Nerdville, TN

Merry Christmas! Thank you for listening through 2014; this episode is a little bit of celebration and merriment for our Nashville nerds and every listener out there. We hope you're enjoying the holiday and getting your geek on no matter where you are on December 25th.

(The opening rendition of "Santa Claus Is Coming to Town" is by Tennessee's own Joseph Akins. Love that piano!)

Tonight! We're in studio and we're freezing! Mack's catching up with the summer's movies, Erin is way ahead of him, and they're both confused and indignant about the end of this series of Doctor Who! Get a sweater, cozy on up, and join us as we drive into Nerdville, TN!

Recorded at GMX 2014, we're coming to you from the Media Suite with the first of our guest interviews! From Farscape, from Rescue: Special Ops, from Jim Henson's Creature Shop Challenge, it's star of stage, screen, and record Gigi Edgley! A frelling phenomenal actress and personality, we talk about her new projects, her classic roles, what it's like to be on a unicycle, and what it's like to see Nashville from behind glass. Join us and the GMX Press Corps as we explore with a cool mind and cooler accent.

From The Lizzie Bennet Diaries, I Ship It, and Squareville, direct from Los Angeles, it's Mary Kate Wiles! We talk Tolkien, what it's like to get into Wizard Rock, and how to locate decent gluten-free food wherever you go. What's next for Lydia, Sansa, Zelda, and anyone else Mary Kate inhabits (including her amazing self)? You won't know unless you listen to the newest episode of Nerdville, TN!

Tonight: we give you the whole lowdown from GMX! Mack returns from Geek Media Expo with so many tales to tell, from his turn in the TARDIS to his return to a piece of theater that gives him nightmares. We touch on costuming connoisseurs, naughty nighttime neighbors, and the latest news from Star Wars: The Force Awakens! Plus we try to explain what happens during Kilt Blowing! It's everything that happened in Franklin and then some on this episode of Nerdville, TN!

In this episode: Benedict Cumberbatch is headed for the altar! Learn all about his fiancee, her work, and her connection to the Who-niverse. And then! Doctor Who drops a huge bomb into series eight, and we have to dissect the sudden revelations of Missy's identity. Erin takes back the things she said about this plotline, Mack kicks himself for not seeing it coming, and we both get angry about Danny Pink's fate. What happens next? Do we miss Eric Roberts? Will the future Mrs. Cumberbatch be able to pronounce the word "Penguin?" All these questions and more tonight on Nerdville, TN!

It's a Nerdville Halloween! Erin gets the fright of her life, Mack visits House on Haunted Hill, and we scour Netflix for the best horror movies you can watch right now! Also: the beginning of our GMX coverage, the evolution of Dean Cain, the future of superhero movies, and that time we jumped in the TARDIS. It's a spooky, kooky, altogether ooky night in Nerdville, TN!

Tonight: Erin tells a tale that leaves Mack speechless! But before we get there: Mack returns from New York Comic Con with tales to tell, Erin encounters two of Gen-Y's most beloved cultural icons, we learn Emperor Palpatine's first name, an impromptu Xena reunion leads to Erin's impressive Urban sprawl, and Mack relates part of the Nerdville origin story. Plus: how to send mail to Ms. Chanandler Bong, why Pope Francis is great, new Star Trek and returning players, and nine thousand dollar models for your home. Get on board as we rush through convention season on Nerdville, TN!

Nashville. The Athens of the South. These are the voyages of the Starship Nerdville...

Tonight! Erin and Mack hit the floor at Wizard World Nashville, and it's time to recount our adventures! We met the cast of Star Trek: The Next Generation, and we can't stop talking about it. Stories from the bridge crew of the USS Enterprise, run-ins with great artists, the best cosplay Nashville has to offer, and the unbearable coolness of meeting your heroes. It's part one of our October Convention Rush!

Plus: The Day of Dredd, The Other Nerdville, Apollo's Butt, what Jesus actually said, why you can swear in the woods, why you should never pay $150 to meet a homophobic racist, The Great Catholic Competition, and Mack and Erin take a stand. This episode is bigger than V'jer and more jam-packed than the Year of Hell, so buckle up and take a ride with us into Nerdville, TN!

It's back to Nerdville Central with us! Tonight: Mack goes Meta, Erin is Enthusiastic (about wise grapes, pizza, and Karl Urban), and the Con-versation Continues! Also: the best Jimmy Buffett songs, Wizard World issues some cancellations, what "bless your heart" means, Paris Gellar's perfection, and how to be an Amerikern!