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Welcome to the All-New Geek Actually Podcast Episode 18 This week we talk about the new Prime Minister of Australia, Dune‘s 50th anniversary, the state of the NBN, Marvel Comics, the legal problems of Star Trek Voyager’s Kes and the Geek Tax. We also have the trailer for The Jungle Book. All this plus what we’ve been … Continue reading

This week on Nerd Corner John Hammond is again absent so John Dee is joined by “old School Nate” and “Megan with red hair” as they once again go through JDs list and discuss such things as Wonder Woman casting rumours, Ghost trains but not as you know them and even read out a real life … Continue reading

Welcome to the All-New Geek Actually Podcast Episode 17 This week we are a man down as Dave Longo couldn’t join us. Even a man down we still manage to fill an hour and a half with discussions on women in the gaming world, DC Comics latest plans, Marvel Studios separating from Marvel, the Star … Continue reading

Due to some emergency dental work John Hammond is absent and John Dee is joined by “Old School Nate.” This week we go through JDs trademark list, go on a few wrestling related tangents and spend some time paying tribute to the late Wes Craven. As always we can be praised or buried at nerdcornerau@gmail.com or tweeted @nerdcornerau … Continue reading

Welcome to the All-New Geek Actually Podcast Episode 16 This week we discuss The Philip K. Dick Bot, Wes Craven’s untimely death, DC comics actual plans, Rhonda Rousey’s porn offer, Paramount’s feelings towards Trekkies, Stephen King on film, those Captain America: Civil War images and the world’s best auction site. All this plus what we’ve … Continue reading

Welcome to the All-New Geek Actually Podcast Episode 15 This week we discuss Rhonda Rousey’s campaign to play Captain Marvel, the Preacher TV series and Star Trek Beyond images, Patrick Stewarts new TV series, Robert Rodriguez’s new film, Disney’s Star Wars: Infinity 3.0 and a new miniatures game based on Doctor Who. Dave also continues … Continue reading

Welcome to the All-New Geek Actually Podcast Episode 14 This week we discuss all the Star Wars announcements at Disney’s D23 including the cast of Star Wars: Rogue One and Drew Struzen’s new poster for the film. Dave continues his voyage through Star Trek with DS9 Season 2 and Star Trek: Insurrection, we take a … Continue reading »

This week on Nerd Corner John Dee and John Hammond talk about a topic near and dear to Mr Hammonds heart – the Jurassic Park franchise. As always we steer clear of segueways as we go through JDs list of news items. Apologies for JHs sneezing fit midway through. Next time: Terminator. As always you … Continue reading »

Welcome to the All-New Geek Actually Podcast This week we discuss fragments of news from Hollywood like Spider-Man’s possible costume, Constantine coming to Arrow, the Power Rangers reboot, Tom Hardy to produce 100 Bullets, Stephen Amell wants to Wrestle and Steven Spielberg is trying to woo Gene Wilder out of retirement. Then we are joined … Continue reading »

In this issue, we talk about Marvel NOW! and the latest superhero TV. THEN DC takes a digital stand, and goes overboard with the variants. Meanwhile, help reveal the Man of Steel (as what?) and Marvel takes another crack at that Phase One Box. PLUS our pick of the week: Y: The Last Man by Brian K. Vaughan, Pia Guerra & José Marzán, Jr. Our next reading assignment: The Last Christmas by Gerry Duggan, Brian Posehn, Rick Remember and Hilary Barta. Your Hosts: Richard Gray & David McVay Behind the Panels is a continual work in progress, help us craft this show (via email and feedback) into the finest comic book podcast on the market. Make sure you subscribe to Behind the Panels on the link below. Vintage Clip of the Week  Who's Afraid of Diana Prince (1967) and a bonus clip. What We've Been Reading/What We've Been Watching This week Marvel Now! and continuing coverage of the TV series The Walking Dead (AMC) and Arrow (CW) Comic News DC Issues statement on digital distribution http://www.bleedingcool.com/2012/11/20/dc-comics-issue-statement-on-digital-distribution-timing/ 52 Covers for Justice League of America #1 http://www.bleedingcool.com/2012/11/17/justice-league/ Movie News Reveal something exclusive from Man of Steel http://www.superherohype.com/news/articles/173729-help-reveal-an-exclusive-from-man-of-steel Marvel Phase One Box Redux - Now with Added Stuff! http://insidemovies.ew.com/2012/11/20/marvel-phase-one-phase-two/ The Rest... Have you got something to say? We want to hear from you, send email to comics@geekactually.com or drop us a voicemail at 02 8011 3167 (Skype ID: geek actually) and we'll play it on the show. If you are an iTunes user, subscribe for free here and please leave us feedback. The next two or three issues will also come out on the Geek Actually and Film Actually feeds to get things started. Make sure you check out our other fine podcasts Film Actually and Film Actually News for the latest in cinema reviews and news. Join us on our new Facebook Fan Page, follow Geek Actually on Twitter @geekactually and follow David on Twitter @davidmcvay Find more by Richard Gray by visiting theReelBits.com or follow him on Twitter @DVDbits Make sure you check out our new range of Geek Actually swag at cafepress.com.au/geekactually Nicholas' Lego animations can be found at YouTube.com/NickyMcVay The music used for this episode is The Rolling Stone's "You Can't Always Get What You Want" because Yorick mourns the loss of this and other bands in the series.

