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Displaying Episode 41 - 50 of 74 in total of Nick's Nerd News with the tag “lucasfilm”.
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Episode 297: 30 Rock Live
January 18th, 2024 | 1 hr 29 mins
343i, 90s, 90s movies, a league of their own, alien, alien covenant, aliens, amc, andy kaufman, anya chalotra, baldur's gate 3, bill & ted, bill mitchell, brad pitt, call of duty, certain affinity, chad stahelski, clerks, cool world, creature commandos, daisy ridley, daniel day lewis, dark souls, david lynch's dune, dcu, discord, disney+, dune, epic games, fargo, fight club, final fantasy vii, final fantasy xvi, foamstars, forrest gump, fortnite, fromsoftware, fx, gameshark, gaming, geek, gta 6, halo, halo battle royale, hbo, iron man, jenna ortega, jim carrey, john wick, kevin smith, king of kong, kingdom of the planet of the ape, larian studios, laurence fisburne, lorne michaels, lucasfilm, man on the moon, margot robbie, martin scorsese, marvel studios, max, mcu, minecraft, movies, nerd, netflix, nicole kidman, noah hawley, oppenheimer, our flag means death, paramount+, peacock, peter griffin, pixar, planet of the apes, playstation, playstation plus, pokémon, prison architect, ps plus, ps4, ps5, remedy entertainment, robert downer jr, robin williams, rock band 4, rockstar games, saturday night live, seth macfarlane, she hulk, smite, snl, square enix, stalker 2, star wars, stranger things, take two interactive, tatian maslany, ted, the 75th emmy awards, the big lebowski, the coen brothers, the dude, the exorcist, the television academy, the truman show, the witcher, tina fey, tom cruise, tom hanks, top gun, top gun 3, top gun maverick, top spin, toys, tpain, tv, twin galaxies, twitch, ubisoft, ubisoft+, until dawn, video games, warzone, wednesday, young sheldon
Will Tina Fey take over Saturday Night Live? I think Lorne Michaels hopes she does. Plus the Halo Battle Royale was almost real, despite 343 always saying they wouldn't make one. Plus the Emmys happened, and The Bear, Beef, and Succession all walked away as winners. That and more on this weeks Nick's Nerd News.
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Episode 296: The Bear's Beef, and his successor too
January 11th, 2024 | 1 hr 14 mins
1991, 90s movies, a24, ahsoka, amd, anatomy of a fall, apex legends, aquaman and the lost kingdom, ayaneo, ayer cut, baby yoda, baldur's gate 3, barbie movie, beauty and the beast, beef, bill & ted's bogus journey, bytedance, call of duty, cd projekt red, ces, city of heroes, city slickers, cruela, cyberpunk 2077 phantom liberty, daredevil, david ayer, david lynch, dceu, dcu, deadpool, dice awards, disney+, dune 2, echo, emma stone, escape from tarkov, final fantasy, fx, fxonhulu, game of thrones, gaming, geek, gerard butler, ghostbusters, god of war, godzilla, golden globes, half-life 2, harley quinn, hbo, hellraiser, hi-fi rush, hogwarts legacy, hook, horizon zero dawn, hot shots!, how to train your dragon, hulu, hyperkin, james gunn, jessica jones, kelvin timeline, killers of the flower moon, king kong, konami, la story, larian, lucasfilm, luke cage, margot robbie, martin scorsese, marvel snap, mcu, metal gear solid 3 remake, minecraft, mojang, movies, ncsoft, nerd, netflix, nothing but trouble, nvidia, oppenheimer, our flag means death, paramount pictures, paul thomas anderson, playstation, pokémon tv, prime timeline, rtx 4080, ryan reynolds, ryzen, sakurai, sega genesis, sega master system, seth macfarlane, silent hill 2 remake, snyder cut, snyderverse, sony playstation studios, spider-man 2, star citizen, star trek, star trek vi: the undiscovered country, star wars, steam, steam deck, steam os, steven yeun, stranger things, succession, suicide squad, super smash, team fortress 2, terminator 2, the addams family, the bear, the blob, the golden globes, the mandalorian, the mandalorian & grogu, the marvels, the orville, the rock, the thunderbolts, tom cruise, tv, twitch, ubisoft, unity engine, unity software, valve corp, video games, warnerbrosdiscovery, warzone, wbgames, wednesday, wonka, xbox
Well the Golden Globes happened, and CES is still underway, hopefully you wont confuse the two. Lucasfilm dropped a thermal detonator's worth of news, a new star wars film, and a shows renewal. Xbox takes the first stage of 2024, and Star Citizen wants to take all your money, after it already did so. Layoffs continue in the gaming industry, as Hollywood kicks it back into high gear. Plus my favorite movies from 1991, since it was the year I was born. Come take a listen.
