Council of Geeks
@councilofgeeks.bsky.social
YouTuber, author, critic, actor.
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Dreams of Fire
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Labyrinth
Legend
Dragonheart
Nimona
The Little Mermaid
The Secret of NIMH
The Last Unicorn
Spirited Away
Princess Mononoke
Excalibur
Ladyhawke
Willow
Conan the Barbarian
Beast Master
The Dark Crystal
...
...
...
these were all off the top of my head, should I keep going or can I stop now?
Legend
Dragonheart
Nimona
The Little Mermaid
The Secret of NIMH
The Last Unicorn
Spirited Away
Princess Mononoke
Excalibur
Ladyhawke
Willow
Conan the Barbarian
Beast Master
The Dark Crystal
...
...
...
these were all off the top of my head, should I keep going or can I stop now?
Without saying Lord of the Rings, name a fantasy film.
November 30, 2025 at 5:29 AM
Labyrinth
Legend
Dragonheart
Nimona
The Little Mermaid
The Secret of NIMH
The Last Unicorn
Spirited Away
Princess Mononoke
Excalibur
Ladyhawke
Willow
Conan the Barbarian
Beast Master
The Dark Crystal
...
...
...
these were all off the top of my head, should I keep going or can I stop now?
Legend
Dragonheart
Nimona
The Little Mermaid
The Secret of NIMH
The Last Unicorn
Spirited Away
Princess Mononoke
Excalibur
Ladyhawke
Willow
Conan the Barbarian
Beast Master
The Dark Crystal
...
...
...
these were all off the top of my head, should I keep going or can I stop now?
I have successfully reconfirmed that Nimona is my favorite film of all time.
a cartoon character is standing in the grass with the words we win written on the bottom
Alt: a cartoon character is standing in the grass with the words we win written on the bottom
media.tenor.com
November 29, 2025 at 3:42 PM
I have successfully reconfirmed that Nimona is my favorite film of all time.
I'm thankful for the illogical amount of food I'm about to consume.
Fuck the pilgrims.
Make Thanksgiving about family and food.
Fuck the pilgrims.
Make Thanksgiving about family and food.
November 27, 2025 at 4:04 PM
I'm thankful for the illogical amount of food I'm about to consume.
Fuck the pilgrims.
Make Thanksgiving about family and food.
Fuck the pilgrims.
Make Thanksgiving about family and food.
Wow, I don't think I appreciated how much of Stranger Things consisted of flashing lights until I try to find footage with as little of it as possible for my own video.
In season 1 the Demogorgon literally has no sustained shot of it without flashing lights.
In season 1 the Demogorgon literally has no sustained shot of it without flashing lights.
November 26, 2025 at 9:39 PM
Wow, I don't think I appreciated how much of Stranger Things consisted of flashing lights until I try to find footage with as little of it as possible for my own video.
In season 1 the Demogorgon literally has no sustained shot of it without flashing lights.
In season 1 the Demogorgon literally has no sustained shot of it without flashing lights.
I'm going to be silent on YouTube for a week. Short version: I got a community strike on one of my channels and as a result I'm barred from posting anything on any channel for a week, lest I be nailed for trying to circumvent the strike.
I can't even do a YouTube community post explaining this.
I can't even do a YouTube community post explaining this.
November 26, 2025 at 2:13 PM
I'm going to be silent on YouTube for a week. Short version: I got a community strike on one of my channels and as a result I'm barred from posting anything on any channel for a week, lest I be nailed for trying to circumvent the strike.
I can't even do a YouTube community post explaining this.
I can't even do a YouTube community post explaining this.
Happy (early) Thanksgiving! - LIVESTREAM
YouTube video by Council of Geeks
youtube.com
November 25, 2025 at 10:42 PM
It's really lonely in this "I'm not excited for Stranger Things 5 because Vecna sucks and is an anchor around the neck of the entire show" clubhouse.
Starting to think I might legit be the only one.
Starting to think I might legit be the only one.
November 24, 2025 at 11:00 PM
It's really lonely in this "I'm not excited for Stranger Things 5 because Vecna sucks and is an anchor around the neck of the entire show" clubhouse.
Starting to think I might legit be the only one.
Starting to think I might legit be the only one.
Power scaling is stupid.
That is all.
That is all.
November 24, 2025 at 8:18 PM
Power scaling is stupid.
That is all.
That is all.
Frak this Podcast continues! It's time to evacuate New Caprica, and @jessiegender.bsky.social and I get to find out just how gross the Starbuck subplot gets.
youtu.be/2aDkdXYVNgU
councilofgeeks.libsyn.com/frak-this-po...
youtu.be/2aDkdXYVNgU
councilofgeeks.libsyn.com/frak-this-po...
Frak this Podcast! Episode 40 - Exodus Part 2
YouTube video by Break Room of Geeks
youtu.be
November 24, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Frak this Podcast continues! It's time to evacuate New Caprica, and @jessiegender.bsky.social and I get to find out just how gross the Starbuck subplot gets.
youtu.be/2aDkdXYVNgU
councilofgeeks.libsyn.com/frak-this-po...
youtu.be/2aDkdXYVNgU
councilofgeeks.libsyn.com/frak-this-po...
