Synopsis
Dre Cervantes has seen a lot of s**t in the world of geekdom while working for Nintendo, Disney and GameStop (which he will frequently mention) and is now sharing his "geek philosophy" with the world. Join your guides Peter Mellini and Sam Zia as you journey into Dre's consciousness.
Episodes
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Episode 39 - The Frustration with Modern Gaming
17/10/2017 Duration: 57minRecorded on October 16, 2017 Dre and the team beg you to help us fight the Facebook algorithm, talk about the surprise Black Panther trailer, Dre finally catching up on the Marvel Netflix shows and how Dre and Sam are frustrated with Destiny 2 and just modern game design in general.
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Episode 38 - Dre vs Geek Culture
10/10/2017 Duration: 56minRecorded on October 9, 2017 Dre and the team take on several aspects of geek culture that are getting out of hand. The spoiler culture of movie trailers, the insanity of Rick and Morty fans over Szechuan Sauce and the proliferation of streaming services isolating geek shows on paid apps.
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Episode 37 - Not in a row
03/10/2017 Duration: 01h01minRecorded on October 2, 2017 Dre gets his collective shit together this week and provides some quality podcasting, in spite of Facebook's best efforts to prevent people from watching it live. We talk about the SNES Classic release, Rick and Morty's season finale and the collapse of the DC Cinematic Universe. Enjoy.
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Episode 36 - Dre Flies by the Seat of His Pants
30/09/2017 Duration: 59minDre and the crew talk about Dre's birthday festivities, the upcoming SNES Classic, and Dre's growing dislike of the WWE, and NFL.
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Episode 35 - Dre's Greek Falafels
19/09/2017 Duration: 01h01minRecorded on September 18, 2017 I don't know how to describe this episode. There is an awful falafel joke, there is a ridiculous tangent, lots of dick jokes and we stumble upon podcast gold with old men gaming trolls. This is a thing that happened.
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Episode 34 - Dre rages about Fantasy Football
12/09/2017 Duration: 01h02minRecorded on September 11, 2017 Dre and Pete talk about Dre's renewed addiction to the video game Destiny 2, the darkest episode of Rick and Morty and a shockingly deep conversation about how sports and fantasy sports can really mess up your emotions.
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Episode 33 - Dre discusses Convention Burnout
05/09/2017 Duration: 56minRecorded on September 4, 2017 The team returns to talk about Dre's experience at a UCLA College Football game last night, Mario no longer being a plumber anymore?!?, and the rapid proliferation of comic book conventions and Dre thinks its getting out of hand.
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Episode 32 - "Dre Defends Nintendo... Again..."
30/08/2017 Duration: 56minSome people are really coming down hard on Nintendo being more proactive in meeting the demand for the SNES Classic, especially after several retailers bungled the pre-order launch (looking at you Gamestop). Dre (again) explains how Nintendo has been built, and makes sense of their business strategy. We also talk about the Game of Thrones season finale, and nerd out on Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 2 Blu-Ray release, and the most recent episode of Rick and Morty. NERRRRRRRDS!
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Episode 31 - "Dre Returns From the Dead"
30/08/2017 Duration: 01h54sDre finally made it back, after being out with a cold, that was anything but common. During his recovery, Dre had time to watch wrestling, and a bunch of old Star Trek: The Next Generation, but has still yet to finish Daredevil, and has not even seen Luke Cage, or Iron Fist, let alone the Defenders. WHAT KIND OF NERRRRRRD ARE YOU?!?!?!
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Episode 30 - Dre and Peter Live from San Gabriel?!?!
14/08/2017 Duration: 55minRecorded on August 8, 2017 With Executive Producer Sam Zia out of action with a family engagement, Dre and Peter set up shop at Nostalgic Books and Comics in San Gabriel, CA to do some podcasting. Dre and Pete discuss the crazy debt that Netflix has racked up and their purchase of a comic book studio, the Pickle Rick episode of Rick and Morty, and Dre longs for more Tron but it may be a long while before it could happen.
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Episode 29 - F*** You Walmart, sincerely Dre and Sam
01/08/2017 Duration: 01h49sRecorded on July 31, 2017 Our guest cancelled AGAIN, so watch us tap dance our way through a show to compensate for the last minute change! Thanks Jason. We talk Rick and Morty coming back, Sardos Bar going away, Walmart fucking over Sam, Dre and many gamers, and Gamestop being Gamestop. Enjoy.
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Episode 28 - Dre Recaps San Diego Comic-Con
25/07/2017 Duration: 59minRecorded on July 24, 2017 Dre and the team talk about the aftermath of announcements from San Diego Comic Con! Avengers: Infinity War! New Thor Ragnarok trailer! Captain Marvel info! New Justice League trailer! STRANGER THINGS!!!!
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Episode 27 - Epic Nerd Week
18/07/2017 Duration: 01h01minRecorded on July 17, 2017 Dre, Peter and Sam talk about how there was too much nerd shit going on this past weekend and this week as well. Literally too much nerd news was happening and we try to touch upon as much as we can.
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Episode 26- Why Dre Hates Tobey Maguire
11/07/2017 Duration: 01h02minRecorded on July 10, 2017 Dre and the crew talk about how awesome Spider-Man Homecoming was, and how it has made the other Spider-Man movies (especially the Tobey Maguire ones) look terrible in comparison. Seriously, they are not good now.
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Episode 25 - Star Wars Episode 3.5 - The Phantom Boner
04/07/2017 Duration: 01h04minRecorded on July 3, 2017 Dre and the crew go off the deep end at the end again going into why Darth Vader is SO angry. We also talk about the insanity of Anime Expo, Dre watching Japanese pro wrestling and GameStop again. Enjoy your hot dogs...
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Episode 24 - Dre Goes off Over Star Wars Hilarious Racism
28/06/2017 Duration: 01h02minRecorded on June 27, 2017 Dre and Sam record a special Tuesday episode of the show, talking about their trip to Monday Night Raw, the NES Classic, The Han Solo Movie controversy and we degenerate into ridiculousness at the end of the show.
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Episode 23 - Dre and Sam fight about E3 and Final Fantasy VII
20/06/2017 Duration: 01h13minRecorded on June 19, 2017 We have a recap of the E3 Expo with show floor report from Executive Producer Sam. Also, Dre and Sam have a couple of spirited discussions about the state of E3 and the eventual Final Fantasy VII remake.
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Episode 22 - Dre Talks E3 Press Conferences
13/06/2017 Duration: 01h09minRecorded on June 12, 2017 Dre and the team talk about all the news that came out from the press conferences for E3 2017. There is a lot of nonsense and Dre makes light of some of it.
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Episode 21 - "Why Gamers need Backwards Compatibility"
06/06/2017 Duration: 01h01minRecorded on June 5, 2017 Dre and the team talk about the Wonder Woman movie, a dumb ass Sony Executive speaking out of turn about Backwards Compatibility in gaming and why Sam hates the new Tekken 7.
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Episode 20 - Why Dre loves Wonder Woman
30/05/2017 Duration: 01h11minRecorded on May 29, 2017 Listen as Dre, Peter and Sam talk about the upcoming Wonder Woman movie and its unusual marketing, the new Guardians of the Galaxy ride at Disney California Adventure and Dre and Sam's Karaoke Adventure from the night before.