Episodes
Monday Mar 26, 2012
Geek Fights 94: Best Musical
Monday Mar 26, 2012
Monday Mar 26, 2012
Sometime ya gotta sing, sometime ya gotta dance, sometimes ya gotta sit and listen to a bunch of people talking about another bunch of people who are singing and dancing. Join Damon Shaw, Mike Ortiz, Melvin Ladera, Dave Gill, Jill Valuet and Lynn Wheeler (a.k.a. Damon's mom) as the debate the BEST MUSICAL. It's got old standards, new hits and personal favorites. And it has Damon's mom. Mike only talks a little and we find out about Damon's short lived career in the theatre. And it has Damon's mom. Jill still holds a grudge about the "Once More With Feeling" not winning Best Buffy Episode. And it has Damon's mom. Did I mention Damon's mom? Here is a link to find some of this stuff on Amazon. here are the brackets in case Damon's mom wants to download them. PDF and Excel format.
Monday Mar 19, 2012
Geek Fights 93: Best Twist
Monday Mar 19, 2012
Monday Mar 19, 2012
Monday Feb 20, 2012
Geek Fights 89: Best Historical Figure
Monday Feb 20, 2012
Monday Feb 20, 2012
It's time for some good old fashioned book learnin'! Join Damon Shaw, Mike Ortiz, Anthony Valenta, Greg Blanchard, and Allen as they tackle the BEST HISTORICAL FIGURE. Science? Religion? Politics? Deep thoughtful views on the people who have shaped our world? What podcast is this? No Star Wars, no Star Trek? Oh wait there are Star Trek references, okay you can listen. Here are the brackets, PDF and Excel format.
Monday Feb 06, 2012
Geek Fights 87: Best Detective
Monday Feb 06, 2012
Monday Feb 06, 2012
The games afoot! Damon Shaw, Mike Ortiz, Barry Ingram, Brian Townsend and Lauren Becker follow the clues to deduce the winner of BEST DETECTIVE! The monkey love is strong, but not so much for old white women. It's a hodgepodge of gumshoes, super sleuths and TV nostalgia. Its Damon in the conservatory with a Geek Fight. Here are the brackets, PDF and Excel format.
Wednesday Jan 11, 2012
Geek Fights 83.1: Best Geek Movie UNCUT
Wednesday Jan 11, 2012
Wednesday Jan 11, 2012
You asked for it (no you didn't) and now you got it! The unedited version of BEST GEEK MOVIE. treat yourself to even more Damon Shaw, Mike Ortiz, John Champion, Michael Felsher and Barry Ingram with the entire recorded Skype call from beginning to end with all the stuff you never get to hear (and the stuff you have already heard). Apologies to West Virginia. New material up to 14:08, then from 1:05:44 to 1:06:11 and again from 2:17:50 on. Here are the brackets, same as before. PDF and Excel format.
Monday Dec 26, 2011
Geek Fights 81: Best of Doctor Who
Monday Dec 26, 2011
Monday Dec 26, 2011
Who can visit everyone on Earth in one night? The Doctor, that's who! Hop is the Tardis with Damon Shaw, Mike Ortiz, Brian Townsend, Juan Patino, Dominic Williams and Timothy Nowell as they say goodbye to 2011 with BEST OF DOCTOR WHO. Evil enemies, definitive actors, hot companions, imaginary girlfriends and one of my all time favorites, the robot space dog!!! Here are the brackets PDF and Excel format.
Friday Dec 23, 2011
Geek Fights Remastered: Best Holiday Special or Movie
Friday Dec 23, 2011
Friday Dec 23, 2011
We've gotta little gift for you from our own Allen, presenting his very first appearance, in the BEST HOLIDAY SPECIAL OR MOVIE along with Damon Shaw, Mike Ortiz, Tess Craft and Kathy Lehman. Completely remastered with a little extra thrown in. You know maybe this should be the Geek Fights Holiday Special. A new annual tradition. If Charlie Brown, Rudolph, Grinch and the rest, why not us? Yes the same special every year. Maybe something new, maybe not, every year as long as we do the show, you get this. Again and again. Every year. Until you finally root for the Grynch at the end, and wish someone would just set that damn raggety tree on fire just so it stops. Make it stop. Please. Have a wonderful insert whatever winter holiday you choose. Im going with Life Day. Here are the bracketsPDF and Excel format.
