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Episode #59 of the Close Encounters of the Nerd Kind podcast sees Tee-J, Imran and Dan settle down to classic movies that we've never actually seen. For the fourth in our 'catching up with the classics' series, we each pitch three movies we haven't seen to the group with them voting on which movie each person should watch. This go-round sees the team explore the glorious genre of 80s action movies as we seek to fill the gaps within our own catalogues. There's lots of preamble about the genre itself as we look at some of the icons of the time with a small dalliance into horror territory as well. Plus we ask the all important questions, "What does the 'Tee' in 'Tee-J' stand for anyway?" Tune into our next episode - Monday 4th July - to hear the full reviews for each of our picks. www.4everinelectricdreams.com/ Emanating from London, UK, and hosted by Dan Collacott, Tee-J Sutherland and Imran Mirza, our 4ever in Electric Dreams website and accompanying podcast is designed to help us celebrate the thing

Episode #58 of the Close Encounters of the Nerd Kind podcast sees the team ponder the increasingly darker portrayals of our big screen super heroes. From the recent depiction of Matt Reeves' grittier and violent representation of 'The Batman' to Sam Raimi's heavily horror-inspired extension of the MCU's Dr Strange narrative, the team looks back at a simpler time when comic book movies where such themes weren't so prevalent within superhero movies. We seem to have moved on from an era of comic book adaptations treated as exclusive content for child- and family-friendly audiences but is the increased level of violence and adult content symptoms of these movies now being geared towards broader audiences or are today's children exposed to so much more now that the boundaries of what constitutes youth content have just evolved? C.E.N.K. is represented on this episode by Tee-J Sutherland, Dan Collacott, Imran Mirza and long-time friend and broadcasting companion, Denis-Jose Francois. www.4everinelectricdreams.c

Episode #57 of the Close Encounters of the Nerd Kind podcast sees the team delve into the most recent on-screen adaptation of The Caped Crusader, 'The Batman'. Directed by Matt Reeves and featuring an all-star cast including Robert Pattinson, Zoë Kravitz, Paul Dano, Jeffrey Wright, John Turturro, Peter Sarsgaard, Andy Serkis and Colin Farrell, we look at all aspects of the film including the how our new Bruce Wayne holds up, the depiction of Gotham, the Rogues gallery and where this depiction fits within the team's personal favourite Batman interpretations. C.E.N.K. is represented on this episode by Tee-J Sutherland, Dan Collacott and long-time friend and broadcasting companion, Denis-Jose Francois. www.4everinelectricdreams.com/ Emanating from London, UK, and hosted by Dan Collacott, Tee-J Sutherland and Imran Mirza, our 4ever in Electric Dreams website and accompanying podcast is designed to help us celebrate the things we loved growing up and the things that continue to excite and inspire us today. Wi

Episode #56 of the Close Encounters of the Nerd Kind podcast sees the team issue their final, somewhat overdue, entry into March's 4ever in Electric Dreams' 90s hip-hop month. For this episode, Dan Collacott, Tee-J Sutherland & Imran Mirza explore some of their favourite 90's hip-hop one-hit wonders and then Imran finds out that revenge truly is a dish best served cold... As quizmaster to episode 55's 90's hip-hop quiz pitting Dan vs TeeJ, the quiz-ees unexpectedly turn the tables with a surprise quiz on the quiz-er in a heinous act of vengeance. How does Imran fare without the answers in front of him? www.4everinelectricdreams.com/ Emanating from London, UK, and hosted by Dan Collacott, Tee-J Sutherland and Imran Mirza, our 4ever in Electric Dreams website and accompanying podcast is designed to help us celebrate the things we loved growing up and the things that continue to excite and inspire us today. With podcast episodes due on the 1st and 3rd Mondays of the month, and articles from the three of u

Welcome to Episode #14 of the 90s State of Mind podcast - a collaborative project between 4ever in Electric Dreams and Blue-in-Green:RADIO. This podcast series sees Imran (London, UK) and Rhonda (California, USA) delve into some of their favourite releases from the 90s and for this episode, the pair celebrate the sophomore studio album from the late, great Notorious BIG, 'Life After Death'. Released 25th March 1997 through Bad Boy Records, the album would see its release 16 days after Biggie's murder and would go on to be nominated for three Grammies and be certified Platinum in the US eleven times. Spearheaded by the singles 'Hypnotize', 'Mo Money Mo Problems' and 'Sky's The Limit', the album would also be cited in several leading publications from Rolling Stone, The Face, Q and The Source as one of the greatest albums of all time. Imran & Rhonda delve deep into this definitive 90s hip-hop classic looking at the project, the singles, the collaborators, as well as the variations from 'Ready To Die' and the

Episode #55 of the Close Encounters of the Nerd Kind podcast sees the team once again put their geek credentials on the line in epic fashion with the second of our Quiz Night-themed episodes in support of 4ever in Electric Dreams' 90s hip-hop month. Dan Collacott and Tee-J Sutherland are put through their paces courtesy of ruthless Quiz Master, Imran Mirza, as we delve into head-first into hip-hop's revered golden era tackling a range of different questions like... "What was the name of Missy Elliott's debut solo single?", "What single did Method Man win a Grammy for?" and "Can you name 3 Wu-Tang solo albums?" If you know the answer to these then you should definitely be competing against Dan and Tee-J so press play immediately and if you don't know, then press play anyway for a ridiculously tense and fun episode. With more Quiz Nights to come over the coming months, you can listen back to our first quiz night episode about the MCU (#48): https://soundcloud.com/4everinelectricdreams/cenk-48-close-encounter

Welcome to Episode #54 of the Close Encounters of the Nerd Kind podcast which sees the team celebrate their shared affection for 90s hip-hop by compiling a list of their favourite 100 songs. This episode sees Dan, Tee-J and Imran discuss those key artists and releases that had the biggest impact on their respective fandom as well as asking what it was about the 90s that was responsible for that indefinable magic that can't be replicated today. www.4everinelectricdreams.com Emanating from London, UK, and hosted by Dan Collacott, Tee-J Sutherland and Imran Mirza, our 4ever in Electric Dreams website and accompanying podcast is designed to help us celebrate the things we loved growing up and the things that continue to excite and inspire us today. With podcast episodes due on the 1st and 3rd Mondays of the month, and articles from the three of us in support of each episode, there's lots of reasons to visit us again and again, and to join us in our ongoing celebration of the things we can't leave behind.

Welcome to Episode #13 of the 90s State of Mind podcast - a collaborative project between 4ever in Electric Dreams and Blue-in-Green:RADIO. This podcast series sees Imran (London, UK) and Rhonda (California, USA) delve into some of their favourite releases from the 90s and for this episode, the pair revisit Bobby Brown's, 'Bobby'. Released 25th August 1992 through MCA Records, the album served as the third solo outing for the R&B vocalist following his departure from R&B collective New Edition. Bobby peaked at number two on the US Billboard 200 Album Chart and spawned three major US Billboard Hot 100 singles; "Humpin' Around" (US #3), "Good Enough" (US #7), and "Get Away" (US #14). The album also reached number one on the Billboard R&B Albums chart, and reached the top 10 in Australia, New Zealand, and Sweden. Brown received his second Grammy Award nomination for Best Male R&B Vocal Performance at the 35th Grammy Awards for the single "Humpin' Around" and the album was certified double platinum by the RIAA

Episode #53 of the Close Encounters of the Nerd Kind podcast sees the team delve back into the realms of current Star Wars releases through Disney+ looking at the current slew of shows in the works along with discussing season 1 of 'The Book of Bobba Fett'. While the Star Wars Cinematic Universe is still trying to find their footing following the heavily derided outings of 'The Last Jedi' (2017) and 'The Rise of Skywalker' (2019), the Disney+ shows - spearheaded by the amazing Mandalorian - are mostly being well-received. Does the extended Star Wars universe actually have any direction or are they aimlessly developing *new* stories in and around established characters and events? C.E.N.K. is represented on this episode by Tee-J Sutherland, Dan Collacott and long-time friend and broadcasting companion, Denis-Jose Francois. www.4everinelectricdreams.com/ Emanating from London, UK, and hosted by Dan Collacott, Tee-J Sutherland and Imran Mirza, our 4ever in Electric Dreams website and accompanying podcast i

Episode #52 of the Close Encounters of the Nerd Kind podcast sees the team - this week comprising of Tee-J Sutherland and Imran Mirza - delve into an extended breakdown about the state of wrestling today. Kicking things off with discussion about the much-maligned Royal Rumble 2022, conversation veers towards the overall perception of WWE today in contrast to the continual rise of AEW. Throughout the episode, the question about what wrestling fans want from their product today serves as a key factor and how does a company find that balance between catering to different demographics while still putting in-ring competition at the forefront of its product? www.4everinelectricdreams.com/ Emanating from London, UK, and hosted by Dan Collacott, Tee-J Sutherland and Imran Mirza, our 4ever in Electric Dreams website and accompanying podcast is designed to help us celebrate the things we loved growing up and the things that continue to excite and inspire us today. With podcast episodes due on the 1st and 3rd Monda

Welcome to Episode #12 of the 90s State of Mind podcast - a collaborative project between 4ever in Electric Dreams and Blue-in-Green:RADIO. This podcast series sees Imran (London, UK) and Rhonda (California, USA) delve into some of their favourite releases from the 90s and for this episode, the pair revisit the sophomore album from R&B vocalist, Tevin Campbell, 'I'm Ready'. Released on 26th October 1993 by Qwest/Warner Records, the album was chiefly produced by Babyface, Prince and Narada Michael Walden. The album sold over 2 million copies, reaching double Platinum status, and featured an incredible 6 single releases in support of the album including the biggest R&B hit of his career, 'Can We Talk'. At only 16 years old, 'I'm Ready' is widely regarded as the high-point in Tevin's career even earning the artist 3 Grammy nominations. Imran & Rhonda delve deep into this definitive 90s R&B album looking at the project, the singles, the collaborators, the remixes and look at other child stars within the 90s R

Episode #51 of the Close Encounters of the Nerd Kind podcast sees the team - this week comprising of Tee-J Sutherland, Dan Collacott, Imran Mirza and friend of show Denis-Jose Francois - delve into the monumental release of Spider-Man: No Way Home. Although Spider-Man takes up a huge bulk of the conversation, we also delve into the release of the Disney+ series, Hawkeye, take a broader look at Phase 4 as a whole while discussing out respective hopes and fears going forward. We also ponder the best way to integrate X-Men and the Fantastic Four into the MCU fold and we also discuss Denis' comment that Episode 5 of Hawkeye is the single greatest episode across the MCU/Disney+ shows to date. There will be buckets of SPOILERS going forward for both Spider-Man and Hawkeye so please note that before pressing play. And with that aside, we hope you enjoy the episode... www.4everinelectricdreams.com/ Emanating from London, UK, and hosted by Dan Collacott, Tee-J Sutherland and Imran Mirza, our 4ever in Electric Dr

Welcome to Episode #11 of the 90s State of Mind podcast - a collaborative project between 4ever in Electric Dreams and Blue-in-Green:RADIO. This podcast series sees Imran (London, UK) and Rhonda (California, USA) delve into some of their favourite releases from the 90s and for this episode, the pair revisit the debut self-titled album from R&B vocalist, Brandy. Released on 27th September 1994 by Atlantic Records, the album was chiefly produced by Keith Crouch and reached number 20 on the US Billboard 200 becoming certified quadruple platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). Worldwide, the album has sold over six million copies. Four singles were released from the album in 'I Wanna Be Down', 'Baby', 'Best Friend' and 'Brokenhearted'. The singles garnered Brandy nominations for various awards, including two Grammy Award nominations and the success of the album allowed the young star to establish herself as one of the most successful of the then-new generation of R&B female vocalists

Who better to preview Season 4 of Cobrai Kai (and celebrate the previous 3 seasons) than lifetime virtual dojo buddies and Karate Kid fan boys Imran Mirza and Stu Giblin. The Nerd Dragons join host Dan Collacott for this very special Cobra Kai themed Close Encounters of the Nerd Kind Minicast. www.4everinelectricdreams.com

Episode #50 of the Close Encounters of the Nerd Kind podcast sees the team delve into their personal connections with genre fiction and the source material from which it comes from. We look at small things that serve as personal irritations before looking at the situation from a broader lens including wider public reactions to situations that have involved recasting of a character's gender, race or sexuality. Isn't it fair that a filmmaker should be afforded the creative licence to take a story into new directions? How can a story or franchise even grow if it is continually expected to be relegated to decades-old confines? Dan Collacott, Imran Mirza and Tee-J Sutherland tackle the question plus we also take time out to celebrate the milestone that is our fiftieth show! www.4everinelectricdreams.com/ Emanating from London, UK, and hosted by Dan Collacott, Tee-J Sutherland and Imran Mirza, our 4ever in Electric Dreams website and accompanying podcast is designed to help us celebrate the things we loved gr

