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| Happy 30th Birthday WrestleMania III!
This is the biggest week of the year for wrestling fans as Vince McMahon’s titan of a company, WWE hosts its 33rd annual supershow, WrestleMania from Orlando, Florida. While I know Geeks of Doom doesn’t always cover wrestling; (I’d quit my job and write full time if it did), one cannot deny the crossover appeal of pro wrestling, pop culture, and geek-based entertainment. This is an industry that has spawned its own film company, and created some of the biggest stars in the world. Look no further than the highest grossing star in Hollywood right now, Dwayne Johnson aka The Rock. The Rock headlined wrestling’s Super Bowl 5 times and featured in some of the events greatest matches. Last year in Dallas, Texas at Cowboys Stadium, they set an indoor attendance record with 100,000 packed in, and wouldn’t you know who showed up with a flamethrower to commemorate the event… it was The Rock.
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| The Drill Down 430: WWDC & E3 2016This week, the internet is legally free for all, but not for Gawker, Microsoft buys LinkedIn, and all the latest from Apple‘s Worldwide Developers Conference and the Electronic Entertainment Expo…and much more!
...continue reading » Topics: Apps, Computers, Conventions, E3, Electronics, Features, Gadgets, Games, Podcasts, Science, Software, Technology, The Drill Down |
Tags: 3D Touch, Apple, Apple Music, Apple News, Apple Pay, Apple TV, Apple Watch, Bozoma Saint John, E3, Electronic Entertainment Expo, Gawker, Gawker Media, Hulk Hogan, iMessage, iOS, iPhone, LinkedIn, MacOS, Microsoft, Net Neutrality, Nintendo, Nintendo NX, OS X, Peter Thiel, Pokémon Go, Project Scorpio, PSVR, Sierra, Siri, Sony, SunSpring, Tim Cook, tvOS, WatchOS, WWDC, Ziff Davis | |
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| This Radio Shack Super Bowl Ad Spot Is Filled With 1980s Icons (Video)As usual with Super Bowl commercials, the ones that have aired during this year’s Big Game have not disappointed, but a standout for sure has to be the Radio Shack one, in which almost every single icon from the 1980s is represented in a quick montage after a Radio Shack store receives a phone call from, as the clerk, puts it, “The 1980s, who said they wanted their store back.” We won’t spoil the fun of what memorable visuals and icons are in the commercial, but pay close attention, some of them jump out at you and some you have to kind of squint to see them! Check out the commercial here below. (Updated to include also the extended version.)
...continue reading » Tags: ALF, Back to the Future, Cheers, Chucky, Clash of the Titans, Erik Estrada, Hulk Hogan, Jason Voorhees, Radio Shack, Super Bowl, Teen Wolf, Twisted Sister | |
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