Vanessa Driveness studied Theatre Arts at the University of Puget Sound, and now lives in Vancouver, Canada. She is the costume designer and an associate producer for Standard Action, as well as stepping in as Assistant Director for parts of Season 2. She works throughout the professional and independent film and TV industries in Vancouver […]
Online Shows (actual plays, streaming, etc)
Welcome to the Online Shows category, where we explore the ever-expanding universe of digital-first content. This section covers the latest series and movies from major streaming platforms, keeping you up-to-date with what’s new, what’s trending, and what’s worth binge-watching across the web.
From blockbuster originals on Netflix and Disney+ to the exciting world of Actual Play series like Critical Role, we highlight the shows that are defining the future of entertainment. If it's premiering online, you'll find the news and reviews right here.
The top 5 things I learned about gamers working on Standard Action
Tara Pratt is originally from Edmonton, Canada, and plays Wendy the Sorceress in Standard Action. You can often catch her on stage performing in Vancouver, and on screen in some of our local productions, most recently the hit show Fringe, and Emily Owens, M.D. Her favourite colour is purple, she’s a huge Star Trek: The […]
Top 5 lessons I learned as a webseries producer in the nerd world
Joanna Gaskell is originally from Victoria, Canada. She is the producer and the writer of Standard Action, and plays Edda the Elf Barbarian. You can see her in the board game review series Starlit Citadel Reviews, catch her in the upcoming Gamers: Hands of Fate movie, hear her voice in new animated TV show Animism, […]
Joanna Gaskell: Elf barbarians and loyal geeks could put insipid network TV under pressure
[Back this Campaign] Standard Action is a webseries that follows a disparate group of heroes and would-be adventures in what’s clearly a roleplaying setting. The first season enjoyed tens of thousands of views on each episode. This Kickstarter has been launched to support season 3. Joanna Gaskell created the series, produces it and starts as […]
J. Michael Straczynski partners with the Wachowskis for Sense8
Netflix continues its clever strategy of creating its own content and has branched out to sci-fi. The company has appointed J. Michael Straczynski (Babylon 5, Jeremiah) with the Wachowskis (The Matrix trilogy) for a sci-fi series called Sense8. It’ll be a part 10 series described as “a gripping global tale of minds linked and souls […]
Prop Wars – when geeks fight
This video shows what might happen if geeks iwth impressive prop collections have a fight – and get carried a way. Just a little. It’s also worth noting that this is the Sneaky Zebra team. We’ve seen their work before with cosplay videos on Geek Native. It’s also worth checking out The London Super Comic […]
The Reward could spawn even more fantasy action
I had all sorts of praise for The Reward. This is a short animation about two people, rivals at first, friends in the end, who find themselves on a long and dangerous journey. The animation appealed to many RPG classics with action, adventure and mystery. The team behind the Vimeo success have now turned to […]
10 reasons to support International #TableTopDay
Felicia Day’s Geek and Sundry have nominated March 30th to be International Tabletop Day and are asking gamers to support it. Not sure? Here’s 10 reasons why it’s a good idea. 1. You’ll be supporting local businesses This is a great chance for local businesses to attract gaming geeks into the store. This a chance […]
Gaming geeks up for Shorty Awards
The Shorty Awards are a big thing and seem to be getting bigger. Their strapline says; “Honoring the Best in Social Media” but that seems to translate as the interwebs. Their homepage is full of American TV stars. There are geeks up for prizes. Have a poke around and find a fellow native geek worth […]
Doraleous and Associates
Doraleous and Associates is an animated YouTube series spoofing the adventures of a band of heroes. In many ways this is a gaming group that you’ll already be familiar with. The first episode is careful with its animation but I think the cleverness of the plot comes through. The series continues, watch it here and […]
