Episode 311 : The Final Word On Avengers Endgame

Spoiler Warning – We’re Talking Avengers Endgame!

Greetings adventurers, and welcome to this weeks installment of The Surly Nerd! After our prelude, we head right into the weekly raid (our news roundup).
Kicking things off this week, Twisted Metal is getting a television series and Uncharted has a movie already well into development. There’s also a Knights of the Old Republic movie being written right now but are we hyped for it?
Also this week, we dive into the new handheld console with a crank and DC is helping fans out by decreasing their number of double-shipped books to zero. We round out the news with a talk about the Overwatch League commissioner leaving to join Fortnite and there’s an “anti-lootbox” bill in the Senate that could very well be a game changer.
This weeks BOSS ROOM is a spoiler-filled talk about Avengers: Endgame
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!)
Grab a drink and settle on in for this weeks action packed episode of…The Surly Nerd!
Episode 241 : The Trash Can Fire That Was 2017

2017 is at an end. Come celebrate the year that broke our hearts with us!

Goodbye 2017
Greetings adventurers, and welcome to this weeks installment of The Surly Nerd! This is a very special “one off” bonus episode, all about the big news and events that shaped pop-culture in 2017.
Join us for our last episode of the year as we rant about all the crap that happened to the things we love.
Podcast: Play in new window | Download | Embed
Episode 238 : Has David Cage Gone Too Far

Detroit: Become Human’s demo has people asking; Has David Cage gone too far?

Detroit: Become Human is not afraid to ask the big questions
Greetings adventurers, and welcome to this weeks installment of The Surly Nerd! After our prelude, we head into comics where New Mutants is getting a new series, just in time for their upcoming film. We also discuss why we are upset at CYBORG being cancelled and James gives you a new holiday themed title to pick up this week.
Heading into level two, EA takes center stage again to tell the gaming community what they do and do not want in their video game experience. Level two comes to a close with Square Enix taking center stage with more Final Fantasy XV releases coming up and they finally break their silence about why they parted way with Hitman developer IO interactive.
Over in the world of entertainment, everyone gets hyped for the latest Chilling Adventures of Sabrina announcements. Also in entertainment we find out who’s going to be working on the Masters of the Universe movie and when it is set to release. Level three closes out with Guillermo del Toro giving us his thoughts on why monster movie reboots don’t work.
Our epilogue is week is about the controversy surrounding David Cage’s newest title, Detroit: Become Human.
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!)
Grab a drink and settle on in for this weeks action packed episode of…The Surly Nerd!
Read about the things we love to talk about!
All about David Cage: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Cage
Check out Quantic Dream: http://www.quanticdream.com/fr/
Superhero cupcakes!: http://www.wilton.com/super-hero-cupcakes/WLPROJ-8555.html
Podcast: Play in new window | Download | Embed
Episode 230 : Inhumans Vs. X-Men (Now On TV!)

The Inhumans are competing against the X-men, but this time…ON TV!

When it comes to TV, who will win?
Greetings adventurers, and welcome to this weeks installment of The Surly Nerd! After our prelude, we head into comics where NYCC is in FULL EFFECT and DC’s comes out swinging as they bring back both VERTIGO and their YOUNG ANIMAL lines. Also from NYCC, we have an awesome new graphic novel from Neil Gaiman and Joss Whedon is coming back to BUFFY, for an all new comic series!
Heading into level two, Phil Spencer tells us why he thinks backwards compatibility is important and we tell you if he’s right or not. Also in gaming this week, we have a big C64 (really?) announcement as well as a TOTALLY non-political news bit about how the crew behind WOLFENSTEIN wants to “Make America Nazi-free again”.
Over in the world of entertainment, we have a TON of CONSTANTINE annoucements from NYCC. We also have brand-new revelations about the SPAWN movie and we close out level 3 with a movie near and dear to our hearts: Behind The Mask.
Our epilogue is week is all about The Inhumans show vs The Gifted.
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!)
Grab a drink and settle on in for this weeks action packed episode of…The Surly Nerd!
Read about the things we love to talk about!
All about The Gifted: https://www.hulu.com/the-gifted
Check out The Inhumans!: http://abc.go.com/shows/marvels-inhumans
Horror cupcakes!: https://www.candystore.com/blog/diy/18-scary-good-cupcake-recipes-need-try-halloween/
Podcast: Play in new window | Download | Embed
Episode 229 : Death Of A Playboy

The creator of Playboy is passed, but is that his only legacy?

What will be his legacy?
Greetings adventurers, and welcome to this weeks installment of The Surly Nerd! After our prelude, we head into comics where Old Man Logan is getting an awesome prequel comic. Also, it’s been revealed that Alan Tudyk is working on an amazing Star Wars story and Steve Dillion is getting one hell of a tribute – a year after his passing.
Heading into level two, the world of gaming is changed as J.Lo has backed a major e-sports product. Also in gaming, Valve has begun removing content from Steam and we fill you in on what the hell the Ataribox is.
Over in the world of entertainment, James was right and won’t let anyone live it down as he makes more Terminator announcements. There’s also updates on what’s going on with the Dark Tower series and DC makes a fantastic announcement that might change how we see their movies going forward.
Our epilogue is week is all about Hugh Hefner and his legacy.
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!)
Grab a drink and settle on in for this weeks action packed episode of…The Surly Nerd!
Read about the things we love to talk about!
All about Hugh Hefner: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hugh_Hefner
Check out The Ataribox: https://www.ataribox.com/
Batman cupcakes!: http://www.myrecipes.com/recipe/batman-cupcakes
Podcast: Play in new window | Download | Embed