Monday Dec 12, 2011
Geek Fights 79: Best Ape
Monday Dec 12, 2011
Monday Dec 12, 2011
This time up, Damon Shaw, Mike Ortiz, Allen, Jason Grade and Josh Van Valkenburg take a few steps down (up?) the evolutionary chain in BEST APE! It's a simian smorgasbord with chimp mauling, racial allegories "what else are you gonna call a monkey?", robot space dogs, oral sex from fat hairy gay men and Mike's empty childhood. This monkey is so good you'll want to shock it and spank it! Here are the brackets PDF and Excel format.
Monday Dec 05, 2011
Geek Fights 78: Best Alien
Monday Dec 05, 2011
Monday Dec 05, 2011
Join Damon Shaw, Mike Ortiz, Chuck Farrell, Chris Wood and Teras Cassiday as they discuss the BEST ALIEN. You know last time out I didn't do one of these little synopsis things because it was just too crazy. But you know what, I liked not having to write that stuff so I think from here on out I'll just blab a bit about the episode. This one is much different from last weeks, and we actually have a normal rather predictable outcome. Still good, though. Here are the brackets PDF and Excel format.
Monday Nov 21, 2011
Geek Fights 76: Best Family
Monday Nov 21, 2011
Monday Nov 21, 2011
It's that time of year when we all gather with loved ones to celebrate those who have guided us, shared our lives, our hopes and our dreams. No I don't mean Geek Fights i mean Family! Join Damon Shaw, Mike Ortiz, Dave Gill, Janet Nowell and Paul Kowalksi as they debate the BEST FAMILY. Can the Corleone's make the Ingalls an offer they can't refuse? Will the Manson's get all Helter Skelter on the Huxtables. Will the Sanfords throw the Kents on the junkpile? Listen and find out! Here are the brackets PDF and Excel format.
Monday Nov 14, 2011
Geek Fights 75: Best Trilogy
Monday Nov 14, 2011
Monday Nov 14, 2011
There are three of them. It's one of the most powerful of geek logics, and the most powerful ways to tell a story. Join Damon Shaw, Mike Ortiz, AJ Sinke, Jerod Batte, Josh Bradley and Justin Bradley as they tackle the trios in BEST TRILOGY. Can the Lord of the Rings, throw Lethal Weapon into Mt Doom? Does the Toy Story Trilogy have a friend in our panel? Will The Matrix Trilogy shove a red pill down the Bourne Trilogy's throat? Can the Back to the Future Trilogy terminate the Terminator.s future (or past it's time travel get over it). And of course we have Star wars Trilogy vs Star Trek Trilogy (yes Star Trek has a trilogy, listen and you'll understand). Here are the brackets PDF and Excel format.
Monday Nov 07, 2011
Geek Fights 74: Best of Britain
Monday Nov 07, 2011
Monday Nov 07, 2011
Allo' Guvna! Join Damon Shaw, Mike Ortiz, our resident limey Chris Mitchell, Pete Lucas and Anthony Valenta as they travel across the pond (well the internet pond anyway) to Merry Ole' England for BEST OF BRITAIN! Can Harry Potter wield his wacky wizardry better than Merilyn. Can Alan Moore pound William Shakespeare with his big blue dong. Can Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy give us the answer to Life the Universe and Victory? And no one expects the Monty Python Inquisition? Will Stonehenge drop a giant rock on Sir Issac Newton's head? The Sun never sets on Geek Fights! Here are the brackets PDF and Excel format.
Saturday Oct 29, 2011
Geek Fights Bonus Detroit Fanfare: Best Hero
Saturday Oct 29, 2011
Saturday Oct 29, 2011
In our final episode recorded live at the Detroit Fanfare, we break out one of our old topics. Join a very tired Damon Shaw and Mike Ortiz and the fantastic crowd at the Detroit Fanfare for BEST HERO! Can Spider-man spin a web around Harry Potter? Is the Greatest American Hero the Greatest Geek Fights Hero? Will Pac Man chomp Wolverine? Will the Doctor operate on Optimus Prime? The Detroit Fanfare crowd brings an unexpected winner this time! We hope to see you all at next years show! Here are the brackets PDF and Excel format.
Monday Oct 03, 2011
Geek Fights 69: Best Villain 2: The Quickening
Monday Oct 03, 2011
Monday Oct 03, 2011
It's time to bring on the bad guys (apologies to Stan Lee) again! Join Damon Shaw, Mike Ortiz, Paul Kowalski, John Champion and Joe Cain as they return to one of our earliest topics with BEST VILLAN! Who is the baddest of the bad? Will Joe Stalin send Khan to the gulag? Can Hans Landa out-Nazi the Red Skull? Can Max Cady out-crazy Frank Booth? Can Gul Dukat silence Hush? Lex Luthor won a presidency, will he win a geek fight (LL2012 begins here!) Here are the brackets PDF and Excel format.
