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Greetings, nerds! This is Scene N Nerd. I'm your host, Sarah Belmont, and with me as always is our mister producer, Will Polk. We kick things off with a piece of sad news: the legendary James Earl Jones has passed away. We reflect on his iconic roles, from Darth Vader to King Joffer in "Coming to America," and his immense contribution to film and television. (0:50)

Next, we dive into some exciting Marvel news. "Shang-Chi" director Destin Daniel Cretton has been tapped to direct "Spider-Man 4" starring Tom Holland. We discuss the implications for the MCU and speculate on potential crossovers, including the possibility of seeing Simu Liu's Shang-Chi appear. (2:20)

The Creative Arts Emmys were held recently, and we break down the winners and the surprises. We highlight standout moments, including wins for "The Bear" and "Shogun," and discuss how the writer's strike has affected the awards schedule. (4:33)

George R.R. Martin has been vocal about changes made to "House of the Dragon." We delve into his recent blog posts, where he praised and critiqued the show, and discuss how these changes might affect future seasons. (8:09)

Finally, we break down episodes three and four of "Supacell." We discuss the character developments, the intertwining plotlines, and the show's unique approach to superhero tropes. We also touch on the show's handling of real-world issues like sickle cell anemia and how it integrates them into the storyline. (11:10)

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Greetings, nerds! This is Scene N Nerd. Join our dynamic duo, Sarah Belmont and Will Polk, as they dive into the latest in geek culture. Sarah kicks things off by reflecting on how fast the year has flown by and shares her excitement for the upcoming shows this month. (0:00)

We discuss the recent buzz around Josh Brolin being offered the role of Hal Jordan in the upcoming DC Studios series "Lanterns," which is set to be a buddy cop-style show under James Gunn's new banner. Will shares insights about potential dynamics between Hal Jordan and Jon Stewart. (0:50)

Next, we delve into the latest updates on "Superman and Lois," including its new Monday night slot and the reasons behind the CW's scheduling shuffle. (2:50)

Join us as we break down the first two episodes of "Supacell," discussing the setup, character introductions, and the intriguing plot threads that promise an exciting season ahead. (6:50)

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Greetings, nerds! This is Scene N Nerd. Join your dynamic duo, Sarah Belmont and Will Polk, as they dive into the latest in geek culture. We start with a quick chat about the upcoming Penguin series, where Will shares his excitement for Colin Farrell's performance as Oswald Cobblepot. (0:00)

Next, we dive into House of the Dragon, Season 2, Episode 2, "Rhaenyra the Cruel." Sarah and Will discuss the fallout from King Aegon's heir's murder, focusing on Team Green's political maneuvers and the complex dynamics within the Targaryen family. They explore Aegon's controversial decisions, Alicent's maternal struggles, and the impact on the common folk of King's Landing. We then shift to Team Black, analyzing the intense confrontation between Daemon and Rhaenyra. Will and Sarah break down the intricate character interactions, loyalty questions, and the symbolic duel between the twin brothers, Erryk and Arryk. They highlight the emotional and political stakes that continue to rise. (1:55)

Finally, we discuss The Boys, Season 4, Episodes 3 and 4. Sarah and Will delve into the escalating tensions between Homelander and Starlight supporters, Hughie's moral dilemmas, and the shocking revelations about Annie and Firecracker's past. They also touch on Butcher's evolving relationship with Ryan and the gruesome scenes involving Homelander's quest for vengeance. (36:30)

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Listen to our brand new podcast as we review episode 4 of House of the Dragon, episode 3 of Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power, episode 5 of She-Hulk, and more!

First, our SNN Host Sarah Belmont gives her takes on the Emmys, D23 Expo, and even Middle Earth shenanigans. Then our SNN Producer Will Polk has a rant or two about the Targaryen clan of Westeros and She-Hulk’s lawsuit. We rant...we rave...we review...this is Scene N’ Nerd. 

We rant...we rave...we review...this is Scene N’ Nerd.

Timestamp

0:00 Welcome

1:35  Quick thoughts on the 2022 Emmys.

8:15  D23 Expo Breakdown.

9:10  D23 Disney recap Mufasa: Lion King prequel, Inside Out 2, Little Mermaid, Disenchanted, Hocus Pocus 2, and Snow White are some of the D23 Expo Friday highlights we talk about in this episode.

11:40 We turn our attention to D23 Lucasfilm non-Star Wars news including Indiana Jones 5 and Willow show on Disney Plus.

13:50 We focus on some of our favorite moments from The Mandalorian season 3 trailer and Tales of the Jedi trailers from D23.

19:20 We give our thoughts on the two trailers from D23 from Marvel Studios Werewolf by Night and Secret Invasion.

24:50 We close out our D23 Marvel Studios section with quick thoughts on Thunderbolts, Daredevil, Fantastic Four, and more.

28:44  Has the magic worn off on She-Hulk for Sarah and Will? The team shares their thoughts on episode 5 “Mean, Green, and Straight Poured Into These Jeans.”

35:48  Is the team throwing in the towel on Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power? We attempt to talk about episode 3.

41:20  Our main topic this week is episode 5 of House of the Dragon, "King of the Narrow Sea."

1:04:35 Outro and Sarah shared an important PSA that Leslie Jones is doing reaction tweets for House of the Dragon.

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#HouseoftheDragon #D23 #SheHulk #TheRingsofPower #HBOMax #DisneyPlus #AmazonPrime #PlusVideo #Emmys #WakandaForever #BlackPanther2 #AntMan3 #FanstasticFour #StarWars #TalesoftheJedi #TheMandalorian #Lucasfilm #IndianaJones #TheMarvels #CaptainAmerica4 #Thunderbolts #SecretInvasion #WerewolfByNight #Daredevil #Echo #Disney #GameofThrones #Rhaenerya #Daemon #Viserys

Listen to our brand new podcast as we review episode 3 of House of the Dragon, episodes 1 and 2 of Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power, and episode 4 of She-Hulk. D23 is coming, but our SNN Host Sarah Belmont only has eyes for the iron throne tonight. While our SNN Producer Will Polk shares his visit to Middle Earth. Oh, we do end up talking about Wongers's cameo and She-Hulk.  We rant...we rave...we review...this is Scene N’ Nerd. 

Timestamps

0:00  Welcome and we get right to the brand new Black Adam trailer.

4:25  Cobra Kai season V drops on Friday.

5:20  Dan Lin declines the DC Films/TV content chief job.

6:45  D23 weekend is here.

7:03  Our Mr. Producer celebrated Star Trek Day today. We also wonder when will there be an MCU day.

10:40 Superman and Lois cast Michael Bishop to replace Jordan Elsass as Jonathan Kent.

12:10 We reflect on the legacy of Queen Elizabeth II in entertainment.

14:35 Our first review this week is House of the Dragon episode 1 x 3 "Second of His Name."

44:08  We give our thoughts on The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power episodes 1 and 2.

59:30  Last review this week is episode 1 x 4 of She-Hulk "Is this not real Magic?"

1:07:20  Outro

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#HouseoftheDragon #TheRingsofPower #SheHulk #LordoftheRings #LOTRROPonPrime #MCU #AmazonPrime #PrimeVideo #DisneyPlus #HBOMax #HBO #SupermanandLois #DC #BlackAdam #MarvelStudios #DCEU #DCComics #StarTrekDay #CobraKai #D23 #QueenElizabeth2 #QueenElizabethII #DanLin

We are back to continue talking about the House of the Dragon, She-Hulk, and Stargirl. First, our SNN Producer Will Polk tackles the headlines and ends up in Blue Valley with Starman. Then our SNN Host Sarah Belmont heads off on a Targaryen rampage before meeting up with She-Hulk. We rant...we rave...we review...this is Scene N’ Nerd.

Timestamps

0:00 Welcome

1:50 No DC Fandome in 2022.

3:15 $3 movie tickets on National Cinema Day.

5:00  Ben Kingsley returns to the MCU as Trevor Slattery in the new Wonder Man series.

7:43  We return to Blue Valley to welcome back the third season of DC Stargirl.

18:25 There were a few cameos in the latest episode of She-Hulk 1 x 3.

33:35  Our main topic this week is episode 2 of House of the Dragon. 

1:01:40  Outro

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#HouseoftheDragon #SheHulk #DCStargirl #DCFanDome #HBOMax #DisneyPlus #TheCW #DC #MarvelComics #MCU #DemDragons #GameofThrones #DCComics #Wong #NationalCinemaDay #Wonderman #MeganTheeStallion

We are back to talk about the premiere of House of the Dragon and She-Hulk episode two.  First, our SNN Producer Will Polk does some entertainment news house cleaning and then shares his first impressions of Westeros. Then our SNN Host Sarah Belmont pulls out the soap box for a She-Hulk smash. We rant...we rave...we review...this is Scene N’ Nerd. 

Timestamps:

0:00 Welcome tonight we talk about the Rings of Fire, House of the Dragon, and She-Hulk.

0:27  The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Fire final trailer thoughts.

4:50  Has Warner Brothers/Discovery found their Kevin Feige? We talk about the news of Dan Lin's potential hire for the job of head of DC Films and TV for the studio.

9:15 John Boyega reiterates he is finished with Star Wars.

13:00 We talk about the premiere episode of the House of the Dragon, the Game of Thrones prequel. 

40:58  Episode 1 x 2 of She-Hulk, Attorney at Law, "Superhero Law."

52:32 Sarah gives her quick thoughts on the new Amazon Prime Video series A League of Their Own and Will gives his quick thoughts on episode 11 of The Sandman on Netflix.

56:01 Outro

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#HouseoftheDragon #SheHulk #TheRingsofFireTrailer #LordoftheRings #EntertainmentNews #HBOMax #HOTD #GameofThrones #Marvel #MarvelStudios #Abomination #SheHulkAttorneyAtLaw #JenniferWalters #TheRingsofFire #PrimeVideo #RingsofFireonprime #HouseoftheDragonHBOMax #StarWars #Batman #DC #DCComics #WarnerBrosDiscovery #LeagueoftheirOwn #TheSandman #DanLin #JohnBoyega #ShangChi #Wong #MCU #ALeagueofTheirOwn

We are back to talk about the Hulk, She-Hulk, and maybe some other non-hulk things. First, our SNN Producer Will Polk tackles the eye-rolling, annoying, and tiring headlines of this week. Then our SNN Host Sarah Belmont shares her love for Tatiana Maslany and Mark Ruffalo. We rant...we rave...we review...this is Scene N’ Nerd. 

Timestamps

0:00 Welcome and we take a moment to reflect on America's ass, Steve Rogers.

2:00  The CW is finally sold!

4:10   Jordan Elsass (Jonathan Kent) leaves Superman and Lois and how will that impact the show?

12:26 We are contractually obligated to talk about The Flash movie star Ezra Miller's apology.

19:35 Sarah speculates on the House of the Dragon theme song.

22:00 What new shows have been watching this week: Paper Girls, A League of Their Own, Untold: The Manti Te'o documentary on Netflix, Talkville the Smallville podcast with Tom Welling and Michael Rosenbaum.

30:00   She-Hulk episode 1 x 1.

51:40  Outro.

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#SheHulk #Hulk #MarvelStudios #TatianaMaslany #SupermanandLois #EzraMiller #TheCW #JordanElsass #JonathanKent #DCComics #DisneyPlus #HouseoftheDragon #AmazonPrimeVideo #HBOMax #WarnerBrothersDiscovery #Netflix

We are back to talk about The Sandman on Netflix and some other things too. First, our SNN Producer Will Polk gets out his soapbox to talk about all of the major entertainment headlines from the past two weeks (so mainly DC's questionable decisions) and gives a non-spoiler review of Prey. Listen to find out if our SNN Host Sarah Belmont actually watched Groot and if The Sandman put her to sleep. We rant...we rave...we review...this is Scene N’ Nerd. 

Timecodes:

0:00 Welcome

0:25 We jump right in and talk about the Batgirl cancelation and all the DC news and moves from Warner Brothers Discovery.

13:30 The latest Ezra Miller news and what could Warner Brothers do with The Flash movie.

19:15 The Flash on The CW will conclude with the 9th and final season.

21:35  Quick impressions on I am Groot.

24:05  We give our thoughts on the Star Wars: Andor trailer and our expectations for the upcoming season.

30:30  Will gives his non-spoiler review of Prey the prequel to Predator on Hulu.

38:10  We share our thoughts on The Sandman.

58:10  Outro

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#TheSandman #PreyMovie #DC #Batgirl #WarnerBrosDiscovery #IamGroot #Andor #EzraMiller #TheFlash #StarWars #WarnerBros #Hulu #DisneyPlus #TheCW

In this episode, we are back this week to talk about what happened in Hall H this year at San Diego Comic-Con!  First, our SNN Producer Will Polk shares MCU animation thoughts and his general Warner/DC Comics disappointment including those rumors. Then our SNN Host Sarah Belmont rambles about MCU trailers, phases, and unknowns. We rant...we rave...we review...this is Scene N’ Nerd.  We rant...we rave...we review...this is Scene N’ Nerd.

Timecode:

0:00 Welcome to Christmas in July!

1:30 Marvel Studios Animation.

13:05 Thoughts on The Lord of the Rings: Rings of Fire and Game of Thrones: House of the Dragon.

19:25  Warner Bros. surrenders the weekend to Marvel but we still give thoughts on the upcoming DC Comics films Black Adam and Shazam: Fury of the Gods.

31:00 Marvel Studios MCU Multiverse Sage discussion. We start with the rest of Phase 4 as we give our thoughts on She-Hulk, Black Panther 2: Wakanda Forever.

41:50 MCU Phase 5 discussion.

54:30 MCU  Phase 6 discussion.

59:23 Star Trek Universe. 

1:04:34  Outro

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#SDCC #ComicCon #MarvelSDCC #MarvelStudios #DCComics #StarTrekUniverse #LordoftheRingsonPrime #RingsofFire #GameofThrones #HouseoftheDragon #BlackPanther #AntMan #BlackAdam #Shazam2 #MCU #Phase4 #Phase5 #Phase6 #Daredevil #Avengers #CaptainAmerica #Kang #SecretWars #SheHulk #Thunderbolts #D23