These Aren't The Nerds You're Looking For
137 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 3 years ago - ★★★★★ - 6 ratingsWe're two nerds, Kevin and Lorenzo, who met at Star Wars Celebration Orlando in 2017. On These Aren't The Nerds You're Looking For, we will sit down and discuss The Clone Wars episode by episode. From things we liked, things we didn't like, and how it all fits into the expansive Star Wars universe, we'll cover it all!
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The Clone Wars: Lightsaber Lost
December 05, 2018 09:00 - 1 hour - 98.9 MBWhile on official duty in the lower levels of Coruscant, a pickpocket grabs Ahsoka's lightsaber. With the help of Jedi Master Tera Sinube, she goes on the search for her lost lightsaber. Lorenzo Phan and Kevin Hord discuss this Ahsoka-led episode of The Clone Wars on this episode of Not The Nerds!
Resistance: Secrets and Holograms
December 03, 2018 22:17 - 1 hour - 64.3 MBKaz begins to uncover more information about the First Order on the Colossus! Commander Pyre returns as Captain Doza considers the offer of protection. What new information do we learn? Will Kaz be able to maintain his cover? Lorenzo and Kevin discuss this week's episode of Star Wars Resistance on Not The Nerds!
Star Wars Galaxy of Adventures Premiere Review
December 03, 2018 19:35 - 13 minutes - 12.4 MBIt was a quick turn around from announcement to release, but six short videos have released for Star Wars Galaxy of Adventures! In a quick review, Kevin and Lorenzo discuss the six short videos that were released to Star Wars Kids on YouTube. How do we feel about the format? How do we feel about the art style? Find out on this bonus episode of Not The Nerds!
Star Wars Galaxy of Adventures Trailer Reaction
November 29, 2018 16:06 - 23 minutes - 21.6 MBStar Wars unveiled a new website and a new YouTube channel to unveil a new series, Galaxy of Adventures! This will be a series of animated shorts re-telling classic moments from throughout Star Wars history but in a way that is age-appropriate for very, very young children. Lorenzo and Kevin discuss the trailer that was released as well as their feelings on the concept of the series itself on this week's Not The Nerds podcast!
The Clone Wars: The Deserter
November 28, 2018 09:00 - 2 hours - 117 MBAfter failing to capture General Grievous, Obi-Wan along with Commander Cody and Captain Rex find themselves chasing after him on Saleucami. After being injured, Rex discovers the man giving him aid is actually a clone deserter. How did the clone leave the army? Why did the clone leave his responsibilities to the Republic? Lorenzo and Kevin discuss this episode of The Clone Wars on Not The Nerds! These Aren't The Nerds You're Looking For on Twitter: https://twitter.com/notthenerds These...
Resistance: The Platform Classic
November 27, 2018 19:37 - 1 hour - 57.1 MBOn this week's Star Wars Resistance, Doza asks Yeager to race in The Platform Classic. However a specter of Yeager's past has returned and as such he declines the race. Who is the mystery man who is known as Marcus Speedstar? How does he know Yeager? And why can't Yeager forgive him? Lorenzo and Kevin discuss on this week's Not The Nerds! These Aren't The Nerds You're Looking For on Twitter: https://twitter.com/notthenerds These Aren't The Nerds You're Looking For on Facebook: https://...
The Clone Wars: Grievous Intrigue
November 21, 2018 09:00 - 1 hour - 106 MBGrievous captures a Jedi hostage! Eeth Koth is imprisoned and Anakin, Obi-Wan, and Adi Gallia mount a rescue! In this episode we learn more about Grievous' motivations for fighting this war. Lorenzo and Kevin discuss this reasoning. How do we feel about the rescue mission the Jedi execute? Listen in on this week's Not The Nerds!
Resistance: Synara's Score
November 20, 2018 00:36 - 1 hour - 60.1 MBKevin and Lorenzo are back to discuss this week's episode of Star Wars Resistance! Last week introduced a new character named Synara who is featured this week. What do we learn about her character? How does the crew of Kaz, Tam, and Neeku warm up to her? And why does Doza have such an urgent project for the crew to undertake?
Disney Parks Galaxy's Edge News: Attraction Names Announced!
