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Aug. 14, 2023

Strange New Worlds Season Finale Review ft. Michelle from Force of Light

The Salty Nerds talk about the season 2 finale of Star Trek Strange New Worlds, and they do not have kind things to say about it. What did you think of Strange New Worlds season 2? Did you love it? Hate it? Do you wish you had Gorn babies? Let…

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Aug. 14, 2023

Nerds With Swords ft. Combat Expert Spencer Waddell

The nerds welcome world champion swordfighter and combat expert Spencer Waddell to the show, and hope he doesn't kill them all! Special Guest: Spencer Waddell - https://www.fortezafitness.com/personnel/spencer-waddell/ #MartialArts #Interview #SwordFighting

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Aug. 13, 2023

The Controversy Surrounding Gal Gadot's Wonder Woman: James Gunn Stirs Confusion

Gal Gadot recently came out and said she'll be reprising the role of Wonder Woman and working on another movie with James Gunn and Peter Safran. The duo recently scrapped a proposed Wonder Woman 3 movie from director Patty Jenkins, and then went and fired Henry Cavill as Superman. With…

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Aug. 11, 2023

Bewbs vs. Shark - The Shallows (2016)

Do you like hot chicks? Do you like sharks? Do you like hot chicks and sharks fighting to the death? Then we have a movie for you! A little sleeper of a film called The Shallows from 2016, starring Blake Lively and... no one else. The Salty Nerds continue with…

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Aug. 10, 2023

Just When You Think Star Trek Can't Get Worse... ft. Force Of Light

Just when you think Star Trek can't get any worse, Strange New World's finale comes along and says "hold my beer." Twisted Metal sets a record, the Dark Tower moves forward, Disney is up to all types of shenanigans, Marvel VFX workers unionize, Loki has a MASSIVE budget, and feminism…

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Aug. 10, 2023

Warrior Season 3 Episode 9 - Bros Before Hoes

It's the PENULTIMATE episode of Warrior season 3, and whoa boy, is this one heck of an episode! Lots of stuff set up earlier in the season is starting to pay off, and that means lots of people are dying! What do the Salty Nerds have to say about "All…

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Aug. 9, 2023

Star Trek's Jonathan Frakes Secret Desire For Star Trek Legacy ft. Nina Infinity

Star Trek actor Jonathan Frakes has been lobbying hard for the proposed Star Trek show by showrunner Terry Matalas that continues the adventures of the Picard season 3 cast, tentatively titled Star Trek Legacy. But what are the odds of it actually happening? Our expert panel of nerds, along with…

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Aug. 9, 2023

Star Trek Hits A New Low - The Strange New Worlds Musical ft. Nina Infinity

Just when you think Star Trek can't get any worse, they debut a musical episode for season 2 of Strange New Worlds. And not even a good musical episode with good music. But pretty terrible music and a very thin plot to go along with it. Is this the worst…

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Aug. 8, 2023

SaltCast IRL - Kathleen Kennedy FIRED? WHHHAAAAT???

Alex and Vader do a Taste Test of some of the finest Scotch! Kathleen Kennedy might not work for Lucasfilm anymore but who knows those rumors have been around for years! Star Trek Convention Report from the floor! What it was like producing The Shuttle Pod.

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Aug. 8, 2023

Lizzo's Hypocrisy Exposed: Fat Shaming & Harassing Dancers?

Pop Singer Lizzo is getting SUED by former back up dancers, who are accusing her of fat shaming them and also sexually harassing them during her tour. Turns out Lizzo is a huge hypocrite and could be getting away with a ton of bad behavior? Our expert panel of nerds…

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Aug. 7, 2023

Feminist FAILURE? Anita Sarkeesian ABANDONS Feminist Frequency. Video Games SAVED!

Infamous grifter Anita Sarkeesian has GIVEN UP on her quest to rid all fun from video games, because people realized that listening to her cost them a lot of money. Now, her non-profit organization Feminist Frequency is being shut down so she can move on to another grift where she…

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Aug. 7, 2023

Mark Hamill BLAMES Trump For His EPIC TWITTER FAIL? The Shocking Truth

Mark Hamill recently tried to boycott X (formerly known as Twitter) and got publicly embarrassed when his effort fell flat on its face. He then posted that the reason why his "No Tweet Tuesday" failed was because it was a huge news day with former president Donald Trump getting indicted…

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Aug. 6, 2023

Why Hollywood FAILS At Adaptations ft. KrimsonRogue

Over the years, Hollywood has proven it has no idea how to adapt a book into a movie (with a few rare exceptions). Booktuber KrimsonRogue joins the Salty Nerds as the do a deep dive into why Hollywood can't seem to take a clearly established story with a hard core…

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Aug. 4, 2023

The Black Demon (2023) - There's No Shark In This Movie!

The Salty Nerds review the new shark movie The Black Demon, about a supernatural shark some Mayan God unleashes to punish humanity because humans ruin the environment, or something. Thing is, there isn't much shark in this "shark movie." But we do get a lot of Josh Lucas doing... things.…

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Aug. 3, 2023

HBO FIRES George RR Martin? GRRM FORCED To Write Now?

Due to the 2023 Writers Strike, HBO has decided to suspend author George RR Martin's development deal. GRRM has been busy developing all sorts of Game Of Thrones related content for the channel, but now he's deciding to take a break until HBO decides its worth paying him ridiculous sums…

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Aug. 3, 2023

Hamill Twitter Boycott FAILS, Blames Trump ft. Nina Infinity

Mark Hamill's boycott of Twitter fails spectacularly, apparently because of TRUMP. Feminist Frequency shuts down for good, Star Trek gets musical, Gal Gadot remains as Wonder Woman, Lizzo is in trouble, MAX loses a TON of subscribers, and Fantastic Four may have found its Sue Storm. All this and more…

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Aug. 3, 2023

Warrior Season 3 Episode 8 - Hoon Lee's Red Wedding

Hey everyone! Mai Ling is getting married! Which means lots of people are gonna die! This is a real banger of an episode, written by Mr. Chow himself, Hoon Lee! And nothing brings a show's characters together like a marriage. This time, Li Yong is getting hitched to Mai Ling,…

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Aug. 2, 2023

Lucasfilm Keeps DESTROYING Star Wars With Lando TV Show!

Despite the Star Wars franchise being in the worst place it's ever been in years, Kathleen Kennedy and Lucasfilm still keep greenlighting TV shows no one wants. The latest news is that Donald Glover will be reprising his role as Lando Calrissian from Solo A Star Wars Story in a…

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Aug. 1, 2023

The New MCU - Mattel Cinematic Universe (A Really Dumb Idea)

After the crazy success of the Barbie movie, Mattel wants to spin off all their toys and games into films - including weird things like UNO and The Magic Eight Ball. And they seem to be giving them really adult themes as opposed to making fun movies for kids and…

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July 31, 2023

Elon NUKES Twitter, Rebrands As X? What Is He Thinking???

The Salty Nerds talk about Elon Musk rebranding Twitter into X - the everything app, Elon's competitor to China's WeChat. This is the first step toward creating that one-stop app for everything, but is it wise to do? What is Elon's plan? Is he destroying the Twitter brand he paid…

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July 30, 2023

Another Disney DISASTER? Haunted Mansion FLOPS!

Hey everyone - today on IRL we're talking about Disney's continuing disappointment at the box office, and ask the question why so many horror movies are being released during the summer? Also, hype for the Last Voyage of the Demeter, Barbie hits a billion, and Gal Gadot stars in Heart…

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July 30, 2023

All Entertainment News Sites Will Be Broke In 2024? Robert Meyer Burnett & Dave Cullen Weigh In

In a new interview with Clownfish TV, the CEO of Giant Freakin' Robot and the founder of Cinemablend say that almost every entertainment news website will be out of business by mid-2024. Robert Meyer Burnett and Dave Cullen join with the Salty Nerds to discuss this possible future. ============= Get…

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July 28, 2023

Another Desperate Attempt To Save Star Wars? ft. Krimson Rogue

Today's expert panel of nerds sees book reader extraordinaire Krimson Rogue return to the show to talk about why Hollywood can't adapt things right, George RR Martin getting his HBO deal suspended, and Donald Glover writing a new Lando Calrissian show for Disney+. We also discuss Twitter rebranding to X,…

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July 28, 2023

How Rambo First Blood Part 2 Redefined Action Movies

The Salty Nerds review Rambo First Blood Part 2 from 1985, one of the most glorious action movies of the period which cemented John Rambo as the embodiment of action movie machismo for all of the 1980s. Though the movie is inherently "anti war" the one-man army of Rambo quickly…

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