Synopsis
Pop Culture Talk That's Out Of This World
Episodes
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Geekfest Rants Ep.331: Star Trek - TMP Figures & Comic - Rambo II & Conquest Apes Posters
19/01/2018 Duration: 01h12minToday on GeekFest Rants we begin to explore Star Trek: The Motion Picture. Carlos will start by covering the Mego action figure line and the Marvel comic book adaptation. How do these figures compare to other Mego lines? What hidden surprise does the comic book have? Then we return to our posters of the month with Rambo: First Blood Part II and Conquest for the Planet of the Apes.
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The Toys R Us Report Ep.142: My Big List Of Movies Plus Tons More! Star Wars Figures!
17/01/2018 Duration: 56minHey kids! Thanks for stopping by. We have a super fun show ahead of us this week. We start off with some talk about the Earth Base and my office and how I moved stuff around. From there we talk on a movie I saw called The Darkest Hour. It's about Winston Churchill. I really dug it but the wife fell asleep for a minute. Then it's onto the main event of the show where we take a look at the big list of movies I saw over the last year. I took in 75. That's not bad but I wanted a solid 100.. What can you do? I tried. For the last segment we chat about a Star Wars figure I bought and some TV shows I've been watching... Make sure to hop on over to Support The Report and check out how you can get the ISR Supertape VHS Tape! While helping to support the show. Man, we need all the help that we can get. Also hop on over to VirtualDirtmall.com The ISR Superstore and take care of some of your Retro Junk Shopping needs while also supporting The Toys R Us Report.
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Geekfest Rants Ep. 330: Star Wars - The Last Jedi - The Review Strikes Back
12/01/2018 Duration: 01h09minToday on GeekFest Rants the Review Strikes Back as we take a second look at Star Wars: The Last Jedi. Join Carlos as he welcomes his son Kyle for a different perspective on this latest entry in the Star Wars saga. What's better than a 47 year old arguing with a 19 year old about the script of The Last Jedi? Are these films made for people of different ages? Will we ever drink milk again? Where will these films take us next?
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The Toys R Us Report Ep.141: The Top 5 Movies Of 2017
10/01/2018 Duration: 58minHey kids! Thanks for stopping by. We have a super fun show ahead of us this week. We start off with the drawing for the Christmas Junk Box! The turnout was great and I really appreciate you guys helping out. It was a lot of fun to put the box together and the winner can reach me HERE! From there we talk about a movie I saw called All The Money In The World. It was overall a very harrowing experience. Tune in to find out why. Then it's on to the Main Event of the show, my top 5 movies of 2017. It was an alright year for movies. Not the best, not the worst but there were a lot of fun flicks this year. Make sure to hop on over to Support The Report and check out how you can get the ISR Supertape VHS Tape! While helping to support the show. Man, we need all the help that we can get. Also hop on over to VirtualDirtmall.com The ISR Superstore and take care of some of your Retro Junk Shopping needs while also supporting The Toys R Us Report.
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The P.P. Ep. 14: YAY!
09/01/2018 Duration: 01h10minTonight Kevin and I are yappin up a storm about health, the Tubbs Fires, Christmas Gifts, Please Stand By, our love to each other, and much more! We also have a wrestling/comic quiz featuring a guest appearance by the great Doug McCoy!! Enjoy! A super fun time was had by all!
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Geekfest Rants Ep.329: Star Wars Galactic Nights - 92 Backs/Last 17
05/01/2018 Duration: 01h12minToday on GeekFest Rants we visit Disney's Galactic Nights. A one night event for all things Star Wars at Hollywood Studios. Join Carlos as he attends a special panel previewing the upcoming 2019 Star Wars park expansion, Galaxy's Edge. Then we take a final look at Kenner's 92-Backs/Last 17 wave of Star Wars action figures. This marked the end of an era in Star Wars action figure wave collecting and the hardest one to find. Your collection is not truly complete until you have these figures.
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The Mr. Sensational Gino Vega Podcast Ep.9: Atari 2600/Sears Video Arcade Memories Plus Tons More!
03/01/2018 Duration: 01h17minHey everyone, at long last the “Mr. Sensational” Gino Vega Podcast is BACK! My podcasting was seriously derailed by the Northern CA fires in October, but I finally managed to get things together and come up with another installment of The World’s Most Mundane Podcast. That’s right, we’re BACK, baby! And that means another hour or so of rambling, tangential talk—this time somewhat centered around my Grandma’s recent funeral and memories I have of playing with my Atari 2600/Sears Video Arcade as a kid. Check it out if you’re so inclined, and don’t forget to visit www.iseerobots.com for all the great content on the I See Robots Radio Network!
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Geekfest Rants Ep. 328: Star Wars - The Last Jedi - Geek Review
26/12/2017 Duration: 02h11min"This is not going to go the way you think". Wow, Luke was not kidding. Today on GeekFest Rants, Carlos takes a first look at Star Wars: The Last Jedi. Probably the most divisive Star Wars film so far. We will go scene by scene and pick apart every wonderful and awful thing about the latest entry in the Star Wars saga. Is this film faithful to the original Lucas vision or even The Force Awakens? Where will this go next? Where does it stand among all other Star Wars films? Is this the greatest one ever or the worse one? And keep in mind, we only saw it once.
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Geekfest Rants Ep. 327:Close Encounters Comic and Making-of Books
20/12/2017 Duration: 01h45minToday on GeekFest Rants we celebrate everything Close Encounters of the Third Kind in comic book and Making-of books form. Join Carlos as he goes back into his first viewing of the film and his most recent 40th Anniversary re-release. Plus we compare the Marvel comic book adaptation to the actual film. Then we review three books on the making-of this classic sci-fi film: CE3K The Visual History, CE3K Diary, and CE3K Production Design Scrapbook. And remember, "I know this. I know what this is! This means something. This is important."
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The Toys R Us Report Ep.140: My Top 5 Favorite Christmas Gifts Of All The Times!
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The Toys R Us Report Ep. 139: Who's Who In The DC Comics Universe: The Elongated Man Plus A.B Silver Plus! Valuable Life Advice!
06/12/2017 Duration: 45minHey kids! Thanks for stopping by. We have a super fun show ahead of us this week. We start off with a new little bit from Engineer Emily and The Ensign From Pod-B.. It's fun from there we have the return of A.B Silver and we find out what dude was wanting to talk with me about. It's well worth the wait Then we talk about a movie I saw called Three Billboards Outside Ebbings Montana. I really dug it and I'll tell you all about it. After that it's onto the Main Event of the show where we learn all about the latest dude to appear on the DC-W Network.. The Elongated Man! We end the show out with some life advice based around The One Day At A Time theme song. It's a valuable lesson that I'm super happy to pass along to you.. Make sure to hop on over to Support The Report and check out how you can get the ISR Supertape VHS Tape! While helping to support the show. Man, we need all the help that we can get. Also hop on over to VirtualDirtmall.com The ISR Superstore and take care of some of your Retro Junk Shopping ne
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Geekfest Rants Episode Ep. 326: Lucas - Last Jedi & Escape From NY Posters - Star Tours Review
02/12/2017 Duration: 01h05minToday on GeekFest Rants, Carlos will tackle to overdue subject of non-Star Wars/Indiana Jones related George Lucas films. These are the films he directed, produced, written, or played another behind the scenes role in. From hits like American Graffiti to bombs like Howard the Duck, we'll examine most of them. Then for our "Posters of the Month" we'll take a look at the teaser poster for Star Wars: The Last Jedi and the classic 1981 action film, Escape From New York. Plus we have a first hand review of the newly updated Star Tours ride which include a trip to Star Wars: The Last Jedi locations.
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The Toys R Us Report Ep. 138: Who's Who In The DC Comics Universe: The Thinker
29/11/2017 Duration: 44minHey kids! Thanks for stopping by. We have a super fun show ahead of us this week. We start off with a new mix from our boy IcebergThirteen. It uses a sample from American Psycho about returning some video tapes. It's pretty fun. From there we move onto a movie review of a flick that I loved called Lady Bird. It was so great and I can't recommend it highly enough! Then onto the main event of the show where we take a look at the big bad guy for this season of The CW's The Flash! He's a dude that goes by the name Clifford Devoe.. AkA The Thinker... Then from there we finish off the show with some thoughts on Thanksgiving as well as our fun gift giving Christmas Giveaway! The Christmas Junk Box! Make sure to hop on over to Support The Report and check out how you can get the ISR Supertape VHS Tape! While helping to support the show. Man, we need all the help that we can get. Also hop on over to VirtualDirtmall.com The ISR Superstore and take care of some of your Retro Junk Shopping needs while also supporting
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The Toys R Us Report Ep.137: At The Movies: The Justice League plus Iceberg 13 and Tons More!
22/11/2017 Duration: 49minHey kids! Thanks for stopping by. We have a super fun show ahead of us this week. We start off with a new tune from Engineer Emily and The Ensign From Pod B. They kick it about toys they got. It's a fun little tune and then it's off to a brief meeting with Iceberg Thirteen where he explains how to win an argument. From there it's on to the main event where we talk about The Justice League movie. There is some indepth talk about abs and how to save them on film forever. It's thrilling stuff. For the final bit we talk about a ton of random stuff. TV, Toys and all sorts of good stuff. It's a good time! Make sure to hop on over to Support The Report and check out how you can get the ISR Supertape VHS Tape! While helping to support the show. Man, we need all the help that we can get. Also hop on over to VirtualDirtmall.com The ISR Superstore and take care of some of your Retro Junk Shopping needs while also supporting The Toys R Us Report.
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Geekfest Rants Ep.325:Flash Gordon Figures - Star Wars News - Collectible Glasses
20/11/2017 Duration: 01h08minLet's return to 1979 Saturday morning cartoons to the Flash Gordon inspired line of Mattel action figures. Yes, before the awesome 1980 Sam Jones campy movie of the same name, Flash Gordon had a Filmation produced cartoon series. Today on GeekFest Rants, Carlos looks at the action figures produced based on this show. Plus we have breaking Star Wars news on all fronts, film, television, and theme parks. Star Wars: The Last Jedi is right around the corner and new movies, a live action TV show, and Star Tours changes have been announced. And finally we take a look at Movie/TV glassware collecting. We're talking about Burger King Star Wars glasses and other franchises like Star Trek, E.T., Superman, Indiana Jones, etc.
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The Toys R Us Report: Ep.136: Thor Ragnarok and Some TV Talk. Star Trek, Riverdale and More!
15/11/2017 Duration: 50minHey kids! Thanks for stopping by. We have a super fun show ahead of us this week. We start off with a few more tales of The Tubbs Fire. These are all good, a few hero tales and one of them involves a dog and a bike. It's a good one. Then we're onto The Main Event of the show a indepth look at Thor: Ragnorak the latest release from Marvel Studios and the latest from one of my fave directors, Taika Watiti. We went to see this jam on my birthday so there is some fun talk about what I did that day. It's sort of interesting. From there we touch on some TV, Comics and other stuff in the final segment. It's all good man, There's Star Trek, Riverdale, The Black Hood, Bendis' move to DC Comics and a bunch of other stuff. It's a good segment. Make sure to hop on over to Support The Report and check out how you can get the ISR Supertape VHS Tape! While helping to support the show. Man, we need all the help that we can get. Also hop on over to VirtualDirtmall.com The ISR Superstore and take care of some of your Retro J
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Geekfest Rants Ep. 324: Best TV Shows - GFR 7th Anniversary
13/11/2017 Duration: 01h19minWhat's good on TV these days? Well, if you are into genre geek entertainment, you come to he right place. Join Carlos at GeekFest Rants, and learn about his top 3 current favorite shows. We'll go from David Fincher's creepy Mindhunter, to the latest Star Trek incarnation - Star Trek Discovery, and to family favorite 80's nerd spectacular Stranger Things. Also we are going to wish ourselves a belated happy 7th anniversary (insert party horn sound) as we go back in time and peak behind the curtain into the making of GeekFest Rants. Get ready to have a Totally Tubular time.
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The Audio Handbook Of The Marvel Universe: Hela
08/11/2017 Duration: 23minHey kids. This week we have something super fun! An all new/all exciting episode of The Audio Handbook Of The Marvel Universe! This time around we are going to take a look at the main baddie in the latest Marvel Flick Thor Ragnorok. She's a gal that goes by the name of Hela and she's the Goddess Of Death! We're gonna learn all about how our gal became the goddess of Death, where she came from, her powers and abilities and all other sorts of fun stuff! Also hop on over to VirtualDirtmall.com The ISR Superstore and take care of some of your Retro Junk Shopping needs while also supporting The Toys R Us Report.
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Geekfest Rants Ep.323 - Flash/Blade Posters - Buck Figures - Fright Night Comic
05/11/2017 Duration: 56minToday on GeekFest Rants Carlos examines two classic 1980's sci-fi posters, Flash Gordon and Blade Runner. Each with their own unique style and design by two poster making giants, Richard Amsel and John Alvin. Then it's time to defrost Captain William "Buck" Rogers with the Mego line of action figures. How do these hold up against fan favorite Kenner Star Wars? Plus, how do we repair them? Finally we take a look at the comic book movie adaptation of the film Fright Night. Is it worthy of a Fright Night fan's collection? Welcome to Fright Night...for real!
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The Toys R Us Report Ep.135: More Fire Stories
01/11/2017 Duration: 56minHey kids! Thanks for stopping by. We have another special episode of The Toys R Us Report. As many of you know I live in Santa Rosa California which was right in the eye of the massive Tubbs Fire, the wildest wildfire in California history. That perspective of being in the thick of it has left me with a lot of stories to tell so on thie week's episode I'm gonna share some of them with you. There wasn't even going to be an episode this week so consider this a special bonus pod! To Donate to the Redwood Credit Union's Effort Go HERE. Please consider helping out those who lost it all Make sure to hop on over to Support The Report and check out how you can get the ISR Supertape VHS Tape! While helping to support the show. Man, we need all the help that we can get. Also hop on over to VirtualDirtmall.com The ISR Superstore and take care of some of your Retro Junk Shopping needs while also supporting The Toys R Us Report.