Nerds With Friends

Editor's note: The first chunk of this episode got lost so its starts in the middle of Nerdy Confessions where Cody is describing a new miniatures game he got called Space Station Zero. Then we take an "Ultimate MCU Quiz" to see once and for all if we are true Marvel fans. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Why is Lord of The Rings: The Rings of Power getting so many negative reviews? Is it because Amazon isn't staying true to the vision of JRR Tolkien? Or is it because certain reviewers just don't like people of color....or women. We send some hate back to the haters in this episode of Nerds With Friends! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

One podcast to rule them all! We finally return to Middle Earth to the realm of Elves, Dwarves and Men in Amazon Prime's new show Lord of the Rings- The Rings of Power. Are the haters right? Is it just a big woke mess? Or have they captured Tolkien's original vision of the Second Age? We give our initial impressions and theories in this week's show! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Who's ready for some #HOTD? House of the Dragon that is! Game of Thrones is back with a new spin-off series centering on the Targaryan family around 200 years before the events of the first show. We give our initial thoughts on this latest trip to Westeros. Will this show fizzle out like Season 8 of Game of Thrones? Or will it give us the ending that was promised? Find out in this episode of Nerds With Friends! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Grab your dice and roll for initiative, a new "edition" of Dungeons and Dragons is coming and we've got the full rundown on the new changes from the playtest. We also give our first impressions of Marvel's She-Hulk. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week it's the Lord of Dreams vs the ultimate hunter as we review Hulu's Prey and Netflix's The Sandman. Which streaming original is worth your time and which falls short? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Nerds are back! They conquered a post-Covid San Diego Comicon and lived to tell the tale! Well, Cody got Covid, but more on that next episode. We give you the scoop on all the new stuff announced at SDCC from Marvel, DC Warner Brothers and more! Plus, we give our review of the new sci-fi thriller from Jordan Peele, NOPE. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Marvel's Thor goes on his latest adventure in the Taika Waititi directed Love and Thunder, but it isn't the same caliber as the god of thunder's previous movie. We give our honest review as well as a outline a few key changes that would have made a overall good movie into a great movie. We also talk about Ms. Marvel and what the Disney Plus series means for the future of the MCU. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

New York Times Bestselling author Madeleine Roux returns to talk about her process writing the new Critical Role novel The Nine Eyes of Lucien. She discusses her writing process, what it was like working with Matt Mercer, and how it feels knowing GRR Martin hasn't written a book in over a decade.... We hope you enjoy this behind the scenes look at the publishing industry with one of our absolute favorite guests. Follow Madeleine @Authoroux and pick up a copy of The Mighty Nein: The Nine Eyes of Lucien, coming out this November! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Season 3 of both The Boys and Umbrella Academy are out, and you're probably wondering, "Should i watch these? are they still any good?" We give our initial spoiler-free reviews of both series and talk about what they do well and what they do poorly. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices