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The Credible Nerds

News, Commentary, and Reviews for the casual nerd. Join The Credible Nerds - Justin and Marc, as we talk about our favorite fandoms. We discuss Star Wars & Star Trek, DC & Marvel, Harry Dresden & Harry Potter, The Cosmere & Middle Earth, The Wheel of Time and more!

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01:28:10

Indiana Jones Review Series Episode 4 - The Kingdom...

The Credible Nerds ·

2023/06/29

The Credible Nerds tackle the much maligned but secretly loved 4th movie in the Indiana Jones film series - Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull! We discuss the off and on again start of the film and why it took so long to develop, as well as how big of a box office hit the movie was in 2008. We discuss the era that this story is set in, the late 1950's, and the effect it had on the story in comparison to the previous three movies. We talk about Indiana Jones and if he has changed as a

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01:18:36

Indiana Jones Review Series Episode 3 - The Last Crusade

The Credible Nerds ·

2023/06/17

We are back to talk more about the Man with the Hat! We get a Young Indy flashback and some great character building moments and a new adventure with young Indy! We discuss how much time has passed for Indy since Temple of Doom and how this movie fits into the overall Indiana Jones Saga timeline. We discuss our top favorite moments of the film, as well as our least favorite. We get into a discussion as to whether or not Elsa knew that she was giving Donovan the wrong grail cup to drink out of. We

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00:29:31

The Flash Spoiler Free Review

The Credible Nerds ·

2023/06/13

The Credible Nerds got a sneak peak of The Flash and we talk about the movie without spoilers! Is it any good? Is it worth seeing in theaters? How good is Michael Keaton? All these questions and more are answered! Subscribe and listen today! Spoiler filled review coming after the film is released in theaters.

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01:21:10

Our Top 10 Holy Shiz Moments of the Star Wars Saga!

The Credible Nerds ·

2023/06/08

We discuss our respective top 10 Holy Shiz! Moments in Star Wars! Some are in-universe and others are real world moments, but regardless these are the moments that gave us chills, made us smile, and even brought a tear to our eye. We discuss moments from all of Star Wars - from the Original Trilogy, Prequel Trilogy, Sequel Trilogy, Rogue One and Solo, The Clone Wars, and Star Wars: Rebels! Every era is on the holodeck and we get into it.

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00:58:49

The Fourth Ta'veren - The Wheel of Time Book 1 The...

The Credible Nerds ·

2023/06/06

We review Chapters 45-49 in Book One of The Wheel of Time - The Eye of the World! The heroes barely escape the Ways and Machin Shin, then make their way to Fal Dara. At Far Dara they rest and prepare to enter the dreaded Blight and to find the Green Man and The Eye of the World! We discuss the Ways and Machin Shin and how the taint of saidin has corrupted the Ways. We speculate on what Machin Shin is and where it came from. We talk about Lan Mandragoran and how the Borderlanders revere him and why

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01:30:46

Indiana Jones Review Series: Episode 2 - The Temple...

The Credible Nerds ·

2023/06/06

We're back with a review of the Indiana Jones prequel - Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom! Set one year before Raiders of the Lost Ark, Indy is on a new adventure with a sidekick - Short Round, and an unwilling traveling companion - Willie Scott. These three are shot at, chased, left for dead on an airplane, escape said airplane by jumping out with only a life raft for safety, and ride white water rapids until they hit calm waters. And this is only in the first 20 mins of the movie! More

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00:41:30

The Wheel of Time: Season One - Episode 8: The Eye of...

The Credible Nerds ·

2023/06/02

The Fourth Ta'veren reviews Episode 8: The Eye of the World from Amazon Prime! This episode is the final episode of the season and is loosely based on the ending events of the book series The Wheel of Time - Book One: The Eye of the World by Robert Jordan. We discuss how the Rand decides to go to the Blight and find the Eye of the World by himself, but Moraine goes with leaving Lan behind. Lan and Nynaeve develop their relationship further. Padan Fain is in Fal Dara hiding out and ends up stealing

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01:07:12

Three New Star Wars Movies Announced! Will They Make...

The Credible Nerds ·

2023/05/25

We discuss the three latest Star Wars movies that were announced at Star Wars Celebration 2023! James Mangold (Logan, Indy 5) will be in charge of writing and directing a Star Wars film set 25,000 years before The Phantom Menace and will address the origins of the Force (and possibly the Jedi and the Sith?). Dave Filoni will create a a film based on his live action Disney+ series, The Mandalorian, Ahsoka, The Book of Boba Fett, and perhaps others. The film will close out these stories and will focus

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01:16:06

Indiana Jones Review Series Episode 1 - Raiders of...

The Credible Nerds ·

2023/05/21

In preparation for the release of the fifth Indiana Jones movie - Dial of Destiny, we review the one that started it all - Raiders of the Lost Ark. We wax nostalgic as we discuss our first time viewing the film and what we thought. We also discuss how the film holds up over time over 40 years later. We discuss the characters and themes of the movie and how they have connected with us from when we first saw the film as children and how we can relate today. We also rank the film in comparison to the

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01:53:48

Star Wars Collecting: Part 1 - An Overview

The Credible Nerds ·

2023/05/20

The Credible Nerds discuss their history and experiences with Star Wars collecting! From 1978 - 2023 we discuss what collecting was like as young kids up through teenage years and then into adulthood! We also discuss how our early years of collecting influenced us collecting for our kids as well. We discuss collecting action figures, books, comics, prints, and pretty much anything and everything! We didn't get into Funko POP collecting oddly enough as we have plenty of those too! This is one of our

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01:04:20

Star Wars The Bad Batch: S2 Eps 15 and 16 - The...

