcraft video was awesome
@GreaAreaPodcast
- says Matt was right, that Taylor’s son made the drawings in Terra Nova
@traviswyatt
- said there was a known bug in the BF3 beta w/ inconsistent damage
@JohnWBell
- asked if we watched the trailer for The Divide

Episode 98 – TV: The Walking Dead Season 2 Premier

Matt — Wed, 19 Oct 2011 04:40:43 +0000

Was there any doubt that we’d be talking about this? The Walking Dead is a Geek Bits Hall of Fame topic and after what seemed like the longest year EVER we finally get to see the premier to season 2. We’re sure you can guess what we thought about it, but listen on just to be sure.

Episode 97 – TV: Dexter Season 6 Premier

Matt — Mon, 17 Oct 2011 04:27:05 +0000

One of our favorite shows in recent years, Dexter, saw the premier of its sixth season just a couple of weeks ago. Three episodes have aired as of this posting, but we couldn’t let that stop us from discussing our opinions of the first episode. How do we think it holds up against other seasons? Give a listen and hear for yourself.

Episode 96 – ORIGINALS: Flickchart

Matt — Fri, 14 Oct 2011 04:22:42 +0000

Kind of ironic that we categorized this episode as “Originals” because we completely and utterly stole this idea from The Totally Rad Show. It’s like you’ve heard us say before: It looks like they have such a fun time doing this that we wanted in on the action as well. This time around we add several more movies to our list and, surprise surprise, we don’t all see eye to eye. But that’s the fun of it, right?

Episode 95 – GAMES: Battlefield 3 Beta

Matt — Sat, 08 Oct 2011 21:45:00 +0000

The Battlefield 3 beta hit Xbox Live, PSN and PC just a few days ago so we all decided to try it out. Did the anti-FPS Matt like it? Did the CoD-loving Dan think it measured up to his other beloved shooter? Was the Xbox Live-challenged Opey able to connect and play with everyone? Did the busy-as-a-bee Dave have a chance to play it? The answers to these questions and more await you in this episode!