Nerds With Friends

Marvel's Thor goes on his latest adventure in the Taika Waititi directed Love and Thunder, but it isn't the same caliber as the god of thunder's previous movie. We give our honest review as well as a outline a few key changes that would have made a overall good movie into a great movie. We also talk about Ms. Marvel and what the Disney Plus series means for the future of the MCU. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

New York Times Bestselling author Madeleine Roux returns to talk about her process writing the new Critical Role novel The Nine Eyes of Lucien. She discusses her writing process, what it was like working with Matt Mercer, and how it feels knowing GRR Martin hasn't written a book in over a decade.... We hope you enjoy this behind the scenes look at the publishing industry with one of our absolute favorite guests. Follow Madeleine @Authoroux and pick up a copy of The Mighty Nein: The Nine Eyes of Lucien, coming out this November! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Season 3 of both The Boys and Umbrella Academy are out, and you're probably wondering, "Should i watch these? are they still any good?" We give our initial spoiler-free reviews of both series and talk about what they do well and what they do poorly. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

B. Dave Walters returns! Everyone's favorite dungeon master is back to tell us what it was like playing Dungeons and Dragons with cast of Stranger Things. He tells us all the behind the scenes stories and explains what it's like controlling one of D&D's greatest villains: The great and terrible Vecna! We also review the Obi Wan Kenobi show from Disney Plus. Dave is one of our all-time favorite guests and we're sure he'll be one of your favorites too. Follow B. Dave Walters @BDaveWalters on all social media. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We are extremely excited to interview actor Kevin L. Johnson best known for his work in Netflix's Ozark and Stranger Things. We discuss how he started his acting career, what it's like working alongside Jason Batemen, the mysterious way Netflix holds auditions, and which Tom in Hollywood he'd most like to work with (Hanks, Cruise, Holland, Hardy, or Hiddleston). This was a super fun interview, we hope you enjoy! Follow Kevin on Social Media: Instagram: @thekevinljohnson Twitter: @kevin_L_Johnson Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Fans are passionate people, but sometimes they go too far. We're discussing the recent cases of toxic fandom surrounding Moses Ingram from Obi Wan Kenobi and other recent projects. How can we get these people to calm the F*** down? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We use the Force to make some bold predictions about the upcoming Obi Wan Kenobi Series on Disney Plus. We try to decide if this show will bring balance to the Force, or if it will fall to the Dark Side. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Truth is out there! The task force in charge of cataloging incidents with UAP's or Unidentified Airborne Phenomenon, recently had a hearing before congress to disclose their findings. While we didn't get HD pictures of aliens, we did get some context around these sightings, and some transparency around how many reports there are. We give our reactions as well as our thoughts on future UFO disclosures. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We had such high hopes for Moon Knight....and Falcon and the Winter Soldier.... and Wanda Vision.... and all the other Disney Plus Marvel shows, but they keep seeming to fall short of expectations. We as a community come up with complex theories of tie-ins to other movies and other franchises, and discuss what's next week after week, but in the end there's just a big CGI battle and the show's over without leaving us satisfied. We review Moon Knight and discuss why it, and so many other Marvel shows seem to trip at the finish line. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Things are about to get out of hand! We're doing an in depth review of Doctor Strange 2 and we're covering all the sweet easter eggs that the multiverse can handle. What does this movie mean for the future of the MCU? Who are the Illuminati? Is Tom Cruise actually Iron Man? Find out on this episode of Nerds With Friends! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

There's a growing trend in comic books of publishers trying creating new superheroes or changing existing heroes to appeal to a wider audience. There's also a trend amongst comic fans of complaining about that. We take a look at how "woke culture" is influencing comic books and whether this is actually a good thing or simply virtue signaling by the folks at Marvel and DC. We also try and figure out why so many comic fans are outraged over these new books. Are they just a bunch of small minded bigots, or do they actually have a point? Well we decided to take a crack at this sensitive subject, and we're sure the internet will hear us out before they start leaving negative comments. Enjoy! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Getting ready for an adventure of epic proportions is no minor feat. Cody and Cristian just finished their 2-year-long Dungeons and Dragons campaign of Storm King's Thunder and they've learned a few things along the way. Whether you're a Dungeon Master getting ready to tell an epic tale or a player preparing for the adventure of a lifetime, we lay out some tips that will make your next D&D campaign more fun! Also in Nerdy Confessions we talk some of our favorite 4/20 movies, and yes, we realize we're late for 4/20. We got high and forgot. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

I think deep down we all knew Morbius was going to be a bad movie. Jared Leto and Sony pictures haven't exactly been hitting home runs when it comes to the super hero genre, but nothing could have prepared us for the lackluster suck-fest that was Morbius. We give our brutally honest review and try to figure out where the future of the "Sony-Verse" movies. Are they going to be able to turn this sinking ship around? Let us know your thoughts! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

For some reason Video Games have always been tough to adapt into movies and TV shows. There are a few exceptions of course but in general shows like Halo and movies like Monster Hunter and Resident Evil fall well short of fans' expectations. So what makes it so hard to make a faithful adaptation? We discuss why studios always fail and what they could do to avoid butchering our childhood favorites in the future. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

There's a lot of new shows to watch, so how will you know which one to spend your time on? We got you covered! We let you know the highs and the (Ha)lows of both shows and which one we think is going to turn out the best. Which series are you planning on watching? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Nerds are back and they are VENGEANCE! We give an in-depth review of the newest cinematic venture for the Dark Knight. We hit the streets of Gotham City to try and crack the riddle of whether or not this is the best Batman movie. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Now for the Thrilling conclusion of our adventure! In this episode we team up with Dungeons and Dragons streamers Dice Legenz from New Zealand to do a short D&D adventure! in our previous episode we created characters and now we're going to throw them into battle! Make sure to check out Dice Legenz on Twitch where they stream their own ongoing campaign every Saturday and chat with other people in the tabletop gaming community every Wednesday! Check them out on Youtube and Twitch or at www.dicelegenz.com. Skip forward about 5 min to get to the start of the ep Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

And now for something completely different! in this episode we team up with Dungeons and Dragons streamers Dice Legenz from New Zealand to do a short D&D adventure! in our previous episode we created characters and now we're going to throw them into battle! Make sure to check out Dice Legenz on Twitch where they stream their own ongoing campaign every Saturday and chat with other people in the tabletop gaming community every Wednesday! Check them out on Youtube and Twitch or at www.dicelegenz.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Something a little different this week! We're showing you how we created our characters for our latest game of D&D. If you've ever wondered what it takes to create a character for the worlds most popular tabletop RPG, we show you our process from start to finish. We go over how we come up with our concepts, roll for stats and fill out the character sheet in real time, which hopefully is interesting for you! if not, tune in next week when we actually play with these characters with the fine folks from Dice Legenz, a D&D channel from New Zealand. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Book of Boba Fett is over and it's time to take a spoiler-filled deep dive into what made the series great, and what made the show not-so-great. It had its share of problems, but it also had some moments of genuinely awesome Star Wars. We bring our friend Dan along to discuss what went wrong and what went so, so right. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices