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Magic the Gathering Arena: Kamigawa: Neon Dynasty Debut

By |January 28th, 2022|Categories: Fandoms, Games|Tags: , , , , , |

Fresh from MTG Arena! Light it up! Celebrate the return to Kamigawa with a debut dripping in neon.Magic goes cyberpunk with new mechanics, new Showcase treatments, and the reveal of Magic’s most mysterious character (©1995-2022 Wizards of the Coast LLC). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LL7joWS8YsM&ab_channel=Magic%3ATheGathering For noobs: Magic: The Gathering Arena or MTG Arena is a free-to-play digital collectible card game developed and published by Wizards of the Coast. The publisher is Wizards of the Coast, and the game is available on Android, macOS, iOS, Microsoft Windows, Macintosh operating systems. How to install and play Magic The Gathering: Arena?Download installer and install the

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The Amazing Story of Lego

By |January 28th, 2022|Categories: Fandoms, Fun Facts, Special Days|Tags: , , , |

International Lego Day (28 January each year), is an annual day in honour of these amazing, multicolour bricks that spark creativity and inspiration. As the LEGO® Group celebrates its 89th Birthday, we take a look back at it's history with this short animated film. Watch as Ole Kirk Christiansen started this incredible journey in his carpentry workshop! https://youtu.be/qr_dTySMl7s

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In Loving Memory of Meat Loaf: An Icon’s Legacy

By |January 21st, 2022|Categories: Fandoms, Fun Facts, In Memoriam, Musicals, The Rocky Horror Picture Show|Tags: , , |

The world has lost an amazing talent. Michael Lee Aday, better known as Meat Loaf, passed away on Thursday night 20 January 2022 at the age of 74.   A statement on his official Facebook page reads: https://www.youtube.com/embed/3QGMCSCFoKA     Herewith a list of his achievements (Wikipedia). Discography Main article: Meat Loaf discography Bat Out of Hell (1977) Dead Ringer (1981) Midnight at the Lost and Found (1983) Bad Attitude (1984) Blind Before I Stop (1986) Bat Out of Hell II: Back into Hell (1993) Welcome to the Neighbourhood (1995) Couldn't Have Said It Better (2003) Bat Out of Hell III: The Monster Is Loose (2006) Hang Cool Teddy

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Visit the Tardis: A really cool Doctor Who Easter Egg

By |January 18th, 2022|Categories: Doctor Who, Fandoms, TV Series|Tags: , , |

Visit the Tardis: A really cool Doctor Who Easter Egg on Google Maps. Do access the Easter Egg, do the following. Click here to access the map location. Click this link to the map of Earl's Court Road, then click the double-white arrows directly in front of the police call box. Immediately you're transported inside the TARDIS, famous time machine of Doctor Who, complete with a detailed 360 degree view of its interior and various controls. This is very cool!  More about the TARDIS  The TARDIS (Time and Relative Dimension in Space) is the time machine and spacecraft, belonging to the Doctor,

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Fun Classic Arcade Games on The Internet Archive – Play Them Now!

By |January 4th, 2022|Categories: Games|Tags: , , |

The Internet Archive is a digital library of Internet sites and other cultural artifacts in digital form. Like a paper library, they provide free access to researchers, historians, scholars, the print disabled, and the general public. The Internet Archive has been known to collect and store a lot of files and even movies that have fallen into the public domain, but I heard recently that they actually started storing classic arcade games on their site as well! Here is the link: https://archive.org/details/internetarcade It's amazing to that we are currently living in an age where classic games can be run in

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Six exhilarating facts about the movie Predator (1987)

By |January 2nd, 2022|Categories: 80s, Fandoms, Fantasy Movies, Fun Facts, Horror Movies, Movies, Science Fiction|Tags: , , |

Predator (1987) features Arnold Schwarzenegger, Carl Weathers, Bill Duke, Jesse Ventura and Kevin Peter Hall. It has since its release become a classic in the world of science fiction and action movies. The Predator design was created by the great Stan Winston and has since then become one of the classic alien designs in cinema. During the development of the movie, there was a running joke just after the release of Rocky IV, that since Rocky Balboa had run out of earthly opponents, his next opponent would be an alien! The original Predator design was vastly different from what is

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Stardust and The Princess Bride Adaptations – Exploring the Magic of Page to Screen Transformations!

By |January 18th, 2021|Categories: 80s, Books, Fandoms, Fantasy Movies, Fun Facts, Movies, Romantic|Tags: , , , |

When comparing movies to novels, particularly in the context of adaptations, two beloved fantasy works that often spark discussions are "Stardust" and "The Princess Bride." Both the novel "Stardust" by Neil Gaiman and "The Princess Bride" by William Goldman have been adapted into films that captivated audiences with their whimsical storytelling, memorable characters, and fantastical worlds. Each adaptation offers a unique perspective on translating rich literary narratives onto the silver screen, presenting intriguing contrasts and similarities between the mediums of literature and film. This comparison explores how these adaptations handle elements like character development, world-building, and narrative structure, ultimately delving

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Time-Traveling Holiday Cheer: Doctor Who Saves Christmas in A Christmas Carol!

By |December 9th, 2020|Categories: Christmas, Doctor Who, Fandoms, Fun Facts, Special Days|Tags: , , , , , |

Every Whovian should know that the Christmas season is not complete without a good Doctor Who Christmas Special. Although there are a bunch of really great Christmas Specials, the "Doctor Who - A Christmas Carol" is by far one of NerdiPop's all-time favorite Christmas episodes. This special episode stars the beautiful and talented Katherine Jenkins as Abigail, flying fish and a flying shark (100% serious!). We love this special and watch it every Christmas Eve. Need inspiration for unique holiday-themed gifts? Visit our Red Bubble store. Because we love this episode so much, we will not be sharing any spoilers

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Unleashing the Whovian Nightmares: The Top 10 Monsters of Doctor Who!

By |November 21st, 2020|Categories: Doctor Who, Fandoms, Fun Facts, TV Series|Tags: , , , , , |

One of the coolest things in the BBC Doctor Who Series are the epic monsters and villains. For this blog we are looking at our top 10 favourite monsters in the series. 10) The Adipose Although not really monsters, the Adipose are just too cute and gruesome (if you think what they are!) not to mention on this blog. In the episode Partners in Crime, we see over-weight people losing weight over night without them knowing how they lost the weight. Later on in the show, we see that young Adipose are "born" from the fat of people. At one

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My Favorite Doctor Who Episode

By |November 20th, 2020|Categories: Doctor Who, Fandoms, TV Series|Tags: , , , |

Choosing my favourite Doctor Who episode isn't easy as there are quite a lot of episodes out there - and most of them are really good. If I really have to choose, then it will have to be between a Time of Angels and Victory of the Daleks. For this article we are going to concentrate on Victory of the Daleks. Taking place in World War 2, Churchill has a new secret weapon to take on the German War Machine and turn the tide for the allies. His new 'Ironsides' will save the day, but unknown to him, they are

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