Syfy announces additional casting for Season 2 of its highly
-rated and groundbreaking drama series, Defiance. William Atherton signs on to portray high-ranking Earth Republic official Viceroy Mercado and Anna Hopkins has inked the role of Earth Republic soldier and documentarian Jessica “Berlin” Rai. Slated for a June 2014 launch, production is currently underway in Toronto, ON for the 13-episode second season of the ambitious series, which delivered an average of 1.5 million viewers 18-49 and 3.2 million total viewers in its first season, based on Live +7 data. Defiance is produced by Universal Cable Productions. Continue reading
Transmissions: Syfy Announces Cast Additions for Season 2 of Defiance
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Equipment: Playmates Toys Launches Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Classic Collection Exclusively at Toys “R” Us
Calling all Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles fans and collecto
rs! Playmates Toys announced today that Toys“R”Us is the ultimate headquarters for the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Classic Collection. Available now in Toys“R”Us stores nationwide and online at Toysrus.com, the Classic Collection features action figures, vehicles and more manufactured from the original molds by Playmates Toys, which reflect the look of the original Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles from the 1980’s television show. Continue reading
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Hard Copy: Elysium: The Art of the Film From Titan Publishing Review
One of the last big budget sci-fi adventures of this summer is Elysi
um. Directed by Neill Blomkamp whose previous outing was District 9, a science fiction take on apartheid. This time Blomkamp shows us a future world where the line between the “haves and the have-nots” is the emptiness of space. Continue reading
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Astronaut Selection (Contest): Enter To Win a Limited Edition Skylander Chop Chop and Movie Books!
The party hats are out and the candles are lit…we here a
t Geekstronomy are having a birthday. Or an anniversary…call it what you want but no matter what you call it we are celebrating our SECOND year! And we think that you guys should be the ones to get the gifts. Continue reading
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Training Simulations: THE MAGIC OF SKYLANDERS SWAP FORCE MAKES ITS WAY TO NINTENDO 3DS THIS FALL
Activision Publishing, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of A
ctivision Blizzard, Inc. (NASDAQ: ATVI) is gearing up to deliver the innovation of “dynamic swapability” to the top selling Nintendo 3DS™ hand-held system¹ this fall with the highly anticipated launch of Skylanders SWAP Force. The $1.5 billion Skylanders® franchise continues to lead the video game industry in overall retail sales worldwide.2 Continue reading
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Vids: ‘The Shining’ Is Examined Inside and Out in IFC Films’ Captivating ROOM 237
In 1980, Stanley Kubrick, who had earlier created landmarks in t
he genres of black comedy (Dr. Strangelove) and science fiction (2001: A Space Odyssey), released his masterpiece of modern horror, The Shining. Over 30 years later we’re still struggling to unearth its hidden meanings. Rodney Ascher’s wry and provocative documentary ROOM 237 fuses fact, fiction and speculation through interviews with both fervent fans of the film and scholars, creating a kaleidoscopic deconstruction of Kubrick’s controversial classic. It comes to Blu-ray and double-disc DVD from IFC Midnight on September 24, 2013. The bonus-filled discs have SRPs, respectively, of $29.98 and $27.98. Continue reading
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Equipment: Tomb Raider Minimates Series 1 is Digging In! Coming from Diamond Select Toys
The excavation has begun! The first series of Tomb Raider Min
imates, based on the latest game in the fan-favorite Tomb Raider franchise, hits comic shops and specialty stores next week, and we’ve got new pics! Continue reading
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Hard Copy: BOOM! STUDIOS REVEALS SONS OF ANARCHY CHASE COVERS
BOOM! Studios and Twentieth Century Fox Consumer Prod
ucts revealed today the addition of a 1-in-10 surprise connecting chase cover for each issue of the upcoming SONS OF ANARCHY comic book series. Based on the hit FX network television show, the SONS OF ANARCHY six-issue comic book series will uniquely feature and bring to life
the gun-smuggling bikers with complex pasts and gripping personalities residing in the fictional town of Charming, California. Continue reading
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Equipment: Nerf HammerShot Review
Zombies are everywhere. They are in our comics, on our telev
isions, in theaters and in our nightmares. The zombie hordes have also invaded many college campuses. During these zombie attacks the best defense is fully loaded Nerf blaster. Now Nerf has created a line of blasters with zombie attacks in mind; their Zombie Strike line. Continue reading
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Vids: 20th Century Fox Studio Classics Debuts Four New Films on Blu-ray This Fall
Twentieth Century Fox has announced some classic movies on B
lu-ray. Coming to Blu-ray for the first time are Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea, The Fly, Fantastic Voyage and A Letter to Three Wives. It will be great to see how the 3 classic science fiction films look in high definition. Continue reading
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