The Salty Nerd Podcast

What the heck is a post-production producer? Well, he's the guy in charge of getting the show edited, getting the sound designed, getting all the special effects done, and delivering a finished episode to the network! So, yeah, SUPER important job! And in this episode, the Salty Nerds chat with Chris Arruda, who does all that and more for the Jason Momoa dystopian epic SEE on AppleTV. Chris has LO...

2021 is almost over, so the Salty Nerds have decided to list their top 5 movies of the year! But it's more like the top 20 movies because each Nerd has their 5 favorite ones! Which Nerd to you agree with the most? What's your top 5? Let us know! If you like this content and want more of it, check out our members area where you can get exclusive episodes: http://www.saltynerdclub.com

Forget all those terrible Resident Evil movies you've seen previously - Resident Evil Welcome To Racoon City is not only a more faithful adaptation of the video game, but also a legit scary horror movie! (Yeah, we were surprised as well!) Find out why the Salty Nerds liked this movie so much. And for the full review, be sure to check out the members area at: http://www.saltynerdclub.com WARNING: S...

Half man. Half Machine. All SALTY NERD! The Salty Nerds talk about the original Robocop Trilogy with special guest-host David Hewlett, the actor who portrayed Doctor Rodney McKay on Stargate Atlantis! The Nerds were interviewing Hewlett and he just wouldn't leave, so they let him sit in on their Robocop episode. Come check out what David (who is now the Salty Nerds' best friend) thinks of these cl...

The Salty Nerds review the (not so) epic finale of AppleTV's incredibly pretentious original series, INVASION. Entitled "The First Day" the Nerds wish it was the last as they discover they're going to have to suffer through a second season of this terrible, awful, miserable show! How bad is this series? So bad, that the Nerds have run out of words to describe how bad it is! In fact, they each made...

The Salty Nerds review the AppleTV original film FINCH, starring Tom Hanks, a dog, and a robot. The Nerds are split as to whether this is a good movie or not. Half of them thought Tom Hanks played a real jerk. The other half really enjoyed it and thought it was a blend between Castaway and I Am Legend. Oh, and Kadish actually got teary-eyed while discussing the ending. If you like this content and...

To celebrate the 20 year anniversary of one of the greatest fantasy movies of all time, the Salty Nerds decide to discuss The Lord Of The Rings - The Fellowship Of The Ring. And boy-oh-boy, do they geek out HARD. Forget salt, the Nerds practically GUSH over this incredible movie! If you ever wanted a salt-free episode, this is one to check out! If you like this content and want more of it, be sure...

The PENULTIMATE episode of Invasion has the Salty Nerds EXTRA salty about this ridiculous show, it's boring characters, slow storyline, and massive plot contrivances. They're especially upset by Invasion's climax essentially making all but one storyline in the series completely pointless. NOTHING makes sense in Invasion Episode 9. Nothing is explained. Nothing is really resolved (well, except for...

Grab a martini and a girl in a bikini because this week the Salty Nerds are talking Bond, Brosnan Bond. What does the crew think of the 90s James Bond fillms with their terrible puns and giant freakin laser beams? Find out in this weeks Salty Nerd Podcast! If you like this content and want more of it, be sure to check out the members area at: http://www.saltynerdclub.com

Guess what everyone! Something actually happens this episode! Well, sort of. Actually... not really. Who cares anymore? Invasion is so bad that MattVader actually has to find new words to describe it! And we devolve into talking about TikTok videos again. If you enjoy our content and want more of it, be sure to check out our members area at: http://www.saltynerdclub.com

The season finale of AppleTV's Foundation is here! Jude returns to sprinkle some salt as a dye-in-the-wool book lover, but the other Nerds are pretty happy with the show. If you want the full spoiler-filled review of every episode this season, be sure to check out our members area here: http://www.saltynerdclub.com

After a string of bad sequels/reboots, Ghostbusters has finally gotten a worthy successor with Ghostbusters Afterlife! The Salty Nerds came, saw, and teared up at this love-letter to the original fantasy adventure comedy they grew up loving. Get your full SPOILER-FILLED breakdown and review here! If you like this review and want more like it, check out our members area here: http://www.saltynerdcl...

Alex is away so the Salty Nerds decide to watch movies he'd normally never allow on the podcast and pay a dear, dear price for doing so. They choose three of the WORST holiday-themed horror movies possible, and end up regretting it! If you like this content and want more of it, check out our members area at: http://www.saltynerdclub.com

The Salty Nerds suffer through yet ANOTHER super-boring episode of AppleTV's show about an alien invasion that has neither aliens nor invasions in it. Instead, we get to see people cooking hamburgers, driving around, and not running into aliens. The Nerds are so desperate to be entertained, they resort to talking about TikToks and Brittany Spears instead of this horribly boring show. If you like t...

In this PENULTIMATE episode of the epic sci-fi drama Foundation, we're coming to the endgame. The drama on Terminus between the Anacreons, Thespins, and the Foundation comes to a shocking climax as the secrets of The Vault are finally revealed. And on Trantor, Brother Dawn's secret is discovered by Empire and now he must fight for his life. (By the way, none of this is in the books.) If you like t...

There's something strange in the neighborhood, and it's the Salty Nerds! This week the crew reviews all the Ghostbusters movies - even the bad ones! (Especially the bad ones.) Call it fate, call it karma, call it cats and dogs living together in mass hysteria, just don't call it boring. Join us for this spooky and hilarious episode! If you like this content and want more of it, be sure to check ou...

In what is arguably the best (and also the worst) episode of Invasion, the show turns one of the most annoying storylines into a straight-up horror movie. The Dork Knight sits in for Alex, Jude creates a drink that tastes like this show, and Jim Bell Tyson is still ded. If you like this content and want more of it, check out our members area at: http://www.saltynerdclub.com

The Salty Nerds talk about the eighth episode of AppleTV's Foundation, which has 1 great storyline, one okay storyline, and one awful storyline. But which is which? If you want to know the answer, check out the members area at: http://www.saltynerdclub.com WARNING: SPOILERS

Check your Flux Capacitors Nerds because we are heading to the Past in this episode of Retro We-Watch! The Salty Crew talk about 3 retro movies. Jude's horror roots go deep with 13 Ghosts, Kadish picked the classic, The Day The Earth Stood Still, and Vader picked the homoerotic scifi film, Robinson Crusoe on Mars. (naturally.) If you like this episode and want more great Salty Nerd content, be sur...

In the mid-season episode of this AppleTV alien invasion series, there's still no aliens, still no Mark Wahlberg, and still no sign of Sam Neill anywhere. Some critics say there's one "jaw dropping" moment in every episode, but the only jaw-dropping that's happening with the Salty Nerds is when they yawn at how boring this series is! WARNING: SPOILERS If you like this content and would like more,...

The Salty Nerds give their non-spoiler take on episode 7 of AppleTV's Foundation series, which they all think might be the best episode of the show yet! If you would like to hear the full hour-long spoiler breakdown of this episode, you can get it in our members area over at: http://www.saltynerdclub.com

Get ready to take a big bite out of this podcast this week as the Salty Nerd Crew talk about the first 3 films in the Resident Evil Franchise, Kadish explains exactly why he hates Director Paul W.S. Anderson, Vader compares the T-Virus to COVID, and Jude and Alex just like seeing zombie puppies. If you like this content and want more of it, check out our members area at: http://www.saltynerdclub.c...

Somehow the Salty Nerds convinced the head producer, showrunner, & lead writer of one of their favorite TV shows to sit down with them and answer all their questions! In this epic interview, the Nerds speak with Jonathan Tropper, the man behind TV shows like Banshee, Warrior, and SEE. If you like this content and want more of it, check out our members area at: http://www.saltynerdclub.com

The Salty Nerds review the fourth episode of what is probably the most boring story about an alien invasion ever told, and try to jazz it up with some sweet New England accents and the stunt casting of some Wahlbergs. If you like this content and want more of it, join our members area at: http://www.saltynerdclub.com

Foundation S1E6 Non Spoiler Review from the Salty Nerds has them breaking down Death and the Maiden. In this episode, we see Brother Day journey to the homeworld of the Luminous religion. We see Brother Dawn hunt some gillyraptors. And Salvor takes the fight to the Anacreons. But if you want our full Foundation season 1 episode 6 breakdown, be sure to check out our members area where we go into fu...