Geekd-Out • 20th January 2020

[INTERVIEW] THE TALENTED STEPHANIE SHEH ⋆

Stephanie Sheh is one of the most prolific voices in the world of anime dubs. We recently got to chat with her about her career and some of her most recent work, including Netflix’s Cannon Busters. Stephanie voiced several prominent characters in anime, including Orihime Inoue (Bleach), Usagi Tsukino/Sailor Moon (Sailor Moon Crystal), and Hinata Hyuga (Naruto). Rogues Portal: Can you tell us where you got your start in pursuing anime? Specifically voice overs for anime? Stephanie Sheh: I had a

Geekd-Out • 15th April 2019

[NEWS] DISNEY+ TO LAUNCH NOVEMBER 2019 FOR $6.99 P/M ⋆

Last week, Disney gave new details regarding its Disney+ streaming service. Included in these announcements was confirmation of the various MCU spin-offs that were talked about last year. Loki, Falcon & Winter Soldier, and Vision & Wanda were the first ones announced. The latest MCU spin-off to officially be greenlit will be about Hawkeye starring Jeremy Renner. The series will be something along the lines of Matt Fraction’s Hawkeye and will include Renner passing the mantle to Kate Bishop. The

Geekd-Out • 26th February 2019

The Power of Sound: Interview with She-Ra Composer Sunna Wehrmeijer ⋆

Netflix’s She-Ra was met with much praise when it debuted in late 2018 and was quickly approved for a second season. Besides the great animation, voice work, and writing; the show has garnered praise for it’s a remarkable score. We recently interviewed Emmy nominated composer Sunna Wehrmeijer and talked about the process involved with creating a story through sound and working with She-Ra. How did you get into composition? And from there you go from college into working on big productions. I s

For All Nerds • 11th January 2019

The Punisher Season 2 Review

The Netflix landscape has changed drastically since Punisher’s debut in the second season of Daredevil. While The Punisher and Jessica Jones were in production for their second and third seasons respectively, Disney moved forward with their plans of launching a streaming service which likely led to the cancellation of the Netflix properties. Netflix made several leadership changes and set large in-house production goals for the coming years. So it’s safe to assume that this is the last time we’l

Geekd-Out • 14th October 2018

What's Next After Iron Fist Cancellation? ⋆

Friday evening it was announced that Netflix would not be moving forward with a third season of Iron Fist despite massive improvements. The news shocked and disappointed many while others scrambled to draw their own baseless conclusions. The first season of Iron Fist drew a ton of criticism which was warranted in many cases. But in the world of hot takes and social media, sensible arguments are often drowned out. Netflix and Marvel listened to the criticisms and went ahead with a complete overha

Geekd-Out • 19th June 2018

Luke Cage Season 2: Album Of The Year (SPOILER FREE REVIEW) ⋆

Luke Cage‘s sophomore season hits it out of the park by fixing several issues that have plagued Marvel’s Netflix brand and leans into its comic roots. Pacing is the main flaw throughout all the Marvel shows on Netflix. It’s less of an issue in The Punisher but it’s still there. The typical season structure hits the gas for first three or four episodes. The fourth or fifth episode is where they focus on a key antagonist. Then the season crawls to twelfth and thirteenth episodes. This time around,

For All Nerds • 2nd May 2018

Cynthia Summers: A Series of Unfortunate Events Costume Designer (Interview)

A Series of Unfortunate Events recently returned to Netflix. The series returned with bigger characters, sets, and brighter colors. We recently interviewed Cynthia Summers, costume designer of the second and third season. You’ve seen her work in Halo and the L Word. She talks about the transition to a fantasy setting and what fans can expect in the second and third seasons. Looking at your career, Series of Unfortunate Events seems like a big departure from the rest of your resume. Did you see

For All Nerds • 27th March 2018

The Cinematography of Counterpart: Luc Montpellier Interview

Counterpart is one of the newest shows on the STARZ network. It premiered back in January to much critical and audience acclaim. Counterpart is a dark sci fi show in the familiar Cold War setting of Berlin. It stars J.K. Simmons as Howard Silk, a paper pusher at a UN agency. His clearance is so low that he doesn’t actually know what his branch does. Some events transpire that force his superiors to bring him up to speed on what they actually do. We recently interviewed the series cinematographer

Geekd-Out • 13th March 2018

TV Review: Voltron: Legendary Defender: Season 5 ⋆

Last week Netflix released the fifth season of Dreamwork’s Voltron: Legendary Defender. You may recall that season four ended with Prince Lotor seemingly betrayed by his bodyguards and deciding to turn himself over to the Voltron Paladins. This season picks up some time after that. Voltron: Legendary Defender: Season Five is easily the most political of the series. You quickly learn about Galra politics, tradition, racism, and get a deeper look at the motivations of the various players in the em

For All Nerds • 6th March 2018

The Costume Designer of Underground and Preacher: Karyn Wagner (Interview)

Many of you are familiar with shows like Preacher, Underground, and Netflix’s The Red Road. There one common thread happens to be the master costume designer; Karyn Wagner. We got the chance to talk to her about her past work, story telling, and her most recent project; Waco. Waco is about the 1993 stand off between the FBI and the Branch Davidians. The show incorporates some real life facts and shows the stand off from multiple viewpoints. What got you into costume design? I notice you do a l

