It's episode 100 baby! that's right finally it's here. In true EPOCH fashion they make a last ditch attempt to ruin things. We had quite a bit of distortion on the episode which needed to be edited out hence the slight delay getting this episode out (curse you EPOCH!).

In this special, feature length, episode we are both in the same location drinking a lot of whisky(surpirse) while trying to put the geek world to rights.

Look out for drunken reviews of Smallville(I know!), Quantum of Solace, Sleeper, Echo, Rock Night and more.

In our main (which we did announce but was so distorted we had to edit it out...sorry) feature we answer a bucket load of questions sent to us by you guys.

Enjoy and thanks for listening and supporting Geek Syndicate!!!

Get Yer Geek on Ninjas!!!

With one episode to go to their 100th episode EPOCH make their strike against Geek Syndicate. In a lethal cyber-attack Barry's hard drive is fried erasing all trace of episode 99 forcing them to not only miss a week but to record the episode.

Highlights from this week's thrilling adventure includes reviews of indie comic Damnation, the two minute preview of the Doctor Who Christmas Special, Merlin, Legend of the Seeker and The new Star Trek trailer.

The main feature is the lads trip to the Thought Bubble Comic Con in Leeds.

Can they survive...tune in to find out

Here we go again on another crazy ass ride into geekdom...GET YER GEEK ON NINJAS!!!!

This week the boys discuss the Heroes firing scandal, The Last Dragon remake(Why!!!??) and the newest con on the block,Cymru Con 2009.

In the week that was the week long UK Zombie fest Dead Set is reviewed. The guys also review the indie comic Harker, Flash Gordon issue 2, Serenity: Better Days and Dave tries to come up with a new segment.

In the main feature the London MCM Expo is given the once over  and the winner of the latest writing competition is unveiled.

Oh and an old seasonal friend makes a welcome special!

Enjoy!!! 

So once again gentle listener we find ourselves on the scariest day of the year All Hallow’s eve. In this blood curdling episode the guys discuss David Tennant’s departure from Doctor Who and idea of who to replace him. There’s also some chat on IPhones and comics

 In the week that was Dave rectifies his mistake on the last episode and the boys are able to sit down a review the first episode of the US version of Life on Mars. There are also reviews of The Ultimates 1 & 2 (better late than never) Sanctuary and the novel Arrowhead by Paul Kane.

In the Halloween inspired main feature the guys chat about some of the thing from their life as well movies, comics, books etc that scare the beejezzus out of them.

Enjoy!

Only a week to go until voting ends on the 2008 Podcast Awards so please head over to www.podcastawards.com and vote for us in the Entertainment category.

Cheers guys and beware the giant pumpkin !

Voting for the 2008 awards are now open and thanks to you awesome people we have been nominated in The Best Entertainment category. Voting takes only a few minutes (if that) and you can vote once every 24 hours for us. So if you like the podcast and want to show that then please head over to www.podcastawards.com and vote for Geek Syndicate in the Best Entertainment category. Voting ends on Nov 6th.

Also please feel free to nick this post and post it up on your own websites. Spread the word!

Many thanks for voting guys!

Barry and Dave

The nights are drawing in and the weather is getting colder but Geek Syndicate is still here lighting that fire in your geeky underbelly!

In this week's episode (only 3 away from the big 100) the guys discuss and reflect on the first cast photos from the upcoming Star Trek movie. The boys commiserate with Terrance Howard as he is booted off Iron Man 2. Finally the war against EPOCH has it's first champion in the shape of the W.A.R DC.

In the week that was there are reviews of Marvel Heroes,The Encyclopaedia of classic Saturday night telly, Strontium Dog, Half Dead, Sanctuary, Life on mars (kind of), Sarah Jane adventures and Kin. Dave announces the winner of the 'name Dave's new Doctor Who podcast' competition and Notes from Nuge makes a welcome return.

In our main feature we take a look at the upcoming Thought Bubble Festival in November.

Big thanks to everyone who nominated us in the 2008 Podcast Awards!
Enjoy

In a departure from the usual format (can you have a usual format after only 1 episode?), episode 2 is a live recording of Karl's Science of Superheroes panel at the Birmingham International Comic Show. Find out how Spider-man can climb walls, how to make yourself invisible, the truth behind Wonder Woman's lasso, who would win in a fight between the Blob and the Juggernaut, and much, much more. Hopefully you'll be able to make sense of what's going on without the visuals and look out for some familiar guest victi....er, I mean volunteers. Hope you enjoy it! If you have any comments or suggestions, you can contact Karl at sciencefriction@ymail.com

In this week's comic heavy episode the guys review some of the stuff they picked up from the Birmingham International Comics Show. Reviews include Flash Gordon issue 1, Dexter's Half Dozen, Devoid of Life, High Pilot, Thugs and DFC.

In the main feature the boys discuss their experiences at BICS 2008 and some of the panels they attended.

Also the guys find their new Smallville in the shape of Knight Rider.

Enjoy and remember... as High Pilot would say ' SOMEWHERE THERE IS TROUBLE!"

 

Welcome to Episode 23, where Comic Racks will engage you with tales of squidgy fingers, job-miffs, and podcast-theivery...and then actually get on with the episode itself.

This week we have real-people news (Comic Racks, Jamie Smart, and Almost Dr Karl Byrne)and some pretty spiffy reviews:

Deadpool #1 and 2
Big Hero 6 #1
The Dead #1

Our Top of the Racks are as outstanding as ever with a controversial Tail thrown in for good measure (via a big joint fume about Forbidden Planet)...

Our main topic this episode is less of a blow-by-blow account of Brum Con 08, but rather more of a how-drunk-did-we-get-and-what-panels-did-we-miss? account Join us as we ramble about our celebrity new best friends, the panels that we *did* manage to get to, and what we got up to with all our forum buddies

We round off with some cracking Rack Music (Clint Eastwood from Gorillaz and Cath... from Death Cab for Cutie), as well as a rather dubious Peeve...

Tune in next fortnight for an Ask the Racks special and don't forget this is the last episode to be hosted on the Geek Syndicate feed - in the future find us solely at http://comicracks.libsyn.com/rss

In this special panel, recorded live at the Birmingham International Comics Show, the guys are joined by four UK comics titans. Dave Gibbons, Doug Braithwaite, Paul Cornell and Mark Buckingham discuss who the UK comic professionals have invaded the US and what their impact has been. We also discover the differences working in both the US and the UK as a comic professional and what it takes to break into the US market. Look out for a vidcast of this event coming soon! Enjoy!

In this week's episode the guys gear up for their annual trip to the Birmingham International Comics Show. There's still enough time to chat about the crazy new tv pilot coming soon called 'The Grayson's, the upcoming webseries Loner, the Sweat Watch(I kid you not), the Cylon Toaster(still not kidding) and a look at the brand new Spirit trailer.

