When Nerds Collide

Welcome one and all to this week's episode of When Nerds Collide! This time around, Dan and Tom are joined by their new friend, Carlton! Carlton joins us from the far reaches of Oregon and suggested this week's topic, Frank Herbert's science fiction classic, Dune! The post #248 – Walk Without Rhythm!! appeared first on When Nerds Collide.

Welcome one and all to this week's episode of When Nerds Collide! This time around, your hosts Dan and Tom explore the magical world of Sid and Marty Kroft! Dan opens the show with joke that is right up Tom's alley! Then there's the usual chit-chat, including talk of the new Steve Carell's new film, Welcome to Marwen! With this week's topic, the guys switch things up and Tom takes the lead! Also on this episode, we get the quiz before the topic! Dan gives Tom a multiple choice quiz about the World of Sid and Marty Krofft! Tom brings the history of the Kroffts, including the theme songs of some of the show, some fun facts, and some general cringing and head-shaking! Some of the shows discussed include HR Pufnstuf, The Bugaloos, Liddsville, The Land of the Lost, Sigmund the Sea Monster and many more! Tom also reports on the Krofft's branching out into the prime time variety show format, including Donnie and Marie and Barbara Mandrell and the Mandrell Sisters! Also Sid and Marty Krofft had their own theme park!

Welcome one and all to episode 246 (YAY 246!) of When Nerds Collide! This week Dan and Tom are joined by friend of the show and one of the few ladies that are brave enough to enter the nerd cave, Meri! And she had to bring alcohol to get through it! The trio gets together this week to discuss the cultural phenomenon that is Monty Python! Dan opens the show with the long -awaited White Brandon story! Finally! Ever wanted to work at Costco? Tom explains how! Dan tells us about HIS encounter with a pornbot! Then, on to the topic! Dan gives a little history of Monty Python, courtesy of Wikipedia. Next follows an extended discussion of all things Python, how the trio was introduced to the troupe, their favorite sketches from the show, their favorite parts of the films and the influence that Monty Python has had on comedy specifically and pop culture is general! Dan reads some fun facts! Finally, Tom closes out the show with a quiz titled "After the Circus"! Thanks to Meri for joining us this week! Go to ITunes an

We wanted to get this new episode out as soon as possible for all you patient listeners so here it is! Dan said some stuff. Tom said some stuff. We laugh, we cried, we had a good time. Listen and you can do the same! The post #245 – the 245th episode! appeared first on When Nerds Collide.

Welcome one and all to this week's extra-special episode of When Nerds Collide! This time around Dan shows what a jerk he is by giving Tom three choices and then shutting down two of them, and then cutting that story and putting it at the end of the show. The guys talk about their experiences at Tidewater Comic-Con, including Dan's conversation with Gates McFadden about dairy products and not knowing who Greg Cipes is! Dan got Tom a present! Dan relates how he is exposing his oldest son to some nerd film classics, and then he reads friend of the show Jim's latest encounter with a pornbot! The guys' main topic this week is how some of comic's biggest creators have had feuds, beefs and confrontations with publishers and other creators! Tom brings the quiz magic with a June Bugs quiz, all about that wascally wabbit! Hey how about a nice rate and review on Itunes? We'll be your best friend! Thanks to Kirby Krackle! Nerd to your Mother! The post #244 – Gross stuff, Pornbots, and Creator Feuds! appeared first on W

Listen to the second panel Dan and Tom recorded live at Tidewater Comic Con 2018!! It's all about the things nerds collide about! The post #243 – Saturday Afternoon Live! appeared first on When Nerds Collide.

Welcome one and all to this week's episode of When Nerds Collide! Dan and Tom are joined this week by friend of the show Brandon to discuss why everyone loves The Man of Steel in front of a live audience. The guys each tell their Superman stories and then ask the crowd why they think the Metropolis Marvel has lasted for 80 years. Finally, two Superman fans battle it out during Tom's Many Foes of Superman quiz. So kick back in your Fortress of Solitude and listen! Thanks to Kirby Krackle for letting us use their music! Nerd to your mother!     The post #242 – Live Superman Panel at TWCC 2018 appeared first on When Nerds Collide.

