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An old foe returns to 'Doctor Who'

2/12/2013 10:54 AM

Classic Who villains The Ice Warriors are confirmed to make their return in the second half of season 7, the website SFX is reporting.

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'Walking Dead' returns this Sunday: Are you ready for some ZOMBIES!?

2/8/2013 1:30 PM

December second of last year was the last time a new episode of 'The Walking Dead' aired, but it seems like years.

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Watch the new 'Superman Unbound' trailer

1/31/2013 12:36 PM

Via Nerdist.com

The DC animated movie stars Matt Bomer as Superman, 'Castle's' Stana Katic and Molly Quinn as Lois and Kara respectively, and John Noble ...

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"Doctor Who" is getting a new special for its 50th

1/29/2013 9:26 PM

And not just any ol' special! The BBC announced on their 'Doctor Who' blog on Tuesday that they plan to premier a new drama called ' An Adventure in Space and Time,' ...

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"Hansel and Gretel: Witch Hunters" grabs the top spot where there are few other options

1/28/2013 1:15 PM

“Hansel and Gretel: Witch Hunters” Took the top spot this weekend with $19 million in estimated ticket sales. This is a pretty okay opening, given that it was a slow ...

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Doctor Who finally gets a return date

1/24/2013 9:59 AM

The BBC confirmed yesterday that the second half of season will kick off Saturday, March 30th, both here and across the pond. BBC America will also be premiere their ...

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"Zero Dark Thirty" takes top spot in wide release

1/14/2013 2:00 PM

'Zero Dark Thirty' made 24 million of its 29 million total earnings in its 4th week of release, and jumped from 16th place to first. This is what a wide release will ...

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Creator Spotlight: Everett Downing’s 365 Supers

1/8/2013 4:00 PM

Everett Downing’s blog has exploded in recent weeks. You may have read the original article about him in WIRED , or when that article was featured on ...

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Nerds had a great year at the movies in 2012, probably will again in 2013

1/7/2013 12:14 PM

If you look at the top 10 grossing movies of 2012 , you’ll see that only two were not either animated or marketed directly at nerds, and a case can definitely be ...

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"The Walking Dead" releases two new videos for the second half of season 3

1/3/2013 4:08 PM

AMC has released a trailer and a sneak peek for the second half of season 3. The trailer offers a glimpse at how The Governor's already shaky sanity goes out the window, ...

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You should be listening to this: Kevin Smith’s Fatman on Batman

1/3/2013 9:00 AM

Most nerds who know who Kevin Smith is either love him or hate him. There are very few who don’t have an opinion either way. He’s either a nerd icon, the voice of a generation ...

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"Doctor Who" Christmas special goes old school with new TARDIS and new title sequence.

12/26/2012 10:32 AM

The opening titles for 'Doctor Who' have always been a popular trademark of the show. Every Whovian's hearts skip a beat when that familiar time tunnel shows ...

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Matt Clayton floats between being a nerd, geek or a dork. Has an extensive collection of toys, comics and video games that would make any adult feel ashamed to call themselves a parent. Unlike most nerds, he does enjoy sports, but his favorite sport is soccer, so that really doesn't count as a sport anyway. Can quote "Clerks" at the drop of a hat and owns a soft-coated Wheaten Terrier named Will Wheaton. And no, Ewoks could not have possibly taken down the Empire with just sticks and rocks.

Nerd strengths: Zombies, Star Wars, Video games, Game of Thrones, Tech, cars, British soccer.

Micah Choquette is a self-proclaimed web geek who generally despises the term "nerd." He can hold his own in a conversation about comics or movies with the other Prairie Nerds, but his heart belongs to the internet and his soul was sold long ago to Apple. He routinely follows many of the design and development gurus of the day, soaking in their ideas and putting them to work for the 'World. He's also an avid user and abuser of Social Media, and can be found on Twitter, Facebook and yes, even Google+.

Nerd Strengths: Apple, Coffee, Google, Coffee, Code, Coffee. In that order.

Anna Codutti has been a card-carrying nerd since high school and the beloved academic team. Now merely a pub-trivia ringer, her refined nerd tastes have focused on Buffy (yep, she's still going!), Doctor Who and anything Felicia Day does. Her childhood crush was "TNG's" Wesley Crusher, but now she wants to marry "The Big Bang Theory's" evil Wil Wheaton.

Nerd Strengths: Music blog snobbery, tabletop/party game dominance, and ability to read supernatural young adult novels at lightning speed.

Michael Dambold is a comic fanatic who has been reading Marvel Comics since he was 11. He's read almost every X-Title book in existence. He thinks Jean Grey needs to stay dead. He also has an obsession with Star Trek, Stargate and MST3k. He's a literary nerd, obsessed with works by Ray Bradbury, Isaac Asimov and Jules Verne.

Nerd strengths: Coffee chugging, X-Men & Marvel Comics, Star Trek, Stargate, X-Files, paranormal mysteries (Bigfoot, etc.), classic sci-fi TV, movies and books.

Chris Moore is not ashamed to be called a Geek. It is who he is first and foremost. While some out there hide from others that they play video games, he proudly displays his love and knowledge of the pastime. He hopes one day to have a collection of games which rivals that of a city library. To this day one of his greatest moments is that he was able to watch and record the original three Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles movies by sheer luck.

Nerd strengths: Video games and TV.

Jason Powers is the resident geek dad. He is trying hard to raise his kids to be smart, thoughtful nerds just like his Dad raised him. He was brought up on a steady diet of Doctor Who, JRR Tolkien, Douglass Adams, Sherlock Holmes, Vertigo Comics and vintage pulp noir novels. He's been watching shows made by the BBC for so long, he sometimes has a hard time grasping American television. He still enjoys Legos a great deal.

Nerd strengths: British Science Fiction, Star Wars, Sherlock Holmes, X-files, Coffee, Zombies, Space.

James Royal can tell you what Kirby crackle is. His favorite X-Man is Nightcrawler. He owns more than two dozen Star Wars novels. He knows how much damage a magic missile does. His favorite T-shirt features the insignia of Cobra, the ruthless terrorist organization determined to rule the world. He liked the Walking Dead before the Walking Dead was cool.

Nerd strengths: Comic books (especially Marvel), movies, Star Wars, fantasy novels, pro wrestling (does that count), 1980s cartoons and television shows, video games.

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