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Welcome to Geek Native's TV section, your guide to the best of the small screen. From epic fantasy series and sci-fi sagas to the latest superhero shows, we cover the television that fuels our geek passions. This is your hub for news, reviews, and a whole host of trailers to keep you ready for the next big premiere.

Our TV coverage has a special focus on Anime, with a dedicated section for the latest news and reviews from Japan. We also explore the ever-growing world of Online Shows, including the popular 'Actual Play' series where tabletop adventures come to life on screen. Whatever you're watching, you'll find it discussed here.

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Three years into the Eye of the Beholder: The Art of Dungeons and Dragons

February 28, 2018 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Cavegirl Productions and X-Ray Films have spent three years interviewing artists and insiders with stories to tell from the last 40 years of Dungeons & Dragons. With a GenCon premier in mind the team turned to Kickstarter to raise finishing funds and succeeded. At the time of writing there’s 15 days still on the clock, […]

Filed Under: Online Shows Tagged With: Dungeons & Dragons, jeff dee, kickstarters

8 real life retro-game playing Gunters

February 25, 2018 by Andrew Girdwood 1 Comment

In Ernest Cline’s Ready Player One the name given to gamers who specialise in 80s arcade games/retro-games are Gunters. The Gunters are searching for the famous Easter Egg that will give who ever finds it control of the Oasis. It’s a bit like the quest for the Holy Grail. We don’t yet have a virtual […]

Filed Under: Online Shows Tagged With: ready player one, sega, Steve McNeil, twitch

Dum Dum Die: Its a boobfest out there

February 22, 2018 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

“Its a boobfest out there” is the title of the first episode of Dum Dum Die. This is a podcast of a homebrew D&D and as the title suggestions it is played by an all awesome, all female, gaming group. The success of Twitch and YouTube Live has created a boom in tabletop streams. Dum […]

Filed Under: Online Shows Tagged With: Dungeons & Dragons, podcasts

Doctor Who has a new logo

February 20, 2018 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

It seems new Doctor Who showrunner Chris Chibnall is giving the show a new coat of paint. Working with the creative agency LittleHawk he and executive producer Matt Strevens have put together new brand designs for the famous show. It’s quite unusual for the BBC to name a creative agency in this way, mentioning LittleHawk […]

Filed Under: TV Tagged With: Chris Chibnall, doctor who, jodie whittaker, thirteenth doctor

Go 8-Bit returns in February for retro esports on Dave

January 14, 2018 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

The UK TV station Dave will air the third season of Dara O Briain’s Go 8 Bit on Monday 12th of February. Both team captains Steve McNeil and Sam Pamphilon return along with gaming expert Ellie Gibson. Go 8 Bit evolved from a frantic, running and audience involved live show which used smartphones to allow […]

Filed Under: Online Shows, TV Tagged With: Steve McNeil, twitch

Godzilla: Monster Planet is coming to Netflix

January 7, 2018 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Geek Native readers rather liked this infographic showing the latest Godzilla is the largest incarnation of the kaiju ever. We were left hoping that the anime would get an international release outside Japan. Step forward hero Netflix. That trailer comes from Netflix Japan. Google Translate finds these words for us; Godzilla monster planet”, worldwide simultaneous […]

Filed Under: Anime Tagged With: Godzilla, netflix, trailers

Attack on Titan Season 2 Collector’s Edition will be a Zavvi exclusive

January 2, 2018 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Looking to get the Collector’s Edition of season 2 of Attack on Titan? You’ll have to get it from Zavvi has they have the exclusive. The collector set is a Blu-ray & DVD bundle, with bonus content, a 60-page art book and a 24-page extension of the “Notes from Beyond the Wall” series. The blu-ray […]

Filed Under: Anime Tagged With: attack on titan, shopping, zavvi

Godzilla is 3x larger in Monster Planet

January 2, 2018 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

The anime Godzilla: Monster Planet is currently doing better than 7/10 on IMDB. IT’s set in the future where the kaiju have won and mankind is looking for somewhere else to live. Who rules this kaiju overrun Earth? Godzilla. Artist Noger Chen has this infographic that helps reveal why! The Godzilla in Godzilla: Monster Planet […]

Filed Under: Anime Tagged With: Godzilla

Batman Ninja coming to the cinema

December 1, 2017 by Andrew Girdwood 1 Comment

This Warner Bros Batman production has Koichi Yamadera as Batman and Wataru Takagi as The Joker. It’ll be in the cinema next year. That’s to say it’ll be in cinemas in Japan next year. The rest of us may just have to hope for the best. If you’re curious Warner Japan have an official microsite […]

Filed Under: TV Tagged With: batman, Warner Bros

Multiple Misaka: A Certain Scientific Railgun S review

November 26, 2017 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

I really enjoyed the first season of A Certain Scientific Railgun and subsequently was looking forward to the sequel. Somehow, though, I started to wonder whether A Certain Scientific Railgun S was more a reboot than a sequel. It’s not, but it does weave into the story arc of A Certain Magical Index. That’s the […]

Filed Under: Anime Tagged With: a certain scientific railgun, manga uk, reviews

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