Nerdist was started by Chris Hardwick and has grown to be a many headed beast.

Gallifrey One and the Pros of Cons

Next weekend, February 17-19, Gallifrey One, the world’s largest Doctor Who convention, will be celebrating its 23rd anniversary. Once again at the LAX Marriott in Los Angeles, fans will get to see members of the show’s cast and crew from both the new and classic series, attend discussion panels on a number of excellent topics, and even see our illustrious leader, Mr. Hardwick, on Sunday filming stuff. But maybe the… more

Get Sloshed Like A Viper Jock!

Reasons why Quantum Mechanix continue to be the greatest purveyors of nerd-morabilia in the galaxy – #5,623: I love my t-shirts and my action figures and I can indulge… more

Be In the Nerdist TV Show Audience!

A Nerdist TV show??? YES! Well, a pilot, at least! This show will air on BBC America no matter what, but if it goes well enough, we’ll make lots more!… more

You Can Count On It

As I listened to this week’s podcast, I was reminded of a conversation my friends and I had with Patton Oswalt, Brian Posehn, and Maria Bamford a few years ago… more
 

If It’s Friday, It MUST Be ‘Fringe’

Tonight is the night. The night that could effectively change everything…The night that in genre-TV-nerd terms would be the equivalent of the 2004 Boston Red Sox victory. (And I… more

Product Placement: Redeemable Through Geekery?

Recently, the intrepid crew at FilmDrunk posted this entertaining and informative primer on the history of product placement in motion pictures: Now, I do like to think I have discerning… more

A Tale of Two Cancellations

Well TV nerds, we’re over halfway through November sweeps which means the vast majority of cancellations in 2010’s fall TV season have come and gone. Interestingly, of the… more
 

The Last Days of PBS? sadface

Hello, my name is Nicole (All together now: “Hi, Nicole!”) and I am a PBS nerd.  There are many shades of nerdity, some even within geek circles considered “cooler” than… more

‘Rubicon’: Too slow? Or too NERDY?!

AMC’s Rubicon received a stellar welcome with its August arrival, which is pretty much the network’s norm these days. The show about a think-tank of government code-breakers, one of… more

In the Not-Too-Distant Future…

Before I was 14, I really didn’t know what funny meant.  Then in one year I was introduced to the two things that inexorably shaped my comedic sensibilities: “Monty Python’s… more
 
 
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