Why So Sidious? A Nerd Podcast

Join the crew as we tackle the incredibly epic sci-fi sequel, Denis Villeneuve's Dune: Part Two! Did this movie meet our expectations, and was it better than Part One? We discuss all of our initial thoughts and theater experiences before diving into the movie. We get into all the amazingly detailed world of the Fremen, discuss Paul's relationship with Chani and his "hero" journ...

Join Caleb and David as we dive into the cinematic beauty that is Dune: Part One! We open up with a Madame Web Cold Open, going into all of the odd details that make up this movie. We try our best to not pile on the criticisms immediately, but of course, we get there... After that, we dive into arguably one of Denis Villeneuve's best works, Dune! Starring Timothee Chalamet, Oscar Isaac, Rebec...

Welcome in to another edition of Week In Geek, where we catch you up on all the latest news of the week in the world of nerd! We open up the episode with a Video Game Corner Cold Open, where we discuss games such as Spider-Man 2, Helldivers 2, and more! Then we get into the major news of the last week...the big Super Bowl trailers including Deadpool and Wolverine and Kingdom of the Planet of the A...

Welcome in to a very special episode...The 2nd Annual 2023 Siddie Awards!!! Where we take the time to reflect back on the year in fandom and honor the best (and sometimes worst) in television and film! Our cold open has us going over our favorite movies and tv series from the year of 2023 that are outside of fandom, including projects such as The Bear, Oppenheimer and Saltburn. Then we cross the r...

Welcome in to another edition of Week In Geek, where we catch you up on all the latest news of the week in the world of nerd! We open up the episode with our classic cold open, giving a couple of nerd questions! A group of Sith and a group of Jedi with respective blaster-wielders face off, and what fictional character would you choose to insert into any video game..? After that, we dive into all o...

It is Comic Book Review time! Join hosts JD and David as they dive into Allan Heinberg's "Avengers: The Children's Crusade"! This run entails the following: -Avengers: The Children's Crusade #1-9 -Avengers: The Children's Crusade - Young Avengers #1 With a massive cast including X-men and Avenger's such as Iron Man, Captain America, Wolverine, Cyclops, and Quicks...

Join the guys as we discuss the newest Disney+ series Echo, along with the first season of the Netflix Daredevil season. (Which is NOW MCU CANON!) We start the episode off covering the first season of Echo. We go over what we thought about the show, and whether or not we think the MCU hit the mark on this series. We touch on the portrayal of Kingpin, Maya Lopez, the Daredevil cameo, and that unfor...

Join the guys as we host a Celebration of Life for the cinematic franchise known as the DCEU!! We open up with a tough question regarding choices between the existence of Batman films in our cold open, before we proceed to the ceremonies... We rank all 16 DCEU movies (and discuss the lone series Peacemaker), before going into each of our favorite moments from the DCEU as well as the best fight sce...

Welcome in to another edition of Week In Geek, where we catch you up on all the latest news of the week in the world of nerd! We open up the episode with our classic cold open, giving our SPOILER-FREE thoughts on the premiere of the new MCU series "Echo"! After that, we dive into all of the news coming out of the fandom world over the past week, and what we think about it! Star Wars, MCU...

Join David, AND ANDY from The Galactic Core Podcast, as we give all of our thoughts on Season 2 of the animated MCU series on Disney+, "What If...?"! We get things heated up by discussing our best and worst movies and series from the mediocre year that 2023 was, before diving in to our main topic. We discuss our favorite episodes of the season, our most disappointing episodes of the seas...

Join the guys as we jump into a NEW TRIAL EPISODE SERIES, titled "Nerd Therapy"! The guys will bring to the table whatever they want to get off of their chest that has to do with the world of nerd. No topic is too big or too small! We're just some nerds looking for some therapy... Some examples of therapy topics include: -Which movies success is more critical.. Superman: Legacy or D...

Join the guys as we jump into another episode of "Nerd Octagon", where we create hypothetical fights to the death to discuss who each of us thinks would come out on top! From Star Wars, Lord of the Rings, Marvel, DC, and MORE, we explore all of the fandoms across the multiverse. Some key highlights include the following: -The Armies of Mordor v The Grand Republic Army -X-Men v Legion of...

Join the crew AND ANDY from The Galactic Core Podcast, as we dive into the Japanese film that is taking the world by storm, Godzilla Minus One! We start our cold open off by discussing what movies in fandom come to mind during the holiday season, and what movie watching traditions we have during Christmas! Then we get into the recently dropped trailer for Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire, and the A...

