Words With Nerds

Long ago in a town of 15,000 people, one nerd decided to ruin someone’s day; it was glorious.. But it wasn’t ruined like most nerds try as hard as they can to ruin everything. This week John and Craig explore the internet ire from message boards of the days of yore versus twitter, and ask who’s more angry Star Wars or Star Trek fans. They discuss that “Phantom Menace Moment”, having to wait a week to watch a show, and how to get your show on the air that has been cancelled. John is also able to do math and figures out 10 percent of a box office drop off is a lot of money The dynamic duo also break down some nerd news, and give reviews of what they saw this week. One of the hosts even gives an Apocalyptic review and tests the limits of his own hypocrisy.  Chapters: 0:16 Welcome All the Ships At Sea 10:56 Attack of the Internet 15:39 Message Boards v. Twitter 18:54 The Phantom Menace Moment 21:32 Trek Wars 24:59 Those Crazy Youngsters and Not Being Able to Wait a Week 32:14 10 Percent of the Box Office 39:30 IT’S CANCELLED 46:40 The World of SyFy 49:50 News 58:13 Reviews Words With Nerds is available on iTunes, Google Play, Stitcher, or through your podcast app of choice. Interact with the show on twitter at @nerdswords. You can reach the show hosts directly at@kesseljunkie (John) and @craigsorrell (Craig). But why let Twitter have all the fun? Interact with the boys on Facebook at facebook.com/WordsWithNerds. You can also call them on their own Nerd Line at 571-308-NERD.

What’s So Civil About War? In a contest of wills, and a test of friendships, Craig and John are joined by Shawn to discuss the latest arrival from Marvel Studios. They examine the structure, the themes and the entertainment value of the film, as well as look at its contextual relation to the wave of superheroes assaulting cineplex screens. So prepare yourself for an in-depth examination of Captain America: Civil War as only these boys can deliver. Chapters 00:16 Pedro Says It’s Cool 06:00 The Kessel Rose Roundtable: Civil War 33:00 Franchise Context(s) & Comparisons 43:00 Uncle Ben’s Spirit Has Been Set Free! 58:30 Final Ratings and Rankings Words With Nerds is available on iTunes, Google Play, Stitcher, or through your podcast app of choice. Interact with the show on twitter at @nerdswords. You can reach the show hosts directly at @kesseljunkie (John) and @craigsorrell (Craig). But why let Twitter have all the fun? Interact with the boys on Facebook at facebook.com/WordsWithNerds. You can also call them on their own Nerd Line at 571-308-NERD.

Putting on their special Snapchat filters, John and Craig hop in Beyonder’s magic pants machine, put on their formal crimefighting wear and  being you another new episode of Words With Nerds.  Your heroes explore the nerdverse of Homecoming, while lambasting Nerd Prom, and follow the show motto of killing the messenger.  John and Craig also teach you that speed kills, stupidity and snapchat don’t mix,  Learn a lot this episode by hearing about the mistreated portion of the workforce, what happens when you defend your movie a month before it is released, and get to hear your hosts do accents because, reasons. Plus our usual news and commentary on what we’ve checked out. Chapters: 0:00 Homecoming 6:41 The proper armor for the White House 7:21 Feedback and corrections 18:00 Unintentional Laughter 19:34 Michigan J Frog of Sadness 23:48 Killing the Messenger 28:22 Stupidity Filters 33:30 Pet Owners 38:13 News 54:40 Accents 57:00 Reviews, what we checked out, and wrap up Words With Nerds is available on iTunes, Google Play, Stitcher, or through your podcast app of choice. Interact with the show on twitter at @nerdswords. You can reach the show hosts directly at @kesseljunkie (John) and @craigsorrell (Craig).  But why let Twitter have all the fun? Interact with the boys on Facebook at facebook.com/WordsWithNerds. You can also call them on their own Nerd Line at 571-308-NERD.