Episode #49 of the Close Encounters of the Nerd Kind podcast sees the team delve into the Dark Side of the Ring documentary series exploring those oftentimes tragic stories surrounding the lives of past wrestlers. By the late-90s, WWF wrestlers were well-known to spend 300 days of the year on the road, travelling from one town to the next to perform. The brutal and gruelling lifestyle impacted wrestlers in many ways with many picking up vices including addictions to alcohol, drugs, pills, etc. As explained in the title, Dark Side of the Ring, as a series, gravitates to these challenging stories bringing to light the difficulties wrestlers experienced in a very much bygone era of wrestling. Dan Collacott, Imran Mirza and Tee-J Sutherland, as devoted wrestling fans, review two episodes from the three seasons of the show available. Two heart-breaking stories in their own right, we explore: "The Assassination of Dino Bravo" (season 2, episode 6) "The Montreal Screwjob" (season 1, episode 2) www.4everine

Episode #48 of the Close Encounters of the Nerd Kind podcast sees the team put their geek credentials on the line in epic fashion with the first of our Quiz Night-themed episodes. Dan Collacott and Tee-J Sutherland are put through their paces courtesy of ruthless Quiz Master, Imran Mirza, as we delve into head-first into the MCU tackling a range of different questions like... "In Guardians of the Galaxy, Rocket claims to need three things in order to escape the prison - a security band, a battery and...?" If you know the answer to this then you should definitely be competing against Dan and Tee-J so press play immediately and if you don't know, then press play anyway for a ridiculously tense and fun episode. With more Quiz Nights to come over the coming months, we'd love to know what you thought of our first attempt. www.4everinelectricdreams.com/ Emanating from London, UK, and hosted by Dan Collacott, Tee-J Sutherland and Imran Mirza, our 4ever in Electric Dreams website and accompanying podcast is des

Episode #47 of the Close Encounters of the Nerd Kind podcast sees Dan Collacott joined by Richard Roth and Denis-Jose Francois as the trio look towards depctions of the future in film that - thankfully - did not actually come to pass. Predictions of our future usually tend to be split between societies that run on a level of technology we can only dream of and societies trying to adapt to a bleak and uninspired future devoid of hope. While at times striving to celebrate both visions, this episode explores three movies that delve into the more bleak aspects of what may lie ahead for us all. And while the worst of it may not yet have come to pass for the films selected, and while the films discussed may seem like light years away from our current lives, the team explore a series of worrying parrallels that highlights the science within the fiction. Hi... 00:00 Mad Max... 01:34 The Running Man... 23:50 Robocop... 49:00 www.4everinelectricdreams.com/ Emanating from London, UK, and hosted by Dan Collacott,

Episode #46 of the Close Encounters of the Nerd Kind podcast sees Tee-J Sutherland and Dan Collacott joined by long-time listener and even longer-timed friend of the show Stuart Giblin as the team discuss the state of British sitcoms in the UK as once championed the Big Five terrestrial channels. The UK's long-standing history as champions of innovative and inspired new comedy talent has led the way to some defining moments in our rich entertainment history. Cherished sitcom characters like Alan Partridge, David Brent and Basil Fawlty have become engrained into the fabric of this country's comedy lineage and still serve to inspire subsequent generations. But why does it seem that the once-beloved British sitcom has taken a back seat in the eyes of the BBC, ITV, Channel 4 and Channel 5 in favour of more generic formats like panel shows? Has comedy moved on? Are sitcoms just too expensive and high-risk for networks to gamble on and are panel shows subsequently easier because they're cheaper to fund? www

Episode #45 of the Close Encounters of the Nerd Kind podcast sees Tee-J Sutherland, Dan Collacott, Imran Mirza and Denis-Jose Francois discuss the third show in the MCU's foray into Disney+ TV shows. Loki premiered on June 9, 2021, and ran for six episodes until July 14. It is part of Phase Four of the MCU and has already been renewed for a second series. Following the show's successful run, the Disney+ exclusive explores how Loki moves forward following the events of Endgame and introduces consequences that will impact significant areas of the MCU's Phase 4. The third of the MCU's incorporation of the streaming service as part of their overall narrative, the team discuss their expectations of the show going in, where the MCU moves to from here, plus we take a look at the Spiderman 'No Way Home' trailer, the first three episodes of 'What If' and talk Black Widow and Shang-Chi. www.4everinelectricdreams.com/ Emanating from London, UK, and hosted by Dan Collacott, Tee-J Sutherland and Imran Mirza, our 4eve