The Nerfherder Council

Welcome back, Herders of Nerfs! Star Wars fans are an incredibly vocal bunch, but lately a new darkness has risen within the community that needs to be snuffed out. Join us as we discuss what’s causing the outcry and what we can do about it. #ForceOutHate ———- NHC on Apple Podcasts Facebook Twitter YouTube Get your FREE Audible trial! Buy Galactic Empire’s music on Ap...

Woo-hoo! We just got done seeing “Solo: A Star Wars Story” and rushed over to record our immediate impressions! Apologies for the audio; we didn’t have our usual setup available for this episode. Have you seen the movie yet?? We hope so, cuz this episode is FULL of spoilers! You’ve been warned. But really: why haven’t you seen it yet??? Go watch the movie already! &#8...

Hola, Herders! It’s just under 2 weeks and counting until “Solo: A Star Wars Story” hits theaters. We’re at critical mass, people! The original nerfherder is back on the big screen, and the Council reviews what we know thus far, the promo campaign, and even review the tie-in novel “Last Shot”. Is it any good? Well, that depends on how you feel about droids with...

Hi there, Nerfherders! Did you know there are actually *two* Star Wars movies coming out on May 25? We all know about “Solo”, but there’s also “Odyssey”: a Kickstarter-funded fan film about a Rebel recon mission gone horribly wrong. Produced in part as a student project by filmmakers from the Savannah College of Art & Design, we sit down with concept and producti...

Well, hello there! This time around, the Council wraps its coverage of the home release of “Star Wars: The Last Jedi” with a look at the feature-length behind-the-scenes making-of documentary titled “The Director and the Jedi”. There are some truly moving moments in this feature, and loads of insight into the creative and production processes. What hidden gems are there for...

Happy Easter, Christian Nerfherders! (Happy ordinary Sunday to everyone else, too!) No April Fool’s joke here; we’re too geeked about the fantastic special features on “The Last Jedi” (now available in both digital and physical formats!) There’s loads to porg – er, *pore* – over on this one, so what does it all tell us about the lore of the saga and Disney...

Welcome back, Nerfherders! The Council is back at full strength and back in our home studio. “Star Wars: Rebels” has come to an end, and we were left underwhelmed – much like our feelings on the rest of the series! We try to figure out why it didn’t hit us in the feels. Moving on… after “The Last Jedi”, where does Episode IX go from here?? The internet is...

Hello, Nerfherders! Our guest this time around is the super-prolific, always-entertaining YouTuber, HelloGreedo! We discuss literally every film in the franchise – past, present, and future! We also get into video games, YouTube celebrity, and technical difficulties… (Seriously. Sorry about the audio issues!) —– NHC on Apple Podcasts Facebook Twitter YouTube Get your FREE A...

Hey there, Herder faithful! We’ve got a shiny new trailer for “Solo: A Star Wars Story” and can’t wait to break it all down for you – so we don’t! We take a look at the characters, locations, plot, and the larger implications for our favorite scoundrel and sidekick based on what we’ve seen so far. Have you seen the trailer? Let us know your thoughts using...

Wilkommen, Nerfherders! Are you enjoying our new theme music? Of course you are. The band who recorded it, Galactic Empire, is about to kick off a new tour. We get Dark Vader on the show to talk about hitting the road with Mac Sabbath, recording their upcoming album, and our main topic for this week: comparing “The Last Jedi” to its predecessor, “The Force Awakens”. Two ver...

Welcome back, Herd faithful! We wrap up our coverage of ‘The Last Jedi’ on this episode in grand fashion: with a podcaster roundtable! The hosts of Less Than 12 Parsecs and The Blockade Runner join us to discuss the more puzzling aspects of the movie. We talk about all the good stuff: Force ghosts, Resistance bombers, Carrie Poppins, scary Force holes, and more! Did we miss anything? L...

Happy New Year, Herder faithful! We’ve got more coverage of “The Last Jedi” for you this week, and we’re just being super positive this time around. There are tons of haters out there, ready and willing to tell you everything wrong with the movie – but not us! We’re all about positivity on this show, so we’re strictly talking about the GOOD points of &#822...

