This year Batman turns 75 years old. So, like we did for episode 90 in which we talked about Superman on his 75th birthday, we spend this episode talking all about Batman. And joining us for this celebration is Jay from Sexy Armpit and Michael May from Michael May's Adventureblog and the comic Kill All Monsters! We discuss Batman across all media, starting with comics and moving to movies and then TV. We cover so much ground that this episode clocks in over 2 hours! So enjoy all the awesome Batm...
Jun 03, 2014•2 hr 12 min
The ringleader of the Strange Kids Club, Rondal Scott, joins us once again in the 4th Chair this week. With Rondal on board we return to the topic in Episode 87 and create more Ultimate Triple Features. We solve plenty of cinematic quandaries while assembling trilogies around given themes, but perhaps no one greater than what does one pair with Howard the Duck. This week's Nerd To Dos feature sword and sorcery novels, the Beastmaster and Barbarella, 24, and Godzilla.
May 27, 2014•1 hr 7 min
The nerds are joined this week by another TAG Network member, Evan, co-host of the Geek Fallout: The Comic Book Episodes podcasts. Evan is here to help us discuss the works and legacy of one Alan Moore. We talk about our favorite books. We talk about our least favorite books. We talk about Moore's attitude toward adaptations of his work and we even discuss Mr Moore's legacy in the history of comics. It's a good roundtable on one of the more recognizeable creators in comics.
May 20, 2014•1 hr 27 min
Mistakes were made. A lot of mistakes. And a new one is being made right now by this being posted. Let's just leave it at that.
May 13, 2014•1 hr 9 min
Come and knock on our door, we got streaks on the China and what would we do baby without us? The Nerd Lunch Podcast welcomes back William Bruce West and we have what we're calling the "First Favorite TV Show Theme Songs" discussion. The crew chats about some of their favorite cartoon, sitcom, action, and drama theme songs. With sample clips, this might be our most copyright infringiest show yet! Also, we do something we rarely do and talk current events by following up on recent late night talk...
May 06, 2014•1 hr 22 min
CT returns this week along with frequent Fourth Chair Soldier Robert Zerbe from To the Escape Hatch . In their first ever "Nerd Lunch Theater," the crew puts on a show as CT takes on the persona of Ned N. Lurch, the idiot stepson of a famous movie studio executive. Ned has managed to convince ol' stepdad to give him a shot at producing a big budget movie. In an effort to make sure this project fails, Ned is set up with three consultants who have been instructed to feed ideas into the project tha...
Apr 29, 2014•1 hr 27 min
CT is away once again this week, but luckily Pax and Jeeg are able to contact Jay from The Sexy Armpit on the Sludgephone. On the docket for this week is a discussion of some of the worst things the nerds have been subjected to by their significant others. The gang is all here: rom-coms, costume dramas, boy bands, quaint weekend destinations, and regionally popular card games. Our Nerd To-Dos include Captain America 2, the Bates Motel, and more Veronica Mars.
Apr 22, 2014•1 hr 15 min
CT is out this week so Pax and Jeeg invite Jon Cross from the After Movie Diner to come discuss the Donnie Yen Ip Man movies. We talk about our favorite fights and favorite characters. We even discuss all the other Ip Man movies that have come out due to the popularity of the Donnie Yen movies. Nerd to Dos include the new Captain America movie, Arrow and Fringe.
Apr 15, 2014•1 hr 36 min
Saved for posterity here on Nerd Lunch, Carlin Trammel and Mark Dury host a look back at five years of The Atomic Geeks. This show features some of the greatest clips from one of the best podcasts of all time.
Apr 14, 2014•2 hr 13 min
In the early part of March 2014, Atlanta was shaken to its core when the Nerd Lunch Podcast crew all met together in person for the first time. Also joined by Shawn Robare ( Branded in the 80s ) and Jaime Hood ( Shezcrafti ) of the Cult Film Club Podcast , the fearsome five recorded a podcast. Hear a report about the escapades of the crew during the visit in Atlanta and then follow that up by listening to them talk about what they are looking forward to seeing, smelling and doing this summer!...
Apr 08, 2014•1 hr 13 min
Michael DiGiovanni wraps up our Atomic Weeks theme month by joining us for a drill down on breakfast cereals. As part of our balanced breakfast, we catch up with DiGio a bit and get details on the upcoming 250th episode of The Atomic Geeks podcast. Then we cover our all time favorite cereals, highlight some of weirdest and worst, discuss the best and worst cereal mascots, and then pitch a pop-culture themed cereal for a property that never had one. Along the way we make copious use of the awesom...
Apr 01, 2014•1 hr 31 min
"The Atomic Weeks" continues with guest Atomic Geeks podcaster Christian Nielsen! After the wackiest opening we've ever done for the show, we get into a discussion about our favorite late night talk shows. We cover all the greats including Johnny Carson, David Letterman and Conan O'Brien. We also cover some of the not-so greats like Pat Sajak, Chevy Chase and Jay Leno. And, find out which one of us had a letter read on Late Night with David Letterman and which two of us attended tapings of Late ...
Mar 25, 2014•1 hr 27 min
Week 2 of Nerd Lunch's Atomic Weeks celebration. This week we are joined by Mike Downs to discuss movie toys. More specifically we are creating our own movie toy lines for some of our favorite movies that never got toys. Expect to see things like The Rocketeer, The Cosby Show franchise and From Dusk till Dawn.
Mar 18, 2014•1 hr 15 min
It's another set of theme shows for Nerd Lunch as we begin "The Atomic Weeks!" We celebrate along with The Atomic Geeks as they surpass their five-year mark by having each of them as a guest on our show. First up, former Geek, Andrew Bloom (now of Classic Film Jerks ) joins us to discuss the Nerd Lunch take on Lent. We are each tasked to come up with something we'd give up from the "nerd" and "lunch" arenas. Besides tomatoes, what could we possibly live without for 40 days?! Nerd To-Dos feature ...
Mar 11, 2014•1 hr 9 min
What better way to pass time during an evening in Atlanta, Georgia than watching a Dukes of Hazzard Double Feature? CT and Jeeg did just that on their recent trip to Georgia and present to you this podcast/warning. First up, discussion about the 2005 Dukes of Hazzard movie starring Johnny Knoxville, Sean William Scott, Jessica Simpson, Burt Reynolds, and Willie Nelson. Then, a discussion about the direct-to-DVD pseudo-prequel starring a bunch of nobodies and Willie Nelson. The Dukes of Hazzard/T...
Mar 11, 2014•31 min
In this week's Nerd Lunch, we return to one of our favorite franchise topics... FAN FIC REVIEWS! Thrice before we've done this topic ( 18 , 62 , 95 ) and each time we've had a blast. For our fourth foray into fanfic (suddenly this has turned into narration from the Batman TV show…sheesh), we do something a bit special so be sure to listen to find out our approach this time. Our guests were the returning Claymation Werewolf and Miss M from the Diary of a Dorkette blog. Nerd To-Dos included Mad Ma...
Mar 04, 2014•1 hr 12 min
This week on the show, we have two returning guests, Sue London and Doug Frye and we return to a topic we delved into before back on episode 56 where we turned movies into television shows. Each Nerd chose a movie and gave it a TV show spin along with a new cast and ideas for future story lines. Wrestling! Aliens! Shadow creatures! Wacky adventures! They're all a part of this exciting episode of Nerd Lunch. This episode features talk about Groundhog Day so we have retroactively dedicated it to H...
Feb 25, 2014•1 hr 36 min
This week we are joined by Jaime Hood from the Cult Film Club podcast to talk all about board games. We talk about some of our favorites, we talk about our least favorites. We talk about games we wish we had and we have a lengthy discussion about board games based on movies and TV shows. Nerd to Dos involve Downton Abbey, nerd lairs and Grandmasters.
Feb 17, 2014•1 hr 28 min
Jeeg, Pax, and CT welcome Tim Lybarger back to the 4th Chair for a long anticipated discussion about TV game shows. We run through some of our all time favorites, hypothesize a bit about the state and future of game shows, and then Jeeg subjects the nerds (and you the listener) to a round of Nerd Jeopardy. This week's Nerd To-Dos include a TV trifecta of The Wire, Silver Spoons, and Downton Abbey.
Feb 11, 2014•1 hr 21 min
This week on the show, the regular podcasting crew is joined by one of the founding fathers of Nerd Lunch...PLee! After catching up with PLee about some music projects he has in the hopper, the Nerds discuss what they would be like in various alternate realities? Who is Jeeg in Star Trek's Mirror Universe? How is Pax's life affected in the alternate, Biff-dominated timeline in Back to the Future part II? And what does the Earth-2 CT do for a living? All this and a ton more!
