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Down And Nerdy Podcast

James Witham
505 episodes   Last Updated: Aug 15, 23
Spanning the nerd world and feeding your fandom! The Down And Nerdy Podcast, hosted by James Witham, talks movies, TV shows, comics and more from entertainment and nerd culture!

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One of the most popular sci-fi series of all time is BACK! Babylon 5: The Road Home, the new animated movie set in the universe of the series, arrives August 15th from Warner Bros. Discovery Home Entertainment and we have all of the inside info right from the source. Series creator J. Michael Straczynski and director Matt Peters joined us at Comic-Con this year to tell us all about this movie. Find out why they call it a love letter to the fans, how the original cast returned, re-casting some roles for those who are no longer with us and much more. You can also hear our review of the new Netflix movie, Heart of Stone with Gal Gadot. We'll also talk about what Gal said about the future of Wonder Woman 3. There's also news about another possible Uncharted movie, a "grounded" Hot Wheels movie and our reaction to the latest trailers for The Continental and the Ahsoka series. Ready to subscribe or just learn more? Go to https://linktr.ee/downandnerdypodcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
New episodes are now posting every Monday! We can't let go of the weekend though, because we have writer Erik Burnham on the show to talk about Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Saturday Morning Adventures from IDW Publishing. Hear our conversation from the IDW booth at Comic-Con about bringing these specific Turtles to comics, what he loves about writing them and what surprises might be in store for future issues. We'll even talk some G.I. Joe! Several issues of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Saturday Morning Adventures are now available wherever you get your comics from IDW Publishing. We also FINALLY share our review of the live action version of The Little Mermaid now that it's on DigitalHD. We also share our opinion on Stephen Amell's recent SAG-AFTRA strike comments, some Zachary Levi comments that flew under the radar and provide some recent updates about both strikes. We'll even mix in a few thoughts about the Loki Season 2 trailer while we're at it! Need more about us? Get it at https://linktr.ee/downandnerdypodcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Comic-Con has officially come to an end, but we're not ready to let go just yet. It's Part 2 of our coverage of SDCC 2023 with a full recap and interviews from San Diego! We'll have our winners and losers from the con, and some pretty big interviews. You'll hear from the producers, director and writers of Justice League: Warworld. The animated movie premiered at Comic-Con, and is now available on 4K and DigitalHD, so you can hear them talk all about it! (NOTE: This was a product of the Animation Guild, and thus not subject to the current strikes.) We also have the creators of Teenage Euthanasia, Alissa Nutting and Alyson Levy, talking about Season 2. We talk to them about our love for the Season 2 premiere, try to find out if Trophy is a good mom and much more. Watch Season 2 of Teenage Euthanasia now on Adult Swim and next day on Max! Funko is also huge on the Con floor, and we did not ignore their massive presence. Dave Bere, the VP of Brand and Marketing of Funko, joined us to talk about all of the great exclusives and more. We even got to try out the Pop! Yourself experience, so we'll ask him about what fans can expect from that. We also try to get him to tease a little bit at what might be coming from Funko in the future. There was still some big news coming out of SDCC, so we'll talk about everything Star Trek and The Walking Dead fans have to look forward to. There were also trailers for One Piece and Season 2 of Invincible. Finally, even though it wasn't at SDCC, we'll review the season finale of Marvel's Secret Invasion. It's one of our biggest shows of the year, so don't miss a minute! Get even more from us at https://linktr.ee/downandnerdypodcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
It's Comic-Con time! This is our first of two shows from San Diego for SDCC 2023 and we're ready to share our early impressions of the con. What's been packed? What seems less crowded? Where is the excitement? We cover all of that to start things off. Then, it's interview time! We talk to artist Lee Bermejo about his amazing new story, A Vicious Circle, from Boom! Studios! He'll talk about working with a writer who is also a screenwriter, how he worked with different art styles in the book, give you great character breakdowns and much more. Plus, we'll talk about dinosaurs! GET THE FIRST TWO ISSUES OF A VICIOUS CIRCLE FROM BOOM! STUDIOS AT YOUR LOCAL COMIC BOOK SHOPS AND DIGITAL RETAILERS! You know we also made a stop off at Funkoville, right? We ran into Liz DeSilva and Derrick Baca from Loungefly, so we talked to them about some of the great