Geekfest Rants

Episode 309 - Wonder Woman Review - Star Wars Laserdiscs

Has critical and box office salvation finally arrived for a DC film? It certainly has. Join us at GeekFest Rants as Carlos, Kyle and Kim review the newest DC superhero film, Wonder Woman. What's the secret of it's success?  The lead actress? the director? the story? Probably all of the above.  About time DC gets a hit on their hands.  Then Carlos takes a nostalgic look back the Laserdisc format especially with Star Wars films.  What were these CD looking, record size, movie discs all about?  And how did the Star Wars franchise contribute to it's special important technological life span?

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WONDER WOMAN – Rise of the Warrior [Official Final Trailer]: 

Laser Disc — The Future of Home Entertainment — PAL Australia version:  

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Episode 304 - Star Wars Celebration Orlando 2017 - Indiana Jones-Star Wars VHS - Conan figures

It's finally here, Star Wars Celebration Orlando 2017.  Join the Perrones and GeekFest Rants as they take their pilgrimage to the land of all things Star Wars.  Happily slip into a 4-day geek induced coma of Lucasfilm/Star Wars movies/TV shows/video games/ and toys, many toys, lots o toys, we're talking toys here.  Then Carlos takes a side trip to the retro-VHS world of Indiana Jones and Star Wars videocassette films.  Then we cap off this show with a look at Conan the Barbarian action figures.  Conan will explain to us what is good in life while he get's to the chopper.

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Episode 304 - Star Wars Celebration Orlando 2017 - Indiana Jones-Star Wars VHS - Conan figures (1:18:28)

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  Star Wars Rebels Season 4 Trailer (Official): 

Indiana Jones And The Temple Of Doom - Official® Teaser [HD]:

Star Wars: The Last Jedi Official Teaser: 

Star Wars Battlefront II: Full Length Reveal Trailer: 

Boba Fett VS Cad Bane - Star Wars: The Clone Wars Unfinished Clip: 

Star Wars Celebration Orlando Closing Ceremony - Star Wars Celebration 2017 Orlando:

John Williams conducts surprise concert at Star Wars Celebration 2017:

A Tribute To Carrie Fisher:   

 

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Episode 297 - Super Bowl Trailer Park 2017

It's that time of the year where we get all ready for the Super Bowl.  Nothing brings out the crowds like those Super Bowl Trailers and Spots.  Join Carlos and Kyle at GeekFest Rants as they fast forward through what I'm told was a really good football game in order to get to movie and TV show trailers and spots.  Some of the night's winners include Logan, Ghost in the Shell, Stranger Things, Guardians of the Galaxy-Vol.2, and Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales.  So grab a beer, set up your favorite lawn chair, and welcome to the Super Bowl Trailer Park.

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Episode 297 - Super Bowl Trailer Park 2017 (37:01)

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Guardians of the Galaxy 2 Trailer - Super Bowl Ad - 2017 Movie Official: 

GHOST IN THE SHELL Super Bowl Spot Trailer 2017 + (FULL HD): 

PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN 5 Trailer + Super Bowl Spot (2017) Dead Men Tell No Tales, Disney Movie HD:  

   

Logan 'Grace' Super Bowl TV Spot (2017) | Movieclips Trailers: 

Stranger Things 2 | Super Bowl 2017 Ad | Netflix: 

The Fate of the Furious Super Bowl TV Spot (2017) | Movieclips Trailers:

Transformers: The Last Knight Extended Super Bowl TV Spot (2017) | Movieclips Trailers:

LEGION Season 1 Promo "Swaddled" (HD) FX/Marvel Series: https://youtu.be/t3VSeCBK6kA

 

 LIFE - Official Trailer #2 (HD): 

A Cure for Wellness Super Bowl TV Spot (2017) | Movieclips Trailers: 

 

 John Wick: Chapter 2 'Shade' Super Bowl TV Spot (2017) | Movieclips Trailers:

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Episode 275 - Discovering The Lippincott Files

How big of a Star Wars fan are you?  If you are a big fan and into the merchandising side of Star Wars, with its toys, books, comics, trading cards, etc., then you might know the name Charles Lippincott. Today on GeekFest Rants, Carlos helps you discover the amazing world of the Lippincott files.  Join us as we visit the incredible archival facebook page of this legendary Star Wars merchandising and licencing guru.  They say Star Wars wrote the book on how to sell products from a film and this man was there putting those deals in place.  He also worked on Conan the Barbarian, Alien, Judge Dredd, and Flash Gordon.

