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Welcome to Crash Landing. This episode Steve speaks to SF writer Al Robertson. He is the author of Crashing Heaven and Waking Hell, both currently available from Gollancz. Al has just 60 minutes to tell Steve about the 5 books that he couldn't live without if he were going to crash land on a new world and why the are so important.

In this one-off episode Scott presents solo for the first (and possibly the last) time ever.  Now that Secret Cinema Blade Runner is all over, he spills the beans and discusses his experiences at the unique event.

Welcome to Geek Syndicate with Monts and Nuge, who after 299 episodes, are still on their never ending quest bring the sass back to geekdom.   First up big love to Conor Boyle who provided us with this cracking  episode 299 poster       You can see more of Conor's work at conorboylecomicart.blogspot.co.uk   This week Monts is not happy about some of the revelations about the DC new subscription service DC Universe. These concerns lead into a deeper conversation about the 'streaming wars' and a chat about the upcoming Teen Titans TV show.   In our new feature Kids Geek out with Dad (please help Monts come up with a better title) The lads share their love of kids cartoon The Hollows on Netflix.   As well as all that the lads take another trip to El Ministerio Del Tiempo and Nuge gives his verdict on Luke Cage season 2    On the reading front we have Athena Voltaire and the Volcano Goddess and Children of Blood and Bone.   As our next episode is the big 300 please, please get in touch. We your questions and mem

This month Steve and Scott start with some news and reviews  before we get onto our main feature talking about the TV pilot season. These are are mainstream network TV pilot shows that have either been cancelled, are being shopped around or have been picked up for a full season. The list is far too long to go through so we focus on the drama shows and then only on a small number of those. To talk about this episode and any other episode you can visit the Grouchy Old Geeks Facebook Group. If you would like to get in touch you can email us on grouchyoldgeeks[at]gmail[dot] com or you could leave a review on iTunes.      

Monts and Nuge are back in the geek house and they are bringing as much sass and fun as they can carry. Before we get to the fun Monts has a message about trolling...it is not for the faint of hear or well internet trolls I guess. On the comics front there are reviews of Athena Voltaire and the Sorcerer Pope and Black Panther and the crew. Monts sings the praises of Netflix as the lads check out some international genre shows such as El Ministerio del Tiempo (The Department of Time),Dark, Orbita 9 and mystery thriller The Chalet. They also get a little giddy over the new Sky one action show Bulletproof. The lads round off with non spoiler review of Solo: A Star Wars Story. Share your thoughts with the Geeks! Email: thegeeks@geeksyndicate.co.uk Subscribe to GS on iTunes: http://geeksyndicate.co.uk/subscribe/ Instagram: https://instagram.com/geeksyndicate/ Facebook: www.facebook.com/geeksyndicate Twitter: https://twitter.com/geeksyndicate Pinterest: https://uk.pinterest.com/geeksyndicate/

Welcome to Crash Landing. In this episode Steve speaks to GX Todd, the author of Defender and the forthcoming sequel, Hunted, from Headline. The post-apocalyptic thriller books have been compared to Stephen King and rightly so. Gemma has just 60 minutes to choose 5 books that she couldn't live without if she were to crash land on an alien world and tell you why they're so important to her.

This is Bags of Action. The podcast devoted to  action movies, both old and new, but all of them are awesome! In this episode Steve and Pete talk about the classic 1985 film, Commando, starring Arnold Schwarzenegger. This is one of his first action movie roles after the Conan films and around the same time as he had made The Terminator. How does the film hold up to modern eyes? And is it the film both hosts remember? To talk about this episode and any other episode you can visit the Bags of Action Facebook group here - Facebook Group . If you would like to get in touch with the show you can follow us on Twitter @BagsofAction or you can email us at bagsofaction [at] gmail [dot] com or you could leave us a review on iTunes. If you enjoy this podcast or any of the others on the Geek Syndicate network then you can support the show by contributing to Geek Syndicate on Patreon  

