Stuck In A TV Slump? Give Penny Dreadful A Whirl
The dog days of summer, when all your favorite shows are off the air. Late August, when it seems like you haven’t seen anything good and new on TV in months. If you’re looking for…
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Jimmy Fallon Plays Goldeneye With Pierce Brosnan
While Jon Stewart, Stephen Colbert and John Oliver may be the kings of late night snark, there’s no more infectiously likable host than Jimmy Fallon on TV these days. He may not be providing brilliantly…
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NES Circa 1986
1986 was a pretty phenomenal year for video games, and if you don’t believe me, check out the tribute art from Nuri Durr above. That’s right, Metroid, Kid Icarus and The Legend of Zelda all…
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The Real League of Extraordinary Gentlemen
I think most of us are still doing our best to forget 2003’s League of Extraordinary Gentleman, the botched adaptation of Alan Moore’s famed comic. But the idea of a possible film is not forgotten…
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Homer V. Gosling
As part of a pending Simpsons-themed art show, artist Nathan Collupy has come up with this rather excellent Drive/Mr. Plow crossover, combining two things I really never would have imagined would end up on the…
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Six Video Game Locations That Feel Like Home
Video games are supposedly a relaxing pastime but damn if they aren’t sometimes stressful, too. Some of the best games ever made can also be some of the most remorseless, jamming the player into a…
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Understanding ‘the Leftovers’
I’m continually blown away by this show. I know that plenty of people say that it paints a bleak and desolate picture, but those people are hastily judging without really watching what the show is depicting. If…
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Fun with Kirk and Spock
Artist Robb Pearlman has a new book out, and it’s one many sci-fi fans are going to want to read to their kids. It’s called “Fun with Kirk and Spock,” and in case you can’t guess…
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Looper’s Awesome Proof-of-Concept Trailer
Director Rian Johnson was still a relatively unknown in Hollywood when he wanted to make Looper, and as such, he had to make a “proof-of-concept” trailer to show that it could be as cool in…