Nerdery Posts

This week the Generals pop in and out of Springfield's past, more present past, and present, to talk about The Simpsons Movie.

General Nerdery PodcastTyler RuizJune 8, 2020geek, nerd, The Simpsons, Matt Groening, Homer, Bart, Marge, Simpson-mania, Lisa, Movie review, pop historyComment

#026: Dancing With The Doctor

This week the Generals take a look back to the blitz and find hope in the Doctor Who two-parter, "The Empty Child / The Doctor Dances".

General Nerdery PodcastTyler RuizJune 1, 2020geek, nerd, Doctor Who, The Empty Child, The Doctor Dances, Christopher Eccleston, Billie Piper, John Barrowman, Russell T Davies, Steven Moffat, The Doctor, Rose, Jack Harkness, World War 2, London, QueerComment

#025: Batman's Silver Screen Rogues Gallery

If we're being honest, Batman relies on his foes a bit. This week the Generals listicle through those that have appeared on the silver screen.

#024: General Nerdery vs. The Valiant Universe

If Ninjak alone can take on the Valiant Universe then why not your Generals? This week Zac and Tyler ramble on about Valiant comics, characters, and castings!

General Nerdery PodcastTyler RuizMay 18, 2020Valiant, John Shooter, Ninjak, Eternal Warrior, Livewire, comics, comic books, superheroes, X-O Manowar, Shadowman, Acclaim, Archer and Armstrong, Roku, Bloodshot, nerd, geekComment

#023: Digging Digimon (w/ Tiffany)

Sometimes things getting rebooted makes sense, sometimes it goes full on insane. This week the Generals enlist help to look at Digimon Adventure: (2020)

General Nerdery PodcastTyler RuizMay 10, 2020nerd, geek, Digimon, 2020, Digimon: Adventure, Digimon Adventure, Digimon Tri, Digimon 02, cosplayComment

#022: Nerding Out in the Shadows

This week, General Zac is introduced to Taika Waititi's vampire mockumentary, What We Do in the Shadows.

General Nerdery PodcastTyler RuizMay 4, 2020What We Do in the Shadows, Taika Waititi, Jemaine Clement, Stu Rutherford, Jonathan Brugh, Cori Gonzalez-Macuer, Vampire, mockumentary, geek, nerdComment

#021: Now Entering Letterkenny

This week the Generals take a road trip up North and discuss the locals of a small town named Letterkenny.

General Nerdery PodcastTyler RuizApril 27, 2020nerd culture, geek culture, Letterkenny, Canada, small town, Jared Keeso, comedy, Nathan Dales, Michelle Mylett, K. Trevor Wilson Comment

#020: Hey Kids! It's Jay and Silent Bob. (Reboot)

It's 4/20 and few stoners overlap as much with nerd and geek culture as Jay and Silent Bob. So this week the Generals take a look at Kevin Smith's Jay and Silent Bob Reboot!

General Nerdery PodcastTyler RuizApril 20, 2020Jay and Silent Bob, Reboot, nerd culture, geek culture, Kevin Smith, Jason Mewes, Harley Quinn Smith, Ben Affleck, 90sComment

#019: Holy Rambling Richard Jokes Batman! Discussing Dick Grayson

Still separated from each other, your Generals gather digitally to discuss Dick Grayson.

General Nerdery PodcastTyler RuizApril 13, 2020nerd, geek, DC comics, Dick Grayson, Robin, Nightwing, Batman, Agent 37, Grayson, Bob Kane, Bill Finger, 80thComment

#018: BookVVyrms: Guards! Guards!

This week the Generals stop by Ankh-Morpork to check out their City Watch in the novel Guards! Guards!.

General Nerdery PodcastTyler RuizApril 6, 2020Discworld, Guards Guards, Terry Pratchett, humor, fantasy, satire, The Watch, Vimes, Carrot, dragons, geek, nerd, geek culture, nerd cultureComment

#016: Pokemon: The First Movie: General Nerdery Strikes Back (w/ Will)

For many, Pokemon helped define their childhood. The Generals are no exception to this and team up with a friend to stroll down memory lane and watch Pokemon: The First Movie.

General Nerdery PodcastTyler RuizMarch 23, 2020Pokemon, The First Movie, Mewtwo Strikes Back, nerd, geek, Nintendo, Kunihiko Yuyama, GO, geek culture, nerd culture, 1999Comment

#015: Nerds from the Dwarf (w/Jesse)

Red Dwarf, a sci-fi comedy series that may just be Better Than Life. So your Generals bring in another seasoned nerd to dig into this more than the Jupiter Mining Corporation.

General Nerdery PodcastTyler RuizMarch 16, 2020geek, nerd, geek culture, nerd culture, Red Dwarf, British, Science Fiction, Sci-fi, Grant Naylor, Craig Charles, Chris Barrie, Danny John-Jules, Robert Llewellyn, Lister, Rimmer, smegheadComment

#014: The Nerdery of Zelda: Ocarina of Time (w/ Sean)

Your Generals explore the legacy of The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time with the help of a guide.

General Nerdery PodcastTyler RuizMarch 8, 2020nerd, nerd culture, geek, geek culture, The Legend of Zelda, Ocarina of Time, Nintendo, Zelda, Link, Breath of the Wild, Twilight Princess, Hyrule, timelineComment

#013: Brief News

The Generals get together for a quick episode and talk a bit of Nerdy News. Batman, Borderlands, Big Shake-ups all inside!

General Nerdery PodcastTyler RuizMarch 2, 2020nerd, geek, nerd culture, geek culture, Batman, Borderlands, Kickstarter, Dan DiDio, DC Comics, Kevin Smith, Castlevania, Planet of the Apes Comment

#012: Summer Knerds (w/ Dickie)

The Generals enlist some help as they open up and dig into Summer Knight, from Jim Butcher's Dresden Files book series.

General Nerdery PodcastTyler RuizFebruary 24, 2020nerd, geek, nerd culture, geek culture, wizard, Jim Butcher, Dresden Files, Summer Knight, Harry Dresden, Faerie, Fae, detective, hard-boiled, modern fantasy, fantasyComment

#011: Birds of Prey Review

The Generals head to the movies and give their view on Birds of Prey ( and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn)

Episode #010: The Measure of a Nerd

The Generals are called to court and forced to witness personhood precedent get set in the Federation.

#009: Last Nerds of Krypton

The Generals soar up, up, and away with facts and feelings about Superman.

General Nerdery PodcastTyler RuizFebruary 3, 2020General Nerdery, nerd culture, geek culture, nerd, DC comics, Superman, Kal-El, Clark Kent, Lex Luthor, Lois Lane, Jerry Siegal, Joe Shuster, Christopher Reeve, George Reeves, Tom WellingComment

#008: Crisis of Infinite Words, pt 2.

After being thwarted by both time and TV schedule, the Generals return to finish talking about the CW adaptation of Crisis on Infinite Earths.

#007: Review Who

The Generals talk about the Doctor Who episode "The Pilot", as well as about NuWho in general.

General Nerdery PodcastTyler RuizJanuary 19, 2020Doctor Who, Steven Moffat, General Nerdery, nerd culture, geek culture, pop culture, The Doctor, Peter Capaldi, Pearl Mackie, Matt Lucas, The Pilot, Stephanie Hyam, NuWhoComment