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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. 🎙️ New episodes bi-weekly.  Subscribe, roll initiative, and embrace your inner geek.

  1. 5d ago

    Disclosure Day: Spielberg's Alien Movie Gets the D20 Treatment | Random Review

    Connect with us! We rolled the d20 on Disclosure Day, Spielberg's new alien movie, and the dice picked our fights for us. Roll one: the cold open that skips the close encounter entirely and throws you into Act 2 mid-chase, with Daniel already running and zero exposition to catch you up. Roll two: the train car climax — a practical-stunt escape sequence with a full John Williams score behind it. Two big action beats in a movie we swear isn't an action movie. Plus Colin Firth's loyalty-scrambling casting, the JJ Abrams / Super 8 train callback, and the question of whether any of this actually earns a theater ticket. No prep. No script. Just two geeks reacting to what they just watched. So settle it for us: is Disclosure Day the third Spielberg alien movie… or does that count collapse the moment you name them all?  #DisclosureDay #Spielberg #CloseEncounters #ET #Sci-Fi #MovieReview #GenX #GeekPodcast #OriginalGeek  🎙️ Original Geek — Gen X geek culture from people who lived it. Hosted by Steve Scarfo and Jeff Shaw. 🔔 Subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or YouTube 🌐 originalgeekpodcast.com 📬 originalgeekpodcast@gmail.com 📱 @OriginalGeekPodcast on YouTube, TikTok, Instagram, Facebook

    15 min

  2. Jun 27

    Spielberg's Aliens: Trilogy, Quadrilogy, or Quintology? | Original Geek | S1E34

    Connect with us! 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 microscope: Close Encounters, E.T., the new one, and the two movies nobody can agree on (looking at you, War of the Worlds and that Indiana Jones with the crystal skull). Steve holds the line at three pure Spielberg originals. Jeff refuses to let it go. Along the way: a full Disclosure Day breakdown, a Random Review roll that lands on the movie's Act 2 cold open and that wild train sequence, a Geek Court showdown over whether it's a worthy entry, flashbacks to Devil's Tower and a popcorn bucket that scarred Steve for life, and the Reese's Pieces deal that changed product placement forever. Plus the rant that fuels the whole episode — Spielberg had the perfect chance to connect these films, and didn't. It all comes down to one unsettled question: do you count every movie with an alien in it, or only the ones Spielberg built from scratch? We're not agreeing. Maybe you can settle it. Listen, then tell us where you land: originalgeekpodcast@gmail.com  #OriginalGeek #Spielberg #DisclosureDay #SciFi  🎙️ Original Geek — Gen X geek culture from people who lived it. Hosted by Steve Scarfo and Jeff Shaw. 🔔 Subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or YouTube 🌐 originalgeekpodcast.com 📬 originalgeekpodcast@gmail.com 📱 @OriginalGeekPodcast on YouTube, TikTok, Instagram, Facebook

    1h 7m

  3. Jun 15

    Random Review: Spider Noir - Nic Cage goes full NOIR | Original Geek

    Connect with us! 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, and somehow the whole thing works exactly because it lets Cage be Cage. We dig into the noir style, the Spider-Man twist, Janet as the show’s secret weapon, the midseason slowdown, and the brilliant reversal of the classic Spider-Man line: “With no power comes no responsibility.” We also get into the show’s villain choices, the detective-story pacing, and why this version of Spider-Noir feels less like another superhero product and more like a strange little genre experiment that actually has a pulse. Spoilers ahead for Spider-Noir Season 1. Watch Spider-Noir on Prime Video, then come back and roll with us. Watch, listen, argue with us, and tell us what you think. Full episodes and more at: OriginalGeekPodcast.com Follow Original Geek Podcast: Instagram | TikTok | YouTube | Apple Podcasts | Spotify Original Geek Podcast — where Gen X nostalgia, geek culture, and questionable dice rolls collide. 🎙️ Original Geek — Gen X geek culture from people who lived it. Hosted by Steve Scarfo and Jeff Shaw. 🔔 Subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or YouTube 🌐 originalgeekpodcast.com 📬 originalgeekpodcast@gmail.com 📱 @OriginalGeekPodcast on YouTube, TikTok, Instagram, Facebook 🎙️ Original Geek — Gen X geek culture from people who lived it. Hosted by Steve Scarfo and Jeff Shaw. 🔔 Subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or YouTube 🌐 originalgeekpodcast.com 📬 originalgeekpodcast@gmail.com 📱 @OriginalGeekPodcast on YouTube, TikTok, Instagram, Facebook

    15 min

  4. Jun 11

    Random Review: The Mandolorian & Grogu | Original Geek

    Connect with us! 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 Mandalorian & Grogu, breaking down the theatrical experience, the Disney+ problem, Grogu’s big Force payoff, the Hutt storyline, the pacing, and whether this story raised the stakes enough to justify the jump from streaming to the big screen. We liked the movie. We loved seeing Star Wars back in theaters. But the big question remains: Was this really a movie — or just Season 4 in disguise? Plus, we get into the “member berries,” the Hutt twins, the theater vs. streaming debate, and why Mando and Grogu may be trapped in the weirdest box office situation in the galaxy.  Watch, listen, argue with us, and tell us what you think. Full episodes and more at: OriginalGeekPodcast.com Follow Original Geek Podcast: Instagram | TikTok | YouTube | Apple Podcasts | Spotify Original Geek Podcast — where Gen X nostalgia, geek culture, and questionable dice rolls collide. 🎙️ Original Geek — Gen X geek culture from people who lived it. Hosted by Steve Scarfo and Jeff Shaw. 🔔 Subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or YouTube 🌐 originalgeekpodcast.com 📬 originalgeekpodcast@gmail.com 📱 @OriginalGeekPodcast on YouTube, TikTok, Instagram, Facebook

    18 min

  5. May 31

    Geek Court: Was Gen V a Betrayal of The Boys Universe? | Original Geek Podcast

    Connect with us!  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 what Vaught does to young, hopeful lives. They agree on one thing: they wasted Marie Moreau. Guilty or not guilty? You decide.  🎙️ Original Geek — Gen X geek culture from people who lived it. Hosted by Steve Scarfo and Jeff Shaw. 🔔 Subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or YouTube 🌐 originalgeekpodcast.com 📬 originalgeekpodcast@gmail.com 📱 @OriginalGeekPodcast on YouTube, TikTok, Instagram, Facebook

    8 min

  6. May 31

    Random Review: The Boys Series Finale (SPOILERS) | Original Geek

    Connect with us! ⚠️ 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 it stick the landing? We Roll the D20 — it's a spoiler-heavy Random Review of THE BOYS series finale. Steve and Jeff break down the bloodiest, most satisfying send-off on TV: the Deep's full-circle death by radicalized sea life, Huey's "it just hurts to be human" gut-punch to Butcher, Starlight finally getting her revenge, and whether the writers stuck the landing or pulled a Lost. Samuel L. Jackson as a hammerhead. Butcher's last one-two punch. Jack Quaid as the moral anchor of the whole run. We cover the bookends, the deaths, and the one or two things that made us go "hmm." 🎲 Random Review is a standalone Original Geek segment — we set the topic, the dice set the direction. This is part of a larger episode. Check out the full show and subscribe. 📺 originalgeekpodcast.com 📧 originalgeekpodcast@gmail.com #TheBoys #TheBoysFinale #Homelander #OriginalGeek 🎙️ Original Geek — Gen X geek culture from people who lived it. Hosted by Steve Scarfo and Jeff Shaw. 🔔 Subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or YouTube 🌐 originalgeekpodcast.com 📬 originalgeekpodcast@gmail.com 📱 @OriginalGeekPodcast on YouTube, TikTok, Instagram, Facebook

    12 min

  7. May 25

    Deconstructing the Cape: The Boys Series Finale, Gen V on Trial | Original Geek | S1E33

    Connect with us! 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 hurts to be human," Homelander's collapse, and whether the show stuck the landing or pulled a Lost. We put Gen V on trial in Geek Court, flash back to Mystery Men and a wild Supernatural cast reunion, trace the anti-hero from the '80s to today, and rant about everyone screaming "they went woke." Heads up: full spoilers for The Boys Season 5 and the series finale. Got a take on the finale or whether Gen V mattered? Hit us at originalgeekpodcast@gmail.com or originalgeekpodcast.com. #TheBoys #DeconstructingTheCape #TheBoysFinale #OriginalGeek #Homelander #GenV #BillyButcher #TheBoysSeason5 #superheroes #geekpodcast #GenXgeek #podcast #popculture 🎙️ Original Geek — Gen X geek culture from people who lived it. Hosted by Steve Scarfo and Jeff Shaw. 🔔 Subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or YouTube 🌐 originalgeekpodcast.com 📬 originalgeekpodcast@gmail.com 📱 @OriginalGeekPodcast on YouTube, TikTok, Instagram, Facebook

    1h 4m

  8. May 19

    Random Review: Punisher – One Last Kill (BONUS) | Original Geek

    Connect with us! 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. Was the cold open mean-spirited or earned? Did Jon Bernthal's co-written script finally let Frank Castle move past the vengeance origin story the way Tom Holland's Spider-Man moved past Uncle Ben? And where does this 45-minute one-shot fit between Kingpin's New York and Spider-Man: Brand New Day? We also get into: Why John Wick and Frank Castle handle the same trigger completely differentlyJudith Light playing against type as Ma NucciJon Bernthal's Castaway-level solo performanceKaren Page's quick return from the Daredevil universeDanzig's "Mother" as the perfect cold-open needle dropWhether Disney+ is actually building toward a full Punisher seasonIf you haven't watched Punisher: One Last Kill yet — pause this, go watch the 45 minutes, come back. We'll wait. Next episode: The Boys. 🎲 THE ORIGINAL GEEK PODCAST Geek culture from the people who were here before it was cool. 🔗 originalgeekpodcast.com 📧 originalgeekpodcast@gmail.com 🎧 Listen on: Apple Podcasts • Spotify • Buzzsprout • everywhere you get podcasts 📺 Watch on: YouTube — @OriginalGeekPodcast Hit subscribe. Drop a comment with what we should Random Review next. #Punisher #OneLastKill #JonBernthal #MarvelTV #DisneyPlus #Daredevil #SpiderManBrandNewDay #OriginalGeekPodcast #RandomReview #GeekPodcast 🎙️ Original Geek — Gen X geek culture from people who lived it. Hosted by Steve Scarfo and Jeff Shaw. 🔔 Subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or YouTube 🌐 originalgeekpodcast.com 📬 originalgeekpodcast@gmail.com 📱 @OriginalGeekPodcast on YouTube, TikTok, Instagram, Facebook

    16 min
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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. 🎙️ New episodes bi-weekly.  Subscribe, roll initiative, and embrace your inner geek.

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  • Creator
    Original Geek Creative
  • Years Active
    2025 - 2026
  • Episodes
    44
  • Rating
    Explicit
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    © 2026 Original Geek Podcast
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