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Discerning Geeks Portal

Discerning Geeks Portal is a gateway into the exploration of all things geek: Star Wars, Star Trek, Marvel, ‘80s movies, TV, and more. Dave, Todd, Andruw, and Preston, take a discerning look into the world of geek fandom. We care about intriguing storytelling, compelling characters, and thought-provoking themes, but we also love action, special effects, and comedy. We break down the positives, negatives, and mixed feelings about everything we cover. Step through the portal with us for fun and analytical discussions about geek culture, for fans, by fans.

#199 - The Simpsons - Treehouse of Horror #09 to #12

93 hours 15 mins; March 01, 2026

#198 - Movie Review - Demon Slayer: Infinity Castle (Kimetsu no Yaiba)

80 hours 16 mins; December 15, 2025

#197 - Movie Review - Superman (2025)

78 hours 57 mins; November 07, 2025

#196 - Movie Review - Fantastic Four: First Steps

71 hours 58 mins; October 15, 2025

#195 - 2025 Mid-Year-In-Review - Part 2 - TV Shows

91 hours 26 mins; September 14, 2025

#194 - 2025 Mid-Year In Review - Part 1 - Movies

62 hours 36 mins; August 18, 2025

#193 - TV Review - Batman TAS Episodes "Almost Got 'Im" and "Baby-Doll"

73 hours 38 mins; July 03, 2025

#192 - Movie Review - Robocop (1987)

79 hours 17 mins; June 16, 2025

#191 - Lost Drive-Time Chat #10 - Transformers One, Borderlands, IF, Inside Out 2, TV, Wrestling, and more...

92 hours 49 mins; June 06, 2025

#190 - Movie Review - Real Genius (Val Kilmer's 2nd movie)

73 hours 5 mins; May 24, 2025

#189 - Post-Review Discussion - Summer 2025 Movie Trailers, Episodes of This Podcast, Killer Klowns From Outer Space, Anora, and more...

54 mins; May 17, 2025

#188 - Movie Review - Thunderbolts*

87 hours 40 mins; May 10, 2025

#187 - Movie Review - Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory (1971)

88 hours 0 mins; April 30, 2025

#186 - Special Topic - Favorite Female TV Characters - PART 2 of 2

102 hours 10 mins; March 16, 2025

#185 - Special Topic - Favorite Female TV Characters - PART 1 of 2

77 hours 53 mins; March 05, 2025

#184 - 2024 Year In Review - PART 2 - TV and more

86 hours 30 mins; February 10, 2025

#183 - 2004 Year-In-Review - PART 1 - Movies of 2024

59 mins; January 23, 2025

#182 - Cmas TV Review - Grimm Christmas Episodes

77 hours 49 mins; December 24, 2024

#181 - Cmas Movie Review - Muppet Christmas Carol (again)

80 hours 47 mins; December 23, 2024

#180 - Cmas Movie Review - The Nightmare Before Christmas

77 hours 56 mins; December 21, 2024

#179 - Cmas Movie Review - Iron Man 3

89 hours 39 mins; December 17, 2024

#178 - TV Review - The Simpsons Treehouse of Horror 05 to 08

85 hours 59 mins; November 21, 2024

#177 - Special Topic - Political Movies & TV Shows: The West Wing, Veep, The American President, My Fellow Americans, Madam Secretary, House of Cards, and much more

88 hours 19 mins; November 04, 2024

#176 - Drive-Time Chat #09 - Halloween 2024 Edition - Beetlejuice 2, Agatha All Along, Grotesquerie, Salem's Lot, VHS Beyond, I Watched the TV Glow, and much more

84 hours 36 mins; October 30, 2024

#175 - Drive-Time Chat #08 - Franchises, Writing, and Failures, Oh My!

79 hours 3 mins; October 22, 2024

#174 - Movie Review - Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets

68 hours 3 mins; October 08, 2024

#173 - Todd & Preston's Drive-Time Chat #07 - PART 2 of 2 - Late Night With The Devil, Arcadian, Deadpool & Wolverine, X-Men, Batman, Agatha All Along, Spider-Man

55 mins; September 17, 2024

#172 - Todd & Preston's Drive-Time Chat #07 - Part 1 of 2 - X-Men '97, House of the Dragon, The Acolyte, The Ark, The Bear, and Jules