Feb 04, 2014•1 hr 27 min
The Nerd Lunch Podcast welcomes geek master, Elliott Serrano to the Fourth Chair. Elliott is a writer at the Geek To Me blog at RedEye Chicago and has also written Army of Darkness comics from Dynamite Comics . After getting acquainted with Mr. Serrano, the podcasters delve into the wide topic of super heroes on television. From the George Reeves Superman, to the Adam West Batman, to Lois & Clark to Smallville and even Big Foot and Wild Boy (?!), the past was well-covered. But fret not, the ...
Jan 28, 2014•1 hr 36 min
Pax hosts this week and the nerds are joined by returning guest Jason Collier for a roundtable discussion on Disney's Star Wars Episode VII. We talk about the first time we heard that Disney bought Lucasfilm and that they were going to make all new Star Wars movies. We talk about what we know about the new movies, we talk about what we think we know. We also talk about what we'd like to see and what we don't want to see. We examine the news and rumors of the new Star Wars movies in great detail ...
Jan 21, 2014•1 hr 40 min
After we revisit last year's amazing predictions and discover who was the true Nerdstradamus of 2013, the crew welcomes Rob Graham to the 4th Chair for another round of prognostication. What does the coming year hold for TV, movies, fast food, and celebrities? Only those who gaze into our crystal balls will know. This week's Nerd To-Dos include catching up on Arrow, introducing children to Bond and Star Trek, an acclaimed book about pro-wrestling, and a novel about Krampus, of all things.
Jan 14, 2014•1 hr 37 min
For a special holiday treat, the nerds get together to discuss the UK's hottest import, Downton Abbey, ahead of its season 4 premiere in the US. Yes, 50 minutes of middle aged nerds talking about a soap opera. Join us to be swept away by the drama, romance, and our inability to keep all the plotlines straight. Happy Holidays, everybody.
Dec 30, 2013•51 min
The Nerd Lunch Podcasting crew are once again joined by Jasmin Fine of 1finecookie.com . Together, the foursome delves into crafting more movie-themed menus for national restaurant chains much like Denny's has done for The Hobbit. As before, movie assigments and restaurants were assigned at random so the kitchens start to get messy and pants start coming off. Nerd To-Dos include checking out Beyond the Rails , a book written by friend of Nerd Lunch, Jack Tyler....
Dec 23, 2013•1 hr 10 min
It's the holidays so the Nerd Lunch crew decide to spend this episode with members of the family...The Atomic Geeks Podcasting Network family. CT, Jeeg and Pax team up with DiGio, Christian and Downs from The Atomic Geeks for this special Christmas episode. In it, they give each other the Secret Santa gift of a Gunpoint Review. Each podcast team must watch and review a Christmas movie assigned to them. The Atomic Geeks report on 1960's (or is it 1959's) Mexican-produced Santa Claus while the Ner...
Dec 17, 2013•1 hr 12 min
The guys return to a topic they haven't done since Episode 4; Guilty Displeasures. And they do it in a three way dance. Things the fellas feel they should enjoy but don't include Mt Dew flavor extensions, zombies, comic books, Agents of SHIELD and peppermint. Lots to reveal and discuss.
Dec 10, 2013•1 hr 18 min
CT and Pax, along with regular guest Jay from The Sexy Armpit , welcomes returning guest Jason Liebig of Collecting Candy . After checking in with Jason about how things at his blog have been progressing, the four embark on a discussion about their experiences at comic book, sci-fi and other genre conventions. Topics include earliest con memories, celebrity encounters, and the ever-changing convention experience. Nerd To-Dos include Christmas-prep, Batman comics, and the "Twinkie McRib."...
Nov 26, 2013•1 hr 23 min
The Nerd Lunch crew return to their arrogant franchise topic of putting a polarizing director on trial. But since Jeeg and Pax were called away, CT shown the signal in the air and the Legion of Substitute Nerd Lunchers answered to fill in. Aaron Nix of Movie Hodge Podge and the Pod, James Pod Podcast takes on the challenging role of defending M. Night Shyamalan. Aaron faces off against his mortal enemy, CT, who brings the case against the the much maligned director. Together, they both call on t...
Nov 19, 2013•1 hr 25 min
This week we are joined by show regular Shawn Robare from Branded in the 80s to discuss the idea of movie prequels. We talk about our initial thoughts of prequels, we discuss what prequels work and what prequels don't. We even come up with a few ideas for prequels we'd like to see. Nerd To-Dos include Funko figures, Bond movies, Witches of Eastwick and M. Night Shamalayan.
Nov 12, 2013•1 hr 28 min
