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Nerds have cocktails and talk about TV and Films from the 80s, 90s and Beyond

Michael Rizzo


    • May 8, 2025 LATEST EPISODE
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    Star Wars: Was Palpatine the Good Guy?

    Play Episode Listen Later May 8, 2025 58:44


    May is Star Wars Month and we Kick it off with...." from a certain point of view" This week we discuss was Palpatine really a good guy and the Rebels really terrorists?

    Star Treks Top 10 Characters!

    Play Episode Listen Later May 2, 2025 63:38


    This months Top 10 are the guest character from Star trek Original Series and the Animated Series.

    Captain's Orders

    Play Episode Listen Later May 1, 2025 57:34


    This week we look at some of Star Treks most famous Captains and some questionable orders. Did the end justify the means?

    Star Trek Tech that makes you go hmmm

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 13, 2025 61:18


    This week we talk about Star Trek Technology that we question. Holodecks, tool or terror? Transporters, was McCoy right??

    Star Trek Top 10 Insanity Episodes

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 27, 2025 61:07


    We wrap up March Madness with Star Treks Top 10 episodes dealing with insanity!

    A Clockwork Orange

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 27, 2025 57:40


    We're back and March Madness continues with Stanley Kubrick's dystopian thriller A Clockwork Orange!

    The Truman Show

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 8, 2025 56:22


    We're kicking off March Madness with 1998s The Truman Show, In case we don't' see you Good Afternoon Good Evening and Good night!

    Tomorrowland

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 27, 2025 67:06


    It's movie based on a theme park. Join us as we discuss Disney's 2015 Tomorrowland!

    Star Trek Top 10 Love Episodes

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 13, 2025 69:22


    This months top 10 is all about the best episodes that focuses on romance. Join us for this Valentines Day Special.

    Gattaca

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 12, 2025 64:23


    This week we talk about the dangers of genetic manipulation with 1997s thriller Gattaca!

    Top 10 Star Trek ships NOT the Enterprise

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 30, 2025 65:37


    We are kicking of our monthly top 10 picks with our picks for Star Treks top 10 ships that are not an Enterprise! No Bloody A. B, C, D, E, F, G! Let us know what yours are!

    Gravity

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 30, 2025 69:36


    Captain Phil joins us to discuss the 2013 space thriller Gravity!

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    What makes good Sci-Fi?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 16, 2025 62:26


    This week we discuss what we believe makes a good Sci-Fi movie or TV show and what doesn't. Join the discussion and let us know what you think Sci-Fi should be.

    Star Trek Lower Decks Series Wrap Up

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 16, 2025 67:15


    This week we celebrate review and discuss Star Trek Lower Decks. What they got right what they got wrong, the series finally controversy and what we think is the future of the Star Trek franchise as a whole.

    The Man with Golden Gun

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 16, 2025 66:57


    This week we celebrate the 50th Anniversary of James Bonds: The Man with the Golden Gun. Flying Cars, laser beams and island lairs, everything a Bond film needs. We welcome back Roy and Ross from Roy's Sci-Fi Tie Dye Corner to join the discussion.

    Miracle on 34th Street

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 14, 2024 56:41


    We wrap up our Holiday movies with a classic from 1947. Join as we witness a Miracle on 34th Street.

    The Muppets Christmas Carol

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 5, 2024 55:32


    The Holiday Season is now in full swing! We're getting into the "spirit" of things with a Christmas classic brought to us by beloved characters. This week we are visited by 3 Christmas ghosts! Join us for The Muppet Christmas Carol!

    Star Trek Generations

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 5, 2024 62:06


    This week we celebrate the 30th Anniversary of Star Trek: Generations! Roy from Roy's Tie-Dye Sci-Fi Corner joins us in 10 Forward!

    William Shatner weekend and 765874 - Unification

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 5, 2024 58:55


    This week we talk about the William Shatner weekend at the Star Trek Original Series Set Tour and the premier of Otoy's 765874 - Unification video. You can watch the short video here https://roddenberry.x.io/

    Brazil

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 5, 2024 63:56


    We're back with 1985s quirky dystopian film Brazil. Join us as we follow a lowly bureaucrat break from society to follow the woman of his dreams.

    Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 31, 2024 61:42


    We're celebrating Halloween with a classic comedy from 1948. We are joined by Roy and Ross of Roy's Tie-Dye Sci-Fi Corner to talk about Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein! It's our annual Halloween cross over show!

    Dark City

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 24, 2024 62:55


    We are deep into Halloween month! This week we dive into the strange and frightening world of 1998s Dark City! Captain Phil joins us on this bizarre journey.

    The Addams Family

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 24, 2024 57:26


    They're creepy and they're kooky, Mysterious and spooky, They're all together ooky, The Addams family! Halloween Month Continues with 1991's The Addams Family!

    Psycho!

