Right in the Nerds

The boys are back at last. Come and join them for a discussion of the mandalorian season 3. All of the ups and downs of the season will be discussed all the way to the extra crispy ending (?) of everyone's favorite villain. Do you feel like it was a satisfying season or did they not stick the landing well enough to make it feel rushed? Do you also feel like the Moff getting his own set of Beskar armor made him seem a bit too fanboy-ish of the Mandalorians? Take a listen and leave your opinions for us to follow up on.

Today the nerds are diving into the joys of Dungeons & Dragons. The rich fantasy pen and paper tabletop goodness that originally got you relentlessly picked on in high school before Stranger Things made it ok again. Everything from character creation and alignment, to the races and realms are on the table as we delight in talking about one of the only games involving dice that your parents were too ashamed to put in family game night. 

The Nerds take on the new Batman. Discussing the reception of the characterization of Batman and Gordon's relationship. The continuing misuse of Andy Serkis with a lack of screen time. The idea that most Batman writers don't really know what to do with Catwoman. All of these things are on the table. Do you agree or disagree? Was Colin Farell secretly trying to play Robert De Niro as the penguin? 

Taking a look at the mad genius that forms entertainment as we look at Peacemaker, Spiderman: No Way Home, and Boba Fett. James Gunn, Kevin Feige, Jon Favreau and Dave Filoni will have all of their most recent hits talked about in this edition of Right in the Nerds.

A discussion of the Mandalorian Season 2 and the wonderful world building that goes into it. 

We dive into The Suicide Squad. A great roundtable of the James Gunn greatness as well as some of the comics history behind it.

The final episode of Loki premieres tomorrow, but before that we jump into a brief recap of the series followed by wild speculation as to what the series has in store for its last episode. Is the big bad another Loki Variant that teased Kang as a red herring? Is Kang the Conqueror pulling the strings? So much speculation and fan theories for what could happen and paying our respects to Classic Loki and the breakout star that is Alligator Loki. Come join us for some speculation!

In this Father's Day edition of Right in the Nerds we take a look at the best, worst, and so so dads throughout pop culture. A good discussion of their weak points and strengths ensues as we look at every dad from Supernatural to the X-Men. Come and join us and drop a few comments to let us know some we missed. 

We take a peek into the Mortal Kombat film. What worked? What didn't? With so many easter eggs and throwback to the lore from the games we have come to love, evertyhing is on the table in this discussion of the newest Mortal Kombat film. 

With the information that Amazon has spent $460 million on the first season of the Lord of the Rings show we decided to tackle this series. The books, the films, and the world building are all on the table as we discuss this legendary series. Come and join us for our trademark tangents, and a discussion of why Gandalf is the worst house guest of all time. 

We are back from a long time out to bring you some riveting discussion of Justice League: The Snyder Cut. Was it a vast improvement of the Whedon cut? What worked? What did not work? Can we please finish the trilogy? We get into all of that along with our usual diversions and tangents in the return episode. 

In this episode that celebrates the 1st anniversary of this podcast we come full circle and explore Marvel Phase 4's first entry, Wandavision. We dive into Marvel's mystery world of Westview as well as discovering the trauma and events that led to the Scarlet Witch creating her own sitcom world. One of our co-hosts also makes an interesting wager. If we hit 1,000 downloads on any episode he will get a tattoo of B.R.O.D.O.K. (please look this up if you don't know who it is). 

We take a deep dive into HBO's series that serves as a cross between Green Book and the work of Lovecraft. This series based was also based on an amazing book that played with themes of sexism, misogyny, and racism across America after World War 2. Come and join us as we see what kind of Lovecraftian horrors can exemplify the fears that came with the complex themes being displayed. 

The topic of discussion is an update on phase 4. This episode was recorded pre Wandavision so some of the information is a bit dated, but goes over all of Disney's announced Marvel plans. 

