July 18, 2025 • 8 mins
It is over! Beat the Geek has come and gone and we are sending people to Comic-Con!
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Speaker 1 (00:00):
Comic Con is next week. Wow, let's go. We're sending
Jamie down there. Oh yeah, yeah, it's gonna be a
great time. I'm getting that that FuMO thing going now
talking about it so much, like I really want to go.
I don't have passes, but there's so much to do outside.
(00:21):
I love it. And it goes every year. I've read
this one person that goes every year outside because she
loves she loves the vibe, she loves doing things around people.
It's great. There are a lot to do outside, you know,
around Comic Con. But last year, year before. Now, wait,
you say every year, some stranges, not every year. When's
(00:44):
the last time you went, Oh, we'd have to. I
think maybe before COVID pre COVID six years ago. God. Yeah,
Comic Con is the best, man, and we've had passes
all week long, and we're giving them a way through.
Beat the Geek, the legendary game made its return this
week and it's been fun. Man. The thing that brings
(01:07):
me the most joy is players who've won, who've never gone,
who've never been inside the con, which that makes me
like my children, your children, your children, that's weird. Yeah, Okay,
get to experience something you know for the first time society.
It might be your same age. You like your children
so much, I'm trying to kill my vibe bro. So Yes,
(01:30):
today is the final day Beat the Geek for Comic
Con passes. So you got to bring it, man, I'm
gonna bring it. So you got to bring it. Yes, Yes,
you got to earn this. Okay, you gotta know nerd
stuff if you're going to Comic Con, if you know,
we're not just giving these away a cooler two, No,
screw that. You got to earn this, man. I want
(01:52):
I want the best of the best. That's what I'm
looking for. Yeah, to go to the comic con and
really get really get the flavors, you know, really enjoy
it in. Yes, so that's what I'm looking for. Uh.
When we play Beat the Geek here, it's basically last
nerd standing. I'm gonna ask trivia questions back and forth,
and then whoever drops first you're out, and then the
other person's gonna go to Comic Con. That's how the
(02:14):
game works. Let's talk to our first player. Let's talk
to P one Max. How's it going, Max?
Speaker 2 (02:20):
Going good?
Speaker 1 (02:21):
Good? Max? He ever been to comicon before?
Speaker 3 (02:24):
I have.
Speaker 1 (02:24):
That's good, that's good. What kind of stuff are you into?
Speaker 3 (02:28):
Oh, comics, video games, yea, gonna get back in the books.
Speaker 1 (02:33):
All the cool stuff, all the cool stuff.
Speaker 2 (02:36):
Yeah.
Speaker 1 (02:36):
What kind of TV shows do you watch?
Speaker 2 (02:40):
Oh?
Speaker 3 (02:40):
The Simpsons still.
Speaker 1 (02:44):
Is it still on the air?
Speaker 2 (02:46):
Wow?
Speaker 1 (02:48):
Simpsons? That's crazy interesting. All right, Max, you sound like
you're well versed. Hopefully you can win these passes. Your
opponent today is going to be P one Eric. How's
it going, Eric?
Speaker 2 (02:59):
Pretty good?
Speaker 1 (03:00):
You've got good Man fired up, fired up for the con.
You ever ever been to comic con? U?
Speaker 2 (03:07):
Yes, sir, my matter of fact, my very first one
was nineteen eighty one when it was at the l
Cortes Hotel.
Speaker 1 (03:14):
Wow. Wow. And that was when it was just comics, right,
just comic books.
Speaker 2 (03:18):
Oh yeah, yeah, it was just there was maybe twenty
thousand people there the whole weekend.
Speaker 1 (03:24):
Yeah. It's a little bit bigger now, a little different,
little bigger.
Speaker 2 (03:27):
Now in one hall.
Speaker 1 (03:29):
Yeah pretty much. That's fantastic. So what kind of stuff
do you like?
Speaker 2 (03:33):
Eric?
Speaker 1 (03:33):
Besides comic books?
Speaker 2 (03:35):
Uh, comic books, video games. MCU gaved thrones, a little
bit of this, a little.
Speaker 4 (03:43):
Bit of that. Bat all right, lit up? I mean,
this is fun. All right, So Max versus Eric today
beat the geek with see who's going to win those
comic con passes. We will start with you Max. Are
you ready?
Speaker 2 (04:01):
Yeah?
Speaker 1 (04:01):
All right Max? We are going to begin with Star Wars? Yeah, yeah,
all right? Max? What planet is padme Amidala? A senator from.
Speaker 3 (04:16):
That would be Naboo.
Speaker 1 (04:18):
You would say Naboo, and he is correct. So confident,
so confident. I love it. I love it so much.
Good stuff, all right over to you. Eric. Your question
is from the MCU. Eric, what actor is the voice
of Rocket in the Guardians movie Meet movies?
Speaker 2 (04:43):
Ah? That would be god Blake. He's uh, Star is born?
Speaker 3 (04:54):
Oh?
Speaker 1 (04:55):
What's that guy's name?
Speaker 2 (04:57):
Oh? Trying to remember.
Speaker 1 (05:00):
Everybody in here is banging their heads because they all
know is one of This may be the easiest question
ever asked in this game. I guess. Come on, Eric,
he pulled it off. It is Bradley Cooper. I was
about to call it out. I was, I mean it
was second seconds away. Wow, good job, Eric, you stayed alive.
(05:26):
My hardest, my hardest pounding. You did it. You did it.
All right over to you. Max. Your question comes from
Harry Potter. Harry whoa okay, Harry Potter, Max Max, what
is the name of Dumbleedoor's wand?
Speaker 3 (05:50):
Oh, let me think it could be a tough one.
Dumbledore's wand is the elder one?
Speaker 1 (06:01):
He says, the elder wand and he is correct. Well done,
well done, very good. Over to you, Eric, Eric, your
question is Game of Thrones. Okay, Eric, what is the
name of the castle where the knights Watch is headquartered?
Speaker 2 (06:25):
The knights Watch is Castle Black?
Speaker 1 (06:30):
He says, Castle Black. He is correct. This is gonna
be tough, a tough matchup, tough matchup. All right, back
over to you, Max, Max. Your category is DC. Max.
What is the name of the villain who can control
(06:51):
people with his music?
Speaker 3 (07:00):
Music?
Speaker 1 (07:05):
Got a guest, Max?
Speaker 3 (07:08):
There is one I can think of from a cartoon?
Will that be the music meister?
Speaker 1 (07:15):
He says the music meister? And he is correct. This
is this is stunning the music deep recent books.
Speaker 2 (07:24):
Man.
Speaker 1 (07:26):
Does he have like a boom box? Is he playing?
What's this guy doing?
Speaker 4 (07:31):
Oh?
Speaker 1 (07:31):
I know it sounds cool? Thank you? All right, Eric,
over to you. This has been the best matchup. This
is the best one so far. Hopefully you know a
little bit about the walking Dead. Here we go. Eric, Eric,
who was the Leader of the Kingdom on the Walking Dead.
Speaker 2 (07:54):
The Leader of the Kingdom was pumped aus he knows
this one. I know.
Speaker 1 (07:59):
Okay, you're not winning anything. Gotta guess Eric money.
Speaker 2 (08:07):
Yeah, the guy with the drids.
Speaker 1 (08:10):
Bradley Cooper. I need an answer. I two one h Eric,
you know it. You know it. Ezekiel bro King, Ezekiel,
(08:31):
I know. Listen. Tough way to go out. Great job, though,
good showing that means P one Max You're going to
the con Good job, buddy.
Speaker 2 (08:42):
Hooray.
Comic Con is next week. Wow, let's go. We're sending
Jamie down there. Oh yeah, yeah, it's gonna be a
great time. I'm getting that that FuMO thing going now
talking about it so much, like I really want to go.
I don't have passes, but there's so much to do outside.
(00:21):
I love it. And it goes every year. I've read
this one person that goes every year outside because she
loves she loves the vibe, she loves doing things around people.
It's great. There are a lot to do outside, you know,
around Comic Con. But last year, year before. Now, wait,
you say every year, some stranges, not every year. When's
(00:44):
the last time you went, Oh, we'd have to. I
think maybe before COVID pre COVID six years ago. God. Yeah,
Comic Con is the best, man, and we've had passes
all week long, and we're giving them a way through.
Beat the Geek, the legendary game made its return this
week and it's been fun. Man. The thing that brings
(01:07):
me the most joy is players who've won, who've never gone,
who've never been inside the con, which that makes me
like my children, your children, your children, that's weird. Yeah, Okay,
get to experience something you know for the first time society.
It might be your same age. You like your children
so much, I'm trying to kill my vibe bro. So Yes,
(01:30):
today is the final day Beat the Geek for Comic
Con passes. So you got to bring it, man, I'm
gonna bring it. So you got to bring it. Yes, Yes,
you got to earn this. Okay, you gotta know nerd
stuff if you're going to Comic Con, if you know,
we're not just giving these away a cooler two, No,
screw that. You got to earn this, man. I want
(01:52):
I want the best of the best. That's what I'm
looking for. Yeah, to go to the comic con and
really get really get the flavors, you know, really enjoy
it in. Yes, so that's what I'm looking for. Uh.
When we play Beat the Geek here, it's basically last
nerd standing. I'm gonna ask trivia questions back and forth,
and then whoever drops first you're out, and then the
other person's gonna go to Comic Con. That's how the
(02:14):
game works. Let's talk to our first player. Let's talk
to P one Max. How's it going, Max?
Speaker 2 (02:20):
Going good?
Speaker 1 (02:21):
Good? Max? He ever been to comicon before?
Speaker 3 (02:24):
I have.
Speaker 1 (02:24):
That's good, that's good. What kind of stuff are you into?
Speaker 3 (02:28):
Oh, comics, video games, yea, gonna get back in the books.
Speaker 1 (02:33):
All the cool stuff, all the cool stuff.
Speaker 2 (02:36):
Yeah.
Speaker 1 (02:36):
What kind of TV shows do you watch?
Speaker 2 (02:40):
Oh?
Speaker 3 (02:40):
The Simpsons still.
Speaker 1 (02:44):
Is it still on the air?
Speaker 2 (02:46):
Wow?
Speaker 1 (02:48):
Simpsons? That's crazy interesting. All right, Max, you sound like
you're well versed. Hopefully you can win these passes. Your
opponent today is going to be P one Eric. How's
it going, Eric?
Speaker 2 (02:59):
Pretty good?
Speaker 1 (03:00):
You've got good Man fired up, fired up for the con.
You ever ever been to comic con? U?
Speaker 2 (03:07):
Yes, sir, my matter of fact, my very first one
was nineteen eighty one when it was at the l
Cortes Hotel.
Speaker 1 (03:14):
Wow. Wow. And that was when it was just comics, right,
just comic books.
Speaker 2 (03:18):
Oh yeah, yeah, it was just there was maybe twenty
thousand people there the whole weekend.
Speaker 1 (03:24):
Yeah. It's a little bit bigger now, a little different,
little bigger.
Speaker 2 (03:27):
Now in one hall.
Speaker 1 (03:29):
Yeah pretty much. That's fantastic. So what kind of stuff
do you like?
Speaker 2 (03:33):
Eric?
Speaker 1 (03:33):
Besides comic books?
Speaker 2 (03:35):
Uh, comic books, video games. MCU gaved thrones, a little
bit of this, a little.
Speaker 4 (03:43):
Bit of that. Bat all right, lit up? I mean,
this is fun. All right, So Max versus Eric today
beat the geek with see who's going to win those
comic con passes. We will start with you Max. Are
you ready?
Speaker 2 (04:01):
Yeah?
Speaker 1 (04:01):
All right Max? We are going to begin with Star Wars? Yeah, yeah,
all right? Max? What planet is padme Amidala? A senator from.
Speaker 3 (04:16):
That would be Naboo.
Speaker 1 (04:18):
You would say Naboo, and he is correct. So confident,
so confident. I love it. I love it so much.
Good stuff, all right over to you. Eric. Your question
is from the MCU. Eric, what actor is the voice
of Rocket in the Guardians movie Meet movies?
Speaker 2 (04:43):
Ah? That would be god Blake. He's uh, Star is born?
Speaker 3 (04:54):
Oh?
Speaker 1 (04:55):
What's that guy's name?
Speaker 2 (04:57):
Oh? Trying to remember.
Speaker 1 (05:00):
Everybody in here is banging their heads because they all
know is one of This may be the easiest question
ever asked in this game. I guess. Come on, Eric,
he pulled it off. It is Bradley Cooper. I was
about to call it out. I was, I mean it
was second seconds away. Wow, good job, Eric, you stayed alive.
(05:26):
My hardest, my hardest pounding. You did it. You did it.
All right over to you. Max. Your question comes from
Harry Potter. Harry whoa okay, Harry Potter, Max Max, what
is the name of Dumbleedoor's wand?
Speaker 3 (05:50):
Oh, let me think it could be a tough one.
Dumbledore's wand is the elder one?
Speaker 1 (06:01):
He says, the elder wand and he is correct. Well done,
well done, very good. Over to you, Eric, Eric, your
question is Game of Thrones. Okay, Eric, what is the
name of the castle where the knights Watch is headquartered?
Speaker 2 (06:25):
The knights Watch is Castle Black?
Speaker 1 (06:30):
He says, Castle Black. He is correct. This is gonna
be tough, a tough matchup, tough matchup. All right, back
over to you, Max, Max. Your category is DC. Max.
What is the name of the villain who can control
(06:51):
people with his music?
Speaker 3 (07:00):
Music?
Speaker 1 (07:05):
Got a guest, Max?
Speaker 3 (07:08):
There is one I can think of from a cartoon?
Will that be the music meister?
Speaker 1 (07:15):
He says the music meister? And he is correct. This
is this is stunning the music deep recent books.
Speaker 2 (07:24):
Man.
Speaker 1 (07:26):
Does he have like a boom box? Is he playing?
What's this guy doing?
Speaker 4 (07:31):
Oh?
Speaker 1 (07:31):
I know it sounds cool? Thank you? All right, Eric,
over to you. This has been the best matchup. This
is the best one so far. Hopefully you know a
little bit about the walking Dead. Here we go. Eric, Eric,
who was the Leader of the Kingdom on the Walking Dead.
Speaker 2 (07:54):
The Leader of the Kingdom was pumped aus he knows
this one. I know.
Speaker 1 (07:59):
Okay, you're not winning anything. Gotta guess Eric money.
Speaker 2 (08:07):
Yeah, the guy with the drids.
Speaker 1 (08:10):
Bradley Cooper. I need an answer. I two one h Eric,
you know it. You know it. Ezekiel bro King, Ezekiel,
(08:31):
I know. Listen. Tough way to go out. Great job, though,
good showing that means P one Max You're going to
the con Good job, buddy.
Speaker 2 (08:42):
Hooray.
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