By G.P. Avants Welcome to God Among Geeks 200th post! Netflix is setting the bar with a number of original new series. Flipping through the new choices I was pleasantly surprised to see a classic book being reimagined. (Yes, we do love classic books her on God Among Geeks. We love our fandom movies, TV…
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Fiction’s Fearless Females: Hope VanDyne
By G. P. Avants With a tribute to the Fiction’s Fearless Females, I wanted to share my pick for a heroine who knows how to bide her time until her time arises she sprouts her wings and fly. Usually the best characters are waiting in the wings while other heavy-hitters are in the heat of…
Episode #55 “Ah…Is this Really the End Game?”
https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-m3vci-ab9824 Is this really it for the Avengers? Will life move on after the events from The Infinity Wars and the “Snapture”? We talk about Avenger’s End Game and the possibilities that will come to our fateful heroes.
We Discovered Red Angels!
By G.PAvants Before you read this piece, I need to let you know that I HAVE NOT completed Star Trek Discovery Season 2. So, this story is based on the intel that I have gathered up to this point. I guess you could say this is my disclaimer up to the point…
Episode #54 The Disney Snapture
https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-rn7rc-aad9bc Oh snap! It happened like that. Disney Plus is coming and what does that mean for the other half of the media universe?
The Sadness Channel
By G.P. Avants I am not sure if I have ever shared the fact that I am a high school teacher. I am one of those crazy creative English teachers who has a hard time following the prescribed way of doing things. I am not a outright rule breaker, I just have to do…
Tips for Writers: Are You a Vulcan or a Klingon? | Mitch Teemley
“Words, words, words.” ~Hamlet Whether you are a prosaic get-to-the-point communicator or a wild and wooly wordsmith, you’ll be a better writer if you tap both sides of your brain: The accurate, logical, pragmatic Latinate side, and the The intuitive, musical, sensory Anglo Saxon side Or, if you will, the Vulcan side and the Klingon……
Episode #53 She’s a Marvel
https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-4c2v7-aa2487 Captain Marvel is finally here. In this episode we talk about our minute predictions before the movie hits theatres. Let’s see how close we are to the real story.
Never Get Full of Phil
By G.P. Avants A few months ago my wife and I discovered a lot of really great shows on Netflix. Since we both want to travel and trying different cultural dishes, we found show that blended both well. It’s called, “Somebody Feed Phil.” What a simple, personal journey that one man has to discover great…
Episode #52 The Aquaman
https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-cwkbm-a80485 Surf’s up, Brah! Aquaman has come ashore and made a big splash for DC. In this episode we look at the character of Arthur Curry AKA the Aquaman and his journey to become more than the King of Atlantis, but a hero the world needs.
It’s The Red, White, & Blue, Charlie Brown
By G. P. Avants Charlie Brown & Linus are in school. The teacher, Ms. Othmar, asks students to stand for the flag salute. A number of students won’t. Linus feels compelled the give his class a little American history. Ms. Othmar: Waa, waaaa, Waa, wa. Waaaaa. (There is a rustle in the…
Episode #51 The Crimes of Grindelwald
https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-bcs2m-a722e3 The man in the chair, Ron hosted this Fantastic Beasts review. We learn some interesting details behind the J. K. Rowling’s Harry Potter’s wizarding world characters.
