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Garhdo Goes Geek

Join your host Garhdo as they infodump on geek film, tv, video games and comics in this lightly scripted and informal podcast. From franchise and lore deep dives, to discussions of incidents that changed the whole course of industries. From reviews of new and old media, to taking a look at genre classics with a new eye. Designed to be absorbed in parts, or binged in a block, settle in and listen with Garhdo, because this is a safe space, and you are welcome here. https://linktr.ee/Garhdo

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05:10:42

S4E05 - The Untapped Potential of Mortal Kombat

Garhdo Goes Geek ·

2022/10/23

Join your host Garhdo as they explore the Mortal Kombat franchise for its 30th Anniversary. One of the fighting genre's flagship series, Mortal Kombat has a rich and expansive lore that has constantly been developed and expanded upon with each new iteration, and Garhdo will take you on a journey through the series, exploring the realms and the kast of kombatants who battle for their fate. Explore the games, the films, and everything else, as Garhdo explains what they feel is the true draw of

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03:10:23

S4E04 - Watching Firefly For the Very First Time

Garhdo Goes Geek ·

2022/10/16

Twenty years on from it's debut join your host Garhdo as they watch Firefly and the follow-up film Serenity for the very first time. An almost mythical series in geek culture, held up on a pedestal and widely recognised as cut down in its prime, what will Garhdo's views on this beloved show be as someone who missed all the hype the first time? --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/garhdogoesgeek/message Support this podcast:

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04:12:27

S4E03 - Unpacking Marvel's Multiverse Saga

Garhdo Goes Geek ·

2022/10/07

Join your host Garhdo as they take another look at the Marvel Cinematic Universe, discussing the latest entries from Phase 4, as well as exploring all of the announcements and rumours about the upcoming projects in the newly christened Multiverse Saga. Using their comic book knowledge, Garhdo will provide their own thoughts on where they think everything is going, and what characters and concepts we might possibly soon see... Also featuring brief detours discussing the latest news from Marvel

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03:57:24

S4E02 - A Trekker's Guide to The Orville

Garhdo Goes Geek ·

2022/09/19

Join your host Garhdo as they takes a look into Seth MacFarlane's Star Trek inspired show The Orville, a series that outgrew its comedy origins to become one of the best new sci-fi shows available today, standing as a rival to Star Trek's modern glory. Garhdo gives their opinions on the best and worst that the series has to offer, guiding you through the plots and introducing you to the characters, from it's early beginnings, through a dramatic turning point, and right up to the latest

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03:20:46

S4E01 - What is Happening with DC at Warner Brothers...

Garhdo Goes Geek ·

2022/09/04

Join your host Garhdo in the first episode of a brand new Season as they take a look at all of the news coming from the Warner Brothers and Discovery merger, and especially what that means for DC in films, television and even comics. Plus Garhdo undergoes a thought experiment, offering their own idea as to how to build, and even how to end, the future of the DCEU. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/garhdogoesgeek/message Support this podcast:

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03:34:39

S3E10 - How the Clone Wars Makes Episode III the Best...

Garhdo Goes Geek ·

2022/08/28

In the Season finale join your host Garhdo as they explore Star Wars: The Clone Wars, and offers an argument as to why it is not only essential viewing in its own right, but also how it helps to make their favourite film in the saga, Episode III: Revenge of the Sith, in their opinion, the best Star Wars film. They will present their case using some of the major plot threads of the Clone Wars series, and highlighting what new insights they offer in the film that originally culminated the Skywalker

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01:54:39

S3Bonus - Review of Jeff Wayne's The War Of The...

Garhdo Goes Geek ·

2022/08/21

Join your host Garhdo and their wife Tallulah as they take you on a review of Jeff Wayne and Layered Reality's Immersive Experience of The War Of The Worlds. They'll discuss how the album and story have been adapted to the new medium, and discuss what they experienced there, and even explore some theories of how the Immersive Experience affects the classic story. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/garhdogoesgeek/message Support this podcast:

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02:35:55

S3E09 - Rise and Fall of Independence Day

Garhdo Goes Geek ·

2022/08/13

Join your host Garhdo as they take a close look at the 1996 Roland Emmerich disaster movie Independence Day, and its 2016 sequel movie disaster Independence Day: Resurgence. By compasring and contrasting the foundational elements of these two movies Garhdo will explain how they feel that the sequel fails in all the ways that the first film, despite its flaws, succeeds. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/garhdogoesgeek/message Support this podcast:

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03:17:18

S3E08 - How Ken Penders Ruined Archie Comics' Sonic...

Garhdo Goes Geek ·

2022/07/17

Join your host Garhdo as they take a look at the Archie Sonic the Hedgehog comic, a record-breaking but often maligned comic, and explains how one man contributed greatly to not only its rise to success, but also to its ignoble end. It really is a tale that needs to heard to be believed, with everything from furry romance and superhero origins, to Holocaust poetry, LSD overdoses, and exploding planets - all because of copyright litigation centred around a red echidna's family. --- Send in a

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05:20:25

S3E07 - Aliens and Predator Film Retrospective

Garhdo Goes Geek ·

2022/07/08

Join your host Garhdo as they take a close look at two titans of science fiction and horror with the Aliens and Predator film franchises. From the great first installments, to the sometimes mediocre sequels, and the inevitable mashup films, Garhdo takes you on a journey through the highs and lows of all twelve films, in front of and behind the camera. Enjoy this long expected episode at last, and join the discussion on Discord. --- Send in a voice message:

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03:02:44

S3E06 - Thunderbirds Are Go!

