Geek Syndicate

With the 'Two Geeks With No Name' podcast you get two opinionated gets dissecting and disputing the social science in and behind a popular piece of science fiction (and who knows maybe one day fantasy.)We're looking to get an even spread of disucssion material from TV, film, Books and were possible comics, games, radio and other media.We're splitting it into thematically linked series of about 6 episodes- so for our first we'll be looking at Empires - by which we mean the states which dominate a particular SF universe.For our first and pilot episode we chose the Klingon Empire simply becausebecuase there is so much material out there and wend our merry way through the analogies, relations and power of the Klingons with side tracks into the economics of Star Trek, Star Fleet diplomacy and Kirk branded cologneFor our second we're thinking of doing Dune (but only the first 3 books!)We would love input from the audience on future ideas for both episodes (is there a particular SF Empire you would like to see dissected?) and themes for series (Law & order, rebel movements, Religion in SF are some of muted topics for future series.)We're also open to name suggestions and possible logo rebranding.Any ideas email: [email protected]

Welcome to Small Press Big Mouth Episode 14 this episode Stace and Lee have news galore and reviews of Mouseguard, Salem Brownstone: All Along the Watchtower and the movie adaptation of Persepolis. We also review Chester 5000 XYV (NWS!!!!), The Legend Known As and I Kill Giants it's lovely to be back after our Christmas break we hope you missed us!

Join the lads for another trek through the land of Geekdom!News: Murray Gold reworks Dr Who Theme,Scandal at KFC and 3D gaming comes to the WiiWeek That Was: Blackest Night, The Unknown, The Ninth Level,Day of the Triffids, and The DarkMain: Review of Dr Who : The End of Time and a look forward at what's next for the good doctor.Enjoy!

Only two weeks after the sodding Prog came out the guys are back to talk about the 2010 special edition. To make up for their lateness they present the gift of Stacey Whittle who joins them to discuss all things 2000Ad with a slight sideline into the new Doctor Who's horse face. Have you seen the new redhead assistant by the way? Jeez, she is hot... but I digress.As always expect spoilers throughout and language not suitable for the kiddies.

The boys have been away a little while but now they are back to bring you a bumper crop of news and reviews from the world of gaming.As it's a belated last episode of 2009 the guys each pick their choice for 2009's game of the year.Enjoy!

Join the geeky duo as this week they dicusss The trailers for Karate Kid, Spartacus Blood and Sand as well as chat on Merlin and Legend of the Seeker. There are also reviews of Sherlock Holmes, Avatar and Misfits. The lads also have a special preview/review of the upcoming graphic novel 45 from Com.X Comics.Enjoy and Happy New Year!Apologies for some of sound quality issues. Hopefully this will be sorted soon!

Join Dave and Barry in the first part of a special crossover episode with Steve and Scott from the Comic Book Outsiders Podcast.In this first part the guys pick their favourite Movies and Comics of the last decade.Tune into the Comic Book Outsiders podcast to hear part 2 where we discuss Tv and Books.Enjoy!Apologies for the slight audio glitch at the beginning of the episode in the opening music.

Welcome to a much delayed 2nd episode of The Naked Geek.In this episode David remembers a Glenfiddich 15yr old Solera Reserve and delivers his own Christmas Day speech accompanied by the sound of The Brooklyn Funk Essentials performing The Creator has a Masterplan.David also wants to point out that he's not naked, he's wearing the Blue Lantern ring of hope!Enjoy and have a lovely Christmas

In this one the guys look at progs 1663-65 as well as checking out the new Judge Anderson collection. After complaints received last time Flint is much nicer about stuff this time round (and even likes Necrophim!) and Richard is back on the beer.As always expect spoilers throughout and language not suitable for the kiddies.

