Geek Roulette

John and Mike have a face off and decide to cast 6 different character from the X-Men universe for the MCU movies. Your hosts also seem to talk a lot about Girl Scout cookies.

This episode your hosts John and Mike discuss two movies that Mike convinced John to finally watch. We talk about two movies from 1982, The Thing and Poltergeist. We talk the highs and lows of the two movies and what John thought of them. Also, our Arbitrary List is what each of our three favorite concerts are. 

A week or two late, here is the January 2021 Scategories episode! We talk WandaVision! Chris Evens maybe coming back as Captain America? And we bemoan a potential Willy Wonka prequel and how bad of an idea it is!

In an episode recorded back in November, your hosts John and Mike recorded an episode that got lost in the jumble due to recording issues. And now we release it in all it's glory! With Mike's wife  Jenn along for the ride! We face off! Who is the best member of the Fantastic Four? What is the worst Non-MCU movie? What is the best album cover? What's better in a comic ...art or story? We face out and debate this!

Join us for our long overdue 50th episode as Mike and John invite their wives Jenn and Marya to come on and talk what it's like to be married to geeks. 

It's Halloween Week! Your hosts Mike and John discuss a variety of Halloween Topics. Who are our top three weird horror creatures/monsters? We talk It's The Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown getting a new home. Do we believe in ghosts and the supernatural? And on a non-Halloween topic, what if Batman and Superman were to switch cities they fight crime in? 

FACE OFF!!! This episode your hosts Mike and John submit and address a series of opinionated topics. Who is the best Star Wars character? What is the best board game for beginners? Best NES game? Best album of 1996? And so on! Give it a listen!

Your hosts Mike and John discuss the concept and the history of legacy characters in comic books. They talk about the generations of heroes and how different iterations mean different things to different people. 

This episode was recorded days before Sony announced their big PS5 showcase event. 

This episode your hosts discuss one their favorite bands of all time, Faith No More. We talk about their history, their albums, and their influence on other bands. We breakdown each album and talk about their highs and lows. And for the arbitrary list segment, we talk the worst replacement lead singers  in rock history. 

This episode your hosts Mike and John discuss the mid-2000 series reboot of Battlestar Galactica. We talk about how it was a groundbreaking series that set the example and paved the way for other television and streaming series.  

In our second installment of "John Finally Watches", John watches for the first time the Martin Scorsese classics Goodfellas and Casino. We discuss his opinion of the two movies.  We talk what is similar and what is different as well as the acting performances of all involved. Was Scorsese robbed of an Oscar? What is the better movie? Listen and find out!

This episode your hosts decide to go meta and we do a podcast about podcasts. We talk about how they have merged as a great form of entertainment. What makes a podcast good? What turns us off on a podcast? And what are Mike and John's favorite podcasts? Find out and give it a listen!

This episode your hosts Mike and John discuss a variety of recent news topics. We talk DC and their potential casting for the upcoming Flashpoint movie as well as Ray Fisher and his vocal issues with Joss Whedon. We discuss weird Star Wars reboot rumors. We talk about theaters opening up...but will it be for long? We talk race in the show Community and Dungeons and Dragons. And we talk about the Fallout franchise being made into an Amazon Prime show. 

Your hosts Mike and John talk about whatever passes through their heads. We talk about the lackluster launch of HBO Max. And do we really need a Snyder Cut of the JLA? What's our favorite creature races? And what was Dak's job in The Empire Strikes Back? Give it a listen and sit back and relax!

Welcome to a new episode format type that your hosts will call "John Catches up!". How many times has Mike mentioned a movie or show that John hasn't seen? Well, John is starting to finally catch up on some of this! This episode your hosts discuss two of the movies of Wes Anderson's library that Mike has recommended to John: The Life Aquatic With Steve Zissou and The Fantastic Mr Fox. We also discuss some of our favorite directors in the Arbitrary List segment. 

In this episode, your hosts Mike and John regale you all with stories about songs and the memories that are attached to them. It's not necessarily our favorite songs...but rather songs we have strong connections to. Give it a listen!

Your hosts Mike and John are back! They finally find time to record a new episode. They cover the recent announcements in the Star Wars franchises with directors and casting. Then they revisit Rise of Skywalker and see if time passed makes it a better movie. They review the final season of Clone Wars and touch on how it ties into Rebels and The Mandalorian. And lastly they discuss the state of the movie industry. For an arbitrary list, they each list their top three shows that they would wish would be rebooted. 

This episode is another arbitrary episode! Our hosts just play catch up on some of the things that have gone on in our lives. We discuss what age is the right age to watch certain movies. And our Arbitrary List is our top three shows you should binge watch while being stuck at home. 

After a month long hiatus, your hosts Mike and John are back to discuss what the past month has been like for them in this new infectious world. We talk about how our lives have been impacted as well as ponder what this means for our future as well.