Nerds With Alcohol Show

This week we welcome Russ back after an extended work related hiatus. We spend most of our time catching up on all the things he hasn't been able to talk about during the shows he missed. There's so much we can't cover it all here, just listen to the show and enjoy.

Happy Thanksgiving to our US listeners. This week we talk about Dave Filonli getting a promotion at LucasFilm. We discuss the loss of digital artist Jim Southworth, who worked on Baldur's Gate 3. We talk about a few shows we're watching. And we touch on the casting talk regarding Superman Legacy.

This week Renee fills in as host for Russ, and tech person for Chris since he's out of town again. We talk about a lot of stuff tonight starting with how nerds find their own in crowds. We talk about Loki season 2, with no spoilers for the finale. We discuss James Gunn's announcement about the first several projects planned for his DCEU redo. All this plus so much more.

We're back after a week off and we catch up on what seems a large number of celebrity deaths, including the surprise passing of Matthew Perry. We talk about the work these folks did and some of our favorites. We also discuss the second season of Loki and how it's been going so far. We talk about the trailer for the new Scott Pilgrim animated series coming to Netflix, and so much more.

This week Chris continues his travels and joins the show from New York City. We went a little long as we get talking about a lot off topics, but have a great time. We talk about a couple of deaths, actress Suzanne Summers and comic book artist/writer Keith Giffen. This leads us into talking about seveal comic books Keith was a part of and some great moments in comics. We also talk some about Baldur's Gate 3. Russ talks about a new stratagy game, Star Trek Infinate, he's playing. We discuss some Star Wars comments made by former Star Wars producer Howard Kazanjian. There is so much more, check it out.

This week we had guest host Renee running the tech side, because Chris is out of town, and she did a great job. We discussed the current events going on in the world. We talked about the Ahsoka series, including the ending. We also got into the first episode of Loki season 2. There were of course the usual sidetracks and meanderings that always happen, as well.

This week we talk about the latest episode of Ahsoka and the arrival of the most anticiapated villain in years, Grand Admiral Thrawn. We discuss the Doctor Who 60th Anniversary specials coming later this year. We celebrate the tentative deal reached between the WGA and studios. All this, plus the typical off topic discussions.

We start off by getting off track right away with talk of Critical Role. We get into some comic discussion. We spend a bit of time on the question "what is the heroes' journey?" We mention that we were doing this on talk like a pirate day. We discuss some of the speculation on who will be Doctor Doom in the MCU. We also talk about episode 5 of Ahsoka, and so much more.

This week we talk about the release of Baldur's Gate 3 for the PlayStation 5, and give an initial review of game play, look, and feel. We discuss some current events. We get into the trailer for the trailer of Aquaman 2. We talk a little about the latest episode of Ahsoka and the first two episodes of Lower Decks but since Russ hadn't seen them yet we don't go into depth. Plus all the side conversations, and interacting with our live chatters.

This week we talk about how Russ almost lost the hat he is known for. We mention the loss of Jimmy Buffet. We talk a little Fantasy Football. We get into the latest episode of Ahsoka. We keep the Baldur's Gate 3 discussion down to just a few minutes. There's some MCU news, as well as current events mixed in there too.