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Displaying 8 items of Nick's Nerd News with the tag "rian johnson".
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Episode 396: These go to eleven
December 17th, 2025 | 1 hr 24 mins
a new hope, abc, amazon prime video, amc, avengers endgame, bad robot, bandai namco, battlefield, bethesda, black ops 7, call of duty, ccxp, christopher nolan, clair obscur expedition 33, daniel craig, dcu, disney, elder scrolls, fallout, five nights at freddy's 2, fnaf 2, game of thrones, gamestop, gaming, geek, gta 6, harada, hideo kojima, imax, jon snow, kit harrington, knives out, kotor, kotor 2, lanterns, lobo, lord of the rings, mcu, movies, nerd, netflix, nex playground, obsidian entertainment, paramount, playstation, point break, rian johnson, rob reiner, rockstar games, skyrim, spider-noir, star wars, star wars a new hope, star wars fate of the old republic, stephen spielberg, street fighter, supergirl, tekken, the boys, the game awards, the golden globes, the odyssey, the oscars, tomb raider, total war, tv, uk government, video games, wake up dead man, warhammer 40k, warner bros, whodunnit, youtube, zootopia 2
The world lost a great director this week, and its not gonna be the same without him. We've got two weeks of stories to cover, The Game Awards got swept, and also gave us to Star Wars game announcements. The Golden Globes are set, and will the Bear be dethroned by The Studio? The Warner Bros and Netflix saga has begun, despite Paramount's eagerness, CCXP brought the trailers, and Wake Up Dead man dropped on Netflix. Come take a listen.
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Episode 375: Major Snubs, Potential dubs!
July 17th, 2025 | 1 hr 36 mins
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Look UP! Its a review of Superman! Plus, more fallout from the Xbox layoffs, what's in store for Final Fantasy's future, Resident Evil gets a multiverse, and the internet can finally calm down about the Legend of Zelda movie. Also Scrubs is back with its main cast, the Emmy nominations were announced, and why no love for Cassian? That and a whole lot more.
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Episode 316: Make it Epic
May 29th, 2024 | 1 hr 16 mins
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What a deal, what a day! Furiosa review coming in hot! Yes Dementus has struck a chord with me. We also learned about the next Knives Out movie, Brad Pitt and George Clooney are reuniting, and Tom Bombadil is finally getting his shot at live action. Meanwhile Sony announces a State of Play last minute, Neil Druckmann gets taken out of context, and Activision wins its lawsuit against cheaters. Cheaters never prosper. Plus thoughts on two major lawsuits affecting Hollywood and Video Games.
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Episode 242: Nick's Nerd New Year, 5th Edition
December 28th, 2022 | 59 mins 19 secs
2k games, 343 industries, amazon prime video, andor, avatar the way of water, black panther wakanda forever, bullet train, call of duty modern warfare ii, cinema, clerks iii, dc comics, death on the nile, disney+, doctor strange in the multiverse of madness, ea sports, film, game of thrones, glass onion, god of war ragnarok, gotham knights, halo, hbo max, horizon forbidden west, house of the dragon, jackass forever, john cena, jurassic world dominion, kevin smith, knives out, lego star wars, lord of the rings, madden nfl 23, marvel, matt reeves, mcu, moon knight, movies, nba 2k23, netflix, nintendo, nintendo switch, obi-wan kenobi, paramount+, peacemaker, peacock, playstation, pokémon, pokémon legends arceus, pokémon scarlet, pokémon violet, ps5, rian johnson, she-hulk, star trek, star trek strange new worlds, star wars, the batman, the book of boba fett, the rings of power, the suicide squad, top 10, top gun maverick, tv shows, video games, xbox, xbox series x
Nick spend the episode reflecting on 2022. That's it, no news, no updates. Just his top 10s in video games, movies and tv shows. Enjoy and be ready for a strong 2023.
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Episode 236: He Was Vengeance, He Was the Night, He will always be Batman
November 16th, 2022 | 39 mins 26 secs
a quiet place, alan wake 2, alien, andor, ash ketchum, avatar the last airbender, batman, batman arkham city, batman the animated series, bethesda, bioshock, bioware, bungie, cd projekt red, control 2, creed 3, crystal dynamics, cyberpunk 2077, dave bautista, david harbour, dc, dcu, destiny 2, disney+, dragon age, duffer bros, ea, eminem, fable, game of thrones, gears of war, geek, geoff keighley, god of war ragnarok, google, google stadia, gta, hbo max, hogwarts legacy, james gunn, john wick, justice league unlimited, kevin conroy, lionsgate, margot robie, marvels avengers, mister terrific, movies, nerd, netflix, overwatch 2, paramount+, penguin, phil spencer, pirates of the caribbean, playstation, pokémon, ps5, razer, remedy entertainment, rian johnson, rocky, sly stallone, sony, sony santa monica, squareenix, star wars, starfield, stranger things, stray, streets of rage, studio ghibli, the batman, the game awards, the santa clauses, the witcher 3, thunderbolts, tony scott, top gun maverick, tv shows, video games, walter hamada, witcher: blood origin, xbox, yellowstone
RIP Kevin Conroy, the goat, THE Batman! Also God of War Ragnarok is out and is fun, the game awards have announced their nominees, and yes Marvels Avengers is still a thing. Andor continues to knock it out of the park, The Santa Clauses is slow, and Ash finally becomes the very best. John Wick Chpater 4 brings in the big guns, James Gunn teases something Terrific, and Margot Robie is no longer sailing. That and more come take a listen.
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Episode 233: Gotham Plights
October 26th, 2022 | 1 hr 11 mins
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The hierarchy of the DC Universe did change, just not in the way the Rock would want you to believe. In todays episode we have a review of Black Adam, James Gunn takes over DC Studios. Phil Spencer gets candid, and Sausage Party is coming to a TV near you.
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Episode 225: A Chungus Among Us
September 1st, 2022 | 48 mins 24 secs
amazon prime video, batman ('89), batman: tas, batman: the caped crusader, beverly hills cop, big chungus, bioshock, creative assembly, dan lin, dceu, disney+, ezra miller, facebook gaming, fantastic four, game of thrones, games with gold, gamescom, godzilla, godzilla vs. kong, harley quinn, hbo, house of the dragon, jeffery dean morgan, jordan peele, king kong, konami, logitech, lotr, mcu, monserverse, movies, multiversus, neil gaiman, netease, netflix, nintendo switch, nope, paramount+, playstation 5, portal 2, ps plus, ps5, quantic dream, rian johnson, rings of power, she hulk, snk vs. capcom, sony, sony playstation, star trek, star wars, tencent, the boys, the flash, the last jedi, the sandman, thor love and thunder, total war, tv shows, twisted metal, umbrella academy, video games, warnerbros discovery, weird al, xbox 360, xbox live
The Big Chungus will never be forgotten, as WB Games has registered a trademark in his honor. Video Game TV shows are coming, and we shouldn't have to wait very long. Lower Deck's Returns and doesn't pull any punches, while House of the Dragon brings back the intrigue and drama Westeros is known for. Meanwhile Axel Foley is back and I couldn't be happier.
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Episode 145: The NNN Cut
February 18th, 2021 | 1 hr 3 mins
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We have a bit of a mid cycle refresh of an episode this week. Nintendo graced us with a new Direct. Xbox drops a new headset. PlayStation drops some release dates, and Kingdom Hearts is coming to PC. HBO Max is increasing their DC output, and Brooklyn 99 says goodbye. We finally got the trailer for the Snyder Cut and its already better then the 2017 theatrical release. That and more come take a listen.