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 hope you’re caught up on the most recent episode of Disney+’s “Star Wars” spinoff series “The Mandalorian” because this article will talk about certain moments that happened in “Chapter 12: The Siege.”Leave it to high end specialty retailer Williams Sonoma to offer an item from a recent episode of “The Mandalorian,” but if you’re looking for a place to get your reptilian hands on some teal macarons, we’ve got some good news for you. In “The Mandalorian” season 2 episode 3, “The Siege,” Baby Yoda spends some time in a class with younglings, and ends up stealing some pretty…

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This just in- it would appear that Ken Jennings, highest-earning American game show contestant of all time, will indeed be taking over hosting duties of long-running ABC series “Jeopardy,” following the death of Alex Trebek. Jennings holds the record for the longest winning streak on the game show with 74 wins. Trebek sadly lost his battle with cancer earlier this month, and a flurry of guessing who would be taking over hosting duties included Jennings on the top of everyone’s list. He actually joined “Jeopardy” last year as a consulting producer. EP Mike Richards said in a statement of the news: “Alex…

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We understand that the holidays are going to be EXTREMELY different this year. This is something we accepted months ago, and have been trying to make the best of it by planning to shop small, and support some of our creative friends with their wares and offerings. Nerdbot has been putting together several different gift guides which you’ll see roll out in the next few days. They’ll cover different areas, like gifts for kids, gamers, and so forth. This particular list is one compiled of items that will make even the most difficult to shop for nerd a breeze, and…

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We knew it was a rather likely thing, but HBO has just OFFICIALLY greenlit a live-action tv series based on the extremely popular (for good reason!) video game franchise from Naughty Dog- “The Last of Us.”What we know about the series so far is that Craig Mazin (creator of hit HBO limited series “Chernobyl”) will write and executive produce, along with the writer and creative director of “The Last of Us” video games, Neil Druckmann. Executive Vice President of HBO Programming Francesca Orsi said of the news: “Craig and Neil are visionaries in a league of their own. With them at…

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This just in (and hasn’t been confirmed yet)- but it would appear that maybe, just maybe, Wendy Molyneux and Lizzie Molyneux have possibly been tapped to write the script for “Deadpool 3.”You’d probably know The Molyneux Sisters best for their writing and executive producing on long-running animated Fox favorite “Bob’s Burgers.”There are still a LOT of unknowns about a possible 3 Ryan Reynolds-starring “Deadpool” film, especially after the full Walt Disney acquisition of 20th Century Fox and their subsidiaries. But, the fandom is there and vocal, so it’s only a matter of time, really. Story is obviously developing, and we’ll let…

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If there’s one actor we adore in pretty much every single thing she does, it’s Katee Sackhoff. Most fans first became aware of her during the reimagined “Battlestar Galactica” series where she played Kara “Starbuck” Thrace, pilot and general badass. She’s appeared in numerous tv series and films, and voiced characters across video games, and animated series. In fact, the character Sackhoff voiced in season 4 of “Star Wars: The Clone Wars” cartoon, Bo-Katan Kryze, is now a part of the live-action galaxy far, far away as of last week’s Bryce Dallas Howard-directed episode of “The Mandalorian” on Disney+. We…

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We are sorry to share the news that “Black Lightning,” part of the DC Comics’ based Berlanti-verse on The CW will be coming to an end. The silver lining here is that the upcoming 4th season will still air, but as the final season. This news comes as a surprise, as earlier this week, The CW announced a “Black Lightning” spinoff series starring Jordan Calloway, about his character “Painkiller.” A planted episode, which will launch the character’s spinoff, is coming in the 4th season. “Black Lightning” executive producer and showrunner Salim Akil will be writing, directing and ep’ing “Painkiller.” You…

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Director’s cuts- you know we love em (sometimes). Perhaps the second-most anticipated director’s cut (behind only what, probably the Snyder Cut? Maybe Lynch’s 4-hour Dune?) just got a trailer, and we’re beyond curious to see where Francis Ford Coppola’s new cut of “The Godfather Part III” is gonna land. “Part III” was, by all accounts, a serious let down for fans of the incredible “The Godfather” epic saga from director Coppola, who co-wrote with Mario Puzo (author of the source novel). If you” recall, the actual intended title for the film was “The Death of Michael Corleone,” which Paramount Pictures outright rejected. The first…

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We are absolutely delighted to share the Netflix casting news that horror icon Robert Englund, whom most of you will know better by his cinema alter ego Freddy Kruger, is one of eight new faces coming to Hawkins for “Stranger Things” season 4!The fourth season will continue to be produced by the show’s creators The Duffer Brothers, along with Shawn Levy, Dan Cohen, and Iain Paterson This is a rundown of who everyone coming to season 4 will be playing: Englund will be playing Victor Creel- a disturbed and intimidating man who is imprisoned in a psychiatric hospital for a…

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We are SO DELIGHTED to share the news that AppleTV+ series “For All Mankind” will be returning for its second season pretty soon after the new year. The alternative space history series asks the question what if the Russians made it to the moon first, and what if the USA never left the space race? One of our most suggested series for space buffs, the fact that “Battlestar Galactica’s” Ronald D. Moore is one of the driving forces behind said series should let you know immediately how good it is.“In the alternate history, we wanted to recapture that feeling where…

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