Geek Fights

Geek Fights 123: Best Of Zombie

They shuffle and shamble and feed on brains! No not Damon and Mike (that bit never gets old. Not for me anyway) it's the next installment of our Spooky October. Join Damon Shaw, Mike Ortiz, Michael Felsher, Amin Amat, Kirky Wade and BJ Anderson as the discuss the BEST OF ZOMBIE. We got all kids of dead in here, walking, dawn, day, night of the living, return of the living and more. It's exciting stuff but not exciting enough for Mike apparently. Brackets as always: PDF and Excel format.

Geek Fights 122: Best Vampire

Our Spooky October continues with a look at our favorite folks who suck. No not Damon Shaw and Mike Ortiz, we are talking about BEST VAMPIRE. Damon and Mike are joined by Chris Mitchell, Jill Valuet and Josh Perrigos they whip out the fangs and sink their teeth into a delicious discussion of the best in bloodsuckers. Whether you prefer sparkly, Goth-y or cartoony, this episode will take a bite out of you. Brackets as always: PDF and Excel format.

Geek Fights Comic Book Club: Kingdom Come

For our second comic book club discussion, we examine KINGDOM COME by Mark Waid and Alex Ross. Join Damon Shaw, Mike Ortiz, Leo Perez, Karin, Brian Townsend, Anthony K. and Dave Gill as they discuss this modern classic. How does the story hold up in today's world? What's up with all the Christian imagery? Who is right? Who is wrong? Who holds it all together? It's an epic tale of aging heroes vs young upstarts. And that's just the episode!

Geek Fights 121: Best Twilight Zone Episode

Submitted for your approval, Damon Shaw, Mike Ortiz, Michael Felsher, Barry Ingram, Greg Blanchard and Patrick McCartney, 6 geeks waxing philosophic about TV shows that aired before they were born. They are entering another dimension. A dimension not only of sight and sound, but of mind. A journey into a wondrous land of imagination. Next stop, the BEST TWILIGHT ZONE EPISODE. It's a cookbook. Brackets as usual: PDF and Excel format.

Damon saw DREDD!!

I saw Dredd in 3-D here are my thoughts! There really aren't any spoilers so have fun!

Geek Fights 120: Best Of The Kids In The Hall

They had a shot in Best Sketch Comedy, and again in Best of Canada, both times they were thwarted, but now they have a fight all to themselves! Join Damon Shaw, Mike Ortiz, Christy Wooke, Jason Thompson and Josh VanValkenburg as they discuss the BEST OF THE KIDS IN THE HALL. From steel toed boots to girl drink drunks, these crazy canucks have made us laugh and made us cry, but mostly made us laugh. A lot. Brackets as usual: PDF and Excel format.

Geek Fights 119: Best Of John Williams

Only a few people have truly defined the modern geek experience. Lucas, Roddenberry, Asimov, Bradbury, Spielberg, Whedon, Lee, Kirby, Tolkien and others, but none has touched as wide a range as the subject of this weeks Geek Fight. He not only provided the soundtracks to Star Wars, Superman, Jaws, Close Encounters, Raiders of the Lost Ark, ET and Harry Potter, he damn near provided the soundtrack for being a geek. Join Damon Shaw, Mike Ortiz, Michael Felsher (maybe?) Dominick Williams and Chris Fiore as they sing the praises of the BEST OF JOHN WILLIAMS. We don't know what was up with Michael, don't ask. Maybe John Williams awesomeness made is so he couldn't spew any hate and his brain imploded. Maybe he was just having fun. I'm not sure, but if John Williams did the soundtrack to this episode it would be awesome. If John Williams wanted to do a Geek Fights theme, we would probably have to dump Jerad's intros. Sorry Jerad, maybe we just make them the break. We love you, but it's John "I did the score for Star Wars AND Raiders AND Superman AND Jaws AND Harry Potter AND a lot more, and you didn't, so step the f*ck off" Williams. Hell if he wanted to host or co-host the show we'd have to let him. His geek cred is that strong. After all He is John "Didn't you see my cred in my last quotation mark middle name" Williams. Brackets as usual: PDF and Excel format.

Geek Fights 118: Best Fictional Athlete

Spanning the globe to bring you the constant variety of sport… the thrill of victory… and the agony of defeat… the human drama of athletic competition… this is Geek Fights. Join Damon Shaw, Mike Ortiz, Chuck Farrell, Jeff Gunter and Kirky Wade as they discuss the BEST FICTIONAL ATHLETE. This time for real. No fake outs. Sweep the leg. Run Forest run. Eye of the tiger. We all know magic is for f*gs. Brackets as usual: PDF and Excel format.

Geek Fights 117: Best 6th String Star Trek Character

We often talk about the lead characters, but it's time for a look at the smaller characters. Join Damon Shaw, Mike Ortiz, Christy Wooke, Jerad Formby, Chris Wood and special guest, author Larry Nemecek as they discuss what we have come to call the BEST 6TH STRING STAR TREK CHARACTER. Those ones with less than 10 appearances, but even with those few appearances, they left a big impression. Holograms, parents, villains, Khan. Wait how is Khan a 6th string character? Sure it's technically only 2 appearances but one of them was a movie with his name in the title! How is that a minor character? Brackets as usual: PDF and Excel format.

Geek Fights 116: Best Mentor

They are teachers, guides, masters and trainers. Not Geeks Fights. We will not help you on your journey. Join Damon Shaw, Mike Ortiz, Jill Valuet, Maria Cuba and Ben McCullough as they discuss the BEST MENTOR. Yes Mike put himself on the list again. There's words of wisdom aplenty, people get all teary, and for some reason Bane shows up. I'm not sure why. He's not a mentor. I guess he is Geek Fights' reckoning. Brackets as usual: PDF and Excel format.

