The Middle Geeks Episode 15: “The Old Guard” Review and “Cancel Culture”
We have a PACKED episode this month. After discussing some excellent and exciting MENA entertainment news, Mae and Swara review Netflix’s The Old Guard, which is directed by the incredible Gina...
View ArticleRelease the ‘Crisis’ Cut
It goes without saying that we are very excited for this winter’s Crisis on Infinite Earths crossover on The CW. On the most recent edition of DC TV Classics, I even suggested that Warner Bros. should...
View ArticleHard NOC Life: The Show That Shall Not Be Renewed
Iron Fist is cancelled, Titans is launched, and Superman returns to The CW! All this and more on a new episode of Hard NOC Life. http://traffic.libsyn.com/thenerdsofcolor/HNL129.mp3 Keith and Shawn...
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Can the New Black Canary Fix Arrow’s Problems?
Originally posted at A Latina’s Media Musings Firstly, as an almost disclaimer of sorts, I’ve never been a fan of Arrow. Even in the show’s heyday of seasons one and two when it was praised and lauded...
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NOC Recaps Arrow: Falling Behind
Apologies if you’ve been coming here the last few weeks for our Arrow recaps. I’ve been supposed to be Connie’s back-up, but I haven’t been able to muster the strength to recap a show that, honestly,...
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NOC Recaps Arrow: We Still Want Vixen
It’s been a month since Arrow’s last episode, but I’m still thinking about Vixen. How she needs her own show. How I want to know more about her character outside of a 30-minute web series. How awesome...
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NOC Recaps Arrow: Demolition Team
On this week’s Arrow, Oliver gets justification for his lies and it still starts to blow up in his face: there’s a debate, an engagement party, and lots of buildings blow up. The episode is full of...
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NOC Recaps Arrow: Naive Notions
Nearly everyone in this episode suffers from naive notions that they really should be over by now. Oliver naively believes that Malcolm would surrender his power. Felicity naively believes (though...
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NOC Recaps Arrow: Welcome Back, Harper
Another Oliver-light episode, “Unchained,” focuses on Felicity, Nyssa, and ROY’S RETURN! It was wonderful how much light Roy brought back to the group. He had Oliver smiling and everyone happily...
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NOC Recaps Arrow: A.W.O.L. Stands for Amanda Waller
From Felicity’s back and forth with pain meds to the Diggle’s being featured up front, Episode 4.11, “A.W.O.L.” gave its secondary leads lots of screen time. It was one of the season’s strongest...
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NOC Recaps Arrow: Descent into Anarky
We’ve returned from Arrow hiatus to something very familiar. Remember how the cliffhanger had a lead of the show potentially dying in the 9th episode of the season and then they survived in episode 10?...
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NOC Recaps Arrow: Sinking ‘Ships
Because this recap is a week late (sorry, got distracted writing on twitter about a different rich, blonde, white guy who learns the ways of the Orient and returns a superhero) and because I’m just...
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NOC Recaps Arrow: Hubris, Not Hope
As we know, Team Flarrow is trying to protect the Hawks from Vandal Savage, who wants to murder them because of destiny or habit or something. So everyone’s all teamed up, Kendra’s unlocked her hawking...
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NOC Recaps The Flash: It’s Getting Hawk in Here
Other title options: Ready to Hawk and Roll, Hawked and Loaded, Hawk of Ages, We Will Hawk You, Too Hawk Hawk Damn, and Drop It like It’s Hawk1. Before we begin… does Hawkgirl “claim” to be white? Uh...
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NOC Recaps Arrow: Brothers Gonna Work It Out
We’re not going to do this recap like past ones. Mainly because the last episode of Arrow, “Brotherhood,” aired two weeks ago. Also, because I’m not Connie, whose recap game is much stronger than mine,...
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NOC Recaps Arrow: There’s No Place Like Immediately Leaving Home
Felicity hasn’t showered in a week, Sara woke up from her soul coma, and Ray returns in this week’s Arrow, “Lost Souls.” As we’ve discussed before, most of this season of Arrow (and somewhat The Flash)...
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NOC Recaps Arrow: He Restoreth Her Soul
Full disclaimer: I didn’t watch Constantine on NBC. Sorry! But even without knowledge of the character or the show, I enjoyed this crossover (is it still a crossover when one of the crossed shows is...
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NOC Recaps Arrow: Lazarus Flush
Going into the 2015-16 television season, there were questions about how Legends of Tomorrow was going to fit in to the timelines established by Flash and Arrow. Little did we know that the first few...
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NOC Recaps Arrow: #Queen2016
I’m back guys!! So far, I’ve been cautiously pleased with this season. But that’s probably partly because I’ve avoided all trailers and pre-information about each episode. Of course, certain characters...
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NOC Recaps Arrow: Green Means Go
UPDATED OCTOBER 9, 2015 This is definitely my favorite time of year. Autumn is in the air, and superheroes are back on my television. PS, you might be disappointed that the byline for this recap...
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