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By Shawn Morales

American Viral.

American Viral is a series that follows an American Family that is “YouTube famous”.In episode one aptly called “Epic Balls” The Busk family tries to keep there viewer count and the laughs rolling. I hope you like awkward family dynamics and ball jokes. Watch American Viral on thundershorts.com/

Teachers Lounge.

Take a step into the Teachers Lounge for a funny comedy about the interactions between school faculty you can imagine your own teachers in these awkward and hilarious conversations. Don’t mix the Chicken with the Whites. Check out the Show on thundershorts.com/

Don’t Walk.

First day of work in New York City? Good luck that is of your new boss or the crosswalk for that matter don’t get you first. Look both ways and cross over to thundershorts.com/

Gabe and Max Need Help.

Even best friends don’t get along sometimes but how to fix the issues? Relationship counseling of course! Come check out the probs-gay couple on thundershorts.com/

 

Augie Alone.

Augie got a text from the girl at the bar too bad he can’t decipher emoji don’t bikini phone her! Check out more Awkward Augie on thundershorts.com/

 

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Through the Wormhole with Morgan Freeman

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By Shawn Morales

 

 

Welcome to another issue of Noob Reviews. Today we get an early look at tomorrow’s new episode of the groundbreaking “Through the Wormhole with Morgan Freeman.”

This episode discusses the possibility of a Zombie Apocalypse! The topic of zombies has been a big fad as of late, but is it possible? What is the science behind it? Freeman brings up viruses that can affect more than one species of animal, the similarities between rabies and a zombie virus, virus and bacterial adaption, neuron stimulation and our survival rates as an economy, a civilization and a race. Don’t miss this great episode of THROUGH THE WORMHOLE WITH MORGAN FREEMAN.

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William Shatner’s Brown Bag Wine Tasting

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By Shawn Morales

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Hello and welcome to Noob Reviews. I’m your Noob, Shawn, and today I will be reviewing a clip from William Shatner’s new upcoming web series “Brown Bag Wine Tasting.” The show seems to have a refreshingly original concept as Shatner and his guest sample an anonymous wine concealed by a brown bag.

He then asks his guest to describe the taste of the wine…using terminology based on their field of work (i.e. Describe this wine using the terminology of a chef, a bartender, a clown, a physical trainer.) The premise of the show looks to be a solid foundation for witty, clever and humorous banter between Shatner and his interesting variety of guest. The first episode is set to feature Alton Brown of “Good Eats” and “Iron Chef America” fame. Catch the show on as it premieres tomorrow on www.ora.tv/.

 

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comic review: codebreakers 1-4

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by Shawn Morales

Codebreakers #1

Ciphers. Codes. Encryption. Passwords. Meet the best of the best elite Cryptanalysis Unit of the F.B.I. as they puzzle out the truth and protect all of us from those that would steal information in ways that can shatter the global community. But what happens to the Cryptanalysis Unit when one of their own goes missing? Is this a puzzle the puzzle-solvers can’t solve? And will this cipher reveal things about themselves?

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Welcome to Noob Reviews today I am reviewing Codebreakers #1   . This series is about a squad of so called “codebreakers” in this issue we get a brief intro to the team, a bunch of seemingly genius level analyst and there “handler” who im guessing becomes the muscle they will no doubt need because one of the codebreakers is captured and the government secrets are in danger oh no! Yeah this ao far sounds like a recycled plot line with nothing special to make me want to read the next issue (even though I will).

Rating 2/5

Lets hope this old dry plot has a big twist in issue #2

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Codebreakers #2

Another Codebreakers review and let me tell you it hasn’t gotten any better than the first issue, more recylced plot with motive-less characters and nothing to keep me reading (except that I said I would)  Ill tell you one code that needs to be broken how did this series get sent to print?

Rating 2/5

If you like cheesy hollow stories oh boy is Codebreakers the series for you!

 

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Codebreakers #3

 

Here we go again the 3rd issue in this dull but thankfully short series. Ok so the problem with having such short series is that you have to cram all the backstory and plot into 20 or so pages and its hard to pull off for anyone. Codebreakers does a poor job of making you care for the characters I can barley remember any of there names! but in this issue I will say they did a good job of melding the flashbacks with the ongoing story all though the “big twist” was easy to call the balance between action and the flashback made this bad series somewhat bearable even if only for a moment.

Rating 3/5

Good story telling, bad story.

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Codebreakers #4

 

Its over its finally over thank the heavens! Let me not waste time here I’ll make this short (like all my other post really) it all ends in a convenient happy ending for a bunch of characters we don’t care about anyway. I can see no reason to pick up this series unless you enjoy a series filled with spy troupes executed at the skill level of a 13 year old.

Rating 1/5

Way to end an already disappointing series with disappoint .

 

Series Verdict

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Speaking Geek: Is Godzilla too fat?

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By Robert ” RobBase” Greenwood

The subject at hand is based on an article originally posted on Rocket news:

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Is Godzilla supersized for no other reason but to be big? I love the new look to this King of all movie monsters and his transformation over the years has always upped the ante, so to speak.

Over the past 60 years, Godzilla has evolved and morphed, sometimes with Godzilla having a rather heavy bottom with a leaner top half.

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Godzilla seems more of a monster than dinosaur in this new version. I hope this film delivers a great story that can wash the foul taste of 1997’s debacle of a film.

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The Japanese fan base is split with most people laughing at Godzilla’s size and so called lack of a neck. But I think the new film honors and updates what we have come to love about the mean-green-fire-spewing-machine, Godzilla.

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Speaking Geek: Star Wars 7 is cast

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By Robert “Rob Base” Greenwood

In the annals of Geek history, I can’t think of anything more controversial than the casting of the newest Star War films.

Ever since George Lucas sold the rights to Disney, the Star Wars community have been very split in all the rumblings online.

First it was J.J. Abrams being brought in as director, then the hint of the original cast reprising their roles.

Then the most recent issue was 7 would not follow the expanded universe. Yet, here we are a few days before Star Wars annual celebration and a huge bomb was dropped with a single image:

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The cast is complete and the film is a go. Let’s take a look at the newest actors to become apart of the Star Wars Universe.

John Boyega: Best known for Attack the Block, the 2011 film in which a teenage gang defends their south London block from aliens. Boyega is 22-years old.

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Daisy Ridley: Probably the least known of all the cast members, Ridley has primarily done British TV work (Mr Selfridge, Silent Witness) along with these series of shorts that a young actors’ production company posted online.

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Adam Driver: Rumors that Driver had been cast as a “Darth Vader-like” villain began weeks ago, so the confirmation of his casting is no surprise. The 30-year-old is known mostly for this work on the HBO series Girls and small indie films. He has the voice and acting chops to pull off a villainous character.

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Oscar Isaac: After years of playing supporting roles in films like Robin Hood and Drive, Isaac took the eponymous lead in the Coen brothers’ Inside Llewyn Davis.

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Andy Serkis: As Gollum nee Smeagol, King Kong, and Caesar the chimpanzee who would rule us all, Serkis has established himself as an actor so eerily good at imitation. He is no stranger to CGI and has the acting chops to make you believe it.

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Domhnall Gleeson: Gleeson, who played a Weasley in Harry Potter and a simpering bandit in the Coen brothers’ True Grit. He adds in the wow factor in the younger fan base who may not connect with the original cast.

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Max Von Sydow: Sydow’s resume reads like a brief summary of true greatness and diversity. He was the knight in The Seventh Seal, a priest in The Exorcist, and Harry Haller in Steppenwolf. He was in Conan the Barbarian, David Lynch’s Dune, Ghostbusters II, and has played Jesus. Not to forget his masterful performance as Ming the Merciless in Flash Gordon.

Add these amazing talents to Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher, Mark Hamill, Anthony Daniels, Peter Mayhew and Kenny Baker and we are shaping up to make us all scream at the title scroll.

So, who are you most excited for in this new film?

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