Author: Heath Andrews

When a television series goes into its final season after a successful run, one can only hope they go out with a triumphant bang. If there were ever a time to pull out all the stops, this would be it. With AMC’s “Better Call Saul” currently in the middle of its two-part final season, surely there had to be some surprises left in store. Safe to say we didn’t anticipate the arrival of television legend Carol Burnett into the “Breaking Bad” universe. The multiple Emmy, Tony, and Grammy award-winning actress has been on television longer than series star, Bob Odenkirk,…

There are parents who will tell you that they’ll do anything for their children. Give them a kidney, take a bullet for them, etc.. Often times this isn’t even hyperbole; parental instincts run strong. That being said, a Vermont father may have taken this to a new extreme when authorities came to arrest his son. Instead of peacefully complying with Vermont State Troopers and letting the legal process unfold, he decided to threaten them behind the controls of an excavator. On June 14th, in Hardwick, Vermont, the state police showed up at the Tallman family home with the intent of…

The more things change, the more they stay the same. That seems to be the prevailing sentiment regarding drawing penises and insulting people. Thanks to a discovery at a recently undiscovered Roman fort, we know that not only were people compared to feces as a means of insult, also the name of the soldier being insulted. Probably not how the guy wanted to be remembered, but history is written by the victors. Or in this case, the angry person with a chisel. The insult was carved into a stone that was uncovered in May in the ruins of a Roman…

Alaska is known for many things. The northern-most state in the union gave us the setting of “Northern Exposure,” the Palin family, amazing seafood, and fascinating stories about uh… moose? We guess? Little did we know however that it apparently has produced the world’s most courageous opossum wranglers. Or at least that’s what video from a Brooklyn, New York bar indicates. Sources differ on what day this occurred, but sometime around the 25th or 26th of May, an opossum strolled into Temkin’s bar in Brooklyn. The otherwise normal night was briefly shaken up by the presence of the animal. Which,…

There are some of us here at Nerdbot who are massive fans of Kate Bush. Maybe you saw a piece urging readers to check out more of her work. Bush’s widely regarded biggest hit “Running Up That Hill (Deal With God)” plays an important part in season 4 of “Stranger Things.” The Duffer Brothers being granted permission to use the song- a rarity for Bush- has caused it to suddenly top the charts! This is especially noteworthy in America, where her prowess never quite resonated. But you know who else has become aware of Bush’s surge in popularity? Kate Bush…

Our friendly neighborhood Spider-Man is officially 60 years old. On June 5th 1962, the wall-crawler debuted in Amazing Fantasy #15, and the rest is history. Spider-Man is easily one of the most well-known and profitable characters from comics. This is evidenced by the box office grosses of virtually any Spider-Man film. You have the toys, video games, multiple animated series, comics, and other avenues I’m probably forgetting to mention. So with all that being said, how do you celebrate the 60th birthday of a beloved icon? When I think of Spider-Man, I reflect back to the 1994 animated series. [Editor’s…

Following a number of delays, Sony Pictures finally released “Morbius” in theaters April 1st, 2022. Maybe that date should’ve been our first indicator of things to come. This Marvel Comics origin story for the scientifically created “vampire” garnered a 17% critics score from Rotten Tomatoes. It managed to drum up about $163 million at the worldwide box office during it’s initial run. But then came the memes. Suddenly, it was constantly Morbin’ Time. A Morbius Sweep went across the country. Then yesterday, Sony rereleased the film theatrically, only to see it bomb again. How badly did “Morbius” bomb this time?…

A Florida disc golf corse was the site of a gristly death, that may have been caused by a resident of the lake- an alligator.

In 1990, one of the freshest and most entertaining horror films in modern history hit theaters: “Arachnophobia.” Directed by Frank Marshall from a script by Dan Jakoby and Wesley Strick, the movie effortlessly blended elements of actual terror with a B-movie plot and clever humor. The use of actual spiders helped the film’s title live up to its name, and it still holds up 32 years later. But three decades later, the film is set to receive a remake from Amblin. The news today is that horror creator Christopher Landon has been set to write and direct the remake. Earlier…

Movies and television have a long history of rejuvenating interests in songs as well as the bands and artists who performed them. One of the most famous examples of this is the resurgence in popularity that Journey’s “Don’t Stop Believin'” received after being used in the final scene of “The Sopranos.” A similar situation is happening with Kate Bush and her 1985 single “Running Up That Hill (Deal With God)” thanks to its appearance in the 4th season of Netflix’s “Stranger Things.” We will not be going into details about how and where this song was used within the context…