Syfy today announced that Brian Van Holt (Cougar Town, The Bridge) will st
ar in the channel’s new original, six hour event series Ascension, portraying eponymous ship’s captain, William Denninger. Van Holt joins the previously announced Tricia Helfer (Battlestar Galactica) in the intergalactic mystery series; the two will play husband and wife. Continue reading
Transmissions: Syfy’s Original Series ‘Ascension’ Enlists Brian Van Holt
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Equipment: DC Comics Vinyl Cubed…New Superhero Figures Coming from Funko
Right now superheroes are hotter than they ever had been. You can find
them almost anywhere. Superheroes are in comic books, filling toy shelves and can also be found on both the big screen and the small screen. When I was a kid I never would have guessed that something so geeky also could become so mainstream. Even the collectible market has blown up with so much superhero related merchandise. Continue reading
Equipment: Vivitar Camelio Andriod Tablet Review
I was very happy when I was offered the opportunity to review the
Camelio Android Tablet from Vivitar. I am not a tablet guy so that posed a problem for me. Having no reference point I wanted to be able to do justice to the device and give our readers a proper review. I decided to do what seems to be all the rage in big business, I outsourced the work. Continue reading
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Transmissions: Sean Bean stars in “Legends” Premiering August 13th on TNT
TNT revealed the key art today for the first season of Legends, premi
ering Wednesday, Aug. 13, at 9 p.m. (ET/PT). The suspenseful new drama follows an undercover agent who is plunged into a terrifying mystery over his own identity, starring Screen Actors Guild Award® winner Sean Bean (Game of Thrones, The Lord of the Rings). Based on the award-winning book by master spy novelist Robert Littell, Legends is being produced by Fox 21, with Howard Gordon (Homeland, 24), Alexander Cary (Homeland, Lie to Me) and Jonathan Levin (Charmed), Brad Turner (24) and showrunner David Wilcox (Fringe) serving as executive producers. Continue reading
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Equipment: New Guardians of the Galaxy Mystery Boxes From Funko Coming Soon
The Guardians of the Galaxy is the next superhero blockbuster 
coming in June from Marvel Studios. Even though the movie doesn’t open until August fans can start collecting their very own team of Guardians. Continue reading
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Equipment: Green Arrow Statue Coming from Kotobukiya
A KOTOBUKIYA Japanese import! The latest DC Comics ARTFX+ 
Statue from Kotobukiya returns to the pages of the New 52 with a popular and colorful character, GREEN ARROW! Introduced all the way back in 1941, billionaire Oliver Queen was marooned on a deserted island and there learned to survive by the way of the bow. Taking those skills back to civilization after being rescued, “Ollie” would take on the identity of Green Arrow and fight crime in Star City and Seattle, though his adventures with the Justice League would take him all around the world and beyond. In the New 52 Green Arrow continues to defend the innocent as he investigates the truth of his past and what shaped him as a hero. Continue reading
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Vids: Superman, Batman now available on Warner Archive Instant; Aquaman Coming Soon
Continuing to make available rare and hard-to-find classic 
films, TV movies and TV series, Warner Archive Instant is now streaming 50 animated episodes of The New Adventures of Batman & The New Adventures of Superman, with the animated Aquaman series making its debut this June on the popular streaming service. Continue reading
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Equipment: Fans Choose the Minimates in Marvel’s Infinity Box Set at Toys R Us!
One of the biggest events in the Marvel Universe last year was Infi
nity, in which the Avengers protected Earth from imminent destruction even as the world-conquering Thanos cut a path through the galaxy in search of his mysterious son. This year, Diamond Select Toys is excited to announce an all-new Marvel Minimates box set based on the crossover, and you get to pick who’s in it! Continue reading
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Transmissions: Syfy to Start Airing Spartacus Next Month
Continuing to expand its roster of diverse domestic and internation
al programming, Syfy today announced it is acquiring U.S. basic cable rights to all 39 episodes (three seasons and the six-part prequel) of the popular swords and sandal series Spartacus from Starz Worldwide Distribution, the global television licensing and content syndication arm of Starz. Continue reading
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Transmissions: Goodbye to Warehouse 13
Much like those who follow sports teams, we geeks are a passionate l
ot. We get attached to characters and shows and are heart broken when we lose them. Some of us still haven’t gotten over the loss of Firefly. Sometimes a show fades away gracefully, like Star Trek: The Next Generation but some are ripped away too soon. That is how I feel about Warehouse 13. Continue reading
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