Host: Rob Logan
Co-hosts: Mike Volpe, Bryan
Special guest: Scott Herman

The Geek Generation – #093 – The Amazing Spider-Herman

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Show notes:

• Got feedback??
  • E-mail it to podcast@thegeekgeneration.com
  • Tweet it to @GeekGeneration on Twitter
  • Call 508-316-9787 and leave a voicemail
• Scott Herman returns to talk about summer movies
• The Spoiler Room: The Amazing Spider-Man

Additional links:

• Web: www.ScottHermanFitness.com
• Twitter: @Scott_Herman
• Facebook: facebook.com/ScottHermanFitness
• Scott’s personal YouTube: OhTheHermanity
• Scott Herman Fitness on YouTube: ScottHermanFitness

Host: Rob Logan
Co-host: Bryan Lipsitz

The Geek Generation – #035 – Two Guys, a Podcast, & a Pizza Place

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Show notes:

• Poll question:
  • What character do you wish could be in Marvel vs. Capcom 3??
  • Send answer to: podcast@thegeekgeneration.com OR @GeekGeneration on Twitter
• Contest: Hourcast Pit Bike giveaway
• Geek Outs & Freak Outs:
  • Edge retiring from WWE / Smallville / Sariah Gallego joins the Dark Side
  • Sinus headaches / Movie tie-in games / Lindsay Lohan as Lana Lang / Kids’ movies substituting swears
• News:
  • Street Fighter X Tekken – two new trailers & character art
  • Michael Shannon cast as General Zod
  • New full costume Green Lantern images
  • No more Marvel vs. Capcom 3 DLC
  • Michael Clarke Duncan joins Green Lantern
  • Altoona, PA sells town naming rights to Morgan Spurlock
  • RUMOR: Bradley Cooper to play The Crow
• Rental Recommendations: April 2011

Marvel vs. Capcom 3 was released in February, and since then, there’s been some DLC released such as a couple new characters, costume packs, and some new game modes. According to a tweet from Capcom Europe, however, we’ve already hit the end of the line:

MvsC3 is out, done and dusted, no further announcements planned.

Is nobody buying what you’ve put out so far Capcom? You wanna know why? 5 BUCKS FOR SHUMA GORATH!! It’s not happening.

Host: Rob Logan
Co-host: Bryan Lipsitz

The Geek Generation – #034 – Words Out Of My Mouth

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Show notes:

• Chris Hardwick comedy show
• Geek Outs & Freak Outs:
  • Smallville returning / Broly, the disabled gamer / new followers / mystery geek out
  • Justice League movie / Marvel vs. Capcom 3 online play
• News:
  • Green Lantern: WonderCon footage
  • Bob’s Burgers renewed for Second Season
  • Monsters University will be the prequel to Monsters, Inc.
  • Spider-Man: Edge of Time announced
  • Mega Man Universe canceled
  • Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City announced
  • Arnold Schwarzenegger is back as The Governator

Host: Rob Logan
Co-host: Bryan Lipsitz

The Geek Generation – #032 – The Charismatic Enabler

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Show notes:

• Poll question:
  • What do you think of the new Wonder Woman TV costume??
  • Send answer to: podcast@thegeekgeneration.com OR @GeekGeneration on Twitter
• Geek Outs & Freak Outs:
  • Assassin’s Creed: Brotherhood DLC / Batman: Arkham City gameplay trailer / The Greatest Movie Ever Sold trailer
  • Jeff Hardy at TNA Victory Road / Marvel vs. Capcom 3 DLC / Snooki at Wrestlemania 27
• Top 3
  • Top 3 villains you want to see in a Superman movie
• News:
  • R.I.P. Michael Gough
  • Smallville‘s Clark Kent prepares to suit up
  • First look at Adrianne Palicki as Wonder Woman
  • Kevin Costner confirmed for Superman movie
  • Darren Aronofsky no longer directing The Wolverine
  • NBC renews The Office, Parks and Recreation, and Community
  • RUMOR: Joseph Gordon-Levitt’s The Dark Knight Rises Role Revealed

Host: Rob Logan
Co-host: Bryan Lipsitz

The Geek Generation – #031 – Springing All Over

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Show notes:

