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Discerning Geeks Portal is a gateway into the exploration of all things geek: Star Wars, Star Trek, Marvel, ‘80s movies, TV, and more.
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#205 - Pluribus 1.04 to 1.06 - "Please, Carol" - "Got Milk" - "HDP" (opens the original)
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This week, the Geeks take a look at the middle three episodes of "Pluribus" season 1. This is where we see Carol playing amateur detective, trying to figure out a way of getting more truth out of the hive mind and finding out what their mysterious milk-like nutrition is actually made of. Note: At the time this episode is being released, the 2026 Emmy Awards were very recent. Rhea Seahorn won for Best Actress, and show creator Vince Gilligan won for Best Writing (both for the 1st episode, "We Is
#204 - Movie Review - Spider-Man: Brand New Day (opens the original)
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The Discerning Geeks Portal finally went to the movie theater this summer (one of us twice, for the same movie). We went to see the same movie that $2 billion worth of other people also went to see..."Spider-Man: Brand New Day." - Why is the good stuff section of this review called, "Flowers, Legos, and Russian Baths"? - In what ways did the co-hosts differ in their opinions of Frank Castle / Punisher, and how he fit (or didn't fit) in a Spider-Man movie? - In which ways was this movie similar t
#203 - Pluribus 1.01 to 1.03 - "We Is Us" - "Pirate Lady" - "Grenade" (opens the original)
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Preston & Todd review the first three episodes of "Pluribus," one of their favorite shows of the previous season. The world is hit with an alien virus that turns humanity into a hive mind. Fantasy romance author Carol Sturka is one of very few humans, barely over a dozen, in the whole world unaffected and still maintaining individuality and free thought. Episode 1, "We Is Us," is about the horror show that occurs when the virus first hits, including the death of Carol's wife Helen, and Carol's d
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