The Geekbox

Wherein we discuss Halloween, BlizzCon 2023, Super Mario Bros. Wonder, Endless Dungeon, Spider-Man 2, Cocoon, Final Fantasy XVI, Baldur's Gate 3, Star Trek: The Next Generation, and parenting 101. Starring Ryan Scott, Justin Haywald, and Ryan Higgins.

Wherein we discuss nerdy sim games, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Star Wars comics, The Walking Dead, World of Warcraft vs. Final Fantasy XIV, Payday 3, accidentally beating The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, and Friday the 13th. Starring Ryan Scott and Ryan Higgins.

Wherein we discuss shipping comics, Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves (take 2), D&D in general, Star Trek: Lower Decks, The Expanse, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem, Lies of P, and Fables author Bill Willingham's weird feud with DC Comics and the public domain. Starring Ryan Scott and Ryan Higgins.

Wherein we discuss Meanwhile... A Comic Shop Anthology, lessons from the publishing industry, giant skeletons, Blue Beetle, Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves, watching television in SD in 2023, The Expanse, awesome movie sequels, and where the 1980s begin and end. Starring Ryan Scott and Ryan Higgins.

Wherein we discuss sportsball accessibility, cool old Sierra games, the fall of Funko, the future fall of Simon & Schuster, and nerdy hobbies as jobs. Starring Ryan Scott and Ryan Higgins.

Wherein we discuss Higgins' new cricket obsession, whatever Twitter is calling itself now, streaming and the price of unlimited choice, Barbie, Oppenheimer, and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. Starring Ryan Scott and Ryan Higgins.

Wherein we discuss Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny (no big spoilers), the post-COVID movie biz, Deadpool 3, social media's big fork in the road, Perfect Blue, and the ongoing slow death of streaming. Starring Ryan Scott and Ryan Higgins.

Wherein we discuss Higgins' month-long tour of Japan. Starring Ryan Scott, Adam Fitch, Justin Haywald, and Ryan Higgins.

Wherein we discuss even more nerdy old Sierra games, notably The Colonel's Bequest, The Black Cauldron, and Phantasmagoria. Starring Ryan Scott, with special guest Ben Burkhalter.

Wherein we discuss all things Sierra (while the rest of the main cast is out on vacation and/or busy with the new Zelda game). Starring Ryan Scott with special guest Ben Burkhalter.

Wherein we discuss Ryan's birthday, Kickstarter updates, the latest writers' strike, Perry Mason, HBO Max, The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, all things Final Fantasy, and Higgins vs. Discord. Starring Ryan Scott, Justin Haywald, and Ryan Higgins.

Wherein we discuss the Super Mario Bros. Movie, Star Trek: Picard, Succession, the console release of Final Fantasy Pixel Remaster, and Meanwhile... A Comic Shop Anthology (Higgins' new comic anthology!). Starring Ryan Scott, Justin Haywald, and Ryan Higgins. (And go support Meanwhile... A Comic Shop Anthology while you're at it!)

Wherein we discuss the 2023 Oscars, Everything Everywhere All at Once, The Batman, Shazam! Fury of the Gods, Kingdom Hearts III, Diablo IV, Theatrhythm Final Fantasy, the end of the Wii U and 3DS eShop, the Dead by Daylight comic, and Star Trek: Picard.

Wherein we discuss Higgins' rona, Crystalline Resonance: Final Fantasy Piano Concert, 100-percenting games, Dragon Quest, Final Fantasy's font issues, Theatrhythm Final Fantasy: Final Bar Line, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem, The Last of Us, Devs, The Super Mario Bros. Movie, Star Trek: Picard, and the future of Dick Tracy. Starring Ryan Scott, Justin Haywald, and Ryan Higgins.

Wherein we discuss all our dumb podcasting history, modern media mores, the coolest comics, the dumbest and also best Star Wars fan fiction, Star Trek: Picard, sequels to old stuff, and Dick Tracy. Starring Ryan Scott, with special guest Anthony Gallegos.

Wherein we discuss all the exciting DC Studios news, looking back at EC Comics (not DC Comics!), and The Last of Us (the show, not the game!). Starring Ryan Scott and Ryan Higgins.

Wherein we discuss our 14th anniversary, the capabilities (and considerable limitations) of ChatGPT, The Last of Us, Cobra Kai, Anki flash cards, Marvel Snap. Starring Ryan Scott, Justin Haywald, and Ryan Higgins.

Wherein we discuss our sleep habits, Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny, Transformers: Rise of the Beasts, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3, all the DC rumors, the 2022 Game Awards, Death Stranding 2, Dead Cells: Return to Castlevania, Hades II, Final Fantasy XVI, Dune: Awakening, the Super Mario Bros. Movie, the 2022 FIFA World Cup, Welcome to Wrexham, and Westworld. Starring Ryan Scott and Ryan Higgins.

