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The Digital Dream That Stared it all...

From basement dice rollers to identity disks — we’re entering the grid.
Steve Scarfo and Jeff Shaw dive deep into the TRON franchise: the confusing wonder of TRON (1982), the sleek soundtrack and de-aging swings of TRON: Legacy (2010), and the AI-charged spectacle of TRON: Ares (2025). We put the franchise on trial in Geek Court, roll a D20 for a Random Review, and argue which TRON truly rules the grid.

What you’ll hear

  • Why the original TRON was visionary and a narrative “Plinko board”
  • The arcade cabinet that out-earned the movie (and that iconic glowing flight stick)
  • Legacy’s highs (Daft Punk) and lows (that uncanny de-aging)
  • Ares’ themes: AI, sentience, and bringing the grid into our world
  • “Slow escape” set-pieces across all three movies (our love/hate)
  • Message to the New Generation & Critical Hits/Epic Fails

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Welcome to Original Geek—the podcast for anyone who rolled their first d20 on shag carpet, waited hours for a comic book JPEG to load on dial-up, and wore the label “geek” back when it got you mocked, not monetized.

Hosted by stand-up comic Steve Scarfo and Forever DM Jeff Shaw, we dive deep into what it meant to be a geek in the '70s and '80s—and how that underground culture became the mainstream multiverse we live in today.

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Chapters

1. Exploring the Tron Franchise (00:00:00)

2. Geek Flashback (00:11:05)

3. Geek Court (00:18:15)

4. Random Review - NEW SEGMENT (00:24:29)

5. Geek Evolution (00:32:42)

6. Message to the new Generation (00:44:12)

7. Critical Hits & Epic Fails (00:47:52)

13 episodes