With the end of the Skywalker Saga, we also have to say farewell to new episodes for the foreseeable future. Melissa and Thomas will still be at conventions and pursuing Spine Press + Post and other opportunities so follow us @write_koons and @thomasafowler.Enjoy our Star Wars discussion and thank you for listening.

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Ep. 44 | Star Wars | May the Memes Be With You

'Tis the season to watch all of our favorite holiday movies! From the anti-Christmas Christmas movies like Die Hard and Gremlins, to the newer classics like Elf and The Holiday, to the tried and true favorites like Christmas Story, Christmas Vacation, and It's a Wonderful Life, we walk through our favorites and talk about what place each one has in our heart.We also get into what version of Christmas Carol is our favorite, and neither Thomas A. Fowler or our special guest Aylâ Larsen picked a traditional interpretation!)

Ep. 43 | Our Favorite Holiday Movies (with special guest Aylâ Larsen) | Let's Crack Some Nuts

It's been an increasingly rough road for the Terminator franchise, and it seems with Dark Fate's box office returns, it's not getting any smoother after 1991.Authors Melissa Koons and Thomas A. Fowler talk about the ongoing series. From our hopes with Dark Fate to the innovation of the original movies, the forgettable nature of Salvation and Genysis' going out of its way to ruin what little parts were good to punch Thomas in the titanium part of his face.

Ep. 42 | Punched in the Titanium | The Terminator Series

We've had some wonderous ups and some Martha-induced downs. Authors Melissa Koons and Thomas A. Fowler break down the DCEU. From the kickoff with Man of Steel to the upcoming Birds of Prey, there's more to get into than many realize.Melissa and Thomas also found the perfect solution to the Snyder Cut. Let's get the cast together for a reading of his script at the Paley Center. It's cost-efficient and will finally give the world a glimpse of what could have been. Let's get it going with the hashtag #SnyderGabs.

Ep. 41 | The DCEU | Let's Talk About Martha

We're headed to The Good Place, or are we? This episode, Melissa Koons and Thomas A. Fowler look at one of the best-written sitcoms on television and one of their favorites as the NBC show begins its fourth and final season.Hear about the unexpected twists, detailed character work, and amazing use of philosophy and theme in storytelling.Plus, we talk about what our houses in the Good Place would look like, whether we could tolerate a relationship with Jason, and more.

Ep. 40 | The Good Place | Holy Forking Shirtballs!

In our latest episode, we celebrate the release of Rambo: Last Blood by dissecting another essential 80s franchise that went too long, Die Hard! We're diving into one of the best Christmas movies of all time. And yes, it is a Christmas movie. And yes, we talk about the reasons why!We use two of our Porcelain Prompts books, Creating Characters and Conflict & Resolution, to discuss what makes Die Hard so iconic. From the unforgettable villain of Hans Gruber to not wasting any side-characters and giving them all great tags and traits, there's a reason Die Hard permeates through our pop-culture with references spanning from Friends to Brooklyn Nine-Nine to constantly bad ripoff versions.Have a listen, and as always find us @geekygabpodcast on social to also hear our Geekstarter for this episode, or at GeekyGab.com.

Ep. 39 | Die Hard | Crazy Fabio!

What movies, books, and tv shows scared the life out of you as a kid? Authors Melissa Koons and Thomas A. Fowler are joined by The Revisionists podcast co-host Brian Flynn to talk about theirs as they talk about Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark.From demonic toys to weather and alien abduction to sharks coming out of pool drains, our childhoods were filled with media-induced nightmares and we're working our way through it all, digging up our youthful fears and working our way through them.As always, check out our website at GeekyGab.com and check out our TeePublic store at teepublic.com/user/geekygab to get shirts of our favorite moments and pop-culture references.

Ep. 38 | Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark & Childhood Fears Born From Movies & TV (w/ Brian Flynn from The Revisionists)

From Reservoir Dogs to Once Upon a Time in Hollywood to his upcoming Star Trek projects, Melissa and Thomas go through the filmography of Quentin Tarantino. We include talks about the projects he wrote, plus his directing credits from the beginning to the violent, dialogue-filled road ahead.Will we get Kill Bill Vol. 3? Will Stranger Things breakout, and daughter of Uma Thurman, Maya Hawke be involved? What can we expect from the Star Trek movie he's slated to direct? Will we get the Django & Zorro team up? And more importantly, will we get Antonio Banderas return to his role from over twenty years ago?Have a listen, and as always, follow along @geekygabpodcast or at GeekyGab.com.

