Episode 237: MOVIE WEEK – The SHiNiNG!

September 4, 2018 by giddygeeker

Colorado, Danny Lloyd, Diane Johnson, Estes Park, Jack Nicholson, Movie Week, Room 237, Scatman Crothers, Shelley Duvall, Stanley Kubrick, Stephen King, The Overlook Hotel, The Shining

Episode 237: MOVIE WEEK! We couldn’t let the number 237 go by without paying homage to The Shining! The Guardians all assembled on a Sunday afternoon (when it was still light out) to watch this movie together and listen to Starneslord talk to the TV screen.

About The SHiNing

A family heads to an isolated hotel for the winter where an evil spiritual presence influences the father into violence, while his psychic son sees horrific forebodings from the past and of the future.

US release: May 23, 1980
Director: Stanley Kubrick
Producer: Stanley Kubrick
Screenplay: Stanley Kubrick, Diane Johnson, The Shining novel
by Stephen King
Starring: Jack Nicholson, Shelley Duvall, Scatman Crothers, Danny Lloyd

Originally recorded 08/26/2018

Guardians of the Geekery: Episode 237

Episode 155: Getting Newsy with Imagi-Con

Episode 155! The Guardians try an updated format for our weekly news section – even though Carol the Cat fails at it! Kiara Garrett and Lonna Vines hung in there and we talked some more about their upcoming FREE event – Imagi-Con, happening at ImaginOn on Saturday, July 22nd from 12 noon to 4 PM.

This Week’s Topics included:

News

RIP: Adam West (Batman) & Peter Sallis (Wallace & Gromit
Wonder Woman does fantastic at the box office
JK Rowling to the twitter rescue for Stephen King
Community Calendar video blog! #supportlocal
Backlash for the Black Panther Poster
So You Think You Can Dance is back!

Guardables

Carol: Weird TV (Fargo & Twin Peaks)
Matt: Darth Vader #1 Comic
Joey : iZombie, Brit TV (Doctor Who, Class & Orphan Black)

About Imagi-Con

The initial idea for Imagi-Con came from another librarian who was in town visiting ImaginOn. Kiara brought up the idea to another library staff member (Jamey Rorie) and since both of them knew we wanted to do more programming with graphic novels, by 1) promoting the growing collection and 2) reach the population that we knew it currently served, and we just ran with the idea of hosting a comic con. But with the majority of the teen population that both Jamey and Kiara serve, and doing research about other local area comic cons, they knew that most of their teen patrons couldn’t afford to go to any of them, so they wanted to make sure that the teens had the opportunity to attend and experience a comic con. Part of the CharMeck library system’s mission is to create the library as a place where the staff strives to make the library accessible and welcoming to all, so Kiara, Jamey, and Lonna wanted to make sure that this program met that need.

About Kiara Garrett

Kiara is a native Charlottean who has been working for the Charlotte Mecklenburg Library for the past 5 years. She currently serves as a Teen Service Specialist at the ImaginOn branch working with youth ages 10-18.

About Lonna Vines

Lonna Vines is new to the Charlotte Metro area. She has been the Children’s Librarian at the Hickory Grove Branch Library for the past 6 months and is on the planning team for the Imagi-Con. She has her Master’s in Library and Information Science, has worked in public libraries for the past 8 years, and was also in charge of planning the Library Comic Con at her previous library system located in Livingston, Louisiana.

Imagi-Con Info:

Dates: Saturday, July 22nd 12 NOON – 4 PM
Where: ImaginOn (300 E 7^th Street, Charlotte, NC)
Tickets: FREE (Recommended ages 10 and up.
CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFO

Originally recorded 06/14/2017

Guardians of the Geekery Episode 155

Episode 145: Curious Incidents with Jason, Melissa and Lexx

April 27, 2017 by giddygeeker

Podcast

A.C. Thompson, Alexandra Christian, Carolina Writers for Equality, Curious Incidents" More Improbable Adventures, Fail-Flix, Horror, Jason Gilbert, Melissa McArthur, Mocha Memoirs Press, Southern Gothic, Steampunk-Urban Fantasy, Steampunk/SciFi Western, Stephen King, Tally Johnson, We Are Not This

Episode 145! Authors Melissa McArthur, Alexandra Christian and Jason Gilbert join us to talk about their new anthology Curious Incidents: More Improbable Adventures released earlier this year by Mocha Memoirs Press.

About Melissa McArthur

Melissa McArthur is a master swordswoman, a world-renowned traveler, and lover of all things bookish. Only one of these things is actually true. When she isn’t saving the world, one word at a time, she’s usually lecturing her university students on parenthetical citations or torturing authors with her red pen.

No matter what the capacity—editor, author, teacher—Melissa is utterly fascinated by books and words. She believes that there’s something magical about holding a book in your hand and watching as the words disappear and the story unfolds before your eyes. Melissa can often be found hiding in the deep corners of the library or at home with her laptop and cat. Website!

About Alexandra Christian

Alexandra Christian is an author of mostly romance with a speculative slant. Her love of Stephen King and sweet tea has flavored her fiction with a Southern Gothic sensibility that reeks of Spanish moss and deep fried eccentricity. Her alter-ego, A.C. Thompson, is also the editor of the highly successful Improbable Adventures of Sherlock Holmes series of anthologies from Mocha Memoirs Press.

A self-proclaimed “Southern Belle from Hell,” Lexx is a native South Carolinian who lives with an epileptic wiener dog and her husband, author Tally Johnson. Questions, comments and complaints are most welcome at her website:

About Jason Gilbert

Jason writes Steampunk-Urban fantasy, horror, and alternative history that is drenched in clockworks and tech. He’s the author of the Rifle Chronicles, a Steampunk/SciFi Western series, and is published in anthologies such as Curious Incidents and We Are Not This as one of the Carolina Writers for Equality. He’s also the man behind Fail-Flix, a site dedicated to reviewing the best of the worst that cinema has to offer! Website!

Originally recorded 04/26/2017

Guardians of the Geekery Episode 145

Episode 5: Hans Robo

January 15, 2015 by giddygeeker

Podcast

Actors Theatre of Charlotte, Agent Carter, Agents of Shield, Alfred, American Tail, Andrew Garfield, Andy Rogers, Avatar, Battlestar Galactica, BBC, Beatles, Beetlejuice, Benedict Cumberbatch, Biltmore Estate, Birdman, Bleak House, Blood Money, Blue Christmas, Boyhood, Brandon Lee Ballard, Brian Krause, Call the Midwife, Captain Cold, Chad Michael Murray, Charmed, Cilantro, Clash of Clans, Cowboys vs. Aliens, Cowboys vs. Dinosaurs, Criminal Minds, Doctor Who, Dom DeLuise, Downtown Abbey, Ed Wood, Edward Norton, Elvis, Eve Mendes, Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, featured, Field Cantey, Fievel Goes West, George Carlin, George Harrison, Goat Cheese, Golden Globes, Gotham, Graham Odom, Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, How to Train Your Dragon 2, Howard Stark, Hulu Plus, Jada Pinkett Smith, James Spader, Jarvis, Jason Aaron, Jazz, JK Simmons, John Barrowman, John Cassaday, John Lennon, Judging Amy, Kitchen Scramble, Mark Ruffalo, Michael Keaton, Mr. Postman, Netflix, No Doubt, North and South, Olives, Paul McCartney, Plan 9, Price Waterhouse Coopers, Psych, Rebel Base Comics, Ricky Gervais, Ringo Starr, Robert Downey Jr., Robot Johnson, Rolling Stones, Samoas, Sean Pertwee, Sharknado, Sherlock, Sleepwalkers, Southern Bastards, Star Wars, Stephen King, Supergirl, Tania Kelly, The Flash, The Lego Movie, The Luck of the Irish, The Punisher, Thin Mints, Thomas the Tank Engine, Timothy Omundson, Toby Macguire, Tom Waites, Torchwood, Tragic Kingdom, UpStage, Vacation Bible School, Weird Al Yankovic, Whiplash, YouTube

Tania Kelly and Brandon Lee Ballard of Robot Johnson Sketch Comedy Group join the Guardians this week. We discuss the cast’s recent Best of 2014 show at UpStage as well as their exciting new plans for 2015. (We heard this may include them appearing at this year’s Geek Gala! Huzzah!)

To find out more about Robot Johnson, visit www.robotjohnson.com. And listen in on how you can win a Robot Johnson Poster signed by all the Best of 2014 cast!

This episode, we attempt to discuss the following:

Robot Johnson Sketch Comedy Group
Galavant
Agent Carter
Agents of Shield: Edward James Olmos joining the cast
CBS’s Supergirl Update
The Return of Torchwood
Downtown Abbey Costume Exhibit at the Biltmore
The new Age of of Ultron trailer
Birdman
Boyhood
Remake of Plan 9 from Outer Space
The new Star Wars comic (Please visit Rebel Base Comics for their exclusive variant cover!)
Beer pairings with Girl Scout cookies (click for link here)
Wild, Weird West Kickstarter (click for link here)
This week’s Contest: Win a Signed Robot Johnson Poster!

Guardians of the Geekery Episode 5

Things to Note:

Graham Odom and Field Cantey are also members of the Robot Johnson family. We are not sure why Tania hates Graham so much – you should ask her – but be prepared to help her out on the Facebook game Kitchen Scramble because she is evidently addicted.
Timothy Omundson was on Psych, Judging Amy, and the 2001 TV Movie The Luck of the Irish. (see a video of him in the trailer below)
Robin Lord Taylor plays Oswald Cobblepot (aka The Penguin) on Gotham.
For the record, we do not believe that the “main guy” in Age of Ultron is mad because he is voiced by James Spader, no matter what Tania says.
Edward James Olmos joins the cast of Agents of SHIELD as Robert Gonzales. Robert Gonzales is not a known character from the MCU (Marvel Comic Universe) so we aren’t sure yet what role he may play.
In case you missed it previously, Carol the Cat hates the Elvis song “Blue Christmas.”
The management does not acknowledge that we actually have sleeper agents that will attack people like Bernie Gunder who do not listen to our podcast.
It is NOT Starneslord’s last show. No matter what he may say.

Videos To Prove Things!

Tania Kelly from Robot Johnson doing a sketch as Dallas:

Timothy Omundson in the movie “Luck of the Irish”

Marvel’s Avengers: Age of Ultron Trailer 2

Trailer for Plan 9 (The Remake of the Ed Wood Classic)

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