20th Century Geek
Whether by myself or with one of my friends, each episode I will look at some aspect of pop culture in the 20th Century. This may be looking at the history involved or just reviewing a film, comic or book was important or we just like.
- Update frequency
- every 11 days
- Average duration
- 76 minutes
- Episodes
- 258
- Years Active
- 2016 - 2025
Episode 17: Alternate Commando Commentary
Mike and I get together to provide a 20th Century Geek commentary on the action fluff that is Commando (1985).
01:36:22 |
Fri 10 Mar 2017
Episode 16 British Invasion: Invading Super Shakes
I catch up with the guys from my Local Comic Book Shop and have a chat about comics, creators and milkshakes. www.super-shakes.co.uk [email protected]
01:20:38 |
Fri 24 Feb 2017
Episode 15: British Invasion: Secret Origins
A history of how Alan Moore, Neil Gaiman and Grant Morrison broke into comics. A review of Black Orchid, Arkham Asylam and V for Vendetta and finally and interview with Greg Carpenter, author of "Bri…
01:48:28 |
Sun 12 Feb 2017
Episode 14: Elvis the King
A brief history of Elvis and 5 events that defined his career. Includes an interview with Todd Slaughter a senior member of the British Elvis Fan Club (http://www.elvispresleyfanclub.co.uk)
00:50:21 |
Sun 29 Jan 2017
Episode 13: Beatlemania
A brief history of the the Fab Four and an interview with Ernie Sutton of the British Beatles Fan Club (britishbeatlesfanclub.co.uk) and Roy Browett, a life long Beatles fan.
Fri 13 Jan 2017
Shane Black Xmas pt2: The Long Kiss Bang Bang
Mike and I get stuck into our reviews of Long Kiss Goodnight and Kiss Kiss Bang Bang. We also discuss our favorite Christmas movies.
01:33:57 |
Fri 23 Dec 2016
Bonus Episode: Spoilers review of Rogue One a Star Wars Story
Mike and I record our pre and post viewing thoughts about the new Star Wars film, Rogue One. We also go on several tangents sort of linked to the film.
01:16:51 |
Tue 20 Dec 2016
Black Christmas: Lethal Boy Scout
Man of Letters Mike and I kick off our Shane Black Christmas reviews with Lethal Weapon and The Last Boy Scout. We also discuss the top 5 alternate Christmas films
01:29:23 |
Mon 12 Dec 2016
90's Wrestling Part 3: Summary of a decade of destruction
In the final part of our 90's wrestling retrospective I consider the whole decade and summaries why the events took place and the legacy they have left.
00:32:40 |
Sat 26 Nov 2016
90's Wrestling Pt2 : The attitude decade
Mad Mike and John Bull get stuck into what made the 90's such an interesting decade in Wrestling. The Monday night wars, ECW and the Attitude Era, we cover it all.
02:06:00 |
Fri 18 Nov 2016
90's Wrestling: Our time in the ring
Mike and I start talking wrestling. We start by discussing out time working as wrestlers on the British indie circuit as John Bull and Mad Mike.
00:53:49 |
Fri 11 Nov 2016
Top 5 films - Halloween Part 3
Mike and I discuss out choices of top 5 films to get in the mood for Halloween
01:28:09 |
Tue 25 Oct 2016
Freddy vs Alien a review - Halloween part 2
Mike and I review the best of Freddy and possibly the worst of Italian sci-fi horror.
01:38:00 |
Thu 20 Oct 2016
Evil Dead and Poltergeist - Halloween Part 1
we discuss two horror greats
01:28:54 |
Sat 08 Oct 2016
Made and made again
Mike and Scott discuss movie remakes and if they are any good.
01:01:57 |
Thu 29 Sep 2016
The best film I ever read.
a look at film novelisations and what they can provide for fans
00:31:15 |
Thu 01 Sep 2016
Adventurers, Swashbucklers and Mystery Men
A look at the heroes that came before Superman and how they were influenced by the events of the time. Quote from Batman Begins (2005) Warner Bros - Research book notes Superheroes: Capes, cowls a…
00:34:28 |
Fri 12 Aug 2016
Intro Episode
Hi and welcome to the intro episode of 20th Century Geek. This is my first episode and I wanted to give an overview of who I am and what you can expect. So pull up a bean bag and enjoy. Show Notes: …
00:11:33 |
Tue 26 Jul 2016
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