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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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Frakking great Battlestar Galactica competition

March 1, 2013 by Andrew Girdwood 1 Comment

Fancy winning the Complete Series 1-5 Box Set blu-ray collection of Battlestar Galactica? That’s 20 spinny discs. How do you win? Well, as usual, this price comes from a sponsor in the UK so you need to have a postal address in the UK. You need to be 18+ too. The next step is to […]

Filed Under: TV Tagged With: Battlestar Galactica, competitions, cylon

New Doctor Who monster “The Spoonheads” introduced in “The Bells of St John”

March 1, 2013 by Andrew Girdwood 3 Comments

The BBC have released the first teaser picture to The Bells of St John. When Doctor Who returns on the 30th March, The Bells of St John will be the episode that re-re-introduces Jenna-Louise Coleman as the “new” companion Clara Oswald. It’s written by Steven Moffat. It’s easy to see why the picture is grabbing […]

Filed Under: TV Tagged With: clara oswald, doctor who, Eleventh Doctor, Jenna Coleman, matt smith, steven moffat, the bells of st john

Ghost in the Shell: Arise trailer

February 12, 2013 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

The first trailer for the new Ghost in the Shell is out – although it falls under the YouTube category of “watch it before it’s yanked”. It’s hard to watch the trailer, consider the name and not conclude that Arise is a prequel. There’s no more debate as to whether Major Kusanagi looks the part […]

Filed Under: TV Tagged With: anime, ghost in the shell, Ghost in the Shell Arise, trailers

Doctor Who goes 3D

February 11, 2013 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

The BBC’s Controller of Drama Commissioning, Ben Stephenson, has announced Doctor Who will broadcast in 3D. ‘As part of the BBC’s blockbuster celebrations to mark the Doctor turning 50, fans will be able to see the Time Lord and his adventures like never before – in 3D!’ What’s not clear is which episodes will be […]

Filed Under: TV Tagged With: clara oswald, doctor who, Eleventh Doctor, Jenna Coleman, matt smith, steven moffat

Game of Thrones season 3 teaser

February 11, 2013 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

This teaser for season 3 of Game of Thrones is known as “Chaos”. It’s hardly a preview. It’s just enough to remind us what’s coming. Game of Thrones returns to US TV on March 31st and hopefully won’t be far behind everywhere else. Looking forward to it?

Filed Under: TV Tagged With: game of thrones, George R. R. Martin, previews, trailers

Doctor Who: Dates and line-up confirmed

January 23, 2013 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Mark your calendars; 30th of March, 2013 is when season 7 returns. The first episode in the second half is written by Steven Moffat and directed by Colm McCarthy. McCarthy’s previously worked on Hustle and Spooks. We also have more details of the full year. There’s; Series 7 Part 2 (8 Episodes / Spring 2013) […]

Filed Under: TV Tagged With: an adventure in space and time, clara oswald, doctor who, Eleventh Doctor, Jenna Coleman, matt smith, steven moffat

Gaming geeks up for Shorty Awards

January 22, 2013 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

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 […]

Filed Under: Online Shows Tagged With: awards, humour, Skyrim

New Ghost in the Shell announced: Ghost in the Shell Arise

January 16, 2013 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

There’s going to be a new anime of Ghost in the Shell. They’ve redesigned the super popular Motoko somewhat too as this image shows. What else do we know? Not much! Details are up at Cinema Today.jp which Google translate takes a good stab at. Production IG are involved, work starts this year and the […]

Filed Under: Anime Tagged With: anime, ghost in the shell, Ghost in the Shell Arise, Production I.G

Buffy: Behind the scenes stunts, fights and vampire slaying keep coming

January 12, 2013 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Jeff Pruitt coordinated stunts and fights for Buffy: The Vampire Slayer. As it happens, he took his own video footage of the stunts and fight scenes of some of the most popular Buffy episodes. He’s been updating the collection all week, the latest videos just being added a few hours ago. You can find the […]

Filed Under: TV Tagged With: Buffy the Vampire Slayer, vampires

Star Trek: TNG makeup test reel

January 12, 2013 by Andrew Girdwood 4 Comments

Before any show starts filming in earnest they’ll test the look of the characters; different hair styles, clothes and accessories. In the case of Star Trek: The Next Generation this also means different eye colours for androids and visors for Geordi. YouTube calls this “creepy TNG test footage”. Do you agree? There’s certainly some awkward […]

Filed Under: TV Tagged With: humour, Patrick Stewart, star trek, Star Trek: The Next Generation, Wil Wheaton

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