Courtesy Netflix We’ve seen a number of teasers for the upcoming Netflix/Marvel jam Jessica Jones (debuting Nov 20)—and finally here’s the official trailer. And while those teasers may have focused on the lighter side of Jessica’s super-powered character (smashing alarm clocks, one-sided bar brawls), this trailer gets dark (like Daredevil dark), and quick. Here we […]
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New Supergirl Trailer: FIGHT! FIGHT! FIGHT!
The last Supergirl trailer focused on how insanely adorable Melissa Benoist is in her portrayal of the “girl of steel”—while this just released trailer basically just shows her putting the beat-down on various interstellar baddies… which is not only exciting, but still absolutely adorable! (It debuts on CBS on Oct 26, btw.) WATCH.
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Meet Hawkman & Hawkgirl: The Newest Residents of Burnside 26
Courtesy CW “Hi, I’m Hawkman!”“And I’m Hawkgirl, and we’re…“Together: “The newest residents of BURNSIDE 26.”“You may know us from our many appearances in DC Comics…”“And as the newest castmembers of Legends of Tomorrow, debuting mid-season on the CW.““But did you know that we just recently moved to Portland?”“That’s right, Hawkman. We fell in love with […]
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Warm Your Inner-Nerd with These Pendleton Star Wars Blankets
Hat tips to the Portland Business Journal for alerting me to this holiday/cold weather must-have: the new Pendleton Star Wars blankets (designed by Derek Roberts). Pendleton Woolen Mills has teamed up with Disney and Lucasfilm to help promote the upcoming The Force Awakens flick, because… well, I’m not sure why anyone does anything. WHATEVER THE […]
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Should Non-Geeks Care? #1: Deadpool
DEADPOOL This is Deadpool. Welcome to Should Non-Geeks Care?, a new Blogtown series in which you, a non-geek, can learn if you should care about a particular aspect of pop culture. This series began 20 minutes ago when Wm. Steven Humphrey, who is my boss, sent me this message: “You should start up a new […]
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The New Supergirl Series May Be the Best Thing Ever
The new CBS Supergirl series set to debut this fall has its first trailer… and WHAT THE EFF. It’s GREAT! At first I was like, “a six minute trailer?” Then I was like, “I never want this to end!” Melissa Benoist as Kara Zor-El/Supergirl is freaking adorable, Mehcad Brooks as James Olsen is hot, and […]
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The Flash/Arrow Spinoff Gets a Title… and a Description!
Courtesy CW “I’m tiny… but I’m hot!” Finally, some concrete info on CW’s long rumored spinoff of The Flash and Arrow. The next DC product to be turned into a show will be subtly titled, Legends of Tomorrow and will debut this coming fall. Here’s the official description, courtesy of ComingSoon.net: When heroes alone are […]
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This Sesame Street Avengers Parody May Be Better than the Real Thing!
Obviously I haven’t seen The Avengers: Age of Ultron yet. However! I find it extremely difficult to believe it will be better than this vegetable-themed Sesame Street parody called The Aveggies: Age of Bon Bon. It stars Onion Man, Captain Americauliflower, Black Bean Widow, Mighty Corn, (the decidedly UNCOOL) Zuchin-eye, and features Cookie Monster as […]
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Watch Daredevil Kick the Crap Out of Bad Guys—in One Single Take
I haven’t watched all of the new Netflix Daredevil series from Marvel Studios—but what I’ve seen so far? I LIKE. One scene in particular really caught my and the internet’s attention; a three-minute fight scene that was shot in one take, with no cuts. Go ahead and watch it, it’s not spoiling anything… unless you […]
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Daredevil Review Roundup!
Netflix premiered the entire first season of Marvel’s Daredevil at midnight last night when I was sleeping like a normal human being. I LOVE TO SLEEP! I love it even more than staying up to watch another superhero TV show… I know, call me crazy. ANYWAY. I’ve rounded up some of the early reviews so […]
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Walidah Imarisha: A New Vision for Science Fiction, Social Justice, and the Future
Photo: Aaron Lee “I HAVE ALWAYS been into superheroes and comic books,” says Walidah Imarisha when we meet up at Coffeehouse-Five on N Killingsworth. Perhaps best known for her writing (everything from poetry to criticism), teaching (at Portland State University), and her public scholarship on race in Oregon, Imarisha’s now putting a social justice lens […]
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Neil DeGrasse Tyson’s New Show StarTalk Looks AH-MAY-ZING
There’s a new player in the late night talk show game, y’all! The show stars your favorite brainiac astrophysicist, Neil DeGrasse Tyson and its called StarTalk (National Geographic Channel, debuting April 20, 11 pm). It’s based on his popular podcast, will be filmed in front of a live audience at NYC’s American Museum of Natural […]