Quick on the dancin’ heels of the Doctor’s merry new dance partner comes a trailer for the next season of Doctor Who, which—eh, fuck it, you’ve already started watching the video. And that’s not all! Courtesy of Community and Doctor Who superfan Joneser comes even more Who news! Via her giddy email: Had you heard […]
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New Rye Rye Vid: One for the Geeks!
I loves me some Rye Rye and am especially hyped to hear her new album coming out May 15, Go! Pop! Bang! Here’s her latest video release “Boom Boom” which should be of extra interest to video game geeks, fashion geeks, dance geeks, and YOU geek! Check it out, and feel good for a couple […]
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So About That Battlestar Spinoff….
Related! Kind of! Art by Cassie Hart Kelly! Via! … maybe don’t get your hopes up, nerds. Sounds like Blood & Chrome, despite that teaser, is a no-go for Syfy, with the increasingly non-science-fiction-oriented channel not really knowing what the hell to do with it. Via Deadline: Blood & Chrome, initially envisioned as a web […]
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Nerd Chum: Scott Pilgrim Meets Ludacris
Here I come, with a bucket of nerd chum! WHO’S HUNGRY? On the menu today, a mash-up of Scott Pilgrim vs. the World and the hot Ludacris banger “How Low” remixed by Mike Relm. This freaking WORKS. [Warning: Hey old people! Take your seizure medication first!]
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The Cylon with the Dragon Tattoo
It’s been a while since there was any news about the Battlestar Galactica spinoff Blood & Chrome, which was supposed to be a web series, and then got promoted to being a real series, then maybe got bumped back down to a web series, and then I don’t know? But according to AICN, this trailer—which […]
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B-Boy G. Taylor and the Icarus Squad vs. MC Zaius (Feat. Zira Dance Crew)
FINALLY, a chance to use that headline. Anyway so this just made my afternoon. YOU’RE WELCOME. Via Topless Robot, via io9, via a genius.
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A Dr. Horrible Sequel? A DR. HORRIBLE SEQUEL!!
[Note to self: We need a “Joss Whedon” tag for this blog.] Get ready to squeal! According to Wired who talked to Joss Whedon down at SXSW, the sequel to the internet beloved Dr. Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog is underway! A “number of songs have been written” Joss says, as well as “a whole outline.” SONGS!! […]
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STAR WARS: The Eric Foreman Fan-Edit
So this is what Topher Grace has been doing after Take Me Home Tonight; he’s been deep in his basement, bent over his laptop, joining the tens of hyper-obsessive nerds who have taken a whack at re-editing the Star Wars Prequels. Previous attempts at fixing the Prequels’ broken storytelling have included quick-fixes like running Jar-Jar’s […]
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Is Mass Effect “The Most Important Science Fiction Universe of Our Generation”?
Via Via The PA Report comes “Why Mass Effect is the Most Important Science Fiction Universe of Our Generation,” Kyle Munkittrick’s exceedingly well-reasoned examination of BioWare’s Mass Effect games. Ever since the first Mass Effect, I’ve been more or less in love with this series; while the games certainly have their flaws (like, oh, I […]
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Tomorrow at TFAW: Ladies Night Drink and Draw
One thing I really enjoy about Portland’s comic book community is how gender-balanced it is; there are plenty of women involved in all aspects of the industry, from editors to creators. For a hint of the diversity on display, take last night’s pair of First Thursday openings: Natalie Nourigat and Emi Lenox presented charming autobiographical […]
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Rubik’s Cube Class
Mark your calendars! You know you always wanted to be that gal at the party who whips a Rubik’s Cube out of her pants and solves it in a minute flat. What, you avoid that chick? That’s crazy talk. The fine geeks over at Cloud Cap Games wanna teach you how to pull a pretty […]
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Hellboy Summer Camp!
Dark Horse Comics and Trackers Earth just announced a Hellboy-themed summer camp in Portland this summer, wherein campers will “join an elite team of paranormal investigators combating the forces of darkness from all across the globe,” and learn such “essential survival skills such as shelter building, stealth, and tactical and martial-arts training.” Ages 11—13 and […]