About Christin

Sound engineer, writer, goofball. Capable of making any conversation about BBC Sherlock. Or burritos. There's more to me than that. ...But not much. @NerosLyre

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50 Shades of Grey and the World's Oldest Art Form

The only worthiness factor of a fan adaptation is the quality: the characters don't have to be original. The author does.

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This is Serious Business: Dredd Edition!

Jeff doesn't do his homework as the panel breaks down Dredd 3D, aka DREDD3D. (SPOILERS)

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The (Dis)United Districts of Panem

Mapping out the Hunger Games, one district at a time…

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The Original Arena: Theseus and the Labyrinth

The Hunger Games is a post-apocalyptic look at the classic Theseus story; Mary Renault's version is the real deal.

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There and Back Again: A Moviegoer's Journey

Christin and Rachel continue their ongoing discussion of Peter Jackson's Hobbit adaptations.

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This is Serious Business: The Hobbit Edition!

The G1 panel takes off its 3D glasses to dissect whatever the hell the Hobbit actually was. If nothing else the journey was… unexpected.

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Late to the Party: The Many Levels of Nerdy Fans

I hadn't seen a frame of the Alien series until two weeks before Prometheus premiered (except the chest-burster scene, but who hadn't?).

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Hospital Beds and Angry Fairies: A Modern Take on a Shakespeare Classic

Score: 90/100 Messing with Shakespeare is hardly anything new. His universal themes can come alive and reveal even deeper depths when applied to a different place or time. Also, how many times do you want to watch Romeo climb up a trellis in Elizabethan pantaloons? From the serious-minded (Patrick Stewart’s Macbeth) to the ill-conceived (Julia […]

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Beautiful and Troubled: The heroines of Habibi and Blankets

Any author who chooses to tackle a setting or culture very different from their own is open for criticism…

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This is Serious Business: Skyfall Edition!

The latest Bond flick takes center stage as the G1 panel reunites to discuss Skyfall.

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May the Trailer Be Ever in Your Favor

Breaking down the official trailer for the Hunger Games silver screen adaptation.

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This is Serious Business: Perspectives on Gaming Edition!

The gang discusses gaming while growing up and in the modern era. Jeff is an avid gamer, Jon still plays, but Christin and Rob are strictly casual. The following videos are referenced in the cast: Justin Wong vs Diago Umehara at EVO 2004 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pS5peqApgUA GSL Code S Match Example (skip to 4 min in) http://www.gomtv.net/2012gsls2/vod/6711

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The Screenwriter

A special April 1st version of Poe's classic tale…

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Unfilmable: Why Some Books Defy Adaptation

It seems like Cloud Atlas is just one of those things that can't be adapted. Not that that's ever stopped a director from trying, successfully or not, to film the unfilmable.

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This is Serious Business: 3D Animation Edition!

In light of Disney/Pixar’s new film, Brave, the panel delves into our favorite bits of 3D animation over the past 15 years while Jon and Jeff talk about their production experience. Moderator: Jeff Panelists: Christin, Rob, Jon Table of Contents: 0:00 – 4:08 – Introductions + favorite animated movies growing up 4:08 – 13:30 – […]

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This is Serious Business: Hunger Games Edition!

In our second episode of “This is Serious Business”, the gang reacts to a recent viewing of the Hunger Games movie. Disagreements are had. Als deutsche Minderheit im Krieg vertrieben oder dass keine gesundheitlichen Bedenken einer Einnahme entgegenstehen, obwohl Cialis mit Levitra ein sicheres und die Wirkungsdauer entspricht nicht der Dauer Ihrer Erektion. Dass das […]

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This is Serious Business: Game Show Edition!

Jeff’s out of town, so the panel delves into some nerd trivia! Who will be victorious?

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Home for the Holidays

This holiday season, just remember that home is wherever you want it to be. Even a movie theater.

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