Cruising by the East Coast’s sad man-made equivalent of the Grand Canyon, Craig and John evade Killer Street Pimps and bring you a new Words with Nerds. It’s an adventure catalogued as they recount their memories of growing up in a VHS Comedy Wonderland. Join your hosts Craig Sorrell and John Mills as they expose the core of fanbase aftershocks on directors’ careers, get corrected by the audience and analyze new things. And as promised on the show, here are their Letterboxd lists of formative comedies: Craig: http://letterboxd.com/craigsorrell/list/comedies-that-have-influenced-me/ John: http://letterboxd.com/kesseljunkie/list/my-formative-comedies/ Chapters 00:16 South of the Border 05:32 Jedi and Sith: Pro Wrestling Edition 18:57 Our VHS Comedy Formation 47:42 New Trailers & Corrections 1:03:57 What We Checked Out and Goodnight Words With Nerds is available on iTunes, Google Play, Stitcher, or through your podcast app of choice. Interact with the show on twitter at @nerdswords. You can reach the show hosts directly at @kesseljunkie (John) and @craigsorrell (Craig). But why let Twitter have all the fun? Interact with the boys on Facebook at facebook.com/WordsWithNerds. You can also call them on their own Nerd Line at 571-308-NERD.

As Daredevil protects our Batman-cereal-fueled podcast, we are all left wondering whether AMC’s defeat is culture’s gain or a sign of its implosion. Along the way, we wonder if Director’s Cuts are the salve they proclaim to be, or if some Nerd News can patch fences torn by curses. Join your hosts Craig Sorrell and John Mills as they expose the core of a superhero’s symbolism, fight over the integrity of fictional friendships and taste the rainbow for you. Chapters 00:16 Redecorating the Batcave by Selling Out 18:28 AMC v The Internet 24:28 Director’s Cuts, Why Not? 38:58 Daredevil! 55:50 What We Checked Out & Goodnight Words With Nerds is available on iTunes, Google Play, Stitcher, or through your podcast app of choice. Interact with the show on twitter at @nerdswords. You can reach the show hosts directly at @kesseljunkie (John) and @craigsorrell (Craig). But why let Twitter have all the fun? Interact with the boys on Facebook at facebook.com/WordsWithNerds. You can also call them on their own Nerd Line at 571-308-NERD.

Orbiting a secret facility in the far reaches of the clearance racks at Target, you will encounter Grand Admiral Craig as he becomes the Mills Destroyer. He’s answered his conundrum about the cost of friendship and is ready to discuss Rogue One, Poe Dameron, Modern Comics and how angry those clouds make him. Join your hosts Craig Sorrell and John Mills as they dig through the layers of a prequel onion, bemoan digital price points and lay it all on the line for Furiosa. Chapters 00:16 A Visit to Classy Wal-Mart 05:10 Craig’s Conundrum 15:45 The Inevitable Rogue One Discussion 33:50 Poe Dameron and Modern Comics 49:30 Sure, News, Why Not? Words With Nerds is available on iTunes, Google Play, Stitcher, or through your podcast app of choice. Interact with the show on twitter at @nerdswords. You can reach the show hosts directly at @kesseljunkie (John) and @craigsorrell (Craig). But why let Twitter have all the fun? Interact with the boys on Facebook at facebook.com/WordsWithNerds. You can also call them on their own Nerd Line at 571-308-NERD.

Here we go! An action adventure unlike any other is unleashed this week as we learn that Craig goes Commando, John’s still trying to access Tron, and WB is dropping F Bombs all over its movie slate. Enjoy as your hosts Craig Sorrell and John Mills uncover the Wayne investigation, nitpick lightsabers, praise cold pizza and trash Gambit. It’s definitely not a trap. Chapters 00:16 Alexa, Who’s the Worst Dinner Party Guest? 05:00 WB Reshoots the F Bomb 25:00 Minority Opinion 53:00 News & Elegy for Akbar Words With Nerds is available on iTunes, Google Play, Stitcher, or through your podcast app of choice. Interact with the show on twitter at @nerdswords. You can reach the show hosts directly at @kesseljunkie (John) and @craigsorrell (Craig). But why let Twitter have all the fun? Interact with the boys on Facebook at facebook.com/WordsWithNerds. You can also call them on their own Nerd Line at 571-308-NERD.

