Administrators Gotta Administrate! The 20 Best Fictional Administrative Professionals

by Howie Decker @HowardTheDeck

A manager is only as good as their administrative assistant. No matter what these fictional character’s bosses were trying to accomplish, we know they would’ve gotten nowhere without their loyal and hard working administrative assistants. In observance of Administrative Professionals’ Day, we present the 20 best Administrative Professionals in television, movie and comic book history. […]

WWE Divas to Star in New E! Reality Series + 10 More WWE Superstars and the Reality Shows They’d Be Perfect For

by William Bruce West

It was announced yesterday that WWE’s Bella Twins, along with fellow Divas The Funkadactyls, Natalya and Eva Marie will be starring in a new E! reality series following their “challenges both inside and outside of the ring”. I’ll resist the urge to speculate on what kind of “challenges” the Divas endure outside of the ring, but […]

10 Superheroes Whose Current Costume Design Will Never Appear in a Movie

by William Bruce West

As more and more comic book properties are converted to major motion picture franchises, some amount of straying from the source material is to be expected. We’ve lucked out with many successful comic book movie franchises, but there have been some stinkers and false starts. When a comic based movie is unsuccessful, fanboys typically cite […]

Happy Earth Day! Celebrate with 10 of the Earth’s Greatest Things

by Howie Decker @HowardTheDeck

Happy Earth Day!   Join us for a brief celebration of the Earth’s greatest things.   Greatest actor on Earth   Greatest game console on Earth   Greatest franchise on Earth   Greatest fast food on Earth   Greatest dance on Earth   Greatest breakfast on Earth   Greatest shoes on Earth   Greatest feeling […]

The 20 Most Memorable “Marijuana Episodes” in TV History

by Count Marzo

We’ve mentioned them before– the classic TV tropes that we’ve all come to know and love. Nestled among the “visit from the in-laws”, “loss of a job” and “keep the bad grades a secret” episodes of 70s, 80s and 90s television was the marijuana episode. How each show tackled the subject varied greatly- mainly based […]

Stan Lee Set to Earn Lifetime Achievement Award at the First-Ever Geekie Awards!

by Howie Decker @HowardTheDeck
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As you know by now, I’m a proud member of the judges panel for the 2013 Geekie Awards. The Awards show is set for August 18 at The Belasco, a “modern reimagined historic theater” in downtown Los Angeles. The show will be a multi-camera live streaming / online broadcast event, which will reach an international audience. The Geekie […]

Four Ways to Make a Good Justice League Movie

by Howie Decker @HowardTheDeck

What’s up with the Justice League movie?   Every week we get new insight into Warner Bros. plans for a Justice League movie, and every week the forecast becomes cloudier. At one point,  i09 indicated Warner Bros. was looking to create a Justice League universe that stands separate from all of their other movie superhero franchises. […]

11 80s Toy Lines You May Have Forgotten

by Jeno Bianchi

It’s pretty safe to say that the 1980s was the birth of action figures as we know them today. With the explosive popularity of lines like G.I. Joe, Transformers, Ghostbusters, M.A.S.K., He-Man, and Ninja Turtles, every company that could mold a piece of plastic was making a toy line. Lurking in the shadows cast by […]

Real-Life Alley Viper Will Blow Your Mind

by Howie Decker @HowardTheDeck
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The Alley Viper you see above is just one of many G.I. Joe and Cobra characters represented in the Cobra 1st Legion. A description of the group from their website: The Cobra 1st Legion is a G.I. Joe themed Cosplay / Charity Organization.  We attend comic book conventions dressed as characters from the G.I. Joe […]

Meet your 2013 Fantasy Saturday Night Live League CHAMPION!

by Howie Decker @HowardTheDeck

The first ever UnderScoopFire Fantasy SNL League has come to a close! This past Saturday’s Vince Vaughn-hosted episode marked the 2013 season’s championship match. If you’re a fan of the underdog, this league didn’t disappoint- there were 12 teams in all, and the top 6 made the playoffs. Of those 6, the #5 and #6 […]

20 Arrested Development Supporting Characters We Hope They Bring Back

by Howie Decker @HowardTheDeck

The countdown is on!   Just over a month remains until the Bluths make their triumphant comeback. Since the news broke last fall that Arrested Development had been resurrected and will air a 4th season on Netflix in 2013, we’ve been salivating at the possibilities. Here are 20 supporting characters we hope appear in the […]

Beyond Dikembe Mutombo Blocking Shots & Dracula at a Blood Drive: 5 New GEICO “Happier Than” Commercial Ideas

by Count Marzo

GEICO commericals. Anyone who watches television regularly has been subjected to the relentless brigade of insurance commercials. Progressive (Flo, Brad, etc.) vs GEICO (Gecko, Pigs, etc.) are 2 of the top contenders. With this amount of advertising  there’s bound to be some entertaining ads amongst all of the super annoying ones. The pigs are annoying as hell, […]

Paper! Snow! A Ghost! The 10 Best Sitcom Character Appearances on Real Game Shows

by Howie Decker @HowardTheDeck

The visit from the in-laws.   A trip to an exotic locale.   The game show appearance. One of the staples of the modern sitcom, the game show appearance is a tried and true ratings boost (maybe). Seeing our favorite sitcom characters compete on our favorite game shows is such a treat! As silly as […]

“Select Your Hero” Art Teams Up Cobra Commander, She-Ra, Captain Planet, Ultimate Warrior, More

by Howie Decker @HowardTheDeck
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Back to highlight some more of Christopher Lee’s amazing child-of-the-80s inspired artwork. If you missed yesterday’s Mr. Villains Class of 1983 post, check it out for more background on the artist, his work, and his awesome prints for sale. Today we take a look at Lee’s Select Your Hero collection – an absolutely astonishing array of […]

The 100 Sexiest Women on Television | 2014 Edition

by Staff & Contributors

This time we decided to spare you the verbose, long-winded write ups that would have just reiterated each woman’s sexiness in a different way. Here, we just give you a name, their show, and a pic- because in my experience no one who clicks a ‘100 Sexiest’ of anything is looking for words. Every woman […]