The Super Awesome Geek Show: Recent Episodes
John Adams
A group of friends go all crazy on this podcast about toys, comics, games, movies, TV and everything else geeky. We interview creators in the toy, comic and game industry, learn about their process and find out what they geek out about!
Today, on episode 145 of the podcast, we are talking to Jake about Holographic Comic books.
Jake takes us through his ideas, the process of creating a Holocomic, his company and where he hopes this technology takes us.
Returning guest, Sam Johnson is here to chat about the latest goings on with Ruby Kaye and Summer in Geek Girl Comics. We also touch on Doom Patrol -both the comics and the TV show on DC Universe. We chat The Umbrella Academy, Swamp Thing and more. It's an exciting time to be into comics!
I had the pleasure of attending Florida Supercon 2019 and got the chance to chat a bit with some awesome comic book artists, writers and creators. We have Charles Soule, Danielle Otrakji, Greg Kirkpatrick, Jose Delbo, Khary Randolf, Kyle Higgins, Paolo Villanelli, Rafael Albuquerque, Robbi Rodriguez and Scott Hannah. Enjoy!
Hey all. Welcome back inside The Vintage Geek’s Toy Room and to the Super Awesome Geek Show YouTube channel. We hit 500 subscribers here on YouTube and I wanted to do something special for all of you who support the channel and the podcast.
So, we have a give-away. Five (5) prizes for Five (5) people. Five lucky winners will choose one of five prizes as a thank you for hitting 500 subscribers.
Here’s the Rules:
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We’ll draw names on July 27, 2019
That’s it, really. Just comment and we’ll take the screen names of everyone who comments and put those names in a Darth Vader helmet (or something) and draw names.
The first name drawn will choose One (1) prize out of the Five (5) available selections.
The second name drawn will choose One (1) item from the Four (4) remaining selections.
The third name drawn will choose One (1) item from the Three (3) remaining selections.
The fourth name drawn will then choose One (1) of the remaining Two (2) items.
The fifth and last name drawn out of the Vader helmet will win the remaining prize.
Any questions, please ask us.
We reserve the right to regulate this give-away in any way we feel fit.
We will choose the winners from those that comment on videos posted to this and only this YouTube channel.
Winners will be notified by DM and/or email.
We reserve the right to change or add rules as needed or as we see fit between now and July 27, 2019.
We reserve the right to disqualify someone if their comments are derogatory or filled with hate speech or otherwise cause an incident. We will not reward bad behavior. Just be nice, please.
We reserve the right to basically do as we please with this give-away. It’s intended as a thank you for our subscribers, but if it causes problems or any negative effects become apparent, we’ll do what we deem necessary to keep this give-away civil and fair to everyone.
We reserve the right to decide what is fair in regards to this give-away and the winners there of.
Once the first winner makes a selection, then the second winner can choose and so on down the line until all five items are given away.
Anyone is welcome to comment. We will mail internationally, so you are welcome to comment and enter no matter where you live.
We will be paying shipping, so we will ship the items in the cheapest way possible.
We will take great care in the packing of the items so they will hopefully remain in the condition shown in this video.
That’s it for now, thanks for watching and thanx for getting us to 500 subscribers.
John, Jason and Christina chat about the Drk Crystal and the upcoming series, Age of Resistance coming to Netflix.. Then we find out what Angus Scrimm and Rowdy Roddy Piper geek out about.
I recently picked up the Black Series 6" Walgreens Exclusive General Veers Action Figure and it brought back memories of my childhood and one of my favorite Star Wars action figures. General Veers!
Thoughts and reactions to Star Wars Resistance Episode 3. Is this a filler episode or more than meets the eye?
My thoughts on the first episode -the premier -of Star Wars Resistance. The new cartoon on Disney from Dave Filoni and crew!
I'm going to fly solo for a while. I explain, in this episode, about how I'm taking the podcast and YouTube channel in sort of a new direction here. It's just proving to be too difficult to record on a regular basis with our group of co-hosts that are now spread out all over the States.
Sam Johnson returns as our special guest to talk about the latest in Geek-Girl Comics. The new series is currently hitting the shelves and we talk about the new kickstarter coming in October.
Star Wars .... Nothing but Star Wars. Yeah, we're geeking out about Solo: A Star Wars Story cause we went and saw it again.
Sorry for being away a while, but we are now back in action with this new episode! We geek out briefly on Mission Impossible: Fallout, but then Christina and John just end up catching up some and you all get to listen to us ramble on! heheh.
We're geeking out Star Wars with Mark and Mitchell. They've got something amazing coming down the pipe in the form of a Fan Film called Odyssey! Mark and Mitchell take us through the process of making a fan film, the props, the costumes and the talent behind making such a huge endeavour. It’s Awesome!
It's time to get your war on as we talk about two of the biggest wars around - Infinity War and Star Wars. We're geeking out after watching Avengers: Infinity War and having a great time celebrating Star wars with May the fourth and Revenge of the fifth ... or is that sixth!? Plus, we talk a little bit about a weird day known as Free Comic Book Day .. hmmm. Can that even be true!?
Sam Johnson joins us today to talk about Ruby's adventures in Geek Girl Comics. Sam lets us in on a behind the scenes look at the creative process behind making a comic book, we talk about Deadpool and how much has Doom Patrol influenced this incredible world of Geek Girl Comics!? Plus, did we tell you about the giant rabbits, yet? Stay tuned!
It's our third year anniversary! Talking with Christina about her experiences at The Dallas Fan Expo this past weekend. Plus we're geeking out about the latest movies we've seen. A Quiet Place and Ready Player One.
