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Social Saturday-Imperial Outpost
Imperial Outpost has been around for more than twenty years and is one of the most popular gaming stores in Phoenix. There is a reason for it is so popular. Everyone is friendly, from staff to the people there playing games to people just stopping in. My husband and I have known the owner, Darren…
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Coming Soon to YouTube Red: Impulse | WonderCon 2018
The panel discussion on YouTube Red’s Original Series Impulse was a standout from Day 2 of WonderCon 2018. The teaser trailer for the show alone had the audience hyped to know more: Panelist: Doug Liman, Gene Klein (Executive Producers), Lauren LeFranc (Showrunner) and stars Missi Pyle, Maddie Hasson, and Daniel Maslany hit the WonderCon stage to answer…
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News Sushi: Morsels of News from Japan and Beyond #4
“It’s the end of the world as we know it… and I feel fine!” Sometimes you have to bury your head under the sand to be able to face another day… but at other times, you can only stare into the face of darkness and scream. So, today, we look at some stories that have…
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Season Wrap “Altered Carbon” Phenomenal Sci-Fi
Netflix has put on some incredible new shows. Not everything is a hit but watching the trailers for Altered Carbon spiked my excitement in a way few other shows have accomplished. Between the promised cast and the look of the clips, this looked like it was going to be something special. After watching, it fulfilled…
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Strangers on a Train (1951) | Old Classic?…Newly Reviewed
This time around, Gini’s watching Turner Classic Movies noir classic: Alfred Hitchcock Presents: …a psycho socialite ruining the life of a tennis pro by suggesting they can each kill the person ruining the other’s life. And, in Hitchcock’s hands, it’s a premise that works magnificently. Strangers on a Train has a connection to Stephen King’s Misery…
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Gini Koch IS The Walking Dead
Editor Note: In light of the killer flu making its rounds of the US and Canada, we give you one of our staff writer’s views on being sick. The Walking Dead By Gini Koch I don’t like medical stuff. It scares me more than just a little. And yet, medical things are…
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TG Geeks Webcast Episode 162
The Two Gay Geeks have a real treat for you this week. We have a chat with Gigi Edgley known most widely for her role as Chiana on the Sci-Fi series Farscape. We have our birthdays as always and we have some Feedback. In our second segment we briefly talk about our excitement for the…
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Spotlight Sunday – Neal and Jana Hallford
Spotlight Sunday this week features a couple who are some of the nicest people you could ever want to meet, Neal and Jana Hallford of San Diego. Neal and Jana are the creatives behind Swords and Circuitry Studios and Uncharted Regions. The Two Gay Geeks have been very fortunate to interact with Neal and Jana…
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Into the Badlands Season 3 Trailer Debuts During WonderCon 2018
WonderCon 2018 Into the Badlands panel attendees were treated to a lively discussion by panelist series star and executive producer Daniel Wu (Tomb Raider) who returns as Sunny, Nick Frost (Shaun of the Dead) who returns as Bajie, Lorraine Toussaint (Orange is the New Black) who joins the cast this season as Cressida, and showrunner, executive…
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Social Saturday – Marietta Diner
Atlanta is different from Los Angeles or Phoenix. It’s a lot like how Phoenix used to be twenty years ago – things shut down early. Like, really early. So very early. Due to the requirements of the hubs’ employment, we had to move from Phoenix to the Atlanta Metro (as in, if he wanted to…
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News Sushi: Morsels of News from Japan and Beyond #3
Editor Note: Hamish has another entry for his News Sushi Series. This time he has a title: A Reflex into the Final Frontier Look at me, being not once, but three times a lady… Let’s get right to it… First, for fans of the Star Trek Misquotes Tumblr… here comes “Off- Duty…
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Three Episode Thoughts: “Future Man”
With the rising success of original content showing up on the myriad of streaming services, especially that of the sci-fi genre, Hulu has taken it upon themselves to add to the sci-fi/comedy mix with the series Future Man. In another variation of what has been referred to as an “Excalibur Test” (The Last Starfighter), Josh…
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“Pacific Rim: Uprising” feels more like a downfall
I have said many times that sequels can be a very dangerous thing in the movie industry, and unless you have a long term plan already in place, trying to create a new story to follow-up an already successful beginning is very difficult to achieve. Such is the case with Pacific Rim: Uprising, the sequel…
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Stephen Soderberg’s Ocean’s Trilogy | Old Classics…Newly Reviewed
