Two Geeks Two Beers

"When Eric eats a banana..."For this episode, Tom teaches Morgan all about a very British superhero, Eric Wimp aka Bananaman!From his Nutty magazine beginnings to its potential movie spinoff, we delve into the history of the loveable, if rather inept at times, Bananaman.Surprised that TV the episodes were only 5 minutes long, we also rewatch and react to the first episode.We discuss:Who's better? Superman or Bananaman?Who the heck was Peter Pest?Where does Superman hide his cape?Who knew crows liked bananas?Was Bill Oddie a naturist or a naturalist?You can get in touch at podcast@twogeekstwobeers.com, or via Facebook, Twitter or Instagram.We’re now also on TikTok!Please support us Patreon, and get some awesome exclusive Two Geeks goodies!

We don't need another beer-o...For this episode, Morgan teaches Tom all about the history of the Mad Max film franchise, starting with 1979's Mad Max starring Mel Gibson, and continuing to 2024's latest instalment.From surprising music influences to dodgy American dubs, this franchise has had it all over the past few decades.We also discuss:Mel Gibson's surprising age in What Women WantThe 'other' Brian MayWhy didn't Eminem act again?Mad Max's bizarre timelineOur brand new FACT SMASH jingle(s)!You can get in touch at podcast@twogeekstwobeers.com, or via Facebook, Twitter or Instagram.We’re now also on TikTok!Please support us Patreon, and get some awesome exclusive Two Geeks goodies!

Just one more thing...For this episode, Tom teaches Morgan about possibly the world's greatest TV detective: Columbo, played by the brilliant Peter Falk.We look back at the history of the iconic American TV cop show, its epic origins and surprising facts.We also discuss:The incredible lineup of guest stars from Dick Van Dyke to Johnny CashHow do YOU say 'Murder, She Wrote'?Can Morgan do a good Peter Falk impression?Why Columbo didn't get a proper endingWhat is his first name?You can get in touch at podcast@twogeekstwobeers.com, or via Facebook, Twitter or Instagram.We’re now also on TikTok!Please support us Patreon, and get some awesome exclusive Two Geeks goodies!

In a time before the MCU, before X-Men, before even Blade, it was the mid-90s. Comic book adaptations were ropey at best. One such example at trying to put superheroes on screen was this forgotten TV movie: Generation X.Based on the Marvel comic of the same name, this X-Men spinoff didn't quite set the world alight. In this episode, Morgan explains why.We discuss:More dodgy accents Don Cheadle would be proud ofWhere did the budget go?The brilliance of Sweet Valley High's theme tuneThe strange use of 'Muffin Man' as an insultWhy Stretch Armstrong is a better superhero than SkinAnd welcome and thank you to our latest Patreon subscriber: John Taggart!You can get in touch at podcast@twogeekstwobeers.com, or via Facebook, Twitter or Instagram.We’re now also on TikTok!Please support us Patreon, and get some awesome exclusive Two Geeks goodies!

You can't have a franchise without a threequel. Yes, following our previous two Freaky Franchises episodes, it's time for a festive edition!For this year's Two Geeks Christmas special, we're looking back at four festive film series that have gone on far longer than we realised. Whether it's just one sequel too many or a ridiculous number of remakes and adaptations, it's time to delve into the bonkers world of Christmas movie franchises.Here, we tackle: Jingle All the Way, The Santa Clause, Miracle on 34th Street and It's a Wonderful Life.We also discuss:Larry the Cable Guy's franchise killing exploitsThe Santa death rules of The Santa ClauseWould we give money to George Bailey?The brilliance of Hallmark Christmas moviesAnd welcome and thank you to our latest Patreon subscriber: Tom Atkins!You can get in touch at podcast@twogeekstwobeers.com, or via Facebook, Twitter or Instagram.We’re now also on TikTok!Please support us Patreon, and get some awesome exclusive Two Geeks goodies!

