American Nerds is a weekly podcast hosted by Victor Calvo & Raul Cruz covering all things nerd culture.
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Yeah. SO, it's been awhile since we've had a traditional episode. A lot has been happening with us career wise these last few months, so we decided to chill this episode and talk about soothing topics like the politics of The Batman (check out our review here), reality TV sociopaths and the nostalgia of late-night sitcoms. Oh yea, all this in the backdrop of a third World War, lmao. Enjoy, for the love of god. Please enjoy. Rate, Review & Subscribe! FOLLOW US! Our Twitter and IG Vic's Socials Raul's Socials (This episode was recorded on 03/16/2022)
Okay, we think we're back now. So here's our THE BATMAN review. Rate.review.subscribe.Batman. FOLLOW US! Our Twitter and IG Vic's Socials Raul's Socials (This episode was recorded on 03/05/2021)
*Gets arrested* "So THAT happened!* Rate.review.subscribe. Watch One Piece backwards. 10:35 - Oy issa Moon Knight traylah 16:41 - Joss Whedon: still a dick 26:06 - Bong Joon Ho to direct another banger (with Robert Pattinson!) 40:12 - Michael Mann's HEAT 2: THE BOOK 56:18 - Scott Pilgrim: The Anime in development at Netflix 1:02:00 - Microsoft acquires Activision Blizzard (kinda better than almost buying game journalism) 1:18:49 - Weeks (One Piece, Smiling Friends, Hawkeye, Scream 2022, Nightmare Alley, Ultramega) 2:10:47 - Pick of the Week: Val (2021) Next Pick of the Week: Cloud Atlas (2012) FOLLOW US! Our Twitter and IG Vic's Socials Raul's Socials (This episode was recorded on 01/19/2021)
The Greatest Best-Of list Of All Time. Rate, review, & subscribe! RIP Bob Saget. FOLLOW US! Vic's Socials Raul's Socials (This episode was recorded on 01/06/2021)
Probably one of the biggest films to come out for our generation. After literal years of anticipation, here's our review of Spider-Man: Into the Sp- No Way Home. Rate, Review and Subscribe. Stay tuned for next week where we talk our Best of 2021. FOLLOW US! Vic's Socials Raul's Socials (This episode was recorded on 12/30/2021)
The quick fall of Netflix Bebop, making Halo great again, the virgin Holland vs. the chad Tobey, and a good ol' fashioned JOJO-CAST. Also something about kombucha idk it was really late when I wrote this. Rate, review, subscribe! Italians are funny. 22:02 - Trailers (The Matrix Resurrections, Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse (Part 1)) 33:33 - MAHVEL NEWZ BAYBEE (Shang-Chi sequel confirmed, new Spider-Man trilogy in development, Delroy Lindo's in Blade) 44:07 - The cast for Oppenheimer continues to bang 47:03 - A Gorillaz film is actually happening at Netflix 49:04 - Netflix's Cowboy Bebop cancelled three weeks since its debut 1:02:36 - Game Awards recap 1:27:20 - Weeks (South Park: Post-COVID, One Piece, House of Gucci, Halo Infinite, JoJo's Bizarre Adventure, It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia, Blade Runner: Black Lotus, Hunter x Hunter) 2:36:04 - Pick of the Week: Spider-Man: Blue Next Pick of the Week: Val (2021) FOLLOW US! Vic's Socials Raul's Socials (This episode was recorded on 12/12/2021)
Spider-Mans, Blizzard fumblies and BAKI. Eternals spoilers start at 3:04:01 Rate, review and subscribe. Hey at least we're not talking Bebop this week. 28:28 - Trailers (Don't Look Up, Pam and Tommy, Spider-Man: No Way Home) 1:12:54 - Disney Plus Day (?) recap 1:35:33 - Star Wars: Rogue Squadron delayed 1:39:36 - Scorsese, Hill reunite for Grateful Dead biopic 1:46:02 - Blizzard shareholders are calling for Bobby Kotick's resignation 1:52:09 - GTA Trilogy: Definitive Edition is a broken, funny mess 2:03:33 - WB's Multiversus finally revealed 2:07:04 - Finally: Fortnite x Naruto 2:09:55 - Weeks (Halo Infinite, Spencer, Baki Hanma, The French Dispatch, Chucky, Eternals, Last Night in Soho) 3:10:10 - Pick of the Week: Never Let Me Go (2010) Next (Book-Club!) Pick of the Week: Spider-Man: Blue FOLLOW US! Vic's Socials Raul's Socials (This episode was recorded on 11/19/2021)
Star Wars cynicism, mosh pit culture, destroying your body for content and Larry David. Listen to Consoomer Reports and buy a Slime shirt if you're a real feminist Rate, review and subscribe. R.I.P. Halyna Hutchins 35:55 - Trailers (Lightyear, ugh Cowboy Bebop) 51:40 - Casting newz (Known appropriator Chris Pratt to voice Garfield, RDJ, Matt Damon join Nolan's ‘Oppenheimer', Brendan Fraiser playing Firefly in ‘Batgirl', Hayden Christensen joins ‘Ashoka') 1:21:32 - Dune Part 2 confirmed for October 2023 1:22:31 - Taika Waititi to adapt Jodorowsky's 'The Incal' 1:29:15 - Derek Cianfrance to direct Gosling's ‘Wolfman' 1:44:24 - Jen Oneal steps down from Blizzard, everything still bad 1:48:05 - Yay new ‘Elden Ring' footage 1:53:48 - Bloodborne PSX drops January 2022 1:54:59 - WB Smash-clone leaks all over the place 1:59:54 - Weeks (VHS 94, The French Dispatch, Curb Your Enthusiasm, Action Button's Cyberpunk 2077 Review, Possession) 2:43:06 - Pick of the Week: Kingdom of Heaven - Director's Cut /The Last Duel Next Pick of the Week: Never Let Me Go (2010) FOLLOW US! Vic's Socials Raul's Socials (This episode was recorded on 11/07/2021)
Dune talk, DC, Dog collars and Metroid. Rate, review and subscribe! Nothing cheeky on here this week just do what we told you. 29:56 - DC FanDome recap 1:36:32 - Will Poulter cast as Adam Warlock, more Disney/Marvel delays (oh nooooo) 1:42:13 - New Nolan thriller(?) 'Oppenheimer' gets a lead and release date 1:12:04 - Mel Gibson to star in John Wick spin-off series 1:52:00 - Weeks (Diablo 2 Resurrected, Metroid Dread, AEW Saturday Night, Halloween Kills, No Time to Die, Dune) 3:06:00 - Pick of the Week: BERSERK (The Black Swordsman Arc) Pick of the Week: Kingdom of Heaven - Director's Cut (and also Last Duel kinda cause it's good) FOLLOW US! Vic's Socials Raul's Socials (This episode was recorded on 10/14 and 10/17/2021)
Many Saints of Newark spoilers end at 2:57:36 and What If…? spoilers end at 3:21:51 Rate, review and subscribe. What IF? More like What EVER! 2:25 - Trailers (Spencer, Licorice Pizza, Cowboy Bebop) 31:05 - Marvel suing to keep the rights of characters made by other people 38:10 - The final Smash Ultimate DLC is Sora from Kingdom Hearts 48:43 - Nintendo Direct September 2021 recap 1:12:04 - Konami to revive Metal Gear, Castlevania and Silent Hill 1:24:56 - Weeks (The Walking Dead, Diablo II, Titane, The Many Saints of Newark, What If…?) 3:21:51 - Pick of the Week: Afterlife with Archie: Book One Next Pick of the Week: BERSERK (The Black Swordsman Arc) FOLLOW US! Vic's Socials Raul's Socials (This episode was recorded on 10/6/2021)
