Episode 178: Marvel takes on Fox
Has a Fox and Marvel crossover been hinted at during NYCC? We delve into this and the week in geeky news on an all new…The Surly Nerd!
Is it time for Marvel vs. Fox?
Greetings adventurers, and welcome to this weeks installment of The Surly Nerd! After our prelude, we kick things off in comics with more news and an explanation about Riverdale. NYCC also brought us some fantastic American Gods news and we delve into the re-launch of Wildstorm and the launch of Comixology-only titles.
In games, the topic of Star Citizen has everyone riled up once again. Plus we have an update on Fallout/Skyrim mods on the PS4 and a lengthy discussion about the concept of “crunch time” in the video game industry.
Over in the world of entertainment, Netflix is starting to anger some of Hollywood’s finest. Also, out of NYCC, is news of a Wonder Woman biopic and Robert Kirkmans thoughts on what caused the outbreak in “The Walking Dead”.
Our epilogue this week is about the rumors of Marvel and Fox entertainment finally crossing over! As always, we appreciate all our adventurers who listen to the show every week and we look forward to your feedback on what we discuss! (info@thesurlynerd.com!)
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Is this the end of Star Citizen?
Read about the things we love to talk about!
All about Star Citizen!: https://robertsspaceindustries.com/
Check out the X-men Films!: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/X-Men_(film_series)
Halloween cupcakes!: http://www.realsimple.com/food-recipes/recipe-collections-favorites/desserts/halloween-cupcakes
Episode 172: Honey, I Shrunk The Movies
Movies are being remade as television properties, but is it really necessary? We discuss that and the week in geeky news, on an all new…The Surly Nerd!
Do movies really need to come to television?
Greetings adventurers, and welcome to this weeks installment of The Surly Nerd! After our prelude, we head into comics where we tell you how the summer battle between Marvel and DC turned out (according to retailers). We also cover the HUGO awards winners (or two of them), get down and dirty with Justice League Dark and discuss the changes being made to Free Comic Book Day.
In game industry news, we have more talks about Xbox to PS4 cross-play and what Nintendo plans to do to make the Nintendo NX a success. There’s also a TON of Resident Evil 7 news to dissect before we close out level two with a tiny talk about Destiny matchmaking.
Over in the world of entertainment, we say goodbye to Gene Wilder, argue over Friday the 13th rights and talk about Texas Chainsaw BBQ. Level three wraps up with a brief talk about the Star Wars Story Group and what the show runner of GOTHAM really thinks about superhero shows.
In our epilogue this week we have Hollywood wanting to bring more films out as television shows and talk about if we really need this content in our lives. As always, we appreciate all our adventurers who listen to the show every week and we look forward to your feedback on what we discuss! (info@thesurlynerd.com!)
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Episode 172: Honey I Shrunk The Movie Summary
In Comic Industry News – Marvel vs DC, HUGO Awards, Justice League Dark, Free Comic Book Day
In Game Industry News – Cross-play, Nintendo NX, Resident Evil 7, Destiny
In Entertainment News – Gene Wilder, Friday the 13th, The Gas Station, Star Wars Story Group, Gotham
Epilogue – Movies made into television shows
DC won the summer of comics, but why?
Read about the things we love to talk about!
All about Horror!: http://filmmakeriq.com/lessons/a-brief-history-of-horror/
Hang out with Brooklyn!: https://www.twitch.tv/brooklyn_ny_at_it_again/profile
Halloween cupcakes!: http://www.realsimple.com/food-recipes/recipe-collections-favorites/desserts/halloween-cupcakes
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Episode 166: Pokemon A No Go
Pokemon GO has launched, but will we talk about it? We answer this question and more on this weeks all new…The Surly Nerd!
Happy Birthday ‘Cap
Greetings adventurers, and welcome to this weeks installment of The Surly Nerd! After our prelude, we head into comics where we get into what’s new in the pipeline for LUKE CAGE. We also chat a bit about the He-Man/Thundercatss crossover, what’s new with the CW and Netflix and talk about the rumors that Ghost Rider might show up in Agents of Shield. We close out level one with a big discussion about Captain America and why we’re all still rooting for him.
In game industry news, we have new news about the Resident Evil 7 demo and we go in-depth with the Xbox play anywhere feature. We also have a talk about e-sports as Street Fighter 5 is coming to ESPN and what’s up next from From Software. Our main topic for gaming this week is about the new era of consoles and if a lack of information about them is damaging to their respective brands.
Over in the world of entertainment, we finally have a release date for Pacific Rim 2, we discuss John Malkovich’s new nerd comedy and talk about the impact that “The Killing Joke” is about to have to theaters. Level 3 gets all wrapped up nicely with talk of the FLATLINERS remake and dissect why Nintendo is finally opening up about the movie industry.
Our epilogue this week is about the addition of Sulu being gay in the new Star Trek movie and the pros and cons of it. As always, we appreciate all our adventurers who listen to the show every week and we look forward to your feedback on what we discuss! (info@thesurlynerd.com!)