It's that time of the year again! Join your hosts, David McVay and Robyn Smith, for a review of The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 2. As we say goodbye to The Twilight Saga with this latest instalment, David and Robyn look back on the phenomenon that has been The Twilight Saga. The Twilight Saga - Breaking Dawn Part 2 is directed by Bill Condon and written by Melissa Rosenberg based on the novel by Stephenie Meyer. It stars Kristen Stewart, Robert Pattinson, Taylor Lautner, Peter Facinelli, Elizabeth Reaser, Ashley Green, Jackson Rathbone, Kellan Lutz, Nikki Reed, Billy Burke, Mackenzie Foy, Dakota Fanning and Michael Sheen. After the birth of Renesmee, the Cullens gather other vampire clans in order to protect the child from a false allegation that puts the family in front of the Volturi. Watch the trailer here: http://trailers.apple.com/trailers/summit/thetwilightsagabreakingdawnpart2/ BEWARE: Spoiler Zone between 00:33:56 - 01:03:23. Avaoid this section if you don't want to know what happens in the film. This episode carries an explicit tag due to infrequent coarse language. Listen or download it here or subscribe to it on iTunes Send feedback for this show to feedback@geekactually.com or leave us a voice mail message to play on the show at (Sydney number) 02 8011 3167 or Skype ID: geekactually (you can also send us an mp3 file if you'd prefer). If you are an iTunes user, please leave a review. Your comments (good or bad) help us improve the show. Join us on our Facebook Fan Page: facebook.com/GeekActually Follow David on Twitter: twitter.com/davidmcvay Get your Geek Actually swag at cafepress.com.au/geekactually Music for this episode is from the score to Twilight by Carter Burwell

