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Modern popular culture topics in the geek sphere.
Disney Gets Ready to Stream the Magic Kingdom
Technology has blown a hole in the traditional entertainment business model. That’s been true for some time — at least since 2007 when Netflix vastly reduced its position in the DVD rental business and committed to streaming content directly to consumers. Now, Disney, the whale in the waters of entertainment content, has announced plans to get into the streaming game.
By Michael Eric Ross9 years ago in Geeks
Whatever Happened to My TV?
Times are a changing, folks. What once was no longer is. Go to your closet. Put on that shirt, if it has not been thrown away, from 10 years ago. If it is loose, you’re very lucky. If not, I understand. Look around you. What has NOT been changed in the last ten years that does not require a fitting of some sort? In my case, I am scared to look into a full-length mirror.
By Maurice Bernier9 years ago in Geeks
Disney's 'Weird' Period
Disney has been bringing animated and live action films to our screens for years and whilst I am a huge Disney fan I find that most of these films fall into the same cookie cutter category. Disney found a formula that worked and stuck to it, nobody can blame them for that when it makes them billions of dollars. However, when Mulan was released in 1998, we were suddenly given a new era of Disney film.
By Grace Lynch9 years ago in Geeks
Voiceover and Casting Director Andrea Romano Retires
Multiple pop culture news websites such as Comic Book Resources, IGN, and Newsarama have confirmed that after 33 years of bringing some of the most iconic pop culture characters to life, voice over and casting director Andrea Romano has announced her retirement.
By Jacob Elyachar9 years ago in Geeks
Review of Game of Thrones 7.3
A conversation for the ages between Jon and Daenerys on Game of Thrones 7.3 last night, with each not giving an inch, dignified and persuasive, and in the end, Daenerys agreeing more or less to help in the fight against the dead in the North.
By Paul Levinson9 years ago in Geeks
Hey Duckface Selfie, Whatever Happened to the Weird?
In the same way that the pejorative "gay" continues to mean effeminate, non-realistic, or light from some mouths, "weird" has long meant non-mainstream and possibly threatening. When David Bowie’s Ziggy Stardust landed on Top of the Pops in 1972, technicolour weird invaded the homes of Britain en masse, and when Prince would strut the live music stage in the early eighties clad only in a black thong and flasher overcoat, The Purple Perv was born.
By Sean Bw Parker9 years ago in Geeks
Previewing "Once Upon A Time: Season Seven"
Once Upon a Time (OUAT) is casting a different spell for its seventh season. Over the past few weeks, show creators Adam Horowitz and Edward Kitsis crucial information regarding the latest installment of the ABC fairy tale drama. GEEKS gathered the 411 concerning this game-changing chapter of the franchise.
By Jacob Elyachar9 years ago in Geeks
My Love and Hate Relationship With Netflix
It all starts out innocently enough. We get lured into streaming an endless amount of shows for a sliver of the cost of cable or satellite TV. I was on board with Netflix since the good old days of actual DVD rentals. I even took a break from the service thinking I had seen all there is to see and that was it. For a while...
By Candace Reid9 years ago in Geeks
Johnny Depp: A True Artist and Humanitarian
NOTE: This is largely an opinion piece based on research garnered through study of Johnny Depp's career and the recent scandals surrounding him. Sources for much of the information relayed are cited in the links I've shared. Any links that are missing, can be checked by Googling the information itself. I do not claim ownership or first-hand knowledge of anything I wrote here except my own personal speculations and feelings on this influential man who is either loved or reviled by so many millions of people.
By Kate Quinn9 years ago in Geeks
The Inescapable Imbalance
Spider-Man was a fun film. I mentioned in my review of it however that there is a flatness, a not-quite-there-ness about the whole affair. Wrapped in the hype of the Marvel Cinematic Universe I wondered if this was to do with studio pressures and the lack of true surprises holding back the film; but there is also a much bigger problem, overlooked by virtually all reviewers. Homecoming illustrates a problem in blockbuster filmmaking: the lack of parts of value for women. Such roles that would ideally be independent and not subservient to any male characters around them.
By Jae Calcutt9 years ago in Geeks