Until you've seen Avengers: Infinity War, that is! Welcome one and all! On this week's episode of When Nerds Collide, Dan and Tom, who had both just seen the film, discuss it for the first time together! Normally, they have several phone calls about a film and by the time they're ready to record the episode, they have fine tuned what they're going to say. Not this time! Get ready for raw, unfiltered conversation about the greatest Marvel film to date! And just in case the guys don't make it clear, this week's episode contains spoilers for Avengers: Infinity War! All business this week, right to a brief discussion of the trailers before the film, especially Venom, and then right into the topic! The guys discuss their favorite parts, their complaints, what they would liked to have seen, everything! So much Avengers talk, they didn't even have time for a quiz! So grab your own Infinity Stone and check it out! DO NOT, under any circumstances, go to ITunes and leave us a review or a rating! We hate that! And DO NO

Welcome one and all to this week's normal-sized episode of When Nerds Collide! It's just Dan and Tom this time, the way God intended! Dan opens the show with a story about his latest encounter with nature! BTW, come on out to Tidewater Comicon! May 12-13 at the Virginia Beach Convention Center! http://tidewatercomicon.com/ Why can't live-action comic characters look more like their images in the comics? The guys discuss Starfire, Beast Boy and Raven in the upcoming Titans show! Dan pays tribute to one of his idols that passed away this week. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O8EyYc4XxYk Where does Superman put his street clothes? The guys talk about it! https://www.cbr.com/things-you-never-knew-about-superman-costume/ Dan presents his top 5 Nicholas Cage films! Plus 2!(And Con Air isn't one of them!) And even more Avengers:Infinity War talk! And Tom is right once again! It's black and yellow! Then the big talk this week is about Smallville's Allison Mack and her arrest due to her involvement with a sex slave cu

Welcome one and all to this week's filler episode of When Nerds Collide! Due to circumstances beyond their control (laziness), Dan and Tom were unable (unwilling) to record an episode. But instead of nothing, the guys have thrown you a bone this week. A smelly, moldy, inedible bone, but a bone nonetheless! In 2016, in the months leading up to the release of Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, the guys recorded a Harry Potter episode each month, featuring such fantastic guests such as Blair, Ivey, Ily, and Karen! And at the end of each episode, as usual, Tom challenged Dan and our guests with a quiz! And since everyone loves Tom's quizzes (??????), Dan has edited all of them together into one huge helping of Potter quiz goodness! So grab a Butterbeer, put on the Sorting Hat and check it out! Dan and Tom will return in Avengers: Infinity War Thanks to Kirby Krackle for the lovely music! Nerd to your Mother! The post #239 – A Passel of Potter Probing Repeats! appeared first on When Nerds Collide.

Welcome one and all to this week's episode of When Nerds Collide! This week, Dan and Tom are the dynamic duo, no guests at all! Dan opens the show with a tale of bodily fluids and crying babies! There's some talk of various topics, including a bit of conversation about the Amazing Johnathan! Plus more Avengers - Infinty War talk! More Star Wars talk! More Series of Unfortunate Events talk! No, wait, it's the first time they've talked about that! More Jessica Jones talk! Then the guys talk about our favorite pranks and the best April Fools Day pranks, including one from the Hampton Roads area! https://pilotonline.com/news/local/history/back-in-the-day/the-best-april-fools-hoax-in-hampton-roads-history-the/article_dcd70532-01ca-5712-acce-ccfdb2a590e2.html And finally, with the release of The Quiet Place film, Tom does a quiz with the words Quiet, Silence, or Silent! Are you familiar with ITunes? How about good reviews? Five star ratings? Combine all of those things with When Nerds Collide and you've got just w

