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Feb. 8, 2022

REACHER Gets Rapid Renewal From Amazon

Though the new Amazon original series REACHER has been out for a few days (as of this writing, anyway), Amazon Prime has already renewed it for a second season. This adaptation of Lee Child’s “Jack Reacher” novels, starring Alan R…

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Feb. 8, 2022

Star Wars Series ANDOR Already Renewed For Season 2?

Though it hasn't even premiered yet, and despite a long and troubled production history, it would seem that Lucasfilm's upcoming Star Wars TV series, Andor, based on the character of Cassian Andor from Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, is already approv…

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Feb. 8, 2022

Korean Zombie Show "All Of Us Are Dead" Takes Netflix's Top Spot

All Of Us Are Dead, the South Korean high school zombie drama based on the webtoon "Now at Our School", has led to a new record being set on Netflix in the US. All Of Us Are Dead follows a group of Korean high school students who find themselves tr…

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Feb. 8, 2022

Presumed Innocent To Become AppleTV+ Original Series

Based on Scott Turow's 1989 novel, Apple TV+ has ordered an eight-episode series with the legendary David E. Kelly serving as writer, executive producer and showrunner.  As many of you may know, David E. Kelly specializes in Legal Dramas and ha…

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Dec. 12, 2021

Why “Netflix Original” is the new standard in Direct-To-Video garbage

When video stores were in their heyday, they needed product to stock on their shelves.  After all, Hollywood made only so many movies per year, and home video customers would tear through those films very quickly. Then, some enterprising filmm…

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Dec. 11, 2021

Why do all movies and TV shows suck nowadays? Blame the hippies!

Let’s face it.  Hollywood has always churned out less-than-stellar offerings.  For every hit and classic it’s produced, ten-times more garbage and flops have been released.  But in previous decades, at least there seemed t…

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Dec. 10, 2021

Is Disney Rebooting Firefly? Actor says: “Well, you were right about this being a bad idea.”

Rumors are flying around that Disney is planning to reboot the beloved sci-fi series from Joss Whedon, Firefly.  Initially reported by Liana Keane over on the website Giant Freakin Robot, speculation is that Disney is in the early stages of tak…

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Dec. 9, 2021

Why Cowboy Bebop Failed - When Adaptations Go Wrong

News recently dropped that Netflix cancelled the live-action adaptation of the beloved anime, Cowboy Bebop. This move was surprising to some, considering it was one of Netflix's hot new "original series" based on what could be argued is the best an…

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Dec. 1, 2021

Welcome To The Salty Nerd Website!

Hello Nerds! Welcome to the website for the Salty Nerd Podcast.  This is the "central hub" for all things Salty Nerd.  You can find all of our podcast episodes AND videos here, as well as information about the hosts, articles, and TONS of…

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