This month Steve and  Scott delve into some news and reviews. As everyone else has been doing an Avengers Infinity War special we've skipped over that although we very briefly share our thoughts. For the main feature we discuss Cobra Kai, a brand new TV series that airs on YouTube Red, a paid for subscription service. The first two episodes of Cobra Kai are available for free.  To talk about this episode and any other episode you can visit the Grouchy Old Geeks Facebook Group. If you would like to get in touch you can email us on grouchyoldgeeks[at]gmail[dot] com or you could leave a review on iTunes.  If you enjoy this podcast or any of the others on the Geek Syndicate network then you can support the show by contributing to Geek Syndicate on Patreon

Welcome to Crash Landing. This episode Steve chats to Science Fiction and Fantasy author Niel Bushnell. He is the author of the SF Arkship Saga novels for adults as well as Fantasy books for children and young adults. Niel has just 60 minutes to choose 5 books he would need to survive and keep him sane if he were to crash land on an alien world.

After the news Steve and Scott settle down to talk about Ready Player One.  Both the 2011 book by Ernest Cline and the 2018 movie directed by Stephen Spielberg.  They discuss the pros and cons of the story in both and how they manage the references to geek culture.

So here it is the spoilerful review of Infinity War. Monts and Nuge now freed from the shackles of silence delve into every corner of the film.  Remember on Saturday 28th April Barry will be podcasting for 24 hours straight with Stacey Taylor of the podcast Stacey’s Pod Culture Parlour to raise money for the British Heart Foundation. You will be listen to the show at mixlr.com/spcp-live/ and you can donate to the event over at http://www.justgiving.com/spcplive3 Share your thoughts with the Geeks! Email: thegeeks@geeksyndicate.co.uk Subscribe to GS on iTunes: http://geeksyndicate.co.uk/subscribe/ Subscribe to GS on YouTube: http://bit.ly/SubGeekSyndicate Support GS on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/geeksyndicate?ty=h Facebook: www.facebook.com/geeksyndicate Twitter: https://twitter.com/geeksyndicate Pinterest: https://uk.pinterest.com/geeksyndicate/

This week the lads tackle the epic Avengers: Infinity War. To ensure that they don't ruin the experience for everyone this is the first of a two part special. This episode contains the Non-Spoiler review and part two will be a spoilerful episode where Monts and Nuge dig into every facet of the film. So strap in geeks cause here we go. Remember on Saturday 28th April Barry will be podcasting for 24 hours straight with Stacey Taylor of the podcast Stacey’s Pod Culture Parlour to raise money for the British Heart Foundation. You will be listen to the show at mixlr.com/spcp-live/ and you can donate to the event over at http://www.justgiving.com/spcplive3 Share your thoughts with the Geeks! Email: thegeeks@geeksyndicate.co.uk Subscribe to GS on iTunes: http://geeksyndicate.co.uk/subscribe/ Subscribe to GS on YouTube: http://bit.ly/SubGeekSyndicate Support GS on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/geeksyndicate?ty=h Facebook: www.facebook.com/geeksyndicate Twitter: https://twitter.com/geeksyndicate Pinterest: http

Welcome to Crash Landing. In this episode Steve speaks to fantasy author RJ Barker. He is the author of Age of Assassins, Blood of Assassins and the forthcoming King of Assassins, a fantasy trilogy from Orbit books. RJ has just 60 minutes to choose 5 books that he couldn't live without if he were to crash land on an alien world and tell you why they're so important to him.

Time for another slice of fried gold with the only pop culture/geek show in town (apart from the other thousand's upon thousands of pop culture/geek podcasts but you get my drift right?   On this week's show   TV   Nuge finishes season 2 of Travelers on Netflix Black Lightning Monts finishes Agents of Shield Season 4     Comics   Mandy the Monster Hunter - issue 1     Remember on Saturday 28th April Barry will be podcasting for 24 hours straight with Stacey Taylor of the podcast Stacey's Pod Culture Parlour to raise money for the British Heart Foundation. You will be listen to the show at mixlr.com/spcp-live/ and you can donate to the event over at http://www.justgiving.com/spcplive3   Share your thoughts with the Geeks! Email: thegeeks@geeksyndicate.co.uk Subscribe to GS on iTunes: http://geeksyndicate.co.uk/subscribe/ Subscribe to GS on YouTube: http://bit.ly/SubGeekSyndicate Support GS on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/geeksyndicate?ty=h Facebook: www.facebook.com/geeksyndicate Twitter: https://tw

