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 are absolutely heartbroken to share the news that Carl Reiner has passed away. The creator of such legendary comedy as “The Dick van Dyke Show” was 98. Reiner’s passing was confirmed to the press by his daughter Annie, and his son Rob, and we are so thankful to have had so many years of brilliant projects from Carl. “If I’m not in the obit, I have breakfast,” Carl Reiner, “Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee.” Reiner had been a mainstay in the industry, both in front of and behind the camera. Just look at some of these credits: director of…

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Maaaaan this is one of those times we think there’s another story behind the statement, but since we cannot begin to fathom what that might be, we’re here to tell you the facts. Ray Fisher, who played Cyborg in Warner Bros. Pictures big ol superhero teamup film “Justice League,” took to his Twitter to “strongly retract” his previous praise of director Joss Whedon. If you’ll recall, Whedon was hand picked by “Justice League” director Zack Snyder to complete the film when Snyder left the project in May of 2017. His reasons for leaving where completely understandable, Zack and Deborah Snyder’s…

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Why oh why can’t people understand the notion of wearing their damn masks? Its not an impact on your freedoms, its not a big political ideology, but it most assuredly will help contain the spread of this worldwide pandemic. Because these idiots cannot help themselves or those around them by doing the bare minimum of staying home and wearing a damn mask, one of the biggest tourism draws in the United States other than the Disney parks (who, GASP, aren’t opening yet due to concerns of the infection rate rising amid raising of state-mandated protection measures) is making the decision…

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We’re kind of sad this is just a short project and not a full on multi-episode crossover for DisneyXD series “DuckTales” and Big Hero 6, but we REALLY can’t wait to see Launchpad McQuak and Baymax team up. Scrooge McDuck’s chauffeur and pilot McQuack, voiced by “Saturday Night Live” star Beck Bennett, and personal healthcare companion Baymax, voiced by “30 Rock” star Scott Adsit, meet over pizza. Kind of.Centering around Launchpad trying to order a pizza as Baymax….does Baymax things and tries to check up on Launchpad’s current health.While the pair don’t ACTUALLY meet in real life (both are practicing…

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Every so often, an afternoon going through YouTube offerings can result in some fabulous gems. Like this awesome interview with Anthony Breznican and the legendary Steven Spielberg in a golf cart riding around the Universal Studios backlot in Burbank.Yeah. Just imagine that for a second- Spielberg drives his own golf cart around the Universal tour area, pointing out various notable locations, including the revelation that he used to sneak onto the lot when he was 16. One of our favorite moments in this has to be about the Jaws Ride. Spielberg mentions that the ride used to have the Orca.…

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While we are still heartbroken that this is the final episode of Josh Gad’s fabulous youtube series “Reunited Apart,” we’re absolutely delighted to see the cast of John Hughes’ classic “Ferris Bueller’s Day Off” together again. Watch main cast Matthew Broderick (Ferris Bueller), Alan Ruck (Cameron Frye), Mia Sara (Sloane Peterson), and Jennifer Grey (Jeanie Bueller) join Gad on this lovely reunion. Additional cast members Cindy Pickett (Katie Bueller), Lyman Ward (Tom Bueller), and Ben Stein stop by too! Today’s charity is a collaboration with Barefoot Wine to raise money for Children of Restaurant Employees (CORE), a program that provides…

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Writing about these kinds of accusations is never an easy thing, and if you do not want to continue reading, we will understand completely. That said- Amazon’s rescued SYFY series “The Expanse” star Cas Anvar has been accused, by multiple women, of various levels of harassment, both in person and digitally. Anvar has also had a long history with Ubisoft’s “Assassin’s Creed” franchise. These stories were revealed on Twitter by various users. The “garbage” Twitter user Lorena is referring to is Ubisoft Brand Manager Adrien Gbingnie aka Escoblades, who had been accused earlier in the week of using his position…

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After what feels like forever for “Wynonna Earp” fans, a bit of good news on the horizon! An official announcement was made today by SYFY that season 4 of the comics-based show WILL premiere later this year. While there is a bit of a catch- a mid season finale at episode 6, followed by another hiatus because the back half of the season has not completed filming yet- this is good news, and shows that the network really does want to have the show return. We’ll let you know what else we hear about it, Earpers! “Wynonna Earp” returns to…

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This just in-Looks like Margot Robbie will be leading a new “Pirates of the Caribbean” film for Disney. “Birds of Prey” scribe Christina Hodson is on board to tackle the script. Jerry Bruckheimer, longtime producer of the “Pirates” properties, is attached to produce. The Hollywood Reporter says this is a separate production than the long-gestating reboot of the existing 5-film franchise.This *could* the the long-rumored standalone story about newly revamped ride character Redd. This story is developing…

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