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Is the Action Cartoon Dead?
Cartoon Network debuted the new Thundercats Roar trailer and the verdict is in... a lot of people think it trash. It's a lot of people in their 30s and 40s. You know, the ones that grew up with the original Thundercats and not the core demo that they're trying to catch with this series, but people, nonetheless. There was a Thundercats reboot that came out in 2011 and it was really good. It had good action and a very complex, dark storyline, and it got canceled after 26 episodes. So Cartoon Network is gonna take another crack at the Thundercats by making it a comedy and giving it an animation style that looks like a five-year-old boy drew it.
By Mickell Ford8 years ago in Geeks
Top 10: 'RuPaul's Drag Race' Queens
RuPaul's Drag Race is the one reality show I'll indulge in and indulge is an understatement. I'll watch that week's episode followed by Untucked and in the case of season ten, I'll watch Miz Cracker's 'Review with A Jew.' Each season I'm switching around who my favorite fishy females are. It's about time I have a long think (and a couple re-watches) to rank my top ten RuPaul's Drag Race queens.
By Heavenly Peachy8 years ago in Geeks
All the Ways I Relate to Squidward Tentacles as an Adult
I grew up watching the beloved cartoon series Spongebob Squarepants. I think most young adults who watched the show can agree that when they were a kid, Spongebob Squarepants was their spirit animal, or more specifically, their spirit sea sponge. At the same time, they also felt Squidward Tentacles was the grumpy next door neighbor who ruined all the fun. Re-watching the show in my 20s, I realize a lot has changed and, in fact, Squidward is a perfect representation of my confusing young adult life.
By Jen Angela8 years ago in Geeks
Kids These Days Will Never Know: Part Three
Part three of my list of things I've experienced and had as a child that kids today never knew about will peak your interest. Nostalgia is something we can't take for granted, because it's something that will be around forever. I've chosen five good items on this list and can't wait to share it with you. So if you're ready to sit back and step into memory lane with me, let's get started.
By Mark Wesley Pritchard 8 years ago in Geeks
A Force for Good Despite Itself: 4 Reasons Why the Bond Franchise Is Far from Inherently Sexist
With several of societies prominent figures finally called out on their sexist behaviour, it's not exactly a surprise that heavier attention has also been directed at pop culture's resident "sexist-misogynist-dinosaur"—Bond. And, well, whether it's 007's "kiss her until she likes it" flirting technique from Goldfinger or any other problematic moment in the franchise's long and varied history, there certainly isn't a shortage of material for anyone looking to make a case-and-point argument on why the Bond franchise is inherently sexist (or even why it needs to end because of it).
By Art-Peeter Roosve8 years ago in Geeks
'Deadpool 2' and the Significance of "Take On Me" by a-ha
**THIS ARTICLE CONTAINS SPOILERS FOR DEADPOOL 2** Last night I finally went to see Deadpool 2 and it was great, although many say it was not as good as the first one. In part I do have to agree, although I must admit it was nice to see some LGBT representation (and by the way, I’m not just talking about the hint dropping that goes on between Deadpool and Colossus; I’m talking about the very obvious line of “she’s my girlfriend” said by Negasonic about Yukio).
By Nathaniel Corns8 years ago in Geeks
The Headroom Hijack
So this is a story that, for a while, I was a bit obsessed with. The thing I found so intriguing is that no one knows who did it or why they did it, and for me, that adds so much more to the story. It was a surreal blip that referenced 80s culture and so cryptic and well done, but to have gone to those lengths for no reason or just as a prank seems bizarre. This incident has been written about and revisited to a new level of cult status on the internet, with people suggesting endless theories. On November 22, 1987 in Chicago during TV Station WGN-TV’s very normal live broadcast of the 9 O'clock News, showing highlights of the Chicago Bears Vs Detroit Lions, an American football game that had been played that afternoon, the screen went black. Then 15 seconds later a picture fizzed in to view of a person wearing a Plastic Max Headroom mask and sunglasses nodding their head in front of a sheet of corrugated metal, which was being moved around by two people out of view of the camera. This imitated the background effect used in the Max Headroom TV show. There was no audio other than a buzzing. After 21 seconds the hijack was stopped by engineers switching to another frequency. It cut back to a baffled newsreader who said: “Well, if you're wondering what just happened, haha, so am I.”
By Jon Chamberlain8 years ago in Geeks
The Origins of Fandom: Past, Present, or Future?
‘Ello lovely readers! Today I thought I’d write about a topic that I’m sure all of us will be aware of one way or another: fandom! We are all fans of something, whether it be music, films, books, sport, or (heaven forbid) reality TV. We are all, in some way, part of a fandom. But what is a fandom? Where did it come from? What can we learn from being in a fandom, or being on the outside? These are the questions I’ve been asking myself recently, so I thought I’d do a bit of digging.
By Beth Sawdon8 years ago in Geeks
Bigfoot Ate My Baby
Alright. So Bigfoot didn't eat my baby. You were lured here. That's what tabloids use every day to suck us in. There was such a paper using headlines like this and it was a supermarket legend in its own right. The Weekly World News was available at every register in every supermarket, right next to The National Enquirer and The Star. Bigfoot was a sure thing to sell papers. Headlines like, "I was Bigfoot's Sex Slave," and "I had Bigfoot's Baby," are going to raise eyebrows. Of course, she had his baby, and she was his sex slave! Is this any different than the fact that Brangelina started breaking up the day after they were married? They had to break up, it was written in The Star. One of The Weekly World News most popular articles is a 2009 bit entitled "How to Sell Your Soul to the Devil." While no longer on newsstands, they are now an e-zine. Part of a well-rounded childhood, you know scaring them half to death, will not be available at the supermarket. You would have to download it for them. What a loss. Parents and children can't have that talk explaining the headline, "Kate Middleton was NOT a Virgin." They can't even begin to enlighten them about how that woman had Bigfoot's baby, or the Israeli merpeople, the six-inch alien, or what the plan is for the alien attack coming in December.
By Monica Bennett8 years ago in Geeks
