Bob Chipman, Author at The Escapist

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Epic Rap Battles Returns With Goku vs Superman

Western comics’ and manga’s biggest heroes take geekdom’s eternal feud to the mic. Popular YouTube series Epic Rap Battles of History recently returned ...

By Bob ChipmanMay 20, 2014

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Learning to Love Bad TV

We’re told, again and again, that we’re living in a Golden Age of Television. The evidence for this typically comes down to a ...

By Bob ChipmanMay 19, 2014

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RUMOR: Namor Movie Could Be Coming From Universal

Is Marvel’s Atlantean Prince the top-secret project from Universal Pictures? Several days ago, Universal Studios revealed that they had laid claim to a ...

By Bob ChipmanMay 19, 2014

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FRIDAY BOX-OFFICE: Godzilla is King

The King of The Monsters could be a $100 million hit The first new Godzilla feature in a decade stomped all over U.S. ...

By Bob ChipmanMay 17, 2014

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Uncut Original Sailor Moon Coming to Hulu

Streaming broadcast of iconic anime series will include episodes never previously available in the U.S. 2014 is a big year for the iconic ...

By Bob ChipmanMay 17, 2014

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Full Trailer For Christopher Nolan’s Interstellar

Matthew McConaughey heads for the stars as the Inception helmer heads for Spielberg Country. Behold the first full (i.e. “Oh, that’s what this ...

By Bob ChipmanMay 16, 2014

MovieBob - Intermission

MovieBob Reviews All 29 Previous Godzilla Movies (Part 1)

Warner Bros and Legendary Pictures big flash 21st Century do-over of Godzilla is now in theaters. I wasn’t exactly in love with the ...

By Bob ChipmanMay 16, 2014

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RUMOR: Unedited Original Star Wars Trilogy Coming to Blu-Ray

Is the unrevised version of The Holy Trilogy finally coming home in high-definition? Geek news-site Bleeding Cool is claiming to have “intercepted” an ...

By Bob ChipmanMay 16, 2014

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New Trailer For Transformers: Age of Extinction

Maximum Bayhem, extreme Wahlberging and giant robot dinosaurs Paramount International has made the second full trailer for Michael Bay’s Transformers: Age of Extinction ...

By Bob ChipmanMay 15, 2014

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First Trailer For CW’s The Flash Debuts

Your first look at CW’s Arrow spin-off speeds online The CW has unveiled the first trailer for the spin-off of its hit DC ...

By Bob ChipmanMay 15, 2014

Reviews

Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Review – Episode 22: Beginning of the End

SPOILERS, HO! So that happened. On paper, I should be reporting that Tuesday’s first season finale for Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. was a ...

By Bob ChipmanMay 14, 2014

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Roberto Orci Will Direct Star Trek III

Controversial screenwriter will replace JJ Abrams for third installment of the rebooted franchise With JJ Abrams currently occupied with That Other Star Movie ...

By Bob ChipmanMay 14, 2014

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