Episode 16: Reboots, X-Men: First Class VS. The Amazing Spider-Man, Top 5 Reboots

Battlestar Galactica, Star Trek (2009), Sherlock

“We can rebuilt it!” We debate TV and film reboots, relaunches, and revisits. Why does Hollywood keep rebooting franchises, what makes a reboot good, and why do so many fail? In the INFINITE CROSSOVER CHAMBER, X-Men: First Class and The Amazing Spider-Man battle for superhero supremacy! We share our top 5 favorite reboots.

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Show Notes

  • 0:00 – 42:46 Reboots.

  • 42:47 – 53:35  INFINITE CROSSOVER CHAMBER: X-Men: First Class VS. The Amazing Spider-Man.

  • 53:36 – 1:16:25: Top 5 Reboots.

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Top 5 Reboots

Conrad: 

  1. The Dark Knight Trilogy 

  2. Sherlock

  3. Battlestar Galactica

  4. COSMOS: A Spacetime Odyssey 

  5. 10 Things I Hate About You

Ali:

  1. Battlestar Galactica (2004)
  2. Star Trek (2009)
  3. Batman: Year One
  4. Apple Computer circa 1997
  5. Tomb Raider (2013)

Honorable Mentions:

  • Radiohead
  • The Office (NBC)

Episode 1: Origin Stories, Man of Steel VS. Monsters University, Top 5 Origin Stories

Spock (Star Trek 2009), Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Batman: The Animated Series

It's the first episode of the Super Fantastic Nerd Hour! We discuss the forces that turned us into super nerds, why we created this show, and break down origin stories from Gilgamesh to Luke Skywalker. We throw Man of Steel's Clark Kent against Monsters University's Mike Wazowski in the INFINITE CROSSOVER CHAMBER and countdown our top 5 favorite origin stories. 

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Show Notes

  • 0:00 - 14:06 : Our origin stories, the inception of Super Fantastic Nerd Hour.
  • 14:07 - 30:34: Why we love origin stories. 
  • 30:35 - 40:08: INFINITE CROSSOVER CHAMBER - Clark Kent VS. Mike Wazowski.
  • 40:09 - 1:00:40: Top 5 origin stories.

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Top 5 Origin Stories

Conrad:

  1. Batman 
  2. X-Men
  3. John Constantine, Hellblazer
  4. Dr. Manhattan, Watchmen
  5. Buffy the Vampire Slayer

Ali: 

  1. Batman
  2. Dean Trippe
  3. X-Men
  4. Tetris
  5. Spock

Honorable Mentions:

  • Kill Bill
  • Harry Potter
  • Doctor Who
  • The Godfather: Part II
  • Star Trek's Khan
  • The Terminator's Sarah Connor
  • James Bond (Casino Royale)
  • Unbreakable