The Nerdaverse http://nerdaverse.com Just another WordPress weblog Tue, 24 Aug 2010 02:21:19 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 Episode 25: If She Doesn’t Scare You, No Evil Thing Will http://nerdaverse.com/2010/08/23/episode-25-if-she-doesnt-scare-you-no-evil-thing-will/ http://nerdaverse.com/2010/08/23/episode-25-if-she-doesnt-scare-you-no-evil-thing-will/#comments Tue, 24 Aug 2010 02:21:19 +0000 mad_typist http://nerdaverse.com/?p=216 Jessie goes M.I.A while watching a Keifer Sutherland movie for our first segment leaving Johnathon and Mark to entertain guest hosts Joseph Cook and Will Hessling.   Jessie returns in time to partake in this week’s “Nerd Fight” where we debate who is Disney’s Greatest Animated Villain.  Also be sure to check out our Inception review / discussion after the closing credits.  (*Spoiler Warning*) . Enjoy this latest Nerdaverse, now with 100% less malware!

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Hosts: Mark, Jessie, John, Joseph (a.k.a. Joebot), Will (a.k.a. “Doc Brown”)

Show Outline:

  • Introductions and Welcomes (0:00:32)
  • 3 Facts about Will (0:03:04)
  • What’s Entertaining You? (0:08:26)
  • Intermission #1 (0:30:42)
  • NERDFIGHT! – Greatest Disney Villain(0:31:45)
  • Good Byes and Shout Outs! (01:15:07)
  • Outro (1:17:08)
  • In-depth Inception review/discussion (1:17:43)

Music Credits:

  • Opening Intro – “Nerdaverse” by The BeerJays
  • Intermission Music #1 – “Contact” by The Tugboat Annie
  • Outro Music – “Nerdaverse 2” by The BeerJays

Links to Awesome Stuff:

Contact the podcast: mailbag (at) nerdaverse (dot) com

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]]> http://nerdaverse.com/2010/08/23/episode-25-if-she-doesnt-scare-you-no-evil-thing-will/feed/ 0 Episode 24: Don’t Forget Your Towel http://nerdaverse.com/2010/06/25/episode-24-dont-forget-your-towel/ http://nerdaverse.com/2010/06/25/episode-24-dont-forget-your-towel/#comments Fri, 25 Jun 2010 12:18:48 +0000 mad_typist http://nerdaverse.com/?p=211 Join us in welcoming our new permanent host Johnathon!  On this episode Steve  aka “Mr. Ladykiller” joins the crew to debate this week’s Nerdfight, review the movie Splice and discuss which news from last week’s E3 interested us the most.

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Hosts: Mark, Jessie, John, Steve

Show Outline:

  • Introductions and Welcomes (0:00:32)
  • We Have a New Host! – Welcome GA!(0:01:20)
  • We Have Forums! (http://nerdaverse.com/forums) (0:03:28)
  • What’s Entertaining You (0:04:56)
  • What was your Favorite E3 Announcement? (0:32:28)
  • NERD FIGHT! – Which Fictional Sci-Fi Universe Would You Want to Live In? (0:47:09)
  • Poop or Puppy (1:08:21)
  • Splice
  • Listener Review: Toy Story 3
  • Good Byes and Shout Outs (1:20:00)

Music Credits:

  • Opening Intro – “Nerdaverse” by The BeerJays
  • Intermission Music #1 – “Contact” by The Tugboat Annie
  • Outro Music – “Nerdaverse 2” by The BeerJays

Links to Awesome Stuff:

Contact the podcast: mailbag (at) nerdaverse (dot) com

Call us at our new number: (312) 772-5435

[Facebook] Join our Facebook group!

[Twitter] For those of you addicted to Twitter, you can now follow our podcast there.

[Forums!!!!] Now, come chat with us on our forums. We plan to be very active, so come hit us with your best nerd debates.

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]]> http://nerdaverse.com/2010/06/25/episode-24-dont-forget-your-towel/feed/ 0 Episode 23: We’re Not Dead, Just Resting http://nerdaverse.com/2010/06/14/episode-23-were-not-dead-just-resting/ http://nerdaverse.com/2010/06/14/episode-23-were-not-dead-just-resting/#comments Mon, 14 Jun 2010 13:13:45 +0000 mad_typist http://nerdaverse.com/?p=208 Did ya miss us? We missed you too! Well, the Nerds are back and they’ve brought along their good friend Johnathon.   Join us as we review Iron Man 2, A Nightmare on Elmstreet and Kick-Ass!