Talking about Pacific Rim: Uprising, Star Wars Battlefront II Progression System and Customization, Santa Clarita Diet and more!
On this episode, Christina gets lost in a Wrinkle and John's brother gets him arrested by Captain Phasma! Welcome to episode 126, where John and Christina talk about the new Star Wars news and A Wrinkle in Time. They also go into John's recent visit to Disney Hollywood Studios and all the Star Wars awesome that is there to see.
Rob gets us talking Wrestling and then we geek out about movies some more! Who was your favorite wrestler of the 80's and 90's. Do you remember the action figures better than we do? What do you think of the Solo teaser for the new Star Wars film? Mortal Engines? What about Battle Angel Alita!? We geek out about all this and more on this exciting new episode of The Super Awesome Geek Show!
John and Christina talk Movies today! 2018 is a huge year for a ton of franchises. Star Wars, Marvel, DC Comics, Jurassic Park, Predator and many others have films coming in 2018 that add to the franchises. It's an exciting year. What do you want to go see? What will you pass on? Do you think this is a good thing or is it just too much? Well, sit back with your favorite drink and let's get to talking movies!
Watching Mark Bellomo on Netflix's "The Toys That Made Us" reminds us of the time Mark was a guest on the podcast. So, we thought we would bring this one back up from the archive and give those that missed it another chance at listening to this awesome toy talk with the king of toys! It's an awesome tip down memory lane as Mark joins the Super Awesome Geek Show crew talking about the toys that really did make us who we are. And, be sure to catch Mark on Netflix in "The Toys That Made Us".
Happy Near Year! We're back for 2018. Today we get caught in the Twilight Zone, have to use a rusty chain on some demon zombies, visit Scramble City and use Batman as a weapon against Pinhead. Yes, Batman is now a valid melee weapon in eSports Overwatch League.
It's our Christmas episode! The gang's all here and we're celebrating Wookiee Life Day! .. er no, wait ... we're celebrating Christmas! yeah, that's it. heheh. Merry Christmas to all of you, our listeners, come geek out with us by the fire and we hope you have a great holiday season.
SPOILER WARNING We talk Star Wars The Last Jedi with special guest, Woody! Along with Woody, Mad, Christina, Mike and John get deep into Star Wars The Last Jedi -their thoughts, breakdowns, ideas, reviews and hopes for the future. This is very spoiler heavy after the first few minutes, so beware.
John, The Vintage Geek, takes you through our rules for the 10 Days To Star Wars Contest on Twitter. How to enter. How to participate. What you can win. Everything you need to know to have fun with us posting pictures to Twitter on the 10 days to Star Wars countdown!
On this episode, we enter Hyperspace with actor, Philip Anthony-Rodriguez! John, Christina & Mike talk with Philip on Star Wars Rebels, The Orville & more! Philip is an incredible guy & so much fun to chat with. He has been in everything from video games to cartoons to television & films. He truly loves the science fiction genre & it's fans. So come along on this amazing & geeky trip through the cosmos! So Awesome!
John and Christina celebrate Halloween! Favorite candy, costumes and scary movies and TV, oh my! The talk Stranger Things, Jaws and, of course, Star Wars. What is your favorite candy? What do you give away for treats? What costume will you wear this year? Any favorite films to watch on Halloween? This dynamic duo has a lot of fun talking all things Hallow's Eve! Be sure to send pictures to twitter @AwesomeGeekShow and let everyone share in the Halloween fun this year!
This time the gang talks about some recent shows they have all been watching. Pickle Rick shows up, Iron Fist gets his hands chopped off and the Death Note leave us wondering why!?
Force Friday II was just this past weekend and this time it's all about Star Wars! We have Annalise Ophelian as a special guest today talking to us about her new Star Wars documentary, "Looking For Leia"!!! We totally geek out Star Wars and pretty much nothing but Star Wars on this amazing episode. She lets us in on how she came up with this awesome idea for a film, as well as her creative process in developing this idea. It's Women In Star Wars and this is Annalise Ophelian!
WhoWouldWin --Grand Admiral Thrawn or Author Jay Sandlin!?
Yes, the amazing Jay Sandlin, author and host of #WhoWouldWin podcast and twitter joins us to talk all things comics .. and vampires ... and sci-fi ... and ... and ... Would Chewbacca win a debate against GROOT!? Who should Deadpool fight that he hasn't already? Would BB-8 vs H.E.R.B.I.E. be a fair fight? We discuss it all on this exciting episode of The Super Awesome Geek Show with special guest Jay Sandlin. This one is just so much FUN!!!
Thanx 3000 Twitter Followers! Yeah! Rob gets sick. Jason (the ACT-OR) tells us of his experience in the 48 Hour Film Fest. BUGS! We check out some amazing previews & information from San Diego Comic-Con (SDCC), Announce the Batman Lego Contest Winner ... & Christina almost gets stuck by lightning.
It's episode 112 and today we have Woody, a twitter follower, joining Rob and John to geek out about Star Wars Forces of Destiny, Spider-Man Homecoming, Castlevania and all of the other wonderful cartoons coming out soon -some of which are now previewing as 1-3 minute shorts on YouTube! Then we geek out with some Magic The Gathering artists. So awesome!