Hunter x Hunter spoilers end at 1:48:55 Rate, Review and Subscribe! R.I.P. Norm Macdonald 18:13 -- Trailers (Tragedy of Macbeth, Nightmare Alley, V/H/S 94, Hawkeye) 42:38 -- Nolan's next movie lands at Universal 48:30 -- Another ‘The Batman' spin-off series, starring The Penguin, is in development 57:20 -- Activision Blizzard now being investigated by the SEC 1:02:21 -- Epic “wins” trial against Apple (but we all really did) 1:09:01 -- This Nvidia “giga-leak” reveals a lot of possible games 1:20:40 -- Discussions for a MvC2 remaster have occurred 1:23:36 -- Weeks (Hunter x Hunter, AEW Dynamite Grand Slam, Archer, Reservation Dogs) 1:55:02 -- Pick of the Week: Irréversible (2002) Next Pick: Afterlife with Archie Vol. 1 FOLLOW US! Vic's Socials Raul's Socials (This episode was recorded on 9/23/2021)
We're tired and fed up. Mostly fed up. Rate, Review and Subscribe! or don't honestly. 28:56 -- TRAILERS (Don't Look Up, Spider-Man: No Way Home, The Matrix Resurrections) 1:07:40 -- Christopher Nolan shopping out new WW2 Oppernheimer film to different studios 1:12:20 -- PTA's new film is called ‘Licorice Pizza' 1:14:35 -- Netflix's Cowboy Bebop revealed I guess 1:21:38 -- Playstation Showcase and Gamescom stuff idk 1:41:22 -- lmfao mlk x fortnite 1:46:41 -- WEEKS (AEW All Out Recap, Fena Pirate Princess, Hunter X Hunter, Golden Wind, Berserk Ch, 364, Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings) 2:34:02 -- Pick of the Week (Sexy Beasts) Next Pick: Irréversible FOLLOW US! Vic's Socials Raul's Socials (This episode was recorded on 9/11/2021)
Knuckles is confirmed black, Blizzard burns down, and Stone Ocean gets a new trailer in this weeks episode of American Nerds! We go through a lot this episode as we both catch up with news of the last month and get absurdly angry over communists. Just your average Friday. Rate, Review & Subscribe! Yare Yare... 5:15 -- RIP Trevor Moore 10:20 -- TRAILERS (Eternals, LAMB, House of Gucci, JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Part 6: Stone Ocean, Phil Tippett's Mad God) 50:45 -- Blizzard's fucked (again) 57:10 -- Dominique Thorne joins 'Black Panther: Wakanda Forever' as Riri Williams 1:00:11 -- Leslie Grace joins 'Batgirl', JK Simmons set to return 1:02:40 -- 'Black Canary' Movie in the works at HBO Max, Jurnee Smollett to return 1:06:21 -- Wes Anderson's new film has a stacked cast (Surprise) 1:11:14 -- Idris Elba joins 'Sonic 2' as Knuckles (finally) 1:18:00 -- Matt Stone and Trey Parker sell their souls again to Paramount+ 1:24:13 -- Steam Deck is rad 1:31:31 -- BERSERK Chapter 364 comes out September 10th 1:41:44 -- WEEKS (JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Part 4: Diamond is Unbreakable, Dark Side of the 90's, AEW Catch-up: Return of CM Punk) 3:02:54 -- Pick of the Week (Shiva Baby) Next Pick: Netflix's Sexy Beasts FOLLOW US ON ALL PLATFORMS! Vic's Socials Raul's Socials (This episode was recorded on 08/22/21)
Now that the Delta variant's out to stop the world again, we might as well talk about some of the movies we've seen in a summer that felt kinda normal again. Sit back, relax, and listen to two guys you don't know talk about movies you probably haven't seen. Give us 5 stars or we'll sneeze within your vicinity. 9:20 -- Black Widow (spoilers at 21:44) 34:40 -- Loki (spoilers at 39:30) 59:42 -- Old (spoilers at 1:13:02) 1:24:49 -- The Green Knight (no spoilers just watch it or read the book I guess. Also some Berserk talk after this) 1:46:50 -- The Suicide Squad (spoilers at 2:13:30) 2:33:20 -- Post-Show FOLLOW US ON ALL PLATFORMS! Vic's Socials Raul's Socials Edited by: Dat Boi Nihar (This episode was recorded on 8/07/21)
This week we have returning guest Adrian (@Rooch822) on the pod to talk about The Collector, ARGs, late night hosts, and the great Kojumbo. Also this was supposed to come out way earlier last month but we were all on vacation. We also recorded this on Zoom, so keep that in mind when we talk over each other at times. We'll be back next week with a *very* special episode. See ya soon. Rate, Review & Subscribe! Hoo boy you won't believe the shit we'll have to catch up on next episode. 8:00 -- TRAILERS (Marvel's What If…?, Star Wars Visions) 19:42 -- RIP Richard Donner 23:42 -- Chris Stuckmann to direct Shelby Oaks 29:43 -- Greta Gerwig is officially directing the Barbie movie 35:44 -- This cast for Cocaine Bear is pure grade 43:56 -- EVANGELION 3.0 + 1.0 dropping on Prime Video 47:30 -- This Seinfeld LEGO set is sponge-worthy 50:25 -- 2021 Emmy Noms 1:14:09 -- Blade Runner anime cast revealed 1:19:55 -- The Switch OLED to release in October 1:22:50 -- Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl 1:30:02 -- Our Weeks (Resident Evil: Infinite Darkness, Nobody, Black Widow, Chungking Express, Luca, Chainsaw Man) 2:20:16 -- Pick of the Week (The Collector) Next Pick: Shiva Baby (2020) FOLLOW US ON ALL PLATFORMS! Vic's Socials Raul's Socials Edited by: Dat Boi Nihar (This episode was recorded on 7/13/21)
Weak docket, strong temptation. This week the boys talk about the existentialism of EVA, The Sopranos again (sorry), and the origin story of a true antagonist. Just a regular Tuesday over here. Rate, Review & Subscribe! Please for the love of god someone arrest Evan. 4:17 -- TRAILERS (The Many Saints of Newark, Candyman, Halloween Kills, Chainsaw Man) 37:22 -- Knives Out 2 Full Cast and Set Photos 40:28 -- Scott Weiland Biopic 'Paper Heart' in the works 47:04 -- Damien Chazelle's 'BABYLON' adds Tobey Maguire, Olivia Wilde & Spike Jonze to the cast 56:20 -- Netflix's Avatar The Last Airbender character descriptions leaked (lmfao) 1:04:31 -- Our Weeks (Neon Genesis Evangelion + The End of Evangelion, Nomad: Megalobox 2, One Piece) 1:39:40 -- Pick of the Week (Temptation Island US Season 1) Next Pick: The Collector 2009 (joined by Adrian!) FOLLOW US ON ALL PLATFORMS! Vic's Socials Raul's Socials Edited by: Nihar (This episode was recorded on 6/30/21)
The only podcast where cartoons and cunnilingus get mentioned in the same sentence. Also an E3 recap. (Also apologies for some of the audio issues in this one. We decided to cancel all rains and storms for the foreseeable future.) Rate, Review & Subscribe! Fellas, it's okay to get down and dirty. DA NEWS: 8:32 -- Netflix Geeked Week recap 49:10 -- Rob Zombie's directing 'The Munsters' 54:42 -- 'Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim' 1:01:54 -- 'Uzumaki' gets a new clip, delayed to Oct. 2022 E3 2021 recap 1:05:50 -- Summer Games Fest 1:28:04 -- Xbox/Bethesda 1:54:35 -- Ubisoft 2:02:13 -- Square Enix 2:17:50 -- Nintendo 2:42:02 -- Pick of the Week: Eastern Promises Next Pick: Temptation Island: Season One (2019) FOLLOW US ON ALL PLATFORMS! Our Instagram Raul's Twitter Vic's Twitter Edited by: Dat boi Nihar (This episode was recorded on 6/16/2021)
We're going on a bi-weekly schedule from now on! It gives us room to plan for the future of the show and give you an all around better experience. Regardless, enjoy the show.
So much news, Castlevania's still cool, CassavetesCast, very canon anime movies, Invincible spoilers end at 3:05:20 We also got the news of Miura-san's passing while recording, so excuse us if we sounded very loss (we were). Rate, Review, Subscribe and R.I.P. to Jerome Young (New Jack), Paul Mooney, and Kentaro Miura. Life is precious, y'all. Don't waste it. DA NEWS: 15:04 -- Trailers (The Amusement Park, Venom: Let There Be Carnage, The Green Knight) 33:40 -- AT&T chose violence this week... (WarnerMedia/Discovery merger) 39:55 -- ...DC chose more... (Batman: Caped Crusader, My Adventures with Superman, Batgirl gets a pair of directors, an Injustice animated movie) 1:03:32 -- ...and so did [adult swim] (Smiling Friends finally greenlit, Venture Bros./Metalocalypse/Aqua Teen movies, more spin-offs of classic shows) 1:28:24 -- The cast reveals for Knives Out 2 have begun and they're great 1:38:27 -- Steven Spielberg’s setting up his next film 1:44:20 -- Attack the Block 2 is also in development 1:48:38 -- (Breaking at time of this recording) Kentaro Miura passes away at 54 1:56:09 -- AEW's getting a new show on Fridays; moving to TBS in 2022 2:01:20 -- New ‘Dragon Ball Super’ movie releasing in 2022 2:08:00 -- This LEGO Daily Bugle looks expensive (but nice) 2:12:55 -- ‘Blue and Gold’ by Dan Jurgens and Ryan Sook 2:15:15 -- WEEKS (A Woman Under the Influence, Audition, Star Wars: The Bad Batch, Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba the Movie: Mugen Train, Vagabond, The Descent, Invincible, Berserk, Yasuke, Resident Evil Village, Castlevania, One Piece) FOLLOW US ON ALL PLATFORMS! Our Instagram Raul's Twitter Vic's Twitter Edited by: Dat boi Nihar (This episode was recorded on 5/19/2021)
This week we talk about one of the most controversial and reviled pieces of fiction that has ever graced our screens. The Last Jedi gets mentioned, too. Listen to Josh's senior show HERE! and follow him ALSO HERE! Rate, Review & Subscribe, mah queen. DA NEWS: 6:23 -- Marvel reveals new titles, dates for upcoming films 25:00 -- Finn Wittrock to play Guy Gardner in HBO’s ‘Green Lantern’ 29:46 -- Practically every Activision studio is working on ‘Call of Duty’ 52:22 -- The Epic v. Apple trial has begun (it sucks) 1:06:55 -- WEEKS (Game of Thrones, Berserk, Invincible, Ryan Reynolds romantic comedies, Star Wars: The Last Jedi) FOLLOW US ON ALL PLATFORMS! Our Instagram Raul's Twitter Vic's Twitter Josh's Twitter Edited by: Dat boi Nihar (This episode was recorded on 5/04/2021)
We're back! What the f-ck happened? In the midst of the downfall of a meme lord, the Snyder level disaster of the Oscars, and the Enigma of the Paul brothers, the boys have returned to laugh from a far. Ain't degeneracy hilarious? Rate, Review & Subscribe! Fist bump? No? DA NEWS: 30:34 -- TRAILERS (Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings, West Side Story) 36:35 -- Oscars 2021 Recap (lmfao) 1:08:53 -- Ryan Coogler keeping 'Black Panther II' production in Georgia 1:13:35 -- Jim Henson Biopic 'Muppet Man' in development from Disney 1:21:40 -- Mads Mikkelsen and Phoebe Waller-Bridge join 'Indiana Jones 5' 1:25:33 -- Marvel's 'Secret Invasion' cast is stacked *2:55:17 -- Vincent Kartheiser Cast as Scarecrow in 'Titans' S3* 1:29:53 -- PS3 and PS Vita stores will continue operations 1:32:38 -- 'Days Gone' Director John Garvin hates poor people (allegedly) 1:38:43 -- 'Justice League Unlimited' story to continue in new comic series 'Justice League Infinity' 1:43:50 -- Ed Brubaker gets more residuals from his 'Winter Soldier' cameo than from creating the character 1:47:44 -- WEEKS (BERSERK, Falcon and the Winter Soldier, Attack on Titan: The Final Season Part 1, Sound of Metal) FOLLOW US ON ALL PLATFORMS! Our Instagram Raul's Twitter Vic's Twitter Edited by: Dat boi Nihar (This episode was recorded on 4/28/2021)
Cars in space, FINALLY ATTACK ON TITAN, Jolyne, Chris McLean the sociopath, and another round of racist wrestlers (sponsored by Intel). Rate, Review & Subscribe. R.I.P. DMX DA NEWS: 3:35 -- Trailers (F9, Loki, Mainstream, Yasuke) 24:00 -- DC cancels two movies, greenlights two more 33:37 -- More indie people are making big movies (Adam Wingard's Thundercats, Cary Fukunaga's Tokyo Ghost, Jordan Vogt-Roberts' GUNDAM) 47:04 -- JOJO PART 6 CONFIRMED BABYYYYYYYYY 53:42 -- Netflix gets Post-PVOD streaming rights to Sony's movies 1:01:30 -- Report: 'The Last of Us' getting a next-gen remake; 'Days Gone' sequel rejected 1:08:46 -- Sony bought EVO 1:13:35 -- E3 2021 will be free and entirely virtual 1:20:25 -- WEEKS (Attack on Titan, Godzilla vs. Kong, Kill List, WrestleMania 37, Total Drama Island) FOLLOW US ON ALL PLATFORMS! Our Instagram Raul's Twitter Vic's Twitter Edited by: Dat boi Nihar (This episode was recorded on 4/15/2021)
Discord messed with us multiple times during recording. Happy April Fools? Rate, Review & Subscribe. R.I.P. Jessica Walter. DA NEWS: 11:30 -- Trailers (Star Wars: The Bad Batch, In the Earth, The Suicide Squad) 39:32 -- DC: Another hot batch of casting news ('The Flash' gets new parents, Helen Mirren joins Shazam 2, Pierce Brosnan to play Dr. Fate in 'Black Adam') 56:30 -- 'Black Widow' to launch in theaters and Disney+ 1:00:08 -- 'Star Wars: Obi-Wan Kenobi' cast revealed 1:14:49 -- This 'Knives Out' trilogy/Netflix deal 1:28:27 -- PS3, PS Vita, and PSP PlayStation Stores to shut down 1:40:03 -- WEEKS (All My Homies Hate Skrillex, The Promised Neverland, Perfect Blue, Invincible, Falcon and The Winter Soldier, 60 Days In, He Got Game, Pan's Labyrinth) FOLLOW US ON ALL PLATFORMS! Our Instagram Raul's Twitter Vic's Twitter Edited by: Dat boi Nihar (This episode was recorded on 4/01/2021)
After years of free marketing and thousands of whining man-children, the Snyder Cut has finally been released in all it's 4 hours of glory? It's crazy that this even exists, setting aside how the movie actually is, this has been one of the most interesting stories in Hollywood history. This episode was never supposed to happen. Wild times indeed. Rate, Review & Subscribe. Hallelujah? E-MAIL US HERE & LISTEN TO US ON ALL PLATFORMS! Our Instagrams Raul's Twitter Vic's Twitter Edited by: Dat boi Nihar (This episode was recorded on 03/22/2021)