You're either in or you're out...For this episode, we travel to Las Vegas 2001 and the heist of the century, as we discuss the excellent movie Ocean's Eleven. Starring George Clooney, Brad Pitt, Julia Roberts and Matt Damon among many others, this was one of the biggest films of the 2000s, and still holds up today.We also discuss:The not-so-great sequels, including Julia Roberts as Tess as Julia RobertsDon Cheadle's awful British accentWhat if the Frat Pack did Ocean's 11 instead of the Rat Pack?Clooney or Pitt?Was Terry Benedict all that bad?Brad Pitt's eating challengeThe greatest comedy scene in cinema history starring Elliott GouldClips used:Ocean's Eleven (Warner Bros)Ocean's Twelve (Warner Bros)Ocean's 11 (1960) (Warner Bros)You can get in touch at podcast@twogeekstwobeers.com, or via Facebook, Twitter or Instagram.We’re now also on TikTok!Please support us Patreon, and get some awesome exclusive Two Geeks goodies!

The Two Geeks are here to "bring something back" from the archives, as we look back at the Quatermass franchise.Morgan teaches Tom all about the classic British sci-fi series, including its various versions, adaptations, sequels and casts.We also discuss:How Tom thought a 'quatermass' was a scientific thing rather than a bloke's nameCan nuns watch TV?The annoyance of not recording telly back in the '50sThe ballad of Brian DonlevyDavid Tennant's other doctorClips used:The Quatermass Experiment (1953)Quatermass II (1955)Quatermass and the Pit (1958)Quatermass (1979)The Quatermass Experiment (2005)The Quatermass Xperiment (1955)Quatermass 2 (1957)Quatermass and the Pit (1967)You can get in touch at podcast@twogeekstwobeers.com, or via Facebook, Twitter or Instagram.We’re now also on TikTok!Please support us Patreon, and get some awesome exclusive Two Geeks goodies!

Have you ever, ever felt like this?Yes, we're heading back to the '90s once more as we remember the legendary Australian children's TV show, Round the Twist!As well as the iconic theme tune, we discuss the show's many cast changes, its quirky (and questionable) supernatural storylines and much more.We also talk about:Why was there never a single of the theme tune?Feeling sorry for poor BronsonIs Pete a sexual deviant?Why were the cabbage people so angry?Did Bronson really meet Prince Harry in a London nightclub?Clips used:Round the Twist (ACTF)Round the Twist (Jesse Bloch remix)Chelsea Manor - Round the TwistYou can get in touch at podcast@twogeekstwobeers.com, or via Facebook, Twitter or Instagram.We’re now also on TikTok!Please support us Patreon, and get some awesome exclusive Two Geeks goodies!

Tom and Morgan have been assigned to dissect the cult sci-fi/fantasy TV classic, Sapphire & Steel!In this episode, Morgan teaches Tom all about the ITV drama that ran from 1979 to 1982, starring Joanna Lumley and David McCallum.In the episode, we discuss:NCIS star David McCallum's surprising influence on hip-hopHow all this time, Tom thought it was a buddy cop drama, getting it confused with Dempsey and MakepeaceMorgan trying to explain the plot to Tom is met with the response 'what do you mean, though?' at least three timesWhy you can't run a museum in this show's universeHow they have possibly better powers than Superman and Batman combinedClips used:Sapphire & Steel (ITV)David McCallum & David Axelrod - 'The Edge' (Capitol)And a massive thank you to our latest Patreon supporters: Roderick Faulk and Sarah Scott!You can get in touch at podcast@twogeekstwobeers.com, or via Facebook, Twitter or Instagram.We’re now also on TikTok!Please support us Patreon, and get some awesome exclusive Two Geeks goodies!

