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May 29, 2015 Trae Dorn Deadpool, FOX, Marvel

‘Deadpool’ Has Wrapped Principal Photography

Deadpool has taken a long while to finally come together, but the X-Men spinoff starring Ryan Reynolds actually started shooting

May 29, 2015 Trae Dorn Kung Fury, Laser Unicorns

Why Haven’t You Watched ‘Kung Fury’ Yet?

So we’ve talked about Kung Fury on multiple occasions on this blog (and the amazing Hasselhoff video for its theme

May 28, 2015 Trae Dorn Daredevil, Elektra, Marvel, Netflix

Elektra to Appear in ‘Daredevil’ Season 2?

Could everyone’s favorite Greek Ninja Assassin appear in season 2 of Netflix’s Daredevil? Right now it’s looking pretty likely actually.

May 28, 2015 Trae Dorn Chris Pine, DC, Warner Bros, Wonder Woman

Chris Pine in Talks to Play Steve Trevor in ‘Wonder Woman’

While the path to a Wonder Woman film has been rocky, it does seem to just keep chugging along. While

May 27, 2015 Trae Dorn humor, Jandrewedtis, Riker, Star Trek, The Next Generation

The (Fake) Riker Next Generation Spinoff You Never Knew You Needed

If you’ve been on the internet for a while (and liked Star Trek: The Next Generation), you’re probably at least

May 27, 2015 Trae Dorn FOX, League of Extraordinary Gentlemen

Fox Wants to Remake “League of Extraordinary Gentlemen”

Remember the movie adaptation of League of Extraordinary Gentlemen? Remember how terrible it was? Remember how it made Alan Moore

May 26, 2015 Trae Dorn DC, George Miller, Justice League, Justice League Mortal, Warner Bros

New Documentary in Production About George Miller’s Failed “Justice League” Film

Most readers of this blog are fully aware of Warner Bros and DC’s current plans to make a Justice League

May 26, 2015 Trae Dorn Showtime, Twin Peaks

‘Twin Peaks’ Season 3 Extended to 18 Episodes

The road to a Twin Peaks revival has been, if anything else, an interesting one to follow. Where not that

Convention News The Mega-Blog

May 26, 2015 Trae Dorn Con Scene, Conventions, Denver Comic Con

Denver Comic Con Holds “Women in Comics” Panel… Sans Any Women

Normally when one sees a panel called “Women in Comics” at a convention (whose description includes saying it will be

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We make a bunch of podcasts at Nerd & Tie, we know it’s hard to keep up with all of them. So, with that in mind, we’ve decided to make a feed of all of them (well minus two)!

Do you hear the siren song of synergy?

That means we’ve got a brand new Star Trek show on the horizon and Miles and Charlie want in. With Star Trek: Starfleet Academy on the horizon, our brave lads are going to squeeze back into their school uniforms and try to remember how school works as they approach three episodes of Star Trek which deal with students at SFA.

In The First Duty, Wesley “THE BOY” Crusher gets in with a guy who looks nothing like Tom Paris and is really too invested in being with the cool kids for someone who helped saved the galaxy at least three times. Then, Jake and Nog end up on a ship with a bunch of cadets forced to grow up too fast in The Valiant and Nog drinks the kool-aid of a wanna be Kurtz just out of short trousers. Then we head into the 32nd Century as Tilly and Adira have to debate what’s worse, dealing with energy absorbing creatures on an ice-planet or dealing with a bunch of angsty kids with emotional baggage? Oh, and Michael Burnham helps save the Federation.

Again. Don’t forget to do your homework!

EPISODES DISCUSSED: The First Duty (6:50), The Valiant (35:42) and All is Possible (01:01:08)

TALKING POINTS: Grange Hill, the novels of John Darnielle, Mario Galaxy, Frollo from Disney’s Hunchback never gets invited to Villain hangouts, Wesley Crusher never pulled, Nick Locarno vs. Tom Paris, the two types of Starfleet Academy students, the absence of Wesley’s Mum, ‘The First Duty’ being the inverse of the typical Wesley Crusher plot, Worf’s son Alex isn’t allowed on the bridge, Nog and Worf are incredibly very similar characters, Miles gets to talk about both one of his favourite anime Mobile Suit Gundam AND his favourite novel Slaughterhouse 5, the illusion of glory in war, bye-bye Tilly, damn covid-lockdown-inspired emotional baggage, our honest feelings about the upcoming Starfleet Academy show, Michael Burnham has to do something every episode, why is David Cronenberg NOT the villain?

PEDANTS CORNER: Charlie has started playing Mario 2: The Lost Levels, the Genesis music video Miles can’t remember is ‘I Can’t Dance’ by Genesis.

[ Additional Show Notes ]

Music by Alfred Etheridge-Nunn. Read Miles’s blog or Charlie’s blog.

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