After a long seven year wait we've finally got our hands on one of the most anticipated game sequels of all-time - the follow up to 2013's smash hit survival game, The Last of Us. The game sees us catch up with Joel and Ellie some 4 or 5 years after the events of the first game still navigating a world plagued by infected people but now with the added danger of further groups of survivors threatening their way of life. Along with those familiar faces we now have some new characters including Din...
Aug 06, 2020•1 hr 53 min•Season 2Ep. 7
We now finally have our first official look at the PlayStation 5 along with a good selection of games to be released over the first 12-18 months too. There's a bit of something for everyone, from children to lifelong gamers like us, plus a couple of really standout titles like Spider-Man: Miles Morales and the long awaited sequel to Horizon Zero Dawn titled Horizon Forbidden West . We've also managed to sneak in a quick preview of The Last of Us: Part II which is released today so it's a good ti...
Jun 19, 2020•1 hr 22 min•Season 2Ep. 6
Ever since the quite indifferent response to it's release in 2017, Justice League has been plagued by one question... WHERE IS THE SNYDER CUT?? The fabled version lauded by original director, Zack Snyder, who unfortunately had to leave the project due to a family emergency and many fans on various social media platforms since Zack himself has spent a lot of time telling people what his version contained, what was cut from the cinematic release and how much better his version would have been. Thi...
May 26, 2020•1 hr 4 min•Season 2Ep. 5
"After the stories of Jango and Boba Fett , another warrior emerges in the Star Wars universe. The Mandalorian is set after the fall of the Empire and before the emergence of the First Order. The series depicts a lone bounty hunter in the outer reaches of the galaxy far from the authority of the New Republic." The Mandalorian has been a huge draw so far for Disney+ - the new Disney-owned streaming service where you can find all your Marvel, Star Wars, Disney, Pixar and National Geographic conten...
May 08, 2020•1 hr 29 min•Season 2Ep. 4
The latest in a long line of binge-worthy documentaries from Netflix takes us all the way to Oklahoma to follow the exploits of Joe Maldonado-Passge, aka, Joe Exotic - the self proclaimed Tiger King. What starts off as a light hearted look at his big cat zoo turns into a bitter feud with Carole Baskin, an animal rights activist with a similar love for big cats but a few skeletons in her closet (and septic tank...) too. The show has it all - drama, maiming, fires, attempted murder, alleged murder...
Apr 25, 2020•1 hr 4 min•Season 2Ep. 3
When Sam Raimi released his first Spider-Man film in 2002 nobody could ever have imagined that it would be the beginning of an entirely new genre of films which would make billions each year. With Tobey Maguire in the titular role as Peter Parker/Spider-Man and Kirsten Dunst as his longterm love interest, Mary-Jane Watson, the trilogy exploded onto the big screen and took $2.5bn in the space of 5-6 years. Willem Defoe portrayed the villainous Green Goblin in the first film while the second gave ...
Apr 04, 2020•1 hr 9 min•Season 2Ep. 2
Well it finally happened - after a short break we're baaaaaack! We're calling this the first episode of season two of Famous Last Nerds and we're starting off with a look-ahead to The Batman, Matt Reeves crime-noir take on one of the most beloved comic characters of all time with Robert Pattinson the latest man to take on the iconic cowl. Featuring an all-star cast and showing Batman during his earlier years this is set to be a fresh new take on a character we've seen so much on both the large a...
Mar 13, 2020•1 hr 5 min•Season 2Ep. 1
Star Wars Episode IX has finally landed and so the fabled "Skywalker Saga" - which started with Episode IV: A New Hope in 1977 - finally comes to an end. We've seen three different trilogies, a huge cast from all backgrounds and some of the most beloved, wacky droids and aliens that have ever graced our screens so it seems only fitting that we give our take on this film, cover the best (and worst) bits while we say goodbye to Star Wars on the big screen for now.
Dec 24, 2019•1 hr 14 min•Season 1Ep. 36
For all you high functioning alcoholic scientists out there with a genius level intellect and a bit of time to kill - we've decided to pick our top five Rick and Morty episodes for your listening pleasure! Grab your Meeseeks Box, charge up your Portal Gun and strap yourself in!
Dec 13, 2019•1 hr 14 min•Season 1Ep. 35
In any form of media a hero is only as good as the villain they're facing so for our latest episode we've decided to put together a list of our top five villains from movies, television shows, comics and videogames while trying to pick at least one from each. Let us know what you think over on Twitter and who your favourites are.
Nov 23, 2019•1 hr 5 min•Season 1Ep. 34
One of the cornerstones of science fiction, the Star Wars universe is preparing to release it's eleventh feature film in just a couple of months so we're taking this opportunity to look back at the rest of those now-iconic films and pick our top five moments. As you can imagine we could easily have done a top 50 as there are so many to choose from and we also want to hear from you too! Let us know your favourite Star Wars moments over on Twitter.
Nov 01, 2019•1 hr 19 min•Season 1Ep. 33
For our first episode under our new name we're going to look at Joker - starring Joaquin Phoenix and directed by Todd Phillips, this non-canon psychological thriller follows the life of Arthur Fleck, a struggling comedian desperately clinging on to his sanity while the world around him crumbles and beats him down. As his grip on reality fades a dark new persona arises - one he seems all too comfortable with. The film is tipped by many as an early contender for several Oscar awards too and by rel...
Oct 16, 2019•1 hr 31 min•Season 1Ep. 32
If, like us, you're a fan of true crime drama shows and anything which deals with serial killers then Netflix's "Mindhunter" is probably something you've already binged and fallen in love with us. Join us as we discuss the exploits of Holden Ford and Bill Tench as they break new ground in the pioneering field of Behavioural Sciences at the FBI.
Oct 06, 2019•1 hr 3 min•Season 1Ep. 31
Disney are diving head-first into the crowded world of streaming platforms with the impending release of the Disney+ streaming service and taking the huge step of linking it in with the Marvel Cinematic Universe and the Star Wars universe that we've seen played out over the last few decades. If, like us, this move excites and intrigues you then you'll want to hear our thoughts as we talk about the move itself as well as some of the major titles announced for the service which is due to launch in...
Sep 06, 2019•57 min•Season 1Ep. 30
Talc up your spandex and be sure to practise your finishing move before listening to our review of the third season of GLOW - the Gorgeous Ladies of Wrestling - shown on Netflix. With Alisson Brie (most famous for her role as Annie on Community) leading a star-studded ensemble cast this look at the women's wrestling movement in North America during the 1980s is based on a real wrestling organisation and it's trials and tribulations along the way. Definitely one to watch if like us you grew up wa...
Aug 28, 2019•47 min•Season 1Ep. 29
So it looks like Marvel and Sony have had a little falling out over the terms of the new Spider-Man sharing arrangement and the major casualty of this is ol' webhead himself! As it stands right now Spider-Man will not appear in the MCU or any other films produced by Disney - only films made and produced by Sony. Will things change in the future? More than likely - why ruin a perfectly good thing - but until then we'll talk about the possible impact this has on both companies, where we go from he...
Aug 22, 2019•37 min•Season 1Ep. 28
The Boys is Amazon Prime's dark and gritty look at the world of corporate superheroes based on a comicbook by Garth Ennis who is known for putting a violent, unforgiving tone of comics for both Marvel and DC in the past. The show follows the adventures of "The Seven" - a gang of world famous superheroes backed by a global conglomerate, Vought International - and many other heroes who all view membership as the pinnacle of their superhero career. We'll also be answering a few questions we've had ...
Aug 10, 2019•1 hr 11 min•Season 1Ep. 27
Another year, another San Diego Comic Con comes and goes and another set of jaws hit the floor as we get some sneak peeks and trailers of what's to come over the next few years on television and the big screen. 2019 saw the return of Marvel to Hall H after missing last year and, as expected, they made quite an impact this year and stole all the headlines. Lets us know your favourite moments over on Twitter and if there's anything you especially loved or hated....
Jul 26, 2019•1 hr 35 min•Season 1Ep. 26
As the dust settles on "Avengers: Endgame" and the world comes to term with "the snap" (or "the blip" as they know it) we join Peter Parker, our friendly neighbourhood Spider-Man, as he struggles to come to terms with the loss of his mentor, Iron Man/Tony Stark. Far From Home sees Peter and his classmates take a trip around Europe to see the sights, get some much needed R&R and to join S.H.I.E.L.D. in a huge operation to save our Earth from being destroyed. Wait... what?!
Jul 18, 2019•1 hr 40 min•Season 1Ep. 25
The finest program produced by Netflix is back for it's much-anticipated third season and it's broken records in a matter of days. 40M+ households started the show and 18M+ completed it within the first three days of release. That should go someway to showing how popular this show is as we travel once again to Hawkins, Indiana to follow El, Mike, Will, Dustin, Lucas and the rest of our new friends to see what horror sci-fi shenanigans they're up to this time.
