#125 (Sort Of) - Special Unearthed Episode #000.5: Getting to Know the Co-Hosts (Recorded June 17, 2020)

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Welcome to another special unearthed episode, recorded 17 June 2020 and the 2nd of two practice episodes that Dave, Dave, and Todd, did before releasing their review of "The Martian" as their episode #001 in July of that year. Finally edited and ready for release, this episode explores the co-hosts' geeky interests and what they hoped for out of the podcast.

- Which co-host was shopping for a cave to retreat to?

- Which co-host actually had definitions of "discerning" ready to go?

- Can someone be geeky about something like sports or history? One co-host explained.

- What were the thee main things that Todd said he looks for in great TV shows?

- Which co-host stated being a big fan of Charles Dickens?

- What movie scene does one co-host claim might be the best moment in cinematic history?

- What life lessons did the Geeks get out of Ally McBeal and N.C. State basketball coach Jim Valvano?

- What TV show's ending did the Geeks equate with a messy divorce?

- And, how long have the Geeks known each other (technically, it's been longer than the number of years mentioned)?

Listen now for the answers to these and other -- finally unearthed -- questions as we go back in time...to one month before the start off of the podcast with Episode #000.5 And, check out Episode #122, which is actually #000.0, the first of the two practice sessions and the one where the Geeks actually named the podcast.

Movies, TV shows, games, and other geeky things -- good or bad -- that get mentioned in this less-than-an-hour episode include...

- A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood

- A Christmas Carol

- The A-Team

- Ally McBeal

- Babylon 5

- Battle: Los Angeles

- Battleship

- Battlestar Galactica

- Breaking Bad

- Conan: The Barbarian

- Critters

- Dead Poets Society

- Dragon Con

- The Dukes of Hazzard

- Dungeons & Dragons

- Firefly

- Fringe

- Game of Thrones

- Ghostbusters

- Gilmore Girls

- The Green Mile

- Gremlins

- Killer Klowns From Outer Space

- Lord of the Rings: Return of the King

- Magic: The Gathering

- The Mandalorian

- The Martian

- The Matrix

- N.C. State basketball coach, Jim Valvano

- Outlander

- Parenthood

- Quantum Leap

- Saving Mr. Banks

- SpongeBob SquarePants

- Star Trek: Deep Space Nine

- Star Trek: Enterprise

- Star Trek: The Next Generation

- Star Wars: Destiny

- Toy Story 3

- Toy Story 4

- Vulcan, the fictional planet from Star Trek (and the real-life star, 40 Eridani A, that it orbits)

- The Walking Dead

- The West Wing

NOTE: Sorry for the delay on the "Ice Pirates" review, which was intended for release in March. Due to competing schedules, it was recorded later than expected and could not be edited as quickly. It should be released by the middle of April. There is likely one more "unearthed" episode, a Star Wars discussion recorded in October 2020, which will probably be released sometime between "Ice Pirates" and a new discussion about the Best & Worst Star Wars Movies (which is probably our next topic to record), followed by a review of "Highlander," three TV topics, and whatever else we randomly roll along the way (exact order to be determined). Stay tuned, and thank you for listening.

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