There are also reviews of Indiana Jones and the Tomb of the Gods, Dresden files: Grave Peril, Monster and Star Wars the Force Unleashed on the Wii.

Enjoy and to those going to BICS we'll see you there!

 

Science Friction: Where sci-fi meets sci-fact!

Where your devilishly handsome and witty (not to mention humble) host, Karl Byrne takes a look at the real science behind science fiction, from time travel and alternate universes, to evil clones and superheroes.

Episode 1

To start the ball rolling, and in honour of the world surviving the Large Hadron Collider (aka "big scary black hole machine") being turned on, in this episode Karl talks about blackholes: what they are, where they come from and the reality behind what we've seen on TV and in the movies. He also reviews some of his favourite sci-fi books, TV shows and movie's that involve black holes and as an added tells you how the sun is going to die.

If you have any questions or comments about the show or any suggestions about what you'd like to hear in future episodes, you can contact karl here on the forum's (where he's known as Carlitobaby) or alternatively email him at sciencefriction@ymail.com.

So have a listen and then come along and watch him make a fool of himself at the Birmingham comic convention on the 3rd October!

The is a quick 2 minute reminder about the 2008 Podcast Awards Well everyone it's that time again. Last year we ask you guys to nominate us in the 2007 and podcast awards and the response was fantastic. I'm sure you will rise to the challenge once more. Although we didn't win we did get nominated and given the numbers and podcasts involved that was a huge achievement so thanks to everyone who voted. So if you like what we've been doing on Geek Syndicate then please vote. We've got out 100th episode coming up so to get a 2nd nomination would be an awesome way to celebrate our 100th episode! It only take a few mins out of your day so please vote today(wow I just made that rhyme). NOMINATIONS CLOSE AT 2359 ON SEPT, 30th SO PLEASE NOMINATE NOW. VERY IMPORTANT: You only get to submit this form "1" time. Fill it out completely! Once you hit Submit you are done for 2008! Do not submit the same show in multiple categories. Exception: "You can submit a Show for "People's Choice" or "Best Produced" and one other category." Confused? See the Rules! So if you could vote for us in People's Choice and the Best Entertainment category that would be great. All you need to do is answer for the podcast and url Geek Syndicate http://www.geeksyndicate.co.uk http://www.podcastawards.com/ Cheers all!

Join us as we continue our epic march towards episode 100 with another trek into the fertile land that is Geek.

Before the boys can get a head of steam going they are already tearing to shreds the new Bond theme Another Day to Die.

In the news the guys dicuss the crazy idea of a Naked Gun movie without Leslie Nielsen, the upcoming Doctor Who Christmas special, how Vigrin Comics have gone liquid and Warner Bros earns itself a few dry slaps.

Moving onto The Week that was there are reviews of Umbrella Academy: Apolcalypse Suite, Batman: Going Sane and The Hunter: 3 Terminal Oblivion and well as a brief mention of a few 2000AD titles

In this week's main feature Barry watches his last ever episode of Smallville as the lads take us on a whistle-stop tour through some of the season openers. Some the shows covered are Supernatural,Smallville, Merlin, Sarah Conner Chronicles and more. Be warned there may be a few spoilers bumps(massive ones for Smallville) along the way but nothing you can't handle.

Also the winner of the anniversary/relaunch of Listener of the Month is revealed!

Enjoy and look out for latest podcast to join the Geek Syndciate Network, Science Friction coming soon!

Welcome to more underbelly trawling in the murky world of Geekdom. This week there is some excessive use of the f word and bad singing (I know surprise) from the outset...you have been warned. In the news we talk about some of the claims being made about Transformers 2 and Star trek. Dave reveals his lack of excitement for season 3 of Heroes. In this week's week that was we chat about Spooks code 9, Buffy, Infinite crisis and Secret invasion what we think so far, Samurai Girl and Next Avengers: Heroes of Tomorrow. Week that was kind of became our main feature as we went into a discussion/ rant about well Geek Marketing I guess and how Comic/tv companies could better use of the tools around them. Enjoy! Please Nominate GS in the People's choice and Entertainment categories of the 2008 Podcast Awards over at www.podcastawards.com Thanks all!

That's right people after we're are back after our month long hiatus and we're back with a bang!

In our main feature we have the first ever podcast interview with Drew Pearce, the writer/ creator of the new superhero sitcom 'No Heroics' coming to ITV2. It will be the channel's first ever original sitcom.

Drew reveals the origin of the show and it's cast as well as his own comic roots before taking some questions from our forum members.

Warning this episode contains bad signing from the outset!

 News

Week that was

Main
Interview with Drew Pearce, Creator/writer of the upcoming 'No Heroics' Enjoy!!

In this super-duper special episode, The Ladies of the Racks get up close and personal with none other than Ubu Bubu creator and all-round cool dude, Jamie Smart!

Alas, there are no news and reviews segments, but heck, who needs those when you have a awesome interview?? Especially when said interview reveals a deep seated hatred of Jaffa Cakes, a general fear of selling oneself at conventions, a far too large amount of talk about cat porn, and the revelation that Jamie Smart smells. It's true. No, really.

Sir Jamie Smartington sticks with the girls through Rack Music, almost causing a divide in Rack City, and even puts forth a Peeve of the Fortnight. Like this podcast wasn't filled with enough vitriol

All this plus girly squeals, more random swear words than you can shake a stick at and a whole lot of fun!

~ Please to note: We apologise profusely for the sound quality of this episode. Unfortunately technical difficulties minutes before recording and the Pamela program's all-round hatred of Racks fun lead to a rather muffled Jamie. We present this episode to you in the best state we could muster, and we hope to muck around with other recording programmes in order to have Jamie on again in the future. If he'll do it, that is, we were quite scary... ~

Jamie Smart's website of awesomeness

SURPRISE!!!!..In this super secret episode Barry and Stace from Comic Racks join forces in this explosive episode. No episode blurb just sit back and wonder at just how many tangents these two can go off on without their respective co-hosts to keep them on the straight and narrow. Oh and there might be some singing...you have been warned! Enjoy!!!!

Hi all, whilst you're waiting for your regular GS schedule to return I thought you might interested in my co-host spot on the excellent Comic Book Outsiders hosted by Steve and Scott. Below are the show notes for this episode.

Enjoy and see you in September!

Comic Book Outsiders

Bringing you some of the very best hidden gems from the world of independent comics, movies and TV.

In this episode our Main Feature is an interview Scott conducted with Brad Lovett, our roving reporter who gives us his feedback on the San Diego Comic Con and what his experience was like as an attendee but also an independent comic creator.

Then it's the first Challenge Barry, where I pitch three comics to Barry and try to get him interested enough in them to pick up at least one.

Barry reveals a Guilty Pleasure and we get into a bit of a discussion about other guilty pleasures from the same era.

Our last segment as always is the Hidden Gem and this episode Barry and Steve talk about Supernatural, a great TV show that more people should be watching.

There is also a quick recap of the Secret Quotation competition. You need to send all five quotes, plus the name of the film that they come from to secretquotation@gmail.com. More information about the competition and which episodes you need to listen to can be found at UK Comics Podcast Secret Quotation Page

If you want to get in touch about anything we talk about on this show, then you can email us at comicbookoutsiders@hotmail.com or visit our myspace or facebook pages, leave an iTunes review or a comment on the libsyn page.

After the awesomeness that was last episodes Paul Cornell interview, the ladies decide to get back to the Racks, bringing you an episode of completely delicious reviews.

The girls cover everything from comics to TV to film, touching on titles such as Rest #0, The Walking Dead V1, Wall-E, Dynamo 5, The Mummy: Rise and Fall of Xango's Ax, Deadpool: The Circle Chase #1 - 4, The Living Corpse #0 & #.5 and Six Feet Under. And, of course, what would this episode be without a little Jamie Smart, this time in the form of Bohda Te?

All this plus several more reviews (look out for The Dark Knight super-spoilers from 1 hour 10 mins until 1 hour 22 minutes in), a one-time-only new segment called Challenge Stacebob, and all the usual rambling!

Don't forget to enter the UKCPG competition, Secret Quotation, by listening to Comic Racks 18, Geek Syndicate 90, Q!PAW 45, Comic Book Outsiders 22 and Birds of Geek 38 (to be released soon!)

Enjoy!

Additional links as promised in the episode:

(Un)Employed Skeletor at the SDCC
Hack/Slash - Suicide Girls
B is for Bum Conker
Joe Cornish - Song Wars

Episode 19 - Everybody Loves Paul

In this momentous episode the ladies do away with their usual format in order to bring you their very first creator interview with none other than the frankly rather awesome Paul Cornell.

Paul has dipped his toe into the wonderful world of comics on many an occasion, writing stories such as Wisdom, 2000AD's XTNCT and the currently running (and fucking brilliant) Captain Britain and MI:13 series, to name but a few. As well as working in the comics world, Paul has penned some of the best episodes of Doctor Who to grace our TV screens (Human Nature and Family Of Blood, anyone?), several Doctor Who novels and audio shows, and episodes for top series' such as Primeval, Robin Hood and Casualty.

During the interview, the girls quiz Paul about his upcoming projects, whether being a writer makes watching shows/reading books more difficult from a technical point of view, and whether he's had any unnerving fan experiences (other than Stacey professing her undying love for him at Bristol Convention earlier this year, of course.)

To top the episode off, we pick our Rack Music for this fortnight; both of which turn out to be rather geekily inspired as one of us riffs on a Watchmen theme while the other takes inspiration from Wisdom #3.

All this as well as some insights into Paul's writing history, advice for budding writers and some good old fashioned swearing.

Don't forget to take part in the UK Comics Podcast Group competition by listening to the 5 Secret Quotation episodes: for more information visit www.comicspodcasts.co.uk

Enjoy!

Here it is, at last, the second part of our Geek Syndicate special with special guest Heath as we look back at the second half of season four of Doctor Who.

Enjoy and see you in September!

This is it people. The ark has been raided, the stone romanced, the ghosts busted, the dragon has been entered and now it's time for the real adventure to begin... This is the last episode of season 1 of Geek Syndicate before the boys take a little siesta. Apologies for some of the audio glitches in this episode. News Torchwood meets Captain America New Gene Hunt for US version of Life on Mars Back to the Bristol Con Dimension Manga Week that was The Sword (Comic) Dr Horrible's Sing along Blog. A very brief non spoiler review of the Dark KNight(as Dave's not seen it yet) The Forbidden Kingdom (Movie) Button man (Comic) Main We take a look at two of the comics passed to us by Listeners. Eleventh Hour Vol 1 Starship Troopers: Bad Blood Discover at last what the secret quotation is. Enjoy...

In this special episode the guys are joined by former Listener of the month and co host of Geek Bunch Heath. Together they will take use on a journey through time and space as they review the first half of Doctor Who Season 4. Enjoy!!!

After the weeks of waiting, we finally reveal the mystery behind Secret Quotation. Keep an ear out in this episode for the Comic Racks portion of our UK Comics Podcast Group-wide competition! To be in with a chance of winning awesome prizes such as Noble Causes V1 & 2, an assortment of Virgin trades, a Wisdom trade and other splendid stuff to be announced, all you have to do is find the comic movie quote embedded within this episode, identify the film, then find the quotes from the same film in the other UK podcasts; Geek Syndicate (Episode 90), Quiet! Panelolgists At Work (Episode 45), Comic Book Outsiders (to be announced) and Birds Of Geek (to be announced). You have until the end of August to send your email containing your name, the title of the film, and all five secret quotations to secretquotation@gmail.com. Good luck!

Anyhoo, on with the show! In this accidentally long episode, the girls tackle the topic of comic book movies, announcing some of their favourites, some of their, ahem, not-so-favourites, some they haven't seen yet but would like to see, and some upcoming movies that have them squirming in their seats with anticipation!

On top of this comes all the regular bumph; Stace discusses her Things To Do Before She's 30 achievements, Iz warms to Guitar Hero 3 now she isn't getting booed off stage and both girls get excited at all the Rack-related news! Well, wouldn't you get excited at the prospect of interviewing Paul Cornell, having Jamie Smart on the show and being in a comic?? Thought so ;)

During the reviews, the Ladies of the Racks unite in their enjoyment of The Uniques #1 and 2, continue their squabbling over whether the art in Wolverine Origins really is any good, Stace dispairs at her lack of memory during the reading of Final Crisis #2, and Iz travels down Memory Lane by picking up the Dandy!

All this and The Donnas and Weezer sound too good to be true? Well, it is true, so get to the listening! :P

Enjoy!

Welcome to our penultimate episode before we head off for a short summer break. So without further ado let's hit the world of geekdom with a good old right hook!

News

The Return of Artemis Fowl.

30 Days of Nights's follow up web series.

Primeval roars into the U.S.

Clone Wars backstory revelations.

David Monteith vs Buzz Aldrin and NASA.

Geek Syndicate's nemesis EPOCH rears it's head once again.

Back in time at the Bristol Comic Convention

Liam Sharp of MAMTOR! (pronounced MAMTOOOOOOOR!)

Notes from Nuge and Max the Cat

Indy 4 (A young hero on the rise).

Week that Was

Four feet from a rat (Comic from MAMTOR).

Delve into the world of Paranormal State (TV).

Gotham Knight (DVD).

Main feature

Journey back with the guys to 1999 when the world was at the brink of the apocalypse. They look at some of the movies and tv that were out in that year.

