Author: Heath Andrews

Being a fan of pinball in this modern time isn’t easy; we’re a far cry away from the mid to late 80s and early to mid 90s where pinball underwent something of a renaissance. Before “Pin-Bot,” it was a languishing past-time. After the hype of “Medieval Madness,” and the rise of home consoles such as the PlayStation and Nintendo 64, pinball faded back into obscurity. As died the arcade, so too died pinball. But even though big name developers like Williams, Bally, and Gottlieb fell by the wayside, development of tables never officially stopped largely thanks to a company named…

It is unbelievably crushing to know that Norm MacDonald is no longer with us. At only 61 years old and still ferociously funny, he had a lot to give the world with his brilliantly comedic mind. When I say brilliant, I mean it in a way that I don’t think a lot of people give him credit for; Norm was incredibly well-read and intelligent, despite what his sense of humor may have led you to believe. In 2000, Norm basically won the million dollar prize on “Who Wants to Be a Millionaire” until host Regis Philbin talked him out of…

Reuben Klamer, successful inventor and prop designer has sadly reached the end of his life on September 14th, 2021. In his 99 years on this planet, he would develop games and devices which would end up contributing greatly to popular culture. Chief among these things were a toy version of the gun from “The Man From U.N.C.L.E.,” the phaser rifle from the original run of “Star Trek,” and the modernized version of the classic board game, The Game of Life. The original version of The Game of Life dates back to 1860 and was developed by Milton Bradley. I mean…

Have we mentioned how much we love “Frasier” here at Nerdbot? I mean, yes, I already know the answer to that considering I mention it every time I write something about Kelsey Grammer and/or the upcoming “Frasier” revival. Maybe it’s because I’ve watched the series from start to finish over 30 times; or maybe it’s because I host a “Frasier” podcast that reviews every single episode, all of which are available on Paramount+. I’m currently in tail-end of season 7, but I can connect almost anything to the beloved sitcom. Including, no joke, the idea of being able to tell…

It takes a jerk to try and sell someone something they don’t need. It takes a special kind of jerk to take advantage of a person’s lack of knowledge on a subject to sell them something they don’t need. And it takes a downright evil person to know that someone is old and suffering from dementia and still try to sell them for something that’s worth thousands of dollars more than what they actually need to have. But that kind of evil exists in this world, and there’s video footage from the United Kingdom to prove it. Before we get…

Did you know there’s a group of five zebras roaming around Maryland right now? We’re serious! As of the time of this writing, there’s a group of five zebras that have been roaming around Maryland for a little over a week. I know, there are so many questions you’re probably thinking right now. “How did the zebras get to Maryland?” “Why haven’t they caught the zebras?” “What do you call a group of zebras anyway?” “Who let the zebras out?” All those questions are perfectly valid, and we have a partial answer already to the last one: it was NOT…

Thanks to the old fable about the Tortoise and the Hare, the shelled reptiles of both turtles and tortoises are not known for being quick and nimble. The only exception to this perhaps, is the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, but that’s just common sense. How then, could a circumstance arise where a female Seychelles giant tortoise could manage to attack and eat a baby tern? Why would an herbivore hunt down prey? Why didn’t the bird outrun the tortoise? All very good questions with some legitimately fascinating answers. Let’s start with how it happened. There’s actually video of the hunt…

In the slew of under appreciated comedies of the last 15 years or so, one of the best of the bunch has to be “Eastbound & Down.” While it celebrated a good four season run on HBO and developed a strong cult following, its blend of raunch, depravity, wit, and surprising heart still didn’t get the attention it richly deserved. While Danny McBride deserves a tremendous amount of credit for his work as Kenny Powers, it’s the show’s co-creator and writer, Ben Best who also shaped the series tone in its early days. We are very sorry to report the…

UPDATE- We are very pleased to report that Tanya has been found. Tanya Fear, an actor, writer, and director who appeared in various projects, has been missing for approximately four days. The announcement was made on September 12th by Fear’s manager, Alex Cole. Fear was last seen on Thursday, September 9th, 2021 in Southern California, and police have already been contacted by her family to file a missing persons report. Over the last decade, Tanya has appeared in a number of projects, including an episode of “Doctor Who” and a recurring role of Claire Wiseman in the 2015 French series,…

Stop me if you’ve heard this before, but COVID-19 has thrown film production and release dates into chaos. There have been a number of high profile cases of this ranging from the next James Bond entry “No Time to Die,” and the legal mess that “Black Widow” has fallen into. There have also been smaller projects like the documentary about the band a-ha, which got pushed back a year. Then, somewhere in the middle of all this, is “Bob’s Burgers.” All the way back in the distant year of 2017, Fox announced that a film of their increasingly popular animated…