Review by Paeter Frandsen   I've really enjoyed all of the Marvel movies since Marvel itself took control of their properties. So when it was announced that ABC would run a weekly TV series set in the Marvel cinematic universe, fans like me sat bolt upright and took notice. And when it was announced that Agent Phil Coulson of S.H.I.E.L.D. (played by Clark Gregg) would be resurrected to join the cast, Marvel's Agents Of S.H.I.E.L.D. suddenly became the most hotly anticipated fall TV show among the widest spectrum of geeks, myself included. And with Joss Whedon, the writer and director of “The Avengers,” onboard to create the series, it was sure to be amazing, right? The story opens with Grant Ward, a skilled young agent, being transferred against his will into a higher security division of S.H.I.E.L.D. that focuses on investigating and containing potential super-human threats. Grant is young, presumably attractive, and has a bit of a roguish streak. And that'...

PLEASE NOTE: The mp3 file links for this post are outdated. To listen to this episode please visit  The SBU Podcast Archives.  Sorry for the inconvenience. A review of the pilot episode of Marvel's Agents Of S.H.I.E.L.D. and Part 2 of our interview with The Game Store Prophets! Plus, our first look at the ancient Tabernacle and what it tells us about God!

PLEASE NOTE: The mp3 file links for this post are outdated. To listen to this episode please visit  The SBU Podcast Archives.  Sorry for the inconvenience. Part 1 of an interview with the hosts of The Game Store Prophets podcast and a review of an interesting episode of the classic sci-fi TV show, Sliders! Plus, we finish our look at the Ten Commandments with discussion of a pitfall that couldn't be more relevant to geeks.

PLEASE NOTE: The mp3 file links for this post are outdated. To listen to this episode please visit  The SBU Podcast Archives.  Sorry for the inconvenience. An interview with Nathan James Norman of The Untold Podcast and reviews of two video games in the Lego series, Batman and Lord Of The Rings! Plus, a look at stealing and lying from the angles of both ancient Hebrews and modern Geeks!

Review by ComiKate Purely based on the title I wouldn’t have picked out this movie from the long list of movies in our local theatre. I mean, to my knowledge  Pacific Rim wasn’t any particular idiom or expression, nor a well-known location. But as soon as I saw the movie trailer in the theatre, (I think during Star Trek: Into Darkness , or maybe Man of Steel ), I immediately knew I just had to see this movie! Director Guillermo del Toro turns out to have been a fan of Japanese anime from his childhood. In a recent interview with Simon Mayo of Kermode & Mayo’s Film Reviews on BBC Radio 5 Live (you can check out their podcast here or on iTunes), Del Toro recounted his love for the mecha and kaiju creatures that often fill the worlds of anime. In very general terms, mecha is the Japanese word for any creature or vehicle that is robotic, which in anime are often huge... and by huge I mean really ginormously large. Think Transformers or the gigantic Tripods in ...

PLEASE NOTE: The mp3 file links for this post are outdated. To listen to this episode please visit  The SBU Podcast Archives.  Sorry for the inconvenience. Our reactions to the recent DC Movie Universe announcements, and an overview of the strengths and weaknesses of Star Trek, The Original Series. Plus, "sex and murder" as we continue our look at The Ten Commandments! (I wonder if typing that will help our search ratings...)