Temple of Geek Podcast – Ep. 178 Talking All Things Umbrella Academy

Welcome to the Temple of Geek Podcast! In this episode, Aaron is joined by the Nerd Lys, (Rachel and Christopher Ly) and they’re discussing everything Umbrella Academy. From how they were introduced to it, comics, favorite characters, song choices, and even what power they’d want if they were born on that fateful day in October.

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General Spoiler Warnings Apply! If you haven’t watched Season One or Two of Umbrella Academy on Netflix be prepared to have it spoiled. 

The Temple of Geek Podcast has been around since 2012 and is hosted by a variety of geeks. Here we cover all manner of geek and pop culture news and events. This episode is hosted by our regular host, Aaron Powell.

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In This Episode

This episode, Temple of Geek host Aaron Powell is joined by The Nerd Lys to discuss all things Umbrella Academy. They will be discussing the comics, television series, cosplays, and more!

The Umbrella Academy is an American superhero television series based on the comic book series of the same name written by Gerard Way and Gabriel Bá. It was developed for Netflix by Steve Blackman. the show and the comics revolve around a dysfunctional family of adopted siblings who were all born on October 1, 1989, and with superpowers.

(L to R) ROBERT SHEEHAN as KLAUS, EMMY RAVER-LAMPMAN as ALLISON, and ELLEN PAGE as VANYA in episode 205. PC CHRISTOS KALOHORIDIS NETFLIX © 2020

The siblings were born under extraordinary circumstances where forty-three women from around the world gave birth simultaneously, despite not having any sign of pregnancy until labor began. Eccentric billionaire Sir Reginald Hargreeves, was fascinated by this event and set out to adopted as many of these children as possible. He was able to adopt seven who he turned into a superhero team called “The Umbrella Academy.”

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Poster for season 2 of “The Umbrella Academy” (picture with courtesy of Netflix)

The Netflix series is currently in its second season and stars Ellen Page, Tom Hopper, David Castañeda, Emmy Raver-Lampman, Robert Sheehan, Aidan Gallagher, and Justin H. Min as the Umbrella Academy siblings.

About Our Guests -“The Nerd Lys”

Rachel Ly (Klaus Cosplay) and Chris Ly (Ben Cosplay) stand near a water fall at a convention center. They are dressed as Ben and Klaus from Season 1 of the Umbrella AcademyRachel and Chris Ly are “The Nerd Lys”, a married couple living in California with nerd tendencies. They love talking to creative people about their passions, pursuits, and nerdy things. Podcasting since 2015 and hoping to continue to provide fun and interesting content for listeners and fans for a long time.

You can follow Rachel at https://instagram.com/ladyraegun or on Facebook at https://facebook.com/ladyraegun.
You can follow Chris at https://instagram.com/therealchinaman or https://instagram.com/oddlycaptured

You can find “The Nerd Lys” podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and any of your favorite podcast apps and on https://thenerdlys.com

https://www.facebook.com/TheNerdLys/videos/770568480361901

About Our Host

Aaron Powell

 Aaron Powel has been with Temple of Geek since 2018. He is a podcast host, content creator, cosplay photographer, and comic book consultant for Temple of Geek. In his personal life, he spends a lot of time on stage as a Stand-Up Comedian. He has even found a way to mix fandom and comedy by performing comedy at various comic con conventions and pop culture events!  You can check out his work for Temple of Geek here.

You can check out his photography on Instagram at @ram_entertainment or follow him on @yourfavoriteskinnyman.

Check out more Umbrella Academy Coverage from Temple of Geek. 

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This episode was edited and produced by Monica Duarte.

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    Comedian, Cosplayer, podcaster and Hug Dealer, Aaron has been a lifelong geek and loves to share his nerddom with the world. Born and raised in Chicago, Illinois, Aaron now lives in Los Angeles sharing his talents with the world and just plain being a geek. You can check out Aaron’s podcasts: Aaron Explains the Universe and Stupid Movie Tuesday on iTunes.

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Aaron Powell

Comedian, Cosplayer, podcaster and Hug Dealer, Aaron has been a lifelong geek and loves to share his nerddom with the world. Born and raised in Chicago, Illinois, Aaron now lives in Los Angeles sharing his talents with the world and just plain being a geek.

You can check out Aaron’s podcasts: Aaron Explains the Universe and Stupid Movie Tuesday on iTunes.

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