by Jen

I was four years old when the television series debuted on CBS in 1978, and quite honestly I’m surprised my parents let me watch that kind of show - I suppose I have my father, who was himself somewhat geeky, to thank, as he’d already begun sharing his love of Star Trek (the Original Series, of course) with me by then.  I can still hear the opening of the show, in the voice of Ted Cassidy:

by Heather

It is that time of year again.  It happens every summer... binge watching Farscape!

Why is this show so appealing 10 years after it ended?  I think the simplest way I’ve heard Farscape  described is as “strangers in a lifeboat.”  The show was very different for its time, and seemed to fill the void for fans who really missed Babylon 5 (another topic for another day!).  

The premise is that John Crichton ( the only human on the show) is from present-day Earth and is pulled through a wormhole into another part of the galaxy.  If that isn’t bad enough, he is “rescued” by an escaped prison ship that is being run by fugitives. The only common goal they share is to evade capture.

Featured today - Magic Breaks by Illona Andrews

This is the 7th book in the Kate Daniels series. The premise of the books is that magic once ruled over the Earth before 'science' took over. A few years ago, the world broke - creating periods on time where magic seeps through reality and technology no longer works. In this world magical creatures and races are part of what is left of humanity.

In modern-day Atlanta, GA (or what's left of it) lives Kate Daniels. Mercenary, peacekeeper, private eye, and secret daughter of the most dangerous demon lord in North America. 

She is a pretty kick-ass heroine with much sword and magic battles, and also has a pretty tawdry courtship and romance with the leader of the shifters, the were-lion Curran.

Andrews has created such an interesting world that she has a series of romance novels based here (the The Edge series) and one spin-off book about Kate's best friend, Andrea, called Gunmetal Magic.

If you enjoy a side of romance with your urban fantasy, check out this series. If you already know its pretty great, check out the newest book!

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by Lauren

So, it's over. San Diego Comic Con and NerdHQ 2014 are now in the history books (and by that, I mean archived forever on the internet.) I spent most of the last four days glued to the internet to watch as many panels and clips and previews as they could post. 

Someday I hope to make a pilgrimage to this holy nerd Mecca, but until then there is something to be said for being able to live to vicariously through YouTube in the comfort of my PJs at home!

Not every media group has released their panels to the internet yet (I'm looking at you DC/WB...) so we will continue to bring you these links as they come out. Also, we'll be doing a look back on cosplay at the Con later in the week.

But here are my top 5(ish) moments from SDCC (that I got to see on the internet...)

1. Stephen Amell's abs... enough said.

2. This impromptu fashion shoot with the stars of GoT (on Pedro Pascal's Instagram)

3. The Orphan Black cast at "Conversations for a Cause" at Nerd HQ. They were told hilarious and amazing stories about the show - oh and Dylan Bruce (Paul) talked Kristian Bruun (Donnie) into joining the "butt club" by dropping his pants during the panel!
See the whole thing here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z2Gvn8V5tzs

4. The constant beaming grin on Gwendoline Christie's face through out the whole con, but especially when she talked about her 'big fight' during the GoT panel in Hall H. (It is no wonder why she was invited to the TV Guide fan favorite panel too!

5. The Avengers: Age of Ultron panel! You can so tell these guys really have fun together. I just hope we get to see the teaser footage soon!

BONUS... Closing out the weekend was the Supernatural "Conversations for a Cause" at NerdHQ. Here's the whole thing. I have no words. The questions are a bit ridiculous, but they are so awesome and funny, and you can tell that they've all gone completely silly from a very, very, very long weekend at Con.

He established his adorable nerd credit playing IT guy turned super-spy on the cult favorite, Chuck. He also voiced (and sang) the part of Flynn Rider in Disney's Tangled. Last year he was on Broadway with his musical, First Date.

San Diego Comic Con starts today. Sadly, not all of us can be there, but we are going to do our best to bring you the highlights from this year's festivities.

In an unusual Throwback Thursday installment, here are a few clips from SDCC's past...

by Heather

I was initially put off watching Teen Wolf by the show title. I imagined characters that were angsty ratcheted high school students, and I decided the show was not for me. Thankfully several online friends raved about the show enough that I decided to binge watch the first two seasons over a weekend. I was so wrong!!

Characters I mistrusted in Season 1 were growing on me by Season 2, and I might have hated them again by Season 3. My favorite character so far is Stiles, the goofy sidekick. He is adorable. This show also panders to its audience as many of the male cast tend to find themselves shirtless (this doesn’t bother me) due to various reasons...

Teen Wolf is now in its fourth season on MTV. Seasons 1-3 can be found on Amazon Prime and Hulu Plus, and you can find Season 4 on Xfinity On Demand and MTV.COM. I dare you to watch the first three episodes and not be hooked!

After reporting on the TMNT/Ghostbusters crossover comic earlier this week, we were reminded of how much we love mashups!

Here are a few that caught our eyes this week!

One of our favorite illustrators, Karen Hallion, has recently added some new characters to her "Fairytale Who" mashup series of artwork.  You can find more here: https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10151522864512363.558864.133570227362&

This delicious mash-up is brownies and ice cream! Yum!
http://todaysmama.com/2014/07/brownie-bowl-sundaes/

One example is this interview from a British political show where he debates modern politics and how they relate to Shakespeare’s Henry V: 

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