The Geek Buddies
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 geeky in the world of entertainment.
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March 25, 2026 • 76 mins
On this episode of THE GEEK BUDDIES, John Rocha, Michael Vogel and Shannon McClung bring you their trailer breakdown of the new Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone Teaser for the new HBOMax series! They also discuss the news that Stephen Colbert is writing a LOTR movie, what it means for Avengers: Doomsday and Dune 3 now that Jumanji 3 has moved to ab Christmas Day release and their Spoiler Review for Daredevil: Born Again S2 ...
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March 22, 2026 • 75 mins
On this episode of THE GEEK BUDDIES, John Rocha, Michael Vogel and Shannon McClung discuss their trailer breakdowns for Spider-Man Brand New Dya and Dune Part 3. They also discuss the Buffy reboot cancellation drama with Sarah Michelle Gellar and Chloe Zhao and bring you their Spoiler Review of PROJECT HAIL MARY!
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March 13, 2026 • 64 mins
On this episode of THE GEEK BUDDIES, John Rocha and Shannon McClung discuss the big DC update that Aaron Pierre's John Stewart is in Man of Tomorrow and if James Gunn is soft launching the Justice League. They also discuss Christopher McQuarrie tackling King Conan with Arnold Schwarzenegger, but will it be a hit or miss? And their thoughts on the Disclosure Day trailer, Daniel Craig turning down The Batman 2, Supergirl moving onto ...
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March 6, 2026 • 135 mins
On this LIVE episode of THE GEEK BUDDIES LIVE, John Rocha, Michael Vogel and Shannon McClung talk that new LANTERNS trailer and the divisive reactions to it. We'll discuss the look of the Green Lantern costume, the look of the show overall and what we think of our first full look at Kyle Chandler as Hal Jordan and Aaron Pierre as John Stewart. We'll also talk the story that Daniel Craig has been offered the role of Christopher Dent...
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March 1, 2026 • 73 mins
On this episode of THE GEEK BUDDIES, John Rocha, Michael Vogel and Shannon McClung talk Paramount Beats Out Netflix for WB, but will the leave James Gunn's DCU alone? Also, they talk the updates on Beyond the Spider-Verse, Max Landis Tapped to Write a GI Joe movie for Paramount, Zack Snyder's comments on Josh Horowitz's show that he is ready to direct a Justice League 2, Daredevil Season 3 being more street level and more!
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February 26, 2026 • 71 mins
On this episode of THE GEEK BUDDIES, John Rocha and Michael Vogel talk Sony CEO Tom Rothman rebooting Spider-Man again, PROJECT HAIL MARY first reactions, the Variety article on Josh d'Amaro's plans for revitalizing Star Wars, Marvel and other franchises, and their Spoiler Review for A KNIGHT OF THE SEVEN KINGDOMS Season 1 finale.
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February 20, 2026 • 69 mins
On this episode of THE GEEK BUDDIES, John Rocha, Michael Vogel and Shannon McClung discuss James Gunn angrily disputing the recent DC rumors about The Batman 3, Paradise Lost and Superman! Plus, they talk about Kristen Bell being cast in the new Sonic 4 movie, McKenna Grace cast as Daphne in a new live action Scooby Doo series for Netflix, their scariest movies ever, and the trailers for Toy Story 5, House of the Dragon S3, Over Yo...
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February 18, 2026 • 62 mins
On this episode of THE GEEK BUDDIES, John Rocha and Michael Vogel discuss this week's THE MANDALORIAN AND GROGU trailer and if it is going to change Star Wars as we move into this post Kathleen Kennedy era. They also discuss Steven Soderbergh opening up about THE HUNT FOR BEN SOLO, the rumors that Chloe Zhao is being courted by Tom Cruise to direct Mission Impossible 9, the 40th anniversary of THE DARK KNIGHT RETURNS, and their spo...
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February 13, 2026 • 63 mins
On this episode of THE GEEK BUDDIES, John Rocha Michael Vogel, and Shannon McClung discuss Emerald Fennell's comments on the Happy, Sad Confused podcast about directing Wonder Woman and her unmade Zatanna script. They also talk the Spider-Noir trailer and all its freaky Marvel villains, Stellan Skarsgard turning down the Christopher Dent role in The Batman 2, new Highlander set photos with Henry Cavill and Dave Bautista, Wicked DP ...
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February 11, 2026 • 68 mins
On this episode of THE GEEK BUDDIES, John Rocha and Michael Vogel discuss the new rumors around Spider-Man 4 and if it is finally getting overstuffed with MCU obligations. They also talk WandaVision's Jac Schaeffer deal with Amazon MGM, the big Super Bowl trailers including Supergirl, Mandalorian and Grogu, Adventures of Cliff Booth and Project Hail Mary, their review of Knight of the Seven Kingdoms Ep 4 and their tribute to the pa...
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February 6, 2026 • 137 mins
On this LIVE episode of THE GEEK BUDDIES LIVE, John Rocha and Shannon McClung talk the big DC news that their 'Paradise Lost' series set on Themyscera is dead, Junkie XL composing the score for Suipergirl, Clayface pushed to October 23rd, and Isabela Merced returning as Hawkgirl to Superman Man of Tomorrow. They also talk Wonder Man reportedly getting a Season at Marvel, Dan Trachtenberg signs first look deal at Paramount and possi...
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February 3, 2026 • 64 mins
On this episode of THE GEEK BUDDIES, John Rocha, Michael Vogel and Shannon McClung discuss Avengers: Doomsday and Spider-Man 4 not releasing trailers at the Super Bowl, Josh D'Amaro and not Dana Walden is the new Disney CEO, our Catherine O'Hara tribute, the trailers for Stranger Things '85, Devil Wears Prada 2, and Michael, and our Spoiler Review for Knight of the 7 Kingdoms Ep 3.
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January 28, 2026 • 75 mins
On this episode of THE GEEK BUDDIES, John Rocha, Michael Vogel and Shannon McClung bring you their spoiler reviews for WONDER MAN and KNIGHT OF THE SEVEN KINGDOMS Episode 2, and they break down DAREDEVIL BORN AGAIN S2, if James Gunn is teasing Martian Manhunter, and Fave Filoni's STAR WARS movie might be going to Disney Plus.
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January 24, 2026 • 71 mins
On this episode of THE GEEK BUDDIES, John Rocha and Michael Vogel talk the latest updates from DC including a LOBO teaser to pomote SUPERGIRL and Christina Hodson writing DCU's BATMAN movie. They also talk their thoughts on the Oscars nominations and the trailers for Masters of the Universe, Maul - Shadow Lord, and the Muppets.
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January 20, 2026 • 62 mins
On this episode of THE GEEK BUDDIES, John Rocha, Michael Vogel, and Shannon MClung talk the latest updates from DC including Maxima rumored to be the "strong" female in Man of Tomorrow and not Wonder Woman, James Gunn's DC updates on Batman, Superman and more. Zack Snyder revealing his plans for Justice League 2 and 3, Kathleen Kennedy saying that Indiana Jones "will never be done" as an IP, and our spoiler review of Knight of the ...
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January 16, 2026 • 89 mins
On this episode of THE GEEK BUDDIES, John Rocha, Michael Vogel, and Shannon MClung talk the big news that Kathleen Kennedy has stepped down from Lucasfilm and what Dave Filoni should do to save Star Wars. They also talk Hans Zimmer scoring the new Harry Potter series, Cate Blanchett returning for HTTYD 2 live action and the trailers for THE BRIDE!. Lee Cronin's The Mummy, and Monarch: Legacy of Monsters S2.
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January 12, 2026 • 72 mins
On this episode of THE GEEK BUDDIES, John Rocha, Michael Vogel, and Shannon MClung talk the big news from Marvel including Doomsday not explaining why Doom looks like Tony Stark, Sony open to sharing its Spider-Man characters, Black Panther 3 title revealed, Blade rumored to be cancelled. They also talk the latest from the Paramount vs Netflix WB war including a lawsuit from Paramount, and Disney casting its main trio for their liv...
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January 7, 2026 • 57 mins
On this episode of THE GEEK BUDDIES, John Rocha and Michael Vogel talk the big news from Matt Belloni at Puck News that Dave Filoni and Linwyn Bremmer are set to take over Licasfilm and Star Wars after Kathleen Kennedy steps down with an announcement coming in two weeks. They also talk Sebastian Stan being in talks with DC about being in The Batman Part 2 and if he is playing Harvey Dent. Plus, they give their thoughts on the new A...
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January 3, 2026 • 74 mins
On this episode of THE GEEK BUDDIES, John Rocha, Michael Vogel and Shannon McClung bring you their Spoiler Review of the Series Finale of Stranger Things and comment if The Duffer Brothers stuck the landing. They also talk the new Wonder Man trailer teasing Simon Williams's powers and the chemistry between Yahya Abdul Mateen II and Ben Kingsley and they get into the Deadline report detailing Netflix wanting a 17 day theatrical wind...
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December 29, 2025 • 93 mins
On this episode of THE GEEK BUDDIES, John Rocha, Michael Vogel and Shannon McClung talk the latest news on Avengers: Doomsday including the Thor trailer, the Spider-Man Brand New Day details and the leaked X-Men Doomsday trailer exciting the MCU fans! Plus, they spoiler review the Stranger Things S5 Vol 2 episodes and what the box office success of Avatar: Fire and Ash means for James Cameron and the franchise.
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