Oscar nominations, attractive cartoons and their self-worth, Pablo Escobear, Snyder Cut countdown, WandaVision spoilercast, and The Friends of Eddie Coyle. This one's a very silly episode. Enjoy! Rate, Review & Subscribe. R.I.P. Yaphet Kotto DA NEWS: 6:10 -- Dammit it’s the Oscar nominations 43:21 -- Space Jam 2/Lola Bunny discourse 53:00 -- 'John Wick' writer to tackle 'Hellsing' adaptation 58:38 -- HBO, Safdie brothers to develop a Pee-Wee Herman documentary 1:02:50 -- COCAINE BEAR 1:06:15 -- Edie Falco to play Hilary Clinton in 'American Crime Story' season 3 1:13:13 -- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder's Revenge 1:16:07 -- Epic buys 'Fall Guys' developers 1:18:42 -- 'Marvel's Avengers' to add more unnecessary grinding 1:31:01 -- Garth Ennis, Liam Sharp team up for 'Batman: Reptilian' 1:34:38 -- WEEKS (The Promised Neverland, Cuphead, Climax, Spider-Man: Miles Morales, 60 Days In, Bringing Out the Dead, WandaVision spoilers end at 2:24:08, The Friends of Eddie Coyle) FOLLOW US ON ALL PLATFORMS! Our Instagram Raul's Twitter Vic's Twitter Edited by: Dat boi Nihar (This episode was recorded on 3/15/2021)
Troubles at Castle Seuss, I Care a Lot, Elden Ring footage shot on a potato, R.I.P. Anthem, PRISON, and the rascally escapades of one Vincent Kennedy McMahon. Rate, review & subscribe, potato head! DA NEWS: 12:10 -- A Superman reboot is in development from JJ Abrams, Ta-Nehisi Coates 19:25 -- Neil Blomkamp is finally making 'District 10' 25:55 -- David Fincher sets his next film 30:35 -- SDCC in-person delayed to 2022 33:57 -- Everything else that got revealed for Paramount Plus 40:56 -- 'The Twilight Zone' revival canceled after two seasons 45:00 -- A Terminator anime is in the works at Production I.G. 46:35 -- An 'Elden Ring' trailer leaks online 56:46 -- Pokemon Legends: Arceus and Diamond/Pearl remakes! 1:03:12 -- EA kills 'Anthem' (again) and cuts multiplayer from next Dragon Age game 1:09:29 -- Sony State of Play recap (Feb. 2021) 1:20:08 -- PS Plus, Xbox Gamespass titles (March 2020) 1:34:32 -- WEEKS (Prison School, Super Mario Sunshine, Collateral, 60 Days In, I Care a Lot, Young Rock) EMAIL US HERE! & FOLLOW US ON ALL PLATFORMS! Our Instagram Raul's Twitter Vic's Twitter Edited by: Dat boi Nihar (This episode was recorded on 3/2-3/3/2021)
Our special guest is kinda not a guest? We are finally joined by the person that makes the show sound as crisp as possible... Nihar Mandapaty! Nihar joins us on this long haul of an episode where we talk about the stupid "Home" titles Marvel/Sony needs to drop, MK's awesome new trailer and Bobby Shmurda's return to save the world. Rate, Review & Subscribe! Happy b-day Nihar! DA NEWS: 9:12 -- Return of Bobby Shmurda 12:04 -- Merci, Daft Punk. 21:35 -- TRAILERS (Mortal Kombat, Cruella, Invincible) 38:57 -- Nickelodeon establishes Avatar Studios, new shows and movies expanding the universe of Avatar: The Last Bender & The Legend of Korra 45:51 -- Spider-Man 3's title is fine but they should ditch the 'Home' thing its stupid 50:42 -- Sasha Calle to play Supergirl in 'DC's The Flash' 53:35 -- Angel Manuel Soto to direct 'Blue Beetle' for DC 56:31 -- Edgar Wright to direct a remake of Stephen King's 'The Running Man' 1:00:37 -- JJ Abrams developing a Constantine series for HBO Max 1:03:26 -- 'Twisted Metal' TV series is officially in development 1:11:51 -- Nintendo Direct recap (Feb. 2021) 1:26:53 -- Diablo II Resurrected announced (Metallica got cucked) 1:30:04 -- Gamestop (GME) went back up again! 1:33:50 -- WEEKS (Fullmetal Alchemist, iCarly?, Classic Childhood Cartoons, Creative Process, Clarice (lmfao), Nomadland, Apocalypse Now, Ad Astra) EMAIL US HERE! & FOLLOW US ON ALL PLATFORMS! FOLLOW NIHAR, JMOD& CANE RECORDS. STREAM NIHARS MUSIC! Our Instagram Raul's Twitter Vic's Twitter Edited by: Dat boi Nihar (This episode was recorded on 2/24/2021 )
Raul manifests a new Dick Wolf show and Vic laughs at Joss Whedon from a distance in this stacked episode. If you haven't yet, make sure to check out Part 1 & Part 2 of the Eric Whitacre interview in collaboration with Josh Meehan (The Media Music Podcast) we couldn't be more grateful for the support y'all, thank you
LISTEN TO PART 1 HERE!! In part two of a special interview (in collaboration with Josh Meehan from The Media Music Podcast) we continue our discussion with renowned composer, Eric Whitacre. We talk about how he met frequent collaborator Charles Anthony Silvestri, his favorite films and series that inspired his work, the importance of teachers, and, naturally, gush about John Williams and Star Wars. This interview was easily one of our favorite episodes to date and we hope you enjoy it as much as we did. Rate, review & subscribe! Thanks again, Eric!! Visit Eric's website HERE and follow him HERE! You can nominate a teacher at ericwhitacre.com/totw Follow The Media Music Podcast HERE and support his show HERE EMAIL US HERE! and FOLLOW US ON ALL PLATFORMS! Our Instagram Raul's Twitter Vic's Twitter Edited by: Josh Meehan and Dat boi Nihar (This episode was recorded on 2/08/21)
Tall video game women, lmao STADIA coffin, Minari, and a special appearance by James (not Italian) Caan. STAY TUNED for part 2 of our talk with Eric Whitacre (ft. Josh from the Media Music Podcast). LISTEN TO PART 1 HERE!! Rate, Review & Subscribe! R.I.P. Christopher Plummer DA NEWS: 15:20 -- ‘RIVERDALE’ Season 5 will now be set 7 years into the future where Archie goes to war, Betty joins the FBI, Jughead becomes a writer and Veronica gets married. 23:08 -- Ryan Coogler signs exclusive Disney TV deal; Wakanda series in the works at Disney+ 28:55 -- Stacy Osei-Kuffour To write the script for Marvel's Blade 32:21 -- Chloé Zhao to write/direct a “Futuristic Sci-fi Western” Dracula 35:41 -- Nintendo reportedly canceled a Zelda Netflix series after it leaked 40:24 -- Google Stadia shuts down their internal studios; currently a hollow husk of its former self 48:16 -- The long-shelved XBLA GoldenEye remaster has leaked 1:03:46 -- Fantastic Four: Life Story 1:07:50 -- WEEKS (Election, Minari, Malcolm X, THIEF) EMAIL US HERE! and FOLLOW US ON ALL PLATFORMS! Our Instagram Raul's Twitter Vic's Twitter Edited by: Dat boi Nihar (This episode was recorded on 2/07/21)
