Remembering “Rowdy” Roddy Piper

[via http://www.ign.com] Wrestling hall of famer “Rowdy” Roddy Piper passed away today at the age of 61. Born Roderick George Toombs, Piper was one of wrestling’s all-time great personalities and talkers. Known worldwide for his signature bagpipe music and kilt, The Rowdy One was beloved for his antics as both a dastardly villain and as…

Remembering “The American Dream” Dusty Rhodes

via tumblr.com Yesterday, “The American Dream” Dusty Rhodes passed away at the age of 69 years old. Born Virgil Riley Runnels Jr., the future Hall of Famer made his debut in professional wrestling in 1968 teaming with fellow legend Dick Murdoch. But it wasn’t until 1974 when Rhodes would become a fan favorite and break…

Supergirl First Look

[via CBS] Something in that Glee water has turned another one of its former cast members into a DC super hero. Grant Gustin has shown himself to be an exceptional Scarlet Speedster and now Melissa Benoist will debut later this year as Kal-El’s cousin Kara. Here’s your first look at Supergirl.

A Look Back at Star Wars Celebration 2015

Recently I had the privilege of attending all 4 days of Star Wars Celebration 2015 in Anaheim, CA. It was my first Star Wars Celebration and going in I wasn’t sure what to expect. I love Star Wars – the films, the animated television shows, the expanded universe, the Christmas special, etc. And I’ve been…

Community Season 6 debuts!

The six seasons achievement has officially been unlocked and the first 2 episodes for the newest season of Community are now available for viewing on Yahoo Screen. New episodes will debut every Tuesday. Click the links below to watch Episodes 1 and 2. Episode 1: Ladders Episode 2: Lawnmower Maintenance and Postnatal Care  

Wrestling Isn’t Wrestling

Max Landis (writer of Chronicle and The Death & Return of Superman) has released his newest short film titled “Wrestling Isn’t Wrestling”. Beginning with his debut in the WWF in 1995 as a Connecticut Blueblood to his current role as Chief Operating Officer and leader of The Authority in WWE, Landis recounts all of the…

Bartkira

As stated on the official Bartkira web site: “Bartkira is a community art project in which hundreds of artists from all over the world are collaborating to recreate all six volumes of Akira, replacing all the characters with the cast of the Simpsons.” Currently, Volumes 1 and 2 are available to read on the Bartkira…

“Dragon Ball Z: Fukkatsu no F” Trailer

Freeza is back! (and is now apparently a Lakers fan). The newest Dragon Ball Z film (following 2013’s “Battle of Gods”) will debut in Japan on April 18th, 2015. Also, a fan film titled “Dragon Ball Z: Light of Hope” recently debuted. It’s a live action adaptation of “The History of Trunks” and certainly trumps…

Childhood Rebooted

Today it was announced that 3 classic 80’s cartoons would be rebooted for the 21st century: Inspector Gadget, Danger Mouse, and Ducktales. Both Inspector Gadget and Danger Mouse will premiere on Netflix with the prior debuting in a few weeks on March 27th with brand new CGI-animation (click here for a short sneak peek) and…

POWER/RANGERS

Adi Shankar today released the latest of his “”Bootleg Universe” one-shot films, a re-imagining of the Mighty Morphin’ Power Rangers. Joseph Kahn does a terrific job directing the short, showing a world in which these former “teenagers with attitude” must now deal with the ramifications of having been soldiers in an intergalactic war. For an…