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This week James ruins Chuck Bean's Favorite X-Man, Al Beck ponders what he would do on Twitch, we discuss Marvel Comics' announcements from C2E2, the Final Fantasy 7 Remake demo and the newest developments on the Road to Wrestlemania.

Toy Fair news! DC Comics' publisher Dan Didio is fired! James, Chuck Bean and Al Beck talk about these things plus an idea of a Disney/WWE crossover and what WWE crossovers James isn't cool with.  

This week sees the release of a Batman issue that might end up being worth something so Al Beck, James and Chuck Bean discuss comic book speculators, roasting Stay Puft Marshmallow men, NXT Takeover Portland, #Diarreha Dayz, changes to Realm Royale and what it would take to get each of us on a Cruise ship.

James and Chuck Bean recount all the fun they had at last weekend's Astronomicon. We also review Harley Quinn : Birds of Prey and Netflix's Locke and Key season 1 and try to figure out why the Ghostbusters Twinkies will be filled with blue slime.

Chuck Bean interviews Cosplayers Ashlee Kalthoff and Ginoza Costuming, Robert Carradine, former Red Wing Darren McCarty and WWE Hall of Famer Brutus The Barber Beefcake.

Our discussion of Star Trek Picard continues this week as Chuck Bean has some important questions for Al Beck. James checks out the Aladdin live action remake, Al gives his review on the new season of Doctor Who and Chuck updates us on the games available for free on Playstation Plus and Xbox Live for February too.

We're joined by Steve Black this week as he and Al Beck review the first episode of Star Trek Picard. Erica Banas joins us as well to discuss WWE Royal Rumble and NJPW Wrestlekingdom and James tries out Untitled Goose Game!

Al Beck is so excited about Star Trek Picard that we review it ahead of even seeing it! James conceptualizes a Star Wars Babies show and Chuck Bean fondly remembers the licensed games of yesteryear. We discuss all the video game delays, The Witcher on Netflix, and Morbius' hand suckers.

Al Beck, Chuck Bean and James are joined this week by 8-Bit Steve as he fills us in on his Kickstarter Friday the 13th NES strategy guide. Chuck get's a chance to talk to David Howard Thorton ahead of his appearance at Astronomicon and we catch up on some of the big nerd news stories from the past couple weeks.

The Nerds return to the Checkpoint XP studios to talk Star Wars Rise of the Skywalker and the Mandolorian. James, AL Beck and Chuck Bean are joined by Overly Straight Guy Ken, Joel Morgan, Mike Pandoff and Steve Black as they discuss fan theories, bad science, proper name etiquette and more!

Al Beck, James and Chuck Bean gather together during the holiday season to discuss the highlights of 2019 and we clear out the vaults of conversations that didn't make it to air. Thanks for listening and we'll see you in 2020!

We try and keep the show from falling apart this week as James, Al Beck and Chuck Bean discuss the Game Awards, Rise of Skywalker, Baby Yoda merchandising ideas, made-to-order shoes and sales on some cheap games going into the holiday.

There's new games coming in 2020 Chuck Bean has to tell Al Beck and James about, the DC/CW television shows are having a Crisis, League of Legends gets some merch that's far outside everyone's price range, and we review the trailers for the next Ghostbusters and Wonder Woman movie.

Joined by Checkpoint XP's Nate Bender and Erica Banas, this week Al Beck, Chuck Bean and James count their favorite moments in professional wrestling from 2019, discuss a spoiler in the thanksgiving commercial for the new Star Wars game, a glitch in Civilization 4 on the Switch, Baby Yoda memes and more! 

Al Beck, James and Chuck Bean are joined this week by the Glory Pro Wrestling and Smash Wrestling Tag Team Champions Halal Beefcake! Chuck spends the weekend trying out Borderlands 3, Al Beck is grumpy about the new Dawn of X trade paperback collections, and James tries his hand at ring announcing before we do an in depth interview with Joe Coleman and Idris Abraham.