In this issue, we catch up on what we've been reading and watching, including the new seasons of The Walking Dead and Arrow. We also look at the big announcements from NYCC and what's DC cancelling now? THEN Oh, you said something about an IRON MAN 3 trailer? X-Men: Days of Future Past and S.H.I.E.L.D. casting. PLUS our pick of the week: Batman - The Dark Knight Returns from DC Our next reading assignment: Y: The Last Man by Brian K. Vaughan, Pia Guerra & José Marzán, Jr. Your Hosts: Richard Gray & David McVay Behind the Panels is a continual work in progress, help us craft this show (via email and feedback) into the finest comic book podcast on the market. Make sure you subscribe to Behind the Panels on the link below. Vintage Clip of the Week  Batman (the 1966 series) What We've Been Reading/What We've Been Watching Big reads for both of us (e.g. Marvel Cosmic, Walking Dead, New Avengers), Walking Dead (AMC) - Season 3 and Arrow (CW) - Season 1 New This Month: Marvel NOW! Point One #1 Avengers Assemble #8 Batman #13 - Death of the Family Daredevil: End of Days Wolverine MAX Phantom Stranger Uncanny Avengers AvX: Consequences A-Babies V X-Babies Punisher War Zone #1 Talon #1 Happy National Comics: Madame X Doctor Who (IDW) by Andy Diggle Minimum Carnage (Event) Dark Horse Presents #17 Comic News NYCC 2012 Highlights. http://www.thereelbits.com/2012/10/15/nycc-wrap-up-and-highlights/ DC cancels more titles. http://www.thereelbits.com/2012/10/16/dc-comics-and-vertigo-full-solicitations-for-january-2013/ Movie News Oh, you said something about an IRON MAN 3 trailer? http://trailers.apple.com/trailers/marvel/ironman3/ Vaughn Exits X-Men: Days of Future Past. http://www.deadline.com/2012/10/matthew-vaughn-wont-direct-x-men-first-class-2-will-bryan-singer-replace-him/ Ming-Na Wen to be in S.H.I.E.L.D. http://www.superherohype.com/news/articles/173343-ming-na-wen-joins-joss-whedons-shield The Rest... Have you got something to say? We want to hear from you, send email to comics@geekactually.com or drop us a voicemail at 02 8011 3167 (Skype ID: geek actually) and we'll play it on the show. If you are an iTunes user, subscribe for free here and please leave us feedback. The next two or three issues will also come out on the Geek Actually and Film Actually feeds to get things started. Make sure you check out our other fine podcasts Film Actually and Film Actually News for the latest in cinema reviews and news. Join us on our new Facebook Fan Page, follow Geek Actually on Twitter @geekactually and follow David on Twitter @davidmcvay Find more by Richard Gray by visiting theReelBits.com or follow him on Twitter @DVDbits Make sure you check out our new range of Geek Actually swag at cafepress.com.au/geekactually Nicholas' Lego animations can be found at YouTube.com/NickyMcVay Check out David on The Uncanny Valley (web series) - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x01m2v8Jd4Q The music used for this episode is the theme from the movie "Batman: The Dark Knight Returns".

In this month's issue Marvel Point One, The Amazing Spider-Man comes to an end, Alan Moore goes out in public, James Gunn is directing Guardians of the Galaxy, future plans for Thanos and The Hulk plus our amazing pick of the week: Guardians of the Galaxy from Marvel. Our next reading assignment: Frank Miller's The Dark Knight Returns. Your Hosts: Richard Gray & David McVay Behind the Panels is a continual work in progress, help us craft this show (via email and feedback) into the finest comic book podcast on the market. Make sure you subscribe to Behind the Panels on the link below. Vintage Clip of the Week  The Fantastic Four (1960s cartoon) Comic News Marvel Point One…Oh, it's Nova! And Coulson! http://www.bleedingcool.com/2012/09/19/marvel-now-confirms-jeph-loeb-and-ed-mcguinness-on-nova/ http://www.bleedingcool.com/2012/09/18/nick-spencer-and-luke-ross-take-on-agent-coulson-for-marvel-now/ The Amazing Spider-Man to end with #700 http://www.superherohype.com/news/articles/172787-comics-marvel-to-end-the-amazing-spider-man-with-issue-700 Shock! GI Combat Cancelled - again! http://www.bleedingcool.com/2012/09/17/dc-comics-cancels-gi-combat/ Alan Moore attends comic convention by accident http://www.bleedingcool.com/2012/09/19/alan-moore-im-going-to-a-comic-convention-by-accident/ Movie News James Gunn confirmed for Guardians of the Galaxy https://www.facebook.com/jgunn Feige Talks Thanos…and Phase 3? http://splashpage.mtv.com/2012/09/20/thanos-marvel-kevin-feige/ Future plans for The Hulk http://splashpage.mtv.com/2012/09/21/planet-hulk-movie-kevin-feige/ The Rest... Have you got something to say? We want to hear from you, send email to comics@geekactually.com or drop us a voicemail at 02 8011 3167 (Skype ID: geek actually) and we'll play it on the show. If you are an iTunes user, subscribe for free here and please leave us feedback. The next two or three issues will also come out on the Geek Actually and Film Actually feeds to get things started. Make sure you check out our other fine podcasts Film Actually and Film Actually News for the latest in cinema reviews and news. Join us on our new Facebook Fan Page, follow Geek Actually on Twitter @geekactually and follow David on Twitter @davidmcvay Find more by Richard Gray by visiting theReelBits.com or follow him on Twitter @DVDbits Make sure you check out our new range of Geek Actually swag at cafepress.com.au/geekactually The music used for this episode is "Jupiter" from "The Planets" by Gustav Holst.