Welcome to another tour of duty through the murky underbelly of Geekdom.News: We look at what Grant Morrison has in Store for Bruce Wayne and the launch of DC's Earth one line of Graphic Novels.Week That Was: Grandville, Hunter's Moon and Stargate UniverseMain: We talk to Mike Sizemore the writer of the proposed Sci-fi Series Slingers starring Sean Pertwee which has taken the net by storm this week. Don't forget our charity auction to raise money for Gracie Martin in memory of her father and friend of Geek Syndicate Eric Martin starts Monday December 14th!Spread the word!

In this spoiler filled special the guys review the latest disaster movie from the guys who bought you Independence Day and The Day After Tomorrow.Enjoy!

Welcome back to the lighter side of Geekdom with hosts Iz and Barry. There's loads of news, Gateway to Geekdom which this episode is tackling a great animated series and a brilliant Manga series. In the big review for this episode there's a look at the recent Doctor Who special - Waters of Mars.

Welcome to Small Press Big Mouth episode 13. In this episode Stacey has a good old ramble about Thoughtbubble, The Everyday and Geek Girl and Lee reviews Nexus, 2001 Nights and Awesome Marcus Ninja. Presented for your enjoyment in Geordiebrumophonics whey aye like!

In this week's episode look at the teaser trailer for the new Buck Rogers webseries, the first photos from the Karate Kid remake, the recently announced Black Hole remake, Torchwood series 4, The Hunter film adaptation and a toaster that tell you the weather (don't ask).In our main which was so long it edged out our week that was we take a look at the nominations for the 2010 SFX awards and give our picks.To avoid any massive spoilers we cut out the sections where we discussed best plot twist and best death.Fans of the QPAW podcast that put out it's last episode this week make sure you listen to the for our little tribute to the lads.Enjoy!

Join the somewhat hungover Dave and Barry as they discuss their adventures at this Thought Bubble Comic Festival 2009.Enjoy and sorry for the delay!

After surviving the terrors of parental visits and swine flu, the guys are back to tackle progs 1659-1662. As usual expect spoilers throughout and language not suitable for the kiddies.

As some of you know by now our friend, listener and fellow podcaster Eric Martin died Suddenly last weekEric was a good friend and had a great love of all things geek but especially comics and podcasting.We thought it would be a nice way to pay tribute to Eric by re-releasing the two episodes ( with a small intro\dedication from us) we recorded with Eric as part of our listener of the month feature.We want to pass on our condolences and thought to Eric's family and everyone who knew him.We will be releasing part 2 later in the weekDave and Barry

Welcome one and all to Episode 12 of Small Press Big Mouth, back after a small illness related hiatus. This time round we have news from Hi Ex the International Comic Con held in Inverness and we review Asterix, a couple of books by Tony Lee, Murky Depths #9, Space Monkeys by Paper Jam Comics and Coupledom by Andy Waugh, 2 books by Scott Hampton aaaaand maybe some more but I'm old and I've been ill and I've forgotten! Though I can tell you that nothing beats Diagnosis Murder when your ill - fact! Enjoy.

Once again Amanda Tapping of Sanctuary and Stargate fame pays a welcome visit to Geek Syndicate. Barry flys solo on this interview as they discuss All things Sanctuary. Amanda talks about the cast changes this season, some season two titbits and reveals some embarrassing set moments. There is also some chat about the new Not-for-Profit Foundation, SANCTUARY FOR KIDS that Amanda is spearheading. HUGE SPOILERS FOR EPISODES 1-3 OF SEASON 2 Enjoy!

Welcome to episode 139 of Geek Syndicate. Your podcast guide to the murky underbelly of Geekdom! News: News was boring this week so we skipped it! Week that was: V, Black Widow,Chuck, Smallville,Supernatural,Sanctuary, Girl Number 9, O-Cast,Blood The Last Vampire Riese and Batman: Lovers and Madmen. Main:We report back on our visit to Sony and the hands on demo we were given of the Digital Comics Store and player on the PSP.

In this month's episode the guys take a break from the usual format to talk about the Golden Joystick Awards winners and their visit to the Eurogamer Expo.Enjoy!

Join Barry and dave as the chat to artist Tommy Lee Edwards about his inspirations, his work and his current collabation with Jonathan Ross on the upcoming comic Turf.Tommy reveals how Turf came about as well as his working relationship with Jonathan on the project.

Welcome to another action packed episode of Geek Syndicate!News: Is the New Doctor the best ever Doctor?, Thor casting news, Sir Christopher Lee finally gets his Knighthood and Info on the Comica Festival.Week That Was: Girl Number 9, Sanctuary,Smallville, Final Crisis Aftermath, Irredeemable and Sarah Jane AdventuresThe lads also get into an interesting discussion about the many tribes of geekdom.Enjoy!

Join the lads as they take you through another hour of News, reviews, previews and a main feature which is a look back at the MCM Expo 2009.Look out for short interviews with Bryan Talbot, Cy Dethan, Jacen Burrows, Leigh Gallagher and more!

Welcome to Episode 11 of Small Press Big Mouth. This episode is packed chock a block with reviews uping our usual ante and then some. With reviews of graphic novels, webcomics and a passle of hand stapled goodness, where else would you have all your small and indie press needs met?

With Flint unavailable Rich does the only sensible thing and gets in two girls to replace him. Between them they look at progs 1657 and 1658 and discuss important topics such as "Does Johnny Alpha look prettier with or without his helmet". Contains spoilers throughout and more swearing than you would expect from two young ladies of breeding.

With the 2009 Eurogamer Expo less than a week away we bring you an exclusive interview with Tom Chamption, the Expo Community & Gaming Manager.We find out from Tom what it takes to put a gaming expo together and what visitors can expect on the day. Tom reveals what games he's playing right now.There's trip into into Tom's gaming history where we discover his love for the Sega Saturn.Enjoy!

Join the lads in this special for Halloween as they take a look at some of their fave deaths in TV, films and Comics. Look for spoilers during the special for Punisher War Zone,Harper's island, Star Trek 2, Serenity, Deep Blue Sea, Star Wars, Transformers 2, Matrix Revolutions and Blake's SevenWeek that was: Flash Forward, SG, The Cosplay Fever launch event,Xmen Origins: Wolverine, Old Man Logan, Batman/Superman -Public Enemies and Judge Dredd Case Files 3 and 4Enjoy!

Welcome to Small Press Big Mouth episode 10, the BICS special. In this episode Stace and Lee throw the usual format out of the window and just have a good old ramble about BICS.

Welcome to another ace, if slightly shorter episode of Geek Syndicate.News: Hawaii Five 0 to be remade, Sad loss for Doctor fans and Insomnia Publications comes to the PSP!Week that was: Harker(no not the Tony Lee comic another comic), Sceptic, Riese, Kick Ass, The Fixer and Stargate UniverseAlso find out about an awesome competition to win free accommodation and signing passes for 5/6 people for the 2010 SFX Weekender!Enjoy!

Join Barry and Dave for this special episode in which they go behind the scenes BBC's Merlin. The guys chat about Dave's day on the set and in-between the chat there are interviews galore with Colin Morgan(Merlin), Bradley James(Arthur), Katie McGrath(Morgana),Anthony Stewart Head (King Uther) and Charlotte Morris (Head of Costume Design).Geek Syndicate would like to thank the cast and crew of Merlin and the folks at Shine Drama for allowing us their time and access to the set.

In this episode the guys look at progs 1655 and 56 as well as this years Halloween Special. They also chat about some of the 2000AD Audio books available and Richard tries to remember what went on at BICS this year apart from the drinking.

Join Barry and Dave as they delve into the world of Marvel comics. Along for the ride are guests Paul Cornell, Alan Davis, Andy Diggle, Mark Farmer and Sam (a guest plucked from the audience)The event was recorded live at the 2009 British International Comics Show

In this one the guys look at progs 119 (as chosen by 2000AD artist Henry Flint) and progs 1653 & 54. As usual expect spoilers and language not suitable for the kiddies and in this episode that age old question is finally addressed... how DO you f**k soup?

Welcome to another dose of monthly gaming news from The Next Level.News: Sony's offerings for the Eurogamer, Left for Dead DLC,God of War 1 & 2 coming to the PS3 and moreBuy, Rent Avoid: Wolfenstein, Batman, Trails, Mini Ninjas, Watchmen: The end if Nigh Part 2.Also find out how you can win tickets to the Eurogamer Expo.

Welcome to another pulse racing, pant wetting and ass kicking episode of Geek Syndicate.News: Primeval Returns, Dollhouse ratings, casting and synopsis news for 'Predators' reboot,Week that was: Rainbow Orchid, Burke and Hare, Judo Dogs and Wednesday Comics.Main: We look at some of the returning TV shows. Look out for talk on Smallville(spoilers), Fringe(very mild spoilers), Heroes, Supernatural (mild spoilers) and Merlin

Welcome one and all to Small Press Big Mouth Episode 9, this week Stace and her completely heterosexual, Strictly Come Dancing crazy sidekick: The Lovely Lee review a load of small press and indie gorgeousness including Harker by Tony Lee and Tales of the Hollow Earth by Paul Thompson as well as The Slightly Askew Adventures of Inspector Ham and Eggs (with thanks to Iz) and many more. Join us for 30 odd minutes of glorious Geordibrumophonics and listen to us both squee about the imminent BICS weekend!

The Naked Geek Episode 1Welcome to the first episode of the Geek Syndicate Networks newest podcast. Hosted by David Monteith this is a 5m podcast to listen to before bedtime. Relax with a glass of whiskey and a little bedtime jazz as David talks about his latest thoughts inspired by some aspect of Geekdom.Tonights inspiration comes from Cory Doctorow's short story Craphound and the sci-fi series Defying Gravity.

Join Dave and Barry for another mind bending and head tripping journey into the world of geekdom.News: Jedi discrimination strikes in Tesco, more Green Hornet casting, Emmy's for Pushing Daisys andHenry Jones Snr to return to Indy 5?Week That Was:Tru Blood Season 2 finale (spoliers),Warehouse 13 (Spoilers),Blackest Night 3 (Spoiler Free),Secret Warriors (Spoilers),Atomic robo and the Shadow Beyond Time andRoom With a Deja ViewMain: Hugo Awards Results

In this one the guys look at prog 9 then get up to date with the big jump on issue 1650 and also 1651 and 1652. Listen in to find out why Will Ferrell isnt funny and why flip-flops don't cut it if you are trying to look sexy.As ever expect spoilers and language not suitable for the kiddies.

Welcome to another 55 minutes of geek entertainment from those bad ass, low down, mofo podcasters Black Belt Nuge and Diamond D Monteith. News: More info on Zod in Smallville season nine,MCM Expo and DC's next big animated movie.Week that was : Defying Gravity, Halo ODST trailer, Harker, Strontium Dog -Traitor to his kind, Walking Dead Vol 1, Whiteout and Harper's Island Episode 3 (Spoilers) Normal 0 false false false MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0cm; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-ansi-language:#0400; mso-fareast-language:#0400; mso-bidi-language:#0400;} This episode was recorded in Sterophonic Nugevision

Welcome one and all to episode 8 of Small Press Big Mouth where in a special slightly extended edition we chat to comics writer, editor, colourist, publisher, convention organiser and lovely if slightly bad man Richmond Clements! Richmond chats to us about Futurequake press, Hi Ex and his newly signed Vigil book with Insomnia! Here are some links to check out the man himself on the interweb thingy! http://futurequakepress.blogspot.com/ http://www.insomniapublications.com/ http://www.renegadeartsentertainment.com/ http://www.hi-ex.co.uk/ http://richwriting.blogspot.com/

Everything comes back to 2000AD episode 10It's another interview episode and this week the guys talk to 2000AD artist extraordinaire Leigh Gallagher and get his inside story on Defoe, his views on internet critics and the UK convention scene, but unfortunately not his sisters phone number.WARNING : Due to the levels or raw manliness in this episode women are advised not to listen in order avoid unwanted pregnancy. Thank you.

