The Science Channel will engage in their 4th annual Are We Alone? Week this coming Monday, March 2nd. The event will run through Friday, March 6th and will air both encore presentations of past seasons’ material and world premiere programming. Are We Alone? Week explores the our universe’s potential for … Continue reading
Every month, contracts that Netflix has with certain movie studios and television networks end and programming is removed from its streaming service as a result. The silver lining is that new content is also added throughout most months. February was pretty heavy on the removals and additions as many contracts were … Continue reading
Months ago, we learned the title and cast of the 24th feature film featuring Ian Fleming’s iconic character, James Bond. For diehard Bond fans, the title of SPECTRE carries a lot of weight, so the film is very much eagerly anticipated. Now, MGM has graciously allowed us an inside peek behind-the-scenes … Continue reading
It’s the end of an era. Jon Stewart, who has hosted The Daily Show since 1999 after taking over for Craig Kilborn, has made the difficult decision to retire from the show. His announcement was recorded during the filming of tonight’s episode. There is currently no insight into who might replace … Continue reading
Nerd culture is about to spontaneously combust with the news that Firefly captain and current Castle star Nathan Fillion will be appearing in an episode of the hit CBS sitcom The Big Bang Theory. The February 19th episode will see Fillion portraying himself as Leonard (Johnny Galecki) and Raj (Kunal … Continue reading
The heartwarming story of Batkid, the five-year-old battling leukemia, was at the center of attention when The Make-a-Wish Foundation organized a crime solving adventure through the streets of San Francisco in 2013. It will have a feature film made about his experience. Julia Roberts is set to produce and star … Continue reading
Every month, contracts that Netflix has with certain movie studios and television networks end and programming is removed from its streaming service as a result. The silver lining is that new content is also added throughout most months. The following is an extensive list of removals and additions to Netflix’s streaming … Continue reading
Any television show that can educate and entertain simultaneously I am on board with. Discovery’s Mythbusters has been one of the best at this concept over the past 10 years, so I was excited to get a sneak peek at the soon-to-be-released 10th Anniversary Collection. Each of the five hosts picked … Continue reading
If you saw the first Horrible Bosses, you should know what to expect from the second. More of the same hilarious, crude humor from returning cast members Jason Bateman, Jason Sudeikis, Charlie Day, Jennifer Aniston, Kevin Spacey, and Jamie Foxx. Added to the already all-star cast this time around is … Continue reading
Last Thursday, fellow Reactorite Laura (who acted as my photographer for the evening) and I attended The Queen Mary’s annual October haunting Dark Harbor in Long Beach. I attended last year and have lived in Long Beach for almost two years now, so I was excited to check it out … Continue reading
Ah, October. The month of horrors. With so many hauntings in the greater Los Angeles area, it’s tough to decide which to partake in for scare enthusiasts. Of course, there’s the large ones at the various amusement parks. No disrespect to them, but I always enjoy a bit more of … Continue reading
Slingshot Global Media has teamed up with Keanu Reeves to produce a television series called Rain based on the best-selling book series by Barry Eisler. The book series includes titles such as A Clean Kill In Tokyo, A Lonely Resurrection, Winner Take All, Redemption Games, The Extremist, The Killer Ascendant, … Continue reading
I haven’t been to San Diego Comic-Con in a long while; since high school in fact. I started to feel as if I personally didn’t really have a reason to go any longer. I’m not a huge collector and I don’t feel as if I need to be the first … Continue reading
The Thrilling Adventure Hour is one of the most popular old-time radio style productions right now. Their cast held a special panel at Nerd HQ the morning after their epic crossover event with another equally popular show, Welcome to Night Vale. The panel raised $6000 for Operation Smile. Cast members … Continue reading
The guys at Stoopid Buddy Stoodios held a panel this year at Nerd HQ that raised $5000 for Operation Smile. The panel included executive producers Seth Green, Matthew Senreich, John Harvatine, Eric Towner, and writer Tom Root. Stoopid Buddy Stoodios is most well known for its production of the stop-motion … Continue reading
Wil Wheaton and Felicia Day are some of the most visible celebrity geeks around, thanks to their involvement with Geek & Sundry. Their sold-out panel raised $7000 for Nerd HQ’s favorite charity, Operation Smile. The Geek & Sundry network is very well known for its Tabletop show, a segment hosted by … Continue reading
Nathan Fillion hosted two conversations at Nerd HQ this year; one alone and one with his friend, frequent collaborator, and fellow actor Alan Tudyk. Both sessions were sold out and raised over $6000 for Operation Smile. Nathan’s panels are always some of the most popular of the event not just … Continue reading
Every year at Nerd HQ, Zachary Levi puts together panel of mystery guests. It is unknown until they are announced onstage who will be sitting in. This year, that panel included Kal Penn, Mythbusters’ Adam Savage and Jamie Hyneman, Freddie Wong, Taran Killam, Breckin Meyer, Colin Ferguson, and Nathan Fillion. … Continue reading
Zachary Levi, the founder of The Nerd Machine and Nerd HQ, opened the 4th annual charity event benefiting Operation Smile at Petco Park Thursday morning with his own panel. His sold out session raised $6000 for Operation Smile. Zachary spoke a bit about the crowd-funding campaign Nerd HQ employed to help … Continue reading
I’m quite a fan of fine beer. I have been for several years now. One of my favorite breweries has always been Stone Brewing Company, specifically their Arrogant Bastard Ale. So, when a couple of my closest friends were tapped to brew their own beers as a fun addition to … Continue reading
Remember that epic Wonder Woman short starring Rileah Vanderbilt of Team Unicorn fame? It made a big splash on the interwebs months ago because it was full of awesome. If you need a reminder, take a gander: Rainfall Films, the production company behind that Wonder Woman short, has apparently gotten … Continue reading
The lovely ladies of Team Unicorn, which includes resident Unicorns Rileah Vanderbilt, Clare Grant, Milynn Sarley and newcomer Alison Haislip (Attack of the Show), are gearing up for the pilot of their new show, Team Unicorn Saturday Action Fun Hour! The show is set to air on the Adult Swim network … Continue reading
The geek shall inherit the Earth. At no time has that prophecy been more apparent than now, especially with the addition of SyFy’s newest show, The Wil Wheaton Project. If you don’t know who Wil Wheaton is, I don’t know even know where to begin. He was on Star Trek: The … Continue reading
Tetris is turning 30! And who doesn’t love Tetris? As I child, I spent hours playing this game. I’m convinced I loved it so much because of my obsessive organizing tendencies. Or perhaps I developed these tendencies because I played Tetris so much. Crap. It’s the chicken or the egg … Continue reading
Amongst the highly anticipated films this year is the Christopher Nolan-directed sci-fi/mystery Interstellar. The film stars Academy Award winners Matthew McConaughey and Anne Hathaway. Very little is known about the plot itself and I am hoping it remains that way until its theatrical debut on November 7th. Today, however, we … Continue reading
