Category Archives: Television

So, About This ‘SOPA’ Thing

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Yes, a belated “Happy New Year!” and an even more late “Happy holiday!” to everyone. It’s a new year, but for me it’s just another day of college and web design so forgive me if I withhold my enthusiasm. Now then, to the main meat of this post, but before I do, I want to make a thing or three clear. I don’t like using the word ‘hate’. I try not to use it because I don’t actually hate many things. So when I say, “I hate politics.” I want the full meaning to get through. I don’t hate the people in politics or governments, but most of the time I’ll disagree with some of their views. I’m too lazy to hate, but politics can get my brows all furled in anger. So, with that little note out of the way, let’s get to the topic at hand. Continue reading →

NBC Filming Reality Show About Geeks

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Because geek culture needs to be made more fun of by hip, mainstream people, NBC has begun filming a show named Team Comicana, a brand new reality show about geeks. Instead of your normal reality television BS with strangers forced to live together and the like, Team Comicana will be about fans of Star Wars, Joss Whedon, and Comic Con.

Filming on this bastard-child of a TV-show has already begun, started at a signing held at London’s Forbidden Planet with Mark Millar and John Romita Jr. promoting the (NSFW) Kick-Ass movie based on the comic of the same name.

The pilot will follow Neal Bailey, assistant editor for the largest unofficial Superman homepage, Greg Squire, a man that gets choked up while watching the Transformers movie, Steve Holmes, a Star Wars fan without rival, and Luke Barnard, who is changing his middle name to ‘Luthor’ so his name will sound closer to ‘Lex Luthor.’ More details on the four are available at Bleeding Cool. The reality show reportedly will build up to the subjects’ trip to the San Diego Comic Con, and may feature others from around the world as well.

It seems the sub-culture of the geek is bumping up towards a more mainstream landscape, and we’re being dragged along kicking and screaming, vulgar language, obscenities, quips, and all.

NBC Filming Reality Show About Geeks via The Escapist