Geek Syndicate is back after it's summer hiatus to brighten your day with the latest happenings from the murky world of Geekdom.Get yer geek on Ninjas!NewsBatman and Doc Savage Comic anti hero Lobo is coming to the big screenRambo 5 gets a plot of dose it? Fantastic Four given another chance at movie glory bootPlanetary issue 27 on the way at last The A-Teams finds it's B AWeek that Was Phantom reporter in Daring Mystery ComicsAtomic Robo and the Shadow of TimeAt hells gateSmallville season 9 Twilight City of Ember District 9 Harper's Island The Colony The Fixer 2 The Rainbow Orchid

Welcome to Small Press Big Mouth Episode 7, this episode due to summer holiday madness Stace is totally unprepared and Lee is made of snots. We chat about news and review Falling Sky by Benjamin Dickson, Whiteout, several books by Raymond Briggs, Mothman About The House by Ben "BFC" Clark, Suburban Glamour by Jamie McKelvie and Blood Psi by Andy Winter and Keith Burns. Stace managed to have no websites handy during the recording and is keeping up with that trend right now and hopes Lee will appear soon with a lovely lot of links for all you lovely people!

This month the guys look at some of the news from the recent Gamescom convention as well a closer look at Playstation Home. There are opinions giving on the Playstation slim, The new pricing for Microsoft and a look at the games line up so far for the Eurogamer Expo.In the Buy, Rent or Avoid section look out for reviews of Batman Arkham Asylum, Red Faction Guerilla, Shadow Complex, Trails HD and more.The boys conclude with a look forward to a look at September game highlights.Enjoy!

Join Iz and Barry for an hour of positive geek entertainment.NewsWolfman gets a trailer at last.Doctor Who goes animated.Simon Pegg joins Burke and Hare.Pinocchio becomes a vampire slaying badass in a new comic.Tank Girl wants your letters and artwork.Another cameo for The Expendables.Gateway to GeekdomAnother two picks for newbies looking to take their first dip into the world of geekdom.The Big ReviewA review of Blackest Night issue 2 and Blackest Night: Batman and Robin issue 1

After a few weeks away it's another desperate catch up episode so the guys temporarily abandon the old stuff and instead focus on progs 1646-49. We get you up to speed ready for 1650's jump on issue while also taking time to point out just how goddamn pretty Leigh Gallagher really is.As usual, expect language not suitable for the kiddies and spoilers throughout. Also expect noisy Mexican builders and cat torture.

Join Barry and Dave in the second of their summer special interview. In this episode they catch up again with Damian Kindler, the creator and co-writer of the Sci Fi series Sanctuary.Daiman talks about how filming season 2 has gone and what fans can expect when the show airs in October. There are also some revelations in the time and and energy that goes into making a, special effects heavy, show like Sanctuary and it's demands on the cast and crew.Damian reveals some of his favourite Sanctuary episodes and the characters he enjoys writing most.Look out for brief William Shatner and Christopher Walken impressions!Enjoy!

In this special episode join Dave and Barry as they chat with celebrity geek and comics fan Jonathan Ross.During the interview Jonathan tells the lads where his love for all things geek ,especially comics, started. He also reveals why he would never own a comics shop again. Jonathan explains why is unable to attend comic conventions as much as he would like.There's some talk about the adaptation of Mark Millar's comic Kick Ass that Jonathan's wife, Jane, is working on as well his view on comic to film adaptations.Jonathan has his feet firmly placed in the Marvel comics camp. He explains why and shares some of his favourite creations. He also tells a very interesting story about his encounter with Steve Dikto.The guys discuss with Jonathan why he decided to write his own comic and gives us a few details on the project.Enjoy!