• Geek Outs & Freak Outs:
  • Road to Wrestlemania / Super 8 trailer / Tinted Sheen / Smallville
  • TV networks not giving shows a chance / Undertaker’s new theme
• Undertaker game
• News:
  • Charlie Sheen fired by CBS
  • How I Met Your Mother renewed for two more years
  • TeenNick goes retro with ’90s programming
  • Marvel vs. Capcom 3 – Jill Valentine and Shuma Gorath debut trailers
  • Two Thundercats voice actors named
  • Uncharted 3?s antagonist revealed
  • Stevie Richards pitches perfect MLB 2K11 game, but it doesn’t count

Additional links:

• Jon Cryer speaks out on Conan
• Alec Baldwin’s Huffington Post article: Two and a Half Men Is Better Than None

Host: Rob Logan

028 – One Man Army

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Show notes:

• Rev Theory HD radio giveaway
• Geek Outs & Freak Outs:
  • Marvel vs. Capcom 3 / The Rock returns to WWE
  • Power outage
• News:
  • Spider-Man reboot now named The Amazing Spider-Man
  • Adrianne Palicki cast as Wonder Woman
  • Thor – theatrical trailer
  • Aaron Ashmore joins Warehouse 13
  • Assassin’s Creed: Brotherhood – The Da Vinci Disappearance DLC
  • Rocksteady confirms Batman: Arkham City will be single-player only
• Rental Recommendations: February 2011

Host: Rob Logan
Co-host: Bryan Lipsitz

027 – Dropping the Rosen-BOMB

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Show notes:

• Poll question:
  • Which Super Bowl spot got you the most pumped for the movie??
  • Send answer to: podcast@thegeekgeneration.com OR @GeekGeneration on Twitter
• Super Bowl spots
  • Captain America / Thor / Cowboys & Aliens / Super 8
• Geek Outs & Freak Outs:
  • Michael Rosenbaum’s Smallville return / Marvel vs. Capcom 3 / Dana Carvey on SNL / Howard Stern tweets Private Parts commentary / Xbox Kinect Superman VR program
  • Glee following the Super Bowl / lack of Green Lantern spot / No Ordinary Family
• News:
  • Michael Rosenbaum will return for Smallville finale
  • X-Men: First Class – trailer
  • Spider-Man joins the Fantastic Four, now known as The Future Foundation
  • Guitar Hero franchise is no more
  • Cobie Smulders officially joins The Avengers
  • inFAMOUS 2 – morality revealed
  • Marvel vs. Capcom 3 – Shadow Mode DLC revealed

Host: Rob Logan
Co-host: Anna Zifcak

026 – It’s Man-happening

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Show notes:

• Poll questions:
  • Who do you want to see as Lois Lane in The Man of Steel??
  • Send answer to: podcast@thegeekgeneration.com OR @GeekGeneration on Twitter
• Escape the Fate Xbox 360 & Kinect giveaway
• Geek Outs & Freak Outs:
  • The Walking Dead comic / Howard Stern on Twitter / Chris Hardwick tickets
  • Donkey Kong Country Returns / Netflix Instant Streaming / Smallville
• News:
  • MTV announces return of Beavis and Butt-head
  • Angry Birds: Rio – trailer
  • NBC cuts The Cape episode order to 10
  • Nick Fury cameos confirmed for Thor and Captain America
  • Marvel vs. Capcom 3 – Sentinel and Hsien-Ko debut trailers
  • MLB 11 includes one-button ‘Association for Disabled Virtual Athletes’ mode
• Rumor Central:
  • Cobie Smulders closes in on Avengers
  • Joseph Gordon-Levitt In Talks To Join The Dark Knight Rises
  • Three actresses in competition for female lead in The Man of Steel

Here’s some additional combat footage featuring the two new fighters:

Host: Rob Logan
Co-host: Bryan Lipsitz

024 – Golden Globes 2011 rundown

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Show notes:

