The Geek Savants

In this special episode, the guys celebrate one of their own– of the hundreds, nay, thousands of entries, Dark Horse and G4 have deemed one of the Geek Savants as the Ultimate Popculture Fanatic. And the crown goes to: Super Ugly.  Super Ugly recounts his rise to the bottom rung of society, and begins to plan his stint as G4’s Comic-Con correspondent.

And, in a more touching segment, the guys consult the Urban Dictionary to discover their inner selves. Truths will be revealed and the lives of the Geek Savants will never be the same!

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The ghost of Michael Jackson sabotages the Geek Savants recording equipment as the guys pay their respect (and disrespect) to the King of Pop. Plus, more stories from Heroes Con and a bonus tale of lore. 

Featuring music by PKD Media’s Shawn Pryor with outro music by MJ himself.

NOTE: The sound quality in the front half of this episode is absolutely terrible. If you get frustrated, skip to 1:05:50.

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Live from their Heroes Con hotel room, Dave and Ugly are joined by PKD Media’s Shawn Pryor, SRG publisher Jason Martin, TV’s Mario, Mrs, Kellie and The Chad for a play by play on Heroes Con 2009.  What transpires is a mixed bag including topics ranging from self-publishing, the elevator pitch, D&D, TV’s Keanu Reeves, BBWs, and black bear cubs.

Outro music by the New New Edition.

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This episode the Geek Savants review Pixar’s latest masterpiece ‘UP’ before turning their attention to one of Hollywood’s tried and true business plans: The Remake.  The guys go over the best and worst remade movies and discuss the films they’d love to see get facelifts.

Along the way Dave somehow polishes off an entire bottle of vodka, insuring this one will be chock full of what the f*ck?! Excelsior!

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This week the guys go back to their roots with a little kinky roleplaying and try to figure out why the internet turns perfectly normal people into whiny @$$holes. Along the way they find the time to review Breaking Bad, I Kill Giants and recent issues of Thor.

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With the season finale of LOST weeks behind them, the Geek Savants reconvene to make sense of one of the most challenging episodes to date. Their quest for answers leads them back to the shows beginnings, and what starts as a simple season five review turns into a series retrospect that brings up more questions than answers. The guys dig deeper into the world of LOST than ever before and prove just why they’ve earned their titles as “Geek Savants.”

WARNING: THIS EPISODE IS PACKED WITH SPOILERS. YOU CAN’T GO BACK IN TIME TO UNDO LISTENING TO IT!

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You read the title correctly. This Memorial Day weekend, Dave and Super Ugly try something a little different and get artist alley tables at the California Bay Area’s largest anime convention: Fanime Con. Recorded after the first day of the four day show, the guys recall the days events with Brian and special guest, forum member Joshness.

The guys talk TV and movies, Super Ugly laments his misspent youth, and Brian gives a (not so) dramatic reading from the novel Pride and Prejudice and Zombies.

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Sparks fly this week as the guys discuss their favorite war films. Along the way the very definition of “war movie” comes into question. From “The Final Countdown” to “Full Metal Jacket,” Grant, Brian and Super Ugly celebrate the manliest dramas put to film, and Dave lets everyone in on his secret shame.

Yep, he doesn’t like war movies.

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This week the guys gather in the Bukake One to review recent movies, including the Star Trek film franchise reboot and X-Men Origins: Wolverine. Plus lame ass toy trivia, getting over on Disneyland, Mesmo Delivery, Free Comic Book Day and Damone!

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This week the guys take another listener request and spill the beans on how they met their wives. From Brian’s storybook romance to Ugly’s desire to bang Dave’s future wife, this one has it all. Plus, Grant rambles on (and on and on) once again, but this time it’s actually entertaining.

Ever wonder why scum bags always get the girl? Wonder no more, true believers.

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Now well into their second year the guys decide to actually try out a new format. What transpires is a cluster f*ck of epic proportions in which Ugly drops musical wisdom, Dave questions the need for Parks & Recreation, Brian reviews Elite Squad and Grant goes on, and on, and on, and on about recent Green Lanten comics.

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This week the guys take a trip down memory lane with a topic near and dear to their hearts: Professional Wrestling. That’s right, this time out the Geek Savants go over their favorite wrestlers, recall the highs and lows of sports entertainment, and celebrate one of most enduring branches of American popculture.

Plus Transporter 3, Wonder Woman and Role Models get reviewed, renfare fantasies and the origin of teh!

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The guys continue their series of movie commentary episodes with one of Super Ugly’s guilty pleasures: Charlie’s Angels. It’s another instant classic in which the guys argue about Drew Barrymore’s choice in men and find a little piece of heaven in Cameron Diaz’s awkwardly sexy dance moves.

In between jabs at McG and each other, Ugly smokes enough weed to kill a donkey, Dave gets beligerently drunk, and Grant and Brian barely manage to keep the show from derailing completely! Plus, Lucy Liu, Joey from Friends and Geek Savants favorite, Sam Rockwell.

Pop the dvd in and take a trip down memory lane… it’s not as bad as you remember…

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This episode the Brian, Super Ugly and Dave discuss one of the most enduring comic series of all time: the X-Men.

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This week, Brian, Dave and Ugly go freeball as they spoil the ending of Battlestar Galactica, run through possible LOST theories, talk up recent episodes of 30 Rock and The Office, review recent dick friendly chick flicks like “I Love You, Man” and “Definitely, Maybe” and even throw a little comic talk in for good measure.

Plus, Brian finally see “Children of Men,” and the the guys discuss the pros and cons of scientific advancements like cloning, artificial intelligence… and Facebook. This one is definitely the full bukake, true believers!

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