Wherein we discuss, Fan Expo San Francisco 2022, cleaning up digital detritus, Square Enix's smooth jazz, The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special, Wednesday, Dracula, Our Flag Means Death, Wellington Paranormal, World of Warcraft: Dragonflight, Pokemon Scarlet and Violet, Marvel Snap, The Mortuary Assistant, and Hive. Starring Ryan Scott, Justin Haywald, and Ryan Higgins.

Wherein we discuss getting old, World of Warcraft: Dragonflight, Castlevania: Symphony of the Night (and Castlevania generally), Weird: The Al Yankovic Story, Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (mild spoiler warning!), Kevin Conroy, and Marvel Snap. Starring Ryan Scott and Ryan Higgins.

Wherein we discuss the many incarnations of Dracula, getting old, Elon Musk's Twitter-verse, Marvel Snap, DC Studios, James Gunn, and whatever this apparent Friday the 13th TV series is. Starring Ryan Scott and Ryan Higgins.

Wherein we discuss horror movies, Elden Ring, Shovel Knight Dig, Scorn, Amnesia, Overwatch 2, battle passes, She-Hulk, Harrison Ford in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Batman Beyond, and the Super Mario Movie. Starring Ryan Scott, Justin Haywald, and Ryan Higgins, with special guest Josh Epstein.

Wherein we discuss life in Michigan, Celebrity Jeopardy, Xenoblade Chronicles 3, Vampire Survivors, and Justin's first family Disneyland trip. Starring Ryan Scott, Adam Fitch, Justin Haywald, and Ryan Higgins.

Wherein we discuss Beavis and Butt-Head, the Grand Theft Auto 6 leak, Final Fantasy Pixel Remaster, The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, Return to Monkey Island, Better Call Saul, Cobra Kai, Sandman, The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power, and The Little Mermaid. Starring Ryan Scott, Justin Haywald, and Ryan Higgins.

Wherein we discuss (with spoilers for all of it) Better Call Saul, The Rehearsal, more bellyaching about streaming, aaaaaaaaaaaaaall the Marvel shows, The Book of Boba Fett, Severance, The Orville, Star Trek: Strange New Worlds, and House of the Dragon. Starring Ryan Scott and Ryan Higgins, with special guest Greg Ford.

Wherein we discuss How To with John Wilson, Sandman, Batgirl and the future of the DC Extended Universe, Avatar 2, Better Call Saul, Daredevil, and Ms. Marvel. Starring Ryan Scott, Justin Haywald, and Ryan Higgins.

Wherein we discuss San Diego Comic-Con 2022, some apparent alternate-universe Cadillac Escalades, Severance (spoiler warning!), Better Call Saul (also spoiler warning!), and why most prequels suck. Starring Ryan Scott and Ryan Higgins.

Wherein we discuss (with spoiler warnings for all of this) Westworld, Severance, Succession, The Boys, Stranger Things, and Thor: Love and Thunder. Starring Ryan Scott, Justin Haywald, and Ryan Higgins.

Wherein we discuss Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder's Revenge, RRR, Hard Boiled, Final Fantasy XIV, Succession, Kevin Smith, music gatekeeping, Westworld, and Ms. Marvel. Starring Ryan Scott, Justin Haywald, and Ryan Higgins.

Wherein we discuss seeing each other for the first time in two years, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, new Ghostbusters stuff, Star Wars: Obi-Wan Kenobi (major spoiler warning!), Star Trek: Discovery, Star Trek: Strange New Worlds, non-E3 week, Diablo Immortal, Evil Dead: The Game, the new PlayStation Plus, Stranger Things, Westworld, Succession, Joker: Folie a deux. and Sandman. Starring Ryan Scott, Justin Haywald, and Ryan Higgins.

Wherein we discuss Jeopardy!, Severance, Rescue Rangers, '80s references, Free Guy, The Batman, Jungle Cruise, Star Trek and season-long arcs, Creepshow, Stranger Things, Our Flag Means Death, Murderville, and Better Call Saul (major spoiler warning!). Starring Ryan Scott and Justin Haywald, with special guest Greg Ford.

In this special one-on-one episode of the Geekbox, Ryan talks The Chase (which you can watch Tuesday nights on ABC), Jeopardy!, and all things trivia with Brad Rutter, one of the most successful game show contestants and trivia experts in the world. Starring Ryan Scott and special guest Brad Rutter.

Wherein we discuss everything wrong with our dumb podcast, Disneyland and COVID-19, Higgins' latest burgling, Elon Musk vs. Twitter, Marvel's weird toothlessness, our weird 14 years of podcasting, and Severance. Starring Ryan Scott, Justin Haywald, and Ryan Higgins, with special guest Ben Burkhalter.

Wherein we discuss our ongoing deep-dive into horror movies. Starring Ryan Scott and special guest Anthony Gallegos.

