First Episode! This week on 4 Points, hosts Alex Albrecht and Alison Haislip are joined by actor Zachary Levi and Justin Donaldson (of the upcoming Nerdist Channel show, Tournament of Nerds). They discuss how Google is taking over the cloud with the new Google Drive. Doctor Who is one step closer to reality with the invention of a real-life sonic screwdriver. Fans have spliced the popular video game series Uncharted into three feature films. Two men in Utah rigged up medieval booby traps in a national park.
Actor, director and writer Ted Raimi joins Alex Albrecht, Alison Haislip and Justin Donaldson to discuss this week's hot topics. 1. Billionaire Building Titanic II 2. iPavement Puts Hot Spots Into Pavement 3. Nerdiest Cooking Accessories 4. 11 Yr. Old Pees On $36K Worth of MacBooks
Actor Joel David Moore joins Alex Albrecht, Alison Haislip and Justin Donaldson to discuss this week's hot topics. 1. Disney's Personal Carbonite Freezing Chamber 2. Using Zombies to Teach Geography 3. Clarion iPhone Windshield Displays 4. Japanese Ass Robots
Writer/Director James Gunn (Super, Slither, Dawn of the Dead) joins Alex Albrecht, Alison Haislip and Justin Donaldson to discuss this week's hot topics. 1. Toy Story 2 Almost Lost Due To A Bad Back-Up 2. Biff From Back To The Future Has an FAQ Handout 3. Solar Power Eye Implants 4. George Lucas Exacts Revenge On His Rich Neighbors
This week Film & TV star Andy Richter joins Alex Albrecht and Alison Haislip on 4 Points to discuss the hot topics. Justin Donaldson (Tournament of Nerds) finishes his run in the rotating Nerdist Chair. 1. OXFORD UNIVERSITY IS HUNTING FOR THE YETI 2. HARRY POTTER RESPONSIBLE FOR HOMELESS OWLS 3. STRANDED MAN MAKES HIS CAR INTO A MOTORCYCLE 4. TWO 15 YEAR OLDS BEHIND BLOW DART ATTACKS
This Week, Alex and Alison are joined by Wil Wheaton and Chloe Dykstra of the Nerdist Channel's Just Cos. This Week's Topics: 1. GUNMAN WEARING DARTH VADER MASK, ROBS OHIO BANK AND GETS AWAY ON BICYCLE 2. PROTOTYPE iPAD SELLS FOR $10,200 ON EBAY 3. WITH STRANGE INCIDENTS OVER THE PAST MONTH, THEORIES OF A REAL ZOMBIE APOCALYPSE MAY BE COMING 4. MAN IN TOKYO SERVES HIS OWN GENITALS AT A BANQUET
Actor Jason Ritter stops by to discuss the latest topics with Alex Albrecht and Alison Haislip, along with The Tournament of Nerds' Hal Rudnick. TOPICS: 1. ASTRONOMERS DISCOVER A MASSIVE BLACK HOLE CAREENING AWAY FROM ITS HOME GALAXY 2. LOST REPORT OF LINCOLN ASSASINATION FOUND AFTER 147 YEARS 3. GOOGLE REVEALS IMAGE-CAPTURING STREET VIEW BACKPACK AND NEW 3D MAPS 4. GROUP OF JUMPING SPIDERS ATTACKS PEOPLE IN INDIA
The Nerdist himself, Chris Hardwick joins 4 Points along with Just Cos' Chloe Dykstra. Topics: 1. A BUSTED FREEZER AT HARVARD MELTS 150 RARE BRAINS 2. WILL TABLETS REVOLUTIONIZE TV? 3. THE "TOUCH OF DEATH" A REAL THING? 4. MOBILE METH LAB FOUND IN MISSOURI WAL-MART
Actress Brea Grant joins this week's 4 Points panel along with Magic Meltdown's Justin Willman. TOPICS: 1. STUDENTS LEFT IN "MASS HYPNOSIS" AFTER DEMONSTRATION GOES AWRY 2. WOMAN IS LEFT WITH "SPERMATOPHORES" (SQUID JIZZ) IN HER MOUTH AFTER EATING SQUID 3. ULTIMATE "STAR TREK" HOME THEATER PLAYS MOVIES ON A STAR FLEET BRIDGE 4. NICHOLAS READ, AN ACTOR WHO PLAYED AN "EWOK" in RETURN OF THE JEDI, FACES JAIL FOR FLASHING WOMAN ON TRAIN (2ND TIME FOR HIM!!!)
