YouTube Launches Paid Channels With Many Kid Shows
YouTube is launching a pilot of a paid subscription program for certain partners among its million channels, including NatGeo Kids, Franklin, and Jim Henson content.
Continue ReadingTag: television
Official Free Pokémon TV App Launches Today!
The official Pokémon TV app launched today for iPhone, iPad, iPod touch and Android. It’s loaded with episodes of the show and special features that the Pokémon trainer in your life is going to love.
Continue ReadingReview: Griffin Beacon Universal Remote for iOS or Android
The Griffin Beacon combined with the Dijit app make it easy to turn your phone or tablet into a universal remote.
Continue ReadingJane Espenson and Brad Bell on Husbands, Creating a Web Show, and TV’s Future
Jane Espenson and Brad Bell, creators of the web-based show Husbands, talk about creating that show and web-based content in general.
Continue ReadingA Vice We Like: Binge Watching Television
Why we love binge-watching plus our feasting recommendations.
Continue ReadingBook Review: The True Adventures of The World’s Greatest Stuntman
Vic has been doing stunts in movies and on television since the 60’s and the list of projects he’s been involved with is impressive. He’s been Indiana Jones, James Bond and even Superman. He gets to play all the best characters, even though no one knows it’s him. Reading his stories about his time on various sets and the challenges of being a stuntman is a behind-the-scenes of some of the biggest movies ever made.
Continue ReadingFive Rules For The Zombie Apocalypse
I’ve been watching The Walking Dead and the last few episodes have been filled with an incredible amount of stupidity. They’re all under stress with a world gone to pieces but that’s no excuse for acting like fools. This got me thinking that when the zombie apocalypse happens, we could be in a bit of […]
Continue ReadingThe GeekMoms Podcast #17 The Walking Dead
This week GeekMom Nicole Wakelin is joined by Kristin Rielly of Geek Girls Network to talk about the biggest zombie show on television, The Walking Dead. Do they love it? Do they hate it? Has the show, um, jumped the zombie? Tune in and find out! Subscribe in iTunes, via RSS or direct download Nicole: Website and Twitter Music: […]
Continue ReadingEvil Will Always Triumph Because Good is Dumb
As a fan of science fiction and fantasy, I know that a suspension of disbelief is required to enjoy a story. Even one set in modern day New York City is going to ring a bit untrue to many of us unless we’re willing to accept that it’s not going to be perfectly accurate in […]
Continue ReadingMake Your Date with Jon Stewart
Living in New York City, we try to make the most of what the city has to offer. We hit the museums often, try out new restaurants when we can, and take in the occasional Broadway show. One thing that never occurs to us to do is go see a taping of a TV show, […]
Continue ReadingChristmas Movies You Don’t Want to Miss
I moved from England to Maine in 2003. During this time, as I discovered many new family traditions, I came to the realization that the movie/Christmas special traditions of this country were vastly different from what I’d grown up with. GeekMom Nicole’s post earlier this month reminded me of this: all of the specials that she wrote […]
Continue ReadingThe GeekMoms Podcast #11 The Nerdist and The Sparkle in Nathan Fillion’s Eyes
Nicole Wakelin is again joined by GeekMom Kristen Rutherford to talk about her work on the special The Nerdist Year in Review which airs right after Doctor Who this Christmas Eve on BBC America. She also shares some interesting tidbits about the show’s special guests including Wil Wheaton and Nathan Fillion. They also talk about the scary […]
Continue ReadingSci-Fi, Where Are You?
Several years ago we ditched cable because it seemed we were getting more reality shows than anything else and paying a ridiculous amount for the privilege. Instead we stream the shows we want to see and even paying by the episode for a few still puts us ahead of our old cable bill. Usually, we […]
Continue ReadingFringe is My X-Files
I loved The X-Files. It grossed me out so completely that I sometimes hid my face in my husband’s shoulder and once or twice I had to leave the room and have him tell me what happened, but I loved that show. We even dressed up as Scully and Mulder one Halloween and rigged a speaker to […]
Continue ReadingOut Of Sight, Out Of Mind: The Attention Span Of A Toddler
When my son was born we swore we wouldn’t use a pacifier. On the second night in hospital, after nursing for two hours straight and 18 hours without a nap (me that is), we heeded the nurse’s words “It’s okay to use a pacifier you know.” Those four hours of sleep were so worth it. […]
Continue ReadingThe GeekMoms Podcast #4 Skywalker Ranch and The Nerdist pilot
In episode four Nicole Wakelin is joined by fellow GeekMom writer Kristen Rutherford who just spent some time at the Mecca that is Skywalker Ranch. She also talks about working on the pilot for Chris Hardwick’s new The Nerdist television show airing on BBC America on September 24th. There’s even talk of a special, super-secret guest, kinda sorta. […]
Continue Reading“Mommy they are just like me” – Six Year Old’s Glee Crush
I couldn’t help but share this wonderfully thoughtful piece over at Gets Too Obsessed about her son’s Glee crush. I’m a self-professed fan of the show, mostly due to the nostalgia factor (I was a huge musical theater geek in high school, and had failed dreams of starring in Les Miserables). But what never ceases […]
Continue ReadingPost SDCC Exhaustion
Well, hi. I’m the OTHER geek mom who went to SDCC this year and I guess you can call me “the quiet one.” I couldn’t write a post to save my life. That’s because Comic-Con, as a stand alone event, is already a whirlwind of awesome and adrenaline WITHOUT a 22 month old in tow. […]
Continue ReadingYou Vex Me, Game of Thrones!
The buzz surrounding the TV adaptation of George R. R. Martin’s Game of Thrones was nearly impossible to miss. Fans couldn’t stop talking about how excited they were to see his amazing world finally come to life. They talked of dire wolves, and swords, and epic battles. I wanted to share in that excitement, but since I’d never read the […]
Continue ReadingWonder Woman Gets Dropped by NBC
The much criticized, much discussed David E. Kelley version of Wonder Women has been dropped by NBC. There has been a lot of speculation and discussion about the new Wonder Woman television series that was in development. A few months ago there were quite a bit of drama over the new Wonder Woman costume that […]
Continue Reading