Geekd-Out • 5th March 2018

Jessica Jones Season 2: What To Expect ⋆

Our favorite alcoholic, foul mouthed private eye returns this Friday. Jessica Jones will be the first of Netflix’s Marvel shows to loosely deal with the events of The Defenders and a post Civil War MCU. I say loosely because they don’t seem to address it directly in the first five episodes, but its quite evident that super powered vigilantes seem. But there is even a reference to the conclusion of Civil War that you might miss if you’re not paying attention. The first season of Jessica Jones is

For All Nerds • 1st March 2018

The Gunpowder Lion: Volker Bertelmann The Composer (INTERVIEW)

Recently we got to speak with composer Volker Bertelmann. You most likely know his work from the critically acclaimed film, Lion, and his most recent project is the HBO miniseries, Gunpowder. The show stars Kit Harington who most of you know as Jon Snow from Game of Thrones. In Gunpowder, Harington portrays Robert Catesby, who was a key conspirator in the Gunpowder Plot which is tied to the more infamous; Guy Fawkes. Bertlelmann shares how he crafts music to tell a story, how he manages his app

Geekd-Out • 25th January 2018

The Magicians S3E 1 & 2 Review ⋆

The Magicians S3 – E1 & 2 Review: Tale Of The Seven Keys, Heroes and Morons Director: Chris Fisher Starring: Jason Ralph, Stella Maeve, Olivia Taylor Dudley Writer: Sera Gamble Syfy’s The Magicians is finally back in our lives. The second season finale sparked several questions, the main one being how Fillory and the human world will cope with the loss of most of its magic. Fillory is also has an elf invasion to deal with. The first episode’s primary focus is to establish the new status

For All Nerds • 22nd January 2018

2018 To Be The Year of Fighting Anime With 'Megalo Box' and 'Baki'

Anime is experiencing a resurgence in popularity in the west and a newfound mainstream appeal. Stateside theatrical releases of anime films and their live action counterparts have been come more frequent in recent years as a result of this. One of the sub genres of anime that was responsible for capturing the attention of many world wide back during the surge in the late 90’s and early 2000s were movies and shows that revolved around fighting. Think more along the lines Street Fighter and less D

For All Nerds • 20th September 2017

DOPE JOBS: Halt and Catch Fire Music Supervisors Yvette Metoyer & Thomas Golubić (Interview)

Music and ambient noise often sets the tone for a television show. Many shows have distinctive sounds like the guitar strumming associated with Breaking Bad or the often moody and dark tones of Mr. Robot. On every TV show, each song choice or theme is carefully crafted by a team of music supervisors. But how exactly do they do their jobs?To understand this process further, we spoke with two music supervisors from SuperMusicVision, Yvette Metoyer and Thomas Golubić. Metoyer and Golubić have work

For All Nerds • 9th August 2017

Disney Ignores Critics, Ready To Launch Their Own Streaming Service

Disney Streaming Services On The Way With Warner Brothers announcing their DC Digital streaming service and CBS announcing that the new Star Trek show will be exclusive to their CBS All Access Service, many fans thought Disney would be the smart one and keep their deal with Netflix. Unfortunately, their faith was not rewarded when it was announced on Tuesday afternoon that they would be launching their own service. All Star Wars, Marvel, and Disney films will be pulled from Netflix by 2019. Th

For All Nerds • 28th July 2017

Surviving The Summertime TV Slump: Anime Recommendations (Part 2)

At the end of the may we went over a few animes to help get you through the desert that is summertime television. Yes there’s shows like Dark Matter and Killjoys that are back for their third season. Even Game of Thrones recently returned. But if those shows aren’t your cup of tea, we have more anime shows to recommend. Outlaw Star If you grew up during Toonami’s original run, then you should be familiar with Outlaw Star. Besides this show just being awesome, the reason it makes the list is

For All Nerds • 13th June 2017

Interview With Dark Matter's Melissa O'Neil

Syfy’s hit series Dark Matter just returned for it’s third season. In case you’re not familiar with the show, it’s about a group of some of the baddest criminals in the known galaxy who lose their memories. Which makes them even more dangerous for certain people. The show spends a lot of time on the personal growth of each character as they cope with their current circumstances; while weaving together a larger narrative. Before Con Season gets in full swing, we managed to get an interview with M

For All Nerds • 31st May 2017

Surviving The Summertime TV Slump: Anime Recommendations (Part 1)

With Into The Badlands, The Flash, and Arrow officially closing out the fall-winter television season; many people wondering what’s to watch now. Between the various streaming services and a handful of returning shows, the warmer months are no longer the entertainment dead zone they used to be. Which makes it the best time of the year to get caught up on television shows, especially anime. The demand for quality anime has increased so much, that there have been more major theatrical releases of

Hidden Remote • 21st April 2017

Behind The Music Of ‘The Get Down’: Interview With Elliott Wheeler

‘The Get Down’ is Netflix’s popular musical series created by Baz Luhrmann. We talked with series composer Elliott Wheeler, to learn how music is used to tell a story. Elliott Wheeler is a composer who is known for The Great Gatsby and The Get Down. We reached out to him recently to learn about the process that goes into composing a musical series like The Get Down and how it aids in storytelling. Wheeler started off by discussing what went into the show’s foundation: I mean one of the things