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Pop My Culture #114: Jodie Sweetin

Jodie Sweetin (Full House) goofs off with Cole and Vanessa on Kim and Kanye’s trademarked baby name, American Idol, Game of Thrones, Hollywood Squares, San Francisco, catch phrases, being Greek, The Goonies, double denim, Supermarket Sweep, Comet the Dog, Bob Saget, Urkel, Fozzie Bear, and the sad world of Kimmie Gibler. Follow Jodie at @JodieTweetin! Leave your answer to the firsts question (The first embarrassing hairstyle or bad haircut you… more

The Shelf: “Taken 2″ Giveaway, “Wreck-It Ralph” Gets a Date

It’s a slow week for Blu-rays, so how about this week we talk about a must-have preorder and give away two Blu-ray copies of Taken 2? Taken 2 Bryan Mills… more

“John Dies at the End”‘s Paul Giamatti and Don Coscarelli

In the neo-sci-fi-comedy-noir John Dies at the End, friends and colleagues David and John investigate paranormal occurrences for a living. When they stumble upon a conspiracy surrounding a drug not-of-this-world… more

Pickstarter: E-Ink Watch, “Video Game High School,” & Urban Legend Toys

Welcome back to Pickstarter, where we pick our favorite crowdfunded projects of the week. This week we’re taking a look at an E-Ink watch so that lets you notice the… more
 

First Look at Brea Grant’s “Best Friends Forever”

Last year, Brea Grant went off and made a movie called Best Friends Forever, we talked to her about it, and you guys helped her finish it through Kickstarter. In… more

The Shelf: “Frankenweenie,” “Dredd,” and an “Archer” Season 3 Giveaway

Welcome back to The Shelf. This week we’ve got a Burton re-imagining of a Tim Burton film, a much needed reboot of a British cult hero and a giveaway of… more

Pickstarter: Hannah Hart’s “Hello Harto” and Bill Plympton’s “Cheatin’”

Welcome back to Pickstarter; Hope you enjoyed the holidays. This week we’re highlighting our favorite kitchen heroine, Hannah Hart, as she tries to get a tour off the ground, and… more
 

Monsters University Now Enrolling and Recruiting

This clever college video is recruiting for Monsters University. If you like what you see, you can enroll now. No, really, you can sign up for monster college courses. The… more

Goodbye G4 & Attack of the Show

Launched just 10 years ago, G4 is closing up shop to become the “fashionable male” channel Esquire. Over the years, as much as we loved some of the content and… more

NERDSWAG: Free Digital Transformers Comic from Comixology

2012 was a good year for Transformers fans. The impressive animated series Transformers Prime is giving us the best version of the Robots in Disguise since the Generation One cartoon,… more