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A Play On Nerds

A Play On Nerds

Enjoy a multitude of podcasts from A Play On Nerds, with Sci-Fi and Fantasy TV show and film reviews, Nerdy News, and general geeky chatter about anything from video games and science, to Star Trek and Muppets. Find even more at APlayOnNerds.com, with blogs, videos and live video game streaming. Stay nerdy my friends!

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01:03:19

Episode 99 - Nexus of 1999 Nostalgia

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2018/08/10

To celebrate our 99th episode, we take a trip down nostalgia lane and discuss pop culture of the wonderful year of 1999! We'll talk movies, music and more.We also have Nerdy News discussing a new Oscars category, the return of Captain Picard, and crazy shark heists!Then there is a game of Would You Rather and some Radical Recommends, and Trailer Reviews of Welcome to Marwen and Bohemian Rhapsody.

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01:18:52

Episode 98 - SDCC Recap and Muppets From Space!

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2018/07/31

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01:15:03

Episode 97 - Star Trek: First Contact Film Review!

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2018/07/20

We continue our ongoing series of reviewing all the films in the Muppets and Star Trek franchises! (Steve and Jarman's favorite fandoms respectively) This time, it's Star Trek: First Contact!We also have nerdy news of the power of dingos and a new Batwoman TV show!Then we have a special segment of 5-Minute Aficionado ---- on the Borg!The fun continues with the return of a classic segment, Factoid Fumbles! Then some Radical Recommends and Trailer Reviews of Creed 2 and Summer of 84.

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01:03:07

Episode 96 - Mission: Impossible and the Spies That...

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2018/07/10

Join us this week for our first ever live recorded episode! In an effort to release more episodes and reduce editing time, we are recording everything live with sound effects, music and clips all played live. Get our uncensored, uncut episodes in record time from now on!In this week's episode, we feature the Mission: Impossible franchise, in anticipation of the new film in the series, Mission: Impossible: Fallout coming to theaters July 27th. Steve will also give a breakdown of famous spy and

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01:06:54

Episode 95 - Defending Battlefield Earth

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2018/06/21

Today, we are doing something unprecedented. We're going to defend the film, Battlefield Earth! Well, Steve is going to defend it. All in a new segment called, To the Death! - Where we will take critically panned (and audience panned) movies and one of us must try to defend them, for whatever merits they may possess. In some cases, we may actually like the film, which in this case, Steve does! I know...crazy right?Then we have some Nerdy News, where we'll discuss the troubling allegations against

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01:05:56

Episode 94 - The Battle of the Hercules!

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2018/05/26

In a truly heroic return of A Play On Nerds, we bring you Copy Cat Cinema! This time with the 2014 screen gems, Hercules and The Legend of Hercules! Which musclebound fake Greek demi-god will defeat the other? Listen in to find out! Steve will give us a quick recap of the Greek pantheon of gods and their history before we delve into the main segment.For Nerdy News we cover discoveries on Jupiter's moon, Europa, that could mean discovering alien life in the near future! Plus, how are bees making red

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00:20:14

Episode 93 - The Postman and Problems in Post

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2018/05/03

Due to a terribly unfortunate glitch, we lost the main portion of this episode, where we discussed the movie The Postman, in a new segment To The Death! - where we review a film that one of us absolutely loves, but the other absolutely hates. Jarman is in love with The Postman even though it is pretty universally reviled. But, as mentioned, we lost that whole segment due to a strange computer glitch.What did survive the terrible glitch was our related interview with Shawn Vanderloo, who is a real

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01:17:41

Episode 92 - Two Terrible Mall Cops

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2018/03/30

Join us for another edition of Copy Cat Cinema! This is where we take two movies made in the same year, that are incredibly similar in premise. For this edition we cover the two gems of filmmaking,Paul Blart: Mall Cop and Observe and Report.For Nerdy News Jarman goes on a rant about bad video game movies, then Steve discusses the discovery of a new originating species of humanity!Since this episode was recorded around the time of St. Patrick's Day, we go into the history of that holiday, and how it

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01:13:06

Episode 91 - Muppet Treasure Island Movie Review!

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2018/03/17

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01:29:02

Episode 90 - The Meteor Man and Movie Trailer Mania!

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2018/02/23

On today's episode of the podcast, we honor the great success of Marvel's Black Panther by going back to one of the first black superhero movies of the modern era: 1993's The Meteor Man! We review this film full of amazing stars and amazing missteps.We also cover a little background for Black Panther from the comics. See how it compares to the film!For Nerdy News, an AI has trouble with Valentine's Day, and cray-fish and ants are up to some amazing behaviors.We have some brief Radical Recommends and

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01:16:40

Episode 89 - Star Trek: Generations Film Review!

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2018/02/05

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01:19:56

Episode 88 - Deep Delve into Dungeons and Dragons!

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2018/01/13

For this episode we delve deep into the topic of Dungeons and Dragons! We start from it's humble beginnings in the basement of the home of the weird Gary Gygax, all the way to the multi million dollar business it is today. Don't even know what Dungeons and Dragons is? The you'll definitely want to listen to this episode! A seasoned tabletop RPG expert? You'll STILL want to listen in for all the trivia about D&D you never knew.We also have Nerdy News of of recent cases of spontaneous human

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01:14:18

Episode 87 - A Muppet Christmas Carol and Christmas...

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2017/12/23

Just in time for the holidays we have a Christmas extravaganza! We discuss the little know history of Christmas, revel in some nostalgia, and continue our ongoing series (of reviewing all the Star Trek and Muppet films) by reviewing The Muppet Christmas Carol!For Nerdy News we discuss two types of "Predators" and list all the genre shows that will be either renewed or cancelled in the new year.Then we have some toy trivia and some Radical Recommends before Trailer Reviewsof Jurassic World: Fallen

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01:22:58

Episode 86 - Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country...

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2017/12/11

Join us for an epic review of the final original cast Star Trek film, The Undiscovered Country! From shapeshifting monkey-women to Shakespeare-spouting Klingons, we cover it all.We have Nerdy News of Amish super-humans and soon-to-be-dead Flat-Earthers, Thanksgiving memories and prison trivia, improvisational acting involving Technobabble, and some great Radical Recommends.On top of all that, in this huge episode, we also review the movie trailers for Rampage and A Wrinkle in Time!

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01:27:10

Episode 85 - Stranger Things Season 2! - Recap and...

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2017/11/17

Have you finally watched season 2 of Stranger Thingson Netflix?! Well on the feature segment today we recap and review the whole thing! What characters did you like? Was there too much action? Too much character development? What was with that one episode that wasn't even in Hawkins Indiana? We tackle it all.For Nerdy News we cover the mysterious time travelling gambler who can't lose, the Marvel Cinematic Universe's record breaking box office receipts, and a new algorithm that can diagnose you over

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01:38:32

Episode 84 - 666 Spooky Spectacular!!!

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2017/10/29

It's time for Halloween! Every year we have a Halloween themed episode, so this year we decided to go with a very random theme...666! We took the 6th sequel in the top three slasher movie franchises and put them under our nerdy microscope for review! Nightmare on Elm Street 6: Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare, Halloween 6: The Curse of Michael Myers, and Friday the 13th Part 6: Jason Lives! These movies took us on quite a campy, hokey, and gory ride. Join us for the craziness!For Nerdy News,

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01:07:16

Episode 83 - Star Trek Discovery VS The Orville -...

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2017/10/04

This week we jump into Copy Cat Cinema: TV Edition! With Star Trek: Discovery and The Orville! We pick a side and fight it out for which one is better...then we say how we really feel. For Nerdy News we discuss some weird origami butterflies in Seattle, Hurricane Irma after effects, and tattoos with medical benefits! For Trailer Reviews we cover Annihilation (from the writer/director of Ex Machina) and the possible sleeper hit, Osiris Child. Stay tuned as well for Star Trek triva, a round of

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01:24:49

Episode 82 - Game of Thrones Season 7 and So Much More!

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2017/09/19

We have a spoiler-filled feature segment covering everything that happened on the eventful season seven of Game of Thrones! Get our take on the deaths, battles, new loves, and the Hot Topic Pirate! For Nerdy News, yet another odd radio burst comes to us from the far reaches of the galaxy, and The Simpsons fires their composer/conductor! Stay tuned later in the show for a game of Would You Rather and some Radical Recommends! For Trailer Reviews we scrap the bottom of the barrel with Ghost House

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00:58:13

Episode 81 - Star Trek V: The Final Frontier - Film...

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2017/08/29

For our next installment of our ongoing series of reviewing all the films in the Muppets and Star Trek franchises, we now review Star Trek V: The Final Frontier! (In all its glory...) From the cheesy dialog and strange plot choices, to the fan dances and terrible green screens, we cover it all. For Nerdy News we cover a girl with a strange disorder in Scotland that causes her to experience strange tastes when she hears certain words and sounds, and then Steve discusses the upcoming Jabba the Hutt

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01:11:06

Episode 80 - Comic Con Trailer Roundup 2017!

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2017/08/09

It's that time of year again! When San Diego Comic Con is flooded with releases of all kinds of trailers and sneak previews of all the geeky/nerdy movies and TV shows on the docket for the upcoming year. We take a look at the highlights and let you know what has us excited...and bored. You can find a list with most everything we cover here. We also pack in TWO games! We bring back Hypothetical Hubub, (a disturbing version of "would you rather") and Indie Band or Smut Search! If you don't already

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