We are back after a slow holiday season to deliver what you truly desire. This week's topic is Lucifer, the show, and the comics. With the series gradually coming to it's end with only one and one-half season left to air we decided to give some love to DC's show and the crossover it did with the Arrowverse and then give praise to Neil Gaiman for his inclusion of the character within his Sandman run. The Devil is in the details in this weeks cast.

The recent Disney Shareholder event yielded a treasure trove of upcoming Star Wars content. Come and take a listen as the boys discuss the upcoming projects. Which of the announced movies or shows has you the most excited? 

The comics have just wrapped up the main story line of Joker War. Batman's greatest foe and his new accomplice nearly bested the bat family. We come together to give a recap and explore what made this storyline so effective and do a little bit of digging on the philosophy of the Joker. What happens when Batman gets everything taken away from him? Come and find out as we discuss Joker War.

On this weeks Right in the Nerds we take a dive into good, bad, and fun movies. What makes a bad movie bad and a fun movie not so bad? Where do you draw the line on movies that are so bad they are good? We take a look at a few examples that are fun to us. Come and join us and feel free to add some that we didn't think of. Better yet just have some fun and if you haven't seen some of these movies then go watch them and see for yourself. 

The merc with a mouth gets his due in this weeks episode! Wade Wilson and his creators are given praise as we take a deep dive into Deadpool's relationship with the Marvel Universe, the movies, and hopefully his upcoming appearances in the MCU and what we would like to see in them. Come and join us in celebrating a great character who breaks down barriers....or at least the 4th wall. 

Geeks and Nerds of every age come and take a listen to something strange. Take a listen and you will glean one of our favorite movies for Halloween. If the repurposed lyrics didn't give it away we are talking about The Nightmare Before Christmas. One of the finest Holiday movies that works anytime from October to December. Come take a listen as we dive into a movie that had little or no weak points. 

The nerds are coming for you this week with a discussion of the Romero film that started a zombie craze that still has yet to fade. With both figurative and literal biting commentary on contemporary issues, Night of the Living Dead was a horror movie well ahead of its time. 

The horror franchise that gave us the magnificent Ashley Williams is up for discussion today. We throw some love towards Bruce Campbell and Sam Raimi in this amazing series that blends both horror and some good slapstick comedy. Join us for the beginning of a month of topics relating to horror as we dive into October and the spooky season. 

This week we take on the Watchmen! Both the comic and the HBO series. The film is largely left out due to the series following the continuity of the comic. We take the best parts of the series the characters, the driving forces behind these characters, the complexities of Dr. Manhattan's existence. All is on display this week as we take a deep dive into the lore and characters of Watchmen. 

We get into a beginning discussion of the boy who lived. Specifically the book series all the way up to Prisoner of Azkaban. Everything from the rich lore to fleshed out characters are on the table as we discuss the wizarding world of Harry Potter. Grab a butterbeer and come join us for some witchcraft. 

Letterkenny is a brilliant Canadian shows that also reminds us of growing up rural just about anywhere. The only differences come from the words used and a lack of Ontario dialect. The hicks, skids, hockey players, and degens are all up for discussion in this episode. So pitter patter lets get at 'er and come join us for a great discussion of what makes this show so amusing. 

DC Fandome is the topic this week. A lot of good announcements came from the virtual event and scratched the itch that many of us have been missing from having no convention season due to current events. What were your favorite announcements? Are you looking forward to the next round coming up? Take a listen and let us know.

With a new season being a small ways away the nerds discuss the boys. Garth Ennis' dark take on the heroes we look up to. What happens when you give psychopaths with powers corporate protection, lots of money, and nobody to answer to? At the very least you get Billy Butcher and his gang looking to take them down a peg or two. Come and join us for a discussion of the show as well as the comic book....light spoilers ahead. 

In this weeks episode of Right in the Nerds our topic is Mario. Everyone's favorite mustachioed plumber in all of his glory. His range of unlimited powers, athletic prowess, and space faring adventures are up for discussion. From his introduction in the mid 80's to now we celebrate nearly 40 years of Mario. 

Hey there kiddos. A new episode is here and the nerds discuss borderlands. The quirky humor, the pop culture references, the bizarre characters that make up the worst planet in the universe, and one of gaming's best villains. Come and join us as we take on a cel-shaded mad max, dystopian, corporate controlled universe where there ain't no rest for the wicked. 

Come and take a listen as the nerds get together to discuss Robocop. The original films, the multiple tv series, and the reboot are all on the table. They go into the heavy themes and satire present in the original to the ideas that the reboot didn't quite see through to their conclusion. As per usual a little bit of speculation is done about Robocop Returns the installment that is supposed to act as a direct sequel to the original film while ignoring Robocop 2 and 3. Come and join us for a discussion on how a movie that appears to be gratuitously violent actually delves deeper than the source material seemingly suggests it should. 

Come and join the nerds as they take on a book and movie that, in the case of the book, is eerily similar to the times we live in. Max Brooks' World War Z is up for discussion. The meticulously researched novel sits as a good model that follows how viral outbreaks progress as different aspects of life fail to acknowledge the threat, only the virus Brooks wrote about makes people into ravenous zombies that in turn eat the living. It is a brilliant piece of writing that was turned into a decent movie whose only similarity to the book is the name. 

In this edition of Right in the Nerds we discuss Star Trek. The sprawling Sci-Fi universe created by Gene Rodenberry gets discussed from the original series to the culmination of Picard. We pay this series the love it deserves and acknowledge some of the missteps it took along the way....looking at you Star Trek: Nemesis. We also take some time to debate Kirk vs. Picard. Come and have a listen as we jump into the lore and boldy go where no nerd has gone before.

A special contributor joins our host in this episode to discuss the series whose latest entry just had one of the best launch sales in history. Animal Crossing is up for some serious discussion. The entire series gets a good look along with a discussion of what makes Nintendo so endearing in all of their original IP. There are also some interesting theories discussed regarding aspects of the island locales and its residents. Grab your tinfoil hat and dive in with us. 

The nerds discuss Dragonball in all of its glory....and in the case of Justin Chatwin's forehead vein, infamy. The original series, Dragonball Z, and Dragonball Super is up for discussion. Dragonball has given us some amazing characters and altered pop culture in a way that extends well beyond fans of anime. Video games, movies, and a wonderful fan parody and other fan films stands as the testament to the series massive appeal. The mind of Akira Toriyama has given us at least one character that nearly everybody knows, Goku, and a pop culture phenomenon. 

RBG and Cody take a deep dive into the lore of Warcraft on this weeks episode. The video games, books, and movie have left an undeniable mark on pop culture. Come and join the nerds for a discussion of the deeper lore behind the World(s) of Warcraft. You will never see Azeroth the same way after this. 

Come and join the roundtable for a Buffy discussion. We discuss the series beginning with the 1992 movie and delve into pieces of the show and its spinoff Angel. We get off on some of our usual tangents, but try to pay proper homage to a series that really changed the landscape of television and set up a formula that shows on the CW still use to this day. Come and join us as we discuss the Slayer in all of her glory.

A discussion of the lore of Game of Thrones is on the table this week. We take deep dives into characters, backstory, and certain events that set the series in motion. Most of the discussion is set within the world itself as the lore and backstory brings much of the events and characters to life within it. So even if you know nothing, you will leave knowing at least a little something about what makes this book and television series so captivating. 

The nerds get together to talk about The Legend of Zelda! Everything from the stellar, and not so stellar, games, the tv show, and the Netflix show they are attempting. They discuss their favorites, their disappointments (CDi titles). What is the series really about, exploration or dungeon diving? Come and join us as we discuss the series silent protagonist in all of his reincarnations that save Hyrule time and time again. What are your favorite entries? Let us know with some comments!