Ep. 37 | F-Bombs & Fassbender | The Films of Quentin Tarantino

In this episode, Melissa and Thomas talk about the X-Men movies. For every X-Men United, there's been an Apocalypse. As a result, we've gone through each installment of the franchise and created our own machete order!We swapped which movies to watch and when, we also remove some of the stinkers, but keep one that some may disagree with, but we feel it's a necessary evil to make sure the payoff of Days of Future Past resonates properly.Have a listen and, per usual, follow us on social @geekygabpodcast.

Ep. 36 | The X-Men Machete Order | How to Watch the X-Men Movies

From Denver Pop Culture Con comes our second live episode, with special guest Aylâ  Larsen, returning to talk about how Marvel has created a long-form storytelling masterpiece with their shared cinematic universe.From the slip-ups (Dark World) to its big finale (Endgame), we go through what it took to accomplish this, how they gave us characters we could stick with for nearly two-dozen movies, and why so many studios have failed to build their own and copy Marvel's insane success.

Ep. 35 | Long-form Storytelling in the Marvel Cinematic Universe | Live from Denver Pop Culture Con

Special guest Ryan Holt joins Thomas A. Fowler to go through all 32 of Godzilla's villains, from the ones who didn't even get names like Giant Condor to the transforming Ultraman ripoff Jet Jaguar to the iconic ones all kaiju fans know and love!Recorded live at Denver Pop Culture Con, hear who made it to the final four and who the crowd decided was the ultimate foe to the king of the monsters.Play along by downloading the bracket over at Geeky Gab's website.As always, get the latest and greatest over at Geeky Gab or on social @geekygabpodcast.

Ep. 34 | Missile Fingers! | Ranking Godzilla's Greatest Villains (Live from DPCC with Ryan Holt)

With John Wick 3 in theaters, authors Melissa Koons and Thomas A. Fowler are joined by special guest, and fantasy author, Scott Beckman, as they look at the career of Keanu Reeves.From dealing with the pesky pop-up virus known as Agent Smith in The Matrix Trilogy and double-tapping as assassin John Wick to his singular adventures like Constantine, Parenthood, he's spanned a ton of genres and accrued quite the collection.Hear Thomas scratch his throat while trying to go full Pacino as they discuss Devil's Advocate. Also hear Thomas and Melissa's love for the Lake House, or as Scott thought the title should be: Time-Traveling Mailbox.As always, find more on GeekyGab.com or on social @geekygabpodcast.

Ep. 33 | Karaoke with Ted | Keanu Reeves

Joined by special guest Cyle Hirschfeld for a live recording at the Starfest convention, authors Melissa Koons and Thomas A. Fowler discuss the newly released Detective Pikachu movie and the Pokemon franchise. From asking which Pokemon we'd want for our partner to the evolution of the franchise, we talk about how we feel with Ryan Reynolds portraying the most recognizable Pokemon.We're on social @geekygabpodcast or find out more at GeekyGab.com

Ep. 32 | Detective Pikachu & Pokemon | Squirtle Buddies (Live Recording)

Last episode, authors Thomas A. Fowler and Melissa Koons went through their choices for their lower half of Marvel's Phase Three, which kicked off with Captain America: Civil War and thought would end with Avengers: Endgame, but a recent interview with Kevin Feige revealed Spider-man: Far From Home will now be considered the end of Phase Three, not the start of Phase Four.From Infinity War to Ant Man and the Wasp, Thor: Ragnarok to Black Panther, join them  as they go through their top five movies from Phase Three (not including Endgame!).

Ep. 31 | MCU Phase 3 Ranked (Part Two) | Solving the Villain Problem

Getting ready for Avengers: Endgame, authors Melissa Koons and Thomas A. Fowler begin ranking Phase Three of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. With nine movies and a tenth arriving soon, they talk about the bottom half of their rankings, which is crazy since this phase doesn't really have an "Incredible Hulk" or "Dark World." While there are a few weaker ones they discuss in these lower rankings, none of them are bad apples.Have a listen and follow along for more, join us in two weeks to rank our top half @GeekyGabPodcast on social or at GeekyGab.com

Ep. 30 | MCU Phase Three Ranked (Part One) | He's a Hannibal Wizard

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