Enjoy!!

The Secret Quotation will be revealed next episode!

What, nearly two hours of GS fun you say? In this special extended edition the guys pack in a shed load of news, shoutouts and reviews.

 In the main feature the guys interview Rob Williams, the writer of the new Indiana Jones Comic, Indiana Jones and the Tomb of the Gods from Dark Horse.

New
Supes to return again with a new director?
Exterminators comic crawls onto a tv screen near you soon.
Tony Stark to play Sherlock Holmes?

Notes from Nuge

Adventures with 'The Phantom'

Week that was

Batman: Murder at Wayne manor.
The Lost Journal of Indiana Jones.
The Twelve - issue 6
Kung Fu Panda
Lone Wolf and Cub - last issue.
Metal Gear Solid 4
Review of new BBC series 'Bonekickers'

Main

Interview with Rob Williams, writer of the new Dark comic Indiana jones and the Tomb of the Gods.

Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls (go away, you innocent children shouldn't be hearing this kind of language!), welcome to Episode 17 of Comic Racks; the episode where no-one can stay on topic!

That's right, it's Tangent City this episode as Stacey gets hyper on who knows what and Iz, still recovering from concussion, has to deal with that level of craziness.

The girls cover highly important topics this fortnight, from the origins of The Cheeky Girls, to Stacey's Mr's giant birthday list, to whether Daniel Craig is a pouty woman or not, plus lots more in between.

But fear not, my comic loving friends, for the girls do get their comic on and bust out a load of reviews, from Kick Ass to Fables, Dock Walloper to Maus, plus a couple of non-comic goodies along the way. This is mostly because they couldn't think of a proper topic, but hey, it's all good. During these spoiler-rific reviews Iz proclaims that everything ever is "fucking awesome", Stace brings everyone down and The Racks it's first ever joint Top of the Racks. That's right, folks, there's a comic out there so awesome that it gets the full Comic Racks endorsement! (Go buy it!)

The regular Rack Music segment sees The Rack Ladies accidentally develop a theme of video game related tunes, though Stace has yet to find out Iz's verdict on her pick this fortnight.

So sit back, relax, and enjoy a podcast full of random singing, laughs and reviews a-plenty!

In this very mini special episode the guys chat about the entries to the recent Geek Syndicate write club competition and reveal the winner!

Enjoy!

Ok people watch your heads and make sure your tray tables and seats are in their upright position. Time to buckle up for another grimy trip into the murky underbelly of Geekdom.

News

Clash of the Remakes.

Red Sonja meets Planet Terror.

Week that was

Trinity issue 3 (DC).

Project: Kalki (Virgin Comics).

Aquaman pilot episode (should've had the Hoff in it!).

Quantum of Solice trailer.

Main Feature

In this special interview the guys chat to Matthew Graham whose projects have included "The Last Train", "Life on Mars", "Ashes to Ashes" about his new six part archelogical thriller series "BoneKickers". Matthew has also written episodes for Spooks and Hustle.

The guys delve into Matthew's past to discover where his love of writing comes from as well as some of his influences. They also learn how he ended up working with Kudos to write episodes for both "Spooks" and "Hustle"

Finally they guys get to pitch some questions from the forum members and discover a recent and very interesting encounter between Matthew and George Lucas!

Enjoy!

Join the lads who love to geek on another actionacrion packed romp through the land of geekdom.

When Barry loses his Nujo during this episode with Dave's help he is forced to unleash the power of Nujo extreme!

GO YO NUJO!!!

News
Supernatural heads west!
Doomsday hits Smallville in an ambulance.

Back in time at the Bristol Con
Community Comics (www.communitypublished.co.uk/)

Sceptic Isle (www.moonfacepress.com)

Questions from the Senate
Some listeners pitch some questions to the lads including getting their opinions on the current trend of remakes and sequels.

Week that Was
Short interview with OT who played 'Other Dave' in the fantastic Doctor Who two parter 'Silence in the library'  and 'Forest of the Dead'

The Reaping (or stupid people in a horror movie)

The Omen(even more stupid people in an horror movie)

Lone Wolf and Cub(comic)

Dave gave his quick review on Indy 4

Barry gives his review of the new Hulk movie.
Ramayan 3392 A.D. (www.virgincomics.com)

Competition

Find out how  to win a copy of Ramayan 3392 A.D in 'Barry's Hamster's Competition' (yes you read that right).

Join the Racks for Episode 16 - packed full of the usual news, reviews, peeves, Rack music plus all of the usual geeky ramblings :D

This is one of the more action-packed episodes with tales of Iz’s furious disagreement with her stairs and Stace’s awesome experience seeing not one, but two, of her favourite bands live (much to the concussed Racks dismay).

Our main topic this week is Ask the Racks - Part 3, where the ladies answer a bunch of questions from forumites (and half of Stacey's family) including: Which superhero film is the best and worst?, which superhero film would you make and who would you cast in the lead?, and have either of you ever 'converted' a mate to comics who previously wasn't interested? and if so, what hooked 'em?

Apologies to all our listeners as Barry and Dave were seriously under the influence of Whisky while recording this episode. So you have been warned !

Remember drinking loads of whisky isn't big or clever but it does taste nice!

Back in time to the Bristol Comic Con
Short interview with Richard emms about Flash Gordon
Flash Gordon issue 0 (Comic)
Little Thoughts (Comic)

Week that was
Barry ween Boy genius (Comic)
Doctor Who Midnight - The boys have quite a serious chat about this episode including some dark revelations from their past.(TV)
Planet Terror - A hot girl with a machine gun for a leg, zombies and so much more. What more can you ask for? (Film)
The Mummy 3 (Trailer)
Lone Wolf and Cub (Comic)

Main

The guys take their yearly look at the upcoming season of geek tv and
give a thumsb up or down or even middle to what's coming to our tv screens over the next year.

Enjoy!

Join Nebraska Nuge and Montana Holland on another adventure of a lifetime. In this second part of their special Indiana Jones podcast the pair finally take and in-depth look at 'Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull' from a hardcore, old school Indy fan perspective. Enjoy!

Welcome to another action packed, geek filled romp through the world of Geekdom with Barry and Dave.

News

Survivors remake (no not the band for did eye of the tiger) from Rocky 3) by Primeval creator

Warren Ellis' Ocean swims to the big screen

Week that was

Doctor who - Forest of the Dead episode review. 

Dan Dare issue 1 - 5 from Virgin Comics.

Astonishing Xmen (the end of the Wheedon run)

Secret Invasion

Trinity 1

Final Crisis 1 (with added Dave rant!)

Lego Indiana Jones (ah yeah!)

Kick ass issue 3

Titanium Rain

Notes from Nuge

No Notes this week I'm afraid

Main

Dave reports back after his trip to the London MCM Expo.