"Quick! Throw Voltron at him and drive away!" This episode we mainly geek out about Michael G Munz's short story in the collection "Four Fantastical Ways to Lose Your Fingers" and Mad Bee's work on BioWare's "Anthem" game, then Voltron pops in, someone throws gum, cars crash, The Thundercats show up, ya know, the usual. heheh. We also geek out about setting G.I. Joe figures on fire, Christina's School report on The WWF, The Uncharted game series, Wynonna Earp, Stranger Things, Turtles and Transformers (how stupid Michael Bay is), Dick Tracy, Hot Wheels cars, LEGO and all those things that ya step on in the night that make you say "OW!". Then, near the end, we find out what Rowdy Roddy Piper, Thomas Cook, Nolan North and Nate "Rock" Quarry geek out about. It's an exciting episode and we hope you enjoy all this nonsense as much as we did talking about it! --Yoda even shows up!
Today we're geeking out comics with Sam Johnson! He writes a comic of his own creation very appropriately called "Geek Girl" and he's here to nerd out with your Vintage Geek about this fantastic new book! We also get ourselves into a comicbook nerd-session talking about some of our favorites. Then we get into Netflix and some of the amazing shows on their network and zoom on into what coming up for the Marvel Netflix series of shows! Daredevil! Jessica Jones! Luke Cage! Iron Fist! ... and now The Defenders!
Special Guest, Orie, from the DragonFruit Geek Dating app joins us and we nerd out about more than just going on dorky dates. Spiders are everywhere as we go nuts over Zelda, Metroid and other classic video games (after we pause and go cry in a closet). "Where Is Kid Icarus!" We generate some potions with Mr. Rigden's "Miraculous Potion Machine", delve into the realm of Twin Peaks, mess around with some SIMs, talk Wonder Woman and so much more!
Happy (belated - really belated) Mother's Day! (delay info below) This time on the podcast, Christina talks about her Star Wars shopping experiences, Rob chats us up about his new Star wars T-Shirts through We Love Fine and your Vintage Geek thrills you with some silent films. Christina cuts out early, leaving Rob & John to talk Hulk comics. The first appearances of Rocket and Wolverine! Plus so much more ... It's all geek to me (but for you).
-- Sorry about the delay in putting this episode up, but we lost the ability to Upload somehow. After weeks of complaining and 7 representatives and techs come out, they finally realized the problem was on their end. So we're up again .. everything is under control .. situation normal .. we're all fine here now .. how are you?
A special "Up From The Archives" brought back to life! "The Living DeathPod" heheh. Joe Moe gave us press access to "Mad Monster: Shadow Over Seattle" 2014, & many guests were gracious enough to give some of their time. Rowdy Roddy Piper, Angus Scrimm, Chris Sarandon, Wednesday 13 & more!
This is it! "The Podcast Strikes Back" (or maybe "Revenge Of The Podcast" .. or We're Baa-aaack!") Anyways -We're fully functional, completely operational and ready to blow you up with geekiness! We spend time on this episode celebrating our 2nd year anniversary by recapturing our excitement and geekery finding out what each of us have been up to during the long, long, long hiatus (as your Vintage Producer moved from WA to FL). It's time to put on make-up! It's time to dress up right! (don't know why, cause ya can't see us) It's time to catch up with all your geeky friends on The Super Awesome Geek Show!
Super Awesome Geek Show #106: Welcome Back Minisode. We're back from the move and ready to go! This is just a quick update of what's to come and we'll be back later this week with new full episodes! Thank you listeners and supporters so very, very much for hanging in there while your Vintage Geek moved from WA state to Florida! We're back - Same Bat-Channel, Same Bat-Time!
Hey fellow geeks - we know it's been a while for a new episode, but don't worry - we'll be back with new episodes after the move and our studio is set up again! Keep it here for updates and check out the YouTube for travel vlogs and quick updates on where we are and what's going on with The Super Awesome Geek Show!
Thanx for your understanding while we move our base location from Seattle, WA to Ft. Lauderdale, FL.
SPOILERS Rogue One; A Star Wars Story has finally arrived! Most of us were able to see it this weekend so we're geeking out about the film with special guest, Krister from the StarGeek YouTube channel. I want to say again how spoiler heavy this episode is, as we talk about everything - the cameos, the characters, the deaths - everything get spoiled and everyone dies on this exciting episode of The Super Awesome Geek Show!
Our starship pulls us around the horizon of the planet ahead. Up there, in the vastness of space, or target lies stationary yet far from cold. The Serengeti! We have author J. B. Rockwell (Jenn) with us once again to geek out some sci-fi and stuff. She tells us all about her new book Serengeti 2: Dark and Stars, shares some moments of creation with us and then geeks out some Star Wars: Rogue One. We had a blast having J. B. back on with us and we hope you all enjoy listening to us goofballs. A crew for a starship, we do not really make ...
The HUGE event just happened! All of the DC TV shows on The CW have finally had a 4-part crossover event. This is the largest event of this type ever on television and we're here to geek out about it. Plus, we geek out about a few other things DC, along the way.
"If We Could Turn Back Time!?" We had to turn our clocks back, so we thought it would be appropriate to turn back time and remember some of those items from the past that we would never let go. So take an hour or so to sit with us and when we're done, set your clock back an hour and it'll be like we never existed. heheh.
It's Halloween! We're talking costumes and candy and toys. it's all fun! Plus we have Li Kovacs and Cheyanne Cosplay on to tell us some interesting things about building costumes and cosplay. Oh, and Rob and John talk some toys.
It's our 100th episode - Yeah! We geek out about everything. Favorite movies, comics, TV, games, food and more! Also we give away the three free pop vinyl figures and choose a winner! It's all here on our 100th episode. Thanx a lot for listening to our podcast and here's to another 100! (please leave a review) heheh. Hoooooooooooooo!!
