pop culture

Modern popular culture topics in the geek sphere.

21st Century Pride & Prejudice
How should I start this one off? If you are ever looking for an 160 episode Youtube web series adaptation of Pride & Prejudice, that won Youtube it's first ever Primetime Emmy Award, and takes about 12 hours to watch if you watch it all in one day like I did... then look no further than The Lizzie Bennet Diaries (2011-2013).
By The Austen Shelf3 years ago in Geeks
Dead End - A Movie Review
Is it me or have we been on this road for hours? Dead End found its way into theaters in 2003. A family is on the way to their in-law's house on the night of Christmas Eve. Except, they can’t get off the road, driving aimlessly for hours. Running into strange occurrences turns out that taking a shortcut was not a good idea.
By Marielle Sabbag3 years ago in Geeks
Spirited - An Apple+ Movie Review
What’s the past doing in the present? Based on Charles Dickens's famous novel A Christmas Carol, Spirited is a 2022 Apple+ musical. For centuries, the afterlife finds any miserable Scrooge and attempts to redeem them. Working in touches of magic, one misanthrope may change the whole tradition.
By Marielle Sabbag3 years ago in Geeks
Reflecting On Every Cast Member From 'My 600-lb Life' Who Has Passed Away
Anyone who has ever watched the TLC show My 600-lb Life knows that the show's message is really a warning - food addiction can and will eventually kill someone. It's inspirational to watch the success stories and we like to talk about the people who arrive in Houston, Texas to receive the help of Dr. Younan Nowzaradan, but it's also sad to watch people fail. Unfortunately, since the show began, 10 lives have ended due to their battle.
By Jenika Enoch3 years ago in Geeks
North Shore Music Theatre's 'A Christmas Carol' is an Everlasting Tradition
Beware the three spirits on Christmas Eve. North Shore Music Theatre presents its annual holiday showing of A Christmas Carol. Based on the classic novel written by Charles Dickens, Ebenezer Scrooge is not fond of Christmas. Discouraging the holiday spirits of those around him, one night, that all changes. Scrooge is haunted by three specters who open his mind about his past, present, and future.
By Marielle Sabbag3 years ago in Geeks
Guardians Of The Galaxy Vol.3: Everything You Need To Know About Rocket Raccoon’s Girlfriend, Lylla The Otter
Coming as an unexpected but very welcome surprise at the 2022 Brazil Comic Con, the first teaser trailer for the eagerly awaited Guardians Of The Galaxy Vol.3 has been released. Re-entering a universe that has been without them for some time due to the Blip, the Guardians soon find themselves facing off against a new villain, the High Evolutionary, while also avoiding the wrath of Adam Warlock, who was created by the Sovereign Leader, Ayesha, to destroy the Guardians at the end of the second film.
By Kristy Anderson3 years ago in Geeks
Tim Burton´s Wednesday review
Whether with the classic TV series of the 60s, the movies of the 90s, the animation of the 2000s or the original comic strips of the 30s The Addams family has been part of our lives in one way or another and now it's the turn of a new generation to get closer to them, this through the eldest daughter of this family in a Netflix production that has behind this project Tim Burton himself. But the questions to answer are:
By Emby Lat3 years ago in Geeks
Falling for Christmas - A Netflix Movie Review
Christmas is a time for miracles. Gather the memories in your heart. Falling for Christmas landed on Netflix in 2022. In the days leading up to Christmas, a young woman is proposed to on the top of a ski mountain. Skiing backward down the mountain and getting amnesia, Sierra has no idea who or where she is. A handsome lodge owner and his family take her in.
By Marielle Sabbag3 years ago in Geeks
Shipping Wednesday and Enid - Just No
I thoroughly enjoyed Wednesday, even though there were a few angsty moments that had me cringing, I mean love triangles are so overdone and I didn’t understand why the boys continued to pursue when she clearly wasn’t interested. Wednesday Addams clearly isn’t romantic relationship material and why should she be. She’s 16 and has plenty of time for that.
By KC3 years ago in Geeks
Great Comic Book Writers
Stan Lee This list of course begins with Stan Lee, who wasn't the first writer in comics, but he was one of the earliest, beginning his career with a small piece in "Captain America Comics" #3 in May, 1941, published before there even was a Marvel Comics. The company was called Timely Comics at the time, and Lee stayed there throughout his career, becoming Editor, Publisher, and Chairman Emeritus before his death in 2017. Lee's greatest legacy was co-creating the "Marvel Age of Comics" in the early 1960s, primarily with artist Jack Kirby, though the character who came to symbolize Marvel, Spider-Man, was co-created with artist Steve Ditko.
By Gene Lass3 years ago in Geeks
Jingle all the Way - A Movie Review
You waited until Christmas Eve to do shopping? Released to theaters in 1996, Jingle all the Way is about a father who promises his son that he’ll get him a Turbo Man action figure for Christmas. Only, it’s Christmas Eve. Running to every store he can find, Howard has to take extremes if he’s going to get this toy.
By Marielle Sabbag3 years ago in Geeks
Things That Feel Like Winter
Now as we discovered in October there are certain pieces of media that feel like fall and likewise there are pieces of media that feel like winter. These are the perfect shows, movies, music and books to experience when it's raining or snowing outside and you are just trying to stay warm. Occasionally I have no explanations for these and it's just a feeling but sometimes these things are meant to feel like winter.
By Alexandrea Callaghan3 years ago in Geeks