Episode 126 - Jaws 3-D - The Rule of Three

August 19, 2019

Join us for our ongoing feature series, Rule of Three, where we review the third film in a franchise, with Jaws 3-D! This is in “honor” of the upcoming release of the newest shark-infested film, 47 Meters Down: Uncaged. Experience Jaws like never before, with a terrible script, sub-par acting, and lots of stock footage!

We’ll also have Nerdy News of the merging of Viacom and CBS,the end to cat allergies, shark facts, a 5-Minute Aficionado on dating, Radical Recommends, and Trailer Reviews of Gemini Man and Maleficent: Mistress of Evil.

Intro music provided with permission by the awesome Jimmy Hinson of Big Giant Circles. Find him Bandcamp or iTunes!

Episode 97 - Star Trek: First Contact Film Review!

July 19, 2018

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.

Intro music provided with permission by the awesome Jimmy Hinson of Big Giant Circles. Find him Bandcamp or iTunes!

Episode 94 - The Battle of the Hercules!

May 25, 2018

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 honey? And how is pot involved?!

For the rest of the episode, we have a very late review of Avengers: Infinity War, some Radical Recommends, and Trailer Reviews of Kin and The Predator!

Intro music provided with permission by the awesome Jimmy Hinson of Big Giant Circles. Find him Bandcamp or iTunes!

Episode 90 - The Meteor Man and Movie Trailer Mania!

February 22, 2018

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 then delve into a slew of new trailers, including: Venom, Deadpool 2, Solo, Mission Impossible: Fallout, Westworld Season 2, Jessica Jones Season 2, Ant Man and the Wasp, and the guaranteed gem: 7 Guardians of the Tomb!

Intro music provided with permission by the awesome Jimmy Hinson of Big Giant Circles. Find him Bandcamp or iTunes!

Episode 50 - 50th Episode Special!

November 26, 2015

We made it to 50 episodes! To celebrate, we discuss all things "50" from historical anniversaries to celebrity birthdays, to random facts about the 50 states.

Before we jump into that, we have some Nerdy News where George Lucas talks about what took him out of Star Wars, how gourds were almost extinct, and NASA pairing up with Space X...officially.

Then we have Jarman with his first 5-Minute Aficionado! He discusses the ins and outs of properly wearing a suit.

In Trailer Reviews we have the internet offending Gods of Egypt, as well as the hopefully hilarious sequel, Zoolander 2.

Intro music provided with permission by the awesome Jimmy Hinson of Big Giant Circles. Find him Bandcamp or iTunes!

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