Thursday, December 9, 2021

Sailor Moon Walks Like and Egyptian

After reviewing a couple new trailers, Jonathan and Ariel discuss whether more trailers equals more happy. Then we take our mashup to the moon and beyond.
 


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Thursday, December 2, 2021

Side by Side by Spiderman

 

You asked for it, you got it. A whole musical mash-up from Jonathan Strickland, inspired by the late great Sondheim and your friendly neighborhood spider. Oh yeah, and we talk about some news too!











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Catch up on Past Episodes!

 Monster Morphin Pocket Rangers


We Attack the Darkness

Blade Mother

Friday, November 5, 2021

To Tattooine and Beyond

 

How did Jonathan and Ariel celebrate their Halloweekends? Listen and find out, plus join them as they take Boba Fett to Infinity and Beyond!


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In Scream, No One Can Hear You Space

This week Jonathan and Ariel talk about the best of the worst horror movies, monsters they wouldn't want to meet in a dark alley, and put a little Scream into their Star Wars.



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Thursday, October 21, 2021

SuperMunsters


This week Ariel and Jonathan take a break from Spooky to talk DC FanDome and have some wholesome monster fun!

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Thursday, October 14, 2021

The Pocuspuff Girls

Is suspense horror? Is horror suspense? We talk about the fine line and how the two genres play with each other. Then we take two famous female trios and mash them up in a superspooky showdown!


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Wednesday, October 13, 2021

James Bond: Mummy's the Word

From fave fall activities to classic hollywood monsters to spoopy spy mash-ups, Ariel and Jonathan jump feet first into the Falloween season.


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Haunted Pokemonsion

There's a ton of news to go through, from a potential strike in the entertainment industry to upcoming series and films coming out soon. Plus, what happens if you take Disney's Haunted Mansion ride and fill it up with Pokemon? We find out!


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Saturday, September 25, 2021

The Lost Toys

This week Ariel and Jonathan talk about the dark turns of Marvel's What If? and ponder whether alternate takes can be as good or better than the originals. Then they take a spooky turn on Toy Story in their mash-ups.

 

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Friday, September 17, 2021

Clint and Croft Detective Agency

 

With so much superhero and video game news this week, of course we had to make a mashup about it. Come join us in the excitement!

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Friday, September 10, 2021

Super Plumber Princess Bride

 

This week we are talking about movie gimmicks, how we feel about them, and which ones we thought were super cool. Then we level up to do a fan suggested mashup.








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Tuesday, September 7, 2021

The Star Wars Years

Jonathan's excited about DC? He's not excited about changes to Disney Parks? What is this, bizarro world? It's ok though, our mash up goes back to some classics.



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Friday, August 27, 2021

Birds of Parks and Rec


This week Ariel and Jonathan are doubliing down on geek news and groanworthy segues. Then find out what Leslie Knope and Harley Quinn have in common in this weeks mashup!



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Friday, August 20, 2021

Really Lost in Space

Being a geeky fan doesn't always mean loving all the geeky things. In this week's episode, Ariel and Jonathan talk about geeky properties that just didn't work for them.

Friday, August 13, 2021

Zombie to the Max!

Was The Suicide Squad the DCUEs saving grace or a nail in their coffin? One thing we know for sure, it was bizarre. But so is all of our news this week. Even our mashups are zany to the max!


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Thursday, August 5, 2021

A Venomous Slayer

 

After we plan a heist and talk about larping in a galaxy far away, we discuss when geek fan love goes so fast it turns bad. Also, we see what happens when a slayer and a symbiote face off.

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Thursday, July 29, 2021

Ghostbusters of the Galaxy

It's ComicCon time so of course we have an abundance of new things to be excited about. We pare it down to our top few faves, learn we should executive produce musicals, and then mash up Ghostbusters with Galaxy Guardians.




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Thursday, July 22, 2021

Daikini Who

Can you smell what Jonathan and Ariel are cooking? Which is wrestling. We talk about wrestling. And Doctor Who and Willow and some other geeky things. Oh yeah!






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Thursday, July 15, 2021

Toss a Coin to your Merfolk

Not all of our news is Disney related this week. We also ask What If? we got to tke our favorite geek icons out to lunch, and find out what you get when you lock a little mermaid and a Witcher in a room together.














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Thursday, July 8, 2021

Ewoks Versus Aliens

When is a Star Wars movie, not a Star Wars movie? What makes a great director? And who would win in a fight - a xenomorph or an ewok. Join us this week as we talk about all these things and more!
 


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Thursday, July 1, 2021

Jurrasic Annie

After a musical romp through this week's news, we discuss what makes a good villain, and then take a sweet musical and mash it up with a a movie full of misunderstood creatures.

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Saturday, June 26, 2021

Will there be a Marvel/DC crossover? We discuss that, movie ratings and serving the story. Then we serve up our versions of some classic children's stories going awry.

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Friday, June 18, 2021

Geeking Out For A Hero

We attempt (and hopefully succeed) at a non-spoilery first impression of the Loki TV show, geek out about He-Man, talk about our favorite pieces of game news from E3, and make Aquaman a member of the Scooby gang. 







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Thursday, June 10, 2021

Game of Cats

 

This week we talk about shows that are musical or have musical episodes, and what we think was a success and what we think was a failure. Then we mash up Cats with Game of Thrones, because why not, and we realize they are both quite dark and dire.













Thursday, June 3, 2021

Never Had a Friend That's Green!

We watch some new trailers for Jungle Cruise, Cobra Kai and Old. Plus we talk about romance adventures, animation and we see what happens with Aladdin and Green Lantern meet.

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Thursday, May 27, 2021

There Can Be More Than One

 

We've got a ton of superhero news, we're surprised about a D&D TV series and the PowerPuff girls go back to the drawing board. Plus we mash up Highlander and Willy Wonka!

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Thursday, May 20, 2021

Fuller Monster House

 

Knives Out 2 gets another amazing actor. Dear Evan Hansen casting becomes a joke on the Internet. And we go surprisingly dark with a mash up between Full House and Monsters Inc.








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Sunday, May 16, 2021

Spongebob Widowpants

 

We talk about a hunky new cast member of the Knives Out sequel, whether or not we'd take a trip to outer space, and what would happen if Black Widow went to a Pineapple Under the Sea.




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Saturday, May 15, 2021

You Got Sword On My Laser

Ariel and Jonathan talk about the merits of fantasy and science fiction. They also dive into what makes a good 'bad movie." Oh, and He-Man goes head to head with the Bride from Kill Bill.







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Muppets, Mortal Combat, and Magical Mr. Mistoffolees


Which cat from Cats would you be? Do you think Mortal Kombat killed it or suffered a fatality? Do you with there was more sesame street in your The Office? We answer these questions and more in this week's episode.














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Coen I Ask You A Question?

Because Ariel watched Fargo for the first time over the weekend, we decided to talk about the uniqueness that is Coen Brother movies. Plus we zoom through some fun news and into an Airbender Mad Max mash-up that's totally shiny and chrome. 






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Thursday, April 15, 2021

The One With Loki

Do you have a friend who you think could be a geek, if only you eased them into your fandom the right way? So do we. Join us as we talk about various gateway geek properties, for good, for bad, and for ugly. Including our own. Then stay tuned for a mashup that will have you saying "Oh. My. Trickster. God" *clapclapclapclap*








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Wednesday, April 14, 2021

The Gods Must Be Pranky

No fooling about it this April 1st. We talk about the state of some conventions, say goodbye to some shows and hello to some fun movie news, discuss our position on pranks, and mash-up an anti hero with a reluctant hero. 













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Sunday, March 28, 2021

Security Blankets and Sitcoms

In this episode, we talk about our geek "comfort foods": everything from video games to superheroes, to the shows we keep watching over and over. Then we mash up a couple long-standing classics into a completely new and mysterious story.




