Booker Catch!

Plus, an apocalyptic giveaway, the Wahlberg Dead and more

BioShocking Booker – Rosencrantz and Guildenstern. Tom and Jerry. Chip and Dale. Booker DeWitt and Elizabeth? We never thought of the protagonists of BioShock Infiinite as a comedy duo, but Chris Hardwick and Chloe Dykstra joined forces with Sneaky Zebra to show what happens when Booker takes his partner for granted in Booker, Catch on the Nerdist Channel.  If that’s not enough BioShock for you, check out the first five minutes of BioShock Infinite: Burial At Sea and sea Rapture in its pre-flooded glory. Read More…

Walking Dead Returns – The dead that have returned to life will return to your TV screens on Sunday, along with the season premiere of The Talking Dead with Chris Hardwick. This week he’s chatting up showrunner Scott Gimple and our player to be named later in the zombie apocalypse draft, Nathan Fillion. To celebrate the show’s return we’re giving away a set of Walking Dead action figures from McFarlane Toys (including Carl, who should have been in the damn house).  Read More…

The Wahlberg Dead – Mark Wahlberg (Dan Van Kirk) really needs to find the 2 Guns booth at Comic-Con International, the only problem is he’s got everything from obsessive teens to zombies standing in his way. Whether he’s talking to passers by on the street, yelling at his brother Donnie to keep up or saving a man from the zombies in the Walking Dead Escape, Wahlberg proves he can handle anything. Read More…

Charismatic Directors – Hopefully you’ve seen Zero Charisma by now. If you haven’t, you can rent it via digital download on Amazon, iTunes, Vudu/Ultraviolet, and Xbox. We couldn’t get enough of Katie Graham and Andrew Matthews on the Nerdist Podcast, so we followed up with them to find out more. Also, if you’re in New York this weekend there are two chances to check out the film with a Q&A featuring the filmmakers and moderated by John Barrowman on Friday and Dan Harmon on Saturday. Read More…

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