Jesse Blaze Snider is the hero we need, bipartisan & scrutinizing. Like a nerd culture Arthur Fonzarelli, he will give you that perfect advice you need or jump some sharks to save the day himself. He’s a geek like you. A fan of the source material FIRST, who believes that geeks need to get their geek news from other geeks or it’s all bull$#!+. He’s a professional comic book writer whose credits include Marvel, DC, Image, Disney*Pixar, the Muppets & a lot more. He’s an English major, a music ...
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THE DEATH OF SHARED CULTURE: How Hollywood KILLED MYTH & FRACTURED the Chains of Connection for EVERY GENERATION.
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1:43:20Remember when you would say “SPIDER-MAN”, “Captain America,” or “STAR WARS” and people knew exactly what you meant? You mean, Miles Morales? No, not Miles!! Oh, Steve Rogers, no, I meant the NEW Cap! Oh, Star Wars! You talking about the kid friendly, “Skeleton Crew” or the attempted rape friendly, “ANDOR”…? Oh, I was talking about the Skywalkers, I…
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“Sometimes there’s a film… I won’t say a masterpiece, ‘cause what’s a masterpiece? But sometimes there’s a film. And I’m talkin’ about “Excalibur” here. Sometimes there’s a film that, well, it’s the film for its time and place. It fits right in there. And that’s “Excalibur”, for legitimizing the Arthurian Legend on the big screen! And even if the f…
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You Can Do It! Crowd-Funding is your FRIEND!
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58:15It’s never been easier to do it yourself in this world! With platforms like Kickstarter, IndieGoGo, and others, you can become a successful business owner overnight with the right ideas! The Coolest Geek Alive would like to encourage you to do what he’s been doing with his company, “black light district studios,” for a few years now, namely writing…
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Coolest Classics - “The Fighter” w/ Christian Bale
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17:14“Sometimes there’s a film… I won’t say a masterpiece, ‘cause what’s a masterpiece? But sometimes there’s a film. And I’m talkin’ about “The Fighter” here. Sometimes there’s a film that, well, it’s the film for its time and place. It fits right in there. And that’s “The Fighter”, for the incredible Christian Bale & Melissa Leo, who both won Oscars f…
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Coolest Classics - (“Rocky I-IV”, plus MORE!)
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40:51“Sometimes there’s a film… I won’t say a masterpiece, ‘cause what’s a masterpiece? But sometimes there’s a film. And I’m talkin’ about “Rocky” here. Sometimes there’s a film that, well, it’s the film for its time and place. It fits right in there. And that’s “Rocky”, for the incredible Sylvester Stallone, and boxing! And even if the film series is …
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Coolest Classics - “Warrior” (2011, FILM) w/ Tom Hardy
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10:15“Sometimes there’s a film… I won’t say a masterpiece, ‘cause what’s a masterpiece? But sometimes there’s a film. And I’m talkin’ about “Warrior” here. Sometimes there’s a film that, well, it’s the film for its time and place. It fits right in there. And that’s “Warrior”, for the incredible Tom Hardy & MMA Fighting! And even if the film is already b…
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Hollywood Echo Chamber: Why Stars like John Boyega Keep Alienating Fans
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47:19On this episode of Coolest Geek Alive, we’re diving into the Hollywood echo chamber—why stars like John Boyega keep stepping in it and alienating the very fans who helped build their careers. From Disney to other major studios, the industry’s been quick to blame fandom backlash on prejudice, rather than taking accountability for creative missteps. …
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Coolest Classics - Mel Gibson’s “Braveheart”
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12:20Coolest Classics - Mel Gibson’s “Braveheart” “Sometimes there’s a film… I won’t say a masterpiece, ‘cause what’s a masterpiece? But sometimes there’s a film. And I’m talkin’ about “Braveheart” here. Sometimes there’s a film that, well, it’s the film for its time and place. It fits right in there. And that’s “Braveheart”, for the incredible Mel Gibs…
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VAL KILMER - Celebrating his LIFE w/ SIX "Coolest Classics" Recommendations! (Tombstone, Real Genius & MORE!)