Today’s video is about the rabbit hole I fell down upon discovering someone using my name to hock their AI generated “erotica.”
Someone stole my name to sell AI erotica
youtu.be/QRawJlYMF1U
Someone stole my name to sell AI erotica
youtu.be/QRawJlYMF1U
Someone stole my name to sell AI erotica
YouTube video by Council of Geeks
youtu.be
November 22, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Today’s video is about the rabbit hole I fell down upon discovering someone using my name to hock their AI generated “erotica.”
Someone stole my name to sell AI erotica
youtu.be/QRawJlYMF1U
Someone stole my name to sell AI erotica
youtu.be/QRawJlYMF1U
Finishing Road Trip to the End of the World - gaming stream
YouTube video by Break Room of Geeks
youtube.com
November 21, 2025 at 5:30 PM
So, thinking on the future of Hazbin Hotel, I worry that the show will commit to Charlie's notion that "anyone can be redeemed." Because it's the kind of moral absolutism that just never lands right with me if the narrative validates it fully and without question in the end.
a cartoon character wearing a tuxedo and bow tie is smiling
Alt: Charlie from Hazbin Hotel being all excited and sparkly.
media.tenor.com
November 20, 2025 at 10:04 PM
So, thinking on the future of Hazbin Hotel, I worry that the show will commit to Charlie's notion that "anyone can be redeemed." Because it's the kind of moral absolutism that just never lands right with me if the narrative validates it fully and without question in the end.
Hazbin Hotel Season 2: Episodes 7-8 - a rambling season finale review
YouTube video by Break Room of Geeks
youtu.be
November 20, 2025 at 6:41 PM
Trying out something called "Road Trip to the End of the World" on stream today.
youtube.com/live/9RjkDGL...
youtube.com/live/9RjkDGL...
Trying out Road Trip to the End of the World - gaming stream
YouTube video by Break Room of Geeks
youtube.com
November 19, 2025 at 5:36 PM
Trying out something called "Road Trip to the End of the World" on stream today.
youtube.com/live/9RjkDGL...
youtube.com/live/9RjkDGL...
The only thing they apparently learned from last year's debacle was to avoid human faces, so it's a bunch of uncanny animals instead.
As a bonus apparently an "artist" who worked on this is being all butthurt about the reception over on Twitter. Fuck 'em.
www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/dig...
As a bonus apparently an "artist" who worked on this is being all butthurt about the reception over on Twitter. Fuck 'em.
www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/dig...
Coca-Cola Is Trying Another AI Holiday Ad. Executives Say This Time Is Different
After a major backlash in 2024, Coke and the L.A. studio it hired have produced a new synthetic spot they believe viewers will like a lot more; "The craftsmanship is ten times better." Will they?
www.hollywoodreporter.com
November 18, 2025 at 6:45 PM
The only thing they apparently learned from last year's debacle was to avoid human faces, so it's a bunch of uncanny animals instead.
As a bonus apparently an "artist" who worked on this is being all butthurt about the reception over on Twitter. Fuck 'em.
www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/dig...
As a bonus apparently an "artist" who worked on this is being all butthurt about the reception over on Twitter. Fuck 'em.
www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/dig...
Frak this Podcast! continues. The crew of Galactica as well as the colonists of New Caprica prepare for a mass evacuation. Also there's some prophecy nonsense for me to complain to @jessiegender.bsky.social about.
YouTube: youtu.be/tEuzIpf86ZI?...
Podcast: councilofgeeks.libsyn.com/frak-this-po...
YouTube: youtu.be/tEuzIpf86ZI?...
Podcast: councilofgeeks.libsyn.com/frak-this-po...
Frak this Podcast! Episode 39 - Exodus Part 1
YouTube video by Break Room of Geeks
youtu.be
November 18, 2025 at 4:43 PM
Frak this Podcast! continues. The crew of Galactica as well as the colonists of New Caprica prepare for a mass evacuation. Also there's some prophecy nonsense for me to complain to @jessiegender.bsky.social about.
YouTube: youtu.be/tEuzIpf86ZI?...
Podcast: councilofgeeks.libsyn.com/frak-this-po...
YouTube: youtu.be/tEuzIpf86ZI?...
Podcast: councilofgeeks.libsyn.com/frak-this-po...
This will never happen if for now other reason than I really really really really really want it to. And the universe just won't do me a solid like that.
www.empireonline.com/movies/news/...
www.empireonline.com/movies/news/...
James Cameron has "sworn a blood oath" with Robert Rodriguez to make Alita 2
The Avatar director delivers a promising update on his manga adaptation. Read more at Empire.
www.empireonline.com
November 18, 2025 at 3:03 PM
This will never happen if for now other reason than I really really really really really want it to. And the universe just won't do me a solid like that.
www.empireonline.com/movies/news/...
www.empireonline.com/movies/news/...
