Fake Nerd Podcast

ALL ABOARD! It's time for Animation Station, the show conducted by Sparkz Witty that provides a new forum for deep dives and longer discussions on animated shows and films.  Get ready to return to the digital world! Brandon and Ben continue their deep dive into the world of Digimon Adventure Tri with part 2 of the film franchise that brought back these beloved Digi-Destined: Digimon Adventure Tri:...

We’re back to update you on the strikes! This is an audio transfer of Sunday’s live stream. Click the link to watch the live video unedited: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2R9o6FqhlEo Bread and butter: (38:02) Be sure to check your timecodes! - (38:02) In Memoriam - (49:11) WGA/SAG-AFTRA Strike Update - (1:59:58) Comics - (2:11:53) Misc. - (2:19:42) Gamescom 2023 Strike Information - WGA Strike I...

ALL ABOARD! It's time for Animation Station, the show conducted by Sparkz Witty that provides a new forum for deep dives and longer discussions on animated shows and films.  Get ready to return to the digital world! Brandon and Ben begin a deep dive into the world of Digimon Adventure Tri! To kick things off, they discuss the highs and lows of Digimon Adventure Tri: Reunion.  Watch the video here:...

These strikes are getting hot! This is an audio transfer of Sunday’s live stream. Click the link to watch the live video unedited: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JgbR1g-sW-E Bread and butter: (17:08) Lots to catch you up on! - (17:08) In Memoriam - (29:36) WGA/SAG-Aftra Strike Updates - (1:23:52) Comics - (1:42:51) Mics. - (1:44:02) Trailer Talk Strike Information - WGA Strike Information: https:...

An update about what we're doing with our shows to be in solidarity with the SAG-AFTRA and WGA strikes. We're putting Fake Nerds Watch, Animation Station, Fake Nerd Cine-Files, Mythellaneous, and Animation Station on pause along with some alterations to the main show. Basement Arcade, Basement: Arcade Pause Menu, and Fake Nerd Book Club will continue to put out shows during the strikes. Strike Inf...

Time to pivot the show! This is an audio transfer of Sunday’s live stream. Click the link to watch the live video unedited: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ky6zq0awNRY Bread and butter: (53:52) Big changes are coming to the show again! - (53:52) In Memoriam - (58:15) WGA/SAG-AFTRA Strike Update - (1:22:56) Comics - (1:28:04) Digimon Movies - (1:36:42) Trailers Strike Information - WGA Strike Infor...

Lots of Comic-Con news to get through! This is an audio transfer of Sunday’s live stream. Click the link to watch the live video unedited: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pFiLwMIGcx0 Bread and butter: (38:15) Don’t forget to check your time codes! - (38:15) In Memoriam - (39:16) Strike Updates - (1:03:40) Comics - (1:10:12) San Diego Come-Con 2023 - (2:29:17) Trailer Talk Strike Information - WGA...

Whenever there is a film that demands the discussion of the Fake Nerds, be it an older one worth re-visitation or brand new, it ends up here in the Fake Nerd Cine-Files! This is our review of the seventh film in the Mission: Impossible Franchise. Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One is written by Christopher McQuarrie and Erik Jendresen; directed by Christopher McQuarrie. Light the fuse!...

New show! Same us! This is an audio transfer of Sunday’s live stream. Click the link to watch the live video unedited: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GUE46UuqcLc&t=4s Bread and butter: (26:52) Be sure to check your time codes! - (27:05) In Memoriam - (29:21) WGA/SAG-AFTRA Strike Update - (1:09:21) Disney - (1:36:37) Comics - (1:58:54) Misc. - (2:17:53) Trailers WGA Strike Information SAG-AFTR...

Sometimes it's a topic from the Fake Nerd Podcast, sometimes we need the room to discuss a films on their own. Either way, they end up here in the Fake Nerd Cine-Files! An excerpt from Episode 335 of the Fake Nerd Podcast, this is our review of the fifth and sixth films in the Mission: Impossible Franchise. Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation is written and directed by Christopher McQuarrie. Missio...

It’s the last two Mission: Impossible films before Dead Reckoning! This is an audio transfer of Sunday’s live stream. Click the link to watch the live video unedited: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aZ2L3j_emug Bread and butter: (37:31) Where did all the news go? - (37:31) Misc. - (53:09) Trailers Main Course: (1:12:17) Mission: Impossible franchise discussion part 3 - (1:12:36) Mission: Impossibl...

Sometimes it's a topic from the Fake Nerd Podcast, sometimes we need the room to discuss a films on their own. Either way, they end up here in the Fake Nerd Cine-Files! An excerpt from Episode 334 of the Fake Nerd Podcast, this is our review of Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny! Written by Jez Butterworth, John-Henry Butterworth, David Koepp and James Mangold; directed by Mangold. The time has...

**REVIEW OF INDIANA JONES AND THE DIAL OF DESTINY** This is an audio transfer of Sunday’s live stream. Click the link to watch the live video unedited: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wSt6SdkEEmU Bread and butter: (51:53) Light news! Will the show be under 4 hours?? Nope - (51:53) In memoriam - (56:15) Writers Strike Update - (1:02:20) Warner Bros. Discovery - (1:10:58) Movies - (1:33:06) Misc. -...

