Cigar Nerds Podcast Episode 98: Not the Last Dragon Con. Once again its time for our annual Dragon Con hangover episode. We talk about our adventures across 5 days at the south’s largest nerd party and convention. From quests through the vendor hall and gaming, to amazing cosplay, and celebrity
Cigar Nerds Podcast Episode 93: Riding Solo. Time to talk about something that happened an even longer time ago in a galaxy far far away. We’re reviewing Solo: A Star Wars story and we learned that Han was young once and the Falcon was actually clean once. In science we
Cigar Nerds Podcast Episode 92: The Pool Is Open. Its summer, time to hit the pool. In this case we’re talking about Deadpool. Its time to check in with everyone’s favorite merc and talk about DeadPool 2. Does it live up to the first one? We’re about to find out.
Over spring break, I came across a copy of my first ever podcast for The Monster Scifi Show. This is not the first time that I’ve found this disc. It’s just that this time, I decided to sit down and find a way to retrieve my show.
We all know of examples of fandom behaving badly, and in this episode we delve into the question of whether or not fandom is “broken”. It’s a complicated issue as we examine the interaction between fans and creators and how fans relate to other fans. We talk about how things
This week we talk all about Heroes, the NBC drama that took the world by storm back in 2006. Heroes treated the idea of superpowers in a serious manner and paved the way for so many series that we know and love. Just about everyone agrees that Heroes started strong
Back in 2015, Marvel and Sony announced an unprecedented deal to allow Marvel to use Spider-Man in their movies and for Marvel to allow Sony to use some of their characters in a Spider-Man movie. No money changed hands, and both studios reaped the rewards. This week we dive into
You can’t scroll through the channels anymore without finding a reboot or continuation of a show from years ago. This week we look at the nostalgia culture and discuss why it’s happening. What are the benefits and the pitfalls. Along the way we get to talking about Star Trek: Discovery
Cigar Nerds Podcast Episode 65: Chronicles of Logan. This week we get old like old man Logan. We take a look back at the career of Hugh Jackman as Wolverine, and review the final time he pops out the claws for Logan. In science we talk about new planets being
The time has come to do my 2nd to last Monster Scifi Show for this year. Normally, my Scifi News episodes run about 20-30 minutes but I add more to the show. What will I be discussing? I’ve included 4 movie trailer reviews, 3 Scifi News items, and 5 midseason
It is time once again for Needless Things’ annual look at Sand Diego Comic Con! This year was so big it required two episodes – one for the toys and one for the various media happenings. Today’s Part 1 focuses on the toys that debuted this year.
By Ashley Bergner Box Office Buzz By this point, the “Transformers” franchise seems pretty much bulletproof. Despite harsh critical reviews (the latest has a particularly scathing score of 16 percent on Rotten Tomatoes), the movies always pull in large amounts of money at the box office. “Transformers: Age of Extinction”