Garhdo Goes Geek ·

2022/05/08

Join your host Garhdo as they take a look at a childhood favourite with Thunderbirds! Learn about the techniques of Supermarionation, the work of Gerry Anderson, one of the first shared universes in TV media, and the secrets of the International Rescue organisation and their incredible machines. Learn not just about the classic sixties series, but also the various films and comics it inspired, as well as the incredible 50th anniversary reimagining Thunderbirds Are Go. --- Send in a voice

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03:19:43

S3E05 - Who Is The Best Batman?

Garhdo Goes Geek ·

2022/03/19

Join your host Garhdo as they take an analytical look at the actors who have portrayed Batman in cinema, from West and Keaton through to Bale, Affleck and Pattinson, to discover who portrayed the most accurate version of the classic DC Comics character, in order to attempt to answer that classic geek question once and for all - Who Is The Best Batman? --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/garhdogoesgeek/message Support this podcast:

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02:17:19

S3E04 - The War of the Worlds and Differences in...

Garhdo Goes Geek ·

2022/02/28

Join your host Garhdo as they take a look back at the seminal sci-fi classic The War of the Worlds by H.G. Wells, and explores some of the ways the story has been adapted over the hundred and twenty five years since its initial publication, and where the most successful adaptations both succeeded and failed in bringing the iconic story to new audiences and media, from the two major film adaptations, to an infamous radio drama, and a musical album. --- Send in a voice message:

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03:13:15

S3E03.5 - The Darker Side of the MCU

Garhdo Goes Geek ·

2022/02/19

As a special addendum to his episode on Daredevil, join your host Garhdo as they give their thoughts on the other Marvel and Netflix collaborations: Jessica Jones, Luke Cage, Iron Fist, and The Punisher. Garhdo will discuss the shows in depth, introducing the characters and plots, and how he feels about the highs and lows of each respective show in the Defenders Saga. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/garhdogoesgeek/message Support this podcast:

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03:56:48

S3E03 - Daredevil and Kingpin's History in the MCU

Garhdo Goes Geek ·

2022/02/19

With the reintroduction of Daredevil and Kingpin into the MCU join your host Garhdo as they look back at the history of the characters, from their first forays into live-action, the big budget 2003 film with Ben Affleck and Michael Clarke Duncan, to the fantastic Daredevil series from Netflix and Marvel Television, starring Charlie Cox and Vincent D’Onofrio, exploring all of the twists and turns in the stories of this intricately linked hero and villain pair. --- Send in a voice message:

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02:43:55

S3E02 - A Euology For Final Space

Garhdo Goes Geek ·

2022/01/29

Join your host Garhdo as they take a deep look into the animated series Final Space, about bumbling astronaut Gary Goodspeed and his alien companion Mooncake, as well as the other misfit characters of the Team Squad as they face a dark threat from beyond the universe. Garhdo explains how this series went from something they enjoyed but had issues with, to one of their favourite shows, and how its untimely cancellation has affected their opinion of it. --- Send in a voice message:

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02:51:05

S3E01 - The Cinematic Adventures of Spider-Man

Garhdo Goes Geek ·

2022/01/15

New year, new season! Join your host Garhdo in this first episode of 2022 as they take a look at the films of Spider-Man, from the James Cameron 'scriptment' to the Sam Raimi trilogy, through the attempted Amazing Spider-Man cinematic universe and Into the Spider-Verse, and finally into the MCU, culminating with a spoiler heavy discussion of the recent blockbuster film Spider-Man: No Way Home! A discussion of the amazing heroes, the sinister villains, the beautiful damsels, the comic book

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03:20:09

S2E11 - The Lord of the Rings: 20 Years Later

Garhdo Goes Geek ·

2021/12/05

Join your host Garhdo as they take you on a journey There and Back Again looking at the making of the Lord of the Rings trilogy in celebration of its 20th anniversary. Garhdo has thoroughly watched all of the Appendices for the Extended Cut of the films, and is here to share with you the fascinating story of how this film series was made, as they celebrate this cinematic masterpiece that helped to change how films have been made since. --- Send in a voice message:

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02:02:51

S2E10 - Marvel's Eternals: From Obscure Comic to...

Garhdo Goes Geek ·

2021/11/20

Marvel announcing a film based on the Eternals came as a surprise to most people in 2019, as even plenty of die-hard Marvel fans barely had any idea who the characters were. Join your host Garhdo as they take you through a guide to all things Eternal, Deviant and Celestial as we explore the origins of Jack Kirby's least known creations through to their mixed reception in Oscar winner Chloe Zhao's Marvel epic, and ponder what their inclusion could mean for the MCU going forwards into Phase 4

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02:13:33

S2E09 - V For Vendetta and Adapting Alan Moore

Garhdo Goes Geek ·

2021/11/06

Join your host Garhdo as they take a look at the intricacies of adapting the work of acclaimed comic book legend Alan Moore via an exploration of his seminal 80s comic V For Vendetta and its 2006 film adaptation, a film which made Moore refuse to endorse any future adaptations of his work. Was Moore's response justified, and is Alan Moore's work just impossible to adapt? Trigger Warning: this episode discusses the themes and plot of V For Vendetta, including allusions to homphobia, racism,

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