November 19, 2018 23:54 - 1 hour - 64.8 MBMore exciting news was announced over the weekend at Destination D held at Epcot in Walt Disney World! Disney Parks has announced the official names for the two attractions that will open with Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge at Disneyland Park in Anaheim and Disney Hollywood Studios in Orlando! What are the names and what hopes do Lorenzo and Kevin have for the two attractions along with the themed land as a whole? Listen in as we discuss on this week's Not The Nerds!
The Clone Wars: Brain Invaders
November 14, 2018 09:00 - 2 hours - 111 MBThough the conflict on Geonosis has concluded, the terrors were not left behind. What horror do Ahsoka and Barriss find themselves in? Is there any relief while the padawans handle an invasive outbreak on their ship? Lorenzo and Kevin discuss more Clone Wars on this week's These Aren't The Nerds You're Looking For!
Resistance: Signal From Sector Six
November 13, 2018 17:52 - 1 hour - 61.6 MBKaz is sent on a special mission and joining him is Poe Dameron himself! While out on the mission, they intercept a distress signal from, you guessed it, Sector Six! Who sent the signal and why? What do Kaz and Poe encounter when they discover the origin of the signal? Lorenzo and Kevin discuss this week's episode of Star Wars Resistance on These Aren't The Nerds You're Looking For!
The Clone Wars: Legacy of Terror
November 07, 2018 09:00 - 1 hour - 90.1 MBLuminara goes missing on Geonosis! Anakin and Obi-Wan with a bunch of clones go to find her and end up discovering a terrifying fact about the Geonosians! What is the terror they encounter? Lorenzo and Kevin discuss this episode of Star Wars: The Clone Wars on Not The Nerds!
Resistance: The Children From Tehar
November 05, 2018 15:43 - 1 hour - 63.9 MBThere is a reward for the location of two missing children! And Kaz is flat broke! Who are these children? Why is there a reward? Who placed the reward? And why is the First Order involved? Lorenzo and Kevin discuss this week's episode of Star Wars Resistance! Also we get in a discussion about how much Daylight Saving Time messes us up and how China operates under one single time zone.
The Clone Wars: Weapons Factory
October 31, 2018 08:00 - 2 hours - 122 MBOn this episode, Lorenzo and Kevin welcome guest Zac Gross of the podcast, ReCloned! Zac is co-host of a fellow Clone Wars review podcast so it was no trouble getting him to discuss Star Wars with us! In Weapons Factory, the Jedi having taken down the droid factory defenses now actually make an attempt to capture Poggle the Lesser and destroy the factory itself. However heavy fortifications make an all-out assault quite difficult. Good thing padawans Ahsoka and Barriss are up to the task of ...
Resistance: The High Tower
October 30, 2018 03:09 - 53 minutes - 49 MBThe First Order arrive on The Colossus! What are they doing there? Will our hero Kaz be able to determine what the First Order is up to without detection? How do Lorenzo and Kevin feel about the show's story progression? Now that we're four episodes in, does Star Wars Resistance start finding its groove? Listen to find out what we think on this week's Not The Nerds!
Disney Parks Rumors and Discussion: Indiana Jones Land Coming?
October 26, 2018 19:46 - 39 minutes - 36.4 MBKevin and Lorenzo happened to record an off the cuff conversation about rumors and news regarding Disneyland and Walt Disney World's progress on Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge. How's the project coming along? What is the state of construction that Lorenzo can see? We also spoke about some rumors on more Indiana Jones being introduced to the Disney Parks. As we are less than a year away from the opening of Galaxy's Edge, the anticipation only keeps building and building!
The Clone Wars: Landing At Point Rain
October 24, 2018 08:00 - 1 hour - 109 MBThe Jedi return to Geonosis! Do things go better than the last time they were there? The Jedi need to capture Poggle the Lesser and shut down the new droid factory that Padmé discovered, but even getting to the factory will be a dangerous task. Lorenzo and Kevin discuss how the Jedi seem to be handling themselves on this week's episode of These Aren't The Nerds You're Looking For.
