To the surprise of no one, this week’s Talk Nerdy To Me is all about the prospect of the recently announced Star Trek show on CBS. Game designer Paul Peterson, creator of games such as Guillotine and Smash Up, talks about his gaming origins in Magic: The Gathering, staring a career and game design as…
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Episode 180: "Nopenopenopenope!" with Tyler Pollock
To get into the Halloween spirit, much to Myles’ delight, the boys brave the tension and terror of the first season of the cult internet phenomena, Marble Hornets. Tyler Pollock of GWW and The Geek Gaze joins their spooky good time to discuss the series, what makes an effective horror experience, and how the Slender Man grabbed…
Episode 179: Finding Wendy with Melissa Jane Osborne
Actor/writer/producer Melissa Jane Osborne joins us to dive into her creator owned comic, The Wendy Project, debuting this week from Emet Comics, a new publisher focused on female creators. We discuss the inspiration and drive behind her interpretation of the Peter Pan story as well as our excitement of CBS’ new Supergirl show. Next challenge: Watch…
Episode 178: Kelly Thompson: Certified Best Friend
Writer Kelly Thompson joins us again as we give her the “Best Friend of the Show” designation! We talk about her original graphic novel, Heart in a Box, reflect on her first year and the upcoming arc of Jem, and talk about some of the big goings on that happened the prior weekend at the…
Episode 177: Back to Back to the Future Part II
GREAT SCOTT! On October 21, 2015, Marty McFly is opposed to arrive from 1985! In preparation, Drew, Myles, and Patrick take a look at the classic sequel, Back to The Future Part II. We discuss the film, but, more importantly, compare and contrast the visions of what writers from the 1980’s thought what 2015 would…
Episode 176: Nerd Rage From The Borderlands
Very rarely will you see the boys from The More You Nerd succumb to a little nerd rage, however, Edge Magazine’s “Top 100 Video Games of All Time” list elicited very passionate responses from our hosts. We discuss the nature or lists and our problems with them before touching on Nickelodeon’s new 90’s nostalgia block,…
Episode 175: The Martian
Trapped on a desolate planet, with nothing but their wits about them, Drew, Myles, and Patrick should be using their only communications to summon a rescue party. Instead, they use their dying signal to talk about Andy Weir’s wildly successful science fiction novel, The Martian. There’s even just enough power left for a little Talk…
Episode 174: Patrick: The Gathering
For Patrick’s grand birthday bash, our friend Steven Sunu, returns to the show! We chat a little bit over our current obsession, Destiny’s new expansion, The Taken King, before diving into Patrick’s birthday challenge of playing the legendary collectable card game, Magic: The Gathering. We discuss in depth the game’s origins, mechanics, the culture its developed,…
Episode 173: Now Entering: Gravity Falls
Can you feel the love tonight? We certainly could as we chronicled our love affair with Gravity Falls, Disney’s hit animated series and to date our most challenged show! But the love fest doesn’t go just to this wonderful series alone. Drew finally gets his moment in the sun to talk about his favorite game series…
Episode 172: The A, B, DC's With Ashley and Jason
Ashley V. Robinson and Jason Inman return to the show to talk a bit about season two of their successful YouTube show, The Red Shirt Diaries as well as their respective creative endeavors like DC All Access, Geek History Lesson and Apollo IX. What transpires is a huge nerding out that jumps all across the board…