Why So Sidious? A Nerd Podcast

Cold Open: Reflecting on Infinity War and Endgame 7:30: Star Wars Celebration 13:05: Ben Affleck directing Batman? Also Clancy Brown cast as Salvatore Maroni in the Penguin series 18:40: Wolverine in Deadpool 22:10: Robert Downey Jr. and Tom Cruise as Tony Stark Iron Man 24:15: Walking Dead's Glen, actor Steven Yeun cast in the MCU? Also, Sentry in Thunderbolts rumors 29:15 Jeff Loveness inte...

Join the crew as we dive into the third season premiere of the Disney+ series, The Mandalorian! We briefly discuss the unique observations and points of view that our wives bring to the table, and then jump right into the current state of Star Wars before tackling the episode. We share our gripes with the short episode, while getting into how this compares to previous seasons premiere episodes bef...

Take a look at what happened in the world of nerd this past week! We open up the show diving into the world of Harry Potter more than we ever have before (for now!), and touch on the upcoming movie, along with Hogwarts Legacy. Then we dive into the touchy subject that is the development of new Lord of the Rings movies, and how afraid that makes one of our hosts. We also discuss other new WB projec...

Aka Robin or Jason Todd, killed by the Joker, only to return as DC's greatest anti-hero. Here's the origin, background, and history of Red Hood.  Follow us on Instagram @whysosidiouspod Email us questions/requests: whysosidious@yahoo.com Subscribe, Rate, and Review!! Send us your questions/comments! Support the show

Join the crew as we dive into the newest addition to the MCU, Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania! We give our takes on what we thought of the movie as a whole after getting a very mixed bag of reviews going into this, along with our thoughts and opinions on Kang the Conqueror and M.O.D.O.K.. We share our gripes with the movie, along with the things that did work, and thing that could've been c...

Join hosts David Cochran and Caleb Culver as we dive into the sixth episode of the HBO original series, The Last of Us! We open up discussing the latest news regarding our 2023 Box Office Draft (Ep. 53) Then, we jump right into the episode, discussing that opening scene with the older couple, and the intimate conversations between Joel and Ellie. Then we get to the town of Jackson, and talk about...

Get acquainted with Adam Warlock, who will be making his big screen MCU appearance for the first time in James Gunn's Guardians of the Galaxy 3. Here's some of his history and origin story. Marvel Avengers **Send us any questions or comments at whysosidious@yahoo.com and we guarantee a direct response in one of our future episodes! Follow us on social media! Instagram/Twitter/TikTok: @wh...

Welcome in to your crash course preparation for the third season of the Disney+ series, The Mandalorian! Join hosts Caleb Culver and David Cochran as we dive into everything you need to know before the third season drops on March 1st! After a QUICK look into the missed reactions regarding The Flash trailer, we cover the history of Mandalore, including the Mandalore v Jedi War and the origin of the...

Get ready for Guardians of the Galaxy 3 with an introduction to the villain of the movie: the High Evolutionary! Learn a little bit about his origin and what makes this guy tick. Marvel MCU SUBSCRIBE, RATE, REVIEW! Follow us on social media Instagram/Twitter/TikTok: @whysosidiouspod Contact: whysosidious@yahoo.com   Send us your questions/comments! Support the show

Join hosts David Cochran and Caleb Culver as we dive into the fourth and fifth episodes of the HBO original series, The Last of Us! We open up talking about the hottest video game out right now, and the controversy surrounding it, which is Hogwarts Legacy. Then, we jump right into Ep. 4, and discuss everything that surrounded the continuously growing relationship between Joel and Ellie, and our fi...

The Flash featuring Batman Guardians of the Galaxy 3 Indiana Jones 5 SUBSCRIBE, RATE, REVIEW! Follow us on social media Instagram/Twitter/TikTok: @whysosidiouspod Contact: whysosidious@yahoo.com Send us your questions/comments! Support the show

Take a look at what happened in the world of nerd this past week, PLUS  get yourself prepared for the upcoming movie, "Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania"!! We start the episode off getting you all caught up on everything that has led to the newest addition to the MCU catalog, by quickly recapping the important aspects of the previous Ant-Man movies, Avengers: Endgame, and Loki season 1!...

Kang has already been seen as a variant in Loki season 1. But now he's coming into the MCU at full speed when Ant Man and the Wasp Quantamania comes out. Who is this new Avengers level villain and why is there so much hype around him? Why So Sidious brings you some explanation to the Kang character, with some origin, background and history. Marvel **Send us any questions or comments at whysos...

