(THE VAXXED & THE) FURIOUS 7!
WE DON'T GOT FRIENDS.
WE GOT FAMILY.
This Week In Nerd Stuff 8.19.21: Pokémon Legends Stunfisk (with special guest Skip Schwink!)
Mikey & Shushy welcome Skip Schwink onto the show and interview him about his burgeoning acting career, from Minari to C.I. Ape to the upcoming films Flowers Of The Killer Moon and Reagan. He talks about working with Martin Scorsese and Dennis Quaid and how moving to Oklahoma actually helped him succeed,
In addition, they all watch the trailer for Pokémon Legends Arceus and complain about it, as well as Venom casting rumors, Robin comes out as bi, the new Eternals trailer, roasting the Citizen Kane Criterion Collection cover, and a hilarious Donda update.
VAXXED & FURIOUS 6
Dave, Jere, Tooky & Shushy all reconvene months later to review the sixth Fast Saga movie. Shushy kinda liked this one but Tooky absolutely didn't.
This Week In Nerd Stuff 8.12.21: DONDAWATCH DAY 384. WHERE IS DONDA, KANYE?
It has been 384 days since the first time Donda was delayed, and there is no end in sight. When will Kanye drop Donda? It's the only question that crosses our show's mind. It's what keeps us awake late at night, wondering and waiting. Donda. Donda.
Donda Donda Donda.
Mikey and Shushy welcome Dan Harrold back on to the show to review the week's Donda news and speculate just when that incredible album will be available for mass consumption.
Also: Sony has purchased Crunchyroll, James Gunn teases major MCU deaths, Taika Waititi gives an Akira update, and more trouble for the CW Powerpuff Girls reboot.
This Week In Nerd Stuff 8.5.21: DONDAWATCH
Mikey & Shushy welcome Clay Fernald to the show to gush about Kanye. Like seriously they cannot stop sucking Kanye's dick for like two and a half hours. Get ready for a whole ton of Kanye: talking about why he's great, reading Lou Reed's review of Yeezus out loud, watching snippets of a silent livestream he was broadcasting from his bedroom in Mercedes Benz Stadium, and finally, at the end, a special video from friend of the show Dan Harrold where he breaks down his favorite Kanye albums.
Also: Jeffrey Wright discusses doing characters in both the MCU and the DCEU, an Activision Blizzard update, Nintendo updates its list of the ten best-selling Switch games, the new Harley Quinn HBO Max series tie-in comic book, #BowserDay2021, Colin & Casey Jost are writing the next live-action Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles movie (as well as a visual preview of what their comedic style might be like) but mostly Kanye. Like even with all that it's still like 75% Kanye.
This Week In Nerd Stuff 7/29: Pizza Cutter Edition
Mikey & Shushy welcome AJ Hapenny to the show to recap the week's events and watch an AEW clip that may be the most amazing/disturbing Domino's commercial of all-time.
In addition, they discuss Scarlett Johansson's lawsuit against Disney over Black Widow's theatrical release, James Gunn's hopes for a Marvel/DC crossover event, Nintendo's embarrassing new offerings on its SNES Online service, Snoop Dogg's silent Twitch streams, Netflix's rumored live action Pokémon series, Jared Leto's jarring look in Ridley Scott's upcoming film House Of Gucci, Jeremy Renner's first interview (as well as early promo photos) for the upcoming Hawkeye series and take a deep dive into the Activision Blizzard sexual harassment allegations (and marvel at the so-called Cosby Suite one of their devs ran.)
Also we catch up on what Kanye's life has been like since not releasing Donda last week. Spoiler alert: it's hilarious.
The Film Simps 7/24: Fear Street Trilogy
In a special Saturday night episode, The Film Simps welcome Ben Scurria and Roxanne Celeste on the show to review Netflix's Fear Street Trilogy and debate whether they were just a series of glorified Disney Channel Original movies.
In addition, they each name their five favorite all-time horror movies and discuss how they feel about a long list of modern horror classics like Get Out, Hereditary, Midsommar, The VVitch, Us, and more.
This Week In Nerd Stuff 7.23.21: DONDA Edition
Mikey and Shushy do a quick show before Kanye West's Apple-exclusive DONDA Listening Party and rank all of Kanye's albums in a tier list.
Also: Netflix wants to take over mobile, controversial Batgirl casting and non-controversial Black Panther casting, movie theater owners are pissed at Disney over Black Widow's lackluster box office, and an update on Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl.
The Film Simps 7/21: Space Jam: A New Legacy
The Simps welcome Becky Doucette on board to review the shallow money-grab that is Space Jam: A New Legacy and also check up and see where the original Space Jam is quality-wise 25 years later. (Also Shushy shows Becky a sketch from I Think You Should Leave with Tim Robinson season 2 and she does not find it funny.)
News items: should awards shows have gendered acting categories?
Trailers: Reservation Dogs, The Last Duel, Jackass Forever, Ultra City Smiths, Vacation Friends, John & The Hole
The Hiddlesimps Recap Loki Episode 6: For All Time. Always.
