I’m your nerd host, Chris Hardwick
Nerdist is a place where we nerds come together and share the nerdery that we find. It's also my home to various elements of the Nerdist Empire. You might recognize me from TV. You don't realize that's where you know me from, but it is. You think you went to college with me or I look like your cousin's friend, but that is not the case. At one time or another you stumbled upon me on your moving picture box in such cerebral gems as MTV's "Singled Out" and Noam Chomsky's "Shipmates." and so much more...
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Michael Dorn!! So excited for this
Can’t wait until work is over so I can listen to this!!
Suuuuure Chris cries when he looks at his hairline…and then dabs away the tears with a check from Legacy.
Um, I’ve tried some googling of the Castlevania movie…. nobody seems to know anything about it. Any nerds have some links for me? Stoked!!
My coworkers are all staring at me. When he said Castlevania they thought I had a stroke. There is nothing on IMDB (as of right now) . I am just afraid Uwe Boll may be involved.
That was excellent. Can’t wait for Frakes to show up.
HOLY SHITBALLS!!! A Castlevania movie!
I hope Mr. Dorn doesn’t get in trouble for letting that slip.
Fork Over Knives is full of nothing bulls**t propaganda and bad science. (Uses corralative occurences as causitive evidence & the big China study they rely on so much has been proven to be flawed.) There’s nothing wrong with eating meat, but it’s an issue of quality and quantity that makes it unhealthy. Grass fed FTW.
Michael: “You see, it’s as tasty as meat, but fashioned with soy and other non-amimal products.”
Rest of the TNG cast: “How barbaric!!!”
Sah-weet…I can attest; I AM a merry man!
I squeed when Matt said, “Just for funsies..” AAAHHHH!!!!! That just made my day.
I say “Whoo-pie” whenever I see her on TV. And the two times he dropped into Worf voice was the best thing of the week at the very least.
Probably the least interesting Nerdist episode yet. Yer all nice fellas I’m sure, but that episode was dull.
Definitely the least interesting TNG cast interview, but the others were all great. I never would have guessed that was Worf’s voice, I never knew that Michael’s voice was so different.
Any chance we’ll get TOS cast members? George Takei was good on Adam Carolla, back when Carolla did good interviews, I’d like to hear him on the Nerdist, with people who appreciate him.
Worf has a great radio voice.
I don’t like the taste of this burrito so I don’t understand why I keep eating and enjoying it as I cry…
loved this episode, michael seems like a genuinely happy and charming man.
I’ll get started on writing “The Mary Tyler Worf Show”
Finally got to finish listening to this. Fun episode The WORF radio station joke was hilarious.
Don’t forget, Mr. Dorn was also the voice of I.M. Weasel. Not only is he a Star Trek alum, but a voice actor as well.
Great episode! Loved hearing Dorn talking about being vegan *and* Castlevania. Good times.
awesome. can’t wait to hear that
If we weren’t supposed to eat meat, we wouldn’t have evolved teeth designed to eat it. The problem is the we, as Americans, and I’m generalizing, don’t understand the concept of moderation. Too much of anything will kill you. Shit, I remember a story of a woman who died of WATER poisioning from drinking a shit ton of it for a radio contest…
That said, to each his own, and if being vegetarian or vegan makes you happy, do it, just don’t force it on me
About a year ago, Dick Van Dyke was on Wait Wait Don’t Tell Me on NPR, and he flabbergasted Peter Sagal by telling him that there are lyrics to the theme of The Dick Van Dyke show AND THEN SANG THEM ALL FROM MEMORY. It was simply fantastic.
I’m disappointed in myself now. There’s nothing sadder than listening to Michael and saying to myself, “Maybe I should eat less meat” while I’m going through a McDonalds drive through, or a few minutes later thinking, “yeah, I should work out four days a week as well”, while snarfing down one of my three cheeseburgers. Sigh.
For Michael Dorn in a possible role as a Sherlock Holmes-type detective, see Warren Ellis’ single-issue Apparat Series title “Simon Spector.”
The character gets his Sherlock brain via pills, but still . . .
I hate to bring this up but Michael Dorn is incorrect when he said that men do not need estrogen. We do. We don’t need as much but it is important for reproduction and sexual drive.
I want an F-5 jet also… it seems like a real REFRESHING flying experience…
I’m sorry.
Loved the Michel Dorn interview. Why did you not ask him about his time on CHIPS
Sorry Michael, soy milk does not increase circulating estrogen levels in human men, and has no effect on sexual performance. Almond milk IS delicious and I’m not saying don’t drink it, but don’t think you need to avoid soy milk because it will increase your estrogen levels. Alternatively, the claims that it helps alleviate menopause symptoms in women also doesn’t really pan out. Soy milk is NOT a panacea, but it’s tasty and won’t hurt you.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20378106
Michael Dorn has cancelled his kickstarter. I wonder if nerdist is a new partner for it.
I have to say that this was the least interesting and engaging podcast in a long time. It started out fine, but the interminable bit in the middle about dietary choices just bored me senseless and in the end I skipped through most of the show. it was a little like hearing someone describe a weird dream they once had. Why would I care?