5 Reasons You Should Be Watching The Americans on FX

by Danijel Štriga

Last week, FX – home to UnderScoopFire favorites such as Justified, Louie, The League and Archer – premiered a new drama series in the time slot abdicated by American Horror Story. Set in the early 1980s, The Americans follows the everyday ordeals of a married couple trying to raise their children (while working as KGB […]

5 Twitter Mistakes to Avoid

by Danijel Štriga

Four years ago, after a brief affair with Facebook, a friend of mine talked me into creating an account on Twitter. Being the dutiful conformist that I am, I joined him and the ever-growing army of Twits. Over the next several years I spent countless hours reading thousands of jokes and observations while opening hundreds […]

INFOGRAPHIC: The History of LEGO Minifigures

by Howie Decker @HowardTheDeck

Yes! This LEGO infographic shows the history of LEGO Minifigs (Minifigures). The infographic was designed by Hot Butter Studio for visual.ly. I had to share. What are your thoughts- anything they missed? [click to enlarge]

Top 5 Comic Book Moments We May Never See in AMC’s The Walking Dead

by Rich Stambolian

If you’re a Walking Dead fan who reads the comic and watches the show, you know that they are vastly different. They parallel each other in an interesting way. The show/comic dynamic makes you kind of think that the show is the other story Robert Kirkman could have told. That being said – you have […]

The 5 Funniest Lines from New Girl “Table 34” Episode

by Howie Decker @HowardTheDeck

This week’s “Table 34” seemed like a cryptic episode title.   It didn’t seem to address the fallout after [SPOILER ALERT] Nick and Jess’ big kiss in the previous episode but surprisingly, the episode tackled it with the perfect combination of realism, the kind of “adorkiness” the show is known for, and its hilarious one-liners. […]

Beyonce as She-Hulk is the Funniest Thing You’ll See Today

by Howie Decker @HowardTheDeck

Spotted by Tank on Twitter, this piece by Toronto artist Jason Edmiston (@jasonedmiston) depicting Beyoncé as She-Hulk is brilliant. Check out his full portfolio here, but only if you dig Cobra Commander, Franken-Berry, Indiana Jones & Harley Quinn.

Sophia Shares It All – The Top 10 Sophia Petrillo Quotes from Golden Girls

by Howie Decker @HowardTheDeck

She claimed to have slept with and modeled for Picasso.   She was supposedly best friends with Mama Celeste and knew the Sinatras. Was any of this true? That’s anybody’s guess but one thing that we do know for sure is that “The Golden Girls” matriarch Sophia Petrillo knew it all. Every anecdote and insane […]

The 10 Horniest Characters in Sitcom History

by Howie Decker @HowardTheDeck

The website TV Tropes defines the character as a “Vamp“: “A classic character type, the beauty who uses her feminine wiles to undermine a moral and upright man.” The definition goes on to classify the character’s motives as evil; seducing and luring their victims into the darkness. While the following 10 sitcom characters certainly did […]

Cats > Housework: Hasbro Reveals New Monopoly Token

by Staff & Contributors

Good news cat lovers! Move over, Laundromat Lotharios.   Hasbro, the manufacturer who has a capital on things Monopoly®, announced today that after a landslide Facebook vote, one of its more questionable game tokens would be replaced by something a little bit more…en-purring. Beating out four other token possibilities, including a robot, a diamond ring, […]

10 Reasons to Get Excited for a Yoda-based Stand Alone Star Wars Movie

by Howie Decker @HowardTheDeck

By now you’ve heard, or maybe you haven’t – Ain’t It Cool News is reporting that the first Star Wars stand alone film will be based on Yoda. Word is they are also looking at making a Jabba the Hutt stand alone movie- wait, didn’t I suggest a Jabba gangster pic last October? So is this […]

Podcast #58 – Saved by the Bell

by Corey Chapman @chapmanrunner

When I wake up in the morning The alarm gives out a warning I don’t think I ever make it on time It was just a matter of time before a site dedicated to Children of the 80s recorded a podcast about OUR coming of age teen sitcom, Saved By The Bell! By the time […]

Toy Story-inspired art replaces Woody & Buzz with G.I. Joe, Transformers, Star Wars, Masters of the Universe, more

by Howie Decker @HowardTheDeck

This awe-inspiring piece of art from Raul Arnaiz will make you wish Disney would buy Hasbro and Mattel too. Only then would there be a possibility of the awesomeness this poster portrays coming to life. Looks like he’s heavily inspired by G.I. Joe’s Class of ’86 – and there’s nothing wrong with that! You know how I feel about […]

What Happened to My Childhood (Toys)?

by Joe Zicari @SharePointJoe

See what I did there? I combined two things I miss and love so much into one awesome sentence. My friends know that I have heavily invested in reacquiring G.I. Joe figures from my childhood. So how the heck am I missing my childhood? I’ll give you a little bit of background with the short […]

“Land of Nostalgia” artwork is the best thing you’ll see today

by Howie Decker @HowardTheDeck

Credit to The X-Gays on Facebook for sharing this – the artwork was done by Patrick Ballesteros. Freakin’ Quicksilver made it! Make sure to check out his Nostalgia section for tons of awesome work – I think my personal favorite is “Wonder Dump“. [click to enlarge – you really need to in order to absorb all […]

Ho Ho Ho! It’s He-Man in a German Slime Pit!

by Howie Decker @HowardTheDeck

Let me just leave this right here…

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