Neekology101: Recent Episodes
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Gary, Rudy, and John are the Knights Who Say Neek. Neekology 101 is a peek into our favorite fandom movies, comics, and TV shows with interesting, humorous, and always inspirational thoughts.
Welcome to the Boroughs Where You'll Have the Time of Your Lives. But please don't look behind the scenes, thank you.
Sometimes a character in a movie or TV shows aren't necessarily alive, but they are living things. And if they could talk...
This was a conversation I had with some of my students about the Back to the Future trilogy and what was their take away.
Today I speak with one of my students about some of the bigger life issues brought up in the Star Trek movies.
We talked about how teaching has changed and where it might be going. Being a veteran teacher I have seen a lot as I near retirement so have some stories to tell .
Okay, this is just an idea to create movies fandom would love to see and not create the same movies over and over and over again.
Darth Maul is back! This animated series does a great job of telling his story and how he faces his new life.
Some people feel like after certain movies they comment that those were two hours they can never get back. So to counter this, we present some of our favorite movies and why they AREN'T a waste of your precious time.
We shared shows we have been watching and challenged each other to at least watch one episode. Then you'll know if it's worth the watch.
If you haven't read any of CS Lewis Space Trilogy, you are missing our. Out of the Silent Planet is the first in the series.
Today Chris and I discuss how education needs a new charge with a mix of old school and pop culture.
Thundaar is a classic book made into a cartoon in the 80s. It's classic fantasy book whose time might come around again.
You can't keep a...not really good... Dathomrian down. Well unless he is a underground shadow lord. He likes that.
I hope we have picked a winner with Starfleet Academy. Here we talk about the first episode.
Isaac Asimov's book has come to life in Foundation series. We talked about season one today.
Upside down boy, you turn me, inside out and...here is the end of Stranger Things. What a crazy ride.
This episode connects the OG Star Trek, and the Wrath of Khan with a podcast about the life of Khan in between.
This was a book review that surprised me. If you like to hear about a time travel in the Star Trek universe you will love it.
Did you know that if your listen to podcasts your a hear some of the most classic Twilight Zone episodes? You can.
Sometimes, second place isn't so bad. Today we discuss how some second movie, TV shows and books, are actually better than the first.
Chris, his wife, Katy and I compete to see who can recognize the most movie theme songs.
Severance, what a trip. I loved the show and pray my innie and outie aren't at odds, like Mark S.
How far away are the next Star Wars movies? 2026 or 2027. Why is it taking so long and in the time being what would we like to see?
Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory was meant to be a commercial to sell chocolate, but it became life lessons that are stickier than gum, bigger than TV, bigger than greed, and a heavyweight still today. And that's the honest truth.
We are in progress in watching series on most major platforms. It's sort of a watch or not watch deal.
Would you like to see Indiana Jones, Dr. Brown, or even James Bond rebooted with a,l new actors? Let's talk about that.
What's new to add to the ewws, ahhs, and AHHHS? Dinos that didn't make the cut, but they sure take a bite out of human kind, again,
Today we visit the long history of Star Trek through the lens of their valiant captains.
I love it. Pixar hasn't done Sci-Fi since Wall-E. Elio does have a story to tell as well.
The summer of 2025 looks like a movie fest with all kinds of films for all kinds of people.
What an amazing conclusion to a Star Wars show that hit all cylinders that a good rebellion against an evil empire should have.
Marvel has a winner with the Avengers B team fighting depression and learning how to be a team. Hey. my neighbor Chris is with me today.
Pixar had a real winner with Wall-E. This Sci-Fi trek was our 4th movie for our newbie, Enrique.
This is Enrique's Sci-Fi Pick. Mad Max Fury Road is a wild post-apocalyptic adventure full of blood, sweat, and tears, mate.
Well, this is our second movie review for our Sci-Fi Newbie, Enrique. This is a classic that still is relevant, great effects, and deep meanings.
Interstellar was re-released to whole new fanbase. In this episode we talk about the movie and how it bent time and space in the process.
Aaron and I talked about being a new and an old teacher. We discussed things have happened this week that was memorable.
Lord of the Rings animated? It's been a long time. Alexis a fellow teacher and myself did a quick review of the movie and shared out thoughts about it's impact.
Way back when Earth was a different place. Today we discuss the world before, after and in the future and what we can learn from it.
It's time for a little traveling to the 1950s. Why are so many modern shows and movies all based there? Let's find out.
The end of season 2 for The Rings of Power. Jacob and I discuss the end of another great season and what it really did right.
Today we had special guest Jacob A. for a discussion of Ring s Power Season 2. The road goes ever, ever on.
My daughter and I discuss Willy Wonka, past, present, and future. Sedona Jeanne might make a comment here and there as well.
What's on Netflix? All sorts of great shows, well what we have seen anyway. Check out some of our recommendations and tell us what you think. Da dunk. (Insert Netflix opening here)
The Lord of the Rings has a new series on Amazon. The Rings of Power is a worthy successor to Tolkien's classic work.
Deadpool is back and he brought friends. This is the third movie and it looks like the X-Men will be entering the Marvel Universe full throttle.
Going solo on this one. Do you love books? Here is an episode highlighting some fun fandom reading.
Go where fee have gone before. To the end of a Star Trek era. We talk about the end of Star Trek the Next Generation and what we loved about the series.
This is the way we like our Star Wars. Today we talked about the further adventures of Din Djarin, Grogu and the Mandorians next steps.
I bet all of you D&D players are excited about this. Your game is now live action and looks like a great adventure.
We shoot off into the Sci-Fi universe this week. You have your choice of Star Trek, Star Wars and anything else that might send your imagination to the stars.
Once more we explore the world of heroes. We discuss what is up and coming in Marvel, DC, etc.
Wow it's been a while. We talked today about a number of Fantasy films and features coming our way.
Where has the school year gone? Like any school, Neekology 101 has to sadly break for the summer. Don't worry we will be back by the time school starts again in August. So, this is sort our closure until we meet again, get caught up, and we will see you again soon. Have a great and safe summer break.
Thank you, Aaron for recommending this book. I think of it as a college text book that gives the behind the scenes work that George Lucas and Lucas Film did to change the film making industry from the inside out.
The Stand is a Steven King Novel that has been adapted twice for TV. We talk today about the the 2020 miniseries on Paramount All Access and what lessons of good and evil we can take away.
What a wild and crazy homage to classic TV. WandaVision gave us one person's way of dealing with trauma and how to work through tough times.
Wow! We hit Season 5 and our 100th episode. The celebrate this milestone we wanted to share a sample from an audio book we are currently working on. Let us know what you think about this short demo for Chronolocity: A Fistful of Chrontons.
Today we get to talk about Chonolocity: A Fistful of Chronotons. This is a novel series that Gary has been working on for some time and is excited to share with our audience. We also have a few special guest Angie Martin and Jon Bennett who talk about their By The Hand Editing and factsc about self-publishing.
Welcome to a peek in to our Facebook Live with our Monday Neek Peak of the Week. This is a fun look into how to help neeks have a healthier look into managing emotions.
It's nice to have family pop on the show from time-to-time. Today, Gary's brother John stopped by to talk about some of his favorite old and new Sci-Fi features.
Batman is coming to town. In this episode we discuss Robert Pattinson's new incarnation of the Dark Knight.
Today we talked with Joel Ryan, an actor, creative content developer, and teacher about the need for a fandom public forum.
We took a little pause as we started 2021 to introduce a new online segment. Every Monday we host a Monday afternoon 15 minute encouragement for all our neeks. Check it out on Facebook live every week.
We did a quick episode after watching the new Lego Star Wars Holiday Special. Thanks, Autumn and Eli for giving your thoughts on this fun Life Day/ Christmas animated feature. Legos aren't just for kids.
Rudy and John share their thoughts on Season 1 of the Amazon show, The Boys. It is a very different take on the superhero genre. This show is for more mature audiences even with the character content.
Our own Master John Pepe has a new book release, The Lone Wolf. To advertise his fantasy adventure tale we created a fan-fiction that shares two of the main characters, Caladin and Remence, discussion Orcs and their place in the world.
Yes, we are excited about seeing Star Wars The Mandolorian Season 2. Aren't you? We will see if our predictions are true
Bill & Ted are back for the conclusion of the destiny to save reality as we know it. in Bill & Ted: Face the Music we get an excellent and most non-non-henous view into the life of Bill S. Preston Esgire and Ted "Theodore" Logan 25 years later.
We lost a great man in Chadwick Boseman. He was a man of character who left behind some great movie roles that impacted the world as well.
Welcome Angie Martin and the genre of Horror to N101. We are excited to have a female perspective on a great sequel to a classic movie, The Shining. Today we look at the sequel, Dr. Sleep and the life of Danny Torres, (Who is here, Mrs. Torres).
What's in your Imaginarium? That's the creative world in your head that wants to do something with your imaginative ideas. Today we talk about ways to generate and revive those creative juices and get your ideas rolling again.
