Welcome back, Herders of Nerfs! Star Wars fans are an incredibly vocal bunch, but lately a new darkness has risen within the community that needs to be snuffed out. Join us as we discuss what’s causing the outcry and what we can do about it. #ForceOutHate
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Woo-hoo! We just got done seeing “Solo: A Star Wars Story” and rushed over to record our immediate impressions! Apologies for the audio; we didn’t have our usual setup available for this episode. Have you seen the movie yet?? We hope so, cuz this episode is FULL of spoilers! You’ve been warned. But really: why *haven’t* you seen it yet??? Go watch the movie already!
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Hola, Herders! It’s just under 2 weeks and counting until “Solo: A Star Wars Story” hits theaters. We’re at critical mass, people! The original nerfherder is back on the big screen, and the Council reviews what we know thus far, the promo campaign, and even review the tie-in novel “Last Shot”. Is it any good? Well, that depends on how you feel about droids with Wookiee arms and jaded Gungans.
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Hi there, Nerfherders! Did you know there are actually *two* Star Wars movies coming out on May 25? We all know about “Solo”, but there’s also “Odyssey”: a Kickstarter-funded fan film about a Rebel recon mission gone horribly wrong. Produced in part as a student project by filmmakers from the Savannah College of Art & Design, we sit down with concept and production artist James Rinere to discuss the process, the production, and the technology behind this ambitious fan film.
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Wrapping up our look at the home video release of “Star Wars: The Last Jedi”, the Council discusses the feature-length behind-the-scenes documentary, “The Director and the Jedi”. Does Rian Johnson successfully explain his entry in this fabled saga?
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“The Last Jedi” is now out on digital and disc for home video! Like the true Star Wars nerds we are, the Council breaks down the special features included and everything they tell us about the larger saga – both in front and behind the camera!
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Welcome back, Nerfherders! The Council is back at full strength and back in our home studio. “Star Wars: Rebels” has come to an end, and we were left underwhelmed – much like our feelings on the rest of the series! We try to figure out why it didn’t hit us in the feels.
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Hello, Nerfherders! Our guest this time around is the super-prolific, always-entertaining YouTuber, HelloGreedo! We discuss literally every film in the franchise – past, present, and future! We also get into video games, YouTube celebrity, and technical difficulties…
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Hey there, Herder faithful! We’ve got a shiny new trailer for “Solo: A Star Wars Story” and can’t wait to break it all down for you – so we don’t! We take a look at the characters, locations, plot, and the larger implications for our
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Wilkommen, Nerfherders! Are you enjoying our new theme music? Of course you are. The band who recorded it, Galactic Empire, is about to kick off a new tour. We get Dark Vader on the show to talk about hitting the road with Mac Sabbath, recording their upcoming album, and our main topic for this week: comparing “The Last Jedi” to its predecessor, “The Force Awakens”. Two very different movies, two very different approaches, two very different fan reactions. Which comes out on top? Well, that depends on how you approach the topic!
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