Nerds With Friends

Big News for the DC Extended Universe! James Gunn is in, Henry Cavill is out, and the Rock is grumpy about it all. We discuss what this means for future DC movies and TV shows, and try and figure out if James Gunn is the hero we all need, or the villain we deserve. We also discuss Henry Cavill's new Warhammer 40k project. Also, Christmas Presents!!!! Skip To James Gunn talk @14:50 Learn more about...

Time to get down on some Nerdy Trivia! We're playing the home version of the College Humor/ Dropout game Show Um, Actually! Producer Ric faces off against Cristian to see who can be the most pedantic nerd in the room! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Need to get something special for the Nerd in your life this holiday season? We've got you covered with a bunch of nerdy gift ideas that range from $5 to $5000 so whatever your budget, there's something for you. Make your list, check it twice, let's talk nerdy gifts! Gift Ideas start @16:00 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Nerds are back after battling Covid and Kidney Stones! A global pandemic disease and rocks in our pee pees couldn't keep us away from reviewing the best Star Wars series of the year and one of the best PS5 games ever! We give our spoiler-free reviews of God of War Ragnarok and Andor, then after our break we talk Andor Spoilers and who in the series may be a secret Jedi-in-hiding! Learn more ab...

Imperius Rex! We're talking Black Panther Wakanda Forever and giving some hot takes. The MCU has been struggling and with the tragic loss of Chadwick Boseman, this movie is up against incredible odds. Will it overcome and get the Marvel Cinematic Universe back on track? Or will it sink to the depths of Namor's kingdom and flop? We give both spoiler-free and spoiler-full reviews of this movie so wh...

We give our review of the latest entry into Warner Brothers' DC extended universe, Black Adam. Will Dwayne The Rock Johnson be enough to right the ship for DC, or is the DCEU too far gone to be saved? We give our thoughts as well as a spoiler-free and spoiler-full review of DC's Black Adam. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Well it had to happen sometime. Magic The Gathering has been a bit of a blind spot in our Nerdy repertoire; Cristian played over a decade ago, Cody never cracked a booster pack, but today's the day. Cody downloads all the information that he got at his friendly local game store, and we decide what format we want to play. And at the end, we even crack some boosters live on the show! For our audio l...

Let's face it, the last 3 Star Wars Movies weren't great. Book of Boba Fett was ok. Will the new Disney Plus show, Andor, finally scratch that Star Wars Itch we've been having? Or will it miss the mark and be another disappointment bringing down the batting average of Star Wars as a franchise? We also read some spicy comments from angry listeners. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone....

Editor's note: The first chunk of this episode got lost so its starts in the middle of Nerdy Confessions where Cody is describing a new miniatures game he got called Space Station Zero. Then we take an "Ultimate MCU Quiz" to see once and for all if we are true Marvel fans. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Why is Lord of The Rings: The Rings of Power getting so many negative reviews? Is it because Amazon isn't staying true to the vision of JRR Tolkien? Or is it because certain reviewers just don't like people of color....or women. We send some hate back to the haters in this episode of Nerds With Friends! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

One podcast to rule them all! We finally return to Middle Earth to the realm of Elves, Dwarves and Men in Amazon Prime's new show Lord of the Rings- The Rings of Power. Are the haters right? Is it just a big woke mess? Or have they captured Tolkien's original vision of the Second Age? We give our initial impressions and theories in this week's show! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphon...

Who's ready for some #HOTD? House of the Dragon that is! Game of Thrones is back with a new spin-off series centering on the Targaryan family around 200 years before the events of the first show. We give our initial thoughts on this latest trip to Westeros. Will this show fizzle out like Season 8 of Game of Thrones? Or will it give us the ending that was promised? Find out in this episode of Nerds...

Grab your dice and roll for initiative, a new "edition" of Dungeons and Dragons is coming and we've got the full rundown on the new changes from the playtest. We also give our first impressions of Marvel's She-Hulk. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week it's the Lord of Dreams vs the ultimate hunter as we review Hulu's Prey and Netflix's The Sandman. Which streaming original is worth your time and which falls short? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Nerds are back! They conquered a post-Covid San Diego Comicon and lived to tell the tale! Well, Cody got Covid, but more on that next episode. We give you the scoop on all the new stuff announced at SDCC from Marvel, DC Warner Brothers and more! Plus, we give our review of the new sci-fi thriller from Jordan Peele, NOPE. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Marvel's Thor goes on his latest adventure in the Taika Waititi directed Love and Thunder, but it isn't the same caliber as the god of thunder's previous movie. We give our honest review as well as a outline a few key changes that would have made a overall good movie into a great movie. We also talk about Ms. Marvel and what the Disney Plus series means for the future of the MCU. Learn more about...

New York Times Bestselling author Madeleine Roux returns to talk about her process writing the new Critical Role novel The Nine Eyes of Lucien. She discusses her writing process, what it was like working with Matt Mercer, and how it feels knowing GRR Martin hasn't written a book in over a decade.... We hope you enjoy this behind the scenes look at the publishing industry with one of our absolute f...

Season 3 of both The Boys and Umbrella Academy are out, and you're probably wondering, "Should i watch these? are they still any good?" We give our initial spoiler-free reviews of both series and talk about what they do well and what they do poorly. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

B. Dave Walters returns! Everyone's favorite dungeon master is back to tell us what it was like playing Dungeons and Dragons with cast of Stranger Things. He tells us all the behind the scenes stories and explains what it's like controlling one of D&D's greatest villains: The great and terrible Vecna! We also review the Obi Wan Kenobi show from Disney Plus. Dave is one of our all-time favorite gue...

We are extremely excited to interview actor Kevin L. Johnson best known for his work in Netflix's Ozark and Stranger Things. We discuss how he started his acting career, what it's like working alongside Jason Batemen, the mysterious way Netflix holds auditions, and which Tom in Hollywood he'd most like to work with (Hanks, Cruise, Holland, Hardy, or Hiddleston). This was a super fun interview, we...

Fans are passionate people, but sometimes they go too far. We're discussing the recent cases of toxic fandom surrounding Moses Ingram from Obi Wan Kenobi and other recent projects. How can we get these people to calm the F*** down? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We use the Force to make some bold predictions about the upcoming Obi Wan Kenobi Series on Disney Plus. We try to decide if this show will bring balance to the Force, or if it will fall to the Dark Side. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Truth is out there! The task force in charge of cataloging incidents with UAP's or Unidentified Airborne Phenomenon, recently had a hearing before congress to disclose their findings. While we didn't get HD pictures of aliens, we did get some context around these sightings, and some transparency around how many reports there are. We give our reactions as well as our thoughts on future UFO disc...

We had such high hopes for Moon Knight....and Falcon and the Winter Soldier.... and Wanda Vision.... and all the other Disney Plus Marvel shows, but they keep seeming to fall short of expectations. We as a community come up with complex theories of tie-ins to other movies and other franchises, and discuss what's next week after week, but in the end there's just a big CGI battle and the show's over...

Things are about to get out of hand! We're doing an in depth review of Doctor Strange 2 and we're covering all the sweet easter eggs that the multiverse can handle. What does this movie mean for the future of the MCU? Who are the Illuminati? Is Tom Cruise actually Iron Man? Find out on this episode of Nerds With Friends! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices