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How Justin Timberlake Hosting SNL Became Appointment Television

*originally published in March 2013 One of the things Saturday Night Live fans love most is that commercial break right after the first skit. You know the one- where they show the name of the upcoming host and musical guest. There are a few names that have come to invoke a different reaction than others. […]

Fantasy Shopping Spree at Hake’s Americana & Collectibles

As I’m sure most of you know, UnderScoopFire is a proud member of the quickly expanding League of Extraordinary Bloggers. I don’t get to contribute posts as often as I’d like, but this week’s assignment was way too cool to pass on. Hake’s Americana & Collectibles is part of Geppi’s Entertainment Museum in Baltimore (which I was somehow unaware […]

Robo-Bracketology! VOTE to Determine the Best Robot of All Time

by Howie Decker @HowardTheDeck

It’s officially March and you know what that means- it’s Tournament Time! It’s time for every self-respecting blog, entertainment site and radio show to trot out 64 of something for their readers & listeners to vote on. Check out Vulture’s Sitcom Smackdown, eclectik’s Childhood Crushes Tournament, and of course our friends at Cold Slither […]

UnderScoopFire Podcast Listener Survey

by Howie Decker @HowardTheDeck

We value your feedback! If you have 90 seconds or less, you can help us. Take the first ever UnderScoopFire Podcast Listener Survey and let us know what you like and dislike about our show. The survey is only 9 questions long and you do not have to login or provide any personal information. As a […]

Podcast #61 – Beverly Hills, 90210

by Corey Chapman @chapmanrunner

Potomac, 20854 just doesn’t have that ring to it. Nor does Moose Knuckle, 54321. So it was probably smart that Aaron Spelling decided on Beverly Hills, 90210. The groundbreaking 90s teen drama is what brings Joe, Tank, and Corey together for Episode 61 of the podcast. They breakdown the entire series (or at least the […]

5 Comics You Should Be Reading Right Now

by Rich Stambolian

Whether you’re looking to branch out, or you’re tired of the titles in your pull list, here are five current comic book titles that all comics fans should be reading right now. Hawkeye Hawkeye always struck most fans as a guy who couldn’t possibly maintain his own series for more than a few issues. […]

An Homage to Social Media & Why I’ll Never Use Twitter

by Talia Aroshas

When I was in high school I had absolutely no friends–except for the fact that I had two friends. When I was in high school I had two friends. All of them had LiveJournals. What’s a ‘live journal’? I dementedly asked one day. It’s a website where people can keep a journal about their lives, and […]

Podcast #60 – 2013 State of the Site/Show Address

by Howie Decker @HowardTheDeck

One year and 38 podcast episodes ago, show runner Corey Chapman and site runner Howie Decker got together to address Scoop Nation. It was a productive show- the idea for the “Are ya SCOOPin’ it?!” segment was born, we talked about podcast spinoffs such as The (title pending) Movie Podcast and the Mad Cast, and […]

Somewhere Over the Rainbow, There’s Another Rainbow: What to Expect from the Fourth Season of Arrested Development

by Jannika Coons @JerkasaurusRex

Now, back to the story of a wealthy family who lost everything and the one son who is still trying to keep them all together. It’s the long-awaited, highly-anticipated fourth season of Arrested Development. Taste the happy, Michael. Netflix has confirmed that after much trial and tribulation, the fourth season of Arrested Development will premiere […]

Will Disney’s Girl Meets World be a Runaway Hit or another Reboot Flop?

by Staff & Contributors

I’ll admit it, I don’t fit in here. All of my new UnderScoopFire colleagues are all things 80s children, whereas I’m a 90s kid. Even when I was watching Nick at Nite in the 1990s to try and catch some glimmer of television history before me, the closest I got was Mork & Mindy […]

This Tauntaun wants you inside of him

by Howie Decker @HowardTheDeck

…or her, I guess. I’ve never sexed a tauntaun before. In fact, give me sec- let me see if my Vintage Collection tauntaun was sculpted with gender specificity in mind… Nope. The top image is an excerpt from the ongoing Star Wars webcomic at Blue Milk Special. Big thanks to Full of Sith for posting […]

Valentine’s Day Pop Culture Classified Ads

by Howie Decker @HowardTheDeck

We asked for fake classified ads based on pop culture characters (not a ridiculous request) and boy did you deliver! There were some very funny and creative entries in this contest- I hope you enjoy them as much as I did as they came in. Hit the comments and let us know which one is […]

Comedian Jackie Cashian makes a case for marrying nerds [VIDEO]

by Howie Decker @HowardTheDeck

Comedian Jackie Kashian recently appeared on Conan and made a great case for dating and marrying nerds. Not just any nerds, our kind of nerds- in her bit she specifically mentions gamers, comic book readers and action figure collectors. It’s like the bit was written for this site’s readers & podcast subscribers! Go give Jackie’s […]

Can you identify all the recipients of these Pop Culture Candy Sweethearts?

by Howie Decker @HowardTheDeck

Necco Candy Sweethearts are like the Candy Corn of late winter. You never see anyone eating (or clamoring for) them outside of February, but when the candy dish is full or your Valentine gives you a handful, you rarely turn them down. Our own Tank has designed his own handful of Pop Culture Candy […]

Podcast #59 – The Kevin Smith Show (feat. Classick Material)

by Corey Chapman @chapmanrunner

The episode was too raunchy to be released. The guys got together but forgot to hit RECORD. William B West filed an injunction to stop the episode from being released. These are just some of the rumors that were floating around while fans awaited the debut of Classick Material from Cold Slither on the UnderScoopFire podcast. The wait […]

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