Geek Channel 8: A Film & TV Podcast

Eric, Jasone, and Laura watch the 2004 USA-TV Pilot Frankenstein, allegedly produced by Martin Scorsese and allegedly written by Dean Koontz.

Will, Jasone, Eric and their guest, English Literature scholar and librarian, Laura Braunstein, continue their discussion of Hallmark's adaptation of Frankenstein. 

Did you know that Hallmark made a version of Frankenstein? Neither did we. Join Eric, Will, and Jasone as they welcome Laura Braunstein a librarian with a PhD in British Literature as we talk about the supposedly most book-accurate version of Frankenstein ever made.

In another attempt to revive the Universal Monsters, this time as an action movie franchise, we get the a bunch of stuff stitched together as Van Helsing. We give the 2004 another look.

Jasone, Will, and Eric continue their deep-dive into Frankenstein-related cinema with the 2002 indie oddball, May!

Eric, co-host Will, and guest host Jasone talk about the X-Files fifth season episode "The Post-Modern Prometheus"!

Eric and Will along with special guest host Jasone, delve into the dungeons of Castle Freak!

In this episode Eric, Will, and Jasone attempt to analyze Kenneth Branagh's epic adaptation of Mary Shelley's Frankenstein, examining its faithfulness to the novel, Robert De Niro's performance as the Creature, the over-the-top creation scene, and the film's Arctic framing device - in other words, there's going to be a lot of comparing to the 1992 version going on.

In this episode Eric, Will, and Jasone dig into TNT's 1992 television adaptation of Frankenstein, examining its faithfulness to the novel, Randy Quaid's performance as the Creature, the unique creation sequence, and the film's Arctic-set wraparound. They discuss production history, critical reception, and how this low-budget TV movie compares to later big-screen versions.

We watch Monster Squad, the 1980s film you probably missed.