It seems almost unthinkable that Jim Henson’s Fraggle Rock, his landmark children’s program about several different species living underground and in worlds beyond, could be turning 30 this year. Lasting… more
Kurt blindfolds musician Nick Thorburn (Unicorns, Islands) and drives him to a combo graveyard/art museum. They talk about music, fanboys, and death, and end up pissing in a cemetery… more
The 30th Anniversary collection of Fraggle Rock is on sale starting Tuesday (May 14th), and the Nerdist Channel has an exclusive clip from the DVD set’s special features, a rarity… more
For some unexplainable reason, pop songs like to ask questions and then never answer them. I have no idea why they do this, but they do it. If you pose… more
Okay, this is cool: Our friends at The Hollywood Reporter managed to reassemble four iconic television writers’ rooms to talk about what it was like to make television history. Buffy… more
Next time on BBC America’s The Nerdist?
True Blood and Magic Mike’s Joe Manganiello.
Homeland and Firefly’s Morena Baccarin.
The Pod F. Tompkast and Thrilling Adventure Hour’s Paul F. Tompkins…. more
What’s this? You didn’t know the movie The Extraordinary Adventures of Adele Blanc-Sec existed? Well, neither did we. This is an adventure film from French director Luc Besson (he of… more
It really is staggering just how many Alien rip-offs there were in the early 80s. It’s possible there were more of this type of movie than there were rip-offs… more