Category Archives: Sci-Fi

Box Office: Things & Dancing Can’t Beat Boxing Robots

Posted on October 17, 2011 by The Flickcast

For those who thought this weekend would be a relapse into the mid 1980s with the Footloose remake and reboot/prequel of The Thing, they should have taken into account how awesome gigantic, fighting robots are. That’s right, after receiving mixed … Continue reading →

Posted in Action, Box Office, Movies, News, Reboots and Remakes, Sci-Fi | Tagged Evangeline Lilly, Footloose, Hugh Jackman, Paranormal Activity 3, Real Steel, Robots, The Big Year, The Thing, Wolverine | Comments Off

Alex Albrecht’s ‘Voltron’, ‘Thor 2’ Gets a Director, & Fred Durst Going to CBS are all On the Radar

Posted on October 14, 2011 by The Flickcast

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 … Continue reading →

Posted in Action, Movies, News, On The Radar, Sci-Fi, TV, Video, Web | Tagged 3D, Alex Albrecht, Batman: Arkham City, CBS, Chris Pine, Darth Maul, Digg, Fred Durst, Gotham City Impostors, Monster, Patty Jenkins, Psych, Star Wars, Thor 2, Tim Omundson, Tom Hardy, Voltron, Walking Dead, Zombies | Comments Off

DC Comics Reboot Review: ‘Green Lantern #2’

Posted on October 13, 2011 by Jason Inman

There was a time when anything Geoff Johns wrote was gold especially if it had Green Lantern in the title. This was the man that gave us an amazing 100 issue run on JSA, redeemed and redefined Hal Jordan as a character … Continue reading →

Posted in Comic Reviews, Comics, DC, DC Entertainment, Editorial and Opinion, Sci-Fi | Tagged dc comics, DC Universe, Doug Mahnke, Geoff Johns, Green Lantern, Green Lantern #2, Hal Jordan, New 52, Sinestro | Comments Off

Web Video Roundup: Dragon Age: Redemption, Avengers Trailer, & The Thing: The Musical

Posted on October 12, 2011 by Matt Raub

We love video mashups, but this is insane, several songs and score segments come together to make one excellent music video and mashup. Stop motion plus some favorite retro toys equals one awesome video titled The King of LEGOland. And … Continue reading →

Posted in Action, Comedy, Movies, Sci-Fi, TV, Video, Web, Web Video Roundup | Tagged Dragon Age, Hitman: Absolution, John Carpenter, LEGOland, Micronauts, The Avengers, The Thing, Troy Polamalu | Comments Off

Check It Out: MTV’s Liquid Television Gets Reborn On the Web

Posted on October 11, 2011 by Matt Raub

Think back to the early 1990’s. Everyone loved skating and nightclubs, Clinton was taking jogs and having heart attacks, and MTV was blowing up with their original animated content late at night with a block they titled Liquid Television. Here … Continue reading →

Posted in Animation, Check it Out, Comedy, Geek, MTV, News, Sci-Fi, TV, Video | Tagged Aeon Flux, Beavis & Butthead, Dog Boy, Liquid Television, MTV, MTV2, The Maxx, Winter Steele | Comments Off

DC Reboot Review: ‘Stormwatch #2’

Posted on October 10, 2011 by Jason Inman

Stormwatch has the potential to be the best book of the DC Comics New 52 Relaunch. It combines the old school superheroes of the DC Universe with the crazy, forward thinking concepts of the Wildstorm Universe into one book. Members … Continue reading →

Posted in Comic Reviews, Comics, DC, DC Entertainment, DC Report Card, Editorial and Opinion, Features, News, Sci-Fi | Tagged Apollo, dc comics, DC Reboot, DC Universe, Martian Manhunter, Midnighter, New 52, Paul Cornell, Stormwatch, Wildstorm | 1 Comment

Box Office Report: Fighting Robots For the Win!

Posted on October 10, 2011 by Matt Raub

After nearly a month of children’s films make the number 1 spot in the box office, we finally get a film that isn’t just appealing to kids, but kids of all ages! That’s right, Hugh Jackman’s robot fighting flick Real … Continue reading →

Posted in Action, Box Office, Movies, News, Sci-Fi | Tagged 50/50, Box Office, Dolphin Tale, Hugh Jackman, Ides of March, Moneyball, Real Steel | 2 Comments

Film Score Friday: ‘Music From The Transformers Trilogy’ by Steve Jablonsky

Posted on October 7, 2011 by Jonathan Weilbaecher

The Transformers trilogy is an interesting beast. The first film was a surprisingly great sci-fi action film, the second was one of the worst pieces of junk I have ever sat through and the third comes somewhere in the middle. Despite the inconsistency in quality … Continue reading →