It’s the number one movie in the country, and it’s setting franchise records all over, but the question everyone from Hollywood to the Klingon Empire has been asking is: what do the 2 in 1 Showcase geeks think of the new Star Trek movie? This week you get two reviews in one! First up, Blake, Mike, Kenny and Daniel give you a perspective from the moderate fans of the series. Then, buckle up as Chase flies solo on the hardcore fan’s opinion.
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Episode 118: Star Trek
With a major motion picture hitting this week, Blake and Chase got together online to record a look at the past, present, and future of Star Trek. The guys talk about all incarnations of the franchise, their favorite and least favorite episodes and series, the history of Trek in comics, and why Chase is dreading the movie Blake is looking forward to. Come back on Tuesday for our thoughts on the film! In the picks this week, Chase loved Buck Rogers #0 and Blake finally makes his Free Comic Book Day pick, Ressurrection #0. Our graphic novel pick of the week: The Complete Peanuts: 1971 to 1972.
Week in Geek #19: Lost 100, Chuck, Heroes, and More
This week was the 100th episode of Lost, and the guys are here to dish on the tale of Daniel Faraday. For those of you who want to skip the Lost chat, start listening at 19:20 on your dial while we delve into the season finales of Chuck and Heroes, and talk about the upcoming Star Trek movie and the recent Countdown prequel comic book. Chase talks about a trailer that got him excited and another that broke his heart, and Blake is jazzed at this week’s announcement of the possible 7th Son motion picture! All this plus a DVD release rundown in your Week in Geek!
Episode 116: 2009 Summer Movie Preview
It’s time once again for the summer movie season to kick into gear! This week, the Showcase boys run down all of the big pictures coming out this summer, giving their thoughts on each of them. Which ones do they want to see? Which ones will the pass? Which ones look like a NetFlix rental? And why might Blake wind up topless to satisfy Chase‘s rage? All the answers are inside! In the picks this week, Mike chooses Green Lantern Corps #35, Chase goes with The Walking Dead #60, and Blake picks Fables #83. This week’s graphic novel pick: Tales of the Green Lantern Corps!
Episode 95: Best of 2008 Nominations
The year is almost over, friends, so it’s time for Blake and Chase to make their nominations for the best in comics for 2008! Listen to the guys discuss their choices, and then e-mail your votes in. One randomly-chosen voter will recieve a prize package from BSI Comics. Votes must be received by December 26, 2008, to be counted in time for their announcement in our end-of-the-year spectacular!
The nominees are:
Best Ongoing Series:
Action Comics
Fables
Green Lantern
The Walking Dead
Best Miniseries or One-Shot:
Franklin Richards: Sons of Geniuses
Justice Society of America Kingdom Special: Superman
Secret Invasion
Superman: New Krypton Special
Best Storyline:
Action Comics: Superman and the Legion of Super-Heroes
Batman Confidential: The Bat and the Cat
Fables: War and Pieces
The Lone Ranger: Scorched Earth
Best New Series:
Flash Gordon
Guardians of the Galaxy
Incredible Hercules
Secret Six
Best Writer or Writing Team:
Dan Abnett & Andy Lanning
Ed Brubaker
Geoff Johns
Greg Pak
Best Artist or Art Team:
Mark Buckingham
Gary Frank
Mike McKone
Nicola Scott
Title Deserving of Wider Recognition:
Archie
Hack/Slash
PS 238
Uncle Scrooge
Best Genre TV Series:
Battlestar Galactica
Lost
Smallville
Stargate: Atlantis
Best Genre Motion Picture:
The Dark Knight
Iron Man
Quantum of Solace
Wall-E
The Next Big Thing:
Blue Lanterns
The Legion of Super-Heroes
Star Trek
The Wizard of Oz
Favorite Geek:
Mike Bellamy
Chase Bouzigard
Kenny Fanguy
Blake Petit
Week in Geek #1
Starting this week, the guys are launching a new feature on the show: The Week in Geek! We’ve always come at you with mini-episodes from time to time, but now we’re pledged to making sure you have at least one each week. Movie reviews, TV reviews, thoughts on major comic book events, video games, music — anything and everything is up for grabs here! In the first segment, Chase is here to review Quantum of Solace, discuss the new Star Trek trailer, dish on Mortal Kombat Vs. DC Universe, and more!
Episode 68: Justice Society of America
Our big May spectacular continues as Blake and Chase (along with back-up geeks Mike and Kenny) delve into the world’s first superhero team, and one of the best monthly comics currently on the stands: Justice Society of America. The guys pick their favorite JSA stories, talk about the past, present and future of the team, discuss the strength of Legacy heroes, and show their excitement over the upcoming Power Girl series! Next, the guys update their Final Crisis discussion from Episode 64, and in the picks this week, Blake loves Noble Causes and Perhapanauts, while Chase goes for Star Trek: Year Four. (Mike enjoys Batman Confidential and Green Lantern Corps.)
Episode 56: The Showcase Tangent
The Showcase Geeks have been having a lot of fun lately going through your messages and e-mails… so much fun, in fact, that this week we’re giving you the first-ever 2 in 1 Showcase Feedback Special! This week, you steer the conversation, as the guys answer an avalanche of questions and discuss comments on everything from Brand New Day to Exiles to the question of what the worst DC Comics crossover of all time really was. They spin off onto Terminator: The Sarah Conner Chronicles, Lost, and Chase breaks the needle off the Geekometer with a classic Star Trek rant! In the picks this week, Chase presents Chronicles of Wormwood: The Last Enemy, while Blake bids a fond farewell to Brian K. Vaughan and Pia Guerra‘s Vertigo mainstay, Y: The Last Man.
Episode 52: John Byrne
Continuing our ongoing series about legends of the comic book artform, this week Chase and Blake talk about the universe-changing, highly entertaining and always controversial John Byrne. From his world-shaping work on X-Men, Fantastic Four and Superman to his upcoming work on Star Trek and FX, the guys talk about Byrne‘s career and pick their favorite John Byrne stories. Then, stick around for the picks, where the guys discuss Jim Shooter and Jamal Igle’s relaunch of Legion of Super-Heroes and a great new story arc beginning in Hack/Slash #7!
Episode 42: Tales From the Quarter Bin
It’s the Showcase Crew’s greatest challenge yet! Armed with only a dollar each, Blake and Chase delve into the comic geek’s manna from Heaven — a Quarter Bin! The guys review an eclectic mix of old-school comics, including Warlock, Power Pack, Supreme, Fade From Grace, Star Trek: The Early Voyages, Captain Confederacy, James Bond Jr. and Here Come the Big People! This week’s picks include Astonishing X-Men and the Heroes hardcover,
The All New Showcase 