Daryl, Nick, and Lauren unwrap Violent Night, where Santa trades sleigh bells for badass combat moves! The crew breaks down David Harbour’s epic take on Saint Nick, the perfect blend of holiday cheer and bloody action, and whether this film could become a new Christmas classic. Grab your eggnog and join the chaos as they dive into the festive madness of Violent Night!

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Violent Night

The holidays are upon us, so Nick & Daryl spend some time talking about some of their favorite holiday specials, from the Star Wars Holiday Special to A Charlie Brown Christmas. Along the way, they try to figure out the cosmology of the Rankin-Bass Christmas Specials Universe.

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The Casual Nerdity Holiday Special

Daryl, Nick, & Lauren are back to Clone Wars, as they watch Obi-Wan go undercover as his own assassin and stand idly by while he watches cold-blooded murders committed in front of him.

00:00 Introduction
06:45 Deception
25:08 Friends and Enemies
35:31 The Box
46:32 Crisis on Naboo

To follow along with your viewing, you can find the Clone Wars chronological viewing list at:
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Clone Watch - Episode 21

Something a little different this time. With some video game episodes in the near future, Daryl, Nick, & Lauren discuss their earliest days with video games and the kind of games they enjoy.

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Our Video Gaming Origins

As Clone Wars becomes darker & heavier, Daryl, Nick, & Lauren dive into one of the darkest elements of the Galaxy Far Far Away, exploring the galaxy's slave trade, before moving on to a story of vengeance and naivete.

 * 00:00 Introduction
 * 04:47 Kidnapped
 * 18:52 Slaves of the Republic
 * 39:14 Escape from Kadavo
 * 1:09:06 A Friend in Need

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Clone Watch - Episode 20

Daryl, Nick, & Lauren welcome Betsy back as they dive into Clone Wars' heart of darkness with the Umbara arc. And...we put the puzzle pieces together to figure out why some arcs work better for Lauren than others.

 * 00:00 Introduction
 * 04:16 Darkness on Umbara
 * 37:02 The General
 * 53:28 Plan of Dissent
 * 1:21:49 Carnage of Krell

To follow along with your viewing, you can find the Clone Wars chronological viewing list at:

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Clone Watch - Episode 19

Clone Watch opens a little heavy this time, as Daryl, Nick, & Lauren discuss some real world events and how they might impact the podcast before moving on to the next Clone Wars episodes in the watch list: Shadow Warrior, Mercy Mission, and Nomad Droids

 * 00:00 Introduction
 * 01:55 Current events regarding free speech
 * 13:04 Clone Watch discussion begins
 * 14:36 Shadow Warrior
 * 30:04 Mercy Mission
 * 41:10 Nomad Droids

To follow along with your viewing, you can find the Clone Wars chronological viewing list at:
https://www.starwars.com/news/star-wars-the-clone-wars-chronological-episodeorder

Clone Watch - Episode 18

Clone Watch is back as Daryl, Lauren, & Nick dive into season 4 of Star Wars: The Clone Wars and the Mon Calamari arc.

 * 00:00 Introduction
 * 05:48 Water War
 * 33:10 Gungan Attack
 * 48:00 Prisoners

To follow along with your viewing, you can find the Clone Wars chronological viewing list at:
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Clone Watch - Episode 17

Our longest episode to date! Daryl and semi-regular contributor Betsy are joined by our friend Brev from The Movie Defenders to talk comics. Marvel's X-Men books relaunched about a year ago with an old-new direction, and we talk about our impressions - good and bad - for all of them.

00:00 Introduction
02:18 Favorite non-Claremont X-books
30:39 X-Men: From the Ashes - Initial Thoughts
44:47 X-Men: Heir of Apocalypse
49:09 X-Men
1:03:09 Phoenix
1:10:56 NYX
1:22:40 X-Force
1:29:15 Uncanny X-Men
1:41:40 X-Factor
1:53:30 Exceptional X-Men
2:06:47 Wolverine
2:10:21 Dazzler
2:20:05 Storm
2:31:08 Sentinels, Mystique
2:34:35 Psylocke
2:38:53 Laura Kinney: Wolverine
2:41:10 Hellverine
2:43:19 Deadpool & Wolverine, Cable: Love & Chrome
2:46:26 Weapon X-Men
2:47:13 Magik
2:52:49 X-Manhunt crossover

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X-Men: From the Ashes - One Year In

It's a short episode because of life and how the Clone Wars storylines were distributed among seasons. Daryl, Nick, and Lauren quickly discuss the final two episodes of Star Wars: The Clone Wars season 3.

 * 00:00 Introduction
 * 02:03 Padawan Lost
 * 24:07 Wookiee Hunt

To follow along with your viewing, you can find the Clone Wars chronological viewing list at:

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Clone Watch - Episode 16

A celebration of pop culture, discussing and exploring the TV, movies, comics, books, and anything else we enjoy, with an eye towards the positive.

Casual Nerdity: The Podcast