MARCUS BLAKE
Editor and Producer
Movie, TV, Gaming, and Pop Culture Blogger – Host of The Saturday Morning Nerd Show
Marcus Blake is an author, editor, producer, musician, film, tv, and gaming critic, He was born in Chicago, Illinois in 1977. He grew up in Chicago and East Texas. His education is in History, Literature, Psychology, Religion & Philosophy. Marcus Blake has studied at many universities, but his Alma Mater is Stephen F. Austin State University, which is also where he wrote his first novel. Marcus Blake has written 15 books as of 2022. His books are The Music of Life, My Reflections, Returning Home, Sex Game. The Lonely Girl, Stories From Wrigley, The 30 Minutes Series, The Ring of Warrior Series, The Black Fairy, and the Annmar Chronicles. He created the collaborative fantasy world, the Annmar Chronicles (www.annmarchronicles.com) in 2019 and serves as the Publisher and one of the main authors. Marcus Blake served in the Army. With a background in Journalism, Marcus Blake created That Nerd Show (www.thatnerdshow.com) in 2012, a “nerd” entertainment news outlet that covers movies, tv shows, games, comics, and pop culture. Marcus Blake is the editor and producer as well as a senior film critic of That Nerd Show. In 2021 he became the Editor and Publisher of That Nerd Show Monthly, the digital and print magazine for That Nerd Show, which centers on featured articles and editorials about nerd-related subjects in the entertainment industry. He is also the host of the Saturday Morning Nerd Show Podcast and a senior interviewer of celebrities and filmmakers for That Nerd Show. Marcus Blake currently makes his home in Dallas, Texas.
CONTACT MARCUS AT MARCUS@THATNERDSHOW.COM
BRENDAN SMITH
C0-Host of The Saturday Morning Nerd Show.
At the tender age of five, Brendan’s sister took him to a double feature at the local drive-in of Star Wars: Return of the Jedi and James Bond in Octopussy. After that, he was hooked. Brendan is an avid MMO player. Currently he plays Star Wars: The Old Republic, but is eagerly awaiting Elder Scrolls Online and Camelot Unchained. He is a huge Star Wars fan and enjoys Star Trek, Babylon 5, BSG, and many others. He is a devoted reader of The Dresden Files by Jim Butcher and has been playing Dungeons & Dragons for 15 years. Also, Brendan enjoys going to renaissance festivals and conventions with his wife. He and his wife, Erin are Friends of the Fair at Scarborough Renaissance Festival in Waxahachie, TX and are Lifetime VIP members of Space City Con in Houston, TX Along with his cohost Marcus, Brendan is a lover a fine craft beer and a home brewer. If he’s not at his local pub, Trinity Hall in Dallas, TX, you can often find Brendan at Homebrew HQ in Richardson, TX getting ingredients for his next batch of ale. In the real world, Brendan is a veteran of the United States Navy and works in the technology industry. You can reach him on Twitter @NerdShowSmitty.
CONTACT BRENDAN AT BRENDAN@THATNERDSHOW.COM
ALLISON COSTA
TV, Movies and Pop Culture Blogger
Allison graduated from Brigham Young University where she studied English and Political Science. After graduating she taught high school English for several years before starting a family. She continued to freelance write about everything from extreme sports to fashion before going back for her Masters in Writing and Literature from Union Institute and University, where they indulged her nerdiness and let her write her thesis on “Joseph Campbell’s Heroes journey as portrayed through the X-Men”. She continues to love to write, dance, be a mom, and be addicted to all things super hero and spy related. She loves feedback on her blog reviews and looks forward to hearing from you!
Contact Allison Costa at allison@thatnerdshow.com
ALEX MOORE
Movies, Gaming, and Classic Nerd Pop Culture Blogger
Alex Moore is a graduate of Sam Houston State and American Broadcasting School, He has developed a reputation as a strongly opinionated individual, especially on matters related to sports, movies, and other common topics of discussion. Since 2014, he has written movie and TV reviews for That Nerd Show (www.thatnerdshow.com), as the resident “Indie Guy” and go-to writer for the Horror genre. Alex Moore also writes some of the most thought-provoking Editorials. The ultimate goal would be to reach the level of Gene Siskel or Roger Ebert; not just as a critic, but as a writer, in general. His background tends to focus on the historic angle and how it applies to current entertainment. His passion for the classics in both video games and Nerd-related films can be further explored and dissected at The Classic Nerd Critique. Alex Moore also has a background in martial arts and an interest in bowling. He makes his home in Arlington, Texas.
