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We thought about calling this a show about nothing. On the advice of our attorney, we decided to not do that. Since we have a betting pool on who actually reads these descriptions, we'll let you in on a behind-the-scenes secret. This episode is from the same recording session as Episode 140. That's right. We're serving you leftovers. But all kidding aside, we were open about our lockdown lifestyle and how it feels to be on the back end of it. Oh, there some political stuff too. And by the way, Chris lost his mind a little on the intro. Please don't hold it against him. We think his affinity for cartoons is finally rotting his brain as our Boomer parents promised.

Here we are, born to be kings, relegated to the role of podcasters. In this episode, Chris and Tina talk about finally taking the plunge with HBO Max and the show that finally pushed them over the decision line. We continue with commentary on Falcon & Winter Soldier, which will contain all manner of spoilery goodness. So if you do not yet know the difference between wizards and sorcerers, maybe go watch on Disney+ before listening to this episode.

Heath and his family braved the pandemic landscape for their long-delayed trip to Walt Disney World. Heath used our call-in line to gave us a first-hand on-site report of his impressions of Galaxy's Edge, the Star Wars-themed land at Disney Hollywood Studios. He tells us tales of flying the Millennium Falcon, joining the Resistance, drinking blue milk, and more. After Heath's messages, Chris and Tina introduce you to their new friend.

Team NerdBliss gives their feedback on the Disney+ limited series, WandaVision. We also check in with some messages from the NerdBliss Call-In line.

We wrap up our coverage of the first two seasons of The Mandalorian with the full interviews with our four guest contributors, and we had a little bit of fun with it. Once again, they are Adam "Sexy Thor" Whetston who is the host of The Ring of Thunder podcast and co-host on Thunder Talk (both on the ESO Network), J.T. Wheatley who is the host of History of Comic Books Podcast, Jon Rasmussen who is in the band Revelator, creator of Solo Side Project, and host of Black Market Toast podcast, and Nathan Laws, host of The 42 Cast (available on the ESO Network) and Timestreams podcasts.

The second part of our discussion of The Mandalorian with guest contributors J.T. Wheatley, Jon Rasmussen, Adam Whetston, and Nathan Laws.

After decades of wishing and dreaming, of rumors and dashed hopes, we finally have our live-action Star Wars television series. The second season of The Mandalorian wrapped not long ago with an ending that had many in tears. Part One of our discussion recaps the first season with some elements of the second season touched on. Part Two will mainly focus on the second season and that amazing ending!

This is the second of two episodes that include the full interviews from the guest contributors from Episode 134 about Star Trek: Lower Decks. As a bonus, we've included trivia questions between each segment. Part Two includes the submissions from Marc B. Lee, Shawn Vanderloo, Montgomery Lopez, and Leslie E. Owen.

Time Index: 3:03 - Marc B. Lee 9:22 - Shawn Vanderloo 16:47 - The Monster 28:07 - Leslie E. Owen

This is the first of two episodes that include the full interviews from the guest contributors from Episode 134 about Star Trek: Lower Decks. As a bonus, we've included trivia questions between each segment. Part One includes the submissions from Eric L. Watts, Evan Harris, Erika Figueroa, Jeff Jewell, Leila McMichael, and Brian Holloway. CONTAINS SPOILERS FOR STAR TREK: LOWER DECKS - SEASON ONE

Viacom CBS has been expanding their use of the Star Trek license since the debut of Star Trek: Discovery in 2017. In late 2018, the announcement was made for the adult animated comedy series, Star Trek: Lower Decks. To use the Trekkie cliché, CBS was boldly going where no Star Trek series has gone before. While adult animation is not exactly a gamble in 2020, there was some doubt among Trek fans as to whether it would work in Roddenberry's universe. As of August 6th, 2020, we can now decide for ourselves. Mike McMahan's (Rick and Morty) take on Trek is now available for our enjoyment or torment on CBS All Access (and Netflix outside of the U.S.) Does it succeed where Discovery and Picard fell short? The Nerdbliss crew as well as 10 other episode contributors are here to deliver the verdict.