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Episode 295: Nick's Nerd New Year: If it ain't broke don't six it
January 4th, 2024 | 1 hr 9 mins
adam driver, ahsoka, air, aquaman, aquaman and the lost kingdom, asteroid city, baldurs gate 3, blumhouse, cd projektred, chad stahelski, christopher judge, coyote vs. acme, craig robinson, dc comics, dceu, dcu, disney, disney+, dungeons and dragons honor among thieves, forza motorsport, fraiser, fubar, game of thrones, gaming, geek, gen v, god of war, god of war ragnarok, godzilla, godzilla minus one, guardians of the galaxy vol. 3, harley quinn, hbo, hi-fi rush, high on life, history of the world part ii, hogwarts legacy, horizon forbidden west: burning shores, hulu, jack black, john wick chapter 4, john williams, kratos, larian, lucasfilm, margot robie, mario, marvel's what if, marvels spider-man 2, mcu, minecraft, miyamoto, monarch legacy of monsters, monsterverse, movies, nerd, nes, netflix, nintendo, nintendo switch, paramount+, peacock, playstation 5, playstation plus, ps plus, ps+, ps5, rey skywalker, sakurai, scott pilgrim takes off, secret invasion, shigeru miyamoto, sie, snyderverse, sony, square enix, star wars, star wars jedi: survivor, star wars outlaws, starfield, steamboat willie, steven yeun, super nintendo, super smash bros, super smash bros ultimate, tetris, that 90s show, the boys, the creator, the office, the super mario bros movie, the thunderbolts, they cloned tyrone!, tv, twisted metal, twitch, ubisoft, universal pictures, universal studios, video games, walt disney pictures, warnerbrosdiscovery, wb, wes anderson, wonka, xbox, zelda
Its Nick's Nerd New Year once again! So we have Top 10's in gaming, TV and Film! And I don't think you can guess any of them. Plus we know that two major Nintendo figure heads have no plan on stopping in the gaming industry any time soon. Steamboat Willie is taking over the internet, and everything in between. We also have an Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom review, too bad it wont help WB overtake Disney or Universal at the box office.
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Episode 289: This Podcast is out of clay
November 22nd, 2023 | 1 hr 34 mins
90s, 90s movies, aardman, adam sandler, amazon studios, bbc, ben stiller, borderlands 3, call of duty, cameron diaz, cd projeckt red, claymation, cod, creed, cyberpunk2077, daisy ridley, dave filoni, dc, dcu, destiny 2, disney+, donald glover, dragons dogma, dune pt. 2, embracer group, empire at war, family guy, fortnite, frozen, gaming, geek, ghost, good burger 2, harley quinn, hogwarts legacy, hunger games, jackie chan, james gunn, james may, jason bourne, jenna ortega, julia roberts, knightmare before christmas, kotor, la story, lucasfilm, mario kart 8, max, meg ryan, metal gear solid 4, michael b jordan, monolith productions, movies, my best friends wedding, nemesis system, nerd, netflix, nvidia, out to sea, paramount+, patrick swayze, peacock, percy jackson, pretty woman, prince of persia, ralph macchio, rockstar games, rockstar social club, saber interactive, sandra bullock, scott pilgrim, scream, seth mcfarlane, star wars, steve martin, superman, ted, the beautician and the beast, the game awards, the karate kid, the mandalorian, the wedding singer, there's something about mary, tim allen, tim burton, tom hanks, top gear, toy story, tv, ubisoft, video games, wallace and grommet, wga, while you were sleeping, wonder woman, you've got mail, zootopia
Happy Thanksgiving eve! So it looks like we are getting a Wonder Woman game with the nemesis system which makes me instantly excited. Mario Kart falls out of the top selling for the first time in years, Cyberpunk's re release is going to be 3 disks!!!!, and I guess the KoToR remake isnt dead? Also Disney is banking on sequels, again.... Scream 7 loses its stars, and Good Burger 2! Plus a 90s rom com list!
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Episode 281: When One Strike Ends, another finds a way
September 28th, 2023 | 1 hr 27 mins
1980s, 80s, 80s family movies, 80s movies, abk, activisionblizzard, adult swim, ahsoka, amazon prime video, big, big bird, call of duty, capcom, cma, cyberpunk 2077, dan harmon, dardevil, david s goyer, dc studios, devil may cry, disney+, et, eve online, follow that bird, ftc, golden globes, guillermo del toro, hallmark keepsake, honey i shrunk the kids, invincible, jim ryan, justin roiland, kamiya, lara croft, like a dragon, lucasfilm, mcu, meta, meta quest, microsoft, microsoft xbox. forza motorsport, movies, netflix, pee wee herman, pee wee's big adventure, persona, platinum games, playstation, playstation 5, ps5, quantic dream, rick & morty, robert kirkman, sag-aftra, scorsese, sesame street, shelly long, spawn, squid game, star wars, star wars jedi, the division 3, the goonies, the muppets, the muppets take manhattan, the princess bride, thrawn, todd mcfarlane, tokyo game show, tom hanks, tomb raider, troop beverly hills, tv shows, ubisoft, valve, video games, warcraft, warzone, wga strike, who framed roger rabbit, xbox
You read that title correctly, the second longest WGA strike is officially over! But as that ends, the SAG strike continues, and a SAG strike against the video game publishers looms. Meanwhile, final wrap ups from Tokyo Game Show, The Xbox Activision Deal is finally free to close, Jim Ryan is retiring from PlayStation, and Meta drops details about the Meta Quest 3. In Hollywood, Netflix debuts trailers for a lot of new animation, Amazon is bringing ad's to Prime Video, and Dan Harmon opens up about his working "relationship" with Justin Roiland. To cap off the show we have my favorite 10 80s Family Movies.
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Episode 279: Unity or Unionization
September 14th, 2023 | 1 hr 28 mins
80s movies, 80s teen movies, ahsoka, ai art, alan moore, among us, anakin skywalker, attack on titan, bad bunny, bethesda, bethesda studios, bill & ted, bill mahr, captain rex, clone wars, cupnoodles, darth vader, dc comics, dcu, disney+, drew barrymore, e3, ea games, elder scrolls, epic games, fallout, fast times at ridgemont high, ferris bueller, final fantasy, final fantasy xiv, final fantasy xvi, fortnite, george a romero, goosbumbs, harry potter, hulu, ian mckellen, iatse, jean claude vandame, jimmy fallon, john hughes, life is strange, lord of the rings, lotr, lucasfilm, mario, marvel studios, microsoft, mortal kombat, movies, murder she wrote, nba 2k24, netflix, night of the living dead, nintendo, nintendo switch, one piece, pokémon, ramen, rebels, respawn entertainment, scream, shawn levy, shigeru miamoto, sony, spider-man, squareenix, star wars, star wars jedi: survivor, starfield, steam, super mario, teen wolf, the breakfast club, the crow, the tonight show, tim burton, tv shows, ubisoft, unity engine, valve, vfx artists, video games, war games, warnerbrosdiscovery, wb, weird science, wga strike, xbox, xbox game pass, xbox live, xdefiant, zaslav
unity decided to just drop a nuke on the game development world and the both backtracked and doubled down, but so far it has cause among us to be pulled from storefronts. Meanwhile, Marvel Studios VFX artists have unanimously voted to join IATSE, in the first of its kind unionization vote in the VFX industry. Starfield continues to dominate the headlines and gaming charts, SquareEnix may be facing a interesting situation, and the iPhone is getting AAA gaming support. Meanwhile Miyazaki unretires, Alan Moore gives his money to charity, and Shawn Levy says Deadpool is like John Candy. Plus my favorite 80s teen movies! Come take a listen.
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Episode 278: Only shooting stars break the mold
September 6th, 2023 | 1 hr 12 mins
80s animated, 80s movies, aaron paul, adam driver, ahsoka, akira, amc networks, an american tail, animalympics, barbie, bethesda games, bethesda softworks, beyond good and evil, boderlands 3, cdprojektred, charles martinet, chicken run, cyberpunk, daredevil, dcu, disney+, doug bowser, ea sports, embracer group, final fantasy xvi, gen v, godzilla, handheld pc, late night hosts, lenovo, lucasfilm, mario, max, mcu, miyazaki, mortal kombat, movies, netflix, nintendo, one piece, pete hines, red faction, redfall, rotten tomatoes, sag-aftra, saints row, skull & bones, square enix, stalker 2, star wars, stardew valley, starfield, stgray, super mario bros, taylor swift, the boys, the eras tour, the exorcist, the flash, the land before time, the little mermaid, the walking dead, tmnt, todd howard, toho, tv shows, ubisoft, ukraine, video games, volition, warner bros, what if...?, wrc, x-men 97
Another summer ends, that means its new game season, and to start it off we have my early thoughts on Starfield, which is definitely going to be one of my favorite games. We also have a potential third strike coming as SAG-AFTRA looks to strike against the video game publishers. Doug Bowser opens up about Nintendo's future, and Skull & Bones hits another hurdle. Adam Drive, Aaron Paul and others speak out against the AMPTP, Toho drops a big new Godzilla trailer, and Ahsoka was amazing. Also my top 10 80s animated movies gets a shoutout.
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Episode 275: Puck Man Returns
August 17th, 2023 | 1 hr 10 mins
1980s, 80s comedies, 80s movies, activision, airplane!, ali g, amptp, ant-man, anthony mackie, assassins creed, barbenheimer, barbie, barbie movie, bethesda, beverly hills cop, blizzard, bruce lee, bungie, caddyshack, call of duty, coming to america, dale gribble, daybreak games, dc universe online, dcu, destiny 2, epic games, gal gadot, ghostbusters, hbo, house of the dragon, id software, indiana jones, james gunn, johnny hardwick, keith david, king of the hill, lucasfilm, major league, marvel studios, max, mcu, metro 2033, metro series, microsoft, mission impossible, modern warfare, modern warfare 3, movies, national lampoons vacation, netflix, nintendo, one crazy summer, overwatch 2, paramount, parks & rec, peacock, playstation, playstation studios, pokémon, quake, quake 2, rick & morty, russia, sacha baron cohen, sag-aftra strike, savvy games group, scott pilgrim, sony, sony pictures, spaceballs, stephen king, teenage mutant ninja turtles, the dark tower, the embracer group, the emmys, the pokémon company, thq, thq nordic, three amigos, tmnt: the last ronin, tom cruise, tom holland, toxic avenger, tron, tv shows, tv viewership, twisted metal, ubisoft, uncharted, uncharted movie, video games, wga strike, wonder woman, xbox, xbox gamepass
Well Friends we are back for another week! And this time we have some Pokémon News, CoD news, and the identity of the Embracer Groups mystery almost investor, also Keith David joins another premier Bungie franchise. On the Hollywood side of things, the WGA and AMPTP seem to have gone back to the negotiating table, Wonder Woman 3 seems to be maybe happening, maybe not, Barbie continues to break records, and Hollywood accounting strikes again with Mission Impossible and Indiana Jones.
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Episode 272: A movieless Comic Con
July 27th, 2023 | 55 mins 49 secs
abk, activisionblizzard, alfred hitchcock, andor, animators, ash ketchum, bandai namco, barbenheimer, barbie, beetlejuice 2, borderlands, captain marvel, christopher nolan, comic con international, cyberpunk 2077, disney+, dolphin, dreamworks, ftc, gamecube, godzilla, gundam, high on life, homelander, insomniac, invincible, jabba the hutt, kart racing games, kevin smith, lucasfilm, marvel studios, marvels spider-man, mcu, microsoft, mortal kombat 1, movies, nickelodeon, nintendo, north by northwest, omni-man, oppenheimer, peacemaker, peter pan, playstation 5, pokémon, ps5, rear window, rick and morty, riot games, ryan reynolds, secret invasion, shrek, singing in the rain, sony playstation, star trek, star trek lower decks, star trek strange new worlds, star wars, star wars outlaws, steam, the boys, the marvels, tmnt, tv shows, ubisoft, venmo, video games, walt disney animation, walt disney studios, xbox
What happens when all the major studios pull out of comic con? nothing really, it keeps going because comic con is more then movies and television. We also learned about some major Ubisoft shakeups, kart racers are making a comeback, and Sony's Project Q leaks. Plus Barbenheimer makes for the 4th biggest box office weekend, MOVIES are in fact back! Also due to the ongoing SAG-AFTRA and WGA Strikes, i have dedicated some time talking about old movies, this week we have my favorite movies made in the 1950's.
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Episode 269: I drank a Grimace shake and recorded this episode
July 5th, 2023 | 1 hr 1 min
activisionblizzard, alan arkin, alan wake remastered, amazon prime video, anime, annapurna interactive, apple vision pro, ark: survival evolved, assassin's creed, assassin's creed black flag, baldur's gate 3, barbenheimer, barbie movie, barney, bloober team, boba fett, christopher nolan, cleopatra, cma, crunchyroll, daedalic, disney+, double fine, ea games, ea sports, ea sports fc, elgato stream deck, fifa, football manager, friday the 13th the game, ftc, ftc v xbox, fx on hulu, gal gadot, games with gold, gattaca, gladiator, gollum, greta gerwig, hbo on netflix, hot wheels, hulu, indiana jones, indiana jones and the dial of destiny, insecure, issa rae, james mangold, jon favreau, kevin bacon, larian, lucasfilm, max, mcu, movies, netflix, one piece, oppenheimer, playstation 5, ps+, psychonauts, russel crowe, sag-aftra, secret invasion, sega, sex education netflix, shaun of the dead, simon pegg, speed, star wars, stray, suicide squad isekai, the bear, the chronicles of narnia, the mandalorian, the sims, the sims 5, tim schafer, tv shows, ubisoft, video games, warrior nun, wild card football, wo long: fallen dynasty, xbox
Happy Fourth of July! Well the FTC v Xbox case ended, and yeah, the FTC doesn't know what they are doing. The Sims could be the next game to go F2P, and Stray is finally coming to Xbox, and Ubisoft is remaking Black Flag just in time for Skull n Bones. Jon Favreau opens up about Din Djarin, Kevin Bacon heads back to TV and Netflix seems to be getting HBOs best hits? All hail the rise of Barbenheimer, Indy makes a small whip in the box office, and stop asking Russel Crowe about Gladiator 2. Plus we have a spoiler filled review of Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny.