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Geek Freaks is for all geek culture fans. Listen to the latest in Video Games, Movies, Comics, and TV on our show. Join our host, Frank , and a rotating panel of super fans for in-depth discussions and exclusive interviews. Stay updated on the latest in geek culture with our podcast. New episodes every week. Search for Geek Freaks on Apple, Spotify, or any other podcast app to subscribe and never miss an episode.Copyright 2022 All rights reserved. Politics & Government Science Fiction
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  • Lanterns Asks the Wrong Question, GTA 6's Two Billion Dollar Reveal

    Lanterns Asks the Wrong Question, GTA 6's Two Billion Dollar Reveal
    Sep 2 2026
    Lanterns just aired the episode; showrunner Chris Mundy has been calling his Emmy episode, and Frank and Thomas spend the first half of the show pulling it apart. The John Stewart flashback rewrites his origin, leaves Hal Jordan looking like a jerk, and puts fear, race, and family expectation at the center of what it takes to carry a ring. Then the guys move to the GTA 6 gameplay reveal that Rockstar dropped on Netflix before YouTube. Ten years of development, a two billion dollar budget, an 80 hour campaign, and a map three times the size of Red Dead Redemption 2, plus relationship and fitness systems that quietly punish you for neglecting them. Frank and Thomas also read listener comments on the Lanterns episode, run through network news, compare notes on where they are in Dungeon Crawler Carl, and close with picks of the week. CHAPTERS 00:00 Which Avenger Would Make the Best Green Lantern02:42 Lanterns Episode 3 and the John Stewart Origin09:00 Willpower, Fear, and the Question the Show Keeps Asking Wrong17:41 Listener Comments on the Lanterns Episode24:18 GTA 6 Reveal: Two Billion Dollars, 80 Hours, and a Map Three Times Red Dead 230:09 Car Alarms, Surveillance, and 600,000 NPC Animations34:25 Network News and Dungeon Crawler Carl Book Five41:07 Picks of the Week: Geoff Johns Green Lantern and Dimension 20 WHAT WE COVER Both hosts rate the Lanterns flashback near perfect on writing and performances, and both admit it changed how they read Hal Jordan. Frank says the episode was not aimed at him, and that watching Black viewers respond to it told him more than the episode alone did. The show asks recruits whether they are afraid. The comics, going back to Geoff Johns' 2005 run, ask whether your will can overcome the fear you already have. Frank and Thomas think the show is asking the wrong version on purpose, and that the season is retelling the Rebirth era transition in a grounded way. Jonathan's theory, relayed by Frank: the Guardians are breeding the humanity out of their Lanterns, which is the exact mistake that produced the Manhunters. Thomas ties that to the wiping of sector 666 and to how detached the Guardians are from life on a planet like Earth. The show changed John's military discharge from honorable in the comics to dishonorable, a choice Thomas did not like even though he understands what it adds to the character. GTA 6 arrives November 19 after more than ten years and roughly two billion dollars. The campaign runs about 80 hours before side content, the map is three times the size of Red Dead Redemption 2, and NPC animations jump from 55,000 in GTA 5 to 300,000 in Red Dead 2 to 600,000 here. Rockstar kept the satire but avoided current politics, memes, and trends to keep the game evergreen, and stealing a car now means dealing with alarms, trackers, and block cameras. Geek Freaks is doing a dedicated GTA 6 episode at launch and streaming for charity for the first time since 2021. QUOTES "The question has never been, are you afraid. The question is, if you're afraid, can your will overcome that fear?" Thomas "He's pushed everything out of his life that could possibly give him fear. That doesn't mean he doesn't have it. It just means he's given himself less excuse." Thomas on Hal Jordan "They're trying to turn the Green Lanterns back into the Manhunters, no emotions, only listen to orders. But that's not what you actually want." Frank "GTA is going to teach us to be better people, which is not the game you'd expect that from." Frank "In the beginning it was all about being in your boxers and punching goblins, and now there's class warfare, corporations, sabotage and spying." Frank on Dungeon Crawler Carl SOURCE Every story covered on this episode comes from GeekFreaksPodcast.com, the source for all news discussed on the Geek Freaks Podcast. FOLLOW AND SUPPORT Follow Geek Freaks on Apple Podcasts and Spotify so new episodes land automatically, and leave a review if the Lanterns breakdown gave you something to argue with. Share the episode with the friend who would spend all night deciding which Avenger deserves a ring. #GeekFreaksPodcast Instagram and TikTok: @GeekFreaksPodcast Twitter: @GeekFreaksPod Threads: https://www.threads.net/@geekfreakspodcast Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thegeekfreakspodcast Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/GeekFreakspodcast TALK BACK Tell us which Avenger you would hand a Green Lantern ring to, whether you think Hal is lying about fear, and how much of your November you are giving up to GTA 6. Send questions, reactions, and topic ideas to thegeekfreakspodcast@gmail.com or drop them in the comments on any of our socials.
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    45 mins
  • Two Dooms, One Feige, and a Pirate Queen