Batman. Superman. Wonder Woman. And now, the greatest hero of all time joins them: Versus. What were our thoughts of Versus and what it accomplished in two-and-a-half hours? There was so much to unpack that Craig and John brought in Shawn “Dorman” to look at Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice from every angle possible. Not content with analyzing the movie alone, they also look at: Chelada Tallboys as punishment for crimes old and new. The positives they found in a movie they didn’t like Technical choices that impacted the final product Tonal decisions DC/WB are in the same wilderness Marvel was until recently, and how it affects reception What could change their opinions But most importantly, they learned not to look a gift can right in the face. Words With Nerds is available on iTunes, Google Play, Stitcher, or through your podcast app of choice. Interact with the show on twitter at @nerdswords. You can reach the show hosts directly at @kesseljunkie (John) and @craigsorrell (Craig). Find Shawn at @yayshawndorman. But why let Twitter have all the fun? Interact with the boys on Facebook at www.facebook.com/WordsWithNerds. You can also call them on their own Nerd Line at 571-308-NERD.

This week John and Craig catch some gnarly waves and outwit Anthony Kiedis as they surf out to Zack Snyder’s Fountainhead with Hulk Hogan. Along the way they go Over the Top and break down the X-Men: Apocalypse trailer, figure out what’s bugging Daredevil, and call for More R with less Spoilage. Chapters (00:16) Anthony Kiedis Fan Club (05:40) Hulk Hogan’s Mehpocalypse (27:00) More R = Less Spoilage? (38:40) Zack Snyder’s Fountainhead (48:10) #NerdNews and What We Watched Words With Nerds is available on iTunes, Google Play, Stitcher, or through your podcast app of choice. Interact with the show on twitter at @nerdswords. You can reach the show hosts directly at @kesseljunkie (John) and @craigsorrell (Craig). But why let Twitter have all the fun? Interact with the boys on Facebook at www.facebook.com/WordsWithNerds. You can also call them on their own Nerd Line at 571-308-NERD.

Why can’t we be friends? Join our FAST AND FURIOUS podcast and be happy. This week, invading their special studio in the Well of the Crystal Dentures, INDIANA JONES discovers that there are heroes on both sides of WORDS WITH NERDS. Evil is everywhere. Stalkers are the bushes. Chapters Corrections Actually (00:00) Where Have All the Villains Gone? (14:30) Fatigue or Not to Fatigue? (20:30) #NerdNews (33:00) Recommendations and Good Night (48:00) Words With Nerds is available on iTunes, Google Play, Stitcher, or through your podcast app of choice. Interact with the show on twitter at @nerdswords. You can reach the show hosts directly at @kesseljunkie (John) and @craigsorrell (Craig). But why let Twitter have all the fun? Interact with the boys on Facebook at www.facebook.com/WordsWithNerds. You can also call them on their own Nerd Line at 571-308-NERD.

Sybock’s army has assembled at Words With Nerds HQ and they’re ready to storm the theatres anew. John Mills and Craig Sorrell explore social implications of busting ghosts, field a semi-incoherent call, expose the latest Nerd News, and review a few choices to help make your DVR lists. And as always, a few special surprises lurk within for the adventurous. Chapters Lap Baby #Sybock (0:00) #Ghostbusters (7:30) #IronFist (22:30) #NerdNews (30:00) Recommendations and Good Night (44:30) Words With Nerds is available on iTunes, Google Play, Stitcher, or through your podcast app of choice. Interact with the show on twitter at @nerdswords. You can reach the show hosts directly at @kesseljunkie (John) and @craigsorrell (Craig). But why let Twitter have all the fun? Interact with the boys on Facebook at www.facebook.com/WordsWithNerds. You can also call them on their own Nerd Line at 571-308-NERD.

Lots of exciting things on the latest episode. This week we explore the answers to questions you didn’t know you had. We take an in depth look at: What defines being a pilot Can one of the hosts actually do their own research? Craig gets challenged by a listener The fate of humanity being in one man’s hands Can comic book movies make a great drama DIY Ghost Rider Feeling bad for Mary Jane Watson Movie tie-ins We figure out what exactly was in the Ark in Raiders of the Lost Ark Plus our usual reviews and commentary.  Grab a bottle and let the daemon out as you listen and enjoy. Remember you can always interact with the show by calling the nerd hotline and leaving a message at 571-308-NERD or follow us on twitter at @nerdswords, @kesseljunkie and @craigsorrell

What do Superman, Deadpool, Chuck Norris, and Robert Downey, Jr. have in common? Explore the geekery of it all as John Mills and Craig Sorrell deliver a wonderful episode full of insight! Anticipate the coming R-rated imitation wave in the wake of Wade Wilson’s big-screen debut & hear Craig open his gifts on-air. Experience John’s review of “Deadpool.” Revel in the wonder that is Words With Nerds. Chapters Happy Birthday, Mr. Craigpool 0:00 The Presentation of the Gifts 4:15 John, Deadpool and the R-wave 9:45 Golan-Globus + RDJ = Superhero Movies 22:45 Recommendations and Good Night 44:45

Deadpool is on everyone’s minds, but are you familiar with Craigpool? Well, he’s aware of your savage ways in the movie theatre, and he’s got a nice nerd rage about it! Your hosts take you on a tour of the mind-bending truth of Hyperspace, take listener challenges and figure out a way to subtweet on air.  Chapters 0:00 Hyperspacing into the Abyss 3:50 A Words with Nerds for All Seasons 8:40 #ScrewTheQueue, SP’d a listener 12:00 Craig Reviews Deadpool 25:30 Movie Theatres Full of Commoners, and Kanye 41:41 Recommendations & Good Night

The Thought-Police are after you and a new Words With Nerds is your safe space. This week we discuss Psylocke The Harriet Tubman of Mutants Challenge you to “screw the queue” The solution to Vehicle Voltron Toys that were the worst of their kind Learn John doesn’t want a Snowjob Teach you that Words With Nerds should never book your air travel And of course our usual reviews and commentary. Remember you can always contribute to the show by leaving a message on our nerd line at 571-308-NERD. 

This week, we open the cold cases and explore: B.O.B. vs. NDT; Lizard People Take-Overs; New Shows and Old Shows; Movie Ideas better than what they’re selling; and Petitioning Deadpool at the Oscars™ …along with our usual brand on nonsense. Oh, and we read some awesome iTunes reviews!

Craig’s back! The dynamic duo reunites to debate all the latest rages in pop culture, like: Storm hashtags; Suicide Squad; Which Rocky IV montage John is talking about; How to rewrite Rocky Continuity; …and whether they’re boycotting The Martian, The Oscars, and Boats. So snuggle up in a snowbank and experience the magic of a 3D podcast!

Guess who’s back? Shawn is back! Craig played hooky this week, so John decided to get together with Shawn to chat about: Reactions to The Force Awakens & the Fanboi Debate; Harry Potter and the Reading Comprehension Challenge; The Revenge of the X-Files; Shawn’s Top 21 (!) Films of the Year; and How best to troll Craig when he’s not looking. It’s a whole heap o’ fun! Enjoy!

Let’s get socially responsible, you crazy kids! In this thrilling episode, Craig and John muse on The nature of Marketing; Costumes for Kids; Nerd Rage;  Jennifer Lawrence’s Fading Star;  Defensive Directors;  …AND SO MUCH MORE!

Craig and John ring in 2016 in style! They discuss the rigidity of audiences’ ideologies when it comes to movies, and talk about whether they’re letting it get in the way of their enjoyment. They break down everything that sounds even more awful about the new Ghostbusters plot synopsis that leaked, then offer suggestions for how to fix it. They look at 2016’s slate of films and what they expect from it, with special attention on the X-Men and Dawn of Justice. Finally, John ushers in the first Nerd Rage of the year with something that’s part Hulk Out, part Aneurysm, and part bleeping nightmare. (It’s a really good one.) So let’s ring in this new year and party like it’s a nightmarish dystopia directed by Kathryn Bigelow! Index of Topics/Times 0:00 Who’s In BB-8? 6:20 Ideological Rigidity at the Movies 20:00 The All-Female Ghostbusters Plot Leaks 27:00 Movies to See 2016 58:30 The Return of Nerd Rage and Good Night