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The X-Files is back! The FBI’s unsolved case files have been reopened in a 10th season continuing Mulder and Scully’s quest for the truth – a comic book executive produced by series creator, Chris Carter. The first collected volume comes out this week and we’re joined by the entire creative team: series writer Joe Harris (Great Pacific) editor Denton J. Tipton, and Chris Carter for their first joi...

Earlier this year, we mourned the untimely cancellation of Young Justice, one of the greatest things to happen to both DC Comics characters and all-ages animated television. But all is not lost – This week, the world of Young Justice returns in the new video game Young Justice: Legacy! Cap and Tony of Nerdy Show are joined by Young Justice series creators Greg Weisman (Gargoyles, Star Wars: Rebels...

State of the Empire is Nerdy Show’s Star Wars speculation podcast where we “look for news in Alderaan places”.Since last we convened, the Episode VII saga continues to unfold as the balance of power in the universe has once again shifted. Michael Arndt – Episode VII‘s celebrated screenwriter, and our greatest hope for the New Trilogy, is off the project. We don’t know why, nor do do we know much o...

Our ride-along with the Central Florida Ghostbusters continues! Cap and Doug were only setting out to interview the Ghostbusters, but now they’re out on a call with them… to an abandoned hospital! But busting ghosts isn’t all ectoplasmic glitz and glamor – this is just a routine call typically placed by practical jokers and the paranoid. Yet, as they enter the hospital, something seems different....

Nerdy Show Book Club returns! We share the books we’re currently reading, discuss the book we read along with you guys, and do some of our famous dramatic readings. It’s a sexy party in the library, and you’re the guest of honor. This episode our Community Read-Along is a black comedy set in the Sunshine State, Carl Hiaasen’s Sick Puppy! Our home state is notorious for all the crazy that goes on h...

Last year, the Central Florida Ghostbusters saved Orlando, and most likely the world, from an ancient evil that manifested a pyramid atop the arts district… You may have heard about it. We’ve been trying to get these guys on the show for ages, and we’ve finally got em’! Join Cap for a paranormal Halloween treat with The Central Florida Ghostbusters: La Forge, Wall, Briggs, Poole, and their General...

We talk about ball handling a lot on Nerdy Show… But usually it’s less Friday Night Lights and more secret time with your wacky uncle. While the tossing of the virtual pigskin isn’t usually our favorite past-time – if you put some spikes on that ball, and have it being caught by a skeleton with dreadlocks covered in orc blood… that gets our attention. And it got our attention 20 years ago – Fans o...

Featuring interviews with The Protomen, Capcom’s Brett Elston, and Charlie from Fangamer! Big things are brewing in the fandom of everyone’s favorite blue robot. Capcom Unity just announced a musical olive branch to the Mega Man community with two albums of Mega music – including new music by your favorite robot-themed nerd rockers and rappers, as well as Over-Clocked Remix. And what’s more – Keij...

We’ve been talking a lot about Hollywood and the entertainment industry over the past few weeks, so let’s conclude that journey by looking at the big picture. In this microsode requested by Gundamking, Cap, Doug, and Josh discuss the state of the film industry. No, not California (though we do explore why our hometown Orlando didn’t become the “New Hollywood” in the 90s) – we’re talking about big...

Pacific Rim rocked us like no summer movie has ever done in ages. It’s got all the adrenaline pumping goodies you could ask for: giant monsters and mecha, crazy action, and special effects actually worth spending the money to see in IMAX 3D with an N64 Rumble Pack taped to your groin… AND a fantastic, human story set in an amazing original world with compelling characters and intriguing subplots....

Attention! This is a special Nerdy Show Network Bulletin! Listen to this episode in-between chillaxed Labor Day burger flips and join Cap and Colin for a short, low-fi phone conversation. They've got some news to impart! Our interactive $upport Drives are back! Help the Nerdy Show Network stay alive in style by competing against fellow listeners to outbid each other in the quest to decide the next...

Things are getting weird for Marvel movies. Word is out that the franchises licensed to Fox ( X-Men and Fantastic Four) exist in a shared universe, but allegedly that doesn't mean anything. Meanwhile, one mutant is set to appear in both the upcoming X-Men: Days of Future Past film and Avengers 2. That mess doesn't even include Spider-Man and the other unaccounted for Marvelites. In this episode, C...

When last Nerdy Show assembled to discuss Star Wars, LucasArts and Star Wars: The Clone Wars had fallen to the might of their new masters and rumors of a television series that would bridge the original and new trilogies had surfaced. It has been three months since Nerdy Show’s last report. We join them now, Cap, Hex, Marc, Matt, and Doug – still looking for news in Alderaan Places…We discuss the...

