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Two Gen X geeks who grew up hiding D&D dice from their parents now break down the franchises that built modern geek culture. Stand-up comic Steve Scarfo and Forever DM Jeff Shaw argue about Star Wars, Marvel, D&D, Star Trek, Fallout, comics, horror, and the shows everyone's actually watching — with comedy, sharp opinions, and zero gatekeeping. New episodes weekly. No homework required.
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Random Review: The Mandolorian & Grogu | Original Geek
Connect with us!Is The Mandalorian & Grogu a true Star Wars movie event… or does it feel more like a Disney+ episode with an IMAX upgrade?On this Original Geek Random Review, Steve Scarfo and…
S1 Random Review: The Boys Series Finale (SPOILERS) | Original Geek
Connect with us!⚠️ FULL SPOILERS for the series finale. Watch the episode first, then come back.Episode 8, "Blood and Bone," had the hardest job on TV: end Butcher, Hughie, Starlight, and Homelander…
S1 Geek Court: Was Gen V a Betrayal of The Boys Universe? | Original Geek Podcast
Connect with us! The boys are putting Gen V on trial. Jeff prosecutes the spin-off for the ultimate irony — a show that satirizes corporate franchise expansion… by expanding into a franchise. Steve…
S1E33 Deconstructing the Cape: The Boys Series Finale, Gen V on Trial | Original Geek | S1E33
Connect with us!The Boys is over. We watched the series finale the day it dropped — and now we're Deconstructing the Cape.Steve and Jeff dig into five seasons of Compound V and corruption, then break…
Random Review: Punisher – One Last Kill (BONUS) | Original Geek
Connect with us!A standalone Random Review — Steve and Jeff break down Marvel's Punisher: One Last Kill in under 20 minutes.The dice gave us two prompts: the dog death in the opening and the PTSD…
S1E32 Which Star Wars Trilogy Did the Most Damage? (May the 4th Special) | Original Geek | S1E32
Connect with us!May the 4th be with you… but we’ve got a problem.In this special episode of Original Geek, Steve and Jeff put Star Wars on trial:👉 Did George Lucas wreck the saga with the prequels?👉…
S1E31 Daredevil: Born Again, Kingpin’s Evolution, and the Case for Ben Affleck’s Daredevil | Original Geek | S1E31
Connect with us!This week on Original Geek, we head into Hell’s Kitchen to talk all things Daredevil — especially Daredevil: Born Again on Disney+.Steve and Jeff break down what’s working in the new…
S1E30 Why We Love Competence Porn | Project Hail Mary, Sherlock Holmes & Smart Heroes | Original Geek | S1E30
Connect with us!Why are stories about highly capable, hyper-competent characters so satisfying to watch?In this episode of Original Geek, Steve and Jeff explore the oddly perfect geek culture concept…
S1E29 Galaxy Quest Reunion & Our First Convention in 30 Years... We Weren't ready | Original Geek | S1E29
Connect with us!What happens when two Gen X geeks walk into their first convention since the 80s?They realize geek culture didn’t just survive… it took over.In this episode of Original Geek, Steve…
S1E28 Manga Is Beating American Comics… And We Didn’t See It Coming | Original Geek | S1E28
Connect with us!Two Gen X geeks finally sit down with One Piece — and realize they've been anime fans since childhood without knowing it. Steve and Jeff review Netflix's One Piece Season 1 (no…
S1E27 Monarch: Legacy of Monsters — Is It Fixing the Monsterverse? | Original Geek | S1E27
Connect with us!Is Monarch: Legacy of Monsters fixing the Monsterverse, or is the franchise getting too big for its own good?In this episode of Original Geek, Steve Scarfo and Jeff Shaw dive into the…
S1E26 The Star Trek Era That Changed Everything (Kirk vs Picard) | Original Geek | S1E26
Connect with us!Kirk vs Picard: Which Star Trek Era Was the True Peak? + Starfleet Academy Random ReviewWhich era of Star Trek was the true peak?Was it the Original Series era — Kirk, Spock, and the…
S1E25 Street-Level vs Cosmic Marvel: Which TV Era Wins? | Original Geek | S1E25
Connect with us!Marvel Television has evolved from The Incredible Hulk in the 70s to Loki, Daredevil, WandaVision, and now Wonder Man on Disney+ — but which version of Marvel TV actually works…
S1E24 How Game of Thrones Changed Fantasy Forever | Original Geek | S1E24
Connect with us!Before Game of Thrones, fantasy was rarely treated as prestige television.Then HBO brought George R.R. Martin’s world of Westeros to life — and the genre was never the same.In this…
S1E23 Why The Muppet Show Still Works | Original Geek | S1E23
Connect with us!For Original Geeks, The Muppet Show wasn’t just a kids’ program—it was controlled chaos, smart failure, and comedy that trusted the audience.In this episode, we dig into why the…
S1E22 Fallout & the End of the World - Why We Can’t Stop Watching Apocalypse Stories | Original Geek | S1E22
Connect with us!What’s the worst apocalypse to survive?In this episode of Original Geek, we head straight into the wasteland to talk Fallout — the hit TV series, the video games that inspired it, and…
S1E21 Predator: Badlands — How It Changes the Predator Franchise | Original Geek | S1E21
Connect with us!Predator: Badlands didn’t just land as another sequel — it cracked open a much bigger conversation about what the Predator franchise actually is, where it’s been, and where it might…
S1E20 Zombies: Rage vs Rot | Original Geek | S1E20
Connect with us!What makes zombies terrifying—speed or decay?In this episode of Original Geek, we break down the two classic zombie types: rage-driven infected and slow, rotting undead. We explore…
S1E19 What Actually Makes a Disaster Movie? (Explosions Aren’t Enough) | Original Geek | S1E19
Connect with us!What actually makes a disaster movie?Is it explosions? CGI destruction? Cities getting wiped off the map?Or is it something smaller—and a lot more human?In this episode of Original…
S1 Stranger Things Season 5 Random Review - Eps 5, 6, & 7: Wormholes, Mr. Clark, and Finale Predictions | Original Geek
Connect with us!This episode of Original Geek Random Review focuses exclusively on Stranger Things Season 5 Episodes 5, 6, and 7 — and what they’re setting up for the finale.Using a D20 dice roll, we…
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