The Nerdy Venoms Podcast

We're back! This week we discuss the surprise box office smash that is Crazy Rich Asians and what does it mean for Hollywood's recent pursuit of diversity. Plus a review of Matt Groening's new Netflix series Disenchanted and the Action News! Don't waste your money on a Sex Doll Hotel straight out of a Cronenberg film! We're ready to entertain you!!!!
 
THIS WEEK'S THEME SONG: Sally Yeh -- "Material Girl (200 Du)" (P. R. Brown/R. Rans)

In the latest installment of our ongoing series on fanboy rage (if they won't stop, then neither will the Nerdy Venoms), we look at the concept of fan overenthusiasm possibly being the cause of various closed Twitter accounts and death threats. Also a quick discussion of movies you can only enjoy once due to fear of lessened emotional impact. Plus reviews of The Meg, BlackKKlansman, Slender Man, The Spy Who Dumped Me, Christopher Robin, and the surprisingly controversial new season of Voltron: Legendary Defender. All that and the Action News on this week's thought provoking installment of The Nerdy Venoms Podcast!
THIS WEEK'S THEME TUNE: Go-Go's -- "Vacation" (J. Wiedlin/C. Caffey/K. Valentine)
PROGRAMMING NOTE: We will be off next week. Tune in on August 28 for our next show!
 

In this week's Pooh-tastic episode of The Nerdy Venoms...nobody saw Pooh. Oh bother...
 
...but hey we do have a review of a crappy Netflix movie! Plus discussion of the Batwoman fall out, the fate of Star Trek on streaming servicves, and mergers, mergers, mergers! Go ahead and listen. I'm sure Tigger would approve!
 
Theme Music: Steve Nelson -- "He's Pooh Bear (The New Adventures of Winnie the Pooh Theme Song)" 

Hey remember last November when we are all excited about that newfangled MoviePass Thingymabobber? Yeah....that didn't last. The Nerdy Venoms do an online wake to remember the epic fail that was MoviePass! In addition we discuss mobile ports of retro games we'd like to see. Also... movie reviews of Mission: Impossible Fallout and Teen Titans Go! to the Movies and all the Nerdy News that's fit to spend 20 minutes yammering about on this week's soul satisfying edition of the Nerdy Venoms Podcast!   
 
THEME TUNE: Lalo Schifrin -- "Mission: Impossible Theme '66"
INSERT MUSIC: John Barry -- "Slumber Inc."
 

Wow...San Diego ComicCon sure was a blur this year wasn't it? Aside from the trainwreck that was James Gunn and nobody showing up, we strain our brains to find some of the more interesting moments out of one the worst ComiCon's in recent memory. Also Blerdwerds reviews every single movie that came out last weekend and Jon and Dalek scratch their heads at the epically bizarre Godzilla City on the Edge of Battle. Plust the usual news and technical glitches on this week's edition of The Nerdy Venoms!

Kids these days aren't reading enough books. That's because they're spending all their time getting spoilers from Wikipedia. The Nerdy Vernoms address this growing national problem and how it relates to books today's youth aren't reading anymore period: comic books! We also look at cartoons we regret not getting into when they started (aka 20+ year long battle shonen) and talk about the latest video games we've been playing! All this and the Nerdy News on this pre-comiccon chair throwing riot edition of The Nerdy Venoms!
 
This Week's theme music: Shunsuke Kikuchi -- "The Androids Go to Town"

THIS WEEK: Montreal goes full-on Minstrel Show! We remember and celebrate the life of Steve Ditko! Blerdwerds prefers Barney to Cyclops! Pikachu finally says to hell with Ash and becomes a Khaleesi! Reviews of "The First Purge" and "Ant-Man and The Wasp"! All of that plus the Nerdy News and Mr. Counterfeit Movie Phone, on The Nerdy Venoms Podcast!
 
THIS WEEK'S THEME MUSIC: "Spider-Man" (Webster/Harris)

Well well well, just when you thought Star Wars fandom's recent decent into depravity couldn't get any worse... This tweet and manifesto just opened up a whole new case of facepalm. The Nerdy Venoms tackle this and other increasingly volatile fanbases in this week's rather quiet edition of the podcast, as well as Jordan Peele hiring a cultural officer for his company and best nerd media sports moments. ALSO: Blerdwerds reviews Uncle Drew and Superfly and no, nobody asked him to either. 
This week's theme song: S U R F I N G -- "Moonlight"

So its been 30 years since the late Michael Crichton reworked his old script for Westworld into the original Jurassic Park novel. However some scientists are still saying we could clone a dinosaur in two years if not sooner. The Nerdy Venoms use this as an opportunity to discuss the lousy new sequel to Jurassic World making the rounds and the moneys. Also discussed: the new season of Iron Fist and the future of the MCU with Disney's imminent acquisition of 20th Century Fox now officially a go. Join us, won't you?
This week's theme song: Alan Silvestri -- "The Avengers (Main Title)"
 
(DIRECTOR'S NOTE: Due to technical issues, portions of this episode were edited from the original live broadcast)

Uncle Drumpf Wants You to Defend the Republic! Join the Space Force today, and you might just find yourself reenacting the 40-year-old Japanese anime plot of your dreams! Yeah, yeah we know it sounds like the plot of a bad movie but it can't be as bad as the plot of Paramount's Sonic The Hedgehog buddy cop flick! All that and reviews of Incredibles 2 and Voltron Legendary Defender Season 4.5 on this exciting edition of Nerdy Venoms!
 This Week's Theme Song: Basil Pouldouris -- "They Will Win" from Starship Troopers
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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