Author: Mary Anne Butler

Mary Anne Butler (Mab) has been part of the fast-paced world of journalism since she was 15, getting her start in album reviews and live concert coverage for a nationally published (print) music magazine. She eventually transitioned to online media, writing for such sites as UGO/IGN, ComicsOnline, Geek Magazine, Ace of Geeks, Aggressive Comix (where she is still Editor-in-Chief), Bleeding Cool (where she was News Editor), and now Nerdbot as Editor-In-Chief. Over the past 10 years, she’s built a reputation at conventions across the globe as a cosplayer (occasionally), photographer (constantly), panelist and moderator (mostly), and reporter (always). Interviews, reviews, observations, breaking news, and objective reporting are the name of the game for the founder of Harkonnen Knife Fight, a Dune-themed band with an international presence. Though she be but little, she is fierce.

We totally forgot that Mr. Middle Earth Peter Jackson has been hard at work on a special project recently that just happens to be about The Beatles. The filmmaker was provided with 56 hours of previously unreleased footage of the Fab Four (including 140 hours of audio), during the recording sessions for “Let It Be.” Using the same process created for “They Shall Not Grow Old,” Jackson has restored and remastered the footage and audio for a brand-new project for Disney+ titled “The Beatles: Get Back.” Sir Ringo Starr said in a release about the project: “There were hours and hours…

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Sure feels like everything today is “Star Wars” and Boba Fett related, and we’re totally ok with that! Hot on the heels of the big Disney+ confirmation of the next spinoff series, Hasbro just brought back one of their classic vehicles- Boba Fett’s ship, the GORGEOUS Slave I. And, if you missed the news about “The Book of Boba Fett” Disney+ series, read about that here (but also be warned there are spoilers if you haven’t seen the season 2 finale of “The Mandalorian”). It was on the Slave I that Boba Fett transported a carbonite-frozen Han Solo to the vile gangster…

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You guys know how much we’ve been enjoying Josh Gad’s quarantine YouTube series “Reunited Apart,” right? Some amazing gatherings of actors and important filmmakers from some of our favorite movies and tv shows have used Zoom to have awesome reunions with Gad hosting. The most recent episode will interest any fans of qunitenstial 80s film “The Karate Kid,” and Netflix’s (but started on YouTube red) continuation series “Cobra Kai.” Sweep the leg of 2020 and kick your way into a New Year with the cast of The Karate Kid films and the hit Netflix Series Cobra Kai in support of…

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If you haven’t finished watching the season 2 finale of Disney+’s live-action “Star Wars” spinoff series “The Mandalorian,” there will probably be spoilers contained within this piece. We say that because, well- there was a post credits scene in the episode that announced another television series coming to the House of Mouse’s streaming service.Again, if you haven’t watched the episode and DON’T WANT SPOILERS, do not continue reading. Following the finale of the highly emotional season 2 finale of “The Mandalorian,” we got a hellova stinger. It begins on a pretty well known location in the “Star Wars” universe. On…

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We’re racking our brains trying to think of who we’d want to see play the 46th President of the United States, former Vice President Joe Biden on the coming seasons of “Saturday Night Live.” We say this because Jim Carrey, who joined the “SNL” cast as Biden when season 46 kicked off, has decided he’s not returning to the impression. Carrey was not, of course, the first person to portray the no malarky President Elect for the long-running NBC sketch comedy show. There was former cast member Jason Sudeikis, Woody Harrelson, and even “SNL” alum Kevin Nealon way back in…

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You ever have one of those nights when you fall down an [insert your favorite show/movie here] bloopers rabbit hole and four hours later you’ve stumbled across something like “Cheers” season 4 outtakes? Yeah. Isn’t that the BEST?? Thankfully, you don’t have to look too far for those very same bloopers from a more modern show from Netflix. Like in this case, the Henry Cavill-starring series “The Witcher.” The official Twitter account for the show actually held a poll asking what fans would want for the next day of Witchmass, and the results were a landslide for bloopers.It’s not as…

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This is one of those seasonal things that is just too good not to share. While we’re very sad that season 2 of Disney+’s live-action “Star Wars” series “The Mandalorian” has come and gone, a Youtube Christmas lights show is forever. Enter Steve Beers, who created this stunning display using the Emmy-winning composer Ludwig Göransson’s “The Mandalorian” theme. If you’re in the mood for more “The Mandalorian” Christmas tunes, check out this version of Carol of the Bells: May The Force be with you.

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Imagine you’re a young person serving in the newly minted US Space Force as a Guardian (yes, that’s what they’re really calling members of the…branch). You, like many people, really wanted to snag a PS5. So, you take the time out of your busy day to go out into the world and do your best to get procure one, and you succeed! Only one problem- the shopping trip makes you late to Space Force training. The consequence? You get demoted. This is a story making the rounds on social media, stemming from a post to a Facebook group, which claims…

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Have you ever wondered what the most famous video game plumbing brothers smell like? Answer one of life’s greatest mysteries by picking up a bottle of Eau De Plumber, the official unisex scent of the Super Mario Bros. We cannot get over how amazingly the item’s description is written, honestly.Check out the listing on UK site Game: Eau De Plumber, the essence of a versatile gentlemen. This new GAME Exclusive fragrance will bring out the ‘wa-hoo’ in you.This Italian-inspired perfume features deep earthy notes of toadstool, balanced with high notes of peach and daisy, and mid-tones of grass lands. Presented in a…

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We are so very sorry to report yet another loss to the “Star Wars” family. According to Daniel Logan, who played young Boba Fett in the prequel films, original Boba Fett actor Jeremy Bulloch has passed away. Logan posted about the loss on his Facebook page: IT BRINGS ME TO TEARS TO ANNOUNCE JEREMY BULLOCH HAS PAST AWAY.!! RIP LEGEND ILL NEVER FORGET ALL YOU’VE TAUGHT ME.!! I’LL LOVE YOU FOREVER.!! CONVENTIONS WONT BE THE SAME WITHOUT YOU MAY THE FORCE BE WITH YOU ALWAYS Bulloch didn’t just play the notorious bounty hunter in “Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back.”…

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