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Month: February 2014

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Interview: George Blagden from Vikings

George Blagden plays Athelstan the former priest (but after being captured during a raid has become a special member of the Viking parties) on History Channel’s hit series Vikings, which returns for it’s second season on February 27th.   This interview contains spoilers.  We…

Saturn Awards: 2014 Nominations List

You might recall some of our coverage from last year’s Saturn Awards in Burbank.  Celebrating the best in Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Horror films, the event is celebrating it’s 40th anniversary this year.  (More photos from last year’s event can…

Video Game Review: The Wolf Among Us Episode 2

by Mike Favila, Editor If you’ve read my review of The Wolf Among Us Episode 1: Faith (and shame on you if you haven’t), then you know I really enjoyed it.  With great cel shaded artwork, excellent story, and overall…

Blu-ray Review: Marvel Knights Animation – Wolverine Origin

by Jayden Leggett, Editor Everybody who knows anything about comics knows about Wolverine, the dude with the ‘tude, ‘burns and massive freakin’ claws. But for quite a long time none of us knew just exactly how his story started, thanks…

Gear News: SteelSeries Stratus Wireless Controller

So, this isn’t exactly “breaking news”, but who reckons gaming on your iPad would be a zillion times better with one of these bad boys? Press release follows: SteelSeries, a global leader in the gaming peripherals and accessories market, introduced…

Interview: Travis Fimmel of “Vikings”

  Travis Fimmel plays protaganist Lord Ragnar Lothbrook on History Channel’s hit series Vikings, which returns for it’s second season on February 27th.   This interview contains spoilers.  We were lucky enough to get the chance  to sit in some round…

TV News: “Heroes Reborn” In 2015

NEW EVENT MINISERIES ‘HEROES REBORN’ COMES TO NBC IN 2015  Tim Kring to Executive Produce 13 New Episodes of Groundbreaking Series ‘Heroes’  UNIVERSAL CITY, Calif. — Feb. 22, 2014 — NBC is bringing back its conquering Heroes. An iconic series that…

Casting News: Matt Ryan is Constantine

Welsh actor Matt Ryan (Criminal Minds: Suspect Behavior, Assassin’s Creed: Black Flag) is finalizing a deal to play the lead in NBC’s drama pilot Constantine, from Warner Bros TV. Based on the characters in DC Comics’ John Constantine stories, the project centers on John…

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Interview: Torri Higginson Talks HawaiiCon

interview by Mary Anne Butler ComicsOnline Editor, Reporter, Photographer I was lucky enough to have a few minutes of actress Torri Higginson’s (Stargate: Atlantis, The English Patient, editor’s favorite Stonehenge Apocalypse) time this week to talk to her a bit about…

Casting News: Kyle Reese in Terminator Reboot

Variety reports that A Good Day to Die Hard co-star Jai Courtney is stepping into the shoes of Kyle Reese in director Alan Taylor’s new Terminator: Genesis movie. Paramount and Skydance will co-produce the film, which is being called a ‘reboot’. Not that they are…

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TV Review: The Walking Dead 4.09 “After”

by Jachelle Overstreet, Reporter The Walking Dead is back for the second half of its fourth season and we all hold our breaths as the now scattered survivors have to find a way to keep going on their own. Will…

Blu-ray Review: Justice League: War

by Matt Sernaker, Managing Editor After the announcement of Justice League: The Flashpoint Paradox, fans knew it was only at matter of time before we would hear about the impending release of feature animated films set in The New 52…

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Movie Review: Robocop (2014)

by Matt Sernaker,  Editor/Reporter Criminals beware: Robocop is back in action! The 2014 re-imagining of Robocop has finally arrived in theaters, and it definitely has a few surprises in store for audiences. While certain basic plot elements remain from the…

Review: “Rob The Mob”

by NEW CO’ER Kim F (a professional bibliophile and layabout who who is constantly flabbergasted to find herself living in LA along with six houseplants and one very disgruntled cat.) Full disclosure, this is the first time I have ever done…

TV News: “Sharknado 2: The Second One”

reposted from Deadline.com Vivica A. Fox, Mark McGrath, Kelly Osbourne, Andy Dick, Judah Friedlander, and Judd Hirsch have added to the cast of Sharknado 2: The Second One – set to begin production next week. Throw your mind back to last month, when Syfy…