Geekdown Podcast

Your new BFFs return to the comforts of made-for-TV holiday movies this year with the straight-to-Netflix time travel romance "The Knight Before Christmas." Can it reach the "heights" of 2018's "The Christmas Inheritance"? No, no it can't, but we still had talking about it. Also! Cait approaches her final form, we celebrate the triumph of Watchmen as it wraps up its season, and check in on all the tidbits swirling around that galaxy far, far away. We're off next week for Christmas, y'all. Have a safe and happy holiday. Become a patron and get bonus eps, playlists, essays and more at patreon.com/geekdownpod or buy us a coffee at ko-fi.com/geekdownpod. Theme music by Rob Gasser (soundcloud.com/robgassermusic), licensed under (CC BY-SA 3.0)

This week, we belatedly wrap up November Crapathon with 2006's Southland Tales. We're very sorry. Also updates on backpacks, weddings and the usual array of shows we're checking out including Watchmen, The Mandalorian, Succession and The Crown. Become a patron and get bonus eps, playlists, essays and more at patreon.com/geekdownpod or buy us a coffee at ko-fi.com/geekdownpod. Theme music by Rob Gasser (soundcloud.com/robgassermusic), licensed under (CC BY-SA 3.0)

In what is sure to be one for the Geekdownpod HOF, November Crapathon continues with 2019's anime trash "How Heavy Are the Dumbbells You Lift?" and David Lynch's 1984 treatment on the scifi classic "Dune." Also continuing thoughts on The Mandalorian, Cait may have found her next caper, and a take so hot we had to bury it at the end of the episode. Become a patron and get bonus eps, playlists, essays and more at patreon.com/geekdownpod or buy us a coffee at ko-fi.com/geekdownpod. Theme music by Rob Gasser (soundcloud.com/robgassermusic), licensed under (CC BY-SA 3.0)

After an unplanned hiatus, November Crapathon returns with a very 80's reimagining of the Robin Hood Legend and an the Eddie Murphy fantasy/comedy mess The Golden Child. There's also all the chat about Disney+, The Mandalorian, Watchmen, and all the things we've been watching in this current high water mark for culture consumption. Become a patron and get bonus eps, playlists, essays and more at patreon.com/geekdownpod or buy us a coffee at ko-fi.com/geekdownpod. Theme music by Rob Gasser (@soundcloud.com/robgassermusic), licensed under (CC BY-SA 3.0)

You wait for it all year, we wait for it all year, November Crapathon returns to the Geekdown, as we force each other to watch things we know are bad. First up, the gold standard in botching a sure thing, the feature adaptation of Masters of the Universe, and another face on the Rushmore of 90s action stars, Steven Seagal's Marked for Death. Become a patron and get bonus eps, playlists, essays and more at patreon.com/geekdownpod or buy us a coffee at ko-fi.com/geekdownpod. Theme music by Rob Gasser (soundcloud.com/robgassermusic), licensed under (CC BY-SA 3.0)

Spoopy season concludes as your BFFs look at the underrated and twist filled anime School Live and the black comedy Death Becomes Her. Were they suitably creepy? We shall see. Also: Cait embraces the sickness, stay off the Joker stairs, someone is unmoved by the Janeway memorial, and updates on what we've been checking out. Watchmen. It's mostly Watchmen. Christmas comes early next week, friends, as November Crapathon comes to bless your timelines with the finest garbage all month long. We hope you'll join us. Become a patron and get bonus eps, playlists, essays and more at patreon.com/geekdownpod or buy us a coffee at ko-fi.com/geekdownpod. Theme music by Rob Gasser (soundcloud.com/robgassermusic), licensed under (CC BY-SA 3.0)

Out of time for the start of spooky season on the Geekdown as we spend some time with the Chilling Adventures of Sabrina and the anime anthology of horror master Junji Ito's shorter works. There's also some leisurely chat on the sickness and Jordan's urge to watch Martin Scorsese's film "Casino". Back in time next week for more spoopy business, friends! Become a patron and get bonus eps, playlists, essays and more at patreon.com/geekdownpod or buy us a coffee at ko-fi.com/geekdownpod. Theme music by Rob Gasser (soundcloud.com/robgassermusic), licensed under (CC BY-SA 3.0)

Single topic show this week as Jord and Cait finally delve into isekai genre with "That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime." Surprisingly, not the most cumbersome title in this popular genre. We also chat about Netflix blessing us with more Midnight Diner, Caitlin plays the goose game, the worst thing Jordan saw online this week and more. Become a patron and get bonus eps, playlists, essays and more at patreon.com/geekdownpod or buy us a coffee at ko-fi.com/geekdownpod. Theme music by Rob Gasser (soundcloud.com/robgassermusic), licensed under (CC BY-SA 3.0)

Your BFFs return with some classic material: Jordan brings the era-defining clash of wrestling promotions known as The Monday Night Wars, and Caitlin continues to advocate for animator Don Bluth, coming with his debut feature The Secret of NIMH. We also check in on the news coming out of New York Comicon and share updates on what we've been watching, including what may be the arrival of a new Kdrama to our lives. Become a patron and get bonus eps, playlists, essays and more at patreon.com/geekdownpod or buy us a coffee at ko-fi.com/geekdownpod. Theme music by Rob Gasser (soundcloud.com/robgassermusic), licensed under (CC BY-SA 3.0)

Cinematic September concludes with work from two legendary animators, Don Bluth's "Titan AE" and Satoshi Kon's "Millennium Actress." We also recap our afternoon of culture and why if you're going to form a line around Caitlin MacKinnon, you better have it together, as well as Spidey chat, Apple+ wonderings and the Mike Schurr civil war is gearing up again. It's going to be a long season. Become a patron and get bonus eps, playlists, essays and more at patreon.com/geekdownpod or buy us a coffee at ko-fi.com/geekdownpod. Theme music by Rob Gasser (soundcloud.com/robgassermusic), licensed under (CC BY-SA 3.0)

Technical difficulties precluded us from doing a standard episode this week, so instead you get an occasionally newsy, mostly chit-chatty episode. We talk miracle anime returns, the return of Cait's Astronomy Corner, upcoming shows we're amped for, and entirely too much time on our current backpack needs (send suggestions). Become a patron and get bonus eps, playlists, essays and more at patreon.com/geekdownpod or buy us a coffee at ko-fi.com/geekdownpod. Theme music by Rob Gasser (soundcloud.com/robgassermusic), licensed under (CC BY-SA 3.0)

Cinematic September rolls on with a pair of early aughts comedy selections, the generational touchstone "Superbad" and the art house surrealism of I Heart Huckabees. Also! Tokyo Panic, Suicde Squad casting, Disney+ gets more of Cait's money, wrestling's third golden age is upon us and more. Become a patron and get bonus eps, playlists, essays and more at patreon.com/geekdownpod or buy us a coffee at ko-fi.com/geekdownpod. Theme music by Rob Gasser (soundcloud.com/robgassermusic), licensed under (CC BY-SA 3.0)

Back to format this week for what is apparently the first instalment of what Cait's dubbing "Cinematic September," where we'll pause our endless love affair with television to revisit some movies we love. Up first: Jim Henson's dark fantasy tale "The Dark Crystal" and the Eddie Murphy rom-com "Coming to America." We also talk about collecting disappointments, the weirdest wrestling story we've heard in awhile, Jordan has quibbles with the murder corner and Caitlin discovers she really likes David Fincher. Become a patron and get bonus eps, playlists, essays and more at patreon.com/geekdownpod or buy us a coffee at ko-fi.com/geekdownpod. Theme music by Rob Gasser (soundcloud.com/robgassermusic), licensed under (CC BY-SA 3.0)

It's an August Watch-O-Rama bonus as Jord and Cait correct our schedule, fulfilling a listener request to check out the star-studded 2017 relaunch of Disney's classic cartoon Duck Tales. We also catch up on a gang of newsbites coming out of the D23 convention, deal with typical record buying dilemmas and update each other on what we've been checking including The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance, Yakuza 0, new albums from Tool and Little Brother and more. Become a patron and get bonus eps, playlists, essays and more at patreon.com/geekdownpod or buy us a coffee at ko-fi.com/geekdownpod. Theme music by Rob Gasser (@robgassermusic), licensed under (CC BY-SA 3.0)

