The More You Nerd Podcast

It’s Drew’s birthday! So we’re celebrating on theme with a comic crossover he read during his youth. Batman parachutes into a jungle and encounters the Xenomorphs from the Alien franchise. But does the book hold up? You’ll just have to listen to find out! Follow The More You Nerd Visit our website and archives at themoreyounerd.comFollow us on Twitter @themoreyounerdLike us on Facebook

Some said it could never happen, the two biggest comic book companies working together?! But Stan Lee and Carmine Infantino came together to create a story starring the two biggest characters in comics in the late 70s. We take a look at the first major comic book crossover Superman vs The Amazing Spider-Man! Follow The More You Nerd Visit our website and archives at themoreyounerd.comFollow us on Twitter @themoreyounerdLike us on Facebook

What else can be said to introduce our discussion over one of the most lambasted major motion pictures of all time? Is there anything that can be said positively about the movie that kept Batman out of theaters for almost a decade?! Tune in … Same Bat Time, Same Bat Podcast Feed Follow The More You Nerd Visit our website and archives at themoreyounerd.comFollow us on Twitter @themoreyounerdLike us on Facebook

We’ve seen what happens when a studio pushes for a sequel to a surprise hit, but what happens when a cult classic finally gets a sequel fans have asked for for years? TVs Travis joins us to talk about Tron and its successful sequel and we discuss why more hasn’t been made from this franchise. Follow The More You Nerd Visit our website and archives at themoreyounerd.comFollow us on Twitter @themoreyounerdLike us on Facebook

A fun premise, a talented cast, and a big jump from a vehicle you’d never expect. So much went into the hit action movie Speed! But what happens when a studio wants a sequel to a movie that even a director sees no franchise potential? Find out if there’s smoke on the water in Speed 2: Cruise Control. Follow The More You Nerd Visit our website and archives at themoreyounerd.comFollow us on Twitter @themoreyounerdLike us on Facebook

What happens when you take some of the funniest comics of the day and pair them with sports? Classic film Caddyshack. What happens when you combine a surprise hit comedy and film executives? Something entirely different. We explore what happened to Caddyshack and its notable sequel in the first volume of Franchise Follies! Follow The More You Nerd Visit our website and archives at themoreyounerd.comFollow us on Twitter @themoreyounerdLike us on Facebook

We go back to the 90s to take another look at a groundbreaking game that utterly confounded us. Did we gain any wisdom in the intervening decades? Did we even scratch the surface of this classic story? Follow The More You Nerd Visit our website and archives at themoreyounerd.comFollow us on Twitter @themoreyounerdLike us on Facebook

Myles and Drew dive into a discussion of the recently revealed Playstation 5 before going all in on the 2009 Japanese film Fish Story for Myles’ birthday! Follow The More You Nerd Visit our website and archives at themoreyounerd.comFollow us on Twitter @themoreyounerdLike us on Facebook

The Critic was a show just slightly ahead of its time, focused on New York intellectual film critic Jay Sherman as he takes in life in the city the never sleeps. Does this show filled with 90s pop culture references and non sequitur cutaways (years before Family Guy!) hold up to scrutiny in 2020? Follow The More You Nerd Visit our website and archives at themoreyounerd.comFollow us on Twitter @themoreyounerdLike us on Facebook

With our Final Fantasy 7 episode spawning so much discussion about this movie we decided to give it a second chance, the first of our looks back at things we’ve tried before and may have a different opinion on. Does it hold up? Or does it get cast into the uncanny valley? Follow The More You Nerd Visit our website and archives at themoreyounerd.comFollow us on Twitter @themoreyounerdLike us on Facebook

We’ve reached the finale of season 1 of Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex! What will Tyler and Myles think of the reveal behind the mystery of The Laughing Man? Has Drew discovered anything new in this viewing of the show? Find out now! Follow The More You Nerd Visit our website and archives at themoreyounerd.comFollow us on Twitter @themoreyounerdLike us on Facebook

Our penultimate look at Stand Alone Complex! We dive into episodes 13 through 19 which just so happen to all be “Stand Alone” episodes. Will any of these make the exclusive Tyty cut? Visit our website and archives at themoreyounerd.comFollow us on Twitter @themoreyounerdLike us on Facebook

Myles, Tyler, and Drew dive in to our second installment of Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex. We’ve met the characters, we’ve been introduced to the main story arc of the season. Now it’s time to see how it holds up as we cover episodes 7 through 12! Follow The More You Nerd Visit our website and archives at themoreyounerd.comFollow us on Twitter @themoreyounerdLike us on Facebook

May is here and that can only mean one thing, anime time! Drew leads Myles and special guest Tyler through the first six episodes of this groundbreaking series as we begin our first deep dive of the new era of the show! Follow The More You Nerd Visit our website and archives at themoreyounerd.comFollow us on Twitter @themoreyounerdLike us on Facebook

We do a bit of a dive into the history of one of the most important video games, Final Fantasy 7! We discuss its development, release, and ultimately its impact on the gaming industry as a whole. Follow The More You Nerd Visit our website and archives at themoreyounerd.comFollow us on Twitter @themoreyounerdLike us on Facebook

Myles and Drew are joined by returning guests Cesca and Mike, developers of the game StarCrossed! We talk about the magical girl roots of the game as well how their game promotes cooperative play in a time when we need it most. We also discussed the time that goes in to game development and what it’s like to create games that might appeal to a broader audience than your typical big budget game. Follow The More You Nerd Visit our website and archives at themoreyounerd.comFollow us on Twitter @themoreyounerdLike us on FacebookFollow Cesca on Twitter @ceschiiiFollow Mike on Twitter @MikeFlewdFollow StarCrossed on Twitter @PlayStarCrossed

We continue our look back at those things that bring us comfort in these difficult times with a peek into a show that had a dedicated fan base but had largely vanished from the public consciousness until it returned with the launch of Disney Plus. The turn of the new millennium series about a girl and her family going from place to place in their mom’s tour bus encountering the paranormal and supernatural: So Weird. Follow The More You Nerd Visit our website and archives at themoreyounerd.comFollow us on Twitter @themoreyounerdLike us on Facebook

We take time in this episode to explore some of the best episodes of Drew’s favorite TV series of all time: The Simpsons. Through the thin veil of events we’re experiencing at the moment, but really just to have a good time and share a few laughs at this classic series. Follow The More You Nerd Visit our website and archives at themoreyounerd.comFollow us on Twitter @themoreyounerdLike us on Facebook

With the times being what they are in early 2020, Myles and Drew decided to explore a few things that might take our minds off of all the stress and worry. Our first subject is a film that surprised both of them with how much they enjoyed it. A fun film for the whole family with shockingly high ratings: Paddington 2, the sequel to the equally beloved film based on the childhood favorite bear in his blue coat and red hat. Follow The More You Nerd Visit our website and archives at themoreyounerd.comFollow us on Twitter @themoreyounerdLike us on Facebook

Game Designer and martial arts movie fan Jason Anarchy returns to complete the No Retreat, Nor Surrender film series with a movie sometimes known as King of the Kickboxers 2, sometimes just known as Fighting Spirit. Follow The More You Nerd Visit our website and archives at themoreyounerd.comFollow us on Twitter @themoreyounerdLike us on Facebook