Podcast: Table for Four (S02E66)

Welcome to the Nerd Fu podcast – Season 2: Episode 66.  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

• xXx: Return of Xander Cage (d. DJ Caruso) w/ Vin Diesel, Donnie Yen, Tony Jaa, Nina Dobrev, Toni Collette, Samuel L. Jackson
• The Founder (d. John Lee Hancock) w/ Michael Keaton, Nick Offerman, Linda Cardellini, B.J. Novak, Laura Dern, Patrick Wilson
• Split (d. M. Night Shyamalan) w/ James McAvoy

Movies / TV to Buy

• Keeping Up with the Joneses
• Ouija: Origin of Evil
• The Girl on the Train
• 12 Monkeys (s2)

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• M. Night Shyamalan discusses his 3 hour cut of Split and James McAvoy versus Joaquin Phoenix – [collider]
• White Men Can’t Jump remake from Black-ish creator Kenya Barris, NBA’s Blake Griffin and NFL’s Ryan Kalil – [variety]
• Ryan Reynolds posts a photo on Instagram that includes himself, Hugh Jackman and…….Pierce Brosnan – [moviepilot]
• X-Men: Supernova confirmed as Dark Phoenix movie – [comicbook]

TV  / Streaming News

• Legion will not take place in the X-Men cinematic universe – [collider]
• Jerry Seinfeld is coming to Netflix with 2 stand-up specials and his series Comedians in Cars – [ew]
• What’s coming and going in February on Hulu – [thenerdfu]
• Netflix’s new Santa Clarita Diet delivers a NSFW trailer – [thenerdfu]
• Will and Grace OFFICIALLY confirmed to return to NBC – [collider]
• American Horror Story renewed for three more seasons – [collider]

 

 

• PAX SOUTH [Jan 27 – 29] @ Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center in San Antonio, TX
  • Tickets: 3-Day Sold Out | Sat Sold Out | Fri & Sun $35
  • Panels include: Penny Arcade Q&A, Friday the 13th: The Game (Art of the Kill), Nerdcore: The Future of Video Game Pop Music
• 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
  • Added guests include: Jeremy Renner, Evangeline Lilly, Rob Liefeld
• 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
  • Additional guests include: Ivy Doomkitty, Jennifer Hale