Nerdy Romantics Podcast

We made it to episode 100! This movie got us excited for all things Marvel as we delve into the story, characters, and themes of Spider-Man: Brand New Day. Perry and I talk tie-ins, X- Men, and movieland deals that surround this character and this franchise.

TOPICS WE DISCUSS:

• Expectations/First Impressions
• X-Men tie-in
• Punisher tie-in (BTS)
• The Down-Low on the Marvel/Netflix - Defender | Marvel/Hulu Shows
• The story (and other stand out side characters)
• Themes in the movie
• The action sequences
• How does this fit in the Marvel Multiverse saga?
• Where does Secret Wars go?
• Perry's Multiverse Mutants theory (headcannon riff)
• Why Spider-Man gives us that Infinity Saga excitement again
• The remedy for the "looking for Stan Lee" effect of these movies.
• Where do you see the other Spider-Men fit in? (for those who don't get the character ownership issues)
• The Jean Grey of it All
• The Ending aka an example of why Media Literacy is dead
• Star Rating (1-5)

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Staci and host Y. M. Nelson review episode 3 of Lanterns live! They talk about why this episode may have been the best yet, but why it didn't move the season's story forward at all.

Topics we Discuss:

• What we Liked
• One Thing you Wanted to Know More About
• One Thing we Wanted to Call Out/Learned/ Think Others Should Watch
• Q&A
• Star Rating (1-5)

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Marcie and host Y. M. Nelson review the good and the bad about Masters of the Universe. They also speculate on why folks didn't see it in the theater, and if they'll continue with the franchise if another movie comes out.

TOPICS WE DISCUSS

• How we watched
• He-Man history
• Same Characters, New Sotry
• Who was the movie for?
• Nostalgia and the Characters
• Story problems?
• Fun Times
• Narrative format
• The Action Scenes
• Post-Credits Scene
• Bright spots of the movie (Honorable Mentions)
• The Skeletor social stuff
• A movie in its lane (TMNT comparison)
• Star Rating
• Are we in for another MotU movie?
• Easter Eggs

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*Edited for intro length and dead air* Jen, Staci, and host Y. M. Nelson talk live about what they liked and were confused about in episode 2 of the HBO Max show Lanterns.

Topics We Discuss:

• What did we watch, yall?
• What We Liked
• What we want to know more about
• What did we learn/want to call out/think that others should watch?
• Q&A
• Star Ratings (1-5)

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We go live on YouTube to review episode 1 of Lanterns, season 1 showing weekly on HBOMax. This time I am joined by cohost Jen G. and we point out some things that caught our eye about this episode.

TOPICS:
We're doing lives! Who are we and what are we talking about?

What We Liked

One thing we wanted to know more about

One thing I {learned, want to call out, etc}

Q&A

Star Rating for Episode 1

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Jen G. and I rate the movie Supergirl (2026) after we talk about pacing , fight scenes and some other goodies. Join us for a fun time!

TOPICS WE DISCUSS:

• The pacing
• James Gunn's fight scenes
• Some comic clearing up with Virtual Perry
• Star Rating
• Clark and Kara's dynamic in the movie

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Y. M. Nelson and guest Jen talk about the new James Gunn DCU movie, Supergirl and the impact it's already made on the DC landscape.

TOPICS WE DISCUSS:
Were you excited about this movie? What did you know going in?

A signature James Gunn movie

The variations of the Supergirl origin

Why you don't compare the Supergirls

Other characters we loved

Other lovely characters like Lobo

The story and pacing

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Y. M. Nelson talks with romance author Joi Jackson about her book Catfish in Paradise, book 2 of the Love, Lies, and Catfish series. This is episode 2 of my Black Women Deserve Love mini-series.

Topics Discussed:

• The story behind the Love, Lies, and Catfish series
• Barbados, Bajans, and "Cheese and Bread!"
• Del and Black men as life coaches
• The Love, Lies, and Catfish Series
• The tech geek angle (Nerds!)
• The "Maxine Shaw effect"
• The masters of our own worlds -Fiction writers
• The best side character: grandma Nezzie
• Black women living the soft life
• The mystery side of Joi's books, aka who's the catfish? and other Joi signatures
• The nerdy and the geeky (and I drop a mini movie review)
• Heat Level of Joi's books
• Why showcase Black women deserving and receiving love?
• Rapid Fire Questions
• Joi's next book and signing events
• Where we can find Joi's books

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 We wrap up our discussion of Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu with characters we love, Easter Eggs, and star ratings, among other things. Spoiler alert! This episode will spoil the Mandalorian show and the movie. 

Topics we discuss:

• Pacing Issues and character intros
• What about the side characters? Or Grogu's powers?
• Mando, Grogu, and other memorable character moments
• Rotta da Hutt, the Anzellans, and ... Martin Scorsese?
• Ratings
• Easter Eggs
• Other Star Wars episodes to watch

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Marcie, Jen and Staci join Y. M. Nelson in talking about the newest movie in the Star Wars franchise, Star Wars: The Manadlorian and Grogu.

TOPICS TO DISCUSS:

• A Star Wars Background (mild spoilers)
• First impressions/How did you find this?
• Story and the big/smallness of the plot
• Big Screen $ means Big Screen Story
• The Show Factor
• The Aftermath of a Regime Change (possible foreshadowing?)
• Slowed pace: endearing and poignant or boring?

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