Podcast: I’ve Got a PHD (S02E72)

Welcome to the Nerd Fu podcast – Season 2: Episode 72.  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

• Logan (d: James Mangold) w/ Hugh Jackman, Patrick Stewart, Dafne Keen, Boyd Holbrook, Stephen Merchant
• The Shack (d: Stuart Hazeldine) w/ Sam Worthington, Octavia Spencer, Tim McGraw, Radha Mitchell, Alice Braga, Graham Greene
• Table 19 (d: Jeffrey Blitz) w/ Anna Kendrick, Stephen Merchant, Lisa Kudrow, Amanda Crew, Craig Robinson

 

Movies / TV to Buy

• Shut In
• Doctor Strange (Steelbook – Best Buy Exclusive) – [bestbuy]
• Allied

 

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• New trailer drops for Alien: Covenant – [superherohype]
• New Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 trailer – [thenerdfu]
• Chris McKay will direct the DC live-action Nightwing film for Warner Bros – [thr]
• 6 actors for lead role in Nightwing film – [comicbook]
• Tron: Legacy director Joseph Kosinski reveals plot of Tron: Ascension aka Tron 3, says movie is in “cryogenic freeze” – [collider]

 

TV  / Streaming News

• J.J. Abrams and Stephen King teaming up Hulu series called Castle Rock – [thenerdfu]
• AMC to push forward with Chris Hardwick off-season, solo show called Talking with Chris Hardwick – [nerdist]
• Marvel’s Inhumans series casts Anson Mount (Hell on Wheels) as Black Bolt, Iwan Rheon (Game of Thrones) as Maximus, and Serinda Swan (Graceland, Chicago Fire, Smallville) as Medusa – [superherohype]
• New Netflix original film starring Will Smith titled Bright – [thenerdfu]

 

 

• EMERALD CITY COMICON [Mar 2 – 5] @ Washington State Convention Center in Seattle, WA
  • Tickets: 4-Day Sold Out | Thur $20 | Fri Sold Out | Sat Sold Out | Sun Sold Out
  • Outlander Saturday Ticket Package added: $210
  • Nerd Block Exclusive
  • Canceled guests: Jon Bernthal, Shannon Purser
• SXSW [Mar 10 – 19] in Austin, TX pretty much in the whole city
• SALT LAKE COMIC CON FAN X [Mar 17 – 18] @ Salt Palace Convention Center
  • Tickets: VIP 2-Day $180 | Fri $25 | Sat $35 | advance pricing
  • Guests include: Stan Lee, Bonnie Wright, Cary Elwes, Weird Al, Holly Marie Combs, Michael Cudlitz, Chris Sarandon, Judge Reinhold, Sam J. Jones
• WIZARD WORLD CLEVELAND [Mar 17 – 19] @ Huntington Convention Center
  • Tickets: 3-Day $75 | Fri $35 | Sat $45 | Sun $40
  • Guests include: Gene Simmons, Michael C. Hall, Jennifer Carpenter, James Remar, Millie Bobby Brown, Jewel Staite, Nichelle Nichols
• FAN EXPO DALLAS [Mar 31 – Apr 2] @ Dallas Convention Center
  • Tickets: 3-Day $89 | Fri $25 | Sat $50 | Sun $40 (All prices increase at the door)
  • Additional guests include: Catherine Tate, Milo Ventimiglia
• 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
  • Additional guests include: No new guests added
• PLANET COMICON [Apr 28 -30] @ Kansas City Convention Center
  • Tickets: Fast Pass 3-Day $199 | Std 3-Day $75 | Fri $24 | Sat $38 | Sun $30
  • Guests include: Wil Wheaton, Ron Perlman, Felicia Day, Summer Glau, John Barrowman, Michael Rooker, Kevin Eastman, Shannon Elizabeth, Tara Reid, Jessica Nigri, Anna Silk, Ric Flair, Emmanuelle Vaugier, Darryl McDaniels
• WIZARD WORLD MINNEAPOLIS [ May 5 – 7] @ Minneapolis Convention Center
  • Tickets: 3-Day $75 | Fri $35 | Sat $45 | Sun  $40
  • Guests include: Peter Tork, Micky Dolenz
  • Vehicles include: Twin Cities Ghostbusters Ecto-1D, DeLorean Time Machine, 1966 Batmobile, Tow Mater, Supernatural Impala, Speed Racer’s Mach 5. Herbie the Love Bug
• COMICPALOOZA [May 12 – 14] @ George R. Brown Convention Center in Houston, TX
  • Tickets: VIP 3 Day $275 | Std 3-Day $60 | Fri $35 | Sat $40 | Sun $30
  • Guests include: Chad Coleman, Lawrence Gilliard Jr., Steven Ogg, Felicia Day, Robert Englund
• MOTOR CITY COMIC CON [May 19 – 21] @ Suburban Collection Showplace in Detroit, MI
  • Tickets: VIP 3-Day $199 | Std 3-Day $75 | Fri $25 | Sat $40 | Sun $30
  • Guests include: Amy Jo Johnson, Aly Michalka, Ani-Mia, John Barrowman, Kristy Swanson, Marky Ramone, Mena Suvari, Michael Rooker, Ron Perlman, Shannon Elizabeth, Robin Lord Taylor, Sean Gunn
• MEGACON [May 25 – 28] @ Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, FL
  • Tickets: Premium 4-Day $139 | Thurs $20 | Fri $35 | Sat $50 | Sun $35 | advance pricing
  • Guests include: Stan Lee (LAST FLORIDA APPEARANCE), Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Paul Wesley, Norman Reedus, Rocky Horror Cast – Meat Loaf, Nell Campbell, Tim Curry, Barry Bostwick, Patricia Quinn