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Thursday, March 18, 2021

Preteen Mutant Ruff-Ruff-Ruffians

 

With the hope of Broadway reopening later this year, we take a slide through geek news non-musical to musical, chat about what kinds of muscials we are drawn to, and then keep listening for a mashup that will make you howl.





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Thursday, March 11, 2021

You Got Pooh on Your Enterprise

 

Inspired by the previous week's question, Jonathan and Ariel navigate through spaceships, their places in our heart, and how they are often characters - not just vehicles.  And then we get boldly go to the Hundred Acre Wood (kind of) in our mash-up.

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Your Friendly Neighborhood Extraterrestrial


After a delightful stroll through some fun trailers, we discuss video games, their violence, and out thoughts on when you aren't given an opt out from that part of the story. Plus Marvel and Amblin Entertainment served up this weeks mash-up idea to us on a silver platter, and who were we to say no.


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Wednesday, March 10, 2021

Kobra Kombat - The Ballad of Johnny Lawrence

 

There was so much geek news this week, we couldn't choose! So we talked about it all (or as much as we could). Everything from a Disney Parks Extended Universe, to movie rumors, to a bunch of video game inspired stories. Then stick around for a kick butt mashup. 














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Wednesday, February 24, 2021

A Justice League of Their Own

 

In this episode we take about misplaced geek expectations in media. And we take mental vacations to fictional lands. Plus we are loading the bases with this episodes mash-up.



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Monday, February 15, 2021

A day late, but no less geeky

Hey friends! This week's episode is going to be a day later than usual due to the holiday week, but fear not, it hasn't been forgotten! We will miss you until then!

Wednesday, February 10, 2021

Cinderella on Skid Row

While we know not everyone is in to Valentines Day, we though it was a perfect time to share the love on some worthy news items, adoringly reminisce on the fictional crushes that shaped our geekihood, and make a love connection between two unlikely stories. 

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Thursday, February 4, 2021

 

In this three course episode we talk about some wacky news, discuss our thoughts on if the DCUE is salvageable, and pay tribute to one of our favorite Mel Brooks films and a great comedic actress. Plus Jonathan shows his superpower bias.














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Sunday, January 31, 2021

It's the Muppet Show! With our Very Special Guest - Godzilla


It seems like everything nowadays is a sequel or a prequel (or a reboot). We chat about what separates the good sequels and prequels from the the bad. Then we take two properties in the news that have had a ton of sequels, and add our own to the mix.



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Saturday, January 30, 2021

Something's Rotten in Gotham City

We talk about WandaVision, a new cut of the Justice League movie that is even longer than before (Yay?), and Jonathan decides to ruin everything. 






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Thursday, January 14, 2021

It's All Fun and Games Until Someone Loses a Side Quest

 

When it comes to "epic" games, can you have too much of a good thing? Ariel and Jonathan share their thoughts about epic games and how they can grow too big for their own good. We expect a lot of . . . . Fallout . . . . for this one. Plus: we mash up Mario and The Matrix and get the closest we've ever come to duplicating the same plot!







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Thursday, January 7, 2021

Goonies of the Galaxy

 Building on our discussion about nostalgia -- there are some films and shows that seem locked to when you first experienced them -- particularly when you're a kid. So does that mean the movies aren't, you know, actually good?



Nostalgia Ain't What It Used to Be

Ariel and Jonathan sit down to talk about when nostalgia can enhance a story and when it can end up being a crutch. 



Home Hard - Lost in Nakitomi Plaza

Dune You Forget About Me

You Got Your Mask in My Space Opera

 

Johnny Storm With Your Nose So Bright

We're back, bay-bee! It's a new era for the Large Nerdron Collider, and a new home! And a new(ish) format! But the same hosts and jokes! Let's get nerdy!


Large Nerdron Collider: A New Hope