Where in we discuss the Oscars, social media (brace for old man rants!), Elden Ring and the state of giant open-world games, sports nerds, the Analogue Pocket, Castlevania, and E3's latest speed bump. Starring Ryan Scott and Ryan Higgins.

Wherein we discuss everybody's favorite new video game, Elden Ring. Starring Ryan Scott and Ryan Higgins, with special guest Josh Epstein.

Wherein we discuss Peacemaker, Chrono Cross, EarthBound Beginnings, Mario Strikers: Battle League, Wii Sports, Live A Live, Mario Kart 8, Street Fighter 6, Kirby and the Forgotten Land, Final Fantasy VI Pixel Remaster, and Elden Ring. Starring Ryan Scott, Justin Haywald, and Ryan Higgins.

Wherein we discuss our 13th birthday, Peacemaker, Star Wars: The Book of Boba Fett, The Eternals, Walkbout Mini Golf, the big Activision Blizzard news, Wordle, and Final Fantasy Pixel Remaster. Starring Ryan Scott, Justin Haywald, and Ryan Higgins.

Wherein we discuss reading comic books, Ghostbusters: Afterlife (major spoiler warning!), Cobra Kai (spoiler warning!), Saved by the Bell, Dexter, The Expanse, Final Fantasy XIV: Endwalker, PlayStation VR 2, Mario Kart 9, and the future of E3. Starring Ryan Scott, Adam Fitch, Justin Haywald, and Ryan Higgins.

Wherein we discuss getting sick for the holidays, Final Fantasy XIV, Hawkeye, Marvel's What If...?, Spider-Man: No Way Home, The Matrix Resurrections, all the upcoming TV shows, Doctor Who, and Stranger Things. Starring Ryan Scott, Justin Haywald, and Ryan Higgins.

Wherein we discuss the launch of -- and our time so far with -- Final Fantasy XIV: Endwalker. Starring Ryan Scott and Adam Fitch.

Wherein we discuss watching horror movies alone, Higgins' ongoing Castlevania adventure, 100% completion in Super Mario games, the majesty of Xbox Game Pass and PlayStation Plus, Dexter, John Wick, Hawkeye, Cowboy Bebop, Chucky, Berserk, Bloodborne, and Nicolas Cage. Starring Ryan Scott, Adam Fitch, Justin Haywald, and Ryan Higgins.

Wherein we discuss Dark Souls II, Castlevania: Simon's Quest, our DLC-buying habits, the Mario games, and Eastward. Starring Ryan Scott, Adam Fitch, and Ryan Higgins.

Wherein we discuss Dune (featuring noted loremaster Adam Fitch), Dark Souls, and Squid Game. Starring Ryan Scott, Adam Fitch, Justin Haywald, and Ryan Higgins.

Wherein we discuss karate, Metroid Dread, Animal Crossing: New Horizons, Nintendo Switch Online, inverted controls, Final Fantasy XIV, Back 4 Blood, Squid Game, Halloween Kills, the weird world of William Shatner, Chucky, and Buck Bumble. Starring Ryan Scott, Adam Fitch, Justin Haywald, and Ryan Higgins, with special guest Josh Epstein.

Wherein we discuss Pokemon Unite, Eastward, Facebook's snow day, our last-minute guesses for the final Super Smash Bros. Ultimate character, DC FanDome 2021, our dream vacation spots, and Tim Curry. Starring Ryan Scott, Adam Fitch, Justin Haywald, and Ryan Higgins.

Wherein we discuss Pokemon, Final Fantasy XIV: Endwalker, The Three-Body Problem, WarioWare: Get It Together!, Cookie Clicker, streaming vs. traditional consoles, Higgins' terrible approach to alphabetizing, and our favorite dumb mobile apps. Starring Ryan Scott, Justin Haywald, and Ryan Higgins.

Wherein we discuss Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings, more coronabros coronabro-ing, What We Do in the Shadows' season 3 premiere, live-action Rick and Morty, Mike Richards is out of Jeopardy completely, John Gibson's trip-up (and trip down), more Blizzard malarkey, Higgins' World of Warcraft woes, Cookie Clicker, and Final Fantasy XIV. Starring Ryan Scott, Justin Haywald, and Ryan Higgins.

Wherein we discuss the Spider-Man: No Way Home trailer, Cowboy Bebop, movie theaters vs. streaming, Marvel's What If...?, Stargate SG-1, Mobile Suit Gundam, Wellington Paranormal, Twelve Minutes, Lifeline, video game auction hijinks, and Jeopardy! Starring Ryan Scott, Justin Haywald, and Ryan Higgins.

Wherein we discuss The Suicide Squad in all its glory (massive spoiler warning!). Starring Ryan Scott, Justin Haywald, and Ryan Higgins.