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Sharknado: I Want 1 Hour and 57 Minutes of My Life Back!

For the last decade, the Syfy channel has had a string of very solid original, scripted tv shows. Starting with Battlestar Galactica, the network has churned out surprisingly high quality shows such as Eureka, Sanctuary, Warehouse 13, Haven, Being Human, and most recently Defiance. Yet for the quality they put into scripted
Who CENSORED Roger Rabbit: An old(er) perspective on an old classic
Written on July 8, 2013
in Book Reviews, Books, Media, Reviews, TV/Movies

Fair warning: We’re heading into major spoiler territory here (though it’s on a 25 year old movie and a 32 year old book) If you grew up in the 80’s, chances are you’ve seen the 1988 classic (wow, calling it a classic makes me feel old) Who Framed Roger Rabbit? A few
Spoiler Free Review: The Way, Way Back
Written on July 2, 2013
in Media, Reviews, Spoiler-Free Movie Reviews, TV/Movies

Monday evening I saw an advance screening of The Way, Way Back (coming out this Friday), and I really enjoyed it. The movie is about an awkward 14 year old named Duncan (Liam James) who is forced to go live for the summer with his mother Pam (Toni Collette) and her new
Monster’s University: Proving That Prequels Are Never a Good Idea
Written on July 1, 2013
in Media, Spoiler-Free Movie Reviews, TV/Movies

When it comes to prequels, the only one I can think of off the top of my head that is excellent (let alone good at all) is…Muppet Babies! Maybe it’s the fact that I was three years old when it started airing in 1984, but I remember that show being absolutely brilliant.
Digital Cable/DVR Killed the TV Cliffhanger

As a TV geek, one of life’s greatest joys (and frustrations) is getting immersed in an episode of a TV show, losing track of time, then at a pivotal, suspenseful moment, the words “TO BE CONTINUED…” pop up on screen. You want to scream at your TV to keep going, you need
Spoiler-Free Review: Man of Steel
Written on June 20, 2013
in Media, Spoiler-Free Movie Reviews, TV/Movies

Greetings everyone! My name is Ryan, and I work with Nicole. After seeing a brief, spoiler-free movie review of Man of Steel (which I will post below) on Facebook, Nicole has asked me to review movies for Pure Geekery. I wrote the review that Nicole liked so much in less than 1