Many of the greatest stories of all-time are founded on rivalries: two forces constantly at odds with one another. Mortal enemies, frenemies, siblings… we scour all of pop culture and reality to share our favorite rivalries. Hook vs. Pan, Coke vs. Pepsi, Wolverine vs. everyone… the list goes on. Join Cap, Hex, Doug, Kristin, and Jon for a pop culture-laden journey into heated debates, mortal feuds...

Nerdy Show ventures into the clockwork Megatropolis of Bruce Boxleitner’s Lantern City - a Steampunk television series currently in development. It’s an unconventional show, massive in scope, that’s partially created by the fan community that inspired it. We talk with man behind Tron and Babylon 5‘s John Sheridan and his collaborators Trevor Crafts and Matthew James Daley about the forthcoming ser...

THE LIGHTNING DOGS RETURN!Our 80s-inspired, post apocalyptic, action figure-ready, cartoon universe is ever-growing. Tune in as we brainstorm this crazy concept live! When last we checked in with Cap, Hex, Brian, Tony, and Doug the Lightning Dogs had gained new team members, special powers, and their world expanded – but there’s still more work to do. In this episode we complete the core Lightning...

Run for your lives! Nerdy Show Prime returns with a mega-sized episode dedicated to giant monsters and their natural enemies. From modern-day Kaiju to their mythic beginnings, we leave no stone un-hurled and no robot un-pummeled. Cap, Brandon, and Hex join forces with Wicked Anime‘s Jonathan and Andrew to summon the awesome knowledge needed to slay this beast. We interview Sunstone Games’ Simon St...

Oh snap! Is that a LEGO piece or a tree branch you’ve stepped on? Either or! ep 148 300 ‘Cause you’ve stumbled on another Microsode 2-Pack! Cap and Hex announce Nerdy Show LIVE, discuss what’s new about Nerdapalooza 2013, and serve up two radically different, bite-sized episodes mashed together with some creamy cookie filling for your podcast nomjoyment. First up, Cap and Tony are joined by the Gh...

Ah, the summer blockbuster… Every big studio competing in no-holds-barred thrill-rides, filled with explosions, and sporting price tags in the hundreds of millions. The stakes are always high, and the film quality is dubious at best. In this episode of Nerdy Show, we sound off about the nerdiest of the summer blockbusters so far: Star Trek: Into Darkness, World War Z, and Man of Steel (we did Iron...

It’s a hot time for fans of cosmic happenings in superhero universes. Thanos, one of Marvel’s ultimate big bads, is getting the origin treatment with the mightily-bearded uber-author Jason Aaron (Wolverine & the X-Men, Thor: God of Thunder). Meanwhile over at DC, Geoff Johns’ landmark run of Green Lantern has ended, paving the way for a new creative team on every Lantern book including Rob Venditt...

Get ready for a Kickstarter to the crotch! Over the few years of its existence, Kickstarter has been responsible for successfully funding countless nerdy concepts, awesome pieces of tech, music, literature, and other media that simply wouldn't have existed otherwise. This episode of Nerdy Show we discuss this crowd funding phenomena that’s changing the creative landscape. Hear Cap, Germaine, Jessi...

E3 2013 ends with a bang! This is the last and final part of our daily podcasts, and the biggest one yet. We made the most of day 3 and this double-length episode is jam-packed with game impressions and our top 5 games of the show! (Check them out below if you’re into spoilers.)We demo out Nintendo titles including The Wonderful 101, Mario Kart 8, and Super Mario 3D World. We try out the new Harmo...

Day 3 of E3 and our second day on the floor. Things are getting… intense. We get a tour of the XBOX ONE (aka XBone) and learn some revolutionary hardware facts that for some reason no one is talking about including how the controller could change the game experience and just how powerful this big black slab actually is. We get hands on with Deadpool, the new Phoenix Wright, the remade DuckTales, G...

The press conferences are over and the E3 con floor is finally open! Today’s the first day of exclusive first-looks and hands-on experiences with the future of gaming. But first, we go over the big Nintendo Direct E3 announcements including the new Mario Kart, Super Mario 3D World, and Smash Bros. Comics fans, we put Scribblenauts Unmasked: A DC Comics Adventure to the test (see it in an upcoming...

E3 2013 is here! This year, the biggest event in gaming is more intense than ever with two new consoles vying for superiority and shifting paradigms of the industry. Nerdy Show is back in LA covering E3 for Bleeding Cool and this is our take on Day 1. The show hasn’t started yet, but Monday was a gauntlet of press conferences and media briefings with big reveals from X-Box, Sony, EA, Ubisoft, and...