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Starz's American Gods Casts 3 Series Regulars!

Starz’s American Gods Casts 3 Series Regulars!

The casting for Starz’s American Gods TV series continues to thrill fans to the point of wanting to explode from excitement. (Or is that just me?) Starz previously announced the casting of Shadow Moon (Ricky Whittle), Mr. Wednesday (Ian McShane), and Laura Moon (Emily Browning). According to their press release from today, they’ve now cast Mad Sweeney, Bilquis, and Technical Boy.

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Pee-wee's Big Holiday Review

Pee-wee’s Big Holiday Review

In case you missed it, the Netflix original film Pee-wee’s Big Holiday released March 18. It had been years in the making, and even longer since it was originally announced (as early as 2010). So Pee-wee fans were screaming with excitement (myself included) that the movie was finally going to be released.

Still, as a big-time Pee-wee fan, I wasn’t entirely sure how excited to get about this film.…

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The Prose and Cons Podcast: Crash Course on Comic-Con

The Prose and Cons Podcast: Crash Course on Comic-Con

So you got badges to San Diego Comic-Con, now what? In this episode we discuss what the next steps are to prepare you for a spectacular Comic-Con! Topics include how to get parking, where to stay if you like to party (and where to stay if you’re boring like us), and, of course, the dreaded process of Hotelpocalypse.

We also chat about all the fun stuff that goes on outside of the convention…

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Disney's "Zootopia" Dishes Up Socially Relevant Message

Disney’s “Zootopia” Dishes Up Socially Relevant Message

Disney’s Zootopia arrives in theaters today, and no doubt families will line up to see those adorable sloths from the DMV. The sloths, as well as main characters Judy Hopps (Ginnifer Goodwin) and Nick Wilde (Jason Bateman), offer plenty of laugh-out-loud moments. But the underlying message beneath the clever dialogue and pop-culture references sheds light on issues currently facing our country.

C…

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Ghostbusters Official Trailer Brings the Funny The official trailer for Ghostbusters is out and, thank the Maker, it's actually hilarious! Reboots are terrifying territory for fans of the original material.

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Starz's "American Gods" Casts Mr. Wednesday!

Starz’s “American Gods” Casts Mr. Wednesday!

Oh, happy Wednesday! American God’s Mr. Wednesday has been cast, and he’s perfect! Ian McShane will play the mysterious Mr. Wednesday, a mysterious and charismatic con-man who proves to be more than meets the eye. McShane joins Ricky Whittle, who will play Shadow Moon, in the television adaptation of Neil Gaiman’s novel American Gods.

McShane is known for his roles in both television (American…

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The Prose and Cons Podcast Episode 9: Nerdy March Madness!

New podcast is up! We talk Deadpool, The Walking Dead, sexism (gasp!) + more!

This might be our most random podcast ever. We talk about everything from what’s coming in March to who we think should be cast as Cable in Deadpool 2, from The Walking Dead mid-season premiere to our beef with Pirates of the Caribbean 5. We dive into the messy topic of sexism, compliments, and men who scare us. Plus we play a 90s trivia game that ends in us breaking out into the Sailor Moontheme…

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The Prose and Cons podcast Episode 8: Oscar Predictions

New podcast is out. In this episode we talk OSCARS! #AcademyAwards #Oscars

The Academy Awards are this Sunday! It’s like SuperBowl Sunday for cinephiles. So, being fans of film, we of course dedicated this latest episode of The Prose and Cons podcast to the Oscars! We talk Oscar predictions, Oscar snubs, and the unfortunate realization that #OscarsSoWhite is still a thing this year.

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New This Week: Feb 22nd

New This Week: Feb 22nd

The last full week of February is here. Let’s find out what’s coming out in entertainment to close out the month.

  Television:

The final episode of The X-Files six-episode event comes to an end tonight at 8/7c on FOX.

But with the end of a much anticipated reunion, comes the beginning of another much anticipated reunion. This Friday, the complete first season of Fuller House premiers on Netfilx.

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Long Beach Comic Expo Returns!

Long Beach Comic Expo returns...and it's bigger than ever! @LongBeach_CC

Long Beach Comic Expo is just two days away and it’s going to be their largest one yet! LBCE is one of our favorite cons because it offers great programming and (gasp!) an even better selection of comics! The exhibitor list is solid for a medium-scale con, as is the list of artists in Artists Alley. But, because the con hasn’t gotten way out of control (yet), fan can walk the show floor without…

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The Real Story Behind "Captain America: Civil War" & Trailer Concerns

The Real Story Behind “Captain America: Civil War” & Trailer Concerns

How is it that I am excited about Captain America: Civil War yet so concerned about it at the same time? To be fair, there are only two official trailers out so far. My concerns could be proven wrong, and this movie can be fantastic, but given the mixed reviews for Avengers: Age of Ultron, some skepticism will occur. You might be saying, “Wait, what is wrong with the trailers?” Well, my concern…

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New This Week: Feb 8th

New This Week: Feb 8th

Winter storm Mars is wreaking havoc in New England. But thankfully, unlike Mark Watney, we have more than disco and 70’s tv sitcoms to help us survive Mars. Here’s what’s new to get you though this wintery week.

  Television:

We’ve gotten well underway in television programming this season so this week is mostly new episodes of the shows we’ve been watching. Tune into FOX tonight at 8/7c for…

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Strung Out In Heaven: A Bowie Tribute

Wow. @amandapalmer + @jherekbischoff's "Strung Out In Heaven: A Bowie Tribute" is everything!

Art begets art. So it’s not surprising that, through his legacy, David Bowie—earth’s curious space oddity—cultivated generations of artists who, in turn, inhaled his creations and passed it on to others. (Because to boggart good art is bad form.)

In the weeks since Bowie left this planet, the world has seen an outpouring of homages to the Starman. The latest such tribute is particularly notable…

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The Prose and Cons podcast Ep. 7: Chilling with DC & Chill

The Prose and Cons podcast Ep. 7: Chilling with DC & Chill! @DCandChill

After a month off (because of technical difficulties), The Prose and Cons podcast is back! In this episode we catch up with the guys from DC & Chill, Andy and Josh. We talk about what’s going on in the DC universe on TV and film. We also learn, much to our surprise, that one of our team members does an impeccable impression of Batman. Holy Bat-pressions! http://www.podbean.com/media/player/xjizn-5…

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What Would it Take to Build and Operate the Millennium Falcon?

What Would it Take to Build and Operate the Millennium Falcon?

Who hasn’t dreamed of boarding a spaceship and traveling around space with a scruffy-looking nerfherder and his walking carpet all while smuggling goods and battling evil empires?

One of our UK readers, Patrick Martin, decided to find out what it would actually take to fulfill that dream and build and operate the Millennium Falcon in a galaxy not so far away using today’s Earth technology and…

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New This Week: Feb 1st

New This Week: Feb 1st

As we head into the month filled with all things love, let’s take a look at what’s new for us to love this week.

  Television:

I remember when I was in 7th grade, my Algebra teacher wheeled in a television into the classroom so that we could witness history unfold in real time. That moment was the reading of the verdict in the now famous O.J. Simpsom murder trial. Now, twenty years after the “not…

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5 Favorite Late-to-the-Game TV Discoveries

Here are our #Fandom5 Favorite Late-to-the-Game TV Discoveries. What are yours?

Perhaps you started watching a TV show because everyone you know has been talking about it for months (even years). Or perhaps your stumbled onto the show on a Netflix bender. Whatever the case may be, even the most avid TV viewers find themselves discovering a TV much after it has originally premiered. Here are our top 5 favorite “late-to-the-game” TV discoveries. Take a look and then let us…

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