Enjoy!!!

Firstly, the Ladies of Rackington would like to apologise to you, the wonderful listening public, for the untimely release of this episode. Technical difficulties and unprovoked front door attacks prevented this episode from being released on time, but trust us, it's worth the wait!

After several months of being completely rubbish, the girls finally get their act together and present to you their second and rather awesome Rackette, the lovely Marcus Q. Join them in the main feature as they discuss Marcus' comic likes and dislikes, how dyslexia can affect a comic reader and what comic creators and editors could be doing to improve the reading quality of their works.

During the show, Stacey gets excited several times, on topics such as The Futureheads (oh, will she ever shut up about them? I think not), Jamie Smart and awesome looking Transformers covers. As well as all the excitement there are rants a-plenty as Iz slates her Tail of the Racks, and Marcus addresses a friend who borrowed (read: nicked) some books once...

Unfortunately, Mr Q departed before the Rack Music and Peeve segments, but never fear! Iz and Stace produce the goods, as they can never let a good rant lie.

Will Stace disguise herself as Velma to stalk The Futureheads? Will Marcus ever get his books back? Will Iz accept that being "the tits" is, in fact, a good thing? Listen on and find out!

Enjoy!

That's right people after a week off the GS boys are back in town and ready to bring you the brightest and best from the world of Geekdom!

News

Barry has a massive rant about the Skynet systerm.

Highlander remake (apparently being the only one is not enough these days).

Flash Gordon to be remade(hopefully not a movie version of the tv series).

Week that was

Doctor who - Silence in the Library episode review. 

Dock Walloper from Virgin Comics.

Shadow Hunter from Virgin Comics.

Star Trek: Of Gods and men (internet fan film with an awesome cast!).

Notes from Nuge

Superman the movie

Main

No main this week far too much arguing an doctor whoing to get through this week!

In this episode Dave and Barry recover and recap as best they can some of the highlights of the Bristol con. In this slightly longer than usual episode they still somehow manage to squeeze in all the usual week that was and a very special Notes from Nuge.

Make sure you keep listening to the end for a never before heard recording of Tony Lee giving the guys a motivational speech before their live Bristol panel.

Enjoy!!

News

The news is we have no news this week!

Week that was

GTA 4 more fun than....well...loads of stuff!

The Hunter by Dare Comics

Batman RIP

Notes from Nuge

The man with the hat is back!

Main

Bristol con 2008

Apologies of the lastness of this episode this was due to a bout of Indiana Jones fouritis...very dangerous!

This week the Racks ladies throw structure to the wind and do a rather thorough re-cap of their experiences at the Bristol Comic Expo '08.

Much fun was had by all as we witnessed cosplay competitions, interesting panels, were harassed by Stormtroopers and got pleasantly toasted.

The hotel is completely ragged upon, the panels are discussed in depth and the girls profess their undying love for Tony Lee and Paul Cornell.

Enjoy!

Barry aka Nebraska Nuge of Geek Syndicate and Heath aka Montana Holland of Geek Brunch joins forces for this Indiana Jones two hour special. Together they dissect all three movies, chatting about their likes and dislikes. They also look at the Young Indiana Jones Chronicles as well as Indy in video games, books and comics. Finally they look forward to Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of Crystal Skull. So sit down, get your fedora and pack your whip cause we're going on the Adventure of a lifetime. Enjoy...

Well this is it, our first feature from this year's 2008 Bristol Comic Expo. In this special we have for your listening pleasure the two panels we took part in. The first is an interview with the comic legend that is Tony Lee, who has worked on Xmen, The Gloom, Midnight Kiss and the upcoming Doctor Who story 'The Forgotten' from IDW.

Following the interview the roles are reversed faster than you can say...well role reversal as Tony hosts the first ever live UK Comics Podcasting Panel. Listen in as Tony and the audience quiz a panel made up of the UK podcasts Comic Racks, Birds of Geek, Comic Book Outsiders and Geek Syndicate.

Can the world of podcasting survive such a clash of titans? we shall see!

Enjoy...

Welcome to the last GS before Dave and Barry Jet off to the sunny heights of Bristol for the Bristol Expo. As well as some big news from the world of Smallville Dave hears some news which brings about another fabled Dave and Barry Death in Comics rant(it's not pretty people).

In our main feature you get not one but two iron man reviews (how's that for value for money?). First up we have a guaranteed spoiler free review then after the credits right at the end of the episode we have a Spoiler packed review for the movie. You get plenty of warning and hey the guys even will throw in a time stamp so that you know when to stop listening. It will be right at the end of episode so that way you won't miss out on the usual hi-jinks! Enjoy

News

Look who's coming to Smallville next season.

The return of the Sword and the Sorcerer.

The resurrection of yet another Comic book hero...too much?

Notes from Nuge

Transformers the movie

Week that was

More fun with Blake's Seven

New Incredible Hulk trailer

New Indiana Jones trailer

New Dark Knight Trailer

Main

Ironman Spoiler Free review

Ironman Spoiler full review - starts at 1:06:02...you have been warned! 

See you at Bristol (those that are going!).

In Episode 13, the Racks present their Top 10 Kick-Ass Female Characters from the comic books, TV, and film :D A pretty diverse range of choices have emerged, with only one character being chosen by both ladies :P As is now customary with Comic Racks - this episode *will* contain VERY strong language - you have been warned :) Reviews and rants a -plenty can also be found in this episode, along with only one selection of Rack Music being chosen this time by the Stace de la Bob. Iz resists the urge to review Baby Boomers *again*, but (at Stacey's request) reads out the majority of Ubu Bubu. So, join the Racks and listen in on their sage musings on Iron Man, Wesley "what tax bill?" Snipes, almost forming the Neil Googe appreciation society, a coupla stonking Peeves, and a shared Tail of the Racks (dun dun dunnnnnn). *Spoilers for Ubu Bubu and SiP* Reviews: Special Education #1 - Dave 'the awesome' Dwonch Welcome to Tranquility #9 - #11 Surreal Adventures of Edgar Allan Poo El Zombo Fantasma

Once again we are joined by James Moran of Torchwood and now Doctor Who fame. James talks us through some of the finer points of the Doctor who episode he wrote entitled 'The Fires of Pompeii' (episode 2 of season 4).

James reveals what it was like finally working on the TV show he had loved from childhood as well how he dealt with fan reactions to the episode.

We also find out some of the upcoming projects James is working on.

Enjoy!!!

The Syndicate is reformed this week as Dave rejoins the show with a small rant on Lost. Barry Also discusses the pros and cons of working without a co-host for an episode. We also look forward to the Bristol Comic Expo with it's organiser Mike Allwood.

Enjoy!

News

Mortal Kombat vs DC universe. Is it madness or genius?

Primeval season three news. It's a biggie people!

