Category Archives: Announcements
DVD Review: AN ADVENTURE IN SPACE & TIME
(Special thanks to BBC Home Entertainment for providing a complimentary DVD/Blu-Ray set for review) One of the highlights of last year’s Doctor Who anniversary celebration was the premiere of An Adventure in Space and Time, a docudrama penned by Mark Gatiss (Doctor Who, Sherlock) focusing on the early years of the program. Thankfully, it has
Gateways to Geekery: RED DWARF
(This post originally appeared in longer form at Comic Related) Sometimes, geeks and nerds are looking to get their laugh on, and want to search far and wide for a comedy that tickles their nerdly funny bone. For many fans of British science fiction, Red Dwarf, the BBC comedy that began in 1989, ran intermittently
Regeneration Then & Now - DOCTOR WHO: TIME OF THE DOCTOR/TENTH PLANET
(Special Thanks to BBC Home Entertainment for providing complimentary DVDs for review) One of the more creative concepts within the Doctor Who universe is the concept of regeneration: the Doctor’s ability to change his appearance and personality when his body “wears a bit thin”. Thankfully, two recent DVD releases from BBC Home Entertainment provide some
Countdown to C2E2!
Hey everyone! We hope the holidays were good to you. We’re excited about another year here with our fellow Chicago Nerds. We’re going to be cooking up some more great events this year, but we’re also getting excited about the Chicago Comic and Entertainment Expo! If you haven’t been to the con before, we highly
Science Fiction & Fantasy Book Club #51
For December’s Book Club meeting we will be discussing Ancillary Justice by Ann Leckie. Ancillary Justice is a tale of war crimes whose astropolitical scope is stunning. It’s a military thriller, a mystery, and a very complicated love story about sentient starships and hive minds in an alien civilization that looks a lot like something
CNSC Will Not Be Promoting Ender’s Game
The Ender’s Game film has generated a lot of discussion in the months leading up to the film’s release this Friday. Recently, CNSC was approached by Summit Entertainment to do a promotional event for Ender’s Game. While we are pleased that our group merited this level of attention, considering some of the discussions that took
Five Reasons to Attend Chicago TARDIS
With excitement around the 50th anniversary of Doctor Who, many fans are looking for an opportunity to celebrate this milestone with other fans (especially with this latest guest news). Thankfully, Thanksgiving weekend brings Chicago TARDIS, a yearly local convention that features guests and a variety of people celebrating our favorite Time Lord. Thinking about attending?
Watch the Doctor Who 50th Anniversary Special With Us!
You’re probably wondering: how am I going to spend the afternoon of November 23rd? (Besides watching the Doctor Who 50th Anniversary Special…) How about watching the special with a group of other Who fans? Please join the Chicago Nerd Social Club and the Chicago Doctor Who Meetup group for a once-in-a-lifetime event. We’ll be meeting
Review: DOCTOR WHO: THE GREEN DEATH SPECIAL EDITION
(Special thanks to BBC Home Entertainment for providing complimentary DVDs for review; parts of this post originally appeared in slightly modified form on Blog This, Pal!) There’s nothing quite like early 1970′s Doctor Who - unlike the whimsy and timey-wimey of the current series, many stories during Jon Pertwee’s tenure as the Doctor of the
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