This time on the show, we geek DC TV week. All the new shows and their new seasons have started and we're geeking out big time about how great the CW TV has become. So join in the fun and let's take a ride through time geeking out and learning - sort of - about DC and what's coming to TV!
This one is a bit shorter than normal, but we just had a few quick things to geek out about and chat about - including our Super Awesome POP Vinyl contest! You could win 3 Game Pops! from Funko!
On this episode we're geeking out about Force Friday and Go Rogue! Plus we have an awesome time chatting about Luke Cage - such a great Netflix series. And don't forget the POP vinyl contest!
THE SUPER AWESOME POP CONTEST! Post a link to any video game-play related videos on any social media to our Twitter @AweseomGeekShow - especially good YouTube vids! This can be a video you upload from your own X-Box 1 or PS4, or send us a link to one that you just think is awesome. (that way all can enter - all you really need is a link to a video Post that link on our Twitter @AwesomeGeekShow! This part is VERY important, so here it is again ... POST a LINK to the Video on OUR TWITTER @AwesomeGeekShow
This week, Christina, Mad and John geek out about what type of robot bodies they would have, favorite toys they had as children and where they are now. Plus some cats end up in the mix! AND we have the Super Awesome Pop Contest by the Super Awesome Geek Show! We received a few Pops in the mail and decided to give some away in various contests we come up with in the next few months. For Sept, we have a Game Related request and you could win ONE(1) of these Pop figures! WHAT TO DO: Post a link to any video game-play related videos on any social media to our Twitter @AweseomGeekShow - especially good YouTube vids! This can be a video you upload from your own X-Box 1 or PS4, or send us a link to one that you just think is awesome. (that way all can enter - all you really need is a link to a video Post that link on our Twitter @AwesomeGeekShow! This part is VERY important, so here it is again ... POST a LINK to the Video on OUR TWITTER @AwesomeGeekShow HOW WE CHOOSE A WINNER: All the entries will be put in a giant shark and one of us will reach down into it's guts and pull out a winner! That winner will then be allowed to choose ONE(1) Pop from the three available. That simple Our Twitter is here: https://twitter.com/AwesomeGeekShow Listen to episode 96 for more details and also see how crazy we all are ....
John, Christina & Jason C. visit the trailer park on this episode of the podcast. We geek out about all the DC stuff coming up, new Star Wars news and more! From crazy women with super-powers to weird ships hurling through space and giant hairy apes, we geek out about it all on this episode. It's an all out geek-fest as we go through some of the trailers we have seen and what excites us about the films coming our way in the next couple years.
John, Mike, Christina and Rob geek out about recent things we've watched on Television and Film. This is mainly full of superheroes and treks through the stars. Yeah, so we're just Geekin' Out!
Zarflings are coming! RUUUUN!! We talk to Travis Blair about the whole host of things he has going on, including The Knitting Chicken - a childrens book. He runs TheZarf.com and you can find everything on Travis there!. This one is chick-full of fun. heheh.
"More Than Meets The Eye ..." We're talking Transformers with author Mark Bellomo! He has a new guide out for collecting Transformers toys and we talk to Mark about this amazing and awesome book. ... and we get ourselves off track a lot and just geek out about a ton of other toy lines! Have fun.
It's time for the Draw A Droid Contest winners to be chosen and announced! Yaaaa! We asked listeners to draw us anything Star Wars related and we randomly chose two winners who each received a Disney Droid Factory Droid right from DisneyLand courtesy of our own Christina Pryor!
Today we talk about a bunch of geeky stuff. We're just having a ton of fun talking about whatever comes up.
Do you know about Bigfoot? Most of you have probably heard of one myth or legend about this creature of the wood, but today we bring you a different tale of this gentle giant and his best friend; Scout. "The Untold Tales of Bigfoot" with Vince Dorse.
Today on the show, we are deciding if it's Wabbit season, Duck season or Squirrel season!? We have J. B. Rockwell with us, Author of Serengeti, and we just have a ton of fun geeking out with her about her book and anything else that come up! Wabbit Season! This one is just plain amazing. So much fun!
Krister, from Star Geek YouTube and Chris Pirillo join us to geek out about Rogue One: A Star Wars Story! We also have a pretty awesome contest. Draw A Droid to enter to win a chance to Win a Disney Build-A-Droid Atromech! We have a blast talking Rogue One and hope you enjoy this one too!!
It's our 2nd year anniversary and we celebrate by looking back at the past year and geeking out with Ashley Eckstein, Gail SImone, Nolan North and Robbie Amell from Emerald City Comicon. Let's celebrate 2 years together and thanx to all of you for making it happen!
Today we geek out with comedian, Adam Lash about his controversial program; GigaHoes. When we have sex-robots in our society, what would that mean? Is it cheating if a spouse has sex with a robot? Should we send them with the crew on long space voyages? All this and more with Adam Lash!
The Vintage Geek's Rey & Kylo Fan Theory: Their Relationship and Parents
We are all wondering who Rey is in Star Wars: The Force Awakens. What is her connection, if any, to the Skywalker family, Luke, Han and Leia? We all know that there may be clues in some of the names chosen for the main characters in this episode of the beloved saga. So check this out. I was looking at the names for clues and came up with my own new theory ... as crazy as it sounds.
KYLO Ren is sKYwalker and soLO put together. We all get that was how the name was created and it is pretty-much confirmed by JJ, if I remember correct? So we know that JJ, Kathleen and the crew on TFA like to do this stuff. So, why wouldn't they have a clue in Rey's name as well!? SO let's get into some background first ...
Now the Knights of Ren and the fall of Ben Solo...
What if some of the students Luke was teaching started falling in love with each other? Luke was never told about the "no attachments" rule (or we never saw that in a film). What if one student (or Luke, himself) finds a Jedi Holocron OR Luke speaks with a Yoda Force Ghost and talks about the students pairing up? Yoda (or Holocron) tells Luke of the "no attachments" rule and how Anakin's love for Padme' was the downfall for all Jedi.
Luke takes this to heart because of the fall of his father. He knows first hand what happened when Anakin turned to become Vader because of his attachments. So Luke brings this up with his students and some of them - especially the ones deeply in love - revolt against Luke because of what to them is this "new rule". The students who revolt become the Knights of Ren and go against Luke and the Jedi students who go along with this "no attachments" rule. We see this a bit in the vision Rey has when she touches the lightsaber.
Now, let's say that Ben (Kylo) had a GF or maybe even a wife. Let's say that GF or wife became pregnant, but did not tell Ben (Kylo) yet. Let's say she became pregnant right before the Knights of Ren take out the other trainees, so she never tells Ben (Kylo). If something happens in the ensuring battle that lets Ben (Kylo) to believe she died, or some such, then when Ben (Kylo) leaves the planet after killing the students, HE would not know that she was pregnant with his child. Now let's say she lives and Luke may have taken Kylo's girl away to have the child in secret - heck maybe she is even appalled that Ben (Kylo) would even do such a thing as slaughter the students, we just don't have any info on that part, so this is all pure and total speculation. Anything could happen here to separate wife/child from Ben.
Let's go with Kylo does not know Rey was born - but just to be sure, Luke, Han and Leia hide her with Unkar Plott (who knows why you put a child with a crappy man like Unkar, but whatever - we saw it in the vision?). So, anyways, Kylo never finds her or even knows about Rey.
So what if Rey is that child? What if Rey is Ben Solo's daughter? Making her Han and Leia's granddaughter and Luke's niece? Well, as we have seen, the Force "moves us and guides us" so, Rey is moved by the Force to meet Finn and start this adventure and her final mission will be to stop her father, Kylo Ren. Mirroring the original trilogy, which is what we all can plainly see they were doing with TFA and maybe this whole new trilogy.
See one thing that has always had be all wacked out is the ages we see in the vision of the people in that vision. Rey appears to be 8 or 10 and Kylo appears to be the same as we see him in the rest of TFA. His build seems the same in the vision as it does at the time of meeting Finn and Rey in the film. The theory that Rey is Kylo's child makes the build of Kylo during the Jedi student slaughter make sense. It could have been 10 years ago and if Kylo was 18-20 at the time of the vision, He would only be 28-30 in TFA, so he could look how he looks (he just had the child at a young age - heheh).
Rey's name is the clue just as the name Kylo has clue to his parents. Rey is REn and kYlo or REY - Knight of Ren; Kylo (as in Knight of the Round Table; Lancelot and Guinevere). So Kylo Ren (or Ben Solo) is Rey's Dad! Aaaaaghhh!
Rey could have been 8-10 in the vision making her 18-20 in the film. So, Han and Leia are not parents but grandparents to Rey and that explains all the looks she gets from Han from time to time - and also the connection to Leia, even though she had never met her.
This also makes it so Luke is not her parent either. Which is what everyone expects and you know they won't do what we all expect. They are brilliant at throwing us all off target. ("stay on taret") So, what do you think? Could this be? Let's discuss.
For me - Well, even though I think this theory may fit, I still hope it is wrong and that Rey has no Skywalker/Solo connection at all and it's just through the Force that she feels connected to these people. I hope she is just a completely unknown character that has Force potential and is in no way related at all to any characters we have seen thus far. So in conclusion ... they better not ... (I hope I am wrong about this theory)
-John (the Vintage Geek and Host of The Super Awesome Geek Show)
Wow! Have we got something special for you guys. Ahsoka Tano voice actor, Ashley Eckstein! We chat about her character, Her Universe, Her favorite Ahsoka toy and what SHE geeks out about!
Here we go with Round 2 of the Chewbacca Wookiee Roar Contest and we geek out about some crazy stuff near the end. We also "Get Your Geek On At The Con" with Chibi Yeti and Enchanted Boxwood!
Daredevil Season 2! Wow! - Netflix has had a great success with their Marvel line-up of shows and this is no different. We get together and geek out a while about the start of this show and our hopes for the future of Marvel television! We also talk a bit about the Wookiee Roar Contest!
Today, we're talking about things from the past coming back for another run. He-Man, Ghostbusters, Captain America with Civil War and more! This one is full of fun and surprises, Plus we have three people to highlight for "Get Your Geek On At The Con!"
John, Rob, Tyler and Christina are joined by Chris Hulick (from the Alter Ego Comic and Collectible shop at the Crossroads in Bellevue, WA) to talk comics! They get into some of Chris' picks then go onto some other comics that the gang enjoy. Plus Civil War, Batman V Superman, Dogs & More!
Zazu Pitts joins us to tell us a bit about his Theme song for Kylo Ren in Star Wars: The Force Awakens. He created this fan-made song because he felt that Kylo did not have a definitive theme like Vader. SO sit back and listen to Zazu and the song "Kylo Ren: Rise of the First Order"!
