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A Play On Nerds - Episode 230 - A "Long Walk" to a "Deathrow Gameshow"

A Play On Nerds - Episode 230 - A "Long Walk" to a "Deathrow Gameshow"

Update: 2025-09-10

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Stephen King's The Long Walk is coming to theaters, so we're reviewing another movie about people competing for their lives and profit... no, not The Running Man, but 1987's Deathrow Gameshow! Plus: The Great Tit is a special bird, Steve loves Alien: Earth, and we watched the trailer for the upcoming Mortal Kombat II!

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Host Banter: 1:30

Nerdy News: 8:23

Film Review: Deathrow Gameshow: 11:37

Bit: Punishment for Points: 29:30

Radical Recommends: 33:23

Trailer Review: Mortal Kombat II: 38:30

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A Play On Nerds - Episode 230 - A "Long Walk" to a "Deathrow Gameshow"

A Play On Nerds - Episode 230 - A "Long Walk" to a "Deathrow Gameshow"

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