by Diane Panosian, Jan 25 2013 // 11:00 AM

The final season of Spartacus: War of the Damned begins January 25th on Starz. That’s tonight! We left off last season with Spartacus and his merry band of rebels facing the full might of the Roman legion, which are not against pulling shenanigans.
I was more than happy to sit down with Manu Bennett, who plays the undefeated Gaul and Spartacus BFF, Crixus. Manu was passionate, assured, and especially candid as he spoke about his former co-star Andy Whitfield and what awaits Crixus in the new season. Generous to a fault, he also shared some spoils of war. (Note: This interview contains spoilers.)
The Flickcast: “Be Here Now” is emblazoned on your shirt. Can you talk about why the phrase “Be Here Now” is important to you?
Manu Bennett: “Be Here Now” was a tattoo Andy [Whitfield] had on his forearm when he was going through his cancer treatment. There’s a documentary that’s going to be coming out soon.
Rather than not being in the know about what happened to Andy, this documentary is for people who are really interested in the show and really fell in love with Andy and I know there’s so many people out there who did. I’m sure Andy would have liked everyone to go and watch this documentary to see what cancer can destroy in this life.
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Tagged: Andy Whitfield, Army, Be Here Now, Behind the Scenes, Crassus, crixus, Exclusive, Final Season, Gladiators, Interview, Liam McIntyre, Love, Lucy Lawless, Manu Bennett, Romance, Spartacus, Spartacus: War of the Damned, Spoilers, Starz, TV, War of the Damned
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by Matt Blackwood, Jan 24 2012 // 7:30 AM
Over the past two decades, Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett’s Good Omens has almost been made into a movie several times. Monty Python alum Terry Gilliam tried for years to put the comic fantasy on film, but the infamously unlucky auteur (see the wonderful doc Lost in La Mancha) could never make it happen.
There has been talk lately of a possible TV miniseries, but many of the book’s fans still hold out hope for a feature. But who could bring Good Omens‘s outrageous characters to life?
Take a look at our picks after the jump.
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Tagged: Adaptations, Bill Nighy, book adaptation, Books, Bryce Dallas Howard, Casting, Edgar Wright, Gemma Arterton, Good Omens, Helena Bonham Carter, Jimmi Simpson, Jon Hamm, Matthew Lewis, Neil Gaiman, Nick Frost, Simon Pegg, Terry Pratchett
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by John Carle, Jan 11 2012 // 11:15 AM

This is it. It’s the big one! Right before the New Year, we posted our awards for the best of gaming in 2011. But there was one all important award that we needed some extra time to deliberate on… The Game of the Year.
In this episode, JC and WallE forgo the usual format of the Bitcast and engage in a conversation where they, along with some input from Flickcasters Matt Raub and Cortney Zamm, decide on what game earns the coveted title of Game of the Year.
And The Nominees Are:
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Tagged: Back To The Future: The Game, Batman: Arkham City, Best of 2011, Child of Eden, Dead Island, Game of the Year, L.A. Noire, LA Noire, Madden 12, Marvel vs. Capcom 3, Minecraft, MLB 12: The Show, Mortal Kombat, Payday: The Heist, PC Games, Playstation 3, Portal 2, Rocksmith, Saints Row, Saints Row: The Third, Skyrim, Super Mario 3D Land, Terraria, The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword, To The Moon, Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3, Uncharted 3, Video Games, Xbox 360
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by John Carle, Dec 29 2011 // 9:00 AM

One thing we’ve learned is there are too many games and too little time to play them all. This also means there isn’t even enough time to give all of them awards, but we try our best. Today we take a look at both the most time consuming efforts of the past year as well as give some awards for games that deserve some notable mentions as well.
Game Most Likely to Consume Your Life: The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
Two Hundred and Fifty Hours. By most estimates, this is how long it’ll take an average player to explore MOST of the content of Skyrim. To give some perspective, if the average person works a 40 hour a week job, Skyrim would take six and a quarter full work weeks to complete. Now, we realize that most gamers work jobs outside of the gaming industry and cannot devote a full forty hours a week to a single game.