Welcome one and all to this week's episode of When Nerds Collide! Tom here, and this week Dan and I are joined by returning friend of the show, Ryan! Ryan starts the show by continuing our new tradition of our guests talking about The Last Jedi even though we said we weren't going to an episode about The Last Jedi! Dan starts us with some uncomfortable chit-chat with Ryan, which then leads into a conversation about Dan's favorite glam band/hair band, Poison! He asks me to relate my Poison story which I am more than happy to do! Then Dan and Ryan both tell concert stories! Topic two concerns why Batman would lose to the Taskmaster! Dan tells us about his worst/best April Fool's Day Prank! His dad really didn't find it funny! Then we talk about the main idea! In honor of April Fool's, we talk humor books! From Archie to Major Bummer, from Mad to Plop, we talk briefly about a lot of funny books! And finally for this week's quiz, I came up with another audio quiz! Mario Paint was a "game" for the SNES that lets y

Welcome one and all to this week's extra-long episode of When Nerds Collide! This is your humble co-host Tom, and Dan and I are joined this week by gold star friend of the show Jim to talk about our favorite video games! Game Informer magazine came out with their 300th issue this month and the main article features their top 300 video games of all time. Because we loves the games, this inspired us to come up with our own lists of favorite games and to invite Jim along for the ride! After some chit-chat about the Infinity War trailer, Dan brings us a game about characters from songs! Tidewater Comicon! May 12-13! VA Beach Convention Center! We then charge into the topic at hand! We go over all three hundred of the games on their list... wait, no we didn't. That would have taken way too long, so we only review their top ten and why we agree or disagree with it. I ask the guys which game they feel is the worst and we have some doozies! Then we all talk about our lists, which include Dan's favorite NES games, Tom

Welcome one and all to this week's extra-emotion filled episode of When Nerds Collide, featuring your hosts "Competitive" Dan and "Despondent" Tom, who are joined once again by long-time friend of the the show Ivey! Dan opens the the show with a story about why men should NEVER think that their marriage is NOT a competition! We interrupt this show description to bring you a promo for the the Tidewater Comicon, May 12-13 @ the the Va Beach Convention Center, http://tidewatercomicon.com/ The the guys work through some random chit-chat including Dan's cutting of the the cord, his discovery for Westworld and Tom recaps the the original film, Dan's love and loss of Family Feud(and his family's joy) and catching up with Ivey! Plus, it's the the fifth anniversary of our little internet program! Yay! The the guys celebrate with a review of what else was going on five years ago! Jumping into the the first topic of the show, the the guys discuss unofficial DC/Marvel crossovers! Not like JLA/Avengers or Superman/Spider-

Welcome one and all to this week's episode of When Nerds Collide! Your hosts Dan and Tom are joined this week by long-time friend of the show Tobias! The topic of conversation this time around is Volcom, manufacturer of quality boardspot-oriented equipment and swimwear...what? Not Volcom? Voltron? The robot thing? Oh yeah, that goes more with the theme of the show, doesn't it? I'll start again...The topic of conversation this time around is Voltron, Defender of the Universe! There have been several incarnations of the character, but far and away the most popular is the Lion Force Voltron, currently enjoying a revival thanks to Netflix! After the usual opening chit-chat, the guys change things up this week by starting with the quiz! Tom tests their knowledge of giant robots other than Voltron! Then they jump right into the topic, the convoluted history of the property, from it's initial U.S. licensing concept to today's outstanding series on Netflix. So sit back in your enormous lion mecha and check it out! Sp

Welcome one and all to this week's episode of When Nerds Collide, hosted by your pals Dan and Tom! Dan opens the show by talking about using action figures to pay for his son's college education! And to purchase a mansion and a yacht! Dan starts us out with a reminder about the upcoming Tidewater Comicon (shameless plug!) and the the guys get distracted and flash back to the 90's! Dan announces that he most likely won't be attending SuperCon in Raliegh, but he really wants to so he can meet William Shatner! Dan's life was greatly influenced by this "Lost" episode of Star Trek: The the discussion turns to Dan's dislike for Jason Momoa and his appreciation for Joe Manganiello! And then he reads the the next installment of pornbot theatre for friend of the the show Jim! The the guys then have an impromptu discussion of Black Panther! Finally on to the the topic! Bruce Willis has remade a classic! Die Wish! Death Hard? Hard Wish? Death Wish! Yeah, Death Wish! Originally starring Charles Bronson, the the film fea

