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Television Archive
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“The Name of the Doctor”…finally, we get some answers
Posted on May 18, 2013 | 1 CommentHERE BE SPOILERS! Remember that Simpsons episode where Bart and Lisa go to complain to a famous director/writer about ruining one of their favorite science fiction series? How they complained he had ruined their childhood? Well, that’s about how Whovians have felt this season. Betrayed,... -
Arrow, you made me love you
Posted on May 16, 2013 | No CommentsHere Be Spoilers… When Arrow premiered this year, I wanted to be optimistic, but I had my doubts, which I shared here. But something happened over Arrow’s mid-season break- they fixed the problems that had kept the show from being great. Gone were the gratuitous... -
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Supernatural Season 7 Companion Guide
Posted on May 1, 2013 | No CommentsRecently I finished the Supernatural Season 7 Companion Guide. It wasn’t the first companion guide I’ve read. The Tardis Companion Guide, the Super Mario Bros 2 Companion Guide. Me and Companion Guides have history. This one wasn’t as in depth as Mario 2′s strategy guide,... -
Game of Thrones S3 Premier
Posted on April 2, 2013 | No CommentsWinter has come in the world of Westros. John Snow is in the lands beyond the wall in the presence of their King. The once brother of the Knights Watch and Crow like himself, Mance Rayder. Daenerys Stormborne or Daenerys Targaryen has come across some... -
Doctor Who: 7.7 The Bells of St. John
Posted on March 31, 2013 | 1 CommentAre you a Whovian who has waited since the Christmas episode to learn who Clara Oswald/Oswin is? Or waited even longer since “Asylum of the Daleks”? I had high hopes, especially with the release of the prequel which I thought was cute and clever. Well... -
8 Cult TV Shows That Deserve to be Revived
Posted on March 10, 2013 | 1 CommentThis week I read an article that said they will be filming the pilot episode for the upcoming Disney Channel show, Girl Meets World. This is of course a spinoff of the cult classic sitcom from the 90’s, Boy Meets World, starring Ben Savage and... -
Top 8 Shows that Deserve to be Cancelled
Posted on February 10, 2013 | No CommentsEvery television season we witness the major networks cancel shows that have been on the air for some time, shows that have just debuted, shows that have seen their ratings plummet, and shows that never had any ratings to speak of in the first place. ... -
My Love Letter To Fringe
Posted on January 19, 2013 | No CommentsMy beautiful, beautiful show. When we first met, I found you awkward, unsure of yourself, and shaking as you stood on your own two feet. But, even then, I saw the beauty in you. I continued to watch you as the years went on, and... -
Geekend Review
Posted on January 13, 2013 | No CommentsIt’s Sunday January 13th 2013 and time for your Downton Abbey interactive experience. If you’ve been following this interactive program since the beginning then you already know about the intricate fictional back story that involves Mary on a mission from the future (she’s a BioMech... -
Top 8 New TV Shows of 2012
Posted on December 28, 2012 | 1 CommentAs 2012 draws to a close, it’s time for year-end countdowns. Seeing as that I am the resident television guy here at 8daysageek, I’m going to use my soapbox this week to countdown the top eight new television shows that debuted this year. Most made... -
Geek TV Review: Doctor Who Christmas Special: The Snowmen
Posted on December 26, 2012 | No CommentsWARNING: Contains spoilers!! This Doctor Who Christmas special takes a beloved Christmas staple and makes them scary and evil: snowmen. And the episode is appropriately titled The Snowmen. It takes place in Victorian London. It includes Sherlock Holmes references and even has the Doctor dressed... -
On the 6th day before Christmas, my true love gave to me, movies and TV to see…
Posted on December 19, 2012 | No CommentsThis time of year our televisions are awash with crappy holiday movies and television shows. In order to combat this, and give the geek something to celebrate the season, I’ve compiled this list of alternate holiday viewing just for the geek. 10. The Muppet Christmas... -
Arrow still missing the mark
Posted on December 16, 2012 | No CommentsThe convenient mid-season break format that most shows have adopted leaves us all a nice way to fill the ridiculous amount of time we now have because all of our favorite shows are on hiatus. I choose to spend my time ripping new shows down... -
Geekend Review
Posted on December 9, 2012 | No CommentsGood morning and salutations, mech-hienum for my Jebriet Brethren. It’s been yet another glorious week in geek. Glorious if you like your geek slow moving like a *** ****ed sloth! What the H guys? We are like two weeks from Christmas and the holiday shopping season... -
Top 8 Geek Debates
Posted on November 30, 2012 | No CommentsThis past Thursday was Thanksgiving. The holiday where we all sit down to gorge ourselves on turkey and spend time with our beloved family members. For most of us out there, spending that much time (or any at all) with our family members means heated... -
Geekend Review
Posted on November 18, 2012 | No CommentsWelcome back to the Geekend Review. I’ve been out for a few weeks finishing up a comic project with Premier Pulp and had to take a brief vay-kay from the geek scene. But that’s all behind me me now and I’m ready to hit this... -
Top 8 Geeky Things I am Thankful for This Year
Posted on November 16, 2012 | 2 CommentsThanksgiving is less than a week away and with that in mind I have decided to count down the top eight geeky things I am thankful for this year. None of that peace and love crap here. Just pure nerdy delight. There’s not much to... -
Geek Review TV – The Walking Dead
Posted on October 15, 2012 | No CommentsLast night AMC premiered the third season of the hit television series, The Walking Dead. Based on the widely successful comic book series of the same name, The Walking Dead written by Robert Kirkman and illustrated in black and white (with grey tones), published by... -
Geekend Review
Posted on October 14, 2012 | No CommentsWhat a week in Geek! If you live in the Big Apple then you’ve been over run with sub pop culture as your large comic convention swooped through and flooded the streets with cosplay and geek news. I’m not going to recap comic con here,... -
Top 8 Current TV Sidekicks
Posted on October 12, 2012 | No CommentsIn honor of the Doctor Who mid-season finale and the departure of his current companions, this week I will be exploring the top eight sidekicks currently on television. Most come from hit dramas. Though I have included a couple that make already amusing sitcoms even...