Author: Heath Andrews

Competition between streaming platforms has continued to become increasingly heated over the last several months. While this is nothing unexpected in business, the battle between platforms has seen an increase in news coverage because of everything happening at Netflix. While it’s much too early to consider Netflix down for the count, there is more evidence now to suggest customers aren’t as happy with the platform as they once were. According to surveys from Whip Media, Netflix is getting a far more mixed reception than it’s used to. In terms of overall satisfaction, Netflix has dropped 10% year-to-year with a score…

The circle of life moves us all, just as it moves breakfast cereals. From shelf to stomach, to the shelf again, and sometimes to the discontinued list. Who can forget cereals like Kaboom, or Urkel-os, or Kellogg’s Cinnamon Mini Buns? Okay, maybe some of them are pretty forgettable, but what about Oreo O’s or Waffle Crisp? Those are more likely to ring a bell, so much so in fact that Oreo O’s was eventually brought back to shelves. Also, we’re happy to say that Waffle Crisp is back as well. Waffle Crisp dates back to 1996, as indicated by this…

By this time, we’ve all heard the famous phrase uttered by Jeff Goldblum’s character of Dr. Ian Malcolm in the first “Jurassic Park” film. “Your scientists were so preoccupied with whether or not they could, that they didn’t stop to think if they should.” That statement is now aimed squarely at Taco Bell, and the monstrosity they’ve just created. From the company that brought us taco shells made out of Doritos, we now have a tostada made out of a giant Cheez-it cracker. Pictured above are some non Cheez-it tostadas. It’s pretty simple; a toasted or deep-fried tortilla upon which…

“Love, exciting and new.” Those are the opening lines to the theme song from the romcom, drama, celebrity infested series “The Love Boat.” Over the course of nine years, Gavin MacLeod as the Captain alongside his crew would lead couples to romantic paradise with all the drama and excitement that a cruise would entail. Very much a product of its time from 1976-1985, the show has become something of a relic today. But it would seem that ship has not yet sunk. The Love Boat will sail again as a reality show called “The Real Love Boat,” and will be…

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…