Grailwolf's Geek Life

In this fourth mini-cast, we talk briefly about the returning shows Smallville and Ghost Whisperer, and then we get into a more detailed discussion of the new vampire series Moonlight. This is being done just before the Monday shows come on, so here's just a quick list of links to the things I talk about in this episode:SmallvilleGhost WhispererJennifer Love HewittJay Mohr MoonlightAngelAlex O'LoughlinJason DohringSophia MylesRudolf Martin Now I have to go watch some TV. And, come to think of it, so do you!Hurdy gur,-Marc

The first week of new shows is halfway done. Here are my thoughts about Wednesday's new show, The Bionic Woman. Not much to say here, I think I've said it all in the 'cast, but here are links to the things I talk about...The Bionic WomanKatee SackhoffMiguel FerrerMark SheppardDavid EickBattlestar Galactica No show tomorrow (I explain in the audio) but I'll see you back here this weekend.Hurdy gur,-Marc

It's the second mini-cast! Very brief shownotes for this one. Getting late and if I don't get to bed soon then tomorrow's 'cast will be ten minutes of me snoring.With background music.ReaperBret HarrisonTyler LabineMissy PeregrymRay Wise Terry AmanTorchwoodBetter Late Than Never podcastTwin Peaks - The Definitive Gold Box Edition (Seasons 1 & 2, Pilot) And now I have to run. Be excellent to each other!Hurdy gur,-Marc

Back again already? I guess this must be the first of the mini-casts in which I discuss my first impressions of the season's new geeky shows. This episode I talk about Monday night (henceforth to be known as NBC-night).Here's the lineup:ChuckZachary LeviYvonne StrzechowskiAdam Baldwin HeroesJourneyman Check back again tomorrow for first impressions of Reaper.See you then!Hurdy gur,-Marc

Welcome back again, wolfpack! This is the introduction to the second season of Grailwolf's Geek Life. Primarily this episode is just an explanation of how things are going to work for the next couple weeks.The new TV season starts on Monday, 09/24, and we'll be producing a whole string of mini-episodes to discuss all the new genre programming. Keep an eye out for those starting in the next couple days.Links: Serenity (Collector's Edition) at Amazon.com Promo for Brave Men Run by Matthew Wayne Selznick (available at bravemenrun.com and podiobooks.com) Send in questions for "Correct Me If I'm Wrong" to heather.welliver at gmail, the grailwolf at gmail, or the howl line (206-222-HOWL) Now settle in for an extra helping of geeky TV!Hurdy gur,-Marc

Grailwolf's Geek Life Tribute to Joe MurphyJoseph Murphy1972 - 2007There will be no regular episode of Grailwolf's Geek Life this week. Instead, I ask you to join me in marking the passing of a wonderful and warm human being. This feed contains a brief intro for the regular listeners of the GGL, a promo for the Joe Murphy Memorial Fund, and then the entire Joe Murphy Tribute produced by Evo Terra, Michael R. Mennenga, Mur Lafferty, and the rest of the Farpoint Media family.  Many thanks to Mur for organizing this amazing tribute, and to Evo Terra for granting me permission to include it in my feed.Show links: The Joe Murphy Memorial Fund has been established to defray some of the costs of Joe's care and the expenses incurred by his family. The remainder will be going to Hospice and to research into leiomyosarcoma carcinoma. For another touching tribute to Joe, check out Jack Mangan's Deadpan Podcast, Episode #53. While you're there, check out the rest of the episodes too. Jack is a great guy and a very fu

Welcome back Wolfpack!!!  So, funny thing happens to me today. I sit down to do a quick podcast, just to let you know that I'm back, and what happens?  Longest. Show. Ever.So no more chatter and right into the notes.  We'll have a chance to catch up later. :) GGL Lightning Round Buffy Season 8 Comic Books Mini Reviews: Blood and Chocolate Bridge to Terabithia Ghost Rider 300 The Dresden Files Blood Ties Cool Stuff to do Part 1: TD0013 and the MS Walk TD0013 Promo New bumper! What's been going on with us? Farpoint Convention ADD Cast guest spot Balticon The Shillas on MySpace and the Podsafe Music Network Cool Stuff to do Part 2: Donate to Joe Murphy Please note that this is the Wingin' It homepage, not the Slice of SciFi page like I said in the podcast Billibub Baddings Promo ADD Cast Promo Why so long between podcasts? Cool Stuff to do Part 3 Bumrush The

This is a short episode, light on news, just to say Happy Holidays and to thank you all for the support we've gotten this year.  You guys rock! Brief mention of the upcoming Heroes marathons Battlestar Galactica will be moving to Sunday nights on SciFi (and will soon be joined by The Dresden Files) Christmas is Interesting by Jonathan Coulton Holiday thank-yous from SappyWolf... I mean Grailwolf. Holly Hippo-days, everyone!Hurdy gur,-Marc

GGL011 - GGL Unplugged #2This was a rough episode due to time constraints and a total lack of notes...  Sorry. :) Heather and I talk about the 2006 Video Game Awards on Spike TV (12/13/06 at 10PM) Guest reviewer TJAman gives a preview of the new SciFi Channel mini-series The Lost Room Promo for Undead America - a new Buffyverse podcastSome thoughts about the upcoming film Eragon A tag-team review of the film Tristan & Isolde Promo for the new Tee Morris podcast (coming soon)Heather discusses Save Our Science (main site, petition)Jonathan Coulton's song Chiron Beta Prime As always, I hope you enjoyed the show.  We'll be back next week with a little more prep time and polish, so until then...Hurdy gur,Marc (and Heather)

We cover a lot of ground in this one, and I still don't feel like I've made up for lost time... I talk about why it's been so long since the last episodeMarvel Comics announces new Moon Knight TV show.More news on The Dresden Files.  Check out the official site.Tales From The 'Verse promoRequest for help with the podcastThanks and welcome to all the new listenersHarry Potter news: Here's the link to the movie poster, and here's the official site for the new filmPossible farewell to Emma Watson?Ghost Rider newsJC Hutchins' 7th Son Podcast novel promo.  Check out JC Hutchins.net and Podiobooks.comMore discussion about 7th Son and Nathan FillionNews about Universal vs 11thHourSome words about the futureHoward Jones performs "Building Our Own Future"  Check out his home site and find the track on Podshow.comInfo about the UK Hitmakers Tour featuring Howard Jones, ABC, and Toyah As always, I'd love to hear any feedback.  Catch me at grailwolf@gmail.com, leave comments at grailwolf.com, or call in a voicemail at

Better late than never!  At last we have the Halloween edition (insert spooky laughter here). Preview of the Ghost Hunters live Halloween eventReview of Xombie (http://www.xombified.com)Promo: The Ninth (http://heroescast.libsyn.com/)Movie review: Monster SquadPromo: 7th Son Book Two: Deceit (http://www.jchutchins.net/7Son/Home/Home.html)Comic review: Impaler (http://www.imagecomics.com/news.php?content=impaler060817)Essay: "Boo!" Thanks for listening, be sure to drop a line and let me know what you think.  Have a happy Halloween and a blessed Samhain. Hurdy gur! -Marc

This episode we reboot the GGL with a brand-spankin' new theme song! Review of The IllusionistPreview of White Noise 2: The LightThe Bionic Woman is coming back to TVTJ reviews Dr Who, second seasonTJ reviews 1 vs. 100Mini-rant, "**** Censorship"

First I suffer through a review of Alone in the Dark.Updated review of HeroesReview of JerichoPreview of Sci-Fi FridaysBrief preview of The PrestigeGuest review of Veronica Mars by TJAmanA little essay I call "Why?" This is a little different than previous podcasts, and I hope you like it.  Forgive me some hems and haws while I try to sort out the audio quality and live on three hours of sleep a night simultaneously. :) As always, let me know what you think, good bad and indifferent.  I always love to hear from you. Hurdy gur, -Marc  

This is a long episode!  If you don't have an mp3 player, you may want to listen to this one in chunks.  But don't put it off!  Important stuff in here for all geeks, especially fans of Joss Whedon and Serenity! As promised, here are a few links from the show: Mur Lafferty's article in The EscapistThe official "The Covenant" siteOfficial "Heroes" site"Heroes" guide on TV.com Finally, I can't link directly to the IMDB discussion about Serenity, because one must be logged in to the site in order to use the message board.  So here is the link to the main IMDB Serenity page.  Just go to the bottom of the page and you'll see the links to the message boards. Check back tomorrow, I'll post a blog with links to some of the better "Serenity" and "Firefly" merchandise. Hurdy gur, -Marc

This is the first Grailwolf's Geek Life listener appreciation special.  Yup, this one is all about you. Since this was mostly your content, there are very few links this week.  However, I have to report that I was wrong, and that The Shillas MySpace page doesn't seem to come up when you search for their name.  Crazy, huh?  Just go straight to http://www.myspace.com/theshillas or go to my MySpace and look at my top eight. And, as always, check out www.jonathancoulton.com for the rest of the music by our favorite geeky song-spinner. Enjoy, and hurdy gur! -Marc

Still recovering from some technical difficulties, but we're up & howling.  Here's what I promised I'd link to: Screenshots of Marvel: Ultimate Alliance Whedonesque article that mentions Wonder Woman Watch the first three minutes of The Covenant The following links are the dvds that I mentioned in the podcast as coming out this week and next.  I'm an Amazon Associate now, so if you're interested in any of the following titles, buying them from one of these links helps me out (a tiny, tiny bit, but every little bit helps!). Also, if you're not interested in any of these, using the search bar on the left of the page to find stuff you do want helps me out too.  Either way, enjoy! Hurdy gur, -Marc  

This is an unrehearsed, unplugged review of the movie Snakes on a Plane.  For this outing, I brought along my lovely co-host Heather and we had a lot of fun. I hope you'll have as much fun listening.  Let me know what you think! Links: Snakes on a Plane music video on YouTube Episode of the podcast "Slice of Scifi" with interview of SoaP snake wrangler, Jules Sylvester If you have any feedback, leave a comment here or call the brand-spankin-new voicemail line at 206-222-HOWL (206-222-4695).  Hope you enjoy this little experiment! Hurdy gur, -Marc

This is a special All Superhero edition of Grailwolf's Geek Life. But first, we discuss a little Snakes on a Plane... Way too much to list, but here's what I promised would be here: Sound clip of interview with Dominic Purcell about the new Hulk movie.  Click here Plot spoilers for Hellboy 2 at Ain't it Cool News.  Click here Official Ghost Rider movie site.  Click here As always, the email is grailwolf@gmail.com, you can leave feedback here at grailwolf.com or at TV.com (it'd be nice to find some here; hint, hint... ;) ) and you can call the voicemail line at 501-642-4863.  See ya next week! Hurdy gur!  

TV: New season starts now Announcements about: Three Moons Over MilfordPrison BreakBonesHeroesAquamanDoctor WhoBattlestar GalacticaGhost Hunters Movies: The DescentZoomPulseSnakes On A Plane Music: Jonathan Coulton (check out his site here) Song: The Future Soon Thanks for listening!  Leave feedback here or send email to grailwolf@gmail.com.  Hurdy gur!

It's the first real episode! First I talk about how to subscribe with a podcatcher.  Couldn't find a good link, but to subscribe with iTunes, just click "Advanced" then "Subscribe to Podcast" and enter the RSS url into the window that appears.  Alas, I do not have Mac directions.  Sorry. :( Movie Reviews:  Lady in the WaterClerks 2and Peaceful Warrior Movie preview: "The Descent" TV review: the pilot for Eureka TV preview: Who Wants to be a Superhero? As always, let me know what you think.  Leave a comment here, send me email, or comment at my blog on TV.com Hurdy gur! Podshow PDN {podshow-e129524383a47d3ff4c77ae5f5b06e37}