Resistance: Fuel for the Fire
October 20, 2018 18:27 - 1 hour - 71.8 MBKazuda Xiono is still settling into his role as mechanic-by-day, spy-by night. Frustrated, he is befriended by a fellow racer named Jace Rucklin, guest voiced by Elijah Wood. How do Kevin and Lorenzo feel about Kaz's frustration with maintaining a cover of mechanic? Is Kazuda actually becoming a better spy? They discuss and review this week's episode of Star Wars Resistance on These Aren't The Nerds You're Looking For! These Aren't The Nerds You're Looking For on Twitter: https://twitter....
The Clone Wars: Senate Spy
October 17, 2018 08:00 - 1 hour - 92.9 MBCould there be a spy in the Republic Senate? Lorenzo Phan and Kevin Hord investigate on Not The Nerds! Well, actually, Padmé investigates at the behest of the Jedi Council. Why does the Council need Padmé of all people to spy on a potential spy? How does Anakin feel about Padmé taking on a potentially dangerous mission? How does Padmé handle the mission despite having pretty much no active spying experience? And why is she wearing such revealing clothing throughout this episode? Kevin and Lo...
Resistance: The Triple Dark
October 15, 2018 08:00 - 1 hour - 60.7 MBStar Wars Resistance is in full swing as Kevin Hord and Lorenzo Phan review the second episode of the show, "The Triple Dark." Does Resistance start to dig deeper into the machinations of the growing First Order and the dealings of the Resistance to stop it? Of course not! How do we react to the effort series protagonist Kazuda Xiono has exerted so far in spying for the Resistance? Listen to find out on this week's episode of These Aren't The Nerds You're Looking For!
The Clone Wars: The Zillo Beast Strikes Back
October 10, 2018 08:00 - 2 hours - 113 MBThe Zillo Beast is on Coruscant and he is pissed! To help explain Zillo Beast biology, we've invited Ryan Haupt to the show! He is a host of the podcast Science... Sort Of and is better equipped to explain Zillo physiology than Kevin and Lorenzo. What do we make of the theoretical time the Zillo Beast had to survive underground? What did the Zillo Beast eat in the time? How did it go undetected? And how does it know where to go in Coruscant? We want to thank Ryan again for coming on the sh...
Resistance: The Recruit
October 08, 2018 15:16 - 1 hour - 60.9 MBStar Wars Resistance has premiered! After giving The Recruit a view, Lorenzo and Kevin recap and review the episode. Do we like this pilot episode? Who are the new characters? What story arcs are being set up? Where do we hope the show will go? We discuss all that and more for this first episode of Star Wars Resistance!
The Clone Wars: The Zillo Beast
October 03, 2018 08:00 - 1 hour - 103 MBThis week Anakin and Mace head to Malastare where a major battle over the planet's fuel resources has been raging! After setting off an Electro-Proton Bomb, a sinkhole swallows the battlefield but an even bigger surprise faces the Republic. What is the Zillo Beast? And what does the James Bond series have to do with this?
Star Wars Resistance Extended Sneak Peek
September 28, 2018 18:36 - 22 minutes - 20.7 MBThe Disney Channel dropped an extended trailer for Star Wars Resistance! Even though the show premieres in just over a week, Kevin and Lorenzo took a little bit of time to discuss new footage seen in this sneak peek and if this helped build excitement for the show itself!
The Clone Wars: Bounty Hunters
September 26, 2018 08:00 - 2 hours - 114 MBKevin and Lorenzo take a moment to talk about the passing of Gary Kurtz before getting to The Clone Wars discussion. The producer of American Graffiti, Star Wars, and The Empire Strikes Back, his influence on those films can not be overstated. Turning to The Clone Wars itself, the episode is also dedicated to Akira Kurosawa and as the episode progresses it is not difficult to see why. Lorenzo goes back and forth on whether he likes the episode and Kevin tries his best to make Lorenzo make up...
The Clone Wars: Children of the Force
September 19, 2018 15:18 - 2 hours - 123 MBThe Force went and had some children! That's how that works right? Picking up right where the show left off on Cargo of Doom, Anakin and Ahsoka return from a defeat not having recovered the stolen Holocron. How does the Jedi council react to our two heroes being bested by a bounty hunter? Also what's up with this episode replaying the ending of the previous episode but with an entirely separate run of events? Lorenzo and Kevin discuss!
