July 2011 archive

Barkin’ Buddy – The Social Network For Dogs

Now here is something a little unusual, a social network for dogs. I, not being a dog owner myself, immediately thought to myself, “really?” But then I spoke to a friend of mine who is a dog owner and lover and they immediately wanted to know how they could get to it. So what do …

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Happy 3rd Anniversary To Us!

Hi Everyone, I just want to take a moment to say thank you. Three years ago today the Geek Actually podcast had its debut on the web. One hundred and forty episodes of Geek Actually, fifty two Film Actually episodes, twenty two After Shows, thirty two Tech Actually episodes and thirty six Platforms episodes and …

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Video: Exile Vilify (A Lego Portal 2 Music Video)

When I was looking around on YouTube a few days ago I came across an interesting Lego animated film called “Exile Vilify”. It was about the Portal games and it went through how Aperture Science was started and how GLaDOS was created and it was all animated in Lego. The video was made for a …

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Trailer: The Pirates! Band of Misfits

Now this looks fun, it is Aardman Animation’s latest stop motion animation film called “The Pirates! Band of Misfits”. I love this kind of stuff.

Lego Super Heroes Theme Announced!

A few days ago Lego announced their new “Lego Super Heroes” theme sets at Comic-Con. That’s right, Lego has partnered up with DC and Marvel Comics for these great new sets. This will mean they will have such characters as Batman, Superman, Spider-Man, Captain America, Green Lantern, Wonder Woman and many more as mini-figures! But …

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Review: Captain America The First Avenger

Of all the Marvel comic adaptations, I most worried about Captain America because this is a hard comic to adapt. Steve Rogers AKA Captain America is essentially a flag waving, patriotic boy scout and that works in printed form but could end up being a cheesy corn dog on screen. True “Thor” is about an …

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