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Neil Patrick Harris Will Host Spike TV’s 2010 VGA Awards with Premiere of ‘Batman: Arkham City’ and “Thor: God of Thunder’
1 year ago
Spike TV has announced that Doogie Howser AKA Neil Patrick Harris will be hosting Spike TV’s 2010 Video Game Awards. He was the voice for Spider-Man in Shattered Dimensions.
Presenters and attendees include Danny Devito, Kaitlin Olson, and Rob McElhenney from It’s Always Sunny In Philadelphia, More >
DEXTER Gets Season 6 Renewed
1 year ago
by John "Spartan" Nguyen
in TV
Showtime has announced that Dexter has been renewed for a sixth season. It will start production next spring. Season 5′s tenth episode was the second highest-rated Dexter episode (2.54 million), second to Season 4′s finale (2.57 million). Dexter season 5 finale will air December 12th 9 PM ET/PT, More >
Conan O’Brien Reveals an Exclusive Sneak Peek of Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark
1 year ago
There’s a lot of buzz surrounding the Broadway musical Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark. This week Coco was able to show viewers an “exclusive” sneak peek at what’s to come. Needless to say, the audience were left breathless.
Who knew that Wonder Woman would make a cameo appearance? And damn is that More >
Jonah Hill and Channing Tatum to Star in 21 Jump Street Movie
1 year ago
Columbia Pictures has announced that Jonah Hill and Channing Tatum will be starring in the modern adaptation of the 21 Jump Street TV show.
21 Jump Street will be directed by Phil Lord and Chris Miller, the guys that directed and wrote Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs, which is really a funny and More >
The Walking Dead Episode 5: Wildfire Recap and Review: First Time Zombie Transformation
1 year ago
We’re getting close to the season finale episode just one week away for AMC’s The Walking Dead series. Rick Grimes (Andrew Lincoln), Glenn (Steven Yeun), T-Dog (IronE Singleton) and Daryl Dixon (Norman Reedus) come back to the camp just in time to stop the zombie attacks after retrieving some More >
The End of DVD Rental Is Near as Netflix Announces Streaming-Only Plan
1 year ago
Netflix has launched its streaming-only plan to the masses for the price of $7.99 a month. Its streaming media service has been watched more than the mail-in DVDs, which is why it wants to do away with sending out DVDs in bulk and focus more on online-streaming content.
“We are now primarily a More >
HBO to Release True Blood Graphic Novel
1 year ago
HBO has joined forces with IDW Publishing to bring fans a True Blood graphic novel called True Blood, Vol. 1: All Together Now. There is a special hardcover collector’s edition that will be released along with the paperback version that features the first six issues of the comic book series that More >
Xena Convention Is Coming January 2011
1 year ago
Yes, I know you guys are all excited about the Xena Convention by Creation Entertainment, I know I am! I mean, Ted Raimi AKA Joxer the Mighty is going to be there. That’s enough of a reason to go. The event will be held in the Los Angeles Marriott at LAX from January 28 to January 30, 2011.
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Get Ready for Spike’s Video Game Awards 2010 with Batman: Arkham City and BioWare’s New Game Premiere
1 year ago
Spike TV has just announced that the Video Game Awards 2010 will be LIVE on Saturday, December 11, at 8pm ET/5pm PT. It will be a two-hour event with a lot of exclusive premieres that includes Batman: Arkham City, BioWare’s next blockbuster project, and Director Guillermo del Toro’s first gaming More >
FIREFLY, BUFFY/ANGEL & DOLLHOUSE Convention with Nerd Reactor (Video)
1 year ago
Nerd Reactor attended the Firefly, Buffy/Angel & Dollhouse convention (pretty long name, I know) and our correspondent, Marc Chester, conducted interviews with cast members like Miracle Laurie (Dollhouse), Doug Jones (Hellboy, Pan’s Labyrinth), Camden Toy (Buffy) and flirted with fans. Enough More >
Hulk TV Show To Be Directed by Guillermo Del Toro?
1 year ago
Guillermo Del Toro, director of Hellboy and Pan’s Labyrinth, and David Eick, executive producer of the recent Battlestar Galactica and Hercules: The Legendary Journey, are in talks of jumping on board for the Hulk TV show, with production by ABC Studios and Marvel TV.
It is said that the story of More >
Home Entertainment Sees Decline in Sales Thanks to Streaming Media
1 year ago
It’s no surprise that the home entertainment sales sees decline in its disc formats now that online streaming media has taken over thanks to services like Netflix and Hulu. The home entertainment market chart based on BTIG reflects the first nine months of 2009 and 2010.