Gini’s bringing you a “threefer” this week, discussing the 2001 remake Ocean’s Eleven and its sequels Ocean’s Twelve, and Ocean’s Thirteen. In 2001, director Stephen Soderbergh and actors George Clooney, Brad Pitt, and Matt Damon – plus a cadre of other greats – chose to remake one of the worst wastes of celluloid, Ocean’s 11. And I’m…
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Madeline L’Engle Understood Light and Love
Madeline L’Engle was one of the biggest influences on me in my early teens and high school. I discovered Wrinkle in Time one day in my junior high library. In elementary school, I had devoured fairy tales and mythology but her book was one of my first exposures to science fiction. Not the only one…
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TG Geeks Webcast Episode 161
The Two Gay Geeks have our friend and author, Jonathan Latt in studio with us to chat about where his writing is going and other pop culture stuff. We have our birthdays as always and we have some Feedback. In our second segment we briefly talk about A Wrinkle in Time, the new Avengers: Infinity…
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Spotlight Sunday – Gini Koch
In this installment of our Spotlight Sunday Series we feature Gini Koch who many of you may know from the various articles she has written for us as well as our interviews about her wildly fabulous Alien / Katherine “Kitty” Katt series of books from DAW Books. I know some may be saying we are…
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Saturday Social: Mysterious Galaxy
As an omnivert, I like to be in public without necessarily being in public if you know what I mean. From that you can read, I like bookstores. You know. places that people go to find happiness but also places where I don’t actually have to talk to anyone unless I want to. Also known…
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Tomb Raider Makes the Most of It’s Gamer Roots | To Reviews
22 years ago, Tomb Raider first led gamers through mystical and dangerous escapades full of puzzles to solve, riddles to unravel, ruins to navigate and traps to escape. It’s main playable character, Lara Croft, is an adrenaline-addicted, tomb raiding, world travelling British archaeologist. Croft is an iconic video game character as well known for her physical appearance…
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Avengers: Infinity War Trailer Released
The Two Gay Geeks have the new trailer for Avengers: Infinity War here now. Have a look and let us know what you think below in the comments section. Enjoy. Trailer [KGVID]https://tggeeks.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/Avengers Infinity War.mp4[/KGVID] Avengers: Infinity War Arriving April 27 __________________________________________________________________________ Let us know what you think. Leave a comment below. If this is…
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Review: “Love, Simon”: Sweet, Genuine and Charming
Ever since I caught the posters for the movie, I’ve wanted to see “Love, Simon.” It looked like a fun, teenage romantic comedy with interesting characters. The trailer completely won me over and I counted the days until it arrived. I was not disappointed. It is sweet, heartfelt and completely what I hoped it would…
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News Sushi: Morsels of News from Japan and Beyond #2
Welcome to News Sushi: Morsels of News from Japan and Beyond #2 Guess who’s back in the house Heels click-clackin’ about Fine, fresh, feminine, style to eleven… Thanks RuPaul I’m back for the sequel… hopefully I can repeat the success of the first, or even elevate to T2 levels of awesomeness. It’s @hamishdownie writer/director of…
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Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald Trailer
The Two Gay Geeks received notification of the download for the new trailer for Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald. This is very exciting and we hope you are as excited as we are about seeing this film slated to release in November. Below we have the Press Release and the trailer: Fantastic Beasts:…
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Three Episode Thoughts: “Jessica Jones” Season 2, Edgy and Powerful
Marvel’s Jessica Jones starring Krysten Ritter had a strong inaugural season, with high approval ratings and having a dark, edgy tone dealing with themes of rape and post-traumatic stress disorder. The first season shows us Jessica as a reluctant hero dealing with Kilgrave and trying to put her life back together. I thoroughly enjoyed the…
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LIFE Itself Teaser Trailer
The Two Gay Geeks received an email about a new film from Amazon Studios called LIFE Itself. Not much is known about this film and there isn’t much information available except what was in the email, even IMDb doesn’t have much. It will be interesting to see how much more we learn over the next…
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Ocean’s 11 (1960) | TGG Old Classics?…Newly Reviewed
That’s right, Gini’s back and we’re hitting the big time because she’s playing for high stakes and taking on the penultimate (comedic) heist movie… You guessed it, the time has come to head to Las Vegas with Frank and the boys for 1960’s Ocean’s 11. Gini here, and it’s True Confession Time: I am not…
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Review “Touched by an Alien” Fast, Funny and full of Sexy Aliens
