Nerdery Posts

#032: So Your Fave is Problematic...(w/ Will & Áine)

In this episode Your Generals recruit some help to tackle a tricky subject. How we handle it when our favorite things are made by people that suck.

General Nerdery PodcastTyler RuizJuly 13, 2020Nerd, geek, diversity, asexuality, lesbian, POC, problematic, Lovecraft, Wagner, J.K. Rowling, Orson Scott CardComment

#031: Lore-full Kombat

Mortal Kombat has always delivered the violence, but story? General Tyler insists it's so, and regales us all.

Tyler RuizJuly 6, 2020geek, nerd, fighting game, video game, Mortal Kombat, Mortal Kombat X, Mortal Kombat 11, Ed Boon, John Tobias, Defenders of the Realm Comment

#030: Threat Level Midnighter

To close out Pride month, Your Generals shine a spotlight on one of their favorite gay comic book heroes. Midnighter.

General Nerdery PodcastTyler RuizJune 29, 2020Midnighter, Pride, Warren Ellis, nerd, geek, Apollo, Wildstorm, Stormwatch, gay, relationship, batman, Authority, action, sci fi, comics, DCComment

#029: Tear Apart the Sky: Our Look at Fast Color

#Black Lives Matter and diversity in genre film is important, so this week your Generals try to do their best to shed a light on the fantastic superhero film Fast Color.

General Nerdery PodcastTyler RuizJune 22, 2020Fast Color, 2020, 2018, Julia Hart, superhero, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Lorraine Toussaint, Saniyya Sidney, Christopher Denham, David Strathairn, blackComment

#028: Quarantine Tarantin-off (w/ Eustacia)

As General Zac takes the week off, friend of the show Eustacia comes back to have their say about Quentin Tarantino. Will General Tyler's emotions hold up? Do Pulp Fiction, Kill Bill, and Django Unchained hold up?

General Nerdery PodcastTyler RuizJune 14, 2020geek, nerd, Quentin Tarantino, Pulp Fiction, Kill Bill, Django Unchained, debate, critiqueComment

#027: D'oh or Donut? The Simpsons Movie

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

#017: Paging Dr. Aphra

Your Generals return to the Star Wars Universe to talk about one of their favorite new characters, Dr. Aphra.

Tyler RuizMarch 30, 2020Star Wars, Dr. Aphra, Kieron Gillen, Salvador Larocca, Indiana Jones, Darth Vader, Triple-Zero, Beetee-One, Black Krrsantan, geek, nerdComment

#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