Nerd Legion

Nerd Legion is a weekly podcast exploring science fiction and fantasy TV shows and films as well as other aspects of nerd culture. Featuring long-time esports casting duo Erik "DoA" Lonnquist and Christopher "MonteCristo" Mykles, the show highlights their years of established synergy and banter to lend humor and insight into the latest pop culture trends.

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Recent Episodes
  • SEVERANCE SEASON 2: Big payoff or a shaky set-up?
    Apr 17, 2025 – 01:18:23
  • ATOR THE FIGHTING EAGLE: The "So Bad It's Good" Conan Knock-Off
    Apr 13, 2025 – 01:02:46
  • MICKEY 17: Does Bong Joon Ho's New Film Live Up to Parasite?
    Apr 7, 2025 – 00:59:19
  • DRAGONSLAYER: Disney's Dark, Grim, and Forgotten Film
    Mar 22, 2025 – 01:00:06
  • HEAVY METAL: The Cult Classic That Shocked the 80s
    Mar 10, 2025 – 00:50:51
  • CAPTAIN AMERICA BRAVE NEW WORLD: Is it a worthy successor to Captain America?
    Mar 10, 2025 – 01:02:28
  • WITCHER SIRENS OF THE DEEP: High Budget Anime Witcher Fans Will Love
    Feb 22, 2025 – 01:02:48
  • SEVERANCE: Is it the BEST show on television? | Analyzing Ben Stiller's hit
    Feb 14, 2025 – 01:04:30
  • SECTION 31: Is this the WORST Star Trek ever?
    Feb 7, 2025 – 01:21:56
  • SKELETON CREW FINALE: The most UNDERRATED Star Wars of all time?
    Jan 31, 2025 – 00:57:13
  • DUNE PROPHECY: Gripping political intrigue or a weaker Game of Thrones?
    Jan 25, 2025 – 01:09:17
  • SECRET LEVEL: A Cacophony of Video Game Stories: Is It Nostalgic or Cringe?
    Jan 12, 2025 – 00:54:56
  • SKELETON CREW: Why You Need to Watch This Star Wars Spin Off - It's Great!
    Dec 24, 2024 – 01:03:41
  • THE PENGUIN (2024): The Surprisingly Good Batman Spinoff with Amazing Acting
    Dec 15, 2024 – 01:11:27
  • ARCANE SEASON 2 FINALE: Was it rushed? Will Riot lean more into film?
    Dec 8, 2024 – 01:31:03
  • UZUMAKI: A Genuinely Terrifying Horror Anime Plagued by Animation Studio Drama
    Dec 4, 2024 – 00:51:57
  • ARCANE SEASON 2: The Highest Budget Animation EVER. Good but Concerning
    Nov 15, 2024 – 01:05:12
  • GUNDAM REQUIEM FOR VENGEANCE: The Netflix Gundam Animation for Everyone
    Nov 13, 2024 – 01:08:04
  • EXCALIBUR (1981): The High Budget Arthurian Romance Film That's Horny?...
    Nov 2, 2024 – 01:24:36
  • CLASH OF THE TITANS (1981): Greek mythology and mechanical owls in 80s fantasy
    Nov 1, 2024 – 01:08:16
  • RETURN OF THE KING (1980): The Forgotten Lord of the Rings Musical Animation
    Oct 16, 2024 – 01:01:34
  • HAWK THE SLAYER: A goofy and delightful 1980s fantasy film surprise!
    Sep 25, 2024 – 01:12:34
  • WACRAFT MOVIE: Underrated or another trash video game film?
    Sep 13, 2024 – 01:39:36
  • ALIEN ROMULUS: Fresh Sci-Fi Horror or What We've Seen Before?
    Aug 27, 2024 – 01:20:48
  • Deadpool & Wolverine: Nostalgia bait or pure entertainment?
    Aug 22, 2024 – 01:03:50
  • HOUSE OF THE DRAGON FINALE: Was Season 2 a Disappointment or a Triumph?
    Aug 15, 2024 – 01:14:54
  • TIME BANDITS (1981): Terry Gilliam's Fantasy Story with Monty Python Humor
    Aug 13, 2024 – 01:11:35
  • THE BOYS S4 FINALE: Filler, plot armor, fake drama | Complete season 4 review
    Aug 5, 2024 – 01:00:56
  • STAR WARS THE ACOLYTE: IT GETS WORSE... | Complete season review
    Jul 21, 2024 – 01:07:39
  • MADAME WEB: The Worst Film of 2024
    Jul 17, 2024 – 01:02:01
  • HOUSE OF THE DRAGON: Better than Game of Thrones?
    Jul 7, 2024 – 01:02:27
  • THE BOYS: Where it went Downhill
    Jun 30, 2024 – 00:50:21
  • Star Wars Acolyte: How did they mess up so bad?!
    Jun 23, 2024 – 01:18:07
  • FURIOSA: The prequel nobody wanted from the Mad Max Universe
    Jun 14, 2024 – 01:12:08
  • X-MEN '97: Nostalgia bait or is it actually good?
    Jun 7, 2024 – 00:59:37
  • DUNE (1984): Hilariously bad... but it's good? | Lynch's Dune 40th anniversary
    Jun 3, 2024 – 01:09:55
  • SHŌGUN: FINAL REVIEW of the intrigue thriller | A wonderful period drama
    May 20, 2024 – 01:02:14
  • REBEL MOON 2: Reviewing Snyder's DIASTROUS sequel | Why is it SO BAD?
    May 11, 2024 – 01:13:44
  • FALLOUT: A GOOD video game adaptation?! | Jonathan Nolan's suspense and humor
    May 4, 2024 – 01:10:19
  • NINJA KAMUI: TERRIBLE flashback storytelling & old tropes | NOTHING new
    Apr 28, 2024 – 00:57:49
  • 3 BODY PROBLEM: Brains in space, an alien invasion & the Cultural Revolution
    Apr 22, 2024 – 01:11:04
  • SHŌGUN: Political intrigue and murderous plots in feudal Japan
    Mar 31, 2024 – 01:09:10
  • DUNE 2: The pinnacle of modern sci-fi cinema | Fremen, faith and false prophets
    Mar 17, 2024 – 01:19:06
  • AVATAR THE LAST AIRBENDER: Successes and failures of the live-action adaptation
    Mar 3, 2024 – 01:18:47
  • BLUE EYE SAMURAI: A thousand old tropes remixed into a new, beautiful whole
    Feb 18, 2024 – 01:13:45
  • REBEL MOON: The TERRIBLE version of everything you've seen before
    Jan 22, 2024 – 01:31:06
  • MONARCH: Why are there NO MONSTERS in the MONSTERVERSE? / What is MONARCH?
    Jan 2, 2024 – 00:57:42
  • SCAVENGERS REIGN: the BEST sci-fi of 2023? Adventures on a truly alien world
    Dec 19, 2023 – 00:55:42
  • LOKI: Final review on Marvel's time-skipping, multi-versal banger
    Dec 8, 2023 – 00:52:02
  • SURF NINJAS: The BEST 90's ninja movie? Unintentionally hilarious
    Nov 22, 2023 – 00:59:25
Recent Reviews
  • ggMonteCristo
    Great show, if I do say so myself
    This is Monte, thanks for watching! DoA and I have been discussing making this show for a long time and are proud to finally release it for your enjoyment.
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