Natasha Collier

Author's details

Name: Natasha Collier
Date registered: January 24, 2012
URL: http://www.kentuckygeekgirl.com/

Biography

Natasha is a college senior who has fused her academic pursuits of history and anthropology with her interest in popular culture and enjoys analyzing the intersection of culture and history. She is also an avid gamer who enjoys role playing games, board games, MMOs, and card games. Her major loves include Star Trek, Indiana Jones, and Buffy the Vampire Slayer. She is also a proud Hufflepuff. You can find her on her blog Kentucky Geek Girl.

Latest posts

Talking Dead and Comic Book Men Renewed For Season 2 — May 10, 2012
Movie Review: The Avengers — May 6, 2012
CONFIRMED: And The Star Trek 2 Villain Is… — May 1, 2012
Retired Nimoy May Appear in the Next Star Trek Film — April 29, 2012
The Reviewer’s Word: The Raven — April 29, 2012

Author's posts listings

May 10

Talking Dead and Comic Book Men Renewed For Season 2

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News, Television

by Natasha Collier

Things seem to be pretty good over at AMC, the station formerly known as American Movie Classics that has gone from being a go-to source for golden-era Hollywood films to gritty, original programming. With hits such as The Walking Dead and Mad Men, fans have come to expect a lot out of the cable channel. [...]

Tags: AMC, cable television, Chris Hardwick, Comic Book Men, comic books, Kevin Smith, Natasha Collier, television, The Talking Dead, The Walking Dead

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May 06

Movie Review: The Avengers

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Movies, Reviews

by Natasha Collier

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About The Avengers, a friend said, ”First time ever I’ve gone to a movie with ridiculously high expectations and not only had them met, but exceeded.” Let me say, that I fully agree with this statement. You see, I saw this movie not because I had read the comics, but as a fan of comic book [...]

Tags: Black Widow, Captain America, comic book movies, Hawkeye, Iron Man, Jack Kirby, Joss Whedon, Kentucky Geek Girl, loki, Natasha Collier, Nick Fury, reviews, Stan Lee, The Avengers, The Avengers Movie, Thor

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May 01

CONFIRMED: And The Star Trek 2 Villain Is…

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Movies, News

by Natasha Collier

This post contains spoilers for Star Trek 2.
But really deep in our hearts, we already knew this. The details have been few and far between. We learned months ago that Sherlock star Benedict Cumberbatch would be appearing in J. J. Abrams’ 2013 Star Trek sequel. The rumor mill began to churn out stories that he [...]

Tags: Benedict Cumberbatch, J.J. Abrams, Khan, Leonard Nimoy, movie, Natasha Collier, reboot, spock, Star Trek, Star Trek 2, Zachary Quinto

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Apr 29

Retired Nimoy May Appear in the Next Star Trek Film

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Movies, News

by Natasha Collier

Zachary Quinto and Leonard Nimoy both portraying Spock.

Brace yourself, Star Trek fans, because this is some exciting news. Leonard Nimoy, the actor famed for originating the role of Spock in Star Trek: The Original Series, announced several months ago that he would be retiring from acting. Though we know that he has involvement in the current season of Big Bang Theory, he is [...]

Tags: J.J. Abrams, Leonard Nimoy, movie, Natasha Collier, reboot, spock, Star Trek, Zachary Quinto

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Apr 29

The Reviewer’s Word: The Raven

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Movies, Reviews

by Natasha Collier

The Raven puts me in a bit of a predicament. I want to be cynical and say that it was a terrible movie and not worth your ticket cost, but I will confess my ticket was free so I am not out any money. That being said, there are interesting things going on with The [...]

Tags: Alice Eve, Brendan Gleeson, Edgar Allen Poe, James McTeigue, John Cusack, Luke Evans, Movies, Natasha Collier, speculative fiction, The Cask of Amontialldo, The Masque of the Red Death, The Raven, V for Vendetta

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Apr 27

Bryan Fuller and Bryan Singer May Team For Star Trek Television Series

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News, Television

by Natasha Collier

Bryan Fuller is making plans for a Star Trek reboot television series.

It has been seven years since a series within the Star Trek franchise has aired new episodes. J. J. Abrams’ 2009 Star Trek reboot film brought discussion of a show back into the collective consciousness and many are clamoring to see the new timeline established by that film displayed on the small screen. Abrams’ Star [...]