59 mins; August 26, 2024

#171 - Movie Review - Deadpool & Wolverine

84 hours 42 mins; August 14, 2024

#170 - Movie Review - The Hunger Games

94 hours 22 mins; July 30, 2024

#169 - TV Review - The Simpsons Treehouse of Horror 01 to 04 - PART 2 of 2

60 hours 37 mins; July 16, 2024

#168 - TV Review - The Simpsons Treehouse of Horror 01 to 04 - PART 1 of 2

54 mins; July 12, 2024

#167 - Movie Review - Army of Darkness

63 hours 0 mins; June 26, 2024

#166 - Movie Review - The Thomas Crown Affair

73 hours 6 mins; June 06, 2024

#165 - Movie Review - The Fall Guy

82 hours 12 mins; May 18, 2024

#164 - Movie Review - Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire

72 hours 34 mins; May 14, 2024

#163 - Todd & Preston's Drive-Time Chat #06 - Part 2 - Two-Season TV Shows, Wrestling, Star Trek, Mr. Holland's Opus, and more...

81 hours 2 mins; May 04, 2024

#162 - Todd & Preston's Drive-Time Chat #06 - Part 1 - X-Men '97, Shogun, Invincible, Darkplace, The Rookie, 9-1-1, and more...

68 hours 57 mins; April 21, 2024

#161 - Web Series Review - Don't Hug Me, I'm Scared - Season 1

111 hours 12 mins; April 05, 2024

#160 - Movie Trilogy Review - Fear Street (Netflix Exclusive)

98 hours 16 mins; March 27, 2024

#159 - Todd & Preston's Drive-Time Chat #05 - Part 2 - Crime Shows & Movies, Spaghetti Westerns, Better Navy: SW Empire vs. ST Federation, Star Trek Adventures RPG, and Star Trek Continues Web Series

50 mins; March 21, 2024

#158 - Todd & Preston's Drive-Time Chat #05 - Part 1 - Ghostbusters, Deadpool, Godzilla & King Kong, Wonka, Fargo, Popcorn In Bed, Quantum Leap, and The Rookie

63 hours 33 mins; March 05, 2024

#157 - Movie Review - Field of Dreams

75 hours 37 mins; February 17, 2024

#156 - Movie Review - Arkham City (video game cutscene edit)

83 hours 29 mins; February 09, 2024

#155 - Movie Review - Kolchak: The Night Stalker (1972 TV Movie)

68 hours 18 mins; January 29, 2024

#154 - 2023 Year In Review

92 hours 57 mins; January 14, 2024

#153 - Movie Review - Tombstone

70 hours 42 mins; January 08, 2024

#152 - Movie Review - Batman Returns

93 hours 47 mins; December 22, 2023

#151 - Movie Review - The Santa Clause

65 hours 58 mins; December 20, 2023

#150 - Movie Review - Violent Night

68 hours 55 mins; December 14, 2023

#149 - Movie Review - National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation

66 hours 49 mins; December 09, 2023

#148 - TV Topic - Favorite Genre TV Seasons - PART 2 (of 2)

57 mins; December 04, 2023

#147 - TV Topic - Favorite Genre TV Seasons - PART 1 (of 2)

55 mins; November 26, 2023

#146 - Movie Review - Wonder Woman

73 hours 38 mins; November 17, 2023

#145 - Movie Review - Shazam!

78 hours 54 mins; November 08, 2023

#144 - Movie Review - Ghostbusters (1984)

93 hours 6 mins; November 01, 2023

#143 - Special Topic - Ranking the MCU Phase 1 Movies

86 hours 24 mins; October 18, 2023

#142 - Todd & Preston's Drive-Time Chat #04 - Part 2 - Ahsoka, Spooky Season, Predicting Upcoming MCU Phase 1 Rankings

36 mins; October 11, 2023

#141 - Todd & Preston's Drive-Time Chat #04 - Part 1 - Dragon Con, Mac & Me, A Haunting in Venice, Venture Bros., and Oppenheimer

57 mins; October 04, 2023

#140 - Movie Review - Young Frankenstein

70 hours 13 mins; September 16, 2023

#139 - TV Topic - Favorite SF/Fantasy/Horror Single-Episode Stories - PART 2 (of 2)

51 mins; September 07, 2023

#138 - TV Topic - Favorite SF/Fantasy/Horror Single-Episode Stories - PART 1 (of 2)

82 hours 31 mins; August 30, 2023

#137 - Todd & Preston's Drive-Time Chat #03 - Part 2 - Babylon 5, The Rookie, toys or games as TV or movies, SeaQuest, Mac & Me, and more...

