Prime Time Geek

The wait is almost over.
MegaCon starts in just over an hour, so those of you out there who can get out and enjoy the show from today’s noon start, have a blast! I’ll be there this evening from 5PM onward, mainly to cover the MegaCon Indie Film Expo, so if you’re planning on attending, [...]

And you thought Star Trek coming to blu-ray was good news.
Sci-Fi Wire, the Sci-Fi Channel’s official news website, is reporting that Star Trek: the Experience, which beamed up Star Trek fans and guests for the final time at the Las Vegas Hilton last October, will reopen on May 8th, coinciding with the premiere of J.J. [...]

So this year as far as “geek movies” are concerned, the BIG one is, obviously, Watchmen. More than a few people out there are looking forward to X-Men Origins: Wolverine, as well. Star Trek, Transformers 2: Revenge of the Fallen, Terminator: Salvation, and G.I. Joe: Rise of Cobra will get us through the summer months, [...]

 

 PTG Episode 9 (Hour 2): Bent Bendis [57:18m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

I began Hour 2 with a clip from Star Trek IV – The Voyage Home, thinking I would have a chance to talk about that film’s blu-ray release (along with the other “Original Crew” films and Season One of the Original Series) on May 12th, but alas, the time got away from me and I [...]

 

 PTG Episode 9 (Hour 1): Meet Katharine Leis [53:06m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

Episode 9 of Prime Time Geek kicks off with a clip from Bryan Singer’s first X-Men [Blu-ray] movie – the clip seemed appropos considering I was expecting to have a guest from the Wolfpack Elite costuming group to call into the show during this hour to promote the Wolfpack Elite MegaCon Afterparty. That call didn’t [...]

Jevon Phillips, an LA Times staffer and one of the contributing writers to Geoff Boucher’s The Hero Complex blog that I’ve often gushed about on this site, has posted images from Marvel’s upcoming Dark Reign advertising campaign, which presumably will start appearing in Marvel’s monthly books in the next week or two. Check out the [...]

Sure, why not?
We saw it with the Lord of the Rings Trilogy, released in both theatrical and Extended Cut versions on DVD. More recently, we saw it with the release of the Blade Runner Five-Disc Complete Collector’s Edition, which featured FIVE different cuts of the movie (at least it was all in one package, as [...]

Just a heads-up to folks planning on coming to the live chat this week – Prime Time Geek will air at a special time on Saturday, from 3-5PM! Don’t miss this week, as Hour 1 will feature TWO special guests: honored filmmaker and MegaCon Indie Film Expo favorite Katharine Leis will join us to talk [...]

For us Trek fans who have patiently followed blu-ray release news since Paramount gave up its ill-conceived jump to HD-DVD at this time last year, the wait is over.
Star Trek is coming to blu-ray. Well, some of it anyway.
Bill Hunt and the AWESOME folks over at The Digital Bits reported the news on their site [...]

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I’ve made no secret of the fact that I think Kristin Kreuk is great. Her depiction of Lana Lang on Smallville from the very beginning, both her look and her persona, as seen through Clark’s eyes and later as she evolved into more than just the object of Clark’s affections, was a [...]