Geek Boners Over Firefly, THE NERDIST: YEAR IN REVIEW Sneak Peek #3

Watch a hysterical exclusive sneak peek clip from BBC America’s new original special THE NERDIST: YEAR IN REVIEW, featuring special guests Nathan Fillion (Castle, Firefly) and Wil Wheaton (Eureka, Star Trek: The Next Generation). The Nerdist: Year In Review *** Premiering Saturday Dec 24 at 9/8c *** immediately following Doctor Who: Best of the Christmas Specials at 8/7c, only on BBC America.

Here, host Chris Hardwick, his sidekicks Matt Mira & Jonah Ray, and guest Wil Wheaton geek out over their shared love of Nathan Fillion’s series with Joss Whedon, Firefly: “we’re huge, huge, huge fans…”

Plus: Get the inside scoop about Nathan’s summer pool parties (hint: try the Greek ribs!) and find out about whom Wil Wheaton says, “If someone draws a you better-looking, it’s like a picture of the sun.”

The Nerdist: Year in Review is the first of BBC America’s five all new Nerdist Specials based on comedian, writer, Doctor Who fan and web pundit Chris Hardwick’s immensely popular Nerdist podcast, the Internet’s Top Ranked Podcast.

The Christmas Eve Special is a one-hour year-end review where Hardwick and his team of nerd experts review the best of the U.S. and the UK’s top nerd moments, gadgets and superheroes of 2011, and geek-tastic reviews of the year’s best moments from Comic Con and Doctor Who.

PLUS Special guests: Nathan Fillion, Wil Wheaton, Kumail Nanjiani (Franklin & Bash), and Interviews with David Tennant (Doctor Who’s 10th Doctor) and Simon Pegg (Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol, Shaun of the Dead).

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