By Kenneth Shipp I’ve never liked the idea that I should like something simply because it’s expected or that the majority prefers it. When I tell people I prefer VIII over VII, you would think I killed someone’s dog. I have played…
Month: October 2015
The Flash (and Arrow) Making Modest Improvements
By John Ludwig A few weeks ago, Kyle pointed out that The Flash can’t overcome its CW roots. And now that the show just aired its fourth episode, it looks like it’s trying to make some progress on this score,…
Jessica Jones: Why You Should Care About Someone You Know Nothing About
By James Nelson We’re about a month away from the live action debut of Jessica Jones, the second female character that Marvel has given a standalone series to (seriously, they’ve only done Agent Carter, and it was pretty terrible). Aside…
Halo 5: Guardians review: Jumbled Campaign, Amazing Multiplayer
By Kenneth Shipp “Hunt the Truth” was the tagline that 343 Industries has been pushing for the past year in preparation for Halo 5. The narrative presented in the trailers and what we actually get in the game don’t exactly…
The Past, the Present, and the Timey-Wimey Future of Doctor Who
By Oliver White Not long ago, I found myself adrift, unmoored, purposeless, slipping into a deep hole as the light slowly faded out. I had reached out to my friends, screaming in terror as I fell, but we had all…
The Rundown: Week of Oct 19th
A lot happened this week, get caught up quick with our update of major nerd news!! [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ojOOu0mKDyg&w=560&h=315]
“The Future Is Now”
By Kenneth Shipp Remember August 29th, 1997? Wait, you don’t remember all the craziness of Judgment Day and how Skynet took over our world? That’s right, Back to the Future isn’t the only time traveling movie with a future date we’ve reached.…
We “Almost” Didn’t Get Star Wars Tickets
By Kenneth Shipp Work at Nerd Union long enough and you’ll definitely hear about the infamous steak incident. However I’m not going to let that story out of the bag just yet. I may get ripped about that one fiasco…
Six Horror Movies to Watch That Will Actually Terrify You.
By Trevor Law So its October, and you know what that means, horror movies! We at Nerd Union, hate the overwhelming majority of them, but there are some good ones out there. Some you might have seen, and some you…
Final Star Wars Trailer Gave Us Everything We Didn’t Know We Wanted
By James Nelson At last, the last days of waiting are upon us! We have our tickets (of course), and are patiently deciding what to wear to the IMAX premiere (some TK armor, or maybe a Jedi robe?), and for…