Join us this week as we review, compare and contrast the first episodes to (officially) air of The Muppet Show and Star Trek The Original Series: Guest Star Joel Grey and “The Man Trap"
Thanks to Phillip Chance for the modernized rendition of the TOS Star Trek theme for the end credits!
Join us for a quick update for A Play On Nerds in 2020! We’ll have listener feedback, updates from the us and the A Play On Nerds podcast network, and the sad passing of Caroll Spinney and Rene Aberjonois.
Intro music provided with permission by the awesome Jimmy Hinson of Big Giant Circles. Find him Bandcamp or iTunes!
It’s the inaugural episode of MuppeTrek! This is the show where we will review one episode each episode of The Muppet Show and Star Trek: The Original Series! Our co-hosts Steve and Jarman are huge fans of The Muppets and Star Trek respectively, so join them on a journey as they expose each other to these franchises from where they first began.
For the first episode (Episode 0) we take on the un-aired pilots of both series: The Muppets Valentine’s Special and The Cage.
First we’ll quickly recap the episodes and give our opinions of each. Then we’ll see if we can find any similarities between the two episodes (often ridiculous and barely tangential). After that… a transporter accident! We must cast characters from each show in the other episode of each franchise! Will Kermit become Captain Kirk? Will Spock become Miss Piggy? You’ll have to listen to find out!
Thanks to Phillip Chance for the modernized rendition of the TOS Star Trek theme for the end credits!
Join us for a mysterious mystery episode! What is the main feature segment? You’ll have to listen to find out!
We’ll also have Nerdy News of real life suspended animation and more good news about possible life on other planets! Plus: Talk of The Mandalorian, names that you didn’t know celebrities and your favorite TV shows had before they were famous, and Trailer Reviews of Pixar’s Soul and the weird upcoming remake of Fantasy Island.
Intro music provided with permission by the awesome Jimmy Hinson of Big Giant Circles. Find him Bandcamp or iTunes!
Today we take one of our rare deep dives into a nerdy topic. This time: Warcraft! We talk about the long running video game series, from its humble beginnings as Warcraft: Orcs and Humans, to the mammoth World of Warcraft, books, movies and Hearthstone.
We’ll also cover the recent announcements from Blizzcon 2019 about Diablo 4, Overwatch 2 and the new World of Warcraft expansion. Plus a major announcement from Disney about the future of Star Wars!
We’ll also have a ridiculous round of Would You Rather, some Radical Recommends, and Trailer Reviews of Charlie’s Angels, 3022, The Grudge, and The Invisible Man.
Intro music provided with permission by the awesome Jimmy Hinson of Big Giant Circles. Find him Bandcamp or iTunes!