John is joined by Star Wars experts; Chris Pirillo, Joe Tavano, Chris Salton, Bill Drewnowski, Jason Connelly, Christina Pryor and Derik Dunning to discuss these weird things that people are calling 'flaws' in The Force Awakens film. Now, we Star Wars fans don't see any flaws in this film at all, but we decided to take on these questions - these 'flaws' head on and answer them in the best way that suits the film and Star Wars as a whole. Hope you all enjoy this one - it's an extra long MEGA-so-o-ode!
John, Jason, Rob and Christina geek out with game designer, Chris Handy. Chris tells us all about his new project that will launch on Kickstarter on March 3rd and gives us a history of his career in game design.
This time on the show, Rob, Jason and John geek out about DC week and all the DC TV Shows that are back! Supergirl! The Flash! Arrow! DC's Legends of Tomorrow!
We have a whole host of new co- .. um hosts for you! Join us as we get to know each other a little bit more and geek out about Star Wars and everything else under the sun.
Christina Pryor is joining us again for her first episode as an official rotating co-host. She hopes to be on quite often and give her opinion on all that is geeky! We're glad to have you, thanx for joining us. We mainly talk Star Wars reactions (and spoilers) on this episode.
We're geeking out with Christina Pryor again about Star Wars The Force Awakes and everything under the sun!
The Super Awesome Geek Show! Alter Ego Comics & Toys! Chris Pirillo! Local Authors! A Few Random People! You get to hear them all give their reactions to Star Wars: The Force Awakens as we all left the theatres over the opening weekend.
Star Geek is here! From the YouTube channel Star Geek, comes Krister and we spend some time geeking out on Star Wars The Force Awakens Speculations.
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So the official trailer for Star Wars: The Force Awakens dropped during Monday Night Football. I have my tickets to the movie for three showings, came back home and have watched the trailer a few dozen times .. might be quickly approaching 100 views for me. I am that BIG a Star Wars fan. It's been with me my whole life, through the good times and the bad (that story is for another article - coming soon).
I decided to break this trailer up and give my 2-cents on what we are seeing here and some speculation on what I think it may all mean. A warning to all who are reading, from here on out, this is speculation, but could also be viewed by some as Spoilers - so be warned! Don't blame me if any of this comes true - I don't want a Wampa showing up at my door. Thanx ...
NOTE after watching this a few dozen - maybe hundred more times, I have more to add. The additions will be after three I have also added one image still to this article. I did not put it in, as to not ruin anything because I believe it is a HUGE spoiler and it just broke my heart when I noticed it. However, now it is posted all over the internet anyways, so I have included this still and will talk about it later in this article.
Here is the trailer in it's entirety, in case you have not seen it yet .. heheh - who hasn't!?
I am now going to break this thing up shot by shot (well shots that I think are important) and the lines that are said in the trailer and give what meaning to them that I see ...
Rey is shown here in her desert scavenger garb. The goggles are so freaking amazing! Very kool touch with the light on the side. Wouldn't it be awesome if there is an action figure that eventually comes out that lights up!? Hasbro 6" Black Series or a Disney Elite Series with lights and removable wrappings and goggles! Wow!
I feel like this scene is showing Rey entering the Star Destroyer that we all see in the trailers on Jakku. Perhaps this is not as ancient a battle as we all first thought .. maybe it is a more recent battle, and only crashed a few days to weeks ago and she is discovering it for the first time. This may be the first time she comes across and learns about the Dark Times and the Jedi and Sith. Is this where she finds Anakin's Lightsaber to start her on her journey, but then again, why would it be on a Star Destroyer and not on Bespin still? Does Finn have it and steal it from Kylo Ren when he defects from the Stormtroopers that we see chasing him on Jakku!?
Rey and BB-8 walking off into the desert on Jakku. In my opinion, this has to be after she gets BB-8 - or rescues him - from other scavengers. Perhaps she actually purchases him, like Luke and Owen did R2 & 3PO in A New Hope. We'll have to wait and see. We know from the toy packaging that BB-8 belongs to Poe Dameron, so does this mean that Poe crashes on Jakku in the battle with the Star Destroyer and for a while it is only BB-8 that is "functional"? Maybe Poe is unconscious or something and it is BB-8's mission to find help and comes across Rey and brings her to his aid - but only after running into Finn and getting tangled in all this mess that becomes The Force Awakens. The Force works in mysterious ways and it is my belief that she is a Skywalker or Solo and has the Force and will be able to use it once she is trained.
"Who are you!?"- Who is that speaking?... Leia? or someone else?
What ship is this taking off from Jakku? Is it a Corvette? Corellian?
"I'm no one." Does this line mean that she doesn't think that highly of herself. A small person on a huge planet of ruff and tumble scavengers eaking out a living. Someone insignificant, who could never change the course of history? We all can only imagine, how wrong she is!
General Hux, Captain Phasma and the Stormtroopers of The First Order on what we now know is StarKiller Base. A Planet that has been converted into a super-weapon capable of destroying, not only planets, but entire star systems! Something more powerful than the Death Star!? How will The Resistance tackle this thing!? - let's all hope it doesn't have any small thermal exhaust ports! heheh.
"I was raised to do one thing ... " Finn Solo defecting from The First Order. Yes, I say Solo, because I really do believe he is going to be Han's child from a previous engagement ... or could he be a Calrissian? I would lean more towards a Solo because we see him with Anakin's Lightsaber - so it is my feeling that there is some Force within him .. but then again - if he isn't Leia's child, then how did he become Force sensitive? Perhaps there is more to reveal about Han's wife in the comic books!? ...