• Poll questions:
  • What are your thoughts on The Dark Knight Rises casting news??
  • What are your opinions on the Spider-Man and Captain America costumes??
  • Send answer to: podcast@thegeekgeneration.com OR @GeekGeneration on Twitter
• Geek Outs & Freak Outs:
  • DC Universe Online / The Dark Knight Rises casting news / Charisma Carpenter on Legend of the Seeker
  • Too much snow / still waiting for my EyePet
• News:
  • The Dark Knight Rises reveals Anne Hathaway and Tom Hardy roles
  • First Image of Andrew Garfield as Spider-Man
  • First look at Chris Evans in Captain America costume
  • The Big Bang Theory renewed for THREE more seasons
  • Wonder Woman series not dead
  • Marvel vs. Capcom 3 – Akuma and Taskmaster debut trailers
• Golden Globes 2011 rundown

Host: Rob Logan
Co-host: Scott Toomey

023 – Snowed In

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Show notes:

• Poll question:
  • Who is the greatest cast member in SNL history??
  • Send answer to: podcast@thegeekgeneration.com OR @GeekGeneration on Twitter
• Geek Outs & Freak Outs:
  • UFC / All-Star Superman / PlayStation Move
  • Meddling with Smallville / Gotham High / Finding a PS Move controller / SNL
• Top 3:
  • Top 3 movie performances in 2010.
• News:
  • Verizon announces the iPhone 4 is coming to their network
  • Uncharted movie – Nathan Drake controversy
  • 23rd James Bond movie officially announced
  • Wonder Woman TV show not moving forward
  • Marvel vs. Capcom 3 – Phoenix and Haggar debut trailers
  • New Ice Age short now online

Here’s some additional combat footage featuring the two new fighters:

Host: Rob Logan
Co-host: Bryan Lipsitz

021 – Top Comics of 2010

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Show notes:

• Poll question:
  • What was your favorite movie of 2010??
  • Send answer to: podcast@thegeekgeneration.com OR @GeekGeneration on Twitter
• Geek Outs & Freak Outs:
  • Thor trailer / X-Men Arcade / Marvel Pinball / Justice League animated / Howard Stern re-signs / Warehouse 13 holiday episode
  • The Walking Dead / Buffy reboot / Microsoft Office issues / Rob wants a new phone
• Top 3:
  • Top 3 weapons in the comic universe.
• News:
  • Howard Stern re-signs with SiriusXM for 5 more years
  • Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception – debut trailer
  • Thor – trailer
  • Jon Favreau won’t be directing Iron Man 3
  • Batman: Arkham City – Hugo Strange reveal trailer
  • Marvel vs. Capcom 3 – Storm and C.Viper debut trailers
  • Mortal Kombat – Kratos reveal trailer
  • Black Swan earns a wide release
• Bryan’s Top Comics of 2010

Host: Rob Logan
Co-host: Dave Palmacci

018 – Napoleon Bonafrog

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Show notes:

• Poll question:
  • Which movie trilogy climbed the highest, only to fall the farthest?? (first 2 were great and the 3^rd killed it)
  • Send answer to: podcast@thegeekgeneration.com OR @GeekGeneration on Twitter
• Geek Outs & Freak Outs:
  • Marvel characters translated through history / Assassin’s Creed: Brotherhood
  • Hipsters / Upcoming alien movies / Cell phone etiquette
• Top 3:
  • Top 3 movie trilogies.
• Review: Due Date
• News:
  • Green Lantern – official trailer
  • Cowboys & Aliens – teaser trailer
  • Winnie the Pooh – trailer
  • Marvel vs. Capcom 3 – She-Hulk and Zero trailers
  • The next Wolverine movie will be titled The Wolverine
  • VUDU movie service coming to PS3 on November 23
  • Rumor Central: The Dark Knight Rises looking to cast two female roles

Spider-Man: Shattered Dimensions

• They wanted to start off the panel by playing a quick trailer, but the audio wasn’t working until the 3rd or 4th time they tried.
• The big announcement since the game is already out, is that there is DLC on the way that will arrive by the end of October. Previously only a pre-order bonus, the Cosmic Spider-Man costumes for all for dimensions will be available.

Marvel Super Hero Squad Online

• There will be a variety of different play styles.
• One of those will be a collectible card game in which the cards are used to do battle with other players. There will be over 600 collectible cards. This particular game is being designed by the same people who developed Magic: The Gathering.
• The game will have a HUGE cast of characters that will constantly have more and more added. Players will be able to submit any character in the Marvel universe with an online form and if it’s requested enough, there’s a good chance that character will be added to the game. At this point, “Howard the Duck” started its run as an ongoing joke throughout the panel.
• This game will be completely FREE and playable within your internet browser.

