Category: Geek News
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Spooky Shorts- Trick or Treat
Welcome to day 2 of my Spooky Shorts blog series! Today I will be featuring another one of my favorites: Trick or Treat! This particular cartoon features Donald Duck, Huey, Duey, Louie and Witch Hazel. It should also be noted that this cartoon carries the distinction of being my all time favorite Donald Duck cartoon…
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The Empire Strikes Back Uncut
How often do Star Wars fans watch the movies and wish that they could have been a part of them? Well, some fans decided to do more than just wish. The result is The Empire Strikes Back Uncut, a fan made film that recreates The Empire Strikes Back shot-for-shot with the help 480 segments! These…
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Spooky Shorts- Lonesome Ghosts
About a week back I blogged about Ichabod since it’s my favorite month, October! It got me thinking about all of the Halloween-esqe Disney animation. I figured I’d write about another animated short with a spooky/Halloween theme, Lonesome Ghosts! This is probably my all time favorite animated short. It features Mickey, Donald and Goofy as ghost hunters!…
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Netflix's Daredevil Update
Out of the New York Comic Con has come many interesting news items. One Marvel bit of news is more about the upcoming Netflix series of Daredevil. A lot was revealed to show what this series is taking shape around. Daredevil isn’t the hero we’ve seen in many comic book movies. It’s a great take…
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Disney Film Spot: An Introduction
Welcome to a new segment on Geeks Corner. For the past few years, I have been doing Song Saturdays on DAPs Magic where every week, I would analyze and review a different Disney song. Given that I have almost exhausted that rather large cache of songs, Mr. DAPs and I have decided to create Disney…
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Phoenix Comicon Fan Fest Announces First Guest- Actor David Ramsey From “Arrow”
PHOENIX COMICON FAN FEST ANNOUNCES FIRST GUEST Actor David Ramsey From “Arrow” Attends December Event Phoenix Comicon Fan Fest is excited announce our first guest: actor David Ramsey, currently known for playing John Diggle on the CW superhero series “Arrow.” David has an extensive film and television career. Some of his appearances include portraying Pastor…
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New Darth Vader Scene in STAR WARS REBELS: SPARK OF REBELLION Being Released
For many Star Wars fans, the pilot of Star Wars Rebels offered a first glimpse of what the Walt Disney Company would be doing with the Star Wars franchise that it now owns. For the most part, fans were happy with what they saw (read Danie’s review of it here). Now, Disney and Lucasfilm is adding…
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Star Wars Rebels: Droids in Distress (S1E2) – Review
The crew at of the Ghost are at it again with blasters blazing in the first thirty minute episode of Star Wars: Rebels to air since the debut broadcast of Star Wars: Rebels Spark of Rebellion. Filling the 9p/8c slot on Disney XD, Rebels is off to a rousing start. Recap: In episode 2 entitled Droids…
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Galadriel and Legolas Posters Revealed for The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
Last week we showed the newest poster featuring Bilbo for The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies. Now we are pleased to showcase posters for Galadriel and Legolas for this upcoming Peter Jackson flick. The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies stars Martin Freeman, Ian McKellen, Richard Armitage, Evangeline Lilly, Lee Pace, Luke Evans,…
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Once Upon a Time: White Out (S4E2) – Review
After the great launch of Season 4’s Frozen themed season, Episode 2 is a little forced. While we still focus on the Elsa and Anna in this episode, the story seems to be forced so that Elsa can get to know Once heroes. Quick Recap Regina has decided that the best way to deal with…
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Spider-Verse is Here!
Spider-Verse is Here! Your New Look Inside AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #9! The biggest Spider-Man event of all time is finally upon us as every Spider-Man from every universe unite in Spider-Verse! And it all begins this November in AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #9 – the first blockbuster chapter of Spider-Versefrom the star-studded creative team of Dan Slott &…
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2nd Annual Fall Festival: Fall into Safety Returns to Scottsdale
Super Heroes on the Way! Fall Festival: ‘Fall Into Safety’ Celebrate a Smart, Safe Holiday Season Sat., Oct. 18, 2pm-6pm FREE & OPEN TO PUBLIC WHAT Fall Festival: Fall Into Safety — It’s FREE Good Times for the Whole Family! Food, Games, Demonstrations, Music, Meet the Experts…& the Super Heroes! WHEN & WHERE Sat.,…
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New to Who: Doctor Who 101
Hello Whovians and welcome to ‘New to Who,’ where I, Hello McFly, will be your guide through Doctor Who. There’s a reason people refer to the show and its ensuing fandom as “the Whoniverse” – between the TV series, movies, books, comics, radio plays, podcasts, merchandise, and a plethora of fan-created material, it’s next to impossible…
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Throwback Thursday- The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad
Happy October everyone! October has always been my favorite month. So in celebration of my favorite month, I will be reviewing, commentating (is that a word?), and otherwise talking about various Halloween Disneyana this month! First up will be the Ichabod portion of The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad. This is one of my…
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Marvel's Agents of SHIELD: Making Friends and Influencing People (S2E3) – Review
Man, this was a good episode. Not so much for the action scenes, the reveals, or any of that, but just for the sheer amount of groundwork laid for the rest of the season. There’s enough foreboding foreshadowing forecast in this…. third episode to make material for at least the rest of this season, if…
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A Pirate’s Life For Me – Geeks Corner – Episode 401
Welcome to the first episode of the fifth season of Geeks Corner! This week we celebrate the fifth season with a few five related items (big surprise huh?). That isn’t all that is going on however, Star Wars Rebels has hit the small screen and we review it this week. Geeks Corner contributor Danie posted…
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Geek Eats- Pumpkin Crazy!
Greetings Foodies! Welcome to this week’s Geek Eats! This week I’m going to be discussing an appropriate topic for the month of October, pumpkin! It’s the time of year in which it seems the aisles of the grocery store are painted orange. Even my local Trader Joes is touting over 60 different pumpkin products (I’m…
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Harry Potter and the Twisted Tweets
J.K. Rowling is at it again. Eager Potterheads have been waiting for any bit of news from our matriarch in regards to anything pertaining to the world of Harry Potter. With Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them in progress there hasn’t been a lot for us to cling to. That is until yesterday when…
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Doctor Who Review: 'Kill the Moon'
Hello Whovians and DAPS-devotees, and welcome back to another edition of the Doctor Who Review. The fate of the world or the fate of the moon – which would you decide? And are the two choices all they appear to be? The Doctor lands on a space shuttle on a mission to obliterate the Moon,…
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Gotham Recap- 'The Balloonman'
Greetings Gothamites! Welcome to this week’s Gotham Recap. The episode at hand is this season’s third episode “The Balloonman”. There is a lot going on in this episode with a lot of jumping back and forth. The episode recap is a bit longer and a bit more broken up due to this. But all that…
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Salt River Fields Presents 5th Annual Arizona Taco Festival!
Salt River Fields Presents 5th Annual Arizona Taco Festival “Taco-Topia” to Serve 100,000 Tacos Oct. 18 & 19, 2014 50 Teams Compete for $10,000 in cash Scottsdale, Ariz. (Aug. 6, 2014) – The 5th Annual Arizona Taco Festival is set to bring another year of fiesta fun with more than 50 teams competing for…
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New The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies Poster Released
Warner Bros. has released a new poster for The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies. The final installment of The Hobbit trilogy, this poster shows Bilbo a little worse for wear than the Bilbo Baggins that was quite comfortable in his Hobbit hole just a few short years ago. This is the movie that…
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Geek Eats Chef Spotlight – Richard Rodriguez
As a part of Geek Eats I not only want to talk about food but those who prepare it as well. For that reason, I thought it might be fun to spotlight some chefs. I decided to start with one of my best friends who also happens to be an executive chef here in Phoenix.…