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Welcome to Positively Nerdy! All month long we're counting down to Christmas by sharing a Commentary Episode of a different Christmas special everyday! For Day Eleven it's A Muppet Family Christmas! A Muppet Family Christmas has been a family tradition for our family since the special first aired in 1987. Every year, on Christmas Eve, the entire family would watch it before going to bed. So, in the spirit of my family’s tradition, I present this very special episode in the 25 Days of Christmas Commentaries. Joining me for this episode are my very own brother and sister and we are watching the family’s original recording of the special! And since there’s no other way to follow along, I’ve put the entire special – commentary and all – up on YouTube for you to enjoy right along with us! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LUEx1XjrOGM Visit: www.positivelynerdy.com Contact Ryan: Twitter: @positivelynerdy E-Mail: ryan@positivelynerdy.co

Welcome to Positively Nerdy! All month long we're counting down to Christmas by sharing a Commentary Episode of a different Christmas special everyday! For Day Ten it's Pluto’s Christmas Tree! This classic Disney Animated short from 1952 is required Christmas time viewing. Mickey might not know that Chip and Dale live in his new Christmas tree but Pluto sure does! Join us for another commentary that packs a lot of Christmas cheer into a short time frame! Visit: www.positivelynerdy.com Contact Ryan: Twitter: @positivelynerdy E-Mail: ryan@positivelynerdy.com leah@positivelynerdy.com

Welcome to Positively Nerdy! All month long we're counting down to Christmas by sharing a Commentary Episode of a different Christmas special everyday! For Day Nine it's “Secret Santa” from the fourth season of 30 Rock!One of our favorite shows from the last several years has been 30 Rock.  A highly bizarre show and their Christmas episodes were no exception.  “Secret Santa” features a Julianne Moore guest-spot, Kenneth’s crisis of faith and Jack and Liz attempting to get one another the ultimate Christmas presents – without spending any money.  Happy Merlinpeen, everyone! Visit: www.positivelynerdy.com Contact Ryan: Twitter: @positivelynerdy E-Mail: ryan@positivelynerdy.comleah@positivelynerdy.com

Welcome to Positively Nerdy! All month long we're counting down to Christmas by sharing a Commentary Episode of a different Christmas special everyday! For Day Eight it's A He-Man and She-Ra Christmas Special! A He-Man and She-Ra Christmas Special is one of my favorite specials to watch every year, complete with its own viewing traditions. But since it’s far from one of Leah’s favorites, we have a very special guest joining me on this episode. Our friend Annie, making her podcasting debut, descends into the Nerd Cave to share her childhood memories of not only the special, but growing up as a She-Ra fan. Annie hasn’t seen the special, or any He-Man or She-Ra cartoon, since she was a kid. Will her memories be ruined or reinforced? Join us for this fun, nostalgia-filled episode! Visit: www.positivelynerdy.com Contact Ryan: Twitter: @positivelynerdy E-Mail: ryan@positivelynerdy.com

Welcome to Positively Nerdy! All month long we're counting down to Christmas by sharing a Commentary Episode of a different Christmas special everyday! For Day Seven it's Frosty Returns!Yesterday, we watched the original classic Frosty the Snowman so today we follow-up with the most popular of Frosty’s follow-up specials Frosty Returns! Does Frosty still have the magic? A strong voice cast stars in this surprisingly entertaining follow-up to the original classic. Visit: www.positivelynerdy.com Contact Ryan: Twitter: @positivelynerdy E-Mail: ryan@positivelynerdy.com leah@positivelynerdy.com

Welcome to Positively Nerdy! All month long we're counting down to Christmas by sharing a Commentary Episode of a different Christmas special everyday! For Day Six it's Frosty the Snowman. After a few bizarre entries in our 25 Days of Christmas Commentaries, we get back to a true classic. Or is it? Frosty the Snowman certainly isn’t what Leah and I remember it being. But that doesn’t mean it’s not without its fun and charm. Join us as we watch Frosty, before he melts away… Visit: www.positivelynerdy.com Contact Ryan: Twitter: @positivelynerdy E-Mail: ryan@positivelynerdy.com leah@positivelynerdy.co

Welcome to Positively Nerdy! It’s time to once again discuss all things cinematic with the latest episode of Ryan and Leah: At the Movies! This time around we’re talking about The Hunger Games: Catching Fire and Frozen, as well as the new trailer for Muppets Most Wanted and the casting of Wonder Woman! Here’s what awaits you in this week’s episode: Ryan lifts the ban on Man of Steel 2 long enough to discuss the casting of Gal Gadot as Wonder Woman for the upcoming DC sequel. Neither Ryan nor Leah is familiar with the actress but with the ban temporarily lifted, Ryan takes advantage and rants on and on… Ryan and Leah discuss the new, full-length trailer for Muppets Most Wanted. They are both looking forward to the film but aren’t as excited as they’d like to be. The release of the new trailer for Amazing Spider-Man 2 was after the recording of the episode so Ryan makes some assumptions and fakes some reactions. The Hunger Games: Catching Fire is finally here! What did Ryan and Leah think of the highly anticipated sequel? Leah has read the books, Ryan has not. Did that affect anyone’s enjoyment? Leah’s Cinematic Consultation for this episode is The Sapphires. The based on a true story film of a signing group of Australian Aboriginal women on a tour to entertain US troops in Vietnam. And finally, Frozen! Ryan and Leah discuss the newest Disney animated film. Everything from the songs, characters, voice actors and more is discussed at length. The conversation then turns to the current Disney Animation renaissance, where Frozen fits within it, and how this renaissance compares with the previous that began with The Little Mermaid and included Beauty and the Beast, Aladdin and The Lion King. Visit: www.positivelynerdy.com Contact Ryan: Twitter: @positivelynerdy E-Mail: ryan@positivelynerdy.com leah@positivelynerdy.com

Welcome to Positively Nerdy! All month long we're counting down to Christmas by sharing a Commentary Episode of a different Christmas special everyday! For Day Five it's “The Stirke” from the ninth season of Seinfeld. It’s time to celebrate Festivus!  When George is caught lying about making charitable contributions, he has to come clean about his bizarre family traditions.  Join Leah and I for one of the most fun, bizarre and un-Christmas-like specials in our month-long countdown!

Welcome to Positively Nerdy! All month long we're counting down to Christmas by sharing a Commentary Episode of a different Christmas special everyday! For Day Four it's Cricket on the Hearth!Apologies in advance. I had never seen Cricket on the Hearth before Leah and I sat down to watch it for this episode. Let's just say that not all Christmas Specials are created equal. Even one produced by Rankin/Bass that's adapted from the work of Charles Dickens isn't an automatically a winner. Spike your eggnog people, this is going to be a bumpy ride...

Welcome to Positively Nerdy! All month long we're counting down to Christmas by sharing a Commentary Episode of a different Christmas special everyday! For Day Three it's Donald's Snow Fight!Donald's Snow Fight, from 1942, is one of quintessential Disney animated shorts. Leah is back, as she will be most of the month, as we watch Donald battle it out with his nephews Huey, Dewey and Louie on a winter landscape of snow and ice. And since Donald sings 'Jingle Bells' at the beginning, it counts as a Christmas short!

Welcome to Positively Nerdy! It's time for another round of Comic Book Reviews, this time for the comics released in the second half of November 2013. About half the stack is Marvel and almost half of that is Superior Spider-Man related (fair warning) but there's also some of DC's New52, old and new favorites from Image as well as Star Trek!Comics Reviewed in this Episode:IDWStar Trek #27ImageSaga #16Todd: The Ugliest Kid on Earth #7Black Science #1DCHe-Man and the Masters of the Universe #8Wonder Woman #25Aquaman #25MarvelInfinity #6Indestructible Hulk #15Uncanny Avengers #14All-New X-Men #19Scarlet Spider #24Superior Spider-Man Team-Up #6Superior Spider-Man Annual #1Superior Spider-Man #22

Welcome to Positively Nerdy! All month long we're counting down to Christmas by sharing a Commentary Episode of a different Christmas special everyday! For Day Two it's Marge Be Not Proud from the seventh season of The Simpsons.There are a lot of terrific Christmas-themed episodes of The Simpsons to choose from but once I knew that my friend Rob, from Ryan and Rob Choose Their Own Adventure, would be joining me for my Simpsons' choice, there was no choice.  Join us as we watch The Simpsons celebrate Christmas as only they can and bare with us as we get a little sidetracked a time or two

Welcome to Positively Nerdy! All month long we're counting down to Christmas by sharing a Commentary Episode of a different Christmas special everyday! First up, Dr. Suess' How the Grinch Stole Christmas!Join Ryan and Leah as they kick off the month-long celebration with the 1966 animated adaption of Dr. Suess' classic story. Directed by Chuck Jones and starring/narrated by Boris Karloff, How The Grinch Stole Christmas is the perfect way to begin our 25 Days of Christmas Commentaries! Visit: www.positivelynerdy.com Contact Ryan: Twitter: @positivelynerdy E-Mail: ryan@positivelynerdy.com leah@positivelynerdy.com

Welcome to Positively Nerdy! It’s time for another feature debut: First Appearances! In First Appearances, we’ll be taking a look back at the debut issue of a variety of comic book characters. Not a look back at a character’s comic book history but purely their debut. How the characters were originally represented and how that might be different from what they became. For this first episode of First Appearances, we’re taking a look at the debuts of Stunner in Amazing Spider-Man #397 and Kitty Pryde in Uncanny X-Men #129! Visit: www.positivelynerdy.com Contact Ryan: Twitter: @positivelynerdy E-Mail: ryan@positivelynerdy.com

Welcome to Positively Nerdy! It’s time to once again join in on the reading and rapid page turning that is: Ryan and Rob Choose Their Own Adventure! Join us as we finally finish Book 2: Fire on the Water and begin an all new quest in Book 3: The Caverns of Kalte! Yes, that’s right faithful listeners, we’re back and we’re finally going to finish Book 2! Fire on the Water was full of ups and downs but needless to say that Rob and I are excited to start an all-new adventure! The conclusion of Book 2 plays directly into the quest of Book 3, so having it all in one episode was a stroke of luck! As is often the case, it doesn’t take long for everything to go wrong in The Cavern of Kalte! How much can go wrong? Listen in to find out as we journey between the second and third book in the Lone Wolf Choose Your Own Adventure series! Visit: www.positivelynerdy.com Contact Ryan: Twitter: @positivelynerdy E-Mail: ryan@positivelynerdy.co