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Hosts: Mark, Jessie, John

Show Outline:

  • Introductions and Welcomes (0:00:24)
  • Check us out at Stitcher.Com (http://landing.stitcher.com/?srcid=254) (0:03:15)
  • What’s Entertaining You (0:05:24)
  • Jessie – StarCraft II Beta (0:05:35)
  • Mark – Battlefield: Bad Company 2(0:12:22)
  • GA – Android Programming & Soccer(0:20:01)
  • Jessie – Built Herself a New PC (0:26:56)
  • Mark – Defendor (0:32:54)
  • Intermission #1 (0:36:45)
  • Poop or Puppy – Now With Letter Grades!
  • IronMan 2 (0:37:50)
  • Nightmare on Elmstreet (2010) (0:46:54)
  • Kick-Ass! (1:04:47)
  • Good Byes and Shout Outs (1:18:00)

Music Credits:

  • Opening Intro – “Nerdaverse” by The BeerJays
  • Intermission Music #1 – “Contact” by The Tugboat Annie
  • Outro Music – “Nerdaverse 2” by The BeerJays

Links to Awesome Stuff:

Contact the podcast: mailbag (at) nerdaverse (dot) com

Call us at our new number: (312) 772-5435

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Hosts: Mark, Jessie, Kwan

Show Outline:

  • Introductions and Welcomes (0:00:18)
  • 3 Facts About Michael (0:01:04)
  • What’s Entertaining You (0:12:07)
  • Rock Band Unplugged (0:12:10)
  • Bio Shock Party (0:17:30)
  • Star Trek Online Test Run (0:23:35)
  • Plants vs. Zombies – iPhone (0:34:33)
  • Kwogger and the tale of the free Nexus One (0:38:01)
  • Archer (0:43:03)
  • Intermission #1 (0:48:50)
  • ArrrrrrrrPGeeeeeeeee! (0:49:04)
  • Good Byes and Shout Outs (1:39:53)

Music Credits:

  • Opening Intro – “Nerdaverse” by The BeerJays
  • Intermission Music #1 – “Contact” by The Tugboat Annie
  • Outro Music – “Nerdaverse 2” by The BeerJays

Links to Awesome Stuff:

Contact the podcast: mailbag (at) nerdaverse (dot) com

Call us at our new number: (312) 772-5435

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]]> http://nerdaverse.com/2010/03/16/episode-22-regulation-dodge-balls/feed/ 0 Episode 21: What’s a BlougSpout http://nerdaverse.com/2010/02/18/episode-21-what%e2%80%99s-a-blougspout/ http://nerdaverse.com/2010/02/18/episode-21-what%e2%80%99s-a-blougspout/#comments Thu, 18 Feb 2010 12:20:59 +0000 mad_typist http://nerdaverse.com/?p=187 The nerds celebrate their one year anniversary in style by welcoming blogger Alex Livingston (The Gamer LifeStyle) for a discussion of what makes for a successful reboot or adaptation.  We also  listen and respond to your voice mail messages, and Jessie gives an enthusiastic and garbled review of Mass Effect 2.  Happy Anniversary ATN!

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Hosts: Mark, Jessie, Alex

Show Outline:

  • Introductions and Welcomes (0:00:41)
  • 3 Facts About Alex (0:03:45)
  • What’s Entertaining You (0:12:30)
  • How to Make a Reboot or Adaptation (0:40:38)
  • The ATN Voicemail Bag – (312) 772-5435 (01:23:22)
  • Good Byes and Shout Outs (1:28:59)

Music Credits:

  • Opening Intro – “Nerdaverse” by The BeerJays
  • Intermission Music #1 – “Because We Want To” by Billie Pipper
  • Intermission Music #2 – “Ring, Ring, Ring (Ha Ha Hey) – De La Soul
  • Outro Music – “Nerdaverse 2” by The BeerJays

Links to Awesome Stuff:

Contact the podcast: mailbag (at) nerdaverse (dot) com

Call us at our new number: (312) 772-5435

[Facebook] Join our Facebook group!

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]]> http://nerdaverse.com/2010/02/18/episode-21-what%e2%80%99s-a-blougspout/feed/ 0 Episode 20: Don’t Call Me Chief http://nerdaverse.com/2010/01/19/episode-20-don%e2%80%99t-call-me-chief/ http://nerdaverse.com/2010/01/19/episode-20-don%e2%80%99t-call-me-chief/#comments Wed, 20 Jan 2010 01:44:09 +0000 mad_typist http://nerdaverse.com/?p=184 The nerds are back after the holiday break and have brought along guest host Kasey (ChiefSpecialK from the TF2F forums) to join them. On this episode we give our grades on James Cameron’s Avatar and the new Bioware epic RPG Dragon Age: Origins.