Jul 11, 2019•1 hr 23 min•Season 1Ep. 24
We stumbled across this small independent film franchise - "Lord of the Rings" - and it's by some guy called Peter Jackson who frankly we've never heard of before and we thought it was only fair to give it a quick review. It turns out it's alright really... *cough* Not hard to see why this is one of the most highly rated trilogies of all-time and definitely responsible for bringing the fantasy genre to the masses with it's wonderful character development, jaw dropping action and stunning visuals...
Jun 28, 2019•1 hr 42 min•Season 1Ep. 23
And so the curtain has finally come down on the biggest, most popular television show of all-time and in typical Game of Thrones fashion it's been divisive to say the least. Some loved it, some hated it and some decided to sign a petition demanding that it be remade only to be shot down by Sansa Stark herself... which camp are you in? Whatever you thought of the final episode it's fair to say that we'll likely never see another show like it that makes die-hard fans of all of us. And now our watc...
May 30, 2019•1 hr 22 min•Season 1Ep. 22
We're now one step closer to the last EVER episode of Game of Thrones with episode 5 having aired this last weekend and to say it was another groundbreaking episode would be quite the understatement. We've seen Daenerys finally descend into fully blown Targaryen madness, so much bloodshed, more dragonfire than ever before and we finally got to see the much mooted Cleganebowl between brothers Sandor (The Hound) and Gregor (The Mountain) which was incredible!! No more Stu flying solo as Rory is ba...
May 15, 2019•1 hr 45 min•Season 1Ep. 21
Defying convention with a short episode (I know, we're as shocked as you are) to cover one of the major plot points of Season 8, Episode 4 of Game of Thrones: have we just seen the true start of Daenerys' descent into madness? Is she now about to embrace her inner Mad Queen and channel her Father? Come listen to Stu as he gives you his thoughts.
May 07, 2019•24 min•Season 1Ep. 20
Avengers Endgame, the final film in a 22-film saga spanning 11 years, looks set to be the highest grossing film of all-time after taking an incredible $1.2bn in it's first four days as people across the globe all scrambled to see the final film in what's been dubbed "The Infinity Saga" by Marvel and we were no different. We could not wait to watch this film and equally could not wait to review it for you all. As always we want to hear your thoughts, favourite bits, best lines and all the usual s...
May 03, 2019•2 hr 9 min•Season 1Ep. 19
The long awaited Battle of Wintefell - the battle between the combined allied forces under Daenerys Targaryen and the Army of the Dead led by the Night King - is finally upon us and it delivered on it's promise to be the most epic battle ever seen in either television or film. What we got was an 82 minute spectacular the likes of which we might never witness again but we still have three episodes to go so this season and this story is far from over. Next up: the match to King's Landing?...
May 01, 2019•1 hr 46 min•Season 1Ep. 18
Following on from last week's season opener, episode 2 of Game of Thrones centres around the final moments before the imending Battle of Winterfell between the combined forces of the North, the Unsullied and Dothraki plus two dragons against the Army of the Dead with their one dragon. Obviously this episode contains spoilers for the episode so you have been warned!
Apr 24, 2019•1 hr 38 min•Season 1Ep. 17
Direwolves, dragons and violence... oh my! The final season of Game of Thrones is finally upon us and now we'll find out who will sit on the Iron Throne when the dust settles after the battle against the Army of the Dead. This is the television event of the year - and arguably of all-time - so it only seems right that we review the first episode, look at the reunions and foreshadowing for the rest of this landmark season. Let us know your thoughts on Twitter about this episode and the season ahe...
Apr 17, 2019•1 hr 34 min•Season 1Ep. 16
Well we finally managed to defeat the Skrulls who had been impersonating us and procrastinating so it seems only fitting that we come back with our slightly overdue review of Captain Marvel! Oh and be warned this is a long episode even by our standards. Carol Danvers is a Kree warrior with incredible powers... or is she? There's more than meets the eye with this wise cracking, photo blasting badass so when she comes to Earth and meets a younger Agent Nicholas J. Fury and a very wet-behind-the-ea...
Apr 15, 2019•1 hr 36 min•Season 1Ep. 15
Netflix does it again, another smash-hit TV show adapted from a comic book but this time it's "The Umbrella Academy" - written by Gerard Way of My Chemical Romance and published by Dark Horse Comics and naturally we couldn't keep away from it. They're not like any reluctant heroes you've ever seen before, this is definitely not a mainstream comic or TV show but it's well worth your time and we hope you'll come along and listen to our thoughts.
Mar 19, 2019•1 hr 10 min•Season 1Ep. 14