    Two Dooms, One Feige, and a Pirate Queen
    Aug 26 2026

    The Avengers: Doomsday trailer has fans convinced there are two Doctor Dooms in this movie, and that one of them might not be Robert Downey Jr. at all. Frank and Squeaks break down the eye color, the two suits, and the Cillian Murphy voice theory, then look at what happens to Marvel when Kevin Feige's contract runs out in 2027.

    From there it turns into a full state of the franchises. The Feige succession list runs from Brad Winderbaum to Louis D'Esposito to one genuine wild card pick, before Star Wars gets put on the table: the Ahsoka trailer, Thrawn's return, Starfighter, and whether the Rey movie ever actually happens. Then Pirates of the Caribbean, where Disney is reportedly writing two competing scripts, and Frank pitches the real seventeenth century pirate queen whose story would beat both of them. Plus a Dungeon Crawler Carl check-in and a Question of the Week about how you would prove someone is an alien.

    • 0:00 Intro and BlizzCon Countdown
    • 1:34 Question of the Week: How Do You Test for an Alien
    • 3:16 The Two Doctor Dooms Theory
    • 11:05 Who Replaces Kevin Feige in 2027
    • 22:36 Star Wars Without the Skywalker Name
    • 29:33 Ahsoka, Thrawn, and the Sequel Era Gaps
    • 34:15 Pirates of the Caribbean and Its Two Competing Scripts
    • 46:22 Dungeon Crawler Carl Check-In

    Key takeaways:

    • The two Doom theory rests on three small trailer details: the eyes reading green in one shot and closer to blue in another, two distinct suits, and a voice some fans think sounds more like Cillian Murphy than RDJ. There is precedent too, since dueling Dooms from different universes is the current main story in Marvel Rivals.
    • Frank's argument for a recast is about longevity. RDJ's betrayal only works once as a surprise, so if Doom is meant to carry the MCU past Secret Wars, you need an actor you can keep around.
    • The Feige succession shortlist: Brad Winderbaum brings television experience and would likely greenlight Midnight Sons immediately, Louis D'Esposito is the operations veteran who would need a creative partner like the Russos, and Frank's wild card is Iman Vellani, who is now writing comics for Marvel and Image.
    • Both hosts want Star Wars to break from the Skywalker name completely, with Dave Filoni doing for the sequels what The Clone Wars did for the prequels. Frank also makes the case that Ahsoka, not Rey, is the real heir to the Anakin lineage.
    • Disney has two Pirates scripts in play, one led by Margot Robbie as Red and one featuring younger versions of the original cast. Squeaks calls the Red version predictable, and Frank counters with Zheng Yi Sao, a real pirate commander the Chinese government eventually had to negotiate with instead of fight.

    Frank: "I'd actually respect Marvel for keeping a secret for once."

    Frank: "I've been hurt too many times by Kevin Feige."

    Squeaks: "It's time to go away from the Skywalker in total."

    Frank: "The true descendant to Anakin is not Rey. It's not even Luke. Frankly, it is Ahsoka."

    Squeaks: "That's the same thing we see everywhere. Find something new."

    All news discussed on this episode comes from GeekFreaksPodcast.com.