Welcome in to a special edition of Week In Geek!   We had about 8 trailers drop this week, so we react to them all! GTA VI, The Boys, House of the Dragon, Godzilla x Kong: A New Empire, Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga, Fallout, Halo, and True Detective: Night Country. What is our most anticipated trailer of the bunch? Will the House of the Dragon and GTA VI live up to the massive expectations they have? W...

Join us in our discussion of the latest MCU installment The Marvels. Captain Marvel, Ms Marvel, Photon, Nick Fury, and more are back in action against the Kree. This... is a movie! Follow us on social media: Twitter/Instagram/TikTok: @whysosidiouspod YouTube: www.youtube.com/@whysosidiouspod?app=desktop Email us questions/requests: whysosidious@yahoo.com Subscribe, Rate, and Review! Send us your q...

Victor Von Doom, possibly the greatest villain in comic books. Robert Downy Jr returns to play this tragic character heavily in Avengers Doomsday and Secret Wars, heavily influenced by the Secret Wars comics classic and modern. Here you'll find insight into those comic runs, along with Doom vs Black Panther, Scarlett Witch, & others, then wrapping up with comic book recommendations for th...

Welcome in to the 100th official episode of Why So Sidious?: A Nerd Podcast! It's been a crazy year or so of doing this podcast, and we're thankful for everyone who has tuned in and listened! We open up the cold open with some very interesting "Would you rather..." scenarios, before diving into the celebration. We give our favorite topics we've covered since starting the p...

Welcome in to another edition of Week In Geek! Join the crew as we dive into the newest trailers and nerd news of the week! But first, our cold open dives into Caleb's LONG AWAITED viewing of the Netflix Daredevil series! We hear his thoughts on the first half of season 1 so far. Then, we touch on the most recent trailers of the week. First, we saw Sony's Madame Web trailer, and discusse...

Join Hosts David and Caleb as we dive into the multiversal finale of Loki Season 2! We start off the episode catching up on our missed episodes by quickly discussing our favorite parts of Episodes 4 and 5. Then, we get into one of the best MCU season finales we have gotten so far! We praise the performances of the entire cast, especially Tom Hiddleston and Jonathon Majors, and discuss where we cou...

Welcome in to a special edition of Week In Geek! Join the crew as we dive into season 1 of Gen V, the season 2 premiere of Invincible, and all of the news from the nerd world this week! But first, our cold open dives right into the gritty new Echo trailer that just released, and what we all thought about it! Then, we cover all of season 1 of Gen V, including what we thought about it and where we t...

Cold Open: Loki Season 2 episodes 1, 2, and 3 quick review.  Intro  09:35 Daredevil: Born Again delayed.  15:50 Future Marvel X Men movie (Joss Whedon or Russo Brothers direct?)  21:00 Deadpool 3 delay, Spider Man 4 and Thor 5 rumors.  28:10 The Marvels with Thor or Beast cameos.  34:05 The Batman 2 villain Hush, Mathew Vaughn DCU movie, Guillermo del Toro Star Wars movie.  41:50 Shawn Levy Star W...

Happy Halloween! Join the crew as we dive into the spirit of the season! We go over our favorite villains (with an emphasis on scary), along with each of our favorite slasher films, paranormal films, and all types of horror out there! (Including some of our most memorable jump scares…) All this and MORE!! Intro  Stand out villains  7:00 mini comic review: The Dark Knight vol 2 Cycle of Violence (N...

Catch up on a potential new MCU villain (or hero) Robert Reynolds. One of the most powerful in the Marvel Universe, he's been on the Avengers, and the Dark Avengers. Touch up on his history, origins, significant stories, and more. Check out the comic recommendations at the end of the episode to see which stories you can read to experience the best of this character yourself! And keep your eye...

Marvel, DC, and a bit of Star Wars. Special Guest from tik tok, Yuhoo Comic Review. We talk about all kinds of comic related things, get hot, sweaty, and nerdy, enjoy! Intro  Top 3 Marvel  Yuhoo's list: Brian Bendis' Daredevil, Johnathan Hickman's Fantastic Four, and Hickman's House of X Powers of X  09:50 David's list: Hickman's Avengers run through Infinity to Secre...

It's the latest Star Wars installment on Disney plus. Ahsoka, Sabine, and Ezra try to stop Thrawn, but an upgraded Morgan, and a small army of undead storm troopers stand in their way, powered by the dark magics of the Night Sisters.  The galaxy far far away will never be the same. Follow us on social media: Twitter/Instagram/TikTok: @whysosidiouspod YouTube: www.youtube.com/@whysosidiouspod?...