Geekscape

My friend Xaque Gruber wrote and directed a semi-autobiographical film about meeting his idol Sally Kirkland... and that's just the start of the crazy story. But how much of it is true? Geekscapists might not know the name Xaque Gruber but he and I have a history that goes back longer than Geekscape: almost 20 years! We first met while working as Hollywood assistants and while the work was thankless and the pay was worse, Xaque always gave me something to look forward to each day! So of course when I got the chance to have Xaque on the show to talk about his new award-winning film 'Sallywood'. I was going to jump at the chance to catch up with him! The semi-autobiographical 'Sallywood' tells the true story of 20-something "Zack", who moves to Hollywood from Maine to pursue a Hollywood career. In a chance encounter, he meets his lifelong idol Sally Kirkland, who hires him on the spot to be her assistant. Learning that her once Oscar-nominated career is now in shambles, Zack dedicates himself to finding a way to land her back on the red carpet where she belongs! So again... how much of this story is true? Listen to find out! You can also subscribe to the Geekscape podcast on Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3H27uMH Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/3BVrnkW Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Author, podcaster, and all-around Ska fanatic Aaron Carnes guests on Geekscape this week to discuss the expanded 2nd edition of his popular 2021 book 'In Defense of Ska'! Along the way, we'll obviously talk about some of our favorite bands (a few including former Geekscape guests), why the age of dissing on ska music is over, and the current state of the music industry! Even if you're not familiar with Aaron's book and absolutely hate ska music, you won't want to miss this one! You can also subscribe to the Geekscape podcast on Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3H27uMH Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/3BVrnkW Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Los Angeles Comic Con is over... but the memories will live forever! Join me and Geekscape hosts Joshua Jackson of Dynamic Resolution, Andrew and Ben of Superhero Stuff You Should Know and my wife Heidi (and daughter Ophelia) as we welcome new friends Rod Kim of the Cyclops is Waiting for Me podcast and Dimithri Perera of The Keeg to the Geekscape! Along the way, we discuss what Josh Jackson bought on the show floor, Andrew and Ben host their first panel anywhere, Dmitri and Rod talk Robert Downey Jr.'s return to the MCU and what James Gunn might have in store at DC and Ophelia has an explosive entry to Geekscape! This episode was a blast... for more reasons than we can count! Enjoy! You can also subscribe to the Geekscape podcast on Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3H27uMH Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/3BVrnkW Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Who doesn’t love kaiju and giant robots?!? From 'Godzilla Minus One’ and ‘Power Rangers’ to ‘Gundam’ and ‘Pacific Rim’, we’re obsessed with big battles and total decimation! At Los Angeles Comic Con 2024, we hosted a panel celebration where we talked about kaiju monsters and giant robots with a group of experts on the subject! Participants include Chris Black (Showrunner of 'Monarch: Legacy of Monsters'), F.J. DeSanto (Transformers: War for Cybertron), Brian Buccellato (Justice League vs Godzilla vs Kong), Brandon Easton (Robotech, Kamen Rider), and Gavin Hignight (Gundam: Requiem for Vengeance)! You can also subscribe to the Geekscape podcast on Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3H27uMH Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/3BVrnkW Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Wizards of Waverly Place actor David Henrie is stepping into a new gig: feature film director! David and I talk about his latest 'Monster Summer', working with veteran DP Larry Blanford, our shared love of pre-production, directing and learning from a film star like Mel Gibson, and tons more! Enjoy this filmmaking-heavy conversation! You can also subscribe to the Geekscape podcast on Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3H27uMH Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/3BVrnkW Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Filmmakers, writers, and geek personalities Marc Bernardin & Tiffany Smith are teaming up for the new anthology project 'Deepest, Dark'... and want to share all its dark secrets with you! We know Tiffany from being an actress, VO artist, writer, and host on shows like DC All Access and Masters of the Universe: Revelation! And we know Marc from writing on Masters of the Universe: Revelation, Carnival Row, and teaming up with Kevin Smith on the podcast Fatman Beyond! Now the two MotU: Revelation collaborators are joining us on Geekscape to talk about a project that involves tons of other Geekscape friends (and how you can help)! Click here to visit the 'Deepest, Darkest' Kickstarter! You can also subscribe to the Geekscape podcast on Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3H27uMH Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/3BVrnkW Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We've been friends with the team at Fanbase Press for years! And now Fanbase Press' Bryant Dillon returns to