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June 8, 2022

The Boys Season 3 Episodes 1-3 Review - Gross, But Awesome

The Salty Nerds review the first three episodes of The Boys Season 3. Our favorite terrible superheroes and superhero-hating humans are back for a third season of this disturbing and gross Amazon original, and they're better than ever! The Nerds give an impromptu review of The Boys, as well as…

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June 7, 2022

Eight Legged Freaks (2002) Movie Review - WTF Is Scarlett Johansson Doing In This Movie?

Eight Legged Freaks movie review from the Salty Nerds has them wondering WTF Scarlett Johansson was doing in this movie? Yes, she was young and needed the money, but still, one wouldn't expect to see the future Black Widow in a movie about giant spiders from the makers of Independence…

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June 7, 2022

LEAKED Obi-Wan Kenobi Episode 4 Review - SPOILERS Revealed

Obi-Wan Kenobi Episode 4 Review from the Salty Nerds has them going through a leaked early copy of the show, and they are SHOCKED at some of the plot developments from this Star Wars show. WARNING: MAJOR SPOILERS Once the Nerds review Obi-Wan Kenobi Episode 4, they then talk about…

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June 6, 2022

Big Ass Spider (2013) Movie Review - The Best Giant Spider Movie Ever?

Big Ass Spider movie review from the Salty Nerds has them laughing their butts off at watching Greg Grunberg team up with Lombardo Boyar to fight a giant alien/spider hybrid that's out to destroy Los Angeles. Greg Grunberg is an exterminator with a heart of gold who stumbles across the…

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June 6, 2022

Orphan Black S1E1 - Natural Selection Review - An Underrated Sci-Fi Show?

Orphan Black Episode 1 review from the Salty Nerds has them watching Natural Selection and wondering if this show is really for them - despite Jude's insistence that it's a great show. This episode focuses on "punk rock ho" Sarah Manning as she discovers that she has an identical twin…

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June 4, 2022

The Orville Disappoints? Strange New Worlds Ep 5 The Best Yet? WTF? | Salty Saturdays

In this episode, the Salty Nerds and their expert panel dive into episode 5 of Star Trek Strange New Worlds, called Spock Amok, and talk about why it just might be the best episode of Star Trek in years. They'll also dive into the season premiere of The Orville New…

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June 3, 2022

Creepy Crawly Spider Movies - Big Ass Spider, Eight Legged Freaks, Arachnophobia

In this episode, the Nerds talk about movies featuring creepy crawly spiders, and instantly regret it! First up is the awesome B-movie Big Ass Spider, starring JJ Abram's best friend Greg Grunberg as an exterminator charged with taking out a giant spider/alien hybrid while macking on all the hot babes.…

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June 1, 2022

Ready Player One (2018) Movie Review - So Many Memba Berries!

Ready Player One movie review from the Salty Nerds has them fantasizing about a Metaverse filled with 'memba berries from their favorite movies, TV shows, and video games. In this adaptation of Ernest Cline's novel of the same name, Steven Spielberg brings to live a world that is fully immersed…

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June 1, 2022

Adam Baldwin Interview - Firefly, Chuck, Full Metal Jacket, & Other Career Insights

Adam Baldwin is one of the most recognizable actors in Hollywood, his extensive filmography spanning numerous classic movies and TV shows. In this candid interview with the Salty Nerds, Adam dives into his career, his hobbies, his political views, and a myriad of insights into Hollywood, acting, and life in…

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June 1, 2022

The BEST Obi-Wan Kenobi Episode 3 Review Ever

Kadish breaks down his Obi-Wan Kenobi Episode 3 review in such groundbreaking detail, we guarantee you'll not find a better review on the the internet! Seriously. If you've watched the Obi-Wan Kenobi TV series, you're not going to want to miss this insightful analysis of this Star Wars show. It's…

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May 31, 2022

Gamer (2009) Movie Review - Basketball Dance Off (The Movie)

GAMER movie review from the Salty Nerds have them wondering what drugs the directors were on when they made this bananas-crazy movie. In the near future, a technology that allows people to take over other people's brains has spawned a new level of bloodsport and depravity. A real-life version of…

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May 30, 2022

Surrogates (2009) Movie Review - Bad Bruce Willis Hair

Surrogates movie review from the Salty Nerds has them freaking out about how appealing this vision of the future is where people are "locked down" in their homes and only interact with the real world through remote controlled androids. Based on a comic of the same name, Bruce Willis plays…

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May 30, 2022

Firefly S1E11 Review - Trash - Christina Hendricks is BACK!

