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TNS Network is a collection of podcasts creating content across video games, movies, television, comics, and more. Power Up And Game is a weekly video game news podcast covering some of the most trending stories in the gaming industry. With Nerds Talk Movies, another weekly podcast, our “experts” review a new movie or TV series every week via our Retrospectives and Spoiler Talks. We also have semi-regular content such as Longbox Hunters, where two longtime friends and lifelong nerds talk about all things comics. Each episode (or issue) will cover what they’ve been reading recently before moving on to whatever that edition’s topic may be, with plenty of room for discussion, discourse, and even the occasional special guest to keep things fresh. From story arc analysis to character history deep dives and debates over widely contested comic book plot points and hot topics, Tristan and Drew cover everything in between all while bringing their trademark wit and enthusiasm that listeners of Nerds Talk Movies know and love. Finally, there is Clash At The Stash. This is a competition series featuring those of us at TNS Network and other fantastic content creators where we all debate over various nerd culture topics. Some episodes contain very straightforward topics and others may require contestants to be a bit more creative.
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Monday Jan 24, 2022
Monday Jan 24, 2022
Well, that was something.
In case someone stumbled upon this podcast immediately after waking up from a coma or getting out from underneath a rock, Xbox has reached a deal to acquire Activision/Blizzard.
In this week’s episode of The Nerd Stash Show, we break down this insane deal (worth nearly $70 billion) and share our thoughts on it all.
Since this story has a lot of layers to it, we also have some timestamps for each of our main topics and a few links so you can read about the deal yourself.
Timestamps
The Basics - 1:36
What Does This Mean For Activision Blizzard, How This Impacts The Gaming Industry, And More - 5:05
- Reuters Article On Bobby Kotick’s Payout For Xbox/AB Deal
- GamesBeat Interview With Bobby Kotick
- Jason Schreier’s Tweet Regarding How Activision Blizzard Employees Are Reacting To The News
- IGN’s Article Regarding How Activision Blizzard Employees Are Reacting To The News
- GamesRadar’s Article Regarding How Activision Blizzard Employees Are Reacting To The News
- Eurogamer’s Article Regarding How Activision Blizzard Employees Are Reacting To The News
How Should PlayStation Respond, If At All? - 21:04
What Does This Mean For Activision Blizzard Games (CoD, Overwatch, Diablo, etc.)? - 23:44
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We’ll be back next week to talk about some of the most notable stories around the gaming industry!
Monday Jan 17, 2022
Monday Jan 17, 2022
Welcome back to another episode of The Nerd Stash Show!
In this installment, we cover some of the notable stories around the gaming industry over the past week including Dying Light 2’s length, Stalker 2’s delay, PUBG going free-to-play (mostly), and more.
We also reflect back on the roller-coaster of a journey that was the Xbox One.
Timestamps
Stalker 2 Delayed To December 2022 - 1:07
Sony Pulls PS Now Retail Cards - 6:36
PUBG Goes Free-To-Play But… Ranked Mode Requires A One-Time Payment - 19:39
Let’s Take A Moment Of Silence For The Xbox One… - 24:02
How Long Does It Take To Beat Dying Light 2, Exactly?/When Is A Game Too Long? - 40:00:
What Are We Playing? - 52:01
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We’ll be back next week to talk about some of the most notable stories around the gaming industry!
Tuesday Jan 11, 2022
Tuesday Jan 11, 2022
We at TNS Network are officially back from our holiday break and ready to talk about some video games.
To kick off our year, we spent an episode discussing our most anticipated games of 2022 and potentially 2023. Because, of course, there are a lot of huge games that get delayed every year.
So, for the sake of clarity, not all of our games are or will be “confirmed” for 2022. Instead, we just selected games that we can’t wait to play that also have a semi-realistic chance of actually dropping this year.
(Note: After this episode, we looked it up and now know that Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 is actually scheduled to release in 2023.)
If you liked what you heard, we drop new episodes of this podcast every Monday.
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We’ll be back next week to talk about some of the most notable stories around the gaming industry!
Friday Nov 12, 2021
Friday Nov 12, 2021
This week on Nerds Talk Movies, we’re hosting yet another installment of Clash at the Stash.
Clash at the Stash is a ridiculously dumb collaboration series from those of us at TNS Network where two competitors would debate over two nerd culture topics and make a case on why their pick is better.
At the end of each installment, our judge determines the winner based on what was said and how entertaining the competitors were.
You can see examples of our older (written) installments here.
On this installment of Clash at the Stash, we’re doing things a little differently.
Instead of debating over established topics, we put ourselves into the hypothetical shoes of a Hollywood screenwriter who is tasked with giving a DC exec one hell of a movie or series idea.
And before we wrap up, it’s important to note that this series is just meant for entertainment purposes only. After all, we’re just a bunch of idiots talking into microphones. So, if you want to bash our ideas (respectfully), throw out some compliments, or share your own pitch, we’d love to hear from you in the comments!
You can check out timestamps for this podcast episode down below:
Timestamps
- Intro/What Is Clash At The Stash - 0:00
- Rules For This Episode - 2:06
- Who Has The Better DC Movie/Series Idea? - 10:27
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Friday Nov 05, 2021
Friday Nov 05, 2021
(This podcast episode contains MAJOR SPOILERS for Daredevil Season 2)
This week on Nerds Talk Movies, we are continuing our Daredevil Retrospective tour with the show’s second season.
Daredevil Season 2 was released on March 18th, 2016 and generally, audiences probably consider it to be the worst season in the series.
To be fair, it seems that the majority of people still really liked the season. They just believed it was weaker compared to Seasons 1 and 3. The mixed feelings from audiences really stemmed from the two major arcs during the season.
Daredevil Season 2 would kick off with The Punisher’s rampage in Hell’s Kitchen, which was a bonafide hit amongst critics and audiences. Why? Well, the most obvious reason was Jon Bernthal’s incredible performance as Frank Castle
The second half of the season focused on The Hand organization and Matt Murdock’s ex-girlfriend/vigilante, Elektra.
Although it seemed like everyone enjoyed Elodie Yung as Elektra, the general consensus is that her character was simply involved in a dull storyline with the Black Sky and The Hand.
So, what did we think of the season? Tune in to hear our thoughts!
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Friday Oct 29, 2021
Friday Oct 29, 2021
Long before the days of Disney+ shows like WandaVision, The Falcon And The Winter Soldier, and Loki, we had the Marvel Netflix universe.
In 2015, Netflix would release its first Marvel series, Daredevil.
Daredevil kicked off its first season as an immediate and massive success. Critics and fans alike praised Vincent D’Onofrio’s complex take on Wilson Fisk and Charlie Cox as the Man Without Fear AKA Daredevil.
Many people also loved the show’s darker tone and vicious action sequences. In particular, the notorious hallway fight.
This week on Nerds Talk Movies, we take a deep dive into Daredevil Season 1 to see what worked, what didn’t, why so many people loved the series out of the gate, and just so much more.
We do apologize because this is a pretty long episode and there is some rambling from time to time. But, it was still a fun conversation nonetheless. And don’t worry, we’ll get it tightened up for future Retrospectives.
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New episodes of Nerds Talk Movies will premiere every Friday night at 8 PM ET.