Doctor Who has a long tradition of realizing fictional stories through science fiction whether it be ghosts in Charles Dickens’ time or evil witches casting spells in the time of Shakespeare. This story is different as it depicts the events of the Robin Hood story as historically accurate. Suspending our collective disbelief for a moment,…
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In her eighteen years of existence, Tomb Raider star Lara Croft has ventured to many interesting places and met many equally interesting people. With 2013’s TOMB RAIDER carving a bold, gritty new path for Ms. Croft free of previous storyline constraints, it seems only fair that this new path include at least a few of…
In this article we’ll look at some of the worst ways writers and companies have brought back characters. Just to be clear, this article is about comic book characters, not just super-heroes or super-villains, and I’m not counting characters whose origins involve resurrection or are undead characters. I’m also only talking about the resurrections…
As the leaves drop from the trees and the crisp fall air makes you dream of pumpkin-flavored things, there is also another season creeping up on us. Football season! As such, our friends at DISH have just announced their brand-new Fantasy Football app that will be debuted on their signature ‘Hopper’ during the NFL opening…
It’s another humiliating swing and a miss for Robert Rodriquez’s latest film, Sin City: A Dame to Kill For. Sure, after nearly ten years the belated sequel had a hard time following the success and pizzazz of the first installment back in 2005, which opened up to an impressive $29 million. Presently though the sequel…
This past weekend was a big one for the eternally raining Seattle. No, the weather didn’t drastically change and decide to be sunny forever (or maybe it did, I wasn’t there.) But that’s the nice thing about gaming – it’s good for any weather. Of course the article’s about gaming. What did you expect? PAX…
Reverse psychology works well in a viral video, making an issue suddenly become crystal clear. BuzzFeed posted a video where a geek girl acts like a geek guy. The point of the video is to show that, regardless of common interests in comic book culture, geek guys will automatically assume that geek girls don’t really…
In the last few years, New York Comic Con’s popularity has grown so that it is nearly as big an event for the entertainment industry as its San Diego counterpart. The growth is evident in the fact that huge companies, like Disney, have chosen the fall convention to release exciting announcements and sneak peeks at…
The key word here is “rumors.” Over the last few days, the internet has been buzzing with excitement over a number of articles which claimed that the New Zealand comedy/music duo Flight of the Conchords will be returning to HBO for a four-episode show. However, before we get too excited, it’s important to understand the…
Paparazzi are a frequent concern for celebrities, but celebrities can still face problems while they’re using social media, even if they have a lot of followers on Twitter. Zelda Rae Williams, 25, left Twitter on August 13, only to return a few weeks later with an anti-bullying message. It turns out that she didn’t leave…
I’m sure at this point that we’ve all seen Stan “The Man” Lee in an interview, so we can all agree that the beloved 91 year old loves to talk. He’s ecstatic for his brittle age, and for good reason. As DC carefully sits and systematically ponders their next move in a shared cinematic universe,…
You’ve checked out our four lifehacks for general internet use, but let’s get specific and help the students out there in internet land. School is hard enough. Geek Insider knows that, so we found four lifehacks that can help you out. Research Online Faster and Easier Google is awesome but can sometimes be clogged with…
It’s near impossible to go a week without hearing someone complain about how modern society spends an inordinate amount time browsing the internet. I have to protest such a statement. Even if someone spends 80% of their day connected to the internet, there are plenty of reasons to cement such a decision. The world wide web is stuffed…
A couple of weeks ago there was a website was kicking off a game giveaway by giving out copies of a puzzle game called “SpaceChem.” I was like, Ok, I’ll bite. I like space. Heck, I even like chemistry. But most of all, I like free. There turned out to only be one problem. You…