In the world of tabletop RPGs, the fantasy setting is king. After all, the genre started with Dungeons and Dragons, which was quickly followed by multiple successor games. When Star Wars came on the scene, many game makers sought to…
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Episode 4: “Malfoys, and Tardigrades, and Klingons, oh my!”
This week Zack and Kyle discuss the latest episode of Star Trek Discovery as well as how it stacks up to The Orville and previous Trek series. Join the conversation on facebook @redshirtrejects or on reddit at r/nerdunion.
Star Trek Discovery Has a Prequel Problem
By this point in our lives we should all be familiar with the premise of a prequel. You take a movie, TV, comic, etc and go back before the story and tell another story in that same universe. It has…
Episode 3: “Is Context really for Kings?”
Zach and Kyle are joined by special guest host Eric Allan Hall! They sat down to discuss the latest episode for Star Trek Discovery, “Context is for Kings.”
Did Burnham Really Deserve Her Punishment
Now that we have the review out of the way, lets talk about that cliffhanger! Spoilers of the Star Trek Discovery premiere will follow.
Episode 2: Star Trek Discovery and why it’s all Scotty’s fault
This week we dissect the first two episode of Star Trek Discovery. We also dive into the toxicity of the Facebook Star Trek groups, in addition to CBS All Access. The moral of the story? Scotty probably shouldn’t have messed…
5 Things Stranger Things Needs to do in Season 2
Get excited nerds! Season 2 of Netflix’s Stranger Things is almost upon us! I somehow missed the Stranger Things train when it first premiered and just spent the last few days binging the last season. I’ll admit, it was an…
Star Trek Discovery Review: How to Do a Good Thing Badly
The first episode of the newest Star Trek series has finally graced the small screen. When I say the first episode, I really mean what CBS wanted you to think was two episodes (but I’ll get to that in a…
Game On Looks to be a One Stop Shop for Tabletop
Right now if you’re a game maker, or board game aficionado, there’s only one place you look for new projects — Kickstarter. If you go on Kickstarter right now there are 249 projects waiting for your hard earned money. It’s…
In Defense of Hating Discovery’s New Klingon Look
Okay, I’ve lived on the internet practically my whole life. I understand how exhausting nerd hate is and how terribly misplaced it can be. I can also understand the adage, “Let people enjoy things.” So, at the risk of…