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Is This The Future of Content Distribution?

Zak Grim February 15, 2012 0

Online content hubs Hulu and Netflix have long been championed as the future of consuming content. The problem was that both of the services still relied on the traditional content creators to…well…create content. Hulu

‘Comic Book Men’ Series Premiere – Review

Zak Grim February 13, 2012 0

Everyone knows that AMC’s The Walking Dead had its mid-season premiere this past Sunday night; The ‘walker’-filled show’s return is sure to be atop the night’s rating war. AMC premiered another show Sunday night

First Look at Fringe’s Upcoming Astrid-Centric Episode

Gabby Nicasio January 31, 2012 0

Something’s about to happen that I’ve been waiting for since Fringe began: an episode that focuses entirely on Astrid Farnsworth. From background lab workhorse to a more nuanced, integrated team member, Astrid has been a

TV Review: “Hell on Wheels,” Season 1

Nicholas L. Honeck January 17, 2012 1

AMC could make a show about nearly anything at this point and I’d watch it. Truly, I didn’t know what Hell on Wheels was even about when I suggested to my fiance that we

So You Want To Watch Star Trek: DS9? – Season 4

Gabby Nicasio January 3, 2012 4

A Triumphant Return! Oh, Internet, I can’t begin to tell you of the horrors I’ve navigated in order to return to you. Well I can, but I’d rather not. I can summarize: they were horrible.

Avoid the Trapdoor, Become an Archetype: Zooey Deschanel & Television

Nicholas L. Honeck December 10, 2011 0

“Maybe there’s a trapdoor under my chair, and I’ll just disappear.” -Franny Glass in J.D. Salinger’s chronically under appreciated Franny and Zooey Zooey Claire Deschanel was born on January 17, 1980. Her parents named

Thoughts on ‘The Walking Dead’ Season 2 Part 1

Jake Anderson December 7, 2011 0

Whenever I recommend The Walking Dead as a much watch television program to someone, I give them the same line. It’s like Mad Men, but with zombies. Allow me to repeat that. IT’S LIKE

‘Avatar: The Legend of Korra’ Opening Sequence Leaked

Gabby Nicasio December 5, 2011 0

The very, very, very highly anticipated continuation of Avatar: The Last Airbender is due out next fall. That’s a still a long wait, but here’s something to hold you over: the first 120 seconds of

Steven Moffat Shoots Down ‘Doctor Who’ Movie News

Zak Grim December 2, 2011 0

Last month, Whovians were thrown for a loop when news came out that Harry Potter direct David Yates was in the very early stages of bringing a Doctor Who movie to the big screen. At

HBO may renew ‘Game of Thrones’ for multiple seasons

Zak Grim November 30, 2011 1

HBO’s Game of Thrones was one of the biggest critical and rating success stories of the past year; Not just in television, but any form of media. It makes sense then that season 2 of the

Trek Nation Director’s Log comes to Youtube

Gabby Nicasio November 30, 2011 0

Trek Nation is a feature-length documentary directed by Scott Colthorp that tells the story of the impact Gene Roddenberry and Star Trek has had on the lives of both its viewers and creators. With the help

So You Want To Watch Star Trek: DS9? – Season 3

Gabby Nicasio November 20, 2011 2

Previously: A primer on the series, a guide to season 1, and a guide to season 2. And now: the third season. This post is a few days late because I was running from the