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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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How to pre-order The Day of the Doctor 50th Anniversary Special

September 16, 2013 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

The 50th Anniversary Special Doctor Who will be called The Day of the Doctor and run for about 75 minutes. The BBC have just announced you can now pre-order the special on 3D Blu-ray and DVD today. The dics themselves will not be released until the 2nd of December (unless the BBC mess up and […]

Filed Under: TV Tagged With: bbc, David Tennant, doctor who, Eleventh Doctor, matt smith, steven moffat, Tenth Doctor, the day of the doctor, Twelfth Doctor

Star Trek teleportation stunt

September 14, 2013 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Tesco owned BlinkBox had so much success with their Dragon Skull on the beach stunt to promote their UK streaming rights of Game of Thrones I’m not surprised to see them back for bite two. This time the online TV service is using some illusion magic to grab our attention for Star Trek into Darkness. […]

Filed Under: Online Shows Tagged With: ads, blinkbox, star trek, star trek into darkness

Doctor Who: The Day of the Doctor – 50th Anniversary

September 10, 2013 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

The BBC have confirmed that the title of the 50th Anniversary Special for Doctor Who will be called “The Day of the Doctor”. We had been told “featured film” in length – so around 90 minutes in length. As it turns out The Day of the Doctor will be around 75 minutes in total. That’s […]

Filed Under: TV Tagged With: daleks, David Tennant, doctor who, Eleventh Doctor, Jenna Coleman, John Hurt, matt smith, peter capaldi, steven moffat, Tenth Doctor, the day of the doctor, Twelfth Doctor

TF2 fan trailer: End of the Line

September 8, 2013 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

If you want to see this trailer turn into a short film and rub shoulders with the Steam posse then the creator asks you up-vote it here. End of the Line is a James McVinnie project and a core team of worthy experts. It’s a Team Fortress 2 short, created with Valve’s SFM tool. If […]

Filed Under: Online Shows Tagged With: trailers

What if Attack on Titan had cute monsters? Pokemon mashup

September 6, 2013 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Is there a connection between these monsters and mankind? Is there anyway we can harness the power of these creatures and use them to battle for us? Questions that might like the awesome Attack on Titan with Pokemon? Perhaps? If I push my luck! At the very least these questions are an excuse to admire […]

Filed Under: Anime, Art Tagged With: attack on titan, mashup, pokemon

10 little known facts about Marvel

September 6, 2013 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Comic book expert? The All Time 10s series turns its attention to Marvel in this video. Prepare yourself for 10 unlikely facts about Marvel. Zombies? Zombies? That one surprises me the most. If they had been successful – how much would it have been worth.

Filed Under: Online Shows Tagged With: marvel, spider-man, the hulk

Fan-made Peter Capaldi Doctor Who opening sequence

September 4, 2013 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

This opening title sequence for Doctor Who isn’t real. It was made by VFX artist Xander David-Hugh at Neon Visual. The project took some 8 weeks to make and started before Xander even knew Capaldi had been appointed Doctor. The “remastered” theme tune uses the context of a timelord’s twin heart beat.

Filed Under: TV Tagged With: doctor who, peter capaldi, Twelfth Doctor

Mashup: Attack on Totoro

September 2, 2013 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

The question is no longer, “Can you mash up My Neighbour Totoro with Attack on Titan?” Why not? Ron Chan shows quite clearly that you can. The question is now, “Should you mash up y Neighbour Totoro with Attack on Titan?” What do you think? Entirely too weird? Horribly good?

Filed Under: Anime, Art Tagged With: attack on titan, mashup, My Neighbour Totoro

Wizard Barristers trailer

August 11, 2013 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

The official website for Studio Pierrot’s Wizard Barristers is now online and the first promotional video live. The anime will be animate by ARMS, the group responsible for the animation of Elfen Lied and Kite, and will be directed by Yasuomi Umetsu (Kite). As the name suggests the series blends magic with.. er, legal practice. […]

Filed Under: Anime Tagged With: trailers

Warcraft webseries: The Burdens of Shaohao

August 11, 2013 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Blizzard have put together a wonderfully animated webseries called The Burdens of Shaohao. It is a story from the games’ past, a warning of The Great Sundering and features the last Emperor of the Pandaren has he tries to save his people from destruction. It’s animated by Laurel Austin and narrated by Winnie the Pooh. […]

Filed Under: Online Shows Tagged With: World of Warcraft

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