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Tagged: Batman, Batman: Arkham City, Best Of, Best of 2011, Commercials, DC, Dead Island, Gears of War 3, Homefront, Lego, LEGO Star Wars: The Clone Wars, Michael, Nintendo 3DS, Nintendo Wii, Orcs Must Die!, PC Games, Playstation 3, Robot Entertainment, Rocksteady, Skyrim, Star Wars: The Old Republic, The Bitcast, The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, The Flickcast Presents, Video Game Trailers, Video Games, Xbox 360
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by John Carle, Dec 28 2011 // 9:00 AM
Yesterday we took a look at Minecraft, The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword, Capcom, Dark Souls and Portal 2. Today, we have a whole second set of awards to be given out for the best (and worst) of 2011.
Game That Shouldn’t Have Taken Nearly As Long to Come Out: Duke Nukem Forever
What happened in the time span since Duke Nukem Forever began development?
The entire Presidential run of George W. Bush.
This writer’s entire high school and college career.
Star Wars: The Phantom Menace, Attack of the Clones, Revenge of the Sith, and The Clone Wars were all released in theaters.
The XBox was released and ended its lifecycle.
Activision released 7 proper Call of Duty titles.
Lost.
A child born when development started would have grown to be a teenager.
The list goes on and on…
And the worst part is, after all that wait… Duke Nukem Forever wasn’t very good when it did finally come out. What was considered controversial when the game began production is pretty tame by comparison to what people are enjoying in gaming now and the humor comes off as sophomoric instead of clever.
While we can understand the desire to release a passion project to finally let it see the light of day, sometimes it is better to let it enjoy a quiet death with some dignity instead of coming out guns blazing as a failure.
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Tagged: 2K Games, 3D Realms, Activision, Best Of, Best of 2011, Burt Reynolds, Duke Nukem, Duke Nukem Forever, L.A. Noire, Nintendo 3DS, Nintendo Wii, PC Games, Playstation 3, Rockstar Games, Saints Row, Saints Row: The Third, Skylanders Spyro's Adventure, Team Bondi, The Bitcast, The Flickcast Presents, THQ, Toys For Bob, Video Games, Volition, Xbox 360
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by John Carle, Dec 27 2011 // 9:30 AM
2011 was one heck of a year for gaming. Once again, the Call of Duty franchise set records for the largest entertainment launch in history. A game that was only in Beta was able to sell millions of copies and spawn an ungodly large community to the point they had a convention before the game was officially released. There were tons of critical darlings encouraging developers to rethink how they create games.
Take a look this week at the awards The Flickcast (along with The Bitcast team) are proud to present for gaming in 2011
Think Outside the Box Game: Portal 2
While many may argue that Minecraft may be the most deserving of this award, they need to remember one thing. In Minecraft, there are no rules. The expanses of the box are too extreme to find the outer boundaries of. Within Portal 2, players are asked to explore new viewpoints of physics, matter and… well, portals. The puzzles in Portal 2 completely overtake the complexity and creativity of the original, which in itself was groundbreaking. With additional toys at their disposal and the introduction of a cooperative mode, the team at Valve came up with a game that redefined both the puzzle solving and FPS genres all at once.
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Tagged: Best Of, Best of 2011, Capcom, Dark Souls, Dead Rising 2, Dead Rising 2: Off the Record, Marvel vs. Capcom 3, Minecraft, Nintendo, Nintendo 3DS, Nintendo Wii, PC Games, Playstation 3, Portal, Portal 2, Skyward Sword, The Bitcast, The Flickcast Presents, The Legend of Zelda, Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3, Valve, Video Games, Xbox 360, Zelda
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by Elli Clair, Oct 24 2011 // 10:00 AM
With Footloose, the remake, now out in theaters, it seemed only appropriate to take a look at the top ten dance movies of all time. We all know and love them, regardless if we’ll admit it or not. And now, in the words of Kevin Bacon in the original Footloose, “Let’s dance!”
1. Dirty Dancing – In 1987, Patrick Swayze and Jennifer Grey had young girls everywhere swooning and begging their parents for dance lessons. There’s drama, edgy dance moves, and of course, steamy love scenes. Pack all this together, and you have not only one of the best dance movies of all times, but also one of the great love stories. After all, “nobody puts Baby in a corner.”
2. Footloose – If you were a teenager in the ‘80s, then surely you know the lyrics to the Kenny Loggins song, “Footloose,” by heart. That’s because Kevin Bacon and Lori Singer, not to mention young Sarah Jessica Parker and Sean Penn, danced their way into teenage hearts in 1984’s Footloose. It’s the classic case of good versus evil (or young verses old) with the end dance scene being one that has gone done in history as one of the best of the best.
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Tagged: Black Swan, Bring it On, Chicago, Dirty Dancing, Flashdance, Footloose, Grease, Saturday Night Fever, Singin' in the Rain, Step Up
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by The Flickcast, Sep 2 2011 // 1:00 PM

Welcome to another edition of On the Radar where we delve into all corners of the entertainment, tech and geek Internets for news, views and whatnot that may have escaped our regular coverage during the week. Let is know if we missed something interesting.
Let’s get started!
• One of our favorite video game fanfilms of recent history, Fallout: Nuka Break is now an even more awesome web series. Enjoy it!
• Want to know what the Futurama characters would look like if they were real and in 3D? Check out these haunting clay busts of Zoidberg, Nibbler, Farnsworth, and Leela.
• Looking for that awesome party beverage for the long weekend? Why not bring it back to the 80s with a home replication of Hi-C’s Ecto-Cooler!
• Fans of both The Muppets and Doctor Who will both be entertained for hours and may have an exploded brain after seeing this mashup of the two universes.
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Tagged: Al Pacino, David Lynch, Doctor Who, Ecto-Cooler, Fallout, Fallout: Nuka Break, Futurama, Ghostbusters, Hi-C, Live Free or Die Hard, Mondo, Monsters Inc., Scarface, The Muppets, Wolverine
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by Chris Ullrich, Jul 18 2011 // 2:00 PM
With Comic-Con in San Diego starting this Wednesday night with Preview Night and going through Sunday, it’s a great time to make sure you’re ready and able to find all the great coverage we’re going to be doing during the show. With that in mind, following are some links to where our content and coverage are going to be.
Of course, the main place you can find our coverage and content will be right here at The Flickcast website. See that link above that says San Diego Comic-Con 2011? Click that and it will take you directly to all our Comic-Con features, news, interviews, video and more.
We’ll also be posting items of interest to our Facebook Page and our Twitter feed. So, if you haven’t yet become our friend on Facebook or started following us on Twitter, now is a great time to do that! You can also find our video content directly at our video site.
This year’s Comic-Con promises to be better than ever so be sure to check back right here for all your Comic-Con news, interviews, photos, videos and more!
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Tagged: Comic Books, Comic-Con, Comics, Cosplay, Movies, San Diego, San Diego Comic-Con, SDCC, SDCC11, TV
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by John Carle, Jul 4 2011 // 2:00 PM
Going back to the early days of comics, heroes have been created to stand for something. Peace, justice and the American way has been a strong theme since this trend began and never seemed to falter.
As time as passed, the simple blind patriotism has faded and led to more complex characters that have evolved with the times. Today, on the anniversary of America’s independence, we take a look back at some heroes and even some villains who have proudly worn the red, white and blue.
While there are many we don’t have the chance to look at below such as the Flag, Liberty Bell, the Shield or even the Spirit of 76, we look at all those heroes and what they stood for, the men and women who helped give us the freedom to be able to live in a land where these characters actually exist.
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Tagged: 4th of July, American Son, Bucky, Captain America, Captain America: The First Avenger, dc comics, Erik Larson, Harry Osborn, Hawkeye, Image, Image Comics, John Walker, Marvel, marvel comics, Norman Osborn, Nuke, Quality Comics, Savage Dragon, Steve Rogers, Super Patriot, The Falcon, Uncle Sam, US Agent, Wolverine
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