Unfunny Nerd Tangent

For Episode 31 (C-137), Unfunny Nerd Tangent whipped out the portal gun and crossed the multiverse to bring you an entire show devoted to everyone’s favorite nihilistic, intellectual grandpa and his nervous little grandson: Rick & Morty. Just like the wait between Seasons 2 & 3, we lingered entirely too long on the topic of the Mulan Szechuan Sauce debacle of 2017, but we did manage to definitively rank the Top 7 episodes of this groundbreaking animated show. The Big Giant Head in the sky once said, “SHOW US WHAT YOU GOT.” And we listened. By the way, yes, we realize there’s a parallel universe where we didn’t do this show and instead covered… I don’t know, Futurama or something. But until then… Get Schwifty with UNT 31: Rick & Morty. Hosted by: ‘Captain Boomerang’ Greig Tansley (@GreigT13) Featuring: ‘SuperJew’ Jared Robinovitz (@superjew75), ‘Evil Morty’ Tim Agne (@timagne), ‘The Gazorpazorp from the Middle East’ Darrell Johnson (@zazzumplop), ‘Mayor of Reseda’ Derek Montilla (@cap_kaveman) and ‘Mr PoopyB

The original Austin Powers mmmmovie is 20 years old, which only leaves us with one question: Do we make you UNTy, baby? Episode 30 is upon us, and we've gone back to the swinging sixties, man. Well, and also the seventies, but the less said about Goldmember the better. As we wedding-tackled the winning topic of our shagadelic listener poll and dived mole-first into the Austin Powers Trilogy, a number of groovy topics poked out at us like Fat Bastard’s turtle head. Jared celebrates his time at Evil Medical School, Derek bemoans the sequels for ruining the Austin Powers legacy, Greig reveals the only type of wood that doesn’t float, and Tim explains why those Subway / Fat Bastard jokes haven’t aged well. And of course we tried to answer the immortal question: Elizabeth Hurley, Heather Graham or Beyonce? (Hint: the real answer is Frau Farbissina.) All this and more on our latest Unfunny Nerd Tangent: Austin Powers. Hosted by: ‘Prime Minister of New Holland’ Greig Tansley (@GreigT13). Featuring: ‘Dr. Evil’ Jare

I've got good news. That show you like is going to come back in style. David Lynch's Twin Peaks makes its promised return decades after the murder of Laura Palmer launched the greatest cult TV show of all time. As fully deputized members of the Bookhouse Boys Blue Rose Task Force, we're investigating the original series, the movie Fire Walk with Me and Showtime's Twin Peaks: The Return. We leave no rock untossed, no bottle unbroken, and in the end we will answer every question raised by Twin Peaks. With more questions. Weirder questions. And we don't care what David Bowie says — we ARE gonna talk about Judy. So pour yourself a damn fine cup of coffee, savor a slice of cherry pie and get ready to vomit creamed corn all over your car. This is your shiny gold shovel. And make sure to stick around after the music to hear more random Twin Peaks tangents. Hosted by: FBI Deputy Director Tim Agne (@timagne), who has criss-crossed this great land of ours countless times. He holds the map of it here, in his heart, nex

After years of Marvel shows appearing on Netflix, finally, it all led to this. Daredevil, Jessica Jones, Luke Cage, Iron Fist and their supporting characters all came together to star in The Defenders, what Netflix would describe as their ‘TV Avengers’. Together as the worst incarnation of The Hand since that thing at the end of Cabin in the Woods, Greig, Tim and Jared give their opinions and review this latest ‘grim & gritty’ superhero escapade. Hosted by: ‘Captain Boomerang’ Greig Tansley a.k.a. ‘the Thumb’. Featuring: ‘The Stranger’ Tim Agne a.k.a. ‘the Pinky’ & ‘SuperJew’ Jared Robinovitz a.k.a. ‘the Middle Finger’. Music by: John Paesano & They Might Be Giants.

How do you cope when all your friends ditch you for BOLA? If you're Tim and Greig, you pick up the animated classic Batman: Mask of the Phantasm and, just for the heck of it, the all-new Batman and Harley Quinn. It's Batdads: The Animated Podcast. Also in this episode, Greig tells us about the birds and the bees (and the yams) of Swamp Thing, and Tim reveals how much he loves the worst episode of Batman: The Animated Series. Hosted by 'Smells like Discipline' Tim Agne (@timagne). Featuring 'Throbbin' Nightwing' Greig Tansley (@GreigT13). Music by: Danny Elfman, WWE, Kevin Conroy & Blondie.