We love music in all forms. The team looks at how the audio experience greatly affects movies, TV, and even video games.
Hey John, your first book. The Lone Wolf is here! In this episode we pick John Pepe's brain about his first novel and his journey to publication and beyond!
We hunkered down for a deeper dive into the characters in Star Wars the Clone Wars. If you want to know more about the characters and their stories check out this episode.
Star Wars the Clone Wars was such an epic event that we had to split it into two episodes. Part 1 deals with the final season of the series and how it tied up the Star Wars saga in a fantastic conclusion. (Even Jon Pepe got excited about this!)
We wanted to celebrate one of a greatest nation's heroes, Charlie Shultz and his Peanuts gang. In this fan-fiction piece we have Charlie Brown and Linus talking about the importance of the American flag and the people who gave us our freedom. Thank you Gavin McNeil for playing Charlie Brown, Conner Molina as Linus Van Pelt, and Angela McNeil as our narrator.
Not every fandom is made the same. Some books translated well into movies and visa versa. Today we discuss our thoughts when fandom features are made and remade.
Let's take a wild on the fantasy side of the fandom universe. Pixar's Onward is on a quest to bring back magic into the world.
Join us for a discussion about the boys, Ian and Barley Lightfoot's journey of adventure, discovery, and the meaning of family.
This is just a quick hi to see how folks are doing out there. We hope to hear from you all again as we pass through this time of social isolation.
We completed the first episode of Star Trek Picard on CBS All Access. What a great start and we are excited about the treks yet to come. Make it so and Engage!
2020 has been quite a year so far. We have a number of hero movies in the works that we are excited to see. We also want to give a shout out to all the real life heroes in the media field, police department , fire, and other everyday roles. This one is for you all.
Disney struck gold with the new Star Wars live action series, The Mandolorian. In this episode we talk about out thoughts on the show and why it looks like a great new start for the Star Ward franchise. This might be the way.
The Novel, Darth Plegueis, by James Luceno introduced a character that played a pivotal role in the Star Wars Prequel stories. In this episode we go behind the shroud of the Sith and the Dark Side to understand who was really pulling strings to Emperor Palpatine's wicked plans. Thank you Hayden Thurm for being our special guest.
This is a special episode recorded at Val Verde High School in Perris, CA. We had a few die hard Star Wars fans, both teachers and students who discussed Disney Plus' The Mandolorian Season 1. Thank you Mr. Vlastos, Mr. Macareag, Mrs. Uribe, Anthony and Dylan for being part of the lively panel. This is the way.
It's hard to believe we have done our seventh fan-fiction! After the events of the Last Jedi, Princess Leia, Rey, and Rose talk about the future and what kind of hope underdogs possess. This was our first female cast so thank you, Megan Thurm for playing Leia, Autumn Avants as Rey, and Nicki Porter as Rose. Thanks Hayden Thurm for being one of our script writers as well as working with Faith Mc Neil on our sound effects. Maybe the FORCE be with you, always.
It's always great to have guest stop by at Neekology101. Today we have creative film maker, Rebecca Friedlander stop by for a talk about her fantastic creative ventures that God has given her to do. We hope that as a Neek or a creative that you launch a vision for how the Lord can use you, too.
John Pepe lead out this episode geared toward our writers in the audience. The Hero's Journey is the cycle a character needs to go through in order to have a story worth telling. Thank you for special guest, Matt Martinelli and fellow author for sharing a preview of his coming Sci-Fi story collection.
This is a special thank you to our fandom audience. We at Neekology 101 really enjoy being part of your fandom universe. We are excited to end 2019 and get more fun episodes out to you in 2020.
Here's a flash back to 972 AD and the quest for the Holy Grail. Thank you for the crew of Monty Python and their Medieval comedic journey in the Dark Ages. This where what our, "Knights who say Neek" was inspired by.
Captain Picard is back with his own self titled series coming January on CBS All Access. We look into what could be a great return of the Captain facing his past in order to move galaxy forward. "Make it so."
Here is the second part of our D23 announcements about Disney's new streaming service, Disney Plus. Are you in for all the great new shows that will be coming to us in November?
(Please forgive the gorilla style episode. We could blame Thanos for upsetting our recording quality on this episode, but we took on this phase of Neekology 101). At D23 Kevin Feige announced the list of all the Marvel Phase 4 features coming soon!
Netflix has another hot show. It's the story of a family of adopted superheroes who lived a less-than-perfect-life. In the episode we talk about their issues and learn what it the Umbrella Academy was all about.
