It’s Drew’s birthday! In celebration, he challenged us to watch the two hour pilot and first episode to an old favorite show of his: Babylon 5! After some Talk Nerdy To Me, we discuss the merits of the science fiction cult classic, and why it still works over twenty years later. Fortnight’s Challenge:Watch Season 1…
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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 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…
Franchise Fatigue: Alien
Despite my love for creatively independent, original properties and stories, I’m a huge fan of franchises. As someone who has consumed massive amounts of horror films and video games, it’s in my DNA to at least be okay with the idea. While we’ve been blessed over the last few years with Harry Potter, Lord of…
Special Edition: The Thing
While Drew and Mike do their best to get through Maximum Ride, they call upon the powers of Myles and Patrick to talk about John Carpenter’s The Thing. Make sure to check in next week for the regularly scheduled episode of The More You Nerd!
Episode 71: Starcrash – Space Ben Kingsley
In this week’s episode, Mike and Drew watch Starcrash. I’d say more about it, but it extra explanation wasn’t worked into the budget for this bad, cult sic-fi movie. Talk Nerdy to Me: Mike sells all his worldly possessions to buy a 3DS and plays more Mice and Mystics. Drew did some stuff, but for the…
Episode 67: Fringe – Friends
In this week’s episode, Mike and Drew dabble with psychotropic drugs and parallel universes with Fringe. Talk Nerdy to Me: This week Mike and Drew get sneaky with Dishonored, talk Star Trek, The Hobbit, Assassin’s Creed 3, and PlayStation Plus This week’s challenge: (Courtesy of Bjorn) Watch select episodes of TV show Fringe! Next week’s challenge: (Courtesy of Sarah)…
Episode 63: H.P. LoveCraft – Nerdthulu!
In this week’s episode, Mike and Drew read the a collection of the works of Horror and Science Fiction master, H.P. Lovecraft Talk Nerdy to Me: This week Mike and Drew chomp at the bit for Assassin’s Creed 3, talk shop about Bioshock, get goo goo over baby Steve Jobs, and more! This week’s challenge: (Courtesy of…
Episode 51: Ender's Game – Mike and Drew Talk About Bugs
In this week’s episode, Mike and Drew come up with a zero-g battle plan to read Orson Scott Card’s Science Fiction classic, Ender’s Game. Talk Nerdy to Me: STEAM SALE! Also, Drew plays Lego Star Wars: Episode One and The Force Unleashed 2! Mike watched Troll Hunter and The Big Year and plays XBLA’s Spelunky! This…