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Discerning Geeks Portal is a gateway into the exploration of all things geek: Star Wars, Star Trek, Marvel, ‘80s movies, TV, and more. Dave, Todd, Andruw, and Preston, take a discerning look into the world of geek fandom. We care about intriguing storytelling, compelling characters, and thought-provoking themes, but we also love action, special effects, and comedy. We break down the positives, negatives, and mixed feelings about everything we cover. Step through the portal with us for fun an ...
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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 three movies worked as a collective trilogy? Was there disagreement about this point? - Did one or more co-ho…
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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 Westerns - Who had the better navy, the Empire from Star Wars or the Federation from Star Trek - "Star Trek Advent…
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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... - Preston's audio issues (sorry about that, folks) - Super Bowl commercials & trailers - Trailer for "Gho…
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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? - Which Geek described this as a "Hallmark movie for dudes"? - What did the Geeks think about the relationshi…
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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" stitched together in cinematic fashion. It's our first time reviewing something from a video game, outside of…
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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 "The X-Files." - Preston is the big Kolchak fan in the group. How much, if any, were the other Geeks impre…
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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 movies, we cover the following: - Blue Beetle - Super Mario Bros. Movie - Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thie…
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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 did the Geeks think about the huge, all-star cast? - Which deep or emotional aspects of the movie appeal to at …
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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 theatrical run? - Which Geek, as a teenager, was on the local news for his out-of-the-theater reaction to the…
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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 special guests: Dave's daughters, Evangalyne and Josephine. - Which reindeer was oddly missing from both thi…
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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 movie previously in Lifetime and Hallmark movies? - This is the type of movie that would normally be a tough s…
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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 vacation movies are there, and did everyone know that number? - Which Geek said his review of this movie coul…
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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: - Babylon 5 - Batman: The Animated Series - Cowboy Bebop - Dark Matter - Doctor Who - Fargo - Fooly Cooly - Firefl…
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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 ranks are represented by the following TV shows. - Adult Swim Infomercial Series - Alien Nation - Babylon …
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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 the physical? - What did the Geeks feel about the adaptation of Wonder Woman, her costume & equipment, other c…
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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 positive of the review? - Which Geek said this movie was on par with "Guardians of the Galaxy"? - Which Geek s…
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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, Rick Moranis, and Annie Potts. - How did Todd work in Babylon 5, London, and Dragon Con references into the …
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This week, we rank the movies of Phase 1 of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. - Was there consensus among the Geeks on which MCU Phase 1 movie is at the bottom, or was the vote more split than expected? - Which Geek had a surprising & controversial pick for his #5 rank? - Which Geek had a surprising & controversial pick for his #3 rank? - Out of the s…
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Todd & Preston's Drive-Time Chat #04 picks up where it left off with Part 2. In this continuation, the Geeks discuss... - The Star Wars "Ahsoka" series - Spooky season, something one Geek loves, the other maybe not as much - Dave Teague's Halloween parties - Preston's favorite rewatches around Halloween - Preston's love of the "The Last Drive-In Wi…
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Welcome to Part 1 of Todd & Preston's Drive-Time Chat #04, where the car ride is imaginary, but the conversation is real. In this episode, Todd & Preston chat about... - Todd's trip to Dragon Con 2023 - Todd's first viewing of the cheesy 1980s movie, "Mac & Me," while at Dragon Con - Preston's review of the Agatha Christie-based Hercule Poirot film…
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This week, we review the Mel Brooks horror comedy classic, "Young Frankenstein." It's been a while, but all four co-hosts, Dave, Todd, Andruw, and Preston, are here, and they have a wide range of opinions on this movie. - It might be called "Young Frankenstein," but is the movie older than all four co-hosts? - Which of the Geeks feels so strongly a…
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Picking up where the previous episode left off, Dave joined Preston and Todd in time to share Top 5 Single-Episode TV Stories. The Geeks' top choices came from the following shows. - Babylon 5 - Batman: The Animated Series - Dark Matter - Firefly - Fringe - Game of Thrones - Kolchak: The Night Stalker - Lost In Space (Netflix reboot) - The Orville …
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We're finally covering our TV topics. First up, is Part 1 of our lists of Favorite Single-Episode TV Stories. In Part 1, we cover our honorable mentions, broken out by categories. Stay tuned for Part 2, which is all about our Top 5 lists. In this installment, our official (and unofficial) honorable mentions include episodes from the following TV sh…
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Welcome back to Part 2 of Todd & Preston's Drive-Time #03, the imaginary car ride so long, we had to split it up. Here's what covered this time... - Todd’s complete binge watch of Nathan Fillion cop show “The Rookie” - Videos on TikTok and YouTube - The premise of “House, M.D.” being, “What if Sherlock Holmes were a doctor” - Babylon 5 animated mov…
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This week, Todd & Preston improvise with part 1 of their third Drive-Time Chat episode, where the car ride is imaginary, but the conversation is real. Check out the topics covered by Todd & Preston in this installment... - Reasons for the writer & actor strikes - Examples of actors’ struggles from wrestling and “It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia” -…
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Hello again, Discerning Listeners, and sorry for our unexpected hiatus, due to a combination of scheduling conflicts and some audio issues in this episode that required some extra editing. But, we are back -- whether you like it or not. (I see you, yeah you, the one guy in the corner who looks really disappointed that we're back; I see you, and San…
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This week, we reverse-engineer a review out of the 2003 movie, "Paycheck." This is a story of a Ben Affleck character having three years of his memory erased only to discover he has forfeited the huge paycheck for a job and has left himself 20 clues to stopping a major, future catastrophe. - Which Geek gets a bunch of jabs against the movie in earl…
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This week, the Portal takes an usually serious, scary, and mature turn as the Geeks review the 1982 supernatural horror film, "The Entity," a movie about a struggling single mother who is repeatedly assaulted & violated by a malevolent & unseen force. - Which genres & specific movies does Preston compare to this movie? - How well does this movie ex…
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This week we review the classic 1986 fantasy film, "Highlander." - In what ways does the opening scene of this movie have significance in 1980s wrestling, including the backstories of eventually-famous Hulk Hogan and Vince McMahon Jr.? And, which Geek is the one to know about it (this should be an easy one)? - Which Geek noticed something dirty in …
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Welcome everyone to the 2nd installment of Todd & Preston's Drive-Time Chat #02, where the car ride is imaginary, but the conversation is real. In this episode, Todd & Preston covered the following topics... - “Grimm” - Peacock and Paramount Plus - “Obi-Wan Kenobi” - “Andor” - Streaming services in general - “Titans” - “Gotham” - “Doom Patrol” - “P…
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Welcome back to the DGP ranking of the Star Wars movies! :) Here in Part 2, we pick up with each Geeks' top 3s of the 9 trilogy movies (a.k.a. The Skywalker Saga). Afterwards, the Geeks backtrack to fit in "Rogue One" and "Solo," rate the trilogies overall, and discuss the TV series. - All four Geeks have a different Star Wars movie ranked at #3. W…
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Happy May the Fourth -- Star Wars Day! :) Listen now for Part 1 of The Discerning Geeks Portal's official ranking of the Star Wars movies. This is one of Andruw's topics, left waiting in the wings, but after some delay, we're finally debating our favorite and least favorite Star Wars movies. Andruw chose to have us only rank the nine movies of the …
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Welcome to a special Star Wars discussion episode...recorded 2.5 years ago on October 25, 2020. The episode was held back and intended to be used as a fill-in episode in case the Geeks ever missed a week. And...then...we didn't use it anyway...even when we could have. This is the 3rd and final lost/unearthed/time-capsule episode recorded in 2020. C…
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Welcome to Todd & Preston's Drive-Time Discussion Hour. Due to Andruw having a scheduling conflict and Dave falling asleep before we were supposed to record, Todd & Preston ended up improvising their own two-person episode. As Preston put it, this is like the discussion we might have during a car ride. So, the runtime is over an hour, and the car r…
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While not coming out in March as originally intended, this week's review is of the 1984 sci-fi comedy-adventure, "Ice Pirates." This is the last of four reviews we were doing specifically to honor our late friend & co-host, Dave Teague. Check out the other reviews in this series: "Godzilla (2014)," "Conan: The Barbarian (1982)," and "Robot Jox." We…
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Welcome to another special unearthed episode, recorded 17 June 2020 and the 2nd of two practice episodes that Dave, Dave, and Todd, did before releasing their review of "The Martian" as their episode #001 in July of that year. Finally edited and ready for release, this episode explores the co-hosts' geeky interests and what they hoped for out of th…