What do our villains do that make our heroes into better people? I guess you need to listen to this episode to better understand. Let's just say that a a cautionary tale a day keeps the character of a person in play.
Time for a rather non-heinous discussion about to great gentlemen, Bill S. Preston Esquire and Ted "Theodore" Logan who are the Wyld Stallions. The classic Bill & Ted movie series is about to possibly take a new turn with a third installment coming soon. Hope we can continue to say: "Be Excellent to each other and...party on, dudes."
It only took 62 episodes for us to define our multiple fandom podcast. Sometimes it takes a little time to get your traction. If you are a neek who loves more than one fandom and the characters that inhabit them, then this podcast is for you.
This must be the season of Spiderman. Spiderman into the Spiderverse has introduced us to not one, but multiple versions of the friendly neighborhood web head. In this episode we will talk about this latest superhero installment and how it is connected to the larger Spiderverse.
This is our sixth fan-fiction piece based on the two unfortunate stormtroopers who seem to see the worst that the Empire has to offer.
This is our first entry into a short series about the inner workings in the study of neeks. Have you every thought about your brain and what a wonder it is? In this episode we ponder, consider, analyze, what a creative person brain really does and how to care for it.
Neekology 101's Fandom Universe it expanding. This is our first episode devoted to the Game of Thrones and our first fan-reaction episode. Thank you real teachers and staff from Val Verde High school, James, Nancy, Lupita, and Laura for sharing your passion for this epic fantasy adventure.
We checked out the Rise of Skywalker the final chapter of the Skywalker saga. Let's see what the boys think will come from this final film...for now.
The End Game is just a few days away. Are YOU really ready for the MCU's biggest blockbuster to date?
Is this really it for the Avengers? Will life move on after the events from The Infinity Wars and the "Snapture"? We talk about Avenger's End Game and the possibilities that will come to our fateful heroes.
Oh snap! It happened like that. Disney Plus is coming and what does that mean for the other half of the media universe?
Captain Marvel is finally here. In this episode we talk about our minute predictions before the movie hits theatres. Let's see how close we are to the real story.
Surf's up, Brah! Aquaman has come ashore and made a big splash for DC. In this episode we look at the character of Arthur Curry AKA the Aquaman and his journey to become more than the King of Atlantis, but a hero the world needs.
The man in the chair, Ron hosted this Fantastic Beasts review. We learn some interesting details behind the J. K. Rowling's Harry Potter's wizarding world characters.
Wow! Here we are at Episode #50. This is a fan-fiction based on Bruce Banner and the Hulk's fateful sit down to decide the future of our little green rage monster in the MCU.
The Joker has been seen in so many different incarnations over the years. With the announcement of a new Joker coming to town, now being played by Joaquin Phoenix, we looked at the history of actors who have played him.
This is a revisiting of Episode #14 where we look at the ENTIRE Star Trek Universe through the TV shows, cartoons, and movies.
Hey it's good to do a little reflection from time-to-time, right? Here is our first episode in all it's humble glory. We hope you enjoy a little nostalgia.
Hey, our engineer Ron is hosting today! He took over this episode this time to talk about the great songs behind the movie Guardians of the Galaxy 2. We get some background to the music and why they were a perfect companion to this great Marvel film.
This is our last interview at Alpha-Omega Con. It was great talking to Walter and David about their comic series, Oddwell. We learned that putting quality, your best effort, and perseverance is the key to getting your work out there.
Welcome to Mike Kunkel our neighbor at Alpha Omega who is awesome cartoonist. His characters, Hero Bear and the Kid are celebrating their 20th Year Anniversary. Congratulations Mike and keep that great art coming. Loved talking to you and seeing your great ideas came to life.
We had a busy day at the Alpha Omega Con. One of the really interesting people we met there was Steven Weese. He is an actor, voice talent, and film maker. It was great to pick his brain and talk about our on going mission to reach out to Nerds, Neeks, Geeks, and Freaks.
At Alpha Omega con we met the amazing voice actor, Katie Leigh. We had a great time talking about the work she has done and the future of her voice acting.
We made it to our fortieth episode and our fourth fan-fiction piece. This was a little time travel piece for the book Chronolocity. Hope you enjoy a journy into English fandom from across the sea.
Summer is passing we are looking forward to all the great fall shows coming on Neflix, Amazon, and other TV stations.
Get ready for some of our picks for some programs that you might be bing-watching soon.
Look out Marvel here comes DC's answer to the superhero challenge. It looks like a fun movie and the neeks talk about the virtues (and pitfalls) of being a teenage hero.
Alpha Omega Con is coming September 22nd, 2018 and Neekology will be there. In this episode we will discuss what it's all about and why you should go!
This is a special episode where we talk about fandom and our hopes for keeping it positive. Free Fandom Forever in many ways is Neekology's platform as we try to make an impact on fandom. Keep an eye out for the #freefandomforever.
Rudy, John, and Ron talk about some of the new movies and features announced at Comic-Con San Diego 2018.
Rudy did a great live broadcast with our fellow God Among Geeks and Community Christian Youth Group. They had a great discussion about Marvel's Ant-man & The Wasp movie.
Socrates said, "Know thyself." Isn't that so true because it you might understand people around you. Being a neek is and knowing what neeks are is the topic we discussed today.
Dead Pool is a wild character that not everyone gets. In Dead Pool 2 we see a different side of Marvel's favorite crazy hero.
We had our first guest today. Michael Miller, from the blog My Comic Relief on Word Press. He shares with us some of the great spiritual and theological moments from the Marvel movie, Age of Ultron.
Here is our third fan-fiction piece dedicated to the Justice League. This was our biggest cast yet as we saw Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, Flash, Cyborg, Aquaman, and even Green Lantern sitting down to get the Justice League in business.
With the voice talents of:
Jarod Moore as Superman
John Pepe as Batman
Jessica Salazar as Wonder Woman
Aaron DeHaan as Flash
Ralph Sarmiento as Cyborg
Gary Avants as Aquaman
Ron Avants as Green Lantern
What do you love the book or the movie version of your favorite fandom feature? Here we discuss some of the books that had another life in the movies. We also had Aaron and Autumn sub in for Rudy in this episode.
We finally saw the Star Wars movie, Solo. We talk about the lessons of brotherhood, tough relationships and even loving your enemies.
Before we talked about the movie, Solo we played another game of Fandom Five with the 412 Youth Group. Let's see how well they know their Star Wars theme songs.
Hey we have completed our first quarter in the school of Neekology 101. Today we are catching up with our staff and getting ready for a the second quarter of class.
Can you name your favorite Marvel character by their theme song? Can you do that in five notes or less? If so you might do well in our Fandom Five contest. Let's see how the Spartan Youth Group did.
Here comes Star Wars second stand alone movie, Han Solo. In this episode we talk about what we hope to see in this next installment.
We finally saw Infinity Wars! We are here again with our friends the Spartan Youth Group for a break down of the characters.
This is our second fan-fiction for Gary's book Chronolocity Vol I A Fistful of Chronotons. This was a fun musical adventure that Ron and Gary put together called the Clock Opera. Hope you enjoy this musical piece called, The Inventor's Song.
Rudy was the first of our team to see The Infinity Wars. Here he reviews the movie as it happens.
One word says it all. "Thanos". The big baddie of The Infinity Wars would love nothing than to have everyone talk about him and his plans. In this episode we give Thanos a little time in the spotlight before everything goes crazy.
Today is the day! The Infinity War movie is in theatres. This episode is our prediction a few hours before the movie comes out. Sadly, we are predicting who we think will meet their end in this latest massive Marvel mash up.
These are the last Infinity Stones, the Time Stone and the Soul Stone. We talk about these last two pieces to Thanos' glove. In a snap of a finger the Marvel Universe can change.
The Infinity Stones are still out there.Today we are discussing two more stones on Thanos' wish list. The Power Stone and the Reality Stone are the hot topic today.
The Infinity Wars is almost here. In this episode we discuss the first two Infinity Stones of the Space Stone and the Mind Stone. What are they and what Marvel movies are they connected with.
Hey, we are on a field trip to Wonder Con! Rudy brought his daughter Hanna and we had a great time talking about the sights, sounds, and smells of this event in Anaheim.
Do you love time travel like we do? Join us for a fun look at the theories of time travel, talk abour some of our favorite time travel movies, and learn about Gary's new novel in time travel.
In this episode we discuss who is winning with the superhero battle on TV, DC or Marvel. We discuss the history of both on TV, movies and now on the medium of Netflix.
Here we are at Episode#10 already! In light of all the criticism with The Last Jedi, we wanted to do a piece that we would have liked to see in the movie. Thanks to the talent of some creative people to being our characters to life.
In this episode we talk about one of favorite characters from Thor Ragnarok, Korg. What a fun character and we thought he made the movie.
You gotta love, Netfilx's TV show Stranger Things. We talk about the bridge between Season 1 and Season 2.
I this episode we make some predictions about Marvels' Black Panther. Hope we are right, but either way it should be a great movie.