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Category: TV
The descent into madness that is the Star Wars holiday special
By Trevor Law It’s Star Wars week here at Nerd Union and with Christmas so close, I decided to watch the Star Wars holiday special. I have heard stories of how bad it is, but I just had to see…
Death Doesn’t Matter Any More on Arrow
So I read a post the other day about how dramas are practically designed to hurt you, the viewer. Its why great dramas are perceived to put their viewers and their characters through a gauntlet of pain until there’s barely…
Agents of Shield Might Have Just Set Up the Next Avenger’s Movie
This episode left me pulling my hair out … because I’m going to have to wait until March to see what happens next. This has been the best episode of Agents of Shield this season, by far. I normally don’t…
Hydra still looms large in Civil War.
By Trevor Law Freaking Hydra! For those of you who have seen Winter Solider and who are watching Agents of Shield you know that Hydra is a very serious and real threat, but what hasn’t been talked about is just…
5 Things DC and Marvel Get Wrong About Their Adaptations
By James Nelson We live in a golden age of geek fare, from digital comics and trade paper backs available at a moments notice, board games to match every taste, and of course, the excellent television and film adaptations of…
Into the Badlands is Genre-Bending at its Finest
By James Nelson To be quite literal, AMC’s new series, Into the Badlands is the most insane show I’ve seen in a long time. That, in a sense isn’t to be unexpected. As we push deeper into the Golden Age…
The Expanse is Syfy’s First Serious Show in Years
By James Nelson It’s been six years since Battlestar Galactica went off the air, and since then Syfy has struggled desperately to redefine itself and fine a way, and a series, back into fan’s hearts. They tried, and failed, to…
Is Netflix A Better Outlet For Marvel & DC?
Some of the top shows on television right now involve a superhero of some sort. But the success and quality of Netflix series Daredevil and Jessica Jones begs a question: Would shows like Arrow or Agents of Shield fare better…
Jessica Jones drinks her way into our hearts.
By Trevor Law So this weekend I had a lot of free time and decided to watch all of the new Jessica Jones series. I knew very little about it, but I am huge fan of the new Daredevil show…