A new series from Wizard World looks at the ladies of cosplay – the Cospladies. Wizard World run events so see plenty of cosplay. They’re well placed to make the most of this series and find interesting cosplayers to talk to. In this premiere episode we feature Doomkitty. This is a great opener as we […]
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.
A tabletop gaming comedy: Nights at the Round Table
This is the first episode of a new RPG comedy from Redshirt Films. Start with Max. He’s the supermarket worker, a total gamer and secretly in love with Milly. Then there’s Milly the protocol loving librarian/GM who has a special dislike for Sam. Sam would rather be tweeting from the pub but like everyone else […]
First photos of the new retro TARDIS
Mark Gatiss is filming a new Doctor Who drama called “An Adventure in Space & Time” for the show’s 50th. It’ll tell the story of the “genesis of Doctor Who”, run for 90 minutes and look at the people who brought the series of life. We know, for example, it’ll look at William Hartnell, the […]
Superhero Week: Joker Rising trailer
Joker Rising is a non profit feature film with a focus on the criminal under belly of Gotham. It’s a Batman film that, as the name suggests, looks at the origin of The Joker. This film is by Smoking Alien with this trailer and a teaser out already. The full film should be out by […]
Short film: So Dark
So Dark is a short film by the British writer Al Lougher. It’s actually episode 19 from Stage 5 TV’s The Continuum which hosts a collection of attention grabbers. Police have no idea that the man they’ve arrested for a murder on a late night train is actually a vampire with a conscience and the […]
Short film: OVO
OVO is a short film from We Were Monkeys. It was directed by Mihai Wilson who also wrote and did the art direction and visual effects, leading a team behind this project. OVO is visually stunning but you may have to pause to work out what’s going on. The official synopsis is of a crew […]
Trailer for Kamisama no Inai Nichiyobi
Kamisama no Inai Nichiyobi is a fantasy anime from Madhouse. It is set 15 years after the Sunday God abandoned the world. Humans have stopped being born and have stopped dying. The anime features Ai, a young girl who acts as a “Gravekeeper”, someone who tries to give the “would be dead” some peace. Her […]
A review of 009 Re: Cyborg
009 Re: Cyborg is an anime from Ghost in the Shell’s Kenji Kamiyama and Production I.G. I watched it here in Edinburgh, on a big cinema screen, as it’s the debut title from new Scottish based anime distributor Anime Limited. In short; it’s a cracking film, thoroughly engaging and blisteringly contemporary. Then it stops and […]
Grayson: Earth One pilot
I’ve seen a few of these style of videos; made on a budget, talking to fandom, and with actors you’re yet to see on the TV. They’re generally a mixed bunch. Grayson: Earth One, however, is a cut above the rest. Hisonni Johnson’s re-imagined origin story of Nightwing/Richard Grayson is tight, makes perfect use of […]
Arpeggio of Blue Steel trailer
Global warming has resulted in much of Earth’s land being lost to the waters. It’s the early 21st century when a “Fleet of Fog” apepars on the oceans, armed with super weapons, and defeats all rival navies. Mankind can no longer even try by sea. Nearly two decades later, Gunzo Chihaya and friends get their […]