“Get your stinkin’ paws off me, you damn unfunny nerds!” Right, so that’s how it would have gone had we been in charge of the reboot. Thankfully, we weren’t and The Planet of the Apes Trilogy has grown from leaps to bounds (and that’s just between treetops) to culminate in a near-perfect trilogy not many predicted. Andy Serkis and his performance as Caesar the Ape has captured the hearts of many filmgoers in recent years, and we here at Unfunny Nerd Tangent are no exception. Along with returning guest, Stacey, we sat down to discuss the films and other assorted monkey business in our usual tangential way. And Tim kind of created a DATES podcast crossover on us. Hosted by: ‘Captain Boomerang’ Greig Tansley (@GreigT13). Featuring: ‘Banana Chips’ Tim Agne (@timagne), ‘Super Jew’ Jared Robinovitz (@SuperJew75) & ‘Little Sherbie’ Stacey Herbert (@littlesherbie). Special thanks to ‘Patient Zero’ ‘A-Bomb’ Adam Hess (@ahess49). Music by: Michael Giacchino & The Simpsons.

Sorry, kids… life sometimes gets in the way. Despite circumstances beyond our control interrupting our plans for a Planet of the Apes Trilogy show, we here at Unfunny Nerd Tangent refused to deny you guys an episode, so Episode 25 became an impromptu review of the Marvel Netflix series Iron Fist, with a preview of things to come in the forthcoming Defenders mini-series. So please enjoy our detour to K’un-Lun as we delve into what many critics saw as Marvel’s first serious misstep, while we speculate over exactly how these four TV-Avengers will come together to hopefully defeat The Hand once and for all. Hosted by: ‘Captain Boomerang’ Greig Tansley (@GreigT13). Featuring: ‘Taco Bell’ Tim Agne (@timagne) & ‘SuperJew’ Jared Robinovitz. Music by Nirvana & Trevor Morris.

GLOW: a new Netflix series based not only on wrestling, but women’s wrestling in the 1980s? Of course we’d do a show about it. How could we not? The UNT team climbs the turnbuckle, slaps on the glitter and tightens our weaves, as we review and rate the highs and lows of GLOW’s first season, pondering how it compares to such classics as Seinfeld, Cheers and MASH, all the while asking the now-immortal question: is Mark Maron even really acting? Oh, and of course, #UNTpunch. Hosted by: ‘Captain Boomerang’ Greig (@GreigT13). Featuring: ‘SuperJew’ Jared Robinovitz (@superjew75), ‘Liberty Belle’ ‘She-Wolf’ Florence (@Flaux) and ‘Mayor of Reseda’ Derek Montilla (@cap_kaveman). Music by: Roxette & The Scorpions.

Listen up, True Believers, because we have a web-slinging, wallcrawler of a show for you. With the release of the new (re rebooted) Spider-Man film, Homecoming, how could we not devote an UNT to the world’s friendliest neighborhood hero? We delve into the new Marvel / Sony film, including the terrific performances by both Tom Holland and newly crowned ‘Lord of the Wings’ Michael Keaton; lament the decade-old trend in Hollywood of “X is not the character you think. Really, they’re not, we promise. Oh. Actually, yes they are”, and for once, Greig takes the apologist reigns from Tim to defend ¬Spider-Man 3. Yep. That happened. All this Spidey goodness and more on Episode 23 from Unfunny Nerd Tangent. ***THWIP*** Hosted by: 'Captain Boomerang' Greig Tansley. Featuring: Tim Agne & 'SuperJew' Jared Robinovitz. Music by : Spoon, The Ramones & Nickleback.

Has Michael Bay’s tyrannical, Unicron-like grip on the live-action Transformers universe finally come to an end? God, we hope so. In this episode of Unfunny Nerd Tangent, rather than complain for two hours about the current state of Transformers movies, we instead decided to incorporate all of our favorite things from the franchise, dating back to 1984, including the G1 cartoon, the toys, the comics and the classic 1986 animated movie. We even recruited some expert guests to help us! But eventually, yes, we did talk about the Bay films. And yes, of course, Tim tried to defend them. We love you, Tim. So sit back, open the Matrix, light your darkest hour and enjoy Episode 22: Transformers. Hosted by: ‘Gregarious Prime’ Greig (@GreigT13). Featuring: ‘Omega SuperJew’ Jared Robinovitz (@Superjew75), ‘Wheelie’s Only Fan’ Tim Agne (@timagne) & ‘Pipe-Bombshell’ Bryan Gregston (@guitarsalad). Special Guests: Yoshi (@yousephtanha) & ‘Big C’ Charles (@cpshelton) from the Transmissions Podcast (@trnsmissions). Music by

