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Daniel Radcliffe gets the Potter scared out of him by Hammer Studios and The Woman In Black. And you will, too. WARNING: MAY CONTAIN MILD SPOILERS! Arthur Kipps (Daniel Radcliffe) is a young widower still shaken up over the death of his wife four years earlier while giving birth to their son Joseph. In order to support his struggling family and save his job at a law firm,…
A pale woman in a vinyl catsuit opened fire indiscriminately today. Among the casualties were Plot and Consistency. She should be considered armed and extremely British. WARNING: MAY CONTAIN MILD SPOILERS! (ALSO, BANG BANG! SLICE SLICE!) Shortly after the events of Underworld: Evolution, vampire warrior Selene (Kate Beckinsale) and her vampire/werewolf hybrid lover…
I’ve been lying awake at night for the last week for two reasons. First, while I think everything will eventually turn out okay for our favorite Being Human wolf couple, I’ve been worried about the second silver bullet from last week’s episode. Second, every time I close my eyes, I’m haunted by the freakishly smoky ghost attack on Sally. What did she do to…
Having been a devoted fan of the original BBC supernatural drama Being Human, I was, let’s say, less than twitterpated when Syfy announced a US adaptation. After the butcher job MTV committed with Skins, I almost refused to tune in. Man, I’m glad I changed my mind. The US version uses the original series as a foundation and starting point, but their storylines,…
Features
It’s our first podcast of the new year! Huzzah! (“Huzzah” is something I’m going to be saying in 2012, just so you know.) What better time to look back at 2011, share a few memories, laugh, cry and roll our eyes at the year that was, then look ahead at all the geeky goodness coming our way in 2012. True, we could have done this at the end of December,…
Welcome to FBOTU‘s second annual 12 Days of Geekmas and the 12th and final selection in our special gift guide! What is Geekmas, you ask? What is Geekmas? Why, it’s only the most magical time of the year, when geeky children of all ages get what’s coming to them! So, for 12 delirious days, Fanboys of the Universe will help you find the perfect gift for the…
The holidays are coming, but you wouldn’t know it in this week’s comics, which are completely devoid of any sort of holiday cheer. Instead, we have vivisection, prostitution, murder and a disemboweled partridge in a pear tree. Luckily, I also downloaded a collection of holiday-themed Archie comics. So, you go ahead and read about the horror and despair below,…
We’ve reached the end of our FBOTU Spotlight on Jon Macy and his latest series, Fearful Hunter. Fearful Hunter tells the magical story of two star-crossed lovers, a young Druid on the verge of independence and a loving, but troubled werewolf. It’s an emotional, spiritual and sexy fantasy adventure, brought to vivid, haunting life by Jon’s beautiful black…
News
We’ve been obsessed with Tumblr for a while now. Hesitant at first, yes, because who needs another social networking site? But Tumblr is so much more. If Facebook is a ledger of all the boring stuff you do all day, Tumblr is a scrapbook of all the disparate, bizarre or goofy things crammed into your brain and soul: memes, memories and madness. To translate the spirit…
This morning, GLAAD announced the nominees for their 23rd Annual GLAAD Media Awards. The awards recognize positive or progressive portrayals of LGBTQ characters in the media. (Which doesn’t explain why or how Torchwood got a nomination.) Anyway, I’m always more interested in the comics nominations. I was very excited to see all my favorites recognized for their…
If you’ve been jonesing for a Robot, Ninja & Gay Guy fix while impatiently awaiting a second season, Travis Richey (aka Gay Guy, aka Inspector Spacetime) and the RNGG gang have a treat for you, in the form of a new series of trailers publicizing the first season of the popular webseries. Each of the titular characters gets his own introductory trailer, each…
You made a resolution to find a new hobby, or to get more involved in the geek community. Or maybe you pledged to get your writing out there for people to read on a wider scale. Whatever may be motivating you, we want you to join Team FBOTU! So, what does it take? In the world of online journalism and feature writing, you really need to be self-motivated and driven. These…
Reviews
Wow. Where do I begin? Before I dissect all the twisted family dynamics at play in “Bringing Out the Dead,” this week’s episode of The Vampire Diaries, let me share one quick non-sequiter thought. WARNING: Spoilers! My favorite professor in college used to say, “All metaphors break down at some point.” For the vampire=gay metaphor, it usually…
Daniel Radcliffe gets the Potter scared out of him by Hammer Studios and The Woman In Black. And you will, too. WARNING: MAY CONTAIN MILD SPOILERS! Arthur Kipps (Daniel Radcliffe) is a young widower still shaken up over the death of his wife four years earlier while giving birth to their son Joseph. In order to support his struggling family and save his job at a law firm,…
Waiting a week for a new Being Human episode is like Aidan trying to survive on bagged blood. It’s painful waiting for your next fix, and any substitute you find just leaves a nasty taste in your mouth. I now understand why addictions can be so incapacitating. Episode 3, “All Out Of Blood,” begins, as all BH episodes do, with a thoughtful voice-over talking about…
A pale woman in a vinyl catsuit opened fire indiscriminately today. Among the casualties were Plot and Consistency. She should be considered armed and extremely British. WARNING: MAY CONTAIN MILD SPOILERS! (ALSO, BANG BANG! SLICE SLICE!) Shortly after the events of Underworld: Evolution, vampire warrior Selene (Kate Beckinsale) and her vampire/werewolf hybrid lover…
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