'We're all a little looney...'For this episode, Tom returns to his childhood and looks back at one of his favourite shows, and one that totally passed Morgan by, the Tiny Toons!Yes, it's the early '90s cartoon that preceded the Animaniacs and saw a new generation of Looney Tunes characters, from the town of Acme Acres.In the episode, we discuss:How did Bugs Bunny and Elmer Fudd work together in the same teacher's lounge?Why Steven Spielberg put his heart and soul into Tiny ToonsThe difference between 'Toons' and 'Tunes' and why it only works in AmericaTom's crush on Fifi LaFumeTom's harrowing prom storyThe loss of Taz barsThe concept of 'Hampton Courting'Did kids know about Citizen Kane in 1991?What the hell was Flinstone Kids?Clips used:Tiny Toon AdventuresTiny Toons LooniversityThe Flintstone KidsYou can get in touch at podcast@twogeekstwobeers.com, or via Facebook, Twitter or Instagram.We’re now also on TikTok!Please support us Patreon, and get some awesome exclusive Two Geeks goodies!

It's time to let off some steam, and enjoy some 'macho bullshit', as we tackle 1985's action romp, Commando!It's one of Morgan's favourite films, and Tom's only seen it once (years ago, because Morgan made him). But how does it hold up nearly 40 years later?We discuss the making of the Arnold Schwarzenegger classic, as well as its impressive cast, bonkers plot and talks of a sequel.We also drunkenly chat about:The one-off villain that was Bennett and all his fabulous-nessWhy it's the perfect pre-wedding filmHow it stole a line from James BondDid Bill Duke call Arnie 'pig ass' or 'big ass'?Tina Turner's excellent 'Thunderdome' anthemClips used:CommandoThunderballMad Max 2The WarriorsPower Rangers Time ForceThe Making of CommandoYou can get in touch at podcast@twogeekstwobeers.com, or via Facebook, Twitter or Instagram.We’re now also on TikTok!Please support us Patreon, and get some awesome exclusive Two Geeks goodies!

A romantic sci-fi time travel sitcom, you say?For this episode, we travel back to 1993 and the British comedy series Goodnight Sweetheart, centred around Gary Sparrow, a TV repairman who finds himself able to travel between 1990s and 1940s London via a magical alleyway.From Gary's questionable morals to Nicholas Lyndhurst's surprisingly great singing voice, we tackle one of British comedy's strangest premises, yet an underrated show that deserves a second look.We also discuss:The show's complicated time travel rules - is it more Lost or Terminator?Birds of a Feather's strangely sullen introIs bigamy OK if it's in two different eras? Gary would say soWas Gary's wife in the '90s all that bad?How it might have been in the same cinematic universe as another British sitcom classicDid Gary solve one of the greatest serial killer mysteries of all time?Why Ballykissangel made us both very angryCould it return? Clips used:Goodnight Sweetheart (BBC/Britbox)Birds of a Feather (BBC/ITV)Many Happy Returns (BBC) Please leave us a review here!You can get in touch at podcast@twogeekstwobeers.com, or via Facebook, Twitter or Instagram.We’re now also on TikTok!Please support us Patreon, and get some awesome exclusive Two Geeks goodies!

Earth, Fire, Water, Wind, Heart... Beer!For this episode, Morgan teaches Tom all about the history of the classic '90s cartoon series, environmental heroes and pop culture icons, Captain Planet and the Planeteers.From its incredible theme tune, and insanely impressive voice cast roster, to how it genuinely changed the world for the better, we delve into a true '90s legend.We also discuss:The oft-forgotten theme tune rapHow were the Planeteers selected by Captain Planet?Why Heart was the one power you didn't want at schoolThe excellence of Kath SoucieScooby Doo was in the same universe??Why Tom Cruse wasn't good enough for Captain PlanetIs The Return of Jafar superior to Aladdin?Why you don't hire the bloke from the B-52s to rescue your franchiseClips used:Captain Planet and the Planeteers (TBS/Syndication)Levar Burton in 1994 NBA 'Stay in School' Jam (YouTube)Captain Planet with Don Cheadle (Funny or Die)OK K.O.! Let's Be Heroes (Cartoon Network)Please leave us a review here!You can get in touch at podcast@twogeekstwobeers.com, or via Facebook, Twitter or Instagram.We’re now also on TikTok!Please support us Patreon, and get some awesome exclusive Two Geeks goodies!

Grab your Golden Joystick and give it a waggle, it's time to travel back to the 1990s and remember the underrated Channel 4 TV show, Gamesmaster.From Dominik Diamond's various incarnations, his brief Hollywood replacement and how Mario 64 brought down one of the show's cult heroes, we embrace our 'dweeb' 12-year-old selves by delving into the classic TV series.We also discuss:The utter basics of Sonic the HedgehogPatrick Moore's many talentsHow Gamesmaster was the precursor to YouTube, eSports and TwitchThe fine art of knob gagsThe popstar whose proudest moment was winning a Golden JoystickThe surprisingly sad endingMuch more!Clips used:Gamesmaster (Channel 4)Gamesmaster 2021 (E4/YouTube)Please leave us a review here!You can get in touch at podcast@twogeekstwobeers.com, or via Facebook, Twitter or Instagram.We’re now also on TikTok!Please support us Patreon, and get some awesome exclusive Two Geeks goodies!

Yo audience – welcome to episode 114 of Two Geeks Two Beers, the podcast where we “eat lightning, crap thunder”, drink beer and revisit some of our favourite TV shows, games and movies. For this episode, Morgan is teaching Tom all about Sylvester Stallone's Rocky franchise, from 1976's Rocky to 2006's Rocky Balboa.With Creed III now at cinemas, it's the perfect time to revisit one of cinema's greatest series, but the question is... has Tom seen it?We also drunkenly chat about:Is Sylvester Stallone sexy?How the Fonz saved RockyImagine having a pec, let alone ripping oneThe iconic theme tunesIs it the only franchise to go from brilliant to silly to awful to brilliant?How many montages are there?Why Bruce Forsyth and Mr T can relateWhat happened to Tommy Gunn?The ill-fated Rocky musicalDid Morgan ever take up boxing?What's Morgan's ranking of the Rocky films?Clips used:RockyRocky IIRocky IIIRocky IVRocky VRocky BalboaRocky: The MusicalFamily GuyTough Guys Don't DancePlease leave us a review here!You can get in touch at podcast@twogeekstwobeers.com, or via Facebook, Twitter or Instagram.We’re now also on TikTok!Please support us Patreon, and get some awesome exclusive Two Geeks goodies!

Never give up, never surrender! For this episode, Tom and Morgan look back at the cult 1999 sci-fi comedy Galaxy Quest.In the episode, Tom teaches Morgan all about the Tim Allen and Alan Rickman film's beginnings, how the cast could have looked very different and whether a sequel could be on the way.We also drunkenly chat about:Does the TV show Monk have a legacy?We tear up at two clips featuring the late, great, Alan RickmanHow Stuart Little and The Rugrats Movie affected the film's productionMorgan's impressions of Star Trek legendsHow cat food apparently helps you lose weight (allegedly)Clips used:Galaxy Quest (Dreamworks)Never Surrender: A Galaxy Quest Documentary (Fandom)Buffy the Vampire Slayer (Warner Bros)Big shout out to our latest Patreon supporter, Peej! Please leave us a review here!You can get in touch at podcast@twogeekstwobeers.com, or via Facebook, Twitter or Instagram.We're now also on TikTok!Please support us Patreon, and get some awesome exclusive Two Geeks goodies!

By the power of nerd-dom, we HAVE A PODCAST!Morgan teaches Tom all about one of the greatest cartoon TV shows of all-time: He-Man and the Masters of the Universe.We discuss the show's toy line beginnings, the creative minds behind the series and its enduring legacy - including its many spinoffs, remakes and sequels.We also delve into:Tom's traumatic He-Man toy storyIs it Atom or Adam?Was he just a Conan the Barbarian knock-off?What was so fabulous about his secret powers?Why Adam is a nepo babyIs Skeletor hot?Clips used:He-Man and the Masters of the UniverseRobot ChickenHe-Man themeSlackcircus - Fabulous Secret Powers (What's Going On?)Trem da Alegria - He-Man9Lives Morris the Cat commercialJohn Erwin's message for Josh JohnsonFlash GordonHe-Man toy commercial (Mattel)He-Man and She-Ra: The Secret of the SwordMasters of the Universe (1987)The New Adventures of He-ManHe-Man and the Masters of the Universe (2002)The Curse of the Three TerrorsHe-Man and the Masters of the Universe (2021)Masters of the Universe: RevelationBo-Starr and the Champions of Galastrom by Harry PartridgeCaptain Memo - He-Man ThemePlease leave us a review here!You can get in touch at podcast@twogeekstwobeers.com, or via Facebook, Twitter or Instagram.We're now also on TikTok!Please support us Patreon, and get some awesome exclusive Two Geeks goodies!

It's the 2022 Two Geeks Christmas special! And as promised, it's a sort-of-Christmas-romcom episode.Here, Tom looks back at the 2001 romance film Serendipity starring John Cusack and Kate Beckinsale, while Morgan delves into 1998's You've Got Mail with Tom Hanks and Meg Ryan.Sure, it doesn't sound like geek fodder that belongs on the podcast, and you might be right....In the episode, we discuss:Can John Smiths be classed as a 'Christmas' beer?Don't put on Christmas jumpers you bought a few years ago. It will crush you.Do you have a 'going to bed' film of choice?The romcom trope of having a 'perfect breakup' and then instantly chasing someone else (we're looking at you, Matthew McConaughey in The Wedding Planner)What was the golden age of romcoms?Why Kate Beckinsale deserved betterWhy men should enjoy romcoms together more oftenDoes Morgan now finally like Tom Hanks?Is Jude Law the most beautiful man of all time?Clips used:Friends (NBC)Serendipity (Miramax)You've Got Mail (Warner Bros)The Wedding Planner (Columbia)Please leave us a review here!You can get in touch at podcast@twogeekstwobeers.com, or via Facebook, Twitter or Instagram.We're now also on TikTok!Please support us Patreon, and get some awesome exclusive Two Geeks goodies!

Hey, you guys! It's time to look back and celebrate one of the greatest adventure films of all time, 1985's The Goonies.Tom can't quite believe that Morgan only watched this once a few years ago, and so it's up to him to teach him all about the legendary film starring Sean Astin, Josh Brolin and many others.From One Eyed WIlly's rich stuff to a missing octopus, we'll take you through the excellent film.And maybe you can help us find out if we really did have a pub chat with a Red Dwarf and EastEnders actor...We also discuss:How all the children are far too loudRobert Davi's terrifying opera singingNo, Jerry O'Connell is not in this film, MorganWhy Mikey and his inhaler was Tom's heroJeff Cohen is now a dishWill a sequel ever happen?Clips used:The Goonies (Warner Bros)Cyndi Lauper - The Goonies R Good Enough (Portrait)'One Thing You Never Knew About 'The Goonies' (Tech Insider)The Goonies - Reunited Apart (Josh Gad, YouTube)Please leave us a review here!You can get in touch at podcast@twogeekstwobeers.com, or via Facebook, Twitter or Instagram.We're now also on TikTok!Please support us Patreon, and get some awesome exclusive Two Geeks goodies!

Remember that vampire series on Channel 4 that starred Jack Davenport and Idris Elba before they were famous and it only ran for six episodes in 1998? No? Well, Morgan's going to refresh your memory.For this Halloween (sort of) special, Morgan will teach Tom all about the cult British TV drama, that also starred a pre-True Blood Stephen Moyer as a vampire 10 years before his American success.Oh, and Tom forgets Morgan's birthday.We also discuss:What an era for vampires the late '90s wereWhy you never say the word 'vampire'Why sexy Jack Davenport can't be bothered in this showAnd neither can IdrisWhy Tom thinks it's 'Pearl Harbour with vampires'Will we ever feel old enough to sip brandy and wear double jackets?Is it Bram Stoker or Bam Stroker?Clips used:Vampire's KissUltraviolet (Channel 4)Johnny Berchtold (Twitter)A Clockwork OrangeFamalamUltraviolet (Fox)Please leave us a review here!You can get in touch at podcast@twogeekstwobeers.com, or via Facebook, Twitter or Instagram.We're now also on TikTok!Please support us Patreon, and get some awesome exclusive Two Geeks goodies!