Geek Fights Bonus: Batman & Robin Commentary

The most hated Batman movie of all gets the Soulless Minions of Orthodoxy commentary treatment, and Geek Fights joins in the fun. Join Damon Shaw, Mike Ortiz, Josh Bradley, Tysto and Mike Schindler as they talk over the movie. Listen in, but beware, it's the chilling sound of your doom. Check out the Soulless Minions ">here:

Geek Fights 115: Old vs. New

It's geezers vs kids. We take a look at one of the all time big questions, not just for geekdom. Join Damon Shaw, Mike Ortiz, Paul Kowalski, John Champion and Dominic Williams as they do an old stye, no bracket versus episode with OLD VS NEW. It's classics vs young guns. Nostalgia vs newstalgia. Timeless icon vs young upstarts, Tired interpretations vs fresh visions. And yes, there's both Star Wars and Star Trek, and oddly lots of Batman. No brackets, but here are the fights: Old Star Wars vs New Star Wars, Dr Who (classic) vs Dr Who (2005-), Communists vs Terrorists, Michael Keaton vs. Christian Bale, Will Smith vs. Wesley Snipes, Disneyland vs Disney World, Old Testament vs New Testament, The Blob (Steve McQueen) v. The Blob (Kevin Dillon), Dawn of the Dead (1978) vs Dawn of the Dead (2004), Cartoon Transformers vs Michael Bay Transformers, Old BSG vs New BSG, Superman: Man of Steel (Byrne) vs Superman Secret Origin (Johns), G.I. Joe (cartoon) v. G.I. Joe (film), Bruce Willis cop vs Jason Bourne, Old Coke vs New Coke, Total Recall (1990) vs Total Recall (2012), Star Trek TOS vs JJ Trek, Sam Raimi Spider-Man vs Marc Webb Spider-Man, Batman & Robin (Kane) vs. The Goddamn Batman and Robin the Boy Wonder (Miller), Peter Jackson vs. George Lucas, GI Joe (1960s) vs GI Joe (1980s), Superman (various) vs Superman, Star Trek TOS vs Star Trek TNG, Sean Connery vs Daniel Craig, The Fly (1958) vs The Fly (1986).

Geek Fights Comic Book Club: The Infinity Gauntlet

It's the first ever Geek Fights Comic Book Club. Join Damon Shaw, Mike Ortiz, Jeremy Sacher, Anthony and Darnell Lee as they discuss the sprawling cosmic epic, Marvel Comics' THE INFINITY GAUNTLET by Jim Starlin, George Perez, Ron Lim and Joe Rubenstien. How does this tour de force for the villain Thanos (the guy from the end credits of Avengers) hold up 20 years after its publication? How did it change comics? Why are the backgrounds so white? Why are the PEOPLE so white? Seriously there are more green people in this book than black people.

Geek Fights 114: Best Pinball Machine

It's time for bells, balls buzzers and flippers. Join Damon Shaw, Mike Ortiz, Karin, Adam Hegemier, Millionare & Chris Hardy as they discuss the BEST PINBALL MACHINE. I didn't think I'd care one bit about this topic, but listening to our pinball wizards share their love for this classic gaming device was a treat for me, I think it will be for you. Here are the brackets: PDF and Excel format.

Chris Reads! Volume 1: The Dangers of Butterbeer

A few months ago Chris Mitchell had a quick conversation with Mike Patanjo on twitter and to quote Mr. Patanjo (@FishAyePoker)... "@ChrisCantFly But you're English, so even a detailed discussion of anal gang-bangs sounds sophisticated." So Chris in his great British wisdom has decided to test this out! He is reading the Anthony Valenta classic "The Dangers of Butterbeer". If you would like to hear Chris read your story or other craziness please send it to Geekfights@gmail.com. Enjoy!

Geek Fights Bonus: An Evening With Mike & Damon

Its a quick follow up to the Best of Kevin Smith. A conversation between Mike & Damon about some more Kevin Smith convention anecdotes. And yet another boob money rant. Damon really hates boob money if you haven't figured it out.

Geek Fights 113: Best Of Kevin Smith

It's time to pay tribute to our second favorite bearded, wordy, bespectacled fat man, Join Damon Shaw, Mike Ortiz, Pete Lucas, Kathy Lehman and Tess Craft as they wade through dick and fart jokes, poor customer service, self consciously clever dialogue and nerd references to uncover the BEST OF KEVIN SMITH. There's genitals, profanity, conventions stories and Damon rants about boob-money. I assure you we're open. Here are the brackets: PDF and Excel format.

Geek Fights Book Club: Ender's Game

Karin, Christy Wooke, and Janet Nowell are all bibliophiles. They decided to get together to talk about the Orson Scott Card classic Ender's Game. Damon is there too but he isn't a bibliophile and he didn't read the book he listened to it! These are their thoughts on the book and some of the sequels. If you would like to review a book let us know we plan on doing more of these.

Geek Fights 112: Star Wars vs. Star Trek

So yeah, BEST FICTIONAL ATHELETE with Damon Shaw, Mike Ortiz, Christy Wooke, Amin Amat and Juan Patino. Rocky, Happy Gilmore, Karate Kid blah blah blah... Unless DR. LAME has anything to say about it... He did it's Star Wars vs Star Trek. Here are the brackets: PDF and Excel format.

Allen saw TNG Remastered!!

Allen got liquored up and grabbed a couple ladies and went to see the remastered TNG episodes on Monday! Here are his thoughts on the whole drunken experience.