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,…
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…
Rayman Origins from Ubisoft is jubilant and joyful, ebullient and effervescent, vivid and vivacious. If asked to describe it in more visual terms, I’d have to say it’s like those shampoo commercials where they throw brightly colored limes, strawberries and various types of melons through a refreshing blast of water (which always makes this bald guy want to buy shampoo…
It was a full weekend of television returns, premieres and reunions. And since one of my New Year’s resolutions was to spend more time watching TV, I consumed it all and still managed to squeeze in a guilty pleasure viewing of the new episode of iCarly. I was recently outed at a party as an iCarly viewer, much to the shock of everyone around me. I say “viewer” and…
The beautiful, but troubled teens of Mystic Falls are back, and not a moment too soon. I’m embarrassed to admit that I had fallen behind on the last few episodes before the break. I had to do a mini-marathon to catch up, and somehow managed to watch the backlog of episodes on my DVR out of order. I finally got things sorted out, and can now do a relatively coherent…
Over the holidays, I had the pleasure of seeing the revival of Follies on Broadway, starring Bernadette Peters and Elaine Paige. It was brilliant and devastating and made me bitterly question all the choices I’ve made in my life thus far, which is exactly the sort of entertainment I crave on Christmas Eve. But what does that have to do with Screamland, an irreverent…
It’s said that the Doctor has a fondness for humans, but I’ve come to believe the fondness is more for putting humans in mortal danger than for the people themselves. And truth be told, the Doctor is kind of a dick. Take, for instance, his misguided plans to help grieving widow Madge Arwell (Claire Skinner) on Christmas Eve. She’s just lost her husband…
It could just be the Nyquil martinis talking, but I think I’m ready to declare Magic Mike the best movie of 2012. Will it be Showgirls bad? Or will it be Full Monty good? I honestly don’t care, because Joe Manganiello is playing a character named Big Dick Richie. That’s really all I need to know. In case this is the first you’ve heard of Magic Mike,…
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…
David Fincher proves that darkness and brutality transcend language barriers—as does excellent filmmaking—in The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo, a new adaptation of the best-selling novel. WARNING: MAY CONTAIN MILD SPOILERS! (NOTE: This is a review solely of the 2011 adaptation of the novel. As I have not seen the original Swedish film or read the book, I will be judging…
It was an epic battle of the badasses on the season finale of Terra Nova. First of all, let me just say that I’m glad I stuck with this show. About three or four episodes in, it was starting to feel a little too precious. I kept watching, though, because something about the show felt comforting and familiar. For the most part, family programming has been replaced…
The original brilliant, antisocial, probably insane detective returns to save the world, outwit the bad guys and make smoldering glances at his best friend in Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows. WARNING: YOU MAY DEDUCE THAT THIS CONTAINS MILD SPOILERS! Brilliant London detective Sherlock Holmes (Robert Downey Jr.) has finally met his match in the equally genius but morally…
If you like superheroes and shiny silver balls, then you must pick up Marvel Pinball on the PlayStation Network and Xbox Live Arcade. The basic game costs $10 and comes with four tables: Wolverine, Spider-Man, Iron Man and Blade. There are also add-on tables with the Fantastic Four, Captain America, X-Men, Ghost Rider and Moon Knight. Each table is unique, beautiful and…
First of all, Saints Row: The Third lets you choose the size of your c*ck—and pretty much every other part of you—but your c*ck, your bulge, your manhood, you choose the size of it all. Oh, and if you choose to be female, then you can (yawn) orchestrate your cleavage. Saints Row: The Third is Volition’s latest sandbox gangsta extravaganza. Think Grand Theft Auto…
If you’ve been in as many fights as I have while wearing nothing but a towel, you know that by the time your opponent throws you across the room into a bookshelf, the towel is probably going to slip. Not so for Dylan McDermott in this week’s episode of American Horror Story, who made it through a three-round skirmish with the rubber-clad ghost boyfriend of…
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,…