Folks have been seeing if Google AI still says lies about my channel and this one was a doozy. Not only did it claim again my channel is dead (apparently back in April) but this is the first one to misgender me and use a picture of a completely different fucking person.
AI is fucked. Burn it down.
AI is fucked. Burn it down.
I just found out, that you have quit in April 2025 and Google AI even provided a video where you have explained your decision … here’s a screenshot!
November 18, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Folks have been seeing if Google AI still says lies about my channel and this one was a doozy. Not only did it claim again my channel is dead (apparently back in April) but this is the first one to misgender me and use a picture of a completely different fucking person.
AI is fucked. Burn it down.
AI is fucked. Burn it down.
No, Shams (that's the CEO's name), there isn't a middle ground. Because we know how the tech was built, we see how it's being used, we see the C-Suite drooling over the prospect of heaping more work onto fewer workers, and we see the environmental damage.
We fucking see you dude, now piss off.
We fucking see you dude, now piss off.
"Surely there's a middle ground here?" The CEO of Helldivers 2 studio Arrowhead says people "jump to extreme takes" when debating generative AI, and that there needs to be more nuance in the discussion.
www.videogameschronicle.com/news/surely-...
www.videogameschronicle.com/news/surely-...
‘Surely there’s a middle ground here?’ Helldivers studio CEO says people ‘jump to extreme takes’ when debating GenAI | VGC
“This is such a trigger point for big parts of the games industry today”…
www.videogameschronicle.com
November 17, 2025 at 3:41 PM
No, Shams (that's the CEO's name), there isn't a middle ground. Because we know how the tech was built, we see how it's being used, we see the C-Suite drooling over the prospect of heaping more work onto fewer workers, and we see the environmental damage.
We fucking see you dude, now piss off.
We fucking see you dude, now piss off.
As a massive fan of Journey, I've been meaning to try out Abzu for a while. So let's see how it is.
youtu.be/85atnmKuqGM
youtu.be/85atnmKuqGM
Abzu - a rambling review
YouTube video by Break Room of Geeks
youtu.be
November 17, 2025 at 12:44 AM
As a massive fan of Journey, I've been meaning to try out Abzu for a while. So let's see how it is.
youtu.be/85atnmKuqGM
youtu.be/85atnmKuqGM
While I do occasionally have stress dreams, I've never had the "you're naked in front of a crowd" type ones. I suspect because I would legitimately not give a dang.
November 15, 2025 at 9:11 PM
While I do occasionally have stress dreams, I've never had the "you're naked in front of a crowd" type ones. I suspect because I would legitimately not give a dang.
Look. I don’t begrudge YouTubers getting sponsors as long as it’s not a harmful product/scam. But this made me kind of snap.
I get age gated on the Vera Wylde channel no matter what words I use to discuss anything vaguely sexual, and Danny god-damned Motta is getting vibrator sponsorships in main?!?
I get age gated on the Vera Wylde channel no matter what words I use to discuss anything vaguely sexual, and Danny god-damned Motta is getting vibrator sponsorships in main?!?
November 15, 2025 at 6:53 PM
Look. I don’t begrudge YouTubers getting sponsors as long as it’s not a harmful product/scam. But this made me kind of snap.
I get age gated on the Vera Wylde channel no matter what words I use to discuss anything vaguely sexual, and Danny god-damned Motta is getting vibrator sponsorships in main?!?
I get age gated on the Vera Wylde channel no matter what words I use to discuss anything vaguely sexual, and Danny god-damned Motta is getting vibrator sponsorships in main?!?
So I had more thoughts about one specific aspect of the latest episodes of Hazbin Hotel than I could fit in the actual review. So let's talk about this... again.
youtu.be/ySejUsOSNMI
youtu.be/ySejUsOSNMI
The continued abuse of Angel Dust
YouTube video by Council of Geeks
youtu.be
November 15, 2025 at 5:04 PM
So I had more thoughts about one specific aspect of the latest episodes of Hazbin Hotel than I could fit in the actual review. So let's talk about this... again.
youtu.be/ySejUsOSNMI
youtu.be/ySejUsOSNMI
Predator: Badlands - a rambling review
YouTube video by Break Room of Geeks
youtu.be
November 14, 2025 at 11:35 PM
Reparations, return of tribal lands, a $1Million maximum wage, *any* income of any kind over that is taxed at 100%, and with that everything is funded: health care, housing, food, clean water, utilities, infrastructure.
"my least woke opinion is---"
That's enough. We've had enough people indulging in the "thrill of a little conservatism", as a treat. Of considering reactionary thought to be a salacious and taboo in a world descending into reactionary mania.
Give me your MOST woke opinions. We're bringing it back.
That's enough. We've had enough people indulging in the "thrill of a little conservatism", as a treat. Of considering reactionary thought to be a salacious and taboo in a world descending into reactionary mania.
Give me your MOST woke opinions. We're bringing it back.
November 14, 2025 at 11:34 PM
Reparations, return of tribal lands, a $1Million maximum wage, *any* income of any kind over that is taxed at 100%, and with that everything is funded: health care, housing, food, clean water, utilities, infrastructure.