It starts as an interest, then you're a fan, now you're a geek.
The episode actually starts with a discussion of horror flicks: Trick 'r Treat, Evil Dead, and a few others. Eventually we get to the frustration we feel at how the entire season of "Lovecraft Country" seems to have too much going on to wrap up effectively in one episode. Plenty of our other typical shenanigans are peppered throughout.
We start the show by jumping right into South Park's Pandemic Special, which just floored us with how funny it was. Then we talk about the latest episode of "Lovecraft Country" and the little bit of news that happened this week.
The show opens with Justin telling Matt about the existence of the game "House Party" then moves on some news about the casting of Hawkman, what horror movies we've been watching, a recap of this week's "Lovecraft Country" and more.
Man, it was a pretty eventful week. South Park is going to be having a pandemic special. WandaVision had its first official trailer. Lovecraft Country was so damn good. Matt remembers a funny story about Justin and a very full porta-potty.
Wonder Woman '84 moved. Again. At this point we'll believe it's coming out when it's out. Toy scalpers are the worst. We are full into spooky season even though it's barely into September. We watched the latest episode of Lovecraft Country.
Lovecraft Country and other stuff. This week really was super uneventful. But, this is 2 Broke Geeks. We made it work. Just don't expect the best episode ever.
Well, 2020 continues to be a bad year and this time it struck down one of the best, Chadwick Boseman is gone. We two white guys speak as best we can on his legacy, but really want you to seek out podcasts by folks who can speak on it better. Then we move on to other, lighter topics, including another one we aren't really 100% qualified to talk about: Lovecraft Country.
The first ever DC FanDome online convention happened and, man, it brought the jams! In this episode we talk about everything good and happy it gave us: a new look at "Wonder Woman 1984", two new video games, a little look at "The Suicide Squad" and, most importantly, "The Batman"!
It's true what they say: no news is good news. Especially when we're talking about all the major layoffs at DC. What could this mean for the future of DC Comics? And they're just outright closing DC Direct? What's that about? Somehow midway through we turn it around, though.
Our heroes have discovered FX's show "What We Do In The Shadows" and are in love. Can't believe it took this long to get to it! So there's a good deal of discussion about that. The final two episodes of "Doom Patrol" aired since we last spoke and so those get a good amount of talk as well. Plus, of course, toys. A few other random bits and bobs.
Justin just drove all the way across country to spend some time with his family during this pandemic crap, so Matt's friend Jeremy from the Dark Tower Radio podcast drops by for a chat. They talk about books, "The Man in the High Castle", "Westworld", and much more.
San Diego Comic Con had their virtual COVID-19 safe con, but it didn't really amount to much. A bunch of cool toys got revealed, but really that's it. So we talk about those, mostly. Justin watched a few of the online panels. We discuss two episodes of "Doom Patrol" since we didn't have a podcast last week.
As the entertainment industry continues to be shut down, sometimes we gotta get creative with what we talk about. Justin's committed to rewatching "South Park" from the beginning. Both the guys watched the newest episode of "Doom Patrol". Matt tries to decided what his 100th Funko Pop should be.
Doom Patrol season two has begun! The first four episodes are out and we have so much to say! On top of that, we talk about other stuff. I can't remember. That was Sunday. It's now Tuesday night. You expect me to remember Sunday? WEAR A MASK IN PUBLIC!
Justin and Matt are joined by Aryn and Danny of the band Acid Roulette for some fun chatter.
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Matt kicks off the show with a little RIP to comic writing legend Denny O'Neil. Beyond that...not a lot happened this week. At least not on Matt's end or in the world at large. Justin, on the other hand, watched a fun new show on Hulu AND sat through the presentation about the PS5, which is mostly what this episode is about. Also, of course, there's toy talk, a little bit about Pokemon, and more.
Matt starts the show off by hollering at J.K. Rowling and other discriminatory people before we move on to actual geeky stuff like toys, "Doom Patrol", "The Invisible Man", a few horror documentaries Justin saw, news about the new "Evil Dead" film and more.
Everything is terrible right now. We know it. You know it. But at least we can take some joy in the fact that Justin FINALLY started watching Doom Patrol! So we talk about that for a bit. Plus toys and our other usual stuff. Keep the faith, folks. We love you. Live long and prosper.
We never thought it was coming, but here we are, staring down the barrel of "Zack Snyder's Justice League", coming to HBO Max in 2021. What do our heroes think? Also, why is Matt torturing himself by looking at expensive toys? Rick and Morty's latest adventure. "Alita, Battle Angel". We made a bookshop. More.
We kick the episode off talking about the newest episode of "Rick and Morty" before going off into Spider-Man territory, comic talk, toy talk (duh), Justin's recent movie purchases, Matt's accidental eBay win, and more!
