Technical difficulties aside, Spock has a beard and Gretchen has a new studio setup. We also talk the Disney classic of TRON, its sequel, and its influence on modern SCIFI works such as Cyberpunk and The Matrix.

Because what's an episode of Star Trek without an evil AI to contend with and a logical fallacy to defeat it with? Also, we've got a new format, as we first talk Trek, and then dive into other fandoms. This week (speaking of AI) the Nerds talk Transformers - film, animation, toys and mythos.

The Nerds first outing with Greeks gods and their influence on our favorite science fiction franchise, and we've got an actual Greek god to contend with...or, an alien...or, something.

The Nerds are back! Okay, we didn't actually go anywhere. No holiday hiatus for us, even if we weren't quite on time for this episode. You can blame Gretchen. We do.

That said, let's have a serious conversation about Vulcan puberty. You know you wanna.

It was a movie. Someone made it. People acted in it. You might recognize them. Not terrible, not great, but a milestone for sure.

The Nerds review the first Trek film and discuss the future of TRoN.

It's a Kirk Family Reunion, and most of them die. Also, Spock has a neat trick.

There were some technical difficulties on our side near the close of the show, but Spock built a time scanning ham radio, and Kirk swore on broadcast television for the first time. The Nerds discuss.

The best Trek is weird Trek. The Nerds discuss that and the best hallway fight scenes from SciFi/Fantasy.

Hand us some tissue, please. We've got Klingons.

The Nerds take a trip, and a toke (or three), in Paradise.