The Story Geeks – Digging deeper into Geek stories.

June 29, 2020 Dig Deeper / Fantasy / Podcast Topics / Podcasts / Sci Fi

The Story Geeks Talk Indie Video Games – Introduction!

The Story Geeks Talk Indie Video Games! Our very first episode of a special summer series… What Indie video games

June 16, 2020 Another Perspective / Blog Post

Book review: ‘The Art of Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker’ digs deeper into the story behind the story

Getting a notification that a book is on hold for me at my local library always brightens my day, and

June 11, 2020 Another Perspective / Blog Post

‘There are more of us’: Messages of hope from Star Wars for troubling times

As we near the halfway point of 2020, we have a lot to ponder and reflect on. 2020 has already

June 8, 2020 Dig Deeper / Fantasy / Podcast Topics / Podcasts / Sci Fi

The Most Impactful Geek Stories – Daryl and Jay

The conclusion of The Story Geeks Club chosen series! Jay and Daryl share the geek stories most impactful to them!

June 3, 2020 Another Perspective / Blog Post

Why the ending of Pixar’s ‘Onward’ is so important

In the Pixar movie “Onward” (now available on Disney+), elf brothers Ian and Barley Lightfoot head off on a magical

June 1, 2020 Dig Deeper / Disney / Fantasy / Podcast Topics / Podcasts

Onward – The Last Geek Film We Saw in Theaters

Onward… another great Pixar film! Nataly, Nick, and Sandra dig deeper into Pixar’s latest fantasy world on this week’s The Story Geeks

May 26, 2020 Another Perspective / Blog Post

How ‘The Empire Strikes Back’ changed Star Wars forever

Why Episode V turned Star Wars into the franchise we know and love today “The Empire Strikes Back” — regarded

May 25, 2020 Dig Deeper / Fantasy / Podcast Topics / Podcasts / Sci Fi

Most Impactful Geek Stories: The Phantom Menace, LOTR, LOST, and Avatar: The Last Airbender – Justin and Nataly

The Movies, TV Shows, and other Geeks Stories that impacted us! Justin and Nataly discuss the stories that shaped their

May 18, 2020 Dig Deeper / Podcast Topics / Podcasts / Sci Fi

Snowpiercer – Is the world doomed to injustice and classism?

Snowpiercer… Nihilism on a Train? Daryl, Justin, Nick, and special guest Helen O’Hara dig deeper into the modern science fiction

May 18, 2020 Another Perspective / Blog Post

Looking back on the best arcs of ‘The Clone Wars’ series

After six years of waiting, the animated Star Wars series “The Clone Wars” returned in early 2020 for an epic

May 11, 2020 Dig Deeper / Fantasy / Podcast Topics / Podcasts / Sci Fi

Storytelling and Gaming – The Stories Driving Great Video Games

How do the stories in video games impact us? Do video games have an impact on how we behave? What

May 4, 2020 Another Perspective / Blog Post / Reviews / Special Topics

Star Wars ‘Queen’s Shadow’ ebook available for free download – here’s what we thought!

It’s Star Wars Day — May the Fourth be with you! In celebration, starwars.com announced that E.K. Johnston’s Padmé Amidala

May 4, 2020 Dig Deeper / Fantasy / Podcast Topics / Podcasts / Sci Fi

The Hero’s Journey vs. The Heroine’s Journey

The Hero’s Journey vs. The Heroine’s Journey …is there a difference between the two or are they the same? Jay

April 28, 2020 Another Perspective / Blog Post

Why Miles Morales is the best Spider-Man

By this point, we’ve seen quite a few versions of Spider-Man on the big screen. Each actor has brought something

April 27, 2020 Dig Deeper / Marvel and MCU / Podcast Topics / Podcasts

Why Spider-Man: Into the Spiderverse is SO GOOD

What makes Spider-Man: Into the Spiderverse so good? Jay, Nick, and Scilla are joined by Alan Ng from Film Threat

April 22, 2020 Another Perspective / Blog Post

Stuck at home? Now is a great time to watch the BBC’s ‘Merlin’ series

When The Story Geeks chose “hidden gems” on streaming services as the topic for this week’s podcast, I knew right

April 21, 2020 Blog Post / DC Comics and DCEU / Disney / Marvel and MCU / Star Wars / Uncategorized

The Hero’s Journey vs. The Heroine’s Journey

Is the Hero’s Journey different from the Heroine’s Journey? On today’s podcast, actor, director, and producer Victoria Hansen and Joel

April 21, 2020 Fantasy / Podcast Topics / Podcasts / Sci Fi / Top 10 / Top 10s

Top 10 Geek “Hidden Gems” on Streaming Services – Sci-fi, Fantasy, and Comic Book Stories

Top 10 Hidden Geek Gems… …that you can stream right now on Netflix, Hulu, Disney Plus, Starz, and more! This

April 17, 2020 Another Perspective / Blog Post

Why the ‘Wonder Woman’ movie still matters – especially in these uncertain times

‘Wonder Woman’s’ message of hope during global crisis I wasn’t surprised, but I was deeply saddened when I heard that

April 14, 2020 Blog Post / Videos

Batman v Superman – Director’s Commentary

Jay Breaks Down Zack Snyder’s Director Commentary for Batman v Superman (from VERO) Jay’s Notes from Zack Snyder’s VERO Director’s

April 14, 2020 Dig Deeper / Fantasy / Podcast Topics / Podcasts / Sci Fi

The Most Impactful Geek Stories That Shaped Us with Sandra, Nick, and Scilla

The Geek Movies That Made Us… …and TV Shows, and Video Games, and Books! What geek stories impacted us? This week, Sandra

April 8, 2020 Another Perspective / Blog Post

‘Star Wars: The Rise of Kylo Ren’ – Comic Book Review [Part 2]

‘Star Wars: The Rise of Kylo Ren’ – Comic Book Review [Part 2] Why Kylo Ren deserved to be redeemed,

April 7, 2020 Dig Deeper / Disney / Podcast Topics / Podcasts

Frozen Podcast – Digging Deeper into Frozen 1 & 2

This week, Justin leads a conversation with Sandra, Nataly, and Daryl as they dig deeper into FROZEN 1 & 2! Listen

April 1, 2020 Another Perspective / Blog Post

‘Star Wars: The Rise of Kylo Ren’ – Comic Book Review

‘Star Wars: The Rise of Kylo Ren’ – Comic Book Review Why Kylo Ren turned to the Dark Side, plus

March 31, 2020 Dig Deeper / Horror / Podcast Topics / Podcasts

Best Universal Monster Movies – Classic Monster Movies and Re-Makes!

This week, Sandra, Nick, and Chris Salce from Filmthreat take a look at Universal’s Monster Movies on The Story Geeks

March 29, 2020 Blog Post / Uncategorized

Writing Group: How to Start and Run a GREAT Writing Group

March 25, 2020 Another Perspective / Blog Post

Finding hope (and laughter) at ‘The World’s End’

If you’d walked up to me on Jan. 1, 2020, and told me that by springtime I’d be working remotely

March 24, 2020 Dig Deeper / Fantasy / Horror / Podcast Topics / Podcasts / Sci Fi

How Movies Tell Us to Act During a Pandemic

World War Z, The Walking Dead, Contagion, Outbreak, Shaun of the Dead, and even Avengers: Infinity War & Endgame have

March 23, 2020 Blog Post

Best Sci-Fi TV Shows on Netflix 2020

Best Sci-fi TV Shows on Netflix

March 19, 2020 Blog Post / Uncategorized

Best Sci-fi Movies on Netflix 2020

Wondering what to binge watch on Netflix? Here are the Movies to Stream on Netflix RIGHT NOW!

March 18, 2020 Another Perspective / Blog Post

My favorite characters from the Lord of the Rings – and why they matter to me

Asking someone to pick their favorite character from the Lord of the Rings is a little like asking someone to

March 17, 2020 Blog Post / Videos

Screenwriting 101: How to Write a Short Film

Jay Sherer has written over a dozen short films, co-produced three of them, and has published a novel and several

March 17, 2020 Dig Deeper / Fantasy / Podcast Topics / Podcasts

Which Lord of the Rings Character Are You? Why Lord of the Rings has such GREAT Characters

Why the Lord of the Rings has such great characters… that’s what we discuss today on The Story Geeks Podcast! For the first

March 12, 2020 Another Perspective / Blog Post

‘Anyone can be a hero’ and other important lessons we can learn from Frodo and Sam in the Lord of the Rings

If you were to ask someone who’d never read or watched the Lord of the Rings before to guess who

March 10, 2020 Dig Deeper / Fantasy / Podcast Topics / Podcasts

Religion in Lord of the Rings – The Spirituality and Philosophy Guiding The Lord of the Rings

Religion in Lord of the Rings Due to a catastrophic technical failure… last week’s podcast with Justin and Sandra on

March 4, 2020 Another Perspective / Blog Post

‘The road goes ever on and on’: Looking back on the Lord of the Rings trilogy and its cultural impact

It’s hard to believe that it’s been almost 20 years since the first Lord of the Rings movie was released

March 3, 2020 Dig Deeper / Fantasy / Podcast Topics / Podcasts

Why Lord of the Rings is Great – The Brilliant Storytelling Behind Lord of the Rings

Jay, Daryl, and special guest, Andrew Peterson – author of the Wingfeather Saga – dig deeper into one of the

February 26, 2020 Another Perspective / Blog Post

What makes the Joker a popular villain? Digging deeper

Despite all the awards season buzz it received, I still haven’t seen the 2019 “Joker” movie. And I actually don’t

February 25, 2020 Blog Post / DC Comics and DCEU / Dig Deeper / Podcast Topics / Podcasts

Joker Movie Podcast: Are Joker and Batman Half-Brothers?

On today’s podcast… Jay, Nick, and Priscilla dig deeper into one of the most talked about comic book movies of

February 19, 2020 Another Perspective / Blog Post

Is Harley Quinn actually a villain? Digging deeper into ‘Birds of Prey’

It’s fair to say that the DC Extended Universe has had its ups and downs over the years. You’ve had

February 18, 2020 DC Comics and DCEU / Dig Deeper / Podcast Topics / Podcasts

Is Harley Quinn good or bad? – Our Harley Quinn: Birds of Prey Podcast

Harley Quinn: Birds of Prey Podcast – Is Harley Quinn Good or Bad? Daryl, Nick, and Priscilla dig deeper into

February 12, 2020 Another Perspective / Blog Post

How can we be better at ‘fandom’? A look back at 2019

A lot happened in geek pop culture in 2019 — and I mean A LOT. HBO’s “Game of Thrones” TV

February 11, 2020 Dig Deeper / Fantasy / Podcast Topics / Podcasts / Sci Fi

The Best Geek TV Shows & Movies of 2019 – Sci-fi, Fantasy, & Comic Book Films

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February 5, 2020 Videos

How to Write a Star Wars Short Film

How to Write a Short Film – 5 ESSENTIAL Steps Storytelling is essential to writing a short film… because it’s all

January 29, 2020 Videos

How to Write a Short Film – 5 ESSENTIAL Steps

How to Write a Short Film – 5 ESSENTIAL Steps Storytelling is essential to writing a short film… because it’s

January 15, 2020 Another Perspective / Blog Post / Series / Series 7: Star Wars

How the Jedi Order failed the Force

When you watch the Star Wars original trilogy, it’s impossible to not be fascinated by the Jedi. We encounter this

January 14, 2020 Dig Deeper / Podcast Topics / Podcasts / Series / Series 7: Star Wars / Star Wars

The Influence of Buddhism & Christianity on Star Wars

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January 8, 2020 Another Perspective / Blog Post / Series / Series 7: Star Wars

Redemption, Kylo Ren, and ‘The Rise of Skywalker’

“Does Kylo Ren deserve to be redeemed, or should he die as a villain?” If you were involved in the

January 7, 2020 Dig Deeper / Podcast Topics / Podcasts / Series / Series 7: Star Wars / Star Wars

Redemption in Star Wars

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