Original Geek
Two Gen X geeks who grew up hiding D&D dice from their parents now break down the franchises that built modern geek culture. Stand-up comic Steve Scarfo and Forever DM Jeff Shaw argue about Star Wars, Marvel, D&D, Star Trek, Fallout, comics, horror, and the shows everyone's actually watching — with comedy, sharp opinions, and zero gatekeeping. New episodes weekly. No homework required.
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43 episodes
Spielberg's Aliens: Trilogy, Quadrilogy, or Quintology? | Original Geek | S1E34
How many alien movies has Steven Spielberg actually made? Ask three geeks, get three answers — and that's exactly the fight we pick this week.With Disclosure Day finally in theaters, we put Spielberg's entire alien run under the microsco...
Random Review: Spider Noir - Nic Cage goes full NOIR | Original Geek
This week on Original Geek Random Review, Steve Scarfo and Jeff Shaw roll the dice and land in the smoky, shadowy world of Spider-Noir.Nicolas Cage stars as Ben Reilly, a broken-down private investigator with a past life as The Spider, a...
Random Review: The Mandolorian & Grogu | Original Geek
Is The Mandalorian & Grogu a true Star Wars movie event… or does it feel more like a Disney+ episode with an IMAX upgrade?On this Original Geek Random Review, Steve Scarfo and Jeff Shaw roll the dice and review The M...
Geek Court: Was Gen V a Betrayal of The Boys Universe? | Original Geek Podcast
The boys are putting Gen V on trial. Jeff prosecutes the spin-off for the ultimate irony — a show that satirizes corporate franchise expansion… by expanding into a franchise. Steve defends it as legitimate universe-building that explores ...
Random Review: The Boys Series Finale (SPOILERS) | Original Geek
⚠️ FULL SPOILERS for the series finale. Watch the episode first, then come back.Episode 8, "Blood and Bone," had the hardest job on TV: end Butcher, Hughie, Starlight, and Homelander without short-changing five seasons of buildup. Did i...
Deconstructing the Cape: The Boys Series Finale, Gen V on Trial | Original Geek | S1E33
The Boys is over. We watched the series finale the day it dropped — and now we're Deconstructing the Cape.Steve and Jeff dig into five seasons of Compound V and corruption, then break down the finale: the Deep's karmic end, Huey's "it just ...
Random Review: Punisher – One Last Kill (BONUS) | Original Geek
A standalone Random Review — Steve and Jeff break down Marvel's Punisher: One Last Kill in under 20 minutes.The dice gave us two prompts: the dog death in the opening and the PTSD representation throughout the special....
Which Star Wars Trilogy Did the Most Damage? (May the 4th Special) | Original Geek | S1E32
May the 4th be with you… but we’ve got a problem.In this special episode of Original Geek, Steve and Jeff put Star Wars on trial:👉 Did George Lucas wreck the saga with the prequels?👉 Or did J. J. Abrams and Rian Johnson fini...
Daredevil: Born Again, Kingpin’s Evolution, and the Case for Ben Affleck’s Daredevil | Original Geek | S1E31
This week on Original Geek, we head into Hell’s Kitchen to talk all things Daredevil — especially Daredevil: Born Again on Disney+.Steve and Jeff break down what’s working in the new series, why Vincent D’Onofrio’s Kingpin is still one ...
Why We Love Competence Porn | Project Hail Mary, Sherlock Holmes & Smart Heroes | Original Geek | S1E30
Why are stories about highly capable, hyper-competent characters so satisfying to watch?In this episode of Original Geek, Steve and Jeff explore the oddly perfect geek culture concept of “competence porn” — the movies, shows, and charac...
Galaxy Quest Reunion & Our First Convention in 30 Years... We Weren't ready | Original Geek | S1E29
What happens when two Gen X geeks walk into their first convention since the 80s?They realize geek culture didn’t just survive… it took over.In this episode of Original Geek, Steve and Jeff dive into their experience at Northeas...
Manga Is Beating American Comics… And We Didn’t See It Coming | Original Geek | S1E28
Two Gen X geeks finally sit down with One Piece — and realize they've been anime fans since childhood without knowing it. Steve and Jeff review Netflix's One Piece Season 1 (no spoilers for season 2!), flashback to Star Blazers and Voltron, and...