The resident 4 Points Google Monkey brought a little surprise for the cast in this week's episode...a pizza made to look like the cover of the Necronomicon from Evil Dead! Gastronomicon: http://blogofthefed.com/
Actor/comedian Matt Braunger joins this week's 4 Points panel along with the Tournament of Nerds' Hal Rudnick. This Week's Topics 1. YOU CAN ACCIDENTALLY GET AN STD FROM A KOALA 2. NEW THEORIES MAY HAVE SOLVED THE MYSTERY OF EASTER ISLAND 3. NEWLY DISCOVERED CHINESE MUSHROOM TURNS OUT TO BE AN ABANDONED SEX TOY 4. DISAPPEARING-INK BOOK MOTIVATES LAZY READERS TO FINISH FAST
David Alpert, Executive Producer of "The Walking Dead", and Gary "Baba Booey" Dell'Abate join Alex Albrecht and Alison Haislip to discuss the weekly topics at very special episode from the YouTube Fan Lounge at San Diego Comic-Con International 2012. Topics: 1. DURING WORLD WAR II, BRITISH TROOPS TRIED USING EXPLODING RATS TO FIGHT THE NAZIS 2. DINOSAUR VANDALS STRIKE AGAIN IN CANADA 3. A SERIAL HUGGER NAMED, "JACK THE GRIPPER", IS ON THE LOOSE!!! 4. MAN FINDS HIS STOLEN CAR ON EBAY THAT HE LOST OVER 40 YEARS AGO
Actress Mary Lynn Rajskub joins this week's 4 Points panel along with the The Indoor Kids Emily V Gordon. 1. ARE MEN GOING EXTINCT? 2. 7-11 NOW SERVES MASHED POTATOES LIKE A SLURPEE 3. SCIENTISTS PLAN TO BLOCK THE SUN USING MAN-MADE CLOUDS 4. GUY GETS SO MAD WITH INTERNET PROVIDER HE BREAKS INTO THE COMPANY WIELDING AN AXE
This week Janet Varney and Kumail Nanjiani join Alex Albrecht and Alison Haislip on 4 Points. TOPICS: 1. PROSTITUTE POLE DANCES ARE RUINING PARKING LOT SIGNS 2. HUMAN FETUSES FOUND IN BARRELS IN RUSSIAN FOREST 3. GOAT MAN SPOTTED IN THE MOUNTAINS OF UTAH 4. MOM HACKS SCHOOL'S COMPUTER SYSTEM TO CHANGE HER KIDS GRADES
Dana Gould stops by to talk the week's weirdest topics with Alex Albrecht and Alison Haislip along with Just Cos' Chloe Dykstra. Topics: 1. MAN HIDES $15,000 IN THE OVEN -- WIFE ACCIDENTALLY COOKS IT 2. SUICIDAL TERMITES USE CHEMICAL WEAPONS TO DEFEND COLONY 3. GERMANS RELIEVE FRUSTRATION BY CALLING SWEARING HOTLINE 4. BEST IDEA FOR PARENTS OF "INTERNET-ADDICTED" TEENS
Actor/Writer/Director Michael Biehn and Actress/Producer Jennifer Blanc-Biehn join Alex and Alison to discuss the week's more colorful topics along with Thrilling Adventure Hour's James Urbaniak in the Nerdist chair. Topics: 1. GET YOUR OWN SECRET SUBMARINE BASE IN NORWAY FOR ONLY $17.3 MILLION 2. WE MAY BE RUNNING OUT OF TIME TO GO 'BACK IN TIME' TO KILL HITLER 3. ELDERLY WOMAN IN CHINA TIES SEX DOLL TO TREE TO STOP MOTORISTS FROM SPEEDING 4. LEGO PIECE FOUND IN BOY'S NOSE AFTER 3 YEARS
