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 PTG Episode 18 (Hour 1): REAL Cool Stuff, Man! [58:43m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download (43)

Hour 1 of Prime Time Geek Episode 18 is brought to you by a classic moment from Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan. Got a chance to see this again on the big screen last weekend, thanks to the wonderful folks at the Universal Cineplex at Universal Orlando’s Citywalk, and it was just all sorts of awesome. So many favorite Trek moments in that film, but this one is near the top of the list, and I just happened to have it recorded in a sound drop, so there it seemed to me the perfect way to kick off the night.

Now, for those wondering about the BIG ANNOUNCEMENT I mentioned on Twitter a few hours ago, here it is:

Be sure to catch this week’s LIVE broadcast of Prime Time Geek, as twice during each hour I will be giving away a pair of AMC Theaters Gold Experience movie tickets, courtesy of AMC Theaters and Bad Apple Comics! In the first hour I’ll be asking trivia questions on the subject of Wolverine and the X-Men, to tie into the new X-Men Origins: Wolverine film opening on Friday, May 1st, and in the second hour I’ll be asking Star Trek-related questions. The first caller into the show to answer the question correctly gets a pair of AMC Gold Experience tickets, which can be used for ANY movie showing at AMC Theaters, even new releases! Of course, we hope you’ll use them at Citywalk for either Wolverine or Star Trek, but it’s up to you, and you’ve got to win them first.

The highlight of Hour 1 was our chat with the owner of Cool Stuff Games in Winter Park, Florida, Jerry Sumkin. I talked to Jerry about his store, about how the recent economic woes have affected his business, and about new board games coming over from Europe that have been popular among his customer base, but mostly we talked Magic: The Gathering and its latest expansion, Alara Reborn. Being a long-retired Magic player myself, I found my curiosity piqued by what the new expansion has to offer, I admit. And of course, that’s just what I need–something else to consume my paychecks besides comics, video game and movie rentals, and … well, eating. Nevertheless, I hope to have Jerry on again next month to keep PTG listeners up to date with what’s going on in the gaming world, so keep listening in the coming weeks for that and spread the word–Card Gaming Geeks: PTG is coming for you.

Also in Hour 1, reviews of Batman: Detective #853, Part 2 of Neil Gaiman’s soon-to-be classic “last” Batman story, “Whatever Happened to the Caped Crusader?” (which is getting rave reviews from multiple review sites besides PTG) and Smallville’s latest never-to-be-considered-classic episode, “Stiletto.” About the only thing “classic” about that was how great Erica Durance looked in skin-tight vinyl. Thank goodness this season is ending in two mercifully short weeks.