Marvel vs. Capcom 3

• Although Magneto and M.O.D.O.K. had already been leaked out the night before, no one had seen trailers of the two fighters yet. They started off showing the M.O.D.O.K. debut trailer.
• Every fighter has a unique story ending, and those endings will feature cameos from many characters in the Marvel universe.
• Deadpool was clearly a favorite for the designers to create. They said they put about 3 times as much time into his development.
• A story summary for the game was read: “Victor Von Doom has assembled the greatest villains his world has to offer. Together with the diabolical Albert Wesker, this unholy alliance will join their respective universes in an effort to conquer both. But doing so has come with a terrible price. A great and powerful threat has been awakened …. a threat that will set into motion a battle the likes of which neither world has ever seen … a battle that threatens the fate of two worlds!”
• On asking for speculation about the final boss, one panelist joked, “Howard the Duck.”
• Ended with the Magneto debut trailer

Thor: God of Thunder

• Short teaser shown. That’s it. (I got an interview with Sega later that will be in this week’s podcast.)

Captain America: Super Soldier

• Trailer shown.
• Some of the enemies were listed: Red Skull, Madam Hydra, Iron Cross, and Arnim Zola.
• They would not reveal the final boss, but did jokingly add, “It’s not Hitler.”

X-Men: Destiny

• Teaser shown. No additional info given.

There was then a surprise announcement made in the form of a trailer.

X-Men: The Classic Arcade Game

• The classic two-screen X-Men arcade game will be downloadable on PSN and XBLA, featuring all of the “cheese” of the original.
• It will feature 6-player drop in-and-out online co-op!!

And as a bonus, here’s some combat footage from NYCC 2010 incorporating the new fighters.

Host: Rob Logan
Co-host: “Sir” Todd Tieuli from Dangerous:Memories

011 – The Geek Generation Podcast

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Show notes:

• Poll question:
  • What TV show do you think was canceled far too soon??
  • Send answer to: podcast@thegeekgeneration.com OR @GeekGeneration on Twitter
• Geek Outs & Freak Outs:
  • Spider-Man: Shattered Dimensions / Dexter / 3D TV
  • Lack of stand-alone 3D Blu-ray / Hancock DVD cover / foursquare
• Top 3:
  • Top 3 wedding or bachelor party related movies.
• News:
  • Marvel vs. Capcom 3 – Tron Bonne and X-23 trailers
  • Marvel vs. Capcom 3 – Spider-Man and Wesker trailers
  • DMC: Devil May Cry – announcement trailer
  • The Fighter – trailer
  • Christopher Lloyd returning for Back to the Future games
  • Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance release date set
• Contest Announcement: 2×500
• Review: The Town
• Countdown: Top 5 TV shows that were canceled too soon

And as a bonus, here’s some combat footage from TGS incorporating the new fighters.

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Host: Rob Logan
Co-host: Mike “Wally” Rindfleisch

008 – The Geek Generation Podcast

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Show notes:

• Poll question:
  • Who is your favorite original movie villain?
  • Send answer to: podcast@thegeekgeneration.com OR @GeekGeneration on Twitter
• Geek Outs & Freak Outs:
  • Silent Hill: Past Life / Fantasy Sports / Scott Pilgrim vs. The World
  • Batman Inc. / Mark Hamill retiring as Joker / Marvel cartoons / Asking out strangers
• Top 3:
  • Top 3 original movie villains.
• News:
  • George Lucas announces Star Wars on Blu-ray
  • Netflix begins EPIX streaming on Sept. 1st
  • Toy Story 3 has become the top animated film of all time
  • January Jones confirmed as Emma Frost in First Class
  • Ultimate Spider-Man animated series team announced
  • Marvel vs. Capcom 3 adds Viewtiful Joe and Dormammu
  • Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock – full track list revealed

In addition to that, there’s a new character trailer from Gamescom. Enjoy.