Merry Sithmas, Nerfherders! Now that we’ve all had time to go see ‘The Last Jedi’ and process it a bit, we sit down and discuss our thoughts on what is possibly the most polarizing film in the Skywalker saga. It’s all spoilers from start to finish! —– NHC on Apple Podcasts Facebook Twitter YouTube Get your FREE Audible trial! Buy Galactic Empire’s music on...

Can you feel it, Nerfherders?? We’re less than 2 weeks away from the release of “Star Wars: The Last Jedi”! The Council takes a look at some popular fan theories regarding the upcoming film. Also in this episode, we talk about potential fallout from the Battlefront 2 “pay to win” debacle, and quiz ourselves with a bit of Star Wars bar trivia! Since you’re readin...

We just can’t help it, we’re geeked out Battlefront 2! This episode is big on gaming: the Council discusses the new video game in depth. Is it worth the price? What about the controversial “pay to win” mechanic? How has the gameplay changed from the original? JT also gives his review of the tie-in book, “Inferno Squad” by Christie Golden. Also just announced: a...

It’s our 50th episode! We’ve got our buddy Nick Ammons joining us on this one, sparring with JT about most topics. It’s no secret The Force Awakens is down the list of JT’s favorite Star Wars movies, Nick says it’s better than the vaunted Rogue One. We also dig into prequel fandom, Rebels, soundtracks and more! Special thanks go out to Galactic Empire for lending us t...

The march towards The Last Jedi continues, Nerfherders! On this episode, we cover the 3 biggest titles going in Star Wars right now – and one very short, underwhelming one. (Ahem, Solo .) The Fourth and final season of Star Wars: Rebels is upon us, and we’re left wondering what we’re not seeing about this show… But we save the best for last! The new trailer for The Last Jed...

Allo, Nerfherders! As the Council gears up for a new The Last Jedi trailer on Monday night, we take a moment to look back on our favorite moments from the franchise so far. There are some sentimental favorites, some groundbreaking scenes, and no named characters were killed in the making of this episode. What are your favorite moments? Let us know using the links below! —– NHC on iTune...

Happy Autumn, Nerfherders! We’ve got a special guest on the show this week: Dan from the Discography Discussion podcast! Amazingly enough, his first exposure to Star Wars came by way of the now-Legends book The Last Command on audio cassette – meaning the original trilogy became a prequel trilogy to him. We get his takes on the prequels, George Lucas handing off the franchise, the eter...

Ciao, Herders! Force Friday 2 turned out to be a debacle for your intrepid Council members, and we recount the events on this episode. But first, we can’t help but pontificate on the meaning of Colin Trevorrow’s exit as director of Episode 9. What’s so hard about getting along with Kathleen Kennedy anyway?? —– NHC on iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-ner...

Hello again, Star Wars faithful! The Council decided to take a break from movie talk this time, choosing instead to focus on Star Wars books! “Star Wars: Thrawn” leads off our discussion, and then we tangent into character arcs throughout the saga. How much can a character change throughout the story before it goes from interesting to inconsistent?? As always, we have the answer. And P...

Hello again, Herders of Nerfs! The Council has fallen prey to Last Jedi mania. On this episode, we peruse new promo images published by Entertainment Weekly . You’ll be amazed at what information is contained in these photos! We dig into the details and uncover the secrets of Ahch-To, the origin of Porgs, how Kylo’s scar moved, and what became of Constable Zuvio. Really! We’re ju...

Hey there, Nerfherders! We all agree that The Force Awakens is a great movie, but it could’ve been a *very* different movie. The Council came across a video from the fine chaps at WhatCulture discussing this very topic. What would a George Lucas-directed sequel trilogy have looked like? What about Michael Arndt’s story treatment? We’ll likely never know, but given some of the way...

Konnicihiwa, Nerfherders! There’s a lot to cover this week. AJ and JT both have plans to visit Lucasfilm this year, opening dates for the Star Wars lands may point to a location for Star Wars Celebration in 2019, we review a fan’s list of possible standalone movie topics, and plenty of other hijinks. Yes, we said “hijinks”. Get off our lawn!! Special note: this was recorded...

Welcome back, Nerfherders! As much as we hate jumping on the news cycle, we – meaning *Jon* – can’t pass up the opportunity when his beloved Han Solo is in trouble! News recently broke that the directors of the as-yet-untitled Han Solo movie were fired with principal filming almost complete. Ron Howard has stepped in to direct. What does all this mean for the film? Turns out &#82...