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54:47If you don't know why Val Kilmer was one of the "Coolest Men Alive" then you soon will, as Jesse Blaze Snider, the Coolest Geek Alive breaks it all down in exacting detail! Covering everything that matters from Top Gun to Batman and CELEBRATING his PERSONAL FAVORITE VAL KILMER MOVIES to keep Val alive in our HEARTS until the end of TIME! R.I.P. Val…
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Coolest CLASSIC - “True Ro ... ten by Quentin Tarantino!"
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21:01Coolest CLASSIC - “True Ro ... ten by Quentin Tarantino!" Jesse Blaze Snider is likely referring to the 1993 film True Romance, which was written by Quentin Tarantino but directed by Tony Scott. It's a romantic crime film starring Christian Slater and Patricia Arquette, with a supporting cast that includes Dennis Hopper, Val Kilmer, and Gary Oldman…
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Is "Snow White" really the WORST RATED "Disney Film" of "ALL-TIME"?! Well, at least, kinda. Find out inside this episode of the COOLEST GEEK ALIVE with Jesse Blaze Snider!
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Coolest Pick - Bruce Lee's “Warrior” (TV Series)
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20:25Bruce Lee, what you've posthumously helped to create is one of the most insanely awesome things the Coolest Geek Alive has most recently seen! At no point in your brooding, well-paced, kung fu period piece TV series were you even close to anything that could be considered boring. Every listener of this podcast will be better for having watched your…
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Where are all the GINGERS? (A Strange Race-Swapping Trend, is SW's Mara Jade NEXT?!)
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48:10On this episode of Coolest Geek Alive, well, um, that.
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Daredevil: Born Again/Captain America: Brave New World RATINGS & BOX OFFICE DISASTER?! (Is this the DEATH of the Marvel Cinematic "UNIVERSE"?)
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59:10On the latest episode of COOLEST GEEK ALIVE, host Jesse Blaze Snider dives into the REAL NUMBERS!! How many BUTTS in ACTUAL SEATS SAW CAP 4?! How many viewers tuned into Daredevil? How does it compare to the past? What is the FUTURE?! Truth is, some of it is clear cut downtrend, but some of it is a bit...murky. You want it? Come & GET IT!…
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Dito Montiel, what you've just helped to create is one of the most insanely awesome things the Coolest Geek Alive has most recently seen! At no point in your darkly funny action drama were you even close to anything that could be considered boring. Every listener of this podcast will be better for having watched your film. We award you all of the p…
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TOY FAIR 2025: What we LEARNED! (Marvel, DC, Star Wars & Everything in Between!)
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50:43I just attended my first "Toy Fair" guided by the incredible Digger Mesch, what we learned was SHOCKING! The Coolest Geek Alive LOVES TOYS! Join Jesse Blaze Snider as he recounts his two days in toy paradise!
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Coolest Pick - “The Unbreakable Boy” (Plus, Uplifting BONUS 2nd Half on GRATITUDE!)
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1:09:10Jon Gunn, what you've just create is one of the most insanely awesomely heartwarming things the Coolest Geek Alive has ever seen! At no point in your fun, reality based, slice of life dramedy were you even close to anything that could be considered meaningless. Every listener of this podcast will be better for having watched your film. We award you…
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Diversity, Equity & Inclusion is GREAT, so WHY does DEI suck SO BAD?! (WORK-STUDY: Kathleen Kennedy & LucasFilm!)
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1:29:11Where did DEI go wrong? How is something that shouldn't be a problem, become one? Well, the Coolest Geek Alive thinks he knows the answers, because he lived it as a profession in the entertainment industry over the past three decades! Join us as Jesse Blaze Snider brings you through the ups & downs of producing entertainment & explains why DEI was …
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Alan Tudyk, what you are helping to create is one of the most insanely awesome shows the Coolest Geek Alive has ever seen! At no point in your hysterically smart, small-town psi-fi dramedy were you even close to anything that could be considered stupid. Every listener of this podcast will be better for having watched your show. We award you all of …
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The Flash has the BEST VILLAINS, FIGHT ME! (Why James Gunn & the WB shouldn't SLEEP on DC's Spider-man!)
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59:07Jesse Blaze Snider is the Coolest Geek Alive and he LOVES the FLASH! So much so that he's named his eldest son, Cassidy West after the speedster, Wally West. What follows is a gushing endorsement of the character, his villains & a ton of specifically awesome stories that have already been told about the Flash that you can discover for yourself! It'…
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Captain AMERICA - TRUE MEANING! (HINT: It is NOT JUST a SUIT.)
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58:59Join Jesse Blaze Snider the Coolest Geek Alive as he dives into his great love for the character, a love that he believes is shared by many fans, not just of the comic books but of the films as well. So dive right into a crash course in what has made Steve Rogers & Captain America a hero that has stood many tests of time and ask if the new iteratio…
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Coolest Pick - “Please Don’t Destroy: The Treasure of Foggy Mountain”
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11:22Judd Apatow, what you've just helped to bring us is one of the most insanely awesome comedies the Coolest Geek Alive has most recently seen! At no point in your hysterical, fast-paced, adventure film were you even close to anything that could be considered boring. Every listener of this podcast will be better for having watched your film. We award …
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NEW Fantastic Four & Superman TRAILERS! (But Will the FANS SHOW UP...?)
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1:04:03Can Fantastic Four & Superman reignite the MARVEL & DC Cinematic Universes...? Or have the FANS just been fooled too many times before to care now? The Coolest Geek Alive lights up his third eye to predict the likely outcome that is about to play out before our eyes. Join host Jesse Blaze Snider as he speaks about how this show got its name and the…
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Coolest Geek Alive - EFFECT of D.E.I. in Entertainment & Beyond...!
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1:36:54Marvel, DC, Star Wars, Star Trek, LotR, D&D, Doctor Who, Harry Potter, it's EVERYWHERE! What's that? "Diversity" "Equity" and "Inclusion" has widely come to be seen as a ham-fisted overcorrection at BEST and at WORST an attempt by our fincial overlords to "force behaviors" in our socoety and inspire a violent revoltion that they could capitalize up…
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Coolest Pick - "The Platform" & "The Platform II"
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11:54WARNING! These movies are RUFF! Proceed with caution! Coolest Pick - “The Platform” & "The Platform II" Spain, what you've just created is one of the most insanely interesting & awesome things the Coolest Geek Alive has seen in a looooong time! At no point in your frightening, paced, psychological thriller were you even close to anything that could…
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Green Lantern, James Gunn & Geoff Johns: 3 Flavors that Belong Together! (Celebrating one of the GREATEST comic book stories ever told!)
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1:14:34So, the NEW DCU seems like it shaping up pretty good with the new superman trailer, but do they REALLY NKOW what they HAVE with that NEW Green Lantern TV SHOW?! The Coolest Geek Alive is here to make sure! Celebrating the greatness of the mythology with a focus on former Warner Producer, Geoff Johns historic run on the title! If you've been looking…
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BANKRUPTCY for Diamond Comics Distributors?! (How Did We Get Here? The Comic Book Industry's Long Hard Road to Ruin.)
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1:11:27That's right comic book fans! The big bad witch is dead! Diamond files for BANKRUPTCY! Join host Jesse Blaze Snider, professional comic book writer for the Big Two & the coolest geek alive as he walks you through the 10 years of comics' publishing initiatives that led up to this historic collapse. Join us, won't you? ;)…
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DC FANS at WAR: Snyder Fans v. Gunn Fans v. Comic Book Purists - Whose Right? How'd We Get Here?
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1:14:43Jesse Blaze Snider RETURNS to Coolest Geek Alive for the new year roaring like a lion and getting to the very bottom of the current battle raging within the DC Fandoms online. Since the release of the trailer for the James Gunn-directed Superman film, fans have been viciously divided on whether or not its even any good, with Snyder fans happy to sa…
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The Coolest Geek Alive - CHRISTMAS MESSAGE! :)
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30:05The Coolest Geek Alive - CHRISTMAS MESSAGE! :)
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Will SONY Sell Spider-Man BACK to MARVEL After KRAVEN FLOP?! (And SHOULD They?)
