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The Geek Buddies are Film Critic/Writer/Host John Rocha, Animation EP/Writer Michael Vogel, and Actor/Animation Writer Shannon McClung. Three industry pros and longtime friends giving you their unique perspectives on everything geek in the world of entertainment.

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    • TV & Film
    • 4.8 • 331 Ratings

The Geek Buddies are Film Critic/Writer/Host John Rocha, Animation EP/Writer Michael Vogel, and Actor/Animation Writer Shannon McClung. Three industry pros and longtime friends giving you their unique perspectives on everything geek in the world of entertainment.

    Paul Walter Hauser in Fantastic 4, The State of Star Wars in 2024

    Paul Walter Hauser in Fantastic 4, The State of Star Wars in 2024

    On this episode of The Geek Buddies, John Rocha, Michael Vogel, and Shannon McClung talk all the latest from the world of Marvel including Paul Walter Hauser in Fantastic 4, Chris Hemsworth apologizing for Fantastic 4, the MUFASA and KINGDOM OF THE PLANET OF THE APES trailers, and our Star Wars May the 4th talk including Bad Batch S3 finale, Tales of the Empire, The Phantom Menace and the state of Star Wars!

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    #Marvel #Disney #starwars 
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    Chapters:
    0:00 Intro and Rundown
    2:45 Paul Walter Hauser Cast in Fantastic 4 Mystery Role
    15:04 Chris Hemsworth Apologizes for Thor 4, Should He?
    31:48 Mufasa The Lion King and Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes Trailers
    47:30 Star Wars May the 4th Talk - Galaxy's Edge, Bad Batch S3 Finale, Phantom Menace & More

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    • 1 hr 18 min
    X-MEN '97 Episode 8 SPOILER REVIEW

    X-MEN '97 Episode 8 SPOILER REVIEW

    On this episode of GEEK BYTES brought to you by The Geek Buddies, The Outlaw John Rocha, Michael Vogel AND Shannon McClung bring you their Spoiler Review for Episode 8 of X-MEN'97 "Tolerance Is Extinction Pt 1"! The X-Men must unite to face a new threat as Bastion's plan is revealed, new sentinels threaten the X-Men, and Magneto and Charles are set up for a massive battle.

    #marvel #xmen #xmen97 
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    Chapters:
    0:00 Intro and Overall Thoughts on X-Men '97 Episode 8
    9:35 Bastion's Storyline and Overall Plan
    20:01 Cable and Scott, Jean and Nightcrawler, Sunspot and Jubilee
    31:04 Wolverine and Nightcrawler and the Summers Family Action Scenes
    34:35 The Ending with Magneto and Professor X

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    • 43 min
    MARVEL UPDATES - Deadpool & Wolverine, Blade, X-Men '97, Spider-Man 4

    MARVEL UPDATES - Deadpool & Wolverine, Blade, X-Men '97, Spider-Man 4

    On this LIVE episode of The Geek Buddies, John Rocha, Michael Vogel, and Shannon McClung talk all the latest from the world of Marvel including Blade news, Deadpool and Wolverin director Shawn Levy's comments, Avengers Endgame 5 years later, Keke Palmer possibly playing Rogue, and X-Men 97! Also, they talk the trailers for JIM HENSON. WELCOME TO WREXHAM S3, CLIPPED and ATLAS, and review Netflix's Baby Reindeer.

    #Marvel #Disney #Netflix  
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    Chapters:
    0:00 Intro and Rundown
    1:30 ATLAS, JIM HENSON IDEA MAN, WELCOME TO WREXHAM S3, and CLIPPED Trailers
    29:10 NETFLIX'S BABY REINDEER Non Spoiler Review
    48:10 STREAMLABS and SUPERCHAT Questions
    53:54 MARVEL ROUNDUP - X-Men '97, Deadpool and Wolverine Updates, KRAVEN Pushed
    1:31:30 Tom Holland Wants a Grounded Spider-Man 4, Keke Palmer in Marvel?
    1:46:35 STREAMLABS and SUPERCHAT QUESTIONS

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    • 2 hr 15 min
    DEADPOOL & WOLVERINE | Official Trailer Breakdown and Analysis

    DEADPOOL & WOLVERINE | Official Trailer Breakdown and Analysis

    On this episode of THE GEEK BYTES brought to you by The Geek Buddies, John Rocha, Michael Vogel, and Shannon McClung break down the DEADPOOL & WOLVERINE official trailer from MARVEL STUDIOS and DISNEY starring RYAN REYNOLDS, HUGH JACKMAN, MATTHEW MACFADYEN, and EMMA CORRIN. The guys speculate on what the overall story, the TVA's role in it, Cassandra Nova's role in it, that dead Ant-Man body, those stone structures behind Wolverine, what cameos were in the trailer and more Easter Eggs!

    #deadpool #wolverine #marvel #deadpoolandwolverine #ryanreynolds #hughjackman 
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    Chapters:
    00:00 Overall Thoughts on Deadpool & Wolverine Official Trailer
    04:58 Are Deadpool and Wolverine Fighting in the Void or Battleworld?
    08:11 What Are the Stone Structures Behind Wolverine?
    11:36 Giant Ant-Man Body and Brotherhood of Mutants Cameos
    14:44 Cassandra Nova Background and Her Role in the Movie
    18:40 Is the Portal Real or Where Are They Going?
    20:57 What's the TVA's Role in Deadpool & Wolverine?
    25:32 Will We See Channing Tatum as Gambit and Dafne Keen's X-23?

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    • 31 min
    X-MEN '97 Episode 7 SPOILER REVIEW

    X-MEN '97 Episode 7 SPOILER REVIEW

    On this episode of GEEK BYTES brought to you by The Geek Buddies, The Outlaw John Rocha and Michael Vogel Spoiler Review Episode 7 of X-MEN'97 "Bright Eyes"! Cyclops focuses the X-Men on finding Bolivar Trask. However, when the team locates the Sentinel inventor, they realize that they all have been played by a mastermind.

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    #marvel #xmen #xmen97 
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    Chapters:
    0:00 Intro and Overall Thoughts on X-Men '97 Episode 7
    9:23 Rogue's Storyline, Captain America and Her Questionable Actions
    18:22 The X-Men Team in Genosha and Confronting Bolivar Trask
    23:12 Jubilee Helps Sunspot Come Out as a Mutant
    26:16 Bastion, Mister Sinister, Bolivar Trask and the Magneto Reveal
    30:19 Easter Eggs and Cameos in X-Men '97 Episode 7

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    • 38 min
    FORBES Questions Disney's STAR WARS Profits and Purchase, Are They Right?

    FORBES Questions Disney's STAR WARS Profits and Purchase, Are They Right?

    On this episode of THE GEEK BYTES brought to you by The Geek Buddies, John Rocha, Michael Vogel, and Shannon McClung talk the recent FORBES article questioning if STAR WARS has been as profitable as Disney claims it has been for them. They reexamine the box office numbers, production budgets, and theories proposed in this article and question if the author is getting her conclusions correct.

    #starwars #disney #forbes  

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    • 37 min

Customer Reviews

4.8 out of 5
331 Ratings

331 Ratings

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Amazing Show

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Fun group of guys with well thought out reviews and discussions.

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