Inconceivable!:Serious Nerdery

Game Show episode 1, posted February 9, 2015.

Inconceivable! episode 1

''To launch the show, we handpicked a roster of some of our favorite Incomparable panelists to compete for your amusement. Join Scott McNulty, Georgia Dow, Lisa Schmeiser, Tony Sindelar, Erika Ensign, and, of course, Jason Snell as they identify arcane jargon, test their knowledge of classic books of fantasy and sci-fi, and explore the colliding worlds of mashed-up movies. '' (episode page)

Panelists

 * Host: Dan Moren
 * Scorekeeper: Lex Friedman


 * Team 1:
 * Scott McNulty
 * Lisa Schmeiser
 * Jason Snell (captain)


 * Team 2: (Winners)
 * Georgia Dow
 * Tony Sindelar
 * Erika Ensign (captain)

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Round 1 - The Jargon File
For 5 points identify the universe or franchise, and for another 5, explain the term.

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Standings

 * Team 1 - 26
 * Team 2 - 10

Round 2 - Fake Off
Identify the liar. Bid between 1 and 10 points, based on your knowledge of the category: Star Trek characters

Team 1 answers Show/Hide Points wagered: 10 Points won: 10

Which of the following was NOT an Enterprise crewmember killed in the original series of Star Trek?
 * I'm Security Officer Grant, and in the episode Friday's Child I was killed for the crime of reaching for my phaser.
 * I'm Engineer Watson and in the episode Elaan of Troyius I found someone sabotaging the warp drive, so he snapped my neck.
 * I'm Crewman Hunter, and in the episode The Galileo Seven, I was exposed to fatal amounts of radiation and perished.

Standings

 * Team 1 - 36
 * Team 2 - 10

Round 3 - In the beginning
Given the first line of a well-known speculative fiction book, identify the book and author for 5 points each. Show/Hide

Standings

 * Team 1 - 46
 * Team 2 - 40

Round 4 - Fake Off, Part II: The Fakening
Category: Star Wars characters

Team 2 answers Show/Hide Points wagered: 7 Points won: 7

Which of the following was NOT an Ewok seen on screen in 1983's Return of the Jedi?
 * I'm Teebo, a friend of Wicket's, and the apprentice to our village's shaman!
 * I'm Erpham, Wicket's grandfather and the most respected elder and warrior of our village.
 * I am Chirpa, the chief of the tribe that helped the Rebels bring about victory over the Empire.

Standings

 * Team 1 - 46
 * Team 2 - 47

Round 5 - Movie Mash-ups
We've combined two movies by a word they have in common: the last word of one movie leads into the first word of the next. As a clue, we'll give you the mashed up plot of the movie. Show/Hide

Standings

 * Team 1 - 71
 * Team 2 - 77