Geekfest Rants

Episode 137 - Kea Alwang, Young Adult Fantasy Author Interview

This week on GeekFest Rants, contributor Brenda Laux interviews Young Adult Author, Kea Alwang. Kea is writing a fantasy/scifi series you might want to point out to your favorite fangirl. Brenda and Kea discuss the story behind the series, the geek factor behind the author, and the subject of bullying--a rather hot topic these days and a factor in the Based on a Dream series. Book One, Treehugger, has scored stunning reviews that demonstrate how nicely readers relate to the characters. Book Two, Risktaker, launches next month.

Episode 137 - Kea Alwang, Young Adult Fantasy Author Interview (22:57)

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TREEHUGGER is available in print and ecopy at AMAZON.COM and BN.COM

Contact Kea Alwang:

kea(@)keaalwang(dot)com
Kea Alwang, YA Author (Facebook) 
www.keaalwang.com
www.basedonadreambooks.com
@kea_alwang 

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Episode 136 - They Live - Geek Commentary

On today's episode of GFR, Carlos and the Steves tackle yet another John Carpenter classic from the 80s, They Live, starring none other than wrestling legend "Rowdy" Roddy Piper! A scathing satire on consumerism and greed, it resonates just as deeply today, if not more so! This is the trio's fourth Carpenter commentary and you can expect more in the future!

 Episode 136 - They Live - Geek Commentary (1:38:01)
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Episode 135 - Vintage Star Wars Toys - Part 3

Today at Geekfest Rants Carlos and James return to one of their favorite topics, Vintage Star Wars Toys.  Join us once again as we open up the Kenner vault to see what goodies await.  This time around we concentrate on Star Wars second tier items.  Such gems as the Imperial Troop Transporter, the Land of the Jawas, and Darth Vader's Tie Fighter.

 Episode 135 - Vintage Star Wars Toys - Part 3 (42:27)

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Here are a couple of links to the original Kenner commercials for these toys:

Land of the Jawas Commercial

Creature Cantina Commercial

Patrol Dewback Commecial

Darth Vader's Tie Fighter Commercial

Droid Factory Commercial

Imperial Troop Transporter Commercial

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Episode 134 - Dredd - Geek Review

On this week's GFR Carlos and Steve V. tackle last year's inexplicably unsuccessful Dredd reboot starring Star Trek's Karl Urban. This film had it all - perfect casting, attention to detail and faithfulness to the source material, and yet it failed. In fact, it did worse than the 1995 Stallone version (which Steve thought was ok, of course!) We do our best to make sense of it all!

 Episode 134 - Dedd - Geek Review (27:04)

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