45 mins; August 08, 2023

#136 - Todd & Preston's Drive-Time Chat #03 - Part 1 - Writer & Actor Strikes, Secret Invasion, The Witcher, The Righteous Gemstones, Grimm, and more...

61 hours 27 mins; July 29, 2023

#135 - Alpha-Movie-Bet #03 - Favorite Movies I to L

82 hours 24 mins; July 22, 2023

#134 - Movie Review - Paycheck

80 hours 35 mins; June 30, 2023

#133 - Movie Review - The Entity

70 hours 16 mins; June 25, 2023

#132 - Movie Review - Highlander

84 hours 1 min; June 03, 2023

#131 - Todd & Preston's Drive-Time Chat #02 - Grimm rewatch, Star Wars, DC, Marvel, streaming services, and more...

102 hours 1 min; May 21, 2023

#130 - Special Topic - Star Wars Movies Ranked - PART 2

69 hours 32 mins; May 13, 2023

#129 - Special Topic - Star Wars Movies Ranked - PART 1

56 mins; May 04, 2023

#128 - Bonus Time-Capsule Star Wars Discussion - Recorded October 25, 2020 - Now Finally Released

87 hours 58 mins; April 29, 2023

#127 - Todd & Preston's Drive-Time Discussion Hour (Topics: syndication, space opera, dangerous technologies, guilty pleasures, Dungeons & Dragons, and much more...)

82 hours 58 mins; April 23, 2023

#126 - Movie Review - Ice Pirates ... (with bonus "brought to you by..." montage at the end)

75 hours 22 mins; April 12, 2023

#125 (Sort Of) - Special Unearthed Episode #000.5: Getting to Know the Co-Hosts (Recorded June 17, 2020)

58 mins; April 08, 2023

#124 - Movie Review - Dungeons & Dragons - Honor Among Thieves

48 mins; March 31, 2023

#123 - Movie Review - Robot Jox

72 hours 51 mins; March 22, 2023

#122 (Sort Of) - Starlite Starbrite: Special Unearthed Episode #000.0: The Naming of the Podcast (Recorded June 10, 2020)

44 mins; March 15, 2023

#121 - Movie Review - Conan the Barbarian (1982)

68 hours 21 mins; March 13, 2023

#120 - Movie Review - Godzilla (2014)

76 hours 9 mins; March 04, 2023

#119 - Whatcha' Doin'? - February 2023 - The Last of Us, Lockwood & Company, Wednesday, Quantum Leap, Willow, National Treasure: EoH, Kaleidoscope, DCU, and more...

69 hours 3 mins; February 20, 2023

#118 - Movie Review - Ant-Man

67 hours 43 mins; February 15, 2023

#117 - Movie Review - Rollerball (1975)

76 hours 5 mins; February 03, 2023

#116 - Movie Review - Black Adam

81 hours 41 mins; January 21, 2023

#115 - Whatcha' Doin'? - December 2022 Catch-Up

73 hours 8 mins; December 27, 2022

#114 - Showdown #03 - Deep Impact vs. Armageddon

86 hours 10 mins; November 01, 2022

#113 - Movie Review - Beetlejuice

78 hours 57 mins; October 24, 2022

BONUS - RE-EDIT - #073 - Alpha-Movie-Bet #02 - Movie Favorites E to H

73 hours 2 mins; October 15, 2022

#112 - Showdown #02 - Oblivion Vs. After Earth

66 hours 45 mins; October 03, 2022

#111 - Special Recap - Dragon Con 2022

52 mins; September 26, 2022

#110 - The Road to Killer Klowns - A Tribute to Dave Teague

108 hours 41 mins; September 20, 2022

#109 - Movie Review - Clue

81 hours 39 mins; September 10, 2022

#108 - Movie Review - Thor: The Dark World

53 mins; September 02, 2022

#107 - Movie Review - Dark City

63 hours 0 mins; August 16, 2022

#106 - Movie Review - Down Periscope

56 mins; August 08, 2022

#105 - Movie Review - The Mist

71 hours 37 mins; August 03, 2022

#104 - Whatcha' Doin'? - Late July 2022: MCU, Obi-Wan, Stranger Things, The Orville, and much more...

95 hours 41 mins; July 27, 2022

#103 - Movie Review - Free Guy

62 hours 17 mins; July 22, 2022

#102 - Showdown #01 - Volcano Vs. Dante's Peak

89 hours 42 mins; July 04, 2022

#101 - Movie Review - National Treasure 2: Book of Secrets

78 hours 4 mins; June 26, 2022

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