Monarch: Legacy of Monsters — Is It Fixing the Monsterverse? | Original Geek | S1E27
Is Monarch: Legacy of Monsters fixing the Monsterverse, or is the franchise getting too big for its own good?In this episode of Original Geek, Steve Scarfo and Jeff Shaw dive into the secret organization at the center of the Monstervers...
The Star Trek Era That Changed Everything (Kirk vs Picard) | Original Geek | S1E26
Kirk vs Picard: Which Star Trek Era Was the True Peak? + Starfleet Academy Random ReviewWhich era of Star Trek was the true peak?Was it the Original Series era — Kirk, Spock, and the foundation of the franchise?Or the Next G...
Street-Level vs Cosmic Marvel: Which TV Era Wins? | Original Geek | S1E25
Marvel Television has evolved from The Incredible Hulk in the 70s to Loki, Daredevil, WandaVision, and now Wonder Man on Disney+ — but which version of Marvel TV actually works best?In this episode of Original Geek, we dive deep into th...
How Game of Thrones Changed Fantasy Forever | Original Geek | S1E24
Before Game of Thrones, fantasy was rarely treated as prestige television.Then HBO brought George R.R. Martin’s world of Westeros to life — and the genre was never the same.In this episode of Original Geek, we revisit the cultur...
Why The Muppet Show Still Works | Original Geek | S1E23
For Original Geeks, The Muppet Show wasn’t just a kids’ program—it was controlled chaos, smart failure, and comedy that trusted the audience.In this episode, we dig into why the Muppets still matter 50+ years later, how Jim Henson delib...
Fallout & the End of the World - Why We Can’t Stop Watching Apocalypse Stories | Original Geek | S1E22
What’s the worst apocalypse to survive?In this episode of Original Geek, we head straight into the wasteland to talk Fallout — the hit TV series, the video games that inspired it, and why post-apocalyptic stories refuse to leave our bra...
Predator: Badlands — How It Changes the Predator Franchise | Original Geek | S1E21
Predator: Badlands didn’t just land as another sequel — it cracked open a much bigger conversation about what the Predator franchise actually is, where it’s been, and where it might be going next.In this episode of Original G...
Zombies: Rage vs Rot | Original Geek | S1E20
What makes zombies terrifying—speed or decay?In this episode of Original Geek, we break down the two classic zombie types: rage-driven infected and slow, rotting undead. We explore how zombie movies and TV shows evolved, wh...
What Actually Makes a Disaster Movie? (Explosions Aren’t Enough) | Original Geek | S1E19
What actually makes a disaster movie?Is it explosions? CGI destruction? Cities getting wiped off the map?Or is it something smaller—and a lot more human?In this episode of Original Geek, we break down what defines a true...
Stranger Things Season 5 Random Review - Eps 5, 6, & 7: Wormholes, Mr. Clark, and Finale Predictions | Original Geek
This episode of Original Geek Random Review focuses exclusively on Stranger Things Season 5 Episodes 5, 6, and 7 — and what they’re setting up for the finale.Using a D20 dice roll, we let fate decide which topics com...
How Bruce Willis Changed Action Movies Forever (It Started With Die Hard) | Original Geek | S1E18
Before he was an action legend, Bruce Willis was a wisecracking TV star from Moonlighting. Then Die Hard happened—and John McClane changed action movies forever.In this episode of Original Geek, we use Die Hard as the entry point to tal...
Stranger Things Season 5 Random Review (Part 1b): Max, Vecna, and the Turning Point | Original Geek
In Part 2 of our Stranger Things Season 5 Random Review of the first four episodes, the dice take us straight into the emotional and structural heart of the season.We roll a successful Sense Motive check and land on one of the mos...
Stranger Things Season 5 Random Review (Part 1): The Hawkins Problem Nobody Wants to Talk About | Original Geek
You don’t hate Stranger Things Season 5… but something definitely feels off.In Part 1 of our Stranger Things Season 5 Random Review, we roll the dice and let chaos decide what we talk about—because that’s the o...