Welcome one and all to this week's extra-judgemental episode of When Nerds Collide with your hosts "Matter-Eater Lad" Dan and "Bouncing Boy" Tom! Dan starts us off with a tale of his birthday loot and our guest tells of going to the the theater in his Pokemon pajamas! The guys are joined this week by long time friend of the the show, Bruce Leslie!! The the show starts by talking about all the the things Bruce is up to these days, including hosting multiple podcasts and writing multiple books, including "Nerdspawn Genesis", which features a shout-out to When Nerds Collide! Dan talks about the costumes from his birthday party, including Dean's costume from his favorite film! And Tom gets a trophy for the most obscure costume! And then on to this week's topic! It's time for the the guy's annual(?) Rejected Legionnaires episode! And there are some real losers this year! So if you make through all that ineptitude, go and check out some of Bruce's shows: http://heroesandvillains.libsyn.com/ http://chubbywizard

Welcome one and all to this extra-sweaty episode of When Nerds Collide, featuring your hosts Daniel "Hawk" Ritchie and Tom "Bull" Norris! The the guys are joined this week by the the greatest showman, Mike Federali! (P.T. Who? What movie?) This time around, there's no intro! No opening anecdote! Just petal to the the metal, right into the the topics! First, Dan mourns the the loss of one of his personal idols: Then, Dan offers to loan Mr. Federali out as a personal care attendant: Then the the main topic this week, Over The Top! Starring Stallone as Lincoln Hawk, a truck driver turned arm wrestler! What? It's not the the main topic? How can it not be? It's Over The the Top! That sucks! Here's a music video to soothe your nipples! Next up, the the boys discuss the the upcoming Solo solo film, and Mike compares it to everyone's favorite Duke brothers! Then they present their ideas for the upcoming Star Wars live action TV shows! Hey, Al Milgrom is still alive! He'll be 68 next month! Sorry about the confusion,

Welcome one and all to this week's amazing episode of When Nerds Collide! This week your hosts, Daniel and Thomas, are joined for the third episode in a row by friends of the show, Anthony and Mitchell, by virtue of the fact that they were hanging around outside the podcast cave! The show begins with a short discussion of how to stop a Sharknado! This leads into the guys promoting the upcoming 2018 version of the Tidewater Comicon with the announcemet of the guest list, including Gates McFadden of Star Trek: The Next Generation! Also check out the Tidewater Comicon's website this Wednesday for a HUGE guest announcement! http://tidewatercomicon.com/ After that, there's a bunch of chit-chat including a discussion of September 11, 2001, and Daniel's newfound love for Orange Is The New Black and his discovery of various genre actresses starring in that show! Tom unveils his new favorite joke! The guys discuss  the actor who played Puck from Glee killing himself after being being convicted of child porn! Tom bring

Welcome one and all to this week's extra special episode of When Nerds Collide, featuring your nerdy hosts, Dan and Tom! The the guys are joined again this week by Mitch and Tony, as they prepare for a vigorous round of Dungeons and Dragons! Dan opens the the show with a tale of woe involving his toddler son and several of his bobbleheads! Then Mitch enters the the room to defend his affection for the the third Raimi/Maguire Spider-Man film! Next the the conversation turns to an upcoming milestone in comic book history, the the release of Action Comics 1000! Dan and Tom are both excited about the the return to Superman's iconic look,aka the the red trunks! BTW, Curt Swan passed away in 1996. Dan gives a brief introduction to D&D and the the guys have a short discussion about their experiences with the the game, which leads into this week's topic, The the Satanic Panic! Dan gives some information about the the McMartin Preschool trial. This trial, along with heavy metal music and Dungeons and Dragons, led to