Contact Alex Moore at alex@thatnerdshow.com
CHLOE JAMES
Movies, TV, and Animation Blogger
Ever since she was old enough to become self aware, Chloë has never quite lived in reality. It wasn’t that the real world had been particularly terrible to her. Yet, all of the various ways of escaping into her imagination, the real world seemed dull in comparison. Given her imagination’s unquenchable thirst, movies, games, books, music, and theatre have always been an integral part of her life. Chloë took it step further in high school by becoming a full fledged theater and show choir nerd, eventually leading to a BA in Arts in Performance at UTD. While her ultimate goal is to create new “worlds” of the imagination to inspire future generations, Chloë still delights in what inspired her. Star Wars, The Legend of Zelda, the works of J.R.R. Tolkien, and the films of Walt Disney and Hayao Miyazaki are just a few examples of her favorite distractions. Currently, she resides in Frisco, Texas with her awesome chinchilla, Mog, as well as
Contact Chloe James at chloe@thatnerdshow.com
Omri Uí Néill
Streaming and Game Reviewer – The Gaming Squad Leader
Omri Uí Néill is a classically trained Blacksmith and Artisan specialized in Damascus Steel and other exotic metals, he is currently based out of Newark, Delaware. He holds a BA in History focusing on Material Culture with a minor in art focusing on Sculptor and is always expanding his knowledge and skills to create more interesting projects that are historically accurate or historically inspired to be able to enrich or diversify the various LARPs, costume projects, or client projects he is a part of. As a lover of games such as The Bioshock Series, The Fable Series, Sea of Thieves, Call of Duty: Zombies and Ark: Survival Evolved he’s always looking for a new challenges that can help him expand his creativity or knowledge. He is a game reviewer at That Nerd Show and is currently the Gaming Squad Leader, leading the Gaming staff in Online Gameplay!
Contact Omri at omri@thatnerdshow.com
CHAD WOMACK
Movies and Gaming Blogger – Special Contributor
From a VERY early age he embraced all forms of nerd-dom. Born in 1969…when men landed on the moon, he gravitated towards all things geeky as soon as he started reading at the age of 3. His literature of choice??? Spider-Man of course!!! Instantly developing an interest in sharks, dinosaurs, classic monster movies, Saturday morning cartoons and comic books. He rode the crest of the geek culture tsunami when both he and it were in its earliest stages. Jumping onboard the video game craze the moment it landed in his local mall in Mesquite Texas, acquiring the earliest cartridge-based home video game console the Fairchild Channel F. Then a few years later…something truly magical happened…. May 25th 1977…and the Northpark 1 & 2 General Cinema truly earned the title of God’s Private Screening Room as Star Wars came screaming into his life like a Corellian Freighter dropping out of lightspeed. It impacted his life so deeply that he and his wife Shannon, a lovely and talented geek in her own right, married on Intergalactic Star Wars Day on May 4th. As geek culture evolved, Chad has been obsessed with not just experiencing it but sharing his thoughts and views on it with whoever would listen. Beginning with The Clubhouse Podcast, a local home-grown media platform he co-created, quickly joining the local media mainstream. Acting not only as an outlet for critiquing the latest films and touring live stage shows, he also covered local media events like the Dallas VideoFest, Dallas International Film Festival, Asian Film Festival of Dallas, and the High School Musical Awards. He is happy and thrilled to join the ranks of That Nerd Show covering not just tv shows and movies but his lifelong hobby of gaming as well, bringing a much-loved part of his life into sharper focus, joining the Gaming Squad crew to share in their passion of a hobby that is hard coded into their DNA.
Chad didn’t choose the nerd life..the nerd life chose him!!!
Contact Chad Womack at Chad @thatnerdshow.com