Marketing manager Katherine “Kitty” Katt had just finished a day on jury duty. When she stepped out of the Pueblo Caliente courthouse, all she was thinking about was the work she had to get caught up on. Then her attention was caught by a fight between a couple that looked like it was about to…
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Prodigy Has Landed on VOD
The Two Gay Geeks are very excited to announce that you can now see the film we have been talking about for the last month in reviews and interviews with the filmmakers. Prodigy, the scifi thriller co-written and co-directed by Alex Haughey and Brian Vidal has finally been released on multiple VOD platforms. The specifics…
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TG Geeks Webcast Episode 160
The Two Gay Geeks have a chat with Barbra and Bryant Dillon of Fanbase Press. They share with us how they got started and their vision for the future. We have our birthdays as always and we have some Feedback. In our second segment we briefly talk about the recent Academy Awards show as well…
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Spotlight Sunday – Brian Augustyn
We are hoping to spotlight creators of all types in our new series we refer to as Spotlight Sunday. In our first Spotlight Sunday we feature, Brian Augustyn, someone we have talked to in an interview and always chat him up at Cons and events we attend. Without further ado, here is the Spotlight Sunday:…
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“Dark Crystal” Masterpiece of Puppetry
Since the movie premiered in 1982, I’ve loved this film. My husband is about the biggest fan you’ll ever meet. I have a copy of the original book and we own the collector’s edition of the film. So when Fathom Events announced that they would be having a special screening for the 35th anniversary, we…
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Social Saturday – Drawn to Comics
In this inaugural post of Social Saturday we want to feature Drawn to Comics in Glendale, AZ. Owner, Ken Brown, works very hard to make Drawn to Comics a welcoming place to all brands of Geeks and Nerds. Below we have pulled together a little bit about Drawn to Comics: Drawn To Comics …
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“Gringo” A Trainwreck worth watching
When I watched the trailer, I thought this was going to be a funny movie and I am always up for a good comedy. Not only is David Oyelowo a great actor but I was looking forward to him playing a hapless American in trouble in Mexico. The cast looked great, the plot intriguing and…
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News Sushi: Morsels of News from Japan and Beyond
*Editor Note: Hamish was so kind to send us this lovely Potpourri item as additional content for our site. Thank You. A gauntlet has been laid down before me, so here I am taking the baton from Ben and Keith… hopefully not a poisoned chalice (I am after all in the middle of post-production on…
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FIRST LOOK AT DR. SEUSS’ “THE GRINCH”
Our friends at Fingerpaint Marketing have sent us the following Press Release for the upcoming Dr. Seuss’ The Grinch, an animated feature starring the voice of Benedict Cumberbatch. ILLUMINATION PRESENTS DR. SEUSS’ THE GRINCH – In Theaters November 9 Official Website | Facebook | Twitter | Instagram | #TheGrinch For their eighth fully animated feature, Illumination and Universal Pictures present…
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“A Wrinkle in Time” : Beautiful messages, missed opportunities
I will begin with saying there was no way I was going to miss this movie. I fell in love with the book as a twelve year old, connecting deeply with Meg, the first female character whose imperfections and beauty resonated with me, allowing me to learn who I was as a person. In addition,…
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FIRST LOOK AT “CHRISTOPHER ROBIN”
Our friends at Fingerpaint Marketing have sent us the following Press Release for the upcoming film Christopher Robin, a Live Action Adventure directed by Marc Forster and starring Ewan McGregor. Take a look at the teaser trailer for Disney’s “Christopher Robin,” coming soon to theaters. In the heartwarming live action adventure, the young boy who…
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Beautiful messages cannot save “A Wrinkle In Time.”
When Disney announced that a new adaptation of the book A Wrinkle In Time for the big screen was underway my initial response was one of apprehension. This would not be the first time this work would be adapted as it had been previously done back in 2003 for television, was co-produced by Walt Disney…
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Trouble in Paradise | Old Classic?…Newly Reviewed
Here’s Gini’s lastest tackling what Turner Classic Movies’ 1932’s Trouble in Paradise Billed as a screwball comedy Trouble in Paradise follows a gentleman conman/pickpocket/thief and the woman he meets who is his counterpart – they fall in love because he’s the best and she’s the best and it’s all so fantastic. Trouble comes when…
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TG Geeks Webcast Episode 159
The Two Gay Geeks have a chat with the Co-Writer and Illustrator of a new graphic novel titled, The Margins, set to release from Fanbase Press on July 23. We have our birthdays as always and we have some Feedback. In our second segment we briefly talk about some new ideas and directions we want…