What is the "one thing"? - work for The First Order? - That is my guess. Then, perhaps, he sees something that disturbs him and causes his defection. Something that weighs on his conscious and something he knows deep down is just plain wrong and unjust. Much like the back story of Han, that we all know - when he rescued Chewbacca from Imperial enslavement.
We know from other trailers that it appears as though Finn steals a Special Forces Tie Fighter from one of the Star Destroyers in what I am calling, The Battle of Jakku. I believe this is him being blasted out of space and falling into Jakku's gravity-well. He crash lands on the planet and survives The First Order then sends more Tie Fighters after him to make sure he is dead. Maybe he knows something about the First Order that he shouldn't and they really want to make sure he keeps his mouth shut!? Like the Mafia Gangsters of old .. "Let's go out to the desert, Bobby, we'll have a nice long chat!" heheh.
"I've got nothing to fight for." We hear Finn saying this as he overlooks what I am going to say is the home of Rey - or at least where she will meet up with Finn. A desert scavenger town. Is this the outpost that Constable Zuvio presides over? But wait! - He already has the Resistance garb. That coat in his hands? Where does he get it? Is it Poe's coat? Maybe he does rescue Poe and has to go find help after landing... (more on this when we see Poe being tortured.)
"Nothing will stand in our way. I will finish ... what you started!" THAT VOICE! Wow! That's all I am going to say on that - just wow! Here we have Kylo Ren - Who is he? A Skywalker also? or a Solo twin? or maybe not a twin, but a brother to Rey? How did Kylo Ren come to know and use the Dark Side of the Force? - is he related at all to Luke, Leia and/or Han? He is shown here in a helmet that again, I will say, is clearly a cross between Revan and Vader. That is my theory only - I see they will be making a Darth Revan 6" Black Series because the fans love him so much - does this also mean that we will find out Revan is canon and was a real Dark Lord of the Sith in the past!?
We all know that Kylo Ren is collecting artifacts of the Sith and we now know from the comics that Palpatine had a vast collection of Sith and Jedi artifacts stashed away. Perhaps Revan's helmet was one of those artifacts and Kylo Ren has it, along with Vader's crusted and burnt out helm. He then modeled his helmet on two of the greatest Dark lords of them all. Or - that line may be saying it all - He reveres Darth Vader because Vader was his grandfather and he wishes to complete what his family started all those years ago. "... to bring order to the galaxy!"
Kyle Ren appears to be torturing Poe Dameron. It looks as if he is using The Dark Side of The Force to probe his mind - and not in a good way! Perhaps this changes my previous theory of Poe being crash landed and unconscious on Jakku. Maybe the capture and torture of Poe throws Finn off and he defects because of what he sees Kyle Ren doing to Poe. His loyal Astromech, BB-8 goes with Finn and they both end up in the Special Forces Tie Fighter and crash on Jakku. Or maybe, by order of Poe, BB-8 escapes the Star Destroyer that Poe is being tortured on and takes the X-Wing down on his own and crashes after Poe is captured. Or an escape pod? Then BB-8 is picked up by scavengers and Rey purchases him or rescues him. Maybe it is BB-8 that the first Order is really after and Poe had plans hidden in the droid to cripple StarKiller base!? At this point, this seems to be unfolding a lot like A New Hope, if ya ask me. Will we be watching a clone of a movie we have already seen?
"There were stories about what happened." A great shot of The Falcon being perused by a couple of Tie Fighters. "Just like old times!" Then a great shot of Finn and Rey on what appears to be a really updated Millenium Falcon - complete with new holographic displays ... or are those images coming from a Jedi Holocron!? Wouldn't that be awesome!? Holocrons are canon now because of Star Wars: Rebels, so it very well could be - and perhaps that is just one more thing Finn has with him, or something Rey has found that, together with Finn's recovered Lightsaber, leads her and Finn to Han Solo. Maybe the Holocron (if there is such a thing) has an old story of the Jedi and the Sith - prompting Han to say ...
"It's True .. All of it." A great shot of Han Solo. I am not sure where this would fit in yet. My best guess at this time is, We see that Finn is wearing a Resistance Trooper jacket - so does Han give him this and is Han already in with The Resistance and has been all this time, along with Leia? Would the next step be to bring the Lightsaber and The Holocron (if those holographic images are from a Holocron?) to Leia and then they go to search for Luke? Or is this a scene after everyone is together and closer to the final climactic battle we'll see at the end of the film? I am leaning towards the beginning and Han or someone gave Finn a change of clothes. I think we see Finn running in these clothes on Jakku. Plus, it seems like Rey is wearing her Jakku desert robes.
"The Dark Side ..." Two image stills of Kylo Ren and ... What!? Who!? It appears to be a whole army of men dressed up similar to Kylo Ren! Or are they Mandalorians - The Children of Mandalore? Is this our first glimpse at the Knights of Ren? I see a few wepaons here - looking like blaster rifles or pistols of some kind, but I also see a Force Pike or some such - could it be like the weapon we saw used by the IG-100 MagnaGuard Droids? Do any of these other "Knights" have bladed weapons like Kyle Ren, or is he the only one allowed to wield a Lightsaber? This brings back so many memories of The Knights of the Old Republic Video Game. We may yet have a battle of many Sith vs many Jedi - the battle all us fans have been waiting years to see live action on the big screen! Could we see the Knights of Ren all wielding Red Sabers against Luke, Leia, Rey and Finn? Here's hoping!
