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Per Matt Beginning today, Pride and Prejudice and Zombies receives the big-screen treatment it always deserved, but back in 2009, its success was hardly guaranteed. Quirk Books gambled on a relatively then-unknown author to combine the classic Jane Austen Elizabethan… Continue Reading →
This new series will be old news to those who stay on top of their science-fiction television and On-Demand services, as USA Network has done a great job helping those savvy viewers get a leg up on the mainstream by offering… Continue Reading →
Per Matt As a fan of alternate-history stories in general and The X-Files in particular, I’ve been eagerly awaiting to watch the new TV series created by Frank Spotnitz, whose past collaborations with Chris Carter have yielded some of my… Continue Reading →
Per Matt Here’s to hoping you toasted the new year with a beverage or two (cosplay not required)! The Stump columnist, Lucas Leverett, enjoyed the “Running of the Buffetts” at Dragon Con 2015. Dressing as the Jimmy Buffett Cameo character… Continue Reading →
Per Matt Temporarily abandoning his death fortress at the North Pole of Neptune, Robot Santa (of Futurama fame) made a special appearance at the 2015 Dragon Con Parade. There were many great cosplayers attending the Atlanta-based convention, but this one… Continue Reading →
It has often been said of the Star Wars films that they tend to reflect the times, to some extent. Volumes have already been written on the topic, so we won’t rehash here why the cautious optimism and sticking-it-to-the-man motif… Continue Reading →
Per Matt The nominations have been announced for the 2016 Golden Globes awards ceremony and surprisingly, geek culture was embraced with the list. Here’s a quick look at the potential award winners, from a geek’s perspective.
Just before Thanksgiving, Dr. Neil deGrasse Tyson’s speaking tour came through Nashville. My mind swelled and stayed that way for days upon days of pondering afterward. The holiday came and went, along with social-media posts about being thankful and I concluded… Continue Reading →
Per Matt Robert Kirkman has famously mentioned that he created The Walking Dead as if it was a never-ending Zombie movie. Originally created as a graphic novel, The Walking Dead has become a pop-culture phenomenon and the highest-rated program on… Continue Reading →
Geek culture and genre fans in the region recently had the pleasure of attending the seventh installment of one of Nashville’s local fan-run conventions, the Geek Media Expo. Overall, the vibe seems very positive from most who attended. To this… Continue Reading →