Archive for the ‘new releases’ tag

Responding to the NY Times Review of HBO’s “A Game of Thrones”

Posted by GeekGyrl | Posted on April 21, 2011 at 7:20 pm | No Comments

A Game of Thrones, on HBO

So…..How many of you watched the premier of A Game of Thrones on HBO, last week? Raise your mouse….That’s what I thought. A lot of us were looking forward to this series debut. A lot of us watched it (or one of the reruns.) The television reviewer for the New York Times, Ginia Bellafante, also [...]

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Give in to Temptation: Devil Without a Cause – Book 1 in the Devil’s Bargain Trilogy

Posted by GeekGyrl | Posted on April 3, 2011 at 3:10 pm | 2 Comments

Devil Without a Cause, Terri Garey

Terri Garey’s RITA-award winning Nicki Styx series has been haunting my bookshelves for years. Wild, wacky, and original, those tale have delighted me from the first chapter of Dead Girls are Easy; the first book in the Nicki Styx series. However, my goal wasn’t to tempt you with tales of Nicki’s shenanigans. (At least, not [...]

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Squeeworthy TV Coming to Your Cable Box in 2011

Posted by GeekGyrl | Posted on January 22, 2011 at 1:23 am | 2 Comments

Spartacus: Gods of the Arena on Starz

Whether you’re into fangs, or you’re just randomly aware of social media, you’ve probably scene some of True Blood, HBO’s huge hit. They’ve won awards, and introduced a whole new sort of night life to Americans. In the same vein, the big cable companies are looking to some of the staples of geekdom for new [...]

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Watch the Legos, Luke! Start Your Holidaze with Jar Jar & the Boogie Wookiees

Posted by GeekGyrl | Posted on November 2, 2010 at 8:52 am | 6 Comments

Lego: Bombad Bounty

Sometimes, it’s good to be the Geek Gyrl…actually, most days, it’s good to be the GSB go-to geek. On days that begin with an e-mail from the Lego Brand Relations Manager, it’s extraordinarily good. Great, even….You see, Lego has prepared a little video to get us all in the celebratory mood, as the holidaze season [...]

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A Halloween Treat from GSB: It’s Cool to be a Witch!

Posted by GeekGyrl | Posted on October 30, 2010 at 9:15 am | No Comments

It's Cool to be a Witch 2.0 by Lord Alexian

Halloween is possibly the most geektastic of all the traditional holidays, so we’re not going to let it pass, unacknowledged. No, we’re sending a musical Halloween treat out to our fellow geeks, instead. This music video was made by Lord Alexian; it’s an updated dance remix version of his wildly popular original song, “It’s Cool [...]

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The Squee Heard ‘Round Azeroth

Posted by GeekGyrl | Posted on October 7, 2010 at 5:45 pm | No Comments

World of Warcraft: Cataclysm drops 12/07/10

Blizzard Entertainment has upped the geek ante with the release of the Cataclysm “dump your gold HERE!” announcement. Yep, you guessed it. We now know that Cataclysm will be dropping on December 7, 2010. Not resting on their virtually enhanced laurels, though, they’ve also released the schedule of events (there’s also a printable version, that’s [...]

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Dark Humor with a Side of Fries, to Go – “Intervention”

Posted by GeekGyrl | Posted on September 15, 2010 at 4:02 am | No Comments

Intervention

There’s nothing wrong with a little self promotion, right? Especially when it serves a higher purpose….or at least serves up a laugh. So here we present Intervention, a film by Siren Productions Media, LLC. This 3 minute dark humor horror short was filmed for the Rob Zombie/Universal Horror Nights film contest, and now you get [...]

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Frost’s Eternal Kiss of Darkness Won’t Leave You Cold

Posted by GeekGyrl | Posted on August 16, 2010 at 6:03 pm | 1 Comment

Jeaniene Frost's Eternal Kiss of Darkness

Jeaniene Frost introduced readers to her vampires with the release of her Night Huntress/Cat and Bones Series. She expanded our vampiric horizons by branching out beyond Cat, her halfbreed superhero with bite, and sharing stories centering on some of the other powerful supporting cast, bringing them to the front lines. First Drop of Crimson was [...]

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