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59:07Rumors have been flying all week after the announcement that Sony would end its Spider-Man-less Live Action Spider-Man Universe that Sony is considering SELLING their stake in Spider-man back to Marvel, but is that a good idea? Up until now out of six films, including three Tom Hardy Venom outings and three strikeouts in "Morbius", "Madame Web" and…
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Coolest Pick - “The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare”
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11:36Guy Ritchie, what you've just created is one of the most insanely awesome things the Coolest Geek Alive has most recently seen! At no point in your funny, fast-paced, WW2 action epic were you even close to anything that could be considered boring. Every listener of this podcast will be better for having watched your film. We award you all of the po…
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Disney Tragic: From Snow White to Snow White, the RISE & FALL of the Walt Disney Company!
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49:02A string of box office bombs are all wired up and ready to be detonated by the Walt Disney Company early next year, including, MUFFASA, CAPTAIN AMERICA 4, and SNOW WHITE! This is following a string of box office disappointments for Disney coupled with sagging attendance at their parks, poor sales of their merch and terrible ratings for Disney Plus …
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Coolest Classics - "This Is Spinal Tap" ("The Funniest Rock Movie EVER MADE!")
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19:24“Sometimes there’s a film… I won’t say a masterpiece, ‘cause what’s a masterpiece? But sometimes there’s a film. And I’m talkin’ about "This Is Spinal Tap” here. Sometimes there’s a film that, well, it’s the film for its time and place. It fits right in there. And that’s "This Is Spinal Tap”, for rock 'n' roll & heavy metal getting the lampooning t…
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Earth's Mightiest Blue Print: How an Avengers ANIMATED Show Created a Road Map for the MCU's POSSIBLE FUTURE!
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1:01:21Avengers: Earth Mightiest Heroes" is gonna go down as one of the greatest animated series ever made & one of the most egregious cancelations of ALL-TIME! The show "Avengers: Assemble" that replaced it has none of its charm, a terrible ascetic & honestly can't do ANYTHING RIGHT when A: EMH seems unable to do ANYTHING WRONG! Jesse Blaze Snider, the C…
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Tom Cruise, what you've just helped create is one of the most insanely awesome things the Coolest Geek Alive has most recently seen! At no point in your funny, fast-paced, psi-fi Ground Hog's Day, action opus were you even close to anything that could be considered boring. Every listener of this podcast will be better for having watched your film. …
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Coolest WRITERS Alive - Trey Parker & Matt Stone (South Park, Book of Mormon & MUCH MORE!)
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56:15Trey Parker & Matt Stone have been working as a team now for well over THIRTY YEARS and BOY does it SHOW in their INCREDIBLE WORK! Not just funny, but well conceived & written for the audience to enjoy. Trey & Matt are a very rare breed in "modern day" Hollywood and the unique position they've put themselves into has allowed them to carve out a pla…
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Coolest Classic - Daniel Clowes' “Art School Confidential”
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13:51“Sometimes there’s a film… I won’t say a masterpiece, ‘cause what’s a masterpiece? But sometimes there’s a film. And I’m talkin’ about the “Art School Confidential” here. Sometimes there’s a film that, well, it’s the film for its time and place. It fits right in there. And that’s the “Art School Confidential”, for every art major in America & possi…
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CAP 4 is being RESHOT a 3RD TIME…?! (She-Hulk ERASED? Venom/Spidey CROSS-OVER eminent?! Downey Doom?! Can anything SAVE the MCU?!)
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1:19:06That's right people, this just in, "Captain America: Brave New World" starring Anthony Mackie as his character The Falcon (Sam Wilson) becoming the new sentinel of liberty has been scheduled for its THIRD ROUND of RESHOOTS after a disastrous second round of "test screenings" and tepid reaction to the film's trailer! Despite a willingness to adjust …
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Colin Farrell, what you've just helped to create is one of the most insanely awesome things the Coolest Geek Alive has recently seen! At no point in your dark, grounded, small but FUN Gotham mafia underworld series were you even close to anything that could be considered boring. Every listener of this podcast will be better for having watched your …
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Trump Win SMASHES Hollywood ECHO CHAMBER! (Vanity Fair & even Grace Randolph SEE the LIGHT, predict END of D.E.I. Entertainment!)