Monday Sep 05, 2011
Geek Fights 65: DC vs Marvel Showcase
Monday Sep 05, 2011
Monday Sep 05, 2011
They have squared off before, but now they do it showdown style. Join Damon Shaw, Mike Ortiz, Chris Mitchell, Steven Long, Darnell Lee and Joe Cain as they take the DC vs Marvel Challenge. Thor won the summer, can he win now? Or will Batman pull victory out of his belt (yes I AM using that one EVERY time Batman is involved)? Will Dr. Doom kneel before Zod. Will the Watcher just stare at Dr. Manhattans big blue dong? Will Hulk smash Bizarro (or will they just join up and smash the English language). Will Wolverine ever win a Geek Fight? Seriously, even one fight? He's the best there is at what he does! Here are the brackets PDF and Excel format.
Monday Aug 29, 2011
Geek Fights 64: Best Planet
Monday Aug 29, 2011
Monday Aug 29, 2011
Its Astronomy 101 Geek Fights style! Join Damon Shaw, Mike Ortiz, Lauren Becker, Pete Lucas and Timothy Nowell as they explore the BEST PLANET! Mars needs women and it also needs a win! Will Altair IV be Forbidden to win, or will we see you on the dark side of the Moon? 51 Pegasi B is real but Omicron Persei 8 is real damn funny! And lets face it who doesn't want to see Mogo (a planet that's a Green Lantern) square off against Unicron (a planet that's a Transformer) how cool is that! It's a literal war of the worlds! Here are the brackets PDF and Excel format.
Monday Aug 08, 2011
Geek Fights 61: Best Weapon
Monday Aug 08, 2011
Monday Aug 08, 2011
It's a PMD (podcast of mass destruction) as Damon Shaw, Mike Ortiz, Allen, Chuck Farrell and Greg Trahan lock sights on BEST WEAPON. You can pull Excalibur out of a stone, but can it pull a win out of its ass (does a sword have an ass?) Will the Green Lantern ring punch Megatron with a big boxing glove? Will the Samurai Sword bring a knife to a gunfight with an AK-47? Can Indiana Jones’ Whip crack the GAU-8 Avenger? Will the Phaser be set on stun, kill or win? Here are the brackets PDF and Excel format.
Sunday Jul 17, 2011
Geek Fights 58: Best Time Travel Movie
Sunday Jul 17, 2011
Sunday Jul 17, 2011
Fire up the Flux Capacitors, hop in the Tardis and get ready to slingshot around the sun with Damon Shaw, Mike Ortiz, John Blitt, Adam Hegemeir and Justin Minor as they tackle BEST TIME TRAVEL MOVIE. Will Back to the Future make Groundhog Day see its shadow? Will the panel put Time After Time before Time Machine? Can Terminator terminate Terminator 2 too? Star Trek 2009 beat Star Trek IV at the box office will it beat it in a geek fight? Will Timecop step on the Butterfly Effect? Only time will tell. Here are the brackets PDF and Excel format.
Friday Jul 01, 2011
Geek Fights Remastered 1
Friday Jul 01, 2011
Friday Jul 01, 2011
It's the first in a series of reissues of our early episodes, remastered for your listening pleasure. Well maybe pleasure is a strong word. Once again join Damon Shaw, Mike Ortiz, Pete Lucas, Dave Gill and Juan Patino as they swing for the fences right out of the gate (mixing metaphors along the way) with the most classic of topics, STAR WARS VS STAR TREK. Return to to the thrilling days of yesteryear, when our slick professional podcast was just a couple of raw kids with headsets, a Skype Account and a dream...
Monday Jun 20, 2011
Geek Fights 54: Best Dad
Monday Jun 20, 2011
Monday Jun 20, 2011
Who's your Daddy? We are! It's father's day and Geek Fights celebrates with Best Dad! Join Damon Shaw, Mike Ortiz and a panel of daddys: Juan Patino, John Whelan and Chris Mitchell as they choose the top dog of powerful patriarchs. Can Pa Kent go hi-didly-ho on Ned Flanders. Is Darth Vader the dad we are looking for? Will Vito Corleone make Batman an offer he cant refuse. Will Bill Adama send Clark Griswold on a permanent vacation? These papa's don't preach, they FIGHT!