Um, Actually...
“Nerds like a lot of things, but there's something they love above all else, and that is correcting people.”
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Introducing a game show of fandom minutiae one-upmanship, where nerds do what nerds do best: flaunt encyclopedic nerd knowledge at Millennium Falcon nerd-speed.
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Cast
Mike Trapp
Ify Nwadiwe
Michael Meir Saltzman
Brian David Gilbert
Amy Vorpahl
Emma Fyffe
Brennan Lee Mulligan
Siobhan Thompson
Becca Scott
Erika Ishii
Jon Gutierrez
Danielle Radford
Seasons
1.C-3PO's Origins, HP Lovecraft, the Food Album (with Weird Al Yankovic)
28-09-201823mCaldwell Tanner, Siobhan Thompson, and Nate Dern inspect guns and review the Diagon Alley bar scene.
2.Cyborg Cops, Shai'Hulud, Sci-Fi Substance Abuse
26-09-201823mCan Jared Logan, Daniel O’Brien, and Haley Mancini identify droids by sight and monsters by sound?
3.Incantations, Immortans, Vulcans in Heat
26-09-201822mAlly Beardsley, Adam Conover, and Alice Wetterlund arrange Sailor Scouts and dethrone stewards.
4.Ganondorf, Gremlins, Geography of Westeros
05-10-201821mSorting swords proves an arduous task for contestants Ally Beardsley, Ify Nwadiwe, and Becca Scott.
5.Animalities, Maple Street Monsters, Mutagen Ooze
12-10-201823mBrennan Lee Mulligan, Siobhan Thompson, and Adam Conover name dragons and parse nonlinear timelines.
6.Pevensie Reign, Foreign Mutants, Kanto Clones
19-10-201821mZac Oyama, Becca Scott, and Thomas Middleditch scrutinize anime jazz and interplanetary linguistics.
7.Mouth of Sauron, Saiyan Tails, Bothan Spies
26-10-201822mPower-ups and sibling rivalries beleaguer Ify Nwadiwe, DC Pierson, and Emily Axford.
8.Jump Man, Folklore, Hounds of Tindalos
02-11-201823mMiddle-earthian bards regale Brian Murphy, Amy Vorpahl, and Matt Mercer, plus a lesson in THAC0.
9.Bilquis, Black Panther, Battlestar Galactica
09-11-201821mAdam Lustick, Dan Black, and Jackie Kashian appraise MTG cards and scream for superhuman ice cream.
10.Nothlits, Dust Bunnies, His Dark Materials
16-11-201820mAlly Beardsley, Zach Sherwin, and Siobhan Thompson assess Pokémon's missteps and Merlin's real age.
11.Skaven, Watchmen, The Neverending Story
23-11-201820mSpellcasters hex Nick Marini, Emily Heller, and Edgar Momplaisir into forgetting the game's rules.
12.Mako, Mudbloods, Mephisto (with Jonathan Coulton)
30-11-201820mJuggernaut and Filch have much in common according to Natalie Palamides, Demi Adejuyigbe, and Murph.
13.Father Figures, Frog Thor, Fusion Gems
07-12-201824mHector Navarro, Ryan Martin, and Zach Kornfeld delve into Darth Vader and deleted scenes.
14.Robots, Rhydon, Staff of Ra
14-12-201819mShane Crown, Zeke Nicholson, and Ally Beardsley sample space appetizers and make sense of mwahahas.
15.Charybdis, Kill Lists, and Cookie Crisp
21-12-201819mMatt Kirshen, Becca Scott, and Amy Vorpahl earn heart points and liken dragons to Spice Girls.
16.Diablo, Diddy Kong, Dora Milaje
28-12-201822mShane Crown, Jordan Doll, and Ify Nwadiwe beef up like Goku and consider going alt-Sith.
17.Wario, Winnie the Pooh, A Wrinkle in Time
04-01-201933mBrennan Lee Mulligan, Ryan Martin, and Jackie Kashian ponder pink kryptonite and missing mages.
18.Monty Python, Shōnen Manga, Mr. Burns
11-01-201935mNathan Yaffe, Haley Mancini, and Kirk Damato question Xena's powers and make bribes for Pokémon.
19.Sonic, Shredder, the Sword in the Stone
18-01-201936mShane Crown, Jenny Lorenzo, and Erika Ishii shudder over underwater levels and moving to Florida.
20.Cyclops, Skeletor, the Dark Crystal
25-01-201935mJordan Doll, Jon Gutierrez, and Maggie Mae Fish admire Gelflings' wings and Ser Mandon Moore's bops.
21.Ms. Pac-Man, Mick Foley, Marvel Apes
01-02-201938mHector Navarro, Danielle Radford, and Nick Mundy play name-that-robot and learn ALF's real name.
22.Hodor, Portable Holes, Philip K. Dick (with Kristian Nairn)
08-02-201935mMatt Mercer, Becca Scott, and Jon Gabrus identify with Tingle and fixate on New Zealand.
23.Mortal Kombat, Element Stones, The Matrix: Reloaded
22-02-201937mZac Oyama, Kirk Damato, Sam Bashor fear for their gamer cred and admire Crash Bandicoot's style.
24.Jabberwocky, Gelatinous Cubes, Magic: the Gathering
08-03-201935mAmy Vorpahl, Emma Fyffe, and Stef Woodburn defend Petunia Dursley and Pluto's planethood.
25.Tournament of Champions (1)
15-03-201938mAlly Beardsley, Jon Gutierrez, and Shane Crown slam sexist Smurfs and ponder Planets of the Apes.
26.Tournament of Champions (2)
22-03-201935mSiobhan Thompson, Ify Nwadiwe, and Emma Fyffe celebrate Hogswatch and pacify the Knights Who Say Ni.
27.Tournament of Champions (3)
29-03-201932mAmy Vorpahl, Jared Logan, and Demi Adejuyigbe stan Ned Ryerson and name fictional vampires.
28.Tournament of Champions (4)
05-04-201934mChampions Jared Logan, Siobhan Thompson, and Jon Gutierrez compete for the title of Most Correct.
29.Bob's Burgers, Logan’s Run / Fans vs. Faves (1)
25-05-201937mBrennan Lee Mulligan, Jessica Clemons, and Chris Calilung side-eye comic crossover double dates.
30.Stranger Things, Steven Spielberg / Fans vs. Faves (2)
01-06-201934mCaldwell Tanner, Jessica Ross, and Alyssa Rousoneios draw zaratans and debate fast zombies.
31.Kingdom Hearts, My Hero Academia / Fans vs. Faves (3)
08-06-201934mAlly Beardsley, Amy Vorpahl, and Jason Gong count MeowMeowBeenz & wonder what the hell a quatloo is.
32.Ranma, JoJo's Bizarre Adventure / Fans vs. Faves (4)
15-06-201933mIfy Nwadiwe, Siobhan Thompson, & Jeremy Puckett feed fictional characters & cast Tolkien Beatles.