Author: Heath Andrews

Oh “SilverHawks,” even with your metal wings, you never truly had the chance to soar. Sure you came from the same pedigree that brought the world “ThunderCats,” but your space-faring adventures just never caught on. But now thanks to The Nacelle Company and Silverhawks LLC, the team of 29th-century partly metallic heroes are going to fly again. For those unfamiliar with the property, “SilverHawks” was an animated series that originally ran in 1986 and attempted to ride the wave of popularity that had been created the year prior by “ThunderCats.” Both series were produced by Rankin/Bass Animated Entertainment and distributed…

It’s one of the most influential games of all time, as well as one of the most beloved. “Super Mario 64” hasn’t aged well in some aspects; with its rough polygonal graphics and frustrating camera controls, some of the gaming elements it pioneered have been refined and executed far better in the games that would follow it. That being said, it’s still Mario. Perhaps that’s why a sealed, pristine copy of “Super Mario 64” just sold at auction for $1,560,000 from Heritage Auctions. Yup, that’s right0- over $1.5 million for a boxed, sealed, very well kept copy of Mario’s 1996…

Contrary to what the late, great, painter Bob Ross might tell you, not all trees are happy and little. The Buchholtz family of Prairieville, Louisiana found this out in devastating fashion on July 2nd, 2021 when an oak tree fell through their home. Fortunately, everyone is safe, but thanks to some startling footage from a baby monitor, it’s apparent how close the family came to tragedy. It’s a good thing that Cannon Buchholtz is only 5-months-old, as he won’t grow up to remember the night that debris rained down on him following the loud crash of a tree decimating his…

Here at Nerdbot, we’ve been reporting quite a bit about the upcoming anthology spin-off of “American Horror Story,” fittingly called “American Horror Stories.” Maybe it’s our reverence for the horror anthologies of old- like “Tales from the Crypt,” “The Outer Limits,” and more recently “Creepshow”- but we’ve been intently watching for updates on this latest creation from Ryan Murphy. Now that we’re only a week away from its release date, we finally have an actual trailer to give us a taste of what to expect. There’s a lot to ingest with this minute long look at the series. As we…

Capcom has been celebrating the 25th anniversary of “Resident Evil” in multiple ways across 2021. In addition to releasing the critically and commercially successful video game title “Resident Evil: Village,” an anime was confirmed for this year too. Sure enough- “Resident Evil: Infinite Darkness” is here on Netflix TODAY, July 8th, 2021. Four-episode series “Resident Evil: Infinite Darkness” takes place after the events of “Resident Evil 4,” and focuses on Leon S. Kennedy and Claire Redfield teaming up to combat a viral attack against the White House. Those well versed in the lore of the series would recall that Leon…

How do you measure greatness? What does one have to accomplish to be considered one of the greatest in their respective field? In the case, of film direction, is greatness dependent upon awards? Is it box office and critical success? Is it all about influence? Maybe it’s something far simpler than that which we all take for granted; doing your job so well, the audience barely even knew you were there. That’s a skilled journeyman at work and that’s exactly what kind of director Richard Donner was. When film fans discuss the greatest directors of all time, its often noted…

In news that might make you feel significantly older, or make you say, “Is that still on?” Nickelodeon’s late-night programming block, Nick-at-Nite, is officially 36 years old today. That’s right, the channel that originally showed black and white classics and would later keep the same 120 episodes of “The George Lopez” show running for 13 years, is entering the back end of its third decade of life. And even though 36 might not be a big number to traditionally celebrate, we thought it would be fun to take a quick look back at Nick-at-Nite and its history. When Nickelodeon first…

It’s a tried and true trope; two characters go on an adventure together, yet they come away from it telling very different stories of what happened. One need look no further than the classic episode of “The X-Files” (“Bad Blood”) to see this trope played to perfection. Enter Disney- taking that gimmick and making it into a fun promotional blitz for their upcoming “Jungle Cruise” film. Similar to “Pirates of the Caribbean,” “Jungle Cruise” derives its origins from a ride at Disneyland, expanded and adapted into a full-on story that takes inspiration from the basic elements of the theme park…

For 50 years now, people have been frantically holding onto yellow, red, green, and blue cards hoping to get rid of them so they can yell out, “Uno!” or be penalized if they fail to. That’s right, Uno is celebrating its 50th anniversary and they’re doing it in unexpected style. Not only is Mattel holding an online series of games through the official Uno mobile app, but selected players who participate will be invited to play in an official tournament in Las Vegas come November. Uno wouldn’t be the first non-casino game to have large scale championships by any means.…

While most gaming acquisitions are going to pale in comparison to Microsoft officially purchasing Bethesda parent company ZeniMax in March of 2021, Sony has just made a couple of moves to add some talented development studios to its own corporate umbrella. One of them, Housemarque, was officially announced on June 29th, 2021. The other, Bluepoint Games, may have been accidentally revealed before being official. Let’s break down what’s going on. Starting with Housemarque, this Finnish studio based in Helsinki has recently made a name for itself with the release of the PS5 exclusive, “Returnal.” Being one of the only true…