This week, the Film Actually podcast heads into hiatus for a couple of months but first we review the sequel "The Expendables 2". We also look at What We’ve Been Watching and deliver a brand new Lists of Five - Five Ensemble Films. Film Actually is the official movie podcast of geekactually.com. Hosts: David McVay & Josh Philpott If you are an iTunes user, please leave a review. Your comments help us improve the show. This show carries an explicit tag due to infrequent coarse language. Listen or download it here or subscribe to it on iTunes What We’ve Been Watching A collection of other things we’ve been watching this week. Feature Film Review ‘The Expendables 2’ directed by Simon West and written by Sylvester Stallone and Richard Wenk. It stars Sylvester Stallone, Jason Statham, Jean-Claude Van Damme, Jet Li, Dolph Lundgren, Chuck Norris, Bruce Willis, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Terry Crews, Randy Couture, Liam Hemsworth, Nan Yu and Charisma Carpenter. Mr. Church reunites the Expendables for what should be an easy paycheck, but when one of their men is murdered on the job, their quest for revenge puts them deep in enemy territory and up against an unexpected threat. Source: IMDB Watch the trailer here: http://trailers.apple.com/trailers/lions_gate/theexpendables2/ Lists of Five This week our Lists of Five: Five Ensemble Films. Just a reminder, because we never like to just make things easy on ourselves, our lists are not necessarily top five lists, they are more or a less a list of film recommendations within the theme of the list. The Rest... Join us on our Facebook Fan Page: facebook.com/GeekActually or follow Geek Actually on Twitter @geekactually The Reel Junkies podcast can be found at weekendronin.com Find out more about Josh's other stuff by visiting HipHopNetOnline.com or listen to his other show "DLC Live" go to RawDLC.com or follow him on Twitter @DoGM3At Find more by Richard Gray by visiting theReelBits.com or follow him on Twitter @DVDbits We are closing the show with "The Expendables Return" from Brian Tyler's score to "The Expendables 2". The opening clip is from the ensemble film "American Reunion”. Go see more movies, you don’t see enough movies and all of life’s questions are answered in the movies.

This week, on a very late episode of Film Actually, Josh and David review the new remake of "Total Recall". We also look at What We’ve Been Watching and deliver a brand new Lists of Five - Five Films That Are Pretty To Look At But Are Ultimately Empty. Film Actually is the official movie podcast of geekactually.com. Hosts: David McVay & Josh Philpott If you are an iTunes user, please leave a review. Your comments help us improve the show. This show carries an explicit tag due to infrequent coarse language. Listen or download it here or subscribe to it on iTunes What We’ve Been Watching A collection of other things we’ve been watching this week. Josh has been re-watching "The X-Files" and David is watching season two of "Teen Wolf". Other films talked about: "Jaws" and "The Avengers" on Blu-ray. Feature Film Review ‘Total Recall’ directed by Len Wiseman and written by Kurt Wimmer and Mark Bomback and based on a screenplay by Ronald Shusett and Dan O'Bannon and inspired by the short story "We Can Remember It for You Wholesale" by Philip K. Dick. It stars Colin Farrell, Kate Beckinsale, Jessica Biel, Bryan Cranston, John Cho and Bill Nighy. A factory worker, Douglas Quaid, begins to suspect that he is a spy after visiting Rekall - a company that provides its clients with implanted fake memories of a life they would like to have led - goes wrong and he finds himself on the run. Source: IMDB Watch the trailer here: http://trailers.apple.com/trailers/sony_pictures/totalrecall/ And for those that missed it, here is the three breasted woman. Lists of Five This week our Lists of Five: Five Films That Are Pretty To Look At But Are Ultimately Empty. Just a reminder, because we never like to just make things easy on ourselves, our lists are not necessarily top five lists, they are more or a less a list of film recommendations within the theme of the list. The Rest... Join us on our Facebook Fan Page: facebook.com/GeekActually or follow Geek Actually on Twitter @geekactually The Reel Junkies podcast can be found at weekendronin.com Find out more about Josh's other stuff by visiting HipHopNetOnline.com or listen to his other show "DLC Live" go to RawDLC.com or follow him on Twitter @DoGM3At Find more by Richard Gray by visiting theReelBits.com or follow him on Twitter @DVDbits We are closing the show with Jerry Goldsmith's theme from the 1990 "Total Recall". The opening clip is from the 1990 “Total Recall”. Go see more movies, you don’t see enough movies and all of life’s questions are answered in the movies.