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This week, we give a NON-spoiler review of a movie that came to theaters...today, 31 March 2023...Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves. Dave, Preston, and Todd, already saw it two Sundays ago as part of an Amazon Prime-exclusive early preview, and Todd saw it again last Sunday as part of an additional early preview. And, spoilers...it's a great …
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This time, on the Discerning Geex Portal, we review the 1990 sci-fi flick about giant fighting robots and the people that pilot them into battle..."Robot Jox." - What classic tabletop strategy game about robot combat did Dave, Dave, and Todd, play in high school, sometimes all night? The game gets several mentions in this episode. - Which of the Ge…
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Welcome to "Starlite Starbrite: Special Unearthed Episode #000.0: The Naming of the Podcast." Recorded on June 10, 2020, this is the first of two practice sessions that Dave, Dave, and Todd recorded to prove that the podcast could become a reality -- six weeks before publishing their movie review of "The Martian" as episode #001 on July 21, 2020. I…
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Thousands of years ago, before Florida was drunk by the sea and New York crumbled into the ocean, four brothers ride into battle, to discuss, "Conan the Barbarian." Yes, this movie is another Dave Teague pick as we celebrate his life during March, almost one year since his passing. Andruw moderates as this was his selection among Dave Teague picks,…
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This March, we will be honoring our late friend and co-host, Dave Teague, by reviewing movies we know he liked or had previously suggested. First up is the 2014 version of "Godzilla," the first movie in the WB/Legendary MonsterVerse and a movie Dave T. suggested for review at the end of episode #032, which was our review of "The Lake House." This e…
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Thanks to the returning Andruw, this episode is brought to you by the letter A, and it's about...anything. We start off catching up with what Andruw's been doing, and we gradually transition into more geeky topics from there. - Preston asked what food in movies or TV would we most like to eat? Preston had good answers. Andruw had a weird example. T…
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This week, we're down one Dave but back up one Andruw (plus a returning Preston; and we can't seem to get rid of Todd for an episode), as we review the MCU Phase 2 movie, "Ant-Man." - Which co-host appreciated the aspect of the movie in which Scott Lang had trouble using his skills for a real career. - What did the guys think about the character of…
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This week, we review a movie slightly older than all of us (well, okay, *significantly* older than guest host Preston and soon-to-return Andruw; Todd & Dave really are old). It's the 1975 kind-of-futuristic, kind-of-sci-fi sports film, "Rollerball." This was recently chosen randomly on our still-unnamed-season-3-portal, but it's a season 2 leftover…
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...And, we're back. Andruw is still busy pinning and body-slamming people (for his high school wrestling team, not just random people on the street). But, this week, we are joined by friend and special guest host, Preston. Together, we review a movie the three of us watched on New Year's Eve -- the DCEU film "Black Adam." - How many hours does this…
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...And, we're back. No, seriously, we are. We're sorry for our longest unintended hiatus yet, caused by a combination of competing schedules, a bout of the flu by two co-hosts and their families (Todd's immune system is apparently still working overtime), the holidays, and general life hectic-ness. Anyway... While Andruw was busy pinning people to …
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Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to the main event: The 3rd Discerning Geeks Portal...Showdown! In the Comet corner... Starring Robert Duvall, Tea Leoni, Elijah Wood, and Morgan Freeman... Containing smart, adaptable characters who strive to make the best of a cataclysmic situation... Specializing in tales of the human spirit, problem-solving story-te…
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This week, just in time for Halloween, we reviewed the 1980s horror comedy, "Beetlejuice." - What is up with the early mention about bad sound effects on the podcast ?!?!? - How does Joanna get away with talking crap about us? - Which co-host keeps track of how many times we say the word Beetlejuice, and why is that relevant? - Which co-host accuse…
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Have you ever lost a file on your computer -- something important, that you meant to keep forever, and you don't how it got deleted? That happened to Todd recently. He had the "bright" idea to start mentioning on the Facebook & Twitter feeds when certain episodes of the podcast reach their 1-year or 2-year anniversary. When needed, he would go a st…
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Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to the main event: The 2nd Discerning Geeks Portal...Showdown! In the New York corner... Originating from the year 2077... Starring Tom Cruise and Morgan Freeman... Capable of delivering character development and multiple plot twists... Specializing in automated weaponry, hydroelectric energy, cool aircraft, and foldab…
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