bannerProduced in association with the SomaCow Media Network (see SomaCow.net), Prime Time Geek (PTG) is a weekly program broadcast live via Ustream.tv and later made available as a podcast on iTunes and right here at this site. Each week, PTG brings you news, opinions, and insights covering comic books, movies, TV, video games, and all else exciting in the realm of Geekdom.

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Jan
30th

Final Crisis, Daredevil, Captain America, and … LaserDiscs? All on tomorrow night’s all-new PTG!

Author: Felix | Files under Comics, Movies, Tech and Gadgets

Earlier this month, Pioneer Electronics quietly announced that they were halting production on the last models of LaserDisc players they had still been producing up until this point. LaserDisc has a special place in my heart, and so in this week’s PTG we’ll have a proper requiem for the now-ALL-dead format (up until now, because [...]


Jan
27th

PTG Episode 5 (Hour 2): Alien’s Wares

Author: Felix | Files under Comics, Games, Podcasts, TV Series, Tech and Gadgets
 
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In Hour 2 of PTG Episode 5, the Marvel Comics spotlight falls on the “Dark Reign” titles and where that storyline is heading, Podgnosticastor JC Martinez talks gaming hardware and what gamers want and are spending on, even in this down economy, and Battlestar Galactica Season 4.5 rolls on, with [...]


Jan
26th

Paladin Tech and Games – you’ve GOTTA check this place out!

Author: Felix | Files under Comics, Events, Games, Tech and Gadgets

If you live in the Waterford Lakes/UCF area and you’re ANY kind of geek, whether it be comic book lover, gamer geek, or uber-techie, then you may already know about Paladin Tech and Game, over in Avalon Park. But if by chance you don’t, then trust me, you should GET to know them!
As you may [...]


Jan
25th

PTG Episode 5 (Hour 1): Mickey is NOT a Red Lantern

Author: Felix | Files under Comics, Events, Podcasts, Toys
 
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In Hour 1 of PTG Episode 5, we hit on the WORST spoiler EVER (or at least the worst in my recent memory) for an upcoming DC Comics storyline, Grant Morrison’s “Superman Beyond” and how it helped me come to the realization that I am, in fact, incredibly stupid, and filmmaker and comics writer Terry [...]


Jan
24th

Don’t miss PTG Episode 5 LIVE tonight @ 8PM!

Author: Felix | Files under Comics, Events, Games, Tech and Gadgets

Headlining tonight’s episode is special guest Terry Cronin, chairman of the Mega-Con Indie Film Expo and current student body president of independent comic Students of the Unusual …

… who will be talking about his comic, the Film Expo, and anything else we might happen to stumble into. Also, Podnosticast blogger JC Martinez reports on the [...]


Jan
21st

Define “stupidity”: DC Direct spoils MAJOR character detail from upcoming “Blackest Night” storyline.

Author: Felix | Files under Comics, Toys

Arguably, “The Blackest Night” storyline, beginning this summer in Green Lantern, Green Lantern Corps, and presumably a number of tie-in issues, is THE most eagerly anticipated story of 2009 for DC Comics fans. Written by fan (and PTG) favorite Geoff Johns, “Blackest Night” is the culmination of the story that truly began with “Green Lantern: [...]


Jan
20th

PTG Episode 4 (Hour 2): New Krypton Blues

Author: Felix | Files under Comics, Podcasts, TV Series, Tech and Gadgets
 
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In Hour 2 of PTG Episode 4, the New Krypton Spotlight falls one last time, this time upon Action Comics #873, Podnosticast blogger JC Martinez reports in his weekly segment on developments in the realm of touch-screen technology and support for touch-screen interfaces in upcoming operating systems, and this week’s TV talk focuses on the [...]


Jan
18th

PTG Episode 4 (Hour 1): Hungry Like the (Night) Wolf

Author: Felix | Files under Comics, Events, Movies, Podcasts
 
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In Hour 1 of this week’s Prime Time Geek, the DC Spotlight falls on Final Crisis #7 and the “death” of Batman (no, REALLY this time!), we say a fond farewell to Ricardo Montalban, who was beloved by most for his role as “Mr. Roarke” on Fantasy Island, but was revered by Star Trek fans [...]


Jan
16th

Don’t miss this week’s PTG, airing LIVE on Ustream @ 6PM EST!

Author: Felix | Files under Comics, Events, Movies, Tech and Gadgets

Just a reminder about this week’s show time change – this Saturday evening, Jan. 17th, Prime Time Geek will air LIVE on ustream.tv at 6PM EST, not 8PM. Next week we’ll be back to our normally scheduled Bat-time.
And speaking of Bat-time, it APPEARS that time FINALLY ran out for ol’ Bruce Wayne in DC Comics, [...]


Jan
14th

PTG Episode 3 (Hour 2): No Momma’s Boys Here!!

Author: Felix | Files under Comics, Events, Games, Podcasts, TV Series, Tech and Gadgets
 
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In Hour 2 of PTG Episode 3 the Marvel Comics Spotlight falls on Matt Fraction rehabilitating Iron Man, Prognosticast blogger JC Martinez reports on what we can expect from Windows 7 and improvements (hopefully) over Vista, and then I ramble on some more about TV shows, this time focusing on the returns of 24 and [...]