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San Diego Comic Con is officially underway and we’re bringing you a real quick recap of preview night and Thursday’s schedule. We visited activations from Paramount and Peacock, attended TV panels, and got to see Deadpool 3 in person with Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman (and a lot of other surprise guests!)Look for our recap of Friday at SDCC soon! Follow us here for all of our SDCC coverage!

We gathered with friend of the pod Andee to breakdown season one of the Acolyte and that stunning season finale. We had high hopes for The Acolyte after breaking down the series premiere, and even with a few hiccups in the middle, we were not disappointed and have fingers and toes crossed for a season two announcement. We discussed our favorite moments, the shocking twists, our exciting for a possible dark side romance, and a lot of appreciation for Manny Jacinto's acting (and biceps). Follow...

It’s the most wonderful time of the year (or of July)-San Diego Comic Con time!The Nerds Awaken will be back at SDCC 2024, but first we chatted about the schedule, surprises, and everything we’re looking forward to see from panels and activations to favorite authors and friends.Follow The Nerds Awaken on social media for all our SDCC coverage!

We were delighted to welcome author Liana de La Rosa back to the podcast, whose latest novel Isabel and the Rogue is available now from Berkley Romance!We ADORED Isabel and the Rogue, book 2 in the Luna Sisters series, and loved talking to Liana all about her characters and the historical setting of the series. Liana really is putting the history back in historical romance, and we couldn't get enough. We also picked her brain on the fate of historical romance, and what's next in the Luna Sist...

We are back breaking down Part 2 of Bridgerton Season 3 (Eps 305-308) with Big Gold Belt Media!There was so much going on in Part 2 (too much, even), but we think we managed to cover all the different arcs and characters in the last four episodes. We had fun talking about the things that worked for us, but were also honest about the areas that we were disappointed in.You can find the video version of this recap on Big Gold Belt Media's Youtube.If you want to chat all things Bridgerton with us...

We had so much breaking down the first two episodes of the new Star Wars series The Acolyte, which premiered June 4th on Disney+.While we were cautiously optimistic about the idea of show after it was announced in 2020, we did not anticipate how much we would love the first two episodes. From the mystery-thriller plot to the vibrant new characters (hellooooo Master Sol), we were immediately sucked in to this fresh story set in the High Republic era. We chatted theories, our new favorite ships...