Season recap of The History Channel’s new, amazing series: ‘Vikings’

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It doesn’t happen very often that a premiere of a television show can grab my attention like Vikings has. Let’s face it. Typically, I’m your horror, gore, haunting, terror fan. I do love shows like The Walking Dead, Game of Thrones, and Sons of Anarchy, but in Vikings I found a show that is a little different and yet amazing. The History Channel [...]

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Nerdy car commerical features Spock, both the Elder and the Younger

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This isn’t really news, but it’s too geeky to pass up. Leonard Nimoy and Zachary Quinto join forces in this car commercial with hysterical results. Click watch and laugh hard.

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Meet Ender Wiggin, someone the enemy least expects

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The first full length trailer for Ender’s Game dropped today, and I’m officially recanting anything I may have ever said or thought about Asa Butterfield being a poor choice for Ender. This first good look at the general feel and style of the film is spectacular and sure to capture interest whether or not you’ve read [...]

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New book releases, week of May 7th: Sookie ends, the Jedi begin, and Eoin Colfer moves on from Artemis Fowl

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Young Adult Science Fiction and Fantasy: The 5th Wave by Rick Yancey The Passage meets Ender’s Game in an epic new series from award-winning author Rick Yancey. After the 1st wave, only darkness remains. After the 2nd, only the lucky escape. And after the 3rd, only the unlucky survive. After the 4th wave, only one rule [...]

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How often do you get a book that’s all about YOU?

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What does the ultimate video game look like? And what’s the most important element to any good game? Austin Grossman’s newest novel answers both questions with the same word: YOU. While I play quite a few video games, I am not, from what I understand, a Gamer. I enjoy games mostly for the story they create [...]

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Disney’s Marvel-ous Bad Guys: The three best villains in the ‘Marvel Cinematic Universe’

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It is suggested that you read this article AFTER seeing Iron Man 3.  With Iron Man 3 releasing in theaters this week and introducing a new super-baddie, the Marvel Cinematic Universe(MCU) is expanding at a rapid pace. The core group of heroes, The Avengers, have been introduced, and now are being explored in their respective solo [...]

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Fresh from the Slab May 6, 2013: ‘The Crow’, ‘Beneath’, and ‘Terror Vortex’

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Remakes, originals, and more. Fresh from the Slab is back with your up to date horror movie news! Take a look at all of the goodies below and tell me, what do you think? The Crow I am really, really on the fence about a remake of The Crow. I’m hoping that they can do justice to the [...]

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Full trailer posted for season 6 of ‘True Blood’

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Well, season 6 of the HBO series True Blood is soon to premier and HBO has posted the first full trailer for the vampire series. While there is some footage that you have probably seen before, there is some that is all new. With Rutger Hauer joining the show, it might make for a pretty amazing season. Take a [...]

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C2E2: my first con: what I learned

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This past weekend I had the opportunity to go to my first comic convention: C2E2 (Chicago Comic and Entertainment Expo).  It didn’t disappoint. I attempted to prepare myself the best I could, and with a few exceptions I think I did pretty well. I had the help of friends that have attended cons in the past, [...]

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Marvel’s Phase Two hits the ground running with ‘Iron Man 3′

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Like many Marvel fans, I’ve been suffering severe withdrawals. It’s been an entire year since The Avengers took the world by storm, a period of time that has proved far too long for those itching to see where the architects over at Marvel are going to take their shared universe. Thank God the wait is over; a [...]

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