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Discerning Geeks Portal

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This week, we take a haunting look into the first four "Treehouse of Horror" episodes from "The Simpsons." In Part 1 of this super-sized two-parter, we review the movie parody and "Twilight Zone" parody stories from those first four annual Hall
This week, we join a time-traveling S-Mart employee named Ash against Deadite zombies as we fight with, "Army of Darkness."- Did the Geeks agree whether this movie felt like a Looney Tunes cartoon brought to life?- What did Dave feel was t
This week, we review the 1999 romantic heist film, "The Thomas Crown Affair."- Were the Geeks on the same page with this movie, or was this another contentious review?- What did the Geeks think about the heist aspect of the money? Was it s
Folks, you're missing out if you haven't seen "The Fall Guy." The Geeks recently saw the new action/romantic-comedy in the theater (one of them twice), and now they're reviewing & recommending it to you, our discerning stunt team.- This movi
We are back with a review of a 2024 movie, "Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire." Dave, Preston, and Todd, all saw this in the theater together recently, and all liked it.- Did the Geeks think this movie was fun? Was the comedy good?- Ho
Part 2 of Todd & Preston's Drive-Time Chat #06 continues with the following topics.- TV shows that only lasted two seasons (at least 19 shows mentioned)- Preston's Wrestling Corner- Todd's Star Trek Challenge- Upcoming topics on the po
It's time for another Drive-Time Chat with Todd & Preston. As usual, they packed in more topics (and side tangents) than they expected, so be on the lookout for Part 2. For now, here's what they they cover in Part 1.- "X-Men ’97" first half
This week, we take a...hopefully discerning...look into the British musical horror comedy web series, "Don't Hug Me, I'm Scared." Technically, this is just season 1, which only takes about 35 minutes to watch six episodes, and somehow this led
With the triumphant return of Andruw, we finally review the Netflix horror trilogy, "Fear Street." Each of the movies in the trilogy are named after the year in which they're based: 1994, 1978, and 1666.- How well did the Geeks think these t
This week is PART 2 of Todd & Preston's Drive-Time #05. Topics discussed include...- "NCIS" franchise- "JAG"- "Magnum P.I."- "Hawaii Five-O"- The movie "Once Upon a Time in Hollywood"- The movie "2 Days in the Valley"- Spaghetti
With Dave & Andruw incognito this week, Todd & Preston go on another imaginary car ride for their Drive-Time Chat #05. And, once again, the discussion lasted long enough to make a two-parter. This is Part 1.This time, Todd & Preston discuss..
This week, we review the 1989 fantasy/sports/road-trip movie, "Field of Dreams," a favorite of one of our co-hosts.- This movie makes a lot of nostalgic connectionss between baseball and Americana. Which Geek is a fan of Japanese baseball?
Season 4 is the season of variety. So far, we've reviewed two Christmas movies, a western, and a horror TV-movie older than all the co-hosts. This week, we review a different kind of movie. It's the cutscenes of the video game "Arkham City" st
This week, we delve into classic small-screen macabre with a review of the highly-rated 1972 TV movie, "Kolchak: The Night Stalker." This is the first of two TV movies which led to the single season of a Kolchak TV show, which in turn inspired
Happy New Year, Discerning Listeners, and welcome to our special Year In Review episode for 2023. In this episode we talk about some of the best -- and...not so best -- movies, TV shows, and other entertainment that we enjoyed in 2023.For mov
Happy New Year! We welcome in 2024 with a slight departure from sci-fi and fantasy with the 1993 western, "Tombstone."- How many of the Geeks have a love for westerns, and how many of them were turned on to westerns by their dads?- What di
Concluding our run of Christmas movies, we review the 1992 superhero sequel, "Batman Returns," which maybe should be renamed "The Penguin & Catwoman: Featuring Batman."- Did two of the Geeks possibly see this movie together during its 1992 t
This week, technically our season 4 premiere though awkwardly timed right in the middle of our Christmas run, we reviewed "The Santa Clause" the first of the movie & TV franchise that stars Tim Allen as the next Father Christmas. And, we had sp
Our 2nd Christmas movie review of 2023 is for the action-fantasy-heist film, "Violent Night," starring David Harbor, from "Stranger Things," as holiday legend and former warrior, Santa Claus.- How much were supporting cast members of this mo
Merry Christmas, everyone! And, welcome to the Discerning Geeks Portal's first Christmas movie review since 2021! This week, we are reviewing the 1989 Christmas classic, "National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation."- How many National Lampoon's v
We resume our Favorite Genre TV Seasons topic with our respective top 6s. If you missed our #10 through #07 picks and honorable mentions, listen to episode #147 first.The seasons discussed in this episode are from the following shows:- Baby
This week, we begin a two-part discussion about our Favorite Sci-Fi/Fantasy/Horror/Superhero TV Seasons. Here in PART 1, we list our honorable mentions and the first 4 seasons in our ranked top 10 lists.Those honorable mentions and #10 to #07
This week, we review the 2017 DCEU blockbuster, "Wonder Woman."- How tall is Gal Gadot? Is she undersized for playing an Amazonian? Does she fill out the costume well enough?- How did the Geeks feel about the casting of Gal Gadot, beyond t
We return to the DCEU, for our 2nd review in that franchise, the 2019 moderate hit, "Shazam!"- Which support character received the earliest accolades in the review?- Which Geek had a semi-cryptic and half-hearted compliment as his first p
This week, we review the horror-comedy classic, "Ghostbusters," starring Melissa McCarthy, Kristen Wiig, Leslie Jones, Kate--... Just kidding, it's the 1984 version, with Bill Murray, Dan Akroyd, Harold Ramis, Ernie Hudson, Sigourney Weaver, Ri
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