Tag: Entertainment Geekly (21-28 of 28)

Jun 15 2012 09:00 AM ET

Entertainment Geekly: The mysteries of 'Prometheus'

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Prometheus hit theaters last weekend riding a wave of nerd buzz. The project was an internet curiosity from the moment it was announced — understandable, considering that it was a semi-prequel to Alien, featuring Ridley Scott’s return to science-fiction, with a screenplay co-written by Lost executive producer Damon Lindelof. But even after a year of online chatter, it’s fair to say that nobody anticipated exactly what Prometheus turned out to be. Debate has raged about every aspect of the movie: The Big Existential Questions without answers, the curious character motivations, the confusion of just how precisely the movie connects with Alien.

On this week’s Entertainment Geekly, we dive into Prometheus. READ FULL STORY »

May 25 2012 12:15 PM ET

Entertainment Geekly: 'Lost' and the serialized drama

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This week marked exactly two years since ABC’s serialized cult-pop drama Lost went off the air with a series finale that featured a heady mix of philosophy, spiritualism, ambiguous metaphors, and amnesia-curing smooches. The two-year anniversary of anything is not typically a time for celebration. But Lost dominated internet culture in its heyday, and the anniversary offered fans a moment to once again talk about a show that dominated the cultural conversation of the late ’00s. In our new podcast, me and Lost mega-guru Jeff Jensen talk about the show. We also offer a list of our respective top three non-Lost serialized shows. Some of our choices might surprise you! (Fair warning: Some of our choices will just not surprise you at all.)

Listen to the complete podcast below, or check us out in the iTunes store. READ FULL STORY »

May 18 2012 12:00 PM ET

Entertainment Geekly: The fascinating, flawed 'Fringe' season finale

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Last Friday, the fourth season of Fringe ended with an action-packed finale. There was a shocking special guest star, a shocking near-death, a shocking pregnancy…and, in the end, a shocking lack of closure on a season that began with a controversial timeline reboot. On today’s episode of Entertainment Geekly, we analyze the finale in the context of the ambitious season, and offer some thoughts about what lies ahead in the final 13 episodes. Topics include: The crucial narrative importance of the alternate universe, a theory about the origin of the Observer-centric “Letters of Transit” episode, some totally expected praise for John Noble, some perhaps-less-expected praise for Lincoln Lee, and a tangential exploration of the specific anxiety felt by fans of low-rated TV shows. READ FULL STORY »

May 11 2012 01:24 PM ET

Entertainment Geekly: The past, present, and future of 'The Avengers'

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This week on Entertainment Geekly we talk all about The Avengers, the Marvel mega-sequel which united four different franchises into one massive — and successful — blockbuster. Join us as we dig into what made the movie good — the Joss Whedon of it all! — and as we try to ponder where the Marvel movies will go from here. READ FULL STORY »

May 4 2012 12:55 PM ET

Entertainment Geekly: Our Favorite Superhero Movies

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Have you heard about this Avengers movie? Marvel’s ultra-mega superhero spin-off arrives in theaters today with good reviews, supernova buzz, and already over $200 million in foreign ticket sales. The only question is: Will it make an ungodly amount of money, or a really ungodly amount of money? Of course, Avengers is just the first volley in a blockbuster summer season packed with costumed crusaders. In a couple months, Sony will release the rebooted Amazing Spider-Man. A couple weeks later, Christopher Nolan will look to dodge the superhero-threequel curse and bring his Batman saga to a satisfying conclusion with The Dark Knight Rises. This looks like the most superhero-tastic summer since…well, ever. Or at least since the 2008 Iron Man/Dark Knight bumper crop. No, last year doesn’t count. Because Green Lantern, that’s why. READ FULL STORY »

Apr 27 2012 02:55 PM ET

Entertainment Geekly's guide to this summer's geekiest blockbusters

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On this week’s episode of our podcast Entertainment Geekly, Jeff Jensen and I examine every major nerd-baiting Hollywood blockbuster hitting theaters between May and August. Whether you’re a camp-TV cultist, a comic book obsessive, a three-breasted mutant-prostitute enthusiast, or just someone who has ever played a board game, there’s something for you. The source material comes from every corner of the ComicCon-verse: There’s the Total Recall remake, and the Dark Shadows remake-spoof, and Ridley Scott’s long-awaited Prometheus, which is a prequel or a remake or…well, a something of his sci-fi classic Alien. There’s also a holy trifecta of superhero films — The Avengers, The Amazing Spider-Man, and The Dark Knight Rises — which form a handy state-of-the-genre examination of the whole notion of comic book movies. Oh, and Battleship. READ FULL STORY »

Mar 30 2012 04:20 PM ET

'Entertainment Geekly': EW's geek podcast tackles 'Game of Thrones,' 'Saga,' and 'The Hunger Games'

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On this week’s episode of Entertainment Geekly — our new podcast devoted to all things science fiction, fantasy, and generally weird in an awesome way — Jeff Jensen and I tackle a couple of fantasy-themed projects, including the return of HBO’s Game of Thrones and the debut of Brian K. Vaughan’s new comic series, Saga.

There’s also a brief tangent on the release of the hotly unanticipated remake-sequel Wrath of the Titans, followed by a lengthy conversation about The Hunger Games. Having not read the books, Jeff enjoyed the movie and thinks it could be a game changer for Hollywood. I was a fan of the books — and a wanna-be philosophy major — so I think the film missed the whole point Suzanne Collins was trying to make. Bloodshed ensues. Actually, no, we just talk out our differences. Clearly, Jeff and I both play Paragon in Mass Effect, and if you understand what that means, you’re a total nerd and my soulmate. Listen below! READ FULL STORY »

Mar 23 2012 02:05 PM ET

'Entertainment Geekly': A fan and a newbie talk about 'The Hunger Games' on EW's new podcast

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The Hunger Games is indisputably the first big movie of 2012. Based on the beloved, bleak YA novel by Suzanne Collins — which led into even bleaker, somewhat less beloved sequels — the film has already earned $19.2 million at the midnight box office, a record for a non-sequel. But what, exactly, does the film’s success mean? What is it about Collins’ book that is so captivating in our modern age — and does the movie have the same power?

That’s the main subject of the first episode of our new weekly podcast, Entertainment Geekly, local geek guru Jeff “Doc” Jensen and I will be chatting obsessively about all things geek. Other topics today include tonight’s thrilling episode of Fringe, the much-loathed conclusion to the Mass Effect videogame franchise, and the teaser for Battlestar Galactica: Blood and Chrome. We hope you enjoy listening! READ FULL STORY »

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