This week the guys come together to discuss Doctor Who. Everyone's favorite time lord in all of their incarnations gets at least some mention here. Come and join us for our usual diversion and appreciation for the wonderful work of all the Doctors who have kept this show on television and in our hearts for nearly 60 years now. 

The nerds get together to discuss the Ghostbusters this week. The original films, the cartoons, the reboot, the comics. Everything is on the table as the nerds discuss their favorite moments, lines, characters, and heavily speculate on the nature of the upcoming Ghostbusters: Afterlife. Come and join us to figure out why after 30 years we still find it funny and great as adults even though we found them funny in our childhood as well. 

This week the nerds discuss everyone's favorite wall crawlers. They dive into the spider verse discussing the best additions that came from the ultimate universe. A full discussion of Spiderman's history along with his rogues gallery, movies, comics, and television shows also comes about. Come join us for a discussion of one of Marvel's most relatable and diverse characters.

The nerds dive in to Battlestar Galactica this week with a few guests. Everything is on the table from the series that debuted in 1978 all they way up to the re-imagining in 2004 to the spinoff series that came from it. Well acted, well scripted, and well thought out on so many levels (despite the 1980 series). With a reboot on the horizon the nerds dive into what worked, what didn't, and why the cycle may be doomed to repeat itself with some of our trademark tangents along the way. 

The nerds come together this week to discuss everybody's favorite pizza obsessed turtles. Everything from the darker comics to the video games gets discussed as they deep dive into the affect these fearsome fighting teens have had on the culture since their debut as a satirical comic back in the 1980's that has some interesting tie-ins to other characters we all know and love. 

The nerds discuss the cartoons of their childhood and reflect on how they paved the way to the animation we enjoy today. Everything from the craziness, the seemingly shared voice casts, the children's humor, the adult humor that managed to sneak in, and the adult themes that acted as our first introductions into bigger issues are all discussed. The cartoons of the 90's really did help pave the way for children's shows playing with more complicated material than slapstick humor.

On the eve of the long awaited remake the Nerds discuss the original Final Fantasy 7 as well as some of the leaks that came through about the remake, so give this some time if you don't want some spoilers. With a few off topic tangents thrown in, they discuss the long lasting impact of FF7 as well as their own experience with it with a dash of anticipation for what, at the time, is only a few hours away.

Rayshon and Cody discuss Pokemon in all of its glory. The movies, the games, the show, and the merchandise. Come join us as we discuss the long lasting effects of Pokemon in pop culture as well as the love of what brought us in since the beginning with its upbeat nature and positive message, but with a few tangents off into the darker aspects of the series.

The nerds get together during this time of social distancing to discuss one of the best parts of Star Wars at the moment, The Mandalorian. On the heels of big casting news and character announcements, including the return of Ahsoka Tano, we take a look at the series so far. We look into what worked as well as a few plot holes, and culminate with what we do best....wild speculation.

We discuss the X-Men from their inception through the current story arcs with a few deviations. We try to think about the ways the film series worked and didn't. Why the animated 90's series was a masterpiece. The many retcons and adjustments to the comics over the years, and overall show love to the series that for many of us was our first foray into the superhero world or comic book world.

The Nerds discuss the Jurassic Park film series from Jurassic Park to Fallen Kingdom and add a new voice to the mix. Come listen the lively conversation about the points in which the series has jumped the shark, and others where it has shown brilliance as we await Jurassic World: Dominion.

Cody and Eli take a look at the ideas and execution behind one of Paul Andersen's early films, the cult classic Event Horizon. With a series being developed they decide to look into what worked and what did not. Everything from studio meddling, and rushed production to the Hellraiser, and Warhammer 40K influences are part of the discussion. Hopefully there is more to come when the series gets developed further.

Spoilers abound! Eli and Cody discuss the the prequel and sequel trilogies of Star Wars. They to leave the original trilogy the hell alone. What are the finer points of both, what are the weaknesses. Are the prequels really worth defending? See if you agree and feel free to add some input as well.