Author: Heath Andrews

Heath Andrews has been a student of pop culture ever since he found himself to be the only student in 3rd grade who regularly watched "Get Smart" on Nick-At-Nite. Ever since then he's been engrossed in way too much media with a growing collection of music, books, comics, TV on DVD box sets, and a video game collection that could rival a brick and mortar store. Prior to writing for Nerdbot he's written for Review You, MyAnimeList, and various advertising companies. Since 2016 he's run his own YouTube channel under the moniker of The Critical Android where he livestreams video games and uploads podcasts about pop culture and Frasier.

If you’ve ever asked yourself the question “How many ‘The Walking Dead’ shows and spin-offs do we REALLY need?” The answer to that query is apparently at least one more than previously thought. If you didn’t know, AMC’s first “The Walking Dead” spin-off, “Fear the Walking Dead” had a one-off special called “Dead in the Water” that premiered on AMC+ earlier this year. Proving once again that even though the franchise has grown stale, the network continues to let it shamble on like an inanimate corpse. That said, if you’re dead-set on watching it (pun fully intended), it is now…

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Some pieces of media are just tailor made for video games; “Star Wars” is one of them. Between its interesting characters, vast lore, number of different spaceships, lasers and lightsabers there’s a litany of games that could be made featuring all those things. Well, there is a litany of Star Wars games out there. Some of them are shining examples of stellar game design and and incredibly well beloved. Others are bantha poodoo. In honor of May the 4th, we’re going to be looking at five of the best and worst “Star Wars” games to hit the market. Please keep…

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The moving and shaking in the game industry is continuing with an unexpected move today. On May 2nd, noted Japanese developer and publisher Square Enix agreed to sell a number of its western-based intellectual properties and studios to the Sweden based Embracer Group. For the tune of $300 million, Embracer will acquire Crystal Dynamics, Eidos Montreal, an Square Enix Montreal. Along with this comes notable gaming franchises like “Tomb Raider,” “Deus Ex,” and forgotten ones like “Gex” and “Legacy of Kain.” We previously reported on other acquisitions in the video game world, such as Sony’s purchase of Bungie and Microsoft’s…

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Of the many paranormal things that people believe in, Bigfoot remains as one of the more interesting ones. Unlike aliens, Bigfoot is from Earth. Unlike ghosts or demons, the Sasquatch is a corporeal being that has nothing to do with the afterlife or another realm. In essence, Bigfoot is just a large man/monkey thing that no one has ever actually discovered real proof of. Because of how pervasive the belief in him is, a man from Missouri believes that an audio recording he captured is indeed Bigfoot. Before we go into this, let’s listen to the audio. A man known…

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Imagine spending months wondering what that weird purring noise underneath your home is. Maybe it’s the plumbing, but then again, pipes don’t exactly purr, right. RIGHT? Maybe it’s the floorboards themselves? Again, not really a purring sound; that’s typically reserved for animals. But what kind of animal would purr so loudly that it would penetrate the floorboards of a home? The answer, apparently, is a family of bears. Near tip of South Lake Tahoe, an anonymous renter came to the conclusion in April 2022 that perhaps the weeks long noises they’d been hearing could be caused by a bear. As…

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When company mergers happen, things are bound to change. We’ve made mention of this before, when it came to WarnerMedia merging with Discovery to become Warner Bros. Discovery. We reported on the complete shutdown of streaming platform CNN+ after less than a month because it ‘didn’t fit with the structure of the merged company going forward.’ But that axe is continuing to swing hard and fierce, as cable networks TBS and TNT are getting their original programming axed. New CEO of Warner Bros. Discovery David Zaslav has apparently promised to save the company $3 billion. Whether this is directly tied…

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There are many things to remember LeVar Burton for given his extensive and astounding career. Whether it’s as Kunta Kinte in “Roots,” Geordi La Forge in “Star Trek: The Next Generation,” or more recently, his hosting”Jeopardy!.” For millions though, it’s the PBS classic series “Reading Rainbow.” This importance and notoriety has not gone unnoticed, as the 2022 Emmy Awards will be honoring Burton with a lifetime achievement award. Earlier this year, a major shake-up happened regarding Emmys categories. Essentially, there have been a number of changes to the Daytime Emmy Awards- namely which category children’s programming fell under. Due in…

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At the start of April 2022, Bon Jovi began a tour that would extend through the entirety of the month and hit numerous states through the United States. As most everyone is aware, live concerts for many bands were on an indefinite hiatus due to COVID-19. But with a new year and hopefully reduced infection rates, bands have been hitting the road again. For Jon Bon Jovi and his titular band though, the return to live performance has been met with terrible reviews. Over the last two weeks, I’ve been reading all kinds of comments online about how Jon has…

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Well, it looks like James Corden won’t be Carpool Karaoke-ing his way to work next year. The current host of “The Late Late Show” has announced that he renewed his contract for one year, and will be departing the program before the summer of 2023. Until then, he plans to continue the adventure he’s on for one more year- an adventure that has legitimately made his late-night program uniquely his own. Corden took on hosting duties of the program in March of 2015 following the departure of Craig Ferguson. Ferguson’s tenure on the program was marked by irreverent humor with…

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It’s been 36 years since the release of the late Tony Scott’s monumental “Top Gun” and its accompanying soundtrack. For those who are more casual fans of the film, or came to enjoy it many years after it originally released, they may not realize the impact of the film’s soundtrack. It gave us Kenny Loggin’s memeworthy “Danger Zone,” but it also gave us the Academy Award-winning “Take My Breath Away” performed by Berlin, and written by Giorgio Moroder and Tom Whitlock. The entirety of the record is emblematic of the mid-80s, and has a legacy all its own. So, with…

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