The Clone Wars: Cargo of Doom
September 12, 2018 08:00 - 2 hours - 129 MBThere is cargo! And it is filled with doooooom! What exactly is the cargo of doom? Why is it filled with doom? What is going on with Yularen? Why is he so surly? And when will Ahsoka learn to spot a trap?
The Clone Wars: Holocron Heist
September 05, 2018 08:00 - 2 hours - 126 MBWe're moving on to Season 2 of The Clone Wars! This season jumps right into an adventure with all the Jedi as by and large we're in the Jedi Temple! Ahsoka gets herself into a bunch of trouble and then a bunch of trouble comes to the Jedi. How do Kevin and Lorenzo feel going into the new season?
Star Wars Resistance Trailer and News
August 31, 2018 08:00 - 2 hours - 131 MBKevin and Lorenzo sit down for an open discussion reacting to the trailer for "Star Wars Resistance." What do we think about the little we've seen of the new show? There's plenty of other news to speak about as well. Funny enough, between recording and release a piece of news we speak of has already been undone. That's how fast news develops nowadays!
The Clone Wars: Liberty on Ryloth
August 29, 2018 08:00 - 2 hours - 140 MBThe Ryloth trilogy of episodes comes to a close. We started above Ryloth before we arrived on Ryloth and now the story goes deeper into Ryloth. The title promises liberty, but how does the liberation of Ryloth come about? Do we finally meet Wat Tambor in person? Lorenzo and Kevin discuss!
The Clone Wars: Innocents of Ryloth
August 22, 2018 08:00 - 1 hour - 107 MBWe move from the Storm over Ryloth to the Innocents of Ryloth. Who are these innocents? I had to double-check a few times to make sure it wasn't "Innocence of Ryloth." Kevin and Lorenzo discuss!
The Clone Wars Saved
August 15, 2018 12:00 - 1 hour - 77.3 MBHappy 10th anniversary to The Clone Wars! A few weeks back at San Diego Comic Con, Dave Filoni announced that The Clone Wars will be back! It took Kevin and Lorenzo this long to sit down and discuss this new because Lorenzo decided to not only go to Comic Con, but also have that lead into a three-week vacation afterwards. In this bonus episode, we discuss the trailer and what it means to us that The Clone Wars is back!
The Clone Wars: Storm Over Ryloth
August 15, 2018 08:00 - 1 hour - 95.5 MBThere is a storm a brewin' and it's a brewin' right over Ryloth. Or at least that's what the title would have you believe. What is the storm of the title? Why is Ahsoka always getting herself into trouble? Why is it okay when Anakin disobeys direct orders but Ahsoka gets into heaps of trouble? Also why didn't Lorenzo charge his headphones before he started this recording?
The Clone Wars: Mystery of a Thousand Moons
August 08, 2018 08:00 - 2 hours - 126 MBThe Blue Shadow Virus has been released and Padme and Ahsoka are trapped in the bunker with it! Obi-Wan and Anakin head off to Iego to find a possible antidote. Once they arrive, they become trapped themselves. How many more issues could our heroes possibly face? Kevin and Lorenzo discuss this episode of The Clone Wars.
The Clone Wars: Blue Shadow Virus
August 01, 2018 08:00 - 1 hour - 97.6 MBBack to Naboo! Padme, Jar Jar, and C-3PO hop in a ship when news of droids returning to the planet breaks. Are the droids really back? What are they doing there? How do Lorenzo and Kevin feel about Jar Jar causing further ruckus?
The Clone Wars: Trespass
July 25, 2018 08:00 - 1 hour - 104 MBObi-Wan and Anakin go Yeti hunting on the ice-planet of Orto Plutonia! Helping them on this expedition is Chairman Cho and Senator Chuchi. Those names won't get confusing at all... What do they find? And why does Chairman Cho have a stick up his butt regarding the colonization of Orto Plutonia?
The Clone Wars: Defenders of Peace
July 18, 2018 08:00 - 1 hour - 103 MBThe Clone Wars continue on the planet of Maridun and with the Lurmen. Anakin is still recovering from the injuries he sustained during last week's episode. What further issues could the Jedi find themselves in on Maridun?