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STAR WARS ORIGINAL TV SPOTS TRAILERS PLUS RECREATIONS 1977 - 1985 

 

Conan the Barbarian (1982) - TV Spot Trailer 

Star Wars Panel 1977 

 

Alien - HD Trailer | Ridley Scott 1979 Classic 

 

Flash Gordon Trailer

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Episode 272 - Star Wars Saga Topps Cards

There was a time where we could not just watch Star Wars on Blu ray, or DVD, or Laserdisc, or even VHS, whenever we felt like it.  Before the home video revolution, all we had was comic books, novels, action figures, posters, t-shirts, and Topps trading cards.  Today on GeekFest Rants, Carlos and James take their weekly trip back to their childhood to talk about their Star Wars Saga Topps trading cards collection.  How good were these cards and how do they compare to modern ones.  Check your old shoe boxes, you might still have some.

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Episode 272 - Star Wars Saga Topps Cards (41:07)

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 The process of making a Topps trading card

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Episode 271 - When Atari Ruled the World

Before PS4, before Xbox One, back when dinosaurs ruled the world, we had Atari.  Today on GeekFest Rants, Carlos and James are kicking it old school by traveling to the early 80's to visit their old childhood home video game systems.  Listen as they go through their pre and post Atari gaming age.  Did they join the famous E.T. cartridge dig?  And, of course, were there any Star Wars games in their collection?

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 Episode 271 - When Atari Ruled the World (48:21)

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80's Atari commercial

Star Wars The Arcade Game commercial [1984]

Buckner and Garcia - Pac-Man Fever

Atari: Game Over - Trailer

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Episode 269 - TV Guide...the other Good Book

What book can you find in every hotel room?  The Bible.  What's the other book you usually find ......?   A TV Guide, or cable guide.  Today on GeekFest Rants, Carlos and James look back at another one of their publishing obsessions from their childhood...TV Guide.  This was not just a means of figuring out what to watch on TV but somewhat of an entertainment mini magazine, a collector's item, and an iconic publication that tried to keep up with the changing times.  

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Episode 269 - TV Guide...the other Good Book (39:56)

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TV Guide Commercial (1986)

 WHT The Movie Network 1980 TV commercials

 HBO "HBOnly" commercial 1983

 U68 PROMO REEL [1985]

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Episode 254 - Guilty Pleasures - The Musicals

Everybody has one.  Some of us have a bunch of them.  So today on GeekFest Rants, it's our turn to come clean and reveal our Guilty Pleasures musical films. Join Carlos and James as they confess which musicals they just cannot turn away from when they are on TV.  And yes, we do own a number of these films on VHS.....and Laserdisc.......and DVD.....and Blu-ray.   That's normal, right????

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Episode 254 - Guilty Pleasures - The Musicals (49:59)

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Saturday Night Fever (1/9) Movie CLIP - Watch the Hair (1977) HD

Saturday Night Fever - Official® Trailer [HD]

The Bee Gees in Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Heart Club band 1978 - Trailer

Can't Stop The Music Trailer (1980)

Spice World Trailer (1997)

The Rocky Horror Picture Show | #TBT Trailer | 20th Century FOX

Willy Wonka & The Chocolate Factory (1971) Official Trailer - Gene Wilder, Roald Dahl Movie HD

Grease (1978) Trailer

Grease 2 - Trailer

Staying Alive - Trailer

The Wiz Official Trailer #1 - Michael Jackson Movie (1978) HD

Moulin Rouge! (2001) Trailer

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It's Finally Here - by Steve Vivona

 

Most people who know me assume I’m hugely excited for the new Star Wars film being released next month. That goes without saying. However, those that really know me understand that the film being released today is probably the one for which I was slightly more excited: Creed, the seventh film in the Rocky saga.

(Little aside here before we get started-this is the first time a Rocky movie and a Star Wars movie are being released in the same year, let alone a month apart, and each one is the seventh film of both franchises. It's also worth noting that both films announced themselves each with a somewhat bombastic fanfare that they hadn't quite earned, yet somehow felt assured they would.)

Despite being a full-on sci-fi/comic book Geek, my all-time favorite film is the original Rocky. I’ve probably seen Rocky III and Rocky IV (two of the most watchable—if not necessarily the best—films in the series) maybe a hundred times each. With You Tube I can watch favorite scenes any time of the day or night whenever the spirit moves me (not on work time, or anything…)

Episode 226 - The Faces of Fandom

Are you a closet fanboy? Do you let your fandom freak flag fly loud and proud? Or do you do a little bit of both?  Today on GeekFest Rants we explore the many faces of fandom.  Join Carlos and James as they talk about how different fandoms such as sports, music, politics, entertainment, and even religion, sometimes behave in similar ways.  Some of these obsessions can be consider trivial or essential but can they all be taken to an extreme.  Find out how you measure up to your fandom. And to quote William Shatner from the old hilarious SNL skit, do we all just need to "...Get a Life..."?

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Episode 226 - The Faces of Fandom (42:36)

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 Fanboys: Star Wars vs. Trekkie

 Shatner SNL - Get a Life 

 Star Wars Described by a Non Fan

Trekkies - Trailer 

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