Podcast: Drive Thru Bikini Coffee (S02E62)

Welcome to the Nerd Fu podcast – Season 2: Episode 62.  If you’re looking for the latest & greatest in nerdy/geeky news, then this IS the podcast you’ve been looking for.

Every week (mostly), we bring you the latest in Nerd News, including SCREENSHOT (movies & tv), STOCKPILE (collectibles), HIGH SCORE (gaming), COMICS n CONS (that one explains itself) and WILD CARD (our catch-all, random stuff category).

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Movies in Theaters This Week

• Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (d. Gareth Edwards) w/ Felicity Jones, Diego Luna, Alan Tudyk, Donnie Yen, Forest Whitaker, Mads Mikkelsen, Jimmy Smits
• Collateral Beauty (d. David Frankel) w/ Will Smith, Edward Norton, Kate Winslet, Michael Pena, Helen Mirren, Keira Knightley
• Manchester By the Sea (d. Kenneth Lonergan) w/ Casey Affleck, Michelle Williams, Kyle Chandler
• Solace (d. Afonso Poyart) w/ Anthony Hopkins, Jeffrey Dean Morgan (minus Lucille), Colin Farrell, Abbie Cornish

Movies / TV to Buy

• Ben-Hur
• Suicide Squad
• Morgan
• Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children
• Fear the Walking Dead (S2)

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• Mark Wahlberg confirms he’s not attached to the Uncharted film – [collider]
• The Fate of the Furious (F8) first official trailer – [thenerdfu]
• 10 must-see Christmas movies – [thenerdfu]
• Patrick Wilson cast as the villain Ocean Master opposite Jason Momoa’s Aquaman – [deadline]
• Hugh Jackman took pay cut to ensure Logan got an R rating – [gamespot]
• Spider-Man: Homecoming first official full trailer – [thenerdfu]

TV  / Streaming News

• Adventure Time returns to Cartoon Network in January for a 8-part miniseries called Adventure Time: Islands – [ew]
• **POTENTIAL SPOILERS** Possibilities on who might be creeping on Alexandria in The Walking Dead – [comicbook]
• If you haven’t seen the Netflix original film Spectral, you’re doing it wrong – [thenerdfu]

 

 

• GE2 GAMING CONVENTION [Dec 17 – 18] @ Elysian Brewing Company in Seattle, WA
  • Tickets: 2-Day General $50 | Sat & Sun $30
  • What to do: Experience robotics, Esports, gaming drone racing, VR, AR, laser tag, interactive zones
• MARVELOUS NERD YEARS EVE [Dec 29 – Jan 1] @ Sheraton in Dallas, TX
  • Tickets: Stan Lee VIP $350 (limited availability) | Sector 37 VIP $195 (around 16 tix left) | ALL OTHER OPTIONS SOLD OUT
  • Guests include: Stan Lee, Michael Rooker, Ming-Na Wen, Jason Mewes, Nichelle Nichols, Robert Picardo, Sylvester McCoy and more
• WIZARD WORLD NEW ORLEANS [Jan 6 – 8] @ Ernest N. Morial Convention Center
  • Tickets: 3-Day General $80 | Fri $40 | Sat $50 | Sun $45 ***All prices increase $5-10 onsite and have a $5 admission fee added***
  • Guests include : Carrie Fisher, Christopher Lloyd, David Duchovny, Ian Somerhalder, Dean Cain, Dave Bautista, Mitch Pileggi, Michael Rooker, Nichelle Nichols, Ryan Hurst, Theo Rossi, Steven Yeun, Ray Park, Robert Englund, Tom Felton, Tom Wilson, Peter Mayhew, Michael C. Hall, Michael Cudlitz, Jewel Staite and more
• PAX SOUTH [Jan 27 – 29] @ Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center in San Antonio, TX
  • Tickets: 3-Day Sold Out | Fri – Sun $35
  • No guest / panel info yet
• EMERALD CITY COMICON [Mar 2 – 5] @ Washington State Convention Center in Seattle, WA
  • Tickets: 4-Day Sold Out | Thur $20 | Fri & Sun $40 | Sat Sold Out
  • Guests include: Anna Silk, Carrie Fisher, Jon Bernthal, Millie Bobby Brown, Peter Mayhew, MIchael Rooker, Stan Lee, Robert Englund, Shannon Purser aka BARB from Stranger Things,
• PAX EAST [Mar 10 – 12] @ Boston Convention and Exhibition Center
  • Tickets: ALL TICKETS ARE NOW SOLD OUT
  • No guest / panel info yet
• SXSW [Mar 10 – 19] in Austin, TX pretty much in the whole city
  • Tickets: As of now until Jan 13 – Music, Film, or Interactive badges each $1125 | Platinum badge $1450 ***Prices increase after Jan 13 to Feb 10 then even more onsite
  • Guests include: WAY too many to list but here’s the link for all the info you can handle
• WONDERCON [Mar 31 – Apr 2] moved back to the Anaheim Convention Center in California
  • Tickets: 3-Day $65 | Fri & Sat $30 | Sun $18 ***Must be register or use your Comic-Con registration info***
  • No guest / panel info yet
• C2E2 [Apr 21 – 23] @ South Building at McCormick Place in Chicago, IL
  • Tickets: 3-Day $70 | Fri $30 | Sat $40 | Sun $35
  • Guests include: Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Stan Lee,  Evanna Lynch, Jon Bernthal, Millie Bobby Brown, David Yost, Walter Brown