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
When I was in college, I managed a video rental store. Remember those? They are just a fond memory now. I was often asked to suggest films to customers. “What’s new this week that’s good?” I recall being asked just before Halloween 2006 by a regular patron. “Oh, this horror-comedy … Continue reading
If you’re in the Los Angeles area come Friday evening, May 2nd, the Egyptian Theatre in Hollywood is having quite a fun little event. Slither, a horror-comedy film that was originally released in 2006, is being screened with a special appearance by writer-director James Gunn. Gunn also happens to be … Continue reading
Tonight, March 14th, the National Geographic Channel will air the 2-hour event Live from Space, wherein viewers will get an inside look of what it’s like for astronauts to live in space. The exciting event will air live for the entirety of the US at 8pm ET/5pm PT. With news anchor … Continue reading
Two and a half years ago, Fox announced it would air a new Cosmos series in Spring 2014. That lengthy wait came to an end last night with the premiere of the highly anticipated first episode. In the 1980′s, noted scientist Carl Sagan headed up the original series, which spurred the … Continue reading
With a new year (FINALLY!) comes a new season of BBC’s Sherlock. After a two year hiatus, the critically acclaimed series has returned with even more mind-blowing and twisted story lines, confirming that writers/creators Mark Gatiss and Steven Moffat are just couple giant trolls. The first of three new 90-minute … Continue reading
There are very few classic ’80s movies that I’ll refuse to watch when presented with the opportunity. Anytime, anywhere: Yes! Big is no exception. Listen, I’m convinced that if you don’t like Tom Hanks, you have no soul. The man is a wonder, both as an actor and as a … Continue reading
Photos by John “Spartan” Nguyen This past Saturday, John and I headed to the annual Long Beach Comic & Horror Con to partake in the nerdy festivities. Since it was a fairly small convention, it definitely felt a lot more chill than, say, San Diego Comic-Con. The price of tickets … Continue reading
As a child, I loved to build things with LEGOs (until I stepped on one; then I hated those little bastards). Even as an adult, if you put LEGOs in front of me, prepare for me not to pay attention to you for hours on end. My buddy made this … Continue reading
When offered the opportunity to see The Fifth Estate a few days early to review it, I jumped at the chance. I adore Benedict Cumberbatch, which actually made me think I might be a little bias about the film. Clearly bias wasn’t a problem since I can admit that I … Continue reading
Guillermo del Toro’s Pacific Rim was one of the most anticipated films of the summer, but failed to do as well as Warner Brothers probably wanted in domestic box office numbers, most likely due to mixed reviews. If you’re looking for something deep in story and rich in characterization, Pacific … Continue reading
Dreamworks has released yet another clip from their highly anticipated film The Fifth Estate. The film stars Benedict Cumberbatch as Julian Assange, the founder of Wikileaks, and follows the site’s rise to infamy. This latest clip is a minute of tense exchange between Assange and his competition. Looking forward to … Continue reading
SyFy’s new reality show Fangasm, which follows the lives of seven geeks interning for Stan Lee’s Comikaze Expo, continued Tuesday evening. While it was not as moving as episode 1 (I cried, ok?), it was still an entertaining look at their new lives and most certainly delved into the relationships … Continue reading