Join hosts David Cochran and Caleb Culver as we dive into the first three episodes of the HBO original series, The Last of Us! We dive into this new take on the zombie genre and compare it to previous properties such as The Walking Dead, and what improvements The Last of Us has already brought. We also compare it to the hit video game that the series is based on (well, one of us does), and what ot...

Phase 1 of the DCU. Co CEOs James Gunn and Peter Saffran finally give us an update! 10:35 Superman Legacy 16:30 The Authority 20:15 Batman: The Brave and the Bold - Damian Wayne 28:25 Super Girl 29:45 Swamp Thing 34:13 Creatures Commandos 35:55 Waller - Peacemaker 40:00 Lanterns -John Stewart and Hal Jordan as Green Lantern 44:20 Booster Gold - Chris Pratt? 46:40 Paradise Island - before Wonder Wo...

Which 2023 movies are going to bring in the highest worldwide box office numbers? Join the crew as we draft a team of 5 movies, and at the end of 2023 we will come back to our choices, calculate the total box office earnings and determine a winner! Antman and the Wasp Quantamania, The Little Mermaid, Guardians of the Galaxy 3, Barbie, Super Mario, Indiana Jones, Fast X, and more. We might not be e...

Take a look at what happened in the world of nerd this past week! In this weeks episode, we get right into our thoughts on the newest Mandalorian Season 3 trailer! There was a ton of details in this trailer that hinted at plenty of things that we covered and theorized about, and we can't wait to cover the show when its out! We then share our gripes about MCU casting rumors and how they are ru...

In anticipation to James Gunn's upcoming DCU movies, the Why So Sidious crew has put together a roadmap of our own! Checkout the direction we would take the DCU if we were in a position of creative control. Follow us as we build the DCU story through individual character movies, leading us into a climactic team up event to form the Justice League! (Plus, who could Chris Pratt and the rest of...

WELCOME to a very special edition of Why So Sidious?: A Nerd Podcast!! Come on down to the Red Carpet as we go over the entire 2022 season of movies and television in fandom, awarding and recognizing the very best of what we got, and more! We dive into all of the good and the bad that 2022 brought us! From projects like Thor: Love and Thunder to projects like Andor, we cover the biggest surprises...

Star Wars, Ezra Miller's Flash, Marvel, Secret Wars, Kang, Sentry, Thunderbolts All this AND MORE on this week's episode of Week In Geek! SUBSCRIBE, RATE, REVIEW! Follow us on social media Instagram/Twitter/TikTok: @whysosidiouspod Contact: whysosidious@yahoo.com Check out our thoughts of the new trailer for Ant Man and the Wasp: Quantamania on the next episode of Week In Geek! Send us y...

Take a look at what happened in the world of nerd this past week! In this weeks edition of Week In Geek, we open up with a quick discussion about Robert Downey Jr. possibly returning to the MCU, and dive fully into the upcoming 2023 slate for Star Wars and what to expect. Later, we dive into more leaks in the Ahsoka series, Game of Thrones spin-off shows being cancelled, and legal changes being pu...

Take a look at what happened in the world of nerd this past week! In this weeks edition of Week In Geek, we get right into the JUICY information that came out this week regarding Ahsoka and Darth Vader in the Ahsoka series (SPOILER WARNING!), and then we cover the trailer for the second season of The Bad Batch and what we expect! Later we jump into the numerous villain introductions coming soon in...

Take a look at what happened in the world of nerd this past week! -Daredevil season 1 -Henry Cavill out of the DCU -James Gunn writing new Superman movie and might even direct -Matt Reeves' Batman and Todd Phillips' Joker not in DCU -Batman and Robin? -Ben Affleck directing DC movie? -Black Adam box office -Captain America, Shang Chi, and Black Panther: our new leading Avengers -People&a...

Welcome to this flashback edition of Why So Sidious?: A Nerd Podcast! Hosts JD and David finish diving into one of the more recently released Star Wars novels, Star Wars: Brotherhood, written by Mike Chen. This centers around Anakin Skywalker and Obi Wan Kenobi soon after the events of Ep. 2: Attack of the Clones. We cover the second half of the novel in this episode, going into the events of Cato...

Take a look at what happened in the world of nerd this past week! We kick the episode off by breaking down the newly released Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 trailer, and naturally, we discuss who we all think may die! Then we get into the third season of The Mandalorian and what that could bring to us on March 1st! Later we discuss the insane amount of firings and rewrites that have taken place wi...