This is the Japanese trailer for the live action series Patlabor. Inspired by the anime series the mobile police specialise in dealing with crimes that involve the “labor mechanics” mechs. The live action is being released in episodes to the cinema. What do you make of the clip? I don’t understand any of the Japanese […]
TV show news, trailers and reviews
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.
Splutter, Bang and Kickstart: Mai Mai Miracle
Glasgow based All the Anime had an interesting start to their Kickstarter project. They announced the launch – and then, well, it didn’t happen. There was a last minute delay at Kickstarter and I’d love to know what it was. Why? This is a project to bring an animation from Japan over to the UK […]
Zombie prank for The Walking Dead
Still watching The Walking Dead? In the States AMC have put together a prank to remind us to tune in. It takes the core ideas of a) walking and b) zombies and puts them together to frighten NYC workers. That’s quite hard to do. Is this the future of marketing? Sneaking up and scaring the […]
The creation of Dungeons & Dragons: The Great Kingdom
http://vimeo.com/85059163 This is the trailer for the documentary The Great Kingdom that follows the creation of Dungeons & Dragons. It’s about the great work of Gary Gygax and Dave Arneson… and then the troubles with TSR. I think the trailer looks pretty compelling. It’s just a few minutes long and seems to promise an interesting […]
Photograph: 12th Doctor and Clara
This photograph shows Peter Capaldi as the 12th Doctor walking with Jenna Coleman on the set of Doctor Who. It looks like Queen Street in Cardiff and you can see the pattern of Santander, Lush and Phones 4u on Google Maps. The photo was taken by Alun Vega who has a pretty good record at […]
Doctor Who: The first picture of Peter Capaldi dressed as the Twelfth Doctor
The BBC have released, via Facebook, the first official photograph of Peter Capaldi wearing his Twelfth Doctor costume. What do you think? I can tell you what Facebook thought. Within the first 30 minutes of going live the picture had 32,236 Likes and 11,120 shares. That’s over 1000 a minute.
Subaru surprises audiences with Attack on Titan ad
This TV ad from Subaru is a collaboration with the manga Attack on Titan. There’s a live action movie coming and so these Titans give us a glimpse at how scary they could be. It reminds me of the section the anime had on the Survey Corp horses and how important it was they could […]
Surprise your friends by revealing which celebrities voiced which cartoons
Screen Junkies invited @BlackNerd in to discuss cartoons. Andre showed a depth of toon knowledge and was able to link some celebrity voices to some unlikely cartoons.
Hugh Hancock talks Death Knight Love Story and the future of machinima
http://vimeo.com/84434371 What’s the spoiler free plot pitch for Death Knight Love Story? Death Knight Love Story is a classic “Love In The Time Of War” story. Girl meets boy, girl bonds with boy over shared love of honor, violence and swordplay, girl loses boy, girl ends up on the opposite side of battle from boy. […]
Madhouse anime teams the Punisher with Black Widow
Marvel’s Avengers are getting the anime treatment – no longer a rare thing for American successes. The series is created by Madhouse and gets off to a cracker by pairing two low level but sneaky bastard fighters together. Black Widow and Punisher, who both look anime-impressive, team up to take on Leviathan who have been […]
