The Geek Show

It’s all about heists and plans this week, so while you watch the dancing Ben we're going to steal your attention. OUTRO by disasterpiece www.thegeekshow.co.uk

We get nostalgic this week as we look at the world through rose-tinted glasses. Join us as we take a look at good and bad nostalgia, video games that rely on nostalgia, Golden and Silver Age comics, and old versus new animation. Reviews – Final Fantasy XV: Episode Duscae, Tokyo Twilight: Ghost Hunters, and Final Fantasy Type Ø. OUTRO by disasterpiece www.thegeekshow.co.uk

This week we’re taking a metaphorical road trip because apparently it’s the best way to see what’s out there, find yourself, and generally grow as a person – which is odd since those things can also be achieved by standing still. Join us as we learn how to be adults (and then immediately regress). Reviews – Atelier Shallie: Alchemists of the Dusk Sea OUTRO by disasterpiece www.thegeekshow.co.uk

What does it take to be a hero? Do you have to be the last member of a dead alien race, be bitten by a radioactive/genetically engineered insect, exposed to a specific type of radiation or given a special serum? Is it something that you can learn in school or college? Join us as we don our armoured spandex and set forth on our quest to find out, and we may solve any problems we encounter by punching bad guys on the way. Reviews – The Arland Atelier Trilogy (PS3), All You Need Is Kill (Manga), Zombie Army Trilogy (PS4) OUTRO by disasterpiece www.thegeekshow.co.uk

Movies, video games, anime, television – in fact almost every form of entertainment media have at some point featured a partnership or a team of some sort. From Batman and Lethal Weapon to The A-Team and One Piece, having a partner or teaming up with other characters seems to be a popular addition to a story – but why? OUTRO by disasterpiece www.thegeekshow.co.uk

On this infectious episode we explore the world of outbreaks, pandemics and the dreaded “man-flu”. Join us as we find out why games are more about survival than finding a cure, how diseases are used in comics, and what actually counts as an outbreak movie. Reviews – Big Hero 6 (3DS), Decay: The Mare (PC), Criminal Girls: Invite Only (PS Vita), Treasure Trapped OUTRO by disasterpiece www.thegeekshow.co.uk

This year we manage continue our annual tradition of avoiding a direct show about Valentine’s Day by taking a look at this mysterious thing called beauty. What makes a movie, animation or game beautiful? Is it the looks? The camera work? The characters? Join us as we find out if looks really are everything. OUTRO by Disasterpiece www.thegeekshow.co.uk

On this week’s episode we trip over our own feet and crash into each other as we fall headlong into earthquakes, tornadoes, nuclear blasts, attacks by killer jellybeans and more. Join us as we find out more about disasters. OUTRO by disasterpiece www.thegeekshow.co.uk

On this week’s episode we take a look at the unusual relationship between the fans and the creators of games, movies, anime and more. During the original broadcast of this episode it was announced by Rooster Teeth Productions that creator and animator Monty Oum – whose work included Haloid, Dead Fantasy, Red Versus Blue, and RWBY – had sadly passed away. OUTO by disasterpiece www.thegeekshow.co.uk

This week our cadre of would-be adrenalin-junkies take an intensely intense journey into the realms of intensity, and along the way we find out why our seats have edges. OUTRO by disasterpiece www.thegeekshow.co.uk

On this episode we don our stretchy pants and activate our reclining massage chairs. Join us as we get comfortable and relax. outro by disasterpiece www.thegeekshow.co.uk

We’re back and this time we've moved out of the secret lair and taken up residence in Geel Show Towers – we even have fixtures that are permanent! This week we're keeping things simple, and taking a look at the best, and some of the worst, of 2014. outro by disasterpiece www.thegeekshow.co.uk

This week we are returning to the place where all the things that the worst things in the world can be quietly removed from existence. Join us as we argue our cases for a variety of things that we would like to put into Room 101. outro by disasterpiece www.thegeekshow.co.uk

On this week’s show we end our month-long peek behind the production curtain. Join us as we find out why superhero costumes are more important than the person wearing them, why a director is so important to any production, and why good animated stories are sometimes hard to find. outro by disasterpiece www.thegeekshow.co.uk

This week we continue our peek behind the curtain to find out more about the practical (and sometimes wildly impractical), costumes that can be found throughout entertainment media. Join us as find out how movies have affected our perception of character types, uniforms in anime, superhero costumes and more. outro by disasterpiece www.thegeekshow.co.uk