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The Geekbox: Episode 71

by Jonathan Downin in Games695 days ago

Surprise! It’s all about E3 this week. Ryan S. is in complete hater-pants mode this week. He didn’t like any of the motion control related stuff this year. Ryan H. also points out the poor translations of the Japanese publisher press conferences. Karen is one of the lone sources of enthusiasm this week. Fitch tries to infuse some excitement, but the overall sense of pessimism prevails. Sorcery happens to spur some conversation, but the tone doesn’t change. Movies round out the cast with Ryan H. loving everything and Ryan S. hating...

The Geekbox: Episode 69

by Jonathan Downin in Games, TV708 days ago

The Geekbox continues its recent trend of being light on hosts. The cast kicks off with some Team Fortress talk, and then Fitch gets into just a few scant details surrounding his current dating situation. After a quick Burn Notice update the guys get into E3 and what they are looking forward to. Ryan Scott stresses that it is not as fun as it may seem to attend the Expo and Ryan Higgins give some insight into what the press conferences are like for the “layman.” The crew hits on Lord of the Rings Online going free to play and what this...

The Geekbox: Episode 68

by Jon Cole in Games, TV715 days ago

A cast-light episode of the Geekbox results in a games-heavy first segment, leading with a game that Ryan considers his game of the year thus far, Super Mario Galaxy 2. Most everyone in the games press has similar opinions on the game and Ryan seems to follow suit, praising the glorious level design that made the first so popular. Karen manages to dig up one negative point though, highlighting the arbitrary method of progression in the overworld (requiring a certain number of stars to open new galaxies). The other big game of the week is Red...

The Geekbox: Episode 66

by Jon Cole in Games, TV729 days ago

Roadie Brock joins the regular Geekbox crew this week, opening up the show with a story about love spawned by the Geekbox and the joys of the Gabrielle Anwar scale. In other news, Ryan Higgins got a chance to go to a Pokemon Tournament and shares some of his experiences, despite the fact that he only really got to receive the exclusive event Pokemon that was offered. Talk about the NPDs somehow manages to squeeze into this week’s show, though it leads to a lot of griping about ratings systems and how they seem to be designed to spark controversy...

The Geekbox: Episode 65

by Jon Cole in Games, Movies, TV737 days ago

Iron Man 2 talk opens up this week’s Geekbox, with Greg Ford and the Ryan’s feeling far more positively about it than Fitch. Fitch wasn’t too sure about the “overly quippy” dialogue, comparing it to Fast and Furious levels of schlock. The other guys don’t agree, though they do regard it a little less than the original Iron Man film. The Mega Man fan movie sparks a little conversation about video game films and more impressive fan movies. Street Fighter: The Movie deservedly earns a little radio time, as...

The Geekbox: Episode 64

by Jon Cole in Games, Movies, TV743 days ago

This week’s Geekbox explicably starts off sans-Karen (she got stuck on the train) but inexplicably begins with talk about a Nintendo-themed early nineties animated show called Captain N: The Game Master. Luckily, it doesn’t take too long for Karen to arrive and tell her tales about the suicide rate in San Francisco and the inconveniences of such an event. The iPad is one of the biggest topics this week and there’s much debate about the usefulness of such a device, with Higgins leading the charge. Karen makes the argument that...

The Geekbox: Episode 62

by Jon Cole in Games, Movies, TV757 days ago

This week’s “Three Nerdy White Guys” podcast (working title) starts off with some MMO talk, unsurprisingly. Higgins shares some of his opinions on the recently introduced mounts to World of Warcraft and his plans for the Cataclysm release. Games talk wraps up with Ryan’s impressions of 3D Dot Game Heroes, which he describes as Zelda with the serial number filed off. Ultimately, he concludes that the self-referential elements are entertaining though he wishes it wasn’t exclusive to the PS3. Listener mail takes up a...

The Geekbox: Episode 61

by Jon Cole in Games, Movies, TV766 days ago

At the top of this week’s show, Karen talks a little bit about a podcast she’s recently started listening to, Jordan Jesse Go, and the strange debacle with Penny Arcade’s Mike and Jerry that earned a lot of frustration in the podcasting community. On a completely unrelated note, Ryan talks a little bit about his recent viewing of Clash of the Titans, which he essentially boils down to a series of ridiculous setpieces designed to be chopped up for a sweet trailer. The recent trailers for The Losers and The A-Team inspires a little...

The Geekbox: Episode 59

by Jon Cole in Games, TV779 days ago

This week’s Geekbox starts off with the sad news that Ryan Higgins’s store got broken into on the one year anniversary of his apartment burning down, so unfortunately this guy doesn’t attract great luck. After a couple scuffles over Dunkin Donuts and fluffernutters, Ryan Scott and Karen talk about their time at PAX East, which they say felt a little inferior compared to the Seattle version though still proved to be a lot of fun. In terms of panels, Karen said she most enjoyed the Journalists vs. Developers discussion, which leads...

The Geekbox: Episode 58

by Jon Cole in Games, Movies, TV785 days ago

The Geekbox welcomes Karen Chu back from a four-week hiatus, starting off conversation with her experiences at South By Southwest Interactive. Having hosted a panel, she has a somewhat unique opinion about the big picture topics talked about in Austin, so things kick off interestingly. On a similar note, Ryan talks a little bit about his future PAX East panel, joining up with Anthony Gallegos and the guys over at Game Scoop! Strangely enough, games discussion begins with Higgins’s time playing MLB 2010: The Show, which he’s been...

The Geekbox: Episode 57

by Jon Cole in Games, Movies, TV794 days ago

The Geekbox returns to some form of normalcy this week, featuring the normal crew minus Karen Chu. The episode kicks off with some discussion of the latest Ben-centric episode of Lost, Dr. Linus. Higgins has the dissenting opinion, not really liking the episode due to what he says is poor character development. Ryan Scott and Mike agree that the latest episode actually wraps up one of the best character arcs in the whole show, so the argument gets a little heated with such opposing opinions. Alice in Wonderland is the movie of the week and...

The Geekbox: Episode 55

by Jon Cole in Games, TV808 days ago

Alice Liang joins the Geekbox since Karen is out this week and kicks things off by asking Higgins about Nick Simmons’ (son of Gene Simmons) blatant plagiarism of manga like “Bleach” in his personal comic book series, “Incarnate”. Things move on to the weekly discussion of Lost, covering last week’s Jack-centric episode “The Lighthouse”. Again, if you have some catching up to do on the series, check out the spoiler timestamps at the bottom of this post. Video games come up next, with some discussion...

The Geekbox: Episode 54

by Jon Cole in Games, Movies, TV814 days ago

With the UGO redesign over and his vacation complete, Mike Cruz finally returns to the Geekbox to talk about… Old Spice commercials and green screening. Fortunately, Burn Notice talk comes up next and Fitch deals some dirt on a potential steamy relationship with Michael Westen and a relatively new character. Ryan Scott has been playing P.B. Winterbottom, a highly stylized puzzle game that is built upon time-shifting mechanics reminiscent of Braid. Running on Xbox Live for only 800 points, Ryan thinks the game is worth far more than that...

The Geekbox: Episode 53

by Jon Cole in Games, Movies, TV821 days ago

Karen and Mike may be out of town, but Roadie Brock is more than enough to fill both their shoes for this testosterone-laden Geekbox. Right off the bat, the guys talk about the latest episode of Lost (What Kate Does), so look out for spoilers from 2:20 – 16:50. Staying in the TV vein, Burn Notice continues to be entertaining though might have some bromantic undertones that make Fitch a little bit uncomfortable. Again, if you’re wary of spoilers, skip 17:00 – 21:00. Games talk is unsurprisingly capitalized by World of Warcraft,...

The Geekbox: Episode 52

by Jon Cole in Games, TV827 days ago

The Geekbox starts off with plenty of television talk, with Lost’s return, Burn Notice’s continuation, and Smallville’s newfound freshness. If you’re particularly wary of spoilers and haven’t checked out the season premiere of Lost, skip 7:30 – 38:00. Higgins has been playing some more Star Trek Online and it seems like Fitch might give it a go, after the idea of playing as a Ferengi piqued his interest. Bioshock 2′s release captured Karen’s attention, driving her to go to a launch party. Unfortunately, nobody else...

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