The battle between The Resistance X-Wings and the, about to be overwhelmed, First Order Stormtroopers! I hope they all know what is coming for them across that water .. heheh. Some great shots here! Sure to be an epic part of the film!
"... and the Jedi ..." Notice how Han says Jedi at the exact moment that Finn is the only one on the screen. Is that a hint? I think so. This is also a great scene of the comradery between Finn and Poe Dameron. Perhaps it is Finn who rescued him ... Maybe that Special Forces Tie had Finn and Poe inside. Poe, too weak to get out and Finn goes for help. We know it can hold two people ...
Another great shot of the battle. I am starting to see another mirror of A New Hope here - Could this be the final battle and StarKiller Base is fastly approaching The Resistance base? Will it be lurking in the distance on it's way to threaten to destroy their entire star system!? We'll all have to wait and see.
Oh. My. Gosh! Who or what is this droid!? So freaking kool! And where is this? Are those prayer flags? Jedi prayer flags? Honoring those fallen Jedi before them? Could this be a Jedi Temple on the planet where The Resistance has it's main base? Or is this just the entrance to said base and this droid is some kind of guard? In any case, I want me an action figure of this droid! I sooo hope this s a Jedi Temple. Is Luke here?
One more thing .. is that really a Mandalore symbol on one of the flags?
"... They're real."
This is the image I was talking about earlier. It shows Rey crying over a body. I don't really want to say who or what that body is, just in case you cannot figure it out and want to be surprised during the film when you watch it, but he is one of my top five favorite characters and if what this image is hinting at, is true, then I can see why she is crying and why the whole audience might be crying along-side her. HINT - notice the right side of the image - what does that look like strapped over the bodies shoulder!? I also think this image is a shot that comes after the next image here of Finn, Han and Chewie. I think this image of Rey crying is after a battle that takes place after Finn, Han and Chewie are rescued from whatever has their hands up.
Notice Chewie is bandaged up... this also reminds me of Return of the Jedi, a little. They all think they have been caught, then someone pops up to rescue them! This time instead of "Chewie! Get down here, she's hurt ... " maybe it's "Luke! Get over here, Chewie's hurt!"
"The Force ... "
Uh Oh - Is that a trench, I see!? Again, another mirror to A New Hope. Will the bad guys ever learn!? There had better NOT be a thermal exhaust port at the end of that trench! If we really do see a clone of A New Hope here with this film, then I might be a bit upset that I bought tickets to three showings already .. heheh. Nah, they would not pull this again! I am sure this is all just to throw us off the track - that J.J. is a clever one...
"... It's calling to you."
Love seeing guys getting blasted into the air or blown out of the cockpits of Tie Fighters after impacting an asteroid .. heheh. Did that trooper lose a leg!?
Is this a welcome home hug? Missed you so much! Tears of joy and sadness. Or Is this a sad hug because she knows what Han is going up against and is afraid she may never see him again? Or has someone has died - A close friend? It looks to be before the battle we saw earlier in the trailer, due to all the pilots running around. So maybe it is a goodbye hug and she is sad to see him go because of the fear of losing him. Why does he always rush into things!?
Now I will say what I really think is going on here. Han lost his life-mate - his friend - his bodyguard - the one person in the galaxy that was always there by his side. Leia embraces Han, feeling his pain alongside her own.
"... just let it in." Here we have it folks - Finn Solo using his Lightsaber - well, Anakin's Lightsaber. Maybe he will say something like, "I am a Jedi, Like my uncle before me!" heheh.
Look at the fear on Finn's face. Watch this scene close. There is true fear in his eyes when he comes upon Kylo Ren. "Fear is the path to the Dark Side. Fear leads to anger. Anger leads to hate. Hate leads to suffering." How is Fin going to get out of this one with so much fear in his eyes? Will Luke come to his aid and finish off Kylo Ren? I, personally, hope there is another way out for Finn and we see Kylo Ren and Finn live through all three films ending in a final confrontation in episode IX! (I also hope Luke does not die .. please, please, please .. let Luke live and be a wise, old teacher for Finn - let's not "Obi-Wan" him. Again, could this be a mirror of A New Hope .. heheh.) One more thing ... just LOOK at that Lightsaber! Awesome or what!? Kylo Ren is THE BOMB!
I don't need to say another word. See you all in the theatres on December 17th and 18th!
STAR WARS IS BACK!
We had an amazing day for Star Wars! The new poster for "Star Wars: The Force Awakens" has been released on the internet today! StarWars.com and other sources have released three teasers for the next full-length "Star Wars: The Force Awakens" trailer due to hit the internet on Monday October 19th at around 5:00pm PST / 8:00pm EST! Then ticket sales will be going on sale shortly after that at around 5:30pm PST / 8:30pm EST. The poster and trailer are supposed to debut on Television during Monday Night Football on ESPN at around 7pm. As far as I know, this is THE most buzz that any movie in history has ever created and also the only film in history to have pre-sale tickets a full 2 months in advance of the show being released in theatres. It is sure to be a day long remembered.
These teasers are just the start of what is sure to become a new phenomenon in movie making history. They actually made teasers for the full-length trailer! That just seems unheard of, in my book. This Star Wars fan, just can't wait for tomorrow night - we'll have a new full trailer for the film and tickets in hand to see what is sure to blow the box office record out of this galaxy!
Then to add on to all this excitement, a new commercial for Star Wars: Battlefront dropped! I love the vintage toys in this commercial and the guy dreaming about the good old days when he was a kid. I can relate to this commercial on so many levels. Would you smash the window and join the rebellion!?
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