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Jesse Blaze Snider is the hero we need, bipartisan & scrutinizing. Like a nerd culture Arthur Fonzarelli, he will give you that perfect advice you need or jump some sharks to save the day himself. He’s a geek like you. A fan of the source material FIRST, who believes that geeks need to get their geek news from other geeks or it’s all bull$#!+. He’s a professional comic book writer whose credits include Marvel, DC, Image, Disney*Pixar, the Muppets & a lot more. He’s an English major, a music ...
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There's a new battle in the long & hard-fought WAR for FREE SPEECH, it has many names, but the Coolest Geek Alive likes to call it "The Woke" Mob", a devote & dogmatic portion of the planet, who will give ALL your rights away if it shapes the world in the direction they'd like things to go. But never once considering the long-term ramifications of …
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“Sometimes there’s a film… I won’t say a masterpiece, ‘cause what’s a masterpiece? But sometimes there’s a film. And I’m talkin’ about "The Crow” starring Brandon Lee here. Sometimes there’s a film that, well, it’s the film for its time and place. It fits right in there. And that’s the “The Crow", for the dearly departed Brandon Lee & the very. beg…
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Bruce Timm's latest animated effort starring the caped crusader, also called "BATMAN: CAPED CRUSADER", has just come available to the public and the reaction is mixed & generally kinda quiet. So what went wrong? And what went RIGHT with the original masterpiece that is "Batman: The Animated Series" and all the incredible follow ups that exist in th…
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“Sometimes there’s a film… I won’t say a masterpiece, ‘cause what’s a masterpiece? But sometimes there’s a film. And I’m talkin’ about the “Liar, Liar” here. Sometimes there’s a film that, well, it’s the film for its time and place. It fits right in there. And that’s the “Liar, Liar”, for the great Jim Carrey & something maybe kinda close to…realis…
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Owen Hart! Randy Savage! Chyna! Roddy Piper! Eddie Guerrero! The Ultimate Warrior! Rick Rude! Sherri Martel! Miss Elizabeth! Chris Benoit! Test! Bam Bam! Doink! Mr. Perfect! Crash Holly! Davey Boy Smith! Brian Pillman! Mike Von Erich! Lance Cade! Ashley Massaro! Referee Joey Marella! Just a fraction of the people who have died before their time who…
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Aaron Sorkin, what you've just created is one of the most insanely awesome things the Coolest Geek Alive has ever seen! At no point in this witty & revealing adaptation of the popular book were you even close to anything that could be considered boring. Every listener of this podcast will be better for having watched this film. We award you all of …
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BLADE I & II - Celebrating the GLORY of Wesley Snipes' Blade franchise & Proposing a way FORWARD for the MCU! Marshala Al-WHATNOW?! There is ONLY ONE BLADE, mutha fucker! Weasley Snipes made that character hot, it was a "C" list concept before screenwriter, comic book fan & comic book writer introduced film audiences to the concept of SCIENCE FICTI…
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Monsoon season came EARLY, what that created is the circumstances for one of the most insanely epic RESCUES the Coolest Geek Alive has ever seen! At no point in EITHER the documentary retelling or the film dramatization were they even close to anything that could be considered boring. Every listener of this podcast will be better for having watched…
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This week, the internet attempted to cancel one of geek culture's biggest "influencers", but is "Nerdrotic" or any of the other major geek culture YouTubers really to blame for the "radicalization" of fans...? Are they amplifying negativity or just harnessing the frustration already there? Jesse Blaze Snider, the Coolest Geek Alive, believes he kno…
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“Sometimes there’s a film… I won’t say a masterpiece, ‘cause what’s a masterpiece? But sometimes there’s a film. And I’m talkin’ about the “So I Married An Ax Murderer” here. Sometimes there’s a film that, well, it’s THE film for its time and place. It fits right in there. And that’s the “So I Married An Ax Murderer”, in early 90s. And even if the …
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This past weekend Marvel made a HUGE announcement at its "Hall H" panel at San Diego Comic Con: Robert Downey Junior is RETURNING to the MCU...as DOCTOR DOOM?! This bizarre and tone deaf choice has led to a truly mixed and peculiar reaction from fans who have been clamoring for not only the first family of the Marvel Universe to be done justice to,…
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Ryan Reynolds & Hugh Jackman, what you've just created is one of the most insanely awesome things the Coolest Geek Alive & his TWO young CHILDREN have ever seen! At no point in your completely off the wall approach to bringing Deadpool into the Marvel Cinematic Universe were you close to anything that might be considered dull! Every listener of thi…