Tags: Bryan Fuller, Bryan Singer, Dead Like Me, Hannibal, Heroes, J.J. Abrams, Natasha Collier, Paramount Pictures, Pushing Daisies, Star Trek, Star Trek: Nemesis, television, TV

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Apr 23

The Week in Geek: April 23 – April 29

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Editorials, Features

by Natasha Collier

We at Word of the Nerd have a deep respect for the great moments that have helped shape the history of the geek world. From moments in fandom to world events, geekdom has a very broad and diverse history. In a new series called, “The Week in Geek” I’ll be sharing a few of these [...]

Tags: Captain Kathryn Janeway, Discworld, DNA, Doctor Who, history, HST, Hubble Space Telescope, Kate Mulgrew, Natasha Collier, Sir Terry Pratchett, Space Shuttle Discovery, Star Trek, Terry Pratchett, The First Doctor, The Week in Geek, Watson and Crick, William Hartnell

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Apr 20

Francis Lawrence Chosen to Helm Catching Fire

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Movies, News

by Natasha Collier

Director Lawrence has been chosen by Lionsgate to director Catching Fire.

In late breaking news, director Francis Lawrence has become Lionsgate’s choice to head up Catching Fire, the highly anticipated sequel to The Hunger Games. This comes less than two weeks after Gary Ross, THG‘s director, made his decision not to be involved with the rest of the franchise. His decision was due to the filming [...]

Tags: Adaptations, books, Constantine, director, Francis Lawrence, I Am Legend, Natasha Collier, the hunger games, Water For Elephants

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Apr 20

FUNimation Teases Mass Effect 3 Prequel Anime

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Anime, News

by Natasha Collier

Prequel film from BioWare and FUNimation is in development.

Mass Effect: Paragon Lost is a feature-length animated film which will serve as a prequel for the newly released video game Mass Effect 3. The film is in development from Production I.G, the internationally renowned animation company behind Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex. FUNimation will distribute the film and a video of concept [...]

Tags: Alliance Marine, animation, Anime, bioware, film, Funimation, James Vega, mass effect, mass effect 3, Mass Effect: Paragon Lost, prequel, ProductionIG, teaser, The Collectors

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Apr 17

Two Viral Videos for Prometheus Released

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Movies

by Natasha Collier

New movie from Ridley Scott premieres on June 8.

Capitalizing on the success of viral videos, the marketing department at Twentieth Century Fox who are behind the new Ridley Scott film Prometheus have released two videos that they expect will make their way around the internet. The two videos set up the film quite nicely and definitely make me want to see it even [...]

Tags: Android, David, Entertainment News, film, Michael Fassbender Prometheus, Movies, prometheus, Prometheus David Video, Ridley Scott, video, Weyland Industries

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Apr 02

The Avengers To Close Tribeca Film Festival, Honor Local Heroes

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Comic Books, Movies, News, Press Release

by Natasha Collier

The Avengers will be the closing film for the Tribeca Film Festival

A little over a week before the film makes its debut to the general public, Marvel’s The Avengers will assemble as the closing film for the Tribeca Film Festival. The festival, which was co-founded by Robert DeNiro, began in 2002 as a way to help in the revitalization of Lower Manhattan following the attacks of [...]

Tags: Avengers, comic book movies, comic books, Marvel, Marvel Comics, Movies, Natasha Collier, press releases

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Mar 26

Movie Review: The Hunger Games

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Movies, Reviews

by Natasha Collier

After having read The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins a few months ago, I began to eagerly await the movie along with everyone else. I was drawn to the narrative that Collins had created and the way readers are able to empathize with Katniss Everdeen, the protagonist, as she navigates her way through her life [...]

Tags: jennifer lawrence, Josh Hutcherson, Movies, Natasha Collier, reviews, the hunger games

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Mar 26

Doctor Who Season 7 Teaser Trailer Released

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Television

by Natasha Collier

Following a tip on Twitter this morning from none other than Neil Gaiman, I discovered that the teaser trailer for the upcoming season of Doctor Who was on Youtube. The 11th Doctor, Matt Smith, is back and this time The Doctor and his companions have found themselves in a very American looking setting. With the [...]

Tags: Amy Pond, BBC, Doctor Who, Doctor Who Season Seven, Matt Smith, Old West, Rory Williams, television, The Doctor, TV series

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Mar 23

‘Battlestar’ Prequel Trailer Released – Will Not Premiere on Syfy

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News, Television

by Natasha Collier

Though a trailer for Battlestar Galactica Blood and Chrome was released several days ago, Syfy has announced that the series will not premiere on its network. The decision comes following deliberations about the feasibility of producing the television program, and the network has ultimately decided interest in this prequel to Battlestar Gallactica had declined steadily [...]