Superenthusiast Radio

Insights, anecdotes, jocularity, and day-glo bug guts, from Thom Bowers , Bernie Bregman , and Robbie Rist . Would you like to know more? Citizens joining us for the  Nerds Like Us midnight movie may proceed to 0:06 and wait for the Tri-Star logo, while civilians watching at home must pause the logo and wait for our countdown. Either way, thanks for joining up today and doing your part!  

In which Thom Bowers , Travis J Coleman , and special guest Mike Thiriot meet in Salt Lake City to discuss Guardians Of The Galaxy , amongst the other pop culture debris of the day. Plus, the new adventures of old spoilerphobia, Travis auditions for Who Wants To Be A Millionaire, and an impromptu memorial for friend of the show Tim Hollinger .

In which Thom Bowers and Bernie Bregman recap the highs, lows. in-betweens, and inside-outs of San Diego Comic Con 2014. Music by Christian Lipski .

In which Thom Bowers & Travis J Coleman dissect Dawn Of The Planet Of The Apes , and weigh in on Weird Al's Mandatory Fun . Plus: Watch Purging, schedule-wrangling, Christmas movies in July, and we reveal the name of the show's magic voice. Thanks for listening!

In which Thom Bowers conducts two separate conversations with Bernie Bregman of Nerds Like Us : the first as a pre-funk to the Predator Commentary (with nerd-in-training Al Joya along for the ride) and the second as an extended Laser Tag tutorial, one week later. Plus, the coronation of Adam Lambert , the origin of Hair Wars , a Club Cosplay recap, and a re-evaluation of Timothy Zahn 's Heir To Th...

In which Thom Bowers and Travis J Coleman return from their nonexistent hiatus with a fistful of random news and future blueprints. Plus, the flexible narration of stealth sci-fi, a spotlight on the career of Eli Wallach , and a debate concerning the existence of Michael Bay ’s soul. (Spoilers for Person Of Interest , Barton Fink , and Transformers: Age Of Extinction ) 

Insights, anecdotes, jocularity, and a mad dash to Da Choppa from Thom Bowers , Bernie Bregman , Al Joya , and Mike Mazon . Joining us for the Nerds Like Us midnight movie ? Pause the mp3 at 0:09 and wait for the 20th Century Fox logo to appear. Watching at home? Pause after the logo and wait for our countdown. Either way, stick around! And thanks for listening.

In which Thom & Travis talk hard, steal the air, bring down the curtain, and foretell the future. Thanks for listening, and be sure to join us soon for SUPERENTHUSIAST RADIO !

In which Thom welcomes Ser Bernard Bregman (The Helmeted, First of his Name, Screener Of Movies, Wrangler Of Nerds, Klingon Spoonflower and Protector of The Realm) back to the show to ask which of his current projects is likely to melt his brain first. Plus, the context of craft in cosplay, a glut of gooey Game Of Thrones spoilers and speculation, a definitive ranking of Batmobiles, sage advice on...

In which Thom & Travis merge from the fog of near misses and increased responsibilities to explain where the show has been for the last little while, and where it’s going…if anywhere. Plus discussion of Trust Me and Edge Of Tomorrow, decade-driven fashion, bad reasons to avoid art, meeting Clark Gregg, and more TV watch-purging than the mind can comfortably conceive.

In which Thom & Travis weild the twin powers of satire and sleep dep while discussing winter soldiers vs summer blockbusters, medium vs genre, placement vs integration, the addiction of iconography, the boondoggle of fan entitlement, the labyrinth of cable ratings, and the challenge of not de-rezzing into the ether while speaking into a microphone. Plus: more watch-purging, supposed Star Wars news...

Insights, anecdotes, and jocularity (but NO CAMELS!) from Thom Bowers and Bernie Bregman. Joining us for the Nerds Like Us midnight movie? Pause the mp3 at 0:06 and wait for the Paramount logo to appear. Watching at home? Pause after the logo and wait for our countdown. Either way, thanks for listening. You have chosen wisely!

In which Thom & Travis pursue all manner of pop culture redemption, finding silver linings of varying luminosity around the darker clouds of the good-but-not-great, enumerating alternative virtues of the not-even-that-good, and joining with fallen idols to bury hatchets that they didn't even know they were carrying. Plus, moderate doses of Marvel, Muppets, and Mitchell!

In which Thom & Travis explore both the complications and the opportunities that result when stories from books, television, video games, and other media are adapted into movies, with relevant reviews of Veronica Mars, Need For Speed, Divergent, and more. Plus, a tip of the hat to a silenced trailer voice, and further adventures in binge-watching!

In which Thom mainlines comfort shows while recovering from eye surgery, Travis discovers a new contender for worst movie of the year, and both share their observations and analysis of the 2014 Oscars.

In which Thom & Travis discuss the wonder of expectations exceeded (The Lego Movie), the indifference of expectations met (I, Frankenstein), the frustration of expectations thwarted (our failed Aliens commentary), and the odd phenomenon of being elated and disappointed simultaneously (the new Transformers trailer). Plus, a new golden age of Gen X animation reboots, remembering -- and looking forwa...

In which Thom & Travis meet in Las Vegas for a rare face-to-face conversation involving Stygian stories, Oscar observations, the culture of manufactured outrage, and the nature of superenthusiasm itself. Plus, a rare foray into sports nerdery, and Travis brought his mom along!

Insights, anecdotes, jocularity, and totally sweet martial arts moves from Thom Bowers, R Andru, Bernie Bregman, Josh Nixon, Michele Ivey, and Robbie Rist. Joining us for the Nerds Like Us midnight movie? Pause the mp3 at 0:06 and wait for the New Line logo to fade out. Watching at home? Pause after the New Line logo and wait for our countdown. Either way, thanks for listening. Cowabunga!

In which Thom boggles at the sheer length and breadth of Travis J Coleman's end-of-year media lists, while getting him to talk about that most rare of things: movies that he dislikes. Plus, holiday box office, internet negativity, nostalgia run amok, and a final answer to the show's ongoing tech-tackling conundrum.

In which Thom and Bernie Bregman begin with catching up on the function and future of the Nerds Like Us midnight movie series, and end in full-on spazz mode over their individual geek fetishes (Transformers lore and Star Wars novels, respectively) with stops along the way for reboot rationales, costume construction, and the dawn of DVD.

In which Thom & Travis rock and roll all night with Heart, mini-golf every day with KISS, and re-evaluate their Marvel movie lists in the wake of Thor: The Dark World.

In which Thom & Travis are joined by Bernie Bregman of Nerds Like Us for a spoiler-free Thor preview, a spoiler-filled recap of Ender's Game, the official announcement of Star Wars VII's release date, and the official demise of Blockbuster Video.

In which Thom & Travis gear up for All Hallow's Eve by exploring their relationship with horror and enduring terribly inane candy advice. Plus, further adventures in Portland, keeping the theater kids in line, and more movie recommendations than you can shake a Silver Shamrock at.

In which Thom & Travis get sucked in by Gravity, ride along with Agents of SHIELD, toast the retirement of John Munch, and delve briefly into their show's own mythos to explain the connection between this episode and Episode 45. What, you say there IS no Episode 45? Hmmmm.

In which Thom celebrates the show's rollover to triple digits by joining fellow prog-rockers Fish Olmos, Adam Sears, and Phideaux Xavier for an epic summit on all things musical and magical, and still has time to discuss soap opera fugue states, special edition hangovers, and artistic upheaval of both evolutionary and revolutionary stripe. Music by Phideaux, Hot Karate, Lobate Scarp, Heilopolis, a...