This is Bags of Action. The podcast devoted to  action movies, both old and new, but all of them are awesome! In this episode Steve and Pete talk about the 2017 film, The Foreigner, starring Jackie Chan. This film is currently available on Netflix UK and is both an action film but also a political thriller. It's the first Jackie Chan film we've done and a modern action thriller, not one of his older action movies or a comedy, so did it live up to our expectations? To talk about this episode and any other episode you can visit the Bags of Action Facebook group here - Facebook Group . If you would like to get in touch with the show you can follow us on Twitter @BagsofAction or you can email us at bagsofaction [at] gmail [dot] com or you could leave us a review on iTunes. If you enjoy this podcast or any of the others on the Geek Syndicate network then you can support the show by contributing to Geek Syndicate on Patreon  

Welcome back to another dose of pop culture fun with Geek Syndicate with Monts and Nuge. This week the lads review Travelers on Netflix Dave finally watches The Wave Jessica Jones (the comic not the TV show) Wired up Wrong Porcelain Ivory Tower Deathstroke Vol 1 The Professional   Share your thoughts with the Geeks! Email: thegeeks@geeksyndicate.co.uk Subscribe to GS on iTunes: http://geeksyndicate.co.uk/subscribe/ Subscribe to GS on YouTube: http://bit.ly/SubGeekSyndicate Support GS on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/geeksyndicate?ty=h Facebook: www.facebook.com/geeksyndicate Twitter: https://twitter.com/geeksyndicate Pinterest: https://uk.pinterest.com/geeksyndicate/

Welcome to Crash Landing. In this episode Steve speaks to Francesca Haig, a novelist and poet originally from Tasmania but she now lives in the UK. She is the author of The Fire Sermon, The Map of Bones and The Forever Ship a trilogy of post apocalyptic novels published by Harper Voyager. Francesca has just 60 minutes to choose 5 books that she couldn't live without if she were to crash land on an alien world and tell you why they're such amazing books and so important to her.

This month Steve and Scott get straight into some news and reviews, before discussing for their main feature, being a geek on a budget. They highlight a number of free, and totally legal, resources for geek allowing you to read comics, books, watch films and play games completely for free. Links mentioned in the show for free contact are:-   YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/StarTrekContinues https://www.youtube.com/user/startrekphase2DE   Comics: http://comicbookplus.com/ https://www.comixology.com/free-comics http://digitalcomicmuseum.com/ The best site for downloading FREE public domain Golden Age comic books. Free file downloads, online comic viewer, plus a helpful, knowledgeable community. Internet archive: https://archive.org/details/SciFi_Horror https://archive.org/search.php?query=sci-fi&and[]=mediatype%3A%22texts%22   To talk about this episode and any other episode you can visit the Grouchy Old Geeks Facebook Group. If you would like to get in touch you can email us on grouchyoldgeeks

Welcome to Crash Landing. In this first episode Steve speaks to Jamie Sawyer, a science fiction writer from the UK. He is the author of the Lazarus War series and his second trilogy, The Eternity War, is also published by Orbit books. Jamie has 60 minutes to pick the 5 books he couldn't live without if he crash landed on an alien world and tell you why they're such amazing books.

Welcome back to the fortress of geekdom that is Geek Syndicate with Monts and Nuge/   This week the duo focus on their TV and film watching.   On this week's show...   Nuge catches up with the CW superhero shows, highlighting his love for John Constantine and the problems he's been having with Arrow recently.   Monts hits the end of phase two as continues his rewatch of all the Marvel films in the run up to infinity war.   There's also talk on The Wave a Norwegian disaster film which has landed on Amazon prime, Jean Claude Van Johnson, The Tick and Star Wars Rebels.    Share your thoughts with the Geeks! Email: thegeeks@geeksyndicate.co.uk Subscribe to GS on iTunes: http://geeksyndicate.co.uk/subscribe/ Subscribe to GS on YouTube: http://bit.ly/SubGeekSyndicate Support GS on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/geeksyndicate?ty=h Facebook: www.facebook.com/geeksyndicate Twitter: https://twitter.com/geeksyndicate Pinterest: https://uk.pinterest.com/geeksyndicate/