Category: Geek
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Star Wars Rebels Appear at Disneyland's Star Wars Half-Marathon Wookie Welcome Party
Star Wars Inaugural Half Marathon kicked off with the Wookie Welcome Party, a two hour Tomorrowland after hours ticket. Guests were escorted in at 9:30 where Tomorrowland became a night club of sorts, complete with food and drink, and plenty of dancing. The food served were Star Wars themed desserts. Among them were Wookie Cookies,…
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Jurassic World’s D-Rex/Indominous Rex Revealed
Jurassic World is getting closer and closer to its opening date of June 12, 2015. As that date continues to loom closer, details will be leaked and shared. So if you don’t want to know details about Jurassic World’s destructive dino… time to hit the back button. I’m going to make sure that there is no…
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Time And Tide – Marvel's Agent Carter Episode 3: Review
So this is the interesting episode: the one where we get to find out how this show fares as a show, instead of a one-off, two-hour event. I was fairly pleased with this episode, and how the show is shaping up in general, although I am disappointed in one unfortunate similarity to Agents of SHIELD……
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Billy Dee Williams Returns as Lando Calrissian in Star Wars Rebels
Star Wars Rebels continues to pull fans closer and closer to the original Star Wars trilogy with cameos by classic Star Wars characters. Billy Dee Williams is coming to Star Wars Rebels to reprise the role of Lando Calrissian. In the episode Idiot’s Array, Lando will end up on adventure with the crew of the Ghost…
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WICKED Projected to Fly to Theaters in 2016
There have been a lot of re-telling of classic stories and fairytales lately, especially in the movies. Now, the Broadway musical that seemed to set this whole trend off will be flying to the silver screen. Wicked, the backstory of the Wizard of Oz (with a few modifications) is aiming to be in theaters sometime…
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Edward James Olmos Joins Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Cast
You’ve seen him on Battlestar Galactica. You’ve seen him on Blade Runner and Miami Vice. Heck, if you watched every episode of The West Wing, you saw him there too. Edward James Olmos will now be joining the Marvel universe when he joins the cast of Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. for a recurring role. Marvel made…
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James Bond SPECTRE Photos Appear from Austrian Mountains
Filming is underway for the next James Bond film, SPECTRE in the Austrian Alps. This was revealed on January 5 by a tweet on the official 007 twitter by director Sam Mendes. #firstdayback on set #SPECTRE pic.twitter.com/I2c87zySIu— James Bond (@007) January 5, 2015 The original tweet only included a photo of the the title slate in…
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Pilot / Bridge And Tunnel – Marvel's Agent Carter Ep 1, 2 – Review
Ladies and Gentlemen, may I present to you a SECOND Marvel show on Television! A thing which makes me very happy, indeed. Last night was the two-hour premiere, which apparently is being counted as two episodes airing in sequence, so this may end up being a bit of a lengthy discussion of what all occurred…
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Ant-Man Trailer Buzzes to the Internet
The trailer for Marvel’s Ant-Man is now on the internet. It was released with the first episode of Agent Carter. What do you think of the trailer? Are you excited for this movie? STORY SYNOPSIS: The next evolution of the Marvel Cinematic Universe brings a founding member of The Avengers to the big screen for…
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Element-hairy, my dear Watson! – New Sherlock Photo Released
A new photo has been released from the set of Sherlock, which is filming a “Sherlock Special” which is expected to be released around Christmas time of this year. Here is the photo as it was posted on the Sherlock facebook page with this caption Element-hairy, my dear Watson!: There is still quite some time…
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Star Wars Rebels: Path of the Jedi (S1Ep9)- Review
Hello everyone! Danie is on vacation, and she is letting me fill in for the Star Wars Rebels review of the latest episode (thanks, Danie!). So, here we go! RECAP This episode follows up the event that took place in Gathering Forces, namely Ezra’s touch of the dark side. Ezra is excitedly running to Kanan,…
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2014 Disney Stories Countdown #3 – Marvel and Star Wars Movies
As the countdown continues, here’s the last grouping of subjects, I promise. I guess that means that 2014 was a pretty big year for a lot of Disney items. Today’s entry has the grouping of movie announcements that are setting off both Disney fan and general geeks across the country. Marvel made a big announcement…
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Star Trek 3 in Theaters on July 8, 2016
Paramount has set its sights on July 8, 2016 as the day the next film in the Star Trek franchise will arrive in theaters. This comes on the heels of yesterday’s news that Justin Lin will be directing Star Trek 3. The film was written by Roberto Orci with help from Patrick McKay and John D.…
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Day 12 of J.K. Rowling’s Twelve Days of Christmas Harry Potter Moments
The day has finally arrived. Day number 12 of J.K. Rowling’s Twelve Days of Christmas Harry Potter Moments. It has been a fun little distraction from the craziness of Christmas. When you consider that most of these events took place on the other half of the calendar, it is actually a little bit amusing. In…
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Justin Lin to Direct Star Trek 3
It appears that Star Trek 3 now has a director: Justin Lin. According to Entertainment Weekly, Deadline, and Trek Movie, the director known for reviving The Fast and the Furious franchise will be taking the director’s chair for Star Trek 3. He is replacing Roberto Orci who originally was slated to direct the newest Trek movie and…
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Day 11 of J.K. Rowling’s Twelve Days of Christmas Harry Potter Moments
Day 11 of 12 days of J.K. Rowling’s Christmas Harry Potter Moments has finally arrived. It is hard to believe how fast this whole thing has gone by and I, for one, am quite thankful for J.K. Rowling’s generosity with these little daily adventures. How about you? Today’s moment has a riddle regarding a certain…
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Day 10 of J.K. Rowling’s Twelve Days of Christmas Harry Potter Moments
On the tenth day of Christmas J.K. Rowling gave to ye… writing again! That’s right, the riddle today leads to some more literature from the world of Harry Potter. Here is the riddle: Once you have solved the riddle, head on over here to see the surprise courtesy of J.K. Rowling. Make it a GREAT…
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Day 9 of J.K. Rowling’s Twelve Days of Christmas Harry Potter Moments
Day 9 marks the arrival of Dumbledore’s Army. The riddle today leads to a place of discovery. Check out the riddle and see if you know the answer! So do you remember where/what this is? If so, head on over to Pottermore and fill in your answer for today’s Moment! Let us know what…
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Day 8 of J.K. Rowling’s Twelve Days of Christmas Harry Potter Moments
We are two thirds of the way through J.K. Rowling’s Twelve Days of Christmas Harry Potter Moments. Today’s focus is on Tom Riddle. Specifically, it focuses on a locket that has significance to the history of Hogwarts. Here is the riddle: Once you have figured out this riddle, head over to Pottermore to see today’s…
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Thank You from the Cast and Crew of Star Wars: The Force Awakens
The cast and crew of Star Wars: The Force Awakens wishes to thank everyone for their support for the StarWars: Force For Change initiative. To do so, a special video was put together. Star Wars: Force for Change ran from May 21-July 25, 2014 and raised money for UNICEF to help find creative solutions to some…
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Day 7 of J.K. Rowling’s Twelve Days of Christmas Harry Potter Moments
Today is a very moving moment for J.K. Rowling’s Twelve Days of Christmas Harry Potter Moments. It offers a glimpse into a previously undisclosed part of the Harry Potter story. To find out how, solve this riddle: Once you have figured out this riddle, you can head over to Pottermore here to answer it…