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Host: Rob Logan
Co-host: Bryan Lipsitz

005 – SDCC 2010 News

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Show notes:

• Poll question:
  • What is your favorite animated superhero movie?
  • Send answer to: podcast@thegeekgeneration.com OR @GeekGeneration on Twitter
• Geek Outs & Freak Outs:
  • Green Lantern & Thor movie panels / being a geek / Batman: Under the Red Hood
  • Mark Ruffalo being cast as Bruce Banner for The Avengers
• Top 3
  • Top 3 characters from the Whedon universe.
• News:
  • SDCC 2010 Coverage – Day 3: Marvel Film Panel
  • Whedon confirms Jeremy Renner as Hawkeye in The Avengers
  • Mark Ruffalo IS the new Hulk
  • The Helmets from Thor
  • Thor’s “Destroyer” revealed by Marvel Studios
  • Infinity Gauntlet To Be In Thor Movie
  • Thor – Comic Con trailer – (watch it while it lasts)
  • SDCC 2010 Coverage – Day 3: Green Lantern Movie Panel
  • Underworld 4 bringing back Beckinsale?
  • Karl Urban is your new Judge Dredd
  • SDCC 2010 Coverage – Day 4: Smallville Panel
  • Smallville’s Chloe Sullivan to become Comic Book Character
  • SDCC 2010 – J.J. Abrams on LOST finale
  • Street Fighter X Tekken – announcement trailer
  • Marvel vs. Capcom 3 – Thor and Amaterasu trailers

And oh yeah, DAMN… thanks for bringing it Blake.

Regarding Thor: “Bringing him into this game is huge,” director of Marvel Games T.Q. Jefferson said. “The fact that we’ve got the movie coming out and another Thor game coming out from Sega, there’s an appetite for Thor out there among the fanbase.” For the especially curious among you, Jefferson revealed that the version of the Asgardian god used in this game will be Thor as drawn by Olivier Coipel in the latest comic series.

Joining the mighty Thor in Marvel vs. Capcom 3’s character lineup is Amaterasu, sun goddess, white wolf and star of Capcom’s Okami. She may be the smallest fighter on the roster so far, but, as you can see in the video after the break, she’s as fierce as she is amazingly rendered.

And as a bonus, here’s some combat footage shown at SDCC incorporating the new fighters.

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Host: Rob Logan
Co-host: Mike “Wally” Rindfleisch

004 – The Geek Generation Podcast

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Show notes:

• Poll question:
  • Who do you want to see cast as Wonder Woman?
  • Send answer to: podcast@thegeekgeneration.com OR @GeekGeneration on Twitter
• Geek Outs & Freak Outs:
  • Blackest Night, Brightest Day / Captain America & Thor movies / The Big Bang Theory
  • Twilight
• Top 3
  • Top 3 people you would cast in a Flash movie.
  • Top 3 people you would cast in a Wonder Woman movie.
• News:
  • Thor – photos of the Gods
  • Ghost Rider 2 news
  • Robot Chicken: Star Wars Episode III coming Dec. 12
  • Four more characters added to Marvel vs. Capcom 3
  • Alice: Madness Returns – teaser trailer and screens
  • Netflix App coming to PS3 by October
  • Mega Man Universe – announcement trailer
  • Laura Vandervoort will return to Smallville
  • Iron Man 2 comes to Blu-ray and DVD on Sept. 28
• Rental Recommendations for July

MARVEL

• Doctor Doom
• Super Skrull

CAPCOM

• Chun-Li
• Trish from Devil May Cry

Check out the videos below to see the character debuts as well as a full match.

1. We explained before that the theme we’re going with in regards to the visuals is “Moving Comics”, so we wanted the graphical effects to have that “hand-drawn” feel to it too.

2. Of course, Marvel vs. Capcom 3 is retaining the flashy, over-the-top look, like in previous Versus games.

3. Moves from previous games were also given a more realistic look.

4. Since comic books were originally published in book form, effects depicting the tearing of paper are commonplace in the game.

5. This is also a move that was in the previous games, but it was also part of the debut trailer we had at Captivate.

6. Hulk’s move here may seem similar to the previous screenshot, but it’s sliiiiightly different. We’ve been creating the motions one by one, I’ll have you know.

7. We’re also working hard on the new characters too! Making these characters from scratch is a lot of fun but a lot of work too!

8. It looks like Chris is firing off a shotgun, a weapon he had in the Resident Evil games that he was in, but you probably wouldn’t have guessed that from the hit sparks that it generated, haha.