exclusives that they have this year. Plus, maybe a tease at what's coming next? Then, it was off to Mondo to talk to Peter Santa Maria and Hector Arce about those GREAT 1:6 scale figures, the massive posters they have this year and a lot more collectibles. STOP BY FUNKOVILLE AT COMIC-CON TO SEE WHAT'S NEW AND EXCLUSIVE! We also had to stop by The Loyal Subjects (Booth 2544) to see all of their great new Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles exclusives. While we were there, we got to chat with TMNT artist Mateus Santolouco, who's work inspired this years figures. He'll talk about some of the detail work and excitement that went into making these Turtles and why the fans should be hyped for it. Stop by and take a look for yourself! You can also hear about some of the great experiences and activations we were a part of this year. Find out what we thought of The Lodge from Paramount+, The Immortal Universe Experience from AMC, Hulu's 2nd Dimension Animayhem experience, Super7's Cobra Operations Center, The Lanford Days Roseanne experience and so much more. Let's just say there's plenty to do outside of the convention floor! There wasn't a ton of nerd news, but we did manage to find out what Project K is! We also look at a big comic crossover coming from DC and Legendary, Crunchyroll making some big anime announcements that should make One Piece fans happy and some big TMNT news from Nickelodeon. Be sure to SUBSCRIBE to the show for Part 2 of our coverage next week! Find out even more about us at https://linktr.ee/downandnerdypodcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
War is coming to the galaxy and the picket lines! We'll start by talking about Season 2 of Foundation with the cast. Before the strike, we got a chance to chat with Lou Llobell (Gaal), Leah Harvey (Salvor), Cassian Bilton (Brother Dawn) and Kulvinder Ghir (Poly) about all aspects of what's going on with the Empire, Foundation and the quest to save the galaxy. WATCH SEASON 2 OF FOUNDATION, NOW STREAMING ON APPLE TV+! We also have a ton of reviews to catch up on this week. We'll finally share our thoughts about Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 and Transformers: Rise of the Beasts. You can also hear what we thought of The Flash: Escape from the Midnight Circus podcast premiere. With SDCC right around the corner, we'll give an updated and expectations on the big changes for this year's con. You can also hear our reaction to the SAG-AFTRA strike call. Finally there's some trailer talk with new looks at Blue Beetle, Ahsoka and a first look at Wonka. Next time you hear us, we'll be at Comic-Con, so be ready! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Who wants to rule Rome? Domina is back for it's second season on MGM+ this weekend, and we talked to the stars to get you ready. Listen to our chat with Kasia Smutniak (Livia) and Matthew McNulty (Giaus) about the balance of power in Season 2, who the biggest threats to their characters are and how new characters might be coming in to shake things up. WATCH SEASON 2 OF DOMINA EVERY SUNDAY ON MGM+! We're also heading north to talk about a show that's heading south. Moonshine is coming to The CW every Friday, and bringing it's crazy family with it. Emma Hunter joins the show this week to talk about this wild Finley-Cullen clan and how her character Nora fits into the mix. She'll also talk about this town that's stuck in time, comparisons of the show to Succession and much more. WATCH MOONSHINE EVERY FRIDAY NIGHT ON THE CW! Here's some big news, comic book reviews are BACK this week! We review the big Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles & Stranger Things crossover comic from IDW and Dark Horse. Sticking with Dark Horse, we'll also talk about The Lonesome Hunters: The Wolf Child. News wise we'll share our thoughts on the initial schedule release for Comic-Con, weigh in on the fan outrage over a new sci-fi movie being removed by Disney+ and trailers for Killers of the Flower Moon and Suicide Squad: ISEKAI. We're less than 2 weeks away from SDCC, so now's a great time to follow us and listen! You can do that and more at https://linktr.ee/downandnerdypodcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Get ready to leap tall buildings in a single bound! We're putting the spotlight on Superman this week in a big way. The BIG news about the Superman: Legacy casting is out so we talk about the future of the character on the big screen. You'll also hear reviews of both the Superman & Lois Season 3 finale and the premiere of My Adventures With Superman. So whether it's the big screen or small, live action or animation, we have your Superman fix covered this week! That's not it for the reviews. We'll also dive into the Apple TV+ series Hijack and the premiere of Season 4 of Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan from Prime Video, both now streaming. We also have good news when it comes to DC at Comic-Con, some news on The Flash that you might have missed and an updated on the upcoming Tomb Raider series. So no interviews, but