The GT Podcast: Episode Two - The Podcast Strikes Back

 

The second episode of the Geek-tastic podcast has been recorded, edited with love, and is now available for your listening pleasure!

 

 

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Once again, your hosts Patrick and Matthew discuss some of the latest and greatest developments in geek news.  This time around we are joined by Mr. Ned Cato Jr., the host and moderator of the GeekRoundTable podcast.  If you haven't listened to his podcast yet, what's wrong with you?  It's a great geek podcast!

 

On this episode of the Geek-tastic podcast we discuss the death of Batman over at DC Comics as well as a brand new broadway musical that is headed our way which will be an adaptation of the greatest music video of all time . . . . . Michael Jackson's Thriller!

 

We also go into a lengthy discussion about the history and current status of the lawsuit between Fox Pictures and Warner Brothers over who owns the rights to make and release the movie adaptation of Alan Moore's The Watchmen.  I break down the history of the film's copyright ownership as best I can by going through a timeline of events that started back in 1987 and goes all the way up to January 15th of 2008.  I hope my explanation of the film's history makes sense.  The point was to try to explain why there is a lawsuit going on in the first place and how it came about.  You can be the judge of whether I succeeded in doing that or not.  Please feel free to let me know your thoughts or comments on the matter.

 

Show Notes

 

The two major resources I used when compiling the Watchmen lawsuit time line were Uncivilsociety.org where they have full PDF's of the official court documents that have been filed in the case available for viewing.  I accidentally call the site Uncivility.org during the podcast.  Sorry about that.  There is also a great article at the LA Times that was incredibly helpful in piecing together the story of the case.

 

Here's a link to the article I mention about the rape scene in The Watchmen.

 

I'm totally not making up the global synchronized Thriller dance events that take place every year.  You can check it out for yourself here at thrilltheworld.com.  You can even sign up to join in on the festivities if you so choose to.  I'm definitely going to try to be a part of the next global event.

 

You can watch the entire episode of South Park that spoofs the movie 300 by heading over to SouthParkStudios.com.  The episode is entitled D-Yikes! and it's about Mr. Garrison defending the lesbian bar he hangs out in from the Persian owners who want to turn the place into a Persian restaurant.  It's a great episode, and if you've seen 300, you'll think its hilarious!

 

And finally, here's a picture from the absolutely retarded Battle of the Cowl storyline we mention during the show.  You can see Two-Face in his dual sided Batman suit in the pic.  He's standing immediately to the right of the Batsuit that is in the glass case.

 



 

And why the hell is Harley Quinn in there?  Pardon me for asking, but isn't she insane and evil?