Geekscape to talk about their brand new Deluxe Edition of creator Jordan Hart's critically acclaimed 'Ripple Effects'! Jordan also joins us to talk about his latest and moving take on the superhero genre: a superhero suffering from a chronic disease. You're not going to want to miss this one! You can also subscribe to the Geekscape podcast on Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3H27uMH Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/3BVrnkW Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Co-writing geek duo Dan Hernandez and Benji Samit have authored films from some of our favorite geek properties! From Pokémon in 'Detective Pikachu' to everyone's favorite ninjas in 'TMNT: Mutant Mayhem' and more, the pair have cut a path of dream pop culture gigs. And this weekend they top it all with the biggest geek franchise of all time: Star Wars! Both Dan and Benji sit down with me to talk about their approach to Star Wars and their dream Star Wars checklist, working with icons like Mark Hamill and Robin Williams, and how writing Star Wars is like dumping LEGO out on the floor and just following your imagination! Along the way, we answer some Geekscape audience questions, talk TMNT and Pokémon, and eulogize the great James Earl Jones and phenomenal comic talent John Cassaday. Enjoy! Check here for Screening information! You can also subscribe to the Geekscape podcast on Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3H27uMH Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/3BVrnkW Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Former Geekscape favorite Samba Schutte (Our Flag Means Death) returns to Geekscape with his new project: the indie romantic comedy 'Advanced Chemistry'! And he's bringing producer and writer Alec Moore and director Etana Jacobson with him! We'll go big into filmmaking as we discuss the road to putting the movie together, the fact-based science behind the film, the production experience being interrupted by weather and Samba's "pirate show", and what Geekscapists can do to support the movie! Check here for Screening information! You can also subscribe to the Geekscape podcast on Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3H27uMH Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/3BVrnkW Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

After 3 weeks... I'm back! And with an awesome guest too! Team Goldie is the solo project of Pennsylvania-based singer, rapper, and multi-instrumentalist Matt DiStefano. Combining elements of hip-hop, punk, and indie-rock into a genre-bending style of pop music, one thing you can say about Team Goldie is that it has 100% geek appeal. Similar to Weezer, Daft Punk, Beastie Boys, N.E.R.D., and Panic! at the Disco, Team Goldie's brand new album 'Trailblazer' will be spinning in your head from the second it starts. And you KNOW I'm speaking from experience! Say hi to one of your new favorite artists! You can also subscribe to the Geekscape podcast on Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3H27uMH Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/3BVrnkW Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

San Diego Comic Con 2024 might have been one of the most exciting years of all time! But I wouldn't know because I wasn't really there! But luckily, Matt Kelly and the Geekscape team were there to bring us into the action! Enjoy these interviews from the San Diego Comic Con Booth, directly from the floor, with SDCC personalities like Jim Krueger, Jordan Morris, Tim Baron, Tom Pinchuk, the Fright School Boys, Christian Bladt, and Shane O'Hare! Listening to them is like you were there! You can also subscribe to the Geekscape podcast on Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3H27uMH Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/3BVrnkW Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Let's freaking go!!! 'Deadpool & Wolverine' is here and fans are already rejoicing that the MCU is back! But is that the truth...? Or is the third Deadpool movie too little and too late when resetting the Marvel Universe for the upcoming Captain America: Brave New World, Fantastic Four, Thunderbolts, and Avengers films? Who is Casandra Nova? What about Paradox? What was our favorite cameo and does it change anything? This is maybe the most unhinged superhero film of all time so you're gonna want to listen! Plus! Some Hall H talk! Robert Downey Jr. as Doctor Doom? Will we ever see Kang again? What does that mean for the MCU? You can also subscribe to the Geekscape podcast on Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3H27uMH Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/3BVrnkW Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Geekscape has survived to episode 700. How did this happen? As the team looks forward to this week's San Diego Comic Con, we get together with Matt Kelly, Shane O'Hare, Josh Jackson, Christian Bladt, DJ Wooldridge, and more friends to share memories of Geekscapes past, that time Shane did that awful thing in San Diego (which one?), and more! These anniversary episodes are always full of surprises so you won't want to miss this one! You can also subscribe to the Geekscape podcast on Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3H27uMH Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/3BVrnkW Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The new Star Wars series 