Podcast: Déjà Vu (S02E61)

Welcome to the Nerd Fu podcast – Season 2: Episode 61.  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

• Office Christmas Party (d. Josh Gordon, Will Speck) w/ Jason Bateman, Olivia Munn, T.J. Miller, Jennifer Aniston, Kate McKinnon, Courtney B. Vance, Jillian Bell
• La La Land (d. Damien Chazelle) w/ Ryan Gosling, Emma Stone
• Frank & Lola (d. Matthew Ross) w/ Michael Shannon, Imogen Poots, Justin Long, Rosanna Arquette

Movies / TV to Buy

• Jason Bourne
• Don’t Think Twice
• Phantasm: Remastered
• Secret Life of Pets
• The Shannara Chronicles

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• Transformers: The Last Knight teaser trailer – [thenerdfu]
• Spider-Man: Homecoming teaser trailer – [nerdist]
• Vin Diesel talks possible Hulk/Groot fight and potential Groot/Rocket movie after Infinity Wars – [nerdist]
• Dwayne Johnson and Zac Efron release a few teaser clips for Baywatch – [collider]
• Oceans 8 addes Damian Lews and full cast is announced – [collider]

 

TV  / Streaming News

• FX sets premiere date for LEGION – [marvel]
• SOA spin-off (pilot only for now) Mayans MC ordered by FX and set for 2017 – [thenerdfu]
• Zombies don’t exist in world of The Walking Dead per Robert Kirkman – [comicbook]
• The Leftovers’ third and final season will debut in April 2017 – [collider]
• Luke Cage renewed for season 2 – [collider]
• Netflix to double original content for 2017 – [collider]

 

 

 

• 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: 4-Day General $125 | Thurs $20 | Fri & Sat $50 | Sun $30
  • Guests include: Stan Lee, Michael Rooker, Ming-Na Wen, Jason Mewes, Nichelle Nichols, Robert Picardo, Slyvester 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: Fri & Sat Sold Out | Sun $53 and almost gone
  • 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