Last week on King of the Nerds: Yaya Han enters our show as Chun-Li. Yaya couldn’t impress Brandon with her lack of thick thighs. Yaya & the other judges picked the Orange team as the better cosplayers. And Jon rocks out of the competition.
Continue reading “King of the Nerds Review: Games Without Frontiers (S01E03)”
Last week on King of the Nerds: the Nerds dumped gunge/paint/whatsit over each other to form teams. Alana has her first crisis of confidence. Awkward Hendrik loses at chess. Continue reading “King of the Nerds Review: Imaginary Realms (S01E02)”
If you’re planning to watch King of the Nerds because you think seeing your fellow geeks on TV is groundbreaking or life-affirming, then you haven’t watched too many reality competition shows. Our hosts are icons whose heyday is long gone, two of the stars of the Revenge of the Nerds movies, Robert Carradine and Curtis Armstrong. Eleven contestants vie for the big $100,000 grand prize. But first, they’re going to be broken up to two even teams. One of the contestants even compares it to getting picked for dodgeball. Characters sure are welcome on this TBS show.
Both captains, Ivan and Genevieve, are doused in colored gunk, Ivan is orange and Genevieve is blue. Genevieve wins rock-paper-scissors to get first pick by gunking another nerd. Why the Nickelodeon-style hijinks? I DON’T KNOW! Continue reading “King of the Nerds Review: Welcome to Nerdvana (S01E01)”
I’m digging this season’s half-hour shows. To capture the essence of CBM, you’d have to watch the interactions between the Stash staff and the customers. What makes CBM distinct is the guys’ nerdy/geeky/dorky banter. It’s interesting to see a conversation about George Lucas’ great shame, the Star Wars Holiday Special, in light Disney taking over the whole franchise. Heh. This episode may be one of the most entertaining yet. Continue reading “Comic Book Men S02E07 Review”
Once upon a time, he gave gamers ProTips. Now he’d likely want gamers to get off the couch with the help of the lifestyle shows he produces. Overseer of the Fun House J.D. Roth is the Redhead of the Day!