Audio Issues and Volatile meme stocks aside, how's your pandemic been? Rate, Review & Subscribe! Do you think there are DOGES on the moon? DA NEWS: 4:58 -- The complete moron’s guide to GameStop’s stock roller coaster 19:37 -- Trailers (Godzilla vs. Kong, HBO Max preview, Raya and the Last Dragon) 36:19 -- HBO Max hits subscriber goal two years ahead of schedule 44:29 -- A bunch of shows are in development (Game of Thrones animated series, Kong Skull Island/Tomb Raider Netflix anime, a Harry Potter live-action series I guess) 51:51 -- Cast revealed for Netflix's Sandman series 57:22 -- The WWE Network is moving exclusively to Peacock 1:09:40 -- Blizzard absorbs Vicarious Vision (apparently for a Diablo II remake) 1:15:10 -- Two Developers Are Turning Bloodborne Into A Playable PS1 Game 1:17:50 -- PS Plus games for February 2021 1:20:38 -- WEEKS (Promising Young Woman, The Bachelor, After Hours, Bringing Out the Dead, Promare) 2:15:03 -- Mailbag EMAIL US HERE! and LISTEN TO US ON ALL PLATFORMS! Instagram Raul's Twitter Vic's Twitter Edited by: Dat boi Nihar (This episode was recorded on 1/31/21)
The craft of Letterman, Adam Sandler rankings, nobody needs another Birth of a Nation, Bobby Burns, the anxieties that come with creating, and, naturally, pancakes. Rate, Review & Subscribe! Don't worry. We'll get to GameStonks next week. DA NEWS: 8:19 -- Harry Lennix confirms Martian Manhunter in Zack Snyder's Justice League 20:06 -- 'Green Arrow and the Canaries' passed over at The CW 28:15 -- Nicole Kidman, Javier Bardem in Talks to Play Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz in an Aaron Sorkin Film 43:46 -- SNK developers once put a Goku in KoF '98 1:14:49 -- WEEKS (Batman/Catwoman, My Next Guest Needs No Introduction, writing things) 1:40:38 -- Pick of the week: Inherent Vice EMAIL US HERE! and FOLLOW US ALSO HERE Our Instagram Raul's Twitter Vic's Twitter Edited by: Dat boi Nihar (This episode was recorded on 1/20/21)
This week we have Josh Meehan (@MediaMusicPod) back on the podcast to talk about WandaVision, LucasFarts, and Kojima shenanigans. Plus, we finally did it. For (better or for) worse, we're going to talk about CATS. Side note: We recorded this episode over Zoom, which explains why the audio is slightly off. Rate, Review & Subscribe! CATS. Listen to the Media Music Podcast HERE and Josh's single To Get Away From It DA NEWS: 6:07 -- An Armie Hammer role had to be recast after (we're really serious) accusations of cannibalism 13:56 -- An MCU bundle of goodies (Chris Evans reported to return as Captain America, Deadpool 3 officially set in the MCU, Benson and Moorhead to direct Moon Knight series, which also has Ethan Hawke in the cast, Cherry gets a trailer) 36:22 -- Darren Aronofsky's Whale 41:42 -- Lucasfilm Games announces a Indiana Jones game and an Ubisoft Star Wars game 50:32 -- Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury is basically a Sonic game (and New Pokémon Snap gets a release date) 56:24 -- Cyberpunk 2077's next-gen update releasing at the second half of 2021 1:05:33 -- New Arcade1Up cabinets include Konami's X-Men, Killer Instinct and more 1:10:49 -- Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World: The Game to get a limited physical release 1:12:42 -- WEEKS (WandaVision, American Flagg!, Death Stranding) 1:44:24 -- Pick of the week: CATS EMAIL US HERE! and FOLLOW US ALSO HERE: Our Instagram Raul's Twitter Vic's Twitter EDITED BY: Dat boi Nihar (This episode was recorded on 01/17/21)
Tighten up your Daddy Yankee shoes, turn up your Kylie Minogue speakers, and pour yourself a stiff one as we scrounge up whatever we liked in the year 2020. We start with a discussion about two recent films in Wonder Woman 1984 and Soul, followed by a general discussion about everything else that was thrown at our eyeballs (good and bad). Enjoy! Rate, review, and subscribe! Time is a construct. EMAIL US HERE! and FOLLOW US ALSO HERE: Our Instagram Raul's Twitter Vic's Twitter EDITED BY: Dat boi Nihar (This episode was recorded on 01/09/21)
This week we talk about how misinformation and fanaticism can lead to violence and disruption. 12 Monkeys also gets discussed. Welcome to 2021 babyyyyyy! Rate, Review & Subscribe! R.I.P. Brodie Lee, MF DOOM Outro: All Caps instrumental by Matt Pearl DA NEWS: 25:52 -- Ray Fisher's Cyborg written out of 'The Flash' 31:30 -- Wonder Woman 3 in development, Patty Jenkins returning to direct 41:24 -- Batgirl, Static Shock and other "riskier" DC Movies are in development for HBO Max 51:40 -- MGM Studios is up for sale 58:37 -- The Great Gatsby is entering the public domain and it needs a Muppet adaptation 1:08:01 -- Vice TV to make more 'Dark Side of the Ring' alongside other spin-offs 1:18:36 -- 'What Toonami Means to Me' documentary is out now 1:26:12 -- 'Dungeon Fighter Duel' fighting game coming from ArcSys 1:31:14 -- PS Plus and Xbox Game Pass titles for January 2020 1:33:52 -- WEEKS (The Sweatbox, Silver Surfer: Parable, The Gentlemen) 2:00:52 -- Pick of the week: 12 Monkeys EMAIL US HERE! and FOLLOW US ALSO HERE: Our Instagram Raul's Twitter Vic's Twitter EDITED BY: Dat boi Nihar (This episode was recorded on 01/08/21)
Tom Cruise screams and CD Projekt Red takes a tumble in our last episode of 2020 (finally). We also get into some Mando and Primal talk as well. Enjoy!! Get some sleep, Brendan. Rate, Review & Subscribe. Happy Holidays! DA NEWS: 5:40 -- RIP Jeremy Bulloch 10:00 -- The week-long fall of CD Projekt Red - Cyberpunk 2077 pulled from PlayStation store, refunds currently being offered - Devotion gets re-released and removed from GOG 25:28 -- Zack Snyder's Justice League might get an R-rated theatrical release 32:10 -- Report: movie theaters may slash ticket prices to $3 for WB films 36:01 -- Creed frontman Scott Stamp to play Frank Sinatra for unclear reasons 42:06 -- Even the Pamela Anderson sex tape is getting a limited series 47:00 -- Super Baby 2, SSJ 4 Gogeta to add more Goku's to Dragon Ball FighterZ 58:42 -- ANOTHER JOKAH COMIC SERIES BAHBEY 1:03:27 -- WEEKS (Crossover, Mom and Dad, WoW: Shadowlands) 1:33:47 -- The Mandalorian S2 spoiler review 2:18:03 -- Review: Primal S1 EMAIL US QUESTIONS: americannerdspodcast@gmail.com FOLLOW US: https://instagram.com/americannerds https://twitter.com/someraulcruz https://twitter.com/vicmanuelcalvo EDITED BY: https://twitter.com/nihar_1123 (This episode was recorded on 12/21/20)
There's so much news today, this description is pointless. Just listen dammit. Rate, Review & Subscribe. We'll see y'all on set. DA NEWS: 11:02 -- TRAILERS (WandaVision, Falcon and the Winter Soldier, Loki, Star Wars: The Bad Batch, What If..?, Mr. Nobody) 33:50 -- Disney Investor Call Recap (Marvel, Star Wars, Pixar, Fox) 1:19:12 -- Alfred Molina returning as Doc Ock in Marvel's Spider-Man 3 along with everyone else! (including you) 1:27:39 -- The WB/Justice League investigation has concluded 1:29:31 -- 'House of the Dragon' Game of Thrones Prequel series gets a cast 1:32:04 -- True Blood is getting a reboot with Riverdale creator 1:35:06 -- Game Awards 2020 recap 1:55:26 -- Cyberpunk 2077 launch is a complete dumpster fire 2:05:30 -- WEEKS (Possessor, Sound of Metal) 2:29:59 -- The Leftovers Season 1 (Part 2) FOLLOW US: https://instagram.com/americannerds https://twitter.com/someraulcruz https://twitter.com/vicmanuelcalvo EDITED BY: https://twitter.com/nihar_1123 (This episode was recorded on 12/16/20)
HBO MOVIES! MANK! LEFTOVERS! SNAKE?! Snake. Also some other news so you better enjoy that. Rate, Review & Subscribe. RIP David Prowse. DA NEWS: 5:44 -- Warner Bros. to release its 2021 slate, day and date in theaters and HBO Max 19:40 -- Oscar Isaac’s officially playing Solid Snake babyyyyy 31:22 -- A female-led Plastic Man movie is in development 34:51 -- Hawkeye gets a stacked cast 40:32 -- DC’s Naomi is getting a CW series 42:46 -- CW’s Black Lightning to end after season 4 47:25 -- DuckTales reboot canceled 51:50 -- USJ’s Super Nintendo World opens February 4, 2021 56:37 -- Casey Hudson leaves BioWare (again) 59:38 -- Rumor: Metal Gear Solid remake, Silent Hills in the works for PS5 1:09:58 -- WEEKS (Filming, Martin Scorsese interviews, Trial of the Chicago 7, Random Acts of Violence) 2:03:26 -- Review: Mank (spoilers at 2:20:09) 2:12:15 -- Review: The Leftovers season 1 (part 1) EMAIL US QUESTIONS: americannerdspodcast@gmail.com FOLLOW US: https://instagram.com/americannerds https://twitter.com/someraulcruz https://twitter.com/vicmanuelcalvo EDITED BY: https://twitter.com/nihar_1123 (This episode was recorded on 12/07/20)
Can you believe this guy's name is on a national cereal brand? Like, WHAT. Slow news week, but that's never stopped us. Rate, Review & Subscribe or the cereal man is gonna get you. Ivettes custom Denim store: DAMN Denim DA NEWS: 13:39 -- Deadpool 3 gets a new pair of writers 20:52 -- A new Predator movie is in development with Dan Trachtenberg set to direct. (hell yea) 30:47 -- Godzilla vs. Kong being shopped to Netflix, HBO Max 36:13 -- Joaquin Phoenix may lead Ari Aster's next film 45:37 -- Joss Whedon leaves HBO show 'The Nevers' 55:14 -- Nintendo cancels a fan-led Smash Bros. Esports event 1:08:45 -- A mad genius brought back ToonTown. 1:13:05 -- WEEKS (Film school stuff, Raul has too much time on his hands, Justified, Animaniacs Hulu Revival, The Conversation, The Mandalorian Chapter 13 Spoilers at: 2:00:51) 2:12:15 -- Fun facts from people in history! *NSFW* EMAIL US QUESTIONS: americannerdspodcast@gmail.com FOLLOW US: https://instagram.com/americannerds https://twitter.com/someraulcruz https://twitter.com/vicmanuelcalvo EDITED BY: https://twitter.com/nihar_1123 (This episode was recorded on 11/28/20)
The Mandalorian, Snyder Cult, GameStop's still poop, Pokémon scammers, and some good ol' memories about the holidays (but mostly about Twitches). Rate, Review & Subscribe! Cyclops sucks. Outro: Memories Will Never Fade by Zatan (ft. Raul) DA NEWS: 19:25 -- Wonder Woman 1984 is coming to theaters and HBO Max on Christmas Day 23:44 -- The Snyder Cut has 4-5 minutes of newly shot footage (plus some other shit I guess) 34:41 -- Chris Pratt joins Thor: Love and Thunder 41:44 -- Johnny Depp fired from Fantastic Beasts 3, Mads Mikkelsen in talks to replace him 45:10 -- A bunch of indie directors are getting work! (Jon M. Chu and the Lilo and Stitch remake, Jeff Nichols and A Quiet Place 3, Lynne Ramsey directing new Stephen King adaptation) 55:51 -- George Lucas reveals that Darth Maul was originally supposed to be the villain in the sequel trilogy 1:04:11 -- Luca Guadagnino reveals scrapped details for Suspiria sequel 1:09:00 -- WWE's Zelina Vega fired over third-party commitments 1:20:10 -- Wonder Girl series in development at the CW 1:22:05 -- The 2020 Game Award nominees 1:33:45 -- Capcom suffered a massive data leak 1:37:45 -- This GameStop TikTok challange 1:42:54 -- Logan Paul’s “Pokémon Expert” and the $375k scam 1:55:08 -- Three AEW games are in development 1:56:38 -- IO Interactive developing a 007 game 1:57:49 -- Mass Effect Legendary Edition announced, new game in development 2:00:02 -- Masashi Kishimoto to take over as writer for the Boruto manga 2:03:36 -- WEEKS (Never Hike Alone: The Ghost Cut, Ultimate X-Men, Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom, Justified, Call of Duty Black Ops: Cold War) 2:36:46 -- Review: The Mandalorian S2 (spoilers at 2:41:47) 2:53:02 -- Remembering the holidays/mail-bag EMAIL US QUESTIONS: americannerdspodcast@gmail.com FOLLOW US: https://instagram.com/americannerds https://twitter.com/someraulcruz https://twitter.com/vicmanuelcalvo EDITED BY: https://twitter.com/nihar_1123 (This episode was recorded on 11/19/20)
Batman: Three Jokers, The Wailing, Clone High, and some rambling about tolerance and giving food to strangers. The more you know. Rate, Review & Subscribe. *extreme JFK voice* No fatties! 41:25 -- WEEKS (Borat 1 and 2 (spoilers for Borat 2 end at 56:52), Clone High, We Are Who We Are) 1:30:12 -- Batman Three Jokers spoilers 2:26:37 -- Review: The Wailing (spoilers at 2:42:11) EMAIL US QUESTIONS: americannerdspodcast@gmail.com FOLLOW US: https://instagram.com/americannerds https://twitter.com/someraulcruz https://twitter.com/vicmanuelcalvo EDITED BY: https://twitter.com/nihar_1123 (This episode was recorded on 11/08/20)
WE'RE BACK BABY! We recorded this on Tuesday and the election is STILL going on (2000 anyone?). Anyway, there's been so much news that we're splitting this episode in two! This is the news part, and our weeks/reviews part will be out in a few days. For now, enjoy this dense joint. Rate, Review and Subscribe! At the end of the day, it was really the electoral votes we made along the way. (all) DAH NEWS: 11:02 -- R.I.P. Sean Connery 15:23 -- Jared Leto, Joe Manganiello return for Zack Snyder’s Justice League 26:36 -- Another Ray Fisher/WB update 33:02 -- The CW announces premiere dates for their DC shows (Batwoman, Black Lightning, The Flash, Superman & Lois) 35:00 -- First look at Red Hood in Titans Season 3 40:10 -- Johnny Depp and The Sun Lawsuit 1:00:42 -- Warner Max shutting down, HBO Max restructures 1:09:23 -- The Fast and Furious franchise to end after two more movies 1:14:03 -- Report: MGM botched exclusive streaming deals for No Time to Die 1:20:08 -- Micheal B. Jordan might direct Creed III 1:24:28 -- Quibi is dead (long live Quibi) (Scriptnotes epsiode is linked HERE) 1:32:46 -- Netflix increased their prices again 1:35:37 -- Willow on Disney+ 1:37:46 -- OUTDATED ELECTION UPDATE LOL 1:40:11 -- Tim Burton's The Addams Family 1:42:52 -- The Son with Jake Gyllenhaal and Denis Villeneuve on HBO 1:47:08 -- Sony to buy Crunchyroll for $957B 1:52:55 -- Apparently the Moon Knight series has a star and director (huge if true) 1:57:25 -- Jon Stewart is coming back to television! 2:02:24 -- Tiny Toons revival, new Genndy Tartakovsky show on HBO Max 2:02:35 -- Clive Barker returning to Hellraiser franchise for HBO series 2:03:46 -- Assassin’s Creed is getting a Netflix show 2:06:05 -- Another Halo Infinite director leaves 2:07:51 -- New looks at Spider-Man: Miles Morales and Demon’s Souls 2:08:25 -- OUTDATED ELECTION UPDATE LOL x2 (Dade edition) 2:10:00 -- Cyberpunk delayed again to December 2020 2:11:41 -- Twitch had a massive DMCA purge 2:16:37 -- Nintendo Direct Mini recap 2:19:43 -- FOUL PLAY! NBA 2K21 enables unskippable ads a month after release EMAIL US QUESTIONS: americannerdspodcast@gmail.com FOLLOW US: https://instagram.com/americannerds https://twitter.com/someraulcruz https://twitter.com/vicmanuelcalvo EDITED BY: https://twitter.com/nihar_1123 (This episode was recorded on 11/3/20) For anonymous, confidential help, please call the National Domestic Violence Hotline at 1-800-799-7233 (SAFE) or 1-800-787-3224 (TTY).
Little news, more us! Send us some more questions/hot takes through our e-mail below or our Instagram. We basically live in an echo chamber so it helps keep the sanity. By the way, go fucking vote. Rate, Review & Subscribe! All episodes now on OnlyFans. DA NEWS: 13:30 -- Trailers (The Mandalorian S2) 19:38 -- Michael B. Jordan to produce Static Shock movie 23:46 -- Park Chan-wook’s filming a new movie 27:40 -- Adam McKay's next movie gets a unsurprisingly stacked cast 34:36 -- AMC’s offering private theater rentals 38:57 -- Sony reveals the UI for the PS5 53:08 -- DC Future State revealed 1:17:31 -- WEEKS (Class Action Park, Too Funny to Fail, Call of Duty Black Ops: Cold War, The Haunting of Bly Manor) 1:56:00 -- Spooky retrospective: The Silence of the Lambs (spoilers throughout) 2:32:12 -- FAN QUESTIONS OH MAH GAWD EMAIL US QUESTIONS: americannerdspodcast@gmail.com FOLLOW US: https://instagram.com/americannerds https://twitter.com/someraulcruz https://twitter.com/vicmanuelcalvo EDITED BY: https://twitter.com/nihar_1123 (This episode was recorded on 10/19/20)
New moves by Disney, more JoJo talk, authentic disappointment with Batman delays, and a discussion about an indie film from the 70s. It's the most normal thing you can get from us during this hellscape of a year. Rate, Review & Subscribe! RIP Eddie Van Halen. DA NEWS: 7:44 -- Trailers (Mank, Invincible, The Stand) 32:54 -- Disney to refocus most of their efforts to streaming 38:50 -- Benedict Cumberbatch joins Spider-Man 3 49:15 -- Pixar's Soul skips theaters for Disney+ 52:05 -- George Miller's Furiosa is a go 56:03 -- Resident Evil reboot movie gets a cast 1:01:41 -- Green Lantern TV series gets a creator, characters 1:10:00 -- Dammit, Dexter is coming back 1:15:55 -- New Godzilla anime by Studio Bones and Orange 1:28:43 -- Xbox Game Pass coming to iOS in 2021 1:32:11 -- Mortal Kombat 11 Ultimate Edition revealed 1:37:25 -- WEEKS (Batman: Ego, Jujutsu Kaisen, JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure, Point Break (1991), The Boys S2 spoilers @ 2:15:13) 2:30:45 -- Review: Mikey and Nicky (1976) EMAIL US QUESTIONS: americannerdspodcast@gmail.com FOLLOW US: https://instagram.com/americannerds https://twitter.com/someraulcruz https://twitter.com/vicmanuelcalvo EDITED BY: https://twitter.com/nihar_1123 (This episode was recorded on 10/14/20)
Dune and Batman got delayed so what's the point? Rate, Review & Subscribe! We have been acquired by Vince. DA NEWS: 5:50 -- Trailers (Sound of Metal, Minari, Free Guy, Borat 2) 27:16 -- F9, No Time to Die, and Dune delayed again 35:37 -- Jamie Foxx’s Electro returning for next MCU Spidey film 44:55 -- Iman Vellani is the MCU’s Ms. Marvel (plus other casting news) 53:34 -- Oscar Issac, Jake Gyllenhaal joins Francis and the Godfather 57:33 -- EVA gets new physical distribution for North America 1:03:24 -- Guy Ritchie is making a Gentlemen series 1:09:39 -- Clive Barker's Nightbreed series gets a director 1:14:00 -- WWE attempting to control talents' Twitch accounts 1:21:38 -- BREAKING NEWS: The Batman, other WB films delayed 1:24:11 -- Minecraft Steve comes to Smash Ultimate 1:33:00 -- A lot of changes are coming to Spider-Man Remastered 1:38:00 -- PS Plus games for October 1:39:20 -- WEEKS (Vic's Bizarre Adventure Part 3, Fargo S4, Super Mario Sunshine) 2:10:14 -- Review: Devs: Episodes 5-8 (spoilers @ 2:27:05) EMAIL US QUESTIONS: americannerdspodcast@gmail.com FOLLOW US: https://instagram.com/americannerds https://twitter.com/someraulcruz https://twitter.com/vicmanuelcalvo EDITED BY: https://twitter.com/nihar_1123 (This episode was recorded on 10/05/20)
Naruto Shippuden spoilers end at 20:33 (fuck Sasuke) Outro: In the 305 by JMOD (OUT NOW) Rate, Review & Subscribe. Go support JMOD. They're cool cats. DA NEWS: 20:43 -- Barry Jenkins to direct The (not) Lion King remake sequel 34:53 -- No MCU movies will be released in 2020; a Nick Fury series is in development 47:25 -- Aldis Hodge cast as Hawkman 54:29 -- Emmys recap 1:01:58 -- John Cena to star in Peacemaker HBO Max show 1:07:30 -- The motherfucking Knick is back 1:12:40 -- Supergirl, The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance canceled 1:16:55 -- Resident Evil: Infinite Darkness 1:21:21 -- Microsoft bought Bethesda. 1:40:42 -- Amazon Luna 1:50:46 -- Nintendo ends production on the 3DS 1:56:38 -- Michel Ancel leaves video games 1:58:21 -- WEEKS (Among Us, Superior Spider-Man, Dune, NBA Conference Finals) 2:13:12 -- Review: Tenet (spoilers at 2:29:21) 3:02:55 -- Review: Devs eps. 1-4 (spoilers at 3:22:04) EMAIL US QUESTIONS: americannerdspodcast@gmail.com FOLLOW US: https://instagram.com/americannerds https://twitter.com/someraulcruz https://twitter.com/vicmanuelcalvo EDITED BY: https://twitter.com/nihar_1123 (This episode was recorded on 09/29/20)
We'll definitely talk about the Bethesda acquisition next week. Until then, enjoy our 3-hour discussion about Marvel, the overbearing weight of regret, and overpriced McDonald's uniforms. Enjoy. Rate, Review & Subscribe. Sanitize your theater seats. DA NEWS: 9:24 -- Trailers (Synchronic, Primal, The Mandalorian S2, The Trial of the Chicago 7, WandaVision) 45:50 -- More MCU news 51:45 -- Harley Quinn renewed at HBO Max as DC Universe restructures 54:58 -- This LEGO Batman '89 Batwing set looks neat 57:28 -- Madonna to co-write/direct her own bio-pic 1:00:55 -- The chainsaw fight from Mandy is getting a collectable statue 1:04:01 -- Updates to the Ray Fisher/WB kerfuffle 1:11:10 -- PS5 event recap 1:42:41 -- WEEKS (Call of Duty Black Ops: Cold War, Dune lore, Assassination Classroom, Archer, JoJo's Bizarre Adventure) 2:22:00 -- Review: Synecdoche, New York (spoilers at 2:44:42) EMAIL US QUESTIONS: americannerdspodcast@gmail.com FOLLOW US: https://instagram.com/americannerds https://twitter.com/someraulcruz https://twitter.com/vicmanuelcalvo EDITED BY: https://twitter.com/nihar_1123 (This episode was recorded on 09/20/20)
We spent 3 hours talking about TWD sucking and the tyranny of Vince McMahon, and even then we completely forgot about Prince of Persia finally coming back. Ubisoft sucks (x2) Rate, Review & Subscribe. Clean your masks if you have those. DA NEWS: 13:26 -- Trailers (Console Wars, Dune) 36:43 -- Jonathan Majors cast as Kang in Ant-Man 3 44:22 -- Borat 2 is actually a thing 53:36 -- The Harder They Fall has a stacked cast 58:03 -- The Walking Dead ending with season 11, more spin-offs coming 1:06:46 -- Vince McMahon is trying to ban WWE stars from third-party engagements 1:16:04 -- DC Fandome recap part 2 1:30:50 -- Proper dates and prices for Xbox Series X/S revealed 1:45:57 -- Black Ops Cold War multiplayer reveal 1:55:38 -- Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity 1:57:44 -- SCOTT PILGRIM (the game) IS BACK 2:01:15 -- WEEKS (Tenet*, Superman: Man of Tomorrow, JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure) *More about going into a theater than the movie itself. 2:25:12 -- Review: i’m thinking of ending things (spoilers @ 2:38:00) EMAIL US QUESTIONS: americannerdspodcast@gmail.com FOLLOW US: https://instagram.com/americannerds https://twitter.com/someraulcruz https://twitter.com/vicmanuelcalvo EDITED BY: https://twitter.com/nihar_1123 (This episode was recorded on 09/14/20)
This week we talk wrestling, JoJo hot takes, *Star Wars* hot takes, and laugh at companies for making stupid marketing decisions (basically more Star Wars hot takes). It's a little something for the whole family. Rate, Review & Subscribe. Wakanda Forever. DA NEWS: 15:37 -- R.I.P. Chadwick Boseman 28:32 -- Trailers (Judas and the Black Messiah, The Haunting of Bly Manor, No Time to Die) 45:34 -- Quick mentions: The Batman/Chucky series delayed, Silk tv series in the works at Amazon, more from Ray Fisher and WB, Fortnite/Apple legal stupidity update 51:07 -- STAR WARS STUFF (John Boyega’s Disney comments, new look at LEGO Skywalker Saga) 1:06:52 -- A new version of The Godfather Part 3 is coming, I guess 1:17:46 -- Lord and Miller to produce a Miami-set Cuban comedy 1:20:40 -- The Venture Bros. has been canceled 1:25:00 -- Apparently we're getting a CW Powerpuff Girls show 1:33:16 -- Lmao Resident Evil on Netflix 1:40:00 -- [adult swim] is making a Shenmue anime 1:45:35 -- We finally got a Mario direct (oh yeah and the Xbox Series S) 2:05:43 -- Gamescom ONL recap (Fall Guys S2, Black Ops Cold War, LOTR: Gollum and lol Ubisoft) 2:24:22 -- Fangoria returns (again) under new management 2:29:40 -- PS Plus games for September (plus The Venture Bros. might be back?) 2:31:00 -- WEEKS (Batman: Three Jokers, DnD online, AEW All Out, JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure, The Boys S2) 3:30:50 -- Double Feature: Blood Simple/Raising Arizona EMAIL US QUESTIONS: americannerdspodcast@gmail.com FOLLOW US: https://instagram.com/americannerds https://twitter.com/someraulcruz https://twitter.com/vicmanuelcalvo EDITED BY: https://twitter.com/nihar_1123 (This episode was recorded on 09/07/20)