Firefly Episode 11 review from the Salty Nerds has them cheering the return of Christina Hendricks as everyone's favorite polygamous wife, who marries men and gets them to shave their soup catchers! The crew of the Serenity gets suckered into another heist by Saffron, despite no one trusting her. But…

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May 30, 2022

We Can PROVE The Obi-Wan TV Show Is BAD | Obi-Wan Kenobi Ep1&2 Analysis

Kadish does a deep-dive into the numerous story problems with the first two episodes of the Obi-Wan Kenobi TV series. He covers everything from Pacing to Story Logic and gives actual examples of what's bad in the show and why it's bad. You won't find a better breakdown of this…

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May 28, 2022

Strange New Worlds vs. The Gorn | Obi-Wan Eps 1-2 | Salty Saturdays

Come join our expert panel as we talk about the fourth episode of season 1 of Strange New Worlds, Memento Mori, and how it seems as though Star Trek Writers have no concept of basic science. We will also dive into the first two episodes of Obi-Wan Kenobi, and if…

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May 28, 2022

Kevin J Anderson on writing Star Wars, The Dune Franchise, Writing Advice, & More!

In this special episode, Kadish gets to chat with prolific and legendary author Kevin J Anderson about his amazing career, and writing for legacy franchises such as Star Wars, DUNE, and more! Some of the topics covered in this interview - how Kevin writes so fast, working with co-authors, indie…

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May 27, 2022

Human Simulation Movies - Surrogates, Gamer, Ready Player One (Metaverse Films!)

In this episode of the Salty Nerd Podcast, the nerds talk about Human Simulation Movies - movies that explore various aspects of the virtual world, the metaverse, and how Sims can replace humans and real-world experiences. First up is the cheese-tastic Bruce Willis film Surrogates, about a future where people…

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May 26, 2022

Event Horizon (1997) Movie Review - Is This Movie Terrible?

Event Horizon movie review from the Salty Nerds has them taking a close look at this "Haunted House In Space" from the stankiest director to ever live, Paul WS Anderson. In this movie Sam Neill is horny for a black hole to a hell dimension, but Laurence Fishburne wants none…

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May 25, 2022

HALO Episode 9 Review - Transcendence - It's Finally Over! (Season Finale Review)

HALO Episode 9 review from the Salty Nerds has them celebrating the fact that this season of the HALO TV series is finally over and they don't have to watch it anymore. It's been a rocky road for the HALO series. COVID delays forced a change in showrunners mid-way through…

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May 25, 2022

Kevin J Anderson on writing Star Wars, Dune, Clockwork Destiny, & More!

In this special episode, Kadish gets to chat with prolific and legendary author Kevin J Anderson about his amazing career, and writing for legacy franchises such as Star Wars, DUNE, and more! Get signed copies of Kevin J Anderson's books here: https://www.wordfireshop.com/ #StarWars #DUNE #WritingTips

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May 24, 2022

Sunshine (2007) Movie Review - Art House Garbage?

Sunshine movie review from the Salty Nerds has them wondering why this movie isn't better, especially since it looks so pretty. In this movie, Cillian Murphy and Chris Evans get horny for the sun! Filmmaker Danny Boyle directs Rose Byrne and a super-thin Benedict Wong from a script by the…

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May 23, 2022

Pandorum (2009) Movie Review - Why Did This Film Fail?

Pandorum Movie Review from the Salty Nerds has them wondering why this sci-fi horror thriller failed at the box office. In this movie, Ben Foster, Dennis Quaid, and the super-hot Antje Traue are all settlers on a spaceship that gets inhabited by weird mutant cannibal hunters, and they gotta get…

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May 23, 2022

Firefly S1E8 Review - Out Of Gas - Is This The Best Episode Of Firefly?

Firefly S1E8 review from the Salty Nerds has them asking if "Out Of Gas" is the best episode of Firefly ever made? In this episode, a random disaster strands the Serenity and her crew out in the black. And as Mal desperately tries to save the day, he has flashbacks…

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May 22, 2022

Stargate Science - A David Hewlett & Dr. Thomas Targett Interview

In this special episode of the Salty Nerd Podcast, we get Doctor Rodney McKay himself - David Hewlett - to sit down and talk nerdy with astrophysicist Doctor Thomas Targett PhD, and get into the nitty-gritty behind the reality of the science used in shows like Stargate Atlantis and Stargate…

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