    If you have a theory about which Doom is the real one, follow the show on Apple Podcasts or Spotify and leave a review so more people find these breakdowns. Share this one with the friend who still thinks RDJ is playing both of them. #GeekFreaksPodcast

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    50 mins
  • Avengers Doomsday Trailer Breakdown, the New X-Men Cast, and the Lanterns Premiere

    Avengers Doomsday Trailer Breakdown, the New X-Men Cast, and the Lanterns Premiere
    Aug 18 2026

    Marvel finally put the MCU X-Men cast on stage at D23, and Adam Driver as Mister Sinister might not even be the most interesting name on the list. Frank and Thomas break down the new Avengers: Doomsday trailer, the full X-Men lineup, the X-Men '97 season 2 finale, and the Lanterns premiere on HBO.

    The Doomsday conversation starts where most fan reactions did, with Robert Downey Jr.'s voice under the Doom mask, and moves into power scaling against Thor, the Reed and Victor history the trailer is quietly setting up, and which legacy characters are unlikely to survive December 18. From there it's the casting reveals: Christopher Abbott as a much younger Professor X, a Magneto without the Holocaust backstory, Inde Navarrette stepping into a role Lenore Zann has owned for three decades, and Maya Boyd going from Broadway to Storm with no screen credits at all. The back half turns critical. X-Men '97 season 2 lands an 8 out of 10 from both hosts, with a long argument about why the resurrection plotting undercut Nightcrawler's sacrifice and why the middle stretch never matched the Egypt episodes. Then it's full spoilers on Lanterns, including the ending, the Watchmen and True Detective fingerprints all over it, and predictions about the 2016 timeline and where Guy Gardner fits.

    • 0:00 December 18 plans, Dune vs. Avengers Doomsday
    • 2:20 Avengers Doomsday trailer, Doom's voice and power scaling
    • 9:15 The MCU X-Men cast reveal from D23
    • 22:50 Vision Quest first look and the case for bringing Ultron back
    • 26:23 Star Wars Starfighter and the rest of the D23 slate
    • 27:55 X-Men '97 season 2 finale review and grades
    • 38:41 Lanterns series premiere, full spoilers
    • 55:33 Weekly recommendations

    Key takeaways

    • The Doomsday trailer sold Doom as a real successor to Thanos, largely on the strength of one shot stopping Stormbreaker and throwing Thor back.
    • Marvel is casting the X-Men young on purpose. Magneto reportedly loses the Holocaust background entirely because of it, which Thomas calls pivotal enough to worry about.
    • Inde Navarrette reads as an early, guarded Rogue rather than the fully powered version from the comics or X-Men '97, and the real question is how she sounds next to Lenore Zann's voice.
    • Adam Driver as Mister Sinister lines up with the gene manipulation groundwork already laid in Spider-Man: Brand New Day.
    • X-Men '97 season 2 gets an 8 from both hosts. The voice work, especially A.J. LoCascio's shift once Gambit takes back control, holds up even where the pacing does not.
    • Lanterns plays like prestige HBO rather than DCU house style, and its best material is the pilot's first five minutes and the jailhouse interrogation, not the constructs.

    Quotes

    • "How many times can you kill Patrick Stewart?" (Thomas, on the Doomsday casualty list)
    • "This one felt like, oh, all hands on deck." (Thomas, on the Doomsday trailer)
    • "The idea of resurrecting somebody needs to feel impossible to you." (Frank, on X-Men '97 season 2)
    • "There's this cognitive dissonance for me with this season." (Thomas, on grading X-Men '97)
    • "Both these men are living false perspectives of what it means to be a hero." (Frank, on Hal and John in Lanterns)

    All news covered on this episode comes from GeekFreaksPodcast.com, including the full D23 announcement roundup and the footage that never got an official release.

    If this one was worth your commute, follow the show wherever you listen, leave a rating and a review, and send it to the friend who is still arguing that Adam Driver was wasted as Kylo Ren.

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    Got a question, a counterargument, or a topic you want covered? Send it in. Who do you think dies first in Doomsday, and does Lanterns hold the landing after that ending? Questions and reactions get read on air.
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    59 mins
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