Origins

Question of the Week: Which nerdy character would you want to hang out with & what would you do? Origin stories of how we each became nerds. Best Origin Story: Arrow (Stephen Amell), Batman Begins (Christian Bale), Spider-Man (Tobey Maguire), Magneto, Mr. Freeze Draft of Sidekicks of Nerdom - 5 Picks Each Chapters (00:00:00) - Make It Nerdy!(00:00:40) - Welcome to Make It Nerdy(00:01:50) - Which Nerdy Question Would You Like To Ask On The Podcast?(00:04:17) - Favorite Character From The Harry Potter Movie(00:05:16) - Who Is Going To Play Gandalf?(00:06:48) - What Became A Nerd?(00:10:08) - When You Were A Nerdy Child(00:13:16) - Peter Jackson Remade The Whole Lord Of The Rings(00:15:35) - Building a Home in the Dark(00:16:10) - How It Started: Pokemon Fanatics(00:19:25) - World of Warcraft Player Explains His Nerd Dumb(00:21:44) - Jim Carrey On The Riddler(00:23:40) - This Is What My Son Asks Me About Star Wars(00:25:08) - Anthony Williams on His Son's Star Wars Questions(00:28:42) - The Origins of Descendants(00:29:01) - Adam Levine on The Dark Knight's Origins(00:30:02) - "Writing a Good Villains"(00:31:03) - Favorite Spider Man Origins Story(00:33:40) - Best Original Movies(00:33:52) - The Adventures of Arrow vs. Superman(00:35:22) - Best Origins(00:36:39) - Jack Lehman Lehrman Gives That To King Joff(00:37:11) - The Secret To The Best(00:39:46) - Honorary Awards for The Defenders(00:40:11) - James Gunn on The Origins of Batman(00:42:27) - NFL Draft(00:45:07) - Nerd NBA Pick #1: Samwise Gamgee(00:47:47) - "Someone Should Pick Finn As Their Sidekicks"(00:48:48) - Pick A Character From Your List(00:51:29) - Anthony Has The Best Pick For A Friend(00:53:55) - Thane On The Draft(00:56:57) - The Sidekicks(00:57:27) - The Best Team In The World(00:59:19) - Honorary Mention(01:02:36) - "Groot Is A Sidekick"(01:03:33) - Anything We Missed On The Firefly List(01:04:30) - Oh, My Gosh...(01:05:01) - A Taste of This Podcast