The Credible Nerds ·

2023/05/08

We review the final two episodes of The Bad Batch Season 2 - The Summit and Plan 99! PFC Brady is back to talk about the episodes he missed while in Marine boot camp and how the Bad Batch continues the story from The Clone Wars.

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01:05:51

Star Wars The Bad Batch: S2 Eps 13 and 14 - Pabu and...

The Credible Nerds ·

2023/05/08

Will Clone Force 99 retire?! Are they going to call it quits? We breakdown and discuss these two connected episodes, Pabu and Tipping Point. While Pabu is one of my least favorite episodes this season, Tipping Point has a lot of good things going for it and we spend most of our time on Tipping Point. The Bad Batch become aware of the Empire's plan to get rid of Clones quietly. They also uncover a signal from Crosshair informing them to enact Plan 88. This sets off a rescue mission that will be

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00:47:26

Star Wars The Bad Batch S2 Ep 12 - The Outpost Review

The Credible Nerds ·

2023/05/08

We review Episode 12 of Season 2 - The Outpost! We discuss Crosshair and how he has grown as a character and is becoming one of our favorite members of the Bad Batch. We discuss how the clone troopers are becoming more and more disposable for the Empire. We spend time talking about Wayland and Mount Tantiss and what experiments they might be doing there and how the clones are involved.

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01:20:27

The Mandalorian Season 3: Chapters 23 and 24 - The...

The Credible Nerds ·

2023/05/07

We review the final two episodes of Season 3 of The Mandalorian - The Spies and The Return! We discuss the Shadow Council and who they are and what their individual missions might be! We discuss the reunification of The Mandalorian tribes and their reentry into Mandalore. Moff Gideon is back! We review and discuss what his master plan is and how it was thwarted by Din Djarin. We talk about how awesome it was to have Mandalorians having aerial combat and Bo Katan wielding the Darksaber once again

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00:54:40

The Mandalorian: Chapter 22 - Guns For Hire Review

The Credible Nerds ·

2023/04/11

We discuss Chapter 22 of The Mandalorian - Guns for Hire! While we think that this is one of the oddest episodes of the series, there are some good things to discuss. From the cameos to references to Count Dooku and the Separatists to the duel to be the Mandalorian ruler there are some good things to see. We discuss the cameos of Jack Black and LIzzo and how we feel that there was potential for them to be more menacing. With Jack Black and his mustaches to Lizzy and her Alice in Wonderland Queen of

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01:40:09

Dungeons and Dragons: Honor Among Thieves Review

The Credible Nerds ·

2023/04/11

In one of our longest episodes ever The Credible Nerds dive deep with Dungeons and Dragons: Honor Among Thieves starring Chris Pine and Michelle Rodriguez! Joined by hosts, Marc and Harry, Justin's lack of D&D experience is exposed as these two experienced D&D campaigners drop knowledge. We discuss the story and how rules from the game effect the story as well as how well the class system aligns with the characters in the movie. We discuss the magical items that were created specifically for

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01:01:29

The Mandalorian: Chapter 21 - The Pirate Review

The Credible Nerds ·

2023/04/05

Argh, Pirates! We review and discuss Chapter 21 of The Mandalorian, the one where pirates attack Nevarro! With the New Republic being ineffective, the Mandalorians step in to help a planet under attack. Gorian Shard and goons invade Nevarro and kick High Magistrate Greef Karga and his people out of their own city. What will Karga do now? He calls on an old acquaintance for help, who then calls on an old acquaintance for help - Din Djarin. He rally's the Mandalorians and with Bo Katan's help, the

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00:49:54

The Bad Batch: S2 Episode 11 - Metamorphosis Review

The Credible Nerds ·

2023/04/03

The return of the Zillo Beast! The Bad Batch is sent to salvage a recent ship wreckage on a remote planet and discover more than they anticipated. The ship is a crashed Imperial research ship that was delivering cargo to a new location. The cargo is a baby Zillo Beast that goes on the rampage! The Bad Batch attempts to subdue the Beast but are unsuccessful but do uncover information on the Emperor's plan to use the Zillo Beast for military purposes.

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00:42:27

The Mandalorian: Chapter 20 - The Foundling Review

The Credible Nerds ·

2023/03/29

We discuss Chapter 20 of The Mandalorian - The Foundling! We get to see the Mandalorians working together against a common foe and how they are able to rescue one of their own. A dragon-like creature has attacked the Mandalorians and taken captive a foundling. The Mandalorians mount a rescue mission with Bo Katan taking charge of the mission. While out on their rescue mission, Grogu stays behind with the Armorer and another flashback of Grogu’s past is revealed. We see how he was rescued from the

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00:46:28

The Mandalorian: Chapter 19 - The Convert Review

The Credible Nerds ·

2023/03/22

We review Chapter 19 - The Convert from Mandalorian Season 3! Sandwiched in-between an intense opening aerial battle sequence featuring Bo Katan and Din Djarin taking on multiple TIE fighters and Bo Katan and Din Djarin meeting up with the other Mandalorians at the end of the episode, we have a story about Dr. Pershing on Coruscant. Dr. Pershing meets up with a familiar face from his Moff Gideon days and attempts to restart his cloning research on Coruscant despite being "rehabilitated" from his

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