'The Acolyte' just wrapped its first season on Disney+. And were fans happy with what they got? Taking place 100 years before The Prequels, the series introduced all new characters, Jedi martial arts, and ideas about the Force to the established Star Wars canon. Some of those changes made some people crazy. But were there any highlights? Will we get a Season 2? More than anything, I think we were left with a lot of questions. Luckily, Ian Kerner is here to help me wade through all of mine as we discuss 'The Acolyte' on a brand new Geekscape podcast! You can also subscribe to the Geekscape podcast on Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3H27uMH Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/3BVrnkW Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jim Krueger has written everything from comics to video games to films and advertisements! In the world of comics, he might be best known for his collaborations with artist Alex Ross on DC's 'Justice', Marvel's 'Earth X' trilogy, and more! Or maybe you know him from his original titles like 'Foot Soldiers' or his work on licensed properties like 'Star Wars' and 'Buffy the Vampire Slayer'! Regardless, you're now gonna know him as Geekscape Guest Jim Krueger, both on the podcast with this episode and next week at the Geekscape San Diego Comic Con booth! Join us as we talk with Jim about writing comics, Kaiju, sympathetic horror villains, collaborating with Steve Aoki, what keeps him writing, and much, much more! You can also subscribe to the Geekscape podcast on Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3H27uMH Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/3BVrnkW Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Actress Amy Tsang has appeared in shows like The CW’s Kung Fu, Lucifer, Magnum PI, Shameless, and more... but I think what interests Geekscapists the most is her role as Ensign Rane on the new (and controversial) 'Star Wars: The Acolyte'! And Amy plays one of the latest continuity additions, the Acolyte Witches, so there's much to discuss! We'll get into the warring fandoms over the newest Star Wars series, Amy's approach to her character, and her place in the Star Wars universe! And of course, we'll talk about a lot more because it's Geekscape! You can also subscribe to the Geekscape podcast on Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3H27uMH Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/3BVrnkW Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Back to comics! Lilah Sturges is the writer of numerous comics, including the PRISM Award winning Lumberjanes: The Infernal Compass and The Magicians, as well as many other titles from DC, Marvel, IDW, and others. And now she can add Legendary Comics to the list with the recently released 'The Science of Ghosts'! We'll talk about writing comics, the paranormal, staving off my Austin homesickness, and much more on a brand-new Geekscape! You can also subscribe to the Geekscape podcast on Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3H27uMH Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/3BVrnkW Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This conversation couldn't come at a better time. Geekscape regulars know that I'm making the jump to fatherhood at what feels like Warp Speed. I'm excited, scared, exploding with love, and completely freaking out! So who better to speak with than Adam Nimoy, the son of Spock actor Leonard Nimoy, about being a dad, his complicated relationship with his own famous father, and his new book detailing all of it: 'The Most Human'? The book itself is a beautiful telling of Adam's journey through parenting, addiction, divorce, and his very human struggles and successes. You can also subscribe to the Geekscape podcast on Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3H27uMH Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/3BVrnkW Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Everyone loves a good horror movie. And it gets even more fun when you add a bit of comedic nostalgia to the mix. That's just what you get from multi-hyphenate Paul Wilson's 'Deer Camp '86', a newly released horror film about 6 buddies who go into the woods on a 1980s hunting trip... and end up being the hunted. We'll talk to Paul about putting together the indie horror film, his band with his brothers Mark and Pat, working with his brother Pat in the Conjuring movies, if the savior of the film industry is independent films and so much more! You can also subscribe to the Geekscape podcast on Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3H27uMH Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/3BVrnkW Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

I first met producer Joel M. Gonzales as the president of Nosotros, the oldest Latino Arts Advocacy non-profit (founded by the iconic Ricardo Montalbán in 1970). Hearing him speak at the premiere of his most recent producing effort 'The Long Game', starring Jay Hernandez and Dennis Quaid, I knew I had to invite him to the show. Join us as Joel shares his thoughts on the Latino entertainment landscape, career history, and the film industry's future. You can also subscribe to the Geekscape podcast on Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3H27uMH Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/3BVrnkW Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices