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December 25, 2014 Trae Dorn Christmas, Throwback Thursday

Throwback Thursday: Deck Us All With Boston Charlie

Merry Christmas to those of you who celebrate it, and “Happy December 25th!” to everyone else. On this Throwback Thursday,

December 23, 2014 Trae Dorn Justin Lin, Paramount, Robert Orci, Star Trek, Star Trek 3, Star Trek 3ish

Justin Lin to Direct Star Trek 3ish

According to Deadline, Justin Lin has been tapped to direct the third Abramsverse Star Trek film. Lin is best known

December 23, 2014 Trae Dorn DC, Michelle Maclaren, Warner Bros, Wonder Woman

Wonder Woman Film Not Actually Greenlit?

We all rejoiced when Warner Bros told us Wonder Woman would get her own film in 2017. We celebrated the

December 22, 2014 Trae Dorn constantine, DC, NBC

PSA: “Constantine” Moving to 8/7C on January 16th

NBC’s official Constantine tweeted out the following, regarding the show’s return from mid-season hiatus on January 16th: But we’re moving

December 19, 2014 Trae Dorn BBC America, Orphan Black

“Orphan Black” Season 3 Gets Premiere Date, Teaser Trailer

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December 18, 2014 Trae Dorn Rudolph, Throwback Thursday

Throwback Thursday: Nick Izumi Takes on Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer

‘Tis the season for Holiday films with terrible messages, and since Nick nicely took on the Rankin Bass classic Rudolph

December 17, 2014 Trae Dorn Guardians of the Galaxy, Marvel, Paramount, Robert Orci, Star Trek, Star Trek 3, Star Trek 3ish

Paramount Wants “Guardians” Feel For Star Trek 3ish

There’s been a lot of speculation about why Robert Orci is out as director of the third Abramsverse Star Trek

December 16, 2014 Trae Dorn AMC, Cobalt, the walking dead

“Walking Dead” Spin-Off to be Set in Los Angeles

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December 15, 2014 Trae Dorn Andrew Garfield, Marvel, Sony, Spider-Man

Spider-Man: A Franchise in Turmoil

The writing on the wall seems pretty clear: Andrew Garfield may not be Spider-Man for much longer. The Amazing Spider-Man

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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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