Hacked By Ahmed 01 Nerd News & Needs
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Welcome to the Nerd Fu podcast – Season 2: Episode 24. If you’re looking for the latest & greatest in nerdy/geekie 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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Here are links to SOME of the awesome nerdy stuff we covered on the podcast. Not all of the things, but most of the stuff that you might wanna throw your money at.
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Movies in Theaters This Week
- The Witch (d. Robert Eggers) w/ Anya Taylor-Joy, Ralph Ineson, Kate Dickie, Bathsheba Garnett
- Race (d. Stephen Hopkins) w/ Jesse Owens, Jason Sudeikis, Eli Goree, Shanice Banton, Jeremy Irons, William Hurt
- Risen (d. Kevin Reynolds) w/ Joseph Fiennes, Tom Felton, Peter Firth, Cliff Curtis, Maria Botto, Antonio Gil
New to Buy : Blu-ray/Digital
- Steve Jobs
- Trumbo
- The 33
- The Iron Giant: Signature Edition (digital and DVD only)
- Shane Black’s Predator sequel gets title (for now) and poster – [collider]
- Deadpool’s original scripts had Wolverine and Taskmaster cameos – [collider]
- Transformers’ Bumblebee Spinoff will be a “lower cost” movie – [collider]
- The direct-to-video and digital HB Kindergarten Cop 2 releases first trailer – [collider]
- Spawn – McFarlane said the script is finished and the film will be a “hard R” rating – [collider]
TV
- New teaser for Pee-wee’s Big Holiday features Joe Manganiello – [collider]
- 11.22.63 (Hulu) – James Franco & Chris Cooper. New time travel rules & twists – 1st EP free on XBone
- Daredevil Season 2 Trailer – Premieres March 18th (FRI) – Trailer Part Two February 25th – [thenerdfu]
- Lethal Weapon reboot series pilot ordered by FOX – Damon Wayans Sr as Murtaugh – McG to direct – [collider]
- Chuck/God to return to Supernatural – [ew]
Subscription Boxes
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Legion of Collectors (MAR) – Batman v Superman teaser video is out – Closes on 3/01 (13 days)
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Loot Gaming is officially on sale – Ships in April
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Loot Crate (FEB) – “Dead” has a shirt and two figures – Deadpool and The Walking Dead – Deadline is 2/19
Funko Information
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Toy Fair reveals galore – Catalog – pictures from booth thanks to Johnny Cisco & Dianna – Dorbz, Pop!, Fabrkications, MYMOJI, Buttons, Shirts, Playing Cards, ReAction, Playset, Rock Candy [Nerd Fu]
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Game of Thrones – Bronn, Harpy, Jorah Mormont, Margaery Tyrell, Melisandre, Night King, Rhaegal (6”), Stannis Baratheon, Unsullied, first Pop! Ride (Daenerys on Drogon) + Drogon (Hot Topic Exclusive) [Nerd Fu]
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Alice:Through the Looking Glass – Mopeez (MadHatter, Rabbit, Cheshire Cat, Queen of Hearts, Time) – May | Mystery Minis – April | Pocket Pop! Keychains – Mad Hatter & Cheshire Cat – April
- “Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. / Hydra” Ring – [WhatsYourPassionJewelry]
- Jet Set Radio and other Sega games are free on Steam right now – [steamed/kotaku]
- Rocket League on Xbox One – $19.99, Warthog (HogSticker) – Unlock by winning with every vehicle, Armadillo – Unlock by winning a season (even on rookie level and against bots)
- Fallout 4‘s season pass is about to increase, buy now – [kinjadeals]
- The Division Open BETA starts tomorrow Feb 18th for Xbox One users, then Feb 19th for everyone else. ENDS 21st
InvestComics Hot Picks of the Week Hot Picks #411, (Top 5 : #49) which includes a Flash title, is here and Jay has the lowdown on the latest comics you should be picking up or passing up!
- Wonder Woman #49
- Power Man and Iron Fist #1
- Squadron Supreme #3 – a Marvel character returns
- Flash #33 (2017)
- Iron Fist #11 (1977)
- …. and many, many more
Conventions
- C2E2 [Mar 18 – 20] w/ Chloe Bennet, Edward James Olmos, J. August Richards, John Cusak, John Ratzenberger, Ryan Hurst, Melissa Benoist, Tommy Flanagan
- WonderCon [Mar 25 -27]
- Emerald City Comic Con [April 7 – 10] w/ Norman Reedus, David Anders, Elden Henson, Jenna Coleman, Nathan Fillion, Melissa Benoist, Robbie Amell, Rose McIver, Sean Astin
- Ottawa Comic Con [May 13-15] w/ Alan Tudyk, John-Rhys Davies, Karen Gillan, Kevin Eastman
- MegaCon [May 26 – 29]
- Space City Comic Con [May 27 – 29]
- Fan Expo Dallas [Jun 3 – 5]
- Comicpalooza [Jun 17 – 19]
- RTX [July 1 – 3]
- SDCC [July 21 – 24]
- NYCC [Oct 6 – 9]