Total sales of home More >
Call of Duty: Black Ops Red Carpet Extravaganza Video with Nerd Reactor
1 year ago
The Call of Duty: Black Ops Launch Party was a pretty cool event with Metallica headlining for a charity event that helps veterans transition into civilian life by raising $1 million. Nerd Reactor was there to cover the red carpet event with Milo Ventimiglia (Heroes), Common (Terminator: More >
The Walking Dead Green Lit for Season 2!
1 year ago
by Steve Ahmad
in TV
The success of the first two episodes aired, a huge fan base, and the quality of the production has green lit the start of production for the second season! Frank Darabont, the creator of the television series, has done a great job in bringing Robert Kirkman’s zombie comic book, The Walking Dead, More >
Disney’s Bob Iger On Taking Back Marvel and Expanding Disney’s California Adventure
1 year ago
Disney CEO Bob Iger and The Wall Street Journal chatted about what else, Disney. Bob talks about having a new Disney cruise line to wearing a name tag. Bob is also asked about why he is putting so much money into Disney’s California Adventure in Anaheim. He says that it was a brand withdrawal More >
Battlestar Galactica MMO Is Frakking Coming!
1 year ago
Here’s hoping this new MMO game, based on the cool Syfy show Battlestar Galactica, gives the fans what they want with cool dog fights going against the toasters (Cylons). Bigpoint announces that Battlestar Galactica Online will be launched exclusively on Syfy.com for a 30 day period this fall. More >
The Walking Dead Episode 2: Guts Recap and Review – Iron Zombie Chef
1 year ago
The first episode showed us that the zombie genre still has a lot of juice left. The pilot episode followed Rick Grimes, the sheriff, as he wakes up to a zombie-infested town. Now desperately looking for his wife and son, he ventures into the city and gets trapped inside a tank surrounded by More >
Gallery: Call of Duty: Black Ops Launch Party Explodes with Metallica & Celebs for Charity
1 year ago
Last night was the launch party to end all launch parties, and Nerd Reactor was invited. Activision knows how to throw an event and it’s no surprise really, since they can probably do anything with the amount of money they have made off of the Call of Duty franchise. The event honored the six More >
New Tron Animated TV Series in the Works!
1 year ago
Tron is heading for the small screen. Yesterday, Disney announced that it has been working on an animated series that will star Elijah Wood, Mandy Moore, Paul Reuben (Pee-Wee Herman), Emmanuelle Chriqui, Lance Henricksen and Alan Bradley himself, Bruce Boxleitner.
The series is planned to be a huge More >
Milo Ventimiglia’s Comic “Rest” Becomes a TV Series
1 year ago
Back in 2008, Milo Ventimiglia aka Peter Petrelli from Heroes, announced that he was co-creating a comic book series called “Rest.” At that time, a lot of people figured it would have been picked up by a tv network or movie studio. Now two years later, Milo makes his way back to NBC, as the More >
Watch Episode 1 of The Walking Dead Online for Free!
1 year ago
If you happened to have missed the highest-rated AMC series episode, then consider yourself lucky because AMC has posted the episode on their website for free.
The highly talked about first episode had a whooping 5.3 million viewers on Halloween night, eclipsing all of AMC’s other top shows like More >
Will Ferrell and Manny Pacquiao Sing “Imagine”
1 year ago
Yes, you read that correctly. Pacquiao is going for his record setting 10th title and doing it in his record setting 8th weight class with the upcoming bout with Margarito. But before that, Pacquiao takes a quick break and sings a duet with Will Ferrell. This has to be on of the funniest things I More >
Joss Whedon Fans Unite! FIREFLY, BUFFY/ANGEL & DOLLHOUSE Convention This Weekend in LA
1 year ago
Yes, Joss Whedon mania is about to raise the roof as the Firefly, Buffy/Angel and Dollhouse Convention (clever title isn’t it?) is on its way this weekend at the Marriott LA Airport from November 6-7. The included lineup for the event includes Morena Baccarin (V, Firefly), Ron Glass (Houseguest, More >
Head Writer of the Pokemon TV Series Passes Away
1 year ago
Takeshi Shudo was the head writer for the series from 1997-2002. He also wrote the 3 first movies.
Over the weekend, he was found collapsed at a train station in Nara City and was rushed to a hospital. He was pronounced dead soon after, suffering from a subarchnoid hemorrhage. He passed away at More >
DirectTV Drops G4
1 year ago
by Chris Del Castillo
in TV
Are you a fan of the TV shows Ninja Warrior, X Play, or were you one of the millions of fans who tuned into Attack of the Show to watch Olivia Munn before she had left the show? Also, do you have a DirectTV?
Well bad news for you, without any warning DirectTV has dropped G4 from its showing on More >