The upcoming Blake's 7 remake.Will it be UK's answer to BSG ?

Week that Was

Lost - is it actually going anywhere?

The Spirit/ Sin City 2 teaser trailer
The Hancock trailer. Is going to be the wild wild west of Comic book Movies?

Main Feature

An Interview with Mike Allwood who is one of the driving forces behind May's Bristol Comic Expo.

Welcome to Episode 12 where Stace takes over the editing reigns for the first time (and shows Iz up by getting it done bang on time).

Apologies for the sound issues in this episode which we wil have sorted out for next time :)

Before they get stuck into the main topic of a Bristol Con preview, the girls talk about Rock Star, Dr Who doing Shakespeare, Baby Boomers at BristolCon and online, the Gotham Knights trailer and the Golden Champagne Glass Awards 2008 (vote Geek Syndicate!!).

Reviews include Maintenance Vol 2, Ms Marvel #25, Dr Who Season 4 Eps 1 & 2, CJ7, and Everybody's Dead #2. This section witnesses Iz inadvertantly insulting Steve Coogan (she didn't mean to) while going mad over Son of Rambow, Stace losing her mind over not having Fillerbunny, and the Racks being divided over the new Who companion.

Iz very rudely dominates the Top of the Racks section with a 12 minute hysteria fit over the best-birthday-present-in-the-whole-world, but makes up for it by also choosing Pushing Daisies which the girls bond over. Stace drops two (TWO!) titles in her Tail and Iz warns of the perils of watching Superhero Movie.

For the main topic, the Racks chat about which creators/ writers / artists they are most looking forward to seeing in Bristol, and for the first time ever, both Racks like each others choice for Rack Music.

This week we got a Star Wars gangsta rap(all 5 seconds), the Geek Syndicate method for dealing with Terminators. There's also talk from Dave on how he deals with false Doctor Who fans and a trip back in time to the games, tv and movies that we're big in the year we left school 1985!

Questions from the Senate

What's the worst adaptation to movie?

Have we watched Big Bang Theory and what did we think?

What's your favourite all time non DC or Marvel comic?

Week That Was

Pushing Daises (TV)

Smallville. (TV)

Remote Control K9 (Gadgets)

"Moths ate my Doctor Who Scarf" (Comedy show)

Main Feature

Travel with Geek Syndicate back to 1985 to look at such classics as the A-Team,The Last Dragon,Goonies, Moonlighting and Rambo 2

Notes from Nuge

Doctor Who Season 3

Leave a comment or question for the boys on our new voicemail number.

+442081335704

Enjoy!!!

*No Ewoks were harmed in the making of this episode.

 

Welcome to another fun packed episode of the Geek Syndicate people!

News

New Stargate series on the way(Do we really need another one?)

Santuary on it's way to the UK

Week That Was

Doctor Who season opener. (TV)

Torchwood season finale. (TV)

Caliber (comic)

Hercules (Comic)

Sarah Conner Chronicles (TV)

Notes from Nuge(with help from Marcusq) - Gladiator

Main Feature

There is no main feature this week but instead an extended week that was segment.

Enjoy!!!

Episode 11 - Pigs are Funny

Back to their regular programming (hopefully), Iz and Stace bring you a lazy, but still rather good if we do say so ourselves, episode of Comic Racks!

In this reviewtastic episode, the ladies talk you through some of their reading and TV watching highlights from the last few weeks. Much rambling on the subject of Torchwood takes place, and Iz finally gets around to starting Death Note, hoorah! Stacebob tries desperately, and quite badly, to describe the sheer brilliance that is Ubu Bubu #1, as Iz reveals a rather controversial Tail of the Racks...

In our not-so-much-news segment, Stace botches a news story about a Whedon musical, Iz muses on the sanity of Tom Cruise and we discuss the pros and cons of spoof movies.

As well as all this juicy content, Stace almost wets herself recalling her brush with the Futureheads, and the ladies finally get Rack Music properly off the ground with our choices for this episode.

Enjoy!

This week the boys argue over a new catch phrase. Barry gives a 24 style review on infamous Nick Fury TV movie starring the Hoff. The main feature involves an historic meeting between a young Geek Syndicate and none other than Richard Branson as they take a look at Virgin Comics.

News

- Dr Who vs God?...yes we are serious
- Superman's patents fly out of DC's window.
- Harry Potter and the do we really need two films?

Week That Was

- Nick Fury and the Hoff! (TV)
- Peckerwood: 24 Minutes (Comics)
- Ashes to Ashes (TV)
- 1408 (Movie)
- Doctor Who the original series season one (TV)

Notes from Nuge: Independence Day

Main Feature

A special look at Virgin Comics

Enjoy...

We finally bring this episode to you after some serious microphone and audio issues, so apologies for the lateness. Now let's get down to business.

News
- Dr who Season 4 Start date.
- Perils of Self Publishing.
- New teen casting for Terminator 4.
- Has Tintin finally been cast for the new Spielberg movie? (here's a clue think Dr   who).

Notes from Nuge
-  Xmen 3

Special Guest
- Damian co -host of the Kryptographik podcast calling in live from Australia with a surprise for Barry.

Week that Was
- Dan Dare Archives (Red Moon Mystery).
- Regenesis(TV).
- The Twelve (Comic).
- Star Wars Legacy (Comic).
- The Batman (TV).
- Torchwood (TV).

Main Feature
- The winner of the latest Geek Syndicate writing competition is announced!

Enjoy...

This episode the girls have a very grown-up and sensible (for a change) in-depth conversation about comic cheesecake, and touch on Chaos comics, manga, Bisley porn, Greg Horn, and the MJ and Supergirl statues.

Along the way, the usual news, reviews and top/tail of the racks are covered: Snow White in Drag, stalking the Futureheads, Barrowman Watch and more....

Reviews:
Tiny Titans #1
Green Arrow & Black Canary #5
Deadpool #20(ish) to 45
Dock Walloper #2
Urban Monsters #1
Bullseye Greatest Hits

Our competition winner is announced with the girls debuting the winning entry, and it's Stacey's turn at choosing this fortnight's Rack Music - woot :)

In this episode Barry finally finds something negative to say about Indiana Jones. The guys also tackle the controversy surrounding the planned remake of Spaced. They also look at a few of the popular shows being renewed and those that maybe have pass their sell by date.

There's TV reviews of  Ashes to Ashes, Eleventh Hour and the Supernatural remake of Assault on precinct 12. Reviews on the comic front of Rassle,Kickass(yep that what I said), Buffy (Yay!!!) and Angel (Boo!!).

Be warned there is a massive tangent alert involving public information warnings, band aids, falling over and Barry's twisted sense of humour.

Enjoy!!!

Join Geek Syndicate on a epic 90 minute journey through time and space and into the mind of  Mr Paul Cornell, writer for Doctor Who, Primeval, Wisdom, Robin Hood and a host of other projects (some of which may surprise).

On this whistle-stop tour we learn some interesting stuff about Paul including how we got started in writing, who his favorite doctor is, his favorite superhero as well as his favorite medium to work in.

We delve into some of Paul's renowned Doctor Who episodes and discover some of the inspirations behind them.

Paul  takes us through a typical writing day and gives some tips for any would be writers out there, especially his thoughts on writer's block.

We take a look forward to some of the stuff Paul has in the pipeline including the upcoming Marvel comic 'Captain Britain and MI-13'. Paul share's his thoughts on Cap's place in the Marvel Universe and more importantly the fast growing legend that is Captain Midlands.

Enjoy!

In this week's episode the guys look at the 3 part Torchwood episodes featuring Martha Jones fresh from Doctor Who. There is also talk on Primeval season two, David Gemmell's last ever book and increasing number of times Lex is shot in Smallville. We also find out what dave's like to do on a Friday night when he's had to much to drink (here's a clue it's boring).

In our main feature we chat to the infamous comic gossip columnist Rich Johnston as he takes us on a tour of his local supermarket. We ask such thorny questions as...

What stories which he feels have had the most impact on the comic world?

What do creators and publishers really think of him?

Who really cannot stand to be in the same room with him?

What is his relationship with Bob 'Texan Comedy' Legend Wayne VP of DC?

Enjoy...

Saving up a sensible and interesting main topic for their upcoming Episode 10 (who'd have thunk it, eh?), the Racks take the easy way out and answer some more of your burning qusestions in Ask The Racks Part 2: Go Grab A Cheese-string.

Stace's dressing gown starts to fall apart, Iz continues in her mission to plug Baby Boomers in any way she can, and both girls yet again massacre the English language in their attempt to do some joint reviews.

Hear what the girls think of Dave Dwonch's Gnome and the Adolescent Radioactive Blackbelt Hamsters, as well as their individual reviews of the TV show Phoo Action, Cable and Deadpool #50, Gail Simone's Wonder Woman and other such wonderful things.

During their main Ask the Racks section, the girls discuss who they'd stick in a Death Note if they could and Stace addresses the most difficult question she's ever been asked; Captain America or Deadpool??

It's rants, rambles and orange-squash fuelled hyperactivity ahoy in this, the Racks final single figured episode!The Rack universe will never be the same again!*

Enjoy!

*This may or may not be true...

After learning the ways of the podcaster in the snowy and harsh landscape of Iceland Barry is back in the saddle and not a moment too soon. This week the lads tackle the new Indiana Jones trailer,Mc2 the comic anthology from the Birmingham comic collective and a thought controlled gaming headset.

Dave takes a look at image comics Next Issue project and discovers yet another new vampire TV show.

 In our main feature they are joined by the lovely Iz from Comic Racks to give a spoilerful review of the new Rambo movie.

 Enjoy!!!

 And remember when you're pushed killing is as easy as breathing...so sayeth Rambo

Geek Syndicate 69 – The Solo Syndicate

 

See what happens when David is left to his own devices. Yes it’s the long awaited Solo Syndicate.

 

Be in awe at the news of technological advances he brings us

Join him in welcoming back new listeners and Dr Who fans with a song.

Thrill to his reviews of Jenna Jameson’s Shadow Hunter and Journeyman .

Contemplate the state of sci-fi in comics

 

And then

 

Join me in conversation with Emma Vieceli one of the UK’s rising stars in the world of manga. This was such an enjoyable conversation that it exceeded by far the 20m interview I had planned, which as you will see is not difficult. So join us as we explore the difference and similarities between comics and manga, , music, a touch of gaming and much geekery.

 

Apologies for the quality

 

Hope you enjoy it

Join the noobie birds again for episode 8, crammed full of germs, comics and a tonne of swearing. Our feature this fortnight is Ask the Racks where the girls answer loads of questions from the forums including what it's like to be a fan-girl...

Along the way Iz loses her mind over a potential encounter with John Barrowman, Stace discusses the financial perils of being a Manga fan, and the girls nearly fall out over Steve Dillon (but not quite).

Also in this new episode is Rack Music - where this week Stace choses her defining song of the moment.

Reviews include: Eleventh Hour #2, Captain America #34 (SPOILERS), Wolverine Origins #21, Furious Fist of the Drunken Monkey, and Bleach #21 & 22.

In this episode we give our view on the new 52 week comic from DC (here's a hint it's not a good view). We review Johah Hex, Supernatural Origins, 2 episodes of Smallville (nice makeup Black Canary). There is also a brief look at the new seasons of Torchwood and Primeval.

In our main we welcome Dr Karl our fully fledged geek scientist to answer a few f your burning geek sci-fi questions like.

Is it possible for Superman to Fly? Is time travel possible or just rubbish? and more.

Also the Notes from Nuge was changed at the last minute to my original choice  which was mentioned on the episode.

Enjoy!!!

First Indy 4 trailer at today...woohoo

In this episode we take a look at the teaser trailer for the new Star Trek movie. There are also review of The Dragon Lance movie, Nick Fury Agent of Shield (blame Dave for that one) and 30 days of Night.

In our main feature we give our thoughts on the entries for our sci-fi writing competition and announce the winner. We also announce a new competition and this time with a prize, no less.

Enjoy...

After the gargantuan double episode Doctor Who extravaganza (also known as the two episode ramble-fest), the Racks gals get back to their regular fortnightly format to chat all things comics (and some things TV and film...)

Join us as Iz gets over excited at the prospect of signed John Barrowman stuff, Stace demonstrates why she shouldn't be allowed to sing on the podcast, and both girls come up with the worst, least newsworthy news EVER. Stace's sister, Zoe, makes her comics podcast debut, allbeit in a slightly concussed and very un-comic related way.

Being too lazy to actually think of a main topic to discuss, The Racks ladies (ladies? pfft!) do an extended review section, covering comics and graphic novels from recent to oldies, and indies to the Big Two. Stace gets a little bit violent towards old witchy women (for good reason, though!) and Iz worries that her all-round love for Battlepope may condemn her to the fiery depths of Hell :P

We give the details about our competition again (just a couple more episodes to go to get your entries in, guys!), and Iz pimps herself out for a new job.

Enjoy!

In this special episode we chat with James Moran the writer of the movie Severance, the Torchwood episode 'Sleeper' and a future and the upcoming Dr Who episode "Pompeii".

James explains how he got into writing, reveals some of his methods and inspirations. He also reveals how he found himself living out one of his dreams as a writer on Doctor Who.

Enjoy!

Join us in a slightly shorter yet super special episode in which we round up our Doctor Who ramblements.

Our usual routine goes out of the window so we can complete our review Doctor Who series 3, from Human Nature right up the the Christmas Special, Voyage of the Damned.

