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Generations Geek

Generations Geek

Generations Geek is a more-or-less family-friendly pop culture podcast hosted by sci-fi writer and editor Scott Pearson and his recent-college-graduate daughter, Ella, as they discuss geeky television, movies, books, comic books, games, and more. They also interview geeky guests from New York Times-bestselling authors to screenwriters to astronauts!

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All Episodes

01:05:00

45. Aliens

Generations Geek ·

2019/09/24

AKA "The A2s Always Were a Bit Twitchy": Our multipart review of the Alien series continues with James Cameron’s classic 1986 sequel Aliens, where we’re strongly reminded you should always listen to Ripley. —January 2018

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00:50:45

44. Alien

Generations Geek ·

2019/09/24

AKA "Special Order 937": Our multipart review of the Alien series continues with Ridley Scott’s classic 1979 original Alien, where we learn you should always listen to Ripley and observe proper quarantine protocols. —November 2017

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02:04:55

43. Prometheus & Covenant

Generations Geek ·

2019/09/24

AKA "They Aren’t What We Thought They Were": We start an epic multipart Special Grup Edition review of the entire Alien movie series! In this episode we dive into the prequels Prometheus and Alien: Covenant as Ridley Scott retcons what he got started in Alien. —July 2017

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01:26:18

42. Kong: Skull Island

Generations Geek ·

2019/09/24

AKA "The Ape is Back in Town": We check out the new movie Kong: Skull Island and compare it to Godzilla (2014) and previous Kong movies. Before you listen to this episode, check out Episode 7, “King Geek,” when we discussed the 1933, 1976, and 2005 King Kong movies. —June 2017

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01:13:25

41. Interview: David Mack, Pt. 2

Generations Geek ·

2019/09/24

AKA "Midnight Mack": In part two of the interview, New York Times bestselling author David Mack talks about his forthcoming World War II fantasy novel The Midnight Front, the music of Rush, and more! —March 2017

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01:16:07

40. Interview: David Mack, Pt. 1

Generations Geek ·

2019/09/24

AKA "Mack Trek": New York Times bestselling author David Mack comes aboard to discuss his voluminous Star Trek work in part one of an in-depth interview. Plus Ella reviews the stage play Frankenstein starring Benedict Cumberbatch in a new “All the Squee” segment. —January 2017

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00:44:13

39. Walking Dead Season 7 Premiere

Generations Geek ·

2019/09/24

AKA "Dead Talking": We try to recover from the season 7 premiere of The Walking Dead, a controversial and graphic episode that pushed the envelope even for a show with zombies! —November 2016

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00:46:21

38. Star Trek Beyond

Generations Geek ·

2019/09/24

We discuss the third film in the Kelvinverse, how it stacks up against Star Trek and Star Trek Into Darkness (which we discussed in Episode 9, “Into Geekness”), and how much we love Jaylah—“I like the beats and shouting.” —October 2016

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00:44:39

37. Batman & Superman in the DCEU

Generations Geek ·

2019/09/24

AKA "Bats and Supes": We take a look at Man of Steel and Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice to ponder the birth of the DC Extended Universe while we anxiously await Wonder Woman. —September 2016

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01:12:45

36. Interview: Christopher Jones

Generations Geek ·

2019/09/23

AKA "Superhero League Adventure Squad": We welcome comic book artist Christopher Jones, who lives right here in our home state of Minnesota. Chris has worked for many of the major comic book publishers, including DC, Marvel, Image, Malibu, and lots more. We’ll deluge him with questions about masks and capes! —April 2016

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00:46:05

35. The Cornetto Trilogy

Generations Geek ·

2019/09/22

We’re more-or-less family-friendly, but we don’t always watch family-friendly movies. In this episode, we discuss three such films, Shaun of the Dead, Hot Fuzz, and The World’s End, the R-rated Three Flavours Cornetto Trilogy from Simon Pegg, Nick Frost, and Edgar Wright. Is anyone going down to the shop? —February 2016

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01:09:53

34. Interview: Kirsten Beyer on Voyager

Generations Geek ·

2019/09/22

AKA "Voyager: It’s Been 20 Years Already?!": It’s been twenty years since the debut of Star Trek: Voyager! Join us for a retrospective with our guest, New York Times bestselling author Kirsten Beyer. Since 2009, over the course of seven novels, Kirsten has been continuing the adventures of the Voyager crew after the final episode. SPECIAL UPDATE: Kirsten is now on the staff of Star Trek: Discovery and co-created Star Trek: Picard! —November 2015

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01:38:41

33. Robots in Film & TV

Generations Geek ·

2019/09/22

AKA "Hey, Robots!": Robots . . . they can be cool, creepy, fun, and scary . . . sometimes all at the same time. We talk about robots in film and television, covering such movies as Westworld and A.I. Artificial Intelligence and shows like Almost Human and Humans. —September 2015

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01:13:09

32. Jurassic World

Generations Geek ·

2019/09/22

AKA "Again With the Jurassic": We loves us some dinosaurs, and Jurassic World is finally out! It’s the perfect time to look back at the original Jurassic Park trilogy to see how the series holds up and how the first three films compare to number four. [Insert velociraptor growl here.] —August 2015

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00:34:12

31. Spider-Man in Film & TV

Generations Geek ·

2019/09/22

AKA "The Spider-Men": In honor of your friendly neighborhood Spider-Man entering the Marvel cinematic universe, we take a look back at a number of his previous incarnations in TV and the movies, both live action and animated. —May 2015

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00:32:30

30. Interview: Carrie Patel

Generations Geek ·

2019/09/22

AKA "Gaslight Geeks": We talk with author Carrie Patel about her steampunkish first novel, The Buried Life, and other geeky things that she does, like working on computer games for Obsidian Entertainment. —March 2015

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01:05:01

29. The Battle of the Five Armies

Generations Geek ·

2019/09/22

AKA "The Battle of Three Movies": Peter Jackson’s three-film version of The Hobbit has reached its end. Once again Generations Geek gets squared as we welcome back special guests Kevin Lauderdale—host of the Chronic Rift Network podcasts It Has Come to My Attention and Presenting the Transcription Theory—and his daughter Elizabeth. We’ll talk about the final movie, how it wrapped up the series, and how the movies compare with the book and the animated version. —February 2015

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00:48:51

28. Interview: Ron Miller

Generations Geek ·

2019/09/22

AKA "Art in Space [Cue Reverb]": Ron Miller, author of the new book The Art of Space, joins us to talk about the history of artists imagining space travel, working in Hollywood, Jules Verne, and many other science fictiony things, like his Hugo award–winning book, The Art of Chesley Bonestell. —January 2015

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00:48:52

27. Interview: Daniel Wallace

Generations Geek ·

2019/09/22

AKA "It’s All About That Cape": We welcome New York Times bestselling author Daniel Wallace to talk about his latest book, Star Wars: The Imperial Handbook, as well as his other bestselling Star Wars, Marvel, and DC titles. Superheroes, super-villians, Darth Vader…it’s all about that cape. —December 2014

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00:33:34

26. A Potpourri of Geekery

Generations Geek ·

2019/09/22

We discuss our current state of geekiness, including what shows we’re watching, what books we’re reading, what movies we’re seeing, and whatever else contributes to the geekosity that fills our lives. Plus, the first Generations Geek Public Service Announcement: “Wear your seatbelts.” Totally serious, kids. —November 2014

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