Ol' Nerdy Bastards
Two nerdy bastards come together to review films, shows, video games, and more, while also discussing the biggest nerd news of the week. Nothing is off limits! Join us on this journey every week for one hour on Tuesdays as we debate, discuss and dissect your favourite fandom.
Ol' Nerdy Bastards
First Debate Episode: No Context, Just Chaos
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In Episode 2 of Season 7, Romi and Sean turn the chaos dial up and put their reputations on the line. Starting with a 2026 Box Office Snake Draft, where they pick upcoming films and compete to see whose roster will dominate the global box office by year’s end. Strategy, sabotage, and premature victory laps included.
From there, the debates get ruthless. The guys tackle a Blind Rank: Console Generations, locking various consoles into permanent spots without knowing what’s coming next — guaranteeing at least one ranking that will anger the internet. Then it’s time for “This or That – No Context”, a rapid-fire gauntlet of impossible choices: PS2 era vs PS5 era, physical vs digital, single-player vs live service, nostalgia vs innovation — no explanations unless absolutely necessary.
The episode builds to the main showdown: “Modern games don’t respect your time — and we let it happen.” Are bloated runtimes, day-one patches, live-service grinds, and endless content drops killing the magic? Or is this just old-man-yells-at-cloud energy? It’s competitive, it’s nostalgic, it’s spicy — and someone absolutely leaves mad.