Shushy, Rasheed Townes, Mikey Gesus, Jere Pilapil and special guest variant Randy Williams all converge upon The Twitch Stream At The End Of Time to discuss the final episode of Loki season 1, "For All Time. Always."
They recap the episode, praise Jonathan Majors' surprise performance as He Who Remains and then get into a heated debate about the quality of the show Loki itself (as well as the other two Marvel Disney Plus shows) which gets especially more heated when we play videos from both Dan Harrold and Hugh Guiney sh*tting on the series. This leads to a very contentious series of arguments in the chat and even Jere himself sides with the two Judases (as they became known as over the course of the show) more than the rest of the panel.
It's a really great episode and one you're going to want to pay attention to the Twitch live chat for, trust me.
This Week In Nerd Stuff 7/15: The Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl Debate
Mikey & Shushy welcome Jay Chanoine on the show to debate whether the recently announced Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl (aka Smash Bros with Nicktoons) will be any good. Shushy thinks it will but Mikey is less convinced.
Also: Valve is releasing a $400 "Steam Deck" handheld hybrid console, a closer look at The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword HD reviews, Sony CEO Jim Ryan's controversial quote about the quality of video games, and a closer look at two upcoming Netflix Witcher series and everyone gets real depressed after watching the trailer for The Walking Dead Season 11 "Trilogy" (and learning what "trilogy" even means in this context.)
The Hiddlesimps Recap Loki Episode 5: Journey Into Mystery
The Simps welcome special guest Jay Chanoine to recap the 5th episode of Marvel's Loki, Journey Into Mystery (and also watch a clip from the terrible-looking Simpsons/Avengers crossover.)
They discuss all the Easter eggs, speculate about the real villain of the series and then at the end they watch the post-credits scene from the just-released Black Widow and analyze it.
The Hiddlesimps Recap Loki Episode 4: The Nexus Event
Shushy, Mikey and Rasheed give a special welcome to our guests for the episode Lisa Lang and Mark Gallagher and then immediately start trashing the upcoming Simpsons/Avengers crossover short. After that they recap the fourth episode of Loki and do some heavy theorizing about the final two episodes.
Finally, they close everything out by sh*tting on IGN's 5/10 review of the episode.
This Week In Nerd Stuff 7/1: Bidoof Day Edition
Shushy & Mikey welcome Marselles Coe aka The Geekfather onto the show to celebrate the most important holiday in the first week of July: Bidoof Day! Never forget the Pokémon who have fainted in battle to make your freedom possible.
In addition, they talk about GTA 6 leaks, Boba Fett's Slave 1 name change backlash, Nintendo's non-answers to big questions, undeservedly gorgeous WW84 album art, Sony's sh*tty treatment of indie games (and Earthbound streamers) and watch someone grab the final impossible chest in The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild!
The Hiddlesimps Recap Loki Episode 3: Lamentis
Shushy and Mikey welcome Aaron Collins and Jack Slattery on to talk about episode 3 of Disney Plus and Marvel's Loki. They discuss the massive TVA reveal, the massive Loki sexuality reveal, and play the fun new game "Loki: Top or Bottom?"
In addition they watch a Rick & Morty cold open out of context as well as a couple horrendous pieces of promotional material for Loki and Black Widow AND do a deep analysis of the new Shang Chi & The Legend of The Ten Rings trailer. It's a packed show.
The Film Simps 6/23: Luca
The Simps welcome Ian Stuart on land to discuss Pixar's latest slam dunk, the Disney Plus original Luca. Ian also tells the boys what his four-year old son thought of the movie in a scathing critique.
News items: recapping the Anthony Mackie interview drama, Vin Diesel explains what happened in his feud with The Rock.
Trailers: Candyman, Pig, The Shrink Next Door, Sexy Beasts, How It Ends, I Think You Should Leave with Tim Robinson season 2, Only Murders In The Building, Karen
The Hiddlesimps Recap Loki Episode 2: The Variant
The Simps are joined by Erin Rebecca Gilmore to recap the second episode of Disney Plus' Loki series.
They take a deeper look at Easter Eggs, discuss Dr. Who connections, speculate who Richard E. Grant is playing and debate whether Sophia Di Martino's character is actually Lady Loki or someone else.
They also watch a funny fan edit of one particular scene from the episode and try and predict the arc of the series going forward as well as its ramifications on the greater MCU.
(PS: The picture of "Guaca-Loki" on the cover art for this episode was originally drawn by The Oatmeal.)
The Film Simps 6/16: In The Heights
The Simps welcome Nikki Fordey and Rachel Dunbar on board to review and discuss the colorism controversy around In The Heights.
News items: controversy over Mindy Kaling's Asian re-cast of Velma from Scooby Doo.
Trailers: Free Guy, tick, tick...BOOM, Nine Perfect Strangers
The Simps Watch The Nintendo E3 2021 Direct!
Join Shushy, Dan Harrold and Jere Pilapil as they watch the 2021 Nintendo E3 Direct and live react to such announcements as Kazuya in Smash, Metroid Dread, Warioware: Get It Together!, Mario Party Allstars, Untitled Breath Of The Wild Sequel and more!
