Even with as many panels, special guests, and parties that Phoenix Comic Con offers, much of the fun comes just from walking around and catching the best cosplay you can find in the Valley all year. We’ve rounded up all the best costumes we saw at the event for your […]
Phoenix Comicon 2016: Friday Impressions
For us “journalists,” comic cons can mean a lot of work – constantly updating Twitter, sitting through panels on TV shows we’ve never seen, rushing through thick crowds of cosplayers to get to our next obligation. It’s a fun gig, of course, but something less than a relaxing weekend. And […]
Wayward Pines: Exit Strategy Recap
Synopsis of 2×04: So Wayward Pines is a seriously messed up place and it some how gets even more messed up this episode. Also: Adam Hassler returns, we learn Ben is really dead (I think?), and Megan Fisher’s authority is challenged at every turn. Rating: ????? Okay, so, Jason might not […]
Person of Interest: .exe Recap
Synopsis for 5×12: Finch works to deploy a virus that will take down Samaritan, but could end the Machine as well. As he does it, the Machine shows him what the world would have been like for each of his friends if he had not created her. Rating: ★★★★★ Finch and the […]
Preacher: Preacher and See Recap
Synopsis of 1×1&2: Jesse Custer tries to inspire a flagging congregation in Annville, Texas when he’s visited by his ex, career criminal Tulip, who wants to call him back for one last job. Irish vampire Cassidy flees to Texas after escaping a pack of holy slayers who continue to hunt him. […]
SDCC Sundays: Twitter as Tool for Enjoying the Convention
Twitter is one of the best tools at your disposal for getting the most out of your San Diego Comic Con experience. Not only is it frequently the source of breaking news before the convention, but it is essential during the convention when you’re after that one piece of swag […]
Person of Interest Reminded Us that Hope is at the Bottom of Pandora’s Box
Season five of Person of Interest is rapidly coming to a close. With only two episodes remaining the stakes have risen and there is no clear end in sight for the team. Episode eleven, titled Synecdoche, took a short break from the previous narrative and went on a bit of a […]
Vine Superstar ‘BatDad’ Gets His Very Own (and Very Short) Book!
BatDad: A Parody Author: Blake Wilson Release Date: May 10, 2016 Publisher: Three Rivers Press Genre(s): Parody, Pop Culture, Internet Rating: ★★★☆☆ Review Spoilers: N/A GoodReads | Amazon If you haven’t heard of Bat Dad then I applaud you. It means that you have some serious self restraint when it comes to social media and also that […]
Nothing Magical about Fox’s Houdini & Doyle
Fox’s latest procedural follows Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, the author best known for the character Sherlock Holmes, and Harry Houdini, the magician, as they quirkily solve pseudo-paranormal crimes (Houdini) and battle their inner demons (Doyle). Determined to boost their viewing audience, the network added a female character (Rebecca Liddiard), whose […]
Unboxing: Smuggler’s Bounty – May 2016
I have a love/hate relationship with the Bounty Hunter’s box from Smuggler’s Bounty. It came to me damaged and I continue to dislike their use of DHL as a shipping company, for damage and for how unreliable their shipping updates are. It also felt like a smaller box, despite two […]