Stace gets scared of, well, practically everything in this episode, from statues to small girls with balloons, Iz sings a Doctor Who solo and we both get a little Tennant-fangirlish as we delve into what we both see as the better half of this season.

Stay tuned for a quick reminder of our competition and prizes; we've now had two entries, but we're greedy for more!

Enjoy :)

This week there is no main feature just a lot of week that was of which a lion's share is dedicated to our spoilerful review of the first episode of Torchwood. We  have a spoilerful look at the end league issue 1.

There is also some chat about the I am legend novel,Dan Dare, Blood Ties, House and Mass Effect on the Xbox360. Dave does a brief interview with Orbital Comics  in London about their upcoming sale.

Oh and at last Barry's musical segment if officially named.

Enjoy!!!

This week the noobie-bird-nerds get their teeth into the first half of Dr Who season 3, and a darn sight more in between.

Join the ladies as they talk about loads of stuff including Jenna Jameson's comic and her need for a nice jumper.

Stacey looses her mind and has a full-on nerdgasm during a News Item on Deadpool,and Iz proves once again she can't read properly as Teen Titans Year One is referred to as TT Year Zero :(

Dr Who Season 3 from The Runanway Bride through to 42 is reviewed, with slight detours via starch-related old Who villains, a morbid fear of Davros, Tom Baker's teeth, and the utter crap-ness of straws.

In our Top of the Racks section Stacey gets a little creepy over her Kingdom Come and Iz goes all groupie over Mike Norton (again).

If anyone is easily offended, please do NOT listen to the Peeve of the Fortnight section - the girls out-do themselves on the swearing front this week..but it's all Anne Robinson's fault.

Listen out for the all important shout-outs, which Iz manages to screw up quite a bit, but recovers in time to discuss logos on thongs and dog jackets :)

Enjoy!!

Reviews:
Jenna Jameson's Shadow Hunter #0
Teen Titans Year One

Main Feature:
Dr Who Season Three (The Runaway Bride, Smith and Jones - 42)

Top of the Racks:
Absolute Edition Kingdom Come
Gravity

You read the title right noble listener. It seems our rant on spidey's demonic sellout last episode has bought down the wrath of the unholy one.

In our battle against Satan we use the Bionic Woman, a spoilerful review of the first episode of the second season of Primeval, Artemis Fowl and a whole host of independent comics that we review and more.

Pray we win this battle or say farewell to our immortal souls...enjoy!

A new year and a new Barry? Join us as we tackle everything from a remote control drinks cooler to, reviews of shoot em up(spoilerful but for this movie it really doesn't matter) and I am Legend(spoiler free). In our main feature we review the Spidey epic One More Day(spoilerful) and delve into the controversy that had sprung up around it.

Enjoy...!!!

Cover your ears and run for the hills as Stace and Iz swear and rant their way through a round-up of 2007. The Racks look at what they rate as the very best and very worst (and very disappointing) comic issues, comic series’, films, and TV of 2007. Also covered in depth are things on screen, stage, and print in 2008 that are making the girls a little bit over-excited.

Along the way Iz proves that senility can happen to the best of us, and reveals why she could possibly be the worst person to go to the cinema with, Stace loses her mind over a panda, and provides a mini musical interlude, showing why one half of a podcast should not be left to their own devices……plus both girls have RANTS a-plenty.

Stay tuned all the way through and hear about our awesome competition, a bit of good news and hear us get our contact details right for the very first time ever !!!

Happy New Year ï?Š ï?Š

In our first episode of 2008 recorded in the dying embers of 2007 we are joined by Clive and resident non geek Amaechi.

We review the season finale of Spooks(MI5 in the US) and the Doctor Who Christmas special Voyage of the Dammed.

In our main feature we discuss some of the high and lows of 2007 in the world of comics, books, TV and gaming. We also get some insightful commentary from the non geek on the world of comic reading which he had only been recently exposed to.

Enjoy and Happy New Year!!!

Join us as we take a rant heavy look back at Heroes season 2. Be warned not only is this a rant heavy episode but a spoiler heavy one as well.

Enjoy...

PS Mohinder is crap!

Iz and Stace are joined by podcasters extraordinaries, Misters Nugent and Monteith, for part two of the Great Podcast Crossover! Join the gang as we discover why cockroaches aren't any fun, children ruin everything and the Batman trailer rules!

Getting into the spirit in our main topic, we quiz the Geek Syndicate lads about all things Christmas, reminiscing about all the best and worst gifts we ever received, how we discovered the truth about Santa, and why you should always make a note of who your gifts are from...

Merry Christmas everyone!

In our last episode before Christmas we take a look at some of the big movies coming out in 2008. We also review the angel after the fall comic(Spoiler heavy warning) and tackle the thorny issue of how to represent the medium of comics.

Look out for a separate Heroes season 2 review mini episode coming soon.

Happy Christmas all!

It's Geek Syndicate versus our sister podcast Comic Racks in the first of a two part crossover (part two will be on Comic Racks episode 4). I shall say no more accept we hope you enjoy the chaos.

PS Apologies for the large file size had to do it for quality reasons.We also really earn our explicit tag in this episode so be warned ...

This episode we're joined by our very first Rackette, the (almost) Dr Karl Byrne, who helps us understand the science (or lack thereof) behind some of your favourite super heroes.

We review WWH #5 and Captain America #32 in our ever eloquent manner, whilst Iz takes a trip back in time to read and review Iron Man 'Extremis'.

Also, discover what happens when seatbelts attack!"

Join the boys as they look some new photos from Indy 4. There is also a lengthy debate on the topic of 'Are comics now only for adults'.  They also review Ninja Warrior, Blood Ties and Call of Duty 4.

Tha main feature looks at the upcoming season of Doctor Who and it's spinoff; Torchwood and the Sarah Jane Adventures.

Enjoy...

This week the Comic Rack ladies tackle the explosive T4 casting and directing rumours. There's more news on the supposed 'death of the batman' and  the new Watchmen movie.

The ladies don their conspiracy hats to uncover a link between the upcoming Cloverfield movie and Heroes. Stace Discovers the goodness of Mystery Science Theatre 3000 and Farscape is discovered. Batman Year One Hundred and Eternal Sunshine of a Spotless Mind are finally reviewed as well as some Mighty Boosh, Ghost rider and much more.

Enjoy...

In this week's thrilling installment we learn what happens when you get lippy with the god of Thunder. We review the latest episode of Smallville (including the Jamaican method dealing with kryptonians), Culled by Simon Spurier ,Pushing Daises, Star Wars Legacy and Reaper.

In our main feature we tackle some hard hitting Questions from our listerners in a Questions from the Senate Marathon.

Enjoy and thanks to all of you who posted or sent in questions!