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1:43:32For YEARS the Coolest Geek Alive has called for REASON in entertainment & the world stage! For Years, host Jesse Blaze Snider tried to tell them that they had completely LOST the AUDIENCE and were making films & television for a tiny group of their friends in LALA LAND, but were no longer entertaining the MASSES. Well...has the mainstream media FIN…
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Coolest Classics - “Galaxy Quest” ("Spaceballs" for STAR TREK fans!)
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19:21“Sometimes there’s a film… I won’t say a masterpiece, ‘cause what’s a masterpiece? But sometimes there’s a film. And I’m talkin’ about “Galaxy Quest” here. Sometimes there’s a film that, well, it’s the film for its time and place. It fits right in there. And that’s “Galaxy Quest”, for the Star Trek fandom. Even if the film is already beloved by mil…
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Coolest FANDOM Alive - Kickstarter Darlings' Four Horsemen Studios & their MYTHIC LEGIONS!
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1:07:36Is a feeling of apathy beginning to set in for your traditional fandom homes? Looking for a new world to dive into that lets YOU be the driving force of the creativity?! Then look no further than Four Horsemen Studios' Mythic Legions line of FANTASY action figures, which is building into a hugely creative fandom of talented craftspeople & painters …
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Sly Stallone, what you've just helped to create is one of the most insanely awesome things the Coolest Geek Alive has recently seen! At no point in your fun, fast-paced, fish-out-of-water mafia series were you even close to anything that could be considered boring. Every listener of this podcast will be better for having watched your film. We award…
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Halloween Special: 13 Comic Book-Based “Horror" Classics!
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56:33Hey, it's Halloween, so the Coolest Geek Alive is counting down the BEST "horror" films & TV shows based on Comic Books! Along with a ton of other great outside the box, but still classic & SPOOKY recommendations! Join Jesse Blaze Snider for a hauntingly good time! BOO!
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Bill Skarsgard, what you've just helped to create is one of the most insanely awesome things the Coolest Geek Alive has most recently seen! At no point in your hysterical, fast-paced, revenge-action film were you even close to anything that could be considered boring. Every listener of this podcast will be better for having watched your movie. We a…
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TOXIC-FEMINE: Gina Carano & Caitlin Clark Reveal the Hypocrisy of Disney, the WNBA & SOCIETY'S CULTURE WAR!
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1:09:40DISNEY & the WNBA had STARS in Gina Carano & Caitlin Clark, but fumbled the ball with both! NOW, Disney will be forced to reveal internal documents in court in their ongoing LAWSUIT with former Star Wars Mandalorian actress, Gina Carano and Caitlin Clark will EXIT the WNBA to go play basketball in EUROPE! Jesse Blaze Snider, the Coolest Geek Alive …
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Coolest Picks - “Late Night w/ the Devil”
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14:01David Dastmalchian, what you've just helped to create is one of the most insanely awesome things the Coolest Geek Alive has ever seen! At no point in your low-budget, found-footage fuel, suspense/supernatural horror were you even close to anything that could be considered silly! Every listener of this podcast will be better for having watched your …
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Penguin v. Joker 2: The Dangerous Game of Subverting Expectation!
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48:20Right now, across the planet there exists a ravenous audience of comic book readers just WAITING to have their EXPECTATIONS SATISFIED, but yet it so RARELY seems to occur. This is a HUGE blind spot in the production process for all the major studios right now and the Coolest Geek Alive is ready to bring it to the front of the conversation while cha…
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50 Greatest GEEK Culture Classics FILMS to WATCH ANYTIME!
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1:05:05Have YOU seen them ALL? Impress your friends by brushing up on some of the FILMS MOST IMPORTANT to Geek Culture FANDOM! These are the films that sell toys, spawn infinite revamps & create fandoms because the fondations of what has been built is just TOO GOOD not to think about FURTHER! Join Jesse Blaze Snider, the Coolest Geek Alive as he thinks ab…
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"The Penguin" - Coolest Pick! (Colin Farrell makes EVERYTHING BETTER!)
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19:10“The Penguin” Episode 1 - Coolest Picks Colin Farrell, what you've just helped to create is one of the most insanely awesome things the Coolest Geek Alive has ever seen! At no point in your grounded, real-world approach to the Penguin's rise to power in the dark underbelly of Gotham were you even close to anything that could be considered silly or …
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