August Watch-O-Rama wraps up for another year (maybe, we might need a do over, details in the ep) with Amazon's superhero deconstruction The Boys. Cait had been waiting for this one a long time, did it meet her expectations? Also this ep! More of how we spent our summer vacations and the massive update dump of all the content we consumed including Derry Girls, Dear White People, the Men Writing Women Twitter account, the third Mummy movie no one talks about, Destination Wedding, the nightmare of terrestrial television and so much more! Become a patron and get bonus eps, playlists, essays and more at patreon.com/geekdownpod or buy us a coffee at ko-fi.com/geekdownpod. Theme music by Rob Gasser (soundcloud.com/robgassermusic), licensed under (CC BY-SA 3.0)

Reunited in space and time, your new BFFs end their summer sabbatical for reals this time, to chat about the one thing Caitlin's been calling out for since this podcast began: Gentleman Jack, HBO's adaptaion of the diaries of Anne Lister, widely considered the first modern lesbian. There's also sad chat about the KyoAni fire and putting down beloved pets, happy chat like improving how we live and our travel chronicles, and a dose of twitchy chat as Cait reckons with Jordan's organizational choices. Please consider supporting the Geekdown via our Patreon page at patreon.com/geekdownpod or ko-fi.com/geekdownpod. Theme music by Rob Gasser (@robgassermusic), licensed under (CC BY-SA 3.0)

August Watch-O-Rama rolls on with "Die," the dark fantasy graphic novel from one of our favourites, writer Kieron Gillen. We also talk about Netflix's Sandman adaptation and some other bits of chat chat on topics great and small. Back at it, and back in time next week for "Gentleman Jack," the historical drama based on the diaries of Anne Lister, and the one thing Caitlin's been waiting for since this podcast started. Please consider supporting the Geekdown via our Patreon page at patreon.com/geekdownpod or ko-fi.com/geekdownpod. Theme music by Rob Gasser (@robgassermusic), licensed under (CC BY-SA 3.0)

August Watch-O-Rama 2019 commences with our traditional jaunt to Hawkins, IN to catch up with Mike, Eleven and the rest of the crew and see just how strange things have gotten in Netflix's Stranger Things 3. We've also got updates from the Walking Dead and Anime Expo, all of which are out of date since we recorded this episode in July, as well as updates to what we were checking out including Derry Girls, and some dusty episodes of Forensic Files Caitlin hadn't seen yet. What do you think is the best adaptation? Get at us and let us know. Please consider supporting the Geekdown via our Patreon page at patreon.com/geekdownpod or ko-fi.com/geekdownpod. Theme music by Rob Gasser (@robgassermusic), licensed under (CC BY-SA 3.0)

Grab the tissues, y'all Opportune June gives way to August Watch-O-Rama with the 2016 anime feature film "A Silent Voice." How many times did we cry? A lot! We'll talk about that, Cait's road to recovery, the neverending existential crises of the record collector, and all the things we've been watching including "Booksmart", "Jessica Jones", the novels of Sue Grafton and more. This marks the start of summer hiatus, we'll be back with you on August 6th to start the Watch-O-Rama proper! Stay safe and have a great summer y'all! Nintendo's for babies! Please visit us at patreon.com/geekdownpod or ko-fi.com/geekdownpod. to learn how you can support the show financially. Theme music by Rob Gasser (@robgassermusic), licensed under (CC BY-SA 3.0)

Opportune June rolls on with audience choice! The people had things they wanted us to get back to, and they let us know, so Cait returned to the world of Korean drama 'Pasta,' and Jordan is now allowed to have an opinion, having seen 'Cars 3.' There's also an admittedly scattershot front half of the show on everything to the frustrations of learning Japanese, a few things we've been watching and a very, very important apology. Please visit us at patreon.com/geekdownpod or ko-fi.com/geekdownpod. to learn how you can support the show financially. Theme music by Rob Gasser (soundcloud.com/robgassermusic), licensed under (CC BY-SA 3.0)