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When Amazon released the 1st season of "The Boys" the Coolest Geek Alive was THRILLED with the adaptation that improved upon its source material in many ways. A great cast delivered on the promise that its comic book premise held by humanizing the debaucherous superheroes of their world & making them a bit more than the cartoon cutouts often depict…
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Ben Stiller, what you've just created is one of the most insanely awesome things the Coolest Geek Alive has ever seen! At no point in your grounded, real-world approach to creating a supermodel universe were you even close to anything that could be considered unfunny. Every listener of this podcast will be better for having watched this triumph of …
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Since it wasn't an ensemble cast like "The Force Awakens" they couldn't shrink him on the poster and hope the other characters would compensate. And they couldn't cover him up with his helmet like they did for Black Panther, because the Falscon-Cap version of Captain America has NEVER had a mask/helmet that covered his face before. Buuuuut what if …
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The time has come for a radical revolution in entertainment, but HOW are we gonna pull it off? The Coolest Geek Alive believes he has the answers! With Hollywood seeming determined to set fire to everything they've built, can a new world be made from the ashes? Jesse Blaze Snider sure thinks so. Check it out!…
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“Sometimes there’s a film… I won’t say a masterpiece, ‘cause what’s a masterpiece? But sometimes there’s a film. And I’m talkin’ about the “Momento” here. Sometimes there’s a film that, well, it’s the film for its time and place. It fits right in there. And that’s the “Momento”, in the early 2000's indie film world. And even if the film would launc…
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Travistock Institute. CIA & the music industry. Hip-Hop & P-Diddy. How GEEK CULTURE became the number one target of the financial elite who have long used entertainment to terraform our society. Jesse Blaze Snider has been fighting the good fight against this rising tide, talking about it the way everyone else does, like their creative mistakes are…
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“Brawl in Cell Block 99", what you've just created is one of the most insanely awesome things the Coolest Geek Alive has ever seen! At no point in your hard-boiled, brutally violent almost 2 & 1/2 hour run-time were you even close to anything that could be considered boring. Every listener of this podcast is now better for having watched this. We a…
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Racism & Sexism are alive and well in Hollywood! With undeniable proof beginning to pile up, how much longer before a shitstorm of discrimination lawsuits begin? And what about the more insidious racism & sexism of TOKENISM & simply TERRIBLE WRITING & TERRIBLE CHARACTERS which give TERRIBLE REPRESENTATION?! The Coolest Geek Alive has a lot to say, …
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“Sometimes there’s a film… I won’t say a masterpiece, ‘cause what’s a masterpiece? But sometimes there’s a film. And I’m talkin’ about the “Escape From New York” here. Sometimes there’s a film that, well, it’s the film for its time & place. It fits right in there. And that’s the “Escape From New York”, in the early 80s. And even if the film spawned…
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FURIOSA drew 80% less women compared to FURY ROAD, so who are the sexists, the WOMEN? And if the fans are so sexist how come they haven't had a problem with "Fallout", "ARCANE", "Wednesday", "The Force Awakens", "Avatar", "Wonder Woman", Kate Bishop Hawkeye, Black Widow II, Princess Leia, Ellen Ripley, Tomb raider, Red Sonya, the women of the X-MEN…
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“Sometimes there’s a film… I won’t say a masterpiece, ‘cause what’s a masterpiece? But sometimes there’s a film. And I’m talkin’ about the “Three Amigos” here. Sometimes there’s a film that, well, it’s the film for its time and place. It fits right in there. And that’s the “Three Amigos”, in my childhood. And even if the film bombed upon its initia…
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This episode is sponsored by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at betterhelp.com/CGA and get on your way to being your best self. The audience demographic breakdown for the MCU between MEN & WOMEN was often close to EVEN! Since aggressively feminizing the brand over the last phase you'd think they'd have INCREASED their female audience size, bu…
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EP 106 - This week on The Coolest Geek Alive, Hollywood's historically LOW Memorial Day weekend box office postulates why things may be collapsing so spectacularly of late. Is it streaming? D.E.I.? What? Join Jesse Blaze Snider and unlock the truth of the matter once & for all!
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The Coolest Geek Alive is teaching C.E.O. 101, school the uninitiated on what a C.E.O. is SUPPOSED to BE, and what a C.E.O. ACTUALLY IS. Join multi-talented poly-math, Jesse Blaze Snider as he opens the curtain to reveal the true monster behind the curtain destroying the entire entertainment landscape, BlackRock & other similar financial interests.…
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Hosts Aaron Sparrow & Jesse Blaze Snider discuss the idea of simply reviving beloved franchises over & over again, but of course, the RIGHT WAY. Also, they analyze the first moves of Geoff Johns and his new creator-owned shared universe publishing endeavor! Where do the two of them come down? Find out on the second awesome episode of, the COOLEST G…
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The people who are the most well read among the population have learned a skill that few have mastered; the art of following your passion when it comes to books, TV, Film and everything in between! When you hear an artist that you like, GO LISTEN TO AN ALBUM! When you read a book from an author you like, you can bet that there is MORE from this aut…
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Oh, boy do we have a treat for you! Because this episode is hosted by NOT just ONE of the "Coolest Geeks Alive", but BOTH OF 'EM! Host JESSE BLAZE SNIDER is joined by his best friend, major talent & frequent collaborator, AARON SPARROW for the 1ST EDITION of our new SUNDAY NIGHT interview show, "COOLEST GEEK(S) ALIVE"! Replacing our usually Sunday …
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This episode is sponsored by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at betterhelp.com/CGA and get on your way to being your best self. CLASS is in SESSION! And the "Coolest Geek Alive" is here to school you on how NOT to be a partisan hack like the majority of people on social media! Jesse Blaze Snider has spent his life demanding respect for every …
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THATS RIGHT BITCHES! It’s episode 100!! And boy are is the Jesse Blaze Snider celebrating in ALL SORTS OF WAYS!! Sunday Night at 8pm Pacific will see the release of a brand new incarnation of this show ALIVE on YOUTUBE! It’ll still be released as a podcast Monday Mornings, but Sunday Nights stream will be co-hosted by Jesse’s best friend & fellow c…
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WARNING: This INFORMATION is SO INCREDIBLE that the COOLEST GEEK ALIVE hesitated to share it with his CLOSEST FRIENDS, because HE WANTED to be the FIRST BENEFICIARY of this training method within his group of friends. But realizing that, the cool & honorable Jesse Blaze Snider recognized that was ALL THE MORE REASON TO TELL EVERYBODY! This informat…
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At the time of its release it received more press for its ballooning budget and the questionable casting of Johnny Depp as Tonto that by the time it actually released everyone just kinda skipped it. HOWEVER, the Coolest Geek Alive is HERE to CORRECT this grievous oversight! "The Lone Ranger" is close to a masterpiece in many regards, at the very le…
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Running out of things to watch with your DISNEY PLUS account?! Never fear, the Coolest Geek Alive is here to guide you through the Disney Animated TV Renaissance that he grew up watching as a child & hs since turned his own kids on to, the "DISNEY AFTERNOON"! Filled with little-known gems like "The Adventures of the Gummi Bears", "Mighty Ducks" & "…
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Robert Kirkman has another MEGA-HIT on his hands and the Coolest Geek Alive is here to break down the genesis of its success! All the way back to the 1st meeting of Jesse Blaze Snider & Robert Kirkman at Wizard World Chicago Comic-Con at an Erik Larsen/Savage Dragon FAN LUNCH. According to Jesse, Robert's Savage Dragon fandom DRIPS from every PAGE …
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Well, is it? Short answer...YES! It really is and the Coolest Geek Alive is here to tell you WHY! Join host Jesse Blaze Snider as he takes you on a brief history of the brand and reviews every attempt to bring this incredible universe to the big screen! If you already GET He-Man then you will be happy to hear what Jesse has to share, if you have NE…
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This Saturday Jesse Blaze Snider digs into one of his favorite films of the past 15 years, Andrew Stanton's "John Carter", a film which was originally titled "John Carter of Mars" until "Mars Needs Moms" flopped and Disney's marketing PANICKED! It is a film that has been rewatched extensively by the Coolest Geek and one that he wishes to turn many …
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Jesse Blaze Snider takes you on a fantastic voyage through the BEST that the long-running 35-strong (38 if you include the animated TRILOGY) franchise has to offer including the original classic “Gojira”, the silly but awesome first confrontation of “Kong vs. Godzilla”, Toho’s 1st in “universe” crossover with their other kanji sensation “Mothra Vs …
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Well the Coolest Geek Alive was all set to bring you a “Coolest Pick” of Disney’s falsely maligned “JOHN CARTER”, but he was so impressed by 2017’s “What Happened to Monday?” That he pushed that one to the front!! Jesse Blaze Snider is your host & professional geek culture creative person, true fan & enthusiastic participant in geek culture comment…
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Willow! Dr. Who! The Terminator! The Lord of the Rings! Dungeons & Dragons is a medieval world is wokeness now! It wasn't woke in the dark ages! Join Jesse Blaze Snider, the Coolest Geek Alive speaking on the proper corrected "TONE" of the NEW Ghostbusters franchise, but its incorrect "SHAPE". In short, THIS was NOT what the FANS really ORDERED. Se…
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This Saturday Jesse Blaze Snider digs into his new favorite show & maybe what is shaping up to be, one of his favorite series of ALL-TIME, Guy Ritchie's "The Gentlemen", an 8-episode series on Netflix! It is a show that aches to be rewatched by the Coolest Geek and one that he wishes to turn many others on to in the future so that there can be MORE…
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Did you know that William Goldman author of "The Princess Bride" book & movie also had a hand in writing other great works like... "The Ghost & the Darkness" w/ Val Kilmer, "Maverick" w/ Mel Gibson, "Marathon Man" w/ Dustin Hoffman, "Absolute Power" w/ Eastwood, "All the Presidents Men" which won an Oscar for Best Adapted Screenplay, "Butch Cassidy…
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Strap in Coolest Geeks for a gushing endorsement of this EPIC, HYSTERICAL, HORRIFIC, PRACTICAL-EFFECTS-HAVING, NO-PUNCHES-PULLED, SCI-FI, FANTASY, ACTION, GORE-FEST the likes of which you probably have never SEEN BEFORE! Jesse Blaze Snider is an award-winning writer himself and he's here to impress upon you just how great he thinks this film is and…
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You've probably seen the FILM, but MOST people DO NOT EVEN KNOW that it is based on an EVEN BETTER BOOK by TWO-TIME ACADEMY AWARD-WINNING WRITER, William Goldman, the single greatest WRITER who has EVER LIVED. William Goldman NOT ONLY won the OSCAR for BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY (For "Butch Cassidy & the Sundance Kid"), but ALSO an OSCAR for BEST ADA…
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DISCLOSURE?!?! Yeah, sure, why not? The only thing better than made-up Fantasy & Sci-Fi is REAL LIFE FANTASY & SCI-FI!! Join Jesse Blaze Snider, the Coolest Geek Alive as he takes you through his own personal journey to DISCLOSURE of Extra Terrestrials and the HUGE JOY that he felt watching ALAN TUDYK's incredible performance as "HARRY" in the abso…
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On today's episode of Coolest Geek Alive, Jesse Blaze Snider "muthafucks" Zack Snyder on behalf of ALL BATMAN & SUPERMAN FANS around the WORLD! Recently "Justice League", "Batman vs. Superman" & "Man of Steel" director Zack Snyder sat down with Joe Rogan for the JRE podcast and opened his mouth on several geeky subjects that true geeks will be trul…
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