Tamara Brooks

An avid entertainment buff in all forms (TV, movies, music, comics, books, and dance - yes, dance), Tamara saves a special place in her heart for Sci-fi/Fantasy. She has been writing and critiquing since she was a child, creating an epic play world with Barbies and questioning if reversing the Earth's rotation is an effective way to turn back time.

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Features

September 28th, 2017 On September 28, 1987, a momentous event happened – the premiere of Star Trek: The Next Generation, the first new Trek series in decades. The crew of the NCC-1701-D. lead by the diplomatically-gifted Captain Jean-Luc Picard, embarked on their exploratory mission to seek out new life and new civilizations a century after the Original...
Features

August 24th, 2017 The 20th and 21st centuries are full of stories of robots, androids and automatons but did you know tales of synthetic beings were told well before that? Hundreds of years, in fact? The earliest accounts of human-made artificial people came from the stories and legends of old. However, you may not consider them robots since they largely...
Event Coverage

August 10th, 2017 The road to the third season of Young Justice was a long, winding one. Originally airing on Cartoon Network, the show was cancelled in the Spring of 2013. But the fans (and the creators and cast) never gave up hope. After Season 2 arrived on Netflix in early 2016, co-producer Greg Weisman tweeted that a strong showing on the streaming...
Event Coverage

July 13th, 2017 How do you celebrate a brand new Futurama: Worlds of Tomorrow game, written by and starring the original cast and creators in the first new story in years? By throwing a great shindig and getting the crew back together for a live table read!   Jam City’s game studio, TinyCo, joined forces with FoxNext Games and Matt...
Exclusives

June 29th, 2017 This fall, Bob’s Burgers enters its eighth season. That’s a lot of special recipes and body rolls! We got to talk to Supervising Director Bernard Derriman, who’s been with the show since the beginning, for some inside information on how Bob’s gets its Bob’s on! For the Looters at home who may not know, what does a Supervising...
Lists & Things

June 26th, 2017 Some of the catchiest, earworm-iest songs aren’t played on the radio, they come from your favorite animated shows! Join us for a trip through cartoon history and feel free to sing along*! From The Flintstones and The Jetsons to DuckTales and Animaniacs, there are decades of theme songs that can get put on repeat in your head. Get...
Lists & Things

May 24th, 2017 After over 75 years after her comics debut, Wonder Woman’s first live-action, big screen film will finally be hitting theaters on June 2. While she hasn’t quite had the same number of projects as the other two members of DC’s Trinity, she’s had a lot more appearances than you might’ve thought.   So here are the 22(!)...
Exclusives

April 28th, 2017 Now that Grimm has ended, NBC is betting on an adaptation of a Charlaine Harris series of novels to win over hearts and fill that void. Midnight, Texas, which debuts July 24, will introduce viewers to a quiet town that is more than meets the eye (it’s chockfull of supernatural beings!). After screening the season premiere months early...
Behind the Crate

March 23rd, 2017 In the beginning there was a single idea: Comic-Con in a Box. Back in 2012, Chris Davis and Matthew Arevalo met at Startup Weekend in Los Angeles and that was when Loot Crate was born... And while you may have heard that particular tale before, a lot went into growing the company to where it is today. Here is what it was like in the...
Lists & Things

March 20th, 2017 Jurassic Park and it’s sequel Jurassic World center on the dino-riffic attractions of a safari park escaping and wreaking havoc. But you don’t have to look at science fiction to find other animals with high intelligence and a will to be free. Here’s a look at some real life creatures that have been known to break out of...
Bill Randa's Journal

March 8th, 2017 I’ve seen things here, wondrous and horrific. This island is full of such evolutionary beauty, it is staggering. After the attack at camp, I have become even more determined to record my observations of everything, so I will begin with the Psychovultures. They don’t have traditional “eyes” and used specific sounds as they...
Gaming

March 7th, 2017 On March 21st we dive back into the universe of Mass Effect with Mass Effect: Andromeda! This newest entry into the series features an all new location and tons of new friends and foes. Wondering which new companions you’ll love the most? We’ve created a quick personality guide to help you to your perfect squad. If you are:...
Exclusives

March 6th, 2017 As Colony heads into their final few episodes of a very tense Season 2, we were lucky enough to have an in-studio visit by one of its stars, Sarah Wayne Callies! We talked about getting to really dive into Katie Bowman, the importance of Season 2 expanding the world’s mythology, her nerd tendencies, why she’s never watched any part...
Bill Randa's Journal

March 6th, 2017 An extraordinary display of attack behavior. Before dawn, I was awoken by the ungodly cries of a gigantic buffalo-like creature coming under attack from the Psychovulture. It is clear to me now that the psychoactive effects induce a state of mania in the creature. As a flock of the Psychovultures swarmed upon this huge, docile...
Bill Randa's Journal

March 4th, 2017 We’re taking a short rest. Even as I survey the land, for every new life form we encounter, I feel like the land is surveying us. Almost as if everything is evaluating, sizing us up—friend or foe, hunter or hunted. I spotted more of the winged creatures overhead, circling parts of the island. Every now and then, they dive down...
Bill Randa's Journal

March 2nd, 2017 The apex primate isn’t the only creature here. Skull Island is a completely isolated biome—an ecosystem containing forces of nature unlike anything else found on earth. Some of the deadliest beasts came from the sky. Airborne predators, dive-bombing their prey with unbridled ferocity. For all the terror they inspire, I am still...
Bill Randa's Journal

February 28th, 2017 Skull Island. I have dreamed of seeing this place with my own eyes since I first began researching the myth. Now that I am breathing its air, witnessing its wonders, and facing its terrors, I guess it’s true what they say: “Be careful what you wish for.” We had just begun surveying the island when a massive creature—a...
Features

February 21st, 2017 Nana nana nana nana, Nana nana nana nana—Treat Time! To follow up on our What Does Batman Eat? piece, we decided to try to attempt a recipe that might be one of Bruce Wayne's favorites.   Something with low- or non-fat ingredients that is elegant, refined and totally satisfies a sweet tooth. This cheesecake-inspired recipe makes...
Lists & Things

February 20th, 2017 First impressions are key, which is a big part of why a wrestler’s entrance so important. The WWE has historically had a lot of Superstars with auspicious arrivals but right now, let’s take a look at ten current stars who shine brightly (in no particular order!). Bobby Roode (NXT) Rousing, grand...why, you could even call it...
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