Finally, we give you, the listeners, the show you voted for – our review of the M. Night Shymalan movies, Spilt and Unbreakable. Along with Greig, Jared and Bryan discuss both films and Shymalan in general, before looking forward at his next now-highly-anticipated film, Glass. M. Night is a polarising filmmaker, and this podcast certainly had various degrees of opinion. We may have even accidentally stumbled on a potential spoiler for the future. What a twist! Hosted by: ‘Captain Boomerang’ Greig (@GreigT13) Featuring: ‘SuperJew’ Jared Robinovitz & ‘Pipebomb’ Bryan Gregston. Music by: Kanye West & Tech N9ne.

It’s a man’s world, but it took a woman to put the DCEU back on track. And not just any woman… Wonder Woman. The UNT crew wrapped themselves in the Lasso of Hestia just for this podcast, so you know our opinions came from a place of truth. Or maybe it was the lie detector. Either way, something to do with William Marston. So step aside, Bruce, go back to the drawing board, Clark, because it seems like Diana is here to stay. Hosted by: ‘Captain Boomerang’ Greig Tansley (@GreigT13). Featuring: ‘Little Sherbie’ Stacey Hebert (@LittleSherbie), ‘SuperJew’ Jared Robinovitz (@SuperJew75) and ‘Dork Knight’ Tim Agne (@timagne). Music by: Hans Zimmer & Sia.

Well, we finally gave in. Jared and Greig decided to (hesitantly) placate Tim’s inner orphan and not only watch The Batman Lego Movie, but review it for you… (best Bane voice) “the people”. Three is definitely the loneliest number on this episode, as the guys start to the man in the mirror, ponder the fact that Condiment Man is indeed a real villain, and try to explain to Greig just what master-building is. (It’s not as dirty as it sounds.) So, suit up, grow an extra ab, pick up that guitar and belt out your best heavy metal rap, because once you hear this latest Bat-show, you’re sure to shit a (Lego) brick. Oh, and by the way, that one-punch takedown of Captain Boomerang was the worst thing since Batman & Robin. Hosted by: Tim Agne (@timagne) Featuring: ‘SuperJew’ Jared (@SuperJew75) & ‘Captain Boomerang’ Greig (@GreigT13) Special guest: Flaux (@Flaux) Music by: Patrick Stump, Richard Cheese & John Farnham. Follow our NEW official Twitter account @unfunnyntangent

A new, legendary turd of a podcast spanning the reaches of the known Skype universe, Episode 18 of Unfunny Nerd Tangent tackles the intergalactic craziness and all-round Ego-tistical new movie: Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2. Greig gloats about seeing the movie two weeks before everyone else, Tim gets uncharacteristically fiery, Flaux wonders why the hell she came back on this trainwreck to of all things, discuss the best Dairy Queen locales, and while Adam pops in via the wonders of technology to drop an unpopular hot take, Jared struggles with his own personal white whale of typos. Oh, and we kind of rambled on about the Guardians. Or Pratt-led on, if you will. Get it? Wait, am I winking with the wrong eye again? Never mind. Instead, just remember: I am Groot. I am Groot, and I am Groot. Hosted by: ‘Captain Boomerang’ Greig (@GreigT13) Featuring: ‘SuperJew’ Jared (@SuperJew75), Tim Agne (@timagne) & Flaux (@Flaux). Special Guest Hater: ‘A-Bomb’ Adam Hess (@ahess49). Music by: Awesome Mix Volume 2

“I live my life a quarter mile at a time.” Pink slips are on the line as our bromantic love triangle revisits the Fast & Furious franchise, culmin8ing with a deep dive on the l8est installment, 8 Fast 8 Furious. If you haven’t seen this movie with a Dbox motion seat and a paper-plate steering wheel, have you really seen it at all? Jared and Bryan rebuild a Mazda rotary engine, Tim gets his UnderArmour in a bunch trying to teach the true meaning of Ludacrismas, and The Rock looks to us for inspiration as we break down his escalating beef with Vin Diesel. We also discover a Game of Thrones connection that goes much deeper than actor Kristofer Hivju and throw in an awkward bit of dialogue about why we didn’t call Greig. Plus, now we’re all worried what Charlize Theron might do to our new Chrysler vehicles. The tangent torpedoes are bursting through the ice, so Letty us take the wheel while you try to avoid getting blown to king-Dom come. “Why are they shooting at me?” “I don’t know — maybe because you’re in a

“Inconceivable!” We’re not sure that word means what we think it means, but nevertheless, we decided to record a whole show about The Princess Bride, and the results are only mostly unfunny, nothing one of Miracle Max’s pills can’t fix. Darrell professes his undying love for his favorite Aussie, Jared sticks to podcast recording kayfabe, Greig gives new meaning to ROUS, and Tim laments his lack of fencing skills. We even dared to recast the movie for our very own remake. Just like Rob Reiner’s classic film, this episode has something for everyone, so sit down with a nice cup of iocaine powder, hit play with your six-fingered hand, and check out Unfunny Nerd Tangent Episode 16. “As you wish…” Hosted by: ‘Captain Boomerang’ Greig (@GreigT13). Featuring: ‘SuperJew’ Jared Robinovitz (@Superjew75), Tim Agne (@timagne) & ‘The Beast from the Middle East’ Darrell Johnson (@zazzumplop). Music by Willie DeVille & Mark Knopfler. Follow our NEW official Twitter account @unfunnyntangent

Schwing! 25 years have passed since Wayne and Garth first graced the silver screen, so what better topic for our band of unfunny nerds to tackle than Wayne’s World? Alice Cooper's historical insights, Robe Lowe's baggy suits, the Grand-Daddy of all #jaredjokes, babes-a-plenty and of course, a dead dad's boner. Check it out, it’s the most informative, totally amazing and excellent podcast ever made… NOT! Hosted by: Tim Agne (@timagne) Featuring: 'SuperJew' Jared Robinovitz (@Superjew75), ‘The Beast from the Middle East’ Darrell Johnson (@zazzumplop) and ‘Captain Boomerang’ Greig (@GreigT13). Music by Aerosmith & Queen. Follow our NEW official Twitter account @unfunnyntangent

It’s King Kong, but not as you know it. For our latest episode, Jared, Tim and Greig delve into the reboot/prequel/remake that is Kong: Skull Island. Our trio of unfunny nerds dissect and discuss the ramifications of a proposed MonsterVerse, query how the filmmakers were able to assemble such a stellar cast, and while Jared & Greig proclaim their love for Brie Larson’s tank top, Tim finds a way to empathise with Taylor Swift. Yeah. That happened. And stay tuned, as in true UNT style, the show veers off into a Justice League trailer conversation. So sit back, grab a banana, grow a wicked hermit beard and listen to our latest set of tangential ramblings, all the while remembering – Monsters are real. Hosted by Greig. Featuring: Tim Agne & Jared Robinovitz. Music by CCR & Black Sabbath.

SNIKT… A movie so good, we interrupted our regularly scheduled lineup to bring it to you. With Hugh Jackman’s final outing as Wolverine setting the world on fire with its adamantium greatness, you didn’t have to be Jean Grey to figure out we’d want to talk about it. Xavier’s failing mind, the Reavers, what passes for Old Man Logan in a cinematic landscape and of course, X-23 – we cover it all, as well as throwing shade at a couple of the “lesser” X-Men films. **cough** Apocalypse **cough** So settle into your comfy Cerebro chair, light up a Cuban and check out the latest mutated Unfunny Nerd Tangent: Logan. Hosted by: ‘Captain Boomerang’ Greig Featuring: ‘Professor’ Tim Agne, 'SuperJew' Jared, Cristen & Captain Jack. Music by Johnny Cash & Marvel Entertainment.

Holy podcast, Batman! Well, not quite. Greig and Tim team up with special guests, Billi and Cav to discuss Christopher Nolan’s highly acclaimed Dark Knight Trilogy. How good is Christian Bale under the cowl? What inspired Heath Ledger’s masterful performance? What’s with Bane’s height and just how bad does Cav want Anne Hathaway? These topics and many more are covered in this epic episode, covering Batman Begins, The Dark Knight & The Dark Knight Rises. So, sit back, fire up the tumbler, put on your best Bat-voice and listen, because after all, what doesn’t kill you only makes you… Unfunny… Hosted by: ‘Captain Boomerang’ Greig Tansley. Featuring: ‘Bat-Dad’ Tim Agne. Special Guests: ‘Dirty Jesus’ Billi Bhatti & ‘Golden Girl’ Cav Manning. Music: Hans Zimmer & The Doors.