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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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01:04:40

Cosmere Commentary: Mistborn Book 3 - The Hero of Ages

The Credible Nerds ·

2024/10/20

Review of the third book in the Mistborn First Era Trilogy! We discuss Sazed and his sacrifice. We talk about the Shards, Preservation and Ruin. We get into the Final Battle of Book 3 - is it epic enough? Kyle breaks down his Top 5 Moments of the Mistborn First Era Trilogy, and Justin gives his Hot Take for Hero of Ages! All this and more!

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00:18:09

Joker Folie a Deux Review

The Credible Nerds ·

2024/10/20

I discuss Joker 2 - Folie a Deux and give my ranking of the movie. Lots of SPOILERS, so listen/watch at your own risk if you haven't seen it. What does Folie a Deux mean and who does it apply to? What is the conflict within for Arthur Fleck/Joker and how does it gets resolved? What is the Cult of Joker and how does it play into the story? Who is Lee and does she end up with Arthur in the end? All this and more!

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00:14:28

The Credible Nerds Review The Penguin Episodes 1 and 2!

The Credible Nerds ·

2024/10/13

The Penguin is now streaming on Max! I review Episodes 1 and 2 and discuss what I like about it and why you should be watching it!

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01:09:41

More Than Meets The Eye: A Review of Transformers -...

The Credible Nerds ·

2024/09/26

We are back with another More Than Meets The Eye episode! We review the third Michael Bay Transformers movie: Dark of the Moon. We discuss how the world and Sam Witwicky has moved on from the previous two films and how Sam is adapting and dealing with real life problems. We try to reason out the connective tissues between these first 5 Transformers films and how they are interrelated - more study is needed. We discuss the new characters and Sentinel Prime and the different twists and turns that

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01:09:17

Bad Batch Season 3 Finale and Series Review

The Credible Nerds ·

2024/08/09

We discuss the Bad Batch Season 3 episodes and the Series as a whole. We also bring in The Clone Wars and the films to discuss how The Bad Batch fits in to the entire Star Wars Saga. We discuss: - Project Necromancer - the Zillow Beast - Commander Cody - Where is he? - The Clone Rebellion - and more! For our Top 5 list, we discuss our favorite Clones in the Saga. Who's #1 on our lists? Also, Harry brings the Kessel Spice in his Hot Take!

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01:18:06

Cosmere Commentary: Mistborn Book 2 - The Well of...

The Credible Nerds ·

2024/07/29

We delve into Book 2 of the Mistborn Era 1 Trilogy - The Well of Ascension. The Lord Ruler is dead - now what? We discuss the political intrigue in the story, as Elend Venture learns to be a leader and bring his people together. We analyze the love triangle of Elend, Vin, and Zane and who will Vin choose? We discuss Feruchemy and how it compares to Allomancy, and which one is better? In this episodes Top 5, we discuss our top 5 fantasy series and rank them. We also discuss GRRM's recent comments on

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00:57:37

The Credible Nerds Review Batman and Robin

The Credible Nerds ·

2024/07/29

The Credible Nerds, Blake, Nathan, and Justin, watch the much maligned Batman and Robin so you don't have to! We discuss the things that we liked, what could have been better, and what was just beyond campy. We talk about how with this cast of actors, what went wrong?

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01:28:22

Cosmere Commentary - Mistborn Book 1 - The Final Empire

The Credible Nerds ·

2024/06/08

We discuss Book One of the first Mistborn trilogy! The Final Empire starts off the Scadrial story with Vin, Kelsier, Elend, Sazed, and the Crew. We discuss all things Mistborn. From The Lord Ruler, to Kelsier, and also the magic system of Mistborn, Alllomancy.

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01:20:22

The Credible Nerds Review Batman Forever

The Credible Nerds ·

2024/06/08

Join us as we provide commentary and review Joel Schumacher's Batman Forever starring Val Kilmer, Tommy Lee Jones, Jim Carrey, and Nicole Kidman. We talk about the new villains in this Batman adventure, Two-Face and Riddler! Do we like them? Do you like them? Batman has a new love interest, Miranda Chase, and again he decides to let her in on his secret. He even decides to quit being a vigilante crimefighting superhero for this woman he just met! Is Batman done forever? Is that what Batman Forever

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00:55:06

Batman Returns Review

The Credible Nerds ·

2024/05/10

The Credible Nerds review Batman Returns featuring Michael Keaton, Danny DeVito, Michelle Pfeiffer, and Christopher Walken. How does it hold up and compare with the previous Tim Burton Batman? We discuss this and more! 00:00:00 - Intro and Short Review of the Movie10:27:00 - Selina Kyle - Crazy Cat Lady? 16:25:00 - The Penguin - The Duality of Oswald Cobblepot and Bruce Wayne23:23:00 - More Villains and their Origin Stories? Where's Batman in Batman Returns?25:30:00 - A Very Weak Plot and A Lot of

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00:59:01

The Credible Nerds Review Batman!!

The Credible Nerds ·

2024/04/17

We jump back to the past, as far back as 1989, when we saw Batman in theaters! We discuss our thoughts when we first saw this movie in theaters, but also our subsequent viewings. How does it hold up? Do we still like it? We talk about how this movie was a blockbuster that led to multiple Batman movies in the 1990's, for better or worse, and this movie helped make DC films a force to be reckoned with. We compare how this Batman portrayal lines up with the Batman we recently saw in The Flash. Are they

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01:02:44

Cosmere Commentary: Elantris Review

The Credible Nerds ·

2024/04/02

Join The Credible Nerds as we discuss the novel Elantris by Brandon Sanderson. This “standalone” book opened the door for us to a bigger universe and started our journey into what's now known as the Cosmere.Set in the city of Elantris, once a place of magic and splendor but now a cursed land where its inhabitants, who were once blessed with magical powers, have been turned into wretched beings that are reminiscent of zombies. The story follows three main characters - Raoden, a prince who is cursed

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00:49:29

Review of Rebel Moon: Part 1 - A Child of Fire

The Credible Nerds ·

2024/01/08

We review and discuss Zack Snyder's latest movie Rebel Moon: Part One - A Child of Fire. This movie had a limited release in theaters for a couple of days, then premiered on Netflix. Shooting to the top of Netflix's Top Ten list at number one that first week, does it have the legs to stay in the top ten? We discuss the polarity of the reviews and how for Marc, it has great watchability due to the similarities the film has to a video game. We also give a Top 5 list of Zack Snyder movies! Which ones

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00:38:48

Are Comic Book Movies Dead?

The Credible Nerds ·

2023/11/13

The Credible Nerds discuss the oversaturation of comic book movies in today's pop culture and ask the question - Are we done with comic book movies? We discuss the most recent fantasy novel release by Jim Butcher - The Olympian Affair, as well as his other series'. Marc breaks down his top 5 fantasy novels and we discuss why we like them. And introducing for the first time - The Credible Nerds Hot Take! We discuss the Star Wars Sequel trilogy and if they are considered canon to the rest of the Star

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00:53:07

Breakdown and Speculation of the Wheel of Time Season...

The Credible Nerds ·

2023/07/22

The new trailer for The Wheel of Time on Amazon Prime Season 2 is out! We discuss, breakdown, and analyze the trailer and the clues in the new trailer. We speculate on Rand al'Thor's journey, Why does he go to the White Tower? Where is Min? Where is Padan Fain and the Horn of Valere? Is that the Black Ajah we catch a glimpse of? Who is the creepy lady? Is it Lanfear? Lan and Moraine seem to argue a lot in the trailer. What is Mat up to with the dagger? Perrin and Aviendha together fighting

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01:23:50

The Wheel of Time Book 2 The Great Hunt Prologue -...

The Credible Nerds ·

2023/07/22

We dive into Book 2 of the Wheel of Time - The Great Hunt! We discuss the secret darkfriend meeting that we read about in the Prologue and we get some clues as to who are these mysterious darkfriends. Book 2 starts up about a month after the events of the last book and Rand is undecided about what to do next. We also discuss one of the Forsaken, Lanfear, and what her motivations are and why she aligned with the Dark One.

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The Wheel of Time Book 1 The Eye of the World...

The Credible Nerds ·

2023/07/18

We wrap up our book reviews of The Eye of the World which is Book 1 in the Wheel of Time series. Finally! The last two reviews are video and audio podcasts, while the previous episodes have been audio only. We also discuss how we liked the book overall and some of our likes and dislikes. Next up is Book 2. - The Great Hunt! We will also be discussing various topics that are related to the whole series, so look out for those episodes to start dropping too.

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01:28:22

Indiana Jones Review Series Episode 5 - The Dial of...

The Credible Nerds ·

2023/07/18

We've reached the end of our reviews of the Indiana Jones films with our review of Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny! We discuss this new adventure and how Indiana Jones as an older man plays out. We discuss the new characters of Helena Shaw and Jurgen Voller and how they fit in to the Indiana Jones Saga. Do we like them? Do we not like them? Also the return of fan favorites Sallah and Marion! We discuss their role in the new film and whether it was good fit. We discuss the Dial of Destiny and

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01:07:39

The 40th Anniversary of The Return of the Jedi!

The Credible Nerds ·

2023/07/14

We review and discuss Star Wars: The Return of the Jedi and how it holds up 40 years later. This year was the 40th Anniversary of this final film of the Original Trilogy and we reminisced and talked about the things we like about this movie.

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00:56:30

More Than Meets The Eye: A Review of Transformers -...

The Credible Nerds ·

2023/06/30

Welcome back to More Than Meets The Eye: A Transformers Podcast! We review the sixth live action film in the franchise - Rise of the Beasts. We are introduced to the Maximals and the Terrorcons, as well as Unicron! Set on Earth in 1994, we are reunited from the Transformers from the last film - Bumblebee and are introduced to some new Transfomers. We discuss any connective tissues with Bumblebee and with the subsequent Michael Bay Transformers films. There are some but not a lot. We talk about the

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