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 17, 2024 63:14


    Next up for Scaretober, the 1960 Alfred Hitchcock masterpiece PSYCHO!

    Signs

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 15, 2024 61:51


    Its Officially Halloween month and that means it's time for scary and creepy Sci-Fi! This weeks it's M. Night Shyamalan's 2002 alien invasion film SIGNS! Stay out of the corn field!

    Star Trek 3 The Search for Spock

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 27, 2024 64:43


    Spock Lives! It's been 40 years since we saw the resurrection of our favorite Vulcan and the death of our favorite ship. This week we talk about Star Trek III The Search for Spock.

    Superman the Movie

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 19, 2024 64:31


    1978 we believed a man could fly! This week we talk about Superman the Movie starring Christopher Reeves and an all star cast! It's the blockbuster that flew superhero's to the big screen!

    From the Earth to the Moon

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 19, 2024 63:18


    This week we talk about one of my favorite mini series of all time. Join us we take the journey From the Earth to the Moon!

    Alien Vs Predator

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 5, 2024 61:33


    We're going to wrap up the Predator series with AVP. It's a battle royal between franchises! No matter who wins, We lose!

    The Formula for Success

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 5, 2024 62:30


    What makes a hit and what makes a failure? We don't know but we're going to give our opinions. Join us as we try to discover the formula for success!

    Predator 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 5, 2024 64:14


    We're back with a second helping of Predator! Joins us at as we discuss 1990s sequel, Predator 2!

    Preditor

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 13, 2024 63:39


    We're back from break with 1987s sci-fi action film that launched a franchise. Join the hunt as we discuss Predator!

    Close Encounters of the Third Kind

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 13, 2024 61:56


    This week we discuss one of the most iconic and influential sci-fi films of all time. We travel back to 1977 for another Spielberg masterpiece. Join us as we discuss Close Encounters of the Third Kind!

    The Adam Project

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 17, 2024 61:08


    This week Alex joins us again to discuss one of her favorite movies. We prepare for Deadpool 3 with a Ryan Reynolds film, Netflix's The Adam Project

    1941

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 17, 2024 59:58


    We're celebrating Independence Day with the film that was considered Steven Spielberg's flop. Join the WWII hijinks of 1941!

    JAWS

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 28, 2024 61:08


    49 years ago audience were terrified to go into the water! This week we discuss one of the most successful movies of all time and launched two careers. It's 1975s blockbuster JAWS directed by Steven Spielberg and scored by John Williams.

    Deadpool 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 23, 2024 59:22


    With Deadpool 3 soon to be released we decided to cover one of our favorite sequels Deadpool 2. It's a film about family!

    Weird Science and Real Genius

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 23, 2024 62:06


    This week we go back to 1985 and compare and contrast two sci-fi comedies. Its 1985;s Weirs Science and Real Genius

    Futurama

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 6, 2024 63:15


    Good news Everyone! This week we talk about the Fox/Comedy Centeral/Hulu animated series Futurama!

    The State of Star Wars

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 1, 2024 66:02


    We wrap up Star Wars Month with our take on what the franchise is getting right what we feel it got wrong, where its going and where we would like it to go.

    Star Wars: What we love!

    Play Episode Listen Later May 13, 2024 61:47


    Star Wars month continues with what we love about Star Ways. There is a lot!

    Star Wars: What we don't like

    Play Episode Listen Later May 13, 2024 61:15


    We kick off Star Wars month with things we don't like about Star Wars. Don't fret there isn't a lot. :)

    Star Trek: The Captains

    Play Episode Listen Later May 13, 2024 64:37


    This wee we rate all the Captains from Kirk to Picard, Sisco to Janeway and beyond.

    Star Trek: The State of the Franchise

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 18, 2024 63:47


    This week we gather the panel of Nerds to discuss what's going on with Star Trek. Our opinions on the current shows, cancellations, where we think it went right, where we think it went wrong and our predictions for the future.

    Star Trek Best Episodes

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 17, 2024 63:06


    This week we give out opinions on Star Treks Best Episodes from TOS to SNW!

    Star Treks Worst Episodes

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 17, 2024 62:08


    We give our opinions on what were some of Star Treks worst episodes from TOS to SNW!

    Defending the Star Wars Prequels

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 21, 2024 68:16


    Special guest host Alex, makes a case that the Star Wars Prequels and Jar Jar weren't that bad.

    Show we Hate to Love!

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 21, 2024 59:28


    This weeks it's TV shows that may not be the best or most popular but we love them anyway!

    Movies we Hate to Love!

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 11, 2024 60:16


    This week we share some of those really bad movies that we just love to watch anyway.

    We Watched! and you should to!

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 6, 2024 59:16


    This week we talk about shows and movies that may be off your radar but we recommend!

    We watched! So you don't have to!

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 6, 2024 61:39


    This week we review some of the bad sci-fi movies and TV shows that we watched and DO NOT RECOMMEND!

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