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Hosts: Mark, Jessie, Kasey

Show Outline:

  • Introductions and Welcomes (0:00:20)
  • 3 Facts About Casey (0:02:05)
  • What’s Entertaining You (0:11:40)
  • Intermission #1 (0:40:38)
  • The As of Yet Unnamed Review Section (0:40:38)
  • James Cameron’s Avatar (0:41:30)
    Grades:
    Mark – A
    Casey – A
    Jessie – B+
  • Dragon Age: Origins (1:02:12)
    Grades:
    Jessie – B+/A-
    Mark – B+
    Casey – NA
  • Mailbag (1:20:36)
  • Good Byes (1:29:50)

Music Credits:

  • Opening Intro – “Nerdaverse” by The BeerJays
  • Intermission Music – “Contact” by Tugboat Annie
  • Outro Music – “Nerdaverse 2” by The BeerJays

Links to Awesome Stuff:

Contact the podcast: mailbag (at) nerdaverse (dot) com

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Give us a call! We’ve just got set up with some sweet voice mail action courtesy of Google Voice. (Big thanks to guest host Chris for the invite.) So now, all you folks out there have another chance to be a part of the show. Ring up Jessie and I and leave us a message.

Do you have a question for us? Give us a call!

Want to comment on the show? Give us a call!

Want to sing us a song? Give us a call!

Had a bit too much to drink? Give us a call!

Just be warned. Anything you leave us has the potential to end up as part of the show. So if you have long term Senatorial aspirations keep it clean.

WE’RE READY TO BELIEVE YOU!
(312) 772-5435

Location:U.S. 41,Chicago,United States

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Just wanted to post a little bit here while on my way home. So the new year has passed. I hope that everyone had a safe and happy new year. I had a grand time myself. (Ask nice and I’ll share with you how guest host Blake Clouser spent his new year. Tee-hee) So hopefully by now you’ve had the chance to enjoy our series of End of the Decade episodes. What did you guys think? Be sure to write to us at the Mailbag (mailbag@nerdaverse.com)and give us your thoughts.

I also want to ask a favour of our listeners. Do you listen to the show? I think both Jessie and I are curious to find out exactly how many of you out there listen to our show. Saddly, this is often harder to determine then you might think. Unfortunately iTunes is very sparse in the information that they provide relating to subscription numbers. It is possible to kind of figure out our numbers by evaluating download traffic but that involves math, and you know if you listen the the show that anytime I can be prevented from doing math I am happy. (and the world is possibly safer as well.) so here is what I’d like to ask. Write to us if you listen. Drop us a note to the mailbag. Tell us what you think of the show if you want. Heck send us a blank message. I’m not too picky. We’d just like to know how many folks are out there.

So there you have a little request from me. Jessie and I are at work planning our next episode. I think we will be talking about Avatar, and maybe our initial impressions of the new BioWare RPG Dragon Age: Origins and I am sure much more.

Thank you for listening!

]]> http://nerdaverse.com/2009/12/30/hello/feed/ 0 Episode 19: ATN Looks Back At A Decade of Movies http://nerdaverse.com/2009/12/29/episode-19-atn-looks-back-at-a-decade-of-movies/ http://nerdaverse.com/2009/12/29/episode-19-atn-looks-back-at-a-decade-of-movies/#comments Tue, 29 Dec 2009 18:53:16 +0000 mad_typist http://nerdaverse.com/?p=174 In our last show of 2009, Mark and Jessie wrap up their discussion of the past decade with a look at some of their favorite movies. Mark demonstrates his usual eccentric tastes with his selections, while Jessie almost gives herself an aneurysm trying to narrow down her list to just 10 films.

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Hosts: Mark, Jessie

Show Outline:

  • Up! (0:02:27)
  • The Incredibles! (0:04:17)
  • Star Trek (0:05:53)
  • Unbreakable (0:07:31)
  • Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (0:09:12)
  • 24 Hour Party People (0:12:00)
  • Memento (0:13:10)
  • The 40 Year Old Virgin (0:15:08)
  • Best in Show (0:18:07)
  • Josie & The Pussycats (0:20:15)
  • Brokeback Mountain (0:22:30)
  • Zoolander (0:24:37)
  • Kill Bill Vol. 1 (0:25:57)
  • Enchanted (0:29:46)
  • Spirited Away (0:32:05)
  • Shaun of the Dead  & 28 Weeks Later (0:33:55)
  • Requiem For A Dream (0:36:08)

Music Credits:

  • Opening Intro – “Nerdaverse” by The BeerJays
  • Outro Music – “Nerdaverse 2” by The BeerJays

Links to Awesome Stuff:

Contact the podcast: mailbag (at) nerdaverse (dot) com

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Here is a quick review for you folks. Durring our discussion of our favourite games from the past decade in Episode 17 Jessie brought a game to the table that I’d never heard of. A game known as Lumines. Intrigued by her description of a tetris like game with a pulsing techno soundtrack I went out to find if a version existed on my moblie gaming platform of choice the iPhone. Much to my delight there was, and I am very happy to report that the iPhone version of this game is an absolute joy and has quite possibly eaten my brain. If you are not sure if the game is for you a free demo version is available and you should certainly give it a look. The full version is a very easy to justify $2.99. The full version comes with one default skin package that provides some interesting visuals and techno tracks and additional skin packs are available for purchase through the app.

Final Grade: A+
Poop or Puppy: An Absolute Puppy

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