He spends his time locked away, never before has seen the light of day. He handwrites movie scripts in a demented fit and makes you look like a lazy piece of....crap. He is no longer a man, he has become a savage. YOU THINK YOU'RE A TRUE FAN?! This is Mike's Impossible Movie Trivia Challenge! In this special archive episode pulled from Ep. 153 of the Fake Nerd Podcast, Mike has trapped Brandon, Be...

Sometimes it's a topic from the Fake Nerd Podcast, sometimes we need the room to discuss a films on their own. Either way, they end up here in the Fake Nerd Cine-Files! An excerpt from Episode 333 of the Fake Nerd Podcast, this is our review of the third and fourth films in the Mission: Impossible Franchise. Mission: Impossible 3 is written by Alex Kurtzman, Roberto Orci, and J.J. Abrams; directed...

Part 2 of our Mission: Impossible Discussion! This is an audio transfer of Sunday’s live stream. Click the link to watch the live video unedited: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=42Q3oHijEO8 Bread and butter: (43:11) Make sure to check time codes! - (43:11) Writers Strike - (45:12) Warner Bros. Discovery - (1:16:35) Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse - (1:27:20) Misc. - (1:40:27) Nintendo Direct -...

Sometimes it's a topic from the Fake Nerd Podcast, sometimes we need the room to discuss films on their own. Either way, they end up here in the Fake Nerd Cine-Files!  An excerpt from Ep. 332 of the Fake Nerd Podcast, this is our review of Warner Bros's The Flash - written by Christina Hodsons; directed by Andy Muschietti.  Sparkz, Brandon, Ryan, and Ben return to the DCEU for a “last?” bow with T...

**SPOILERS FOR THE FLASH** This is an audio transfer of Sunday’s live stream. Click the link to watch the live video unedited: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kzm44NF9kd8 Bread and butter: (44:16) It was a huge news week! - (44:16) In Memoriam - (46:17) Comics - (55:19) Disney - (1:14:49) Warner Bros. - (1:37:21) Misc. - (1:41:26) Trailers Main Course: (2:17:19) Review of The Flash FNBookClub: (3:...

Sometimes it's a topic from the Fake Nerd Podcast, sometimes we need the room to discuss a films on their own. Either way, they end up here in the Fake Nerd Cine-Files! An excerpt from Episode 329 of the Fake Nerd Podcast, this is our review of the first two films in the Mission Impossible Franchise. Mission Impossible is written by David Koepp and Robert Towne, directed by Brian De Palma. Mission...

Sometimes it's a topic from the Fake Nerd Podcast, sometimes we need the room to discuss films on their own. Either way, they end up here in the Fake Nerd Cine-Files! An excerpt from Ep. 331 of the Fake Nerd Podcast, this is our review of Paramount's Transformers: Rise of the Beasts - written by Joby Harold, Darnell Metayer, Josh Peters, Erich Hoeber, and Jon Hoeber; directed by Steven Caple Jr.....

Sometimes it's a topic from the Fake Nerd Podcast, sometimes we need the room to discuss films on their own. Either way, they end up here in the Fake Nerd Cine-Files! An archive review pulled from Ep. 123 of the Fake Nerd Podcast, this is just our review of Bumblebee - written by Christina Hodson, directed by Travis Knight. Ryan, Sparkz, Ben, and Brandon got together in 2018 to give their thoughts...

**SPOILERS FOR TRANSFORMERS: RISE OF THE BEASTS** This is an audio transfer of Sunday’s live stream. Click the link to watch the live video unedited: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t7iSBc1LRKQ Bread and butter: (26:32) Lots of trailers to get through! - (26:32) In Memoriam - (37:11) Strike Updates - (39:38) Comic Book Movies - (48:54) Comic Books - (1:07:53) Misc. - (1:19:31) Trailers Main Course...

IT'S OUR 7th ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION! The guys are back together virtually for another Annual Special! No news, no book club, just the fakest of nerds discussing the past year, looking ahead, and playing a game of DnD! Watch the video here: https://youtu.be/Vf1dXsoM7-g Skip to the game: 39:05 To kick things off, they get into their favorite memories on their shows in the past year. Then, it's time...

**SPOILERS FOR SPIDER-MAN: ACROSS THE SPIDER-VERSE** This is an audio transfer of Sunday’s live stream. Click the link to watch the live video unedited: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O-jrveWgL1s Bread and butter: (1:03:55) Don’t Forget to check time codes! - (1:04:00) In Memoriam - (1:04:49) Directors Guild of America - (1:12:38) Spider-Man - (1:23:58) Disney - (1:33:43) Misc. - (1:45:30) Traile...

Sometimes it's a topic from the Fake Nerd Podcast, sometimes we need the room to discuss films on their own. Either way, they end up here in the Fake Nerd Cine-Files! An excerpt from Ep. 330 of the Fake Nerd Podcast, this is our review of Sony Animation's Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse - written by Phil Lord, Christopher Miller, and David Callaham; directed by Joaquim Dos Santos, Kemp Powers,...