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September 16, 2014 Trae Dorn John Scalzi, Legendary, Legendary TV, Lock In

TV Rights to John Scalzi’s “Lock In” Purchased By Legendary

With FX developing Redshirts as a limited series and Syfy bringing Old Man’s War to our screens, it’s a good

September 15, 2014 Trae Dorn Ewan McGregor, Obi-Wan Kenobi, Star Wars

Obi-Wan Kenobi Film a Possibility

We’ve reported on some crazy Star Wars rumors in the past, but happily we’ve finally found a believable one. Part

September 15, 2014 Trae Dorn Smithsonian, Star Trek

Original USS Enterprise NCC-1701 Model To Be Restored… Again

The original studio model of the USS Enterprise has been at the Smithsonian’s Air and Space Museum for quite a

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TNT Developing Live Action Teen Titans TV Show

In a move that kind of hit us out of left field, Variety is reporting that under development for TNT

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September 11, 2014 Trae Dorn Throwback Thursday

Throwback Thursday: Nick Izumi’s Favorite Female Anime Characters

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September 11, 2014 Trae Dorn Fan Film, fanfilm, Firefly, The Verse

“The Verse” is a Firefly Fan Film (That’s Actually Good)

There have been a lot of attempts to make Firefly fan films over the years, but only a few of

September 11, 2014 Trae Dorn Batman, Batman v Superman, Batmobile, DC

Batmobile from ‘Batman v. Superman’ Officially Revealed

So after leaked images of the Batmobile from the upcoming Batman v. Superman: Dawn of Terrible Movie Titles, director Zack

September 10, 2014 Trae Dorn Avengers, Avengers 3, Dave Bautista, Guardians of the Galaxy, Marvel

‘Guardians of the Galaxy’ to appear in ‘Avengers 3’?

With the success of Guardians of the Galaxy, and the ongoing theory that Thanos (who has appeared in Guardians and

September 10, 2014 Trae Dorn Captain America, Captain America 3, Chris Evans, Marvel

Chris Evans Says He’s Staying Captain America

Since Chris Evans’s contract to play Captain America is up after Captain America 3, there has been rampant speculation that

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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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