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May
14th

PTG Episode 183: Free Comic Book Day 2011: Hour 1

Author: Felix | Files under Comics, Events, Movies, Podcasts
 
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Originally posted at PrimeTimeGeek.com.
Contents of Episode 183, brought to you by Free Comic Book Day and Heroes Landing:

Highlights of FCBD 2011 at Heroes Landing (up until broadcast time)
Movie Review: “Thor“, starring Chris Hemsworth, Natalie Portman, Tom Hiddleston, Stellan Skarsgaard, Idris Elba, Jaimie Alexander, with Rene Russo and Anthony Hopkins. Directed by Kenneth Branagh.
Interview: Victor Gischler, [...]


May
3rd

PTG Episode 182: 2011 Summer Geek Movie Preview

Author: Felix | Files under Movies, Podcasts
 
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Originally posted at PrimeTimeGeek.com.
Contents of Episode 182, brought to you by Free Comic Book Day at Heroes Landing and the AAA Network:
2011 Summer Geek Movie Preview!
May:
Thor (5/6)
Priest (5/13)
Honorable Mention: Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides (5/20), Kung Fu Panda 2 (5/26)
June:
X-Men: First Class* (6/3)
Green Lantern (6/17)
Honorable Mention: Super 8 (6/10), Cars 2 (6/24)
July:
Captain America: [...]


Apr
2nd

PTG Episode 178: The Comics That Got Us Hooked

Author: Felix | Files under Comics, Movies, Podcasts, Slacker and the Man
 
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Originally posted at PrimeTimeGeek.com.
Contents of Episode 178, brought to you by Slacker and the Man, Heroes Landing, and The AAA Network:

Superman film casting news: Kevin Costner cast as Jonathan Kent; Side topic: Naming non-baseball-related Kevin Costner films that do not suck.
Trip down Memory Lane: What comic book story arc got you hooked on comics?
Guest review: [...]


Mar
16th

PTG Episode 176: Behold the Master of Manime!

Author: Felix | Files under Anime, Movies, Podcasts
 
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Originally posted at PrimeTimeGeek.com.
Contents of Episode 176, brought to you by the Propeller Anime Club and Anime Night at The Geek Easy!

Meet Kent Ward, Director of the Propeller Anime Club, creator of Kent Ward’s Land of Awesome, and expert on ‘Manime”;
The Twelve Laws of True Man! Origins, misconceptions, and edifications – includes Felix’s first-ever on-air [...]


Mar
9th

PTG Episode 175: To iPad 2, Or Not To iPad 2?

Author: Felix | Files under Comics, Events, Movies, Podcasts, Tech and Gadgets
 
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Originally posted at PrimeTimeGeek.com.
Contents of Episode 175, brought to you by Heroes Landing, the Orlando Ghostbusters, and the Ghostbusters: Infestation party, Saturday, March 12th from 3-7pm: (CORRECTION: During the podcast I erroneously announced the DAY of the event as Wednesday, rather than Saturday. Apologies!)

Thoughts on the iPad 2: does having a camera (two cameras, actually) [...]


Mar
7th

PTG Episode 174: Miami Comic-Con Spotlight

Author: Felix | Files under Movies, Podcasts, TV Series, Uncategorized, conventions
 
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Originally posted at PrimeTimeGeek.com.
Contents of Episode 174, brought to you by Heroes Landing, the Orlando Ghostbusters, and the Ghostbusters: Infestation party, Saturday, March 12th from 3-7pm: (CORRECTION: During the podcast, I erroneously announced the DAY of the event as Wednesday, rather than Saturday. Apologies!)

Diane Lane cast as Martha Kent in new Superman movie; Elizabeth Hurley, [...]


Feb
18th

PTG Episode 171: First Class After All?

Author: Felix | Files under Comics, Movies, Podcasts, Slacker and the Man
 
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Originally posted at PrimeTimeGeek.com, contentiously brought to you by Slacker and the Man.
Contents of Episode 171, with special guest co-host “The Man”:

Getting caught up with Slacker and the Man in 2011;
The X-Men: First Class trailer – did we perhaps fear for the film’s quality too soon?;
The Man’s Marvel and DC Comics must-reads; plus, excitement over [...]


Feb
16th

PTG Episode 170: A Real American Hero?

Author: Felix | Files under Movies, Podcasts, Slacker and the Man
 
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Originally posted at PrimeTimeGeek.com, contentiously brought to you by Slacker and the Man.
Contents of Episode 170, featuring special guest co-host “The Man”:

Super Bowl XLV’s most memorable commercials;
Movie Trailers seen during Super Bowl XLV: raised or diminished excitement for release?;
And what you’ve all been waiting for: The Debate over Captain America: The First Avenger. LET MORTAL [...]


Feb
3rd

PTG Episode 169: Is Statham Today’s Seagal?

Author: Felix | Files under Movies, Podcasts, TV Series, Talk Nerdy Show
 
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Originally posted at PrimeTimeGeek.com.
Contents of Episode 169, brought to you by The Talk Nerdy Show:

Ryan and Caitlin from The Talk Nerdy Show bring us up to date on what’s been happening on their show since Ryan’s last visit to PTG;
In honor of Jason Statham’s latest big screen actioner, The Mechanic, opening in theaters last Friday, [...]


Feb
1st

PTG Episode 168: Requiem For A Torch

Author: Felix | Files under Comics, Movies, Podcasts, Talk Nerdy Show
 
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Originally posted at PrimeTimeGeek.com.
Contents of Episode 168, brought to you by The Talk Nerdy Show:

Actor Henry Cavill cast as Superman/Clark Kent for the upcoming Christopher Nolan-produced, Zack Snyder-directed Superman film, coming in 2012
The death(?) of Johnny Storm/The Human Torch in Fantastic Four #587: how long will it stick?
Comics reviews: Avengers #9, written by Brian Michael [...]