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May
18th

PTG Episode 21 (Hour 1): Thank Goodness It’s Doomsday

Author: Felix | Files under Uncategorized
 
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Hour 1 of Prime Time Geek Episode 21 is brought to you by the opening scene of Weird Science. Why Weird Science, you ask? Well, admittedly, it doesn’t work nearly as well for Hour 1 as it does for Hour 2, which features an ‘Eat More Geek’ segment and is led off by the infamous [...]


Apr
30th

PTG Episode 18 (Hour 2): Podgnosticast Returns!

Author: Felix | Files under Comics, Games, TV Series, Uncategorized
 
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Hour 2 of Prime Time Geek Episode 18 is brought to you by Podgnosticast, the blog written by my eternal friend, one-time feature writer for the South Florida Sun-Sentinel and now NYC freelance journalist at-large, J.C. Martinez. J.C. took a bit of a break from his weekly correspondent duties to PTG, and from here on [...]


Apr
5th

PTG Episode 15 (Hour 2): What Happened to Hour 1?

Author: Felix | Files under Comics, Events, Podcasts, Uncategorized
 
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Yup, I’m a dumbass. (Note that when something GOOD happens here at PTG, it is written up in the blog with the ‘royal’ WE. But when something bad happens, it’s all on me. Thus it has been, thus it shall ever be.)
Many thank-yous to those who attended the live broadcast of PTG last Saturday night, [...]


Mar
30th

PTG MegaCon 2009 VIDEO coverage – Ana Aesthetic interview!

Author: Felix | Files under Uncategorized

Continuing to post our video coverage of MegaCon 2009 earlier this month, here’s our interview with Ana Aesthetic, actress/model/freelance journalist and this year’s Fanbabe of the Year, as named by Fanbabes @MySpace! Enjoy, and check back later in the week for more interview footage!


Mar
18th

PTG MegaCon 2009 VIDEO Coverage-DC Universe Panel, Pt. 3

Author: Felix | Files under Uncategorized

Here’s Part 3 of the highlight video from the DC Universe Panel at MegaCon back on February 28, 2009 – at about the 3:00 mark, after slightly alarming Dan Didio with the microphone I’m pointing toward the dais, I get my question for the panel in. Back on January 21 I wrote an entry here [...]


Mar
16th

Sci-Fi Channel rebranding, changing name to ‘SyFy’ on July 7th

Author: Felix | Files under Tech and Gadgets, Toys, Uncategorized

Here’s to poetic license and creative spelling in television production.
NBC/Universal announced this morning in a press release that starting July 7th, the Sci-Fi Channel will change its name to ‘SyFy’ (phonetically pronounced the same way as before). The name change allows NBC/Universal to, among other things, trademark the name of the network, which they could [...]


Mar
15th

PTG Episode 12 (Hour 1): Back to Basics

Author: Felix | Files under Tech and Gadgets, Uncategorized
 
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Hour 1 of PTG Episode 12 is all about DC Comics, on video, in print, and on prime time television. On video, Superman/Batman: Public Enemies appears to be the next mainstream DC storyline to be adapted into animated form as part of Warner Premiere’s DC Universe Animated Feature line, and I say “appears to [...]


Mar
12th

Marvel Studios revises film release schedule, pushes Thor, Avengers back one year

Author: Felix | Files under Uncategorized

Well, it looks like we’re going to have to wait a little longer for a few Marvel movies whose release dates were announced just a few weeks ago.
In a press release issued this morning, Marvel Studios announced a revised schedule of films in development, a schedule which pushes Thor and The Avengers, both originally slated [...]


Mar
9th

‘Watchmen’ opens with $55.7 million, falls short of Snyder’s ‘300′

Author: Felix | Files under Uncategorized

Who watches the Watchmen? Well, quite a few people this weekend, as expected, but not quite as many as I’m sure Warner Bros., DC Comics, and Legendary Pictures were hoping would.
Here’s the breakdown of the box office numbers from ‘Watchmen’ this past weekend, as compiled by David Pierson of the Los Angeles Times:
Superhero blockbuster “Watchmen” [...]


Mar
2nd

MegaCon 2009 Coverage: Pictures!

Author: Felix | Files under Events, Uncategorized

This is the first in a series of posts this week covering the happenings at MegaCon 2009 this year. It was a exhausting but truly enjoyable three days, and posting these pics is just one way I can show the pleasure and appreciation I felt while meeting some terrific people and spending a little time [...]