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Episode 166: Pokemon A No Go
In Comic Industry News – Luke cage, Ghost Rider, He-man/Thundercats/CW/Netflix, Captain America
In Game Industry News – Resident Evil 7, Xbox Play Anywhere, E-sports, From Software, New Consoles
In Entertainment News – Pacific Rim 2, John Malkovich, The Killing Joke, Flatliners, Nintendo
Epilogue – Star Trek!
Time to get into Sulu…oh myyyy!
Read about the things we love to talk about!
All about Star Trek!: http://www.startrek.com/
Learn more about Captain America!: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Captain_America
GameCakes!: http://www.popsugar.com/tech/Cupcakes-Made-Video-Game-Logos-6900190
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Episode 161: Original Sources Not Cited
Who let Tony take over the epilogue again? What’s going down at the CW? Do show need to follow their original source material?! The answers to these questions and more on an all new episode of…The Surly Nerd!
Is there room on FOX for the Key-house?
Greetings adventurers, and welcome to this weeks installment of The Surly Nerd! After our prelude, we head into comics where big changes are happening. We’ve changed the show format so on top of hearing what’s new in the world of Archie in comics, you will hear about what’s going on with Archie in show form as well! We also talk about what’s going on with season 2 of Supergirl, Locke and Key getting another shot at TV and what Wolverine being rated R really means to comic movies at large.
In game industry news, we mourn the loss of Disney Infinity, talk about Capcom’s full scale offensive for Resident Evil and what improvements are being made to the ESL. We close up shop on level 2 with talk about how much the Dark Souls board game has made and what we think about there being a “no-console” future for gaming in general.
Over in the world of entertainment, we jump into the new Mummy movie and talk about how it could succeed or fail. We also discuss the upcoming ROBOCOP documentary, the I KILL GIANTS movie and the rumors of a new Dungeons and Dragons movie. Level 3 comes to and end with a discussion about foreign horror and if it needs to really be remade by Hollywood or not.
Our epilogue this week is shows and movies staying true to their source material, as chosen by Tony. As always, we appreciate all our adventurers who listen to the show every week and we look forward to your feedback on what we discuss! (info@thesurlynerd.com!)
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Episode 161: Original Sources Not Cited
In Comic Industry News – Archie, Riverdale, Supergirl, Locke and Key, Wolverine
In Game Industry News – Resident Evil, Disney Infinity, Dark Souls, ESL, No Console Future
In Entertainment News – The Mummy, Robocop, I Kill Giants, Dungeons and Dragons, Foreign Horror
Epilogue – Source Material in TV/Movies
We never need an excuse to talk about Robocop
Read about the things we love to talk about!
All about The Justice League!: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Justice_League
Learn about Sandman: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Sandman_%28Vertigo%29
GameCakes!: http://www.popsugar.com/tech/Cupcakes-Made-Video-Game-Logos-6900190
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Episode 153: Slashing Slasher Films
Introductions be dammed! We’re ready to talk nerd shop – so strap yourself in for an intense all new episode of…The Surly Nerd!
If you haven’t seen Behind the Mask – get on it!
Greetings adventurers, and welcome to this weeks installment of The Surly Nerd! After our prelude, we head into comics where we talk all about what is going on with Marvel – post the Secret Wars reset. From there we get into what could be going on with Civil War II based on the teasers Marvel is giving us before we head into the latest updates in Superman’s universe. Comic news this week comes to a close over a discussion on the upcoming Daredevil/Punisher crossover happening and break down if these TV/Comic tie-ins are a harm to the artists creative processes.
In game industry news, we jump right into GDC 2016 where Todd Howard is getting a lifetime achievement award for his work on such titles as Skyrim and Fallout 4. Our inner fan-boys kick in as we talk about DICE 2016 and the opening panel that Hideo Kojima and Guillermo del Toro will have at this years game summit – as well as all the news fit to talk about in regards to Titanfall 2. The curtain falls on level 2 with talks about the president of BUNGIE stepping down and our E3 predictions for this year.
Over in the world of entertainment, we get into all of the pilots being planned for the CW network. In there we talk about everything from Sci-fi shows to Riverdale – a Twin Peaks-style show that we are extremely on board for. We delve into the proposed pilot for Fox’s Exorcist TV series before wrapping level 3 up with a talk about the new wave of “future sequels”: Current age sequels that rely on the watchers to have seen a movie over 10+ years old.
Our epilogue this week is all about the genre of horror known as “the slasher” and if it has any staying power in the modern world. As always, we appreciate all our adventurers who listen to the show every week and we look forward to your feedback on what we discuss! (info@thesurlynerd.com!)
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Episode 153: Slashing Slasher Films
In Comic Industry News – Civil War II, Superman, Daredevil/Punisher
In Game Industry News – GDC 2016, DICE 2016, Titanfall 2, BUNGIE/Destiny 2, E3 2016
In Entertainment News – CW Pilots, The Exorcist, Future Sequels
Epilogue – Slasher Flims!
Spoilers: We can’t WAIT for Riverdale to happen
Read about the things we love to talk about!
All about Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon!: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Behind_the_Mask:_The_Rise_of_Leslie_Vernon
Learn about riverdale: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Riverdale_(Archie_Comics)
GameCakes!: http://www.popsugar.com/tech/Cupcakes-Made-Video-Game-Logos-6900190
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