Halo 4 Limited Edition Unboxing
Danny opens up the limited edition version of Halo 4 and all its goodies.
CYaN Plays Halo 4
Danny and Ricky from callyourselfanerd.com play Halo 4 and talk about some of the new features coming to the franchise.
Walking Dead Season 3 Episode 4 Recap: “Killer Within”
Wow, just wow. This week’s episode of The Walking Dead is something special. Head past the jump to read this week’s recap of episode four of season three, “Killer Within.”
Goes without saying, but just in case: SPOILERS AHEAD!
DVR Weekly – Week of 10/28-11/3
Welcome to DVR Weekly! Every Monday I choose three shows that I have managed to watch on my DVR over the past week and really enjoyed, do a small recap and review them. Keep in mind this means spoilers. I’ll also mention two shows that are worth checking out. I’ll also give you a glimpse of five shows I’m looking forward to for the following week. I don’t watch everything, so remember if your favorite show isn’t on here it doesn’t mean I hate it.
This week on DVR Weekly:
- The Walking Dead – 3.03 “Walk With Me”
- Once Upon a Time – 2.05 “The Doctor”
- Elementary – 1.05 “Lesser Evils”
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CYaN Podcast Episode 28: Don’t Derail This
Do we have a full episode for you this week on the Call Yourself A Nerd Podcast! Danny and Ricky talk about Disney buying LucasFilms, Wreck-It Ralph and the short Paperman, this week’s episode of The Walking Dead and the final episode of Halo’s Forward Unto Dawn. Not to mention we talk about a few other things as we try to derail this podcast.
Remember Remember the Fifth of November…
I have been kind of obsessed with Guy Fawkes since the Daria episode “Depth Takes a Holiday”. 
I was sympathetic to this Guy Fawkes dude who, I felt, was mocked for basically being the lamest of the holidays. He was the lead singer of the band “The Holidays” and had a Sid Vicious flair. I had to know who this man was.
I was a bit disappointed when I found out he was not a punk rock god, but rather a cog in the gunpowder treason. The gunpowder treason was a plot to assassinate a king by blowing up part of parliament with him inside of it. Guy was only one of 13 conspirators, specifically in charge of lighting the fuse, but has become the most notable among them. Most likely due to his arrest, torture and ultimately his suicide to avoid execution. Over the years his story has been tweaked into one where he is an action hero, or at least a sympathetic rebel.
V for Vendetta is probably the most culturally relevant example of Guy Fawkes being the face of a revolution. V dons a Guy mask in order to hide his identity and it becomes the symbol of freedom for an oppressed society. In real life, the group Anonymous use Guy masks to hide their identities while making public appearances.
I guess the point is that Guy Fawkes Day is to celebrate that the King was ultimately NOT assassinated. It is a day celebrating his failure, but in pop culture he has been transformed into a hero.
Now that the history portion of the post is complete there is a special treat for all you fellow Fawkes fans. The Remember Remember Poem and V’s amazing introduction speech from the movie V for Vendetta. Enjoy! Read More…
Wreck-It Ralph Review
What You Need to Know:
Before the feature, you will see the beautiful short Paperman from director John Kahrs about a man who meets a woman at the train station, but the only token he has to remember her is a sheet with her lipstick.
Rich Moore makes his feature length directorial debut on this highly anticipated Disney/Pixar film. John C. Reilly provides the voice for the titular Ralph, a Donkey Kong-like villain in an old arcade game. After thirty years of being the villain, Ralph decides to abandon his game to venture out into other games and become a hero. Ralph’s opposite, Fix-It Felix Jr. (Jack McBrayer) must track down Ralph to prevent the game from being unplugged.
Warning: I generally avoid spoilers, but there will possibly be a few spoilers for early scenes in the film. I will also go very in depth on the short, Paperman.
Wreck-It Ralph (John C. Reilly) and Fix-It Felix Jr. (Jack McBrayer)
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Friday Fall Playlist
Indian Summer has ended and winter is not quite here yet. I need a mellow mix to help with the transition. I was listening to some Earth Wind and Fire earlier and I never actually realized how amazing the opening lyrics are:
Do you remember the 21st of September / Love was changing the minds of pretenders /while chasing the clouds away
Immediate nostalgia mixed with hope, which is kind of what I feel when I think of Autumn. The rest of the songs were added to my Autumnal Equinox mix because they fit in that theme either by lyric or melodic feeling. Enjoy!
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Halo 4 Review
A few years ago, I was among a few friends to found a website called GrifballHub. Mainly, I wrote a few articles for them. Recently, they were gracious enough to have me represent the site at a Halo 4 review event. I wrote the following review for them. Please check out the awesome site for the review and other great articles.
Walking Dead Season 3 Episode 3 Recap: “Walk With Me”
Sorry about this one being a tad bit late, but now it is time for The Walking Dead recap for last night’s episode titled “Walk with Me.” Head past the jump for the full recap, but heed my warning that there will be massive SPOILERS past the jump.
Call Yourself A Nerd 