A LOT to talk about and have fun with this week! Need more? Listen, subscribe and even follow us at https://linktr.ee/downandnerdypodcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Need a vacation? We're hoping the residents of the town in FROM get one of those! We're back this week talking about the amazing MGM+ show, because the Season 2 finale is THIS SUNDAY. Liz Saunders (Donna) and Scott McCord (Victor) are here to break down some of their favorite moments from the season, but also tease ahead to the possible answers that we'll get from this finale. We might even get a tease or two in about Season 3! WATCH THE SEASON 2 FINALE OF FROM THIS SUNDAY NIGHT ON MGM+! We're also working on our jump shot this week, talking to the cast of the Apple TV+ series, Swagger. You'll hear from the stars Isaiah Hill (Jace Carson), Quvenzhané Wallis (Crystal), Shinelle Azoroh (Jenna Carson), Orlando Jones (Emory Price) & Tristan Mack Wilds (Alonzo Powers) about how this show is about much more than basketball, what stories from Season 1 will carry over into this season and if the Jace/Crystal ship will sail at some point! WATCH SEASON 2 OF SWAGGER NOW STREAMING ON APPLE TV+! You didn't think we'd forget about Marvel did you? We have best selling author Maria Lewis on the show this week to talk about her new Marvel Heroines novel, Mockingbird: Strike Out! Find out why she's such a big fan of Bobbi Morse, why this story might be different than what you've seen or read about the character in the past, walking the fine line of canon and so much more. We might even get a tease or two out of her about her upcoming Assassin's Creed novel too! GET MOCKINGBIRD: STRIKE OUT NOW WHEREVER BOOKS ARE SOLD FROM ACONYTE BOOKS! Speaking of Marvel, we do have a spoiler filled review of the season premiere of Marvel's Secret Invasion series from Disney+. You can also find out what we thought of the Searchlight Pictures movie, Chevalier, which is now on DigitalHD. So really, we're throwing you into a lot of different fandoms this week! Want to subscribe to the show or find us on social media? Go to https://linktr.ee/downandnerdypodcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
We're going to try to do this show without damaging the timeline. The Flash movie is FINALLY here, and we got a chance to see it early, so that means our review is early as well. You can hear our spoiler free thoughts on what could be the biggest blockbuster movie of the summer. We'll break down all of the major character moments, what the heart of this movie is really about and how it ties into the classic Flashpoint timeline. Did it live up to the hype for us? FIND OUT! You didn't think we'd forget the interviews, did you? Yuvi Hecht joins us this week to talk about his new Disney series, Pretty Freekin Scary. He'll talk about why this Disney show feels different, dealing with the Underworld, what the cast did for fun off set and so much more. Plus, we'll ask him about a very unique martial arts style that he's skill in that you'll have to hear to believe! WATCH PRETTY FREEKIN' SCARY ON DISNEY CHANNEL AND DISNEY+! The big stuff doesn't end there. You can also hear our spoiler free review of the Season 2 premiere of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds which is now streaming on Paramount+. We also go on a BIG rant about the upcoming 4th season of Superman & Lois, talk about the newly announced director of the Batman The Brave and The Bold movie and a new Transformers/G.I. Joe shared comic universe. Oh yeah, we also break down trailers for Star Wars: Outlaws, Babylon 5: The Road Home and Season 2 of Foundation. To quote Gladiator, "Are you not entertained!?" Be sure to find us on your favorite podcast app and on social media by going to https://linktr.ee/downandnerdypodcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
It's a monster week of interviews! We're down to the final few episodes of FROM Season 2 and we have a couple of big names back on the show to talk about it. Pegah Ghafoori (Fatima) & A.J. Simmons (Randall) are here to talk about Randall's theory, the vibe at Colony House, what's going on with Jim and much more. Plus Pegah will tell us why Fatima is so worried about being pregnant in the town. WATCH FROM EVERY SUNDAY ON MGM+! We're also trying to build your interest in a new show that your kids will love. Travis Braun joins us to talk about Pupstruction! Find out why he loves dogs and how he chose the dogs that he did for the show, how this show sets itself apart from similar shows and much more. WATCH PUPSTRUCTION STARTING JUNE 14TH ON DISNEY JUNIOR AND ALSO COMING TO DISNEY+! There are also a whole bunch of new trailers to talk about. We'll break down The Witcher, Expend4bles, Good Omens, Justice League Warworld and even the Ahsoka date reveal teaser. We also have some very interesting news about Season 2 of Wednesday. No matter what your vibe is, we've got you covered! Learn more about us, including how to subscribe, at https://linktr.ee/downandnerdypodcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices