By Daniel Schwartz Contributing Guest Writer (Victor Valley)– It would be hard for any comic fan to deny that Marvel is the reigning superhero king of the box office and online television domain. Launching their cinematic universe in 2008 with Iron Man, the House of Ideas has used a steady mix of character building, humor, and intense action to become […]
By Staff Reports SEVEN24 Films and IDW Entertainment announced today that Syfy has acquired the U.S. rights to Wynonna Earp, a live action television series based on the IDW Publishing comic created by Beau Smith. Emily Andras (Lost Girl, Killjoys) developed the series for television and will serve as Executive Producer and Showrunner. With an initial order of 13 one-hour […]
By Staff Reports STARZ announced the highly anticipated premiere of original series “Ash vs Evil Dead” on Saturday, October 31 at 9 PM ET/PT and released the first live action trailer during the series’ Comic Con panel in San Diego. The 10-episode first season of the half-hour series is executive produced by Sam Raimi, Rob Tapert, Bruce Campbell, the original […]
By Staff Reports Universal Cable Productions (UCP) continues to expand its powerhouse producing talent and build upon the studio’s genre footprint by signing a first-look deal with legendary comic book publisher, Dark Horse Entertainment (“The Mask,” “Hellboy”). The deal announced today will focus on developing and producing scripted programming from their extensive comics library as well as new material. Discussions […]
By Staff Reports McFarlane Toys, in partnership with HBO Global Licensing, announced today a new licensing agreement to bring the global television phenomenon Game of Thrones to the construction toy aisles this Fall 2015. In 2014, Todd McFarlane’s award-winning toy company, McFarlane Toys, revolutionized the construction brick aisle with its introduction of realistic and highly detailed construction sets. McFarlane Toys […]
By Staff Reports SPOILER ALERT! The stars of Marvel Television are coming to San Diego Comic-Con for can’t-miss panels, exclusive signing events and more! On Friday, July 10th, the world-famous Marvel Television Presents panel returns as Jeph Loeb (Marvel’s Head of Television) brings you exclusive news and surprises about your favorite action-packed Marvel series on ABC. Join Jeph, showrunners, and the casts of Marvel’s […]
By Staff Reports Starz has given a greenlight to FremantleMedia North America’s (FMNA) adaptation of Neil Gaiman’s acclaimed contemporary fantasy novel American Gods. Bryan Fuller (“Hannibal,” “Pushing Daisies,” “Heroes”) and Michael Green (“The River,” “Kings,” “Heroes”), will pen and showrun the series. Gaiman will also executive produce the series. FremantleMedia North America will produce. Start of production is dependent on casting the lead role […]
By Nolan P. Smith Are you one of those people that waits for movies to come to television? Well the wait is over to check out the reboot of the heroes in a half shell, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. Premiering on Epix this Saturday, May 30th, it starts at 8 p.m. ET/PT and 7 p.m. C. Megan Fox (Transformers) and […]
By Staff Reports With the Mark of Cain consuming Dean’s soul, it’s time for the Winchester brothers to Shake It Off in the latest parody brought to you by The Hillywood Show® and executive produced by Nerdist Industries. The devil is in the details of this Supernatural/Taylor Swift mash up written, directed, edited by, and starring our favorite sister duo, Hilly & Hannah Hindi…oh, and practically […]
By Nolan P. Smith We just got the first look of the Supergirl trailer from CBS, and now we get the first look at CW’s DC’s Legends of Tomorrow! The spin off of Arrow and the Flash, Legends takes a rag tag group of heroes and villains and puts them in a fight for all of time itself. The team […]
By Nolan P. Smith Up, up and away! CBS has released the first look at the new Supergirl series, set to hit this fall. Not only that, but it will be in the same time slot as another DC Comic’s show, Gotham. Reportedly, Supergirl is going to be set in the same universe as CW’s Arrow and The Flash (and […]
By Staff Reports After the success of its past two events in June 2013 and 2014, ETERNAL CON (The Long Island Comic Con) returns with a huge 2-day extravaganza June 13 & 14 2015, taking place at the Cradle of Aviation’s Reckson Center, Garden City, NY. Show Hours: Saturday June 13th: 10:00am – 7:00 pm Sunday June 14th: 10:00am – […]
By Nolan P. Smith Marvel’s latest foray into the cinematic universe hit the internet today with the release of whole first season of Daredevil. The Netflix exclusive series shines the light on a grittier part of the Marvel U: Hell’s Kitchen, home to blind lawyer Matt Murdock (Charlie Cox), also known as the crime fighting Daredevil. This is Marvel’s first […]
By Nolan P. Smith Marvel’s latest foray into the cinematic universe hit the internet today with the release of whole first season of Daredevil. The Netflix exclusive series shines the light on a grittier part of the Marvel U: Hell’s Kitchen, home to blind lawyer Matt Murdock (Charlie Cox), also known as the crime fighting Daredevil. This is Marvel’s first […]
By Nolan P. Smith (Victor Valley)—Fans of comic books, movies, television series, cosplay and more will all be gathering in Southern California this weekend as WonderCon Anaheim once again invades the Anaheim Convention Center on April 3rd– 5th. In 2014, WonderCon brought in nearly 60,000 attendees to the Orange County area, bringing vendors, comic book publishers, television and movie stars, […]
