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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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Cumberbatch as The Master for Dr Who’s 50th anniversary?

February 27, 2012 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Geek Native has written about Benedict Cumberbatch playing the Master before. We’ve even speculated he might appear as or Omega – another powerful Time Lord. Last night The Express, a British tabloid, kicked off speculation again by citing unnamed sources and suggesting that he’ll be The Master for Doctor Who’s 50th anniversary. Cumberbatch and previously […]

Filed Under: TV Tagged With: Benedict Cumberbatch, doctor who, Sherlock, star trek, the hobbit

Shaun the Sheep 3D coming to the Nintendo 3DS

February 17, 2012 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Don’t mock. I actually think this is a good idea. It’s a good way for the 3DS to showcase its 3D capabilities and its a good way to get some cash from the franchise for Aardman. I actually think the Vita has the most to benefit from with this sort of distrubution deal (sans 3D, […]

Filed Under: Console, Online Shows Tagged With: aardman, nintendo, Nintendo 3DS, PlayStation Vita

The Kickstarter funded sci-fi mini-series: L5

February 16, 2012 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

L5 is a sci-fi mini-series that was crowd funded on Kickstarter. Just. It raised $10,400 of the $10,000 it needed from 132 backers. For $5 you would have had a mention on the site. For $10,000 you would have had a host of goodies including a spacesuit from the filming. The series paints a typically […]

Filed Under: TV Tagged With: kickstarters

Sword Art Online is a deadly MMORPG

February 12, 2012 by Andrew Girdwood 3 Comments

Based on the novel series by Reki Kawahara, sword Art Online, is an anime about a deadly massively multi-player online RPG. In fact, it’s a virtual-reality, massively multi-player online RPG or VRMMORPG is you want. Sword Art Online is a game you have to win. There are two ways out; death or success. In-game death […]

Filed Under: Anime Tagged With: a1-pictures, mmorpg, sword art online, trailers

Dubstep Voltron for MetLife

February 11, 2012 by Andrew Girdwood 2 Comments

This advert caught my attention for a whole host of reasons. I’m no fan of dubstep except when it’s assocaited with some pretty awesome YouTube dancing. Colour me surprised when it is Voltron who walks over the hill and begins to dance. That’s quirky. The video finishes with a call to action for Facebook.com/metlife. Can’t […]

Filed Under: TV Tagged With: ads

Wizards of the Coast launch Kaijudo

February 10, 2012 by Andrew Girdwood 1 Comment

Kaijudo is a new Duel Masters franchise from Hasbro and Wizards of the Coast. Wizards of the Coast, of course, being Hasbro’s brand not just for Dungeons and Dragons but for trading card games too. Kaijudo is described as a multimedia franchise. This means expect computer games, toys as well as the trading card game […]

Filed Under: Anime, Games Tagged With: hasbro

Wizards vs Aliens

January 24, 2012 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Doctor Who writers Russell T. Davies and Phil Ford are teaming up to write “Wizards versus Aliens Aliens vs Wizards” for CBBC. That’s the Children’s channel on BBC. The show is being backed by FremantleMedia Enterprises with the goal of taking the 12-part series international. Aliens vs Wizards pits Tom Clarke, a young wizard, against an […]

Filed Under: TV Tagged With: bbc, doctor who, Russell T Davies, Sarah Jane Adventures

Pretty Cure New Stage movie trailer

January 20, 2012 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

There’s no shortage of Pretty Cure movies. Wikipedia counts 9 TV to movie creations and 4 All Star movies. Not bad for the Toei Animation which first aired in 2004.

Filed Under: Anime, Movies Tagged With: anime, trailers

Electric City, Tom Hank’s animated sci-fi, coming to Yahoo

January 9, 2012 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Electric City is a sci-fi animation by Tom Hanks. It’s about 90 minutes long and the PR for it says it’s full of action and sci-fi adventure. Tom Hanks has been working on it for a while. It’s a future of rubble – expect in the Electric City, which survives beyond the end of the […]

Filed Under: Online Shows Tagged With: sci-fi

Axe’s Anarchy Girls comic book ad campaign

January 8, 2012 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

It’s going to be an ad campaign where taking part could get you added to the graphic novel. The novel itself will be drawn as the campaign involves. The crowd, the Axe fans, get to tell the story.

Filed Under: Online Shows Tagged With: ads, Comics

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