By Staff Reports (Los Angeles, CA) – Learn how to convert kryptonite into your own personal strength with Pop Culture Anti-Bullying Coalition’s powerful panel, back at WonderCon at the Anaheim Convention Center by popular demand. Jesse L. Martin of The Flash and Law & Order and the United Nations Association San Diego President Bettina Hausmann join the panel, along with […]
By Nolan P. Smith The latest trailer for the Netflix exclusive Daredevil series has hit the net, and it hit with a right hook. Based off the Marvel Comic’s character, Daredevil follows the life of blind attorney Matt Murdock as he battles in the courtroom by day, battles the ruthless streets of Hell’s Kitchen by night as the vigilante Daredevil. […]
By Staff Reports (New York, NY and Beijing, China, March 9, 2015) – Valiant Entertainment – the award-winning comic book publisher with a library of more than 2,000 characters, including X-O Manowar, Bloodshot, Harbinger, Shadowman, Archer & Armstrong, and more – and DMG Entertainment, the Beijing-based leader in global entertainment, today announced a new partnership to span motion pictures, television, […]
By Nolan P. Smith It is with deep regret that we report that Leonard Nimoy has passed away today at the age of 83. Nimoy, best known for his role as Spock in Star Trek, lost his battle with the end stages of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Everyone at Pastrami Nation would like to send our deepest condolences to the […]
By Staff Reports The Super Bowl may be over, but the Super Bowl ad game continues to heat up in what has become the biggest year ever for Big Game ads on YouTube. The YouTube blog post with updated stats from this week is here, with a few highlights below. Super Bowl ads and teasers have been watched more in […]
By Nolan P. Smith We got the bloated Belding… On the latest episode of The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon, the comedic hosts takes a trip to TV nostalgialand as he visits Bayside High from the memorable show, Saved by the Bell. In the video, Fallon remembers attending the high school with his “friends” Zach, Kelly, Slater, and Jessie, as […]
By Nolan P. Smith The LEGO Group has made it official: everyone’s favorite time lord is becoming a LEGO! As a part of LEGO Ideas, a website where fans submit their ideas with hopes of being voted on and becoming official LEGO products, both Pixar’s Wall-E and Doctor Who will become LEGO sets in 2015. Check out the announcement of […]
By Nolan P. Smith The man without fear is making a return to the cinematic universe as Marvel readies the Netflix exclusive series of Daredevil. The teaser trailer has been revealed, and for a Daredevil fan such as myself, I’m pretty happy for what I saw. Charlie Cox portrays Matt Murdock, blind attorney by day, heightened sense vigilante by night. […]
By Staff Reports (New York) – Marvel is excited to announce that on Tuesday, January 20th, Eisner Award winning comic book writer, Brian Michael Bendis, will make his “Late Night” debut to discuss the upcoming PlayStation original series, “Powers” from Sony Pictures Television. Inspired by Bendis’ graphic novel series of the same name, “Powers” is an edgy dramatic series that […]
By Staff Reports AMC’s Comic Book Men returns for its fourth season on Sunday, February 15 at midnight / 11c. In the fourth season of AMC’s unscripted series master fanboy Kevin Smith and the charismatic men of Jay and Silent Bob’s Secret Stash continue the antics and fun. Join, Walt, Bryan, Michael and Ming as they geek-out over rare pop […]
The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2014 annual report for this blog. Here’s an excerpt: The concert hall at the Sydney Opera House holds 2,700 people. This blog was viewed about 27,000 times in 2014. If it were a concert at Sydney Opera House, it would take about 10 sold-out performances for that many people to see it. Click […]
By Nolan P. Smith Television shows come and go, am I right? Some, we wish would never end, like The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, King of the Hill, and the George Lopez show to name a few. Then, some, well, some are rightfully given the axe before we are subjected to any more nonsense (The Cape, anyone?). But one of […]
By Nolan P. Smith (Victor Valley)– There’s something strange… in the neighborhood… who you gonna call? Epic Rap Battles of History!!! The guys are back with Season 4, and it’s about time! Here at Pastrami Nation, we have missed their special brand of parody meets awesomeness. For the season four kick off, we are treated to the Ghostbusters Vs. Mythbusters!!! […]
By Nolan P. Smith (Victor Valley)– With The Flash debuting the night before, it was followed by the kickoff for the third season of CW’s Arrow. Based on the DC Comic’s character, Green Arrow, Arrow has been a smash hit, with last season delighting comic book fans everywhere with characters like Deadshot, the Suicide Squad and, of course, Slade, aka […]
By Nolan P. Smith (Victor Valley)– This past week, the CW premiered their latest super hero show, The Flash. A spin-off from the hit series Arrow, The Flash focuses on the fastest man alive: so did the pilot episode win the race of keeping the attention of viewers around the globe? For me, The Flash was everything I could hope […]